CSK playing 11: For the first time in history, Chennai Super Kings have lost the opening two games of the IPL and are languishing at the bottom of the points table. Seems like the change in captaincy is not going as per planned and they need to rethink their strategy now.
They will next face Punjab Kings at the Brabourne Stadium, the same venue where they lost to Lucknow Super Giants. How will CSK shape up now after two losses on the trot? Let’s talk about the same in detail.
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Ruturaj Gaikwad
Moeen Ali
Robin Uthappa
Ambati Rayudu
Ravindra Jadeja
MS Dhoni
Dwaine Pretorius
Shivam Dube
Dwayne Bravo
Adam Milne/Maheesh Theekshana
Tushar Deshpande
Ravindra Jadeja (c), Chris Jordan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, MS Dhoni (wk), Maheesh Theekshana, Hari Nishanth, Dwayne Bravo, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Tushar Deshpande, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, N Jagadeesan, Subhranshu Senapati, Prashant Solanki, Mukesh Choudhary, KM Asif, Simarjeet Singh, Bhagath Varma
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Robin Uthappa Stats in IPL
Uthappa announced himself in the last game with a brisk 50. The veteran opener will be crucial in this game.
| Runs | Strike Rate | vs PBKS | In IPL 2021 | Last 5 IPL innings |
188 | 4800 | 130.57 | 758 runs from 29 innings at an avg of 28.07 | 342 runs from 11 innings | 2, 63, 31, 28, 50 |
MS Dhoni Stats in IPL
Punjab Kings is one of the favorite teams for MS Dhoni against whom he loves to play in the IPL. He has looked in decent form with the bat in the two games and would like to contribute more.
| Runs | Strike Rate | vs PBKS | In IPL 2021 | Last 5 IPL matches |
222 | 4812 | 136 | 607 runs from 22 innings at an avg of 55.18 | 114 runs from 11 innings | 12, 18*, DNB, 50*, 16* |
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Ruturaj Gaikwad Stats in IPL
CSK’s top scorer from the last season hasn’t started on the ring note. However, he remains a crucial pick in the batting order.
| Runs | Average | vs PBKS | In IPL 2021 | Last 4 IPL matches |
24 | 840 | 42 | 79 runs from 3 matches | 635 runs from 16 innings | 12, 70, 32, 0, 7 |
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