IPL: DC vs MI
SECTION 1: VENUE:
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Average scores at Chennai:
| Year | Matches | Avg 1st innings score | Avg 1st innings winning score |
| IPL 2019 | 8 | 144/5 | 166/4 |
| Overall | 60 | 164/6 | 173/6 |
Toss impact at Chennai: (only venue where batting first have won more games)
| Year | Matches | Bat 1st won | Bat 2nd won | Toss win bat | Toss win bowl |
| Overall | 60 | 36 | 22 | 36 | 21 |
| IPL 2019 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
In IPL 2019, while defending 150+ at Chepauk
Matches:5, won: 4, lost: 1
IPL overall, while defending 150+ at Chepauk
Matches: 39, won: 29 (74%), lost: 10
Stadium wise numbers in IPL: (All the numbers mentioned below are since 2018)
Stadium wise runs break-up:
Stadium wise Pace vs Spin:
Phase wise numbers at Chennai: (last two seasons)
| Overs | Average wickets | Others |
| 1-6 | 1.9 | 1.3-1.4 |
| 7-15 | 2.2 | 2.3-2.4 |
| 16-20 | 1.4 | 2 |
Best bowling type at the venue: Off-spin (Thanks to Bhajji)
IPL 2021:
MI vs RCB: MI 159-9, RCB: 160-8
(Only two wickets to spinners)
KKR: 187-6, SRH: 177-5 (6P-5S)
MI: 152 (8-2), KKR: (2-5)
RCB: 149-8 (5-3), SRH: 143-9 (5-3)
MI: 150-5 (3-2), SRH: 137 (4-4)
MI & DC at Chennai:
| Team | Matches | Won | Lost |
| MI | 11 | 7 | 5 |
| DC | 8 | 2 | 6 |
DC will be playing their first game at Chennai this season.
SECTION 2: Predicted XI’s:
MI:
Rohit (C) (RHB)
QDK (WK) (LHB)
Suryakumar (RHB)
Kishan (LHB)
Hardik (RHB, RAM)
Pollard (RHB, RAM)
Krunal (LHB, LAO)
Adam Milne (RAF)
Rahul Chahar (RALB)
Boult (LAM)
Bumrah (RAF)
*MI used Jayant Yadav last season against the DC lefties, might bring him once again.
DC:
Shaw (RHB)
Dhawan (LHB)
Smith (RHB)
Pant (LHB) (C & WK)
Stoinis (RHB, RAM)
Lalit Yadav (RHB, RAO)
Woakes/Nortje (RAM/RAF)
Ashwin (RAO, RHB)
Avesh Khan (RAF)
Rabada (RAF)
Meriwala/Mishra (LAM/RALB)
*Nortje was available in the last game but surprisingly, wasn’t selected.
SECTION 3: Recent Form:
MI:
QDK:
Pre-season form: Decent.
Vs KKR: 2(6)
Vs SRH: 40(39)
Rohit:
Pre-season form: Good
Vs RCB: 19(15) (RO)
Vs KKR: 43(32) 1-9-0
Vs SRH: 32(25)
Ishan Kishan:
Pre-season form: Good
Vs RCB: 28(19)
Vs KKR: 1(3)
Vs SRH: 12(21)
Suryakumar:
Pre-season form: Excellent
Vs RCB: 31(23)
Vs KKR: 56(36)
Vs SRH: 10(6)
Hardik:
Pre-season form: Good
Vs RCB: 13(10)
Vs KKR: 15(17)
Vs SRH: 7(5)
Pollard:
Pre-season form: Good
Vs RCB: 7(9)
Vs KKR: 5(8) 1-12-0
Vs SRH: 35*(22) (No5) 2-10-0
Krunal:
Pre-season form: Excellent with the bat, poor with the ball.
