David Warner and MS Dhoni toss during the CSK vs DC IPL match (Pic Credit: Sportzpics)
Delhi also made a big change to their side as Manish Pandey sat out to make way for Lalit Yadav.
Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni elected to bat after winning the toss against Delhi Capitals at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. It is a crucial clash for both the sides as CSK would like to inch closer to a playoff spot while Delhi need a win to keep their last four hopes alive.
Chennai defeated rivals Mumbai Indians in their previous match at Chepauk, while Delhi overcame Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Arun Jaitley Stadium to continue their rejuvenation process.
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Chennai made one change to their XI as Ambati Rayudu returned to the XI.
Dhoni said that the Chepauk pitch is much better than the last few seasons.
“We will bat first. We have played a few matches on this wicket. This wicket is likely to be slow. We cannot complain about this track. We try to keep it simple. We are looking to repeat the same thing. Let’s try. Try to execute your plans. Try to execute your plans. We have a change. Rayudu comes in for Dube,” Dhoni said at the toss.
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While Delhi also made a major change to their side as Manish Pandey sat out to make way for Lalit Yadav as they decided to play with an extra bowling option in the line-up.
“Looking a bit dry. The boys came out with the right attitude. We had to work on our powerplay batting. Try to execute on this wicket as best you can. Lalit comes in for Manish Pandey,” said Warner at the toss .
playing eleven
Delhi Capitals Playing XI: David Warner (c), Philip Salt (wk), Mitchell Marsh, Riley Rossouw, Akshar Patel, Aman Hakim Khan, Lalit Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Ishant Sharma
DC Sub: Mukesh Kumar, Manish Pandey, Praveen Dubey, Abhishek Porel, Chetan Sakaria
Chennai Super Kings Playing XI: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Ambati Rayudu, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, M S Dhoni /C), Deepak Chahar, Mathisha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Mahesh Thikshana
CSK Subscription: Mathisha Pathirana, Subhranshu Senapati, Mitch Santner, Akash Singh, Shaik Rashid
