Chennai Super Kings will face Delhi Capitals in Indian Premier League on Friday in Dubai. Chennai Super Kings have already played two games in this season. In the first match, they have been able to pull off a victory against Mumbai Indians. However, they have lost the next game against Rajasthan Royals by a margin of 10 runs. So, Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s side Chennai Super Kings will be eyeing to make a strong comeback with a win against Delhi Capitals in their third match of the tournament. 

On the other hand, Delhi Capitals have won their first match against Kings XI Punjab in the Super Over. However, there are few areas of concern for the team management and they will try to find those answers in the next game. 

Pitch Report:

The pitches in Dubai will certainly favour the slow bowlers. 170+ on the board might be enough for the batting side to defend in this pitch. 

Head To Head Records; Chennai Super Kings Vs Delhi Capitals:

Total Matches Played: 21

Chennai Super Kings Won: 15

Delhi Capitals Won: 6

Predicted Starting XI; Chennai Super Kings Vs Delhi Capitals:

Chennai Super Kings:

Shane Watson, Murali Vijay, Faf du Plessis, Ruturaj Gaikwad, MS Dhoni (C&WK), Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Piyush Chawla, Deepak Chahar, Lungi Ngidi.

Delhi Capitals:

Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Hetmyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Nortje, Amit Mishra, Mohit Sharma. 

Key Players:

Chennai Super Kings:

Sam Curran

Faf Du Plessis

Delhi Capitals:

Shreyas Iyer

Marcus Stoinis

Captain And Vice Captain Selection:

Captain Choices: Faf Du Plessis, Shreyas Iyer. 

Vice-Captain Choices: Sam Curran, Shane Watson, Marcus Stoinis, Rishabh Pant. 

Probable Winner: Delhi Capitals. 

Delhi Capitals are one of the most balanced sides in this season. They have a good set of players and replacements are also available for every slot. The Indian core of this team is quite brilliant and that might be the key to success for Delhi Capitals in this season. The young captain Shreyas Iyer will try to lead the side with example. This season is quite important for him to seal his place in Indian Cricket Team. Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan and Rishabh Pant are also looking to solidify their respective position in the Indian side. Ravichandran Ashwin might be unavailable in this match.

After bowling the brilliant first over, Ashwin has picked up an injury. Amit Mishra might be in action for Delhi Capitals in this match. There are concerns over the performance of Mohit Sharma. However, he will keep his place in the side until and unless Ishant Sharma is declared fit to play. 

CSK might miss Ambati Rayudu in this match. They are still trying to find a proper combination that will work for them. The absence of Suresh Raina is getting evident and the management will have to think about that as soon as possible. The spinners are not performing well for Chennai and that is an area of concern for Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Co. Few changes are expected in Chennai Super Kings side against Delhi Capitals on Friday.