* Chennai Super Kings are thru to their 8th IPL ultimate in 10 editions they have performed. Shane Watson (50) and Faf du Plessis (50) set the platform of the Chennai chase with an outstanding 81-run stand in 10.2 overs for the outlet wicket. CSK will now face Mumbai Indians within the ultimate on May 12 (Sunday). It will be fourth IPL ultimate between two three-time former champions. And Delhi remained the one group not to play an IPL ultimate.
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Overs 19: CSK 151/Four, win via six wickets to enter their 8th IPL ultimate
Dwayne Bravo (Four*) completed the chase with a four off Ishant Sharma. Ambati Rayudu remained unbeaten on 20 off 20 balls, which incorporated 3 fours. Ishant's figures: Four-0-24-1
Overs 18.Four: OUT! Ishant Sharma scalps MS Dhoni (9). CSK 146/Four, need 2 off 10 balls
Overs 18: CSK 144/3, need Four off 12 balls
Ambati Rayudu (19*) hit two fours off Keemo Paul within the over.
Overs 17.five: FOUR! Ambati Rayudu hits Keemo Paul for a boundary to take Chennai closer to focus on. CSK 144/3
Overs 17: CSK 135/3, need 13 off 18 balls
Trent Boult conceded eight runs in his ultimate over to go back figures of 1/20 in four overs.
Overs 16.3: FOUR! MS Dhoni opens his account with a boundary off Trent Boult. CSK 132/3
Overs 16: OUT! Patel cleans up Raina for 11. CSK 127/3, need 21 off 24 balls
Successful over to finish the spell for Axar Patel. Patel returned figures of one/32 in four overs. Suresh Raina scored 11 off 13 balls. Time for ultimate time-out.
Overs 15: CSK 119/2, need 29 off 30 balls
Amit Mishra completed his quota of overs with a tidy one. The leg spinner conceded simply four singles in it to go back figures of 1/21 in four overs.
Overs 14: CSK 115/2, need 33 off 36 balls
Tidy over from Axar Patel too, simply four singles in it. Some respite for Delhi the last couple of overs.
Overs 13: CSK 111/2, need 37 off 42 balls
Brilliant over from veteran leg-spinner Amit Mishra, a wicket and three singles in it.
Overs 12.2: OUT! Mishra strikes to dismiss Watson. CSK 109/2
Another large wicket, but is it too little too overdue? Amit Mishra ended the Shane Watson juggernaut, but most effective after the Australian smacked four sixes and three fours for his 32-ball 50.
FIFTY! Watson brings up his half-century with a MAXIMUM. #CSK inching closer to victory. https://t.co/PJyD9vl9DJ
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Overs 12: FIFTY for Shane Watson off 31 balls. CSK 108/1, need 40 off 48 balls
25 RUNS! 6, Four, 1, 1, 6, Wd, 6 - Biggest over of the evening. After Faf's wicket, Shane Watson additionally broke his shackles and hammered Keemo Paul for 25 runs which incorporated 3 sixes and a four.
Overs 11.five: SIX! Shane Watson brings up 100 for CSK with a large six over long-on off Keemo Paul.
Overs 11.2: BOOM! 6, Four - Shane Watson smacks Keemo Paul for a six and a four in consecutive balls. CSK 93/1
Overs 11: CSK 83/1, need 65 off 54 balls
Brilliant over from Trent Boult, a wicket and two runs off it.
Overs 10.2: OUT! Boult gets rid of du Plessis. CSK 81/1
BIG WICKET! Trant Boult came again into the attack and gave Delhi a large step forward. Faf mistimed it and gave a catch to Keemo Paul at deep square Leg. Faf departed after scoring 50 off 39 balls, which incorporated a six and seven fours.
Overs 10: CSK 81/0, need 67 off 60 balls
Faf du Plessis (50*) and Shane Watson (26*)
Overs 9.five: SIX! Shane Watson (26*) hoicks it over backward square leg for a maximum off Axar Patel. CSK 81/0
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* FIFTY for Faf du Plessis off 37 balls, his 12th in IPL. CSK 73/0 in 9.3 overs
Overs 9: CSK 72/0
Good restoration from Amit Mishra, conceded simply eight runs after he used to be hit for a four off first ball via Shane Watson (18*).
Overs eight: CSK 64/0
16 RUNS! Big over for Chennai. Faf du Plessis (47*) and Shane Watson (12*) hit a four each off Keemo Paul within the over.
Overs 7.Four: FOUR! Shane Watson (11*) opens his boundary count with a four off Keemo Pual. CSK 59/0
* 50 comes up for CSK in 7.1 overs
Overs 7: CSK 48/0
Amit Mishra started with 3 dot balls which used to be adopted via two singles, but conceded six runs within the over because of last-ball four via Faf du Plessis (42*).
Overs 6: CSK 42/0. Time for strategic time-out
15 RUNS! End of powerplay. Faf du Plessis (37*) kept his boundary-spree, hit 3 fours in consecutive balls off Ishant Sharma within the over. Big one for Chennai.
