Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are all set to take on Delhi Capitals (DC) in the 18th match of the IPL 2026 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The home side are coming into this game on the back of some really poor form. They are lying at the bottom of the points table after losing all their three games in the competition against Rajasthan Royals (RR), Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). They are the only side without a single point on the board.
On the other hand Delhi Capitals sit fourth in the table with 4 points to their name. They won their opening two fixtures against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Mumbai Indians (MI) but lost their last game against Gujarat Titans (GT) by a whisker.
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CSK vs DC Pitch Report
The game at Chepauk is expected to be high-scoring, as the pitch is playing much better for batters than its usual slow, spin-friendly reputation. While skilled spinners like Kuldeep Yadav and Noor Ahmad will still find a little help, stroke-makers will have an easier time hitting boundaries, because the ball will come onto the bat nicely.
With high humidity and heavy dew expected later in the evening, the toss will be crucial, and the winning captain is almost guaranteed to choose to bowl first to take advantage of the conditions while chasing.
CSK Vs DC Playing XIIs
Delhi Capitals: KL Rahul (wk), Pathum Nissanka, Karun Nair, Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel (c), David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Kuldeep Yadav, Lungi Ngidi, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Sanju Samson (wk), Ayush Mhatre, Sarfaraz Khan, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Prashant Veer, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Matt Henry.
Squads
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Dewald Brevis, MS Dhoni, Urvil Patel, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ayush Mhatre, Khaleel Ahmed, Nathan Ellis, Gurjapneet Singh, Noor Ahmad, Akeal Hosein, Prashant Veer, Sarfaraz Khan, Matt Henry, Rahul Chahar, Zakary Foulkes, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Mukesh Choudhary, Matthew Short, Aman Khan, Kartik Sharma, Jamie Overton, Shreyas Gopal, Anshul Kamboj.
Delhi Capitals: Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul, Nitish Rana, Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Ashutosh Sharma, Dushmantha Chameera, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Tripura Vijay, David Miller, Ben Duckett, Auqib Nabi Dar, Pathum Nissanka, Lungi Ngidi, Prithvi Shaw, Kyle Jamieson, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Madhav Tiwari, T Natarajan, Sahil Parakh.
