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23:10 Dhawan, Shaw power Delhi to victory
Thakur gifts Stoinis a full toss which he clips through fine leg for a four. The next ball is a high full toss as Thakur misses the radar with the slower ball but Stoinis defends it back to the bowler.
Delhi 190-3 (18.4 ovs) vs CSK 188-7 | Scorecard
Thakur gifts Stoinis a full toss which he clips through fine leg for a four. The next ball is a high full toss as Thakur misses the radar with the slower ball but Stoinis defends it back to the bowler.
Thakur brings some joy amid the ruins to the CSK camp as he picks up the wicket of Stoinis, who pulls a short ball straight to Curran at deep midwicket to perish for 14.
Pant lofts the next ball wide of long-on for a four to take Delhi to a thumping seven-wicket victory, with eight balls to spare.
23:06 Dhawan out for 85 but DC set for win
Delhi 182-2 (18 ovs) vs CSK 188-7 | Scorecard
Thakur, who was smashed for 31 runs in his first two overs, is back into the attack.
He starts with a wide half-volley which Dhawan cracks through the covers for a four.
Dhawan then walks across his stumps and picks up a full toss over square leg for another four before the pacer bowls a wide.
Some relief for Thakur as he strikes with the wicket of Dhawan, who plays all over a full delivery look to flick it across the line and is trapped leg before wicket.
Despite Pant asking him to review the decision, Dhawan is happy to walk back after a superb innings of 85 from 54 balls, having hit 10 fours and two sixes.
Thakur is fired up after that wicket. He gets some extra bounce to beat new batsman Marcus Stoinis, who is beaten playing at the wide delivery.
The next ball is hit through point for a four as he gets off the mark before Thakur bowls a high bouncer which is ruled a wide.
Delhi need 17 from 3 overs for victory.
Bravo to bowl his fourth and final over. Pant gets a thick outside edge off the first ball for a single to thirdman and Stoinis picks one off the next.
Pant picks a couple off the next delivery on the leg side and then picks a single.
Stoinis hammers the fifth ball through the covers for a four and takes a single from the last ball.
22:51 Dhawan puts Delhi on course for victory
Delhi 158-1 (16 ovs) vs CSK 188-7 | Scorecard
Chahar comes back into the attack, to bowl his fourth and final over. Dhawan pulls the first ball for a four over square leg and then takes a single.
Pant smashes the third ball powerfully past point for a four to get off the mark in confident fashion.
He pulls the next ball for a single and Dhawan drives a low full toss down to long-on for one to bring up Delhi's 150, in the 15th over.
Delhi need 38 from the last five overs for victory.
Dhawan continues to get the boundaries. Bravo gifts him a full toss which he swats over midwicket for a four.
A single to Dhawan to deep square leg before Bravo bowls a wide. The last ball is a full toss which Dhawan hammers straight down the ground but is unlucky as it hits the stumps at the non-striker's end.
Delhi on course for an easy win, with 31 needed from 4 overs for victory with nine wickets in hand.
Dhawan has smashed his way to 77 from 51 balls, having hit eight fours and two sixes.
22:43 Shaw out for 38-ball 72 but DC in control
Delhi 139-1 (14 ovs) vs CSK 188-7 | Scorecard
Dhawan has a close shave. Shaw mishits the slower ball from Bravo close to the stumps and Dhawan calls him across for a quick run. Dhoni is alert to the situation as he gets the direct hit and Dhawan is saved by the narrowest of margins.
Dhawan then flays a full delivery through the covers for a single.
Shaw then slices Bravo over the off-side but holes out the wide slower ball straight into the hands of Moeen at sweeper cover.
Shaw walks back after a sparkling innings of 72 from 38 balls, having hit nine fours and three sixes.
He has put Delhi in control, putting on 138 runs for the opening wicket from 81 balls.
Captain Rishabh Pant walks in at No 3 as he watchfully plays out the last two balls of the over.
Good stuff from Bravo as he concedes just three runs in his second over, while picking up the wicket of Shaw.
