DC vs CSK Match Preview
The Delhi top order batting will be in the hands of players such as their skipper David Warner, Yash Dhull, Priyam Garg, Manish Pandey, Prithvi Shaw, and Rilee Rossouw. Many of these batters did a good job for Delhi in their last encounter against Punjab. The Delhi Capitals bowling attack is in the hands of bowlers such as Ishant Sharma, Chetan Sakariya, Vicky Ostwal, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi, Mustafizur Rahman, Mukesh Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Praveen Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav.
Some good all-rounders are playing in the Delhi Capitals outfit such as Lalit Yadav, Mitchell Marsh, and Axar Patel. The Delhi Capitals team is led by David Warner. He has scored 272 runs so far in his last 10 appearances for the Capitals. Another batter doing a great job for Delhi is Phil Salt. He has accumulated 215 runs from 8 matches for the Capitals with an average of 30.71 and a strike rate of 169.29. He has not only scored many runs; he has scored them quickly.
Mitchell Marsh is the leading bowler for Delhi Capitals with 11 scalps from 7 games. The Chennai outfit is being led by their mercurial skipper MS Dhoni. The top-order CSK batting lies in the hands of players such as Ajinkya Rahane and Subhranshu Senapati. The CSK middle order will be in the hands of players such as Ambati Rayudu and the all-rounders. Some of the all-rounders playing in this outfit include Ben Stokes, Mitchell Santner, Nishant Sindhu, Dwayne Pretorius, Bhagath Varma, and Moeen Ali. Some other top all-rounders on the side include Ravindra Jadeja and Rajvardhan Hangargekar.
The best batter for Chennai this season has been Devon Conway. In his last 10 games for CSK, he has scored 450 runs with an average of 64.28 and a strike rate of 135.95. Shivam Dubey also has performed well in the competition scoring 289 runs from 10 games with an average of 48.16 and a solid strike rate of 169.16. As far as the Chennai bowling attack is concerned, the onus has been on Tushar Deshpande and Matheesha Pathirana. Deshpande has picked up 14 scalps in his last 10 matches while Pathirana has picked 13 wickets from his last 9 games.
Weather Report
You can expect hot conditions for the game on Saturday. Temperatures in the region of 46 degrees are expected for this game. You can get humidity in the region of 7% for this match. There are no chances of getting a cloud cover or showers for this match.
Pitch Report
As many as 82 IPL matches were played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. The teams batting first have won 36 games while the team chasing a target has won 45 teams. One game ended with no result. The wicket on offer at the Arun Jaitley is ideal for batters. The dry surface and short boundaries make for high-scoring games. But the dry wicket also helps the spinners.
Notable stats
Mitchell Marsh has an incredible strike rate for Delhi Capitals.
Mitchell Marsh has cleaned up 11 wickets from his last 7 games with a strike rate of 9.27.
Chennai Super Kings has a great recent record against Delhi Capitals.
Chennai Super Kings has not only a better recent head-to-head record they have the last 3 matches they have played against Capitals.
Team News
There do not seem to be any injury updates available at the moment. So, we can assume that full sides from both DC and CSK will be available for selection in this game.
DC vs CSK Probable 11
DC Playing 11
- David Warner (C)
- Philip Salt (Wk)
- Mitchell Marsh
- Rilee Rossouw
- Aman Hakim Khan
- Axar Patel
- Praveen Dubey
- Kuldeep Yadav
- Ishant Sharma
- Khaleel Ahmed
- Mukesh Kumar
CSK Playing 11
- Ruturaj Gaikwad
- Devon Conway
- Ajinkya Rahane
- Ambati Rayudu
- Shivam Dube
- Moeen Ali
- Ravindra Jadeja
- MS Dhoni (C)
- Deepak Chahar
- Tushar Deshpande
- Maheesh Theekshana
Dream11 Prediction
The Delhi Capitals team will play against Chennai Super Kings the day after tomorrow in Delhi. We expect the Chennai Super Kings team to win this game as they are playing a better brand of cricket at the moment. But the Delhi Capitals are playing at home and that is bound to have a positive effect on their mindset. They also have recorded a win in their last match and will be more confident of winning another game.
Top Picks
Phil Salt: Despite a dismal performance from his team, Phil Salt has done a fair job in the competition. He has scored runs and scored them quickly.
Axar Patel: Axar Patel has done a good job for his team with both bat and ball. He has picked up 10 wickets from 10 games so far.
Devon Conway: Devon Conway has scored 450 runs from his last 10 appearances for CSK with an incredible average of 64.28.
Mitchell Marsh: Marsh has been the go-to bowler for Delhi Capitals picking up 11 wickets from 7 matches with a terrific strike rate of 9.27.
DC vs CSK Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: D Conway (C), P Salt
Batters: D Warner, S Dube, R Rossouw, R Gaikwad
All-rounders: R Jadeja, A Patel (VC)
Bowlers: I Sharma, D Chahar, T Deshpande
