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Delhi vs Chennai Live Commentary, Match 34, Indian Premier League, 2020, October 17, 2020

CSK 179/4 (20)
Delhi Capitals beat Chennai Super Kings by 5 wickets
DC 185/5 (19.5)
Match over
Chennai Super Kings Inning Delhi Capitals Inning
0.0 : Game 2 on Super Saturday and what do we have here? Iyer and Dhoni locking horns. A mouth-watering clash. You bet! Two champion teams and plenty of entertainment in store. Oh...and did we mention Sharjah! Yes, the venue where this game is being played.
Delhi are on a roll this season! 6 wins out of 8 games. Nothing seems to plague them - Batting and bowling, both are top-class and reflective of a champion side. How is Shreyas Iyer now after injuring his shoulder in the last game and the update on Pant - 2 things that ride high on everyone's minds as we enter this game. 
The reverse is the case for Chennai, a side which otherwise is invincible, tasted defeat at the hands of almost everyone, including by a big margin to Delhi earlier. Can they pay it back in the same coin now? Can they build on the win from Hyderabad they achieved in their last game and take advantage of the slowing down of the surfaces? Let's see as the toss and team updates trickle in shortly...
TOSS - The two captains are out in the middle for the toss. Yes, Shreyas Iyer is fit, he is alongside Dhoni. Up goes the coin and it lands in Chennai's favour. They will BAT!
MS Dhoni, Chennai's captain, says there is not much of grass on the wicket, the question is how much it will slow down. States that the last game was good where the team did not commit a lot of errors, ones from which they cannot normally comeback. Adds that in the League, there is always pressure and it is alright to be under it sometimes, for one's own good. Informs that Kedar Jadhav comes in for Piyush Chawla.
Shreyas Iyer, Delhi's skipper, says that he is fine now and is very eager to play. On Pant, he states that they want to give him one more game's rest, otherwise it is the same team. Iyer further states that from the last game he quietly observed that Delhi never gives up no matter what situation they are in. Important to keep that mindset going, he says. 
Chennai (Playing XI) - Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, Kedar Jadhav (IN PLACE OF PIYUSH CHAWLA), MS Dhoni (WK/C), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Dwayne Bravo, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Karn Sharma.
Delhi (Unchanged Playing XI) - Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer (C), Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey (WK), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Tushar Deshpande, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje.
0.1 : Tushar Deshpande to Sam Curran, Good start from Tushar! Good length and just outside off, Curran lets it go to the keeper.
0.0 : Right! Time for the action! Both the umpires stride out to the middle and they are followed by the Chennai openers, Sam Curran and Faf du Plessis. Shreyas Iyer is having a word with his teammates in a huddle near the ropes before they can take their positions in the field. Tushar Deshpande will take the new ball for Delhi. Here we go...
0.2 : Tushar Deshpande to Sam Curran, This time he makes room and treis to lift it over mid-wicket but fails to get hit on the pad. The ball rolls towards the off side for nothing.
0.3 : Tushar Deshpande to Sam Curran, OUT! CAUGHT! It is a clean catch. Top work at the fence by Nortje. Opening with Curran doesn't work out for Chennai this time around. Tushar with a success in the first over. Shortish and outside off, Curran looks to pull but gets a top edge. The ball balloons high and towards third man. Nortje is waiting for the ball there. He takes the catch but realizes the momentum will take him over the ropes. So, he manages to lob the ball up, and return back to take it
Shane Watson walks out to the middle now.
0.2 : The umpires want to have a check if the catch has been taken clean. Has Nortje taken it cleanly or has he stepped into the ropes while taking it? No, clean catch, OUT!
0.4 : Tushar Deshpande to Faf du Plessis, Shortish and just outside off, pushed towards point.
0.5 : Tushar Deshpande to Faf du Plessis, Length ball around middle, it is tucked towards mid-wicket.
0.6 : Tushar Deshpande to Faf du Plessis, Couple to end the over! Good length and outside off, du Plessis punches it on the up through the covers. Two taken to get off the mark. Top start for Delhi though.
Who will it be from the other end? Rabada? Nortje? Ashwin? Kagiso Rabada to bowl from the other end.
1.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Shane Watson, Full ball on middle, Watson comes on his front foot and blocks it out.
1.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Shane Watson, Full and around off, Watson looks to drive but gets it off the inner half to short mid-wicket.
1.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Shane Watson, Full and around off, a nice cover drive from Watson but he picks out Rahane at cover.
1.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Shane Watson, Full and outside off, Watson dabs this behind square on the off side for a dot.
1.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Shane Watson, Full on middle, Watson defends it to the off side. Says no to his partner for the single.
1.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Shane Watson, Yorker, around off, Watson digs it out for a dot.
2.1 : Tushar Deshpande to Faf du Plessis, WIDE! Slips a length ball down the leg side, du Plessis looked to flick but misses.
Tushar Deshpande to Faf du Plessis, Full and around off, du Plessis defends it out towards cover.
2.2 : Tushar Deshpande to Faf du Plessis, Good length ball outside off, du Plessis pushes it to the left of the point fielder. Comes down a few steps for a single but sends back Watson later. Axar Patel was the man there, for Delhi.
2.3 : Tushar Deshpande to Faf du Plessis, Full ball on middle, knocks it to short mid-wicket and takes one. The fielder there was a bit deep and hence the single was a possibility.
2.4 : Tushar Deshpande to Shane Watson, FOUR! Aah...that is a gem of a shot. Full and around off, Watson drives it beautifully through mid off for a boundary. Just the free flow of the bat there.
2.5 : Tushar Deshpande to Shane Watson, Full on middle, Watson clips but finds mid-wicket.
2.6 : Tushar Deshpande to Shane Watson, FOUR! Watson waits and waits and then pounds it for a boundary. Deshpande digs it in short, it though does not bounce as much. Good enough to pull still and Watson does that. Sends it over mid-wicket for a boundary.
3.1 : Axar Patel to Faf du Plessis, Full on middle, tapped to the on side for a single.
0.0 : Axar Patel to roll his arms now.
3.2 : Axar Patel to Shane Watson, Around off, fullish, driven past the bowler to long off for one.
3.3 : Axar Patel to Faf du Plessis, Shorter on off, Faf rocks back and cuts but finds the man at cover-point.
3.4 : Axar Patel to Faf du Plessis, Du Plessis taps the flatter ball to the off side for a dot.
3.5 : Axar Patel to Faf du Plessis, Around off, short, hit to mid off and they take a quick single.
3.6 : Axar Patel to Shane Watson, A dot to end. On off, fullish, Watson tucks it towards mid on.
4.1 : Anrich Nortje to Faf du Plessis, SIX! Very clever from du Plessis. Full and on middle, du Plessis moves to the off side and paddles it aerially. It goes over fine leg for a maximum. Woah! 
4.2 : Anrich Nortje to Faf du Plessis, This time he drives but finds the man at mid off.
0.0 : Anrich Nortje is into the attack now.
