CSK –

S Watson –

96, 5, 31, 6, 0, 17, 26, 5, 13, 44, 0, 7, 71, 21, 15, 91

Faf –

1, 5, 45, 24, 7, 43, 54, X, X, X, X, 21, 78, 27, 12, 34

S Raina –

38, 0, 13, 58, 4, 14, 17, 16, 36, 30, 19, 10, 69, NB, 27, NB

A Rayudu –

21, 29, 25 5, 57, 21, 21, 0, 1, 5, 28, 100, 50, 1, 0, 16

MSD –

NB, 84, X, 16, 58, NB, 37, 12, 75, 32, NB, 40, 29, 2, 20, 39

K Jadhav –

11, 9, 1, 20, 1, 8, 58, 8, 27, 13, 24, 12, 8, 6, 28

D Bravo –

0, 2, X, X, X, X, X, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 0, 0, 1, 1

R Jadeja –

0, 2, 1, 0, 2, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 3, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0

D Chahar –

1, 2, 0, 0, 2, 3, 1, 1, 2, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1

I Tahir –

0, 1, 2, 4, 0, 2, 0, 1, 2, 1, 3, 1, 5, 0, 1, 1

H Singh –

2, X, X, 0, 0, 2, 2, X, X, 0, 3

Kugglejin –

X, X, X, X, X, 0, 2, X, X, X

S Thakur –

X, 0, 0, 2, 2, X, X, X

M Sharma –

X, X, X, X, X, X, X, 1, X, X, X, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0

MI –

R Sharma –

5, 30, 28, 47, X, 11, 13, 32, 48, 14, 5, 38, 50, 1, 23

QDK –

65, 35, 40, 81, 24, 19, 4, 60, 23, 27, 13, 22, 26, 5, 20

S Yadav –

34, 26, 29, 16, 21, 7, 59, 11, 38, 2, 12, 27, 38, 36, 59

H Pandya –

23, 32, 37, 28, 19, 14, 25, 31, 32, 0, 21, NB, 4, 33, | 0, 1, 1, 0, 2, 0, 3, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 4, 2, 1

K Pandya –

2, 37, 11, 0, 1, 6, 42, 10, 1, 32, NB, 1, 26, NB, 20 | 0, 1, 0, 3, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 3, 1

K Pollard –

10, 0, 0, 6, 83, 46, 17, 7, 5, 21, 7, 50, 13, 9,

I Kishan –

X, X, 21, 5, 7, 6, X, X, X, X, 5, 20, 12, 62

Y Singh –

X, X, X, X, X, X, 4, 18, 23, 53, 1, 14, 14, NB, NB

B Cutting –

13, 2, X, X, X, X, X, X, X, 3, 37, 4, 10, 24, NB | NB, NB, X, X, X, X, X, X, 1, 0, 0, NB, 1, 0

R Chahar –

3, 3, 0, 2, 0, 2, X X, X

J Bumrah –

1, 2, 0, 2, 1, 1, 0, 0, 3, 1, 0, 3, 0, 1, 1

J Behrendorff –

X, X, 1, 0, 1, 1, 2, X, X, X, 1, 1, X, 0, 1

Malinga –

0, 1, 4, X, X, X, 3, 0

M Mclenaghan –

X, X, X, X, X, X, X, 0, 0, 3, 2, 0, 1, 1, 1

M Markande –

0, X, X, X, X, X, 0, 0, 1, X, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1

Probable Playing XI –

(In Batting Order) IPL CSK vs MI prediction.

S Watson, Faf, S Raina, A Rayudu, K Jadhav, Dhoni, R Jadeja, DJ, D Chahar, H Singh, I Tahir

MI –

Rohit Sharma (C), Quinton de Kock, Suryakumar Yadav, Kieron Pollard, B Cutting, Krunal Pandya, Hardik Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, J Yadav/Markande, Malinga

Team Blueprint-

Wk-

QDK (Pretty consistent in scoring runs. Score well with gloves too. Struggle against Spin)

MSD (Bats in middle order. Safe. Struggle against Bumrah. However a good pick)

Bat–

R Sharma (Opens. Struggles a big time at Chepauk. Safe Pick)

S Yadav (Their most consistent player. Must Have. One down. Scoring 20-30s only, scored 59 against CSK in last match)

S Watson (Going through rough patch. Poor record on Chepauk, however 96 last match. Must Have)

Faf (Safe Batsmen. Decent player of Spin. Must have)

S Raina (Bats 1 down. Highest run scorer at Chepauk and Highest run scorer against MI. Must Have. C V C)

Pollard (Big hitter. Startrd Batting in middle order. Can change the match in an over or two)

A Rayudu (Batting in middle order. Good average against Spin. Safe Pick)

I Kishan (Talented Young Batsman. Brutal against spinners with SR of 160+. Must Have If Plays today)

K Jadhav (Now demoted to lower middle order after Faf arrival. Can be handy today) IPL CSK vs MI prediction.

H Pandya (Most Popular pick here. Slog hitter + Wkt taker. Must Have. C VC. Brutal against Spin)

K Pandya (Batting Allrounder. Must Pick if MI bats first)

DJ (Highest wicket taker against MI, safest pick for C VC)

R Jadeja (Left arm spinner. Gun Fielder. Decent Hitter of the ball. Good pick at Chepauk)

Bowl–

J Bumrah (Yorker specialist. Consistent wkt taker. Must Have here)

I Tahir (leg spinner. Wkt taking bowler. 2nd Highest wkt taker this season. Will be important today)

J Behrendorff (Powerplay Specialist. Bowls with great line and lenght in PP. Good punt if plays)

H Singh (Best record at Chepauk. Must Have. Bowls in PP)

D Chahar (Relies on seam and swing. Bowls his max quota up front, he is good on spin track)

R Chahar (Bowling well. Can be crucial on this pitch. Safe Pick Credit Saver)

C VC –

Hardik (Scoring consistently. Safe C VC)

S Raina (Best pick today. Expected to score decent)

DJ (Safe, expected to take 1-2fer, if CSK Bowl first) IPL CSK vs MI prediction

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