| 0.0 : MS Dhoni says they will bat first. Adds they are trying to win every game from the start. Informs they are playing the same team as it looks very balanced. Feels the pitch will slow down as the game progresses that is why they are batting first. Ends by saying it is important to learn from every game despite the results. |
| CHENNAI (Unchanged Playing XI) - Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (C/WK), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana. |
| DELHI (Playing XI) - David Warner (C), Yash Dhull, Philip Salt (WK), Rilee Rossouw, Aman Khan, Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Chetan Sakariya, Khaleel Ahmed, Anrich Nortje. |
| Impact Players for Chennai - Matheesha Pathirana, Mitchell Santner, Subhranshu Senapati, Shaik Rasheed, Akash Singh. |
| Impact Players for Delhi - Mukesh Kumar, Prithvi Shaw, Pravin Dubey, Ripal Patel, Abishek Porel. |
| David Warner says it was tough to adapt to home conditions and have been inconsistent. Informs they have made a couple of changes, Lalit Yadav and Chetan Sakariya come in. Shares they played well in the last game but will start afresh against Chennai and try and spoil their party. |
| It is the final game for Delhi but they have nothing to lose. All the eyes will be on Chennai who will look to qualify here rather than hoping for other results to go their way. A lot to play for! It is time for action. The players are out in the middle. Devon Conway and Ruturaj Gaikwad to open for Chennai. Khaleel Ahmed to bowl first! Let's play... |
| 0.1 : Khaleel Ahmed to Ruturaj Gaikwad, A length ball on middle, swinging in. Gaikwad tucks it to mid-wicket for a single. Chennai are off the mark. |
| 0.2 : Khaleel Ahmed to Devon Conway, Leg bye! Too straight this time on the pads, Conway misses his clip and it goes to square leg for one. |
| 0.3 : Khaleel Ahmed to Ruturaj Gaikwad, This is full and outside off. Gaikwad drives it firmly but finds cover. |
| 0.4 : Khaleel Ahmed to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On a length on top of off. Gaikwad taps it to backward point. |
| 0.5 : Khaleel Ahmed to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Well timed! Length ball on the pads again, Gaikwad flicks it through square leg and it races into the fence. |
| 0.6 : Khaleel Ahmed to Ruturaj Gaikwad, This is outside off, Gaikwad punches it but straight to point. |
| Lalit Yadav to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : Lalit Yadav to Devon Conway, Full and on middle, this is pushed to long off for one. Conway is underway. |
| 1.3 : Lalit Yadav to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On middle, this is hit to square leg for one. |
| 1.2 : Lalit Yadav to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Finds the gap! Touch short and on off, Gaikwad wrists it to deep mid-wicket and bisects two fielders perfectly to find the fence. |
| 1.4 : Lalit Yadav to Devon Conway, SIX! Aggression from Conway! This is full and on middle. Conway comes down the track and hits it through the line, down the ground for a biggie. |
| 1.5 : Lalit Yadav to Devon Conway, Flat and outside off, cut to point for a single. |
| 1.6 : Lalit Yadav to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tossed up on middle, Gaikwad blocks. 13 runs of the over. |
| 2.1 : Khaleel Ahmed to Devon Conway, Outside off, this is guided to backward point. A misfield from the fielder and a single is taken. |
| 2.2 : Khaleel Ahmed to Ruturaj Gaikwad, This is a lovely delivery! Khaleel Ahmed needs to stick to that line more! Length ball, around the 4th stump. Gaikwad looks to push but is beaten on the outside edge. |
| 2.3 : Khaleel Ahmed to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Wide! A bouncer on middle. Gaikwad sits under it. |
| Khaleel Ahmed to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On the pads, it is flicked to deep square leg for a single. |
| 2.4 : Khaleel Ahmed to Devon Conway, Good stop by Warner! Full and outside off, Conway pushes it through the bowler and to the left of mid off. Conway was not fully sure for a single but Gaikwad pushes for it. |
| 2.5 : Khaleel Ahmed to Devon Conway, FOUR! Good shot! Pitched up, slow and on middle. Conway will hit this every day as he flicks it over mid-wicket. |
