Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians have made the top spot on the points table their own. Now with tonight's win, Delhi Capitals have moved on the top of the points table with 14 points. The matches are running out for Chennai Super Kings. They remain sixth on the points tally with just 6 points from 6 games.
Earlier today, Royal Challengers Bangalore completed a stunning chase against Rajasthan Royals and won the match by 7 wickets. Thanks to the win RCB retain the third spot on the points table. Safe to say that Rajasthan Royal's campaign this year is alomost over.
Tomorrow we again have two matches. First we have Sunrisers Hyderabad taking on Kolkata Knight Riders in the afternoon game then in the evening Mumbai Indians face Kings XI Punjab.
That completes the coverage of this match. Join us tomorrow. Goodnight!
Shikhar Dhawan: It's very special (first IPL ton). Playing for 13 years, so very special. Really happy. At the start of the tournament, I was hitting the ball but I wasn't converting the 20s or 30s into fifties. Once you start doing that, you get more confidence. I just want to continue the same form and make the most of it. I keep my mindset positive, I don't think a lot. Of course, I do have a few strategies according to pitch. I feel I have courage. It (fitness) is very important. Luckily, I was able to work a lot on my routine due to this long break we had due to Corona.
Player of the Match
No prizes for guessing that Shikhar Dhawan is the Player of the Match. Dhawan notched his first IPL hundred to guided Delhi Capitals to the win.
Shreyas Iyer: I was very nervous, didn't know what to say because it was getting to the last over. I knew that if Shikhar stays till the end, we will win. But the way Axar struck the ball was amazing to see. Whenever we give the Man of the Match awards in our dressing room, he is always there. He is an unsung hero. His preparation is always on point and he knows what he is doing. We've been gelling well as a team from the first day of our camp. We know the strengths and weaknesses of each other. We've embraced each other's success and failure in the same way. I just told one of the teammates today that today the way he batted, it was really mesmerizing to see. Also gives me some breathing space as captain.
MS Dhoni: Bravo was not fit, he went out and was really not able to come back. That was the reason we had to bowl (Jadeja). The option was between Karn and Jaddu so I went ahead with Jaddu. Maybe not enough.Shikhar's wicket was important, we did drop him quite a few times. He's somebody if he is batting, he'll keep ticking the scoreboard. He'll keep taking his chances. If he's there on the crease, he'll always maintain a good strike rate. I felt his wicket was crucial. Also there was difference between the first and second innings. The wicket behaved slightly better in the second innings, it came on slightly better which made it slightly easy for the batsmen. But overall, we can't really take the credit away from Shikhar, he batted really well and was supported really well by the other batters.
DC 185/5 after 19.5 overs.
DC need 17 runs from last 6 balls. Jadeja to bowl the last over. Dhawan is on strike.
19.1 WIDE! Poor ball as Jadjea bowls way outsiode off stump.
19.1 Fuller delivery and Dhawan plays the ball to square leg for a single.
19.2 SIX! Good length delivery outside off stump. Axar smahses the ball over deep midwicket for a maximum.
19.3 SIX! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Axar smahes the ball over extra cover for a maximum.
19.4 Fuller delivery and Axar plays the ball to leg side and takes 2 runs.
19.5 SIX! Fuller delivery and Axar hammers the ball out of the park to win the match for DC.
DC 163/5 after 19 overs.
Curran to bowl. Carey is on strike.
18.1 WICKET! Carey c du Plessis b Sam Curran 4(7)
Fuller delivery outside off stump. Carey looks to manufacture a boundary over long-on. He has noty timed his shot well. The ball goes to long-on where du Plessis takes a goof catch.
Axar Patel is the new batsman. Dahwan is on strike. He is on 98.
18.2 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Dhawan gets the inside edge of the bat and the ball goes behind.
18.2 WIDE! Poor ball as Curran bowls way outside off stump.
18.3 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Dhawan hits the ball to sweeper cover for a run.
18.4 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Axar plays the ball through backward point for a single.
18.5 Slow fuller delivery. Dhawan moves across his stumps and looks to play the ball to leg side. The ball goes through Dhawan and straight into Dhoni's gloves. There is appeal for caught behind. The umpire gives refers that to third umpire with soft signal as OUT. The replay shows that there is no edge.
18.6 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Dhawan plays the ball down to long off for a single and Dhawan gets his first IPL century!
DC 159/4 after 18 overs.
