In the second match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, Delhi Capitals are taking on three-time IPL champions Chennai Super Kings on Saturday at Mumbai's famous Wankhede stadium. Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant won the toss and decided to field first.
Chennai Super Kings, batting first, scored 188/7 against Delhi Capitals. Suresh Raina, returning to CSK after missing IPL 2020, scored a brilliant half-century as he scored 54 runs in just 36 balls.
Moeen Ali scored quickfire 36 runs and Sam Curran too played a stormy 15-ball 34 run innings.For Delhi, Avesh Khan and Chris Woakes were the most successful and economical bowlers as the duo bagged two wickets each.
DC vs CSK IPL 2021 match is very special for two experienced Delhi players Ajinkya Rahane and leg-spinner Amit Mishra.
Rahane completed his 150 matches in the IPL today. At the same time, this is the 100th match for veteran leg-spinner Amit Mishra.
On this occasion, Delhi Capitals shared a special post for their senior player as the franchise wrote on Twitter,"Wickets toh lete hi hain Mishi Bhai, yeh lo ek century bhi maar di."
At the same time, Delhi Capitals also posted a special message for Indian Test team vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane.
In today's match against CSK, Delhi Capitals are playing under the leadership of young captain Rishabh Pant, who has been named captain this year in place of injured Shreyas Iyer. As a captain, Pant faces a tough challenge aganinst veteran MS Dhoni. It will be interesting to see if he can win this match against his mentor.