IPL 2021 Qualifier 1 | Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings highlights: CSK win by 4 wickets and qualify for the final

Delhi Capitals are fighting for a second successive final while Chennai Super Kings would be hoping for a spot in the title match after a gap of two years.

With the win, CSK are through to the final. All is not over for DC, as they now will have to play Qualifier-II. Tomorrow we have the Eliminator between KKR and RCB. The winner of the match between KKR and RCB will face DC in Qualifier-II and it will be the end of the road for the losing side.

Join us tomorrow for the coverage of the match between RCB and KKR. For now it is time to say good night!

Player of the Match

CSK opener Ruturaj Gaikwad is the Player of the Match for his knock of 70 from 50 balls.

Ruturaj Gaikwad:It's just normal. Just go through normal routines that I have been following throughout the tournament. Powerplay was a crucial stage and the wicket was holding a little bit. It was easier to bat through with Robin going well. I plan for 2-3 overs, think of how is likely to bowl and who I can target. big-short boundary, who I can target and ensure the required rate doesn't go up too much. Every time Dhoni tries to encourage me and start afresh every game. Learn from every game and move forward.

MS Dhoni, CSK skipper:

It was a crucial innings. They were using the bigger boundary very well. I have done a lot in the tournament. We are one side that hasn't done promotions a lot. If a Shardul or a Deepak, they can look to get a boundary from the first ball. He is somebody who likes to bat up the order. Mo has done very well for us at 3. So we have left it open. Whoever gets out, one of you will bat at 3. We have just left it to god how we decide that. He (Ruturaj Gaikwad) is somebody who plays authentic shots. He is a good talent. It's the full team. It was tough when we didn't qualify last time. Emotions were high. Credit goes to the support staff and everyone in the team.

Rishabh Pant, Delhi Capitals captain

Obviously it's verydisappointing, don't have enough words to describe how we are feeling right now. The only thing we can do is rectify our mistakes and move on to the next one. I thought that Tom bowled beautifully throughoutthe match, last over unfortunately went for runs. I thought the bowler who is having a great day, it's better to use him for the last over. I thought the score was decent but they got off to a flier in the powerplay and we didn't get enoughwickets and that was the main difference. As a cricketer, we are going to rectify our mistakes, gonna learn fromit and move on to the next one. Hopefully we can win and play the final.

Result

CSK beat DC by 4 wickets and qualify for the final.

CSK 173/6 after 19.4 overs

Curran to bowl the last over. CSK need 13 runs.

19.1Curran to Moeen, WICKET! CAUGHT! HANG ON FOLKS! Slow back of the length ball wide of off-stump, Moeen cracks the ball to deep backward square-lege where Rabada maintains his cool and takes a good catch.

Moeen Ali c Rabada b Tom Curran 16(12)

Ravindra Jadeja walks out to bat.

CSK need 13 runs from 5 balls.

Curran is on a HATTRICK!

19.2Curran to Dhoni, FOUR! Half-tracker wide of off-stump, Dhoni thumps the ball over the man at deep cover for a boundary.

CSK need 9 from 4

19.3Curran to Dhoni, INSIDE EDGE AND FOUR! Good length ball wide of off-stump, Dhoni swings his bat, the ball takes the inside edge and runs past the stumps and down to fine-leg for a boundary.

CSK need 5 from 3

19.3Curran to Dhoni, WIDE! Short ball bowled way outside the line of off-stump.

CSK need 4 from 3.

19.3Curran to Dhoni, FOUR AND CSK ARE IN THE FINAL!!!!!!!!! Short and wide from Curran, Dhoni pulls and sends the ball to square-leg for a boundary.

CSK 160/5 after 19 overs.

Avesh to bowl the nineteenth over. CSK need 24 runs from 12 balls.

18.1Avesh to Gaikwad, WICKET! CAUGHT! BLOW FOR CSK!!! SLow low full toss wide of off-stump, Gaikwad slogs the ball to deep mid-wicket, Axar Patel runs in from deep and dives forward to complete a stunning catch.

Ruturaj Gaikwad c Axar b Avesh Khan 70(50)

MS Dhoni walks out to bat.

CSK need 24 runs from 11 balls

18.2Avesh to Moeen, FOUR! Full toss wide of off-stump, Moeen swings his bat and sends the ball through cover point region for a boundary,

18.3Avesh to Moeen, 1 run, full ball on off-stump, Moeen drives the ball down to third-man for a single.

18.4Avesh to Dhoni, no run, slow back of the length ball wide of off-stump, Dhoni goes for a wild swing but fails to connect.

18.5Avesh to Dhoni, SIX! GOING, GOING, GONE! Back of the length ball on off-stump, Dhoni rocks back and hammers the ball over deep mid-wicket fence for a monster.

18.6Avesh to Dhoni, no run, slow full ball tad wide of off-stump, Dhoni goes for another wild hit but fails to connect.

CSK 149/4 after 18 overs.

