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Updated : Mar 31, 2024, 11:38 PM IST
The Delhi Capitals (DC) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are set to face off on March 31 at the Dr. Y.S.Rajashekar Reddy ACA-VDCA International Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. The match is scheduled to begin at 7:30 PM. This will mark the third match in the IPL 2024 season for both teams.
Currently, Delhi Capitals find themselves at the bottom of the points table with zero points from two matches. In contrast, Chennai Super Kings are leading the table with 4 points from two matches.
Delhi Capitals suffered a defeat against Punjab Kings (PBKS) by 4 wickets in their opening match on March 23. They then faced another loss to Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 12 runs in their second match on March 28.
On the other hand, Chennai Super Kings started their campaign with a victory over Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) by 6 wickets on March 22. They followed this up with a dominant performance against Gujarat Titans (GT), winning by 63 runs on March 26.
Dhoni starts off the over with a powerful boundary, followed by a massive six. He then capitalizes on a low full toss from Nortje, sending it soaring over long off. Dhoni strategically denies singles to Jadeja, maintaining control of the strike. Another low full toss is dispatched over long off for a boundary. A dot ball on the fifth delivery adds to the tension. And finally, Dhoni finishes the over in style with a six, expertly hitting a low full toss over cover.
DC 191/5 (20)
CSK 171/6 (20)
Mukesh delivers a powerful strike, causing Dube to hit the ball straight to long off. Delhi is clearly dominating the game at this point. Suddenly, a familiar face enters the field - Dhoni! He starts his innings with a four, pulling a short ball towards backward leg. However, there is a missed opportunity as Dhoni is dropped on the second ball, hitting it straight to backward point but Khaleel fails to make the catch. Jadeja then slashes the ball, securing a four behind the keeper.
Khaleel is now in his third over. The batsmen start with a quick single on the first ball, followed by another single on the second ball. Boundary! Khaleel manages to induce an outside edge, and the ball races past gully for four runs.
FOUR! A back-of-the-length delivery is expertly pulled away by Marsh. Pathirana bowls to Marsh, and he is OUT! A phenomenal delivery at 151 kmph, a Yorker that completely bamboozles Marsh, clean bowling him. Pathirana bowls to Stubbs, and he is OUT as well! Another quick delivery, dipping low and uprooting the stumps, as Pathirana secures another wicket with precision.
Ravindra Jadeja has now taken over the attack from Deepak Chahar. A powerful shot from Shaw results in a six! The ball was too full, prompting Shaw to execute a perfect slog sweep, sending it over wide long-on. Following this impressive shot, Warner manages to pull a short ball from Jadeja, sending it to deep backward square for a four.
Chahar delivers to Warner, who smashes it for a six! Warner executed a perfect slog sweep, sending the ball sailing 65 meters behind square. Following that impressive shot, Warner capitalizes on a low full toss outside off, driving it through cover for a boundary. Warner continues his impressive performance by cutting a half-tracker slower ball over points for another boundary.
Chahar generates some swing as Shaw opens with a length ball down the middle. This marks Shaw's first runs of the season as he confidently drives the ball towards point for a quick double. FOUR! Warner patiently plays out a couple of dot balls before elegantly leaning forward to execute a cover drive that sails over the infield for four runs.a
Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Tristan Stubbs, Abishek Porel, Axar Patel, Anrich Nortje, Mukesh Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed
Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, Daryl Mitchell, Ravindra Jadeja, Sameer Rizvi, MS Dhoni(w), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Matheesha Pathirana, Mustafizur Rahman
Rishabh Pant: We'll bat first. Wicket looks good, we want to use it as a batting track, put runs on the board. I think it makes a lot of difference, but we practiced here. We came here and got 10 days at this wicket. Two changes - Kuldeep had a niggle, Prithvi Shaw comes in. Ricky Bhui is out, Ishant Sharma comes in. We just have to play good cricket.
Ruturaj Gaikwad: First game here, not too much information on this pitch. Let's see how it goes. The plan remains the same, keep things simple and try to win those individual moments, individual battles. No changes for us, going with the same squad.
Vizag Whistles start chestamaa? #DCvCSK #WhistlePodu #Yellove pic.twitter.com/DXe8HlQmXN
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) March 31, 2024
Vizag mein Full Dilli wali feel dila di DC Toli ne
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) March 31, 2024
A rousing welcome for our DC stars ahead of training today #YehHaiNayiDilli #DCvCSK #IPL2024 pic.twitter.com/Ch9eeu8E42
One of the major challenges facing DC is their top-heavy batting order. By introducing Prithvi Shaw into the lineup, they can potentially move Mitch Marsh down to the number one spot, providing more stability to the top order. However, the real test will be contending with the pace and variety of deliveries from Mustafizur, who skillfully mixes his assortment of cutters to trouble the batsmen.
Delhi Capitals: Rishabh Pant (c/wk), David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Ricky Bhui, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Sumit Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Sameer Rizvi, MS Dhoni (wk), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Mustafizur Rahman
Chennai has emerged victorious in four out of the last five matches against Delhi. The last time Delhi managed to defeat CSK was in a low-scoring match during IPL 2021. Chennai had set a target of 137 runs for DC, but unfortunately lost by three wickets.
Delhi Capitals: David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Ricky Bhui, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Sumit Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar, Abishek Porel, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Praveen Dubey, Kumar Kushagra, Rasikh Dar Salam, Ishant Sharma, Jhye Richardson, Shai Hope, Prithvi Shaw, Lalit Yadav, Yash Dhull, Vicky Ostwal, Swastik Chikara
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Sameer Rizvi, MS Dhoni(w), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Mustafizur Rahman, Matheesha Pathirana, Shardul Thakur, Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu, Mitchell Santner, Maheesh Theekshana, Moeen Ali, Devon Conway, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Prashant Solanki, Mukesh Choudhary, Simarjeet Singh, RS Hangargekar, Aravelly Avanish