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Prithvi Shaw : In the start you have to see how the wicket is, playing along the ground is more important. I was striking the ball well last year as well, but I was making silly mistakes. This time I decided to play more ground shots. I would like to see the highlights of my knock and understand how it went and what I could do. The wicket was nice to bat on.
Player of the Match
For hitting a quickfire fifty Prithvi Shaw is the Player of the Match.
Shreyas Iyer : I am really happy with the performance. I would give them the benefit of doubt, is tough to catch in these conditions. You misjudged the ball, really don't know how to pace yourself. In the team meeting we decided that we are going to assess the batting conditions early and then play accordingly. The way the openers started gave us a lot of confidence and the finish was good too. I am lucky to have KG and Nortje in the team. It's important to stick together as a team and we need to enjoy each other's success.
MS Dhoni : I don't thinkit was a good game for us. We are lacking a bit of steam in the batting and that hurts. The run rate keeps on mounting after such slow starts and adds pressure, we need to figure that out. We need to come back with a clearer picture, looking at the combination. Maybe, the team balance will get better once Rayudu comes back. There are quite a few things we can think about. We are one batter extra to start off, so the players need to step up. We need to get better with our lengths, lines and pace. I think the spinners have not come to the party yet. We are bowling good deliveries, but we are giving away the boundary deliveries bit too often. I'll ask the players as there have been quite a few dropped catches. The players are not used to play under such lights, maybe the trajectory comes in the way. Now that you have said it, this can be an excuse for those dropped catches.
CSK 131/7 after 20 overs.
Rabada to bowl the last over. Jadeja is on strike.
19.1 Short ball and Jadeja plays the ball up in the air and the ball goes to long-off for a couple of runs.
19.2 Fuller delivery and Jadeja plays the ball through point for a single.
19.3 WICKET! MS Dhoni c Pant b Rabada 15(12)
Short ball and Dhoni swings his bat. The ball takes the inside edge and the keeper takes an easy catch.
19.4 Short ball and Curran blocks the ball.
19.5 Fuller delivery and Curran plays the ball to leg-side for a single.
19.6 WICKET! Ravindra Jadeja c Mishra b Rabada 12(9)
Short ball outside off. Jadeja cuts and plays the ball straight into the hands of Amit Mishra ar point.
CSK 127/5 after 19 overs.
Nortje to bowl. Dhoni is on strike.
18.1 Low full toss and Dhoni plays the ball to sweeper cover for a single.
18.2 Short ball and Jadeja swings his bat as the ball goes to leg-side. Jadeja takes a single.
18.3 Fuller delivery and Dhoni swings his bat but has no timing behind his shot.
18.4 Slower ball and Dhoni plays the ball to long-on for a single.
18.4 WIDE! Poor ball by Nortje as he bowls down the leg-side.
18.4 WIDE! Short ball going down leg
18.5 Short ball. The ball raps on the pads and goes to the keeper.
18.6 Fuller delivery and Jadeja plays the ball through cover for a single.
CSK 121/4 after 18 overs.
Rabada to bowl. Faf is on strike.
17.1 DROPPED! Fuller delivery and Faf plays the ball high in the over over cover. Hetmyer coming in from deep drops another catch.
17.2 WICKET! Faf du Plessis c Pant b Rabada 43(35)
Fuller delivery and Faf goes for a big shot. The ball takes the thick outside edge of the bat and goes to the keeper.
Ravindra Jadeja is the new batsman.
17.3 Short ball and Jadeja plays the ball to deep mid-wicket for 2 runs.
17.4 FOUR! Short ball outside off. Jadeja plays the ball down to third man for a boundary.
17.5 Short ball and Jadeja plays the ball to mid-wicket andn scampers for a single.
17.6 Short ball and Dhoni pulls the ball to fine-leg for a single.
CSK 111/4 after 17 overs.
Avesh Khan to bowl. Dhoni is on strike.
16.1 FOUR! Low full toss. Dhoni smacks the ball down the ground for a boundary.
16.2 Short ball. Dhoni goes for pull but the ball goes to the keeper.
16.3 Fuller delivery outside off. Dhoni drives the ball to mid-off.
16.4 FOUR! Poor ball by Avesh. Full toss going down leg. Dhoni works the ball to fine-leg for a boundary.
16.5 Low full toss and Dhoni hits the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single.
16.6 Fuller delivery. Faf gets the inside edge of the bat onto the ball as it goes to fine-leg. The batsman takes a single.
