The action gets spicier in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 as Delhi Capitals (DC) cross swords against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Match No. 48 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi, on Tuesday, May 05. This game is slated to be a night fixture and will be played under lights.
Delhi Capitals have had a mixed run in their IPL 2026 campaign thus far. They have played nine encounters so far, winning only four and losing five. The Axar Patel-led franchise currently finds itself in the seventh spot on the leaderboard, with all of their remaining games being extremely crucial with an eye on the spot for the playoffs.
Chennai Super Kings, on the other hand, started quite poorly this season but have made a terrific comeback in the tournament. Out of their last five games, the Ruturaj Gaikwad-led team has won three matches, including a comprehensive victory against arch-rivals Mumbai Indians. With form and confidence in the dressing room, CSK will look to better their standings on the table after the match on Tuesday.
DC vs CSK: Match Details
| Match | Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings, Match 48, IPL 2026 |
| Date and Time (IST) | Tuesday, May 05, 7:30 PM |
| Venue | Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi |
| Broadcast and Live Streaming | JioStar Network Channels and JioHotstar (App & Website) |
Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi: Pitch Report
Teams batting first have usually enjoyed their time playing at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. The way matches have fared at the venue, with the first innings total averaging around 178 this season, is a testament to the fact that the surfaces here offer a balanced track, with the bowlers also getting a decent amount of assistance. Spinners are likely to dominate here. Any total in excess of 200 can be considered a defendable one.
DC vs CSK: Head-to-Head T20 record
| Matches Played | 32 |
| Won by DC | 12 |
| Won by CSK | 20 |
| Tied | – |
| No Result | – |
| First-ever fixture | May 2, 2008 (DC victory) |
| Most recent fixture | April 11, 2026 (CSK victory) |
DC vs CSK: Predicted Playing XIs
Delhi Capitals
Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul (WK), Nitish Rana, Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel (C), Kyle Jamieson, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan
Impact Player: Karun Nair
Chennai Super Kings
Sanju Samson (WK), Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Urvil Patel, Kartik Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Jamie Overton, Prashant Veer, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary
Impact Player: Gurjapneet Singh
DC vs CSK: Probable Best Performers of the Match
Probable Best Batter: KL Rahul
KL Rahul started his IPL 2026 campaign poorly, but he has shown everyone he is the man of comebacks with terrific form in the middle of the tournament. With a daddy hundred and three half-centuries to his name already, Rahul has 433 runs from nine innings and poses a real threat to CSK at the Kotla deck. Chennai bowlers will have to be wary of the stroke play Rahul possesses, as he can thwart any bowling attack with utmost ease.
Probable Best Bowler: Anshul Kamboj
Anshul Kamboj, the bowler from Haryana, has been the best pacer, not only for CSK, but also overall in the ongoing nineteenth edition of the tournament. He is the joint-highest wicket-taker thus far, tied alongside Bhuvneshwar Kumar with 17 wickets in nine matches. Kamboj’s ability to nail his yorkers in the death overs has made him an extremely lethal weapon for CSK, as the franchise has been assisted quite well by the pacer in their comeback story this season.
