CSK vs DC, IPL HIGHLIGHTS: Prithvi Shaw And Shikhar Dhawan's Solid 138-Run Stand Help Delhi Capitals Thump Chennai At Wankhede
CSK vs DC HIGHLIGHTS, IPL 2021: Delhi Capitals defeated three-time champions Chennai Super Kigs by 7 wickets in their first match of the 14th season of IPL played at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday.
CSK vs DC Live Updates: Openers Prithvi Shaw (38-ball 72 runs) and Shikhar Dhawan (54-ball 85 runs) stitched a solid 138-run partnership for the opening wicket to power Delhi Capitals to 7-wicket win against heavyweights Chennai Super Kings at Mumbai's Wankhede stadium on Saturday. Dhawan also completed his 600 fours in the IPL. He is the first batsman to do so in the cash-rich T20 tournament.
Earlier, comeback-man Suresh Raina's hard-fought fifty, a solid 53-run stand with Moeen Ali and a fiery 15-ball 34 runs cameo from Sam Curran powered Chennai Super Kings to 188/7 - a respectable total especially after they got off to the worst-possible start. CSK lost both openers Faf du Plessis and Ruturaj Gaikwad inside the first-three overs. Thanks to Raina's disciplined knock, CSK managed to storm their way back after top-order collapse.
CSK vs DC Live Updates: OUT! Shardul Thakur has finally put an end to Shikhar Dhawan's innings. After getting hit for two consecutive fours, Shardul bowled a lethal yorker and Dhawan missed it in an attempt to play it on the leg side. The ball hit his pad directly in front of the wicket and the umpire declared him LBW out. Dhawan scored 85 runs off just 54 balls with the help of 10 fours and 2 sixes.
CSK vs DC Live Updates: 12 runs off the 15th over! Deepak Chahar is having a bad day out there. Chahar, bowling in his last over, gets hammered by DC skipper Rishabh Pant for a four between point and covers. With this, Delhi complete 150 runs and need 38 runs in the last 5 overs.
CSK vs DC Live Updates: Breakthrough FINALLY! Prithvi Shaw departs after putting on a show. The star opener played remarkable innings (72 off just 38 balls) to put Delhi in complete control of the match. Shaw along with Shikhar Dhawan stitched a solid 138-run partnership off just 81 balls! Shaw scored his half-century in just 27 balls, while Dhawan also hit a fifty off just 35 balls. Their partnership has pushed Delhi towards easy victory.
After Shaw, now Shikhar Dhawan completes his half-century off 35 balls, off the second ball of the 11th over bowled by Shardul Thakur.
CSK vs DC Live Updates: Shaw has celebrated his return to Delhi Capitals with a stormy half-century. Shaw, who was dropped from the team last season for most f the games, has set fireworks in the first innings of this season. On the last ball of the 10th over, Shaw completed his half-century in just 27 balls by scoring a four. Shaw has so far scored 7 fours and 2 sixes in his innings.
CSK vs DC Live Updates: Just 5 runs from 7th over: Ravindra Jadeja, bowling for the first time in this innings and IPL 2021, started off well. In Jadeja's over, Dhawan did play a slog sweep but failed to find a boundary.
CSK vs DC Live Updates: Delhi Capitals are off to a flier! The last over of the powerplay was a bit tight, but Dhawan and Shaw built a strong foundation for the run-chase in the first 6 overs. Shaw and Dhawan have produced some amazing shots to power Delhi to 65 runs in just 6 overs. Both have played 18-18 balls so far and have scored 12 boundaries off it.
CSK vs DC Live Updates: Shikhar Dhawan is batting unbeaten on 27 runs from 15 balls and Prithvi Shaw has scored 31 runs from 15 balls. Delhi Capitals have enjoyed a great start to their innings. Chennai bowlers are currently under pressure. Delhi have scored 58 runs in 5 overs without loss of any wicket. CSK has given Delhi a target of 189 runs to win.
CSK vs DC Live Updates: Comeback-man Suresh Raina's hard-fought fifty, a solid 53-run stand with Moeen Ali and a fiery 15-ball 34 runs cameo from Sam Curran powered Chennai Super Kings to 188/7 - a respectable total especially after they got off to the worst-possible start. CSK lost both openers Faf du Plessis and Ruturaj Gaikwad inside the first-three overs. Thanks to Raina's disciplined knock, CSK managed to storm their way back after top-order collapse. For Delhi Capitals, Avesh Khan was the pick of the bowlers as he bagged.
After winning the toss, Delhi Capitals had invited Chennai Super Kings to bat first. CSK had a poor start as both openers returned to the pavilion for just 7. After this, Moin Ali (36), playing the first match for CSK and Suresh Raina pulled CSK back into the match by scoring some quick runs.
CSK vs DC Live Updates: Delhi have made a great comeback as their bowlers have bagged 3 wickets in the last 3 overs. Now in the last 4 overs, Delhi will try to restrict Chennai for a low total. CSK has scored more than 140 runs after 16 overs and will try to take their total closer to 200.
CSK vs DC Live Updates: WICKET! Young Delhi fast bowler Avesh Khan gets the wicket of MS Dhoni, the captain of CSK, in just 2 balls. Dhoni, who came to the crease after Raina's departure, tried to play a pull shot of Khan's second ball, but only managed to play it back onto his stumps. Dhoni has to depart without opening his account and Avesh Khan gets his second wicket of the day.
CSK vs DC Live Updates: Seems like Dhoni's decision to send Jadeja ahead of himself was good. The all-rounder has hit the first two balls of Stoinis for fours. First Jadeja hit a four off a pull shot, then the next ball was very cleverly placed for a four towards the short third man.
