IPL 2022: CSK vs DC Preview – Chennai aim to spoil Delhi’s party
The Chennai Super Kings will be locking horns with the Delhi Capitals in Match 55 of IPL 2022 at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on May 8. Both teams will be heading into this clash on the back of contrasting results. While CSK went down to the Royal Challengers Bangalore by 13 runs, DC got the better of Sunrisers Hyderabad by 21 runs in a high-scoring encounter.
The defending champions have had a season to forget so far. They have lost seven out of their 10 games and even though the legendary Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been reappointed as the captain, it is a bit too late as Chennai’s playoff qualification hopes are over. The bowling was good to some extent against RCB as they got rid of the top-order early before the middle-order’s counter-attack changed the complexion of the match. The batters barring Devon Conway, Moeen Ali and Ruturaj Gaikwad struggled to get going.
Delhi, on the other hand, have blown hot and cold. However, it was a well-deserved win in the last match against SRH that saw spectacular knocks from David Warner and Rovman Powell who scored unbeaten 92 runs from 58 deliveries and 35-ball 67 respectively that propelled the Capitals to a mammoth 207/3. The bowlers then applied the pressure on SRH batters and succeeded in having them on the mat despite valiant knocks from Aiden Markram and Nicholas Pooran. The pacers made their presence felt as Khaleel Ahmed’s 3/30 and Shardul Thakur’s 2/44 were more than good enough in helping Delhi Capitals get back to winning ways.
Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals Predicted XI
Chennai Super Kings
Despite losing their last encounter against the southern rivals RCB, the Chennai Super Kings will be looking to field the same side.
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Dwaine Pretorius, Simarjeet Singh, Maheesh Theekshana, Mukesh Choudhary
Delhi Capitals
Even the Delhi Capitals are not likely to tamper with their squad. They will be hoping to add two more precious points to their tally in order to keep their playoff hopes alive.
David Warner, Mandeep Singh, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Lalit Yadav, Rovman Powell, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Anrich Nortje
