CSK vs DC: Why Shivam Dube Is Not Playing Today’s IPL 2025 Match?
Shivam Dube is not in CSK’s playing XI today but is named as an impact substitute and may bat in the second innings.
The 17th match of IPL 2025 is being played between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals. The match is happening at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
Chennai Super Kings started their season with a win against Mumbai Indians. But after that, they lost two matches on the road. Now, they are back at their home ground and looking for a strong comeback.
Before the match, many fans noticed that Shivam Dube is not in the playing eleven. This made people curious. They wanted to know why CSK dropped him from today’s match.
Shivam Dube has not played well in the tournament so far. He is struggling to score runs and has not looked in good form.
However, CSK has not left him out completely. Shivam Dube is in the Impact Substitute list. This means he can still come to play later in the match. He is likely to bat in the second innings when CSK will be chasing the target set by Delhi Capitals.
Here are the Impact Substitutes for both teams:
Chennai Super Kings: Shivam Dube, Jamie Overton, Shaik Rasheed, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Nathan Ellis
Delhi Capitals: Mukesh Kumar, Karun Nair, Darshan Nalkande, Donovan Ferreira, Tripurana Vijay
And here are the Playing XI for both sides:
Delhi Capitals (Playing XI):
Jake Fraser-McGurk, KL Rahul (w), Abishek Porel, Tristan Stubbs, Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel (c), Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma
Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI):
Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Mukesh Choudhary, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana
