Match 13 of IPL 2024 on Sunday, March 31, will see Delhi Capitals (DC) host Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in their first home game of IPL 2024.
DC will hope to get their maiden win of the IPL campaign, after losing two on the trot. The Capitals are scheduled to play the IPL season at their new home, the ACA-VDCA Stadium in Vizag. With Rishabh Pant coming back after a 16-month long injury, the Capitals would look to cause an upset over the Super Kings.
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Meanwhile, CSK have had an exciting start to their title-defence journey. Ruturaj Gaikwad has led his team to two victories in their opening two games. The defending champions beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans, both at their home in Chennai.
In what will be their first away game of the season, CSK would hope to come out victors in Vizag.
Ahead of the DC vs CSK clash, The Sporting News takes a look at the pitch report in Vizag, predictions for the game, expected lineups, and odds.
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DC vs CSK: Pitch Report
The ACA-VDCA Stadium is historically favoured the spinners, and medium pacers. The speedsters rarely get help off the surface, barring an early swing.
The spinners are expected to have a field day at the office, with both sides possessing some quality turners up their arsenal. The team winning the toss is expected to bowl first, with the dew coming into play in the latter half of the game.
DC vs CSK: Live Toss
Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat first.
DC vs CSK: Lineups
Delhi Capitals Predicted Playing XI:
Shaw, Warner, Marsh, Pant (capt, wk), Stubbs, Porel, Axar, Nortje, Mukesh, Ishant, Khaleel
Impact Player: Sumit, Kushagra, Salam, Dubey, Jake Fraser-McGurk
Chennai Super Kings Predicted Playing XI:
Gaikwad (capt), Ravindra, Rahane, Mitchell, Jadeja, Rizvi, Dhoni (wk), Chahar, Pathirana, Deshpande, Mustafizur
Impact Player: Dube, Shardul, Rasheed, Moeen, Santner
DC vs CSK: Prediction
It could be a CSK cakewalk, this, one could think. The Chennai Super Kings are flying high, after battering last year's runners-up Gujarat Titans in the previous encounter. Ruturaj Gaikwad's men are two to the good on the points table, and would be expected to win their third of the campaign.
Delhi Capitals on the other hand, sit ninth on the points table, failing to win their opening two games. The hosts for this game, look unsettled with their team combination so far, too.
A stern test in CSK could be too much to handle for DC, but Rishabh Pant has been a warrior, and in team sport, you cannot count anyone out.
We predict CSK to get the better of DC in Vizag, but an upset is never too far away, on any day.
DC vs CSK: Betting odds
According to odds on Dafabet, CSK are the slight favourites to win the match against DC.
| Team | Odds |
| Delhi Capitals | 2.25 |
| Chennai Super Kings | 1.70 |
