Match preview DC VS CSK
On Saturday, May 20, the highly anticipated Indian Premier League 2023 match between the Delhi Capitals (DC) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is slated to take place at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. DC is ranked second-to-last in the points table with five victories in 13 games. CSK is in second place in the standings with seven victories out of 13 games.
Match preview: DC vs CSK
In their previous match, DC defeated the Punjab Kings by a margin of 15 runs. After being invited to bat first by PBKS, DC scored a total of 213 runs while losing two wickets. With the bat, Rilee Rossouw was instrumental for DC, scoring his first IPL half-century and remaining undefeated with 82 runs off 37 deliveries. The Kings lost a few quick wickets, but Liam Livingstone and Atharva Taide assisted in getting the squad back on track. 78 runs were made by the pair for the third wicket. The two batters each contributed a half-century and made PBKS come close to catching the mark. However, after they both left the game, the remaining batters were unable to capitalize, and PBKS fell 15 runs short of the goal.
The previous match between CSK and the Kolkata Knight Riders ended in a loss. CSK was only able to score 144 runs in 20 overs while losing six wickets. CSK’s top scorer, Shivam Dube, amassed 48 runs off just 34 deliveries. KKR’s chase got off to a rough start when they dropped three wickets in the powerplay. However, the partnership of Nitish Rana and Rinku Singh enabled the team to complete the task in 18.3 overs with six wickets remaining. With 54 runs off of 43 pitches, Rinku was named Player of the Match.
Probably playing XI of DC and CSK
Delhi Capitals: David Warner (C), RR Rossouw, P Shaw, Aman Hakim Khan, Yash Dhull, Axar Patel, PD Salt (wk), A Nortje, KK Ahmed, KL Yadav, and Ishant Sharma
Chennai Super Kings: RD Gaikwad, Devon Conway, AT Rayudu, Ajinkya Rahane, MM Ali, RA Jadeja, S Dubey, MS Dhoni (C), DL Chahar, TU Deshpande, M Theekshana
Pitch report
Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium hosts a captivating match between bat and ball. The pitch is in favor of the hitters, which encourages stroke play and raises the possibility of high-scoring games. The Pacers are likely to get help, which makes their job essential in managing the game. The result of the game may be significantly influenced by the coin toss. The team that wins the toss may decide to bowl. We have seen high-scoring games where batters have dominated if we look at recent games played at this location.
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