Shardul Thakur to bowl. Carey is on strike.
17.1 Short slow ball. Carey looks to play the ball to leg side but misses.
17.2 Fuller delivery and Carey plays the ball to deep midwicket for a single.
17.3 Fuller delivery and Dhawan smashes the ball down the ground for 2 runs.
17.4 Full toss outside off stump. Dhawan hits the ball down to sweeper cover for a single.
17.5 Good length delivery outside off stump. Carey plays the ball to mid off for a run.
17.6 FOUR! Full toss outside off stump. Dahwan moves across his stumps and thumps the ball down to fine leg for a boundary.
DC 150/4 after 17 overs.
Curran is back in the attack. Carey is on strike.
16.1 Fuller delivery on off stump. Carey looks to paddle sweep the ball but fails to connect the shot.
16.2 Fuller delivery and Carery plays the ball to leg side for a run.
16.3 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Dhawan swinsg his bat and sends the ball down to deep midwicket for a boundary.
16.4 SIX! Fuller delivery and Dhawan cracks the ball over the bowler's head for a maximum.
16.5 Full toss but Dhawan fails to connect.
16.6 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Dhawan hits the ball back to the bowler.
DC 138/4 after 16 overs.
Shardul Thakur to bowl. Stoinis is on strike.
15.1 Good length delivery on off stump. Stoinis plays the ball to off side for a run.
15.2 DROPPED! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Dhawan slashes the ball to extra cover where Ambati Rayudu makes a mess of the opportunity. Dhawan takes a single.
15.3 SIX! High and handsome. Short delivery and Stoinis swings his bat to send the ball over long-on for a maximum.
15.4 WICKET! Stoinis c Rayudu b Thakur 24(14)
Well directed short ball. Stoinis goes for a big shot. The ball takes the top edge of the bat and goes high in the air. Rayudu comes under the ball and this time takes the catch.
Alex Carey is the new batsman.
15.5 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Dhawan hits the ball down to long off for arun.
15.6 Good length delivery outside off stump. Carey plays the ball to cover point and takes a single.
DC 129/3 after 15 overs.
Karn Sharma to bowl his third over. On strike is Stoinis.
14.1 Short ball and Stoinis hits the ball down to long-on for a single.
14.2 Fuller delivery and Dhawan plays the ball to deep midwicket for 2 runs.
14.3 Fuller delivery and Dhawan plays the ball to short fine for a single.
14.4 Fuller delivery wide outside off stump. Stoinis plays the ball to the fielder at cover point for a run.
14.5 FOUR! Fuller delivery going down leg. Dhawan makes room and whips the ball to deep midwicket for a boundary.
14.6 Fuller delivery and Dhawan plays the ball to fine leg for 2 runs.
DC 118/3 after 14 overs.
Bravo to bowl. Stoinis is on strike.
13.1 Short ball and Stoinis plays the ball to deep midwicket for a single.
13.2 FOUR! Slow fuller delivery outside off stump. Dhawan moves across his stumps and sweeps the ball to leg side for a boundary.
13.3 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Dhawan plays the ball to off side for a single.
13.4 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Stoinis plays the ball to off side for a run.
13.5 Fuller delivery wide outside off stump. Dhawan goes for the ball but misses.
13.6 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Dhawan plays the ball over the fielder at extra cover for 2 runs.
DC 109/3 after 13 overs.
Karn Sharma to bowl. Stonis is on strike.
12.1 Fuller delivery and Stoinis gets no runs.
12.2 Short ball and Stoinis plays the ball to long-on for a run.
12.3 Short ball and Dhawan plays the ball to leg side for a single.
12.4 SIX! Fuller delivery and Stoinis smashes the ball straight back over the bowler's head for a maximum.
12.5 FOUR! Fuller delivery on middle stump. Stoinis drives the ball through extra cover for a boundary.
12.6 Short ball and Stoinis plays the ball to off side for a single.
DC 96/3 after 12 overs.
Barvo to bowl. Iyer is on strike.
11.1 FOUR! Fuller delivery going down leg. Iyer flicks the ball down to fine leg for a boundary.
11.2 Short of the length delivery,. Iyer plays the ball to sweeper cover for 2 runs.
11.3 WICKET! Shreyas Iyer c du Plessis b Dwayne Bravo 23(23)
Fuller delivery. Iyer goes for a big shot over long-on. He has not timed his shot well. The ball goes straight to Faf du Plessis and he won't miss an easy chance like that.
