IPL 2021: CSK vs MI
Section 1: Venue
Dubai International Stadium, Dubai
Average score batting first in IPL 2020: 172
Average winning score batting first in IPL 2020: 179
Average score batting second: 149
Bat first won: 16
Bat second won: 10
Toss win-Match win% – 30.8
Team record at the venue:
CSK: 6/9
MI: 3/8
H2H record at the venue: CSK 1, MI 0
Last 5 matches: MI: 4, CSK: 1
Match odds: 1.76 MI
Section 2: Predicted Playing XI’s
MI:
Rohit (C) (RHB)
QDK (WK) (LHB)
Suryakumar (RHB)
Ishan Kishan (LHB)
Hardik (RHB, RAM)
Pollard (RHB, RAM)
Krunal (LHB, LAO)
Rahul Chahar (RALB)
Adam Milne (RAF)
Boult (LAM)
Bumrah (RAF)
*Hardik, Pollard & Krunal’s batting positions as per match situation & matchups
CSK:
Gaikwad (RHB)
Uthappa/Faf (RHB)
Moeen Ali* (LHB, RAO)
Raina (LHB)
Rayudu (RHB) (can also open, if Faf misses out)
Dhoni (RHB) (C & WK)
Jadeja (LAO, LHB)
Thakur (RAM)
Chahar (RAM)
Ngidi (RAM)
Tahir (RALB)/Hazlewood (RAM)
*If Faf is unfit and Rayudu opens, then Santner can play to strengthen the lower middle order. Otherwise, CSK can go with just the 3 overseas.
Update while writing this preview: Faf has started practising in the nets, and his progress will be accessed before the game.
*Sam Curran is still in quarantine, so unavailable.
*Bravo’s fitness is still unknown.
Section 3: Player battles:
Ishan Kishan has been dismissed 5 times by Tahir, but in this current CSK bowling lineup, he is yet to be dismissed.
QDK vs Deepak Chahar:
| Balls | 118 |
| Runs | 88 |
| Outs | 2 |
Both dismissals came in consecutive innings in 2019, since then, has played 67 balls and is not dismissed. (19* off 11 in last innings in IPL 2021)
QDK vs Moeen:
| Balls | 27 |
| Runs | 35 |
| Outs | 4 (including last innings) |
Last innings: 2 balls, 0 runs, out.
QDK vs Tahir:
| Balls | 24 |
| Runs | 18 |
| Outs | 2 |
Rohit vs Chahar:
| Balls | 42 |
| Runs | 51 |
| Outs | 2 (both in 2019) |
Since 2019, has played 18 deliveries scoring 22* runs.
Rohit Sharma vs Hazlewood: 10 balls, 8 runs, no dismissal.
Vs Moeen: 4 balls, 3 runs, 1 dismissal.
SKY vs Jadeja:
| Bowler | Balls | Runs | Outs |
| Jadeja | 53 | 41 | 3 |
Good numbers against everyone else.
Faf vs Boult:
| Balls | 45 |
| Runs | 39 |
| Outs | 2 |
34 balls 54* vs Bumrah
Moeen Ali vs MI bowlers: 82 balls, 122 runs, 3 dismissals. (1 each against Bumrah, Boult & Hardik)
Jadeja vs Krunal, Bumrah & Hardik
| Bowler | Balls | Runs | Outs |
| Krunal | 9 | 8 | 2 |
| Bumrah | 25 | 40 | 0 |
| Hardik | 8 | 8 | 1 |
Gaikwad vs LAP: (overall T20)
| Innings | 8 |
| Balls | 45 |
| Runs | 33 |
| Outs | 5 |
| Average | 6.6 |
| SR | 73.3 |
Ruturaj vs Leg-spin:
| Innings | 12 |
| Balls | 89 |
| Runs | 107 |
| Average | 15.3 |
| SR | 120 |
Gaikwad vs Boult & Chahar:
| Bowler | Balls | Runs | Outs |
| Chahar | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Boult | 9 | 4 | 2 (including last innings) |
Raina vs Bumrah, Boult, Chahar & Jayant:
| Bowler | Balls | Runs | Outs |
| Bumrah | 37 | 50 | 2 |
| Boult | 13 | 18 | 1 |
| Chahar | 12 | 12 | 1 |
| Jayant | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Hardik | 25 | 36 | 2 |
| Milne | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Rayudu vs Bumrah, Boult, Chahar, Hardik, Krunal
| Bowler | Balls | Runs | Outs |
| Bumrah | 33 | 48 | 2 |
| Boult | 31 | 43 | 1 |
| Chahar | 26 | 37 | 1 |
| Hardik | 24 | 31 | 0 |
| Krunal | 25 | 28 | 2 |
Hardik vs Shardul, Jadeja, Tahir, Santner, Deepak:
| Bowler | Balls | Runs | Outs |
| Shardul | 14 | 25 | 0 |
| Jadeja | 12 | 16 | 1 |
| Tahir | 20 | 16 | 1 |
| Santner | 12 | 9 | 1 |
| Deepak | 6 | 8 | 1 |
Batsmen with favourable matchups & no major wicket taking threats:
Faf ✅
Santner ✅ (72* off 50 vs current lineup)
Moeen ✅
Ishan ✅ (Only Tahir)
Rohit ✅
SKY ✅ (Only Jadeja)
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SECTION 5: History between the two teams
2021: MI won by 4W
Gaikwad 4(4) (Boult)
Faf 50(28) (Pollard)
Moeen 58(36) (Bumrah)
Raina 2(4) (Pollard)
Rayudu 72*(27)
Boult 4-42-1
Bumrah 4-56-1
Chahar 4-32-0
Pollard 2-12-2
QDK 38(28) C & B (Moeen)
Rohit 35(24)
SKY 3(3) (Jadeja)
Pollard 87(34)
Curran 4-34-3
2020: CSK won by 5W
Rohit 12(10) (Chawla)
QDK 33(20) (Sam)
SKY 17(16) (Deepak)
Deepak 4-32-2
Lungi Ngidi 4-38-3
Jadeja 4-42-2 10(5) (Krunal)
Faf 58*(44)
