Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will face Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at 7.30pm IST (1400 GMT).
Team news and Impact Player strategy
Matheesha Pathirana practiced bowling on Sunday under the guidance of CSK’s bowling consultant Eric Simons, who mentioned that Pathirana was rested in the last game as a precautionary measure. Whether he will be available for Monday’s match remains uncertain.
Mustafizur Rahman, who left for home to address visa issues, is expected to rejoin the team soon. Moeen Ali’s impressive performance against Narine in the IPL, with a strike rate of 181 (20 off 11 balls, two dismissals), could secure his spot in the playing XI and provide an offspin option against KKR’s left-handed batters.
Probable Playing XII for CSK: Ruturaj Gaikwad (capt), Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dube, Daryl Mitchell, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Mukesh Chaudhary/Shardul Thakur, Maheesh Theekshana
Kolkata Knight Riders:
Nitish Rana, who has been absent since KKR’s first game, expressed eagerness to return to the field, hinting at his potential inclusion. On the other hand, Harshit Rana, who didn’t bowl in the last match despite being part of the XI, arrived in Chennai with an arm injury.
Angkrish Raghuvanshi is likely to continue as their Impact Player, providing flexibility in the bowling lineup.
Probable Playing XII for KKR: Phil Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (capt), Angkrish Raghuvanshi/Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana/Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy, Anukul Roy/Suyash Sharma