Vs RCB: 7(7) 4-25-1 (5,7,9,11)
Vs KKR: 15(9) 4-13-1 (5,7,16,18)
Vs SRH: 3*(3) 3-30-1 (5,8,16)
Rahul Chahar:
Pre-season form: Good
Vs RCB: 4-43-0 (8,12,14,16)
Vs KKR: 4-27-4 (9,11,13,15)
Vs SRH: 4-19-3 (9,11,13,15)
Trent Boult:
Pre-season form: Good
Vs RCB: 4-36-1 (1,3,6,18)
Vs KKR: 4-27-2 (1,3,10,20)
Vs SRH: 3.4-28-3 (1,3,18,20)
Bumrah:
Pre-season form: Good. Has been away from white ball cricket for a while.
Vs RCB: 4-26-2 (2,3,17,19)
Vs KKR: 4-28-0 (4,12,17,19)
Vs SRH: 4-14-1 (2,6,17,19)
Marco Jansen:
Pre-season form: Decent
Vs RCB: 4-28-2 (4,10,15,20)
Vs RCB: 2-17-0 (2,6)
Adam Milne:
Pre-season form: Decent
Vs SRH: 3-33-0 (4,7,14)
NCN:
Pre-season form: Good
Piyush Chawla:
Pre-season form: Good
Jayant Yadav:
Pre-season form: Good
DC:
Shaw: Excellent
Vs CSK: 72(38)
Vs RR: 2(5)
Vs PBKS: 32(17)
Dhawan: Good
Vs CSK: 85(54)
Vs RR: 9(11)
Vs PBKS: 92(49)
Smith:
Vs PBKS: 9(12)
Rahane: Hasn’t played white ball cricket recently
Vs RR: 8(8)
Stoinis: Good
Vs CSK: 2-26-0 (13,15)
Vs RR: 0(5)
Vs PBKS: 27*(13) 1-15-0
Woakes: Has not played any competitive game since Nov, 20
Vs CSK: 3-18-2 (1,3,20)
Vs RR: 15*(11) & 4-22-2 (1,3,5,17)
Vs PBKS: 4-42-1 (1,3,17,20)
Pant: Excellent
Vs CSK: 15(12)
Vs RR: 51(32) (RO)
Vs PBKS: 15(16)
Hetmyer: Very good
Vs CSK: DNB
Mishra: Hasn’t played after last IPL
Vs CSK: 3-27-0 (8,10,12)
Vs RR: DNP
Ishant: Good
Umesh: Good (again, no white ball cricket recently)
Tom Curran: Poor
Vs CSK: 4-40-1 (7,14,17,19)
Vs RR: 21(16) 3.4-35-0 (12,14,18,20)
Avesh Khan: Good
Vs CSK: 4-23-2 (2,4,16,18)
Vs RR: 4-32-3 (2,8,10,16)
Vs PBKS: 4-33-1 (10,12,15,19)
Ashwin:
Vs CSK: 4-47-1 (5,7,9,11)
Vs RR: 3-14-0 (7,9,11)
Vs PBKS: 4-28-0 (5,7,9,14)
Lalit Yadav:
Vs RR: 20(24)
Vs PBKS: 1-11-0 12*(6)
Meriwala:
Vs 3-32-1 (2,4,13)
SECTION 4: Player Battles:
QDK vs Ashwin:
| Balls | 61 |
| Runs | 74 |
| Outs | 4 |
(Last year: 29 balls, 31 runs, 2 dismissals) Also dismissed Rohit in the PP, last season.
QDK vs Rabada, Nortje & Stoinis:
| Bowler | Balls | Runs | Outs |
| Rabada | 56 | 80 | 0 |
| Nortje | 17 | 22 | 1 |
| Stoinis | 11 | 18 | 2 |
Rohit vs Rabada, Nortje & Mishra:
| Bowler | Balls | Runs | Outs |
| Rabada | 42 | 49 | 1 (2017) |
| Nortje | 15 | 25 | 1 (2020) |
| Mishra | 85 | 80 | 6 (2019) |
Surya vs Rabada:
| Balls | 24 |
| Runs | 27 |
| Outs | 2 |
Yet to be dismissed against Ashwin & Mishra.