Marcus Stoinis is the new batsman.
11.4 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Dhawan hits the ball through off side for a single.
11.5 Fuller delivery on off stump. Stoinis plays the ball to leg side.
11.6 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Stoinis drives the ball down to long on for a run.
DC 88/2 after 11 overs.
Curran is back in the attack. Dhawan is on strike.
10.1 FOUR! Good length delivery outside off stump. Dhawan slaps the ball down the ground for a boundary.
10.2 Fuller delivery and Dhawan plays the ball to leg side for a run.
10.3 Fuller delivery outside off. Iyer plays the ball down to sweeper cover for a single.
10.4 FOUR! Fuller deivery on off stump. Dhawan takes a step out of his crease and creams the ball through extra cover for a boundary.
10.5 Great yorker from Curran. Dhawan digs the ball out. The ball goes round the corner as Dhawan takes a single.
10.6 Good length delivery outside off stump. Iyer dabs his bat and plays the ball to off side for a single.
DC 76/2 after 10 overs.
Bowling change. Dwayne Bravo to bowl. Dhwan is on strike.
9.1 WIDE! Poor ball by Bravo as he bowls way outside off stump.
9.1 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Dhawan drives the ball through off side for a single.
9.2 Good length delivery on off stump. Iyer pushes the ball to long on for a run.
9.3 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Dhawan hits the ball down to long-off for a run and complete his fifty!
9.4 Slow fuller delivery outside off stump. Iyer plays the ball with soft hands down to mid-on.
9.5 Good length delivery on off stump. Iyer flicks the ball to leg side for a run.
9.6 DROPPED! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Dhawan gets the outside edge and the ball flies to Dhoni. Dhoni puts the ball down. Dhawan takes a single.
DC 70/2 after 9 overs.
Bowling change. Karn Sharma to bowl. Iyer is on strike.
8.1 Short ball and Iyer plays the ball to fine-leg for a single.
8.2 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Dhawan hits the ball straight back past the bowler for a boundary.
8.3 FOUR! Short ball outside off stump. Dhawan makes a bit of room and hammers the ball through extra cover for a boundary.
8.4 Short ball and Dhawan plays the ball to leg side for a run.
8.5 Fuller delivery and Iyer plays the ball to leg side.
8.6. Fuller delivery. Iyer goes for big shot but misses.
DC 60/2 after 8 overs.
Deepak Chahar to bowl his last over. Dhawan is on strike.
7.1 Good length delivery on middle stump. Dhawan tucks the ball to fine leg for a single.
7.2 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Iyer pushes the bal to leg side for a single.
7.3 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Dhawan punches the ball down to long-off for a single.
7.4 Short delivery outside off stump. Iyer plays the ball to leg side and is happy with a single.
7.5 Short ball on leg stump. Dhawan steps out of his crease and hits the ball to off side for a run.
7.6 Good length delivery and Iyer drives the ball to extra cover for a run.
DC 54/2 after 7 overs.
Bowling change. Ravindra Jadeja to bowl. Dhawan is on strike.
6.1 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Dhawan plays the ball to leg side for a run.
6.2 Fuller delivery on middle. Iyer plays the ball to leg side for a run.
6.3 DROPPED! Fuller delivery and Dhawan slogs. Deepak Chahar misjudges the ball and puts in his dive at the wrong time. He drops a difficult chance. Dhawan takes 2 runs.
6.4 FOUR! Short ball outside off stump. Dhawan comes down the track and plays the ball wide of the fielder at backward point for a boundary.
6.5 FOUR! Short ball outside off. Dhawan pulls and sends the ball racing down to square leg for a boundary.
6.6 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Dhawan plays the ball to midwicket for a single.
DC 41/2 after 6 overs.
Shardul Thakur to bowl. Iyer is on strike.
5.1 Good length delivery on off stump. Iyer blocks the ball.
5.2 SIX! Good length delivery on middle and leg stump. Iyer smacks the bal over long-on for a maximum.
5.3 Fuller delivery outside off. Iyer plays the ball to cover.
5.4 Short delivery on off stump. Iyer goes on the backfoot and plays the ball to off side and takes a quick single.
5.5 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Dhawan comes out of his crease and hammers the ball through off side for a boundary.
5.6 Full toss outside off stump. Dhawan plays the ball to off side for a run.
DC 29/2 after 5 overs.
Deepak Chahar is back in the attack. Rahane is on strike.
