The Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Capitals 55th game of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 will be played at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

In the 55th match of Indian Premier League 2023, Chennai Super Kings will face Delhi Capitals at MA Chidambaram Stadium on Wednesday night. The Super Kings are second in the table with 13 points from 11 games. The Delhi Capitals are bottom of the league but are just two points adrift of fourth place. Read on as we take a look at this game. The game starts in Chepauk, Chennai at 7:30 pm local time.

The Chennai Super Kings easily defeated the in-form Mumbai Indians on Saturday but will need to be at their best again in this game to clinch another win.

The Delhi Capitals may be bottom of the table but have beaten some of the top sides in recent games and will not be afraid of the Chennai Super Kings game.

Match Preview

The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will face the Delhi Capitals (DC) in the 55th game of the IPL 2023 on Wednesday (May 10) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. With six wins in eleven games, the Super Kings are currently second in the points table. In the last game they emerged victorious against their arch-rivals Mumbai Indians. MI could only hit 139 runs on the first batting and lost eight wickets in 20 overs. The Super Kings chased the target with ease in just 17.4 overs.

The Capitals, who have won four of their ten games, are currently bottom of the points table. However, they have won four of their last five games. In their last game against Royal Challengers Bangalore, they hit a target of 182 runs in just 16.4 overs, winning the game by seven wickets. Philip Salt's 87 runs and 45 delivery earned him the Player of the Match award.

In the IPL, the Super Kings and the Capitals met 27 times. The Super Kings emerged victorious from 17 of those encounters, while the Capitals won the remaining 10 games. The Capitals have won three of their last five games against the Super Kings.

Pitch Report

In the last 15 T20 games at the Chepauk, the first inning scoring average was 161 runs. The team aiming for the standings has won the last three games at this venue this season. The field could offer a lot of support to both the batters and bowlers in this game. Pacers accounted for 55% of the wickets taken at that venue, while spinners claimed the remaining 45% of the wickets.

Weather Report

It will be cloudy in Chennai on Wednesday evening, but it will still be very warm throughout the game. High humidity is to be expected in the second half of the game.

Head to Head Record

The Chennai Super Kings have a clear advantage in this regard, as of the 27 games these two teams have played against each other, CSK have won 17 while the Capitals have only won 10.

Toss Prediction

The Chennai Super Kings won the toss at the venue, opting to field first before winning by six wickets on Saturday. We're assuming both captains want to bowl first in this game.

Betting Tips

CSK are the clear favorites in this game in every respect. They have a stronger batting team, play at home, win almost 70% of their games and are in good shape. This also means that the odds offered are quite low. Any team is capable of beating another team in the 2023 IPL and if the odds on offer for DC are well over 2x then that's something to consider.

Bet on CSK to win.

PROBABLE PLAYING XI

Chennai Super Kings

RD Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, MM Ali, RA Jadeja, S Dubey, MS Dhoni(C), DL Chahar, TU Deshpande, Matheesha Pathirana, M Theekshana.

Delhi Capitals

David Warner(C), Manish Pandey, RR Rossouw, Aman Hakim Khan, Axar Patel, MR Marsh, PD Salt(wk), KK Ahmed, KL Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Ishant Sharma.

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Chennai Super Kings Key Players

Devon Conway Only three players have scored more runs in this year's tournament than in the opener in New Zealand. He's a top player on any surface and against any opponent.

Ravindra Jadeja The all-rounder is particularly effective at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, where his fast-paced spin bowling is very difficult to handle.

Tushar Deshpande The right-arm pace bowler performed well again on this court in the final game, going 2-26 in his four overs.

Matheesha Pathirana  was the player of the match here last game and we can expect another good performance from him in this game. So far he has picked 10 wickets in 7 games.

Delhi Capitals key Players

Phil Salt the keeper-batsman scored 87 runs on 45 balls against Royal Challengers Bangalore to achieve his highest IPL score and pick up the Player of the Match award.

Mitchell Marsh The Aussie has put up 89 runs and taken six wickets in his last two IPL appearances and is considered one of the most consistent all-rounders in the competition.

Kuldeep Yadav  has picked 8 wickets in 10 games so far this season. He will be the key player on the DC team at this turning point.