Sunday, 31 Mar DC vs CSK Match Prediction, Betting Odds and Tips

Key match factors – DC vs CSK

• Toss may play a critical role in the game. Vizag has been a high-scoring venue and the pitch may not alter a lot throughout the game.
• Rachin Ravindra has been in stupendous hitting form, taking CSK off to strong starts. DC need to dismiss him early to put the rest of the Super Kings batting under pressure.
• The duo of Mustafizur Rahman and Matheesha Pathirana can be tough to deal with. DC batters need to be calculative while facing them.
• Anrich Nortje leaked 48 runs against the Royals and did not look at his best. Being one of the key bowlers for DC, Nortje needs to find his feet.

Match Preview

Delhi Capitals (DC) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will face each other in the 13th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 on Sunday, March 31. Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam will host the contest.

The Capitals have got off to a poor start to their journey in the ongoing edition of the T20 league. They had their chances against Shikhar Dhawan’s Punjab Kings (PBKS), but ended up losing the game by 4 wickets. DC slumped to back-to-back defeats after losing to Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 12 runs.

After being asked to chase down a stiff target of 186, the Capitals could only end up with 173 for 5. Tristan Stubbs chipped in with a valiant knock of 44 runs off 23 balls, but his efforts went in vain.

The Super Kings, on the other hand, have made a stupendous start under their new skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad. Having won both their matches, CSK have been brilliant thus far. They began their campaign after beating Faf du Plessis’ Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

The 5-time champions upped the ante and beat the Gujarat Titans by 63 runs at the Chepauk. After putting up a huge score of 206 for 6 in 20 overs, the restricted GT to 143 for 8. Deepak Chahar, Mustafizur Rahman and Tushar Deshpande picked up 2 wickets apiece. Earlier, Shivam Dube’s 51 and a couple of 46 from Gaikwad and Rachin Ravindra laid the platform for them.

Head-to-Head Record Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings

The Capitals and the Super Kings have faced each other 29 times since their first meeting back in 2008. CSK have won 19 times while DC won 10 games.

In their previous meeting, CSK beat the Capitals by 77 runs at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. In their only meeting in Vizag back in 2019, CSK defeated DC by 6 wickets after chasing down 148.