CSK 101/4 after 16 overs.
Nortje to bowl. Faf is on strike.
15.1 Fuller delivery. Faf plays the ball to mid-wicket. The batsman gets a single.
15.2 Fuller delivery and Jadhav plays the ball to long-on for a single.
15.3 Fuller delivery and Faf plays the ball to fine-leg for a single.
15.4 WICKET! lKedar Jadhav lbw b Nortje 26(21)
Fuller delivery and Jadhav swings his bat looking for a bounadry. The ball hits the pads and it is plumb.
MS Dhoni is the new batsman.
15.5 Short ball and the ball flies to the keeper.
15.6 Short ball outside off. Dhoni cuts the ball through point and gets 3 runs.
CSK 95/3 after 15 overs.
Rabada to bowl. Faf is on strike.
14.1 FOUR! Short ball outside off. Faf pulls and sends the ball over mid-wicket for a boundary.
14.2 1 Leg Byes. The ball is short and raps on the pads. The ball goes to leg-side as the batsman takes a single.
14.3 FOUR! Short ball outside off. Jadhav plays a soft shot to send it down to third-man for a boundary.
14.4 Short ball and Jadhav plays the ball to leg-side for a single.
14.5 Rabada bowls a bouncer. Faf comes down the track and swings his bat. The ball flies to the keeper.
14.6 Fuller delivery and Faf plays the ball to long-off for a single.
CSK 84/3 after 14 overs.
Avesh Khan to bowl. Jadhav is on strike.
13.1 FOUR! Fuller delivery and Jadhav moves across and whips the ball through mid-wicket for a boundary.
13.2 Good length ball outside off and Jadhav looks to cut but misses.
13.3 FOUR! Short ball outside off. Jadhav comes down the track and smacks the ball over mid-off for a boundary.
13.4 Fuller delivery and Jadhav plays the ball to mid-off for 2 runs.
13.4 WIDE! Poor ball by Khan as he bowls down the leg-side.
13.5 Good length delivery outside off. Jadhav pushes the ball to off-side and takes a quick single.
13.6 Low full toss and Faf plays a ramp shot. The ball falls somewhere near third-man aread for and gets a single.
CSK 71/3 after 13 overs.
Mishra to bowl. Jadhav is on strike.
12.1 Fuller delivery and Jadhav plays the ball to sweeper cover for a single.
12.2 FOUR! Fuller delivery and Faf comes down the track to hit the ball through point for a boudnary.
12.3 Fuller delivery and Faf plays the ball to deep mid-wicket for 2 runs.
12.4 Fuller delivery and Faf plays the ball to sweeper cover for a single.
12.5 Googly and Jadhav plays the ball to mid-wicket for a single.
12.6 Quick and flat ball. Faf goes for a sweep. The ball takes the inside edge of the bat and goes to short third as the batsman takes a couple of runs.
CSK 60/3 after 12 overs.
Avesh Khan is back in the attack. Jadhav is on strike.
11.1 Short of the length delivery and Jadhav pushes the ball to off-side for a single.
11.2 Good length ball outside off. Faf swings the bat but misses his shot.
11.3 FOUR! Short ball and the ball takes the inside edge of the bat and goes to fine-leg for a boundary.
11.4 DROPPED! Short ball outside off. Faf plays the ball over cover. Hetmyer coming in from deep drops the catch. The batsman takes a single.
11.5 Fuller ball which raps on the pads and goes to the keeper.
11.6 Off-cutter and Jadhav plays the ball to backward point for a single.
CSK 53/3 after 11 overs.
Mishra to bowl. On strike is Faf.
10.1 Googly and Faf plays the ball to leg-side for a single.
10.2 Flatter delivery and Jadhav punches the ball to long-off for a single.
10.3 Fuller delivery and Faf plays the ball to long-on for a single.
10.4 Short ball and Jadhav plays the ball to mid-wicket for a single.
10.5 Fuller delivery and Faf plays the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.
10.6 Short delivery and Jadhav plays the ball to long-on for another single.
CSK 47/3 after 10 overs.
