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IPL: Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Predictions

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Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings will face each other in the 46th match of IPL 2022.

Sunrisers Hyderabad is currently placed at the fourth position on the points table of this season.

Chennai Super Kings is currently at the ninth spot.

SRH played eight matches where they won five matches. It was SRH’s first loss after winning five matches on the trot.

CSK won just two of their eight matches.

The Hyderabad side played their last game against Gujarat Titans and lost by 5 wickets.

Abhishek Sharma and Aiden Markram smashed 65 runs and 56 runs respectively for Sunrisers Hyderabad in that game.

On the other hand, CSK lost the game by 11 runs against Punjab Kings.

Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ambati Rayudu hit 30 runs and 78 runs respectively in the game.

CSK need to win all their remaining games to give themselves a chance of making it to the playoffs.

Hence a win against SRH is critical if they are to stay in the tournament.

Pitch Report:

The match will be held at Pune’s MCA stadium.

The track at the MCA Stadium Pune helps batters initially but also assists spinners as the game progresses.

The chasing team has an advantage on the wickets at MCA Stadium in Pune. The win percentage of teams batting second is 62% on this ground.

The boundary size is approximately 83-84 meters.

Average 1st innings score

The average first innings score on this wicket is 165 runs.

Team News

For SRH, Washington Sundar recovered from his injury and made a return against Gujarat Titans. He replaced Jagadeesha Suchith in the line-up.

CSK didn’t make any changes to their line-up for the last match. They could go in with the same team once again.

Chennai Super Kings Likely 11

Ruturaj Gaikwad, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Mitchell Santner, Dwayne Bravo, Dwaine Pretorius, Mukesh Choudhary, Maheesh Theekshana

Sunrisers Hyderabad Likely 11

Abhishek Sharma, Kane Williamson (c), Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Shashank Singh, Washington Sundar, Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umran Malik, T Natarajan

Key players for SRH

Abhishek Sharma is the current leading run-scorer for Sunrisers Hyderabad.

He has made 285 runs in 8 matches at a strike rate of 131 including 2 half-centuries.

Aiden Markram has scored 2 half-centuries in his last 3 innings for SRH.

He has made 246 runs in 8 matches at an average of 123 and a strike rate of 149.

Markram has scored 3 half-centuries and emerged as a vital cog in the middle-order.

Umran Malik is bowling brilliantly and picked up the first fifer of his T20 career against Gujarat.

He has picked 15 wickets in 8 matches at an economy of 7.96.

Key players for CSK

Ambati Rayudu has scored 246 runs in 8 matches at an average of 35.14 and a strike rate of 129.

In the last game against Punjab Kings, he made 78 runs off just 39 deliveries and is in great form.

Ravindra Jadeja has decided to step down from captaincy. This could help him perform freely without pressure.

Jadeja has made 112 runs in 8 matches and has taken 5 wickets at an economy of 8.19, so far.

Who will win

Dhoni’s takeover of the captaincy has the potential to energise CSK.

Jadeja will also play with complete freedom and this could be a game-changer.

CSK has the ideal blend of experience and youth and can upset any team on their day.

Hence, our prediction is that CSK will win.

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Smriti Mandhana and Ellyse Perry star in RCB women’s comeback win against UP Warriorz in WPL 2024

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RCB women overcame UP Warriorz by 23 runs to clinch their third win of the season. The home side outperformed Warriorz in all the facets of the game and emerged victorious. A collective team effort, particularly with the bat, helped RCB women to beat Warriorz for the second time in the season. They now have three wins in their five matches in the WPL 2024.

Alyssa Healy won the toss and opted to field first. Given how things have panned out in the league so far, it needed a great batting performance from RCB to challenge the chasing side. The home side did exactly that. They were full of intent which was lacking in the last few games. Right from the start, S Meghana and Smriti Mandhana smashed the bowlers.

It was the night of the RCB skipper. The Southpaw scored 80(50) in her stay. S Meghana perished after a valuable 28(21). Ellyse Perry batted well and registered her first fifty of the WPL 2024. She was aided well towards the end by Richa Ghosh whose 21(10) propelled RCB to a score of 198 on the board. It was the highest team total in the WPL 2024.

