IPL 2021 | Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings highlights: DC win by 3 wickets

Former champion Chennai Super Kings will look to quickly recover from their loss in the previous match when they take on a formidable Delhi Capitals in a battle between the two top teams in the IPL on Monday. Stay tuned for live updates.

With 20 points from 13 league games, DC climb on the top of the points table. CSK have 18 points from 13 matches and are placed second. Both teams have qualified for the playoffs. Tomorrow MI face RR. Tomorrow's game is crucial for both teams.

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Player of the Match

DC all-rounder is the Player of the Match for his 2 wickets.

Axar Patel: It is difficult to assess the length and line, and the pace of the ball [on such pitches]. I thought they score five or ten runs less in the powerplay. Hetmyer and I were discussing that they would bowl wide yorkers according to their field. Batting is your confidence booster, especially since we will be going to the playoffs. This confidence then helps you later.

Rishabh Pant, Delhi Capitals captain:Not a birthday present, was a tough match, we made it tough for ourselves. In the end if we win everything is fine. In the powerplay, they came hard and got away. After that we bowled some good overs. In the end, they got away with some extra runs. With the bat, Prithivi got us to a good start. We were always in the chase as it was a low total, in the end we got over the line. Prithvi is going to play that well and Shikhar is going to help him playing that way, but started well. We got what we needed from him and in the Hetty (Hetmyer) finished it off for us. (On Ashwin's promotion) We were just trying to keep the right-left combination.

MS Dhoni, CSK captain:We were looking to get closer to 150. After we lost a few wickets, around the 15-16th over mark the platform was nice. We failed to accelerate. I thought it was a tough pitch. Anything close to 150 would've been a good score. It's a two-paced wicket. It's not like it slowed down drastically. Can't just play your shots. That's what the Delhi batters also faced. The taller bowlers were getting movement. It was a very good effort to make a game out of it. Was important not to give too many in the first six. Was one expensive over in the first six, but when quality players are batting it can happen.

DC 139/7 after 19.4 overs.

Bravo to bowl the last over. 6 needed to win.

19.1Bravo to Hetmyer, 2 runs, slow back of the length ball wide of off-stump, Hetmyer slaps the ball through cover for a couple of runs.

19.2Bravo to Hetmyer, WIDE!Slow full toss gone wrong as the ball is fired outside the pitch. Dhoni fails to stop the ball and Hetmyer takes a single.

19.2Bravo to Axar, no run, slow good length ball on off-stump, a swing and a miss from Axar.

19.3Bravo to Axar, WICKET! CAUGHT! Slow full ball wide of off-stump, Axar hits the ball straight to Moeen at extra cover.

Kagiso Rabada walks out to bat.

2 needed from 3 balls.

19.4 Bravo to Rabada, FOUR! Fuller ball on middle and leg, Rabada flicks and sends the ball down to fine-leg for a boundary.

DC 131/6 after 19 overs.

Hazlewood to bowl the nineteenth over.

18.1Hazlewood to Axar, no run, short ball on middle and leg stump, Axar mishits the ball to Uthappa at mid-wicket.

18.2Hazlewood to Axar, 1 run, good length ball on middle stump, Axar hits the ball to backward square-leg for a single.

18.3Hazlewood to Hetmyer, no run, short ball on middle stump, Hetmyer is cramped for room as the ball hits bang on the body.

18.4Hazlewood to Hetmyer, SIX! HUGE!!!!! Good length ball on middle stump, Hetmyer slogs and the ball clears the square-leg fence with ease.

18.5Hazlewood to Hetmyer, 2 runs, good length ball wide of off-stump, Hetmyer hits the ball high in the air, the ball lands safely and Hetmyer takes a couple of runs.

18.6Hazlewood to Hetmyer, 1 run, full ball on off-stump, Hetymer slogs the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.

DC 121/6 after 18 overs.

Dwayne Bravo to bowl the eighteenth over.

17.1Bravo to Hetmyer, WIDE! Full ball wide of off-stump.

17.1Bravo to Hetmyer, no run, full ball on off-stump, a swing and a miss from Hetmyer.

17.2Bravo to Hetmyer, FOUR! Full ball wide of off-stump, Hetmyer thumps the ball straight down the ground for a boundary.

