Chasing a target of 180 on a slow Chennai wicket, Delhi Capitals (DC) got off to a bad start as young Prithvi Shaw fell in the very first over. Shikhar Dhawan and skipper Shreyas Iyer tried to build their innings with some explosive shots upfront. Both players looked in good touch but Dhawan departed in the last over of the powerplay, after scoring 19 off 13 balls. Post powerplay, Shreyas Iyer continued playing his strokes but the wickets kept falling from the other end. Dhoni introduced spinners from both the ends and Imran Tahir picked up four wickets while Ravindra Jadeja snapped three batsmen to halt Delhi Capitals' run chase. The visitors eventually fell 80 runs short off the target and were bowled out for 99. Earlier, Delhi won the toss and decide to bowl. Shane Watson's bad IPL run continued as he departed in the fourth over without troubling the scorers. Next in, Suresh Raina played with intent and took the game away from the Delhi bowlers. He was timing the ball well into the gaps while Faf Du Plessis continued with strike rotation. The duo completed the fifty-run stand and brought CSK back on track. Du Plessis fell in 14th over off the bowling of Axar Patel, trying to hit him for a six. He was caught by Shikhar Dhawan. In the very next over, Raina also got out trying to accelerate the innings. Thereafter, MS Dhoni (44 off 22 balls) and Ravindra Jadeja (25 off 10 balls) played explosively to help their side post above par total of 179/4. (SCORECARD)
IPL 2019 Highlights Between Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals, straight from MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Amit Mishra gets the taste of his own medicine. Imran Tahir forces an outside edge and Dhoni doesn't make any mistake. Mishra departs for 8. Chennai Super Kings win by 80 runs.
Little mixup between the two Delhi batsmen, Watson smashes the stumps with a direct hit and the player is out. Suchith departs after scoring six runs. Nothing going right for Delhi Capitals tonight.
Dhoni does the magic again. He strikes the bails in a jiffy. Morris lifted his foot for a brief moment which was enough for him. Morris departs without scoring.
Tahir strikes twice in the over to put Delhi chase in jeopardy. This time Rutherford becomes his victim. He tries to go hard and throws everything at it only to find a fielder. Chahar completes a simple catch.
He conceded just two runs. A lot depends on Delhi skippper Shreyas Iyer now. If they want to win, he will need to take it deep and play till the end. He also needs support from the other end.
Igram goes for review. It looked out to the naked eye. There is no inside edge, ball tracking shows Umpire's call. Delhi retain their review. CSK are ahead in the game.
Rishabh Pant goes soon after hitting a sublime four. Tahir makes the run to the other end of the ground to complete his trademark celebration. Bravo who completed the catch was having his own celebration with his trademark champion move.
Harbhajan pitches it short and Iyer latches on to that from the backfoot and beats the deep backward point fielder for another four. He is leading by example.
Prithvi Shaw hits straight to Suresh Raina who makes no mistake and completes the catch. CSK get the first breakthrough. This was Raina's 100th catch of IPL.
Jadeja sweeps straight to the fielder stationed at deep backward square who makes a total mess of it and helps the ball get over the boundary for a maximum.
Chennai Super Kings
Delhi Capitals
Imran Tahir
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai