Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings Betting Preview, Odds & Predictions
Delhi Capitals face Chennai Super Kings in a pivotal IPL group stage clash, with both teams on 8 points and eyeing a late-season playoff spot. The Capitals are marginal favorites thanks to home advantage and key performances from KL Rahul, while CSK still miss MS Dhoni through injury. The Arun Jaitley pitch promises high scores, encouraging teams to set or chase 200+ totals. Tips include KL Rahul to top-score for DC, Sanju Samson to hit 50+ for CSK, and Anshul Kamboj to bag multiple wickets. Odds stand level at 1.86 for each side.
- Delhi Capitals have found their winning touch after a strong win over Rajasthan Royals.
- Chennai Super Kings crushed Mumbai Indians to keep their playoff hopes alive.
- Explore betting opportunities in handicaps, batters to Score Over/Under Runs, bowlers to Take Over/Under Wickets markets and Match Sixes.
Anshul Kamboj has been in great form with the ball this season (Getty Images).
This Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings prediction preview looks ahead to the IPL group match played in India. Both sides have lost more than half of their matches but will be looking to get on a winning run at the business end of the season with all the playoff spots up for grabs.
- Match Details
- Recent Form
- Head-to-Head Record
- Team News
- Key Stats
- Match Analysis
- Betting Markets to Watch
- Latest Odds
Locked at eight points each and sitting in the bottom half of the table, both teams come into this clash on the back of a win and eager to close the gap on a pack of teams in the playoff zone all sitting on 12 points. So much to play for at this point of the season.
Match Details
| Match | Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings |
|---|---|
| Competition | Indian Premier League |
| Date | 5 May 2026 |
| Time | 16:00 SAST |
| Venue | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India |
Recent Form
| Team | Last 5 Matches |
|---|---|
| Delhi Capitals | WLLLW |
| Chennai Super Kings | WLWLW |
The Capitals brought an end to their three-match losing streak by beating the Royals by seven wickets. The Super Kings have struggled to get a winning run going but come into this match on the back of an eight-wicket win over the Mumbai Indians.
Head-to-Head Record
| Season | Winner | Margin of victory | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Chennai Super Kings | 23 runs | IPL |
| 2025 | Delhi Capitals | 25 runs | IPL |
| 2024 | Delhi Capitals | 20 runs | IPL |
| 2023 | Chennai Super Kings | 77 runs | IPL |
| 2023 | Chennai Super Kings | 27 runs | IPL |
The two teams have met 32 times in the IPL, with the Super Kings claiming the win on 20 occasions, while the Capitals have won 12 matches. The Super Kings claimed a 23-run win in their earlier group match this season after scoring 212/2 and bowling the Capitals out for 189.
Team News
Delhi Capitals: Mitchell Starc and Kyle Jamieson have hit their stride and put in a superb performance to rein in the Royals in their last match, and with their top order starting to perform consistently they are in a good position heading towards the playoff deadline.
Possible XI: Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul, Nitish Rana, Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel (c), Kyle Jamieson, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan.
Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni remains unavailable through injury, although word from the camp is that he will still play a part in the tournament.
Possible XI: Sanju Samson, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Urvil Patel, Kartik Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Jamie Overton, Prashant Veer, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary.
Key Stats
- Delhi Capitals’ KL Rahul hit 5 sixes in his 40-ball 75 against the Rajasthan Royals.
- Delhi Capitals’ Pathum Nissanka hit 9 boundaries in his 33-ball 62 against the Royals.
- Delhi Capitals’ Mitchell Starc took 3/40 in his first match of the season.
- Chennai Super Kings’ Sanju Samson is 13th on the IPL runs list with 315 runs @ 45.0.
- Chennai Super Kings’ Ruturaj Gaikwad has scored 22, 74* & 67* in his last 3 knocks.
- Chennai Super Kings’ Anshul Kamboj has figures of 2/32, 3/22 & 3/32 in 5 matches.
Match Analysis
The last match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium saw the Capitals crushed by the Royal Challengers after they were bowled out for 75, leading to a nine-wicket defeat. The previous match three days earlier saw the Capitals lose again, but this time after setting the Punjab Kings a staggering target of 265 for victory.
Against the Punjab Kings the Capitals slammed 13 sixes in their innings, with the visitors responding with 20 sixes as they raced to a six-wicket win with seven balls to spare.
Despite the unexpected collapse against the Royal Challengers, the pitch at the Arun Jaitley should serve up another beautiful batting strip. The relatively short boundaries make it possible for sides who make a good start to rack up a monster total and the side batting first will aim to pass 200 with 3-5 overs in hand if they hope to rein in their opponents.
The pitch should offer nice bounce and good carry through to the keeper, which encourages strokeplay, but as always bowlers getting some late movement while holding a good line can carve through opposition batters. This season the pacemen lead the spinners 31-17 in the wickets stakes.
Evening dew will encourage skippers to invite their opponents to bat first if they win the toss as bowlers will struggle in the last quarter or the match with the heavy dew anticipated on what should be a hot and dry evening with temperatures hitting 38°C.
Betting Markets to Watch
Result
The Capitals have home ground advantage and come into the match on the back of a powerful win over the Rajasthan Royals, while the Super Kings win was over the Mumbai Indians who have lost seven of their last eight matches.
Best Delhi Capitals Batter
KL Rahul has scored 57, 37, 152* and 75 in his last five matches and is the best batter to back to top-score for the Capitals.
Score Over/Under Runs
Sanju Samson has scored 115*, 48 and 101* in his last six knocks and is worth backing to score 50 or more runs in the match.
Take Over/Under Wickets
Anshul Kamboj is 2nd on the IPL wickets list, taking 17 wickets at an average of 15.8 (S/R 11.2), which makes him a good choice to back to take two wickets or more in the match.
Latest Odds
| Market | Odds |
|---|---|
| Delhi Capitals Win | 1.86 |
| Chennai Super Kings Win | 1.86 |
| Match to go to a Super Over | 29.00 |
Verdict
The Capitals are backed to beat the Super Kings in a match which the bookies have level-pegged the two teams.
KL Rahul is backed to be the best Delhi Capitals batter, Anshul Kamboj is backed to take two or more wickets in the match and Sanju Samson is our pick to score a half-century.
KL Rahul is backed to be the best Delhi Capitals batter, Anshul Kamboj is backed to take two or more wickets in the match and Sanju Samson is our pick to score a half-century.
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