The two strongest teams in the 2021 Indian Premier League come face to face in Match 50 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai on Monday evening. Delhi Capitals have played twelve games, won nine, lost three and are already through to the play-offs. Chennai Super Kings have an identical record but with a superior net-run-rate. This top of the table clash begins at 19:30 local time.

Delhi Capitals have a powerful batting line-up and a suite of match changing bowlers. They beat CSK by 7 wickets earlier in this year’s competition.

After a very poor campaign in the 2020 IPL, CSK have been a joy to watch this year. They are a match for any team in the tournament and more often than not come out on top.

Date – Oct 04, 2021

Time -19:30 IST / 14:00 GMT

Venue-Dubai Cricket Stadium – Dubai, United Arab Emirates 

Winner -Chennai Super Kings

DC vs CSK Match Toss Prediction

The captain to win the toss in the last seven games of the 2021 IPL has chosen to field first. We predict that Rishabh Pant and MS Dhoni will both insert the other team if they win the toss.

DC vs CSK Match Pitch Report

Pace bowlers have had the most success at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in recent games. That said, there have been plenty of half-centuries from batsmen as well.

Weather Report

Cloudy conditions with highs of 32 degrees in Dubai for this match.

Delhi Capitals Predicted Playing 11

Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Steve Smith, Rishabh Pant (c) (wk), Shreyas Iyer, Shimron Hetmyer, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Avesh Khan

Chennai Super Kings Predicted Playing 11

Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (c) (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Shardul Thakur, Josh Hazlewood, Deepak Chahar

DC vs CSK Dream11 Team Prediction

• Batsmen:Faf du Plessis, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shikhar Dhawan(c), Prithvi Shaw
• All Rounder:Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran
• Wicket Keeper:Rishabh Pant
• Bowler:Avesh Khan(vc), Ravichandran Ashwin, Anrich Nortje, Shardul Thakur

Match 46 of the 2021 Indian Premier League brings together the finalists from the 2020 competition Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals. Mumbai Indians are in 5th place, level on points with Kolkata Knight Riders in 4th. Delhi Capitals are in 2nd but lost their last game to KKR on Tuesday. Read on as we preview this match. The game begins at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah at 15:30 local time.

Mumbai Indians had a comfortable win over Punjab Kings earlier this week but this game will be a real challenge for the Champions. With key players coming into form, they can beat any side in the competition.

Delhi Capitals were beaten for the first time since April 27 on Tuesday. However, it was only a 3 wicket defeat and they will be very confident of returning to winning ways in this match.

Date -Oct 02, 2021

Time -15:30 IST / 14:00 GMT

Venue – Sharjah Cricket Stadium – Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 

Winner-Mumbai Indians

MI vs DC Match Toss Prediction

Each captain who has won the toss in Sharjah in this year’s tournament has elected to field first. We predict the same to happen in this match.

MI vs DC Match Pitch Report

Bowlers have generally had the upper hand in the fixtures in Sharjah. It will be tough for the batsmen with spinners and pace bowlers enjoying the conditions.

Weather Report

Partly cloudy with the temperature fluctuating between 35 and 36 degrees.

Mumbai Indians Predicted Playing 11

Rohit Sharma (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Saurabh Tiwary, Krunal Pandya, Hardil Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult

Delhi Capitals Predicted Playing 11

Steve Smith, Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant (c) (wk), Shreyas Iyer, Lalit Yadav, Shimron Hetmyer, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Avesh Khan

 

MI vs DC Dream11 Team Prediction

• Batsmen:Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma (c), Kieron Pollard, Saurabh Tiwary
• All Rounder:Krunal Pandya, Lalit Yadav
• Wicket Keeper:Rishabh Pant, Quinton de Kock
• Bowler:Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Trent Boult, Avesh Khan

• Quinton De Kock is in red hot form of late and scored a hundred in the last match. Back him to be South Africa’s top scorer.
• Andrew Balbirnie was in brilliant form in the ODIs. He will look to carry on his form in the T20Is. We think he has a good chance of top-scoring for Ireland in the 1st T20I.
• Tabraiz Shamsi was very hard to score off in the ODIs. The pressure of not being able to score may fetch him a lot of wickets. Shamsi is likely to be the top wicket-taker for South Africa. 

Date -19 jUly 2021

Time –20:30 IST / 15:00 GMT

Venue –The Village – Dublin, Ireland 

Winner –South Africa

IRE vs SA Match Toss Prediction

The wicket is brilliant for batting. However, most teams prefer chasing in T20Is thus team that wins the toss should field.

IRE vs SA Pitch Report

The surface is pretty flat and we are expecting a lot of runs to be scored on this wicket.

Weather Report

The weather will be cloudy but there is no threat of rain.