4.3 : Anrich Nortje to Faf du Plessis, Good length ball on middle and leg, du Plessis looks to play at it but misses to get hit around the box.
4.4 : Anrich Nortje to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Pressure right back on Delhi now. Fullish, around off, du Plessis swings across the line and sends it over mid-wicket for a boundary.
4.5 : Anrich Nortje to Faf du Plessis, Full and around off, driven but straight to mid on.
4.6 : Anrich Nortje to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Shouts of catch but no one was catching that. Full and outside off, du Plessis takes the aerial route. Gets it over the man at cover-point and the ball races away to the boundary.
5.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Shane Watson, Good length ball around off, pushed back to the bowler.
5.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Shane Watson, First run off Rabada! Good length ball around middle, Watson tucks it towards square leg for a run.
0.0 : Kagiso Rabada is back for his second. Bowled a maiden in the first over. A rarity in this format.
5.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Faf du Plessis, Uppish but safe! A short ball outside off, du Plessis looks to pull but the ball hits the upper part of the bat and lobs towards mid-wicket.
5.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! THUMP! Short and wide outside off, du Plessis swivels and powers it over square leg and it races away to the fence.
5.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Faf du Plessis, Full and on middle, du Plessis pushes it towards mid on and calls for the single. He puts his head down and goes for the run. He bumps into Rabada but manages to make it in. Rabada was ball-watching. That looked to be a nasty collision. Hope Faf is fine.
5.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Shane Watson, FOUR! Short and wide outside off, Watson uses the pace of the bowler and manages to run it down to the third man fence.10 off the final over of the Powerplay.
6.1 : Axar Patel to Faf du Plessis, Full and outside off, driven to cover-point for a single.
0.0 : Axar Patel is back to bowl his second over.
6.2 : Axar Patel to Shane Watson, On middle, flat, tucked towards square leg for a single.
6.3 : Axar Patel to Faf du Plessis, Lands it on middle, it turns in, du Plessis works it back to the bowler.
6.4 : Axar Patel to Faf du Plessis, Flatter and on off, bunted down to long on for a single.
6.5 : Axar Patel to Shane Watson, A dot this time. Flatter and on off, tapped to the right of the bowler. Axar gets there and stops the ball from going any further.
6.6 : Axar Patel to Shane Watson, A single to finish. This is driven down to long off for a single.
Ravichandran Ashwin is into the attack.
7.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Shane Watson, Watson hits it aerially over the bowler's head, to long off, for a single.
7.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Faf du Plessis, Flatter on off, tucked to the off side for a dot.
7.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Faf du Plessis, On the shorter side around off, du Plessis works it on the off side and takes a single.
7.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Shane Watson, On the shorter side around off, driven to mid on for one.
7.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Faf du Plessis, Carrom ball, outside off, du Plessis gets down to sweep but fails to connect this one.
7.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Faf du Plessis, Shorter ball around off, du Plessis bunts this down to mid on and takes a single.
0.0 : The physio is out! He checks with Faf. The bowler too checks with his South African teamamate. Faf is fine to continue.
8.1 : Axar Patel to Faf du Plessis, Flatter ball on off, du Plessis rocks back and tucks this to the right of the bowler, hustles in for a quick single. The throw comes to the bowler's end but misses the stumps.
8.2 : Axar Patel to Shane Watson, FOUR! Wrong line and paddled. Floated around off and middle, Watson gets across and paddles it well over the keeper's head, to the fine leg boundary.
8.3 : Axar Patel to Shane Watson, Floated around off, driven to mid off for a single.
8.4 : Axar Patel to Faf du Plessis, Flighted outside off, du Plessis comes down the track and drives it to wide long off for a run.
8.5 : Axar Patel to Shane Watson, A single as this is pulled to Shaw at mid-wicket for one.
8.6 : Axar Patel to Faf du Plessis, On the shorter side, du Plessis pulls it to the leg side and crosses over for a single.
The physio is out again. Du Plessis is getting the attention. Some stretching with the help of the physio. Ready to begin again.
9.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Faf du Plessis, Flatter ball on off and middle, hit back to the bowler. 
9.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! In the gap and he gets a boundary. Fullish ball outside off, du Plessis swings across the line and sends it to the deep square leg fence.
9.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Faf du Plessis, On middle, flat, tucked to the on side for a single.
9.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Shane Watson, FOUR! Bisects the fielders to perfection, Watson. Width on offer, short and wide outside off, Watson rocks back and hits it firmly past the diving cover fielder. It is to the left of Nortje at long off as well. Nortje runs there but fails to cut it off.
9.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Shane Watson, EDGY RUNS! Tossed up and around off, Watson looks to slog sweep it but he gets a top edge. The ball goes wide of the short third man fielder and races towards the fence. The fielder gives it a chase and keeps it down to a couple.
9.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Shane Watson, FOUR! Powerfully hit! Short and outside off, Watson muscles it uppishly over the bowler's head, to long off and bags a boundary. Another good over for Chennai as they get 15 off it.
0.0 : DRINKS! A tough passage it was for Chennai, Iyer shuffled his bowlers and never really allowed the Chennai batters to settle into a rhythm. After losing Curran, du Plessis and Watson have played watchfully. Watson did hit a couple of boundaries at the start but has since mellowed down to rotate the strike. Chennai should not get into the too-familiar trap of reserving the big hitting for the later overs. They should start motoring now.
10.1 : Tushar Deshpande to Faf du Plessis, SIX! Beautiful shot. Full and outside off, in the slot, du Plessis powers it over wide long off.
10.2 : Tushar Deshpande to Faf du Plessis, Shortish and outside off, du Plessis looks to cut but gets an outside edge. It goes to third man for a single.
0.0 : Tushar Deshpande is back on. 2-0-12-1 are his figures so far.
10.3 : Tushar Deshpande to Shane Watson, Full and around off, Watson swings across the line, hits it to Dhawan at wide long on. Just the single though. Short boundaries and these two are not the quickest of runners.
10.4 : Tushar Deshpande to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! He has done it again, du Plessis. Full and outside off, du Plessis premeditates it, gets across, paddles it well and uppishly over Nortje at short fine leg for a boundary.
10.5 : Tushar Deshpande to Faf du Plessis, Shortish and outside off, du Plessis cuts it to the left of sweeper cover. Stoinis, runs there, dives and does well to save a couple of runs for his side.
10.6 : Tushar Deshpande to Faf du Plessis, A dot to finish. Good length ball outside off, du Plessis drives but finds the man at cover. 14 runs from Deshpande's third over.
11.1 : Anrich Nortje to Shane Watson, Full and around off, Watson looks to work it on the off side. Ends up getting an inside edge onto his pads. It rolls further towards mid on and a single is sneaked in.
11.2 : Anrich Nortje to Faf du Plessis, Full and outside off, du Plessis defensively taps it behind square on the off side. Says no to his partner for a single.
0.0 : Anrich Nortje is back on. Went for 14 in his 1st over. Let's see if he can get a wicket to his skipper.
