Assistant coach Shane Watson feels the Delhi Capitals (DC) will have their work cut out for them to ruin the celebration of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in their last league game at home on Saturday, May 20.
DC are presently second-last in the IPL 2023 points standings and have already been eliminated from contention for the playoffs. They managed to reduce the aspirations of the Punjab Kings` by defeating them in the last match, and Watson believes the squad would want to continue their fine form against Chennai.
Shane Watson had this to say about DC on the ‘The Grade Cricketer’ podcast:
Watson was pleased with how the Capitals batted against Punjab in Dharamsala and believed that challenging conditions in Delhi had held them back this season. He went on to say:
CSK are going to be hard to beat in playoffs: Shane Watson
Shane Watson believes that if the Capitals fail to halt the Chennai Super Kings, the latter would have a significant edge in the IPL 2023 playoffs since the Qualifier 1 and Eliminator will be held in Chennai.
In response, he stated:
Chennai must win their game against Delhi on Saturday to ensure that their hopes of making the IPL 2023 playoffs are not compromised.