Squads –
CSK –
MS Dhoni (C & wk), Imran Tahir, Deepak Chahar, Faf du Plessis, Shardul Thakur, Mitchell Santner, Dwayne Bravo, Josh Hazlewood, Kedar Jadhav, Karn Sharma, Piyush Chawla, Ambati Rayudu, Lungi Ngidi, Sam Curran, Monu Kumar, Shane Watson, Sai Kishore, Narayan Jagadeesan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KM Asif, Ravindra Jadeja, Murali Vijay
DC –
Shreyas Iyer (c), Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Alex Carey, Kagiso Rabada, Shimron Hetmyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Lamichhane, Keemo Paul, Mohit Sharma, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Marcus Stoinis, Tushar Deshpande, Daniel Sams
Team News –
CSK –
– After starting the IPL on a winning note CSK lost their 2nd game against Rajastan Royals by a margin of 16 runs. Chasing 216 was always a tough job but a blistering knock of 72 by faf and some late hitting by MS made sure that CSK was not left too behind in terms of run rate.
– Bravo is not yet 100% fit according to team coach so he will be still out of the game.
– Shane Watson, Faf Du Plessis, Sam Curran and Lungi Ngidi/Imran Tahir will be their likely 4 foreign players.
– Shane Watson and Murali Vijay will open for CSK. Vijay failed 1st game while started good last game but ended with 21 of 21 balls. Watson played a quickfire 33 of 21 balls . Watson looses his wicket mostly in the powerplay.
– Faf Du Plessis will bat 1 down. Faf showed his class in both the games by a match winning 58* in 1st game and 72 in last game.
– Ruturaj Gaikwad will bat at 2 down. He has scored a lot of runs in domestic circuit but by opening the Innings. He would be a very good option if he opens.
– Kedar Jadhav and MSD will bat at 3 and 4 down respectively. Kedar will contribute through bowl also. MSD demoted himself last game also but ended innings with 3 sixes last over.
– Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran will do the late hitting for CSK. Both Curran and Jaddu were promoted over Dhoni last game. Curran was promoted at 2 down last game scoring a quickfire 17 of 6.
– Ravindra Jadeja and Piyush Chawla will be the spinners for CSK and will be assisted by unorthodox type Kedar Jadhav. Chawla was very expensive last game and could make way for Tahir .
– Deepak Chahar, Sam Curran and Lungi Ngidi will handle the pace attack. Chahar and Ngidi will bowl in death. Ngidi was very expensive last game but will still keep his place.
DC –
– Delhi won a triller of a contest against KXIP in their last game. A game Which went into the super over and it was then just a matter of time when Ragiso Rabada timbered the 2 KXIP batters and then pant securing the 2 winning runs.
– Ashwin Injured himself in last game and his arm was delocated. He has said he’s good to play but final decision will be on the support staff. Amit Mishra will play if Ashwin misses out.
– Shimron Hetmyer, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje and Marcus Stoinis should be their 4 foreign players.
– Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw will open the innings for the capitals. Both are very attacking batters and form a very aggressive combo of young and experience. Both were out cheaply on single digit scores last game.
– Captain Shreyas Iyer will bat 1 down. Iyer has been the key to Delhi success last season. He was in excellent form in recent t20 series against New Zealand scoring 150+ runs in 5 games. He batted 2 down the other game it was just to maintain the left right combo.
– Big Hitting Shimron Hetmyer will bat next at 2 down followed by Rishabh Pant. Hetmyer had a decent CPL where he scored 250+ runs but struggled against Spin. Pant is not someone to introduce and will be a integral part of the team.
– Marcus Stoinis has been assisned the role of late hitting along with Pant and Hetmyer. Stoinis smashed the ball everywhere with his knock of 53 of 21 balls last game against Punjab.
– Ravi Ashwin/Amit Mishra and Axar Patel will likely be the lead Spinners. Amit Mishra the veteran can play due to injury scare of Ashwin.
– Kagiso Rabada, Mohit Sharma, Anrich Nortje and Stoinis will lead the pace attack for the capitals.
