IPL 2020 Highlights, CSK vs DC: Delhi Capitals Beat Chennai Super Kings By 44 Runs
IPL 2020, Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals: Delhi Capitals beat Chennai Super Kings by 44 runs to register their second consecutive win of IPL 2020.
- Prakash Rai
- Updated:September 26, 2020 12:15 AM IST
Delhi Capitals beat Chennai Super Kings by 44 runs to register their second consecutive win of IPL 2020 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday. Chasing 176 to win, Chennai Super Kings got off to a poor start as they lost both their openers Shane Watson and Murali Vjay inside the powerplay. Watson got out to Axar Patel while Vijay was removed by Anrich Nortje. Ruturaj Gaikwad who came into bat at No. 4 failed to impress as he got run out after scoring just five runs. After losing two quick wickets, Faf du Plessis and Kedar Jadhav stitched a decent partnership to keep CSK hopes alive in the game. Anrich Nortje dismissed Jadhav to hand his side a crucial breakthrough. MS Dhoni came in to bat but the damage was already done. Nortje and Rabada bowled brilliantly towards the end to seal the massive for their side. Earlier, Prithvi Shaw (64 off 43) scored his 5th IPL half-century as Delhi Capitals posted 175/3 against CSK. Shaw got support from his opening partner Shikhar Dhawan (35 runs off 27) who played with more caution up front but more than made up for it once the field restriction were lifted. The duo added 36 runs in the first six overs without any loss and capitalised on the start after the powerplay, taking aggressive approach against the CSK spinners. Both the players found boundaries at will and looked they will take the game away from them. However that was not to be as Piyush Chawla paid off his captain's faith on him by removing both the openers in quick succession to stop the run flow. (SCORECARD)
IPL 2020 Highlights Between Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals Straight From Dubai International Cricket Stadium, UAE
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- 23:07 (IST)Delhi Capitals beat CSK by 44 runs!Delhi Capitals beat Chennai Super Kings by 44 runs to register their second consecutive win of IPL 2020.
- 23:06 (IST)WICKET! Jadeja c Mishra b Rabada!Short and wide from Kagiso Rabada and Ravindra Jadeja hits it straight into the hands of Amit Mishra at backward point. Rabada finishes his spell with three wickets.
- 23:02 (IST)WICKET! Dhoni c Pant b Rabada!Kagiso Rabada bowls a slower bouncer, Dhoni goes for a pull shot, only manages a top edge and Pant dives forward and grabs a good catch to send CSK skipper back.
- 23:00 (IST)Nortje on fire!Nortje finishes his four-over spell with 2/21. He picked up crucial wickets of Murali Vijay and Kedar Jadhav.
- 22:56 (IST)Brilliant over over Nortje!Keeping MS Dhoni quiet is not an easy task to do but Anrich Nortje has done it to perfection so far. He has used his variations to deceive the wicketkeeper-batsman to great effect.
- 22:51 (IST)FOUR!Ravindra Jadeja uses the point to pace on offer and puts guides it in the gap between short third man and backward point for a boundary.
- 22:49 (IST)WICKET! du Plessis c Pant b Rabada!Kagiso Rabada gets his countryman as Faf du Plessis departs after a fine knock.
- 22:48 (IST)Dropped! du Plessis gets another life!A wild heave from Faf du Plessis goes high in the air but Shimron Hetmyer once again fails to grab it, giving him yet another life.
- 22:46 (IST)65 needed off 18 balls!Despite conceding two boundaries, Avesh Khan gave away just 10 runs in the final over of his spell. CSK need 65 off 18 balls.
- 22:44 (IST)FOUR!Poor bowling this from Avesh Khan. He gifted a freebie down the leg stump and MS Dhoni helped it away towards the fine leg fence for another boundary.
- 22:42 (IST)FOUR!Avesh Khan bowls a full toss and MS Dhoni hits it straight past the bowler to start the over with a boundary. Can Dhoni do it?
- 22:40 (IST)Dhoni gets off the mark!Short and wide from Anrich Nortje and MS Dhoni plays it wide of backward point and opens his account with three runs.
- 22:39 (IST)WICKET! Jadhav lbw Nortje!Anrich Nortje traps Kedar Jadhav plumb in front to give Delhi Capitals a crucial breakthrough. Jadhav wanted to pull it but there wasn't enough bounce in it.
- 22:36 (IST)81 needed off 30 balls!Can CSK pull off a miraculous chase or will they go down fighting second game running? We will have to wait and see.
