Indian T20 League 2024

Match 46: CHE vs HYD

Preview

It's the second-round rematch between Chennai(CHE) who will host Hyderabad(HYD) in match 46 of the IND T20 League 2024 on Sunday(28th April 2024) at Chepauk. The defending champions CHE previously lost against HYD in match 18 by 6 wickets after setting the target of 166 runs at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. The 3rd ranked Orange army led by Pat Cummins has won 5 matches out of 8 games this season in the league competition. On the other hand, 6th placed Whistle Podu led by Ruturaj Gaikwad has won 4 matches out of 8 games in the ongoing league tournament.

Hyderabad has never been able to beat Chennai at the M A Chidambaram stadium. HYD lost all four matches against this opposition at this venue. The odds are heavily stacked against Hyderabad, but if the Orange Army would want to set it straight this season. Pat Cummins led HYD is playing a fearless brand of cricket and recorded the highest score in the T20 league history by smoking 287 runs against BLR in the IND T20 League 2024. Having fully committed, HYD has been churning out some huge scores for fun, and if they bat first and manage to put up one against the Hosts Chennai in this game, HYD certainly fancy picking up their first-ever win at this venue.

Chennai Lost their last league match against Lucknow by 6 wickets. Thanks to the unbeaten hammering knock of Marcus Stoinis' 124 off 63 balls who pulled off a miracle win for the Visitors in that match. Wreaking havoc in the tournament so far, HYD was stunned by Hosts Bengaluru(BLR) in their last match when Du Plessis' led southern side defeated Orange army by 35 runs while setting the target of 207 runs in Bengaluru. 

CHE and HYD have faced each other in 20 matches in the IND T20 League competition. Out of these 20 games, CHE has won 14 whereas HYD has come out victorious on 6 occasions. It is going to be an important fixture for Hosts Chennai after analysing the current league standing, on the other hand, HYD will be looking for a fearless start once again from Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma. 

Match Details

Match: CHE vs HYD, 46th Match, Indian T20 League 2024

Date: Sunday, April 28, 2024

Time: 7:30 PM

Venue: M A Chidambaram stadium, Chennai

Pitch and Weather Report

In the four games played at this venue so far, four distinctive totals have been posted by the teams batting first. While a lot will depend on how the surface plays out on the given day, both sides will be hoping to put up totals in or around 200. However, even 250+ is not looking for a defendable score on any track this time in the league.

The expected temperature is around the range of 35 degrees Celsius with 66% humidity. 

CHE vs HYD Squads

CHE: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), MS Dhoni (wk), Ajinkya Rahane, Rachin Ravindra, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Sameer Rizvi, Moeen Ali, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Mustafizur Rahman, Matheesha Pathirana, Shardul Thakur, Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu, Mitchell Santner, Daryl Mitchell, Aravelly Avanish, Mahesh Theekshana, RS Hangargekar, Simarjeet Singh, Mukesh Choudhary, Prashant Solanki, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Richard Gleeson

HYD: Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Nitish Reddy, Shahbaz Ahmed, Abdul Samad, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, T Natarajan, Washington Sundar, Umran Malik, Anmolpreet Singh, Akash Maharaj Singh, Glenn Phillips, Mayank Agarwal, Jaydev Unadkat, Rahul Tripathi, Upendra Yadav, Jhatavedh Subramanyan, Sanvir Singh, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Marco Jansen

CHE vs HYD Probable Playing XIs

CHE: Ajinkya Rahane, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Daryl Mitchell, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Mustafizur Rahman, Matheesha Pathirana

HYD: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, T Natarajan

Match Prediction

HYD is in some form in this competition at the moment. Orange Amry rely heavily on their batters to get the job done for them. Bowlers have done well in patches. CHE on the other hand has struggled to find feet in this tournament. Nothing has gone their way at the moment but with the quality they possess, you can never completely write them off. However, at home, it is almost impossible for any side to beat 5-time league winners. We are backing CHE to win this encounter. 

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