IPL 2021: Match Preview, Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals

In the 2nd match of this IPL season, Chennai Super Kings will be taking on Delhi Capitals at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. It would be interesting to watch India's former wicket-keeper MSD and the present wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant leading their teams Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals respectively.

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Match Number: 2nd match of IPL 2021.

Match Between: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Delhi Capitals (DC).

Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.

Timing: Saturday, 10th April 2021, 7:30 PM IST.

Squads:

Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni(wk/c), Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Robin Uthappa, Imran Tahir, Cheteshwar Pujara, Karn Sharma, Jason Behrendorff, Krishnappa Gowtham, Bhagath Varma, Harishankar Reddy, KM Asif, N Jagadeesan, Hari Nishanth, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Mitchell Santner, Lungi Ngidi.

Delhi Capitals: Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant(wk/c), Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Chris Woakes, Ravichandran Ashwin, Amit Mishra, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Steven Smith, Sam Billings, Lukman Meriwala, Tom Curran, Kagiso Rabada, Avesh Khan, Praveen Dubey, Anrich Nortje, Vishnu Vinod, Manimaran Siddharth, Lalit Yadav, Ripal Patel.

Team News: 

Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad could be the team's opener as he proved himself by scoring back-to-back 3 fifties towards the end of CSK's worst IPL campaign last year. N Jagadeesan could also be looked forward as a strong option for opening due to his superb performance in domestic cricket. Josh Hazlewood won't be present for this entire IPL season while Australian Pacer Jason Behrendroff has recently been added to the squad. Deepak Chahar and Shardul Thakur will be the main pacers for the CSK side. The most interesting part will be to watch how CSK utilizes Cheteshwar Pujara this season. Imran Tahir can possibly get a chance to play more matches.

Probable XI: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Robin Uthappa/Ambati Rayudu, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni(wk/c), Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Imran Tahir.

Delhi Capitals: Shreyas Iyer won't be seen in the field this season as he has been ruled out due to a shoulder injury. It would be interesting to watch how the last year's runner-ups perform under the new skipper Rishabh Pant. Axar Patel having been tested positive of Covid-19 won't be available for 1st match, thus either Amit Mishra or Praveen Dubey could get a chance as spinners. Umesh Yadav and Ishant Sharma and Umesh Yadav will be handling the pace attack with the support from Marcus Stoinis and Chris Woakes.

Probable XI: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant(wk/c), Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer/Sam Billings, Chris Woakes/Tom Curran, Ravichandran Ashwin, Amit Mishra, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav.

Some Facts: 

1. Deepak Chahar has dismissed Prithvi Shaw 5 times in 6 innings.

2. Shikhar Dhawan has scored 777 runs in 23 innings against CSK. His maiden century came against CSK last IPL season.

3. Amit Mishra has dismissed both Suresh Raina and Robin Uthappa 4 times each in IPL.

4. The venue has supported more pace bowling than spin bowling as pacers have taken 139 wickets while spinners have picked just 45 wickets in the last three seasons.