CSK vs DC Prediction: Who Will Win Today’s 17th Match of IPL 2025

Published on: April 4, 2025

The Indian Premier League is underway, and now Chennai Super Kings will take on the Delhi Capitals in the 17th Match of the season on April 5. The match will be played at Chepauk Stadium, Chennai. As the Delhi Capitals prepare to lock horns with the Chennai Super Kings, both teams arrive with contrasting forms and momentum in the season so far. In contrast, Delhi has begun its campaign in dominant fashion, winning all of its previous two outings. However, Chennai is still struggling to find consistency, having lost back-to-back games. Heading into this match, CSK will be eagerly looking for a win as the points table has started to take shape.

CSK vs DC Match Overview

League	Indian Premier League 2025
Match	Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals, Match 17
Time	3:30 PM IST, Saturday, April 5, 2025
Venue	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals: Both teams preview

Chennai Super Kings

Chennai Super Kings, who started the season with a gritty win against Mumbai, now find themselves under pressure after consecutive defeats. Starting strong against Mumbai, Chennai has faced recent losses to RCB and Rajasthan Royals. In their last match, CSK fell just 6 runs short in a tight chase against Rajasthan despite resilient efforts from the middle batting order. Heading for their new clash against DC, they will try to bounce back and bring their campaign back on track with a much-needed win.

Delhi Capitals

Capitals have emerged as one of the strongest contenders this season. They are comfortably sitting at the number two spot on the points table with two wins in their opening matches. After winning over Lucknow Giants in their opener by 1 wicket, they delivered another thrilling performance against Sunrisers Hyderabad, chasing down the target with 7 wickets in hand. With a positive net run rate and a firm grip on the second spot on the points table, DC will enter this match with confidence and clarity, aiming to secure another win.

CSK vs DC Head-to-Head Record

Total Matches played	30
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Won	19
Delhi Capitals (DC) Won	11
No Result/ Tied	00

CSK vs DC Last 5 Match Form

Team	Last 5 Matches
Chennai Super Kings (CSK)	L, L, W, L, W
Delhi Capitals (DC)	W, W, W, L, W

Indian Premier League 2025, Ground Stats

MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Total	142
Team Bat 1st	73
Team Bat 2nd	67
Tied	02
Average First Innings Score	159
Highest Score	Chennai Super Kings 246/5
Lowest Score	Royal Challengers Bangalore 70/10

Pitch Report

Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals, the 17th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, is set to be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. The pitch here provides support to spinners and is a more spin-friendly pitch. Batting unit at this pitch will find it a bit difficult to build a high score on the ground. Playing in these pitch conditions, the batting first team will get an advantage on the ground. The pitch is often slow and offers turn, which makes it a bowler-friendly pitch.

Coming at this pitch, it would be a test for spin bowling unit of Delhi Capitals, to aid the bowlers, the top order of the team must ensure a good score on scoreboard otherwise, as per CSK spin attack and their previous record, Chepauk has been CSK’s fortress since the beginning of the IPL.

CSK vs DC Playing 11s (Predicted)

CSK Probable Playing XI:

Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk), Jamie Overton, Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Matheesha Pathirana, Khaleel Ahmed

DC Probable Playing XI:

Jake Fraser-McGurk, Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel, KL Rahul (wk), Axar Patel (c), Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Mukesh Kumar

CSK vs DC, IPL 2025 Match 17: Key Players to watch out

Team	Players
CSK	Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Noor Ahmed, Khaleel Ahmed
DC	Faf du Plessis, Mitchell Starc, KL Rahul, Tristan Stubbs

CSK vs DC Team Prediction – Who Will Win?

As per our analysis, game stats, recent matches, and squad of these two teams, there is a high probability that CSK is expected to win this match. However, the winner can be entirely attributed to the ground stats and records. As per the ground stats, the chances of the team batting first are high, so the Batting first team will likely win Match 17 of the Indian Premier League 2025.

However, with cricket’s unpredictable nature and DC’s batting firepower, this match could go either way. So please analyze on your part and then invest.