Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will meet Delhi Capitals (DC) at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi. CSK is 2nd and DC is 9th in the points table.
Chennai is standing 2nd with 15 points in 13 matches and if they win the match they will surely qualify for playoffs. Delhi, who was the first team to get eliminated from the playoffs, might create problems for CSK as they created for PBKS after defeating them by 15 runs. They have 10 points in 13 matches.
Super Kings have a great opening combination. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway provided a solid start to the team. Conway scored 498 runs in 13 matches. Gaikwad scored 425 runs in 13 matches. Both of them are one of the best combinations in this IPL season. Conway started hitting the ball from the very first over whereas Gaikwad started slow and after getting settled down he then started hitting big ones.
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Finally, for the first time in season both the DC openers looked in great touch and both of them contributed well. David Warner scored 46 runs and is the leading team runs scorer. Till now he made 430 runs in 13 matches. Prithvi Shaw who was benched due to his bad performance, finally scored a half century against PBKS in his last outing. He was looking in great touch and placed the ball well.
Ajinkya Rahane is looking in destructive form in this season. He is scoring runs with a great strike rate. Shivam Dube consistent with his performance gives Chennai a great relief in the middle order. He made 48 runs against KKR in his last match. Ambati Rayudu’s form is a little bit problematic. He is still to deliver a great knock.
Rilee Rossouw played an innings of destruction against PBKS. he made 82 runs with a heavy strike rate of 221.62 and he started hitting from the very first ball he hit. Late coming knock but still somehow worth it for the team as they wanted to end the season with a win. Phil Salt came down the order and scored 26 runs in 14 balls.
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Moeen Ali and Ravindra Jadeja, two left handers came down the order and their role of finishing is still pending. They need to be more fierce with his batting and should make more heavy runs in less balls. MS Dhoni on the other hand came and played small cameos of destruction. He played less ball but his six hitting abilities provide a threat to the opponents.
Axar Patel played his role well, and always shows his destruction in the end. He is highly consistent this year and contributes runs almost every time he batted. Aman Hakim Khan could contribute much in the death overs. Yash Dhull played the last match but couldn’t get a chance to bat.
The CSK bowling unit is looking much better than before. During the start of the season their bowlers were looking in great touch but later on their combined effort makes it more strong. Tushar Despande is the leading wicket taker from the side with 19 wickets in his pockets. Previously he had an economy more than 11 but now his economy downsizes to 9.79. Ravindra Jadeja couldnt contribute much in the death overs but he stopped the opponent to score more through his bowling. He took 16 wickets in the season till now. Matheesha Pathirana becomes a disaster in the death overs for the opponents and grabbing wickets with great accuracy.
Mitchell Marsh is the highest wicket taker from DC. He took 12 wickets till now but he couldn’t play the last match due to injury. Axar Patel showed his excellency in his department also and grabbed 11 wickets in his pockets. Anrich Nortje who missed the last few matches since he went to his home due to some personal reasons, provided a tight overs in a high scoring run chase in death. Ishant Sharma and Kuldeep Yadav also contributed support to their team.
CLASHES: (DC vs CSK)
Matches- 28
| CSK | DC | |
| WON | 18 | 10 |
| HIGHEST SCORE | 222 | 198 |
| LOWEST SCORE | 110 | 83 |
Pitch Report:
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi will witness the match between CSK and DC. In this pitch batters were seen struggling to bat. Both pacers and spinners are getting much benefit from the pitch. Captain who won the toss will definitely go bowling.
Probable playing 11 for CSK:
Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Matheesha Pathirana, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Despande.
Probable playing 11 for DC:
David Warner ©, Prithvi Shaw, Rilee Rossouw, Phil Salt (wk), Axar Patel, Aman Hakim Khan, Yash Dhull, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed.
Predicted best 11 for the match:
Devon Conway, Phil Salt, David Warner, Shivam Dube, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Marsh, Axar Patel, Ishant Sharma, Deepak Chahar, Matheesha Pathirana.