New Delhi: The current champion Chennai Super Kings (CSK) defeated Delhi Capitals by six wickets in the fifth match of the 12th season of Indian Premier League (IPL) played here at the Ferozshah Kotla ground here. This is Chennai's second consecutive win, while Delhi have faced the first defeat in two matches. Chennai, bowled first, bowled first and restricted Delhi to 147 for six in 20 overs and then achieved the target by losing four wickets in 19.4 overs.
Chennai, chasing the target of 148 runs from Chennai, lost the wicket of Ambati Rayudu (5) on 21 in 2.4 overs. But Shane Watson (44) combined with Suresh Raina (30) shared a 52-run partnership for the second wicket.
Amit Mishra, who is getting dangerous, has broken Watson by stumping it out. Watson hit four fours and three sixes in 26 balls. Raina also became Mishra's second victim in the team's 98th position as the third batsman. He hit four fours and a six in 16 balls.
Karthik Jadhav (27) and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (32 not out) gave Raina a six-wicket win for Chennai with a 48-run partnership for the fourth wicket after Raina was dismissed. Dwayne Bravo returned unbeaten on four runs in three balls. Jadhav hit two fours in 34 balls and Dhoni put two fours and a six on 35 balls.
Mishra got two more wickets from Ishant Sharma and Kagiso Rabada by one wicket. Earlier, Delhi Capitals scored 147 for six wickets but their bowlers did not defend this score.
Delhi opener Prithvi Shaw (24) and Shikhar Dhawan (51) added 36 runs in 4.3 overs for the first wicket. Deepak Chahar broke the partnership by putting Shaw out. Shaw hit five fours in 16 balls.
After this, Captain Shreyas Iyer (18) was also dismissed for the team score of 79. Shikhar and Iyer added 43 runs for the second wicket. Iyer put a six on 20 balls.
Shikhar also shared a 41-run partnership with Rishabh Pant (25) for the third wicket. The last match hero Pant could not repeat his last performance and was dismissed as the third batsman on the team score of 120. He was dismissed by Dwayne Bravo Pant put two fours and a six on 13 balls.
Bravo ran the Colin Ingram (2) in the same over. After this Ravindra Jadeja sent Kimono Paul (0) to the pavilion without eating the account. Bravo in his next over, hit the pinnacle on 127 in the team and hit Delhi sixth.
Shikhar hit seven fours in 47 balls. Rahul Tahitia scored an unbeaten 11 off 11 balls and Akhtar Patel scored nine boundaries in nine balls with an unbeaten nine. Bravo and three other cheers, Jadeja and Imran Tahir took one wicket each from Chennai.
Delhi: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Colin Ingram, Chemo Paul, Akshar Patel, Rahul Tahitia, Kagiso Rabada, Amit Mishra and Ishant Sharma.
Chennai: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Captain and wicketkeeper), Ambati Rayudu, Shane Watson, Suresh Raina, Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir.
Chennai, chasing the target of 148 runs from Chennai, lost the wicket of Ambati Rayudu (5) on 21 in 2.4 overs. But Shane Watson (44) combined with Suresh Raina (30) shared a 52-run partnership for the second wicket.
Amit Mishra, who is getting dangerous, has broken Watson by stumping it out. Watson hit four fours and three sixes in 26 balls. Raina also became Mishra's second victim in the team's 98th position as the third batsman. He hit four fours and a six in 16 balls.
Karthik Jadhav (27) and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (32 not out) gave Raina a six-wicket win for Chennai with a 48-run partnership for the fourth wicket after Raina was dismissed. Dwayne Bravo returned unbeaten on four runs in three balls. Jadhav hit two fours in 34 balls and Dhoni put two fours and a six on 35 balls.
Mishra got two more wickets from Ishant Sharma and Kagiso Rabada by one wicket. Earlier, Delhi Capitals scored 147 for six wickets but their bowlers did not defend this score.
Delhi opener Prithvi Shaw (24) and Shikhar Dhawan (51) added 36 runs in 4.3 overs for the first wicket. Deepak Chahar broke the partnership by putting Shaw out. Shaw hit five fours in 16 balls.
After this, Captain Shreyas Iyer (18) was also dismissed for the team score of 79. Shikhar and Iyer added 43 runs for the second wicket. Iyer put a six on 20 balls.
Shikhar also shared a 41-run partnership with Rishabh Pant (25) for the third wicket. The last match hero Pant could not repeat his last performance and was dismissed as the third batsman on the team score of 120. He was dismissed by Dwayne Bravo Pant put two fours and a six on 13 balls.
Bravo ran the Colin Ingram (2) in the same over. After this Ravindra Jadeja sent Kimono Paul (0) to the pavilion without eating the account. Bravo in his next over, hit the pinnacle on 127 in the team and hit Delhi sixth.
Shikhar hit seven fours in 47 balls. Rahul Tahitia scored an unbeaten 11 off 11 balls and Akhtar Patel scored nine boundaries in nine balls with an unbeaten nine. Bravo and three other cheers, Jadeja and Imran Tahir took one wicket each from Chennai.
Delhi: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Colin Ingram, Chemo Paul, Akshar Patel, Rahul Tahitia, Kagiso Rabada, Amit Mishra and Ishant Sharma.
Chennai: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Captain and wicketkeeper), Ambati Rayudu, Shane Watson, Suresh Raina, Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir.
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