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Delhi Capitals
Chennai Super Kings
Delhi Capitals will take on Chennai Super Kings in the 48th match of IPL 2026 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Both teams enter this contest with similar momentum and identical records in the points table.
Delhi sit 7th with 4 wins and 5 losses and a negative net run rate of -0.895. Chennai are 6th with the same win-loss record but a slightly better net run rate of 0.005. Both sides come after wins in their previous matches, which will keep confidence levels stable.
This match will be important for both teams to move into the top half of the table. In the last 5 head-to-head games, Chennai have a slight edge with 3 wins, while Delhi have 2 wins. A key trend stands out as all 5 matches have been won by teams defending totals. This will make the toss and first innings score very important.
Anshul Kamboj has taken 17 wickets in 9 matches and has picked wickets consistently in every phase, which puts him in a strong position to take multiple wickets again.
The betting tip is...
Anshul Kamboj - Over 1.5 wickets
66 %
34 %
Delhi CapitalsChennai Super KingsDelhi Capitals rely heavily on KL Rahul, who has 433 runs at a strike rate of 185.83 and averages 54.12. He scored 75 off 40 against RR, while Pathum Nissanka added 62 off 33 in a 225-run chase.
Sameer Rizvi scored 209 runs with two fifties but remained inconsistent and was moved to the middle order as Nitish Rana moved up. With Rana, Tristan Stubbs and Ashutosh Sharma, the batting has depth but lacks consistency.
The bowling unit shared 17 wickets between T Natarajan, Lungi Ngidi and Mukesh Kumar, while Axar Patel picked 8 wickets at an economy of 8.53. Kuldeep Yadav took 7 wickets at an average of 10. Mitchell Starc returned 3/40, and Kyle Jamieson has 2 wickets in 2 matches.
Nissanka, Rahul and Rana are the key batters in the team.
Predicted Lineup: Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul (wk), Nitish Rana, Tristan Stubbs, Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel (c), David Miller, Kuldeep Yadav, Mitchell Starc, T Natarajan, Kyle Jamieson
CSKβs batting has been led by Sanju Samson, who scored 315 runs in 9 matches at a strike rate of 167.55, including two centuries. Ruturaj Gaikwad has 245 runs at a strike rate of 125.64 and has scores of 74* off 60 and 67* off 48 in the last two matches.
Sarfaraz Khan contributed 161 runs at a strike rate of 169.47. Shivam Dube has 150 runs at a strike rate of 140. Urvil Patel scored 24 off 12 in the last match.
In bowling, Anshul Kamboj leads with 17 wickets in 9 matches and took 3 wickets against MI. Jamie Overton has contributed 10 wickets in 8 matches. Noor Ahmad managed 9 wickets in 9 matches. Akeal Hosein has 6 wickets in 4 matches.
Gaikwad, Samson and Kamboj are the key players in the team.
Predicted Lineup: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Sanju Samson (wk), Urvil Patel, Sarfaraz Khan, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Prashant Veer, Kartik Sharma, Jamie Overton, Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmad
Chennai Super Kings will have a slight edge in this match based on better bowling consistency. Their batting has been on and off, with Samson and Gaikwad scoring runs in the last few matches. Delhiβs batting has relied heavily on Rahul, but their middle order has lacked consistency in scoring runs.
The key difference will come from the bowling unit. With Ngidi unavailable and Starc just returning, Delhiβs attack will not look fully settled.
Anshul Kamboj has been consistent throughout the season with 17 wickets in 9 matches and recently picked 3 wickets against Mumbai. He will again lead the attack and is likely to strike multiple times, but DC will win the match.
