After qualifying for the playoffs of the 12th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will be traveling to Mohali to be at the loggerheads with Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), who are still in contention to be qualified for the playoffs. With MS Dhoni leading the men in yellow, CSK will be looking to maintain a position in the top-2 rankings by defeating KXIP.
On the other hand, KXIP, who started the season with three wins in the first four games, lost the plot after that as some of the crucial players like David Miller and Mujeeb ur Rahman failed to perform as per the expectations. With only a minor chance of them making it to the playoffs, Punjab should be looking and give it their best against the defending champions, CSK.
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Let us, try and churn out the best possible XIs of both the teams in the game:
Kings XI Punjab (KXIP)
Arshdeep Singh can possibly be replaced by Ankit Rajpoot or Harpreet Brar along with that there are certain chances that Andrew Tye, Mohammed Shami, and Sam Curran will be expected to do well on Friday. Nicolas Pooran and Mayank Agarwal also put in good performances before getting out in the disappointing manners although the onus will be on Chris Gayle and KL Rahul, who has scored most of the runs for Punjab in this season.
Probable XI: Chris Gayle, KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Nicholas Pooran(wk), Mandeep Singh, Sam Curran, R Ashwin (c), AJ Tye, Mohammed Shami, Murugan Ashwin, and Arshdeep Singh/ Ankit Rajpoot.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
However, there are chances that CSK will be making some changes in their squad in order to give vital game time with a top-2 finish in their sights. Shardul Thakur could come in for Harbhajan Singh with an extra pacer being useful on this surface. Much is expected from Watson and Faf at the top of the order with the playoffs fast approaching. With Raina looking in good touch as well, CSK enters this match as the firm favorites.
Probable XI: Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni (c & wk), DJ Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Harbhajan Singh/ Shardul Thakur and Imran Tahir
