Five-time champions Chennai Super Kings will look to get back to winning ways when they host unbeaten Delhi Capitals in match 17 of IPL 2025 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Saturday (April 5).
CSK led by Ruturaj Gaikwad head into the match on the back of one wins and two defeats with the latest coming away to Rajasthan Royals at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati, where they suffered a 6-run loss after failing to chase down 183.

Axar Patel’s DC, on the other hand, bring a two-match unbeaten streak into Saturday’s clash, having beaten Sunrisers Hyderabad in their most recent outing at the Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy Cricket Stadium in Vizag, where they chased down 162 with 7 wickets and 4 overs to spare.
Now, the high-flying Delhi Capitals will look to carry forward their winning momentum and better their IPL record against a lowly Chennai Super Kings side, who will be looking to home comforts to snap the slide. Here is a look at the head to head record of the two sides:
In the 30 DC vs CSK head to head meetings in the IPL so far, CSK lead 19-11 against DC in the head-to-head battles so far. In the last 7 meetings, however, DC hold a slight advantage having won four times against CSK. Here is a look at the numbers and best performers from their meetings in IPL:
| Stats | For CSK vs DC | For DC vs CSK |
|---|---|---|
| Wins Batting 1st | 12 | 4 |
| Wins Chasing | 7 | 7 |
| Highest Total | 223 | 198 |
| Lowest Total | 110 | 83 |
| Highest Successful Chase | 190 | 190 |
| Lowest Total Defended | 150 | 162 |
| Most Runs | MS Dhoni (666 runs) | Shikhar Dhawan (433 runs) |
| Highest scorer | Murali Vijay (113) | AB de Villiers (105*) |
| Most 6s | MS Dhoni (35 sixes) | Rishabh Pant (14 sixes) |
| Most 4s | Suresh Raina (50 fours) | Shikhar Dhawan (50 fours) |
| Most 50s | Suresh Raina & MS Dhoni (3 fifties each) | Gautam Gambhir, Rishabh Pant, David Warner, Shikhar Dhawan & Prithvi Shaw (3 fifties each) |
| Most 100s | Murali Vijay (1 century) | Shikhar Dhawan & AB de Villiers (1 century each) |
| Most wickets | Dwayne Bravo (19 wickets) | Anrich Nortje (10 wickets) |
| Best Bowling | Imran Tahir (4/12) | Ashish Nehra & Kagiso Rabada (3/26) |
In Chennai at the MA Chidambaram, CSK and DC have clashed 9 times so far, and it's advantage hosts CSK as they have beaten DC in their home venue 7 times.
Meanwhile the Delhi-based side has won just 2 times on their visits to Chennai to face CSK with those wins coming back in 2008 and 2010. Here is a look at the DC vs CSK head to head record in Chennai:
| Stats | CSK vs DC in Chennai | DC vs CSK in Chennai |
|---|---|---|
| Matches | 9 | 9 |
| Wins | 7 | 2 |
| Defeats | 2 | 7 |
| Highest Total | 222/5 in 2012 | 172/2 in 2008 |
| Lowest Total | 112/9 in 2010 | 99 All Out in 2019 |
| Highest Successful Chase | 115/1 in 2012 | 172/2 in 2008 |
| Lowest Total Defended | 150 in 2015 | NA |
Apart from facing each other, Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals have also played different sides in IPL at the Chennai venue, where the home team possesses a brilliant record. While they have lost 7 against CSK, DC has 3 wins, including 2 against the home team in Chennai.