22:33 Shaw, Dhawan hit 50s; Delhi in control
Delhi 136-0 (13 ovs) vs CSK 188-7 | Scorecard
Medium pacer Dwayne Bravo comes into the attack. He starts with a slower ball which Shaw hits on the off-side for a single before Dhawan swings the next ball across the line over square leg for a four.
A single to Dhawan to long-on before Shaw is unable to make most of a full toss, hitting to the fielder in the covers.
Singles from the last two balls as Bravo gives away eight in his first over.
Moeen is back into the attack. He starts with a high full toss which is ruled a no-ball. Dhawan doesn't take full of the free hit delivery, hitting it straight down the ground for a single.
Shaw looks to have got a top edge as he tries to pull Moeen but the ball sails over the square leg fence for a six.
But the next ball comes off the middle as Shaw plays a cracking inside out lofted shot for a four and keeps strike with one from the last ball.
15 from the over takes Delhi to 136 for no loss in 13 overs, needing 53 from seven overs for victory.
22:22 Shaw, Dhawan hit 50s; Delhi in control
Delhi 113-0 (11 ovs) vs CSK 188-7 | Scorecard
Dhawan also joins the party. He comes down the track and swings Moeen over midwicket for a six. He sweeps the next ball for a single to square leg.
Moeen drops short as Shaw, on 47 from 25 balls, pulls it towards deep midwicket where Gaikwad rushes forward and gets to the ball but is unable to take the catch.
CSK have missed out on two tough chances, with Shaw getting reprieve both times.
Shaw pulls the last ball for a four to race to his fifty from 27 balls.
Delhi in control on 99 for no loss in 10 overs, with Dhawan unbeaten on 47 from 33 balls.
Thakur comes back into the attack. Dhawan pulls the first ball for two runs to take Delhi past the 100-run mark, in the 11th over.
He gets a single from the next ball to complete his fifty from 35 balls.
Shaw is taking CSK bowling apart with his amazing strokeplay. He stands tall and punches Thakur through the covers for a four.
Dhawan hits the fifth ball square on the off-side for a couple before he plays a glorious drive through the covers for a four.
14 runs from the over as Delhi race to 113 for no loss in 11 overs.
22:13 Openers Shaw, Dhawan put Delhi in control
Delhi 86-0 (9 ovs) vs CSK 188-7 | Scorecard
CSK introduce spin at the end of Powerplay as Ravindra Jadeja comes in to bowl the seventh over.
He starts with a rank long hop which Dhawan fails to cash on, pulling it to deep square leg for a single.
Shaw miscues the next ball on the off-side which falls well short of long-off for a single.
Three more singles from the rest of the over as Jadeja concedes just five runs in his first over.
Spin from both ends as Moeen Ali comes in from the other end. Dhawan tries the reverse sweep first ball but is hit on the pads as he sneaks a quick leg bye.
Shaw plays another loose shot, this time he mishits the attempted lofted shot but once again he has the luck on his side as Mitchell Santer rushes in from long-off but is unable to pouch a difficult chance.
Dhawan gets a leading edge off the next before singles come off the last three balls.
Moeen also concedes five off his first over, with the spinners looking to keep things tight in the middle overs.
It is only singles at the moment for Delhi's batsmen against the CSK spinners.
Dhawan and Shaw take one each off Jadeja's first two deliveries before the former hits the third ball wide of long-off for two runs.
Shaw was itching to take on the spinner. Finally gets it off the middle as he lofts Jadeja wide of long-on for a six.
Shaw has smashed his way to 47 from 25 balls, to keep Delhi on course.
22:00 Shaw, Dhawan give Delhi a flying start
Delhi 65-0 (6 ovs) vs CSK 188-7 | Scorecard
Shardul Thakur comes into the attack. Dhawan moves across outside the off-stump before he steers a wide full delivery past short thirdman for a four and then takes a single to mid-off.
Shaw plays another cracking shot, punching Thakur through the covers for a wonderfully-timed four, to take Delhi past 50, in the fifth over.
The young opener then steers Thakur's fifth delivery past short thirdman for another four.
