Preview: Dhoni-led CSK eye one other win as contemporary problem awaits struggling KKR

On a roll after back-to-back wins, the classic Chennai Super Kings would look to increase their successful run once they conflict with struggling Kolkata Knight Riders of their subsequent IPL match right here on Wednesday.
After their abject marketing campaign in UAE final yr, the CSK began the season in an ominous trend, shedding to Delhi Capitals by seven wickets in a one-sided affair.
But since then, the MS Dhoni-led aspect has come by itself with the ‘Captain Cool’ taking advantage of his sources on the batting-friendly Wankhede stadium.
Deepak Chahar’s brilliance handed them their first win of the season in opposition to Punjab Kings it’s been a story of two Englishmen — Moeen Ali and Sam Curran for the CSK.
Explosive all-rounder Ali has embraced the quantity three spot with knocks of 36 from 24 (vs Delhi Capitals), 46 off 31 (Punjab Kings) and 26 off 20 in his match-winning present in opposition to Rajasthan Royals on Monday.
He can be quietly doing the job along with his off-spin with Dhoni cleverly bringing him within the combine within the non-friendly situations.
In their chase of 189, Jos Buttler had began to look ominous and despatched a good-length ball from Ravindra Jadeja into the stands because the ball had to get replaced.
Well conscious that the dry ball would flip greater than the dew-laden moist ball, Dhoni stepped up his assault with Jadeja and Ali from each ends.
While Jadeja dismissed the harmful trying Buttler and Shivam Dube in a single over, Ali accounted for David Miller, Riyan Parag and Chris Morris in his match-turning 3/7.
The solely brightspot of their abysmal marketing campaign in UAE, teen Sam Curran has additionally made some impression each with the bat and ball.
Be it his 15-ball 34 in opposition to in a shedding trigger to Delhi Capitals, or his bowling within the Powerplay, Curran is giving Dhoni many choices.
Against a aspect which can play its first match of the season on the Wankhede, smarting from two successive defeats, the Dhoni-led CSK will begin as overwhelming favourites in opposition to KKR as Eoin Morgan is all set to ring in some modifications to revive their marketing campaign.
After their emphatic begin in opposition to Sunrisers Hyderabad, KKR have slipped to fifth spot with defeats to Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore.
And in each the defeats, the Morgan-led aspect had the higher palms however couldn’t capitalise on their begins.
Varun Chakravarthy had dismissed Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar in 5 balls to have RCB in a spot with 9/2 inside two overs. But in a weird resolution, Morgan took the thriller spinner out of the assault and introduced in Shakib-Al-Hasan as Glenn Maxwell and AB de Villiers powered them to 204/4.
It stays to be seen if Morgan persists with Shakib or usher in seaming Aussie all-rounder Ben Cutting within the much less spin-friendly situations.
Morgan additionally has persevered with the veteran Harbhajan Singh and gave him the opening overs in all of the three matches. Left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav might be a greater choice.
Head coach Brendon McCullum has already hinted of creating some modifications after their 38-run defeat to RCB.
As for CSK, opener Ruturaj Gaikwad is enduring a horrible kind with scores of 5, 5 and 10 and it stays to be seen whether or not he’s given an extended rope by Dhoni who isn’t recognized to tinker his XI a lot.
Squads
KKR: Eoin Morgan (c), Dinesh Karthik, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Tim Seifert, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Kuldeep Yadav, Shivam Mavi, Lockie Ferguson, Pat Cummins, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Sandeep Warrier, Prasidh Krishna, Rahul Tripathi, Varun Chakravarthy, Shakib Al Hasan, Sheldon Jackson, Vaibhav Arora, Harbhajan Singh, Karun Nair, Ben Cutting, Venkatesh Iyer and Pawan Negi.
CSK: MS Dhoni (c & wk), Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, KM Asif, Deepak Chahar, Dwayne Bravo, Faf du Plessis, Imran Tahir, N Jagadeesan, Karn Sharma, Lungi Ngidi, Mitchell Santner, Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shardul Thakur, Sam Curran, Josh Hazlewood, R Sai Kishore, Robin Uthappa, Moeen Ali, Krishnappa Gowtham, Cheteshwar Pujara, M Harisankar Reddy, Ok Bhagath Varma and C Hari Nishaanth.
Match begins: 7.30pm IST.