CSK vs DC Highlights IPL 2022: Chennai Super Kings thrash Delhi Capitals by 91 runs; climb to 8th spot

South Africa's Anrich Nortje made a return to Delhi Capitals XI in their game against SRH. He registered figures of 1/35 in four overs, and will be aiming to cement his place in the side with a strong performance against CSK.

A loss for CSK would mean the side would fail to go past the league stage in the IPL for the only second time in its history.

Lalit Yadav has had an indifferent season with the DC so far, scoring 137 runs in seven innings (unbeaten in one), and conceding at an economy rate of 8.47 with the ball, taking four wickets in 10 matches.

Will he play tonight?

Rishabh Pant is only 30 runs away from reaching 4,000 runs in the shortest format of the game.

Rishabh Pant may have not been at his brutal best in this season, but his record against CSK would certainly do enough to unnerve the Super Kings' bowling attack.

Pant has scored at a strike rate of 154 against the side, with an average of 50.50.

Can he return to his best tonight?

CSK have used five Indian bowlers so far, two of whom (Shivam Dube and Simarjeet Singh) are yet to pick a wicket.

Moreover, Simarjeet has conceded at an economy rate of more than 11/over!

David Warner is currently the top run-scorer for the Delhi Capitals, with 356 runs to his name in eight innings at a terrific average of 59.33. Moreover, he boasts of an incredible strike rate of 156.82.

Warner has scored four half-centuries in the season so far.

LSG and GT have all but confirmed two berths in the playoff qualification. RR, RCB, DC, RCB, and SRH are fighting an intense battle for the remaining two spots, while PBKS and KKR faced setbacks on Saturday when they lost their respective matches.

“We need to keep looking about what went wrong, it is easy to get distracted with how many points you have, it is the mistakes and it is the process that matters rather than where you are positioned in the points table," Dhoni said after the loss against RCB in the side's last match.

Prithvi Shaw/Mandeep Singh/Yash Dhull, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (c/wk), Rovman Powell, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed/Chetan Sakariya, Anrich Nortje

Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Moeen Ali, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Dwayne Pretorious, Rajvardhan Hangargekar/Shivam Dube, Maheesh Theekshana, Mukesh Choudhary

Dwayne Bravo has dismissed David Warner on four occasions in the IPL.

Can CSK be tempted to bring the West Indian back for the DC clash?

“CSK has always been one of the teams to beat in the IPL. We always want to go one up against them as they set high standards for themselves. I think the toss will be crucial in our next game because of the dew factor at the Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy," Pravin Amre said ahead of the game.

Powell has hit 16 sixes in the last four games for Delhi Capitals, and is currently at the top of the list for most sixes hit by a batter in T20s this year. He has three more sixes than Jos Buttler (36), who plays for the Rajasthan Royals.

The left-arm spinner is only one wicket away from registering 100 dismissals to his name in IPL. He will be the 17th bowler to reach the feat.

Wickets dried up for Ravindra Jadeja in this season of IPL. In 10 innings, Jadeja has only 5 dismissals to his name.

In fact, since 2020 Jadeja has picked just 24 wickets at an average of 38.00 which is 2nd worst among all bowler who have bowled min. 100 overs.

Khaleel has been in sublime form for DC, and his record against Chennai Super Kings would be a cause of worry for MS Dhoni's side.

Khaleel has taken 14 wickets in 7 matches against CSK with an economy rate of 7.86.

Chennai Super Kings have had an upper hand against Delhi Capitals in 26 matches between the two sides so far.

CSK won: 16

DC won: 10

Maheesh Theekshana registered figures of 3/27 in four overs during the game against RCB, and has been the most consistent bowler for the CSK. In 7 matches, Theekshana has taken 11 wickets with an economy rate of 7.42 -- the least of all CSK bowlers.

Mandeep Singh played the first couple of games for DC, as well as their last game against SRH, but has failed to impress so far.

As such, the Capitals can put their faith on India's U19 World Cup-winning captain Yash Dhull, who is set to make his IPL debut.

It is unsure whether Prithvi Shaw will return to the XI in the game against CSK. The young opener has been one of the most important batters for the Capitals, providing the DC with brisk starts with incredible consistency.

Mandeep Singh took his place in the game against SRH, but was dismissed on a duck.

Khaleel Ahmed braved a collarbone injury during DC's previous game against SRH, taking three crucial wickets in the innings to put a dent on SRH's hopes of chasing the 208-run score. If not unfit, Khaleel is set to retain his place in the XI.

Devon Conway has been in sublime touch for the CSK. After remaining unbeaten on 85 against SRH, Conway slammed another half-century against RCB, and has scored 144 runs in three innings for the side at a terrific strike rate of 144.

The CSK opener has scored 265 runs in ten innings for the side so far. After slamming 99 against SRH, Gaikwad was dismissed cheaply again against RCB, as he scored only 28.

The match takes place at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai. It will be the 16th IPL 2022 match at this venue.

Teams batting second have won 10 of the 15 matches played at this venue in IPL 2022.