| 2.6 : Khaleel Ahmed to Devon Conway, FOUR! Not so good from Ahmed! Shorter and outside off, this is cut hard through point for four. Two boundaries in a row. 11 of the over. |
| Axar Patel to bowl now. |
| 3.1 : Axar Patel to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Full and outside off, driven wide of long off for a single. |
| 3.2 : Axar Patel to Devon Conway, On middle, Conway skips down and nudges it to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 3.4 : Axar Patel to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Around off, pushed through covers for a single. |
| 3.3 : Axar Patel to Ruturaj Gaikwad, SIX! What a wonderful shot from Gaikwad! He made it look so easy! Tossed up, outside off. Gaikwad leans and drives it on the up, over extra-cover for a six. |
| 3.5 : Axar Patel to Devon Conway, Flat and on off, Conway works it to mid-wicket f or one. |
| 3.6 : Axar Patel to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Yet another good over for Chennai! Short and on middle, Gaikwad tucks it to mid-wicket for one. |
| 4.1 : Anrich Nortje to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Outside off, guided to point. |
| 4.2 : Anrich Nortje to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On a length and on off, Gaikwad plays it to backward point for a single. |
| 4.3 : Anrich Nortje to Devon Conway, FOUR! Boundaries keep on coming in each over! Short and on the hips, wrong line and Conway helps it behind square leg. |
| 4.4 : Anrich Nortje to Devon Conway, FOUR! MORE! 50 up! Fuller and outside off, Conway drives it beautifully to the left of mid off, no chance for the fielder to cut it off. A boundary. |
| 4.5 : Anrich Nortje to Devon Conway, On middle, Conway defends. |
| 4.6 : Anrich Nortje to Devon Conway, Length ball, around leg. Conway tries to paddle it but misses. |
| 5.1 : Chetan Sakariya to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On a length and on the pads. Gaikwad keeps it out. |
| 5.2 : Chetan Sakariya to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Full and on off, Gaikwad eases it to long off for one. |
| 5.4 : Chetan Sakariya to Ruturaj Gaikwad, A bumper on leg, Gaikwad lets it go. |
| 5.3 : Chetan Sakariya to Devon Conway, Full and on middle, Conway drills it to mid on for a single. |
| 5.5 : Chetan Sakariya to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Angles a length ball on middle, Gaikwad nudges it to mid-wicket. |
| 5.6 : Chetan Sakariya to Ruturaj Gaikwad, A good start by Chetan Sakariya! Only 2 runs off it. Outside off, Gaikwad taps it to point. |
| Strategic Time-Out! A really good start by Chennai! They would not have asked for a much better one. The pitch is getting slower as the game progresses and Delhi probably will use more spinners in the middle phase, Chennai on the other hand will look to keep their intent going and lay a good opening stand. |
| 6.1 : Kuldeep Yadav to Devon Conway, Full and on the pads, tucked to square leg for one. |
| 6.3 : Kuldeep Yadav to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Full and outside off, Gaikwad knocks it past cover for one. |
| 6.2 : Kuldeep Yadav to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Too short and outside off. Gaikwad pulls it hand and in the gap to mid-wicket for four. |
| 6.4 : Kuldeep Yadav to Devon Conway, Tossed up on middle, Conway bunts it to mid-wicket for one more. |
| 6.6 : Kuldeep Yadav to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On middle, this is fixed to long on for a single. |
| 6.5 : Kuldeep Yadav to Ruturaj Gaikwad, This is full and on middle. Gaikwad tries to flick but gets a soft leading edge to point. |
| 7.1 : Axar Patel to Ruturaj Gaikwad, An arm ball on middle, tucked to square leg for a single. |
| 7.2 : Axar Patel to Devon Conway, Fuller ball, outside off, Conway drags it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 7.3 : Axar Patel to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Fuller and on middle, Gaikwad works it through covers for two. |
| 7.4 : Axar Patel to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Outside off, this is cut to point. |
| 7.5 : Axar Patel to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tossed up on off, Gaikwad keeps it out. |