Axar Patel to bowl. Faf is on strike.
8.1 WICKET! Ruturaj Gaikwad run out (Pant/Axar) 5(10)
The ball takes the inside edge of Faf's bat and goes near the keeper. There is confusion between Faf and Gaikwad. Gaikwad is halfway down the track. Pant collects the ball and throws to the bowler. Gaikwad puts in a dive but he is short of his ground.
Kedar Jadhav is the new batsman.
8.2 Fuller delivery and Faf plays the ball to leg-side for a single.
8.3 Good length ball outside off and Jadhav pushes the ball to off-side.
8.4 Short ball and Jadhav cuts the ball to point.
8.5 Fuller delivery and Jadhav blocks the ball.
8.6 Fuller delivery and Jadhav works the ball to third-man for 2 runs.
CSK 44/2 after 9 overs.
Amit Mishra to bowl . Faf is on strike.
8.1 Fuller delivery and Faf sweeps the ball to long-on for a single.
8.2 Fuller delivery and the batsman gets the inside edge of the bat onto the ball.
8.3 Short ball and Gaikwad plays the ball to fine-leg for a single.
8.4 Fuller delivery and Faf comes down the track. The ball hits the inside edge of the bat.
8.5 Fuller delivery and Faf plays the ball to cover.
8.6 Fuller delivery and Gaikwad mistimes his sweep.
CSK 41/2 after 8 overs.
Axar Patel to bowl.
7.1 Good length ball outside off. Gaikwad pushes the ball to long-off for a single.
7.2 Fuller delivery and Faf scoops the bal to fine-leg for a single.
7.3 Short ball and Gaikwad cuts the ball to point.
7.4 Fuller delivery and Gaikwad pushes the ball.
7.5 Short ball and Gaikwad pulls the ball to leg-side for a single.
7.6 Short ball and Faf plays the ball to long-off for a single.
CSK 37/2 after 7 overs.
Bowling change. Amit Mishra to bowl. Ruturaj Gaikwad is on strike.
6.1 Fuller delivery outside off. Gaikwad drives the ball to cover and takes a single.
6.2 Fuller delivery and Faf pushes the ball back to the bowler.
6.3 Another fuller delivery and Faf drives the ball to long-off for for a single.
6.4 Good length delivery and the ball raps on the pads.
6.5 Short ball and Gaikwad pulls the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.
6.6 Another fuller delivery. Faf goes for a sweep shot but the ball takes the inside edge of the bat and hits the back leg.
CSK 34/2 after 6 overs.
Nortje to bowl. Faf is on strike.
5.1 WIDE! Poor ball by Nortje as he bowls down the leg side.
5.1 FOUR! Fuller delivery and Faf flicks the ball through leg-side for a boundary.
5.2 Fuller ball and Faf plays the ball to long-on for a couple of runs.
5.3 Fuller delivery fired on the pads. Faf plays the ball to square-leg and gets a single.
5.4 Fuller delivery and Vijay goes for a big swing. The ball takes the inside edge of the bat and goes to mid-on.
5.5 Good short ball by Nortje. Vijay lets the ball go to the keeper.
5.6 WICKET! Murali Vijay c Rabada b Nortje 10(15)
Short ball and Vijay goes for a big shot. The ball hits low on the bat and ballons high in the air. Kagiso Rabada at mid-on takes an easy catch.
CSK 26/1 after 5 overs.
Bowling chnage. Axar Patel to bowl.
4.1 Fuller delivery and Vijay looks to play inside out shot. The ball takes the inside edge of the bat and goes to leg-side as the batsman takes a single.
4.2 WICKET! Shane Watson c Hetmyer b Axar 14(16)
Short ball which spins back in. Watson pulls the ball. The ball flies straight to Shimron Hetmyer at deep square-leg.
Faf du Plessis is the new batsman.
4.3 Fuller delivery and Faf plays the ball to leg-side for a single.
4.4 Fuller delivery and Vijay pushes the ball to long-off for a single.
4.5 Another fuller delivery and Faf plays the ball to long-off for another single.
4.6 A short ball and Vijay plays the ball to square leg.
CSK 22/0 after 4 overs.
Bowling change. Avesh Khan to bowl. Watson is on strike.
