The Cricketer takes a look at the next fixture in the 2022 Indian Premier League season
Chennai Super Kings take on Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League.
The game will be played on Sunday, May 7. The first ball will be bowled at 7.30pm local time (3pm GMT).
The game will be held at the DY Patil Sports Stadium in Mumbai.
Though Chennai Super Kings have added some respectability to their campaign after losing their opening four games and five of the first six, their playoff bid looks in tatters.
Only Mumbai Indians sit between them and the bottom of the table, with seven defeats from 10.
It dismal start to the campaign even led to Ravindra Jadeja being replaced by MS Dhoni.
He led CSK to victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad before defeat to RCB, a 13-run defeat in Pune.
Capitals are arguably the most inconsistent side in the tournament having failed to win back-to-back games so far.
They do at least come into this game off the back of a win, beating Sunrisers Hyderabad by 21 runs.
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Moeen Ali's scores of 34, 35 and 48 have come alongside a nought, 1 and 3, while he moves up and down the CSK order.
He is back fit from an ankle injury, hitting that 34 and taking 2 for 28 against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
He'll come in during the middle overs when he is likely to be faced by South Africa's Anrich Nortje, who has returned to the fold and making just his second appearance against Sunrisers.
"Just a relief to be out on the field to be honest," he said.
"Nice to be playing again, nice to be in rhythm. It’s just nice to be playing again. You need to be sort of realistic on injury and recovery. It’s been a while playing a game and just bowling in the nets. Getting out playing a game is completely different."
Matches played: 26
Chennai Super Kings wins: 16
Delhi Capitals wins: 10
It should be a warm evening in Mumbai, with temperatures dropping to a more tolerable 31 degrees Celsius.
Chennai Super Kings: Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Moeen Ali, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Robin Uthappa, Dwayne Bravo, Ambati Rayudu, Deepak Chahar, KM Asif, Tushar Deshpande, Shivam Dube, Maheesh Theekshana, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Simarjeet Singh, Devon Conway, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Subhranshu Senapati, Mukesh Choudhary, Prashant Solanki, C Hari Nishaanth, N Jagadeesan, Chris Jordan, K Bhagath Varma
Delhi Capitals: Rishabh Pant, Prithvi Shaw, Axar Patel, Anrich Nortje, David Warner, Mitch Marsh, Shardul Thakur, Mustafizur Rahman, Kuldeep Yadav, Ashwin Hebbar, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, KS Bharat, Sarfaraz Khan, Mandeep Singh, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Chetan Sakariya, Lalit Yadav, Ripal Patel, Yash Dhull, Rovman Powell, Pravin Dubey, Lungi Ngidi, Tim Seifert, Vicky Ostwal
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Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, MS Dhoni, Dwayne Bravo, Adam Milne, Tushar Deshpande, Mitchell Santner
Delhi Capitals: Mandeep Singh, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant, Rovman Powell, Lalit Yadav, Ripal Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Khaleel Ahmed
DC start the game as 5/6 favourites, with CSK 11/10 with the bookmakers.
Which Capitals side will turn up? That is far from certain, but CSK have been some way from their best. DC should get the win.
In the UK, Sky Sports have exclusive rights to this year's tournament, with matches available on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Cricket.
Fans in India can watch all of the action on Star Sports.
Elsewhere in the world, viewers in Australia can watch the IPL on Fox Sports while in New Zealand, Sky Sport will provide coverage.
Willow TV and Flow Sports will broadcast the tournament in the United States and the Caribbean, respectively.
Fans in MENA can catch the action on beIN Sports while in South Africa, SuperSport have the rights.
The IPL can also be streamed on Disney+ and Hotstar in certain areas.
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