Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will take on Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the 46th match of the Indian Premier League – IPL 2018 on 13th May 2018 at Maharashtra Cricket Association’s International Stadium, Pune. As far as weather is concerned, the temperature will be hovering around 38ºC during the match.
IPL 2018 Match 46 CSK vs SRH Pitch Report
There’s a lot of grass in certain parts of the pitch with certain areas which are fuller do look dry. In the last match between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore, spinner came into play. If wicket help the spinners than Ravindra Jadeja and Harbhajan Singh from CSK and Rashid Khan and Shakib Al Hasan will have a big role to play.
IPL 2018 Match 46 CSK vs SRH Team News
This match will be between the top two teams currently on the points table. Sunrisers Hyderabad are at the top of the points table with 18 points in 11 matches; 9 wins and 2 losses. On the other hand, Chennai Super Kings are just behind Sunrisers Hyderabad at 2nd position on the points table with 14 points in 11 matches; 7 wins and 4 losses.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Team News
Chennai Super Kings are unlikely to make any other changes to their playing XI; if they any then Lungi Ngidi can comeback in place of David Willey.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) Team News
Wriddhiman Saha who missed the last match against Delhi Daredevils due to soreness on his shoulder is still recovering so SRH will also likely to play with same playing XI.
IPL 2018 Match 46 CSK vs SRH Head to Head
Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad have played 7 matches against each other head to head in IPL, out of which Chennai Super Kings won 5 matches and Sunrisers Hyderabad won only 2 matches.
Chennai Super Kings defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 4 runs in the last match between them in IPL 2018 in Hyderabad.
Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad have never played against each other at Maharashtra Cricket Association’s International Stadium, Pune.
Check: SRH vs CSK Head to Head: CSK vs SRH Head to Head IPL Records
| Total | CSK Won | SRH Won | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| In IPL | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| At Maharashtra Cricket Association’s International Stadium Pune | Not played yet. | ||
IPL 2018 Match 46 CSK vs SRH Match Prediction
IPL 2018 Match 46 CSK vs SRH Toss Prediction
In 4 matches played here in this season, the team batting first and second have won 2-2 times each. Probably toss-winning captain would like to chase here.
IPL 2018 Match 46 CSK vs SRH Score Prediction
After 3 high scoring games here, the last match against Royal Challengers Bangalore was a low scoring game. As wicket is slowing down and turning at the low scoring match can be seen.
| Batting First | Predicted Score |
|---|---|
| Chennai Super Kings | 150+ |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 140+ |
Our Prediction for IPL 2018 Match 46 CSK vs SRH Who Will Win?
Sunrisers Hyderabad is the only team currently qualified for the playoffs, and winning this match will confirm their place in top two. Sunrisers Hyderabad are on a winning streak, winning last 6 consecutive matches.
On the other hand, Chennai Super Kings are on the verge of qualifying for the playoff. After having good momentum in the first half of the tournament but are looking on-off in the second half; winning only 2 matches of last 5 matches.
| Team | Batting First Winning % | Batting Second Winning % |
|---|---|---|
| Chennai Super Kings | 40% | 45% |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 55% | 60% |
In our prediction, Sunrisers Hyderabad are likely to win this match.
Match Details: IPL 2018 Match 46 CSK vs SRH
Venue: Maharashtra Cricket Association’s International Stadium, Pune
Date: 13 May 2018
Time: 4:00 pm (IST)
Toss: Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Playing XI for CSK: Shane Watson, David Willey, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni(w/c), Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Shardul Thakur, Sam Billings, Deepak Chahar.
Playing XI for SRH: Shikhar Dhawan, Kane Williamson (c), Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda, Shreevats Goswami(wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddarth Kaul, Sandeep Sharma, Alexa Hales.