Here is the first qualifier match between
Delhi Dreamers vs Chennai challengers
Delhi Capitals face the Chennai Super Kings in the Qualifier 1 of IPL 2021 today.
Both Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings lost their final games of the league stage while defending targets their batsman put on the board.
Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings have been the best and most consistent sides in IPL 2021. Delhi finished on top with 10 wins and just four losses, while Chennai Super Kings edged Royal Challengers Bangalore on the basis of Net Run Rate and finished with nine victories and five losses.
DCโs batting seems to be a bit short as it continues to play with three overseas players and leaves someone like Sam Billings on the bench. We donโt think they are going to change anything at this stage and so Ripal Patel could continue to be a part of the lineup.
CSKโs middle-order is weak with Dhoni underperforming, Robin Uthappa not scoring runs, and Moeen Ali struggling to find the form he showed in the first half of IPL 2021.
A couple of early wickets could really set back CSK and the teamโs one-dimensional approach could prove to its downfall in this match as well.
The winner of this match will book a direct slot in the final of IPL 2021.
CSK Playing11 Today: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (C & wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Josh Hazlewood.
DC Playing11 Today: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (C & wk), Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Avesh Khan, Anrich Nortje
Average first innings score: 150 (10 matches in the IPL 2021 at Dubai)
Record of chasing teams: Won โ 8, Lost โ 2, Tied โ 0.
CSK vs DC Head-to-Head Records :
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina/Robin Uthappa, MS Dhoni (C & WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Dwayne Bravo, Josh Hazlewood
Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (C & WK), Steve Smith, Axar Patel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Avesh Khan, Anrich Nortje
Let us wish both the teams and the supporting fans.โค๏ธ
Best Batter: Ruturaj Gaikwad has been a revelation for the Super Kings in the ongoing edition of the IPL. After failing in the first three games, the youngster has come into his own and has scored runs for fun. In 14 matches, the right-hander has notched 533 runs at an average of 44.41 and a strike rate of 137.01.
Best Bowler: Avesh Khan has been exceptional for the Capitals in the ongoing edition of the IPL. He is currently the leading wicket-taker for his team, having scalped 22 wickets at an economy rate of 7.18. But he would be a tad disappointed after not being able to defend 15 runs against the Challengers.
Dhoni: "Want to bowl first because most of the guys have felt there's a bit of help for fast bowlers here. And then it goes one-pace. But its not a wicket where things ease down. Its a tough wicket." Same team for Super Kings.