Chennai Super Kings have a positive head-to-head ratio against every time barring the Mumbai Indians. Delhi Capitals have a negative head-to-head ratio against every active team currently in IPL 2020 barring the Mumbai Indians. For each side in IPL, there is a bogey team. For Kolkata Knight Riders, it is the Mumbai Indians as their 6-20 head-to-head record will tell you. For Delhi Capitals, it is the Chennai Super Kings ever since the beginning of the IPL. Their head-to-head record currently stands 15-6 in favour of Chennai Super Kings.
Be it in 2008 or 2012, Delhi Capitals have always faced the wrong end of the stick when it comes to contests with the Chennai Super Kings. They may have secured a win at the Arun Jaitley stadium in 2018, but their wins have come few and far in between. Delhi Capitals once again lost in the second qualifier against the Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2019.
Heading into the contest, though, Delhi Capitals are boosted by the fact that they held their nerve and had the guts to bounce back after nearly throwing it away against Kings XI Punjab. Chennai Super Kings, on the other hand, face a situation wherein their confidence has been dented by the loss to Rajasthan Royals
Head-to-head encounters
Matches played – 21
Matches won by Delhi Capitals – 6
Matches won by Chennai Super Kings – 15
Last five encounters
Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals, May 10, 2019, Vizag. Result – Chennai Super Kings won by six wickets
Delhi Capitals put up a poor show with the bat as only Rishabh Pant showed some intent. Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh and Deepak Chahar got two wickets apiece to restrict Delhi Capitals to 147/9. In response, fifties from Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis got Chennai Super Kings over the line by six wickets.
Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals, May 01, 2019, Chennai. Result – Chennai Super Kings won by 80 runs
Suresh Raina smashed 59 but MS Dhoni was the star with 44 off 22 balls as Chennai Super Kings reached 179/4. Shreyas Iyer top-scored with 44 but Imran Tahir’s 4/12 and Ravindra Jadeja’s 3/9 helped Chennai Super Kings secure a massive win.
Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings, March 26, 2019, Delhi. Result – Chennai Super Kings won by six wickets.
Shikhar Dhawan smashed 51 but Dwyne Bravo’s three wickets helped Chennai Super Kings restrict Delhi Capitals to 147/6. In response, Shane Watson started well but there was stutter in the middle overs. MS Dhoni held his nerve and guided Chennai Super Kings over the line with two balls to spare.
Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings, May 18, 2018, Delhi. Result – Delhi Capitals won by 34 runs
Delhi Capitals, then known as the Delhi Daredevils, were boosted by some all-round performances. Defending 163, Ambati Rayudu smashed four fours and four sixes but Delhi Daredevils held their nerve to win the match comfortably, with Trent Boult the star with two wickets.
Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals, April 20, 2018, Pune. Result – Chennai Super Kings won by 13 runs
Shane Watson blasted 78 and MS Dhoni responded with 51 off 22 ballsas Chennai Super Kings notched up a mammoth total. Rishabh Pant (79) and Vijay Shankar (54*) kept Delhi Capitals in the hunt but the asking rate was too much and they just fell short.