4.1 WICKET! Rahane c Sam Curran b Chahar 8(10)
Good length delivery outside off stump. Rahane makes room and plays the ball to backward point. Curran throws himself and takes a stunning catch.
Shreyas Iyer is the new batman.
4.2 Good length delivery around off stump. Iyer blocks the ball.
4.3 Short ball outside off stump. Iyer goes for big shot. The ball takes the inside edge of the bat and goes to slip area. Dhawan calls Iyer for a single. Iyer responds. Watson collects the ball and aims the stumps at non striker's end. Iyer reaches the non striker's end. But he looks in some pain.
4.4 Good length delivery outside off stump. Dhawan plays the ball to off side and takes a single.
4.5 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Iyer plays the ball to leg side.
4.6 Good length delivery outside off stump. The ball hits the pads and there is a big shout for LBW. But the upmire turns down the appeal.
DC 26/1 after 4 overs.
Bowling change. Shardul Thakur to bowl. Dhawan is on strike.
3.1 Good length delivery outside off stump. Dhawan goes for pull but misses.
3.2 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Dahwan moves across his stumps and pushes the ball through cover for a single.
3.3 FOUR! Short ball outside off stump. Rahane pulls and dismisses the ball out of his sight. The ball races down to deep midwicket for a boundary.
3.4 Good length delivery outside off stump. Rahane pushes the ball to sweeper cover for a single.
3.5 Short ball outside off stump. Dhawan slashes the ball through off side for a single.
3.6 Fuller delivery and Rahane drives the ball to exta-cover for a single.
DC 18/1 after 3 overs.
Chahar to bowl his second over. Rahane is on strike.
2.1 Fuller delivery and Rahane tucks the ball to fine leg for a run.
2.2 Good length delivery on middle and leg. Dhawan goes on the backfoot and plays the ball through extra cover for a single.
2.3 Good length delivery outside off stump. Rahane pushes the ball to cover for a run.
2.4 Short ball outside off stump. Dhawan pulls to send the ball to backward square leg for 2 runs.
2.5 FOUR! Short ball outside off stump. Dhawan cuts and sends the ball flying down to third man for a boundary.
2.6 Good length delivery outside off stump. Dhawan pulls and sends the ball to square leg foir a single.
DC 8/1 after 2 overs.
Sam Curran to bowl from the other end. Dhawan is on strike.
1.1 Good length delivery outside off stump. Dhawan leaves the ball for the keeper.
1.2 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Dhawan pushes the ball back to the bowler.
1.3 FOUR! First boundary of DC's inning. Short delivery outside off. Dhawan pulls the ball to leg side for a boundary.
1.4 Fuller delivery on off stump. Dhawan plays the ball to off side.
1.5 FOUR! Good length delivery on off stump. Dhawan comes down the track and smacks the ball over the bowler's head for a boundary.
1.6 Fuller delivery on off stump. Dhawan plays the ball to leg side.
DC 0/1 after 1 over.
Deepak Chahar to bowl the first over for CSK. On strike is Prithvi Shaw.
0.1 Good length delivery outside off stump. Shaw pushes the ball to off side.
0.2 WICKET! Prithvi Shaw c and b Chahar 0(2)
Good slow ball on good length. The ball moves a bit after pitching. Shaw plays the ball with soft hands. The ball goes straight back to Chahar and he takes a good catch.
Ajinkya Rahane is the new batsman.
0.3 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Rahane blocks the ball.
0.4 Fuller delivery on midlde stump. Rahane defends and plays the ball to leg side.
0.5 Fuller delivery on off stump. Rahane plays the ball to off side. Dhawan wants to take a single but Rahane refuses.
0.6 Fuller delivery and Rahane plays the ball back to the bowler.
So, DC's chase is about to begin. CSK players are out on the field and in a huddle. MS Dhoni can be seen giving his team final bits of inspring words. And out come Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw to open the inning for DC.
CSK 179/4 after 20 overs.
Nortje to bowl the last over. Rayudu is on strike.
19.1 Slow fuller delivery. Rayudu plays the ball to deep midwicket for a single.
19.2 Fuller delivery wide outside off stump. Jadeja fails to connect the bat onto the ball.
19.3 SIX! Low full toss outside off stump. Jajdeja swings his bat and sends the ball flying over long-on for a maximum.
19.4 SIX! Fuller delivery outside off and Jadeja hammers the ball over long-on for a maximum.
19.5 Short ball. Jadeja pulls the ball to send it to midwicket. Jadeja takes 2 runs.
19.6 Fuller delivery outside off. Jadeja plays the ball to off side for a single.
CSK 163/4 after 19 overs.
