IPL 2019 CSK vs DC: Chennai Super Kings beat Delhi Capitals by 6 wickets, enter 8th IPL final - in pictures
CSK vs DC Live Cricket Score: As it happens in Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals IPL 2019 Qualifier 2.
CSK vs DC Live Cricket Score: Chennai Super Kings made it to their eighth IPL final as they beat Delhi Capitals by 6 wickets in the Qualifier 2 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 in Vizag on Friday. Chennai will now face Mumbai Indians in the title clash on Sunday in Hyderabad.
Chasing 148 to win, CSK reached the target in 19 overs thanks to half-centuries from openers Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis. Earlier, they had dished out a clinical bowling effort to restrict Delhi to 147 for nine. on Friday.
Chennai made a nervous start with both Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis finding it hard to get going. However, Faf soon got his groove on and went after the bowling attack. Faf departed after getting his half-century. However, Watson kept going after the bowlers. He too departed for 50.
Axar Patel bowled Suresh Raina to deal CSK another blow. However, by that time, Chennai needed just 21 runs in the final four overs. MS Dhoni fell in the 19th over but Ambati Rayudu (20*) took them home with six ball to spare as they won the match by 6 wickets.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK): 151/4 after 19 overs
Delhi Capitals (DC): 147/9 after 20 overs
Earlier, Dwayne Bravo (2/19), Ravindra Jadeja (2/23), Deepak Chahar (2/28) and Harbhajan Singh (2/31) shared eight wickets between them to keep DC in check after opting to bowl.
Sent into bat, DC made a shaky start with Prithvi Shaw (5) and Shikhar Dhawan (18 off 14) adding 21 runs in 2.3 overs before the former was caught plumb in front of the wicket by Chahar. Shaw's dismissal opened the floodgates as DC lost three wickets in quick time to slump to 75 for four in 11.3 overs.
Dhawan was the next to depart, caught by Mahendra Singh Dhoni off Harbhajan and then Colin Munro (27) was holed at deep square-leg by Bravo off Jadeja as the South African went for a slog sweep.
Skipper Shreyas Iyer (13 of 18) tried to anchor the innings but he too fell while going for a big shot, caught by Suresh Raina off Imran Tahir (1/28) in the 12th over.
Axar Patel departed in the next over, hitting a short delivery of Bravo straight to Tahir at third man. Sherfane Rutherford (10) became Harbhajan's second victim, followed by Keemo Paul who was cleaned up by Bravo's perfect yorker in the 18th over.
The onus was on hard-hitting Pant (38) to take DC to a challenging total but he too failed to cope up with the pressure, caught by Bravo at long-on off Chahar.
Towards the end, Amit Mishra (6 not out) and Ishant Sharma (10 not out off 3 balls) used their long handles to great effect and struck some lusty blows to take the Delhi side close to the 150-run mark.
IPL 2019 CSK vs DC: Story of the match in pictures
Here's how the CSK vs DC match unfolded:
IPL 2019 CSK vs DC: MS Dhoni made the right call at the toss and elected to field first. Shreyas Iyer said that he would have batted first anyway. CSK made one change to their side bringing in an extra bowler in the form of Shardul Thakur in place of M Vijay. Delhi, meanwhile, fielded an unchanged side.
Here are the playing XIs
Chennai Super Kings: Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Harbhajan Singh, Shardul Thakur, Imran Tahir
Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer (capt), Colin Munro, Rishabh Pant (wk), Axar Patel, Sherfane Rutherford, Keemo Paul, Amit Mishra, Trent Boult, Ishant Sharma
Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan started the innings for Delhi. However, Chennai did not take long to get the breakthrough. Prithvi Shaw (5) was trapped LBW by Deepak Chahar. The umpire's call was not out, but CSK took a review and got the wicket. (Image: PTI)
Shikhar Dhawan (18) was then caught behind by MS Dhoni off Harbhajan Singh as Delhi were reduced to 37/2 in 5.2 overs. (Image: AFP)
Captain Shreyas Iyer joined Colin Munro in the middle. However, this partnership also did not last long as Munro (27) hits one straight to the fielder to give Ravindra Jadeja his first wicket. Chennai's most potent bowler Imran Tahir then got rid of Shreyas Iyer (13). (Image: AFP)
Delhi Capitals kept losing regular wickets- Dwyane Bravo got rid of Axar Patel and Keemo Paul while Harbhajan Singh got the wicket of Sherfane Rutherford. Axar Patel departed in the 13th over, hitting a short delivery of Bravo straight to Tahir at third man. (Image: AFP)
Sherfane Rutherford (10) became Harbhajan's second victim, followed by Keemo Paul who was cleaned up by Bravo's perfect yorker in the 18th over. (Image: PTI)
The onus was on hard-hitting Pant to take DC to a challenging total but he too failed to cope up with the pressure, caught by Bravo at long-on off Chahar. (Image: AFP)
Ishant Sharma (10 not out off 3 balls) and Amit Mishra (6 not out) and used their long handles to great effect and struck some lusty blows to take Delhi to 147 for 9.
Chennai made a nervous start with both Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis finding it hard to get going. However, Faf soon got his groove on and went after the bowling attack. Faf departed after getting his half-century. However, Watson kept attacking the bowlers. He too departed for 50. (Image: PTI)
Suresh Raina gave away his wicket after scoring just 11 runs. Ambati Rayudu and MS Dhoni played steadily and added another 19 runs on the scoreboard. In the 19th over, Dhoni tried to finish off the match by hitting a six but gave away an easy catch to Keemo Paul off Ishant Sharma delivery. Ambati Rayudu (20*) took them home with six ball to spare as they won the match by 6 wickets. (Image: PTI)