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Delhi Capitals (DC) started their IPL 2024 with a 4 wicket loss against Punjab Kings (PBKS) on 23rd March. Now, they will be facing Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium for their second match on 28th March. After that, DC will return to their new home ground in Visakhapatnam named Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium. There DC will face Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in match number 13 of the season on 31st March.
Talking about CSK, the defending champions are in great form winning their first two matches at home against Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans respectively. Now, CSK will play their first away match in IPL 2024. As the defending champions are aiming for third third consecutive victory in the tournament, DC will look to win the both upcoming matches against RR and CSK respectively.
Let’s have a look at DC vs CSK Head to Head, Pitch Report and Best Players for IPL 2024.
DC vs CSK Head-to-Head in IPL
Both Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings have faced each other 29 times in the IPL, with CSK taking a lead with 19 wins, while DC coming out victorious on 10 occasions. The last time both teams met in the cash-rich league at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on 20th May, 2023, CSK posted a massive 223/3 with Devon Conway and Ruturaj Gaikwad smashing half-centuries. In reply, DC could only score 146 for 9 in their 20 overs, losing the game by 77 runs.
| Matches | CSK won | DC won | Tie | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
DC vs CSK Head-to-Head in ACA-VDCA Stadium, Vizaag
Talking about the venue, Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings have played against each other at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Qualifier 2 of IPL 2019 on 10th May. CSK won the match comfortably by 6 wickets chasing 148 runs to reach their eighth IPL final. Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis with half-centuries and CSK scored 151 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in 19 overs.
| Matches | CSK won | DC won | Tie | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Key Players from both teams
DC- X Factors
Delhi Capitals have a star studded batting line up with David Warner and Mitchell Marsh coming as opening batters. After that, Shai Hope and the skipper Rishabh Pant can take the innings further with their power hitting abilities in the middle-overs. Adding to this, Abishek Porel, who came as an impact player against PBKS impressed everyone by smashing 32 runs off just 10 deliveries and taking DC to a fighting total. Apart from that, Axar Patel can also provide some big hits as a finisher. In the bowling lineup, DC will look up to spinners like Kuldeep Yadav who could the match around with his bowling in a couple of overs.
CSK- X Factors
CSK have been showing great form in the last two games, with Rachin Ravindra and the skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad giving a firing start as an opening pair and Shivam Dube changing the gears in the middle overs. CSK fans will be hoping for these batters to continue their form in a match against DC. In the bowling line up. CSK have Ravindra Jadeja, Mustafizur Rehman and Deepak Chahar.