11.3 : Anrich Nortje to Faf du Plessis, NOT OUT! Spike on the UltraEdge and that means du Plessis survives. Half a shout from the fielding side for a LBW. The umpire gives no signal. So it comes off the bat. Du Plessis digs out the very full ball to the leg side and gets to the other end. Delhi ponder and then take the review, it goes upstairs, Ultra Edge saves du Plessis. He gets to his 50 with that single as well. Off 39 balls. Back to form it looks like for him.
11.2 : Delhi take the review for a LBW against du Plessis. A pretty late call. Let's see what the replays have got to show. There is a spike as the ball gets close to the bat, says the third umpire. Du Plessis is safe!
11.4 : Anrich Nortje to Shane Watson, OUT! BOWLED! Shane Watson gives himself some room on the off side but that proves to be his undoing this time around. Test match length fetches Nortje the result. On a good length around off, Watson moves to the leg side and looked to heave it over covers. However he ends up missing it badly. But Nortje does not. It hits the stumps behind, top of off. 
Ambati Rayudu is the next batsman in.
11.5 : Anrich Nortje to Ambati Rayudu, Good length ball around off, pushed towards point.
11.6 : Anrich Nortje to Ambati Rayudu, DOT! Superb over from Nortje. Just 2 runs and a wicket off it. Very full and on middle, Rayudu looks to flick but gets an inside edge on the pad. The ball goes towards keeper for nothing.
12.1 : Axar Patel to Faf du Plessis, Flatter ball on off, du Plessis hits it aerially, to the right of long off and takes a single.
0.0 : Axar Patel is back on.
12.2 : Axar Patel to Ambati Rayudu, On the shorter side around off, bunted down to the left of long on for a single.
12.3 : Axar Patel to Faf du Plessis, DROPPED! How costly will that drop be? On the shorter side around off, du Plessis comes down the track and hits it uppishly towards long on. It is a bit to the front of Dhawan. He comes running in, lunges forward to grab it but the ball pops out. A single taken.
12.4 : Axar Patel to Ambati Rayudu, Flatter on off, bunted down to Dhawan at long on for a run. 4 balls so far and all have gone to Shikhar Dhawan at long on.
12.5 : Axar Patel to Faf du Plessis, Flatter ball, around off, du Plessis rocks back and punches it on the off side for a single.
12.6 : Axar Patel to Ambati Rayudu, On the shorter side outside off, hit over the covers, to the right of sweeper cover for two.
13.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Faf du Plessis, Full and on the pads, du Plessis tucks it towards square leg for a single.
13.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Ambati Rayudu, Full on middle, Rayudu comes down the track to play at it. But ends up getting it off the outer half to the man at point.
13.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Ambati Rayudu, SIX! Pressure off du Plessis as well with that hit, even though Rayudu hit it. Floated full on the stumps, Rayudu gets down and slog sweeps it over deep mid-wicket.
13.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Ambati Rayudu, Outside off, flat, Rayudu looks to cut but misses.
13.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Ambati Rayudu, Short ball, pulled to deep square leg for a couple.
13.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Ambati Rayudu, Fullish ball around off, Rayudu reverse sweeps it uppishly over cover-point and takes a couple.
14.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Du Plessis throws the kitchen sink at that. Fullish and on middle, du Plessis swings across the line but gets an inside edge. It goes to the right of his stumps, past the keeper and into the fine leg boundary.
0.0 : Kagiso Rabada is back on.
14.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Faf du Plessis, Back of a length, outside off, du Plessis looks to slash hard at it but misses.
14.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Faf du Plessis, Du Plessis moves across the line and looked to lift the length ball over the keeper's head but misses.
14.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Faf du Plessis, OUT! CAUGHT! A well made 58 from 47 balls from du Plessis comes to an end. Shikhar Dhawan makes it up for his earlier fumbles with that. On off, du Plessis looked to slam that high on the leg side but ends up getting it off the toe edge. It goes uppishly towards long on. Shikhar Dhawan runs to his front and takes it this time. He is ecstatic with that as well. 50 wickets for Rabada in the Indian T20 League as well. Superb from the South African.
MS Dhoni is the new man in.
14.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Ambati Rayudu, NO BALL! Tough call, unncecessary call in fact. Short ball, Rayudu comes forward but sways away from the line. The umpires call it a no ball for the height. Too harsh as replays show that was actually a proper bumper. Free Hit coming up.
Kagiso Rabada to Ambati Rayudu, Nothing off the free hit though. Fullish around off, Rayudu swings across the line and hits it to mid-wicket. Just one.
14.6 : Kagiso Rabada to MS Dhoni, Dhoni is up and running. Taps the good length ball down to third man and takes a single.
0.0 : DRINKS! Faf du Plessis has played a gem of a knock so far but you can sense that he is struggling a bit after he got into that nasty collision. Chennai though would want the South African to continue to take the side towards a big score. He has got Rayudu for company for now and the duo will look to go bonkers in the remaining overs. Delhi, on the other hand, would look to continue taking wickets and not allow another partnership to grow. Let's see how it pans out.
15.1 : Marcus Stoinis to MS Dhoni, Slow and low outside off from Stoinis, Dhoni throws his bat at it but fails to make any sort of connection.
0.0 : Marcus Stoinis is on.
15.2 : Marcus Stoinis to MS Dhoni, Full and outside off, driven to wide mid off for a single.
15.3 : Marcus Stoinis to Ambati Rayudu, Length ball on off, Rayudu looked to hit that to the leg side but ends up getting an inside edge. It goes to the leg side and they take a quick single. 
15.4 : Marcus Stoinis to MS Dhoni, Very full and around off, dug out to mid off for a quick single. 
15.5 : Marcus Stoinis to Ambati Rayudu, SIX! He got a lot of that, Ambati Rayudu. Fullish and outside off, he shimmies down the track and powers this well over wide long on.
15.6 : Marcus Stoinis to Ambati Rayudu, Low full toss outside off, Rayudu looks to drive but gets an outside edge to short third man. Dhoni wants the single and runs quickly to the striker's end as Rayudu responds as well.
Anrich Nortje is back on. 2-0-16-1 from him so far.
16.1 : Anrich Nortje to Ambati Rayudu, SIX! CRUNCHED! Full and outside off, Rayudu picks it up and deposits it over deep cover for a maximum. A slower ball but that did not matter to Rayudu.
16.2 : Anrich Nortje to Ambati Rayudu, Low full toss on middle and leg, flicked to mid-wicket for a single.
16.3 : Anrich Nortje to MS Dhoni, OUT! CAUGHT! A faint edge. A little edge. Length ball around off, Dhoni comes down the track and looked to hammer that over mid-wicket. Ends up getting a faint outside edge back to the keeper, Alex Carey, who takes it. Not much of an excitement there, Dhoni starts walking and Nortje has his second. The Chennai skipper could just manage 3 runs.
16.4 : Anrich Nortje to Ravindra Jadeja, Back of a length ball outside off, Jadeja jumps and drives it uppishly to mid off.
