Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals (CSK vs DC) will play against each other for the first time in the 55th Match of IPL 2022. The match is scheduled to take place on 8th May at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai. CSK is led by MS Dhoni and DC is led by Rishabh Pant. Let’s have a look at their Match Preview, Prediction, and Fantasy XI.
CSK vs DC: Match Preview
Chennai Super Kings
Chennai Super Kings is currently at the ninth position on the points table of the 15th season of the TATA IPL. CSK played a total of 10 matches but they managed to win just three matches. In their last game against RCB, they lost the match by 13 runs. Devon Conway and Moeen Ali smashed 56 runs and 34 runs respectively for Chennai Super Kings in that game. The yellow army was led by Ravindra Jadeja but due to the poor performance of the team, Dhoni was given back the captaincy.
Delhi Capitals
Delhi Capitals are at the fifth spot on the points table. They played their last game against Sunrisers Hyderabad and won the match by 21 runs. David Warner mustered 92 runs and Rovman Powell scored 67 runs for Delhi Capitals in that game. They have to really put in a good effort if they desire to qualify for the playoffs.
CSK vs DC: Match Prediction
MS Dhoni returned as the skipper of CSK but that didn’t change the fortunes much and they are still not in the race for playoffs. The remaining matches will be played by them for boosting their pride for next season. On the other hand, the Delhi Capitals produced a descent performance against SRH but managed to win the game. The return of Anrich Nortje is going to definitely boost their confidence. Chennai Super Kings is likely to win this match.
Chennai vs DC: Fantasy XI
Moeen Ali from Chennai Super Kings marked 121 runs and took 2 wickets in this tournament so far. He will be a crucial pick for this match as well.
Devon Conway from Chennai Super Kings scored 144 runs in this tournament so far and can come in handy once again here.
Robin Uthappa from Chennai Super King managed to stack 229 runs in this tournament so far and will be aiming to make it big in this match once again
Mitchell Marsh from Delhi Capitals mustered 74 runs and grabbed 1 wicket in this tournament so far. He’s a decent pick to consider for the fantasy team.
David Warner from Delhi Capitals hammered 356 runs in this tournament so far and can come in handy here as well.
Kuldeep Yadav scalped 18 wickets in 10 matches at an average of 17.1 and will be a key player in this match.
Maheesh Theekshana scalped 11 wickets in 7 matches this season and picked up 3 wickets in the previous match.
Rishabh Pant is leading Delhi Capitals and is the best option for wicket-keeping plus a batter who can change the destiny of the team at any time.
MS Dhoni from CSK stacked 142 runs in 10 matches and he’s also leading the yellow army.
Shardul Thakur from Delhi Capitals scalped 7 wickets so far in the tournament and is a good pick for this game as well.
Ruturaj Gaikwad mustered 265 runs so far in this season of IPL. His highest score this season was 99 against SRH.
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