Squads –
DC –
Rishabh Pant(C & WK), Ajinkya Rahane, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Axar Patel, Ishant Sharma, Kagiso Rabada, Prithvi Shaw, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shikhar Dhawan, Lalit Yadav, Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Chris Woakes, Anrich Nortje, Steve Smith, Umesh Yadav, Ripal Patel, Lukman Hussain Meriwala, M Siddharth, Tom Curran, Sam Billings, Pravin Dubey, Vishnu Vinod
MI –
Rohit Sharma(c), Aditya Tare, Anmolpreet Singh, Anukul Roy, Dhawal Kulkarni, Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Jasprit Bumrah, Jayant Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Quinton de Kock, Rahul Chahar, Suryakumar Yadav, Chris Lynn, Mohsin Khan, Saurabh Tiwary, Trent Boult, Adam Milne, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Piyush Chawla, James Neeshan, Yudhvir Charak, Marco Jansen, Arjun Tendulkar
Team News –
DC –
– The Capitals have moved from Mumbai to Chennai after winning 2 of the 3 games at Wankhede against CSK and PBKS. Team can go with an extra spin option in this game.
– Anrich Nortje has finished his quarantine and started training. He has high chances of playing.
– The four probable foreign players will be Chris Woakes, Marcus Stoinis, Steven Smith and Kagiso Rabada.
– Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan will be opening for Delhi. Both of them are having a blash this season and are playing very attacking Cricket. Dhawan missed out on yet another ton last game and was out on 91.
– Steve Smith will bat at 1 down. Smith is known for his consistency and will be an important part of the setup in absence of Iyer. He was out cheaply on 9 last game.
– Rishab Pant will bat at 2 down followed by Marcus Stoinis at 5. Pant will look to continue his golden patch and will also keep the Wickets.
– Chris Woakes and Lalit Yadav will bat after Stoinis. Both can bat but are not proper batsman.
– Lalit Yadav and Ravi Ashwin will be the spin options for the Capitals. Amit Mishra can play this game as it is in Chepauk.
– Chris Woakes, Kagiso Rabada and Avesh Khan will lead the pace attack along with Marcus Stoinis.
MI –
– Mumbai Indians the 5 time champions won both their last game after loosing the 1st one against RCB. They will look to go unchanged this game.
– Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock will open the game. Rohit is going through a golden patch of form. De kock was out on 40 last game but has a very poor record at Chennai with just 66 runs in 6 games.
– Surya Kumar Yadav will bat at 1 down. Surya has been excellent form last 2-3 years scoring consistently 400+ in every season. He was out after scoring a fine 54 last 2nd game.
– Ishan Kishan will bat at 2 down. Ishan was team highest scorer last season and also got a chance in the national team where he scored a 50 on debut. He haven’t performed according to his standards yet this season.
– Hardik Pandya and Krunal Pandya followed by Big Kieron Pollard will be the Allrounders for MI. Hardik haven’t bowled in this IPL yet.
– Rahul Chahar and Krunal Pandya will lead the spin attack. Chahar was excellent last game picking 3 Wickets.
– Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult and Adam Milne will lead the pace bowling. Pollard will assist them.
Probable XI –
DC –
Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Steven Smith, Rishabh Pant (C & WK), Marcus Stoinis, Chris Woakes, Lalit Yadav, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Avesh Khan, Lukman Meriwala/Amit Mishra
MI –
Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock, Surya Kumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan (wk), Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Adam Milne, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Rahul Chahar
Pitch Report –
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
The MA Chidambaram stadium has always been a spin friendly Wickets and generally scores below 150 are encountered here.