3.1 FOUR! Fuller delivery. Watson goes for a drive. The ball takes the thick inside edge and goes past the fielder at mid-on for a bounadry.
3.2 Good full delivery outside off. Watson plays the ball to point.
3.3 Fuller delivery outside off. Watson plays the ball to third-man for a single.
3.4 Good length ball outside off. Vijay plays the ball to third-man for another single.
3.5 SIX! Short ball outside off. Watson swings his bat to send the ball over long-on for a maximum.
3.6 Good length ball and Watson blocks the ball.
CSK 10/0 after 3 overs.
Bowling change. Anrich Nortje to bowl. Watson is on strike.
2.1 Fuller delivery and Watson pushes the ball.
2.2 Jaffa! Good sharp ball which comes back in and goes to the keeper.
2.3 DROPPED! Fuller delivery on the pads Watson flicks the ball to mid-wicket. Shaw drops the catch.
2.4 Short ball outside off and Watson goes for a cut but the ball flies past to the keeper.
2.5 Fuller delivery outside off. Watson pushes the ball to cover.
2.6 Fuller delivery outside off. Watson plays the ball down to third-man for a single.
CSK 9/0 after 2 overs.
Axar Patel to bowl. Watson is on strike.
1.1 Short ball and Watson plays the ball to mid-on.
1.2 Another short ball. Watson plays the ball to short fine and takes a single.
1.3 Fuller delivery and Vijay works the ball to leg-side for a single.
1.4 Short ball and Watson plays the ball back to the bowler.
1.5 Short ball and Watson takes his front leg out of the way to play it to leg-side for a single.
1.6 FOUR! Short ball and Vijay hammers the ball down the ground for a boundary.
CSK 2/0 after 1 over.
Rabada to Vijay.
0.1 Fuller delivery outside off. Vijay plays the ball to the fielder at point.
0.2 Good length delivery outside off. Vijay leaves the ball for the keeper.
0.3 Another good length delivery outside off. Vijay shoulders arms and lets the ball go the keeper.
0.4 Good length ball outside off. Vijay wants to hit the ball through cober but misses.
0.5 Good length ball outside off. Vijay pushes the ball to cover.
0.6 Fuller delivery fired on the legs. Vijay works the ball to fine-leg and gets 2 runs.
CSK chase is about to begin. Its openers Murali Vijay and Shane Watson are in the middle. Kagiso Rabada will bowl the first over. Murali VIjay will take strike.
DC 175/3 after 20overs.
Hazlewood to bowl. Pant is on strike.
19.1 Fuller delivery. Pant goes for a ramp shot but misses.
19.2 FOUR! Fuller delivery and Pant crunches the ball down the ground for a boundary.
19.3 Full toss and Pant plays the ball to leg-side for a single.
Marcus Stoinis is on strike.
19.4 FOUR! Short ball outside off. Stoinis moves across to off side and plays the ball down to fine-leg for a boundary.
19.5 FOUR Leg Byes! Fuller delivery and the ball raps on Stoinis' pads and goes to third-man for a boundary.
19.6 LOw full toss and Stoinis plays the ball to fine-leg for a single.
DC 161/3 after 19 overs.
Curran to bowl. On strike is Iyer.
18.1 Good full ball fired on the legs. Iyer moves across for a big shot but misses. The ball goes to the keeper.
18.2 Good length delivery and Iyer punches the ball. Curran stops the ball.
18.3 Fuller delivery and Iyer hits the ball to long-off for a single.
18.4 Good length delivery outside off. Iyer hits the ball to long-off for a single.
18.5 Fuller delivery and Iyer plays the ball to long-on for a couple of runs.
18.6 WICKET! Shreyas Iyer c Dhoni b Sam Curran 26(22)
Good length delivery outside off. Iyer swings his bat for a big shot. The ball takes the thick outside edge of the bat and goes towards Dhoni. Dhoni dives and takes a great catch.
DC 157/2 after 18 overs.
Haxlewood to bowl. Pant is on strike.