16.5 : Anrich Nortje to Ravindra Jadeja, On a good length outside off, drives it to the right of the bowler for a single. Shikhar Dhawan at mid off mops it up.
16.3 : Who will walk out to bat now? It is Ravindra Jadeja. 21 balls left in this innings for him to make an impact with the bat.
16.6 : Anrich Nortje to Ambati Rayudu, FOUR! Nicely turned around the corner. Full on middle, Rayudu moves to the off side and paddles it fine well to the right of the man at short fine leg and gets a boundary.
17.1 : Tushar Deshpande to Ravindra Jadeja, Fullish on middle, tucked to deep square leg for a single. 
0.0 : Tushar Deshpande to bowl out. 3-0-26-1 from him so far.
17.2 : Tushar Deshpande to Ambati Rayudu, Full on middle, Rayudu clips it to mid-wicket off the inner half and takes a single. 
17.3 : Tushar Deshpande to Ravindra Jadeja, Full on off, Jadeja gives room and taps it towards mid off. Hurries to the other end as the throw comes to the bowler's end. Is safe though.
17.4 : Tushar Deshpande to Ambati Rayudu, Very full and around off, dug out to the right of point for one.
17.5 : Tushar Deshpande to Ravindra Jadeja, SIX! High in the air....and across to the road outside the stadium. Full ball on the pads, a pickup shot from Jadeja. Sends it soaring over deep backward square leg. A boy near the road takes away with that ball. Has Jadeja to thank for it.
17.6 : Tushar Deshpande to Ravindra Jadeja, WIDE! Goes for the slower ball but ends up bowling it well outside off, Jadeja lets it be.
Tushar Deshpande to Ravindra Jadeja, Chance for a run out but Deshpande could not gather it. Fullish, outside off, Jadeja strokes it to the right of the bowler, to long off. He wants two, Rayudu runs hard to the bowler's end. The throw comes in there but Deshpande fails to gather it properly. Chennai get their two.
18.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Ambati Rayudu, WIDE! Rabada bowls a near yorker length ball but down the leg side, but only by just. Rayudu misses his flick. 
Kagiso Rabada to Ambati Rayudu, Very full on the stumps, Rayudu comes down the track but can only dig it out towards cover-point. Just the single.
18.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Ravindra Jadeja, Full on off, an on drive from Jadeja, to long on. Just the single and it brings up the 150 for Chennai.
18.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Ambati Rayudu, SIX! Very nicely timed. Length ball outside off, Rayudu comes down the pitch, swings across the line and sends it over the deep square leg boundary.
18.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Ambati Rayudu, Short and pacy down the leg side, following the batsman there. Rayudu looks to pull but misses completely. Real pace on that ball from Rabada.
18.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Ambati Rayudu, Yorker on the stumps, Rayudu looks to drive on the off side but gets an inside edge onto his boots. Jadeja wants one, takes off and gets safely as Rabada too runs to the ball and flicks it off his boots to the stumps at the striker's end. He hits but Jadeja was well in.
18.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Ravindra Jadeja, SIX! Full toss, at this stage, oh dear! Full toss outside off, Jadeja picks it up from there and sends it soaring over deep mid-wicket. 16 from the penultimate over. Rabada finishes with 4-1-33-1.
Anrich Nortje to bowl the final over of the innings. 3-0-28-2 from him so far. He needs to finish it well here.
0.0 : Who will bowl the penultimate over of the innings? Rabada is the one who will. He has been brilliant in the death for Delhi. Can he finish it well, again? 3-1-17-1 are his figures so far.
19.1 : Anrich Nortje to Ambati Rayudu, Low full toss on off, Rayudu swings across the line, gets it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
19.2 : Anrich Nortje to Ravindra Jadeja, Very full and well outside off but within the tramline, Jadeja stretches to get a grab of it but misses. Excellent bowling from Nortje here.
19.3 : Anrich Nortje to Ravindra Jadeja, SIX! Gets just about enough of it, Jadeja. Low full toss outside off, Jadeja powers it over wide long on, by just, off the bottom half. A biggie.
19.4 : Anrich Nortje to Ravindra Jadeja, SIX! Nortje does not miss his length by much here but he is still punished. Full and on off, Jadeja hammers it over wide long on again.
19.5 : Anrich Nortje to Ravindra Jadeja, Short ball, Jadeja mistimes the pull to mid on but gets back for the second.
19.6 : Anrich Nortje to Ravindra Jadeja, A single to finish the innings. Very full outside off, Jadeja drives it to deep cover for a single. Sweet sound off the bat but just one there. CHENNAI FINISH AT 179/4.
Earlier in the game, after opting to bat, Chennai had a poor start as their ploy to continue opening with Sam Curran didn't work out as he went for a 3-ball duck in the first over. However, Watson walked and along with Chennai rebuilt the innings. They added 87 for the 2nd wicket and took the team towards a good score! Watson fell but Faf continued and got to yet another half ton. However, he got into a nasty collision with Rabada while going for a single and because of that, he struggled a bit
The bowling from Delhi wasn't too bad! They were tested early on when Watson and du Plessis were punishing them. However, they didn't give it away all and kept pulling things back with tidy overs in between. However, towards the final overs, they were taken to the cleaners by Rayudu and Jadeja. Axar Patel was their most economical bowler but he didn't get wickets. Others, including Rabada, were treated disdainfully by the duo of Rayudu and Jadeja. Nortje got 2 while Rabada and Deshpande managed
Right! Chennai have put on a big score on the board! But that is not enough. They will have to back it up with a fine bowling performance. Remember that Delhi's batters are in fine form. And one more thing to remember is the ground. Sharjah! The shorter boundaries might come to play again. If Shaw and Dhawan can give Delhi a fine start, we could be in for a fine second essay. Join us for the run chase in a bit.
Excellent finish to the innings for Chennai! Rayudu and Jadeja's flourish in the last 5-overs means that they have put on a superb score on the board! 67 runs in the last 5 overs. Rabada was hammered, Nortje was hammered! Yes, two of Delhi and the tournament's best bowlers got some stick towards the end.
Ravindra Jadeja, the man of the moment, is up for a chat. Says that they are playing a lot of cricket these days. Because of that, he is going to the gym a lot these days, every alternate day. Tells that he took a couple of balls to settle and then went big. Jadeja feels that the pitches are suiting more to Chennai's needs as they are on the slower side now. States though that it is imperative to modify their bowling according to the conditions at play.
0.1 : Deepak Chahar to Prithvi Shaw, Good length ball outside off, Shaw pushes it towards covers.
0.2 : Deepak Chahar to Prithvi Shaw, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Shaw departs! First ball duck in the last game. Second ball duck here! Chennai are off to a perfect start. Shaw can be a dangerous customer if he gets going but it won't be the case here in this game. A length ball, this one is around off, it shapes away. Shaw looks to drive it on the up but the ball hits the splice of this bat and lobs back to the bowler. Chahar makes no mistake as he takes it easily.
