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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\nNEW DELHI: Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel<\/a> on Tuesday won the toss and opted to bat first vs Chennai Super Kings<\/a> (CSK) in their IPL match at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium.In a big boost for DC bowling, South African pacer Lungi Ngidi<\/a> came back into the side after missing few matches due to head injury that he had suffered during a home match against Punjab Kings on April 25.<\/p>\n Watch<\/span><\/p>\n Justin Langer finds positives in LSG defeat, praises Nicholas Pooran and backs Rishabh Pant<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n On the other hand, CSK brought in Akeal Hosein and Gurjapneet Singh to rejig their combination due to the injury to Ramakrishna Ghosh.”“We will bat first. I think the surface looks good, and we feel it\u2019s a very good pitch. Maybe in the second innings it might slow down a bit, so I\u2019d like to give that advantage to our bowlers. The way the tournament is going, it\u2019s a very important match. But at the same time, it\u2019s more important to focus on how you\u2019re playing. You can\u2019t think too much about points – if you do, you put extra pressure on yourself. That\u2019s what we\u2019ve been discussing as a team, we just want to play good cricket, and the points will take care of themselves. We\u2019ve lost some close matches, but if you look at the season overall, I\u2019m happy with the wins and performances. That\u2019s what happens sometimes, but if we talk about cricket, I\u2019m very happy with the boys\u2019 batting and bowling. In fielding, if we had done better, 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 skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad said, “We were looking to bowl first, but the pitch looks a bit dry, so I don\u2019t think it will change much. So batting or bowling first won\u2019t make much difference. (On the team atmosphere) There have been some positive signs in the last 2\u20133 matches. Even though we haven\u2019t won every game, there are good positives. Since the first three matches of the tournament, we\u2019ve improved a lot in all departments. Our bowling has been doing really well, and the batting is slowly coming together. We just want to carry that momentum into the last phase of the tournament. We\u2019re really happy coming into this game, especially after the last one. But this is a new game, so we want to start fresh and start well. It\u2019s also great to see youngsters getting opportunities and stepping up. It\u2019s a good sign for the franchise – they are repaying the faith shown by the management. Still a long way to go.”Teams:<\/span>Chennai Super Kings<\/span> (Playing XI): Sanju Samson(w), Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Urvil Patel, Kartik Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Jamie Overton, Akeal Hosein, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary, Gurjapneet SinghDelhi Capitals<\/span> (Playing XI): KL Rahul(w), Pathum Nissanka, Karun Nair, Tristan Stubbs, Nitish Rana, Axar Patel(c), Ashutosh Sharma, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Lungi Ngidi, T Natarajan<\/div>\n