Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals Betting Preview, Odds & Predictions

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Chennai Super Kings’ dreams of a record 6th IPL title have been hampered by losing their first 3 matches.
Delhi Capitals are up in 4th spot after opening with 2 wins on the trot.
Explore betting opportunities in handicaps, batters to Score Over/Under Runs, bowlers to Take Over/Under Wickets markets and Match Sixes.

CSK will be hoping Dewald Brevis can put them on the winning track (Getty Images).

This Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals prediction preview looks ahead to the IPL group match played in India. The Super Kings have started 2026 in poor shape, losing their opening 3 matches by large margins.

Match Details
Recent Form
Head-to-Head Record
Team News
Key Stats
Match Analysis
Betting Markets to Watch
Latest Odds

Delhi Capitals were on course for 3 wins on the bounce, only to lose to the Titans by 1 run off the final ball of the match.

Match Details

Match	Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals
Competition	Indian Premier League
Date	11 April 2026
Time	16:00 SAST
Venue	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India

Recent Form

Team	Last 5 Matches
Chennai Super Kings	LWLLL
Delhi Capitals	LWWWL

CSK are off to a disastrous start but will be hoping the return of Dewald Brevis might spark an upturn in their fortunes.

Head-to-Head Record

Date	Winner	Margin of victory	Competition
5 April 2025	Delhi Capitals	25 runs	IPL
31 Mar 2024	Delhi Capitals	20 runs	IPL
20 May 2023	Chennai Super Kings	77 runs	IPL
10 May 2023	Chennai Super Kings	27 runs	IPL
8 May 2022	Chennai Super Kings	91 runs	IPL

CSK had dominated the Capitals in recent years, only to be squeezed out in two relatively close finishes in their last 2 meetings.

Team News

Chennai Super Kings: Great news for CSK is the fact that Dewald Brevis is match fit and should play, although MS Dhoni is still sidelined with a calf strain.

CSK squad: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Dewald Brevis, MS Dhoni, Urvil Patel, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ayush Mhatre, Khaleel Ahmed, Nathan Ellis, Gurjapneet Singh, Noor Ahmad, Akeal Hosein, Prashant Veer, Sarfaraz Khan, Matt Henry, Rahul Chahar, Zakary Foulkes, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Mukesh Choudhary, Matthew Short, Aman Khan, Kartik Sharma, Jamie Overton, Shreyas Gopal, Anshul Kamboj.

Delhi Capitals: The Capitals are looking strong throughout their lineup, although they will be hoping for Nitish Rana to find form in the top order.

Delhi Capitals squad: Abhishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul, Nitish Rana, Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Ashutosh Sharma, Dushmantha Chameera, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Tripurana Vijay, David Miller, Ben Duckett, Auqib Nabi Dar, Pathum Nissanka, Lungi Ngidi, Prithvi Shaw, Kyle Jamieson, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Madhav Tiwari, T Natarajan, Sahil Parakh.

Key Stats

Chennai Super Kings’ Sarfaraz Khan has scored 17, 32 & 50 in his 3 IPL innings.
Chennai Super Kings’ Jamie Overton has scored 43* & 37 in his last 2 matches.
Chennai Super Kings’ Anshul Kamboj has taken 2/27, 2/43 & 1/52 in his 3 IPL matches.
Delhi Capitals’ Sarfaraz Khan has scored 32 & 50 in his last 2 knocks.
Delhi Capitals’ Sameer Rizvi has scored 88*, 70* & 90 in his last 4 innings.
Delhi Capitals’ Mukesh Kumar has taken 2/26 & 2/55 in his last 2 matches.

Match Analysis

The pitch in Chennai is expected to be dry and favouring the spinners, with the hot conditions aiding turn as the match heads towards its finish.

Evening dew can play into the hands of the side chasing, but the pitch could also be deteriorating by then, which will further assist the spinners. The first choice for the team winning the toss would be to bat first.

Scores above 170 should be competitive on this track, and batters are likely to play with caution, while being ready to pounce on any loose bowling from the spinners. The boundary is around 65m square and 68m straight, so the big-hitters will be every-ready to pounce on anything short or too full, but will otherwise be wary of going big.

The stadium sees an average of 12 sixes per IPL match, which is lower than most other stadiums. Teams batting first average 8 sixes, with just 5 coming from the side chasing.

Betting Markets to Watch

Score Over/Under Runs

Sanju Samson came into IPL 2026 on the back of scores of 97*, 89 and 89, but his first three knocks brought scores of just 6, 7 and 9. He’s such a classy player you expect him to score big at any moment, but an opener in a slump in the IPL can find it hard to hit his way out of it, so I’m backing him to score under 33.5 runs.

Best Delhi Capitals Batter

Pathum Nissanka has been in good form in his last 4 innings (77, 44 & 41), KL Rahul scored 92 off 52 balls in his last knock, but the Capitals’ most consistent batter has been Sameer Rizvi, despite a 1st ball duck in his last match, so I’m backing him to top score for the Capitals.

Best Delhi Capitals Bowler

Mukesh Kumar has been his side’s most consistent wicket-taker, picking up a pair of wickets in both of his last 2 matches.

Take Over/Under Wickets

Anshul Kamboj has picked up 5 wickets in the 1st 3 IPL matches, so he has the form to pick up 2+ wickets.

Latest Odds

Market	Odds
Chennai Super Kings Win	2.05
Delhi Capitals Win	1.68
Match to go to a Super Over	29.00

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Verdict

Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Capitals

Sameer Rizvi is backed to be the top-scoring Delhi Capitals batter, with Sanju Samson to score under 33.5 runs.

Anshul Kamboj is backed to take over 1.5 wickets, while Mukesh Kumar is my pick as the Delhi Capitals’ best bowler.

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