<p> Dwayne Smith cracked a blistering 79 as a dominant Chennai Super Kings steamrolled Delhi Daredevils by eight wickets for their sixth straight win in the Indian Premier League, here today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Chasing a competitive 179-run target, CSK overhauled the target with two balls to spare as the West Indies batsman led the chase with his 51-ball knock that was embellished with eight sixes and four hits to the fence.<br /><br />Such was Smith's domination that he plundered boundaries at will and spared no DD bowler during his entertaining knock.<br /><br />He departed in the 19th over when his side needed 11 runs off 8 balls and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni ensured that there was no twist in the script keeping his reputation as a fantastic finisher intact.<br /><br />Dhoni hit the lacklustre Jaydev Unadkat for a six in the second ball and followed it up with a couple and a boundary through extra cover to yet again score the winning runs for his side.<br /><br />Brendon McCullum (32) and Suresh Raina (47 not out off 26) too contributed in CSK's win, supporting the rampaging West Indian well.<br /><br />Light shower made it a pleasant evening for the fans but for Daredevils it continues to be gloomy affair as it became difficult to grip the wet ball.<br /><br />With this win, CSK have strengthened their position at the top while Delhi will now find it extremely difficult to go beyond the first stage of the tournament.<br /><br />It was one of the better wickets seen at Kotla, making it possible to have a good contest between ball and bat.<br /><br />Initially it helped pacers while gradually stroke-making became easier.<br /><br />Despite losing charismatic skipper Kevin Pietersen for a golden duck, Daredevils put up a competitive 178 for five, thanks to a collective batting effort, led by Dinesh Karthik<br />Karthik smashed his way to a 51-run knock and combined well with Murali Vijay (35) for a splendid 71-run partnership for the third wicket after a shaky start.<br /><br />JP Duminy (28) and Kedar Jadhav (29) provided superb finishing touches with their fiery cameos as DD put on board their best total of the season after being invited to bat.</p>
<p> Dwayne Smith cracked a blistering 79 as a dominant Chennai Super Kings steamrolled Delhi Daredevils by eight wickets for their sixth straight win in the Indian Premier League, here today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Chasing a competitive 179-run target, CSK overhauled the target with two balls to spare as the West Indies batsman led the chase with his 51-ball knock that was embellished with eight sixes and four hits to the fence.<br /><br />Such was Smith's domination that he plundered boundaries at will and spared no DD bowler during his entertaining knock.<br /><br />He departed in the 19th over when his side needed 11 runs off 8 balls and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni ensured that there was no twist in the script keeping his reputation as a fantastic finisher intact.<br /><br />Dhoni hit the lacklustre Jaydev Unadkat for a six in the second ball and followed it up with a couple and a boundary through extra cover to yet again score the winning runs for his side.<br /><br />Brendon McCullum (32) and Suresh Raina (47 not out off 26) too contributed in CSK's win, supporting the rampaging West Indian well.<br /><br />Light shower made it a pleasant evening for the fans but for Daredevils it continues to be gloomy affair as it became difficult to grip the wet ball.<br /><br />With this win, CSK have strengthened their position at the top while Delhi will now find it extremely difficult to go beyond the first stage of the tournament.<br /><br />It was one of the better wickets seen at Kotla, making it possible to have a good contest between ball and bat.<br /><br />Initially it helped pacers while gradually stroke-making became easier.<br /><br />Despite losing charismatic skipper Kevin Pietersen for a golden duck, Daredevils put up a competitive 178 for five, thanks to a collective batting effort, led by Dinesh Karthik<br />Karthik smashed his way to a 51-run knock and combined well with Murali Vijay (35) for a splendid 71-run partnership for the third wicket after a shaky start.<br /><br />JP Duminy (28) and Kedar Jadhav (29) provided superb finishing touches with their fiery cameos as DD put on board their best total of the season after being invited to bat.</p>