IPL 2019: Match 50, Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals – Toss Report
May 2, 2019 at 11:37 AM
Match 50 of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) will see the top-two teams – Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals taking on each other at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. With both teams securing their places in the playoffs, they will look to rotate their squad and test their bench strength ahead of the business end.
Meanwhile, Chennai Super Kings will receive a massive boost as MS Dhoni has come out in the middle ahead of the toss and is likely to take part in today’s game. The defending champions have lost both the games where Dhoni has not played in this season. However, the middle-order has been under the scanner for the, and the likes of Ambati Rayudua and Kedar Jadhav. Otherwise, the bowling department have done an excellent job and will aim to keep it up.
On the other hand, Delhi Capitals are not used to sitting where they are now. They have reached the playoffs after seven years and will not look to be over-confident. The team have come out as a unit and gave their 100 percent which is yielding results. Also, the likes of Sourav Ganguly and Ricky Ponting have given extra effort to make Delhi look like a well-oiled machine.
Toss Report
Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni has lost the toss and will bat first against Delhi Capitals at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
Here is what the captains said
MS Dhoni
Less dew today, because of the cloud cover. When you’ve played enough international cricket it’s never 100%. You’re always a little less than that. It’s a bit of a worry for the opposition because I’ll be coughing at them (laughs). Me, Faf and Jadeja come in for Dhruv Shorey, Santner, and Murali Vijay.
Shreyas Iyer
We’re bowling first. Hoping for dew in the second innings. The wicket looks dry so we have got three spinners in our side too. Suchith and Trent Boult come in for Ishant Sharma and Rabada. Rabada has some back issue, but it’s a precautionary measure, and Ishant has an ankle niggle.
Playing XI
Chennai Super Kings: Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(w/c), Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Deepak Chahar, Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir
Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Colin Ingram, Sherfane Rutherford, Axar Patel, Jagadeesha Suchith, Sandeep Lamichhane, Amit Mishra, Trent Boult