Over the last 12 editions of the Indian Premier League, there haven’t been too many times when Delhi have gone into a game against Chennai Super Kings with a fair chance of competing. But come Tuesday at the Ferozeshah Kotla, it will be a battle of equals for the first time as both team started off with convincing wins in their opening matches of the season.
This is a new Delhi and just like they have a new name — from Delhi Daredevils to Delhi Capitals — the boys also showed what they are capable of on the field as they thrashed Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians by 37 runs in their opening match at the Wankede Stadium on Sunday.
It will be an interesting battle between the batsmen of Delhi and Chennai’s bowlers. While the wickets in Chepauk help the spinners, the Kotla is expected to produce a batting wicket and that will mean Dhoni having to think if he wants to go in with an additional spinner in Harbhajan Singh or beef up the batting further.
DC expected playing 11: , Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Rahul Tewatia, Colin Munro, Kagiso Rabada, Trent Boult, Ishant Sharma, Colin Ingram, Amit Mishra, Axar Patel.
CSK expected playing 11: Ambati Rayudu, Shane Watson, Suresh Raina, M.S. Dhoni, Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir.
FPJ’s dream 11 prediction: Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant, M.S. Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Ambati Rayudu, Kagiso Rabada, Trent Boult, Dwayne Bravo, Imran Tahir.
With IANS inputs