The competition in the ongoing Indian Premier League 2026 is set to become even more thrilling, as the Delhi Capitals face off against the Chennai Super Kings in Match No. 48 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Tuesday, May 5. This match will be played at night under the floodlights.
The Delhi Capitals' journey in IPL 2026 so far has been a mixed bag. They have played nine matches to date, winning only four and losing five. Under the captaincy of Axar Patel, the team currently sits in seventh place on the points table; from the perspective of securing a spot in the playoffs, all of their remaining matches are crucial.
While the Chennai Super Kings had a rather poor start to the season, they have staged a tremendous comeback in the tournament. In their last five matches, the Ruturaj Gaikwad-led team has won three—including a pivotal victory against their arch-rivals, the Mumbai Indians. Given the form and confidence of their players, CSK will look to further improve their standing on the points table following Tuesday's match.
DC vs CSK: Head-to-Head T20 record
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Matches Played | 32 |
| Won by DC | 12 |
| Won by CSK | 20 |
| Tied | - |
| No Result | - |
| First-ever fixture | May 2, 2008 (DC victory) |
| Most recent fixture | April 11, 2026 (CSK victory) |
DC vs CSK: Predicted Playing 11
Delhi Capitals
Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul (WK), Nitish Rana, Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel (C), Lungi Ngidi, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan
Impact Player: Karun Nair
Chennai Super Kings
Sanju Samson (WK), Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Urvil Patel, Kartik Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Jamie Overton, Prashant Veer, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary
Impact Player: Gurjapneet Singh
DC vs CSK Key Player Stats
KL Rahul (DC): The standout player of this season, having scored 433 runs at an average of 54.12. He holds the record for the highest individual score (152*) at this venue.
Anshul Kamboj (CSK): The joint-leading wicket-taker of the season so far, having claimed 17 wickets in 9 matches.
Sanju Samson (CSK): In the previous encounter against DC in 2026, he played a magnificent innings of 115* runs off 56 balls.
MS Dhoni (CSK): Due to an unhealed calf injury, he is not traveling with the team and has been unable to play a single match in the 2026 season so far.
DC vs CSK Pitch Report
Teams batting first at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi have generally enjoyed playing on this ground. The manner in which matches have unfolded here—with the average first-innings score hovering around 178 this season—serves as proof that the pitches are balanced, offering significant assistance to bowlers as well. Spinners are likely to dominate proceedings here. Any score exceeding 200 can be considered a safe total.
DC vs CSK: Probable Best Performers
KL Rahul
KL Rahul started his IPL 2026 campaign poorly, but he has shown everyone he is the man of comebacks with terrific form in the middle of the tournament. With a daddy hundred and three half-centuries to his name already, Rahul has 433 runs from nine innings and poses a real threat to CSK at the Kotla deck. Chennai bowlers will have to be wary of the stroke play Rahul possesses, as he can thwart any bowling attack with utmost ease.
Anshul Kamboj
Anshul Kamboj, the bowler from Haryana, has been the best pacer, not only for CSK, but also overall in the ongoing nineteenth edition of the tournament. He is the joint-highest wicket-taker thus far, tied alongside Bhuvneshwar Kumar with 17 wickets in nine matches. Kamboj's ability to nail his yorkers in the death overs has made him an extremely lethal weapon for CSK, as the franchise has been assisted quite well by the pacer in their comeback story this season.
CRICKET POINTS TABLE - Indian Premier League (IPL 2026)
| No | Team | M | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts | Recent Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Punjab Kings | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +0.855 | 13 | LLWWW |
| 2 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1.420 | 12 | LWWLW |
| 3 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +0.644 | 12 | LWWWW |
| 4 | Rajasthan Royals | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +0.510 | 12 | LWLWL |
| 5 | Gujarat Titans | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -0.147 | 12 | WWWLL |
| 6 | Chennai Super Kings | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | + 0.005 | 8 | WLWLW |
| 7 | Delhi Capitals | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -0.895 | 8 | WLLLW |
| 8 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | -0.539 | 7 | WWWL |
| 9 | Mumbai Indians | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | -0.649 | 6 | WLLLW |
| 10 | Lucknow Super Giants | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | -1.076 | 4 | LLLLL |
| M: Matches, W: Won, L: Lost, T: Tie, NR: No Result, NRR: Net Run Rate, Pts: Points, Q: Qualified, E: Eliminate Recent Forms: W = Won, L = Lost, T = Tie, D = Draw, NR = No Result Last updated on 05-May-2026, 09:24 AM | |||||||||