He ends the over in grand style, lofting the pace bowler over mid-off for the fourth four of the over, which goes for 17 runs.
Change of ends for Chahar as he takes over from Curran. No stopping Shaw at the moment as he steers the second ball through thirdman for his sixth four.
A single to Shaw on the off-side before Dhawan pulls the last ball which is brilliantly stopped by a diving midwicket fielder to keep it down to just a single.
Delhi off to a flier as they race to 65 for no loss in six overs.
Shaw has smashed his way to a brilliant 36 from 18 balls with an array of some beautiful shots, while Dhawan has stroked 29 from as many balls with the two openers rotating the strike well.
They need 124 from 14 overs for victory at an asking rate of 8.8.
21:50 Shaw, Dhawan give Delhi a flying start
Shaw looks in ominous touch. He lofts a length ball from Chahar straight down the ground for a six over long-on.
Delhi 41-0 (4 ovs) vs CSK 188-7 | Scorecard
Shaw looks in ominous touch. He lofts a length ball from Chahar straight down the ground for a six over long-on.
Chahar makes a good comeback as he beats Shaw with a slow leg-cutter as the right-hander plays away from his body.
Another slower ball from Chahar as Shaw checks his drive through the covers.
Chahar goes short as Shaw pulls it over square leg but Jadeja puts in a sensational effort in the deep to keep it down to just one. Any other fielder would have struggled to get to the ball but Jadeja not only saved the four but also kept it down to a single.
Dhawan drives the last ball to sweeper cover to end the over with a single.
No signs of Shardul Thakur as Curran continues for his second over with the new ball.
Dhawan taps the first ball to mid-off for a quick run and Shaw gets one off the next.
Curran drifts on the pads as Dhawan clips it past short fine leg for a four.
The next ball is pitched up as Dhawan plays a cracking lofted straight drive back over the bowler's head for a six.
He clips a slower ball to midwicket for one and Shaw crashes the last ball through the covers for a four.
Delhi off to a flying start as they race to 41 for no loss in four overs.
21:37 Curran's late assault rallies CSK to 188
Delhi 16-0 (2 ovs) vs CSK 188-7 | Scorecard
Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw are the two openers for Delhi Capitals, while Deepak Chahar will open the bowling for CSK.
The first ball is pitched up on the stumps as Shaw defends it back to mid-on.
The next ball is again on the pads but this time Shaw clips it through square leg for a four to get off the mark in great style.
He plays a flashy shot off the next, chasing a wide delivery as he hits it uppishly past point for a single to thirdman.
Shikhar Dhawan also gets off the mark with a four as cuts Chahar past point followed by two dots to end the first over.
Sam Curran to bowl from the other end. Shaw drives the first ball through the covers for a single.
Dhawan defends the next two balls before he plays a beautiful straight drive, timing it perfectly, past mid-off for a four.
A single to Dhawan off the fifth ball and Shaw keeps strike with a single off the last ball.
21:14 Curran's late assault rallies CSK to 188
CSK 188-7 (20 ovs) vs Delhi | Scorecard
Tom Curran to bowl the 19th over. Jadeja comes down the track and pulls it through midwicket for a four before he digs out the yorker but gets a single courtesy of the overthrow.
Curran goes for the slower ball but ends up bowling a wide.
Tom Curran gifts his brother Sam a high full toss which he hits over long-on for a six.
Sam shows no love towards his brother as he swings the next ball over midwicket for another six.
The fifth ball is a wide half-volley as Sam plays the inside out lofted shot for another four.
Sam retain strike with one from the last ball as Tom Curran concedes 23 runs in the 19th over.
Chris Woakes to bowl the final over. Curran continues his attack as he flicks the first ball over midwicket for a four, to race to 33 from 13 balls.
A good yorker from Woakes as Curran gets a single on the off-side before Jadeja drills the next through the covers for two runs.
Jadeja swings the fourth ball over midwicket for another couple of runs to bring up the 50-run stand from 26 balls.
Woakes bowls a good yorker as Jadeja digs it out on the off-side for a single.
