Chennai Super Kings will look to maintain their winning momentum as they take on Delhi Daredevils in their IPL match today.

Chennai Super Kings had a shaky start when they lost to Mumbai Indians in the IPL opener but Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men bounced back in the next match drubbing the Bangalore Royal Challengers by 92 runs.

With orange rpt orange cap wearer Australian Matthew Hayden in great touch even after his retirement, CSK have no less a batting firepower than the formidable looking batting line-up of the Daredevils and cracker of a match is on the cards today.

Hayden on fire

Hayden smashed the second fastest fifty in IPL en route to his 35-ball 65 and in company with Parthiv Patel plundered 106 runs for the opening wicket against Bangalore.

Chennai have some fine all-rounders in England's Andrew Flintoff and South African Albie Morkel and with left-hander Suresh Raina also finding his form with a valuable 28 against Bangalore, there doesn't seem to be any major chink in their batting resources.

The Daredevils are raring to go

Delhi Daredevils have also some in-form batsmen in their ranks with skipper Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir showing no problems in scoring 58 runs in 4.5 overs to notch up a 10-wicket win against Kings XI Punjab in their rain-truncated first match. Even though rain Gods played a role in the win, Sehwag had made it clear that they have the firepower to chase down the original score of 104 in 12 overs.

The pundits' favourites, Delhi also boast of some quality players like big hitter David Warner and old warhorse Glenn McGrath, who are still to make an appearance in the second edition of the Twenty20 extravaganza.

Good battle of seamers

Among pacers, the Daredevils will depend on exuberance of Indian youngsters Pradeep Sangwan, Yo Mahesh and Australian Dirk Nannes, while Super Kings will have the task entrusted on Manpreet Gony, Laxmipathi Balaji and all-rounders Flintoff and Morkel.

And with spinners dominating the game so far, tomorrow's match would also be a clash between New Zealander Daniel Vettori and Sri Lankan Muttiah Muralitharan, both scalping three wickets in their last matches.

Approaching Milestones

Chennai vs Delhi
 
- Gautam Gambhir needs 68 runs to overtake Shaun Marsh's aggregate of 616 and to become the leading run-getter in the IPL.
 
- Gambhir, in case of a fifty, would be the first to register six fifties in the IPL.
 
- With another 15 runs, Gambhir would be completing his 1000 runs in Twenty20.  In 32 matches, he has made 985 runs at an average of 35.17, including ten fifties.
 
- Mahendra Singh Dhoni (466) needs 34 runs to become the first captain to aggregate 500 runs in the IPL.
 
- Manpreet Gony (20) requires three wickets to become the leading wicket-taker in the IPL.  Sohail Tanvir, who had claimed 23 wickets in the first edition, is the leading wicket-taker.
 
- Suresh Raina (457) needs 43 runs more to complete his 500 runs in the IPL.

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