Delhi Capitals Playing 11 vs CSK- IPL 2025, Match 17

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will be up against the Delhi Capitals (DC) in the 17th match of IPL 2025 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

CSK is positioned at the bottom half of the points table with defeats against RCB and RR after starting by putting on a strong show in the first match, courtesy of an all-around performance.

DC has made a strong start to the season following their win over SRH after beginning the tournament with a hard-fought victory against LSG in their season opener. The Axar Patel-led side would hope to deliver another solid performance against CSK

This article contains the details of the playing 11 of Delhi Capitals for the match against CSK to be played on Saturday, April 05.

Delhi Capitals Playing 11 vs CSK- IPL 2025, Match 17:

Openers: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Faf du Plessis

Jake Fraser-McGurk will open the batting for Delhi vs CSK along with Faf du Plessis and will look to continue the glimpses of the form which he showed against SRH in the last match after struggling to score runs since the end of IPL 2024.

Faf du Plessis will partner Jake Fraser-McGurk at the top of the order for Delhi Capitals in their clash against CSK. The former South African captain would like to get a big score against his former IPL team after playing a match-winning innings against SRH

Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Abishek Porel (wk), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel (c), KL Rahul (wk), Ashutosh Sharma

As far as Delhi Capitals' middle-order batting is concerned, the responsibility rests on the shoulders of young batters like Abishek Porel and Tristan Stubbs, who will get the support of an in-form captain, Axar Patel.

Axar will play a crucial role in deciding the fate of Delhi Capitals in the match against CSK with bat, ball, and in the field. As the captain of DC Axar would hope for another solid performance from the bowlers.

The left-arm spinner will be itching to bowl on a helpful wicket at Chepauk, which is known to be on the slower side with low bounce, making shot-making difficult for the batters.

Delhi would also hope for senior batter KL Rahul to come good against CSK as he is a vital part of the team's batting lineup and has the ability to play in different phases of the innings.

Bowlers: Kuldeep Yadav, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Mohit Sharma, Mukesh Kumar

The onus of fast bowling for Delhi Capitals would be on the experienced trio of Mitchell Starc, Mohit Sharma, and Mukesh Kumar, with Starc taking the new ball. The Australian fast bowler roared back into form against SRH.

Starc was lethal in the powerplay and broke the back of Hyderabad's batting lineup by picking the big wicket of Travis Head early in the match, and went on to pick his maiden five-wicket haul in IPL

Mohit and Mukesh would share the responsibility of controlling the middle order along with Kuldeep Yadav, who started the tournament on a positive note by picking up two wickets against LSG, followed by a three-wicket haul against SRH.