Match Details
The Qualifier 2 of the IPL between CSK and DC will be hosted by the Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.
The match starts at 07:30 PM local time (14:00 GMT).
The game will be live on Star Sports in India. (Live streaming on Hotstar).
Weather Conditions
The temperature won’t be too high with the numbers around the 30-degrees Celsius mark. But the humidity will be on the higher side and it will be between 80 and per cent. A significant amount of dew is expected to be there throughout the match.
Last five completed T20 matches: (Most recent- first)
Chennai Super Kings – L, L, W, L, W
Delhi Capitals – W, L, W, W, W
Pitch Condition/Report:
In the erstwhile contest, SRH and DC had a combined tally of over 320 runs and hence, it’s pretty evident that run-making isn’t all that difficult on this deck. Nevertheless, the spinners were tough to get away and both Rashid Khan and Amit Mishra showed it.
Average first innings score: 147 in Last 6 night T20s
Record of chasing teams: Won – 4; Lost – 2
Probable Playing XI:
Chennai Super Kings
Shane Watson,
Faf du Plessis,
Suresh Raina,
Murali Vijay,
Ambati Rayudu,
MS Dhoni (C & wk),
Ravindra Jadeja,
Dwayne Bravo,
Deepak Chahar,
Harbhajan Singh,
Imran Tahir
Bench: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Dhruv Shorey, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Scott Kuggelejin, Mitchell Santner, Monu Kumar, Narayan Jagadeesan, Karn Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Mohit Sharma, KM Asif
Delhi Capitals
Prithvi Shaw,
Shikhar Dhawan,
Shreyas Iyer (C),
Rishabh Pant (wk),
Colin Munro/Colin Ingram,
Sherfane Rutherford,
Keemo Paul,
Axar Patel,
Amit Mishra,
Trent Boult,
Ishant Sharma
Bench: Colin Munro/Colin Ingram, Manjot Kalra, Hanuma Vihari, Jalaj Saxena, Chris Morris, Ankush Bains, Rahul Tewatia, Sandeep Lamichhane, Avesh Khan, Nathu Singh, Bandaru Ayyappa, Jagadeesha Suchith
Head to Head in Indian Premier League
Overall: Matches – 20,Chennai Super Kings – 14, Delhi Capitals – 6.
When these two met earlier in the season, CSK emerged victorious in both the games.
Stats that matter
- CSK's spinners have taken 55 wickets this IPL, the most by a team in a single season. And it hasn't been a one-man show either: Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir and Ravindra Jadeja have all picked up 12-plus wickets.
- They will be very keen to have a go at the Capitals middle-order. The Nos. 4 to 7 have averaged only 20.5, third-worst among all teams this year.
- CSK have batting issues as well, in their top order. Shane Watson's average of 14.6 in the Powerplay is the second-lowest for an opener in the history of the IPL. And, as a result of that, the team has rarely had a solid foundation to build an innings.
- Trent Boult is genius. But it's not always been apparent in the IPL, where he averages 53.7 runs per wicket in Powerplay and concedes at 10.7 runs per over at the death, two phases where a fast bowler is expected to deliver for the team.
- The average score in Vizag in T20Is and IPL matches since 2013 is 148. And based on the Eliminator, spin could play a big part: economy rate of 6 as opposed to 9.6 for fast bowling
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