IPL 2024, SRH vs CSK: Pat Cummins make two changes after electing to field, Ruturaj Gaikwad makes 3 forced changes; check playing XIs here

Atishay Jain

• Fri • 05 Apr 2024

Pat Cummins (L) and Ruturaj Gaikwad (R). (PC: Getty).

Highlights:

SRH have participated in three matches this season, securing a victory in one and facing defeat in two.

CSK have also competed in three games, coming out on top in two of them.

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) captain won the all-important toss and elected to field in the Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on April 5 (Friday). The Sunrisers made two changes to their playing XI while the Super Kings made three forced changes to their team that featured in the last match. Nitish Reddy and T Natarajan were named in SRH's playing XI while Moeen Ali, Maheesh Theekshana and Mukesh Chowdhary were included in CSK's team.

Sunrisers Hyderabad Playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Abdul Samad, Nitish Reddy, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins(c), Jaydev Unadkat, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, T Natarajan

Chennai Super Kings Playing XI: Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana

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Under the leadership of Pat Cummins, the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) have participated in three matches this season, securing a victory in one and facing defeat in two. On the flip side, Ruturaj Gaikwad's Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have also competed in three games, coming out on top in two of them.

Looking at the historical matchups in this lucrative league, the two teams have faced off 19 times. Of these encounters, Chennai has triumphed in 14, while Hyderabad has claimed victory five times.

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Squads

Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), MS Dhoni, Moeen Ali, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ravindra Jadeja, Ajay Mandal, Mukesh Choudhary, Ajinkya Rahane, Shaik Rasheed, Mitchell Santner, Simarjeet Singh, Nishant Sindhu, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana, Rachin Ravindra, Shardul Thakur, Daryl Mitchell, Sameer Rizvi, Mustafizur Rahman, Avanish Rao Aravelly.

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Sunrisers Hyderabad: Pat Cummins (captain), Glenn Phillips, Upendra Singh Yadav, Heinrich Klaasen, Abdul Samad, Aiden Markram, Rahul Tripathi, Mayank Agarwal, Travis Head, Anmolpreet Singh, Washington Sundar, Abhishek Sharma, Shahbaz Ahmed, Sanvir Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Marco Jansen, T. Natarajan, Mayank Markande, Umran Malik, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jaydev Unadkat, Akash Singh, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Jhathavedh Subramanyan.

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