IPL4: Chennai Super Kings – batsmen to watch out for
Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will face each other in the 52nd match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) fourth edition, at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur.
Chennai have played ten matches of the tournament, out of which, they won six and are sitting at the fourth position in the points table with 12 points.
Under the leadership of International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup 2011 winning skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Knight-c71599 Riders. There was seen a decline in their form, during the second
match of the League, against Kings XI http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833.
In the next three matches, Chennai showed a patchy performance against Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kochi Tuskers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kerala-c803. They regained their momentum from the fifth match and earned five wins in a row.
CSK have top class batsmen in their squad, including Michael Hussey, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Subramaniam-Badrinath-c91587, and Suresh Raina.
Hussey proved to be the most talented batsman for CSK, as he is the top scorer for his side for scoring 342 runs in eight innings, at an average of 57 including two fifties. The veteran missed the first two matches of the League.
However, playing in the third match, he amassed an unbeaten 83 runs off 56 steering his side to a 21-run victory.
His performance in the fourth match remained almost anonymous, as he went back to the pavilion after scoring only eight runs. He regained his form in the following matches and scored 41 and 61 runs against Mumbai Indians and Pune Warriors respectively.
The left-handed batsman then played a useful innings against Deccan Chargers and Rajasthan Royals by scoring 46 and 79 runs respectively. His experience and consistent batting form can become a threat for Rajasthan Royals.
Badrinath is also a great asset for his team, as he is the top scorer of his side, with 294 runs in eight innings, at an average of 98, including four fifties. The right-handed batsman did not get a chance to play in the first match. However, playing in
the second game, he scored an unbeaten 66 runs off 56 balls.
For the next two matches, his performance remained unimpressive, but in the next match against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820, he scored an unbeaten 71 runs off 48 balls including seven fours and two sixes. Badrinath’s has been remarkable against Pune Warriors and KKR, where he
scored 63 and 54 runs respectively.
Indian, Suresh Raina, is another top performing batsman, who is the third highest run-getter for Chennai. Playing in ten innings, he has scored 277 runs at an average of 30.77, including three fifties.
The left-handed batsman displayed an average performance in the first match, while he went for a duck in the second match. The 24-year old played a useful innings of 50 runs against Kochi, in a losing cause. Raina also played a remarkable innings of 61 runs
in a winning cause against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rajasthan-c837.
If the three batsmen maintain their form, they can be match winners against Rajasthan.
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