Dubai: Former champions Chennai Super Kings will look to make a quick recovery from their previous match defeat when the two top IPL teams take on Delhi Capitals here on Monday. CSK and DC have been the two most dominant teams in the UAE leg, having lost just one match so far to make it to the play-offs and both will look to finish in the top two as it will give them two shots to reach the final. .
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After finishing at the bottom of last season, CSK made a spectacular turn as they became the first team to qualify for the play-offs but the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led side won with a sensational performance from Rajasthan Royals on Saturday. achieved. Despite posting 189-4, CSK failed to defend the score as Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shivam Dube launched a sensational chase to overhaul the target in 17.3 overs.
It was their first defeat in the United Arab Emirates and their third defeat in 12 matches this season as CSK bowlers found the second half difficult with the dew setting, making the chase a bit easier for the RR batting unit. Dhoni’s team will have to adapt to the conditions quickly to avoid any such hurdle in the play-offs.
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CSK’s batting has been sensational this season, with Ruturaj Gaikwad topping the batting charts with 508 runs in the form of his life. It was his unbeaten 101 off 60 balls that took CSK to 189-4 against RR and even though the team lost the match, Gaikwad remains the biggest threat to any opposition.
He has formed a formidable pairing with South African great Faf du Plessis at the top, while the likes of Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja and Dhoni have helped the team when needed. In the bowling department too, pacers Josh Hazlewood, Deepak Chahar, Dwayne Bravo and Shardul Thakur are among the wickets while Jadeja and Ali have used their spin wisely.
However, apart from Thakur, none of the bowlers could stop the RR batsmen and they would quickly forget their last out before taking on Delhi. Under Rishabh Pant’s leadership, DC were determined to get the job done after finishing runners-up last year.
Like CSK, Delhi also have 18 points from 12 matches with nine wins and three losses. After losing to Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi bounced back in their last game with a four-wicket win over defending champions Mumbai Indians.
However, the Delhi batsmen struggled to advance in the last two matches. Against KKR, DC lost wickets regularly and could not find the acceleration, with Pant and Shreyas Iyer coming to the rescue in their last game after a top-order collapse in Sharjah’s slow conditions.
However, stroke-making will get better in Dubai and Delhi will need their top-order batsmen, including Shikhar Dhawan, Steve Smith and Prithvi Shaw, as they approach the business end of the tournament. Delhi have done well so far despite the absence of their fast bowler all-rounder Marcus Stoinis, who is suffering from a hamstring injury.
What: Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals Match 50
When: October 4, Monday
where: Dubai International Stadium, Dubai
Time: 7:30 PM IS
Teams (from):
Chennai Super Kings: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Captain), Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, KM Asif, Deepak Chahar, Dwayne Bravo, Faf du Plessis, Imran Tahir, N Jagadeesan, Karn Sharma, Lungi Ngidi, Mitchell Santner, Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad , Shardul Thakur, Sam Curran, R Sai Kishore, Moeen Ali, K Gautam, Cheteshwar Pujara, Harishankar Reddy, Bhagat Verma, C Hari Nishant.
Delhi Capitals: Rishabh Pant (capt), Ajinkya Rahane, Prithvi Shaw, Ripple Patel, Shikhar Dhawan, Shimrom Hetmyar, Shreyas Iyer, Steve Smith, Amit Mishra, Anrique Nortje, Avesh Khan, Ben Dwarshuis, Ishant Sharma, Kagiso Rabada, Kulwant Khejroliya , Lukman Meriwala, Praveen Dubey, Tom Curran, Umesh Yadav, Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Marcus Stoinis, Ravichandran Ashwin, Sam Billings and Vishnu Vinod.
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