Match Details
Delhi and Chennai will lock horns with each other in the 50th Match of the 2021 edition of the Indian T20 League. This match will be played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
This encounter will be streamed live on Hotstar and will begin at 07:30 PM IST.
Preview
Chennai has had an excellent campaign in the 2021 edition of the Indian T20 League and is placed at the top of the points table, having won 9 out of its 12 matches. Delhi too has been superb in the tournament and is occupying the second place, emerging triumphant in 9 games out of the 12 that they have played.
In their previous match, Chennai lost to the Rajasthan side by 7 wickets, while the Delhi outfit beat the Mumbai side with 4 wickets to spare.
Probable Playing XIs for Delhi vs Chennai
Delhi
Predicted XI:
Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Steve Smith, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (c and wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Axar Patel, Ravi Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Avesh Khan
Chennai
Predicted XI:
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni ( c and wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran/Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Josh Hazlewood
Captaincy Picks for Delhi vs Chennai
Ruturaj Gaikwad (Chennai)
Ruturaj Gaikwad played a superb knock for the Chennai side in their match against the Rajasthan outfit. The right-hander scored 101* off just 60 deliveries and helped the MS Dhoni-led side post a total of 189/4 on the board. Gaikwad is currently the second-highest run-scorer in the 2021 edition of the Indian T20 League and has plundered 508 runs.
Avesh Khan (Delhi)
Avesh Khan was simply outstanding with the ball in Delhi’s previous encounter against Mumbai. In his quota of 4 overs, Khan picked up 3 wickets and also gave away just 15 runs as well. Khan is the second-highest wicket-taker in the 2021 edition of the tournament and has scalped 21 wickets so far.
Fan2Play Fantasy Cricket Tips
2-Player Team
Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Shikhar Dhawan
3-Player Team
Avesh Khan (C), Prithvi Shaw, MS Dhoni
4-Player Team
Ravindra Jadeja (C), Moeen Ali, Anrich Nortje, Rishabh Pant
11-Player Team
Rishabh Pant, MS Dhoni, Shikhar Dhawan, Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Moeen Ali, Anrich Nortje, Avesh Khan (VC), Josh Hazlewood
