Cricket Free Tips | IPL 2021, Match 38: Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders

Match 38 of the IPL 2021 will be held at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi, played between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders. The match will be kicked off on 26th September (Sunday) at 16:00 (GMT+6).  

Chennai Seper Kings is just one step away from making it to the playoffs, having won seven of their nine games. They breezed past strong sides like Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the second leg and will be eager to keep their winning streak going.  

On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders seemed to have found a great balance after a difficult first half. Because of their excellent net run rate (NRR), the team has surged into the top four. They can’t afford to relax, though, because Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals are only a short distance away. With Chennai Super Kings as their new challenge, Kolkata must step up their match even more to complete a hat-trick of victories.

Weather
This match will be played under sunny, clear skies with a high of 37 degrees celsius.

Pitch
In the previous match in Abu Dhabi, the pace bowlers enjoyed the surface. With a par score of roughly 170, we expect it to be the case in this game as well. 

Probable Playing XIs

Chennai Super Kings:
MS Dhoni (c) (wk), Suresh Raina, Faf du Plessis, Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Dwayne Bravo, Moeen Ali, Deepak Chahar, Ambati Rayudu, Shardul Thakur, and Josh Hazlewood.

Kolkata Knight Riders:
Eoin Morgan (c), Andre Russell, Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Prasidh Krishna, Rahul Tripathi, Lockie Ferguson, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik, and Varun Chakravarthy.

Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders – Match 38, Dream 11:
Andre Russell (c), Faf du Plessis (vc), Sunil Narine, MS Dhoni,  Rahul Tripathi, Venkatesh Iyer, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Lockie Ferguson, Dwayne Bravo, Josh Hazlewood, and Varun Chakravarthy.

Prediction

Match winner

• Kolkata Knight Riders

Winning the toss

• Kolkata Knight Riders

Top Batsman

• Chennai Super Kings –   Moeen Ali 
• Kolkata Knight Riders –  Shubman Gill

Top Bowler

• Chennai Super Kings –  Deepak Chahar 
• Kolkata Knight Riders – Varun Chakravarthy

Most Sixes 

• Chennai Super Kings –  Faf du Plessis
• Kolkata Knight Riders – Venkatesh Iyer

Player of the Match

• Kolkata Knight Riders  – Varun Chakravarthy

Team Scores Batting First 

• Chennai Super Kings – 175+
• Kolkata Knight Riders – 180+  

Two in-form sides, both undefeated in the UAE leg, face against each other in Abu Dhabi. Chennai Super Kings has been strong throughout the tournament and continues to put up excellent performances. However, we are backing Kolkata Knight Riders to win this match. They had two significant victories in the UAE and look like a new team. Let’s support your favourite team on Baji!