In today's first match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, Delhi Capitals (DC) captain Axar Patel won the toss and elected to bat first under overcast conditions against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Delhi made one forced change as Faf du Plessis missed the game and DC include Sameer Rizvi on his place.
IPL 2025: CSK vs DC playing 11
Chennai Super Kings Playing 11: Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Mukesh Choudhary, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana.
Delhi Capitals Playing 11: Jake Fraser-McGurk, KL Rahul(w), Abishek Porel, Tristan Stubbs, Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel(c), Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma. Impact subs CSK: Shivam Dube, Jamie Overton, Shaik Rasheed, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Nathan Ellis DC: Mukesh Kumar, Karun Nair, Darshan Nalkande, Donovan Ferreira, Tripurana Vijay.
It would be an afternoon game in sapping Chennai heat and the kind of tracks on offer will certainly make it a 50-50 match. Kuldeep with an economy rate of 5.25 is the best in terms of quality among the four spinners expected to be in action during the game.
Afghanistan spinner Noor has so far got nine wickets at an equally impressive economy rate of 6.83 and he can certainly prove to be a handful during the middle overs with balls expected to grip the surface.
It would be an engaging contest as both wrist spinners are very different in nature. While Noor bowls at a quicker pace and mostly takes the ball away from the right handers, wily customer Kuldeep has perfected the art of using the angles of the crease and varying the pace of his deliveries.
Chennai weather forecast According accuweather.com, the temperature at the time of toss (3 PM IST on Saturday) will be around 33 degree celcisus which would feel like around 40 due to humidity, as the stadium is near the Bay of Bengal. The dew factor would not play any role as the match is day game.
In case of Noor, the trajectory is flatter while Kuldeep gives the ball more air while also changing his arm speed as per requirement.
In terms of batting, DC will certainly hold a slight advantage with the middle-order having a bit more firepower this year with presence of Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam and the seasoned KL Rahul, who is expected to play with lot more freedom given that there are no captaincy burden on him in his new franchise.
For CSK, the diminishing returns of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who is no more the finisher he was, is an issue.
CSK vs DC head-to-head in Indian Premier League
Total matches played: 30
CSK won: 19
DC won: 11
No result: 0
Squads of both teams
CSK squad: Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Deepak Hooda, Sam Curran, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Matheesha Pathirana, Khaleel Ahmed, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Vijay Shankar, Jamie Overton, Shaik Rasheed, Shreyas Gopal, Devon Conway, Mukesh Choudhary, Anshul Kamboj, Nathan Ellis, Gurjapneet Singh, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Andre Siddarth C, Vansh Bedi
DC squad: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel(w), Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel(c), Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, Karun Nair, Donovan Ferreira, Tripurana Vijay, Darshan Nalkande, Dushmantha Chameera, KL Rahul, T Natarajan, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Manvanth Kumar L, Madhav Tiwari
IPL 2025 match on April 5: Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals live toss, CSK vs DC telecast and Chennai vs Delhi live streaming details
Which teams will clash on April 5 (Friday) in IPL 2025?
Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals will clash in IPL 2025 on April 5 (Friday).
What is the venue of the Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals IPL 2025 match?
Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium will host the IPL 2025 match between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals on April 5.
When will the live toss for the CSK vs DC take place?
The live toss for the CSK vs DC cricket match will take place at 3:00 PM IST on April 5.
Which TV channels will live telecast the Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals IPL 2025 match?
The Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals match live telecast will be available on Star Sports Network’s Star Sports 1 HD/SD with English commentary.
How to watch the live streaming of today’s CSK vs DC IPL 2025 match in India?
The Jio Hotstar app and website will provide the live streaming of the CSK vs DC match.
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