Nortje to bowl the eighteenth over. CSK need 35 runs from 18 balls.

17.1Nortje to Gaikwad, FOUR! JUST THE START CSK NEEDED IN THIS OVER! Half-volley on off-stump, Gaikwad makes room and thumps the ball straight, Hetmyer puts ib a brave dive at mid-off but cannot stop the ball and the ball rolls down to long-off for a boundary.

17.2Nortje to Gaikwad, no run, slow back of the length ball ion off-stump, a swing and a miss from Gaikwad.

17.3Nortje to Gaikwad, 1 run, full ball on off-stump, Gaikwad drives the ball down the ground for a single.

17.4Nortje to Moeen, 1 run, slow short ball on off-stump, Moeen pulls and the ball falls in front of Axar Patel at deep midwicket as Moeen gets a single.

17.5Nortje to Gaikwad, FOUR! FANTASTIC! Full toss wide of off-stump, Gaikwad steps out and thumps the ball through backward point for a boundary.

17.6Nortje to Gaikwad, 1 run, slow good length ball wide of off-stump, Gaikwad tries a slog, the ball takes the toe end of the bat and flies to third-man, the ball falls in front of Rabada ad Gaikwad settles for a single.

CSK 138/4 after 17 overs.

Avesh to bowl the seventeenth over.

16.1Avesh to Gaikwad, 1 run, back of the length ball on off-stump, Gaikwad slogs the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single.

16.2Avesh to Moeen, 1 run, short and wide from the pacer, Moeen cuts the ball through backward point for another single.

16.3Avesh to Gaikwad, 1 run, slow back of the length ball on off-stump, Gaikwad cracks the ball to deep mid-wicket for the fourth single.

16.4Avesh to Moeen, 1 run, full and fast ball wide of off-stump, Moeen drives the ball down to backward point for a single.

16.5Avesh to Gaikwad, FOUR! IMPORTANT BOUNDARY FOR CSK! Full toss on off-stump, Gaikwad moves to the off side and nudges the ball to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

16.6Avesh to Gaikwad, another full toss on off-stump, Gaikwad mishits the ball and sends it down to deep mid-wicket for a single.

CSK 129/4 after 16 overs.

Nortje to bowl the sixteenth over.

15.1Nortje to Moeen, 1 run, short ball on leg stump, Moeen guides the ball down to fine-leg for a single.

15.2Nortje to Gaikwad, 1 run, full ball wide of off-stump, Gaikwad drives the ball down to third-man for another single.

15.3Nortje to Moeen, no run, slow full ball on off-stump, Moeen drives the ball to the fielder at mid-wicket.

15.4Nortje to Moeen, 2 runs, good length ball on off-stump, Moeen whacks the ball to square-leg for a couple of runs.

15.5Nortje to Moeen, FOUR! MUCH-NEEDED FOUR FOR CSK! Slow short ball wide of off-stump, Moeen sits back and pulls to send the ball racing down to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

15.6Nortje to Moeen, no run, Nortje nails a perfect yorker on off-stump, Moeen digs the ball back to the pacer.

CSK 121/4 after 15 overs.

Rabada to bowl the fifteenth over.

14.1Rabada to Rayudu, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Rayudu drives the ball to cover.

14.2Rabada to Rayudu, no run, good length ball wide of off-stump, Rayudu hits the ball to backward point,

14.3Rabada to Rayudu, 1 run, full ball on leg stump, Rayudu drives the ball down the ground for a single.

14.4Rabada to Gaikwad, WICKET! RUN OUT! Slow short ball wide of off-stump, Gaikwad pulls the ball to mid-wicket and completes the first run, he then calls Rayudu for the second run, Iyer collects the ball in the deep and gets rid of it in an instant and throws it to Rabada, the bowler collects the ball and runs out Rayudu.

Rayudu run out (Shreyas Iyer/Rabada) 1(3)

Moeen Ali walks out to bat.

14.5Rabada to Gaikwad, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Gaikwad hits the ball for a run.

14.6Rabada to Moeen, 1 run, back of the length ball wide of off-stump, Moeen hits the ball over cover for a single.

CSK 111/1 after 13 overs.

Ashwin to bowl the thirteenth over.

12.1Ashwin to Gaikwad, 1 run, full ball on off-stump, Gaikwad works the ball to the leg side for a single.

12.2 Ashwin to Uthappa, FOUR! Good length ball on off-stump, Uthappa plays a reverse sweep and fetches a boundary,

12.3Ashwin to Uthappa, FOIUR MORE! CLEAN HIT! Full ball on off-stump, Uthappa dances down the track and smacks the ball straight down the ground for a boundary.

12.4Ashwin to Uthappa, 1 run, short ball on off-stump, Uthappa makes room and hammers the ball through cover for a single.

12.5Ashwin to Gaikwad, 1 run, full ball on middle stump, Gaikwad nudges the ball to cover for a run.

12.6Ashwin to Uthappa, 1 run, full ball on off-stump, Uthappa drives the ball down the ground for a single.

