Table of Contents
MATCH DETAILS:
SERIES: Dream11 IPL, 2020 (CSK VS RCB)
VENUE: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE.
DATE & TIME: 10th October, 07:30 PM, IST.
CSK VS RCB Preview:
The El Clasico of IPL is finally going to be held on the 10th of October, where the Chennai Super Kings will be taking on the Royal Challengers Bangalore. This match stands out to be the most awaited match of the tournament, since such is the fan base for both the teams. Another sole reason for the speciality of this encounter is that it will be Captain cool taking on the captain fire, which has been a debate for almost a decade now. The rivalry between people of Chennai and Bangalore also adds to the intensity of such an anticipated game. Let’s hope for the best team to win at the end of the day.
CSK VS RCB Head To Head:
Pitch Report:
Dubai International Stadium hosted a few IPL fixtures in 2014. In T20I matches played on this ground, the teams batting first have breached the 200-run landmark on multiple occasions. The UAE pitches have generally assisted the slower bowlers, but the track at the Dubai International Stadium has been good for batting as well. The highest first innings score at this venue has been 211, which was recorded by Sri Lanka in 2013 and the average run rate in T20I games at Dubai is 7.13. This beautiful ground would support a lot of turn in the ball, which means spinners will be able to ace the surface quite easily.
Innings Predicted Score:
1st Innings Score: 202/5
2nd Innings Score: 172/7
Probable Playing XI:
CSK Playing XI:
Shane Watson, Faf Du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (C)&(Wk), Sam Curran, Kedar Jadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar and Karn Sharma.
RCB Playing XI:
Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli (C), Abraham Benjamin De Villers (Wk), Shivam Dube, Chris Morris/Moeen Ali, Washington Sundar, Isuru Udana, Navdeep Saini, Mohammad Siraj and Yuzvendra Chahal.
CSK VS RCB SUPER 9:
Top Picks:
- Virat Kohli
Captain fire is our top choice, as his form significantly improved over the past two matches. Kohli initial struggled scoring runs above 20. But the king now looks to be in a great shape. His first knock of 72 against the Royals is indeed a memorable one.
2. Mahendra Singh Dhoni
As we all know, the opposite of fire would be ice. So we present you the captain cool Dhoni standing at number 2 on our top picks list. The Dream11 IPL is not favoriting Dhoni’s form and also he is struggling to hit the biggies. His CSK team, for the first time has lost so many matches under his captaincy. But Dhoni’s records against RCB are massive ones. Therefore he is a perfect pick for Dream11.
3. Devdutt Padikkal
Last on this section stands the young man Dev Padikkal, who is also sweetly referred to as mini- Yuvraj Singh, since his batting style resembles with that of Yuvi. This young local boy holds the record for most number of half-centuries in the first four matches of his debut I.e 3 out of 4 matches. Fortunately or Unfortunately whenever he scores 50+ runs for RCB, the team turns out to be victorious.
Captain Choices:
- AB De Villers
The top choice for Dream11 captaincy is quite an obvious pick, as everyone would be expecting. Mr. 360 has had an incredible season this year even though bearing such humid conditions he has managed to keep, as well as bat at no. 4. He hasn’t yet had a successful chase, but will be looking to strengthen his chasing abilities and controlled shots.
2. Faf Du Plessis
On number 2 we have Faf, as captain for the Dream team. He is also the highest run scorer for CSK and is also a part of highest run scorers of the tournament. He has managed to score 299 runs in the 6 games played by CSK, thereby contributing to a losing cause at most occasions.
3. Shane Watson
Last but not the least, in this section we have the Australian all-rounder Watto. He too found it difficult at the initial stages while batting, but later on got used to the conditions and was a part of an easy run chase and a win by 10 wickets wherein he scored 83 of just 53 balls giving a hand to his partner Faf.
Budget Picks:
- Deepak Chahar
The top spot is occupied by the pacer Deepak Chahar (8.5 credits). The hat-trick master has bowled well yet another season for CSK. He has taken 5 wickets so far in 6 games with best bowling figures as 2/31. We hope the remaining games goes out well for Chahar.
2. Shivam Dube
On number 2 we have Shivam Dube (8.5 credits). The all-rounder has had a very good season so far, but the only problem encountered is his consistency to deliver in all the matches. His ability to hit long sixes makes him stand tall amongst others and his medium pace bowling too has made the batsmen difficult to face. We hope he can play as a major player for RCB to depend upon whenever the team is pushed to patholes.
3. Navdeep Saini
On the last of our list is the young Indian bowler Navdeep Saini (8.5 credits). The bowler is known for his fast bowling and he is also the fastest Indian bowler of IPL 2020. His top speed was noted to be 152.8 kmph. This remains the highest amongst all others. Through experience and practice he had managed to deliver variations with the ball and is also economical.
Note: The results prediction, expected lineups, dream11 predicted lineups, Captain, and Vice-Captain suggestions are based on my analysis.
Checkout our article on nostra pro
Tarun