Both teams have faced each other on 14 occasions, and CSK has won 10 of those, with SRH only four.
Apart from the fact that both teams have Chennai-based owners, there is no other similarity as SRH was formed after dissolving the Deccan chargers.
The 23rd match of the ongoing 14th Edition of the IPL would be played today by CSK and SRH, with both teams having their objectives.
CSK would look forward to consolidating their numero Uno standing on the points table, although they are placed second.RCB has played an extra match to rise to the number one position, and CSK, with a win over SRH, would regain the position due to its strong net Run- rate.
SRH, on the other hand, has sunk further as Warner’s team has been on the losing side in many gripping finishes. One should not forget the Super Over match two nights back, which PBKS won with ‘ Zero’ balls to spare. SRH cannot be written away, and MSD knows that.
It is against this background that kheltalk.com analysis the chances for both teams on who could pull off a victory.
CSK:
Dad’s army is slowly but surely losing that tag. The CSK team average age has not undergone any miracle but is buoyed by their captain to perform better and best as the tournament progresses under extreme humidity and dew.
CSK has a strategy to amass runs in the power play without losing wickets or too much damage. Captain Cook and Stephen Fleming must have concluded that other teams are left handicapped with the power play not going their way while batting. Gaikwad and FaFa have improvised their batting and are hitting the ball over the 30-yard fielders to amass runs.
The strategy continues with the rest of the batsman continuing the onslaught without much risk. When the scoreboard shows minimum wickets, it is desperate times for the bowling side. CSK has Raina and Jadeja to kill good bowling in the death overs as one would have witnessed Jadeja take Harshal Mehta ( purple cap ) bowling apart by scoring 37 runs off the final over.
SRH is aware of these ploys and should have a strategy to dent that juggernaut from rolling more.
Although the head-to-head looks lopsided, SRH has a 2-2 record over the Chennai kings since 2019.
SRH :
SRH would play this watch with particular worries. David Warner is all set to leave India due to the pandemic situation, and he has been the mainstay of SRH. Warner himself should be disgusted at how the losses have piled up.
They have lost three matches with minimum margins, and these were matches that could have swung their way too. The Super Over was the last nail in the coffin, with PBKS winning in the previous delivery.
SRH should jell together as a team, but there are individual sparkling performances that are getting wasted.
As said earlier, they are to face CSK today, and a win against this top team would rejuvenate the franchise with the second round not too far away. Even two wins would push them into the top five, and they can strategize their next seven league matches.
SRH has world-beaters in Rashid Khan, Jason Holder, Bairstow, Warner, Bhuvi, Manish Pandey! If each of them guarantees a minimum performance, CSK would have their hands much fuller than they initially expected
Head to Head IPL 2021 Record of CSK vs SRH.
| Date | Winner | Winning margin | Venue |
| 13-Oct-20 | Chennai Super Kings | 20 Runs | Dubai |
| 02-Oct-20 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 7 Runs | Dubai |
| 23-Apr-19 | Chennai Super Kings | 6 Wickets | Chennai |
| 17-Apr-19 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 6 Wickets | Hyderabad |
| 27-May-18 | Chennai Super Kings | Eight wickets | Mumbai |
| 22-May-18 | Chennai Super Kings | Two wickets | Mumbai |
| 13-May-18 | Chennai Super Kings | Eight wickets | Pune |
| 22-Apr-18 | Chennai Super Kings | Four runs | Hyderabad |
| 02-May-15 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 22 runs | Hyderabad |
| 11-Apr-15 | Chennai Super Kings | 45 runs | Chennai |
| 22-May-14 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Six wickets | Ranchi |
| 27-Apr-14 | Chennai Super Kings | Five wickets | Sharjah |
| 26-Sep-13 | Chennai Super Kings | 12 runs | Ranchi |
| 08-May-13 | Chennai Super Kings | 77 runs | Hyderabad |
| 25-Apr-13 | Chennai Super Kings | 5 wickets | Chennai |
Top Batsman with Most Runs in RCB vs. CSK matches.
Suresh Raina has the highest number of runs between both teams with 415. MSD is not too far behind with 399 runs. The third top scorer is also from CSK, Shane Watson, who has just retired. Shikar Dhawan is the leading scorer for SRH at 353, followed by Warner at 348. Shikar Dhawan plays for Delhi now.
Top Batsman with Most Runs in RCB vs. CSK matches.
In the bowling department, the old fox Bravo has scalped 17 SRH batters, with Deepak Chahar, also from CSK, at 9.
