New Delhi, May 4 -- Delhi Capitals (DC) skipper Axar Patel could be a fine match-up for his side against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) opening pair of skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad and Sanju Samson in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday.

The hosts, DC, who are optimistic and upbeat after a recent win over the Rajasthan Royals (RR) following a run of three losses, will be taking on CSK, who also kept their playoff hopes alive with a win over arch-rivals Mumbai Indians (MI). With both teams at eight points after nine matches, CSK are at the sixth spot and DC at seventh, still pretty much in the race for the final four.

CSK openers, as per Cricbuzz, have an aggregate of 205 runs at an average of 22.77, which is...