Next up in the Vivo IPL 2021 is a double-header Sunday. The first match is between the Chennai Super Kings and the Kolkata Knight Riders. Both the teams have won two games each since the season restarted in UAE.
CSK have seven wins in nine games and look comfortable for the playoff race. They have already beaten the big guns MI and RCB in their last two encounters. On the other hand, we have a revamped KKR side who have themselves also beaten RCB and MI. They have five wins in nine games and look solid in the race for top four finish.
Click Here to make your own Dream Team on Dream11. Here is the CSK vs KKR IPL 2021 Dream11 team predictions for today and match details that you need to know right away:
Match Details:
When: 26 September 2021
Where: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Capacity: 20,000
Time: 3:30 PM IST
Players to watch out for:
CSK: Faf du Plessis, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ravindra Jadeja, and Dwayne Bravo
KKR: Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Andre Russell, and Varun Chakravarthy
CSK vs KKR Probable Playing XI:
CSK: Faf du Plessis, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (C&WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, and Josh Hazlewood
KKR: Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan (C), Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy, Lockie Ferguson, and Prasidh Krishna
Head-to-Head: 15-8 in favour of CSK
Pitch Report:
The pitch at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium has been a good one to bat on. There will be some help for the bowlers especially in the initial overs. Batsmen will need to bide some time in the middle before going for the big shots.
Powerplay overs would prove to be very crucial in the outcome and both the teams will be looking to take advantage of it. A score of around 160 runs would be a fighting total at this venue. Both the teams will be looking to bowl first upon winning the toss.
Fantasy Team Suggestion #1:
WK: MS Dhoni
Bat: Faf du Plessis, Rahul Tripathi, Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad
AR: Ravindra jadeja, Dwayne Bravo(VC), Andre Russell(C)
Bowl: Deepak Chahar, Lockie Ferguson, and Varun Chakravarthy
Fantasy Team Suggestion #2:
WK: Dinesh Kartik
Bat: Faf du Plessis(C), Nitish Rana, Venkatesh Iyer
AR: Dwayne Bravo, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell(VC), Moeen Ali
Bowl: Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, and Varun Chakravarthy