- 22:31 (IST)FOUR!Just a hint of width outside off stump and Kedar Jadhav guides it past short third man and it runs away to the fence.
- 22:30 (IST)FOUR!Kagiso Rabada bowls a slower bouncer and du Plesssi manages to pull it handsomely to start the over with a cracking boundary.
- 22:24 (IST)FOUR!Kedar Jadhav dances down the track and clears the mid-off fielder and the ball runs away to the fence long-off fence.
- 22:23 (IST)FOUR!Kedar Jadhav moves across off stump and flicks it nicely with enough power to beat the mid-wicket fielder.
- 22:17 (IST)FOUR!Faf du Plessis comes charging down the track and gets beaten by the flight, only manages an outside edge and the ball lands in no man's land and races away to the fence.
- 22:16 (IST)Dropped! du Plessis gets a life!Avesh Khan bowls short outside off stump and Faf du Plessis smashes it over cover point but Shimron Hetmyer stationed in the deep made a complete mess of it.
- 22:14 (IST)FOUR! Welcome boundary for CSK!Avsh Khan bowls short and Faf du Plessis manages to beat the backward square leg fielder for a welcome boundary.
- 22:05 (IST)WICKET! Gaikwad runout Pant/Axar Patel!Ruturaj Gaikwad commits too far down the pitch and pays the price for it. du Plessis played it with soft hands on the leg side but it hadn't gone too far to allow a quick single. Pant was alert and fired in a throw at the non-striker's end to send him back to the pavillion.
- 22:01 (IST)CSK on the backfoot!Chennai Super Kings are certainly on the backfoot here after losing both their openers cheaply. After nine overs they are 44/2.
- 21:51 (IST)WICKET! Vijay c Rabada b Nortje!Anrich Nortje gets the reward for bowling tight line and lengths. Murali Vijay miscues his shot and hands a simple catch to Kagiso Rabada fielding at mid-on.
- 21:46 (IST)FOUR!Faf du Plessis uses the pace of Anrich Nortje and times his flick to perfection and finds a boundary through square leg.
- 21:42 (IST)WIKCET! Watson c Hetmyer b Axar Patel!Shane Watson hits a short ball from Axar Patel firmly but straight into the hands of the only fielder in the deep Shimron Hetmyer. He goes for 14 runs off 16 balls.
- 21:38 (IST)SIX!Shane Watson gets on the front foot and hits it cleanly over long-on fence for first maximum of CSK innings.
- 21:35 (IST)FOUR!Shane Watson greets Avesh Khan in to the attack with a boundary. The ball went past Rabada's full-length dive and raced away to the fence.
- 21:33 (IST)Slow start for CSK!A similar start for CSK as Delhi Capitals and they would be hoping to capitalise on it just like theDC openers did.
- 21:32 (IST)Dropped! Watson gets life!Anrich Nortje bowls on the middle and leg, Shane Watson hits it straight into the hands of Prithvi Shaw stationed at square leg who couldn't grab it with both hands.
- 21:30 (IST)Anrich Nortje comes in to bowl!Third bowler and we have seen third bowler already in to the attack.
- 21:29 (IST)FOUR!Axar Patel provides Murali Vijay some room and he makes most of it by lofting it over mid-on fielder for the first boundary of the innings.
- 21:27 (IST)Spinners in to the attack!Interesting move from Shreyas Iyer here. He has handed the ball to his left-arm spinner Axar Patel to share the new ball duties.
- 21:25 (IST)Vijay gets off the mark!Murali Vijay flicks the last ball of the over off his pads to get off the mark and put first runs on board for CSK.
- 21:23 (IST)The chase begins!Kagiso Rabada to start the proceedings for Delhi Capitals, with Murali Vijay on strike.
- 21:07 (IST)Delhi Capitals 175/3 in 20 oversMarcus Stoinis is making his presence felt with these innovative shots. The first boundary was a result of a ramp shot over fine leg, while the other shot though not hit properly still went past MS Dhoni and raced away to the fence. Delhi finish with 175/3 in 20 overs, setting a challenging total for CSK.
- 21:04 (IST)FOUR!Rishabh Pant goes full and straight and lofts it over bowler's head for a boundary.
- 21:03 (IST)WIKCET! Iyer c Dhoni b Curran!Sam Curran takes off pace from his delivery, Shreays Iyer decides to muscle it but only manages an outside edge, Dhoni takes a brilliant catch to send him packing
- 21:00 (IST)Brilliant over!Brilliant over this from Sam Curran. He closed down the hitting zones, bowling as per his field.