IPL 2021: CSK vs DC -Q1
Section 1: Venue:
Dubai International Stadium, Dubai.
Team record at Dubai
| Team | Played | Won | Lost |
| CSK | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| DC | 14 | 7 | 7 |
CSK vs DC at Dubai: DC 2, CSK 0
Section 2: Predicted XI’s:
CSK:
Gaikwad (RHB)
Faf*(RHB)
Moeen Ali* (LHB, RAO)
Uthappa/Raina (RHB/LHB)
Rayudu (RHB)
Dhoni (RHB) (C & WK)
Jadeja (LAO, LHB)
Dwayne Bravo* (RAM)
Hazlewood* (RAM)
Thakur (RAM)
Chahar (RAM)
DC:
Shikhar Dhawan (LHB)
Prithvi Shaw (RHB)
Shreyas Iyer (RHB)
Rishab Pant (LHB) (C & WK)
Marcus Stoinis/Ripal Patel (RHB, RAM)
Shimron Hetmyer* (LHB)
Axar Patel (LHB, LAO)
R Ashwin (RAO, RHB)
Kagiso Rabada* (RAF)
Anrich Nortje* (RAF)
Avesh Khan (RAF)
Section 3: Player Matchups:
Chahar vs Shaw
| Innings | 8 |
| Balls | 56 |
| Runs | 62 |
| Outs | 6 |
(All dismissals have come in the PP)
Chahar vs Shaw (at Wankhede): 11 balls, 17* runs & went on to score 72(38)
Shaw vs rest of the CSK bowling lineup:
| Bowler | Balls | Runs | Outs |
| Jadeja | 18 | 29 | 0 |
| Thakur | 11 | 29 | 0 |
| Moeen | 8 | 19 | 0 |
| Josh | 11 | 16 | 0 |
| Bravo | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Rayudu vs DC bowlers:
| Bowler | Balls | Runs | Outs |
| Ash | 76 | 88 | 4 |
| Axar | 34 | 51 | 1 |
| Rabada | 14 | 15 | 1 |
| Avesh | 31 | 56 | 0 |
| Nortje | 14 | 28 | 0 |
Faf vs DC bowlers:
| Bowler | Inn | Balls | Runs | Outs |
| Axar | 10 | 73 | 81 | 3 |
| Ash | 7 | 45 | 49 | 3 |
| Rabada | 5 | 28 | 31 | 3 |
| Nortje | 3 | 19 | 29 | 0 |
| Avesh | 4 | 19 | 21 | 1 |
Faf’s last dismissal vs Rabada came at Sharjah in 2020 & also was dismissed by him in second innings at Dubai.
Moeen vs Ashwin & Axar:
| Bowler | Balls | Runs | Outs |
| Ashwin | 20 | 31 | 2 |
| Axar | 14 | 15 | 2 (including last inn) |
Jadeja vs Axar, Mishra, Rabada & Nortje:
| Bowler | Balls | Runs | Outs |
| Axar | 23 | 37 | 1 |
| Rabada | 15 | 27 | 2 |
| Nortje | 10 | 18 | 0 |
Gaikwad vs Nortje & Rabada:
| Bowler | Balls | Runs | Outs |
| Nortje | 7 | 6 | 1 (last innings) |
| Rabada | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Axar | 6 | 4 | 0 |
Pant vs CSK bowlers:
| Bowlers | Balls | Runs | Outs |
| Jadeja | 38 | 59 | 2 |
| Bravo | 35 | 37 | 1 |
| Moeen | 26 | 35 | 1 |
| Thakur | 13 | 24 | 0 |
| Deepak | 18 | 23 | 1 |
| Josh | 9 | 14 | 0 |
Dhawan vs CSK bowlers:
| Bowlers | Balls | Runs | Outs |
| Jadeja | 72 | 106 | 1 |
| Bravo | 64 | 93 | 2 |
| Thakur | 46 | 71 | 2 |
| Chahar | 71 | 85 | 1 |
| Josh | 27 | 19 | 0 |
Josh has also dismissed Dhawan in 3/6 innings that they have faced in ODIs, last dismissal came at SCG in 2020.
