Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE
Chennai Super Kings
Delhi Capitals
Chennai Super Kings
Delhi Capitals
Chennai Super Kinga eye strong comeback against Delhi Capitals
Expect Chennai Super Kings to overcome Delhi Capitals in this contest.
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Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals will battle it out in the 7th match of 2020 Indian Premier League at Dubai International Stadium on Friday.
Chennai Super Kings suffered 16-run defeat at the hands of Rajasthan Royals in their previous match played on Tuesday. MS Dhoni will be hoping that the side can learn from their mistakes and put in an improved bowling performance in this fixture.
On the other hand, Delhi Capitals will feel that they were lucky to escape with a win in their opening game against Kings XI Punjab. Skipper Shreyas Iyer will be hoping that the side can deliver a strong performance in this contest.
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The side might make one change for this game in case if even Ravichandran Ashwin fails the fitness Test. Leg-spinner Amit Mishra might get an opportunity to play his first match in this year’s competition.
The openers failed miserably and perished for low scores in the game played against Kings XI Punjab. The likes of Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw will be keen to make strong statement with the bat in this contest.
West Indies’ Shimron Hetymer also makes an impression with the bat in the previous game. Skipper Shreyas Iyer and wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant looked in excellent touch with the bat and registered scores of 39 and 31 respectively.
For Delhi Capitals, Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis produced a blistering innings at the back end of the innings. He smashed 53 runs off 21 balls with the help of seven fours and three sixes to help Delhi Capitals add 70 runs in the last six overs.
In the bowling department, the side will be depending on likes of Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada and Marcus Stoinis to make crucial breakthroughs.
Kagiso Rabada and Marcus Stoinis bowled well and claimed two wickets apiece in the previous game. Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin bowled only one over and dismissed the likes of Nicholas Pooran and Karun Nair to see Delhi Capitals make a comeback in the match.
Piyush Chawla, SR Watson, Deepak Chahar, Ravindra Jadeja, Murali Vijay, Faf du Plessis, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Kedar Jadhav, Sam Curran, MS Dhoni, Josh Hazlewood
Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
F du Plessis | 72 | 37 | 1 | 7 | 194.59 |
S Watson | 33 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 157.14 |
M Dhoni | 29 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 170.59 |
Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Econ |
S Curran | 4.0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 8.25 |
D Chahar | 4.0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 7.75 |
L Ngidi | 4.0 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 14 |
Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Econ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
S Curran | 4.0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 8.25 |
D Chahar | 4.0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 7.75 |
L Ngidi | 4.0 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 14 |
Three-time Champions might make one or two changes to their playing XI for this fixture. In their previous match, Chennai Super Kings won the toss and opted to bowl first on a placid pitch. The decision backfired as the bowlers conceded a lot of runs to see Rajasthan Royals post a daunting total of 216 runs in their full quota of overs.
For Chennai, new-ball pair of Deepak Chahar and Sam Curran bowled well against Rajasthan Royals. Left-arm medium pacer Sam Curran was the standout bowler and finished with figures of 3 for 33 in his four overs.
Lungi Ngidi put in decent effort in his first three overs and conceded 30 runs in his final over to see Rajasthan Royals take all the momentum going into the break.
Chasing a mammoth 217 for victory, openers Murali Vijay and Shane Watson got the side off to a decent start, courtesy 56-run partnership for the first wicket.
Shane Watson looked in decent touch with the bat and smashed 33 runs off 21 balls with the help of one four and four sixes, whereas Murali Vijay scored 21 runs off 21 balls with the help of three boundaries.
For Chennai, Faf du Plessis produced a valiant innings of 72 runs off 37 balls with the help of seven sixes. He was well supported by the likes of Kedhar Jadhav and MS Dhoni, who produced scores of 22 and 29 respectively.
Anrich Nortje, Marcus Stoinis, Shreyas Iyer, Avesh Khan, Amit Mishra, Prithvi Shaw, Kagiso Rabada, Rishabh Pant, Shikhar Dhawan, Axar Patel, Shimron Hetmyer
Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Stoinis | 53 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 252.38 |
S Iyer | 39 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 121.88 |
R Pant | 31 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 106.9 |
Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Econ |
K Rabada | 4.0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 7 |
R Ashwin | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
M Stoinis | 3.0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 9.67 |
Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Econ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
K Rabada | 4.0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 7 |
R Ashwin | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
M Stoinis | 3.0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 9.67 |
Hr | Temp | Rain | W. speed | W. direction | Clouds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
00h | 31 | 0 mm. | 4.67 k/h | From: NE | 4% |
03h | 31 | 0 mm. | 4.48 k/h | From: ENE | 1% |
06h | 36 | 0 mm. | 3.41 k/h | From: SSE | 0% |
09h | 36 | 0 mm. | 4.99 k/h | From: W | 3% |
12h | 34 | 0 mm. | 6.98 k/h | From: NNW | 2% |
15h | 32 | 0 mm. | 4.12 k/h | From: NNE | 75% |
18h | 31 | 0 mm. | 1.39 k/h | From: ESE | 41% |
21h | 30 | 0 mm. | 1.15 k/h | From: NE | 0% |
The wicket prepared for the game will be placid one with no assistance for the bowlers. The spinners have struggled to make an impact so far this season. The weather forecast for Friday’s game is going to be bright sunshine with a moderate breeze.
Chennai Super Kings will fancy their chances as they hold a strong record against Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League. In previous three meeting between the two teams, Chennai Super Kings managed to come out on top on all occasions.
Both the teams will be looking to bat first and post a competitive score on the board. Average first innings is around 160 to 170 runs.
Based on current form, Chennai Super Kings will be confident of beating Delhi Capitals in this contest. With likes of Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis and MS Dhoni in excellent form, Chennai Super Kings will be looking to deliver their best batting performance.
On the other hand, Delhi Capitals will need to bat well in order to upstage Chennai in this fixture.
Expect Chennai Super Kings to overcome Delhi Capitals in this contest.
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