Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings
34th Match:
IPL 2020’s thirty fourth encounter between DC and CSK is going to be played at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah on October 17th 2020.
DC vs CSK History:
The teams completed 22 meetings, till date. Out of them, DC won 7 times. CSK won 15 matches.
The teams completed 7 meetings at the home ground of DC. The host won just twice. Visitors won 5 times.
The teams met each other 8 times at the home ground of CSK. The host won 6 times. On the other hand, visitors also won just twice.
The teams competed against each other at the neutral venue in 7 matches. DC got victory thrice and 4 victories for CSK.
Victory brings points:
In the group stage, the winner will earn 2 points and the defeating team will earn 0 points.
If the match result will go in favor of DC, then the team will go on the top position in the point table with 14 points. In case of defeat, the team will stay as it is now, or may come one position down, if RCB will win against RR with better margin.
If the match result will favor the team, then the team may go at the forth or fifth position, the position will be decided by the NRR. In case of defeat, the team either may stay at the current (6th) position or may one position down (7th).
Venue Weather:
Weather forecast for Sharjah 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 28 – 32 Celsius. The wind would be between 6 – 18 km/h throughout the match. The wind speed and the temperature 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 11 times out of 14 matches. The selection favored the teams, and the teams won 7 times, while lost 3 times with one tie.
On the other hand, the team chose to field first after winning the toss, won just once and lost twice.
Over all, the teams, who won the toss, won 8 times and lost 5 times.
The first batting team won the matches 9 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won just 4 times.
The lowest successful defended total was 132 on the venue in 2013. On the other hand, the highest successful chase is 140 on the ground, again in 2013.
The first inning lowest total was 90 in 2013, and the highest total was 215 runs in 2016. For the second inning, the lowest total was 56 runs (completed innings) in 2013, whereas the highest was 182 runs in 2016.
The batting average of the first innings is 20.46 and 18.84 is for the second innings.
Toss and Pitch (Record of IPL Matches):
Teams preferred to field first after winning the toss, which happened 8 times in 13 matches. The selection didn’t favor the teams, and the teams won thrice and lost 5 times.
On the other hand, the team chose to bat first just 5 times, and the team won the match twice and lost thrice, too.
Over all, the teams, who won the toss, won 5 times and lost 8 times.
The first batting team won 7 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won 6 times.
The lowest successful defended total was 150 on the venue. On the other hand, the highest successful chase is 224 on the ground.
The first inning lowest total was 125, and the highest total was 228 runs. For the second inning, the lowest total was 112 runs, whereas the highest was 226 runs.
The batting average of the first innings is 35.42 and 27.49 is for the second innings.
Toss and Pitch (Record of IPL 2020 Matches):
Teams preferred to field first after winning the toss, which happened 4 times in 7 matches. The selection didn’t favor the teams and the teams won once and lost thrice.
On the other hand, the team chose to bat first, won twice, and lost just once.
Over all, the teams, who won the toss, won thrice and lost 4 times.
The first batting team won 5 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won twice only.
The lowest successful defended total was 184 on the venue. On the other hand, the highest successful chase is 224 on the ground.
The first inning lowest total was 171, and the highest total was 228 runs. For the second inning, the lowest total was 112 runs, whereas the highest was 226 runs.
The batting average of the first innings is 41.8 and 25.77 is for the second innings.
History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams never faced each other at the venue. The upcoming encounter will be the first between the teams.
Teams’ History at the Venue:
DC had 4 opportunities to play at the venue, and the team won thrice and lost once. CSK got just 2 chances to play the matches at the venue, and the team won and lost once.
Tentative XI for both the Teams:
Delhi Capitals:
The team would prefer to go with the winning eleven.
Delhi Capitals Eleven: P. Shaw, S. Dhawan, A. Rahane, S. Iyer, M. Stoinis, A. Carey, A. Patel, R. Ashwin, K. Rabada, T. Deshpande, A. Nortje
Chennai Super Kings:
The team would like to go with unchanged XI.
Chennai Super Kings Eleven: S. Curran, S. Watson, F. du Plessis, A. Rayudu, M. Dhoni, R. Jadeja, D. Bravo, P. Chawla, S. Thakur, K. Sharma, D. Chahar
