While Chennai Super Kings lost by seven wickets against Delhi Capitals, Punjab Kings eked out a four-run win over Rajasthan Royals in a high-scoring thriller
Rishabh Pant won his debut match as Delhi Capitals captain in the IPL against MS Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings and Ponting believes that his energy is simply hard to miss
The 24-year-old from Indore dismissed Dhoni and South Africa's Faf du Plessis for his two wickets during Delhi Capitals' seven-wicket win over CSK in Mumbai on Saturday.
Chennai Super Kings put on board a competitive 188 with Raina scoring a brisk 54 but last-year's finalists Delhi Capitals overhauled the target without any fuss.
In the ongoing IPL, four out of eight franchises - Chennai Super Kings, Punjab Kings, Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals- are captained by wicket-keepers
While Behrendorff is yet to arrive, Ngidi is serving his quarantine thus making them unavailable for Chennai Super Kings next match against Punjab Kings on April 16
The 23-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman made a memorable start to his captaincy stint as he led DC to a convincing seven-wicket win over three-time champions Chennai Super Kings
Not only MS Dhoni was out for zero, he was fined Rs 12 lakh for maintaining a slow over rate during Chennai Super Kings Indian Premier League opener against Delhi Capitals
Chasing 189 for victory, DC romped to victory with eight balls to spare after Shikhar Dhawan (85) and Prithvi Shaw (72) struck blistering half-centuries.
While three-time champions CSK had a forgettable season last year, Delhi Capitals ended runners-up last season in the UAE and would be aiming to go one better this time
The big-hitters in both the teams will ensure fireworks in the opening encounter between defending champions Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore in Chennai on April 9
All eight teams have reinforced their respective squads at the IPL 2021 auction. But the personnel changes continued to happen due to unavoidable circumstances. Here are the updated squads
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The 30-year-old Natarajan, who bowled a maximum 71 yorkers among all pacers in the last IPL, dismissed big names such as Dhoni and AB de Villiers during the season.
Delhi Capitals will take on Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings in Mumbai on Saturday. The 23-year-old highly rated wicketkeeper-batsman cannot wait to start his stint as a leader in that match.
