After losing to Mumbai Indians, MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja joined the squads after missing out on the match against Rohit Sharma and men. The match today was held at the Chepauk Stadium against the Delhi Capitals. After winning the toss, Delhi Capitals went on to bowl first and got a good start snapping the wicket of Shane Watson on 0. Chennai China Thalla Suresh Raina stabilized Chennai by scored 59 runs. MS Dhoni’s cameo helped the team reach a total of 179 runs. IPL 2019 Points Table Updated: Chennai Super Kings Reclaim Number One Position on Indian Premier League 12 Team Standings After Defeating DC by 80 Runs
In reply, Delhi Capitals had a fair start but kept losing wickets at regular intervals. First Prithvi Shaw who got out on 4 and then Shikhar Dhawan who made way to the pavilion on 19. DC captain Shreyas Iyer proved to be the lone fighter as he stayed on while wickets kept falling on the other end. None of the batsmen including Rishabh Pant could score in double digits. Imran Tahir snapped four vital wickets for the team and bundled out DC on 99. Whereas Ravindra Jadeja snapped three. CSK beat DC by 80 runs.
Check out a few stats of the match below:
# Chennai went on to make the lowest runs in power play today. CSK made 27 runs from first six overs.
# Suresh Raina scored his 37th IPL fifty today.
# Raina brought in his second salary of IPL 2019.
After the match, Shreyas Iyer said, “It's really going to affect us. The way we played was not expected. It's a good reality check. Everybody will be on their toes in the next game. Wouldn't blame the abilities of our team but we didn't play smart cricket.” The team will play their last game against the Kings XI Punjab.
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