Ajinkya Rahane walks out to bat now.
0.3 : Deepak Chahar to Ajinkya Rahane, Good length ball around off, pushed back to the bowler.
0.1 : We are all set to begin in the chase then! Delhi openers, Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan stride out to the middle. Chennai players are in a huddle and then take their respective positions on the field. Deepak Chahar with the first ball for Chennai. Here we go then...
0.4 : Deepak Chahar to Ajinkya Rahane, Good length ball around middle, Rahane blocks it.
0.5 : Deepak Chahar to Ajinkya Rahane, One more dot! Excellent over so far. Good length delivery and around off, Rahane pushes it towards the cover fielder this time.
0.6 : Deepak Chahar to Ajinkya Rahane, A wicket maiden to begin! Top stuff from Chahar and Chennai. On a good length and around off, Rahane looks to drive but gets an inside edge onto the pad. We haven't had a maiden till this double-header day in the Indian T20 League so far but we have got two now. One was bowled by Rabada in this game against Chennai in the first innings and now Chahar here in this innings.
1.1 : Sam Curran to Shikhar Dhawan, Good length ball outside off, Dhawan watches it go to the keeper.
0.6 : Who will bowl now from the other end? Sam Curran? Yes, it is him.
1.2 : Sam Curran to Shikhar Dhawan, Another length ball around off, Dhawan keeps it out.
1.3 : Sam Curran to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Dhawan and Delhi are up and running! Short ball around off, Dhawan picks it up and powers it over square leg for a boundary via a pull.
1.4 : Sam Curran to Shikhar Dhawan, Back of a length ball around off, pushed down to the cover fielder.
1.5 : Sam Curran to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! SHOT! One bounce and into the fence! A length ball around off, Dhawan gives it a charge and lifts it over the bowler's head for a boundary.
1.6 : Sam Curran to Shikhar Dhawan, Dot to end the over. Good length ball around off, Dhawan pushes it to the left of the bowler. Curran doesn't allow them to take a run.
2.1 : Deepak Chahar to Ajinkya Rahane, First run off Chahar. Rahane is off the mark on the fifth ball. It is on his pads, he helps it down to fine leg and gets to the other end.
2.2 : Deepak Chahar to Shikhar Dhawan, Shortish and just outside off, Dhawan pushes it towards cover-point for a single.
2.3 : Deepak Chahar to Ajinkya Rahane, Around off on a good length, pushed towards point for a run.
2.4 : Deepak Chahar to Shikhar Dhawan, Two now! Short and around off, Dhawan pulls it through square leg. Before the fine leg fielder can get around, two taken.
2.5 : Deepak Chahar to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Up and over! Terrific batting! Not good bowling though. Short and wide outside off, Dhawan lifts it over backward point and finds a boundary.
2.6 : Deepak Chahar to Shikhar Dhawan, A single to end the over. Short and wide outside off, it is pulled through square leg for one. 10 off the over.
3.1 : Shardul Thakur to Shikhar Dhawan, Bangs it in short but it does not bounce much. Dhawan looks to pull but it goes under his swipe.
3.2 : Shardul Thakur to Shikhar Dhawan, Outside off on a good length, stroked to deep point for a single.
0.0 : Shardul Thakur to bowl now.
3.3 : Shardul Thakur to Ajinkya Rahane, FOUR! Good shot. Shortish ball, around off, Rahane lifts it well over mid-wicket for a boundary.
3.4 : Shardul Thakur to Ajinkya Rahane, Full and outside off, driven to deep cover for a single. The throw comes to the non-striker's end, it goes past the stumps, Kedar Jadhav backs it up well. Had he not run in and stopped that, additional runs could have leaked.
3.5 : Shardul Thakur to Shikhar Dhawan, Outside off on a good length, cut to deep point for a single.
3.6 : Shardul Thakur to Ajinkya Rahane, Full and outside off, driven through the covers for a run.
4.1 : Deepak Chahar to Ajinkya Rahane, OUT! CAUGHT! What a catch from Sam Curran. That was an absolute blinder. Full and around off, it hurried onto Rahane. He drives it uppishly just to the right of Sam Curran. The fielder keeps his eyes on the ball and pulls off a stunner. It came quickly to him and he did well to grab that. 154 runs needed in 95 balls.
0.0 : Shreyas Iyer, Delhi skipper, is the new batsman in.
4.2 : Deepak Chahar to Shreyas Iyer, Around off, punched to the right of the bowler, to mid on.
4.3 : Deepak Chahar to Shreyas Iyer, Shreyas Iyer would have been a goner had Watson hit. Fullish ball around off, Iyer looks to play it on the off side but ends up getting an inside edge onto his boots. It goes further after deflecting from the same ahead of the slip fielder. Delhi take a quick run, Watson flings a throw at the bowler's end but misses the stumps, Iyer would have been a goner had he hit. A single in the end.
4.4 : Deepak Chahar to Shikhar Dhawan, NOT OUT! Dhawan is safe. Outside off on a good length, Dhawan cuts but finds Jadeja at point. Delhi take off for a single. Jadeja flings a throw at the bowler's end, Iyer rushes in. The umpires want to have a look, take it upstairs, replays are in...Dhawan is safe.
4.5 : Deepak Chahar to Shreyas Iyer, Good length ball on middle, it is flicked towards mid-wicket.
4.3 : Shreyas Iyer looks to be in pain here. It seems that the ball has taken the inside edge of his bat and gone onto hit his foot and this can be really painful. The physio is out in the middle and they are having a look. Iyer seems fine to continue.
4.6 : Deepak Chahar to Shreyas Iyer, Huge appeal but it has been turned down. The appeal came only from the bowler. No review from Dhoni.
5.1 : Shardul Thakur to Shreyas Iyer, Landed around off on a good length, pushed back to the bowler.
0.0 : Is that a run out? No, Dhawan is SAFE!
5.2 : Shardul Thakur to Shreyas Iyer, SIX! Full ball on middle, Iyer hammers it over long on for a maximum.
5.3 : Shardul Thakur to Shreyas Iyer, Full ball outside off, driven to cover for a dot.
5.4 : Shardul Thakur to Shreyas Iyer, On middle, tucked to the leg side for a run.
5.5 : Shardul Thakur to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Well placed by Dhawan, to perfection. Outside off, he carves it over backward point and gets a boundary.
5.6 : Shardul Thakur to Shikhar Dhawan, Good length ball around off, pushed through cover-point for a single. 41/2 at the end of Powerplay! 139 needed in 14 oves.
6.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Shikhar Dhawan, A flatter ball around middle, Dhawan pushes it through mid on for one.
0.0 : Time for some spin! Here's Ravindra Jadeja.
6.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Shreyas Iyer, Tossed up and on middle, Iyer eases a single through mid on for a run.
6.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Shikhar Dhawan, DROPPED! Or is it? Yes, a top effort but it will go down as a drop! Tossed up ball around off, Dhawan goes for the slog sweep but ends up getting a top edge. The ball balloons high and wide of the fine leg fielder.
