Squads –
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
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.
Team News –
DC –
– Delhi won their last game against RR and are at the 2nd position in the points table with 6 wins from 8 games.
– Rishab Pant has been practising last night and was looking in good touch. He will replace Rahane is the XI.
– Alex Carey/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. Dhawan scored 69, 57 in last 2 games and is back to form. Pant scored 50 last game against CSK this season earlier.
– Ajinkya Rahane will bat 1 down. Rahane played 2 games but failed in both. If pant is fit he will replace Rahane.
– Captain Shreyas Iyer will bat 2 down. He has been decent this season with just 1 big score of 88. He has demoted himself at no 4 due to absence of Rishab Pant.
– Marcus Stoinis has been assigned the role of late hitting . He has more responsibility now as Hetmyer and Pant are not playing.
– Alex Carey will bat next. Carey can play a role of floater and will do Wicket keeping. Hetmyer can play this game if pant plays.
– Ravi Ashwin and Axar Patel will be the lead Spinners. Ashwin bowls in powerplay.
– Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje Tushar Deshpande and Stoinis will lead the pace attack for the capitals. Rabada have taken 18 Wickets this IPL.
CSK –
– CSK are in slightly good position now after winning their last game against SRH. They are still placed in the bottom half of the table with 3 wins from 8 games.
– Shane Watson, Faf Du Plessis, Sam Curran and DJ Bravo/Imran Tahir will be their 4 foreign players.
– Sam Curran and Faf Du Plessis will open the innings. Curran opened in last game and it proved to be a very good move for CSK. Faf is 3rd highest scorer this season.
– Shane Watson will bat 1 down. He batted 1 down last game and was hitting good for his 48.
– Ambati Rayudu will bat at 2 down. Rayudu is best player of spin in the CSK squad but played too slow the other game. MSD will bat next afyer Rayudu and play the role of hitter.
– Ravindra Jadeja will do the late hitting for CSK. Jaddu can be promoted.
– Ravindra Jadeja, Piyush Chawla and Karn Sharma will be the spinners for CSK.
– Deepak Chahar, Sam Curran, Shardul Thakur and DJ Bravo will handle the pace attack. Chahar and Bravo will bowl in death.
Probable XI –
DC –
Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane/Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer(c), Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey (wk)/Shimron Hetmyer, R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Tushar Deshpande, Anrich Nortje
CSK –
Sam Curran, Faf Du Plessis, Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(C & wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, DJ Bravo, Deepak Chahar, Karn Sharma, Piyush Chawla.
Pitch Report –
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
The Sharjah ground has very small boundaries and pitches also are batting favourable resulting in a high scoring encounter.
Average Score : 200( IPL 2020)
Head to Head –
Total games : 22
CSK Won : 15
DC Won : 07
Team Blueprint –
WK –
R Pant( 2-3 down, one of best hitters in world cricket, SR of 163 last IPL with 488 runs, 31,37, 28, 38, 37 this IPL, can play this game)
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)
N Jagadeeshan ( 2 down/open, very good domestic record, scored 33 on his debut last 2nd game, dropped last game)
BAT –
S Dhawan( Open, Indian team opener, 521 Runs last IPL, 69* 57 last 2 games, Must have any day )
Shreyas Iyer(1/2 down, very attacking Batsman + part time spin, he could bowl some match this IPL, 463 runs last IPL, 88(38b) against KKR, risky this game )
Shane Watson( Opener, highly experienced, will play solely as a Batsman, 398 Runs in 17 games last season, attacking 83*, 50, 48 last 3 of 4 games, Must have )
Faf Du Plessis(Open, international player, had a very good IPL with 396 Runs and scored 219 in 10 games in MSL 2019, 87* last 3rd game, 307 runs this season)
Ambati Rayudu ( 1 down, 71 in 1st game, most imp player of CSK, 41 last game )
Ajinkya Rahane( 1 down, experienced, 15,2 runs last 2 games, risky this game )
P Shaw( Opener, young Indian talent, very attacking, 64, 62, 42 in last 3 of 4 games, hit or miss type)
Shimron Hetmyer( 2/3 down, 267 runs in CPL 2020, struggles against spin, Batting order changes every game, will likely play)
ALL –
DJ Bravo ( Medium pacer , bats very low in IPL, best bowler for CSK, will Bowl in death, 2w last game, must especially in 1st Innings)
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, 111 overall Wickets, 25 runs + 1w last game)
Axar Patel( Slow left arm, 10 Wickets last IPL, 2w in 2 games, eco is under 6 this IPL, 1w last game )
Marcus Stoinis( Middle order + 2-3 overs of medium pace, decent option, 53(26b) against RCB , Must have)
Sam Curran( Left arm pacer + hard hitter of bowl, he can bat at any position, 8w this IPL, 1w + 31 runs last game )
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 )
BOWL –
Kagiso Rabada ( Right Arm Fast, 2nd highest Wicket taker last season with 25 scalps, 18 Wickets in 8 games this IPL, 1 Wickets last game )
R Ashwin( Off spinner, very experienced, could be used in powerplay overs, 1w in last game)
Imran Tahir( Leggie, Purple cap holder with 26 Wickets last season, Must have if plays )
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, wicketless but economical last game)
Piyush Chawla( Leggie, 3rd highest wicket taker in IPL, 153w in 148 Innings, bowled just 1 over last game)
Karn Sharma( Leggie, can also bat, 2 Wickets in his last game, Must have)
Shardul Thakur( Pacer, raw pace, 9w last IPL, economy rate is very high close to 10, 1w last game)
Anrich Nortje ( Pacer, got some extreme pace, 10 Wickets this IPL, very good option in 8.5cr )
C/VC Options –
DC –
Shreyas Iyer
Marcus Stoinis
Kagiso Rabada
CSK –
Sam Curran
Faf Du Plessis
Shane Watson
Ambati Rayudu