Who Will Win KXIP vs CSK 12th Match, IPL 2018?
Chennai Super Kings will be eyeing their third straight win in the tournament when they face Kings XI Punjab at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali. This twelfth fixture of the Indian Premier League 2018 will be played on April 15 with live action scheduled to begin at 8 PM local time.
KXIP vs CSK: Where to Watch/Live Streaming
TV channels: Star Sports, Sky Sports, Fox Sports, OSN Sports Cricket HD
Live Streaming: Hotstar, Bet365, Sky Go, OSN Play
Toss Prediction
Toss will be key at the PCA. Since four of the past six T20 matches played at this venue have been won by the side that has fielded first and with the possibility of dew later in the evening, the team that wins the toss in this match is more likely to bowl first.
Read on for team analysis, betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for KXIP vs CSK 12th match, Indian Premier League 2018....
PBKS Team News & Playing 11
Team News
KXIP brought Aaron Finch in place of David Miller in their last game against the RCB. Although the Aussie was dismissed for a duck, the team is likely to persist with him and so Miller may have to wait a little longer for his turn.
Key Players
KL Rahul and Karun Nair have been the top performers with the bat so far for the Kings XI Punjab. While the former has scored 51 and 47 in the two respective matches, the latter has scored an aggregate of 79 runs that includes a fifty in the first game against the Delhi Daredevils. Apart from these two, Aaron Finch is anther key man at the top who on his day can demolish any bowling attack. KXIP's pace department will rely heavily on Andrew Tye who can fox the batsmen with his deceptive knuckle balls. Ravichandran Ashwin and Mujeeb Ur Rahman are the go-to options when it comes to spin. Rahman's confidence would be sky high after getting the prized scalp of Virat Kohli in his previous outing and he will be raring to have a crack at CSK.
Recent Form
Kings XI Punjab have won one and lost one out of the two league matches they have played so far in this year's IPL. After a convincing six-wicket win over the Delhi Daredevils, Ashwin and Co. could not overcome Royal Challengers Bangalore at the latter's home ground.
Kings XI Punjab Predicted Playing 11
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Lokesh Rahul (wk), Mayank Agarwal, Aaron Finch, Yuvraj Singh, Karun Nair, Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin (c), Andrew Tye, Mohit Sharma, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
CSK Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Chennai Super Kings have been hit by another injury blow as key batsman Suresh Raina injured his calf while batting during the team's last match against the Kolkata Knight Riders and will now be unavailable for the next two games. Murali Vijay is the most likely candidate to replace Raina and he could open the innings with Shane Watson, which means Ambati Rayudu would be pushed down to number 3.
Key Players
With Suresh Raina not playing, the onus will be on the likes of Shane Watson and Ambati Rayudu to take the team off to a brisk start. Rayudu has scored 61 runs in two matches and he seems a top candidate to score the most runs for CSK in this match. Middle-order batting will depend a lot on MS Dhoni and Dwayne Bravo, both of whom are excellent finishers of the innings. The latter along with Imran Tahir and Watson will be the key men with the ball. Watson has been the pick of the bowlers with two wickets in each game and the Australian all-rounder is likely to deliver a good performance against the KXIP.
Recent Form
Chennai Super Kings are currently occupying the pole position in the IPL 2018 league standings with two wins in two games. They beat Mumbai Indians in the tournament opener before getting the better of Kolkata Knight Riders in their second match. Both of those games were close encounters and CSK have shown that they can chase down pretty much anything thrown at them by their oppositions.
Chennai Super Kings Predicted Playing 11
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Shane Watson, Murali Vijay, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (c/wk), Sam Billings, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Deepak Chahar, Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir, Shardul Thakur
Team Form in Last Five Matches (most recent first)
Kings XI Punjab: L W L W W
Chennai Super Kings: W W L W L
KXIP vs CSK Head to Head
Chennai Super Kings have beaten Kings XI Punjab 10 times out of 17 in the Indian Premier League. One of those 17 matches have resulted in a tie.
Chennai Super Kings had emerged winners by seven wickets when these two teams last faced each other - in one of the league matches of the 2015 season.
Total Matches: 17; Kings XI Punjab: 6; Chennai Super Kings: 10; Tie: 1
Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings Betting Odds
Chennai Super Kings have a very strong record against the Kings XI Punjab. They have won their previous three encounters against them which includes doing a double in the 2015 IPL. However, injuries to two of their star batsmen in Kedar Jadhav and Suresh Raina have the left the team with a slightly weakened batting department. Although they do have good replacements, their bowlers will now need to be a little more sharp in the field so as to take some pressure off of their batsmen. KXIP on the other hand are at full strength and the addition of Aaron Finch is only going to add more fuel to their batting. They will feel confident playing on their home ground where they have won three of their past four matches and so we predict them to win this match.
Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings Prediction
Chennai Super Kings have a very strong record against the Kings XI Punjab. They have won their previous three encounters against them which includes doing a double in the 2015 IPL. However, injuries to two of their star batsmen in Kedar Jadhav and Suresh Raina have the left the team with a slightly weakened batting department. Although they do have good replacements, their bowlers will now need to be a little more sharp in the field so as to take some pressure off of their batsmen. KXIP on the other hand are at full strength and the addition of Aaron Finch is only going to add more fuel to their batting. They will feel confident playing on their home ground where they have won three of their past four matches and so we predict them to win this match.
Final Verdict: Back Kings XI Punjab to beat Chennai Super Kings at 1.95 on Betway, 2 on Bet365 and 2.02 on Betfair.
Apr 15, 2018
20:00 IST / 14:30 GMT
Punjab Cricket Association stadium - Mohali, India
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