Alyssa Healy’s efforts go in vain

Chasing the daunting total, UP Warriorz were off to a flier. The opening duo of Healy and Kiran Navgire gave a fiery start to the visiting side. When the two were batting in the PP overs, it seemed like the Warriorz could pull off an insane chase. However, Sophie Devine brought RCB back into the game with crucial wickets. At Bengaluru, the home crowd was literally behind the RCB women.

It helped the home side to stay calm and do their job with ease. Sophie Molineux and Asha Sobhana were the pick of the bowlers, who claimed 2/29 each in their spell of four overs. While Healy scored a fifty and Deepti tried her best in the death overs, ten daunting targets could not be chased down. Despite the early hiccups, RCB managed to restrict UP Warriorz to a score of 175 and won by 23 runs.

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WATCH: Ellyse Perry in disbelief as her six breaks car’s window

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Ellyse Perry smashed a six in the match against UP Warriorz in the WPL 2024. It was an interesting six as the ball travelled towards the boundary ropes and fell exactly on the window of the car. As a result, the glass of the window was broken. The car is set to be provided as a reward for the player of the tournament.

It was the over of Deepti Sharma towards the last few moments of RCB’s innings. Before Perry struck, the home side was in a great position in the match, thanks to a great start provided by Smriti Mandhana. The star batter scored 80 (50) and shined in front of the home crowd. Her form helped RCB to have a good momentum towards the death overs.

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Perry, who was struggling till that point, opened up and smashed the bowlers for fun. She went hard against the spinners like Rajeshwari Gayakwad and Deepti Sharma who were asked to bowl at the death. The right-handed batter smashed back-to-back sixes in the over of Sharma. One of those travelled towards the mid-wicket region where the car was stationed. The video of her shot has gone viral on X.

RCB teammates laugh, Ellyse Perry in disbelief

As the ball fell on the car and damaged the window, the fans erupted. There was no end to the joy of the fans who started chanting “Perry.. Perry..” and lit the atmosphere of the stadium. However, Perry was in disbelief. As she saw the impact of the ball damaging the car’s window, the Australian batter could not believe her eyes and thought about what she had just done.

On the other hand, the RCB teammates of Perry were in awe of the shot. They looked at the replays and appreciated the shot of Perry. At the same time, players like Sophie Molineux and Sophie Devine had a laugh about the car’s window getting damaged. Ellyse scored a fifty and helped her team score 198 runs with her batting in front of the home crowd.

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Praveen Kumar addresses Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer’s negligence of taking part in Ranji Trophy

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Praveen Kumar has given his opinion on the preferences of Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer in recent times. The duo did not take part in the Ranji Trophy matches for their respective teams despite being fit. It did not go well with the Indian Cricket Board which landed the duo without a ventral contract which was announced a few days back.

Praveen Kumar has reacted to the issue recently. The former India pacer claimed that he has been of an opinion on the issue for a long time. Praveen felt that one should definitely earn money but not at the cost of neglecting to play for domestic and national teams. The right-arm pacer felt that players today are having a certain mentality which is not good.

The former pacer claimed that the players have a mindset that they can rest for a month before taking part in the IPL, thereby bypassing playing for their national team or the domestic teams. Praveen felt that the players could not resist letting go of money which they could earn by taking part in the IPL and other T20 leagues (For foreign players).

‘Ye mentally hota hai, ki mai itne paise kaise chodun’ – Praveen Kumar

“This thing is now firmly in the mind of players. Mai ek mahine pehle rest kar lunga, fir IPL khel lunga. Ye mentally hota hai, ki mai itne paise kaise chodun,” said Praveen in the interview. He claimed that youngsters these days are spoilt and are behind money. The former RCB pacer felt that it is not fair on the part of the young players to neglect the country over the IPL.

Kumar felt that a player needs to maintain a balance between playing for the IPL team and for the country. He felt that money is an important factor, but not at the cost of playing for the national team. “But this is not fair at all. A player needs to balance things. Money is important, but this (giving franchise cricket the priority) is wrong,” said the former Indian bowler in the interview.

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