17.1 Good slower ball outside off. Pant swings his bat for a big shot. But the ball goes past him.
17.1 WIDE! Poor ball by Hazlewood as he bowls way outside off stump.
17.2 FOUR! Juicy half-volley outside off. Iyer slaps the ball through off-side for a boundary.
17.3 Full toss and Pant plays the ball to the fielder at deep square-leg for a single.
17.4 Good full ball outside off. Iyer chops the ball to the fielder at third-man for a single.
17.5 FOUR! Good length ball outside off. Pant lifts the ball over cover for a boundary.
17.6 Good full ball and the ball goes past the batsman to the keeper.
DC 146/2 after 17 overs.
Chahar to bowl. Iyer is on strike.
16.1 Short ball outside off. Pant plays the ball to long-off for a single.
16.2 Short ball on middle. Pant pulls the ball to send it to fine-legh for a single.
16.3 Good yorker and Iyer plays the ball to long-on for 2 runs. .
16.4 FOUR! Chahar misses his yorker and bowls a juicy low full-toss on legs. Iyer flicks the ball over backward square-leg for a boundary.
16.5 Good length ball on middle. Iyer plays the ball to long-on for 2 runs.
16.6 Short ball. Iyer plays the ball with a short arm jam to send it to long-on and gets a couple of runs.
DC 134/2 after 16 overs.
Bowling change. Sam Curran to bowl. Pant is on strike.
15.1 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off. Pant pushes the ball back to the bowler. Curran collects the ball but makes a wild throw and the ball goes down to fine-leg for a boundary. Needless from Curran.
15.2 Fuller delivery. Pant plays the ball to the fielder at short third and gets a single.
15.3 Short ball and Pant plays the ball to deep mid-wicket for a couple.
15.4 Fuller delivery and Iyer drives the ball down to long-off for a single.
15.5 Fuller delivery. Pant hits the bal to long-on for a single.
15.6 Fuller delivery outside off. Pant drives the ball to the man at sweeper cover and gets a single.
DC 124/2 after 15 overs.
Chahar is back in the attack. On strike is Iyer.
14.1 Back of the length delivery and Iyer plays the ball to cover-point for a single.
14.2 Another back of the length delivery and Pant plays the ball to cover for a single.
14.3 Fuller ball and Iyer plays the ball to cover for a single.
14.4 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off and Pant drives the ball through cover for a boundary.
14.5 WIDE! Poor ball as Chahar plays the ball way over the batsman's head
14.6 Slower ball and Pant plays the ball to mid-wicket for 2 runs.
DC 113 /2 after 14 overs.
13.1 FOUR! Short ball outside off. Pant goes on one knee and lifts the ball over third-man for a bounadry.
13.2 Short ball and Pant plays the ball to leg-side for a single.
13.3 Fuller delivery fired on the legs. Iyer plays the ball to fine-leg for a single.
13.4 Dot Ball.
13.5 Fuller delivery and Pant plays the ball to long-on for a single.
13.6 Flatter delivery and Iyer plays the ball to off-side for a single.
DC 105/2 after 13 overs.
Chawla to bowl. On strike is Pant.
12.1 Flat delivery and Pant plays the ball to mid-wicket for a single.
12.2 WICKET! Prithvi Shaw st Dhoni b Chawla 64(43)
Good length delivery. Shaw comes down the track to block the ball. The ball takes the edge of the bat and goes to the keeper.Dhoni collects the ball and dislodges the bails.
Shreyas Iyer is the new batsman.
12.3 Good length delivery and Iyer blocks the ball.
12.4 Floated delivery and Iyer pushes the ball to cover.
12.5 Short ball and Iyer plays the ball to cover-point for a single.
12.6 Short ball and Pant plays the ball to mid-wicket for a single.
DC 102/1 after 12 overs.
11. 1 Short delivery outside off. Shaw plays the ball through cover for a single.
11.2 Short delivery and Pant plays the ball through cover for a single.
11.3 Short wide outsdie off. Pant plays the ball to cover-point for a single.
11.4 FOUR! Short delivery outside off. Shaw cuts the ball to send it down to third-man for a boudnary.
11.5 Short delivery and Shaw nudges the ball around.
11.6 Quick delivery and the ball goes past the outside edge.
DC 94/1 after 11 overs.
Jadeja continues. Dhawan is on strike.
