Chennai Super Kings Captain MS Dhoni won the toss and elected to bowl first against Delhi Capitals in the 1st Qualifier of the IPL 2021. The match is being played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai 

Head 2 head count between DC &CSK stands at 10-15 with Chennai dominating Delhi. However, DC has defeated CSK both the times they've met this season. Playing XI of both teams are:

Delhi Capitals (DC) - Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Axar Patel, R Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Avesh Khan

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) - Faf du Plessis, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Robin Uthappa, MS Dhoni, Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Josh Hazlewood