Sunday, 28 Apr CSK vs SRH Match Prediction, Betting Odds and Tips

Key match factors – CSK vs SRH

• Teams should opt to field first in Hyderabad as the pitch is expected to be an absolute belter.
• SRH batters faltered in their previous game, but one cannot afford to undermine them because of one poor outing.
• Ruturaj Gaikwad scored a brilliant hundred in the previous game and his role is going to hold a lot of importance.
• CSK bowlers conceded the highest run-chase at the Chepauk and they will be up for a challenge against the Sunrisers.

Match Preview

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will face each other in the 46th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 on Sunday, April 28. The MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai will host the contest.

The Super Kings have fetched 8 points and a net run rate of +0.415 thanks to wins in 4 out of 8 games in the tournament. They will go into the next game after losing 2 games in a row at the hands of the KL Rahul-led Lucknow Super Giants (LSG).

In their previous match against the Super Giants, CSK lost by 6 wickets at the Chepauk. Ruturaj Gaikwad scored an unbeaten 108 off 60 balls with 12 fours and 7 sixes. Shivam Dube’s 66-run knock guided CSK through to 210 for 4. Later Marcus Stoinis’ unbeaten 124 took LSG past the finish line.

The Sunrisers, led by Pat Cummins, on the other hand, are trying to tighten their grip in the top 4 of the table. They have 10 points and a net run rate of +0.577 after wins in 5 out of 8 matches. They won 4 matches in a row before streak came to an end following their 35-run defeat to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB).

After opting to bat first, RCB scored 206 for the loss of 7 wickets on the back of fifties from Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar. Thereafter, the Challengers restricted their opponents to 171 for 8 in 20 overs. Cameron Green, Swapnil Singh and Karn Sharma took 2 wickets apiece.

Head-to-Head Record Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Predictions

SRH and CSK have faced each other 21 times in T20 cricket. The Super Kings have won 15 games while the Sunrisers finished on the winning side 6 times. SRH beat CSK by 6 wickets when the 2 teams last met on April 5 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.

Abhishek Sharma won the Player of the Match award after he scored 37 runs off 12 balls with 3 fours and 4 sixes. After being asked to chase down a stiff target of 166, SRH romped home with 11 balls left in their innings. Their former skipper Aiden Markram also made 50 runs off 36 balls.