CSK vs DC Live Updates: CSK completes 100 runs in 13 overs after losing 3 wickets! Delhi gets a wicket. Ambati Rayudu departs after playing some good shots. Surprising everyone, after Rayudu's wicket fell, Dhoni sent Ravindra Jadeja ahead of himself. Jadeja is playing a cricket match for the first time since the Sydney Test against Australia in January.
CSK vs DC Live Updates: FIFTY for VETERAN Suresh Raina!!! The CSK LEGEND notched up his 39th IPL 50 off just 32 balls. Raina's innings has helped CSK make a great comeback as they were down (48-2 after 8 overs) earlier in the match.
CSK vs DC Live Updates: At present, nothing is going in Delhi's favour. This time Rishabh Pant brings in Marcus Stoinis into the attack, but just the second ball off his over has been sent for a six at square leg by Rayudu.
CSK vs DC Live Updates: Raina is making up for missing the last year's IPL. After Ashwin, Raina targets Amit Mishra now. The first ball of Mishra's over has been hammered away for a humongous 6. After this, Raina gives same treatment to the third ball and hits that too for a six to put DC under pressure.
Chennai Super Kings are 71/3 after first 10 overs! Ashwin is proving to be quite expensive here. Ambati Rayudu slog-sweeps him over square leg to rattle his confidence. At the moment, CSK batsmen are playing Ashwin with ease. Ambati Rayudu hits fourth six in Ashwin's spell.
CSK vs DC Live Updates: WICKET! Ashwin has the last laugh!! Moeen Ali brings up Chennai's fifty by hitting senior off-spinner R Ashwin for back-to-back sixes but the veteran spinner soon gets his revenge by getting Moeen Ali out on 36. CSK loses its third wicket. Ashwin puts an end to the solid 50-run stand between Suresh Raina and Moeen Ali.
CSK vs DC Live Updates: Another DC player making his debut, Tom Curran has been asked to bowl the all-important 6th over! He bowls a decent over and doesn't give away many runs. CSK have managed to release some pressure with few boundaries after losing two quick wickets. They end the powerplay with 33 runs on the scoreboard.
CSK vs DC Live Updates: Avesh Khan and Chris Woakes have bagged early wickets as the Delhi bowlers struck twice in the first three overs to push CSK on backfoot. Suresh Raina and CSK debutant Moeen Ali are playing well at the moment as they look to steady CSK's sinking ship.
CSK vs DC Live Updates: WICKET! Chennai Super Kings suffer early blows and this time Chris Woakes does the trick for Delhi. Chennai lose their second wicket, Chris Woakes strikes to remove in-form Ruturaj Gaikwad for just 5. Both Chennai openers are back in the hut now!
CSK vs DC Live Updates: WICKET! Avesh Khan traps Faf in front of the stumps for an LBW, and the veteran doesn't even bother to go for a review.
CSK vs DC Live Updates: Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis come out in the middle to open Chennai Super King's innings. Chris Woakes, making his debut, starts with the new ball for Delhi Capitals!
Woakes had the white ball swinging straight away but Gaikwad soon made his intentions clear by hammering a upish delivery from the Englishman for a boundary. 5 runs come off the first over.
Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni(w/c), Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar
Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Chris Woakes, Ravichandran Ashwin, Tom Curran, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan
CSK vs DC Live Updates: Rishabh Pant has won his first toss as a captain in the IPL. The star player has decided to bowl first after winning the toss. Dhoni also said that he would have also opted to bowl first at Wankhede's batting-friendly pitch. Two English players make debut for Delhi Capitals today. England all-rounders Chris Woakes and Tom Curran included in DC playing XI.
Whenever the two teams have clashed against each other in the IPL, CSK's has always dominated Delhi and the figures tells it all. Out of 23 matches, CSK has won 15 games while DC has won only 8 matches.
This match is very special for Rishabh Pant as he will lead the team of Delhi Capitals for the first time. The runners-up of the 2020 season will begin their campaign against the three-time champions Chennai Super Kings, led by LEGEND Dhoni. Meanwhile, Pant has revealed that going out for a toss with MS Dhoni will be a special experience for him.
Delhi Capitals reached the final of the IPL for the first time last season, on the other hand Chennai Super Kings have won the IPL title 3 times. However, the team's previous season was the worst as the yellow army finished at seventh spot and failed to make it to the playoffs for the first time.
The second match of IPL 2021 will be played between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals from 7:30 pm today at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Both teams will look to start their campaign with a win. Young wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant will be up against his mentor MS Dhoni. In such a situation, competition between the two teams is something fans are really excited for!
Background
Delhi Capitals face three-time IPL champions Chennai Super Kings in the second match of the 14th season of the Indian Premier League on Saturday. The match will be played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Delhi Capitals had managed to end their IPL 13 journey runner-up, while Chennai Super Kings failed to make their place in the playoffs for the first time in the history of the IPL.
However, this year both teams look quite balanced on paper. Delhi Capitals will play their IPL 2021 first game without star fast bowlers Kagiso Rabada and Enrich Nortje, while injured Shreyas Iyer, who captained the team last season, will also not be available for the entire season. Star speedster Lungi Ngidi will not be seen playing in match against Chennai.
The Wankhede ground in Mumbai is the neutral venue for both teams. In the IPL, the winning record of both these teams against one another on neutral venues is on par, so far, 8 IPL matches have been played between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals on neutral venues and both teams have won four matches each.
Delhi Capitals have an average score of 142 against Chennai Super Kings, while Super Kings have an average score of 162 against Delhi.
The batsman who has scored the most for CSK against DC is MS Dhoni (547 runs), while Dwayne Bravo has taken the maximum 14 wickets against DC.
Shikhar Dhawan is the batsman who has scored the highest 309 runs for DC against CSK, while Amit Mishra is the highest wicket-taker (9 wickets) against CSK.
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