Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings
7th Match:
Seventh encounter of the IPL 2020 between DC and CSK is going to be played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai on September 25th 2020.
DC vs CSK History:
The teams completed 21 meetings, till date. DC won 6 times and CSK won 15 times.
The teams met 7 times at the home ground of DC. The host won just twice, and visitors won 5 times.
The teams met 8 times at the home ground of CSK. The host won 6 times, and lost just twice.
The teams played at the neutral venue 6 times, and DC won twice and the opponent won four times.
Victory brings points:
In the group stage, the winner will earn 2 points and the defeating team will earn 0 points.
Venue Weather:
Weather forecast for Dubai shows the weather would be pretty clear and hot during the match. The precipitation percentage would be almost 0% as of now, so there would be no chance of rain during the match. The temperature would be 32 – 35 Celsius. The wind would be between 5 to 20 kmph throughout the match. The wind speed would be decreased as the match progressed.
Toss and Pitch (Record of International Matches):
Teams preferred to bat first after winning the toss, which happened 38 times out of 62 matches. The selection favored the teams, and the teams won 21 times, while lost 16 times with one tie. On the other hand, the team chose to field first after winning the toss, won 11 times and lost 13 times. Over all, the teams, who won the toss, won the matches 32 times and lost 29 times.
The first batting team won the matches 34 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won 27 times.
The lowest defended total was 118 on the venue. On the other hand, the highest successful chase is 180 on the ground.
The first inning lowest total was 71, and the highest total was 211 runs. For the second inning, the lowest total was 73 runs (completed innings), whereas the highest was 187 runs.
The batting average of the first innings is 21.37 and 19.06 is for the second innings.
History Between the Teams:
Both the teams never faced each other at the venue. The upcoming encounter will be the first between the teams.
T20I History at Venue:
The DC got three chances to play the match at the venue, in which the team lost once and won once. The third one was tied, but the team won the super over, which was the recent one. CSK had two opportunities to play at the venue, and the team won both the games.
Tentative XI for both the Teams:
Delhi Capitals:
The team would prefer to go with a couple of changes in eleven and may give a chance to I. Sharma in place of M. Sharma and may include S. Lamichhane in place of A. Nortje. A. Mishra would get a chance, if R. Ashwin will not recover from his injury.
Delhi Capitals Eleven: P. Shaw, S. Dhawan, S. Hetmyer, S. Iyer, R. Pant, M. Stoinis, A. Patel, R. Ashwin / A. Mishra, K. Rabada, S. Lamichhane, I. Sharma
Chennai Super Kings:
The team would go with a couple of changes and may include M. Santner in place of L. Ngidi and S. Thakur in place of M. Vijay.
Chennai Super Kings Eleven: S. Watson, F. du Plessis, R. Gaikwad, MS. Dhoni, K. Jadhav, R. Jadeja, S. Curran, M. Santner, P. Chawla / K. Sharma, S. Thakur, D. Chahar
