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    Injury-hit Delhi Capitals face uphill challenge against high-flying CSK

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    Injury-hit Delhi Capitals face uphill challenge against high-flying CSK

    Match particulars

    Delhi Capitals (DC) vs Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK)
    Visakhapatnam, 1930 IST (1400 GMT)

    Large image: Capitals on shaky (house) floor

    MS Dhoni, along with his shoulder-length hair, returns to the scene of his first huge innings from approach again in 2005. Nearly 20 years in the past, Sourav Ganguly promoted Dhoni to No.3, forward of himself, and the remainder is historical past. Ganguly is now the director of cricket within the opposition camp as Delhi Capitals look to cease Dhoni and Chennai Tremendous Kings from making it three wins in a row.

    CSK’s batting has a lot depth and energy that they have not wanted Dhoni to bat. Although Rishabh Pant has had a promising begin in his comeback, and David Warner has had breezy begins, the top-heavy Capitals do not have as a lot batting depth. Their bowling assault is not in wholesome form both, with Ishant Sharma injured and each Anrich Nortje and Jhye Richardson on a comeback path from harm. Shai Hope has additionally joined the harm listing and missed their final recreation.

    Capitals may also have to regulate to the situations in Visakhapatnam, the place they are going to play back-to-back video games on March 31 against CSK and on April 3 against Kolkata Knight Riders. Capitals had picked Visakhapatnam to host their first two house video games to permit the Delhi venue time to get better, in keeping with their co-owner Parth Jindal. Capitals have misplaced three of the 5 IPL video games they’ve performed in Visakhapatnam, together with a defeat to CSK within the second qualifier in IPL 2019.

    In IPL 2023, Capitals had began with 5 successive defeats and shortly reached some extent of no return. They are going to be hoping to treatment that and hit the bottom working from Sunday, having already misplaced their first two.

    Crew information and Influence Participant technique

    Delhi Capitals

    At his pre-match press convention, Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting indicated that Prithvi Shaw is “pushing for choice”. He additionally steered that offspin-bowling allrounder Lalit Yadav may come into the group to counter CSK’s left-handers. Australia fast Jhye Richardson can also be out there for choice. If Capitals bat first, Abishek Porel may begin as a specialist batter, with Lalit changing him as an Influence Participant within the second innings. It could possibly be vice-versa if the Capitals bowl first.

    Possible XII: 1 David Warner, 2 Mitchell Marsh, 3 Ricky Bhui/Prithvi Shaw, 4 Rishabh Pant (capt, wk), 5 Tristan Stubbs, 6 Abishek Porel, 7 Axar Patel, 8 Kuldeep Yadav, 9 Mukesh Kumar, 10 Anrich Nortje, 11 Khaleel Ahmed, 12 Lalit Yadav

    Chennai Tremendous Kings

    CSK have discovered a option to match each Matheesha Pathirana and Mustafizur Rahman into their XI or XII. Certainly one of them ought to make approach for Dube as an Influence Participant after they bat.

    Possible XII: 1 Ruturaj Gaikwad (capt), 2 Rachin Ravindra, 3 Ajinkya Rahane, 4 Shivam Dube, 5 Daryl Mitchell, 6 Ravindra Jadeja, 7 Sameer Rizvi, 8 MS Dhoni (wk), 9 Deepak Chahar, 10 Tushar Deshpande, 11 Matheesha Pathirana, 12 Mustafizur Rahman

    Within the highlight

    Rishabh Pant has handed the wicketkeeping check and is working his approach again with the bat. He received begins against each Punjab Kings and Royals, and has a powerful document against CSK within the IPL: 324 runs in ten innings at a strike fee of 156.52. If Pant can get a couple of huge hits away, he may probably hold Ravindra Jadeja and different left-arm fingerspinners out of the assault. There’s a case for Axar Patel to be promoted up the order as effectively to disrupt CSK’s left-arm fingerspinners.

    Daryl Mitchell will meet Kuldeep Yadav as soon as once more after having taken him for 72 off 56 balls throughout two innings within the ODI World Cup. Mitchell’s potential to pump the ball down the bottom off completely different lengths and play the reverse-sweep makes him a harmful proposition against spin. He may also pitch in with some cutters like he confirmed against Gujarat Titans on Tuesday.

  • Jadeja is but to dismiss Warner and Axar within the IPL, and each batters have a strike fee of just about 175 against him. Jadeja, although, has a beneficial match-up against Mitchell Marsh: two dismissals in ten balls.

  • Ravindra has a strike fee of 180.85 within the powerplay in T20s this 12 months (minimal of 40 balls). Amongst batters from Full-Member nations, solely Travis Head (202.56) has accomplished higher than Ravindra throughout this era.

  • These are nonetheless early days in IPL 2024, however Capitals have the worst economic system fee (13.76) between overs 15 and 20.

  • Marsh has struggled against spin within the IPL, managing simply 191 runs off 180 balls at a strike fee of 106.11 – the bottom strike fee by an lively abroad batter against spin (for at least 180 balls).

    • Pitch and situations

    Eric Simons, CSK’s bowling advisor, stated that there was a “first rate” masking of grass on the pitch, on the eve of the sport. There may be some early swing on supply for the seamers. The extreme warmth and humidity in Visakhapatnam may challenge the health of the gamers.

    Quotes

    “We go on the highway now for a few video games against Delhi and Sunrisers Hyderabad and it is at all times a challenge enjoying away from house in several situations that we’re not used to. So, I believe will probably be an incredible challenge for the group.”
    Michael Hussey, CSK batting coach

    “We’re very assured that we can flip issues round. It is against a very good CSK group however we all know our greatest cricket goes to be adequate against anyone.”
    Ricky Ponting, Delhi Capitals head coach

    Deivarayan Muthu is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo

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