Mumbai Indians will have their nose ahead against Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings would be desperate to find answers to their predicament when they take on Kings XI Punjab on Sunday.
One of the features of the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League has been a lack of home advantage after the pandemic caused it to be played in the United Arab Emirates. On that note, the Sunday game between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday will certainly be a battle of equals because for the first time this season the two teams will be in action at Sharjah.
On Sunday night in Dubai, Chennai Super Kings and Kings XI Punjab will face off and both teams will be delighted that at this point neither of them is meeting either of the other six teams in the tournament. Both sides have just a four-outing victory and will desperately like to get their campaign back on track and clear the points table’s bottom trenches.
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The defending champions, having humbled a strong Kings XI Punjab in their last game, are unlikely to make any changes to the winning combination.
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Skipper Rohit Sharma is in superb shape and on his day he is able to pummel every attack into submission. This season, Rohit scored 170 runs in four games.
Though Quinton De Kock’s poor form is troubling, the prolific Suryakumar Yadav will be more than happy to turn his beginnings around.
The biggest positive for the defending champions is that their middle-order has finally delivered with Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, and Kieron Pollard launching into opposition attacks with their big-hitting prowess.
CSK seek turnaround against KXIP:
Hit hard by a start that least defines them, Chennai Super Kings would be desperate to find answers to their predicament when they take on Kings XI Punjab on Sunday.
So used to be on top of their game in the previous editions, sitting at the bottom of the points table now with three losses in four matches is unknown territory for the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led side.
They even made three changes to their playing XI for Friday’s game against Sunrisers Hyderabad but neither comeback of Ambati Rayudu nor the presence of Dwayne Bravo could lift the gloom.
To put runs on the board, CSK will need one of their top-order batsmen and it is also important to take control of the run-rate in the middle overs. It will help Dhoni to find his feet if that happens.
In the original games, Dhoni has battled under immense pressure and the massive demands make the loss of his and his team look worse. The asking rate will soar to unimaginable heights by the time he goes for the attack.
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