17.2Bravo to Hetmyer, WIDE! Full ball bowled way outside the line of off-stump.

17.3Bravo to Hetmyer, DROPPED AND FOUR! Full toss on off-stump, Hetmyer thumps the ball straight to Gowtham at long-on, Gowtham makes a mess of the chance and concedes a boundary.

17.4Bravo to Hetmyer, 1 run, slow fuller ball wide of off-stump, Hetmyer guides the ball to the leg side for a single.

17.5Bravo to Axar, no run, slow fuller ball on middle stump, the ball raps on the pads, there is a loud appeal but the umpire gives that as not out.

17.6Bravo to Axar, 1 run, full toss wide of off-stump, Axar tonks the ball down to long-on for a single.

DC 109/6 after 17 overs.

Thakur to bowl the seventeenth over.

16.1 Thakur to Hetmyer, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Hetmyer drives the ball to mid-off for a single.

16.2Thakur to Axar, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Axar drives the ball to mid-off for another single.

16.3Thakur to Hetmyer, 1 run, slow fuller ball wide of off-stump, Hetmyer drives the ball down to long-on for a run.

16.4Thakur to Axar, no run, good length ball wide of off-stump, Axar drives the ball to mid-off.

16.5Thakur to Axar, 1 run, back of the length ball on off-stump, Axar edges the ball down to third-man for a run.

16.6Thakur to Hetmyer, 1 run, short ball on middle and leg stump, Hetmyer pulls the ball to the man at short third for a single.

DC 109/6 after 17 overs.

Thakur to bowl the seventeenth over.

16.1 Thakur to Hetmyer, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Hetmyer drives the ball to mid-off for a single.

16.2Thakur to Axar, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Axar drives the ball to mid-off for another single.

16.3Thakur to Hetmyer, 1 run, slow fuller ball wide of off-stump, Hetmyer drives the ball down to long-on for a run.

16.4Thakur to Axar, no run, good length ball wide of off-stump, Axar drives the ball to mid-off.

16.5Thakur to Axar, 1 run, back of the length ball on off-stump, Axar edges the ball down to third-man for a run.

16.6Thakur to Hetmyer, 1 run, short ball on middle and leg stump, Hetmyer pulls the ball to the man at short third for a single.

DC 99/6 after 15 overs.

Thakur to bowl the fifteenth over.

14.1Thakur to Ashwin, WICKET! CLEAN BOWLED! Slow good length ball on middle stump, the ball raps on the pads and then goes through Ashwin's defenses to hit the stumps.

Shimron Hetmyer walks out to bat.

14.2 Thakur to Hetmyer, 1 run, back of the length ball on leg stump, Hetmyer works the ball down to fine-leg for a run.

14.3 Thakur to Dhawan, an appeal for caught behind, short ball on middle and leg stump, Dhawan goes for a pull, the ball goes past the gloves and edge of the bat and straight to Dhoni, CSK players appeal and the umpire raises his finger, Dhawan takes the review and the review shows that there is no nick.

14.4Thakur to Dhawan, no run, good length ball wide of off-stump, Dhawan hits the ball to cover.

14.5Thakur to Dhawan, no run, back of the length ball on middle stump, Dhawan works the ball to the leg side.

14.6Thakur to Dhawan, WICKET! CAUGHT! THIS TIME DHAWAN HAS TO WALK BACK!!!! Good length ball wide of off-stump, Dhawan plays the ball away from his body and the ball flies straight to Moeen Ali at extra cover.

DC 94/4 after 13 overs.

Jadeja to bowl the thirteenth over.

12.1 Jadeja to Dhawan, 1 run, back of the length ball on middle and leg stump, Dhawan guides the ball down to fine-leg for a single.

12.2 Jadeja to Ripal, no run, back of the length ball on off-stump, Ripla hits the ball to cover.

12.3 Jadeja to Ripal, 3 runs, back of the length ball on off-stump, Ripal plays a late cut and sends the ball down to third-man for three runs.

12.4 Jadeja to Dhawan, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Dhawan works the ball to the leg side for a single.

12.5Jadeja to Ripal, WICKET! CAUGHT! Slow full ball on middle stump, Ripla goes for a wild slog, the ball is not timed well and the man at the long-on fence takes a good catch.

