IPL 2021 Highlights, DC vs CSK, Qualifier 1: Chennai Super Kings defeated Delhi Capitals by 4 wickets in the IPL Match today to reach the Indian Premier League 2021 final. MS Dhoni finished the game off with an unbeaten six-ball 18.
IPL 2021 Highlights, DC vs CSK, Qualifier 1: In response, Anrich Nortje drew first blood by removing Faf du Plessis in the first over. But Robin Uthappa and Ruturaj Gaikwad were unfazed as their barrage took CSK to 64/1 after 7 overs. In the first innings, Delhi Capitals, by the end of the Powerplay, reached 51-2, courtesy of a flurry of boundaries unleashed by Prithvi Shaw. He eventually smashed 63 and stitched a 110-run stand with Gaikwad for the second wicket to set CSK on track. CSK lost three wickets in 2 overs but Gaikwad continued the onslaught before he was dismissed for 70. Moeen Ali (16 off 12) and MS Dhoni (18* off 6) played handy cameos as CSK won with 4 wickets and 2 balls to spare. For CSK, Josh Hazlewood bagged the wickets of Shikhar Dhawan (7) and Shreyas Iyer (1). Eventually, Shaw raced to a blistering 50 before being dismissed by Ravindra Jadeja on 60 off 34 balls. At the other end, Moeen Ali got the wicket of Axar Patel on 10. The Delhi Capitals got to 128/4 after 17 overs, courtesy of a 49-run stand between Shimron Hetmyer and skipper Rishabh Pant. At the end, the two put on 83 runs for the fifth wicket before Hetmyer was dismissed by DJ Bravo on 37. Pant got to his fifty on the final of the innings to take DC to 172/5 in 20 overs.
CHENNAI 173/6(19.4 OV) RR 8.8
EXTRAS: 4
(b – 0, w – 3, no – 0, lb – 1, penalty – 0)TOTAL173/6 (19.4 OV) RR 8.8
FALL OF WICKETS
1-3 (Faf du Plessis, 0.4 ov), 2-113 (Robin Uthappa, 13.3 ov), 3-117 (Shardul Thakur, 14 ov), 4-119 (Ambati Rayudu, 14.4 ov), 5-149 (Ruturaj Gaikwad, 18.1 ov), 6-160 (Moeen Ali, 19.1 ov)
| BOWLERS | O | M | R | WKT | WD | NB | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANRICH NORTJE | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.75 |
| AVESH KHAN | 4 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11.75 |
| KAGISO RABADA | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.66 |
| AXAR PATEL | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.66 |
| TOM CURRAN | 3.4 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7.9 |
| RAVICHANDRAN ASHWIN | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 |
MATCH NOTES
Chennai
- Chennai 55/1 in 5.5 overs
- Mandatory Power play (1-6): Chennai 59/1
- 2nd wkt Partnership: 52 off 31 balls between R Gaikwad (14) and R Uthappa (36)
- Strategic Time-out : Chennai 64/1 in 7.0 overs
- R Uthappa T20 fifty: 51 runs in 35 balls (5×4) (2×6)
- Chennai 100/1 in 12.0 overs
- 2nd wkt Partnership: 101 off 70 balls between R Gaikwad (43) and R Uthappa (56)
- Strategic Time-out : Chennai 111/1 in 13.0 overs
- R Gaikwad T20 fifty: 50 runs in 37 balls (2×4) (2×6)
- Chennai 153/5 in 18.2 overs
DELHI 172/5(20.0 OV) RR 8.6
EXTRAS: 6
(b – 0, w – 6, no – 0, lb – 0, penalty – 0)TOTAL172/5 (20.0 OV) RR 8.6
FALL OF WICKETS
1-36 (Shikhar Dhawan, 3.2 ov), 2-50 (Shreyas Iyer, 5.3 ov), 3-77 (Axar Patel, 9.4 ov), 4-80 (Prithvi Shaw, 10.2 ov), 5-163 (Shimron Hetmyer, 18.4 ov)
| BOWLERS | O | M | R | WKT | WD | NB | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEEPAK CHAHAR | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.66 |
| JOSH HAZLEWOOD | 4 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.25 |
| SHARDUL THAKUR | 3 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| RAVINDRA JADEJA | 3 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.66 |
| MOEEN ALI | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 |
| DWAYNE BRAVO | 3 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10.33 |
MATCH NOTES
Delhi
- Delhi 50/1 in 4.5 overs
- Mandatory Power play (1-6): Delhi 51/2
- P Shaw T20 fifty: 52 runs in 27 balls (6×4) (3×6)
- Strategic Time-out : Delhi 74/2 in 9.0 overs
- Delhi 103/4 in 13.2 overs
- Strategic Time-out : Delhi 128/4 in 16.0 overs
- Delhi 150/4 in 17.3 overs
- R Pant T20 fifty: 51 runs in 35 balls (3×4) (2×6)
- Innings Break: Delhi 172/5 in 20.0 overs
