Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will play the 20th match of the 11th season of Indian Premier League (IPL 2018) at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad on 22nd April. With the daytime temperatures expected to rise to 39ºC on the match day, the evening is expected to be sunny and slightly pleasant, which basically means (at best) a drop to around 35-36ºC.
IPL 2018 Match 20 SRH vs CSK Pitch Report
Hyderabad pitch is hard and dry, with a little bit of grass covering. Wicket will help both fast and spin bowlers; SRH will have a good time with their bowling combination. Death overs will be crucial at this pitch.
IPL 2018 Match 20 SRH vs CSK Team News
Both Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings are with 6 points in their 4 matches players (3 wins and 1 loss). But Chennai Super Kings are 2nd on the points table and Sunrisers Hyderabad at the 4th position due to the difference in net run rate.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) Team News
Shikhar Dhawan rested an extra day and didn’t train on Saturday. Dhawan was retire hurt after being struck on his left elbow on the very first ball he faced from Barinder Sran during SRH’s last match against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP). There are slim chances of him making to the playing XI; if not Alex Hales might come up to fill up his opening spot.
Any overseas bowler will be dropped more likely it will be Chris Jordan and Sandeep Sharma might replace him.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Team News
Chennai Super Kings got their brand player Suresh Raina into playing XI after the calf injury and also he scored 46 odd runs against Rajasthan Royals in their last match. Chennai Super Kings might not like to tinker with their current playing XI.
IPL 2018 Match 20 SRH vs CSK Head to Head
Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings have played 6 matches against each other in IPL, out of which Chennai Super Kings won 4 and Sunrisers Hyderabad, have on won 2 matches. At Hyderabad, both have played 2 matches against each other and have won one match each.
In last 9 matches of Sunrisers Hyderabad at Hyderabad, SRH have won 8 matches.
Check: SRH vs CSK Head to Head: CSK vs SRH Head to Head IPL Records
| Total | Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) Won | Chennai Super kings (CSK) Won | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| In IPL | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| At Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium Hyderabad | 2 | 1 | 1 |
IPL 2018 Match 20 SRH vs CSK Match Prediction
IPL 2018 Match 20 SRH vs CSK Toss Prediction
During day match toss doesn’t matter much but Sunrisers would like to chase here and want to be on their strong point. On the other hand, Chennai Super Kings would also like to chase on Hyderabad wickets.
IPL 2018 Match 20 SRH vs CSK Score Prediction
160+ will be a par score on this but with the bowling line-up, Sunrisers Hyderabad is having and also their struggle against spin bowling this season it will be a challenge for CSK on this playing condition.
| Batting First | Predicted Score |
|---|---|
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 170+ |
| Chennai Super Kings | 160+ |
Our Prediction for IPL 2018 Match 20 SRH vs CSK Who Will Win?
With Chennai Super Kings winning record against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Sunrisers current form and also their advantage of the home match should also be considered. Sunrisers Hyderabad had won three consecutive matches before losing the last one against Kings XI Punjab.
| Team | Batting First Winning % | Batting Second Winning % |
|---|---|---|
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 45% | 55% |
| Chennai Super Kings | 45% | 55% |
In our prediction, Sunrisers Hyderabad is likely to win this match.
Match Details: IPL 2018 Match 20 SRH vs CSK
Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
Date: 22nd April, 2018
Time: 4:00 pm (IST)
Toss: Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field first.
Playing XI for SRH: Kane Williamson (c), Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda, Yusuf Pathan, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Ricky Bhui, Shakib Al Hasan, Rashid Khan, Bhuveshwar Kumar, Siddarth Kaul, Billy Stanlake.
Playing XI for CSK: Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, Sam Billings, MS Dhoni(w/c), Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Karn Sharma, Deepak Chahar, Faf du Plessis, Shradul Thakur.