The IPL 2025 Match 17 between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Delhi Capitals (DC) will happen on Saturday, April 5, 2025, at 3:30 PM IST in the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. In this high-stakes encounter, the five-time winner CSK, led by Ruturaj Gaikwad, will take on a completely new DC team headed by Axar Patel. Both teams are very much eager to be the champions of the stage. CSK wants to win on the home pitch while expanding their play, and DC are also eager to get back on the positive waves after they have started the game poorly in the case of IPL 2025.

Chepauk stadium stats and Records 

The M.A. Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk) has been a fortress for CSK, winning 52 out of 76 matches played there. The slow and low nature of the pitch has generally helped the bowlers, particularly the spinners, and has made scoring runs difficult in such conditions.

• Total Matches: 87
• Batting 1st Won: 50
• Batting 2nd Won: 37
• Highest Total: 246/5 (CSK vs RR, 2010)
• Lowest Total: 70 all out (RCB vs CSK, 2019)
• Highest Run-chase: 213/4 in 19.3 overs (LSG vs CSK, 2024)
• Lowest Total Defended: 126/8 (RCB vs CSK, 2008)
• Average 1st Innings Score: 164
• Average 2nd Innings Score: 150

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Weather and Pitch Report

Chennai will be hot and humid, with temperatures around 32-34°C in the afternoon and 29-30°C by evening. The moisture content in the air of 70-80% could be troublesome, and in the nighttime, the dew formation would certainly give more help to the team batting second.

The Chepauk pitch of the match will go towards the spin as the game goes on. Anything around the total of 160-170 will be a match-winner in the first inning; anything beyond the set limit would be a tough chase.

CSK vs DC Match Preview 

CSK has the backing of an experienced and more or less home-grown squad, with its great strength being the presence of spinning talents and the terrific batting order. The three top players who are in focus for the batting department are named as MS Dhoni, Shivam Dube, and Ruturaj Gaikwad; the leads in the spin game will be taken by Jadeja and Ashwin.

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The DC team has a wide variety of players, including hard-hitting batters such as KL Rahul and Faf du Plessis, and like Mitchell Starc, who is a world-class pacer and who can utilise the early movement in a powerplay. The DC's problem will be the change of mind to get used to the spinners who challenge them in conditions at the Chepauk pitch.