Rabada to bowl his last over. Rayudu is on strike.
18.1 WIDE! Fuller delivery going down the leg side.
18.1 Fuller delivery fired on the pads. Rayud comes down the track for a big shot. The ball takes the inside edge and hits the pads. The ball goes to off side as Rayudu takes a single.
18.2 Fuller delivery and Jadeja hammers the ball down to long-off for a single.
18.3 SIX! Short ball outside off stump. Rayudu swings his bat and the ball flies over the backward square leg boundary for a maximum.
18.4 Short ball. Rayudu backs away for a pull but the ball flies past him.
18.5 Fuller delivery. Rayudu comes down the track for a big shot. The ball takes the inside edge and goes around the corner. Rayudu and Jadeja take a quick single.
18.6 SIX! Full toss outside off stump. Jadeja swings his bat and sends the ball flying over deep midwicket boundary for a maximum.
CSK 147/4 after 18 overs.
Tushar Deshpande to bowl. Jadeja is on strike.
17.1 Short of the length deliveyr and Jadeja works the ball to deep square leg for a run.
17.2 Fuller delivery fired on the stumps. Rayudu plays the ball to square leg for a run.
17.3 Good length delivery on leg stump. Jadeja plays the ball to off side for a run.
17.4 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Rayudu plays the ball to point for a run.
17.5 SIX! Fuller delivery on leg stump. Jadeja flicks the ball and sends the ball flying over fineg leg boundary and out of the park.
17.5 WIDE! Slow full delivery way outside off stump.
17.6 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Jadeja plays the ball down to long-off for 2 runs.
CSK 134/4 after 17 overs.
Nortje to bowl. Rayudu is on strike.
16.1 SIX! Slow fuller delivery outside off stump. Rayudu swings his bat and smashes the ball over extra-cover for a maximum.
16.2 Low full toss on middle and leg. Rayudu plays the ball to deep midwicket for a single.
16.3 WICKET! Dhoni c Carey b Nortje 3(5)
Back of the length slow delivery. Dhoni comes down the track for a big shot. The ball takes the inside edge and goes to Alex Carey.
Ravindra Jadeaj is the new batsman.
16.4 Short ball and Jadeja comes behind the ball to bock it.
16.5 Short ball and Jadeja hits the ball down to long-off for a run.
16.6 FOUR! Fuller delivery drifting down leg. Rayudu flicks the ball to fine leg for a boundary.
CSK 122/3 after 16 overs.
Marcus Stoinis to bowl. Dhoni is on strike.
15.1 BEATEN! Good length delivery outside off stump. Dhoni goes for big shot but misses.
15.2 Good length delivery and Dhoni plays the ball to mid-off for a quick single.
15.3 Short of good length delivery and Rayudu plays the ball to square leg for a single.
15.4 Fuller delivery and Dhoni plays the ball to mid-off for a run.
15.5 SIX! Fuller delivery on middle and leg stump. Rayudu comes down the track and hammers the ball over long-on for a maximum.
15.6 Full toss and Rayudu plays the ball towards the fielder at short third and takes a run.
CSK 112/3 after 15 overs.
Rabada is back in the attack. du Plessis is on strike.
14.1 FOUR! Good length delivery outside off stump. du Plessis comes down the track for a big shot. The ball takes the inside edge and goes to fine-leg for a boundary.
14.2 Length delivery bowled at pace. du Plessis goes for a big shot but misses.
14.3 Fuller delivery and du Plessi goes for ramp shot but misses.
14.4 WICKET!
Slow fuller delivery. du Plessis goes for a big shot. The bat turns in his hand. The ball flies to long-on and Shikhar Dhwan takes a good catch diving forward.
MS Dhoni is the new batsman.
14.5 NO BALL! Short ball but way over the batsman's height. Rayudu leaves the ball for the keeper.
FREE HIT!
14.6 Short ball and Rayudu hits the ball to deep midwicket for a single
14.6 Fuller delivery and Dhoni plays the ball to third man for a run.
CSK 105/2 after 14 overs.
R Ashiwn to bowl. du Plessis is on strike.