Overs five.3: FOURS! Four, Four, Four - Faf du Plessis (35*) on a roll, hits Ishant Sharma for 3 back-to-back fours. CSK 39/0
Overs five: CSK 27/0
11 RUNS! Faf du Plessis (23*) broke the shackles within the over as he scored 11 runs off Axar Patel's first over.
Overs Four.3: BOOM! Four, 6 - Faf du Plessis changes gears, hits Axar Patel for a four and a six off consecutive balls. CSK 26/0
Overs Four: CSK 16/0
Another tidy over from pacer Ishant Sharma, gave away simply 3 singles in it too.
Overs 3: CSK 13/0
Good over for Chennai, a four and 5 singles off it. Nine runs came from Trent Boult over.
Overs 2.3: FOUR! Faf du Plessis opens the boundary count with a four off Trent Boult. CSK 10/0
Overs 2: CSK Four/0
Ishant Sharma additionally started with a tidy over, conceded simply 3 singles in it.
Over 1: CSK 1/0
Good, tidy get started from Trent Boult, gave away only one single in it.
We are again! Faf du Plessis and Shane Watson to start out the Chennai run chase. Trent Boult with the ball for Delhi.
Innings Break! @ChennaiIPL prohibit #DC to a complete of 147/9 https://t.co/9w8Rn4EsOy #CSKvDC https://t.co/qBRhBtFgjZ
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Overs 20: DC 147/9
16 RUNS! Ishant Sharma (10* off 3 balls) completed off the Delhi innings in taste, hitting Ravindra Jadeja for a four and a six off ultimate two balls. Jadeja returned figures of two/23 in 3 overs.
Overs 19.3: OUT! Jadeja cleans up Boult for 6. DC 137/9
Soon after hitting a large six, Trent Boult used to be clean bowled via Ravindra Jadeja. Second wicket for Jadeja.
Overs 19: DC 131/eight
12 RUNS! Deepak Chahar conceded 12 in his ultimate over, but took the prized wicket of Rishabh Pant in it. Chahar's figures: Four-0-28-2
Overs 18.Four: OUT! Chahar gets rid of Pant. DC 125/eight
Massive wicket at this level. Rishabh Pant used to be the one one left who can take the ranking to 140 or more. Pant failed to transparent Dwayne Bravo at long-on. Pant departed after scoring 38 off 25 balls with the assistance of a six and two fours.
Overs 18: DC 119/7
Dwayne Bravo completed his spell with a a success over - a wicket and three runs off it. Bravo returned figures of two/19 in four overs.
Overs 17.five: OUT! Bravo cleans up Paul for 3. DC 119/7
Second wicket for Dwayne Bravo, clean bowled fellow West Indian Keemo Paul with a yorker. Will Delhi last the space tonight?
Overs 17: DC 116/6
14 RUNS! Biggest over for Delhi so far. Rishabh Pant (31* off 20 balls) smacked Imran Tahir for a four and a six off consecutive balls in it. Tahir's figures: Four-0-28-1
Overs 16.Four: LUCKY! Rishabh Pant will get a six, after Deepak Chahar goes over the boundary rope with the ball. Not simple, but displeased MS Dhoni known as Chahar within the infield. DC 114/6
Overs 16: DC 102/6
Harbhajan Singh completed his quota of overs with a a success one. He returned figures of 2/31 in four overs.
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Overs 15.five: OUT! Harbhajan dismisses Rutherford. DC 102/6
Second wicket for Harbhajan Singh, sent Sherfane Rutherford again to pavilion. Rutherford fell for 10 off 12 balls, which incorporated a six. It used to be Harbhajan's 150th wicket in IPL.
* SIX! Sherfane Rutherford hits Harbhajan Singh for first maximum of the evening, and brimgs up 100 for DC in 15.2 overs.
Overs 15: DC 93/five. Time for any other time-out
Another tidy over from Dwayne Bravo, eight runs off it but no limitations.
Overs 14: DC 85/five
Good over from Imran Tahir, 5 runs came off it which incorporated a four thru leg-bye.
Overs 13.2: NOT OUT! This time MS Dhoni loses the overview as the ball used to be going over the stumps as consistent with the tracker. Sherfane Rutherford survives the LBW enchantment. DC 81/five
Overs 13: DC 80/five
Successful over from Dwayne Bravo - a wicket and two singles off it.
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Overs 12.five: OUT! Bravo scalps Patel. DC 80/five
Now a wicket for Dwayne Bravo too. Axar Patel (3) guided the quick ball against third guy but failed to transparent the fielder manning it - Imran Tahir.
Overs 12: DC 78/Four
Brilliant over from Imran Tahir - a large wicket and four singles off it.
Overs 11.3: OUT! Tahir strikes to dismiss Iyer. DC 75/Four
Imran Tahir ticked his wicket column too via brushing aside Delhi skipper Shreyas Iyer. Iyer top-edged the ball to present Suresh Raina a law catch at level. Iyer departed after scoring 13 off 18 balls.