Rayudu 71(48)
2020: MI won by 10W
Gaikwad 0(5) (Boult)
Faf 1(7) (Boult)
Rayudu 2(3) (Bumrah)
Sam Curran 52(47) (Boult)
Boult 4-1-18-4
Bumrah 4-25-2
Rahul Chahar 4-22-2
QDK 46*(37)
Ishan 68*(37)
2019:
MI 170-5, CSK 133-8
SKY 59(43)
Krunal 42(32)
Hardik: 25*(8) 4-20-3
Jadhav 58(54)
2019:
MI 155-4, CSK 109
Rohit 67(48)
Hardik 23*(18), 2-22-1
Vijay 38(35)
Krunal 3-7-2
Bumrah 3-10-2
2019:
CSK 131-4, MI 132-4 (18.3)
Rayudu 42*(37)
MS 37*(29)
Rahul C: 4-14-2
SKY: 71*(54)
Tahir 4-33-2
2018:
MI 165-4, CSK: 169-9 (19.5)
SKY 43(29)
Hardik 22*(20), 4-24-3
Krunal 41*(22)
Deepak: 3-14-1
Tahir 2-23-1
Rayudu 22(19)
Bravo 68(30)
2018:
Rayudu 46(35)
MS: 26(21)
Krunal 4-32-2
SKY: 44(34)
Rohit 56*(33)
Section 6: Better numbers in first or second innings?
MI batsmen vs CSK:
Rohit batting first ✅
Pollard batting first ✅
MI bowlers vs CSK:
Boult in both ✅
Hardik bowling second ✅
Rahul bowling first ✅
CSK batsmen vs MI:
Rayudu bat first ✅
Raina bat first ✅
Faf chasing ✅
Moeen bat first ✅
CSK bowlers vs MI:
Deepak bowling first ✅
Ngidi bowling first ✅
Tahir bowling first ✅
Moeen bowling second ✅
Section 7: Player performance at the venue:
MI & CSK batsmen at Dubai:
Faf in both ✅
Jadeja in both ✅
Gaikwad chasing ✅
Uthappa bat first ✅
QDK in both ✅
Hardik bat first ✅
Pollard chasing ✅
SKY bat first ✅
MI & CSK bowlers at Dubai:
Bumrah bowling second ✅
Boult in both, better in first ✅
Pollard bowling second ✅
Deepak Chahar bowling first ✅
Tahir bowling second ✅
Thakur bowling first ✅
Jadeja bowling second ✅
Rahul Chahar bowling second ✅
Section 8: Finding the fantasy value:
QDK: Is coming after a good series against SL & always a very reliable choice as your fantasy captain whenever he is in good form. Not to forget his bonus wicket keeping points.
Last 3 innings vs SL: 59*, 58*, 36
Last 4 innings vs CSK: 38(28), 46*, 33, 29(17)
Captaincy suitability: Both small & grand leagues.
Preference: Chasing
Moeen Ali: Great recent form, batting at No 3, and might bowl a couple of overs as well. There’s no reason why he shouldn’t be a top captaincy choice. Scored 58(36) & 50(32) against MI in his last two innings & both came while batting first.
Last 5 innings in Hundred: 36 0/5, 59 1/21, 49 0/11, 26 1/29, 0 1/39
Captaincy suitability: Both small & grand leagues.
Rohit Sharma: Rohit is full of confidence after a terrific English summer and the way he is playing, has to be one of your top captaincy choices. No specific wicket taking threat in the opposition bowling lineup, but the only concern could be his numbers at the venue.
Last 4 IPL innings: 35, 14, 63, 44
Last 5 innings vs CSK: 35(24), 12(10), 15(14), 4(2), 67(48)
Captaincy suitability: Both small & grand leagues.
SKY (batting first): Again, another in-form player who has made batting look so easy in the last few months. Had an exceptional debut series against SL & in the current CSK lineup, has only struggled against Jadeja, and has very good numbers against every other bowler.
Recent scores in last SL series: 50, 40, 53, 31*
Recent vs CSK: 3(3), 17(16), 15(17), 71(54), 59(43), 44(34), 43(29)
Captaincy suitability: Both small & grand leagues.
Boult & Bumrah: Bumrah struggled in the first half of the IPL 2021, but is coming after a great English series. The conditions in Dubai should also assist them under lights, and both can be very good captaincy choices.
Captaincy suitability: Mini GL & GL.
Ambati Rayudu: Looked absolutely amazing in the first half of this season, scored runs in the practice games as well, & loves smashing MI.
Last 56 innings vs MI: 72*(37), 2(3), 71(48), 1(4), 42(37), 0(3)
Has a weird pattern of performing in one game & failing in the next one against MI in the last 6 innings.
Captaincy suitability: Only Mini GL & GL.
Gaikwad’s struggle against LAF & Boult makes him a cautious pick once again?
Gaikwad vs LAP: (overall T20)
| Innings | 8 |
| Balls | 45 |
| Runs | 33 |
| Outs | 5 |
| Average | 6.6 |
| SR | 73.3 |
Ruturaj vs Leg-spin:
| Innings | 12 |
| Balls | 89 |
| Runs | 107 |
| Average | 15.3 |
| SR | 120 |
Gaikwad vs Boult & Chahar:
| Bowler | Balls | Runs | Outs |
| Chahar | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Boult | 9 | 4 | 2 (including last innings) |
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