| 7.6 : Axar Patel to Ruturaj Gaikwad, This is short and outside off. Gaikwad punches it through point for two more. |
| 8.1 : Kuldeep Yadav to Devon Conway, Slower through the air on middle, Conway pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 8.2 : Kuldeep Yadav to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tossed up, outside off. Gaikwad drops it to backward point for one. Good running. |
| 8.3 : Kuldeep Yadav to Devon Conway, Flat and outside off, Conway pulls it to long on for one. |
| 8.4 : Kuldeep Yadav to Ruturaj Gaikwad, JUST OVER! Tossed up on off. Gaikwad looks to slog it away but gets a leading edge over Warner who is standing at short mid-wicket. A single. |
| 8.5 : Kuldeep Yadav to Devon Conway, On middle, this is hit to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 8.6 : Kuldeep Yadav to Ruturaj Gaikwad, The spinners have kept things quiet! Around off, Gaikwad plays it to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 9.1 : Axar Patel to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Flatter and on off, Gaikwad tucks it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 9.2 : Axar Patel to Devon Conway, On middle, a single as this is flicked to mid-wicket. |
| 9.3 : Axar Patel to Ruturaj Gaikwad, SIX! A welcome boundary! Axar Patel drops it short and around off. Gaikwad rocks back, pulls it over square leg for a six. |
| 9.4 : Axar Patel to Ruturaj Gaikwad, SIX! Axar Patel has not learned his lessons! Short again on off and Gaikwad pulls it towards cow corner for a biggie. |
| 9.5 : Axar Patel to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On off, this is pushed to long off for a single. Fifty for Gaikwad! He continues to impress this season. |
| 9.6 : Axar Patel to Devon Conway, Fuller and outside off, Conway looks to reverse sweep but misses. |
| 10.1 : Chetan Sakariya to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Fuller and outside off, Gaikwad drives it to long off for one. |
| 10.2 : Chetan Sakariya to Devon Conway, FOUR! Conway wants his fifty now! Too full and on the pads. This is whipped to square leg for four. |
| 10.3 : Chetan Sakariya to Devon Conway, FOUR! AGAIN! Shorter and on off. Conway pulls it to deep square leg. Axar Patel just closed by is late to reach and cannot stop the ball eventually. |
| 10.4 : Chetan Sakariya to Devon Conway, Outside off, this is dropped to point. Gaikwad wants a quick single but is wisely sent back by Conway. Gaikwad gets back quickly. |
| 10.5 : Chetan Sakariya to Devon Conway, Length ball, slower and outside off. Conway looks to go big but gets an outside edge to the keeper who dives forward but the ball does not carry to him. |
| 10.6 : Chetan Sakariya to Devon Conway, Full and on middle, chipped to mid-wicket for one |
| 11.1 : Kuldeep Yadav to Devon Conway, Tossed up, outside off, Conway smashes it to long on for one. |
| 11.2 : Kuldeep Yadav to Ruturaj Gaikwad, SIX! BANG! Too full, flighted on off. Gaikwad lofts it high and enough over long off for a biggie. |
| 11.3 : Kuldeep Yadav to Ruturaj Gaikwad, SIX! This is supreme batting from Gaikwad! Hitting sixes for fun! Full again on leg. Gaikwad slog-sweeps it over mid-wicket for a biggie. Two in a row. |
| 11.4 : Kuldeep Yadav to Ruturaj Gaikwad, SIX! MAKE IT THREE! Kuldeep Yadav is getting punished! Kuldeep Yadav again tosses it up, outside off. Gaikwad tonks it over long off. |
| 11.5 : Kuldeep Yadav to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On middle, this is hit to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 11.6 : Kuldeep Yadav to Devon Conway, Conway tries one now! Angling on leg, Conway looks to slog but misses. |
| 12.1 : Anrich Nortje to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On middle, blocked out. |
| 12.2 : Anrich Nortje to Ruturaj Gaikwad, This is short and on middle. Gaikwad looks to pull but miscues and gets hit on his back leg. It rolls on the leg side for a single. |
| 12.3 : Anrich Nortje to Devon Conway, On middle, this is pulled to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 12.4 : Anrich Nortje to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Short in length and outside off, Gaikwad strokes it to deep point for one. |
| 12.5 : Anrich Nortje to Devon Conway, Length and outside off, Conway mistimes his pull to long on. One. |