Ravichandran Ashwin walks out to bat.

12.6Jadeja to Dhawan, 1 run, back of the length ball on off-stump, Dhawan works the ball to mid-wicket for a single.

DC 84/2 after 11 overs.

Jadeja to bowl the eleventh over.

10.1Jadeja to Ripal, FOUR! Short delivery, Ripal goes back and pulls the ball to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

10.2Jadeja to Ripal, no run, full ball on off-stump, Ripal pushes the ball to cover.

10.3Jadeja to Ripal, no run, back of the length ball on off-stump, Ripal hits the ball to point.

10.4Jadeja to Ripal, no run, short ball on off-stump, Ripla hits the ball to mid-off.

10.5Jadeja to Ripal, FOUR! Short ball on off-stump, Ripla plays a late cut for a boundary.

10.6Jadeja to Ripal, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Ripla hits the ball through cover for a run.

DC 75/3 after 10 overs.

Shardul Thakur to bowl the tenth over.

9.1 Thakur to Ripal, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Ripla plays the ball to cover.

9.2 Thakur to Ripal, no run, fuller ball on middle and leg stump, Ripla plays the ball back to Thakur.

9.3 Thakur to Ripal, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Ripla edges the ball to backward point.

9.4 Thakur to Ripal, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Ripla guides the ball down to long-on for a single.

9.5 Thakur to Dhawan, 1 run, back of the length ball on off-stump, Dhawan pulls the ball to backward square-leg for a single.

9.6 Thakur to Ripal, 1 run, short ball on off-stump, Ripla pulls and sends the ball to fine-leg for a run.

DC 64/2 after 8 overs.

Moeen Ali to bowl the eighth over.

7.1 Moeen to Dhawan, no run, full ball on off-stump, Dhawan leans to defend, the ball takes an inside edge and rolls past the stumps.

7.2 Moeen to Dhawan, 1 run, full ball on middle stump, Dhawan plays the ball to the leg side for a single .

7.3 Moeen to Pant, SIX! Full ball on off-stump, Pant charges down the track and slogs the ball over deep mid-wicket for a maximum!!!!

7.4Moeen to Pant, no run, good length ball on middle and off-stump, Pant defends.

7.5Moeen to Pant, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Pant pushes the ball back to Moeen.

7.6Moeen to Pant, no run, full ball on off-stump, Pant defends the ball with a straight bat.

CSK 51/2 after 6 overs.

Hazlewood to bowl the sixth over.

5.1Hazlewood to Dhawan, 1 run, back of the length ball wide of off-stump, Dhawan plays the ball away from his body, the ball takes an inside edge and rolls past the stumps, Dhawan takes a single.

5.2Hazlewood to Iyer, 1 run, full ball on off and middle stump, Iyer pushes the ball to cover and takes a quick single.

5.3Hazlewood to Dhawan, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Dhawan guides the ball to the man at backward point.

5.4Hazlewood to Dhawan, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Dhawan taps the ball down to third-man for a run.

5.5Hazlewood to Iyer, WICKET! CAUGHT! Slow good length ball on middle stump, Iyer wants to play the ball on the leg side but he loses his shape while playing the shot, the ball takes the toe end of the bat and lobs straight to the man at extra cover.

Rishabh Pant walks out to bat.

5.6Hazlewood to Pant, an appeal for caught behind as the ball goes past the edge of the bat and Dhoni takes the catch, Hazlewood appeals but the umpire says that it is not out, Dhoni takes the review and the review shows that the ball had hit the pads.

DC 48/1 after 5 overs.

Chahar to bowl the fifth over.

4.1Chahar to Dhawan, SIX! CRACKING SHOT! Good length ball on middle and leg stump, Dhawan dances down the track and swings his bat to send the ball flying over long-on for a maximum!!!!

4.2Chahar to Dhawan, FOUR! Full ball on off-stump, Dhawan flicks and sends the ball racing down to deep square-leg for a boundary.

4.3Chahar to Dhawan, FOUR! BRILLIANT!!! Back of the length ball on off-stump, Dhawan waits and plays a late cut to guide the ball down to third-man for a boundary.

4.4Chahar to Dhawan, SIX! SENSATIONAL!!!!! Good length ball wide of off-stump, Dhawan takes two steps out of the crease and powers the ball over long-off, the ball goes back in the stands.