Woakes gets revenge off the last ball as Curran is bowled trying for another big hit.
Curran walks back after a cracking innings of 34 from 15 balls, while Jadeja finishes unbeaten on 26 from 17 balls.
CSK finish on a healthy 188 for seven in their 20 overs, having smashed 52 from the last five overs.
21:02 Dhoni out for duck; CSK lose 6th wicket
CSK 155-6 (18 ovs) vs Delhi | Scorecard
It is a battle of brothers at the Wankhede as Tom Curran bowls to his brother Sam.
Sam taps the second ball on the leg side for a single and Jadeja defends the third ball back to the bowler.
Jadeja picks a single before Sam glances his brother fine on the leg side for a four, to bring up CSK's 150, in the 17th over.
Avesh to bowl the 18th over. Jadeja taps the first ball on the leg side for a single before Curran is deceived by the slower ball as he looks to swing it over midwicket.
A single to Curran on the off-side and Jadeja can only manage one off the fourth ball.
Two singles from the last two balls as Avesh concedes just five runs in the 18th over to finish with excellent figures of 2/23 in four overs.
20:52 Dhoni out for duck; CSK lose 6th wicket
CSK 143-6 (16 ovs) vs Delhi | Scorecard
Stoinis continues with the ball. Raina gets a single off the first ball before Jadeja pulls the next for a four through midwicket.
Some extra bounce for Stoinis but Jadeja manages to open the face of the bat and run it past short thirdman for another four.
Jadeja misses the clip and is struck on the pads but manages to take a leg bye.
Raina pulls the next to long-on for a single and Jadeja comes down before pulling the next for one.
A lucky breakthrough for Delhi as Raina is run out after a huge misunderstanding with Jadeja.
Raina smashed his way to 54 from 36 balls before he was sent back halfway down looking for the second run as Jadeja made the late call.
The atmosphere of fans cheering is missing as CSK legend Mahendra Singh Dhoni walks out to bat at No 7.
Dhoni doesn't last long though as he inside edges the second ball he faces back on to his stumps to be bowled for a duck to become Avesh's second victim of the innings.
Two quick wickets for Delhi in the space of three deliveries as CSK are reeling on 137/7, in the 16th over.
Sam Curran off the mark in smashing fashion as he pulls Avesh for a four past short fine leg.
Singles off the last two balls as Avesh concedes seven in his third over.
20:37 Rayudu out for 23; CSK lose 4th wicket
CSK 124-4 (14 ovs) vs Delhi | Scorecard
Medium pacer Marcus Stoinis comes into the attack. Raina comes down the track and makes room as he slaps the first ball through the covers for a single.
The next ball is a high full toss and is ruled no-ball, which Rayudu despatches over fine leg for a six.
The free hit delivery is a quick short ball which hits Rayudu on the body as he goes for the pull shot. The ball deflects off his body and goes past wicketkeeper for four byes to raise the 50-run stand for the fourth wicket from just 24 balls.
The last ball is pulled for a huge six over midwicket by Raina to bring up his fifty in some style, from 32 balls. He was batting on 16 from 18 balls at one stage, before slamming 34 from the next 14 balls, including four sixes.
A half-century in his comeback game for Raina as he shows what CSK missed last season.
Pacer Tom Curran into the attack. The first ball is a slower leg-cutter as Rayudu has a poke but is beaten before he takes a single from the next ball.
Raina makes room and hits the next through the covers for one and Rayudu pulls the next ball powerfully but Avesh Khan at deep midwicket tries to stop it with his boot which he fails to concede a four.
Curran strikes next ball as Rayudu miscues the slower ball trying to loft it down the ground.
Dhawan, at long-off, takes his third catch of the innings as Rayudu walks back for 23.
Ravindra Jadeja walks in at No 6 ahead of Bravo and Dhoni as he gets off the mark with a single.
20:26 Raina's attack puts CSK back on track
CSK 98-3 (12 ovs) vs Delhi | Scorecard
At the other end, Mishra keeping things tight. He is bowling on a good line and length, as three singles come from the first five balls.