Overs 11: DC 74/3
Dwayne Bravo additionally started with a tidy over, gave away simply 6 runs in it.
Overs 10: DC 68/3
Imran Tahir conceded 9 runs in his first over fo the spell, which incorporated a four via Rishabh Pant (eight*).
Overs 9: DC 59/3
Another just right over from Ravindra Jadeja, a wicket and simply 5 runs off it which incorporated a leg bye.
Overs eight.five: OUT! Jadeja gets rid of Munro. DC 57/3
Ravindra Jadeja gave CSK any other step forward within the front-10, disregarded the set Colin Munro. Munro hit it straight to Dwayne Bravo at deep square leg to change into Jadeja's first sufferer of the match. Munro fell after scoring 27 off 24 balls, which incorporated four bounadries. Time for first strategic time-out.
Overs eight: DC 54/2
10 RUNS! Colin Munro (26*) hit Harbhajan Singh for back-to-back fours within the over.
* 50 comes up for Delhi Capitals in 7.Four overs
Overs 7: DC 44/2
Tidy get started from Ravindra Jedeja, gave away simply 3 singles within the over.
Overs 6: DC 41/2
End of Powerplay. Good over from Harbhajan Singh - a large wicket and 5 singles off it.
Overs five.2: OUT! Harbhajan strikes to dismiss Dhawan. DC 37/2
MS Dhoni fumbled but cling directly to the catch in second attempt, behind the stumps, to send Shikhar Dhawan again to the hut. Harbhajan Singh again struck within the powerplay as Delhi misplaced their openers early within the necessary match. Dhawan departed after scoring 18 off 14 balls with the assistance of 3 fours.
Overs five: DC 36/1
Another tidy over from Deepak Chahar, gave away simply four singles in it.
Overs Four: DC 32/1
Colin Munro (10*) hit a four off Harbhajan Singh within the over, but the spinner conceded simply seven in it.
Overs 3: DC 25/1
Brilliant over from Deepak Chahar, a wicket and 5 runs off it. Delhi's first down Colin Munro though opened his account with a four in it.
Deepak Chahar has his first, traps Shaw in entrance of the stumps. #DC 25/1 after 3 overs https://t.co/XDVJcOp7ov
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Overs 2.3: OUT! CSK win the overview. Chahar dismisses Shaw. DC 21/1
BIG WICKET! Big enchantment for LBW from Deepak Chahar, but the on-field umpire gave it a 'Not Out'. Skipper MS Dhoni took the overview and the ball tracker showed that it used to be hitting the bails of the middle stump. Umpire changed the decision and Shaw walked again for five.
Overs 2: DC 20/0
13 RUNS! Big over for Delhi. Shikhar Dhawan (14*) focused Shardul Thakur to release his attack, hit the pacer for 3 fours off consecutive balls.
Overs 1.five: Three in a row! Four, Four, Four - Shikhar Dhawan hits 3 back-to-back fours off Shardul Thakur. DC 19/0
Overs 1.3: FOUR! Shikhar Dhawan opens his bounadry count with a four off Shardul Thakur. DC 11/0
Over 1: DC 7/0
Prithvi Shaw (five*) ended the first over with a four, after Deepak Chahar began with some tight traces to concede simply 3 within the first 5 balls which additionally incorporated a wide.
Here we pass...Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan will get started the Delhi innings. Deepak Chahar with the ball for Chennai.
Shreyas Iyer: "Looks a some distance higher one that the previous sport. We felt that right through observe too. We would have batted first in reality, so no longer a bad toss to lose. We're unchanged as we don't need to put power on any new player."
MS Dhoni: "We'll bowl first. (If the toss is the most important) Depends on how the bowler's get started. Some of the tosses are the most important however it depends upon how the opposition bats. I do not thoughts that as a result of all this will increase the anticipation. Ultimately, you want to be elderly to be experienced but again, there are professionals and cons for the entirety. One exchange - Shardul Thakur in for Murali Vijay."
The @ChennaiIPL win the toss and elect to bowl first against the @DelhiCapitals. #CSKvDC https://t.co/7WlkVS5yge
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TOSS | Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni wins the toss, comes to a decision to subject against Delhi Capitals
Playing XIs
Chennai Super Kings: Faf du Plessis, Shane Watson, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (w/c), Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Imran Tahir
Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer (c), Rishabh Pant (w), Colin Munro, Axar Patel, Sherfane Rutherford, Keemo Paul, Amit Mishra, Trent Boult, Ishant Sharma
Pitch Report
"It's a different surface from the one used in the Eliminator. This looks an even better surface as it's harder and hence, the ball should come onto the bat much better. There are a few cracks but the hardness should allow strokeplay." - Michael Slater
The groups have arrived for the match:
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"I have said that he [Rishabh Pant] is the best finisher among the young players. He always opens up the game for us. He has been doing very well." - Prithvi Shaw on Rishabh Pant
Head to Head: CSK vs DC
Hello and welcome to the live protection of IPL 2019 Qualifier 2 between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals.