David Warner’s IPL records and stats against Chennai Super Kings

Australia star David Warner has been one of the few batters to consistently post over 500 runs every IPL season. The 37-year-old has begun well yet again during the IPL 2024 season or Delhi Capitals.

The biggest test for David Warner is on Sunday in the 2^nd game of the day against the Chennai Super Kings. The defending champions have shown no mercy with their ruthless streak with the bat and ball so far.

Delhi Capitals already have their backs against the wall with two successive losses in IPL 2024. If they have to go past the fancied Chennai Super Kings, the role of David Warner with the bat becomes even more crucial. The veteran star has to perform well and score big to aid his team win their 1^st game of the season.

David Warner’s overall record against Chennai Super Kings

Memorable Performance against Chennai Super Kings 

David Warner scored his highest score of 90 runs from 45 balls against CSK during his time with SRH in IPL 2014. The knock came in Dhoni’s home ground of Ranchi with SRH chasing 186 runs to win.

The Australian batter hit 12 fours and 3 sixes before being cleaned up by fellow Aussie bowler John Hastings. Interestingly, David Warner’s last IPL game against CSK saw the Delhi Capitals skipper score 86 runs from 58 balls.

Key battles for David Warner against Chennai Super Kings

Mustafizur Rahman – Chennai Super Kings have found a new bowling in the form of Bangladeshi star Mustafizur Rahman. The 28-year-old has played with David Warner when they won the IPL title in 2016. Mustafizur Rahman can swing the new ball as well can deceive the batters with his change of pace.

Deepak Chahar – On his day there is no one better than Deepak Chahar with the new ball. The 31-year-old can slant the ball away from the left-hander. David Warner tends to push at the away-going ball in the early part of his innings.

David Warner records and stats against Chennai Super Kings

Delhi Capitals opener David Warner is the fifth-highest scorer against Chennai Super Kings. Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Dinesh Karthik are the four other batters to have scored more than David Warner.

In a rare piece of history, David Warner has scored five successive half-centuries against the men in yellow. The run began with his 90 during IPL 2014, followed by scores of 53 and 61 during the next edition of the tournament in 2015. IPL 2019 saw two more fifties as Warner hit 50 and 57 before his run was broken in IPL 2020.