4.5Chahar to Dhawan, no run, full ball fired on off and middle stump, Dhawan works the ball to the man at mid-wicket.

4.6Chahar to Dhawan,1 run, fuller ball on off-stump, Dhawan drives the ball down to long-on for a single.

DC 27/1 after 4 overs.

Hazlewood to bowl the fourth over.

3.1Hazlewood to Dhawan, no run, good length ball wide of off-stump, Dhawan pushes the ball to cover.

3.2Hazlewood to Dhawan, 1 run, good length ball around off-stump, Dhawan sends the ball down to third-man for a single.

3.3Hazlewood to Iyer, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Iyer defends the ball to cover.

3.4Hazlewood to Iyer, 1 run, good length ball around off-stump, the ball takes the inside edge of the bat and then hits the pads, the ball rolls to cover as Iyer takes a single.

3.5Hazlewood to Dhawan, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Dhawan drives the ball to mid-off.

3.6Hazlewood to Dhawan, 1 run, good length ball on middle and leg stump, Dhawan nudges the ball to fine-leg for a single.

DC 24/1 after 3 overs.

Chahar to bowl the third over.

2.1Chahar to Shaw, WIDE! Short ball bowled down the leg side.

2.1Chahar to Shaw, FOUR! BRAVE FROM SHAW! Slow fuller ball on middle and leg stump, Shaw plays a one-handed drive to loft the ball over mid-on for a boundary.

2.2Chahar to Shaw, no run, back of the length ball on off-stump, Shaw taps the ball to backward point.

2.3Chahar to Shaw, WICKET! CAUGHT! LAZY SHOT FROM SHAW! Slow good length ball on off-stump, Shaw goes for a drive but chips the ball in the air, Faf du Plessis at extra cover takes an easy catch.

Shreyas Iyer walks out to bat.

2.4Chahar to Iyer, no run, fullish ball on off-stump, Iyer drives the ball back to Chahar.

2.5Chahar to Iyer, no run, good length ball wide of off-stump, Iyer cuts the ball to the fielder at cover.

2.6Chahar to Iyer, no run, good length ball on off and middle stump, Iyer defends the ball back to Chahar.

DC 19/0 after 2 overs.

Josh Hazlewood to bowl the second over.

1.1 Hazlewood to Shaw, no run, full ball on off-stump, Shaw drives the ball to the man at cover.

1.2Hazlewood to Shaw, FOUR! TERRIFIC!!!! Fuller ball on off and middle stump, Shaw pumps the ball down to long-off for a boundary.

1.3Hazlewood to Shaw, no run, slow fuller ball on middle and leg stump, Shaw guides the ball to the leg side.

1.4Hazlewood to Shaw, FOUR! TOP SHOT! Good length ball on off-stump, Shaw swings his bat and slogs the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

1.5Hazlewood to Shaw, 2runs, full ball on off-stump, Shaw works the ball to square-leg for a couple of runs.

1.6Hazlewood to Shaw, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Shaw drills the ball to point and darts to the other end for a single.

DC 8/0 after 1 over.

Deepak Chahar to bowl the first over of the inning.

0.1 Chahar to Shaw, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Shaw blocks the ball.

0.2Chahar to Shaw, 2 runs, short ball wide of off-stump, Shaw is early into the pull, the ball takes a leading shot and the ball falls in no man's mand, Shaw takes a couple of runs.

0.2Chahar to Shaw, WIDE! Full ball bowled down the leg side.

0.3Chahar to Shaw, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Shaw drives the ball to mid-on for a single.

0.4Chahar to Dhawan, no run, back of the length ball wide of off-stump, Dhawan cuts the ball to the fielder at cover.

0.5Chahar to Dhawan, no run, slow fuller ball on middle and off-stump, Dhawan drives the ball to cover.

0.6Chahar to Dhawan, FOUR! Fuller ball wide of off-stump, Dhawan drives the ball wide of the man at mid-off and gets the first boundary of DC's innings.

Welcome back for the second half of the match! CSK players are back on the field. The men in Yellow form a huddle and MSD inspires his team with his words. After MSD's words, the team disperses from the huddle. And out walk Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw the two openers for DC. The chase is about to get underway.