CSK 99/1 after 12 overs.

Rabada to bowl the twelfth over.

11.1 Rabada to Gaikwad, no run, yorker in the blockhole, Gaikwad brings his bat down in time to block the ball.

11.2Rabada to Gaikwad, 3 runs, short ball wide of off-stump, Gaikwad makes room and hits the ball to third-man for three runs.

11.3 Rabada to Uthappa, no run, full toss wide of off-stump, Uthappa mishits the ball to the fielder at mid-wicket.

11.4Rabada to Uthappa, 1 run, full ball on off-stump, Uthappa drives the ball down to long-on for a single.

11.5Rabada to Gaikwad, no run, slow short ball wide of off-stump, Gaikwad is early in his pull shot and misses to hit the ball.

11.6Rabada to Gaikwad, 1 run, slow good length ball on off-stump,Gaikwad guides the ball down to third-man for a single.

CSK 94/1 after 11 overs.

Axar to bowl the eleventh over.

10.1Axar to Gaikwad, 2 runs, short ball on middle stump, Gaikwad hits the ball to mid-wicket for a couple of runs,

10.2Axar to Gaikwad, SIX! JUST OVER THE FENCE! Slow full ball wide of off-stump, Gaikwad goes on one keen and slogs the ball, the ball flies just over the fielder at long-on fence for a maximum!!!

10.3Axar to Gaikwad, FOUR! Full ball on off-stump, Gaikwad drives the ball straight down the ground for a boundary.

10.4Axar to Gaikwad, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Gaikwad pushes the ball to cover.

10.5Axar to Gaikwad, 1 run, good length ball on middle stump. Gaikwad guides the ball to mid-wicket for a single.

10.6Axar to Uthappa, no run, full and fast ball on leg stump, the ball raps on the pads and goes to the leg side.

CSK 81/1 after 10 overs.

Curran to bowl the tenth over.

9.1Curran to Uthappa, 1 run, full ball on off-stump, Uthappa drives the ball down to long-on for a single.

9.2Curran to Gaikwad, 1 run, slow short ball wide of off-stump, Uthappa whacks the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single.

9.3Curran to Uthappa, 1 run, fullish ball on off-stump, Uthappa opens the face of the bat and drives the ball down to third-man for third single of the over.

9.4Curran to Gaikwad, no run, slow good length ball wide of off-stump, Gaikwad drives the ball to the fielder at short third-man.

9.5Curran to Gaikwad, 1 run, good length ball wide of off-stump, Gaikwad slogs and sends the ball down to deep mid-wicket for the fourth single of the over.

9.6Curran to Uthappa, 2 runs, slow full ball wide of off-stump, Uthappa drives the ball through cover and gets a couple of runs. With two runs, Uthappa also gets to his HALF-CENTURY!

CSK 68/1 after 8 overs.

Tom Curran to bowl the eighth over.

7.1 Curran to Gaikwad, 1 run, back of the length ball wide of off-stump, Gaikwad hits the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single.

7.2Curran to Uthappa, 1 run, back of the length ball wide of off-stump, Uthappa guides the ball down to third-man for another single.

7.3Curran to Gaikwad, 1 run, slow short ball on off-stump, Gaikwad pulls and sends the ball to square-leg for third single.

7.4Curran to Uthappa, no run, slow full ball on off-stump, the ball cuts back in and beats the edge of the bat.

7.5Curran to Uthappa, 1 run, slow full ball on off-stump, Uthappa drives the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single.

7.6Curran to Gaikwad, no run, slow good length ball on off-stump, Gaikwad dabs the ball to the man at short third.

CSK 59/1 after 6 overs.

Avesh to bowl the sixth over.

5.1Avesh to Uthappa, no run, slow full ball wide of off-stump, a swing and a miss from Uthappa.

5.2Avesh to Uthappa, SIX! INTO THE STANDS! Full ball on middle stump, Uthappa comes on the front foot and swings his bat, the ball hits the meat of the bat and flies over the long-on fence.

5.3Avesh to Uthappa, FOUR! BRAVE FROM UTHAPPA! Full ball on middle stump, Uthappa sits back in the crease and slogs the ball to deep mid-wicket.

5.4Avesh to Uthappa, no run, slow good length ball on off-stump, Uthappa looks to guide the ball down to third-man but the ball beats the edge of the bat and flies to Pant.

5.5Avesh to Uthappa, SIX! SUPERB! Good length ball on off-stump, Uthappa tonks the ball straight down the ground for a maximum!!!!

5.6Avesh to Uthappa, FOUR! CARNAGE! Good length ball wide of off-stump, Uthappa hammers the ball down to long-off for a boundary.

CSK 34/1 after 4 overs.

Kagiso Rabada to bowl the fourth over.

3.1 Rabada to Gaikwad, SIX! WELCOME RABADA! Good length ball on middle stump, Gaikwad steps out of the crease and smokes the ball straight over Rabada's head for a biggie.

