CSK vs SRH Predicted Playing XI: Chennai Super Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad hope to break free of poor form

Struggling Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will lock horns against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) for their ninth clash of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, which is scheduled to take place at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. CSK are coming into the game after suffering a nine-wicket defeat against the Mumbai Indians (MI). The five-time champions failed to get a good start in IPL 2025, they managed to win just two matches in their eight outings of the tournament.

CSK faced a major blow as their captain, Ruturaj Gaikwad injured mid-season and he has been ruled out of the tournament. CSK started their campaign with a four-wicket win against MI but failed to continue the momentum, losing five consecutive matches. They are currently tenth in the points table tally.

On the other hand, SRH are coming into this game after losing back-to-back matches against MI (both home and away). The Pat Cummins-led side also started their campaign with a win against the Rajasthan Royals (RR). However, their aggressive template backfired big time as batters failed to put up consistent performances.

The upcoming clash is important for both CSK and SRH to stay in the race for the playoffs of the 18th edition of the IPL.

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CSK vs SRH: Predicted Playing Xis and Impact Subs

Chennai Super Kings: Shaik Rasheed, Rachin Ravindra/Vansh Bedi, Ayush Mhatre, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Vijay Shankar/Sam Curran, Jamie Overton, MS Dhoni (c, wk), Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana

Impact Sub: R Ashwin

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Aniket Verma, Pat Cummins (c), Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Zeeshan Ansari, Eshan Malinga

Impact Sub: Rahul Chahar

CSK vs SRH: Weather and Chennai Pitch Prediction

The Chepauk pitch offers help to spinners and is expected to do the same in the upcoming clash. Batters will have to apply themselves in the middle before they start taking on the bowlers. The weather will be hot and the humidity level is going to increase at night, which will lead to an abundance of dew in the second innings.

Squads:

Chennai Super Kings Squad: Shaik Rasheed, Rachin Ravindra, Ayush Mhatre, Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, MS Dhoni(w/c), Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana, Ravichandran Ashwin, Anshul Kamboj, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Sam Curran, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Rahul Tripathi, Deepak Hooda, Shreyas Gopal, Devon Conway, Mukesh Choudhary, Nathan Ellis, Dewald Brevis, Andre Siddarth C, Vansh Bedi

Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Aniket Verma, Pat Cummins(c), Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Zeeshan Ansari, Eshan Malinga, Abhinav Manohar, Mohammed Shami, Rahul Chahar, Sachin Baby, Wiaan Mulder, Kamindu Mendis, Atharva Taide, Simarjeet Singh, Smaran Ravichandran