Chennai: Chennai Super Kings will clash with their former superstar Ravichandran Ashwin’s Kings XI Punjab when the two sides meet at the MA Chidambaram Stadium here, Saturday.
Both teams have three wins out of four Indian Premier League (IPL) encounters so far this season.
Defending champions CSK, after three straight wins, suffered their first defeat this season in their last match at the hands of Mumbai Indians. Meanwhile KXIP enter the game at the back of a 14-run victory over Delhi Capitals.
Here are some stats and figures ahead of the game.
Head to Head
Matches played: 20
CSK wins: 12
KXIP wins: 8
Batting stats
Highest total in this fixture: CSK 240/5 (20 overs) in Mohali, 19th April 2008.
Lowest total: KXIP 92/8 (20 overs) in Durban, 20th May 2009.
Highest individual score: 122 by Virender Sehwag in Mumbai, 30th May 2014.
Most runs: 641 runs by Suresh Raina.
Biggest win by runs: CSK’s 97-run win ain Chennai, 25th April 2015.
Bowling stats
Most wickets: 15 wickets by Ravichandran Ashwin.
Best bowling figures: 5/24 by Lakshmipathy Balaji in Chennai, 10th May 2008.
Biggest win by wickets: CSK’s 10-wicket win in Mohali, 10th April 2013.
Predicted XI
CSK: Deepak Chahar, MS Dhoni (Captain), Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, Suresh Raina, Kedar Jadhav, S Kuggeleijn, Harbhajan Singh, Shardul Thakur, Imran Tahir.
KXIP: Mohammed Shami, Sam Curran, Lokesh Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Sarfaraz Khan, David Miller, Chris Gayle, Ravichandran Ashwin (Captain), Murugan Ashwin, Mandeep Singh, Mujeeb Ur Rahman.
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