13.1 Fuller delivery down the leg side. du Plessis plays the ball to leg side for a run.
13.2 Good length delivery and Rayudu palys the ball to cover.
13.3 SIX! Fuller delivery on middle and leg stump. Rayudu slogs the ball to send the ball flying into the stands on the cow coroner.
13.4 Short ball outside off stump. Rayudu goes for cut but misses.
13.5 Fuller delivery and Rayudu plays the ball to midwicket for 2 runs.
13.6 Fuller delivery and Rayudu reverse sweeps the ball for 2 runs.
CSK 94/2 after 13 overs.
Axar Patel to bowl his last over. du Plessis is on strike.
12.1 Short ball outside off stump. du Plessis hits the ball to deep midwicket for a single.
12.2 Fuller delivery and Rayudu hits the ball down to long-on for a single
12.3 DROPPED! Short ball and du Plesssis plays the ball to deep midwicket. Dhawan running in from the deep runs for a catch but he cannot hold on to the ball. du Plessis takes a single.
12.4 Short of length delivery and Rayudu plays the ball to long-on for a run.
12.5 Fuller delivery and du Plessis plays the ball to long-off for a run.
12.6 Flighted delivery outside off stump. Rayudu plays the ball to extra cover for 2 runs.
CSK 87/2 after 12 overs.
Nortje is back in the attack. Watson is on strike.
11.1 Fuller delivery on leg stump. Watson pushes the ball down to long-on for a run.
11.2 Fuller delivery outside off stump. du Plessis plays the ball to off side.
11.3 Great yorker by Nortje. du Plessis digs the ball out. There is a slight appeal from Nortje. The umpire is not interested. The ball goes to the leg side and du Plessis takes a single to get to his fifty!
11.4 WICKET! Watson b Nortje 36(28)
Full fast and straight delivery. Watson wanted to launch the ball in the orbit but he misses. The ball hits the stumps.
Ambati Rauyud is the new batsman.
11.5 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Rayudu blocks the ball.
11.6 Good yorker. Rayudu goes for a big shot but misses. The ball goes to the keeper.
CSK 85/1 after 11 overs.
Tushar Deshpande is back in the attack. du Plessis is on strike.
10.1 SIX! Fuller delivery outside off stump. du Plessis hammers the ball over long-off for a maximum.
10.2 Short ball outside off stump. du Plessis plays the ball to off side for a run.
10.3 Fuller delivery on leg stump. Watson plays the ball down to long-on for a run.
10.4 FOUR! Full toss outside off stump. du Plessis plays a paddle sweep over to send the ball over the fielder at short fine for a boundary.
10.5 Short ball outside off stump. du Plessis cracks the ball through cover and takes 2 runs.
10.6 Short ball outside off stump. du Plessis drives the ball to cover.
CSK 71/1 after 10 overs.
R Ashiwn to bowl. du Plessis is on strike.
9.1 Fuller delivery and du Plessis pushes the ball back to Ashwin.
9.2 FOUR! Short ball outside off. du Plessis slogs the ball to deep square leg for a boundary.
9.3 Fuller delivery and du Plessis plays the ball to leg side for a run.
9.4 FOUR! Short ball way outside off stump. Watson smashes the ball through extra cover for boundary.
9.5 Fuller delivery. Watson goes for sweep. The ball takes the top edge and flies to third-man as Watson takes 2 runs.
9.6 FOUR! Short ball outside off stump. Watson hammers the ball down to long-on for a boundary.
CSK 56/1 after 9 overs.
Axar Patel to bowl his third over. du Plessis is on strike.
8.1 Fuller delivery on middle stump. du Plessi works the ball to leg side for a risky run.
8.2 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Watson plays a paddle sweep to guide the ball down to fine leg for a boundary.
8.3 Short ball on leg stump. Watosn punches the ball down the ground for a run.
8.4 Short ball on leg stump. du Plessis plays the ball to long-off for a run.
8.5 Short ball and Watson plays the ball to midwicket for a run.
8.6 Short ball outside off. du Plessis plays the ball do deep midwicket for a run.
CSK 47/1 after 8 overs.
R Ashiwn to bowl. Watson is on strike.
7.1 Tossed up delivery outside off. Watosn plays the ball to long-on for a run.
7.2 Straight carrom ball. du Plessis plays the ball to cover.
7.3 Shortish ball around off. du Plessis plays the ball to sweeper cover for a run.
7.4 Good length delivery on middle stump. Watson plays the ball to leg side for a run.
7.5 Fuller delivery on middle stump. du Plessis goes for sweep but misses.
7.6 Short ball and du Plessis plays the ball to lobg-on for a run.
CSK 43/1 after 7 overs.
