Indian Premier League 2021 | It’s MSD vs Pant as CSK takes on DC

Delhi Capitals ended runners-up last season while Chennai Super Kings had a forgettable IPL 2020.

It will be a battle between the “young apprentice and his master” when Rishabh Pant’s Delhi Capitals and Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings square off in an IPL match here on Saturday, with both sides aiming for a winning start to their campaign. The Delhi franchise ended runners-up last season in the UAE and would be aiming to go one better this time and a good start would be what they will be looking for. Three-time champions CSK had a forgettable season last year, finishing at seventh out of eight teams and they would also be seeking a winning start in their bid to make amends of a poor IPL 2020. Keeper-batsman Pant, anointed to captaincy in the absence of injured Shreyas Iyer, has said recently that he would put his learning from Dhoni to use in DC’s season opener.