In the 29th match of the IPL 2020, SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) are playing against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at Dubai International Cricket Stadium (Dubai). It is their second meeting this season.
It is the eighth match for both these teams in the ongoing IPL 2020 season. David Warner-led SunRisers Hyderabad are currently in the 5th position in the IPL 2020 points table with 6 points as they have won three matches and lost other four games in this season.
In the meantime, MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings are in the 7th spot in the IPL 2020 points table with 4 points after winning only two matches while they have suffered defeat in the five other games.
In the ongoing IPL 2020, SunRisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings met for the first time on 2nd October 2020 at Dubai during the 14th match of this tournament. SRH won that match by just 7 runs.
IPL 2020, Match 29: SunRisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings (SRH vs CSK) – Toss Report
Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni won the toss and decided to bat first. They made one change in the playing XI as Piyush Chawla replaced Narayan Jagadeesan.
Dhoni said, “We’re batting first. Yes, for a change. Last few games we wanted to bat first, but never got the opportunity. The thing with stats is that you can get it any way you want to. It’s a process and it’s quicker if the guys buy into it, and follow the process. As I said, each game will have new problems. Today it will be about how we counter the shorter boundary one on side. Cricket is very close to life and it doesn’t always go the way you want. It teaches you what you want to follow as a process. 2010 ended on a happy note but we can’t just rely on that.
“One change – Chawla in for Jagadeesan. We thought about him (Tahir) but the combination isn’t letting us.”
On the other hand, SunRisers Hyderabad captain David Warner also confirmed that they made only change in the playing XI as Shahbaz Nadeem joined as the replacement of Abhishek Sharma.
Warner said, “Yes, that’s probably how everybody is going around these days. Interested to see how the wicket is going to play. There is a bigger boundary on one side and need to make the batters play there. The easiest thing to do is to forget about it (the previous loss). I’m really enjoying it (captaincy) and having Kane also helps. Really enjoying the group that we have. One change – Nadeem in for Abhishek Sharma.”
IPL 2020, Match 29: SunRisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings (SRH vs CSK) – Playing XIs
Chennai Super Kings (CSK): Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (C/wk), Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Piyush Chawla, Deepak Chahar, Karn Sharma
SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH): David Warner(c), Jonny Bairstow(w), Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Vijay Shankar, Priyam Garg, Shahbaz Nadeem, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed, T Natarajan