CSK WON
T20
CSK beat DC by 6 wickets
Man of the Match - Shane Watson
DC
147-6
20.0/20 Ovrs
 
150-4
19.4/20 Ovrs
CSK
Indian Premier League, 2019 |Match 5 |3/26/2019
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Commentary
  • So, we're done with this one, but we move on to the next. On Wednesday, 27th March, Kolkata welcome Punjab to Eden Gardens. The action starts at 2000 local (1430 GMT). Do join in for that. Goodbye and take care!
  • Man of the Match, Shane Watson, says the surface was better than the one in Chennai. Is happy he was able to score some runs tonight. States that he was suffering from a few niggling injuries, so is happy he's fit and able to contribute to the team. Ends by saying that he's delighted to be back in the Indian T20 League, in the Chennai camp, as he loves the positivity around.
  • Chennai captain, MS Dhoni, says it looks okay as of now (on the team composition). Adds that the wicket was slow but they knew the dew would come into play later on. Credits his bowlers for restricting Delhi to just 147. Continues to say that they have covered all the areas, are preparing well, and also mentions that he rues the loss of Lungi Ngidi. Honestly accepts that they're not a very good fielding side as there are quite a few older players, but they are adjusting well in other areas which is a big positive for them. Emphasizes that death bowling is an area they want to work on, so is looking forward to working on it in the nets.
  • Kedar Jadhav is caught for a chat. He says that the wicket was a little bit on the slower side, so it's difficult to know how to go about your work. States that he feels disappointed that he couldn't finish things off with the bat, but stresses the chase was always in control, so there was no cause for worry. Reckons that everyone knows what's to be done out there and if their batsmen bat the entire 20 overs, they feel confident of getting over the line. On retaining the title, he says it's too early and they just want to take it one game at a time.
  • Delhi captain, Shreyas Iyer, says that for a new batsman the pitch was really tough to get going. Mentions that he's usually good against spin, but found it difficult and even cites Rishabh Pant's difficulty in scoring freely as an indicator of this tricky surface. Informs that the slow nature of the pitch was the reason he decided to bat first. Continues saying that if they had done better in the Powerplay with the ball, maybe things would have turned out different. States that there are still positives to take, so they will focus on them and take it forward in the next game.
  • Delhi needed to start off well, and even if that didn't happen, at the very least capitalized on the advantageous moments. You'd have thought that moment would have come after Raina's wicket, but the Chennai middle order kept a sensible head over their shoulders and saw their side home. Earlier in the day, Delhi were going along well, but in a period where they lost 4 wickets in 12 balls, proved to be the pivotal reason in their downfall. They posted a total on the board which eventually didn't prove to be enough.
  • So a comfortable-ish end for Chennai as they bag their second win of the season in as many games. Chasing a target of 148 was never going to be any trouble for them. After Watson's start and Raina's brisk knock, the game was more or less sealed. The rest to follow didn't have to do much, just keep the scoreboard ticking and get over the line. Barring Rabada's final over, there was never any sign of nerves or trouble in the Chennai camp.
  • 19.4
    4
    K Rabada to D Bravo, FOUR! There it is! Bravo manages to get bat on it and sends the ball to the boundary line. CHENNAI WIN BY 6 WICKETS! Dwayne moves inside the line of this back of a length delivery and whips it through backward square leg stylishly.
  • 19.3
    0
    K Rabada to D Bravo, Third dot in a row. Hurled further outside off, Bravo looks to cut and misses once more. Pressure building. Dhoni has a word with Dwayne. Probably just telling him to tap and run.
  • 19.2
    0
    K Rabada to D Bravo, Dot ball. Ooohhh... Short of a good length outside off, Bravo looks to cut this through the off side but fails to connect. Some extra bounce and zip once again for Rabada.
  • Dwayne Bravo walks in next.
  • 19.1
    W
    K Rabada to K Jadhav, OUT! Oh... a wicket for Rabada off the first ball. Interesting. A loose delivery outside off, some extra bounce. Jadhav goes after it and pokes at it. Gets a faint nick behind and the keeper does the rest. Still very much Chennai's game, for now.
  • END OF OVER 19 | 9 Runs & 1 Wkt | CSK 146/3
  • Kagiso Rabada to bowl the final over.
  • 18.6
    0
    A Mishra to MS Dhoni, Quick, short and flat on middle, MSD goes back and works it straight to short mid-wicket.
  • 18.5
    6
    A Mishra to MS Dhoni, SIX! Dhoni tees up and that's more or less the game for Chennai. The skipper goes downtown. Clears his front leg as it's tossed right up and smokes it straight back over the bowler's head for a maximum. Just 2 needed now off 7 balls.
  • 18.4
    1
    A Mishra to K Jadhav, Jadhav too goes down the ground, finds long on and takes one.
  • 18.3
    1
    A Mishra to MS Dhoni, Quicker through the air, outside off, Dhoni stays back and hits it aerially to long off, on the bounce, for a run.
  • 18.2
    1
    A Mishra to K Jadhav, A lot of air on this as it's pitched outside off, full in length, Jadhav drags this as he places it through mid-wicket. Wide long on moves across to his right and keeps the batsmen to just the one.
  • 18.1
    0
    A Mishra to K Jadhav, Quick and flat just outside off, Jadhav punches it back to the bowler. A dot ball to begin things.
  • END OF OVER 18 | 11 Runs & 0 Wkt | CSK 137/3
  • Amit Mishra comes back on to bowl.
  • 17.6
    2
    K Paul to MS Dhoni, Good running. Short of a good length outside off, MSD punches it through the covers. Runs the first one hard and is able to come back for the second as a result. 11 needed to win off 12 balls.
  • 17.5
    4
    K Paul to MS Dhoni, FOUR! Can't give a batsman of his quality that much room. Paul serves it on a length outside off and Dhoni cuts it fiercely through the covers, beating the man in the deep.
  • 17.4
    0
    K Paul to MS Dhoni, Full and wide outside off, Dhoni lets it go once again. This time, however, the ball stays inside the tramline. No wide given.