Probable XI –
DC –
Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer(c), Shimron Hetmyer, Rishab Pant(wk), Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Ravi Ashwin/Amit Mishra, Kagiso Rabada, Mohit Sharma, Anrich Nortje
CSK –
Murali Vijay, Shane Watson, Faf Du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni(C & wk) , Ravindra Jadeja,Sam Curran, Deepak Chahar, Piyush Chawla, Lungi Ngidi
Pitch Report –
Dubai International Stadium, Dubai
Dubai Pitch has favored the spinners as also seen in yesterday’s game where 7 Wickets in the 2nd Innings were picked by the spinners.
Average Score : 157
Lowest Score : 71/10
Highest Score : 211/3
Head to Head –
Total games : 21
CSK Won : 15
DC Won : 06
Team Blueprint –
WK –
R Pant( 2-3 down, one of best hitters in world cricket, SR of 163 last IPL with 488 runs, 31 last game, Must have )
MS Dhoni ( Middle order, best finisher in world cricket, averaging 83 last IPL with 416 runs, Must have especially in 2nd innings , his Batting position is not fixed)
BAT –
S Dhawan( Open, Indian team opener, 521 Runs last IPL, out on 1 but Must have any day )
Shane Watson( Opener, highly experienced, will play solely as a Batsman, 398 Runs in 17 games last season, 33(21b) last game, must have )
Shreyas Iyer(1 down, very attacking Batsman + part time spin, he could bowl some match this IPL, 463 runs last IPL, 39 last game, Must Must have )
Ajinkya Rahane( Open/1 down, experienced, slightly less chances of playing)
P Shaw( Opener, young Indian talent, very attacking, hit or miss type)
Shimron Hetmyer( 2 down, 267 runs in CPL 2020, struggles against quality spin)
Ambati Rayudu( 2 down, 71(48b) 1st game, have a injury and will likely miss the game, Must if plays)
Faf Du Plessis( 1 down, international player, had a very good IPL with 396 Runs and scored 219 in 10 games in MSL 2019, 58*,72 in last 2 games,Must pick)
M Vijay ( Opener, experienced, out on 21 last game, 2500+ IPL runs with 2 100s on his name )
ALL –
DJ Bravo ( Medium pacer , bats very low in IPL, didn’t played last game due to injury, could be rested more)
Axar Patel( Slow left arm, 10 Wickets last IPL, 70(48) in Syed Mushtaq recently along with 7 Wickets in the tournament,1w last game )
Marcus Stoinis( Middle order + 2-3 overs of medium pace, devent option, doesn’t have that big hitting ability, 53(21b) + 2 wickets last game, Must if dropping top order )
Keemo Paul( Medium pacer, death over specialist, got good variations, 9 Wickets in CPL 2020)
D Sams ( left arm pacer + hard hitting, bowls really good variations, 30 Wickets in Big Bash 2019, Must have if plays )
M Santner( Slow left arm, excellent option in this spin conditions, will likely miss out )
Ravindra Jadeja( Slow left arm + finisher, 16 wickets + 106 runs in 15 games last season for CSK, 110 overall Wickets ,2w last game, was promoted at 3 down)
Sam Curran( Left arm pacer + hard hitter of bowl, he can bat at any position, 3w + 17(6b) last game, Must pick, was promoted at 2 down )
BOWL –
Imran Tahir( Leggie, Purple cao holder with 26 Wickets last season , didn’t played last game, Must have if plays )
Kagiso Rabada ( Right Arm Fast, 2nd highest Wicket taker last season with 25 scalps ,4 Wickets last game form him)
R Ashwin( Off spinner, very experienced, could be used in powerplay overs, 2w in 1over last game, was injured, slight risky )
Amit Mishra ( Leggie, veteran ,157 Wickets in IPL history)
Josh Hazelwood( Pacer, known for his swing early on, 4w in ODI series against Eng , will likely not play)
Deepak Chahar( Right Arm Swing bowler, death bowler for CSK, 35 wickets in IPL career, 3 Wickets in last 2 game, Must have )
Piyush Chawla( Leggie, 3rd highest wicket taker in IPL, 152w in 147 Innings, was very expensive the other game)
Shardul Thakur( Pacer, raw pace, 9w last IPL, economy rate is very high close to 10)
C/VC Options –
CSK –
Faf Du Plessis
Shane Watson
Sam Curran
DC –
Shikhar Dhawan
Shreyas Iyer
Rishabh Pant
Kagiso Rabada