3.2Rabada to Gaikwad, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Gaikwad dabs the ball down to third-man for a single.

3.3Rabada to Uthappa, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Uthappa drives the ball to cover for another single.

3.4Rabada to Gaikwad, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Gaikwad works the ball down to third-man for third consecutive single.

3.5Rabada to Uthappa, FOUR! Fuller ball drifting on the pads, Uthappa makes the use of the pace on the ball and flicks the ball behind square on the leg side.

3.6Rabada to Uthappa, 1 run, short ball on off-stump, Uthappa plays an upper cut to send the ball down to third-man for a single.

CSK 20/1 after 3 overs.

Nortje to bowl the third over.

2.1Nortje to Uthappa, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Uthappa pushed the ball to cover.

2.2Nortje to Uthappa, 2 runs, good length ball on middle and leg stump, Uthappa works the ball behind square on the leg side for a couple of runs.

2.3Nortje to Uthappa, 1 run, slightly fuller ball on off-stump, Uthappa goes back and drives the ball to the off side for a single.

2.4Nortje to Gaikwad, 1 run, short ball wide of off-stump, Gaikwad taps the ball down to third-man for a single.

2.5Nortje to Uthappa, no run, full and fast ball on off-stump, Uthappa digs the ball out to the fielder at short mid-wicket.

2.6Nortje to Uthappa, no run, fast bouncer wide of off-stump, Uthappa attempts a cut but fails to connect.

CSK 16/1 after 2 overs.

Avesh Khan to bowl the second over.

1.1Avesh to Uthappa, WIDE! Full ball bowled down the leg side.

1.1Avesh to Uthappa, FOUR! Short ball on off-stump, Uthappa waits and then opens the face of the last second to hit the ball wide of the slip fielder and send the ball down to third-man for a boundary.

1.2Avesh to Uthappa, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Uthappa plays a good solid front foot defensive sot to cover.

1.3Avesh to Uthappa, 1 Leg Bye, short ball on middle and leg stump, the ball raps on the pads and goes to the leg side, Uthappa gets a single.

1.4Avesh to Gaikwad, no run, full ball wide of off-stump, Gaikwad makes room but mishits the ball to the fielder at mid-off.

1.5Avesh to Gaikwad, 1 run, full ball wide of off-stump, Gaikwad guides the ball to square-leg for a single.

1.6Avesh to Uthappa, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Uthappa plays the ball to mid-on and steals a single.

CSK 8/1 after 1 over.

Anrich Nortje to bowl the first over of the innings. Ruturaj Gaikwad is on strike.

0.1Nortje to Gaikwad, 1 run, back of the length ball on off-stump, Gaikwad hops and dabs the ball down to third-man for a single and get CSK's chase underway.

0.2Nortje to du Plessis, 1 run, full ball on middle and leg, du Plessis works the ball to mid-on for a single.

0.3Nortje to Gaikwad, 1 run, fuller ball on middle and leg, Gaikwad guides the ball to fine-leg for the third single of the over.

0.4Nortje to du Plessis, WICKET! CLEAN-BOWLED! CRACKING BALL! Good length ball on middle stump, the ball swings back in, du Plessis looks to play the ball to the leg side but misses the ball completely and the ball goes through the gap between the bat and the pad to hit the middle stump.

du Plessis b Nortje 1(2)

Robin Uthappa walks out to bat.

0.5 Nortje to Uthappa, FOUR! SUBLIME!!! Good length ball tad wide of off-stump, Uthappa punches the ball through cover and fetches a boundary.

0.6Nortje to Uthappa, 1 run, good length ball on leg stump, Uthappa plays the ball to the leg side for a quick single.

Welcome back for the second half of the match! CSK's chase is about to get underway. The umpires and the players are back on the field.

DC 172/5 after 20 overs

Thakur to bowl the last over.

19.1Thakur to Pant, no run, yorker wide of off-stump, Pant tries a scoop shot but fails to connect.

19.2Thakur to Pant, no run, fuller ball wide of off-stump, Pant leaves the ball for Dhoni.

19.3Thakur to Pant, no run, full ball bowled on off-stump, Pant punches the ball to the man at cover.

19.4Thakur to Pant, EDGE AND FOUR! Full ball bowled wide of off-stump, Pant tries a slog, the ball takes the inner half the bat and rolls past the stumps and down to fine-leg.

19.5Thakur to Pant, 2 runs, full ball bowled wide of off-stump, Pant hammers the ball down to long-off for a couple of runs.

19.6Thakur to Pant, 2 runs, slow full ball on off-stump, Pant drives the ball down the ground and takes two more runs. The two runs also takes Pant to his FIFTY!!!!

DC 164/5 after 19 overs.

Bravo to bowl the nineteenth over.

18.1Bravo to Pant, WIDE! Full ball bowled way outside the line of off-stump.

18.1Bravo to Pant, SIX! PANT GOES ONE-HANDED! Slow full ball on off-stump, Pant clears his front leg and then plays a one-handed slog to send the ball flying straight over the bowler's head for a maximum!!!!

