We report on the suitability of the two metal silicides MoSi2 and CrSi2 as anode materials for Li-ion batteries. The two materials were synthesized by high energy ball milling of the corresponding metals and X-ray diffraction was used to follow the evolution/formation of the crystalline phases. The in-house prepared powders have shown better battery performance than commercial powders (as-received or ball-milled). We observed that 20h were necessary for the formation of MoSi2 whereas 100h were needed for the formation of the CrSi2 powder. The best battery performance was obtained with the synthesized CrSi2 powder that has a theoretical capacity value of 469mAhg−1. This powder provided capacities of 340, 262, 167, 110, and 58mAhg−1 at C/12, C/6, C/2, C, and 2C, respectively. Cycling at 60°C showed higher capacity values, but with a faster fade of these values.