Ireland Predicted Playing 11

Andrew Balbirnie (c), Paul Stirling, Kevin O Brien, Harry Tector, Shane Getkate, George Dockrell, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Simi Singh, Mark Adair, Craig Young, Joshua Little

South Africa Predicted Playing 11

Quinton de Kock (wk), Janneman Malan, Temba Bavuma (c), Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Dwaine Pretorious, George Linde, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Bjorn Fortuin, Lungi Ngidi

IRE vs SA Dream11 Team Prediction

• Batsmen:Paul Stirling, Rassie van der Dussen (VC), Andrew Balbirnie, Janneman Malan
• All Rounder:Dwaine Pretorius, George Dockrell
• Wicket Keeper:Quinton de Kock (C)
• Bowler:Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Joshua Little

• Quinton De Kock is likely to return for this match and will be South Africa’s best bet for the top scorer. He was their highest run-getter in the T20I series against West Indies.
• Andrew Balbirnie has a fifty and a hundred in both previous games. He is a brilliant pick for Ireland’s top scorer.
• Given the way the pitch has played, a first-inning team score of over 270 is very achievable. 

Date – 16 July 2021

Time -15:15 IST / 9:45 GMT

Venue –The Village – Dublin, Ireland

Winner -South Africa

IRE vs SA Match Toss Prediction

The wicket looks a belter and putting runs on the board always help. We think the team winning the toss will bat.

IRE vs SA Pitch Report

The surface is pretty flat and there is not much on offer for the bowers. We should have another high scoring game on Friday.

Weather Report

The weather will be cloudy but we should have a full game without rain interruptions.

 

IRE vs SA Dream11 Team Prediction

• Batsmen:Paul Stirling, Rassie van der Dussen, Harry Tector, Andrew Balbirnie ( C), Janneman Malan
• All Rounder:Mark Adair, George Dockrell
• Wicket Keeper:Quinton de Kock (VC)
• Bowler:Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Joshua Little

Alright then. The team that shocked its fans last year with a near bottom of the table finish is back in the business this year. Arguably one of the most followed teams in the tournament and a comeback for them has certainly sparked some excitement in this edition of the Indian Premier League. Chennai Super Kings have been the most consistent team in IPL and they’ll be looking to keep their winning juggernaut intact.

Up next in the tournament, CSK are set to take on KKR in what is going to be an all-important match for the two sides. After a brilliant start, Kolkata Knight Riders are staring down the barrel. They’ll be desperate to get back to the winning ways in this upcoming match. The match between the two sides is set to be played at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Wednesday, 21st April 2021.

Date -21 April 2021

Time – 19:30 IST / 14:00 GMT

Venue – Wankhede Stadium – Mumbai, India

Winner -CSk

KKR vs CSK Match Toss Prediction

The tournament started with Mumbai being a high-scoring venue, but it soon turned out to be a paradise for slower bowlers as spinners found some purchase. With the weather slowly getting warmer with every passing day, dew is beginning to have a lot less impact. Having said that, the conditions here are still a lot better for batting than at Chennai. If dew doesn’t happen to fall late in the evening, the team batting first should be happy with anything over 175.

KKR vs CSK Match Pitch Report

The Mumbai pitch is regularly seeing scores around the 180-190 mark. We expect a similar total to be par in this game.

Weather Report

There will be cloud cover by the time the game begins with the temperature around 30 degrees.

Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted Playing 11

Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan (c) , Shakib Al Hasan, Dinesh Karthik, Andre Russell, Pat Cummins Harbhajan Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy

Chennai Super Kings Predicted Playing 11

Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Sam Curran, MS Dhoni (c) (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar

KKR vs CSK Dream 11 Team Prediction

• Batsmen:Faf du Plessis, Nitesh Rana(vc), Rahul Tripathi
• All Rounder:Andre Russell, Moeen Ali (c), Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja
• Wicket Keeper:Dinesh Karthik
• Bowler:Pat Cummins, Prasidh Krishna, Deepak Chahar

• To put it simply, in the tournament so far, when Delhi Capitals’ openers bat well then they win. When they have an off-day they lose. Against CSK, Prithvi Shaw’s 72 was outdone by Shikhar Dhawan’s 85 as they cruised to victory with 8 balls to spare. However, against Rajasthan Royals, they contributed a combined 11 and in spite of 51 from captain Rishabh Pant, Delhi went down by 3 wickets. With the ball, Avesh Khan has been the pick of the bowlers with figures of 3-32 and 2-23. Chris Woakes and Kagiso Rabada have also been impressive.
• Punjab Kings performances with the bat have been poles apart. In their opening game, KL Rahul hit 91, Deepak Hooda 64 and Chris Gayle 40 as they beat Rajasthan. However, against CSK, the top 5 batsmen contributed 25 runs between them leaving only Shahrukh Khan with 47 as they crumbled in setting a target. Mohammed Shami and Arshdeep Singh have been the bowlers of note, both players having taken 4 wickets in the tournament so far.
• Kagiso Rabada emerged from quarantine to play for Delhi Capitals in their last game and there must be a temptation to do the same with fellow countryman Anrich Nortje who is now out of quarantine. For Punjab Kings, we are yet to see Chris Jordan take the field in his fifth IPL season.