18.2Bravo to Pant, 1 run, slow full ball wide of off-stump, Pant goes for a big hit, he loses the grip on his bat and the ball flies to deep cover, Pant takes a single.

18.3Bravo to Hetmyer, 2 runs, slow full ball wide of off-stump, Hetmyer hits the ball over Moeen Ali at deep mid-off and takes a couple of runs.

18.4Bravo to Hetmyer, WICKET! CAUGHT! Slow short ball wide of off-stump, Hetmyer pulls, the ball takes the toe end of the bat and flies high in the air, Jadeja runs in from deep mid-wicket and takes a fine catch.

Hetmyer c Jadeja b Dwayne Bravo 37(24)

Tom Curran walks out to bat.

18.5Bravo to Pant, 1 run, slow full ball on off-stump, Pant drives the ball down to long-off for a single.

18.6Bravo to Curran, no run, Bravo bowls a pin point yorker on leg stump, Curran looks to dig the ball out to the leg side but the ball rolls around the corner.

DC 153/4 after 18 overs.

Hazlewood to bowl the eighteenth over.

17.1Hazlewood to Hetmyer, FOUR! TOP SHOT! Fuller ball on off-stump, Hetmyer takes his front leg out of the way and smashes the ball straight down the ground for a boundary.

17.2Hazlewood to Hetmyer, 1 run, slow full ball wide of off-stump, Hetmyer drives the ball to swepeer cover for a single.

17.3Hazlewood to Pant, FOUR! STAND AND DELIVER! Fuller ball on off-stump, Pant stays firm in his crease and plays a short arm jab to send the ball racing down to long-on.

17.4Hazlewood to Pant, no run, slow full ball tad wide of off-stump, Pant attempts a reverse hit ut fails to connect.

17.5Hazlewood to Pant, 2 runs, full ball wide of off-stump, Pant smacks the ball over cover and takes a couple of runs.

17.6Hazlewood to Pant, 1 run, slow full ball wide of off-stump, Pant digs the ball out cover and settles for a single.

DC 128/4 after 17 overs.

Bravo to bowl the seventeenth over.

16.1 Bravo to Pant, 1 run, slow fast ball wide of off-stump, Pant steps out and slashes the ball to the fielder at sweeper cover for a single.

16.2Bravo to Hetmyer, FOUR! CRACKING SHOT! Short ball wide of off-stump, Hetmyer waits and then pulls to crunch the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

16.3Bravo to Hetmyer, 1 run, slow low full toss wide of off-stump, Hetmyer drives the ball down the ground for a single.

16.4Bravo to Pant, 1 run, full ball fired on leg stump, Pant clears his front leg out of the way but is squared, the ball takes a leading edge and rolls to the man at short third, Pant takes a single.

16.4Bravo to Hetmyer, WIDE! Full ball bowled wide of off-stump.

16.5Bravo to Hetmyer, 1 run, slow full ball wide of off-stump, Hetmyer drives the ball to cover for a single.

16.6Bravo to Pant, EDGE AND FOUR! Fuller ball wide of off-stump, Pant attempts a wild slog, the ball kisses the toe end of the bat and flies just wide of Dhoni and rolls down to third-man for a boundary.

DC 128/4 after 16 overs.

Thakur to bowl the sixteenth over.

15.1Thakur to Hetmyer, WIDE! Slow bouncer fired way outside the line of off-stump.

15.1Thakur to Hetmyer, 1 run, good length ball wide of off-stump, Hetmyer pumps the ball down to long-on for a single.

15.2Thakur to Pant, SIX! OUTRAGEOUS! Juicy full toss wide of off-stump, Pant swings his bat and play the trademark one-handed slog to send the ball flying over deep mid-wicket fence.

15.3Thakur to Pant, 2 runs, short ball wide of off-stump, Pant slaps the ball through cover for a couple of runs,

15.4Thakur to Pant, 1 run, full ball wide of off-stump, Pant hammers the ball through cover for a single.

15.5Thakur to Hetmyer, 1 Leg Bye, slow short ball on leg stump, Hetmyer is early in the pull shot, the ball hits the thigh pads and goes to the leg side, Hetmyer takes a single.

15.5Thakur to Pant, WIDE! Full ball fired way outside the line of off-stump.

15.6Thakur to Pant, 1 run, full ball fired wide of off-stump, Pant drives the ball through cover and settles for a single.

DC 114/4 after 15 overs.

Dwayne Bravo to bowl the fifteenth over.

14.1 Bravo to Hetmyer, 1 run, short ball wide of off-stump, Hetmyer slogs the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single.

14.2Bravo to Pant, no run, full and fast ball wide of off-stump, Pant drives the ball to the man at mid-off.

14.3Bravo to Pant, 1 run, slow fullish ball on middle and leg stump, Pant works the ball to backward square-leg for a single.

