IPL 2021, CSK vs DC Team Predicted Playing 11 for Today Match LIVE Updates: In tonight’s battle it will be the young apprentice versus his master when Rishabh Pant’s Delhi Capitals face off against Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings on Saturday.
The Delhi franchise ended runners-up last season in the UAE and would be aiming to go one better this time and a good start would be what they will be looking for.
Three-time champions CSK had a forgettable season last year, finishing at seventh out of eight teams and they would also be seeking a winning start in their bid to make amends of a poor IPL 2020.
Keeper-batsman Pant, anointed to captaincy in the absence of injured Shreyas Iyer, has said recently that he would put his learning from Dhoni to use in DC’s season opener.
Chennai Super Kings Squad: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni(w/c), Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Robin Uthappa, Imran Tahir, Cheteshwar Pujara, Karn Sharma, Jason Behrendorff, Krishnappa Gowtham, Bhagath Varma, Harishankar Reddy, KM Asif, N Jagadeesan, Hari Nishanth, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Mitchell Santner, Lungi Ngidi
Avesh Khan opens the bowling instead of Tom Curran. Khan starts off with a wide. Next ball, he beats Ruturaj Gaikwad with the one swinging in. He gets a single off the third delivery. Faf du Plessis on the strike and Khan beats him with the length. Du Plessis trapped in front of the stumps and departs for a three-ball duck. Good call not to take DRS there. CSK 7/1 after 4 overs