SMAT
Iyer vs CSK bowlers:
| Bowlers | Balls | Runs | Outs |
| Chahar | 44 | 60 | 0 |
| Jadeja | 52 | 47 | 1 |
| Thakur | 16 | 30 | 1 |
| Moeen | 22 | 19 | 1 |
| Bravo | 14 | 16 | 1 |
| Hazlewood | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Stoinis vs CSK bowlers:
| Bowler | Inn | Balls | Runs | Outs |
| Bravo | 6 | 27 | 26 | 2 |
| Jadeja | 4 | 12 | 22 | 1 |
| Thakur | 2 | 9 | 15 | 2 |
| Chahar | 1 | 5 | 14 | 0 |
| Moeen | 1 | 6 | 14 | 0 |
SECTION 4: History between the two teams
2021: DC won by 3W (Dubai)
Gaikwad 13(13) (Nortje)
Faf 10(8) (Axar)
Uthappa 19(19) (Ashwin)
Rayudu 55*(43)
Axar 4-18-2
Nortje 4-37-1 Avesh 4-35-1
Dhawan 39(35) (Thakur)
Pant 15(12) (Jadeja)
Hetmyer 28*(18)
Jadeja 4-28-2
Thakur 4-13-2
2021: DC won by 7W
Ruturaj 5(8) (Woakes)
Plessis 0(3) (Avesh)
Moeen 36(24) (Ash)
Jadeja 26*(17)
Avesh 4-23-2
Shaw 72(38) (Bravo)
Dhawan 85(54) (Thakur)
Thakur 3.4-53-2
Bravo 4-28-1
2020: DC won by 44 runs (Dubai)
Shaw 64(43) (Chawla)
Dhawan 35(27)
Pant 37*(25)
Chahar 4-38-0
Faf 43(35) (Rabada)
Gaikwad 5(10) (RO)
Rabada 4-26-3
Nortje 4-21-2
Avesh 4-42-0
2020: DC won by 5W (Sharjah)
Faf 58(47) (Rabada)
Rayudu 45*(25)
Jadeja 33*(13)
Rabada 4-1-33-1
Nortje 4-44-2
Shaw 0(2) (Chahar)
Dhawan 101*(58)
Rahane 8(10) (Chahar)
Chahar 4-1-18-2
2019: CSK won by 6W
Dhawan 51(47)
Shaw 24(16)
Pant 25(13)
Chahar 4-20-1
Jadeja 4-23-1
Watson: 44(26)
Dhoni: 32*(35)
Rabada: 3.4-26-1
2019: CSK won by 80 runs
Faf: 39(41)
Watson: 0(9)
Dhoni: 44*(22)
Jadeja: 25(10), 3-9-3
Iyer: 44(31)
3.2-12-4
2018: CSK won
Watson: 78(40)
Faf: 33(33)
Dhoni: 51*(22)
Pant: 79(45)
2018: DC won by 34 runs
Pant: 38(26)
Jadeja: 4-19-1, 27(18)
Watson: 14(23)
Mishra: 4-20-2
Iyer: 19(22)
Section 5: Better numbers in first or second innings:
CSK batsmen vs DC:
Rayudu in both ✅
Faf better chasing ✅
MSD bat first ✅
Uthappa better bat first, Raina much better chasing ✅
CSK bowlers vs DC:
Bravo in both ✅
Shardul in second ✅
Jadeja in second ✅
DC batsmen vs CSK:
Iyer better while chasing ✅
Dhawan in both, even better chasing ✅
Pant in both ✅
DC bowlers vs CSK:
Nortje in both ✅
Rabada in second ✅
Axar much better in first ✅
Ashwin much better in second ✅
Section 6: Player performance at the venue:
DC & CSK bowlers at Dubai:
Nortje in both, even better in second ✅
Rabada in second ✅
Thakur in both ✅
Jadeja & Bravo in second ✅
DC & CSK batsmen at Dubai:
Shaw’s only good knock bat first ✅
Dhawan bat first ✅
Iyer better bat first ✅
Pant in both ✅
Gaikwad in both, even better chasing ✅
Rayudu & Jadeja in both ✅
Section 7: Player performance in IPL knockouts:
DC & CSK batsmen in IPL knockouts:
Dhawan 3/5 ducks while chasing 😯
Iyer bat first ✅
Pant bat first ✅
Faf chasing ✅
Rayudu bat first ✅
DC & CSK bowlers in IPL knockouts:
Rabada & Nortje both in second ✅
Chahar bowl first ✅
Bravo & Shardul in both ✅
Jadeja in second ✅
Section 8: Finding the fantasy value:
Rishab Pant: Not the most popular choice in this game, but has good matchups against the CSK bowlers & also has good numbers against CSK. A catches or two with 30 runs would be enough for you.
Pant vs CSK:
| Innings | 8 |
| Runs | 252 |
| Average | 42 |
| SR | 156 |
| 50 | 1 |
| HS | 79 |
In 3 innings that he has batted first in IPL knockouts, has one fifty.
Captaincy suitability: Both small & grand leagues.
The two default picks – Faf & Dhawan: Both of them will be the default picks in small leagues, and if you want to go with the safest picks, no better options than both of them.
Captaincy suitability: Both small & grand leagues.
Anrich Nortje (bowling first): Good recent form, good numbers at the venue, good numbers against CSK, what else do you want?
Nortje at Dubai:
| Innings | 11 |
| Overs | 41 |
| Wickets | 16 |
| SR | 15.4 |
Nortje vs CSK:
| Innings | 3 |
| Overs | 12 |
| Wickets | 5 |
| SR | 14.4 |
Captaincy suitability: SL, Mini GL & GL.
Shardul Thakur (bowling first): Picking wickets fun, Lord Thakur will be a popular choice as captain now, even in small leagues.
Good numbers vs DC, good numbers at the venue & also in knockouts. (majority of those wickets have come in the second innings)
Captaincy suitability: Both small & grand leagues.
Gaikwad’s struggle against the short ball: As we discussed in the last game as well, teams have finally found a weakness that they can target against Gaikwad – the short ball. In the last CSK vs DC game, Nortje got him on a bouncer and Arshdeep in the very next game (again on a bouncer), which we also discussed that Shami or Arshdeep can get him & dropped from our team.
Expect DC pacers to go hard at him once again with good pace & because he is coming at 9.5 crs, that’s a risk worth taking.
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