CSK 136/5 after 20 overs.

Avesh to bowl the last over.

19.1Avesh to Dhoni, WICKET! CAUGHT! Back of the length ball tad wide of off-stump, Dhoni looks for pull, the ball takes an inside edge and goes into Rishabh Pant'sgloves.

Ravindra Jadeja walks out to bat.

19.2Avesh to Jadeja, 1 Leg Bye, slow bouncer on leg stump, the ball hits Jadeja on the body, the ball rolls around the corner and Jadeja takes a single.

19.3Avesh to Rayudu, 1 run, full ball on off-stump, Rayudu drives the ball down the ground for a run.

19.4Avesh to Jadeja, 1 run, short quick ball on leg stump, Jadeja pulls the ball down to fine-leg for another run.

19.5Avesh to Rayudu, no run, full ball on off-stump, Rayudu drives the ball back to Avesh.

19.6Avesh to Rayudu, 1 run, full ball on off-stump, Rayudu drives the ball to extra cover and takes a single.

CSK 132/4 after 19 overs.

Nortje to bowl the ninteenth over.

18.1Nortje to Rayudu, no run, yorker just wide of off-stump, a swing and a miss from Rayudu.

18.2Nortje to Rayudu, SIX! Slow back of the length ball wide of off-stump, Rayudu hammers the ball over cover for a maximum!!!!

18.3Nortje to Rayudu, 1 run, full ball on off-stump, Rayudu gets an inside edge and the ball rolls to Pant, Rayudu takes a single.

18.4Nortje to Dhoni, 1 run, fast back of the length ball wide of off-stump, Dhoni mishits the ball down to long-on for a single.

18.5Nortje to Rayudu, 2 runs, short ball wide of off-stump, Rayudu pulls and sends the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

18.6Nortje to Rayudu, FOUR AND FIFTY! Full ball wide of off-stump, Rayudu drives the ball through backward point to get a boundary and reach to his half-century.

CSK 104/4 after 17 overs.

Rabada to bowl the seventeenth over.

16.1 Rabada to Rayudu, no run, short ball wide of off-stump, Rayudu steps out for a huge shot but fails to connect.

16.2Rabada to Rayudu no run, slow bouncer on middle stump, Rayudu mistimes the pull and the ball rolls to the fielder at square-leg.

16.3Rabada to Rayudu, FOUR! Full toss on off-stump, Rayudu thumps the ball straight down the ground for a boundary.

16.4Rabada to Rayudu, no run, back of the length ball on middle and leg stump, Rayudu makes room to slash the ball but the ball beats the edge of the bat.

16.5 Rabada to Rayudu, 1 run, slow back of the length ball wide of off-stump, Rayudu hits the ball down to the fielder at third-ma for a single.

16.6Rabada to Dhoni, no run, fast bouncer on off-stump, a swing, and a miss from Dhoni.

CSK 93/4 after 15 overs.

Ashwin to bowl the fifteenth over.

14.1Ashwin to Dhoni, 1 run, short ball wide of off-stump, Dhoni works the ball to the off-side for a run.

14.2Ashwin to Rayudu, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Rayudu drives the ball through cover for a run.

14.3Ashwin to Dhoni, 1 run, full ball wide of off-stump, Dhoni leans and drives the ball to cover for a run.

14.4Ashwin to Rayudu, no run, back of the length ball wide of off-stump, Rayudu cuts the ball to backward point.

14.5Ashwin to Rayudu, 1 run, full ball on middle stump, Rayudu slogs the ball down to long-on for a run.

14.6Ashwin to Dhoni, 1 run, short ball wide of off-stump, Dhoni hits the ball through cover for another single.

CSK 88/4 after 14 overs.

Rabada to bowl the fourteenth over.

13.1Rabada to Dhoni, no run, back of the length ball on off-stump, Dhoni punches the ball to cover.

13.2Rabada to Dhoni, no run, full ball on off-stump, Dhoni drives the ball to mid-off.

13.3Rabada to Dhoni, no run, back of the length ball on off-stump, Dhoni cuts the ball to backward point.

13.4Rabada to Dhoni, 1 run, full ball on off-stump, Dhoni hits the ball to mid-off and takes off for a quick single.

