Chennai Super Kings (CSK), who failed to make the cut to the playoffs for the first time in IPL 2020 began their 2021 campaign with confidence.
They have won five games out of the seven they played in the first half of the season. This good run has taken them to the second spot in the IPL 2021 points table. However, compalacency must not creep in if CSK want to go far in this season.
They have plenty of things to worry about – Rayudu, Dhoni and Raina have not played any cricket since first phase. Add to that, Faf du Plessis may or may not turn with injury issues. CSK will hope their foreign recruits like Sam Curran and Moeen Ali live up to the task and take the team to another IPL title.
Deepak Chahar, ignored by natonal selectors for T20 World Cup, will be itching to make a statement or two with both bat and ball.
Here’s their schedule for IPL 2021
| Matches | Date | Time | Home | Away | Venue |
| 1 | 10 April | 7.30 PM | CSK | DC | Mumbai |
| 2 | 16 April | 7.30 PM | PK | CSK | Mumbai |
| 3 | 19 April | 7.30 PM | CSK | RR | Mumbai |
| 4 | 21 April | 7.30 PM | KKR | CSK | Mumbai |
| 5 | 25 April | 3.30 PM | CSK | RCB | Mumbai |
| 6 | 28 April | 7.30 PM | CSK | SRH | Delhi |
| 7 | 1 May | 7.30 PM | MI | CSK | Delhi |
| 8 | 19 Sep | 7.30 PM | CSK | MI | Dubai |
| 9 | 24 Sep | 7.30 PM | RCB | CSK | Sharjah |
| 10 | 26 Sep | 3.30 PM | CSK | KKR | Abu Dhabi |
| 11 | 30 Sep | 7.30 PM | SRH | CSK | Sharjah |
| 12 | 2 October | 7.30 PM | RR | CSK | Abu Dhabi |
| 13 | 4 October | 7.30 PM | DC | CSK | Dubai |
| 14 | 7 October | 3.30 PM | CSK | PBKS | Dubai |
CSK squad for IPL 2021:
MS Dhoni (captain), Ambati Rayudu, C Hari Nishanth, Suresh Raina, Cheteshwar Pujara, Deepak Chahar, Harisankar Reddy, K Bhagath Varma, K Gowtham, Karn Sharma, KM Asif, Narayan Jagadeesan, R Sai Kishore, Ravindra Jadeja, Robin Uthappa, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shardul Thakur, Dwayne Bravo, Faf du Plessis, Imran Tahir, Lungi Ngidi, Mitchell Santner, Josh Hazlewood, Moeen Ali and Sam Curran.
The IPL final will be played on 15 October at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. The playoffs will also be played at Dubai and Sharjah – Qualifier 1 in Dubai on 10 October, Eliminator in Sharjah on 11 October and Qualifier 2 also in Sharjah on 13 October.
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