Toss & Conditions

This is the first match on pitch No. 4 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium this season. Across the last two seasons here, teams batting first are 3-2 even though captains have chosen to chase in seven of the last eight games.

Head-to-Head

DC lead the last three meetings 2-1. In the most recent match, CSK won by 23 runs after posting 212/1 and bowling DC out for 189. The game was defined by CSK’s control with the bat and DC being dismissed in the chase. Across the last three, results have swung, with DC winning the two meetings before that.

CSChennai Super Kings 212/1

DCDelhi Capitals 189/10

2026-04-11 · CSK won by 23 runs

CSChennai Super Kings 158/5

DCDelhi Capitals 183/6

2025-04-05 · DC won by 25 runs

DCDelhi Capitals 191/5

CSChennai Super Kings 171/6

2024-03-31 · DC won by 20 runs

Delhi Capitals

DC are 7th in the IPL regular season on 8 points. Their last three games include a heavy home defeat where they were bowled out for 75, followed by a response where they chased 226 against Rajasthan Royals to win with five balls remaining. The other result in that run was a high-scoring loss to Punjab Kings by six wickets with seven balls remaining.

DCDelhi Capitals 226/3

RRRajasthan Royals 225/6

2026-05-01 · DC won by 7 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)

DCDelhi Capitals 75/10

RCRoyal Challengers Bengaluru 77/1

2026-04-27 · RCB won by 9 wickets (with 81 balls remaining)

DCDelhi Capitals 264/2

PBPunjab Kings 265/4

2026-04-25 · PBKS won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)

Chennai Super Kings

CSK are 6th in the IPL regular season on 8 points. They have won two of their last three, including a 103-run win over Mumbai Indians and an eight-wicket chase win over the same opponent with 11 balls remaining. Their only loss in that stretch was an eight-wicket defeat to Gujarat Titans with 20 balls remaining.

CSChennai Super Kings 160/2

MIMumbai Indians 159/7

2026-05-02 · CSK won by 8 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)

CSChennai Super Kings 158/7

GTGujarat Titans 162/2

2026-04-26 · GT won by 8 wickets (with 20 balls remaining)

CSChennai Super Kings 207/6

MIMumbai Indians 104/10

2026-04-23 · CSK won by 103 runs

Playing XI

News & Facts

Key Stats

Verdict

All four models favour CSK, with CSK at 52–56% and a 55% average. Bookmakers diverge, pricing DC at 55% (1.76) vs CSK at 45% (2.08). Key stats narrowly favour DC 4-3, but the model edge leans CSK on NRR and recent win-rate. The outcome is likely shaped by DC’s powerplay wicket-taking numbers versus CSK’s top-order-led batting approach.

Samson owns the chase

Sanju Samson turned a manageable target into a stroll, pacing Chennai Super Kings’ pursuit with a crisp 87 off 52 to seal an eight-wicket win with 15 balls to spare. Delhi Capitals had moments of hope when early wickets kept them to 37/2 in the powerplay, and later when Sameer Rizvi and Tristan Stubbs rebuilt, but Samson’s control meant the chase never drifted into panic. The decisive stretch came as he shifted gears through the middle overs, ensuring CSK were always ahead of the required rate.

Middle overs break DC’s grip

The match swung in the middle phase of the chase, where CSK scored 94/1 at 9.4 an over and effectively ended the contest. After a steady 44/1 powerplay, Samson and Kartik Sharma stitched a 114-run stand that bled Delhi of wicket-taking chances and forced defensive fields. With boundaries arriving regularly and singles never drying up, DC couldn’t create the dot-ball pressure needed to drag the game to the death overs; CSK still finished with 21 unbeaten in the final phase at 14 an over.

Samson, Sharma and Noor decisive

Samson was the innings’ anchor and accelerator, picking his moments to attack while keeping the chase tidy. Kartik Sharma’s 41 off 31 ensured the partnership never stalled, turning good balls into singles and punishing width. Earlier, Noor Ahmad’s 2 for 22 helped keep DC to 155, and Akeal Hosein’s 1 for 19 squeezed the middle, making Delhi’s late surge feel like recovery rather than dominance.

Pre-match themes play out

The build-up pointed to a tug-of-war between Delhi’s powerplay wicket threat and CSK’s top-order method, and the early overs did give DC a foothold. But CSK’s recent form and batting matchups showed once the top order settled, they could outpace a chase without taking risks. Delhi’s own innings also reflected the fine margins: a quiet powerplay left them chasing par, and even a strong finish couldn’t fully compensate.