Date – 18april 2021

Time – 19:30 IST / 10:00 GMT

Venue -The Wankhede Stadium – Mumbai, India

Winner- Delhi

C vs PBKS Match Toss Prediction

After they failed miserably with the bat against CSK, it would take a very brave KL Rahul to choose to bat first. As usual, we expect Rahul or Pant to opt to chase.

DC vs PBKS Match Pitch Report

The Wankhede Stadium is the ground providing the best surface for batting at present. We expect significant runs on both sides in this game.

Weather Report

High of 33 at the start of the game, it won’t dip below 30 during both teams’ innings.

Delhi Capitals Predicted Playing 11

Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (c) (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Lalit Yadav, Chris Woakes, Ravi Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Avesh Khan

Punjab Kings Predicted Playing 11

KL Rahul (c) (wk), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Shahrukh Khan, Jhye Richardson, Murugan Ashwin, Riley Meredith, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh

DC vs PBKS Dream 11 Team Prediction

• Batsmen:Shikhar Dhawan(c), Chris Gayle, Prithvi Shaw
• All Rounder:Chris Woakes, Deepak Hooda, Lalit Yadav
• Wicket Keeper:KL Rahul(vc), Rishabh Pant
• Bowler:Mohammed Shami, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh

Royal Challengers Bangalore has started IPL 2021 in great style and has won both its matches so far. That is not a situation that RCB fans have found themselves too often in the past but the start to this season has been encouraging for sure.

RCB is now going to be taking on the Kolkata Knight Riders who lost their previous match quite dramatically. Still, KKR has played good cricket so far and has been in winning positions in both of its matches. One bad spell of cricket does not make it a bad team at all.

The conditions in Chennai have challenged both teams and we have no doubt that spin is going to play a huge role once more. The team that is able to adapt quicker is the one that is going to come out on top.

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2021 is going to be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on the 18th of April 2021.

Date – 18april 2021

Time – 15:30 IST / 10:00 GMT

MA Chidambaram Stadium – Chennai, India

Winner- RCB

RCB VS KKR TOSS PREDICTION

The team that wins the toss is going to want to bat first. The previous two matches have shown just how difficult chasing can be and so the team that bats first should be seen as having a big advantage.

Royal Challengers Bangalore Predicted Playing 11

Virat Kohli (c) , Devdutt Padikkal, Shahbaz Ahmed, Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers (wk), Washington Sundar, Daniel Christian, Kyle Jamieson, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal

Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted Playing 11

Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Andre Russell, Eoin Morgan (c) , Dinesh Karthik, Shakib Al Hasan, Pat Cummins, Harbhajan Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy

RCB vs KKR Dream 11 Team Prediction

• Batsmen:Virat Kohli(vc), Nitish Rana (c) , Rahul Tripathi
• All Rounder:Glenn Maxwell, Andre Russell
• Wicket Keeper:AB de Villiers, Dinesh Karthik
• Bowler:Pat Cummins, Kyle Jamieson, Varun Chakravarthy, Mohammed Siraj

• New Zealand have far more depth in their batting. Despite losing the top order cheaply, they chased 272 without breaking a sweat in the previous game.
• New Zealand is on a 8 match winning streak at home. Bangladesh, on the other hand, haven’t won a game in New Zealand
• Bangladesh have a poor bowling attack and if even they manage to get big score, they’ll find it hard to defend that. 

The series is done and dusted as New Zealand have won the first two games. They’ll aim for a clear sweep against Bangladesh who’ll step on the park to salvage their pride. Read our preview for New Zealand Vs Bangladesh 3rd ODI that will be played at the Basin Reserve, Wellington.

There was a considerable improvement in Bangladesh’s performance in the second ODI, yet, they were not good enough to get past the Kiwis. They did bat well and posted a decent score of 275, even knocked off the New Zealand top order for not much but a magnificent inning from Tom Latham helped New Zealand cruise to a victory.

Bangladesh’s bowling is a major area of concern. They don’t seem to have a bowler that can rip through a batting order. The visitors heavily rely on their spinners to do the job, however, pitches in New Zealand aren’t feasible for spin bowling.

Date-25 March 2021

Time -03:30, GMT +5:30

Venue-Basin Reserve – Wellington, New Zealand

Winner-New Zealand

NZ vs BAN Toss Prediction

The wicket gets slightly better to bat in the second inning so the skipper that wins the toss might opt to bowl.

Pitch Report

The surface is expected to be a good wicket to bat but it may offer some movement to the pacers with the new ball. Spinners might come in to play in the second half. However, we don’t expect them to get much turn.