10.1 Fuller delivery and Dhawan plays the ball for a single.
10.2 Fuller delivery outside off. Dhawan creams the ball down to long-off for a single.
10.3 FOUR! Fuller delivery and Dhawan dances down the track and smashes the ball down to long-on for a boundary.
10.4 WICKET! Shikhar Dhawan lbw b Chawla 35(27)
Fuller delivery and Dhawan goes for a swith-hit. The ball hits him on the pads and there is a loud appeal for LBW. The umpire raises his finger and sends Dhawan back to the dugout.
Rishabh Pant is the new batsman.
10.5 Googly and the ball raps on the pads.
10.6 Fuller delivery and the ball hits the pads again.
DC 88/0 after 10 overs.
Jadeja continues. Dhawan is on strike.
9.1 Short ball. Dhawan plays the ball to leg-side for a couple of runs.
9.2 Fuller delivery and Dhawan sweeps the ball to fine-leg for a single
9.3 Short ball and Shaw plays the ball to leg-side for a single and get to his fifty.
9.4 FOUR! Fuller delivery and Dhawan punches the ball over extra-cover for a boundary.
9.5 Fuller delivery and Dhawan plays the ball down to long-on for a single.
9.6 SIX! Fuller delivery. Shaw goes on one knee and slog sweeps the ball over square-lge for a maximum.
DC 73/0 after 9 overs.
Chawla continues. Dhawan is on strike.
8.1 Fuller delivery. Dhawan pushes the ball to cover for a single.
8.2 FOUR! Fuller delivery and Shaw plays an inside out shot over extra-cover for a boundary.
8.3 Shorty delivery and Shaw plays the ball to the fielder at point.
8.4 FOUR! Good length delivery outside off. Shaw dances down the track and smacks the ball over extra-cover for a boudnary.
8.5 Fuller delivery on middle. Shaw plays the ball to long-on for a couple of runs.
8.6 Fuller delivery on middle. Shaw plays the ball with soft hands back to the bowler.
DC 62/0 after 8 overs.
Bowling chnage. Ravi Jadeja to bowl.
7.1 SIX! Short ball and Dhawan goes on one knee and hammers the ball over deep square-leg boundary for a maximum.
7.2 Full-toss. Dhawan pushes the ball to long-on for a single.
7.3 Fuller delivery on middle. Shaw works the ball to the fielder at short fine for a single.
7.4 FOUR! Fuller delivery and Dhawan slog sweeps the ball to send it racing down to long-on for a boundary.
7.5 Short delivery. Dhawan plays the ball to long-on for a single.
7.6 Fuller delivery. Shaw pushes the ball straight back to the bowler.
DC 49/0 after 7 overs.
Bowling change. Piyush Chawla to bowl. Dhawan in on strike.
6.1 Short ball outside off. Dhawan pulls the ball to send it to long-on for a single.
6.2 Short ball half way down the pitch. Shaw pulls the ball to long-on for another single.
6.3 Another short delivery and Dhawan plays the ball to mid-wicket for a single.
6.4 FOUR! Short ball outside off and Shaw creams the ball through cover for a boudnary.
6.5 Another short delivery and Shaw plays the ball to sweeper cover for a single.
6.6 FOUR! Short ball outside off. Shaw cuts the ball through backward point for a boudnary.
DC 36/0 after 6 overs.
Chahar is back in the attack. Shaw is on strike.
5.1 Good length ball outside off. Shaw presswes the ball to cover and takes a single.
5.2 Good length delivery outside off. Dhawan slices the ball to lift it over the field on-side and gets a couple of runs.
5.3 Fuller delivery and Dhawan pushes the ball to mid-off for a single.
5.4 Fuller delivery fired into the pads. Shaw pushes the ball to mid-on and takes a single.
5.5 Clever slower ball from Chahar. Dhawan goes for a pull but the ball goes past him to the keeper.
5.6 Short ball on middle and off. Dhawan lifts the ball over the field on the off-side and gets a single.
DC 30/0 after 5 overs.
Hazlewood continues. Shaw is on strike.
4.1 Good length ball on off. Shaw drives the ball to the fielder at mid-off.
4.2 Short ball on off. Shaw pulls the ball but miscues. The ball just evades Sam Curran at mid-on and the batsman takes a single.
