Preview
MS Dhoni-led side Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are all set to start their IPL 2021 journey. After getting Suresh Raina back in the team, CSK should now be more than ready to make their batting department more consistent, unlike last year where the team looked out of sorts.
Their first game is against Delhi Capitals on Saturday, 10 April at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Looking back to last season, the Delhi-based franchise was the runner-up and will be looking forward to winning the title this year.
PROBABLE PLAYING XIs
Robin Uthappa/Ruturaj Gaikwad, MS Dhoni, Faf Du Plessis, Ravindra Jadeja, Suresh Raina, Dwayne Bravo, Moeen Ali/ Imran Tahir, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Sam Curran.
Bench:
Robin Uthappa/Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali/Imran Tahir, Narayan Jagadeesan, KM Asif, Cheteshwar Pujara, C Hari Nishanth, Mitchell Santner, Harishankar Reddy, Karn Sharma, Sai Kishore.
Shikhar Dhawan, Steve Smith, Rishabh Pant, Prithvi Shaw, Chris Woakes/Tom Curran, Ravichandran Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra, Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer.
Bench:
Chris Woakes/Tom Curran, Avesh Khan, Ajinkya Rahane, Lukman Meriwala, Axar Patel, Praveen Dubey, Manimaran Siddharth, Lalit Yadav, Vishnu Vinod.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
Played – 23 | Chennai Super Kings – 15 | Delhi Capitals – 4 IN/R – 0
PROBABLE BEST BATSMAN OF THE MATCH
Faf du Plessis – Chennai Super Kings
Faf du Plessis was one of the Chennai Super Kings‘ one of the best batsmen in the last season. Though the team failed to achieve their target, the right-handed batsman played quite well. Faf has scored 331 runs at an average of 33.10 with two half-centuries against the Delhi Capitals. Let’s hope that the CSK lets him be responsible to make a steady start in the match.
PROBABLE BEST BOWLER OF THE MATCH
Ravi Ashwin – Delhi Capitals
Ravi Ashwin, with his experience, can do some damage to the opponents if not the whole. The player has picked 21 wickets against Mumbai Indians at an economy rate of 6.59. He can play the ball at any stage of the game and that is exactly what makes him an exceptional player.
