Chennai Super Kings vs Perth Scorchers Prediction

The smooth sailing squad in the Indian Premier League 2014, Chennai Super Kings is finding it difficult one way or the other to highlight itself in the 2014 Champions League Twenty20. They have played three matches in the event, lost the first and grabbed the second while the third one was abandoned because of the severe weather.  Perth Scorchers started off nicely by winning the first game but lost the second and attained four points whereas CSK have accumulated six. The first can jump to the second position by winning the next game and the latter will do their best to add another four points to their tally.

Players to watch

The strong batting line up of CSK comprising Suresh Raina, Dwayne Smith, Brendon McCullum, Faf du Plessis and MS Dhoni will be a threat for the rival side. Dwayne Bravo is a superb all-rounder while Ashish Nehra, Mohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja will create problems with the ball.

Adam Voges along with Craig Simmons were the main scorers with 71 and 39 against Kolkata Knight Ridres whereas Mitchell Marsh and Sam Whiteman must concentrate on their batting. Yasir Arafat, Jason Behrendorff, Joel Paris and Nathan Coulter-Nile are bowling as required by their team.

Time & Venue

Saturday, September 27, 2014 @ 14:30 GMT, 20:00 local at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore.

Weather

The encounter may be hit by rain and thunderstorm with the temperatures around 20-31ᵒC.

Toss

CSK will opt to field first while Perth Scorchers will prefer to bat subject to winning the toss.

The Pitch

It is going to be an ideal strip for the limited overs game but weather can assist the bowlers.

Teams

Chennai Super Kings – MS Dhoni (C), Dwayne Smith, Brendon McCullum, Suresh Raina, Faf du Plessis, Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishwar Pandey, Ashish Nehra, Mohit Sharma.

Perth Scorchers – Adam Voges (C), Craig Simmons, Sam Whiteman, Mitchell Marsh, Ashton Agar, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Hilton Cartwright, Yasir Arafat, Jason Behrendorff, Joel Paris, Brad Hogg.

Prediction

The home side, CSK, will be the most likely winners.