Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals will face off IPL 2021, match 2 in Mumbai. This will be the first of 10 league matches at this venue. The two sides had polar opposite seasons in the last edition of the IPL. While Delhi made it to the finals of the IPL for the first time last season, Chennai failed to make it to the playoffs last season for the first time in its history. Yet another season, but the objective remains the same for the two teams. More about IPL 2021, Match 2 preview in detail below.
Delhi Capitals will be led by a new captain in Rishabh Pant. Capitals coach Ricky Ponting had said that Pant’s recent success in Australia and then England will augur him well with his captaincy. This is Pant’s very first stint as the Capitals captain. He has been with the franchise since 2016 and has been one of the vital cogs in their wheel. Pant along with Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane and Marcus Stoinis will form the batting core of the side. Steve Smith will add more stem to it as well.
With the ball, the team will be led by the Protean duo of Kagis Rabada and Anrich Nortje. The team also has the likes of Umesh Yadav and Amit Mishra who is a seasoned campaigner.
Coming to Chennai Super Kings, MS Dhoni will be itching to get onto the park. He has been hitting the ball well in the nets and would like to make an impact in the very first game.
The team has seasoned campaigners and matchwinners. The comeback of Suresh Raine will strengthen their batting line-up all the more. Shane Watson will be replaced by Robin Uthappa at the top who was traded from Rajasthan Royals.
Bowling-wise, they have a galaxy of superstars. Ravindra Jadeja, Imran Tahir, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur and Deepak Chahar form the bowling core.
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Head To Head: Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals
Matches Played – 23
CSK Won- 15
DC Won- 8
Pitch & Weather Conditions
Mumbai’s Wankhede stadium is one of the best for batting and is expected to remain the same for the first game. The pitch assists pace and bounce so expect the pacers from both sides to play a crucial role. A high-scoring contest is on the cards with no chance of rain. Temperatures will be in the higher 30s.
Team News For IPL 2021, Match 2
Both teams have been plagued by injuries even before the season started. While Josh Hazlewood has opted out due to bubble fatigue, Shreyas Iyer was ruled out with a shoulder injury. Meanwhile, Robin Uthappa is expected to make his debut for CSK on Saturday. Expect Steve Smith also to get his maiden DC cap.
Squads
Chennai Super Kings
Faf du Plessis, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, N. Jagadeesan (wk), Robin Uthappa, MS Dhoni (c&wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Dwayne Bravo, Karn Sharma, R. Sai Kishore, Mitchell Santner, Imran Tahir, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Lungi Ngidi, Josh Hazlewood, KM Asif, Moeen Ali , K Gowtham, Cheteshwar Pujara, M Harisankar Reddy, K. Bhagath Varma , C Hari Nishanth
Delhi Capitals
Shreyas Iyer (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Chris Woakes, R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Amit Mishra, Lalit Yadav, Pravin Dubey, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Ishant Sharma, Avesh Khan, Steve Smith, Umesh Yadav, Ripal Patel, Vishnu Vinod, Lukman Meriwala, M Siddharth, Tom Curran, Sam Billings
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