14.4Bravo to Hetmyer, FOUR! CLEVER!!!! Full and fast ball wide of off-stump, Hetmyer waits and then digs the ball out to send the ball racing down to third-man for a boundary.

14.5Bravo to Hetmyer, no run, fullish ball with pace off, Hetmyer defends the ball to the leg side.

14.6Bravo to Hetmyer, 1 run, good length ball wide of off-stump, Hetmeyer taps the ball to backward point and settles for a single.

DC 107/4 after 14 overs.

Moeen to bowl the fourteenth over.

13.1Moeen to Pant, 1 run, short ball on off-stump, Shaw guides the ball to square-leg for a single.

13.2Moeen to Hetmyer, SIX! Short ball on off-stump, Hetmyer rocks back and pulls the ball with great power to send the ball flying over deep mid-wicket for a maximum!!!

13.3 Moeen to Hetmyer, 1 run, good length ball wide of off-stump, Hetmyer hammers the ball down the ground for a single.

13.4 Moeen to Pant, 1 run, short ball on middle stump, Pant sweeps the ball to fine-leg for a single.

13.5 Moeen to Hetmyer, 1 run, short ball on middle stump, Hetmyer works the ball to square-leg for a run.

13.5Moeen to Pant, WIDE! Short ball bowled down the leg side.

13.6Moeen to Pant, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Pant blocks the ball with a straight bat.

DC 96/4 after 13 overs.

Chahar to bowl the thirteenth over.

12.1Chahar to Pant, 1 run, good length ball on middle and leg stump, Pant works the ball to mid-wicket for a single.

12.2Chahar to Hetmyer, 1 run, slow bouncer wide of off-stump, Hetmyer pulls and sends the ball behind square on the leg side for a single.

12.3Chahar to Pant, 1 run, slow full ball on off-stump, Pant works the ball to mid-wicket for another single.

12.3Chahar to Hetmyer, WIDE! Slow bouncer fired wide of off-stump.

12.4Chahar to Hetmyer, no run, fullish ball wide of off-stump, Hetmyer comes on front foot and works the ball to the leg side.

12.5Chahar to Hetmyer, 1 run, back of the length ball on off-stump, Hetmyer rocks back and pulls the ball to the man at backward square-leg for a run.

12.6Chahar to Pant, 1 run, slow good length ball tad wide of off-stump, Pant dabs the ball to backward point for a single.

DC 90/2 after 12 overs.

Moeen to bowl the twelfth over.

11.1Moeen to Pant, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Pant works the ball to long-on for a run.

11.2Moeen to Hetmyer, 1 run, short ball on off-stump, Hetmyer plays the ball to mid-wicket for a run.

11.3Moeen to Pant, 1 run, short ball wide of off-stump, Pant pulls and sends the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a run.

11.4Moeen to Hetmyer, 2 runs, short ball wide of off-stump, Hetmyer slaps the ball through extra cover for a couple of runs.

11.5Moeen to Hetmyer, 2 runs, full ball wide of off-stump, Hetmer drives the ball through extra cover for two more runs.

11.6Moeen to Hetmyer, no run, short ball on off-stump, Hetmyer drives the ball to mid-off.

DC 83/4 after 11 overs.

Jadeja to bowl the eleventh over.

10.1Jadeja to Pant, 1 run, full ball wide of off-stump, Pant drives the ball down to long-on for a single.

10.2Jadeja to Shaw, WICKET! CAUGHT! BIG BLOW FOR DC! Full ball on off-stump, Shaw plays an inside out shot over extra-cover, the ball has not been timed well and the ball flies straight to Faf du Plessis at long-off.

Prithvi Shaw c du Plessis b Jadeja 60(34)

Shimron Hetmyer walks out to bat.

10.3Jadeja to Pant, no run, back of the length ball on off-stump, Pant works the ball to mid-wicket,

10.4Jadeja to Pant, 1 run, short ball wide of off-stump, Pant hammers the ball through cover for a single.

10.5Jadeja to Hetmyer, 1 run, full ball on off-stump, Hetmyer guides the ball behind square on the leg side for a single.

10.6Jadeja to Pant, 1 run, short ball on off-stump, Pant goes deep in the crease and works the ball to square-leg for a run.

DC 79/3 after 10 overs.

Moeen to bowl the tenth over.

9.1 Moeen to Shaw, 1 run, short ball on off-stump, Shaw goes deep in the crease and plays the ball to square-leg for a single.

9.2Moeen to Axar, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Axar plays the ball to deep mid-wicket for another run.

9.3Moeen to Shaw, 1 run, short ball on off-stump, Shaw pushes the ball down the ground for a single.

9.4Moeen to Axar, WICKET! CAUGHT! Short ball wide of off-stump, Axar rocks back and hits the ball high in the air, the ball goes to Mitch Santner standing in the deep.

Axar c (sub)Santner b Moeen Ali 10(11)

Rishabh Pant walks out to bat.

9.5Moeen to Shaw, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Shaw drives the ball down to long-on for a single.

