CSK vs KXIP IPL Dream11 Team Prediction 18 Crores Grand League Mega Contest, 1 November

CSK vs KXIP Dream11: The 53rd match of the IPL 2020 will be played between Chennai Super Kings and Kings XI Punjab. Chennai Super Kings are already out of the tournament but has the ability to spoil the chances of other teams. They did a big harm to the chances of KKR in the last game too. Their top order including Faf du Plessis and Ambati Rayudu has performed well in the tournament but MS Dhoni’s poor form throughout the season has hurt the team’s chances. Surprisingly, Ravindra Jadeja has been the standout performer for them with the bat in the second half. They have lacked intensity with the ball throughout and that has allowed the opposition to run away. But Sam Curran has been outstanding so far with his ability to make things happen. CSK will look to end a disappointing tournament on a high note.

Kings XI Punjab’s streak of 5 wins in a row was finally broken in the last match by Rajasthan. They were looking down and out in the first half but came back strongly thereafter. Skipper KL Rahul has led the team from the front and is firmly holding the orange cap. The addition of Chris Gayle at the top order has brought some much needed strength to their line-up. Nicholas Pooran is looking in a great touch and has played some important match winning innings for his team. Despite conceding runs in the last over, the bowling looks in better shape with Mohammed Shami and Chris Jordan bowling some excellent overs at the death. KXIP needs to win this game at any cost in order to give themselves a chance to qualify.

CSK vs KXIP Prediction Today IPL Match Details

Fixture name: Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab

Competition: Indian Premier League 2020

Date: 1 November 2020

Time: 3:30 PM IST

Ground: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Brief score of the last result at the venue: Rajasthan Royals 186/3 (17.3 overs) beat Kings XI Punjab 185/4 by 7 wickets.

CSK Team Form: Defeated KKR by 6 wickets.

KXIP Team Form: Lost to RR by 7 wickets.

Points Table Standings: CSK 8, KXIP 5

Pitch Report: The last game in Abu Dhabi produced a high scoring thriller where RR comfortably chases down a 180 plus score. So expect the pitch to be good for batting. Batting in the second innings can become slightly easy and ball will come onto the bat. As we have seen in the recent trend of the tournament, the team winning the toss may choose to field. The temperature will be 31 degrees and there is no chance of rain on eve of the match. 3:30 PM timing also ensures that there will be no dew factor in the game.

CSK vs KXIP Dream11 Team Prediction

CSK Team News

Injury update, unavailability- There are no recent injury concerns in the CSK camp and all the players are available for selection.

Expected team changes- CSK might make two changes in their eleven. Faf du Plessis can come back into the team after missing the last game replacing Shane Watson at the top. Given the presence of Gayle and Pooran in the Kings XI top order, there might be a case to include the experienced Imran Tahir in place of Mitchell Santner.

CSK vs KXIP Playing 11:

CSK Playing 11 (probable)

Ruturaj Gaikwad
Faf du Plessis/ Shane Watson
Ambati Rayudu
N Jagadeesan
MS Dhoni (C) (wk)
Ravindra Jadeja
Sam Curran
Deepak Chahar
Karn Sharma
Imran Tahir/ Mitchell Santner
Lungi Ngidi

KXIP Team News

Injury update, unavailability-There has been an indication that Mayank Agarwal has recovered from his injury and is fit to play. If he plays, he will replace Mandeep Singh at the opening position. All the other players are available for selection for this game.

Expected team changes- KXIP lost the last match but that is the team which also won them 5 matches in a row. Apart from Agarwal joining Rahul back at the opening position, the team is expected to play the similar eleven.

KXIP Playing 11 (probable)

KL Rahul (C) (wk)
Mayank Agarwal/ Mandeep Singh
Chris Gayle
Nicholas Pooran
Glenn Maxwell
Deepak Hooda
Chris Jordan
Ravi Bishnoi
Mohammed Shami
Murugan Ashwin
Arshdeep Singh

CSK vs KXIP Today match prediction

KXIP look a better side based on the form of last few matches. They were on a winning streak unless they lost the high scoring last game to Rajasthan Royals. They will be expected to throw everything they have in their tank in this particular match in order to give themselves the best chance to qualify. CSK looked good in the last match and their experience cannot be taken out of the equation. Expect them to give a tough fight to KXIP in CSK vs KXIP Today Match Prediction.

CSK vs KXIP Dream11 Prediction Captain, Differential Picks

Ambati Rayudu- Rayudu is silently having a great IPL despite CSK having gone out of the competition. He has scored runs consistently enough to have a decent average of 36 at a strike rate of 130 so far. He did not get to bat in the reverse fixture where CSK won by 10 wickets.

Ruturaj Gaikwad- Gaikwad has been extremely impressive and one of the few bright spots for CSK. He has got two half centuries in a row now and has an average of 35 in 5 matches. He did not play in the reverse fixture vs KXIP.

Ravindra Jadeja- Jadeja has not been impressive with the ball but he has emerged as the finisher for CSK this season. He may get to bat a slightly above the order given his batting form. At a brilliant average of 46, he is striking at 171 this season. He picked up 1 wicket in the reverse fixture vs KXIP.

Chris Gayle- Given the legspinners and left arm spinners in the CSK bowling, Gayle can play a crucial role in CSK vs KXIP Today Match Prediction. His strike rate of 144 has come at an average of 46 this season. He did not play in the reverse fixture vs CSK.

KL Rahul- The orange cap holder this season can be trusted to play another crucial innings in this important match for his team. He has scored 641 runs at an average of 58 this season. Rahul scored 63 off 52 balls in the reverse fixture vs CSK.

Mohammed Shami- Shami has picked up wickets with the new ball and has also bowled well at the death to win his side may games this season. He has picked up 20 wickets in just 13 matches so far and was wicketless in the reverse fixture vs CSK.

Differential Picks

Sam Curran- Curran has been a star in this disappointing season for CSK with his all round performance. He has picked up 13 wickets and has scored 186 runs at a strike rate of 132 so far. He would be determined to perform against his former team.

Nicholas Pooran- He is seen one of the future stars of West Indies cricket and has performed excellently despite starting off the tournament slowly. He has scored runs at an attractive strike rate of 173 and having an average of 39 this season. Pooran scored a quickfire 33 off 17 balls in the reverse fixture vs CSK.

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