6.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Poor ball and it gets the treatment. Short and wide outside off, Dhawan flays it over the leaping point fielder for a boundary.
6.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Pulled away! Jadeja drags this one short and around off, Dhawan swivels and pulls it hard through mid-wicket for a boundary. 50 up for Delhi.
6.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Shikhar Dhawan, Flatter and around off, turned through mid-wicket for one more. 13 off the first over of Jadeja.
7.1 : Deepak Chahar to Shikhar Dhawan, Length ball around middle, tucked through mid-wicket for one.
7.2 : Deepak Chahar to Shreyas Iyer, Fuller and around off, Iyer pushes it down to long on for a single.
7.3 : Deepak Chahar to Shikhar Dhawan, Full and around off, Dhawan strokes it towards long off for one.
7.4 : Deepak Chahar to Shreyas Iyer, One more single. Shortish and around off, Iyer tucks it through mid-wicket and gets to the other end.
7.5 : Deepak Chahar to Shikhar Dhawan, Full and around off, Dhawan makes room and punches it towards cover. A quick run taken.
7.6 : Deepak Chahar to Shreyas Iyer, Single to end the over! Chahar is done with the ball for the day. A terrific spell from him. The last ball is short and just outside off, Iyer punches it towards cover-point and keeps the strike for the next over. 4-1-18-2 from Chahar. Brilliant.
8.1 : Karn Sharma to Shreyas Iyer, Around off, Iyer swings it away to deep backward square leg for a single.
0.0 : Bowling Change. Karn Sharma is on now.
DRINKS! A mixed passage of play here. Delhi are stroking well but Chennai have nibbled and picked up a couple of wickets. It is important for Iyer and Dhawan to play watchfully while cashing in on the loose balls. They should be wary of misadventures as they have survived on a couple of occasions - LBW, and run out. Let's see how they continue their play after the break. An important passage coming up for both the sides. A tricky middle period. Deepak Chahar is back in the attack. 3-1-12-2 so fa
8.2 : Karn Sharma to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! POWERED! Floated around off, Dhawan smashes it over the bowler's head, to the long off boundary.
8.3 : Karn Sharma to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Gets a chance to free his arms and makes full use of it. Flatter ball outside off, Dhawan rocks back and powers it through the extra cover region for a boundary.
8.4 : Karn Sharma to Shikhar Dhawan, On middle, clipped to deep square leg for one.
8.5 : Karn Sharma to Shreyas Iyer, Full on the stumps, defended to mid on.
8.6 : Karn Sharma to Shreyas Iyer, An appeal for LBW but not entertained. Dhoni does not opt for the review as well. Floated around middle and leg, Iyer gets down and looks to sweep but misses to get hit on the pads. An appeal from the bowler and the keeper follows but to no avail.
Who will bowl now? Chahar has bowled out already. It is Dwayne Bravo.
9.1 : Dwayne Bravo to Shikhar Dhawan, WIDE! Very full but well past the tramline outside off as well, Dhawan lets it through.
Dwayne Bravo to Shikhar Dhawan, Outside off, fullish, punched to deep point for a single.
9.2 : Dwayne Bravo to Shreyas Iyer, Fullish on middle, bunted down to long on for one.
9.3 : Dwayne Bravo to Shikhar Dhawan, Full and outside off, Dhawan strokes it to long off and takes a single. Third consecutive 50 for Dhawan in the League, his 40th overall, in the League. He is in rich vein of form.
9.4 : Dwayne Bravo to Shreyas Iyer, Bravo rolls his arms and bowls a slower one on the stumps, Iyer works it to mid on.
9.5 : Dwayne Bravo to Shreyas Iyer, On off and middle, glanced away to deep mid-wicket for a single.
9.6 : Dwayne Bravo to Shikhar Dhawan, Catch, run out chance....It is all happening. In the end, a single. Very full outside off, Dhawan throws his bat at it and gets an outside edge. It goes to the left of Dhoni who dives there but fails to take it. Delhi look to sneak in a single, the throw comes to the striker's end but misses and Iyer is safe. Delhi get away with a single in the end and it brings 50-run stand between the two. 104 needed in the last 10.
10.1 : Sam Curran to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Down the ground and that is four. Shortish ball outside off, Dhawan stands tall and slaps this to the left of the bowler, to the long on boundary.
0.0 : Bowling change! Sam Curran is back on. 1-0-8-0 from him so far.
10.2 : Sam Curran to Shikhar Dhawan, Length ball on off, Dhawan taps it towards short mid-wicket and takes a single.
10.3 : Sam Curran to Shreyas Iyer, Full and outside off, hit to the fielder at sweeper cover for a single.
10.4 : Sam Curran to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! There is another boundary. Full and well outside off, Dhawan drives it through extra cover, to the right of long off. No chance for Bravo in the deep. 
10.5 : Sam Curran to Shikhar Dhawan, Beautifully bowled. A yorker around off, Dhawan digs it out beside him. Delhi sneak in a quick single though.
10.6 : Sam Curran to Shreyas Iyer, Slower length ball outside off, tapped towards short cover for a quick run. Delhi need 92 runs in 54 balls.
11.1 : Dwayne Bravo to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! Not a good start to Bravo's second over. Strays with a fuller one down the leg side, Iyer helps it on its way. Tickles it to the fine leg fence.
11.2 : Dwayne Bravo to Shreyas Iyer, Outside off on a good length, stroked beautifully to the right of sweeper cover. Delhi run well to get a couple.
11.3 : Dwayne Bravo to Shreyas Iyer, OUT! CAUGHT! Just what the doctor ordered for Chennai. Captain Iyer has to go back for a run-a-ball 23. Full ball around off, Iyer looked to hammer it over long on for a maximum. However, he ends up getting only as far as the fielder there. Du Plessis, one of the safest hands in the deep for Chennai, takes it with ease. 86 runs needed in 51 balls for Delhi.
Marcus Stoinis is the new man in.
11.4 : Dwayne Bravo to Shikhar Dhawan, Full and outside off, stroked towards long off for a single.
11.5 : Dwayne Bravo to Marcus Stoinis, Full and swinging into middle, kept out to short mid-wicket.
11.6 : Dwayne Bravo to Marcus Stoinis, Full on the pads, Stoinis is off the mark by driving this to long on for a single. Played it with a straight bat.
Karn Sharma is back on. Went for 10 in his first.
12.1 : Karn Sharma to Marcus Stoinis, Lovely legbreak! Lands on off and spins away, draws Stoinis into the drive, who does so but misses it thoroughly.
12.2 : Karn Sharma to Marcus Stoinis, Short ball, sits up and pulls it to long on for a single.
12.3 : Karn Sharma to Shikhar Dhawan, Flatter ball on middle and leg, tucked to backward square leg for one.
12.4 : Karn Sharma to Marcus Stoinis, SIX! Super shot. Floated full on off and middle, Marcus Stoinis goes straight down the ground, over the bowler's head for a maximum.
