Indian Premier League 2024 is gradually heading ahead to get more interesting as the tournament’s 18th match is set to be played between Sunrisers Hyderabad and the five-time champions, Chennai Super Kings. Both teams will play this match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) haven’t had an expected season so far with two defeats and only win in the three matches they have played so far in the ongoing IPL 2024. However, the orange army created history by registering the highest-ever team total in the history of the Indian Premier League, scoring 277 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in the game against five-time champions, Mumbai Indians.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have enjoyed quite a bit good run of form in the three matches they have played so far in the current season. Ruturaj Gaikwad-led yellow outfits have won 2 out of the 3 games they have played in the tournament, including a defeat by 20 runs against Delhi Capitals (DC) in the last game.
Match Details
Match – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings, Match 18
Venue – Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
Date and Time – April 4, 2024 and 7:30 PM (Indian Standard Time)
Broadcast Details – Star Sports India (TV), Jio Cinema App and Website (Digital and OTT)
Pitch Report
The surface at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium is considerably a ‘flat surface’; it might particularly help the spinners. The toss-winning captain might go ahead to fielding first and chasing the target later considering the role of the ‘dew factor’ in the second innings.
SRH vs CSK Probable Playing XI
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Rahul Tripathi, Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, and Jaydev Unadkat.
Chennai Super Kings
Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, Daryl Mitchell, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, Sameer Rizvi, MS Dhoni (wk), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, and Matheesha Pathirana.
Top Players for Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Dream11 Match
Top Players - Sunrisers Hyderabad
Heinrich Klaasen - The star South Africa batter has been in sensational form in the ongoing IPL 2024 with the bat; he has scored 167 runs in the 3 innings of the 3 matches he has played so far in the tournament, with an amazing average of 83.50, hitting two half-centuries.
T Natarajan - The star pacer has scalped 8 wickets in the last 7 T20 matches he has played, with an economy rate of 8.25 and a strike rate of 21.
Top Players - Chennai Super Kings
Ruturaj Gaikwad - The CSK skipper has scored 298 runs in the last 10 T20 matches he has appeared, with a very good average of 33.11 and a strike rate of 141.9. He could play a game-changing knock for the five-time champions in this match against SRH.
Matheesha Pathirana - The young Sri Lanka bowling talent has bowled brilliantly in the last 9 T20 matches he has played, scalping 18 wickets with a brilliant economy rate of 7.57 and a commendable strike rate of 11.44.
SRH vs CSK Must Picks for Dream11 Cricket
Heinrich Klaasen - Considering his current sensational form in the ongoing Indian Premier League 2024, Heinrich Klaasen is undoubtedly one of the must-picks when it comes to choosing your Dream11 team for this match.
Matheesha Pathirana - The young pacer has scalped the wickets with a rate of 2 wickets per match, by claiming 18 wickets in the last 9 matches he has played. He should be picked in the dream11 teams of this match.
Suggested playing XI No.1 for SRH vs CSK Dream11 Cricket Fantasy
Rachin Ravindra (C), Pat Cummins (VC), Heinrich Klaasen, MS Dhoni, Travis Head, Mayank Agarwal, Ravindra Jadeja, Aiden Markram, Daryl Mitchell, Matheesha Pathirana, and Deepak Chahar
Suggested playing XI No.1 for SRH vs CSK Dream11 Cricket Fantasy
Heinrich Klaasen (C), Matheesha Pathirana (VC), MS Dhoni, Shivam Dube, Travis Head, Mayank Agarwal, Rachin Ravindra, Ravindra Jadeja, Aiden Markram, Daryl Mitchell, and Deepak Chahar.