After Dwayne Bravo played a mammoth innings to hand over CSK their first win of IPL 2018 it’s time for them keep the momentum going. It’s Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders in match number five of the Indian Premier League 2018. Check Live Streaming information, where to watch this match live on TV, starting XIs of these sides and Match prediction.
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CSK will look to stabilize the middle-order a bit after Kedhar Jadhav pulled his hamstring in first match against Mumbai Indians. Ambati Rayudu could be added to the playing eleven alongside Murali Vijay who may open innings with Shane Watson. Karn Sharma may be added to the roster replacing Harbhajan Singh.
It was a great captain debut for Dinesh Karthik as his side comfortably won against title favorites Royal Challengers Bangalore. We might not see any change to their Playing XI because why really?
Chennai Super Kings (Probable XI): Shane Watson, Murali Vijay, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (captain & wk), Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh/Karn Sharma, Mark Wood/Lungi Ngidi, Deepak Chahar, Imran Tahir
Kolkata Knight Riders (Probable XI): Chris Lynn, R. Uthappa, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (captain & wk), Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Rinku Singh, Piyush Chawla, Mitchell Johnson, Kuldeep Yadav, Vinay Kumar
Fans of cricket may switch to Star Sports network i.e. Star Sports 1, Star Sports 2 and HD variants of these channels to watch the match Live. The Live stream for CSK vs KKR has been made available on JIO TV App, Airtel TV App, Hotstar App and at hotstar.com – the official website.
There’s has been a prediction for rain and it may interrupt the play in later stages of the game. There’s 70% humidity forecast. Expect some early movements from the ball. For stat lovers Chennai fans would love to know that Knight Riders have only beaten CSK twice at home in seven attempts. So we’re betting on CSK to win this thriller by a smaller margin. What do you think? have your thoughts below.