12.5 : Karn Sharma to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! Go full at your own risk, Sharma. Floats the legbreak around off, Stoinis hammers it with the turn, over cover, for a boundary.
12.6 : Karn Sharma to Marcus Stoinis, A single to finish as this is tapped towards deep extra cover off the back foot for a single.
13.1 : Dwayne Bravo to Marcus Stoinis, Full and on off, swung to Curran at mid-wicket for a single.
13.2 : Dwayne Bravo to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! What a shot, what a shot, what a shot this was. Bravo rolls his fingers and bowls a slower one outside off, Dhawan goes across, sweeps it thoroughly, to the deep square leg boundary.
13.3 : Dwayne Bravo to Shikhar Dhawan, Full and outside off, stroked through the carpet to long off for a single.
13.4 : Dwayne Bravo to Marcus Stoinis, Slower ball, very full, outside off, dabbed to deep backward point for a single.
13.5 : Dwayne Bravo to Shikhar Dhawan, Very full and well outside off but within the tramline, by just. Dhawan comes down the track but fails to get hold of it. Dhoni takes it. Bravo appeals thinking there is an edge but the umpire does not think so.
13.6 : Dwayne Bravo to Shikhar Dhawan, Just over! Full and wide outside off, Dhawan looks to drive but then mistimes it. It goes just over the extra cover fielder for a couple of runs.
14.1 : Karn Sharma to Marcus Stoinis, Flatter and around middle, played through mid on for one.
14.2 : Karn Sharma to Shikhar Dhawan, Full and on middle, it is flicked through mid-wicket for two.
14.3 : Karn Sharma to Shikhar Dhawan, Dhawan looks to go for the slog sweep but gets an inside edge. It goes to short fine leg and they take a run.
14.4 : Karn Sharma to Marcus Stoinis, Short and wide outside off, Stoinis has backed away already so he needs to reach out as he tries to cut. Manages to push it to the fielder at point. Quick single. Not happy with himself for that.
14.5 : Karn Sharma to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Shot! Excellent shot! Dhawan makes room now but Karn follows him but bowls a very full ball that lands right in the slot. Dhawan powers it over mid-wicket and finds the fence.
14.6 : Karn Sharma to Shikhar Dhawan, Sam Curran with a super effort near the ropes. Saves two for the side. Flatter and around middle, Dhawan swipes it through short fine leg. Curran from deep square leg runs to his left and puts in a dive and manages to flick the ball in for his partner Chahar who was running in from fine leg. Mop up work is done. 2 in the end. 11 from the over. 51 needed in final 5.
15.1 : Shardul Thakur to Marcus Stoinis, Good length ball outside off, pushed towards cover-point for one.
0.0 : Shardul Thakur is back in the attack. 2-0-20-0 so far.
15.2 : Shardul Thakur to Shikhar Dhawan, DROPPED! Dhawan gets another life. Rayudu is the culprit this time. That was an easy chance. Shake of the head from him. Full and wide outside off, Dhawan drills the drive straight to Rayudu at extra cover. He gets both hands but the ball pops out. How costly will this be?
15.3 : Shardul Thakur to Marcus Stoinis, SIX! Here's the insult to injury! Thakur should've had a wicket to his name on the last ball but that didn't happen. And now, he is smashed for a six. A short ball around off, Stoinis goes for the pull. He doesn't time it as well as he would've liked but he manages to clear Faf du Plessis at long on.
15.4 : Shardul Thakur to Marcus Stoinis, OUT! CAUGHT! Rayudu gobbles it this time. A short ball again, Stoinis goes for the pull again. Gets a top edge this time. The ball balloons high towards mid-wicket. Rayudu comes ahead and takes the catch easily. A much-needed wicket for Chennai. 43 more needed for Delhi in 26 balls.
DRINKS! Interesting, just as it looked like these two would steal the match away from Chennai, Rayudu drops Dhawan, the 4th time the latter has been shelled so far. But then, a couple of balls later, makes it up by holding onto a skier from Stoinis. Chennai would be happy that they have got one of the dangerous guys out. They have a good chance to grab a victory if they can get Dhawan further. The required rate is close to 10 and that will strangulate Delhi further and minimize their chances. Al
15.5 : Shardul Thakur to Shikhar Dhawan, Good length ball around off, stroked through mid off for a single.
15.6 : Shardul Thakur to Alex Carey, Single to end the over! Good length ball around off, Carey pushes it towards point and calls for a risky run. There's a shy at the bowler's end but Jadeja misses. 41 needed in 24 balls.
Sam Curran to bowl his third over. 2-0-20-0 so far.
16.1 : Sam Curran to Alex Carey, Length ball on top of the stumps, Alex Carey moves across and looks to paddle it over towards fine leg but fails to connect.
16.2 : Sam Curran to Alex Carey, Full on off and middle, turned towards mid-wicket for a run.
16.3 : Sam Curran to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! What a great shot. He is striking it well, Dhawan. Full ball around off, he lifts it supremely well, gets it between deep mid-wicket and wide long on.
16.4 : Sam Curran to Shikhar Dhawan, SIX! Goodness, me! Just brilliant. Full on middle and leg, Dhawan presents the full face of the bat and smashes that mightily over long on.
16.5 : Sam Curran to Shikhar Dhawan, Full toss on off and middle, Dhawan comes down the track and hits it back to the bowler. Had he stayed where he was it would have been a no ball for being above the hip height.
16.6 : Sam Curran to Shikhar Dhawan, Excellent finish from Curran though. Yorker, around off, dug back to the bowler.
17.1 : Shardul Thakur to Alex Carey, Length ball on the leg pole, Carey looks to play at it but misses to get hit on the thigh pad.
17.2 : Shardul Thakur to Alex Carey, Shouts of catch it but it does not go that far in the air. Around off, fullish, stroked uppishly towards deep mid-wicket. It falls well short and they take a single.
17.3 : Shardul Thakur to Shikhar Dhawan, A couple! Low full toss outside off, Dhawan drills it through mid on. Jadhav from long on does well to move to his right and save two for his side.
17.4 : Shardul Thakur to Shikhar Dhawan, Just a single! Full toss outside off, Dhawan strokes it towards sweeper cover for one. Good over so far.
17.5 : Shardul Thakur to Alex Carey, Only a run! Length and around off, Carey can only force it down to long off for a run. Can Thakur end it well?
17.6 : Shardul Thakur to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Dhawan ends it in style for Delhi. Low full toss outside off, Dhawan moves to the off side and sweeps it over square leg for a boundary. This is a much-needed boundary. Dhawan's highest total in the Indian T20 League. Just 2 away from his maiden ton. 21 needed in 12 balls.
18.1 : Sam Curran to Alex Carey, OUT! CAUGHT! Carey departs! Curran with the wicket. A low full toss around off, Carey just flicks it, doesn't do it with a lot of power. He just kind of checks his shot. The ball goes to the left side of the long on fielder. Faf is the man there. He hardly drops. He moves to his left and takes a tumbling catch. 21 needed in 11 balls.