9.6Moeen to Pant, 1 run, back of the length ball on off-stump, Pant steps out and pushes the ball to cover and then takes a risky single.

DC 74/2 after 9 overs.

Jadeja to bowl the ninth over.

8.1Jadeja to Axar, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Axar guides the ball for a single.

8.2Jadeja to Shaw, FOUR! GOOD SHOT! Short ball wide of off-stump, Shaw rocks back and cuts the ball through backward point for a boundary and reach to his FIFTY!!!!

8.3Jadeja to Shaw, no run, short ball wide of off-stump, Shaw cuts the ball to backward point.

8.4Jadeja to Shaw, FOUR MORE! Full ball on off-stump, Shaw goes on one knee and slog sweeps the ball in front of square for a boundary.

8.5Jadeja to Shaw, 1 run, short ball on middle stump, Shaw works the ball to the leg side for a single

8.6Jadeja to Axar, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Axar guides the ball back to Jadeja.

DC 64/2 after 8 overs.

Moeen Ali to bowl the eighth over.

7.1 Moeen toShaw, no run, nice and straight ball on off-stump, Shaw works the ball to the leg side.

7.2Moeen toShaw, 1 run, short ball on off-stump, Shaw punches the ball through cover for a single.

7.3Moeen to Axar, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Axar guides the ball to mid-wicket for a run.

7.4Moeen toShaw, no run, full and straight ball on off-stump, Shaw pushes the ball back to the spinner.

7.5Moeen toShaw, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Shaw pushes the ball down the ground for a single.

7.6Moeen to Axar, 1 run, short ball on off-stump, Axar plays the ball to mid-wicket for another run.

DC 51/2 after 6 overs.

Hazlewood to bowl the sixth over.

5.1 Hazlewood to Iyer, no run, good length ball on leg stump, Iyer plays the ball to the leg side.

5.2Hazlewood to Iyer, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Iyer works the ball to Moeen Ali at square-leg,

5.3Hazlewood to Iyer, WICKET! CAUGHT! Slow full ball on middle and leg stump, Iyer is early into his shot and is squared as he closes the face of his bat early, the ball takes a leading edge and lobs high in the air, Ruturaj Gaikwad at sweeper cover runs in and takes a good catch.

Shreyas Iyer c Ruturaj Gaikwad b Hazlewood 1(8)

Axar Patel walks out to bat.

5.4Hazlewood to Shaw, 1 run, full ball wide of off-stump, Shaw drives the ball down to third-man for a single.

5.5Hazlewood to Axar, no run, good length ball on middle stump, Axar guides the ball behind square on the leg side.

5.6Hazlewood to Axar, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Axar plays the ball to the leg side.

DC 50/1 after 5 overs.

Shardul Thakur to bowl the fifth over.

4.1 Thakur to Shaw, SIX! HUGE! Good length ball wide of off-stump, Shaw slogs and spanks the ball to send it flying over deep mid-wicket fence and into the stands.

4.2Thakur to Shaw, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Shaw works the ball to the leg side for a run.

4.3Thakur to Iyer, 1 run, good length ball wide of off-stump, Iyer hammers the ball to backward point, Jadeja puts a dive and stops the ball, Iyer takes a single.

4.4Thakur to Shaw, no run, full ball tad wide of off-stump, Iyer looks to drive the ball down to third-man but fails to connect.

4.5 Thakur to Shaw, SIX! WOW!!!! Good length ball on off-stump, Shaw swings his bat straight and tonks the ball straight over the bowler's head for a maximum!!!!

4.6 Thakur to Shaw, DROPPED! Slow bouncer wide of off-stump, Shaw cuts and the ball lobs to Dhoni, the keeper puts a dive but fails to hold on to the ball.

DC 36/1 after 4 overs.

Hazlewood to bowl the fourth over.

3.1Hazlewood to Dhawan, FOUR! Good length ball on off-stump, Dhawan steps out and hammers the ball straight down the ground for a boundary.

3.2Hazlewood to Dhawan, WICKET! CAUGHT BEHIND! Back of the length ball on off-stump, Dhawan stays rooted in his crease and tries to drive the ball, the ball takes a fine edge and goes straight into MSD's gloves.

Dhawan c Dhoni b Hazlewood 7(7)

Shreyas Iyer walks out to bat.

3.3Hazlewood to Iyer, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Iyer works the ball to backward point.

3.4Hazlewood to Iyer, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Iyer blocks the ball with a straight bat.

3.5Hazlewood to Iyer, no run, fuller ball on off-stump, Uyer drives the ball to the fielder at mid-off.

3.6Hazlewood to Iyer, no run, full ball on leg stump, Iyer makes room and pushes the ball to cover.

DC 32/0 after 3 overs.

Chahar to bowl the third over.

2.1Chahar to Dhawan, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Dhawan works the ball to cover for a single.

2.2Chahar to Shaw, INSIDE EDGE AND FOUR! Back of the length ball on off-stump, Shaw goes for a slog, the ball kisses the inside edge of Shaw's bat this time and rolls down to backward square-leg for a boundary.

