Chennai Super Kings vs Lahore Lions Predictions

Chennai Super Kings, A formidable side of the 2014 Champions League Twenty20 grabbed four important points by winning their second game of the event against Dolphins. The first lost their opening match vs. Kolkata Knight Riders and are back on the track with their recent victory. Dolphins are at the bottom of Group A after losing both games they have played and will try to win their forthcoming encounter vs. CSK who will go for consolidation.

Players to watch

Suresh Raina demonstrated a majestic knock of 90 from 43 mere balls while Brendon McCullum, Ravindra Jadeja and Faf du Plessis contributed useful runs against Dolphins. MS Dhoni is their ‘Man of crisis, Mohit Sharma was the supreme bowler with four wickets and Dwayne Bravo along with Ashish Nehra and Ravichandran Ashwin assisted him nicely.

Ahmed Shehzad registered a fifty, Umar Akmal scored 40 runs whereas Nasir Jamshed, Mohammad Hafeez and Saad Nasim must play positively. Aizaz Cheema is the highest wicket taker of the tournament with 10 while Wahab Riaz, Adnan Rasool and Mohammad Hafeez should maintain their line and length.

Time & Venue

Thursday, September 25, 2014 @ 14:30 GMT, 20:00 local at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore.

Weather

Rain and thunderstorm expected with temperatures around 20-30ᵒC.

Toss

The winner will opt to field first as happens mostly in the shortest versions of the game.

The Pitch

The stroke players will enjoy playing here and the wickets will be gifted if they are in a hurry.

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.

Lahore Lions – Mohammad Hafeez (C), Ahmed Shehzad, Nasir Jamshed, Saad Nasim, Umar Akmal, Umar Siddiq, Wahab Riaz, Asif Raza, Mustafa Iqbal, Adnan Rasool, Aizaz Cheema.

Prediction

CSK will be the most likely winners in the encounter.