Chennai and Hyderabad square off at Dubai in Friday encounter of the Indian T20 League 2020.
Team Preview
Chennai is back on the field after a 6-days break and their first assignment will be up against Hyderabad who defeated in-form Delhi in their previous encounter by 15 runs. Chennai desperately needed this break and Dhoni & Co. would aim to take a fresh start after two straight defeats to Rajasthan and Delhi. Fleming’s men require a recheck and fix their series of errors to go ahead in the points table. Chennai is sitting at the bottom now with one win from three games. Rayudu will be back in the side and Vijay will be out from the opening slot.
Meanwhile, the collective efforts from Rashid and Williamson helped Hyderabad to open their account in the season. Williamson replaced Nabi and scored crucial 41 off 26 balls to set a competitive total for Delhi. Rashid was impressive with the ball, picking three wickets for just 17 in his -overs spell. Bhuvi also grabbed two wickets and Natrajan also made an impact. Abhishek Sharma was also up to mark with his effective bowling spell. This game might be a cracking piece of T20 and Chennai remains favourites after Rayudu’s return.
Pitch Report
Dubai’s track is way different from other surfaces in the UAE. Pacers can trouble with the new ball and spinners might control runs in middle. Batting first is an ideal call as any score above 170 could bee tricky while chasing.
Possible XI
Chennai
Ambati Rayudu, Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Ruturaj Gaikwad, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Piyush Chawla, Josh Hazlewood, Deepak Chahar
Hyderabad
David Warner (c), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Priyam Garg, Abdul Samad, Abhishek Sharma, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, K Khaleel Ahmed, T Natarajan
Key Players
Chennai
Faf du Plessis
Sam Curran
Hyderabad
Jonny Bairstow
Kane Williamson
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