The Chennai Super Kings made one change to their lineup for the match against the Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2021. MS Dhoni announced at the toss that the team had rested Dwayne Bravo for this game to include Lungi Ngidi in the team.
Dwayne Bravo is a senior player of the Chennai Super Kings team. He had earlier played for the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League. Bravo even captained the Mumbai-based franchise once.
Talking about Dwayne Bravo’s career, the West Indian star is a former IPL Purple Cap winner. He has taken wickets for the Chennai Super Kings. However, he is inching closer to the end of his career. Hence, Bravo needs to maintain his fitness at this stage.
The Super Kings have tried to manage his workload by resting him for this match. Here’s what MS Dhoni said at the toss about his playing XI for the game against the Kolkata Knight Riders.
Again [the pitch is] a bit tacky, so we have to be watchful for the first few overs. There was less dew last game, so spinners were free to bowl what they wanted to bowl. If you get too much dew, then lengths are different. We’ve rested Bravo for this game, so Ngidi comes in.
Dwayne Bravo has done well against the Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL
Dwayne Bravo is an IPL veteran and he has played many games against all teams. The Caribbean all-rounder has played 17 matches against the Kolkata Knight Riders in this competition.
He has taken 17 wickets versus KKR, with his best figures being 3/22. The right-handed batsman has aggregated 148 runs versus Kolkata, with his highest score being 64*. It will be intriguing to see how the CSK franchise performs in the absence of Dwayne Bravo tonight. A victory here can take CSK to the top of the table.