Axar Patel to bowl his second over. du Plessis is on strike.
6.1 Fuller delivery outside off. du Plessis plays the ball to off side for a single.
6.2 Short ball going down leg. Watson plays the ball to leg side for a run.
6.3 Fuller delivery and du Plessis pushes the ball back to the bowler.
6.4 Short ball and du Plessis plays the ball down the ground for a run.
6.5 Short ball and Watson plays the ball to leg side.
6.6 Short ball and Watson plays the ball down to long-off for a run.
CSK 39/1 after 6 overs.
Kagiso Rabada to bowl his second over. Watson is on strike.
5.1 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Watson blocks the ball.
5.2 Good length delivery on middle stump. Watson plays the ball just round the corner and takes a quick run.
5.3 Slow good length delivery outside off stump. du Plessis is decieved. He plays the ball to leg side. The ball lobs and falls in front of the bowler.
5.4 FOUR! Short ball outside off stump. du Plessis pulls and sends the ball to deep midwicket for a boundary.
5.5 Fuller delivery and du Plessis plays the ball to leg side. He darts to the other end for a single.He collides with Rabada while completing the run.
5.6 FOUR! Short ball outside off stump. Watson gets on the top of the bounce and plays the ball down to third-man for a boundary.
CSK 29/1 after 5 overs.
Anrich Nortje to bowl. du Plessis is on strike.
4.1 SIX! Fuller delivery on off stump. du Plessis shuffles across and laps the ball over fine-leg for a maximum.
4.2 Good length delivery outside off stump. du Plessis plays the ball to off side.
4.3 Short ball and du Plessis gets the inside edge of the bat onto the ball. The ball rolls back to the bowler.
4.4 FOUR! Short ball outside off. du Plessis swings his bat and sends the ball to deep midwicket for a boundary.
4.5 Fuller delivery on middle and leg stump. du Plessis plays the ball to leg side.
4.6 FOUR! Good length delivery outside off stump. du Plessis smashes the ball through cover for a boundary.
CSK 15/1 after 4 overs.
Axar Patel to bowl. du Plessis is on strike.
3.1 Short ball on off stump. du Plessis plays the ball to leg side for a run.
3.2 Short ball outside off stump. Watson punches the ball down the ground for a run.
3.3. Fuller delivery outside off. du Plessis plays the ball to cover.
3.4 Short ball and du Plessis pushes the ball back to the bowler.
3.5 Slow falt delivery. du Plesis plays the ball coming down the track to off side for a run.
3.6 Good length delivery and Watson plays the ball to leg side.
CSK 12/1 after 3 overs.
Deshpande to bowl his second over. du Plessis is on strike.
2.1 WIDE! Full down the leg side.
2.1 Good length delivery around off stump. du Plessis plays the ball tyo off side.
2.2 Good length delivery just outside off stump. du Plessis plays the ball to off side.
2.3 Short delivery on middle stump. du Plessi works the ball to midwicket and takes a single.
2.4 FOUR! Top shot from Watson to get his inning underway. Good length delivery jus outside off stump. Watson drives the ball down through mid-off for a boundary.
2.5 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Waston plays the ball to leg side.
2.6 FOUR! Short ball outside off stump. Watson pulls and sends the ball to deep midwicket for a boundary.
CSK 2/0 after 2 overs.
Kagiso Rabada to bowl from the other end. On strike is Shane Watson.
1.1 Good length delivery on middle stump. Watson blocks the ball with a straight bat.
1.2 Short delivery outside off stump. Watson plays the ball to leg side.
1.3 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Watson drives the ball to the fielder at cover.
1.4 Good length delivery outside off stump. Watson plays the ball to off side.
1.5 Fuller delivery on middle and leg stump. Watson plays the ball to off side.
1.6 Fuller delivery on off and middle stump. Watson digs the ball out.
CSK 2/0 after 1 over.
Tushar Deshpande to bowl the first over for DC. On strike is Sam Curran.
0.1 Good length delivery wide outside off stump. Curran leaves the ball for the keeper.
0.2 Fuller delivery on leg stump. Curran advances down the track for a big shot. The ball raps on the pads and goes to off side.