| 12.6 : Anrich Nortje to Ruturaj Gaikwad, SIX! Another one for Gaikwad! Shorter and on the hips, Gaikwad pulls it to fine leg for a six. |
| Strategic Time-Out! Ruturaj Gaikwad is enjoying his time out the middle. Starting as the second fiddle, he is on his way to post a mammoth score. More than that, Chennai will now eye around 200 on such a hard pitch. Delhi are too inconsistent with the bowl. They have to get better or else it will be a long day for them. |
| 13.1 : Khaleel Ahmed to Devon Conway, SIX! Just a flick of the wrists! Fifty for Conway now! Chennai on a rampage! Full and on middle, Conway whacks it over mid-wicket for a six. |
| 13.2 : Khaleel Ahmed to Devon Conway, Around off, pushed through covers for a single. |
| 13.3 : Khaleel Ahmed to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Length and outside off, pulled to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 13.4 : Khaleel Ahmed to Devon Conway, FOUR! Raining boundaries! Short of a length, outside off. This is pulled to deep mid-wicket for four more. |
| 13.5 : Khaleel Ahmed to Devon Conway, Outside off, Conway plays it to long off for one. |
| 13.6 : Khaleel Ahmed to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Outside off, this is guided to point. |
| 14.1 : Chetan Sakariya to Devon Conway, On middle, this is hit to long on for a single. |
| 14.2 : Chetan Sakariya to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Length and on off. Gaikwad looks to flick but gets a leading edge to point where again it falls short of the fielder. |
| 14.3 : Chetan Sakariya to Ruturaj Gaikwad, OUT! TAKEN! Finally, Delhi have something to cheer! A hard length delivery on middle. Gaikwad looks to pull but gets a top edge to deep mid-wicket. Rilee Rossouw there holds onto it. A good innings from Gaikwad comes to an end. He has done his job. |
| 14.4 : Chetan Sakariya to Shivam Dube, A length ball, way outside off. Dube plays it to point for a single. |
| 14.5 : Chetan Sakariya to Devon Conway, FOUR! This is nothing ball really! Too short and too wide. Conway ramps it over backward point for four. |
| 14.6 : Chetan Sakariya to Devon Conway, A full toss on off, this is hit to long on for a single. |
| Chetan Sakariya to Devon Conway, Wide! Now goes slower but serves down leg for a wide. |
| 15.1 : Lalit Yadav to Devon Conway, FOUR! Thupmed! Shorter and on middle. Conway slaps it down past the bowler for a boundary. |
| 15.2 : Lalit Yadav to Devon Conway, Full and on off, Conway knocks it to long on for a single. |
| 15.3 : Lalit Yadav to Shivam Dube, SIX! Powered! Too full and outside off. Dube slams it down to long on for a six. |
| 15.4 : Lalit Yadav to Shivam Dube, Wide! Well wide! Serves it way outside off. Dube leaves. |
| Lalit Yadav to Shivam Dube, Wide! Similar to the previous one. Dube lets it go. Yadav feeling the pressure. |
| Lalit Yadav to Shivam Dube, Full and outside off. Dube drives it to deep extra-cover for one. |
| 15.5 : Lalit Yadav to Devon Conway, FOUR! This over is going for plenty! Shorter and on middle. Conway punches on the up over Lalit Yadav and finds the fence again. |
| 15.6 : Lalit Yadav to Devon Conway, On middle, shorter again. Conway chips it to long on for one. |
| 16.1 : Anrich Nortje to Devon Conway, FOUR! Length ball, outside off. Conway looks to punch but gets an outside edge past short third man for four. |
| 16.2 : Anrich Nortje to Devon Conway, Length ball on middle. Conway tries to paddle it away but misses. |
| 16.3 : Anrich Nortje to Devon Conway, SIX! Connected! Full and on middle. Conway whacks it high over square leg for a biggie. |
| 16.4 : Anrich Nortje to Devon Conway, Shorter and on middle, this is pulled to square leg for one. |
| 16.5 : Anrich Nortje to Shivam Dube, Full and outside off, pushed to cover for a single. Good stop. |
| 16.6 : Anrich Nortje to Devon Conway, On the pads. Conway helps it straight to short fine leg. |
| 17.1 : Khaleel Ahmed to Shivam Dube, SIX! 200 looks well easy now! This is on middle. Dube muscles it over mid-wicket for another six. |
| 17.2 : Khaleel Ahmed to Shivam Dube, Wide! This is down the leg side. Dube leaves it alone. |
| Khaleel Ahmed to Shivam Dube, SIX! Shivam Dube already playing a gem of a cameo! This is pitched up on off, Dube hammers it over long off for a six. |
