Indian T20 League 2022: Match 46- Hyderabad vs Chennai: Preview, Probable XI, Pitch Report, Head-to-Head, Broadcasting Details and Updates
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Hyderabad will be taking on Chennai in the 46th match of the Indian T20 League 2022 at the MCA Stadium in Pune. This will be the second time the two will meet in the 15th edition of the tournament. Hyderabad emerged winners in the last encounter, which was the beginning of their five-match winning streak.
Team News:
Hyderabad: After a five-match winning match streak, Hyderabad lost their last match against Gujarat. Notably, it was the first match in the tournament where the men in orange batted first. The bowlers failed to defend a formidable total of 195 runs in the match. They will look to resolve their bowling ways and return to the winning ways. With Marco Jansen faltering in the last over of the last match they might look to change the team combination.
Probable XI: Abhishek Sharma, Kane Williamson (C)(O), Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram (O), Nicholas Pooran (O) (WK), Washington Sundar, Shahshank Singh, Romario Shepherd (O), Bhuvneswar Kumar, Umran Malik, T Natarajan.
Key Players:
Umran Malik: The young speedster is in great wicket-taking form and is ripping away any batting order coming his way. The team will hope that he continues with his brilliant wicket-taking form.
Abhishek Sharma: He has scored 285 runs in the tournament from 8 matches. He is playing a major role in giving his team some solid starts.
Aiden Markram: With 246 runs from 6 innings at an average of 123.0 and a strike rate of 148.19, Markram has become the mainstay of the Hyderabad middle-order.
Chennai: Chennai is having a terrible time in the Indian T20 League 2022 having lost six of their eight matches. They are faltering in the important and crunch situations and losing matches in the process.
The biggest news however from the camp is that MS Dhoni will be leading the team once again.
Probable XI: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Robin Uthappa, Mitchell Santner (O), Shivam Dube, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (C) (WK), Dwaine Pretorius (O), Dwayne Bravo (O), Mukesh Choudhary, Maheesh Theekshana (O).
Key Players:
Ambati Rayudu: With a brilliant knock of 78 runs from 39 balls in the last match, Rayudu is looking in great touch. The team will hope that he continues with his great form.
Dwayne Bravo: With 14 wickets in the tournament from eight matches, he is the main strike bowler of the team.
Pitch Report: The MCA Stadium’s pitch is keeping the bowlers in the game. The match can be expected to be a close one as both the teams have issues in the batting. A close contest between the bat and ball is on the cards.
Head-to-Head: This is a clash that has historically been dominated by Chennai. In the 17 matches they played against each other; Chennai has won 12 matches while Hyderabad has managed 5 wins.
Match Details:
Venue: MCA Stadium, Pune
Date: May 1, 2022
Time: 7:30 PM
Broadcasting Details: Star Sports Network for Television, Disney+ Hotstar for online streaming.
