DC vs CSK Highlights, IPL 2021: Axar, Hetymer star in Delhi's 3-wicket win against Chennai; DC reclaim top spot in table

300: Shikhar Dhawan will be playing his 300th T20 match

• 6: sixes Shikhar Dhawan needs to complete 200 T20 sixes.

• 3: Shikhar Dhawan needs 3 more 4s to complete 100 fours against CSK in IPL. CSK will be the 2nd team against which he has scored 100 fours in IPL.

• 21: wickets by Avesh Khan are most wickets by Indian bowler for DC in an IPL edition.

• 8: wickets Axar Patel needs to complete 100 IPL wickets.

• 66: runs Axar Patel needs to complete 1000 IPL runs.

• 23: runs Dwayne Bravo needs to complete 1000 IPL runs for CSK.

• 5: wickets Ravindra Jadeja needs to complete 100 IPL wickets for CSK. He would be 2nd bowler to reach this landmark after Bravo

• 3: wickets Shardul Thakur needs to complete 50 IPL wickets for CSK.

• 3: more wickets Dwayne Bravo needs to complete to surpass Amit Mishra to become 2nd highest wicket taker in IPL.

Right then! We've seen the developments and the changes. It's time for the action

For DC: Steve Smith misses out, which means that the side will only field 3 foreign players. Ripal is a hard-hitting Gujarat all-rounder.

For CSK: Sam Curran, KM Asif, and Suresh Raina miss out as Deepak Chahar, Robin Uthappa, and Dwayne Bravo return

"We were looking to bat first, but we were not 100% sure, the wicket seems to be tacky. We have got a few changes - Sam is out, Bravo is back, Chahar replaces Asif and Robin Uthappa replaces Suresh Raina, who has a back issue. We are trying to rest players who have some niggles, top-two is important, if you have a bad day in the qualifiers, you have another chance to make a comeback"

“We will bowl first. The wicket might do a bit early, so better bowling first. We just need to focus on the basics, continue doing what we have been doing, want to finish in the top two. Ripal Patel is making his debut, Smith goes out. He's a lower middle-order batsman who can bowl a few overs. Always great learning from him, but right now he's a rival, so focus is on the game.”

Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Robin Uthappa, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Josh Hazlewood

Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Ripal Patel, Axar Patel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Avesh Khan, Anrich Nortje

Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant wins toss, opts to bowl

Both the captains have walked out to the centre for the coin toss. This is a big one. This is a big game! Let's find out what happens.

Ripal Patel has been handed his debut cap. Who is going to replace? Are they bringing him in place of Ashwin? Is Avesh Khan injured? We'll soon find out!

“Next is to win all the remaining games, we have to take one game at a time. We are not trying to think too much and too far ahead into finals day. I try to do as much as I can in practice because I know that my role is not really to go out and face as many balls as possible. When I do get a chance though, I try to execute my goals and my plans as much as possible. It's really good for me knowing that the top-order is really doing the bulk of the work, so it makes my job much easier. (On today's clash) For me, it's just another game actually, we have to go out there and execute as well as we did in the past games. Just to remember the good things that we have done well and continue to do so.”

"We are using the same surface that the Sunrisers and the Knight Riders played yesterday. There is nothing wrong with the wicket - there is no great deal of spin available, the bounce and carry is consistent and the ball is coming on nicely. It's a pitch of two halves, in the first 10 overs, it's nice to bat on but then it might slow down, thereby challenging the batters. Make the most of the batting powerplay"

Our CSK's Predicted XI vs DC: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (C, WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Josh Hazlewood

Our DC's Predicted XI vs CSK: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Steve Smith, Rishabh Pant (C, WK), Shreyas Iyer, Shimron Hetmyer, Axar Patel, R Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Avesh Khan, Anrich Nortje

[DC | CSK]

Top scorers: Shikhar Dhawan - 387 Runs | Suresh Raina - 552 Runs

Highest score: 101* By Shikhar Dhawan | 63* By MS Dhoni

Top wicket-takers: Amit Mishra - 9 Wickets | Dwayne Bravo - 15 Wickets

BBM: 3/26 By Kagiso Rabada | 4/12 By Imran Tahir

Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Shardul Thakur, KM Asif, Josh Hazlewood, Deepak Chahar, Dwayne Bravo, Imran Tahir, Robin Uthappa, Cheteshwar Pujara, Karn Sharma, Jason Behrendorff, Krishnappa Gowtham, Lungi Ngidi, Mitchell Santner, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Hari Nishanth, N Jagadeesan, Harishankar Reddy, Bhagath Varma

Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Steven Smith, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Avesh Khan, Anrich Nortje, Sam Billings, Marcus Stoinis, Umesh Yadav, Lukman Meriwala, Tom Curran, Ben Dwarshuis, Praveen Dubey, Vishnu Vinod, Kulwant Khejroliya, Lalit Yadav, Ripal Patel, Ishant Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Amit Mishra

Best Bowling Figures:

5/32 By Arshdeep Singh (Punjab Kings) Against Rajasthan

Royals In 2021.

Highest Partnership:

181 By Shane Watson And Faf Du Plessis (Chennai Super

Kings) For 1st Wicket Against Punjab Kings In 2020.

Win Rate Batting First:

50% (5 Won; 5 Lost)

Highest Team Total:

219/2 By Sunrisers Hyderabad Against Delhi Capitals In 2020.

Lowest Team Total:

109/10 By Royal Challengers Bangalore Against Punjab Kings

In 2020.

Highest Individual Score:

132 By KL Rahul (Punjab Kings) Against Royal Challengers

Bangalore In 2020.

vs RR: Lost by 7 wickets

vs SRH: Won by 6 wicekts

vs KKR: Won by 2 wickets

vs RCB: Won by 6 wickets

vs MI: Won by 20 runs

vs MI: Won by 4 wickets

vs KKR: Lost by 3 wickets

vs RR: Won by 33 runs

vs SRH: Won by 8 wickets

vs PBKS: Won by 7 wickets

Shreyas Iyer played a patient match-winning against MI. He's in great touch currently

In the previous game, Jadeja smashed 32 off 15 balls. How many will he score today?

Highest Total Chased: 188 On May 08, 2008

Lowest Total Defended: 150 On Apr 09, 2015

Highest Total Chased: 189 On Apr 10, 2021

Lowest Total Defended: 162 On May 18, 2018

The last time these teams met, DC cruised to a 7-wicket win in a high-scoring encounter at the Wankhede Stadium. Batting first, CSK posted 188/7 in 20 overs. In DC chased down the target in 18.4 overs. Can Dhoni's men strike back today?