IPL 2021 Qualifier 1: DC vs CSK: Preview, Live Telecast, Live Streaming, IST Time details

Capitals
were
the
best
team
in
the
league
and
their
20-point
finish
at
the
group
stage
was
an
indication
of
their
consistent
performances
which
didn’t
dip
due
to
the
COVID-19
forced
break.

Similarly,
CSK
are
now
back
in
familiar
settings
of
play-off
rounds,
something
that
they
have
been
done
11
out
of
12
times
although
losing
three
matches
on
the
bounce
wouldn’t
have
amused
their
skipper
Mahendra
Singh
Dhoni.

DC,
on
the
other
hand,
were
handed
a
rude
jolt
by
Kona
Bharat’s
last-ball
six
in
their
last
group
league
game
against
Royal
Challengers
Bangalore.

It
didn’t
change
their
pole
position
but
did
enough
to
shake
them
from
their
stupor.
CSK,
over
the
years,
have
been
in
final
eight
times
and
won
on
three
occasions
which
speak
volumes
of
the
team’s
ability
to
lift
their
game
just
when
it’s
required
most.

That’s
the
reason
why
CSK
is
not
one
of
those
franchises
which
unleashes
new
talent
by
dozens
like
other
franchises.

Ruturaj
Gaikwad
is
an
exception
as
he
could
be
called
a
pure
CSK
product
after
more
than
a
decade.

Dhoni
has
a
simple
cricketing
philosophy
—
rely
on
tried
and
tested
individuals
who
are
battle-hardened
and
thus
he
has
always
punted
on
the
likes
of
Ravindra
jadeja,
Ambati
Rayudu,
Suresh
Raina,
Dwayne
Bravo
and
Faf
du
Plessis.

These
are
players,
who
have
been
there
and
done
that.
People
who
can
control
phases
and
win
pressure
situations
which
more
often
than
not
results
in
victories.

Add
Josh
Hazlewood
or
Moeen
Ali,
who
are
also
international
regulars
in
that
mix
and
the
former
India
captain
knows
exactly
what
is
the
kind
of
combination
that
he
needs
to
put
on
the
park.

As
much
as
one
speaks
about
team
effort,
no
one
knows
more
than
Dhoni
that
T20
is
perhaps
one
form
of
cricket,
where
individuals
win
matches.

Dhoni
knows
that
even
though
his
batting
form
(96
runs
in
14
games)
has
deserted
him
years
back
(since
2015-16)
and
an
IPL
legend
like
Raina
(160
in
12
games)
is
a
pale
shadow
of
his
once
destructive
self,
he
still
has
Gaikwad
(533
runs)
and
Du
Plessis
(546),
who
have
more
often
than
not
provided
solid
starts
and
the
menacing
Jadeja
(227
runs)
providing
final
flourish.

Similarly,
Shardul
Thakur
(18
wickets
in
14
games)
has
given
runs
at
an
expensive
economy
rate
of
8.57
but
still
the
breakthroughs
have
been
important.

No
one
knows
more
than
Dwayne
Bravo
(12
wickets)
as
to
how
one
can
fool
the
batters
by
changing
the
pace
of
his
deliveries
at
the
death.

Hazlewood
hasn’t
found
form
but
Dhoni
has
enormous
patience
in
players
he
believes
in
and
he
is
banking
on
that
devastating
first
spell
from
the
Aussie
that
can
wreak
havoc.

It
could
happen
against
Delhi
Capitals,
as
their
batting
despite
10
wins,
hasn’t
exactly
inspired
confidence
of
highest
level.

Prithvi
Shaw
(401
runs)
and
Shikhar
Dhawan
(544
runs)
have
had
their
share
of
starts
but
in
the
UAE
leg,
they
haven’t
exactly
dominated.

Skipper
Pant
(362
runs)
has
been
scratchy
at
best
and
Marcus
Stoinis’ absence
due
to
injury
did
affect
their
balance
as
they
lack
big-hitters
at
the
death
save
Shimron
Hetmyer.

DC’s
strength
has
been
their
bowling
attack
—
Avesh
Khan
(22
wickets),
Axar
Patel
(15
wickets),
Kagiso
Rabada
(13
wickets)
and
Anrich
Nortje,
who
has
taken
nine
wickets
but
an
economy
rate
of
5.59
over
six
games.

DC’s
bowling
attack
has
been
right
on
the
money
without
being
taken
to
cleaners
but
Pant
would
hope
that
law
of
averages
don’t
catch
up
with
them
and
Nortje
and
Rabada
is
able
to
unsettle
Gaikwad
with
short
balls,
which
has
been
Maharashtra
batter’s
weak
point.

But
yes,
even
Dhoni
would
admit
that
Raina
and
Rayudu
in
what
would
be
their
last
season
for
CSK,
would
want
to
make
some
tangible
contribution
with
the
willow.

Even
skipper
himself
needs
to
put
his
hand
up
as
he
has
not
been
able
to
handle
raw
pace
anymore.

Teams:
Chennai
Super
Kings:
Mahendra
Singh
Dhoni
(captain),
Suresh
Raina,
Ambati
Rayudu,
KM
Asif,
Deepak
Chahar,
Dwayne
Bravo,
Faf
du
Plessis,
Imran
Tahir,
N
Jagadeesan,
Karn
Sharma,
Lungi
Ngidi,
Mitchell
Santner,
Ravindra
Jadeja,
Ruturaj
Gaikwad,
Shardul
Thakur,
R
Sai
Kishore,
Moeen
Ali,
K
Gowtham,
Cheteshwar
Pujara,
Harishankar
Reddy,
Bhagath
Varma,
C
Hari
Nishaanth.

DC:
Rishabh
Pant
(captain),
Ajinkya
Rahane,
Prithvi
Shaw,
Ripal
Patel,
Shikhar
Dhawan,
Shimrom
Hetmyar,
Shreyas
Iyer,
Steve
Smith,
Amit
Mishra,
Anrich
Nortje,
Avesh
Khan,
Ben
Dwarshuis,
Ishant
Sharma,
Kagiso
Rabada,
Kulwant
Khejroliya,
Lukman
Meriwala,
Pravin
Dubey,
Tom
Curran,
Umesh
Yadav,
Axar
Patel,
Lalit
Yadav,
Marcus
Stoinis,
Ravichandran
Ashwin,
Sam
Billings
and
Vishnu
Vinod.

Match
info

Match
date:
October
10
(Sunday).

Match
starts
at
7:30
PM
IST.

Live
telecast:
Star
Sports
Networks

Live
streaming:
Disney
+
HotStar