Raina sweeps the last ball uppishly over square leg but Prithvi Shaw comes up with a good stop to keep the ball inside the ropes.
Mishra has conceded just 10 runs in his first two overs as CSK recover to 71/3 in 10 overs at the halfway mark.
CSK's tactics quite clear against Ashwin. New batsman Ambati Rayudu slog sweeps Ashwin over midwicket for a six.
This is the fourth six conceded by Ashwin off his last seven balls.
10 runs from the over as Ashwin finishes with expensive figures of 1/47 in his four overs.
Raina has got his eye in. This time he targets Mishra as he lofts the leg-spinner straight down the ground for another huge six.
Two balls later, he swings the leg-spinner for his third six, over midwicket, as CSK look to bounce back after a slow start.
Singles from the last three balls as Mishra goes for 17 in his third over.
Raina has smashed his way to 43 from 29 balls to steer CSK to 98/3 in 12 overs.
20:15 Moeen out for 36; CSK lose 3rd wicket
CSK 66-3 (9 ovs) vs Delhi | Scorecard
Ashwin continues as Raina taps the first ball on the leg side for a single.
Moeen then takes on Ashwin as he lofts him straight down the ground, beating the fielder at long-on for a four.
The left-hander then gets a thick outside edge which goes fine, beating the fielder at short thirdman for another four.
Ashwin tries the variation as he bowls the round arm delivery like Kedar Jadhav but Moeen plays a nice drive through the covers for a single.
Raina is beaten last ball as Ashwin gets the ball to go straight through.
Spin from both ends as leg-spinner Amit Mishra comes in from the other end.
Moeen slaps the first ball through the covers for two runs as Mishra's googly is short. He tries to slog sweep the next ball across the line but is beaten by another googly before he is beaten again next ball trying to cut it.
Three singles from the last three balls as Mishra makes a tidy start, conceding five runs in his first over.
CSK batsmen continue to attack Ashwin. The first ball is flighted right up as Moeen comes down and lofts it straight down the ground for the first six of the innings.
Moeen repeats the shot next ball and this time it is even bigger as he launches it into the stands at Wankhede to make it two sixes in a row.
Ashwin gets revenge as Moeen miscues the reverse sweep and Dhawan takes another good catch running to his right at short thirdman.
Moeen walks back after a good innings of 36 from 24 balls.
Some relief for Ashwin as he was hit for 31 runs off his first 14 balls before he managed to bag the key wicket of Moeen.
Raina looks to attack Ashwin as he looks to swing it across the line but is unable to get hold of the shot.
However, he pulls the last ball for a six over midwicket, the third of the over, as Ashwin goes for 18 in his third over.
20:01 CSK struggle after early wickets vs Delhi
Spin introduced as veteran Ravichandran Ashwin comes into the attack in the Powerplay.
CSK 33-2 (6 ovs) vs Delhi | Scorecard
Spin introduced as veteran Ravichandran Ashwin comes into the attack in the Powerplay.
Moeen picks a single off the first ball before Raina hits the third ball uppishly through the covers for a four.
He comes down the track next ball and lofts Ashwin over mid-on for another boundary.
CSK looking to be positive against spin as Ashwin goes for nine in his first over.
Another change in the bowling as Tom Curran comes into the attack. Delhi continue to attack as they still have a slip in place.
Raina taps the first ball on the off-side for a single and Moeen drives the next to sweeper cover for another run.
The slower short ball from Curran as Raina cuts it powerfully and Rahane does well to stop it on the half-volley in the covers.
Raina then picks a single off the fifth ball to mid-on before Moeen plays out the last ball.
CSK off to a slow start as they reach 33/2 in six overs, as they struggled to break free after the openers perished early.
19:51 CSK in trouble as openers fall early
CSK 20-2 (4 ovs) vs Delhi | Scorecard
Woakes strikes with the first ball of his second over. Gaikwad looks to defend off the front foot but gets the edge and Shikhar Dhawan takes a good catch in the slips.
