New Delhi: Delhi Capitals captain Akshar Patel On Tuesday, he won the toss and elected to bat first. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in their IPL match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.A big boost for South African pacer DC Bowling Langi Ngidi Returned to the team after missing a few matches due to a head injury during the home match against Punjab Kings on 25 April.On the other hand, CSK brought in Akil Hussain and Gurjapaneet Singh to rebuild their combination due to Ramakrishna Ghosh’s injury.”“We’ll bat first. I think the surface looks good, and we think it’s a very good pitch. It might slow down a bit in the second innings, so I want to give my bowlers that advantage. The way the tournament is going, it’s a very important match. But at the same time, it’s more important to focus on how you play.” You can’t overthink points – if you do, you put extra pressure on yourself. That’s what we are talking about as a team, we just want to play good cricket, and take the points ourselves. We have lost some close matches, but if you look at the season as a whole, I am happy with the win and the performance. It happens sometimes but if we talk about cricket, I am very happy with the batting and bowling of the boys. Had we done better in the fielding, we could have been in a stronger position. One change – Lungi Ngidi in place of Kyle Jamieson,” Axar Patel said at the toss. While CSK captain Rutoraj Gaikwad said, “We wanted to bowl first, but the pitch looks a bit dry, so I don’t think it will change much. So batting or bowling first won’t make much of a difference. (On team atmosphere) There have been some positive signs in the last 2-3 matches. Although we haven’t won every game, there are good positives. Since the first three matches of the tournament, we have improved a lot in all areas. Our bowling is doing really well, and the batting is slowly coming together. We just want to carry this momentum into the final stages of the tournament. We are really happy to be in this game, especially after the last one. But this is a new game, so we want to start fresh and start well. It is also great to see young people getting opportunities and stepping up. This is a good sign for the franchise – they are repaying the faith shown by the management. There is still a long way to go.” Teams:Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Sanju Samson (W), Rituraj Gaikwad (C), Arul Patel, Karthik Sharma, David Bruce, Jamie Overton, Akhil Hossain, Noor Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Chaudhary, Gurjapaneet SinghDelhi Capitals (Playing XI): KL Rahul (W), Patham Nissanka, Karun Nair, Tristan Stubbs, Nitish Rana, Axar Patel (R), Ashutosh Sharma, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Lungi Ngidi, T Natarajan
