Chennai: Just a week ago SRH scored a massive 277 runs in Hyderabad where sixers flew from willow almost every over. Today, the in-form SRH with its devastating batting line-up is ready to face the mercurial CSK at the own den.
Fod CSK, a defeat against DC the other night at Vishakapatnam brought joy. Read it right. Yes, joy for their very own MS Dhoni scored a quik-fire 37 runs in 16 balls.
277 was not safe at Vizag as it was almost chased down by Mumbai. And CSK knows this well. They have Dubey hitting sixers at will, Daryll Mitchell to wield the long handle whenever needed and the likes of Ajinkya Rahane, Rachin Raveendran and skipper Ruturaj to accelerate scoring.
But one man who would be badly missed today by CSK is Mustafizur. The left-arm seamer was integral part of SRH in 2916 scalping 17 wickets. His first edition if IPL which eventually was won by Hyderabad. Today in CSK, his absence would be felt as he knows the knack if the wicket well. And the biggest question is who from CSK is going to stop Abhishek Sharma,Travis Head, Klassen and Markram. All in red-hot firm.
Toss win, bat first, score big. It is the mantra for teams playing in Hyderabad, a wickets which was known for low-scoring games in the past.