Indian Premier League: Game 55
Stadium: Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai
8th May 2022.
An interesting game where one team will fight for their last hope of surviving in the tournament against another team who is looking in a better position to gain that spot. With so much to play for and so much on the line which team will come out on top?
Chennai Super Kings
Chennai has had a very bad season this time around. Usually seen in the top half of the table they have come down to second last in this year's IPL. The bowling has looked below average and the batting has followed suit. There are some positives in terms of the opening partnership of Jadhav and Convoy has come to form in the last few games but bowling has let them down big time. They need to win all the games starting now and need to depend on the results from others to have any hope of going into the playoffs. Any loss and they will be out of the tournament mathematically.
Chennai Super Kings Predicted Lineup
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Moeen Ali, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Dwaine Pretorius/Dwayne Bravo, Simarjeet Singh, Mukesh Choudhary, Maheesh Theekshana
Delhi Capitals
The Delhi Capitals have had a very rough season themselves but they managed to win against Sunrisers in a grand fashion. Nortje has come and provided them with the pace that they needed. However, in the last game against Sunrisers Prithvi Shaw and Axar Patel suffered some minor injuries which can rule them out of the game. If it does then Delhi will be very weak in both the departments. David Warner's back in the form is a major boost for the Delhi side.
Delhi Capitals Predicted Lineup
David Warner, Prithvi Shaw/Mandeep Singh, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Lalit Yadav, Rovman Powell, Axar Patel/Ripal Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Anrich Nortje
Expert betting tips
The batting gets better with the time and the team winning the toss will definitely bowl first on this pitch. Expect it to be a mid-scoring game of around 160 and Delhi to win the tie in the end.
Prediction
- DC to win for 1.87;
- Total Over 317.5 for 1.9;
- Top Batsman Team 2 - David Warner for 3.2