13.5Rabada to Rayudu, 1 run, back of the length ball on off-stump, Rayudu plays a deft cut and sends the ball down to third-man for a run.

13.6Rabada to Dhoni, 1 run, slow fuller ball on leg stump, Dhoni drives the ball down to long-on for another run.

CSK 80/4 after 12 overs.

Avesh to bowl the twelfth over.

11.1 Avesh to Rayudu, no run, back of the length ball outside the off-stump, Rayudu goes on backfoot to drive the ball but the ball nips back in and beats the edge of the bat.

11.2Avesh to Rayudu, FOUR! Short and wide from Avesh, Rayudu cuts the ball through backward point for a boundary.

11.3Avesh to Rayudu, no run, slow full ball on off-stump, Rayudu guides the ball to the leg side.

11.4Avesh to Rayudu, no run, full ball wide of off-stump, Rayudu drives the ball to the fielder at backward point.

11.5Avesh to Rayudu, FOUR! GOOD HIT! Fuller ball on off-stump, Rayudu smacks the ball over cover and gets a boundary.

11.6Avesh to Rayudu, no run, full ball on off-stump, Rayudu digs the ball out to cover.

CSK 69/4 after 10 overs.

Axar to bowl the tenth over.

9.1Axar to Dhoni, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Dhoni works the ball to the off-side.

9.2Axar to Dhoni, 1 run, short ball wide of off-stump, Dhoni cuts the ball through cover for a single.

9.3Axar to Rayudu, 1 run, full ball on off-stump, Rayudu drives the ball down to long-off for a run.

9.4Axar to Dhoni, no run, full ball on off-stump, Dhoni drives the ball back to Axar.

9.5Axar to Dhoni, 1 run, full ball on off-stump, Dhoni drives the ball through cover for another run.

9.6Axar to Rayudu, 1 run, back of the length ball on middle and leg, Rayudu guides the ball to mid-wicket for a run.

CSK 65/4 after 9 overs.

Ashwin to bowl the ninth over.

8.1Ashwin to Rayudu, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Rayudu pushes the ball to cover.

8.2Ashwin to Rayudu, 1 run, good length ball on middle and leg stump, Rayudu guides the ball to the leg side for a run.

8.3Ashwin to Uthappa, WICKET! CAUGHT! Slow fuller ball on middle stump, Uthappa tries a wild slog, the ball takes a leading edge and lobs in the air, Ashwin settles himself under the ball and takes an easy catch.

MS Dhoni walks out to bat.

8.4Ashwin to Dhoni, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Dhoni drives the ball to the fielder at mid-off.

8.5Ashwin to Dhoni, 2 runs, short ball on middle and leg, Dhoni guides the ball to fine-leg for a couple of runs.

8.6Ashwin to Dhoni, 1 run, full ball wide of off-stump, Dhoni drives the ball down to long-off for a run.

CSK 63/1 after 8 overs.

Axar to bowl the eighth over.

7.1Axar to Uthappa, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Uthappa taps the ball to cover for a run.

7.2Axar to Moeen, 1 run, full ball on off-stump, Moeen works the ball to mid-wicket for a single.

7.3Axar to Uthappa, 1 run, fuller ball on off-stump, Uthappa plays the ball to backward square-leg for third single.

7.4Axar to Moeen, WICKET! CAUGHT! Slow ball on off-stump, Moeen flicks the ball but there is not enough conviction behind the shot and the ball flies straight to Sreyas Iyer at deep mid-wicket.

Ambati Rayudu walks out to bat.

7.5Axar to Uthappa, 1 run, full ball on off-stump, Uthappa drives the ball down to mid-off for a run.

7.6Axar to Rayudud, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Rayudu punches the ball to mid-off and takes a single to open his account.

CSK 56/2 after 7 overs.

Ashwin to bowl the seventh over.

6.1Ashwin to Moeen, no run, short ball on off-stump, Moeen goes back and pushes the ball back to Ashwin.

6.1Ashwin to Moeen, WIDE! Full ball bowled down the leg side.

6.1Ashwin to Moeen, WIDE! Short ball down the leg side.

6.2Ashwin to Moeen, 1 run, short ball on middle and leg stump, Moeen works the ball down to fine-leg for a run.