2.3Chahar to Shaw, FOUR MORE! This time from the meat of the bat!!! Good length ball wide of off-stump, Shaw punches the ball off his backfoot and the ball races through cover for a boundary.

2.4Chahar to Shaw, no run, slow full ball on middle and leg stump, Shaw pushes the ball to mid-on.

2.5Chahar to Shaw, FOUR! DELICATE! Back of the length ball drifting down leg, Shaw works the ball to fine-leg for the third boundary of the over.

2.6Chahar to Shaw, FOUR! STYLISH! Short and wide from Chahar, Shaw needs no second invitation as he slashes the ball through backward point for the fourth four of the over.

DC 15/0 after 2 overs.

Josh Hazlewood to bowl the second over.

1.1 Hazlewood to Shaw, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Shaw works the ball to the leg side.

1.2Hazlewood to Shaw, no run, slightly back of the length ball wide of off-stump, Shaw pulls but the ball rolls to the fielder at mid-wicket.

1.3Hazlewood to Shaw, EDGE AND FOUR! Short ball bowled wide of off-stump, Shaw pulls, the ball takes the top edge of the bat and flies over the man at slip and goes down to third-man for a boundary.

1.4Hazlewood to Shaw, 1 run, short ball on off-stump, Shaw dabs the ball to mid-wicket and steals a single.

1.5Hazlewood to Dhawan, 1 run, good length ball slightly wide of off-stump, Dhawan shuffles across and works the ball to short fine-leg for another single.

1.6Hazlewood to Shaw, SIX! Short ball on off-stump, Shaw pulls, the ball takes the top edge of the bat and flies way over the wicketkeeper and goes back in the stands.

DC 3/0 after 1 over.

Deepak Chahar to bowl the first over of the innings. Shaw has the strike.

0.1Chahar to Shaw, no run, good length ball wide of off-stump, Shaw punches the ball to cover.

0.2Chahar to Shaw, 1 run, full ball on off-stump, Shaw nudges the ball behind square on the leg side to open his account with a single.

0.3Chahar to Dhawan, no run, good length ball on middle and off-stump, Dhawan dabs the ball to point.

0.4Chahar to Dhawan, no run, fuller ball wide of off-stump, Dhawan slashes the ball to the fielder at cover.

0.5Chahar to Dhawan, 1 run, full ball on middle and leg stump, Dhawan works the ball to the leg side and takes a single.

0.6Chahar to Shaw, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Shaw guides the ball to deep mid-wicket and takes a single.

Right then! The action is about to get underway. The two umpires march to the middle. MSD leads the men in Yellow to the field. CSK players are followed by Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw the two DC openers. We are ready for the action.

Teams

Delhi Capitals: Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Shreyas Iyer, Shimron Hetmyer, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Tom Curran, Avesh Khan, Anrich Nortje

Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Josh Hazlewood

Rishabh Pant, DC captain at toss

We are fine with the toss, but we'd have bowled first. Slightly nervous, but it's part and parcel of the game. One change for us - Ripal Patel goes out, Tom Curran comes in. When you win games, the confidence level is high, but we'll not take the match lightly.

MS Dhoni, CSK captain at toss

Want to bowl first because most of the guys have felt there's a bit of help for fast bowlers here. And then it goes one-pace. But its not a wicket where things ease down. Its a tough wicket.We try to keep it simple, irrespective of any game. We analyse our shortcomings and it has helped us. We're playing the same eleven.

Toss

CSK captain MS Dhoni wins the toss and opts to bowl first.

Pitch Report

A much-improved surface than which was used for the game between RCB and DC. There is less grass compared to that pitch. The pitch is also looking a lot drier. But the cracks haven't come into play.

Since the inception of the UAE-leg of IPL 2021, 11 matches have been played at this venue. In those 11 games, the side batting second has come out on the top on eight occasions. Clearly, the pitches at the stadium favour the teams chasing the totals.The average first innings total in the last three matches has been 144.66.

Conditions

A clear and a warm evening is expected for the match. Humidity level should be about 60 per cent and the temperature would be around 32°C.

Delhi Capitals top performers this season

DC's top run-scorer in IPL 2021: Shikhar Dhawan (544 runs)

DC's leading wicket-taker for IPL 2021: Avesh Khan (22 wickets)

Chennai Super Kings top performers this season

CSK's top run-scorer in IPL 2021: Faf du Plessis (546 runs)

CSK's top-wicket taker in IPL 2021: Shardul Thakur (18 wickets)

Form Guide

DC:L-W-W-L-W

CSK:L-L-L-W-W

What transpired between the two teams in their league phase face-offs this season?

DC come into this match enjoying a double over CSK in the league stage. DC won both their league matches against CSK chasing.

DC vs CSK Head to Head

Matches played: 25

DC wins: 10

CSK wins: 15

Delhi Capitals finished first in the league stage with 10 wins. Chennai Super Kings were second with 18 points.