Cricket News: CSK to face KKR at Chepauk in IPL 2019

Chennai Super Kings will host Kolkata Knight Riders at the M A Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai . It's set to be an interesting clash as Dinesh Karthik-led KKR is at the top of the points table while MS Dhoni-led CSK is at number two. Both Chennai and Kolkata won their last match against Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals respectively and they would look to extend lead as the tournament approaches at the half way stage. If we talk about the head to head of both the teams. They both have played 21 matches. CSK have won 12 times while KKR have managed to win only 8 matches. 1 match ended in no result. Let’s see the likely XI of both the teams now. Chennai Super Kings first. Chennai brought in Faf du Plessis, Scott Kuggeleijn and Harbhajan Singh in place of Dwanye Bravo, Shardul thakur and Mohit Sharma and it worked well as du Plessis smashed a half-century and Harbhajan picked two wickets in his first over. Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu and Kedar Jadhav have decent figures against their names and captain Dhoni has also performed well. So, they are unlikely to make any changes. Same with KKR too. Harry Gurney's man of the match performance in his IPL debut game should keep Lockie Ferguson out of the playing XI. The track should also suit his variations and he's going to be a valuable addition to an already potent attack troika. Changes are not required in KKR team also. But it completely depends on how the wicket is. Kolkata have all reasons to smile as Russell is in prime form and Chris Lynn has also strengthened the batting line-up. Sunil Narine, Robin Uthappa, Nitish Rana and Shubhman Gill deliver whenever the team needs it.