IPL 2018: Match preview of Chennai vs Kolkata

MA Chidambaram Stadium will be hosting tonight's clash which is between Chennai and Kolkata. It's going to be an emotional homecoming for the 'Yellow Brigade' as they had played the last match at their home ground on May 10, 2015.

Chennai has returned after serving a two-year ban and won the first clash which was against Mumbai on Saturday.

For Chennai, the last ball hero, Kedar Jadhav has been ruled out due to a hamstring injury and this might cost Chennai in a longer run.

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Faf du Plessis is not yet ready to play as he has a slight strain, a small fracture in the finger.

In the last match, Deepak Chahar played brilliantly well, in three overs he gave just 14 runs and took one wicket also of Evin Lewis.

A special mention to Dwayne Bravo as he was the sole reason for Chennai's victory in the opener match against Mumbai. Chennai's bowling strength is very crucial against any opponent. They have a variety of bowlers, from Bravo to Bhajji and Watson to Imran Tahir.

Chennai can opt forLungi Ngidi at the place ofRavindra Jadeja.

For Kolkata, Sunil Narine played a match-winning knock in the last clash against Bangalore but to face Chennai's bowlers is altogether a different challenge.

Spin department of Kolkata is the core strength of the team as Kuldeep Yadav and Piyush Chawla might provide the necessary boost by taking quick wickets.

Cricket is a game of uncertainties but the winning probability is more towards Dhoni-led Chennai team.

Probable XI:

Kolkata: Sunil Narine, Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (c&wk), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Piyush Chawla, Mitchell Johnson, Kuldeep Yadav, Vinay Kumar

Chennai: Shane Watson, Murali Vijay/N Jagadeesan, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (c&wk), Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh/Karn Sharma, Mark Wood/Lungi Ngidi, Deepak Chahar, Imran Tahir