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.
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.