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The IPL season is set to get underway later today as the RCB, led by Virat Kohli take on the defending champions CSK, led by MS Dhoni, at their den.
CSK had a fantastic season last year after serving a two year ban by lifting the trophy for the third time thus quenching the thirst of the fans who had waited for a period of two years to see the Men in Yellow.
From the start of the IPL, the Chennai Super Kings have always had a pool of talented bowlers from Lakshmipathy Balaji to Doug Bollinger, from Dwayne Bravo to Mohit Sharma and Deepak Chahar but still there have been batsmen who have dominated the CSK bowlers.
Here is a list of top 5 batsmen to score more runs against the Super Kings.
#5. Shane Watson - 480 Runs
Its a surprise to see Watson in this list as is now playing for the CSK, but, in the previous editions, he was the one who boosted the batting strength of the Rajasthan Royals.
Watson is one of the finest Australian cricketers to have played the IPL from the very first edition of the tournament. Watson was with the Rajasthan Royals, where he played a pivotal role as an all-rounder and the Rajasthan Royals became the first team to conquer the IPL trophy. Watson was also named as the Man of the tournament. (2008)
Watson, when he was representing the Royals, played 12 matches against CSK. He had the chance to bat in all the 12 innings he had played.
The Australian player has scored a total of 480 runs with an average of 43.63 and a strike rate of 153.35, which is the highest in this list. The all-rounder has scored 4 half centuries against CSK. Watson has also scored a brilliant ton (101) against the yellow army.
#4. Robin Uthappa - 527 Runs
The Karnataka cricketer was the highest run scorer in IPL 2014 as he smashed a total of 660 runs in the season. In this process, he created a record of scoring 40+ runs in 8 consecutive matches, breaking the previous record of Chennai Super Kings legendary batsman Mathew Hayden.
The right-hander is playing for the Kolkata Knight Riders since 2014 and has adorned various jerseys including Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Pune Warriors in the past.
The keeper-batsman has so far played 19 matches against the Super Kings and got a chance to bat in 18 innings. The walking assassin has scored 527 runs against the Super Kings with an average of 35.13 with a strike rate of 136.17. He has hit only 3 half centuries. Uthappa has registered a highest score of (80*) against the Super Kings.
#3. Shikhar Dhawan - 553 Runs
Shikhar Dhawan’s powerful batting and greatest fielding make him perfect for the shorter format of the game. 'Gabbar' began his journey in IPL, playing for his home side the late Delhi Daredevils and then turned out for Mumbai for two seasons before moving to the Hyderabad-based team. The Indian opener was retained by SRH, where he did a bulk of his damage.
The left-hander has played against the men in yellow representing various teams (Delhi Daredevils, Mumbai Indians, Sunrisers Hyderabad). Dhawan has played 18 games against Chennai and scored 553 runs at an average of 36.86. This swashbuckling batsman has scored five fifties against Dhoni's men in yellow. The former Sunrisers opener has registered 79 as his highest score batting against CSK.
Dhawan is set to play for his home side Delhi Capitals which will give him an additional boost of energy to bat in the IPL 2019.
#2. Rohit Sharma - 606 Runs
The Hitman, who has been the captain of the Mumbai Indians from 2013 has played an important role in Mumbai’s batting bandwagon, lending a helping hand as Mumbai became the first franchise to win the league thrice and the first team in IPL to win 100 matches.
The Mumbai batsman is the second player in the IPL to score above 600+ runs against the Super Kings, having an average of 30.30 with a strike rate of 125.72. The Mumbai skipper has scored 6 half centuries facing the Super Kings.
Rohit has decided to open for Mumbai Indians this season, and its a welcome sight for the franchise as he has opened so far only 19 innings in IPL. It would be a delight for the critics as well as the audience to see Rohit playing an opener, as he has more responsibilities now on his shoulders to carry the team from the very first ball.
#1. Virat Kohli - 732 Runs
The Indian cricket team captain has done great justice to his nickname 'King Kohli' as he has been conquering some batting records in IPL in recent times, from becoming the first player to score 900+ runs in a single season to scoring 4 centuries in a single league.
Kohli has always been a run machine. He has played 22 matches opposing the Super Kings. The aggressive batsman has piled up a total of 732 runs in 21 innings at an average of 40.66.
In the opening match against CSK, the RCB skipper will be looking to create a record. Kohli has so far scored 4948 runs in IPL and needs 52 runs to become the first player in the IPL history to score 5000 runs. However, the right-hander faces stiff competition from Suresh Raina who has 4985 IPL runs to his name.
Interestingly Chennai Super Kings captain Dhoni has scored most runs against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Hence its perfect clash to kick start the 2019 IPL season.
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