IPL 2019, CSK vs DC, Qualifier 2: du Plessis, Watson fifties help Chennai beat Delhi to enter 8th IPL final

CSK will play Mumbai Indians in the final of the ongoing IPL in Hyderabad on Sunday. While CSK won the final battle in 2010, MI finished on the victorious side in 2013 and 2015.

Defending champions Chennai Super Kings produced a clinical performance to beat Delhi Capitals by six wickets and enter their eighth final of the Indian Premier League, on Friday. CSK will play Mumbai Indians in the final of the ongoing IPL in Hyderabad on Sunday. While CSK won the final battle in 2010, MI finished on the victorious side in 2013 and 2015. Chasing the modest total, Faf du Plessis (50 off 39 balls; 7x4s, 1x60 and Shane Watson (50 off 32; 3x4s, 4x6s) got CSK off to a flier, stitching 81 runs in 10.2 overs.

du Plessis smashes 50(39) https://t.co/BtadWNDbMh

— Shivam Sharma (@Shivam_Sharma33) May 10, 2019

The duo started cautiously before opening up to not allow any DC bowler to settle down.

Shane Watson's goes boom with 50(32) https://t.co/wZesfnBsYL

— Shivam Sharma (@Shivam_Sharma33) May 10, 2019

Just after notching up his 12th IPL fifty, Du Plessis departed while going for a big shot over deep square-leg off Trent Boult (1/20), only to be holed out by Keemo Paul. After Du Plessis' dismissal, Watson took the centrestage and struck Paul for one four and three sixes to pile up 25 runs off the 12th over and also registered his half-century off 31 balls in the process. Watson looked in a hurry to finish off the chase and that eventually led to his downfall, caught by Boult off Amit Mishra (1/21) in the second ball of the next over. Suresh Raina (11) and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (9) got out cheaply but Ambati Rayudu (2 not out) remained at the crease to ensure a comfortable win for the three-time champions. Earlier sent into bat,  Bravo (2/19), Jadeja (2/23), Deepak Chahar (2/28) and Harbhajan Singh (2/31) shared eight wickets between them to restrict Delhi Capitals to 147 for nine.