Delhi Capitals Match 48 of the 2026 Indian Premier League takes on Chennai Super Kings at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
The Capitals are coming off a spectacular win against Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, where they chased down a mammoth target of 226 runs against one of the better bowling attacks in the tournament. The team is in seventh place with eight points from nine matches and needs to win its next five matches.
Here is Delhi Capitals' strongest predicted XI for Match 48 vs CSK:
Top order: Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul (wk), Nitish Rana,
Pathum Nissanka He finally took his chance against Rajasthan Royals and scored 62 runs in 33 balls, which set the stage for the Capitals to chase the target. He found himself out of the team after a poor performance at the start of IPL 2026, but upon his return to the team, he grabbed the opportunity with both hands.
KL Rahul has been the mainstay of the Capitals and he once again played a brilliant inning of 75 runs in 40 balls against the Royals, earning him the Player of the Match award. Nitish Rana has been brilliant in the one-drop for the Capitals, scoring 202 runs at a strike rate of 160.32 with two half-centuries in seven matches this season.
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