After the stellar performance of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 campaign opener against the champion Mumbai Indians (MI), the Chennai Super Kings (CSK), led by MS Dhoni, won their second match against the 2008 champions Rajasthan. Will compete against the Royals. Season at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. (IPL coverage | IPL schedule | IPL points table)
For the Royals, captained by Steve Smith,
this will be the first match of the season. In view of CSK's impending victory
over Mumbai, the Royals team management will demand some extra from their
players against the three-time champions who have dominated the league almost
every season.
Here we see the key battles that will
decide the outcome of the match.
Shane Watson vs. Joffrey Archer
Former Australian all-rounder Watson may
stand out in terms of age, but he remains a dangerous operator in the shortest
format of the game, as he proved last season.
However, he was about to forget the start
of IPL 2020 and will have to go to Archer's bounce, speed and deception.
Sanju Samson vs. Deepak Chahar
Samson's credentials on the order are well
known and the Royals for providing a strong start on a regular basis will ban
the wicketkeeper-batsman.
To do his job against CSK, he will have to
negate four-swing bowling, which in recent years has become an expert in both
taking wickets in power play overs and keeping the flow of runs strong.
Steve Smith vs. Ravinder Jadeja
Smith is a bonus in itself for the Royals
after being fit for the first match, as the captain has been ruled out’ due to
expediency issues after being hit in the head during training in the recently
concluded ODI series in England. Is.
However, his weakness against the
left-handed Orthodox spin is a clear weakness in the otherwise well-run
technique, and in Jadeja, CSK owns a highly efficient left-arm spinner in
modern times. How Smith has overlooked Jadeja will most likely determine how
successful his stay on the crease will be.
MS Dhoni vs J Dev Anadkit
There was a lot of fact that Dhoni's
cricket action was against the MI after the 2019 World Cup semi-final against
New Zealand. There was no hope of getting rid of the 'bag' because the veteran
did not have to do much work.
In contrast, Anadikat has been busy on the
field in recent times and has even captained Saurashtra in the Ranji Trophy.
And what better way to get the selectors' attention than to bowl well to the
best player of the modern era.
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