6.3Ashwin to Uthhapa, 1 run, full ball on middle stump, Uthappa works the ball to the leg side for a run.

6.4Ashwin to Moeen, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Moeen guides the ball to square-leg for another single.

6.5Ashwin to Uthappa, 2 runs, full ball on off-stump, Uthappa slogs the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

6.6Ashwin to Uthappa, 1 run, full ball on off-stump, Uthappa works the ball to long-on for a run.

CSK 48/2 after 6 overs.

Rabada to bowl the sixth over.

5.1Rabada to Moeen, good length ball on off-stump, Moeen blocks the ball with a straight bat.

5.2Rabada to Moeen, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Moeen guides the ball to mid-on for a quick single.

5.3Rabada to Uthappa, FOUR! Back of the length ball going down the leg side, Uthappa gets his bat on the ball and the ball rolls down to fine-leg for a boundary.

5.4Rabada to Uthappa, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Uthappa works the ball to the leg side.

5.5Rabada to Uthappa, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Uthappa drills the ball to extra-cover and takes off for a single.

5.6Rabada to Moeen, 1 run, full ball on off-stump, Moeen drives the ball to square-leg for a single.

CSK 41/2 after 5 overs.

Nortje to bowl the fifth over.

4.1Nortje to Uthappa, 2 runs, good length ball on off-stump, Uthappa guides the ball through backward point and takes two quick runs.

4.2Nortje to Uthappa, no run, short ball on off-stump, Uthappa pulls the ball to mid-wicket.

4.3Nortje to Uthappa, 1 run, full ball on middle and leg stump, Uthappa drives the ball to mid-on for a single.

4.4Nortje to Gaikwad, WICKET! CAUGHT! Fast bouncer wide of off-stump, Gaikwad pulls the ball but the ball has not been timed well, the ball balloons high in the air and Ashwin takes a comfortable catch.

Moeen Ali walks out to bat.

4.5Nortje to Uthappa, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Uthappa works the ball to backward point.

4.6Nortje to Uthappa, 2 runs, short ball wide of off-stump, Uthappa pulls and sends the ball to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

CSK 36/1 after 4 overs.

Kagiso Rabada to bowl the fourth over.

3.1Rabada to Gaikwad, no run, good length ball on middle stump, Gaikwad blocks the ball with a straight bat.

3.2Rabada to Gaikwad, FOUR! BEAUTIFUL! Overpicthed ball on off-stump, Gaikwad drives the ball with a full face of the bat and the ball races down to long-off for a boundary.

3.3Rabada to Gaikwad, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Gaikwad taps the ball to third-man for a run.

3.4Rabada to Uthappa, yorker on middle and leg stump, the ball raps on the boots and Rabada appeals but the umpire gives that as not out.

3.5Rabada to Uthappa, no run, good length ball on middle and leg stump, Uthappa goes on backfoot and worksthe ball back to Rabada.

3.6Rabada to Uthappa, 1 run, fuller ball drifting on the pads, Uthappa flicks and sends the ball to backward square-leg for a run.

CSK 30/1 after 3 overs.

Axar Patel to bowl the third over.

2.1 Axar to du Plessis, 1 run, short ball on middle and leg stump, du Plessis pushes the ball through extra-cover for a single.

2.2Axar to Gaikwad, 1 run, full ball wide of off-stump, Gaikwad drives the ball through cover for another run.

2.3Axar to du Plessis. no run, back of the length ball on off-stump, du Plessis blocks the ball.

2.4Axar to du Plessis, WICKET! CAUGHT! Short ball on off-stump, du Plessis mistimes his pull and the ball flies straight to Shreyas Iyer at deep mid-wicket.

Robin Uthappa walks out to bat.

2.5Axar to Uthappa, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Uthappa taps the ball to backward point and takes a sharp single.

2.6Axar to Gaikwad, 1 run, full ball on off-stump, Gaikwad leans and pushes the ball through extra-cover for a run.

CSK 26/0 after 2 overs.

Avesh Khan to bowl the second over.

1.1Avesh to du Plessis, no run, back of good length ball on off-stump, the ball jumps and hits du Plessis high on his gloves.

1.1Avesh to du Plessis, WIDE! Short ball bowled outside the line of off-stump.

