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]IPL 2026, Match 18: Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals Predicted Playing XIs
by Dwijesh
Chennai Super Kings will take on Delhi Capitals in the 18th match of Indian Premier League 2026 on April 11th at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, with the game set to begin at 7:30 PM.
Ruturaj Gaikwad will captain CSK, while Axar Patel will lead DC. Both teams feature several top-quality players, and strong performances can be expected from stars like Sanju Samson, Ayush Mhatre, KL Rahul, and David Miller. It will be intriguing to see the final playing XIs that each side settles on ahead of this important clash.
Match Details
| Match | Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals |
|---|---|
| Date | 11 April 2026 |
| Time | 7:30 PM IST |
| Match No. | 18th T20 |
| Tournament | Indian Premier League 2026 |
| Venue | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| Broadcast | Star Sports Network |
| Streaming | JioHotstar |
CSK vs DC – Full Squad
| CSK (Chennai Super Kings) | DC (Delhi Capitals) |
|---|---|
| S Samson (WK) – Batter | K Rahul (WK) – Batter |
| R Gaikwad (C) – Batter | P Nissanka ✈️ – Batter |
| A Mhatre – Batter | N Rana – All Rounder |
| S Khan – Batter | S Rizvi – All Rounder |
| K Sharma – Batter | D Miller ✈️ – Batter |
| S Dube – All Rounder | T Stubbs ✈️ – Batter |
| P Veer – All Rounder | V Nigam – All Rounder |
| J Overton ✈️ – All Rounder | A Patel (C) – All Rounder |
| A Kamboj – All Rounder | K Yadav – Bowler |
| N Ahmad ✈️ – Bowler | L Ngidi ✈️ – Bowler |
| M Henry ✈️ – Bowler | T Natarajan – Bowler |
| K Ahmed – Bowler | M Kumar – Bowler |
| D Brevis ✈️ – Batter | K Nair – Batter |
| M Dhoni – Batter | A Porel – Batter |
| U Patel – Batter | A Sharma – All Rounder |
| R Ghosh – All Rounder | M Tiwari – All Rounder |
| G Singh – Bowler | T Vijay – Bowler |
| S Gopal – Bowler | A J Mandal – All Rounder |
| M Choudhary – Bowler | M Starc ✈️ – Bowler |
| A Hosein ✈️ – Bowler | D Chameera ✈️ – Bowler |
| M Short ✈️ – All Rounder | A Nabi – All Rounder |
| A Khan – All Rounder | S Parakh – Batter |
| R Chahar – Bowler | P Shaw – Batter |
| Z Foulkes ✈️ – All Rounder | K Jamieson ✈️ – Bowler |
| S Johnson ✈️ – Bowler | — |
DC vs CSK – Predicted Playing 11
| No. | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | Delhi Capitals (DC) |
| 1 | Ruturaj Gaikwad (C) | Pathum Nissanka ✈️ |
| 2 | Sanju Samson (WK) | KL Rahul (WK) |
| 3 | Ayush Mhatre | Nitish Rana |
| 4 | Shivam Dube | David Miller ✈️ |
| 5 | Dewald Brevis ✈️ / Sarfaraz Khan | Tristan Stubbs ✈️ |
| 6 | Prashant Veer | Sameer Rizvi |
| 7 | Jamie Overton ✈️ | Axar Patel (C) |
| 8 | Noor Ahmad ✈️ | Kuldeep Yadav |
| 9 | Khaleel Ahmed | Lungi Ngidi ✈️ |
| 10 | Matt Henry ✈️ | Mukesh Kumar |
| 11 | Kartik Sharma | T. Natarajan |
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| Impact | Anshul Kamboj (for Brevis/Sarfaraz) | Vipraj Nigam (for David Miller) |