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| MS Dhoni getting the better of Shreyas Iyer with his quick hands. Image source: CSK official twitter account |
The Chennai Super Kings have showed that they are the real kings of Indian Premier League by defeating Delhi Captials by 80 runs. It was the spin duo for CSK that made sure that the home team win by a great margin, only to come back to the same ground and play qualifier 1.
The away team was well in control util the Powerplay with 59 runs and loss of two wickets. It was when the spin came that they collapsed. The spinners contributed with 8 wickets conceding only 49 runs. DC lost 9 wickets scoring only 47 runs. Shreyas Iyer was the top-scorer for them with 44 off 31. However, he was sent back by Ravindra Jadeja with MS Dhoni's lightning fast hands behind the stumps.
Imran Tahir was the start for home team today with figures 3.2-0-12-4. He was well supported by Jadeja on the other end with 3-0-9-3. Deepak Chahar was the most expensive bowler with economy of 10.67. He also managed to take the wicket of Prithvi Shaw in his first over.
The first innings was all about CSK's core team performing at crucial time. Suresh Raina started the counter attack and scored 59 off 37 with 8 fours and one maximum. Ravindra Jadeja's cameo also helped to increase the run rate in the end overs. He smashed 25 off 10 with 2 fours and sixes. In the end, it is always Dhoni to finish things in style for the home team. He scored 44 off 22 with 4 fours and 3 sixes. CSK who were struggling for 27 for 1 post Powerplay (their lowest till date) got to a competitive total of 179
Scorecard: CSK 179 for 4 in 20 overs (MS Dhoni 44*, Suresh Raina 59; Jagadeesha Suchith 4-0-28-2) won against DC 99 all-out in 16.2 overs (Shreyas Iyer 44; Imrah Tahir 3.2-0-12-4, Ravindra Jadeja 3-0-9-3) by 80 runs.
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