The double header (2 matches a day) will be played today in the 18th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). In the first match of the day, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will clash against the Delhi Capitals (DC). The match will be played at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai at 3:30 pm.
Delhi Capitals have played two matches so far this season and have won both. Chennai Super Kings have played three matches so far, out of which the team has won only one match and lost two matches.
At the same time, in the second match of the day, Punjab Kings (PBKS) will face the Rajasthan Royals.
Preview of the first match
Match Details, 17th Match CSK VS DC Date: 5 April Stadium: MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepoc), Chennai Time: Toss – 3:00 pm, Match starts – 3:30 pm
In front of Chennai in front of Delhi Chennai's hand is on the head to head match. There have been 30 matches between Chennai and Delhi so far in the IPL, of which CSK has won 19 matches, while Delhi has won 11 times. A match between Delhi and Chennai was played in IPL 2024, with DC won by 20 runs. Batting first in that match, Delhi scored 191 for 5 in 20 overs. In reply, Chennai's team could only score 171 runs.
Gaikwad CSK No Top Scorer CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad is the top scorer. He has scored 116 runs in 3 matches. At the same time, in his last match against Rajasthan Royals, he scored a half -century in 44 balls. There were 7 fours and 1 six. After them, in second place, Rangin Ravindra has scored a total of 106 runs in 3 matches for the team. He played an unbeaten 65 off 45 balls against Mumbai Indians in the first match of the tournament.
At the same time, bowler Noor Ahmed is the highest wicket -taker for the team. He has taken 9 wickets in 3 matches. He took 4 wickets for 18 runs against MI. After that, Khalil Ahmed has also taken 6 wickets in 3 matches. Against Mumbai, he took 3 wickets for 29 runs.
DC bowler Mitchell in Stark form The Delhi Capital Team has been unwanted so far this season. The team has won both of their opening matches. Delhi bowler Mitchell is the highest wicket -taker for the Stark team. He took 8 wickets in 2 matches. In his last match, he took 5 wickets in just 3.4 overs. Kuldeep Yadav has taken 5 wickets in 2 matches.
On the other hand, in the batters, Faf du Plessis has scored the highest 79 for the team. He scored a half -century in 27 balls in the last match against Hyderabad. In that match, he hit 3 fours and 3 sixes.
Pitch report Spinners benefit on the pitch of MA Chidambaram Stadium. Batting here is a bit difficult. So far 87 IPL matches have been played here. The 50 -match batting team won the first and won the 37 -match chase. The highest team score here is 246/5, which was created by the host team Chennai Super Kings in 2010 against the Rajasthan Royals.
Weather update The weather will be very hot in Chennai today. There will be sunshine throughout the day and sometimes there will be a cloudy atmosphere. The possibility of rain is 23%. The temperature is expected to be between 26 and 34 degrees.
Potential Playing-11 Chennai Super Kings (CSK) of both teams: Rituraj Gaikwad (Captain), Chrrin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Quran, MS Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmed, Mathish Pathira, Khalil Ahmed.
Delhi Capitals (DC): Akshar Patel (Captain), Jack Fraser-Magark, KL Rahul, Faf du Plessis, Abhishek Porel (wicketkeeper), Triston Stubs, Ashutosh Sharma, Viparaj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma.
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