See Pictures: As it happened in Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings match in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019.
Chennai Super Kings coasted to a six-wicket victory over Delhi Capitals in an Indian Premier League encounter on Tuesday.
Shikhar Dhawan's painstaking half-century was the only silver lining in Delhi Capitals' sub-par total of 147 for six which the defending champions overtook with two balls to spare.
The scoreline might suggest that it was a close game but CSK were always in control of the chase despite a lot of balls being wasted by Mahendra Singh Dhoni at the back end of the innings.
Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings (DC vs CSK): The Match In Pictures
When Delhi batted first, run-scoring looked an arduous job with a middle-order collapse dashing hopes of a big total.
When CSK started their chase, it was expected that the slowness will be a factor but it seemed Watson (44 off 26 balls) and Suresh Raina (30 off 16 balls) were batting on a different track. They hit eight fours and four sixes between them to add 52 runs in only four overs and there was no recovery from that onslaught.
Veteran leg-spinner Amit Mishra got a couple of wickets but mostly bowled hittable length with three maximums coming in his spell, including the decisive six from Dhoni (32 no off 35 balls).
By the time Watson was out, it was a formality for the CSK to record their second victory but Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav (27) made an easy chase look difficult.
Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings (DC vs CSK): Full Scorecard
Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat in their IPL match against Chennai Super Kings at Feroz Shah Kotla on Tuesday. Delhi Capitals made one change with Amit Mishra coming in for Trent Boult while CSK named an unchanged side that won their first match in Chennai.
Here's how it all unfolded at Feroz Shah Kotla on Tuesday:
1. Shreyas Iyer wins toss, elects to bat first
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Delhi captain Shreyas Iyer broke the trend of IPL 2019 so far as he became the first captain to elect to bat first after winning the toss this year. (Image: Twitter @IPL)
2. Prithvi Shaw starts well
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Prithvi Shaw provided a good start for Delhi as the young star went after Deepak Chahar and Shardul Thakur early. His short but sweet innings came to an end for 24. (Image: AFP)
3. Imran Tahir removes Shreyas Iyer
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Imran Tahir sent back Shreyas Iyer (18). He was struck on the pads and the Umpire did not hesitate to raise the finger with Delhi at 79/2 after 11.4 overs. (Image: PTI)
4. Delhi reach 118-2 in 15 overs
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Shikhar Dhawan (46) and Rishabh Pant (25) kept the scoreboard ticking as they took Delhi Capitals to 118/2 after 15 overs. (Image: AFP)
5. Bravo removes Rishabh Pant, Colin Ingram
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Dwyane Bravo dented Delhi's hopes as he got rid of Rishabh Pant (25). He then got the wicket of Colin Ingram (2) in the same over with DC at 122/4 after 15.4 overs. (Image: AFP)
6. Shikhar Dhawan falls after FIFTY
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Ravindra Jadeja soon got rid of Keemo Paul. Shikhar Dhawan completed his half-century but soon fell to Dwyane Bravo. It reduced DC to 127/6 after 17.1 overs. (Image: PTI)
7. Delhi Capitals post 147-6
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Dwyane Bravo finished with three wickets as Delhi Capitals managed 147/6 in their 20 overs against Chennai Super Kings at Feroz Shah Kotla. (Image: AFP)
8. CSK lose Rayudu early
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Chennai lost Ambati Rayudu for just 5 in the chase. Ishant Sharma got the wicket. (Image: AFP)
9. Shane Watson, Suresh Raina cruise
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Shane Watson (44 off 26 balls) and Suresh Raina (30 off 16 balls) then took CSK very close to the target. (Image: AFP)
10. Shane Watson bowled
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Amit Mishra got his 50th IPL wicket on Feroz Shah Kotla as he bowled Shane Watson. (Image: PTI)
11. Suresh Raina out
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Suresh Raina also fell to Mishra. However, by that time, Chennai were in touching distance of the target.
12. Dhoni makes it a close contest
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Dhoni (32) and Kedar Jadhav (27) wasted many balls as an easy chase become a little difficult. (Image: AFP)
13. Chennai win in the last over
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As Kedar Jadhav fell in the last over and Dwyane Bravo missed a couple of balls, there were some nervous moments for CSK. But Bravo hit a four of the 4th ball of the final over to win the match. (Image: AFP)
