While the afternoon saw peak temperatures around 33°C to 35°C, match-time conditions are expected to settle between 29°C and 31°C.

However, typical coastal humidity will remain a defining factor, likely reaching 80-85% as the evening progresses. This high moisture level is expected to trigger heavy dew during the second innings, potentially making the ball difficult for spinners to grip and providing a significant advantage to the team batting second. Under clear night skies and a steady breeze of 20 km/h, fans can expect a hot, physically demanding battle as Ruturaj Gaikwad's CSK seeks their first points of the season against an Axar Patel-led Delhi Capitals side.

Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals IPL 2026: Squads

Delhi Capitals: KL Rahul(w), Pathum Nissanka, Nitish Rana, Axar Patel(c), David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Kuldeep Yadav, Lungi Ngidi, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar, Ashutosh Sharma, Auqib Nabi Dar, Sameer Rizvi, Dushmantha Chameera, Karun Nair, Mitchell Starc, Kyle Jamieson, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Prithvi Shaw, Tripurana Vijay, Abishek Porel, Sahil Parakh, Madhav Tiwari

Chennai Super Kings: Sanju Samson(w), Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Ayush Mhatre, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dube, Prashant Veer, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Matt Henry, Khaleel Ahmed, Matthew Short, Akeal Hosein, Kartik Sharma, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Gurjapneet Singh, MS Dhoni, Shreyas Gopal, Rahul Chahar, Spencer Johnson, Mukesh Choudhary, Urvil Patel, Aman Khan, Dewald Brevis, Zakary Foulkes