0.0 : Sam Curran will bowl the pressure over. Pressure for both Chennai and Delhi. Carey needs to give the strike to Dhawan and allow him to finish in elan. Dot balls at this stage will not bode well for Delhi. They need to be wary of that.
18.2 : Sam Curran to Shikhar Dhawan, DOT! Nearly chopped on! Very full and wide outside off, Dhawan looks to reach out and drive but gets an inside edge. The ball goes past his stumps to the keeper.
0.0 : Who will walk out to bat now? Axar Patel it is. 2 left-handers in the crease again.
18.3 : Sam Curran to Shikhar Dhawan, WIDE! Fires this one way outside off. Dhawan lets it be. Wided.
Sam Curran to Shikhar Dhawan, A single! Brilliant bowling from Curran. Nails the wide yorker. Dhawan does well to force it to sweeper cover for a run. 19 in 9. Delhi need a boundary.
18.4 : Sam Curran to Axar Patel, They will get only a run. Another excellent wide yorker. Axar can only dig it through off side for single.
18.5 : Sam Curran to Shikhar Dhawan, OUT! CAUGHT!
Sam Curran to Shikhar Dhawan, NOT OUT! Flat line when the ball passes the bat! Dhawan stays. Good use of the review. Full and wide outside off again, Dhawan moves to the off side and tries to sweep again. He misses this time and the ball goes behind. Dhoni takes the catch and appeals. The finger goes up. Dhawan reviews straightaway.
18.6 : Sam Curran to Shikhar Dhawan, 100 for Shikhar Dhawan! Full ball on off, Dhawan lofts it over mid off for a single. 17 needed from the final over.
19.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Shikhar Dhawan, WIDE! Harsh call! Flatter and outside off, Dhawan looks to force it on the off side but misses. Wided by the umpire. Jadeja is not pleased.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shikhar Dhawan, Flatter and around off, Dhawan looks to slog it on the leg side but the ball takes the inner half and goes to fine leg. Just a run. 15 needed.
19.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Axar Patel, SIX! BANG! Axar Patel connects one and sends it over the fence. Jadeja bowls it short and around off, Axar goes back and pumps it over mid-wicket. One more six and Delhi will be very close.
19.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Axar Patel, SIX! Take that! Pressure? What pressure? Axar says I don't care! Short and outside off, he reaches out and slams it over wide long off for a biggie. Just 3 needed now.
19.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Axar Patel, Two now and scores are level! Shortish and outside off, Axar swipes it through mid-wicket and scampers back for a couple.
19.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Axar Patel, SIX! WOW! Out of here! What a way to end the game! The last ball is given a bit of air by Jadeja, Axar reaches out and launches it over long on for a huge six. What a win! DELHI WIN BY 5 WICKETS!
What a finish to the game! What a fabulous chase it was, especially in the end. A cracking way to finish. Delhi, their march continues. Axar Patel, take a bow. Delhi move back to the top of the table with 14 points.
18.4 : Dhawan opts for a review. He was given out caught behind by the on-field umpire. Ultra Edge is in, what does it say? Flat line as the ball passes the bat....NOT OUT. Decision reversed!
18.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to bowl the final over. Interesting call from the Chennai skipper. Can he defend 16 in this over?
19.5 : Delhi started off on a not-so-good note. They lost Shaw early, in just the second ball of the chase. Rahane walked in later, he looked good, but departed after just making 8. After that, Dhawan and his skipper stitched a crucial innings together. Dhawan got to his third half-ton on the trot in this edition. Iyer was not at his usual blistering best, probably still recovering from the injury. It was a good 68-run partnership between these two before Iyer was dismissed. Then walked Stoinis, he and
But Stoinis perished after a cameo of 24. The game swung towards Chennai's favour then, one would reckon, but Dhawan was still out in the middle. Carey walked in after Stoinis' dismissal but he had a minimal impact, departing for just 4 in the penultimate over. In walked Axar Patel, Dhawan got to his maiden League ton later on. A fantastic knock from him. 17 needed off the last over. Clean striking from Patel sees Delhi past the finish line.
MS Dhoni, Chennai's skipper, says that the option to give the last over was only between Curran and Jadeja, he decided to give it to the latter. States that there was just enough dew, not a lot. Dhoni says that Curran's last over, the way he bowled, he needs to be convinced of how he can bowl yorkers. States that the coaching staff focus a lot on nailing the yorkers right during the practice sessions. And the way Curran bowled towards the end, it should boost his confidence on that note, Dhoni s
Marcus Stoinis is up for a chat. He says that it got tight towards the end. Says that the plan was to attack the ball from his area but adds he is disappointed as he got out. On one of his mishit going over the fence, Stoinis says that his bat is a good one and he also swings really hard and terms it a good combination. Feels that they are winning the games and hence one can say it is easy but feels nothing is easy. Tells that Axar had not got many opportunities to bat but he delivered here and
Shreyas Iyer, the VICTORIOUS DELHI SKIPPER, says that he was lost for words. Adds that it was amazing to see how Axar struck towards the end even though Dhawan was there in the middle. Overall, a terrific win, says Iyer. Lauds Axar Patel as an unsung hero and says that he is privy to Patel's meticulous preparation before any match. States that the team gels well. That has been the highlight of this edition, says Iyer. States that Dhawan's knock gives him belief that there is someone to steer
That's all from this game then! Two super games! Both went to the final over and both ended with a six! However, the action in the Indian T20 League is not stopping. Another double-header day is on its way. On Sunday, 18th October 2020, Hyderabad will meet Kolkata in Abu Dhabi while in the second encounter, Mumbai will take on Punjab in Dubai. The first game will begin at 1530 IST while the second match will start at 1930 IST. However, we will be up and ready with the build-up pretty early fo
It was a really tough day in the office for the Chennai bowlers. They need to go back to the drawing board and revisit where they went wrong after having the match in their clutches. Their fielding too was unimpressive. They dropped Dhawan 4 times and he made them pay badly for that. Coming to the bowlers, Chahar was impressive, 2/18 from his 4 overs, starting off with a wicket maiden. Curran, Thakur and Bravo managed a wicket each but the former two were on the expensive side, along with Karn S
Shikhar Dhawan, MAN OF THE MATCH for his superb unbeaten ton, maiden one in the League, states that it feels very special, it is a very special moment. He feels very happy. Adds that he wanted to continue the same form entering this game. Says that he keeps a positive mindset and looks to score more runs. Adds that he has improved and plays with courage, without a fear of getting out. Dhawan states that fitness is very important. Adds that due to corona, it helped him give some space to work
Earlier, after winning the toss, Dhoni opted to bat first. They started off on a mixed note but some good striking in the middle and exceptional ones towards the end, courtesy Jadeja, saw them post 179. It was a very good total but fumbles in the field and some poor bowling in the middle and the death overs meant that Delhi coasted home, capitalizing on those errors. What a win for Iyer's men. Stay tuned for the presentation ceremony.