H2H overall : 28
DC Won : 12
MI Won : 16
Average Score : 145
Team Blueprint –
WK –
Rishabh Pant( 2 down, LHB + wk, red hot form, 299 runs in 10 games against MI, 51 last 2nd game, Must have, can’t miss him)
QdK( Open + wk, LHB, Poor average scoring just 66 runs in 5 games at the venue, 40 last game)
Ishan Kishan ( 2 down + wk, LHB, 56(32b) against Eng last series, highest scorer for MI with 516 runs last season, 28 in 1st game, Must have)
BAT –
Shikhar Dhawan( Open, LHB, 2nd Highest run getter last season with 618 runs, orange cap holder this IPL, 91 laat game, Must have)
Rohit Sharma ( Open, RHB, no intro needed, poor average of 23 games against DC , still Must have)
Steve Smith( 1 down, RHB, 311 runs last season, experienced, will be most important on this Wicket)
Surya Kumar Yadav ( 1 down, RHB, Red hot form, 480 runs in IPL2020 at a SR of 140, 208 runs in 12 games against SRH, 56 last 2nd game, Must have)
Chris Lynn ( Open, RHB, didn’t played a game last season, 458 runs this BBL at a SR of 145+, was brilliant with 49 runs in 1st game, will most likely not play)
Kieran Pollard ( Middle order, RHB + part time medium pace, 10000+ t20 runs, SR of 190 last season , however poor record of 41 runs in 6 games against DC )
Shimron Hetmyer( 3/4 down, can be used as an floater, haven’t played much Cricket recently, SR of 130 in t20s )
Prithvi shaw( Open, RHB, red hot form scoring 827 runs in just 8 Vijay Hazare games, just 53 runs in 9 games against MI )
ALL –
Marcus Stoinis(3 down, Right Arm medium pacer + RHB, dynamic player, will contribute through both bat and bowl, 352 runs + 13 Wickets in last IPL, excellent choice of captain in GL, Must have)
Hardik Pandya ( Middle order, RHB + Medium pacer, SR of 159 with 1300+ runs for MI in last 5 years, didn’t bowled still now , Must try)
Jimmy Neesham( Right Arm medium + LHB, very attacking hitter, 2001 runs + 132 Wickets in t20s, 45(33b) + 2w, 26(22b) in last T20 series, just 19 runs in 3 IPL games last year for KXIP)
Krunal Pandya ( Slow left arm + LHB, 58* against Eng in 1st ODI recently, 1 Wicket last game)
Chris Woakes( Right Arm medium fast, can swing the ball both ways, 117 t20 Wickets, 1 Wicket last game)
BOWL –
Kagiso Rabada ( Right Arm Fast, one of the best around, 30 Wickets last IPL, 1 Wicket last game, Must have)
J Bumrah( Right Arm fast, 92 IPL games picking 109 Wickets, 27 Wickets at a SR of 13 last IPL, 1 Wicket last game, can’t miss him, best death bowler around)
Ishant Sharma( Right Arm medium fast, can be crusial in powerplay with his swing, having some injury concerns)
Ravi Ashwin( Off spin, one of the most experienced bowlers around, wicketless but economical last game, 139 IPL Wickets, Must have on this Wicket)
Trent Boult ( Left arm fast, known for his deadly swing early on the innings, 3rd highest wicket taker last season with 25 Wickets, 3 Wickets in last game, Must have)
Amit Mishra( Leggie, 2nd highest wicket taker in IPL history, can get a game)
Rahul Chahar( Leggie, brilliant last 2 seasons for MI with 15+ Wickets, 7w last 2 games)
Nathan Coulter Nile ( Right Arm medium fast, can bowl upto 140ks, quite experienced with 156 t20 Wickets, 11 Wickets in 6 BBL2020 games, very good option to have)
Adam Milne ( Right Arm fast, experienced, bowls an average pace of 145, 124 t20 Wickets, poor BBL recently with just 4 Wickets in 12 games, wicketless last game )
Piyush Chawla ( Leggie, 3rd highest wicket taker in IPL history with 156 scalps, poor season with CSK last year, can get a game on this Chennai wicket )
M Jansen( Left arm medium fast + good Striker of ball, excellent debut picking 2 Wickets for just 28 in 1st game, was dropped last game)
Umesh Yadav( Right Arm fast, played for RCB past 3 season, experienced with 148 Wickets)
Tom Curran( Right Arm medium fast, experienced t20 bowler with 153 Wickets, haven’t been much effective last IPL, economy in the higher range of 8, was dropped last game)
C/VC –
DC –
Rishab Pant
Shikhar Dhawan
Prithvi Shaw
Marcus Stoinis
MI –
Rohit Sharma
Surya Kumar Yadav
Quinton de Kock
Jasprit Bumrah