Chennai Super Kings can jump into the third spot in IPL 2020 if they beat Kolkata Knight Riders and so can Kolkata Knight Riders as Royal Challengers Bangalore have a poor Net Run-Rate.
Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians square off in the 21st match of IPL 2020. Both teams are tied on four points after five games but this match holds massive importance for both sides. Kolkata Knight Riders are recovering from their loss to Delhi Capitals in a high-scoring encounter in Sharjah. Chennai Super Kings, on the other hand, have reversed their three-game losing streak with a commanding performance against Kings XI Punjab as aggressive fifties from Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis helped Chennai Super Kings register a thumping 10-wicket win. Kolkata Knight Riders are fourth in the points table while Chennai Super Kings are fifth.
Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders have clashed with each other 20 times in the history of the IPL, with MS Dhoni’s team having a 13-7 head-to-head record. In the last five games, Chennai Super Kings have won three and lost two matches. However, Kolkata Knight Riders secured their first title in the Indian Premier League when they defeated Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 2012 final at Chepauk.
This will be Chennai Super Kings’ second match in Abu Dhabi, having won the opener against Mumbai Indians on September 19 thanks to fifties from Faf du Plessis and Ambati Rayudu. Kolkata Knight Riders, on the other hand, lost to Mumbai Indians in their opening game but they have a solid record in Abu Dhabi.
Weather conditions
The weather in Abu Dhabi will be hot and dry with humidity levels close to 44 percent. The maximum will be 37 degrees and the minimum will be 29 degrees. Like we have seen in previous games, dew does not play much of a factor in Abu Dhabi.
Pitch report
The Abu Dhabi wicket in the night games is sluggish and is two-paced. Pacers might enjoy a bit of assistance at the beginning while the spinners will come into play in the middle overs. The par score for the Abu Dhabi wicket is 170-180.
Probable 11s
Kolkata Knight Riders - Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik(w/c), Eoin Morgan, Rahul Tripathi/Kuldeep Yadav, Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy
Chennai Super Kings - Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, Faf du Plessis, MS Dhoni(w/c), Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Sam Curran, Shardul Thakur, Piyush Chawla, Deepak Chahar
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