0.3 WICKET! Sam Curran c Nortje b Tushar Deshpande 0(3)
Good bouncer from Deshpande. The bounce surprises Curran. He goes for pull. The ball takes the top edge of the bat and flies to third-man. Anrich Nortje takes the catch just at the boundary rope. He gets rid of the ball before getting over the boundary rope. He comes back in the field of play and complets the catch.
Shane Watson is the new batsman in. Faf du Plessis is on strike.
0.4 Short ball outside off stump. Faf plays the ball to off side.
0.5 Fuller delivery on middle stump. du Plessis plays the ball to leg side.
0.6 Short ball outside off stump. de Plessis plays the ball through off side for 2 runs.
Right then, the two umpires make their way to the middle. DC players have been on the field for a few minutes. And outcome Faf du Plessis and Sam Curran to open the inning for CSK.
DC Playing XI
Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer(c), Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey(w), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Tushar Deshpande, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje
CSK Playing XI
Faf du Plessis, Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(w/c), Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Dwayne Bravo, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Karn Sharma
Shreyas Iyer: It's better (injury) now. We will be giving him (Pant) one more game rest. We are playing with the same team. The boys are really motivated. This is going to be a good challenge, looking forward to it. Till the last ball we need to fight. We are not giving up at any situation. Our mindset is such that we fight till the end.
MS Dhoni: We'll bat first. There's nothing on the surface, no grass. Looks like a fresh wicket. I am happy with a lot of things. We didn't commit a lot of errors in the last game. We need to continue doing that. You are always under pressure in IPL, I feel it's a good thing to have. We have made change. In place of Piyush Chawla, we have Kedar Jadhav.
Deccan Herald’s Dream XI
Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Faf du Plessis, Shreyas Iyer, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Marcus Stoinis, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tushar Deshpande
Impact player for CSK
Sam Curran: The English all-rounder has become a utility player for CSK. He opened the innings and scored a quickfire 31 in the last match. He also gets wickets on a regular basis.
Impact player for DC
Anrich Nortje: He has the fastest ball in IPL history and has bowled the five fastest deliveries this season. Can he get even faster? Nortje and Kagiso Rabada bowling in tandem can break through any batting line-up.
Big news ahead of this match is that DC skipper Shreyas Iyer is fit and he will feature in the match.
CSK Threats: They still need at least five wins from six matches to fight for a play-off spot. Will they find a second wind in the second half?
CSK Opportunities: They've got their first win in the second half. Can they get another and begin a new streak?
CSK Weaknesses: The batting has let them down this season with Shane Watson being inconsistent. Faf du Plessis has tried to hold it together on his own. Sam Curran as an opener should continue to resolve their slowness in the power play.
CSK Strengths: M S Dhoni has a team with great bowling depth. Six bowlers bowled at least two overs in the last match against SRH. With pitches starting to slow down, we might see the CSK spinners making more of an impact.
The SWOT for CSK
DC Threats: DC have already been hit by a number of injuries. More of them could cripple the DC season.
DC Opportunities: DC can complete a double over CSK and rack up crucial play-off points.
DC Weaknesses: Rishabh Pant’s injury has forced DC to use Ajinkya Rahane and Alex Carey as replacements. It's tough to find anyone who can match Pant’s strike rate, so DC are losing out on some important runs. They need a big hitter in the middle or lower order. Who can fill that role?
DC Strengths: They have an enviable bowling line-up. They have Kagiso Rabada who leads the Purple Cap race and they have Anrich Nortje who has clocked the fastest ball in IPL history. Spinners R Ashwin and Axar Patel have supported them superbly. Marcus Stoinis has also been clinical whether bowling or batting.
The SWOT for DC
Form Guide (last five matches)
Delhi Capitals: W-L-W-W-W
Chennai Super Kings: W-L-L-W-L
Head to Head
Matches Played: 22
Delhi Capitals: 7
Chennai Super Kings: 15
Delhi Capitals are well placed on the points table. With 12 points from 8 matches they are second in the league. Chennai Super Kings haven't had the best of IPL seasons and they are struggling at sixth with just 6 points from 8 matches. DC would want to take back the top of the table position from Mumbai Indians at the end of this match. For CSK, every match is important to keep their hopes for playoffs alive.
What happened in the reverse fixture?
Batting first DC made 175/3 thanks to opener Prithvi Shaw’s quickfire 64. Faf du Plessis made 43 in CSK’s chase, but the men in Yellow never got hold of the chase and could only make 131/7 in 20 overs.
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