DC are presently positioned fifth within the 10-team standings with 12 factors from as many video games
DC are presently positioned fifth within the 10-team standings with 12 factors from as many video games
Delhi Capitals might want to resolve their opening conundrum shortly and discover an in a position accomplice to enhance David Warner in the event that they wish to return to the highest 4 within the IPL right here on Sunday with a win towards a lacklustre Chennai Tremendous Kings, who’re standing on the point of elimination.
DC are presently positioned fifth within the 10-team standings with 12 factors from as many video games after their eight-wicket victory over Rajasthan Royals of their final match.
Defending champions CSK, then again, are mathematically nonetheless there within the match though their possibilities of making it to the play-offs are nearly non-existent.
The Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led aspect is positioned within the penultimate place with simply six factors from 10 video games and have to win all its remaining video games and rely on outcomes of different matches to progress to the subsequent stage.
However going into the enterprise finish of the match, DC have a significant drawback at hand — an in a position opening accomplice for Warner.
Prithvi Shaw has didn’t stay as much as his expertise this season, garnering simply 259 runs from 9 video games at a median of 28.77. His alternative within the final match, Mandeep Singh hasn’t fared properly both with simply 18 runs from three outings.
And it stays to be seen whether or not DC go for Shaw once more to accomplice Warner, which in any case, can be finest suited to the group.
Warner stays DC’s top-scorer this season, scoring 356 runs from eight matches together with his unbeaten 92 towards SRH within the final match being the best.
Skipper Rishabh Pant and Mitchell Marsh have gotten begins however have failed to duplicate that into huge scores and it is time the duo rises to the event.
After a string of low scores, the big-hitting West Indian Rovman Powell has lastly discovered his groove and would look to proceed in the identical vein.
On the bowling entrance, spinner Kuldeep Yadav (18 wickets) and pacers Khaleel Ahmed (14), Shardul Thakur (10) and Mutafizur Rahman (8) all have picked up wickets however they’ve been just a little on the upper aspect of the financial system fee.
Kuldeep, specifically, has been phenomenal for DC, selecting up wickets at will together with his new-found confidence.
The return of pacer Anrich Nortje has solely added sting to DC’s bowling assault.
Then again, CSK have been hit arduous by accidents and the poor type of a few of their key gamers all through the season hasn’t helped their trigger both.
Whereas CSK misplaced key gamers Deepak Chahar and Adam Milne to accidents for your entire season, poor type of opener Ruturaj Gaikwad and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who relinquished captaincy halfway into the match, has added to the group’s woes.
Ambati Rayudu, Dhoni, Shivam Dube and Moeen Ali have performed some good knocks on and off however lack consistency with solely Devon Conway turning out to be the shinning gentle with the bat. The Kiwi has collected 144 runs from three matches he has performed at a median of 72.
Within the bowling entrance, Maheesh Theeksana, Mukesh Chaudhary and Dwayne Bravo have been amongst wickets however have leaked runs.
And CSK’s bowling unit would search for an inspirational efficiency from any of its bowlers within the the rest of the match.
Groups:
Delhi Capitals: Rishabh Pant (Captain), Ashwin Hebbar, David Warner, Mandeep Singh, Prithvi Shaw,Rovman Powell, Anrich Nortje, Chetan Sakariya, Khaleel Ahmed, Kuldeep Yadav, Lungi Ngidi, Mustafizur Rahman, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Kamlesh Nagarkoti,Lalit Yadav, Mitchell Marsh, Pravin Dubey, Ripal Patel, Sarfaraz Khan, Vicky Ostwal, Yash Dhull, KS Bharat and Tim Seifert.
Chennai Tremendous Kings: MS Dhoni (Captain), Ravindra Jadeja Moeen Ali, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Dwayne Bravo, Ambati Rayadu, Robin Uthappa, Mitchell Santner, Chris Jordan, Adam Milne, Devon Conway, Shivam Dube, Dwaine Pretorius, Maheesh Theekshana, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Tushar Deshpande, KM Asif, C Hari Nishaanth, N Jagadeesan, Subranshu Senapati, Ok Bhagath Verma, Prashant Solanki, Simarjeet Singh, Mukesh Choudhary.
Match Begins at 7:30 p.m.