Pollard vs Ashwin:
| Balls | 45 |
| Runs | 72 |
| Outs | 5 |
Last season: Got him on the first ball.
Bumrah vs Stoinis & Pant:
| Batsman | Balls | Runs | Outs |
| Stoinis | 40 | 40 | 4 |
| Pant | 33 | 34 | 5 |
(Pant’s most dismissals are against Bumrah)
Pant vs Krunal:
| Balls | 29 |
| Runs | 44 |
| Outs | 3 (2020) |
Shaw vs Boult:
| Balls | 12 |
| Runs | 13 |
| Outs | 3 |
Dhawan vs Boult & Bumrah:
| Bowler | Balls | Runs | Outs |
| Boult | 65 | 91 | 2 |
| Bumrah | 70 | 90 | 1 |
Last season: 16 ball 21 against Boult (1 dismissal) & 21 ball 19 against Bumrah (1 dismissal)
Boult has also dismissed Dhawan 5 times in ODI’s.
Most wickets at Chepauk:
| Ashwin | 46 |
| Bravo | 44 |
| Albie Morkel | 36 |
Ashwin vs MI: (His most wickets against any IPL team)
| Innings | 27 |
| Overs | 91 |
| Wickets | 21 |
| Average | 28.6 |
| SR | 26 |
| Best | 3/29 |
Ashwin’s recent vs MI: 4-28-0, 4-29-3, 4-18-0, 4-35-1
Boult vs DC:
| Innings | 4 |
| Overs | 14 |
| Wickets | 9 |
| SR | 9.33 |
| 2+Wkts | 3 |
Boult vs DC last season: 4-30-3, 2-9-2, 4-21-3, 4-36-1
SECTION 5: History between the two teams
2020: IPL Final:
Stoinis 0(1) (Boult) 2-23-1
Dhawan 15(13) (Jayant)
Pant 56(38) (NCN)
Boult 4-30-3
Bumrah 4-28-0
Krunal 3-30-0
Rohit 68(51) (Nortje)
QDK 20(12) (Stoinis)
SKY 19(20) (RO)
Ishan 33*(19)
Nortje 2.4-25-2, Rabada: 3-32-1
Ashwin 4-28-0
2020 Q1: MI won by 57 runs
QDK 40(25) (Ash)
Rohit 0(1) (Ash)
Surya 51(38) (Nortje)
Ishan 55*(30), Hardik 37*(14)
Dhawan 0(2) (Bumrah)
Rahane 0(3) (Boult)
Iyer 12(8) (Bumrah)
Stoinis 65(46) (Bumrah)
Pant 3(9) (Krunal)
Axar 42(33) (Pollard)
Boult 2-1-9-2
Bumrah 4-1-14-4
Krunal 4-22-1 13(10)
Pollard 0(2) 4-36-1
2020: MI won by 9W
Dhawan: 0(2) (Boult)
Shaw 10(11) (Boult)
Iyer 25(29) (Chahar)
Pant 21(24) (Bumrah)
Stoinis 2(3) (Bumrah)
Boult 4-21-3, Bumrah 4-17-3
Chahar 4-24-1
NCN 2-14-1
Krunal 3-13-0
Ishan 72*(47)
QDK 26(28) (Nortje)
Rabada 3-27-0
2020: MI won by 5W
Dhawan 69*(52)
Rahane 15(15) (No3)
Iyer 42(33)
Krunal 4-26-2
Chahar 4-27-0
Bumrah 4-26-0
Boult 4-36-1
De Kock 53(36) (Ashwin)
Surya 53(32) (Rabada)
Ishan 28(15) (No4)
Hardik 0(2) (Stoinis)
Rabada 4-28-2
Ashwin 4-35-1
2019: DC won by 37 runs
Dhawan 43(36)
Iyer 16(10)
Pant 78*(27)
Bumrah 4-40-1
QDK 27(16)
Krunal 32(15)
Rabada 4-23-2
2019: MI won by 40 runs
QDK 35(27)
Surya 26(27) (Rabada)
Krunal 37(26) 2-7-1
Hardik 32(15)
Rabada 4-38-2
Dhawan 35(22)
Iyer 3(6) (Rahul)
Rahul 4-19-3
Bumrah 4-18-2
2018: DC won by 7W
Surya 53(32)
Ishan 44(23)
Pant 47(25) (Krunal)
Krunal 3-21-2
2018: DC won by 11 runs
Pant 64(44) (Krunal)
Hardik 27(17)
Harshal 2.3-28-3
Section 6: Better numbers in First or second Innings?