4.3 Good length delivery and Shaw plays the ball to leg-side for a single.
4.4 Short ball on middle and leg. Dhawan works the ball to off-side.
4.5 Short ball on middle and leg. Dhawan comes down the track and plays the ball to off-side.
4.6 Good length delivery and Dhawan plays the ball with soft hands to off-side.
DC 27/0 after 4 overs.
Curran contines. Shaw is on strike.
3.1 FOUR! Leg cutter which is short on leg-stump. Shaw works the ball to fine-leg for a boundary.
3.2 Fuller delivery and Shaw plays the ball to leg-side.
3.3 Good length ball outside off. Shaw punches the ball to mid-off.
3.4 FOUR! Short ball outside off. Shaw hits the ball over the top of in field down the ground to long-off for a boundary.
3.4 WIDE! Poor ball by Curran as he bowls down the leg-side.
3.5 Short ball on middle. Shaw plays the ball to leg-side and gets a couple of runs.
3.6 Short ball. Shaw pulls the ball to leg-side and gets a single.
DC 15/0 after 3 overs.
Bowling change. Josh Hazlewood to bowl. Dhawan is on strike.
2.1 Good length ball on middle. Dhawan pushes the ball to cover.
2.2 Hazlewood goes short this time. Dhawan goes for a pull but the ball hits him on tummy.
2.3 Short ball on middle. Dhawan plays the ball to leg-side and takes a single.
2.4 Short ball on off. Shaw cuts the ball to backward point. Jadeja puts in a dive and stops a certain boundary. Shaw takes a single.
2.5 Fuller delivery swingin back in. Dhawan looks to play the ball to leg-side. The ball takes the insid edge of the bat and goes to third-man for a single.
2.6 Good length ball. Shaw punches the ball down the ground for a single.
DC 11/0 after 2 overs.
Sam Curran to bowl. On strike is Shaw.
1.1 Fuller delivery on pads. Shaw works the ball to leg-side.
1.2 1 Leg Bye. Good length ball on pads. The ball goes to the keeper as the batsman takes a single.
1.3 Good length ball which swings away. Dhawan leaves the ball for the keeper.
1.4 Short ball outside off. Dhawan comes down the track and cuts the ball through point for a single.
1.5 Good length ball. The ball takes the outside edge and goes after one bounce to Dhoni.
1.6 Short ball on middle and leg. Shaw ducks and leaves the ball for the keeper.
DC 9/0 after 1 over.
Deepak Chahar to open the bowling for CSK. Prithvi Shaw is on strike.
0.1 Good length delivery outside off. Shaw plays the ball to mid-off.
0.2 Fuller delivery. The ball shapes away. Shaw goes for a drive but the ball beats him.
0.3 FOUR! What a good shot to get the innings underway. Good length ball coming in. Shaw punches the ball off the backfoot through cover for a boundary.
0.4 FOUR! Another good shot from the bat of Shaw. Fuller delivery outside off. Shaw drives the ball through cover.
0.5 Good length ball. But the ball stops a bit. Shaw hits the ball to mid-off.
0.6 Good length ball outside off. Shaw crunches the ball through off-side to the fielder at sweeper-cover for a single.
The two umpires have walked out. The CSK players are in a huddle with Dhoni gving his men final bit of instructions. DC openers Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan emerge from the DC dugout.
Live action is now only a few minutes away.
Trivia Alert!
Chennai Super Kings have won 21 of their last 26 tosses.
Along with the art of winning the matches, CSK also seem to also be mastering the art of winning the tosses as well.
DC Playing XI
Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shimron Hetmyer, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Amit Mishra, Anrich Nortje, Avesh Khan
CSK Playing XI
Murali Vijay, Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Sam Curran, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Josh Hazlewood, Deepak Chahar, Piyush Chawla
Shreyas Iyer: We needed that win in the first game of the season. The boys are really motivated and we are in a great mindset. I would have chosen to field as well because in the last match dew played a great part. Ashwin, I feel is doing pretty well, but we wanted to give him a 2-3 game rest so that he feels better. He's doing well in the gym. We have two changes - Amit Mishra in for Ashwin and Avesh Khan for Mohit Sharma.
