IPL 2023: Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals – Dafanews Match Preview

Chennai Super Kings will lock horns against Delhi Capitals in the 55th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League 2023 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on Wednesday. This will be the first contest between these two teams of the ongoing season and both of them will be looking to bag a W in their bag.

We look at the current form, head-to-head, players to look out for, and squads of both teams in our match preview.

Current form for CSK: W NR L L W

Chennai Super Kings were able to bag a crucial win in their last match against Mumbai Indians. It was a much-needed win for the MS Dhoni-led team as they had lost their last two matches while their game against LSG had ended in no result because of rain.

Current form for DC: W W L W W

After losing their opening five matches of the season, Delhi Capitals have made a terrific return to form. DC have won four out of their last five matches and they will be looking to carry the winning impetus against Chennai Super Kings.

Head to Head: Matches: 27, Won by CSK: 17, Won by DC: 10.

Chennai Super Kings certainly holds an advantage in the H2H battle against DC.

Players to look out for: Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Matheesha Pathirana and Deepak Chahar will be the key players for CSK.

David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Rilee Rossouw, and Ishant Sharma will be the key players for DC.

DC IPL 2023 SQUAD

Wicketkeepers: Phil Salt (ENG), Abishek Porel.

Batters: Yash Dhull, Sarfaraz Khan, Ripal Patel, Rovman Powell (WI), Prithvi Shaw, David Warner © (AUS), Rilee Rossouw (SA), Manish Pandey.

All-rounders: Lalit Yadav, Mitchell Marsh (AUS), Axar Patel.

Bowlers: Khaleel Ahmed, Aman Hakim Khan, Praveen Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman (BAN), Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Lungi Ngidi (SA), Anrich Nortje (SA), Vicky Ostwal, Chetan Sakariya, Mukesh Kumar, Ishant Sharma.

CSK IPL 2023 Squad:

Wicketkeepers: MS Dhoni, Devon Conway (NZ).

Batters: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Subhranshu Senapati, Shaik Rasheed, Ajinkya Rahane.

All-rounders: Moeen Ali (ENG), Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwaine Pretorius (SA), Mitchell Santner (NZ), Ben Stokes (ENG), Ajay Mandal, Bhagath Varma, Nishant Sindhu.

Bowlers: Sisanda Magala, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Mukesh Choudhary, Matheesha Pathirana (SL), Simarjeet Singh, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana (SL).