Chennai Super Kings vs. Nashua Dolphins: CLT20 Date, TV Info and Preview

Chennai Super Kings look to rebound from an opening defeat in the Champions League T20 when they take on Nashua Dolphins, who also lost their tournament opener.

Venue: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Date: Monday, September 22

Start time: 3:30 p.m. BST, 8 p.m. local time

Live on: STAR Sports 1 (India), Ten Sports/PTV Sports (Pakistan), SuperSport (South Africa), Eurosport (UK/Europe), Sky Sports (New Zealand), Network Ten/Fox (Australia), Star Cricket (Sri Lanka), Star Cricket (Bangladesh), ESPN (USA and Caribbean), Willow Cricket (USA).

Weather: According to Weather.com, Bangalore may be in for some showers in the afternoon, which may make starting on time difficult. Temperatures are expected to peak at 30 degrees Celsius.

Overview

For Chennai, this game is an early shot at redemption after they lost their opening game of the tournament by three wickets against fellow Indian Premier League franchise Kolkata.

The Super Kings batted first and made 157, with all their batsmen getting starts but with none pushing on for a big score.

In reply, Ashish Nehra had the Knight Riders in trouble as he took 4-21, but they managed to get over the line for the loss of seven wickets.

Meanwhile, the Dolphins also lost their first game in the CLT20 to the Perth Scorchers by six wickets from the final ball.

Nashua batted first and made 164-7 from their 20 overs, led by Khaya Zondo, who made an unbeaten 63 from 50 balls.

In response, the South Africans had restricted their opponents to 153-7 from 19.4 overs, meaning Perth needed 12 from two balls.

However, Mitchell Marsh intervened spectacularly and hammered two straight sixes from their last two balls to take his side to 165 and victory.

Team News

Chennai Super Kings (from): Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Ravichandran Ashwin, Samuel Badree, Dwayne Bravo, Faf du Plessis, John Hastings, Ravindra Jadeja, Brendon McCullum, Mithun Manhas, Pawan Negi, Ashish Nehra, Ishwar Pandey, Suresh Raina, Mohit Sharma, Dwayne Smith

Nashua Dolphins (from): Morne van Wyk (capt), Kyle Abbott, Craig Alexander, Cody Chetty, Cameron Delport, Daryn Dupavillon, Robbie Frylinck, Keshav Maharaj, Sibonelo Makhanya, Andile Phehlukwayo, Daryn Smit, Prenelan Subrayen, Jonathan Vandiar, Vaughn van Jaarsveld, Khaya Zondo

Key Players

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

The Chennai Super Kings are once again going to be relying heavily on captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni with the bat and for his leadership skills.

If they are to be successful, Dhoni will need to be in top form, even in a strong and deep Super Kings lineup.

Kyle Abbott

With some international experience under his belt for South Africa, seamer Kyle Abbott will be key for the Dolphins.

If he can bowl economically with the new ball and restrict the Super Kings, the South African side will be in with a good chance of victory.