Top player battles to watch out for in the CSK vs DC IPL 2025 match

The 17th encounter of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2025) season between the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and the Delhi Capitals (DC) scheduled to be hosted MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on 5 April, 2025. Interestingly, both these teams have faced quite contrasting fortunes so far in the ongoing edition of the T20 competition. Chennai Super Kings suffered a disappointing 6-run defeat at the hands of Rajasthan Royals (RR) in their most recent IPL 2025 match while Delhi Capitals got the better of Sunrisers Hyderabad during their previous game this season. However, both these teams will be looking forward to play with the best of their abilities in this game. 

CSK vs DC IPL head to head battle

Chennai Super Kings started off their Indian Premier League 2025 campaign on an amazing note as they register a pretty convincing victory over arch-rivals Mumbai Indians (MI). But then the five-time champions succumbed to back-to-back defeats against Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals. On the other hand, the Delhi Capitals are currently unbeaten in this competition so far with two consecutive victories over Lucknow Super Giants and Sunrisers Hyderabad. 

While talking about the CSK vs DC IPL head to head battle, the Chennai Super Kings have dominated the proceedings big time. Out of the 30 games played between these two teams so far in the history of the tournament, the Chennai Super Kings have managed to register a total of 19 wins while Delhi Capitals have emerged victorious on 11 occasions. In IPL 2024, the Delhi Capitals picked up an amazing victory over the Chennai Super Kings in the only fixture between these two sides. 

3 Player battles to watch out for in the CSK vs DC IPL 2025 match

1. Ruturaj Gaikwad vs Axar Patel

Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad has looked in an impressive form so far in the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League. He has smashed two excellent half-centuries against Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals. On the other hand, Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel has led his side exceptionally well, but he hasn't been amongst the wickets. The CSK skipper has a fantastic record against his counterpart in the history of the tournament. Gaikwad has a fine strike-rate of 145 while Axar has dismissed the right-hander just once in the cash-rich premier league. 

2. KL Rahul vs Khaleel Ahmed

After missing the opening game of the competition for the Delhi Capitals, right-hander batter KL Rahul played an explosive cameo of 15 runs off only 5 deliveries in the last win against Sunrisers Hyderabad. On the other side, left-arm pacer Khaleel Ahmed has bowled extremely well so far in the Indian Premier League 2025 season, being the third highest wicket-taker with a total of 6 wickets from 3 games at an average of 15.83. The CSK left-arm speedster has had the edge over the right-handed wicket-keeper battles in their IPL face-offs. Rahul has a poor strike-rate of just 122 against Khaleel and he has been dismissed once. 

3. MS Dhoni vs Kuldeep Yadav

Former Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni has received a lot of criticism due to his irregular batting positions during the last two run-chases against Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Rajasthan Royals. Dhoni smashed an unbeaten 30 runs off 16 balls against Bangalore. On the other hand, left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav has looked in a superb form this IPL 2025 season. He has picked up as many as 5 wickets from a couple of games at a stunning economy rate of 5.25. It has been a thrilling battle between MS Dhoni and Kuldeep Yadav in the history of the tournament. Dhoni has an exceptional strike-rate of nearly 165 while Kuldeep has dismissed the veteran a couple of times in IPL so far.