IPL 2020 Match 53 - CSK vs KXIP Fantasy Preview

It’s the end of the journey for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2020 but they have the chance to play party poopers for the rest involved. After a hard season for them, they’ve gone on to win 2 in a row and they’ve got absolutely nothing to lose with 5 wins in 13 games, and a chance of finishing at the bottom of the IPL 2020 points table even if they win this game, which is the first of two on this Sunday double header.

It’s Match 53 and the last Sunday double header of the tournament, to be played in Abu Dhabi. While 7 of last 8 of the games that had a direct result were win chasing, day games here have had different results. It’s a do or die for Kings XI Punjab because if they lose, they are the second team to be eliminated from the tournament. Keep reading for our complete Nostragamus (Get Rs.200 FREE) fantasy preview of the CSK vs KXIP game…

Match info

Tournament: Indian Premier League 2020.
Date: 1st November 2020, 3:30pm IST.
Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Capacity: 20,000+
Series status: Match 53 of the round robin stage.

Recent form

CSK: W W L L L
KXIP: L W W W W

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Numbers

Head to head in last 5 matches, Chennai leads 3-2.
4 day games at Abu Dhabi – 3 won batting first.
Chris Gayle in IPL 2020 – 23 sixes in just 6 games.
In the reverse fixture this season, Chennai won by 10 wickets.
Kings XI Punjab – not won a game in Abu Dhabi this year.

Chennai Super Kings

After scoring just 5 runs in his first 3 games, Ruturaj Gaikwad got 65* and 72 in his next two games and his talent is coming to the fore, so he should definitely be in everyone’s Nostragamus (Get Rs.200 FREE) fantasy teams today. Apart from him, Ambati Rayudu has six 30+ scores in his last 8 games this season and he’s certainly soeone you need to have in your CSK vs KXIP fantasy team.

Mitchell Santner is one of the better left-arm spinners in the world today as he knows exactly how to vary his pace on such slower surfaces. He has a wicket in each of his games so far and is yet to be given a shot with the bat. Like him, South Africa’s Lungi Ngidi is worth picking as he’s got 6 wickets in his 3 games in IPL 2020, picking wickets every time he was given a game!

Kings XI Punjab

While everyone is singing praises of Chris Gayle (who you now can’t afford to drop with his 3 fifties in 6 games), let’s not forget that there’s another big hitting West Indian around in Nicholas Pooran who has 25 sixes in this tournament and we think he should be picked in your fantasy team while captain KL Rahul is someone you can gamble and drop today.

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After having six 50+ scores in his first 9 games, KL has none in his next 4 games, so he isn’t as hot as he was a while back. If you are a grand league player, consider picking Glenn Maxwell who has struggled to find his mojo in IPL 2020 but since he’s not a popular player, a slight performance with bat and/or ball could get you a few ranks up in today’s game.

Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab – IPL 2020 Betting

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Chennai Super Kings Squad

MS Dhoni (C), Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Imran Tahir, Ambati Rayudu, N Jagadeesan, Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Santner, Sam Curran, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Karn Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Kedar Jadhav, Monu Kumar, Piyush Chawla, Murali Vijay, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, KM Asif, Josh Hazlewood, Lungi Ngidi.

Kings XI Punjab Squad

KL Rahul (C), Mayank Agarwal, Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, James Neesham, Krishnappa Gowtham, Ravi Bishnoi, Chris Gayle, Mohammed Shami, Deepak Hooda, Arshdeep Singh, Murugan Ashwin, Chris Jordan, Mandeep Singh, Karun Nair, Harpreet Brar, Ishan Porel, Sarfaraz Khan, Sheldon Cottrell, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Jagadeesha Suchith, Tajinder Singh, Darshan Nalkande, Simran Singh, Hardus Viljoen.