| 17.3 : Khaleel Ahmed to Shivam Dube, Length ball on middle, Dube works it to long on for a single. |
| 17.4 : Khaleel Ahmed to Devon Conway, No ball! A full toss over the head of Conway and down leg. It is left alone. Delhi don't know where to bowl. A free-hit coming up. |
| Khaleel Ahmed to Devon Conway, Full and on middle, Conway flicks it behind square leg for one. |
| 17.5 : Khaleel Ahmed to Shivam Dube, Very full and on middle, Dube tucks it to mid-wicket. |
| 17.6 : Khaleel Ahmed to Shivam Dube, OUT! GONE! Fuller delivery on middle one, slower and Dube looks to loft it over long on but mistimes and Lalit Yadav takes it. Excellent cameo from Shivam Dube. |
| MS Dhoni has arrived to the crease. |
| 18.1 : Anrich Nortje to Devon Conway, A full toss, outside off. Conway looks to push but misses. |
| 18.2 : Anrich Nortje to Devon Conway, OUT! TAKEN! Conway goes! Two new batters for Chennai! Good time for Delhi to strike! Length ball on middle. Conway swings across as he tries to clear the long on region but hits it flat and straight in the hands of Aman Khan. |
| 18.3 : Anrich Nortje to Ravindra Jadeja, Length ball on middle, Jadeja flicks it to deep square leg for one. |
| 18.4 : Anrich Nortje to MS Dhoni, A length ball, outside off, Dhoni whacks it behind square on the leg side for one. |
| 18.6 : Anrich Nortje to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! This is too easy! Fuller and outside off, width there and Jadeja strokes it through point to find the fence. |
| 18.5 : Anrich Nortje to Ravindra Jadeja, SIX! 200 up! Fuller ball on off, Jadeja goes back and launches it over long on for a biggie. |
| 19.1 : Chetan Sakariya to MS Dhoni, Full and outside off, Dhoni jams it out to long on for a single. |
| 19.2 : Chetan Sakariya to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! Chennai go past 210! A full toss on middle. Jadeja wrists it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 19.3 : Chetan Sakariya to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR MORE! This is not looking good for Delhi! Full and on off, Jadeja swings across and beats the man at mid-wicket for four. |
| 19.4 : Chetan Sakariya to Ravindra Jadeja, Wide! This is down the off side, Jadeja leaves. Delhi have reviewed it and the third umpire asks the on-field to stay with the decision as that was well wide. |
| Chetan Sakariya to Ravindra Jadeja, A bumper, around off. Jadeja tries to ramp it over misses. |
| 19.5 : Chetan Sakariya to Ravindra Jadeja, Too full and on off, Jadeja knocks it to long off for one and Dhoni will be on the strike for the final ball. |
| 19.6 : Chetan Sakariya to MS Dhoni, NO BALL! A full toss, outside off. Dhoni looks to sweep across but gets a top edge which flies to mid-wicket and falls safely. The batters take two but even looks like Chetan Sakariya wants to see a special of Dhoni as he has overstepped. |
| Chetan Sakariya to MS Dhoni, Wide! This is full and way outside off. Dhoni leaves. Free-hit continues. |
| Chetan Sakariya to MS Dhoni, JUST ONE! Length ball, outside off. Dhoni pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one. 16 off the over. CHENNAI END WITH 223. |
| This was supposed to be a hard pitch to bat on. Not for Chennai though. What a score for them! A massive total for them on a slow pitch! A good toss to win for Chennai! They opted to bat first and Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway were up for the task. The openers laid a wonderful stand of more than 140. Ruturaj Gaikwad was playing the second fiddle before he took over his partner and scored boundaries for fun. Both the openers fell but then Shivam Dube and Ravindra Jadeja gave the perfect f |
| David Warner has often talked about inconsistency in their home conditions. It was another day for him where his statement stays true. Their bowlers struggled very badly. More than good batting it was some sloppy bowling that has cost them so many runs. The pitch was meant to assist the spinners but the Delhi bowlers went for runs. David Warner without a doubt will be absolutely fuming! Now then, this will take some chasing. Batting is Delhi's strength, can they chase this mammoth total? We w |
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