The of the better-performing sides of this year’s IPL face off on Sunday in what could be a big game in dictating which side goes on to secure a top four spot and who leaves themselves open to being caught by the chasing pack.
It is Sunrisers who hold the upper hand heading into the weekend with 10 points to their name as well as numerous records with the bat, but they are still a vulnerable side if they don’t have it all their own way as the game against RCB showed, and with a bowling attack not functioning quite as well as the batting.
For CSK, they suffered a surprise defeat in Chennai when they lost to LSG making it back-to-back defeats against them in the matter of a few days but they will be certain it was a freak knock by Marcus Stoinis that turned the game and unlikely to be reproduced by visiting sides.
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CSK vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Tips and Predictions
Ruturaj Gaikwad to be CSK top-scorer
It might have been considered something of an impossible job at the start of the season, succeeding MS Dhoni while the wicketkeeper was still playing, but Gaikwad has done a decent job of it so far.
The results have been generally decent, if not spectacular, but most importantly, Gaikwad is justifying the faith in him as a player and holding his own at the top of the order.
Lots of captains will tell you that the first battle is maintaining your own performances, and with 349 runs at 58 in the tournament so far - second only to Virat Kohli - he has been far and away CSK’s best batter.
He has one century and two fifties to his name and the lineup revolves around him, so expect him to be up there again.
Abhishek Sharma to score 20+, Gaikwad to score 30+ and Cummins to take 1+ wicket
Gaikwad’s form, class and role with the bat should see him put together another decent score at the top of the order for CSK and help them set up the innings for the hitters later on.
But it will be on the Sunrisers batting that most eyes will be drawn, given their all-out intent and stunning records broken so far this season.
Travis Head has been the main man in helping to post the high scores so far, but Abhishek Sharma has matched his more illustrious colleague almost blow for blow and has 288 runs so far this season at a higher strike-rate than the Australian opener.
It is always something of a risk given how aggressive he is, but the returns have been great so far with an average of 36.
Pat Cummins is the final addition to our bet builder and while he is not as potent a white ball bowler as he is in red ball cricket, he has found himself a role this year and has 10 wickets to his name in eight matches. He may be expensive, but he is an effective wicket-taker in the middle overs.
Abhishek Sharma to score 20+, Gaikwad to score 30+ and Cummins to take 1+ wicket
IPL 2024 - CSK vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
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