MI batsmen vs DC:
Rohit good in both
QDK good in both
Ishan better in second (low sample)
Surya better in first (low sample)
Pollard, Hardik & Krunal all better in first
MI bowlers vs DC:
Bumrah 12/18 wickets in second
Boult good in both, very good in first
Pollard, Krunal, Chahar in second
DC batsmen vs MI:
Pant in first
Smith very good in second
Dhawan in both
Stoinis in second (low sample)
DC bowlers vs MI:
Section 7: Player performance at the venue:
Since DC is playing their first game at Chennai this season, will be discussing their numbers only. Also, MI’s numbers will be misleading due to recency bias.
DC bowlers at Chepauk:
Ashwin: (very good in second)
1st: 18I, 71O, 18W, 23.7 SR
2nd: 24I, 91.3O, 33W, 16.6 SR
(In the current lineup, only Ashwin has played at Chepauk)
DC batsmen at Chepauk (overall)
DC batsmen at Chepauk in IPL:
Section 8: Finding the fantasy value:
Top picks:
Suryakumar Yadav: Is in the form of his life right now, and is by far the safest choice in small leagues the way he is batting right now. Has very good numbers at Chepauk too.
Surya in his last four innings vs DC has two fifties.
Captaincy suitability: Small leagues & grand leagues both.
Rohit Sharma: Has got starts in every game but has not converted those starts into a big knock. More of a safe pick for small leagues.
The last time he faced DC he scored a match winning 68(51) in the IPL finals.
Bumrah & Boult: There are not many sure shot captaincy picks in the batting section in this game, so better to go with the most reliable options in the bowling section.
Both Boult & Bumrah have amazing numbers against DC recently, and have absolutely dominated them.
Captaincy suitability: Small & grand leagues both.
Interesting case of Dhawan vs MI: Dhawan either scores big against MI, or he goes very cheaply (or a duck) Nothing in between.
His last 6 innings vs MI: 15(13), 0(2), 0(2), 69(52), 35(22), 43(36)
So in your GL teams, make him captain in few teams and completely drop him in few.
Ashwin Anna’s return at Chepauk: Ashwin has just one wicket in IPL 2021 so far, but not to forget, he was playing at Wankhede where spinners usually struggle. Now he is back at his den, Chepauk.
Ashwin has the most wickets at Chepauk in IPL:
Most wickets at Chepauk:
| Ashwin | 46 |
| Bravo | 44 |
| Albie Morkel | 36 |
Ashwin vs MI: (His most wickets against any IPL team)
| Innings | 27 |
| Overs | 91 |
| Wickets | 21 |
| Average | 28.6 |
| SR | 26 |
| Best | 3/29 |
Ashwin’s recent vs MI: 4-28-0, 4-29-3, 4-18-0, 4-35-1
Notable mention:
Ishan Kishan: Struggling with his timing at Chepauk so far, Ishan was dismissed just once last year against DC.
Ishan vs DC in 2020:
| Innings | 4 |
| Runs | 188 |
| Average | 189 |
| SR | 169 |
| 50 | 2 |
| HS | 72* |
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