Delhi Capitals (DC) host Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday, May 5, in a crucial encounter in IPL 2026.
Both teams have won four matches so far and lost five. However, Super Kings have a better net run rate and are sixth in the table. Meanwhile, the Capitals find themselves at No. 7.
DC vs CSK: Toss Update
Axar Patel won the toss for Capitals and elected to bat first. He said that the pitch may become slow in the second innings. Meanwhile, Gaikwad said he would have bowled first anyway, even if the pitch looked dry.
DC vs CSK: Kyle Jamieson misses out, Akeal Hosein returns for CSK
kyle jamison Made way for a fit-again Lungi Ngidi. Meanwhile, Akeal Hosein has returned to the team for CSK. Shivam Dubey is expected to come in as an impact player, while Prashant Veer will probably watch the match from the sidelines. Meanwhile, Karun Nair has replaced Sameer Rizvi. Gurjapneet Singh has returned to the team in place of injured Ramakrishna Ghosh.
DC vs CSK: What did the captains say?
Akshar Patel, DC Captain
We will bat first. I think the surface looks good and we think it's a very good pitch. It is possible that it may slow down a bit in the second innings, so I would like to give advantage to my bowlers. The way the tournament is going, it is a very important match. But at the same time, it is more important to pay attention to how you are playing. You can't think too much about points – if you do, you put extra pressure on yourself. That's what we are discussing as a team, we just want to play good cricket and the points will decide themselves. We have lost some close matches, but if you look at the season overall, I am happy with the wins and performances. This happens sometimes, but if we talk about cricket, I am very happy with the boys' batting and bowling. If we had performed better in fielding, we would have been in a stronger position. One change – Lungi Ngidi in place of Kyle Jamieson.
Ruturaj Gaikwad, CSK captain
We were looking to bowl first, but the pitch looks a bit dry, so I don't think there will be much change in it. Therefore, batting or bowling first will not make much difference. (On team atmosphere) There have been some positive signs in the last 2-3 matches. Even though we haven't won every game, there are some good positives. We have improved a lot in all departments since the first three matches of the tournament. Our bowling is performing really well and the batting is slowly getting better. We just want to maintain that momentum till the last stage of the tournament. We are really happy to be in this game, especially after the last match. But this is a new game, so we want to start fresh and start well. It is also great to see the youth getting opportunities and moving forward. This is a good sign for the franchise – they are repaying the faith shown by the management. Still a long way to go. After Ghosh got injured we had to make changes in the team. There are two changes – Akil Hosein and Gurjapneet Singh.
DC vs CSK: Playing XI
Delhi Capitals (DC):
KL Rahul (wk), Pathum Nissanka, Karun Nair, Tristan Stubbs, Nitish Rana, Axar Patel (c), Ashutosh Sharma, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Lungi Ngidi, T Natarajan.
impact players: Vipraj Nigam, Sameer Rizvi, Abhishek Porel, Auqib Nabi Dar, David Miller
Chennai Super Kings (CSK):
Sanju Samson (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Urvil Patel, Karthik Sharma, dewald brevisJamie Overton, Aqeel Hosein, Noor Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Chaudhary, Gurjapneet Singh.
impact players: Shivam Dubey, Prashant Veer, Matthew Short, Akash Madhwal, Sarfaraz Khan
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