Familiar territory: Sai Sudharsan, left, and Sai Kishore’s, proper, information of the situations at Chepauk might come in useful for the Titans.
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The last time Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans met, it was top-of-the-line matches of the IPL in an exhilarating closing last yr in Ahmedabad, the place the previous triumphed.
On Tuesday, the battlelines will likely be drawn once more when last year’s finalists face off of their second league match right here on the MAC Stadium. Both groups began their 2024 marketing campaign on a profitable notice beneath new captains and will look to construct some early momentum. CSK was medical in dispatching Royal Challengers Bengaluru and, with its explosive batting line-up, the hosts will really feel it has a slight edge. In distinction, Titans needed to work tougher towards Mumbai Indians to submit a six-run win on Sunday.
Despite the straightforward six-wicket win towards RCB, the five-time champion will now need to repair the failings from the primary sport. Death bowling will likely be one space, as CSK conceded 71 within the last 5 overs.
Visiting groups typically wrestle on the sluggish surfaces at Chepauk towards the Super Kings’ high quality spin assault, and how effectively the Titans’ batters ace that problem might have a say within the consequence of the sport. Against Mumbai, the Gujarat batters left runs on the desk, and they’ll need to put in additional effort.
But on the bowling entrance, each groups are evenly matched. The Titans have an equally good spin assault led by Rashid Khan and native lad R. Sai Kishore. More importantly, Gujarat has as many as 5 Tamil Nadu gamers in its line-up, and their information of the situations might come in useful.
