The match up between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals will be the one between experience and youth. CSK has always relied on the proven customers to deliver for them, while the relatively inexperienced but hugely talented Delhi side is riding high on the performances of it's youngsters. Chennai Super Kings Strengths CSK has always known to be a batting powerhouse, but surprisingly it's the team's bowling that has rescued them from difficult situations this year. The spinners in particular have been exceptional. Imran Tahir is the second highest wicket-taker with 23 wickets in the season. Harbhajan Singh has also time and again provided crucial breaththroughs and Ravindra Jadeja has been economical as ever. On the batting front, MS Dhoni's brilliant striking form gives CSK an extra edge in the death overs. Weaknesses CSK's fragile batting has cost them a few matches this year. Shane Watson's poor form has been an area of concern for the Super Kings throughout the season. Ambati Rayudu, Dwayne Bravo, and Ravindra Jadeja have been inconsistent with the bat, leaving too much to do for MS Dhoni. Delhi will surely target CSK's out of form batsmen. Delhi Capitals Strengths Delhi Capitals' possesses some of the most promising talents of the country in it's batting line-up and all these special players haven't let the team down. Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, and Prithvi Shaw all have contributed to the team's success this season. Shikhar Dhawan, who is the senior most batsman in the side, has played his part too by providing solid starts to the Capitals. Weaknesses Delhi Capitals hasn't been able to cope with the absence of the team's strike bowler Kagiso Rabada. Trent Boult has leaked too many runs while Sandeep Lamichhane's performances have been underwhelming. Having said that, the team will be encouraged by Keemo Paul's performance against SRH and will hope that he can get the better of MS Dhoni in the death overs. Who will win the match? The way things have panned out this season, the battle between CSK's bowling and DC's batting will eventually decide the winner of the game. Even though CSK has some big match-winners in it's side, talking about current form, CSK has struggled in it's last two games and is looking vulnerable. On the other hand, Delhi Capitals' confidence must be sky high after winning a nail biting contest against SRH. Delhi Capitals would fancy it's chances against a not-so-confident Chennai Super Kings. Expect the Capitals to make it to their first ever IPL final. Follow Sportskeeda for all the updates on 2019 purple cap, points table, schedule, news, live scores, orange cap and fantasy tips.<doc-sep>Chasing 148 to win, Chennai Super King (CSK) openers Faf du Plesis and Shane Watson batted sensibly upfront and didn't score much runs in first few overs. Once the ball got old they started to play their shots. du Plesis took the charge and changed the momentum in last two powerplay overs where he scored majority of 26 runs. He scored 50 off 39 balls and departed soon after completing his fifty. After his departure, Shane Watson changed gears and started hitting boundaries. He scored 50 off just 32 balls. Ambati Rayudu's run-a-ball 20 ensured CSK cross the line and reach their 8th IPL final. Earlier, after being invited to bat in Qualifier 2, Delhi Capitals (DC) got off to a poor start as both their openers were back in pavillion inside powerplay. Prithvi Shaw (5 off 6) could not emulate his last match performance and was the first one to depart. His partner Shikhar Dhawan (18 off 14) started brightly but couldn't carry on for long and fell in the 6th over. Colin Munro (27 off 24) was promoted up the order and he took his chances early on and hit few good shots. Despite that he struggled against spinners Chennai Super Kings spinners and ultimately was undone by Ravindra Jadeja. Delhi skipper Shreyas Iyer too lofted the ball in the air trying to accelerate the innings. Rishabh Pant didn't get the necessary support as wickets kept falling for Delhi Capitals from one end. Pant batted sensibly and kept the scoreboard ticking. He scored 38 off 25 balls before getting out in the 19th over. Delhi Capitals finished their innings brightly as Ishant Shrama collected 10 runs off Ravindra Jadeja's final over. (SCORECARD) IPL 2019 Qualifier 2 Highlights Between Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals, straight from ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam<doc-sep>After stunning SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in a last-over thriller in the Indian Premier League (IPL) Eliminator, Delhi Capitals will look to carry forward the victory momentum when they take on defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Qualifier 2 at the same venue on Friday. The winner of the Qualifier 2 will lock horns with Mumbai Indians, who defeated CSK by six wickets in the Qualifier 1, in the IPL 2019 final in Hyderabad on Sunday. It was CSK who denied Delhi a top-two spot in the league standings with an emphatic 80-run win at Chepauk and the MS Dhoni-led side stands in their way again. Delhi, having already played a game in Visakhapatnam, will have the advantage of knowing the conditions better. The batsmen would be rather relieved that they would not have to face the spin threat of Imran Tahir and Harbhajan Singh on a turner in Chennai but it would be a challenge nonetheless. CSK were hammered by Mumbai Indians in Qualifier 1 but expect to bounce back in style. When is the CSK vs DC IPL 2019 Qualifier 2 match? The CSK vs DC IPL 2019 Qualifier 2 match will be played on May 10, 2019 (Friday). Where will the CSK vs DC IPL 2019 Qualifier 2 match be played? The CSK vs DC IPL 2019 Qualifier 2 match will be played at Dr. YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam. What time does the CSK vs DC IPL 2019 Qualifier 2 match begin? The CSK vs DC IPL 2019 Qualifier 2 match will begin at 07:30 PM IST. Which TV channels will broadcast the CSK vs DC IPL 2019 Qualifier 2 match? The CSK vs DC IPL 2019 Qualifier 2 match will be telecast on the Star Sports Network. How do I watch live streaming of the CSK vs DC IPL 2019 Qualifier 2 match? Promoted The live streaming of the CSK vs DC IPL 2019 Qualifier 2 match will be available on Hotstar. You can also catch the live updates on sports.ndtv.com. (All telecast and streaming timings are as per the information received from the host broadcasters.)<doc-sep>
Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni has been in fantastic form in this IPL. Not only has he been marshalling the troops with great presence of mind but he has also been the mainstay in CSK’s batting line-up. With 405 runs in only 13 matches, Dhoni is currently the highest run scorer for CSK in IPL 2019. On Friday, when Chennai Super Kings take on Delhi Capitals for a spot in the final in Qualifier 2, Dhoni also has a chance to become the most successful wicket-keeper of IPL. Click Here for Live Score and Updates - CSK vs DC Live Score Dhoni is only 3 dismissals away from surpassing KKR captain Dinesh Karthik to become the wicket-keeper with most dismissals in IPL. It may seem surprising that Dhoni doesn’t hold the record in the first place, considering his consistency behind the stumps but the CSK captain has a golden opportunity to claim the top spot against Delhi Capitals. Dhoni, currently with 129 dismissals – 91 catches and 38 stumpings – to his name, is only 2 dismissals behind Dinesh Karthik (131 dismissals), who holds the IPL record at the moment. Another KKR cricketer, Robin Uthappa, who has stopped keeping wickets from last season, is third on the list with 90 dismissals to his name. Among the foreigners, only Adam Gilchrist(67) has more than 50 dismissals in IPL. The pitch for the Qualifier 2 between CSK and DC at Visakhapatnam is expected to be on the slower side, meaning CSK would like to go in with a three-pronged spin-attack comprising Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir and Ravindra Jadeja. That gives Dhoni more opportunities to inflict a stumping or two. Dhoni has already grabbed the headlines on more than occasion this IPL with his lightning-quick stumpings and there is no reason why he cannot repeat the same on Friday against DC. The winner of this game will face Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2019 final at Hyderabad on May 12.