Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will face Lokesh Rahul’s Punjab Kings (PBKS) in match number 53 of IPL 2021. Chennai Super Kings are currently on the second spot with 9 wins and have already qualified for Playoffs. The journey of Chennai Super Kings in the tournament has been excellent under Dhoni’s captaincy.
On the other hand, the journey of Punjab Kings has come to an end after the defeat of Royal Challengers in the tournament and from here it will be a fight for its honor for Punjab Kings. Lokesh Rahul has scored the most runs in the tournament but still his team is out of ‘Playoffs’ which could not perform like the team. Ahead of the exciting clash between Chennai super kings and Punjab Kings Let’s take a look at the three players battle to watch out for.
Ruturaj Gaikwad vs Mohammad Shami
Rituraj Gaikwad of Chennai Super Kings has made a lot of headlines with his batting throughout the tournament. In the current season, the highest run-scorer for Chennai Super Kings, Rituraj Gaikwad has scored 521 runs, which includes 3 half-centuries and 1 century. Now that the team has reached the Playoffs’, it will be interesting to see whether the form of Rituraj Gaikwad remains intact.
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For Punjab Kings, who are already out of the tournament, nothing has gone well in the tournament except a few selected players. As a fast bowler, Mohammed Shami has taken 18 wickets in 13 matches but he has not got much support from anyone. Now that the team is out of the league, it will be interesting to see how Mohammed Shami performs.
Suresh Raina vs Arshdeep Singh
There was a time when the batting order of Chennai Super Kings revolved around Suresh Raina. The current season has not been anything special for the MR IPL but there is no doubt in that what level of player Raina he is and a middle-order batsman he can contribute with bowling too at crucial stages to provide breakthroughs to the team. With the team has nothing to lose from here before the playoffs game, it is expected to see vintage Suresh Raina form.
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Arshdeep Singh, the second most successful bowler for Punjab Kings, has taken 16 wickets in the tournament so far in 11 matches. Arshdeep as a bowler has the ability to take wickets at regular intervals with variations in pace. Now that the team is already out Singh would like to end the tournament with a few more wickets under his name.
KL Rahul vs Ravindra Jadeja
In the current season, Lokesh Rahul is at the top with 528 runs in 12 matches including five half-centuries at an average of 52. Seeing his batting, one remembers Virat Kohli’s 2016 season when he had led his team to the finals on his own. History is not beyond anyone, trophies are won on the strength of the team and not on the strength of some selected players. With nothing left in the season, hope KL Rahul ends things in a better way.
Chennai Super Kings have definitely qualified but Ravindra Jadeja hasn’t had a special season with just a few occasions when both his batting and bowling have done wonders. Now that the team has made a place in playoff, Ravindra Jadeja has a chance to do wonders with the bowling and go for more wickets.
