The match 18 of the TATA IPL 2024 will witness clash between the Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings. The match is scheduled to take place on Friday, April 5 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Mumbai. Both teams have played 3 matches in the IPL 2024, CSK with 4 points is on the third position points table. While SRH with 2 points is on the 5th spot.
Par Cummins is the skipper of SRH, while Raturaj Gaikwad is captaining CSK. Both teams have played 19 matches, with Chennai winning 14 games and Hyderabad winning 5 games so far in the head to head encounters. In this article, we will take a look at the 3 key player battles to watch out for in the match 18 of the TATA IPL 2024 between Hyderabad and Chennai.
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Here are the three key player battles to watch out for during the SRH vs CSK match:
1) Heinrich Klaasen vs Mustafizur Rahman
Heinrich Klaasen is batting extraordinary this year. He has already smashed 2 fifties from the 3 matches. But this time around, he will be challenged by Mustafizur Rahman, who has been the current purple cap holder with 7 wickets to his name in the 17th season of IPL. Klaasen is looking in dangerous. However, Mustafizur knows how to stop him.
2) MS Dhoni vs Bhuvneshwar Kumar
MS Dhoni vs Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the biggest battle in the upcoming match between the Sunrisers and the Super Kings. These two have played with each other for the Indian team and knows inside out about the strengths and weaknesses of each other. Dhoni batted extremely well in the last match, while Bhuvi is still in search of his first wicket in the IPL 2024.
3) Rachin Ravindra vs Pat Cummins
Rachin Ravindra is in superb form from the start of the IPL 2024 season and will be looking to continue that in the upcoming match against SRH. The CSK batter has given his team flying starts in 2 matches. But he will be up against Pat Cummins, who has been bowling front for SRH. Cummins will try to get Rachin out during the powerplay.