Superb bowling from Woakes as he pitched it up and drew Gaikwad into playing the drive but the late movement caused his downfall.
Gaikwad walks back for five with CSK in early trouble on 7/2 in the second over.
Suresh Raina walks in at No 4. He defends the first ball back to the bowler before tapping the next to point.
He then pushes the fourth ball into the covers and looks for a quick single but is sent back.
Raina is unable to make most of a full toss as he drives it gently into the covers.
The last ball is a short ball as Woakes tries the change of pace but Raina manages to slaps it through the covers for a four to get off the mark.
Avesh continues as Moeen struggles to get going with three dot balls in a row.
However, he gets his timing right punching a short wide delivery through the covers for a four to get off the mark.
Avesh tries the bouncer as Moeen pulls it behind square for a four as the ball bounces just short of the ropes.
He keeps strike with a single off the last ball to thirdman.
19:41 Du Plessis out for duck; CSK lose 1st wkt
CSK 7-1 (2 ovs) vs Delhi | Scorecard
Ruturaj Gaikwad opens the batting for CSK along with veteran Faf du Plessis, while England's Chris Woakes will bowl the first over for Delhi Capitals.
The first ball is a beauty, pitched on length and moving away, as Gaikwad pokes at it and is beaten.
He taps the next back to the bowler before driving a wide full delivery through the covers for a four to get CSK off the mark.
He then takes a leg bye as he misses the clip off his pads.
A half-volley on the pads which du Plessis clips to the fielder at square leg and then punches a short wide delivery into the covers but again he can't get it in the gap.
The young Avesh Khan from the other end. He starts with a wide down the leg side to Gaikwad before he gets the next ball to nip back in sharply to the right-hander, hitting him high on the pads.
Gaikwad clips the fourth ball off his pads but Woakes at short fine leg dives full length to his left to save the boundary and concede just a single.
Avesh makes the early breakthrough with the wicket of du Plessis, who is trapped leg before wicket by the full incoming delivery.
Du Plessis has a chat with his partner Gaikwad before he decides walk back without taking the review.
Interestingly, Moeen Ali walks in at No 3 ahead of seasoned campaigner Suresh Raina, who has batted most his career at that position for CSK.
Moeen watchfully defends the last two balls as Avesh makes a good start with the ball.
19:31 Rabada, Nortje unavailabe for Delhi Capitals
Delhi have some good all-round options in Marcus Stoinis and Chris Woakes, who can be handy with both bat and ball.
For CSK, among the overseas players, Moeen Ali, Dwayne Bravo and Sam Curran can deliver with both both and ball. Ravindra Jadeja is also back for CSK after a long injury lay-off along with veteran Suresh Raina, who pulled out of last year's IPL in the UAE.
CSK have a lot of experience in their batting line-up in Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina and Dhoni, while Shardul Thakur and Deepak Chahar are proven performers with the ball in T20 cricket.
Check out the playing XIs of the two teams:
Chennai Super Kings: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain, w/k), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar.
Delhi Capitals: Rishabh Pant (captain, w/k), Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane, Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Chris Woakes, Ravichandran Ashwin, Tom Curran, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan.
Interesting, both teams are led by wicketkeepers in Dhoni and Pant.
Delhi have some good all-round options in Marcus Stoinis and Chris Woakes, who can be handy with both bat and ball.
For CSK, among the overseas players, Moeen Ali, Dwayne Bravo and Sam Curran can deliver with both both and ball. Ravindra Jadeja is also back for CSK after a long injury lay-off along with veteran Suresh Raina, who pulled out of last year's IPL in the UAE.
CSK have a lot of experience in their batting line-up in Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina and Dhoni, while Shardul Thakur and Deepak Chahar are proven performers with the ball in T20 cricket.
Delhi have lot of experience in spin department in veterans Ravichandran Ashwin and Amit Mishra, while youngster Prithvi Shaw will be keen to prove himself along with his Mumbai teammate Ajinkya Rahane.
Interestingly, the young pacer Avesh Khan is preferred ahead of the experienced Umesh Yadav.
