CSK vs KKR / Andre Russell can become a threat for CSK, the responsibility to stop these bowlers

CSK vs KKR: The teams of 5-time IPL champion Chennai Super Kings and 2-time winner Kolkata Knight Riders are going to face each other today. The match may be between two teams, but MS Dhoni and Gautam Gambhir will also be in the picture. MS Dhoni may no longer be the captain of CSK, but he is an important link in the team. Gautam Gambhir, who won KKR the title twice under his captaincy, is the mentor of KKR this time. That means there will be a competition between these two also. Meanwhile, KKR batsman Andre Russell can create problems for CSK, because his records against this team are quite excellent. But CSK also has two players who can keep Russell quiet.

Andre Russell has scored 4 half-centuries against CSK

Andre Russell is currently in amazing form in the IPL. He played a stormy innings against Sunrisers Hyderabad. The team will be hoping that something like this happens again. Andre Russell has scored 11 half-centuries in the IPL so far. The special thing is that out of these, 4 have been scored only against CSK. From this it can be understood how his bat speaks against CSK. He is currently batting at a strike rate of 239.

Responsibility will be on Pathirana and Jadeja

Andre is not able to score much runs against CSK bowler Mathisha Pathirana. If we look at the statistics, we can see that he has faced only three balls against them and only one run has been registered in his name. Pathirana has already dismissed Russell once in these three balls. Apart from this, if we talk about Ravindra Jadeja, Russell has scored only 32 runs on Jadeja's 25 balls. That means, when Andre Russell comes in to bat, CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad should try to put Pathirana and Ravindra Jadeja on the front lines for bowling.

Russell has scored 103 runs this year, played a brilliant inning of 65 runs.

Andre Russell has scored 105 runs in the three matches he has played so far in this year's IPL. He has a half-century to his name, when he played a quick inning of 65 runs. He is currently the 27th highest run scorer in IPL 2024. Andre's runs may not be many, but the strike rate at which he bats can change the course of the match in just a few balls. In such a situation, Russell can still become a hindrance between CSK and victory.