In the upcoming match of the Indian Premier League 2026 season, the Delhi Capitals (DC) will face off against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Tuesday. This is the 48th match of the tournament, and both teams are entering the game with recent victories, making it crucial for them to maintain their winning momentum.
The Delhi Capitals have recently regained their form after a tough stretch, highlighted by their impressive performance against the Rajasthan Royals in their last outing. Mitchell Starc, returning to the side, delivered a standout performance, taking 3 wickets for 40 runs. Alongside him, KL Rahul and Pathum Nissanka provided solid contributions with the bat. Unless there are injury issues or significant changes in conditions compared to Jaipur, it seems likely that the Capitals will field an unchanged lineup.
On the other hand, the Chennai Super Kings have experienced inconsistency throughout their campaign, alternating between wins and losses. As Ruturaj Gaikwad seems to be finding his rhythm, the team will be eager to achieve stability and build on their recent success.
The anticipated playing XI for the Delhi Capitals includes: KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Pathum Nissanka, Nitish Rana, Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs, Abishek Porel or Vipraj Nigam, Axar Patel (captain), Ashutosh Sharma, Lungi Ngidi, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, and T Natarajan.
For the Chennai Super Kings, the probable players are: Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Urvil Patel, Kartik Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Jamie Overton, Prashant Veer, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary, and Gurjapneet Singh or Akash Madhwal.
The full squad for the Delhi Capitals features: KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Pathum Nissanka, Nitish Rana, Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel (captain), Ashutosh Sharma, Kyle Jamieson, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, David Miller, Karun Nair, Dushmantha Chameera, Lungi Ngidi, Mukesh Kumar, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Prithvi Shaw, Auqib Nabi Dar, Rehan Ahmed, Tripurana Vijay, Abishek Porel, Sahil Parakh, Vipraj Nigam, and Madhav Tiwari.
The Chennai Super Kings’ squad includes: Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Urvil Patel, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Jamie Overton, Prashant Veer, Shreyas Gopal, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary, Kartik Sharma, MS Dhoni, Akeal Hosein, Matt Henry, Sarfaraz Khan, Matthew Short, Rahul Chahar, Spencer Johnson, Akash Madhwal, Aman Khan, Gurjapneet Singh, and Zakary Foulkes.
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