Lagatar24 Desk
Phase-2 of IPL-2021 has now reached to its last stage. Three-time champion team Chennai Super Kings will face last season’s finalists Delhi Capitals in the first qualifier match on Sunday. This match between the two teams will be played at the Dubai International Stadium. The winning team in this match will directly enter the final. At the same time, the losing team will get another chance to reach the final. That team will have to play with the winner of the Eliminator match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders in the second qualifier.
Chennai Super Kings, captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, have finished second after the league stage, but have not done well in the last few matches. In the last three matches, they have lost against Rajasthan, Delhi and Punjab. Against Delhi, the team of Chennai has lost the last four matches
On the other hand, Delhi’s team has also faced defeat in the last league match. Delhi was defeated by Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore by 7 wickets.
Talking about the players, Dhawan is currently in excellent form and has scored 544 runs in 14 matches at an average of 41.84. Even against Chennai, all eyes will be on this Delhi batsman. Apart from Dhawan, Rituraj is also in good form. Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel will be seen as all-rounders in this match. Ravindra Jadeja is doing amazing this season with both bat and ball. He has scored 227 runs in 14 matches so far. Along with this, he has also taken 10 wickets. At the same time, Axar Patel has bowled brilliantly for Delhi this season. This player can also bat if needed. Akshar has taken 26 wickets this season.
In the bowling department, Avesh Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Shardul Thakur, Enrique Nortya can be consider as the key players. Avesh Khan has taken 22 wickets in 14 matches and is in full swing. In every single match, he has made a strong comeback for Delhi by taking wickets at crucial times. For the team, Enrique Nortya is also increasing his number of wickets match by match. The economy of this fast bowler is less than 6 per over. He has played 6 matches so far. He has taken 9 wickets in these 6 matches. Shardul Thakur has taken 18 wickets in 14 matches for Chennai this year.
