Key match-ups, analysis, form, team news, weather forecast, tickets, TV and streaming information, odds, predictions and more ahead of the latest encounter in the 2023 IPL
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Delhi Capitals take on Chennai Super Kings in the 2023 Indian Premier League.
The match is scheduled to start at 3.30pm local time (11am BST) on Saturday, May 20.
The match will be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
Delhi Capitals will be looking to finish the IPL season positively while Chennai Super Kings need to return to winning ways to guarantee a spot in the IPL playoffs.
Delhi enjoyed a win over Punjab Kings in an entertaining game earlier in the week. Even though they could no longer qualify for the IPL playoffs, the Capitals showed plenty of spirit as their batsmen took on a Punjab Kings bowling attack low on confidence. Rilee Rossouw was the Capitals' standout performer in this game with an impressive 83 off 37 balls as they managed to post a season-high total of 213. The Capitals survived a late onslaught by Liam Livingstone to win the game which put an end to a run of two straight defeats.
Chennai need one win to secure their place in the IPL playoffs. They lost their last game against Kolkata Knight Riders, whose strong bowling performance restricted CSK to a first innings total of 144. This is one of the few times this season that CSK's prolific batting lineup has been blunted and, despite their bowlers managing to take the early wickets of Jason Roy, Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Venkatesh Iyer, KKR knocked off the required runs with an over and a half to spare.
CSK won the reverse fixture, which was just a week and a half ago, by 27 runs.
Delhi Capitals in action in the 2023 IPL [AFP via Getty Images]
Anrich Nortje returned in Delhi Capitals' last game against Punjab Kings and is set to feature again in this game.
Chennai's seam attack has been among the finest in this season's IPL. Matheesa Pathirana and Tushar Deshpande have been revelations with their wicket-taking ability and economical bowling. How they fare against Dehli's top order, whose form has fluctuated so far this season, could be key in deciding this contest.
Matches played: 28
Delhi Capitals wins: 10
Chennai Super Kings preview wins: 18
Hot, hot, hot in Delhi, with temperatures expected to top 40 degrees Celsius around the start of play.
Chennai Super Kings celebrate a Kolkata Knight Riders wicket [AFP via Getty Images]
Delhi Capitals: Rishabh Pant (injured), David Warner (c), Prithvi Shaw, Ripal Patel, Rovman Powell, Sarfaraz Khan, Yash Dhull, Mitchell Marsh, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Anrich Nortje, Chetan Sakariya, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Khaleel Ahmed, Lungi Ngidi, Mustafizur Rahman, Aman Khan, Kuldeep Yadav, Praveen Dubey, Vicky Ostwal, Phil Salt, Ishant Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, Manish Pandey, Rilee Rossouw
Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni (c), Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Subhranshu Senapati, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, Ravindra Jadeja, Tushar Deshpande, Mukesh Chowdhary, Matheesha Pathirana, Simarjeet Singh, Deepak Chahar, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana, Ajinkya Rahane, Ben Stokes, Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sidhu, Kyle Jamieson (injured, replaced by Sisanda Magala), Ajay Mandal, Bhagath Verma
Delhi Capitals: David Warner, Philip Salt, Mitchell Marsh, Rilee Rossouw, Akshar Patel, Aman Khan, Ripal Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Anrich Nortje, Ishant Sharma
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Aijinkya Rahane, Shivam Dube, MS Dhoni, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana
Chennai Super Kings are considered the favourites by the bookmakers, with a best price of 8/11 available in places. Delhi Capitals have value at 5/4.
Fans of Chennai Super Kings will hope that their need to win will drive their players on against a side who have no chance of reaching the IPL playoffs. Chennai's bowling quality may prove to be too much for Delhi Capitals in this contest. CSK win.
In the UK, Sky Sports have exclusive rights to this year's tournament, with matches available on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Cricket.
Fans in India can watch all the action on Star Sports.
Elsewhere in the world, viewers in Australia can watch the IPL on Fox Sports while in New Zealand, Sky Sport will provide coverage.
Willow TV and Flow Sports will broadcast the tournament in the United States and the Caribbean, respectively.
Fans in MENA can catch the action on beIN Sports while in South Africa, SuperSport have the rights.
If you are watching from the Middle East, you'll be able to view the game on Times Internet.
People from Bangladesh can watch the game on Gazi TV.
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