Check out the playing XIs of the two teams:
Chennai Super Kings: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain, w/k), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar.
Delhi Capitals: Rishabh Pant (captain, w/k), Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane, Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Chris Woakes, Ravichandran Ashwin, Tom Curran, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan.
19:13 Delhi elect to bowl; CSK include Moeen
Delhi Capitals Rishabh Pant won the toss in his first match as IPL captain and elected to bowl against Chennai Super Kings in Mumbai on Saturday.
The four overseas players for Delhi are Shimron Hetmyer, Chris Woakes, Marcus Stoinis and Tom Curran.
They will be missing their two pace bowlers in Kagiso Rabada and Anirch Nortje, who are both in quarantine.
It will be a clash of brothers as Sam Curran is named in the CSK playing XI, along with Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali and Dwayne Bravo.
18:55 Pant's Delhi eye winning start vs CSK
The Delhi franchise were 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 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.
Delhi's strong batting line up of Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane, Steven Smith and Pant himself will look to fire on all cylinders right from the opening game.
Captain Pant, a hard-hitting batsman, is in the form of his life, having emerged as a match-winner for India in the series against Australia and England.
The Delhi team also possesses the likes of all-rounder Marcus Stonis, Shimron Hetymar and Sam Billings but will have to get their team combination right, as only four overseas players can feature in the playing XI.
They have enough options to choose from the battery of pacers comprising Ishant Sharma, Kagiso Rabada, Umesh Yadav, Chris Woakes and Anrich Nortje.
Also, playing a key role on a sluggish Wankhede track would be the spinners -- Ravichandran Ashwin and Amit Mishra, though Axar Patel will not be available as he tested positive for COVID-19 last Saturday.
On the other hand, Chennai will be bolstered by the return of the experienced batsman Suresh Raina, who is their all-time leading run-scorer, with 5,368 runs.
Raina will strengthen the top-order, which has the likes of young Ruturaj Gaikwad, South African Faf Du Plessis and Ambati Rayudu.
With the likes of young Sam Curran, who almost pulled off a win for England in the final ODI against India, and Moeen Ali, along with great finisher Dhoni, Chennai also have a stable middle-order.
Their bowling attack will be led by the ever-improving Shardul Thakur, who can also bat, and Deepak Chahar. And then there is Ravindra Jadeja, the wily left-arm spinner, who can also be handy with the bat.
It will be a battle between the 'young apprentice and his master' when Rishabh Pant's Delhi Capitals and Mahendra Singh Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings square off in an IPL match in Mumbai on Saturday, with both sides aiming for a winning start to their campaign.
The Delhi franchise were 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 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.
Delhi's strong batting line up of Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane, Steven Smith and Pant himself will look to fire on all cylinders right from the opening game.
Captain Pant, a hard-hitting batsman, is in the form of his life, having emerged as a match-winner for India in the series against Australia and England.
The Delhi team also possesses the likes of all-rounder Marcus Stonis, Shimron Hetymar and Sam Billings but will have to get their team combination right, as only four overseas players can feature in the playing XI.
They have enough options to choose from the battery of pacers comprising Ishant Sharma, Kagiso Rabada, Umesh Yadav, Chris Woakes and Anrich Nortje.
Also, playing a key role on a sluggish Wankhede track would be the spinners -- Ravichandran Ashwin and Amit Mishra, though Axar Patel will not be available as he tested positive for COVID-19 last Saturday.
On the other hand, Chennai will be bolstered by the return of the experienced batsman Suresh Raina, who is their all-time leading run-scorer, with 5,368 runs.
Raina will strengthen the top-order, which has the likes of young Ruturaj Gaikwad, South African Faf Du Plessis and Ambati Rayudu.
With the likes of young Sam Curran, who almost pulled off a win for England in the final ODI against India, and Moeen Ali, along with great finisher Dhoni, Chennai also have a stable middle-order.
Their bowling attack will be led by the ever-improving Shardul Thakur, who can also bat, and Deepak Chahar. And then there is Ravindra Jadeja, the wily left-arm spinner, who can also be handy with the bat.
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