Weather Report

The weather looks good for the match day. The temperature will hover around 15 degrees.

New Zealand Predicted Playing 11

Tom Latham(C&WK), Devon Conway, Martin Guptill, Henry Nicholls, Will Young, Jimmy Neesham, Daryll Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, Trent Boult/Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson

Bangladesh Predicted Playing 11

Tamim Iqbal (c), Liton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Mohammad Mithun, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mahmudullah, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mehidy Hasan, Maheri Hasan,  Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed/Rubel Hossain

 

NZ vs BAN Dream11 Team Prediction

• Batsmen:Devon Conway, Martin Guptill( C ), Tamim Iqbal
• All Rounder:Jimmy Neesham(VC), Mitchell Santner, Mahedi Hasan
• Wicket Keeper:Tom Latham
• Bowler:Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Mustafizur Rahman

 

If the T20I series between India and England was the sign of things to come, we have a roller-coaster ride ahead of us. England is set to begin the ODI leg of their tour against India and it promises to be another cracker of a series. The series will only be three matches long, but we expect it to have plenty of action. England and India are both likely to test their bench strength and evaluate the probables for T20 World Cup, which is going to be played later this year.

The first One Day International of the three-match series is to be played on 23rd March 2021. The action for the ODIs will move to Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune, which has a surface that is a lot different to what was there at Ahmedabad. The two teams will once again have to adapt to the conditions and the team that does that best will likely emerge victorious. As has been the case on this tour already, a cracker of a contest is on the cards and the fans will be in for a feast on Tuesday.

Date- 23 March 2021

Time-  13:30, GMT +5:30

Venue –Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium – Pune, India 

 

Wunner- India

 

IND vs ENG Toss Prediction

Dew can be a factor in the match thus we think that the skipper that wins the toss might opt to chase.

Pitch Report

The pitch is expected to be a good cricketing wicket. The might might move in the first few overs while the spinners might come in to the game later in the innings.

Weather Report

The weather looks good with bright sunshine. The temperatures will hover around 30 degrees

India Predicted Playing 11

KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli(C), Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(wk), Hardik Pandya, Washington Sunder, Shardul Thakur, Bhuveneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal

England Predicted Playing 11

Jason Roy, Jos Buttler(wk), Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes, Eoin Morgan(C), Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Matthew Parkinson, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood

IND vs ENG Dream11 Team Prediction

• Batsmen:Virat Kohli(c), Rohit Sharma, Jason Roy
• All Rounder:Hardik Pandya, Ben Stokes(vc), Sam Curran
• Wicket Keeper:Rishabh Pant, Jos Buttler
• Bowler:Bhuveneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mark Wood

• Trent Boult lived up to his billing as the ICC ODI number one ranked bowler in the first ODI on Saturday, finishing with figures of 4-27. But in a typical New Zealand performance, nearly all the bowlers chipped in, only Kyle Jamieson unable to pick up any wickets but he still kept his economy at a reasonable rate beneath 3.5 an over.
• With the bat, New Zealand’s top order knew there was no rush to reach their target, but that didn’t stop Martin Guptill coming out of the traps in a hurry and smashing four sixes in his 19-ball 38. Henry Nicholls top scored with an unbeaten 49 and ODI debutant Devon Conway was able to bat at Test pace to make 27 with a strike rate of 51.92.
• For Bangladesh, the only player to come out of the game with any credit was debutant Mahedi Hasan who had the most impressive economy rate of the bowlers from both sides. He sent down six overs of his off-spin and only went for seventeen runs. The Tigers will need their more experienced players to show up in this game if they are to threaten the Black Caps at all.

Date -22 March 2021

Time –  06:30, GMT +5:30

Venue – Hagley Oval – Christchurch, New Zealand 

Winner – New Zealand

NZ vs BAN Toss Prediction

Tom Latham won the toss in Saturday’s game and asked Bangladesh to bat first. We expect whichever captain who wins the toss to elect to field.

Pitch Report

We expect to see a surface where batting isn’t easy for the majority of players but don’t expect Martin Guptill to alter his style of play.

Weather Report

Cloudy and dry but not particularly warm on the south island. High of 11 degrees during the game.

Bangladesh Predicted Playing 11

Tamim Iqbal (c) , Liton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mohammad Mithun, Mahmudullah, Mehedi Hasan, Mahedi Hasan, Taksin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman

New Zealand Predicted Playing 11

Martin Guptill, Henry Nicholls, Ross Taylor, Will Young, Tom Latham (c) (wk) , Jimmy Neesham, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, Trent Boult

Bangladesh Predicted Playing 11

Tamim Iqbal (c) , Liton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mohammad Mithun, Mahmudullah, Mehedi Hasan, Mahedi Hasan, Taksin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman