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Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals, IPL 2025: Expected playing XIs and top players to watch out for. IPL 2025 CSK vs DC: Probable Playing XIs, Key Players To Watch: Chennai Super Kings are hosting the Delhi Capitals at the MA Chidambaram Stadium for Match 17 of IPL 2025 on Saturday, April 5 in an afternoon game. Five-time champions CSK have had an unusual start to their campaign.
While they won their first match against arch-rivals Mumbai Indians, they lost to the Royal Challengers Bengaluru and the Rajasthan Royals on trot and now have quite a few questions to answer. Delhi, on the other hand, also have had an unusual start, winning two of their two games till now and will look to complete a hattrick by beating Chennai. Delhi are placed second on the points table, with four points and a net run rate of 1.
32. Chennai, on the other hand, are eighth on the table, with two points from three games and an NRR of -0.77.
Chennai are coming off a marginal six-run defeat to Rajasthan on Sunday, March 30, while Delhi have a comprehensive seven-wicket win against the Sunrisers Hyderabad to show from last week and will come into the encounter with more confidence. Chennai’s problems are paramount. Bowlers like Jamie Overton and Ravichandran Ashwin have gone for truckloads of runs, helping oppositions post big scores.
On the other hand, the top order has been very inconsistent and with increasing pressure on the middle and lower middle order, they have crumbled or haven’t been able to inject necessary energy into chases. Coming to Chennai would be a daunting move for Delhi, as everyone knows how intimidating and cheerful the CSK crowd can be for their home side. For Chennai, this would be their best opportunity to get their campaign back on track.
CSK’s Likely Playing XI: Making a lot of changes would mean disturbing the balance and hence, CSK would probably look at making minimal of those. With the pitch in Chennai historically assisting spinners, CSK might look to bring in an extra spinner and continue with the two-pronged pace attack of Khaleel Ahmed and Matheesha Pathirana. Chennai can thus replace Overton with Shreyas Gopal, or if they want to continue with three pacers, then bring back Sam Curran.
Chennai Super Kings Probable Playing XI: Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube, Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Shreyas Gopal, Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Matheesha Pathirana DC’s Likely Playing XI: Going by their current form and combination, there is no reason that Delhi would need to make any changes to their playing XI. While skipper Axar Patel and Vipraj Nigam have been expensive, they are expected to get some more assistance from the pitch at the Chidambaram Stadium. Delhi Capitals Probable Playing XI: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel, KL Rahul (wk), Axar Patel (c), Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Mukesh Kumar.
