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IPL 2021 DC vs CSK 2nd Match Preview
DC V/S CSK (Match 2) Pre-Match Analysis (Today’s Match Prediction)VIVOIPL2020:Captain,Vice-captain,Fantasy gaming Tips, Probable Playing XIs for Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings T20 Match at Wankhede Stadium, 7:30 PM IST Saturday April 10 2021
Head to Head
This Saturday is going to be bigger than ever! What an opener we just had. Now, we move on to Super Saturday for Match number 2. It’s the Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings. This is their first encounter, the last time they met Delhi dominated Chennai on the slow pitches of Dubai and Sharjah. Both these teams finished on the opposite side of the table and ended up in contrasting situations. While Chennai won 6 matches out of 14 matches, Delhi reached the final against Mumbai with 8 wins and 6 losses. Delhi is on a exceptionally good streak and are moving up the ladder with each passing season. On the other hand, Chennai, who were once considered to be one of the most fearsome sides was struggling to find its feet in the previous season. Delhi suffered a defeat against table toppers Mumbai in the final, but they are still looking like the strongest side after the defending champions. Dhoni’s men on the other hand will be hungry start with a win this season and to change their fate from last season. This will be a cracker of a contest!
History
Matches : 23
Won : CSK – 15 , DC – 8
Lost : CSK – 8 , DC – 15
No Result – 0
Highest Score – 222, 198
Lowest Score – 110 , 83
Pitch Conditions
The match will be played at the Wankhede stadium, Mumbai. Here, Teams batting first have an upper hand generally. The pitch has got good bounce, and the ball does not do much here, so both teams will look to earn some extra runs at the beginning.
Moreover, dew will also play an important factor so whoever wins the toss will look to bat first. This is good news for both teams as both teams have some really good hitters in their arsenal. This could be a high-scoring match after all.
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Batting
DC:
The best part about the Delhi Capitals is that there batting line-up looks strong on paper as they have four Indian batsmen in their arsenal with the likes of Shreyas Iyer, Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw and Ajinkya Rahane. Ajinkya has not found a place in the playing XI but may soon find a spot given his skills. Hetmyer has not looked his usual self so, he may lose out on his spot to Steve Smith. Shikhar is looking good after the last season so that’s good news. They also have a handy all-rounder in the form of Marcus Stoinis who has done phenomenally well for them in the past, so the middle-order looks sorted.
CSK:
CSK will eagerly be waiting for their Skipper MS Dhoni to fire some sixes and will cross their fingers hoping the star batsman makes some useful runs going forward in the tournament. If he performs in today’s match they would like to think, they have a chance. They also have a few other explosive batsmen in Faf Du Plessis, Shane Watson and Dwayne Bravo but Watson is not scoring. Robin Uthappa provides some really good stability to the middle-order and of course there is Ambati Rayudu who can tackle the tail-end with Ravindra Jadeja. The tail is deep, and CSK knows how to capitalize on it.
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Bowling
DC:
When it comes to bowling Delhi capitals is not far behind. They have got some exceptional talent in this department. Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje have done really well to keep the team afoot along with Marcus Stoinis. Ishant Sharma will been refreshing to watch this season as well youngster Avesh Khan. It will be great if Ravichandran Ashwin can join the party soon. Also, it will be interesting to see which combination they bring out in this contest to strengthen the line-up.
CSK:
Sam Curran was on the points table in the previous season with good number of wickets under his belt for the CSK in the tournament. Shardul Thakur is looking good with newfound confidence in the CSK camp and will get a bit of help from fellow spinner Moeen Ali. Deepak Chahar has shown a lot of promise since the last season of the league and he will be matching steps with either Imran Tahir or Dwayne Bravo, both are looking in a decent touch this season.
Match Prediction :
CSK will be desperately trying to find their feet early in the tournament, with a bad season behind their back. Last time they were barely looking like the team they actually are. The problem with them last season was their consistency. If they really want to win this, they will have to come all guns blazing and that is looking like a far cry as of now.
Delhi, on the other hand, will be coming into the match knowing that CSK are low on confidence and therefore the former will try to dominate the match from ball 1. Their batting order is strong, but the middle order will have to fire tonight, and the bowling will have to support equally.
Sportswhoop’s prediction for tonight: Delhi Capitals
Disclaimer :
The predictions made here are mere assumptions of the author and does not intend to influence any decision made by you.
