Two desperate sides clash with playoff dreams fading fast.
Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings both sit on eight points from nine games.
One result here can suddenly revive their season.
DC: batting stars hide bowling flaws
Delhi Capitals sit seventh on the table with four wins.
They have lost three of their last four home games.
KL Rahul and Nitish Rana power their batting.
Rana has scored 182 runs at strike rate 182 in his last four innings.
Mitchell Starc adds bite while Lungi Ngidi returns fully fit.
Yet DC bowlers rank last in powerplay wickets taken this season.
The pitch may not aid their spinners as much as hoped.
CSK: potent attack despite road woes
Chennai Super Kings sit sixth but own one away win in four.
MS Dhoni stays in Chennai for calf rehab and misses this trip.
Ramakrishna Ghosh is ruled out for the season with a foot fracture.
Anshul Kamboj boasts the second best bowling average at 15.82.
Sanju Samson averages 40 at strike rate 153 this season.
CSK must pick between Urvil Patel and Sarfaraz Khan.
Breakdown: high scores likely on new Delhi pitch
Pitch number four at Arun Jaitley makes its first appearance.
First innings average near 197 with match totals around 379.
Captains have chosen to chase in seven of the last eight games here.
CSK hold recent edge in head to head meetings.
DC powerplay struggles meet CSK pace and Kamboj threat.
Recent results point to another high scoring contest.
Prediction: CSK edge in bowling and form
CSK arrive with stronger recent form and better bowling consistency.
Their attack can target specific DC weaknesses at the top.
Home advantage exists yet CSK look the sharper unit overall.
Match prediction: CSK win, odds 2.117