MS Dhoni: We'll bowl first. I think we need to respect the conditions and the fact that dew will play a part. Maybe the teams batting second so far in the tournament have made mistakes to not win. It looks better to bat second on TV. Some of the wickets might slow down as the tournament progresses. When you have 14 games before the play-offs you can't win all games. We need to control the controllables better, and one of them were the no balls. We also did well to get to 200 in the last game. One change - Ngidi misses out and Hazlewood comes in
Toss
CSK skipper MS Dhoni wins the toss and opts to bowl.
Pitch Report
A good hard pitch on offer for this match. Fast bowlers could get some purchase if they bowl around short length area. The ground is big so we could see fewer sixes in tonight's match.
Deccan Herald’s Dream XI
Faf du Plessis, Shikhar Dhawan, Marcus Stoinis, Shreyas Iyer, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Amit Mishra, Kagiso Rabada, Deepak Chahar, Piyush Chawla
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Head to Head:
Matches Played: 21
Delhi Capitals: 6
Chennai Super Kings: 15
Impact player for DC
Shreyas Iyer: The 25-year-old batsman is one of the best signings that DC has ever made. Iyer in 126 T20 matches has scored 3,362 runs at an average of 31.71 with two hundreds and 21 fifties at a strike rate of 130.7. In Iyer, DC has true match winner.
DC Threats: To fix the opener issue, Iyer could be forced to play Anjikya Rahane as an anchor to open the innings. Though he's an experienced international, Rahane's T20 game can be hit or miss. That could cause a serious problem for DC.
DC Opportunities: The bad injury to Ashwin remains a big concern for DC but the team has another experienced spinner in Amit Mishra ready to take over. The leg-spinner is the second highest wicket-taker in IPL history with 147 scalps and best bowling of 5/17. Ashwin’s loss could be Mishra’s gain.
DC Weaknesses: The form of Prithvi Shaw is worrying. The 20-year-old is an attacking batsman but his recent IPL form hasn’t been inspiring. In his last seven IPL innings, he has hit only one fifty. He tends to lose his wicket early and leaves a repair job for captain Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant. The opening partnership needs some attention.
DC Strengths: DC took part in its second Super Over in two seasons and they've come through on both occasions, thanks to Kagiso Rabada. The speedster holds the joint record for bowling in the most Super Over wins in the IPL. The other bowler alongside his is Jasprit Bumrah
The SWOT for DC
Impact player for CSK
Sam Curran: The all-rounder has had no problem in stepping into Dwayne Bravo's shoes. In two matches, he has picked up four wickets and cracked 35 runs at a brisk pace. He could be the CSK trump card this season.
CSK Weaknesses: South African speedster Lungi Ngidi has conceded 94 runs in the eight IPL overs that he has bowled so far. Ngidi gave away 30 runs in RR’s last over that included four sixes from Jofra Archer, two no-balls and a wide. Dhoni would want him to learn his lessons fast.
CSK Strengths: The consistency of Faf du Plessis should get them through tricky situations in this IPL. He has already hit two fifties in two matches. With the top order failing, du Plessis absorbed the pressure and took on the role of the lead batsman Against MI, du Plessis hit six boundaries and no sixes but against RR, he struck one boundary and seven sixes. This shows that the South African can adjust his game as per the match situation.
The SWOT for CSK
Let us find out the Strengths, the Weaknesses, the Opportunites, and threats of the two competing sides.
Delhi Capitals are coming in this match after a thrilling tie against Kings XI Punjab. Batting first DC made 157/8. KXIP also finished on the exact same score. The match was decided in the Super Over. South African pacer Kagiso Rabad bowled the Super Over for Delhi Capitals and he took 2 wickets while giving away just 2 runs. Delhi Capitals had no problem in chasing down that target in their Super Over.
In the opening match of the season between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians, CSK defeated MI by 5 wickets. CSK were set a target of 163 to win by MI which they achieved thanks to the fifties from Faf du Plessis and Ambati Rayudu. In the second match though, Rajasthan Royals defeated CSK by a margin of 16 runs. RR set CSK a target of 217. Faf du Plessis again hit a fighting fifty but that was not enough as CSK managed 200/6 in 20 overs.
CSK are playing their third match within three days. They have recorded one win and one loss from their first two games.
Good evening and welcome to the coverage of match 7 of the Indian Premier League. Tonight Chennai Super Kings face Delhi Capitals at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
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