IPL Qualifier 2 Highlights, CSK vs DC IPL Score: Chennai Super Kings Thrash Delhi Capitals To Enter Final
IPL 2019 Qualifier 2, Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi capitals Highlights: CSK lost to Mumbai Indians in Qualifier 1 while Delhi Capitals won Eliminator against SRH.
Chasing 148 to win, Chennai Super King (CSK) openers Faf du Plesis and Shane Watson batted sensibly upfront and didn't score much runs in first few overs. Once the ball got old they started to play their shots. du Plesis took the charge and changed the momentum in last two powerplay overs where he scored majority of 26 runs. He scored 50 off 39 balls and departed soon after completing his fifty. After his departure, Shane Watson changed gears and started hitting boundaries. He scored 50 off just 32 balls. Ambati Rayudu's run-a-ball 20 ensured CSK cross the line and reach their 8th IPL final. Earlier, after being invited to bat in Qualifier 2, Delhi Capitals (DC) got off to a poor start as both their openers were back in pavillion inside powerplay. Prithvi Shaw (5 off 6) could not emulate his last match performance and was the first one to depart. His partner Shikhar Dhawan (18 off 14) started brightly but couldn't carry on for long and fell in the 6th over. Colin Munro (27 off 24) was promoted up the order and he took his chances early on and hit few good shots. Despite that he struggled against spinners Chennai Super Kings spinners and ultimately was undone by Ravindra Jadeja. Â Delhi skipper Shreyas Iyer too lofted the ball in the air trying to accelerate the innings. Rishabh Pant didn't get the necessary support as wickets kept falling for Delhi Capitals from one end. Pant batted sensibly and kept the scoreboard ticking. He scored 38 off 25 balls before getting out in the 19th over. Delhi Capitals finished their innings brightly as Ishant Shrama collected 10 runs off Ravindra Jadeja's final over. (SCORECARD)
IPL 2019 Qualifier 2 Highlights Between Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals, straight from ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam
Dwayne Bravo hits the winning boundary for Chennai Super Kings and takes them to their second consecutive final where they will face Mumbai Indians on May 12.
Suresh Raina steps out and tries to take Axar Patel on but fails miserably. The ball takes a thin edge and travels to the fine leg fence where fielder cuts it short metres inside the fence. Raina completes a single.
Trent Boult strikes. He bowled that short and du Plesis tries to clear the leg side fence but the ball ends up straight in fielder's hands at deep square leg.
Keemo Paul for the first time deceives du Plesis with his back of length ball yet the inside edge onto the pads takes the ball towards third man fence and the ball beats chasing Colin Munro for a four.
Keemo Paul, not learning from his mistake, bowls down leg once again and Watson obliges as he flicks that one off his pads to collect his first boundary.
Faf du Plesis is looking very positive tonight. He sweeps Amit Mishra for a four towards the deep square leg. He came nicely under the ball and hit it along the ground all the way to the boundary. Minimum risk and maximum result.
Faf du Plesis is making up for slow CSK start and in some way. He wants to end the powerplay well and for that he has chosen Ishant Sharma. He has hit three fours off consecutive deliveries.
First maximum for CSK. Faf du Plesis is the man. He once again made room and transfers his weight onto his backfoot and clobbers that one over extra cover fence for a six. That was a class act.
First boundary of CSK innings. The ball was pitched marginally short and du Plesis shifted his weight quickly and hit it firmly on the on side for a four.
du Plesis called for the run as soon as he played the shot and but still it was a close call. Had the fielder hit the stumps directly, he would have been out
Miscommunication between du Plesis and Shane Watson could have costed CSK a wicket as both batsmen ran to one end but luckily for them the throw was even worse and they also complete one off overthrow. Not a good start by any means.
Ishant finishes the innings with 10 runs. Both time he dispatched ball straight down the ground for a four and a six. Strong finish from Delhi Capitals. But is it enough? We shall find out...
Deepak Chahar bowls a low full-toss, Pant tries to clear the long on fence but loses his grip and doesn't get the desired power. Bravo at long on takes a good catch.
Dwayne Bravo bowled at his maximum pace, 139kph, and right into the blockhole. Keemo Paul was taken by a surprise. The ball dislodged his stumps, bringing an end to his stay in the middle.
Dwayne Bravo bowls outside leg stump and appeals/screams for a caught behind but the umpire doesn't concur. It has not been given wide though. Probably the ball did hit something.
Rishabh Pant hits that to long off fielder who manages to catch it but at the same time crosses the fence. It's a six. Luck escape for Pant. Dhoni is not happy, he has asked him to come inside 30-yard circle.
The good shot followed by a bad one. Rutherford tries to clear the mid wicket fence but mistimes his shot. The ball takes outside-edge and Shane Watson at short third-man takes a sitter.
First maximum of the batch. Short from Harbhajan Singh and Rutherford waits on his backfoot and hoists it over extra cover boundary for a maximum. That was some shot.
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