Match – Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings – 50th match
Venue – Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai.
Time – 7:30 PM IST, 02:00 PM GMT
Where to watch live – Star Sports Network, Hotstar
Pitch Report
The pitch in Dubai has arguably been the best among all the three venues in the tournament. The track has only got better as the IPL as progressed. The chasing teams have also started tasting a significant amount of success. Batting second should be the way forward for teams.
Avg first innings score: 152 (7 matches in the IPL 2021 at Dubai)
Record of chasing teams: Won – 5, Lost – 2, Tied – 0
Probable Playing XIs:
Delhi Capitals
Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (C & WK), Steve Smith, Axar Patel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Avesh Khan, Anrich Nortje
Bench: Sam Billings, Tom Curran, Ben Dwarshuis, Praveen Dubey, Kulwant Khejroliya, Lukman Meriwala, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Vishnu Vinod, Ajinkya Rahane, Marcus Stoinis
Chennai Super Kings
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (C & WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar/KM Asif, Shardul Thakur, Sam Curran/Dwayne Bravo, Josh Hazlewood
Bench: Robin Uthappa, KM Asif/Deepak Chahar, Jason Behrendorff, Bhagath Verma, Krishnappa Gowtham, Narayan Jagadeesan, Lungi Ngidi, Cheteshwar Pujara, Harishankar Reddy, R Sai Kishore, Karn Sharma, Sam Curran/Dwayne Bravo, Imran Tahir
Head-to-Head
Overall
Played – | Delhi Capitals – | Chennai Super Kings – | N/R –
In the UAE
Played – | Delhi Capitals – | Chennai Super Kings – | N/R –
Probable best batter of the match
Ruturaj Gaikwad— Chennai Super Kings
Ruturaj Gaikwad has been outstanding in the 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League. The right-hander has notched 508 runs from 12 matches at an average of 50.80 and a strike rate of 140.33. In the previous game, he scored a 60-ball 100 with nine fours and five sixes. He started his knock by playing at a run-a-ball in the first 29 deliveries before stepping on the gas.
Probable best bowler of the match
Avesh Khan– Delhi Capitals
Avesh Khan has been excellent the Capitals with the ball in hand. He has been the standout bowler for the Capitals by a country mile. In 12 matches, the fast bowler has accounted for 21 wickets at an excellent economy rate of seven. In the previous game, he picked up three wickets against a power-packed MI line. Khan will want to replicate something similar even next time around.
