Mumbai, May 22: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) & Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will lock horns in the first Qualifier of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018, later tonight. Both SRH & CSK are on the top two positions in the IPL Points Table 2018 respectively. This gives them an added advantage of playing another match, with the winner between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) & Rajasthan Royals (RR), in order to qualify for IPL 2018 Final. However, neither team of the two would be looking to take that trip to Kolkata and would aim to qualify for the Final, here itself.
Talking about the team composition, the Chennai Super Kings, under the captaincy of MS Dhoni, looks a settled side. With Ambati Rayudu playing the role of a perfect floater, CSK would like to swap Sam Billings’ spot with that of Faf du Plessis. Their bowling in the second of the tournament has considerably improved with the Proteas’ pacer Lungi Ngidi taking the new ball duties on his shoulders.
As for Sunrisers Hyderabad; the team has somewhat floundered in the second half of the tournament after a strong display in initial part of IPL 2018 season. With Yusuf Pathan injured, and Alex Hales, Manish Pandey & Deepak Hooda out of form; skipper Kane Williamson might be tempted to include Carlos Brathwaite in the playing XI to bolster the batting and bowling prowess of his side.
SRH vs CSK IPL 2018, Time and Schedule:
The first Qualifier between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings will take place at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, on May 22. The SRH vs CSK (Qualifier 1) match will see an early start at 7 pm; whereas the Toss of the Playoffs’ match will take place at 6.30 pm.
SRH vs CSK IPL 2018, Free Live TV Telecast on Star Sports:
The viewers will be able to catch the live telecast of SRH vs CSK (IPL Playoffs’ Qualifier 1) match on Star Sports Network on television. For fans who want to watch the match in English commentary can see it on Star Sports 1/HD channel. For fans who are wanting to see the SRH vs CSK match in Hindi commentary can view it live on Star Sports 1 Hindi/HD channel.
SRH vs CSK IPL 2018, Free Live Streaming Online on Hotstar:
The fans who are not able to see Sunrisers Hyderabad vs. Chennai Super Kings match live on TV, then they can log on to Hotstar.com for live streaming. Nonetheless, the fans will have to register themselves to see the SRH vs CSK match’s live action.
SRH vs CSK IPL 2018, Live Cricket Score:
The fans need not feel sad if they are not able to watch the free live telecast on TV or Live streaming online. We, at LatestLY, will provide ball-by-ball commentary of the match; fans can click here to catch the live commentary of SRH vs CSK (IPL Playoff’s Qualifier 1) match. Also, you can also catch the live updates of the match by clicking here!
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