DC Vs CSK
Match Preview
Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings have the same number of points and have had similar campaigns so far this season. Delhi have won nine of their twelve games and have accumulated 18 points. Chennai also have 18 points in their bag with the same number of wins as their counterparts for this game. The Super Kings, however, are on the top of the table based on superior net run-rate, as DC take the second spot.
Rishabh Pant and Company beat Mumbai Indians in their previous outing. Chasing a low score of 130, they got past the line in 19.1 overs with six wickets to spare. They were in trouble at 77/5 at one point in the run-chase. However, crucial knocks from Pant, Shreyas Iyer and Ravichandran Ashwin made sure that Delhi got home eventually.
CSK, on the other hand, come on the back of a defeat at the hands of Rajasthan Royals. Despite setting the Royals a target of 190, the Chennai bowlers could not defend the runs as Rajasthan eased past the target in just 17.3 overs to convincingly win the game with seven wickets at their disposal. Yashasvi Jaiswal slammed a quick-fire 21-ball 50 as Shivam Dube, unbeaten on 62 finished the game for the Men In Pink. Earlier, opener Ruturaj Gaikwad continued his brilliant form as he got to his maiden IPL hundred, therefore carrying his bat with a terrific 60-ball 101
Important Players and Stats
Shikhar Dhawan :- Shikhar has a century vs CSK and a century at Dubai. Overall at this ground, Dhawan has struck 326 runs in 12 matches at an average of 29.64 and strike rate of 139.32.
Prithvi Shaw is also in need of some runs (11, 10 and 6 in the UAE leg so far). He was absoutely outstanding against CSK earlier this season, smashing a 38-ball 72. He and Shikhar Dhawan put on 138 in 13.3 overs for the opening partnership.
Shreyas Iyer has been brilliant in the UAE leg of IPL 2021. The right-hander has made scores of 47*, 43, 1 and 33*. Against CSK, he has scored 233 runs at an average 29.13 and strike rate of 113.11.
Iyer has a solid record at Dubai. In 10 innings on this ground, he has scored 299 runs at an average of 37.78 and strike rate of 114.12.
Rishabh Pant has an outstanding record vs CSK. In seven innings, the DC skipper has smashed 237 runs at an average of 47.40 and strike rate of 159.06. Also, Pant has been in solid form in the UAE leg, with scores of 35*, 24, 39 and 26. He was particularly aggressive against MI, so it will be interesting to see his approach today.
At Dubai, Pant has scored 270 runs in nine innings at an average of 38.57 and strike rate of 119.47.
Avesh Khan is having some season. He has taken the second-most wickets in 2021: 21 wickets in 12 matches at an average of 15 and brilliant economy rate of just seven runs per over.
Avesh has taken six wickets in the powerplay, eight wickets in the middle-overs and seven at the death. More impressive is the fact he has an economy-rate of 5.56, 6.50 and 8.68 respectively in all three phases.
Kagiso Rabada has taken five wickets in three matches vs CSK (avg. 17.00), as well as five wickets in four matches in the UAE leg. Also, Rabada enjoys bowling at Dubai, with 16 wickets in 10 matches at an average of 20.31 and strike rate of 14.25.
Probable XI
Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Steve Smith, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Shimron Hetmyer, Axar Patel, R Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Avesh Khan
Chennai Super Kings:
Ruturaj Gaikwad continues to amaze. After a slow start to IPL 2021, Gaikwad has been unstoppable, with his latest innings a brilliant 101* vs RR.
Gaikwad has the second-most runs in IPL 2021, with 508 runs in 12 innings at an average of 50.80 and strike rate of 140.33. Also, Gaikwad has a terrific record at Dubai, with 230 runs in four matches at an average of 115 and strike rate of 133.72. This includes three half-centuries.
Faf du Plessis :- The right-hander has made starts galore in the UAE leg, with 31, 43, 41 and 25 in his last four knocks. Also, du Plessis averages similar for CSK vs DC, with 323 runs in 10 innings at an average of 32.30 and strike rate of 117.88.
Moeen Ali will be key against DC’s excellent middle overs bowling. He scored a 24-ball 36 against them last season, part of 299 runs this season at an average of 27.18 and strike rate of 139.71.
Ravindra Jadeja has been absolutely brilliant with the bat since the start of IPL 2020, striking 443 runs in this period at an average of 54.13 and strike rate of 162.87. Also, Jadeja has a solid all-round record for CSK against DC, with 187 runs (avg. 31.17, SR 148.41) and 12 wickets in 14 innings (avg. 25.67).
Jadeja at Dubai with the bat: 10 inns, 187 runs, avg. 46.75, SR 136.50. With the ball: 7 wickets, avg. 31.14, SR 23.14.
Dwayne Bravo is important to CSK as the men-in-yellow have missed his presence. He has figures of 3/25, 3/24 and 2/17 in phase two of IPL 2021, and has 15 wickets in 14 innings vs DC at an average of 23.40.
Probable XI
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Josh Hazlewood, Sam Curran/D Bravo , Deepak Chahar/KM Asif
Stats and Facts
Head-to-head: Matches 24, CSK 15, DC 9.
DC (190/3) beat CSK (188/7) by seven wickets in the second match of IPL 2021.
Suresh Raina hit a 36-ball 54 vs DC earlier this season. No player has more runs in CSK-DC matches than Raina, with 552 in 22 matches at an average of 29.05 and strike rate of 132.06.
Steve Smith averages 35.22 in 12 matches vs CSK (317 runs). However, Smith has a poor record at Dubai, with 108 runs in seven matches at an average of 15.43.
Deepak Chahar has a dominant record vs Prithvi Shaw in IPL: 50 balls, 55 runs, five dismissals.
Pitch Report
It was a tough, low-scoring match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders yesterday. Overall at Dubai this season, the average first innings score is 154.13, and the chasing team has won the last four matches (and five of the last six matches).
final team here
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