1.2Avesh to du Plessis, FOUR! CRISP! Short and wide from Avesh, du Plessis cuts the ball through backward point for a boundary.

1.3Avesh to du Plessis, no run, fuller ball wide of off-stump, du Plessis drives the ball to the man at cover.

1.4Avesh to du Plessis, FOUR! TOP SHOT! Short ball on off-stump, du Plessis pulls and sends the ball racing down to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

1.5Avesh to du Plessis, 1 run, back of the length ball wide of off-stump, du Plessis cuts the ball to backward point for a run.

1.6Avesh to Gaikwad, no run, fuller ball on middle and leg stump, Gaikwad works the ball to mid-on.

CSK 16/0 after 1 over.

Anrich Nortje to bowl the first over of the innings.

0.1 Nortje to Gaikwad, no run, good length ball on off-stump, the ball swings back in sharply and beats the edge of the bat on its way into Pant's gloves.

0.1 Nortje to Gaikwad, WIDE AND FOUR! Full delivery fired way down the leg side, Pant dives but fails to stop the ball and the ball rolls down to fine-leg.

0.2 Nortje to Gaikwad, full ball on middle and leg, the ball nips back in and raps the pads, Nortje appeals the umpire raises his finger, Gaikwad takes the review after having a quick chat with du Plessis, the review shows that the ball is missing the stumps, a good review for CSK, Gaikwad survives.

0.2Nortje to Gaikwad, WIDE! Fuller delivery fired way outside the line of off-stump.

0.3 Nortje to Gaikwad, 2 runs, fuller ball on off-stump, Gaikwad crunches the ball through extra-cover and gets a couple of runs.

0.4 Nortje to Gaikwad, EDGE AND FOUR!Good length ball wide of off-stump, Gaikwad charges down the track and swings his bat, the ball hits the toe end of the bat and rolls down to third-man for a boundary.

0.5 Nortje to Gaikwad, no run,

0.6 Nortje to Gaikwad, FOUR! Fuller ball on middle and leg, Gaikwad guides the ball down to fine-leg for a boundary.

Right then the match is about to begin. The players and the umpires make their way out of the middle.

MS Dhoni, CSK captain at toss

We were looking to bat first, but we were not 100% sure, the wicket seems to be tacky. We have got a few changes - Sam is out, Bravo is back, Chahar replaces Asif and Robin Uthappa replaces Suresh Raina, who has a back issue. We are trying to rest players who have some niggles, top-two is important, if you have a bad day in the qualifiers, you have another chance to make a comeback

Rishabh Pant, DC captain at toss

We will bowl first. The wicket might do a bit early, so better bowling first. We just need to focus on the basics, continue doing what we have been doing, want to finish in the top two. Ripal Patel is making his debut, Smith goes out. He's a lower middle-order batsman who can bowl a few overs. Always great learning from him (MS Dhoni), but right now he's a rival, so focus is on the game.

Toss

Delhi Capitalscaptain Rishabh Pant wins the toss and opts to bowl first.

Pitch Report

The pitch would behave two ways. It would be a good batting track for the first half of the match. But latter it is expected to slow down and scoring runs would become difficult. The first six overs (Powerplay) are going to be crucial in both innings.

Team: Delhi Capitals

Delhi Capitals: Rishabh Pant (captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Prithvi Shaw, Ripal Patel, Shikhar Dhawan, Shimrom Hetmyar, Shreyas Iyer, Steve Smith, Amit Mishra, Anrich Nortje, Avesh Khan, Ben Dwarshuis, Ishant Sharma, Kagiso Rabada, Kulwant Khejroliya, Lukman Meriwala, Pravin Dubey, Tom Curran, Umesh Yadav, Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Marcus Stoinis, Ravichandran Ashwin, Sam Billings, and Vishnu Vinod.

Team: Chennai Super KIngs

Chennai Super Kings: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, KM Asif, Deepak Chahar, Dwayne Bravo, Faf du Plessis, Imran Tahir, N Jagadeesan, Karn Sharma, Lungi Ngidi, Mitchell Santner, Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shardul Thakur, Sam Curran, R Sai Kishore, Moeen Ali, K Gowtham, Cheteshwar Pujara, Harishankar Reddy, Bhagath Varma, C Hari Nishaanth.

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