Delhi Capitals win by three wickets! That's a fine victory for DC and with this they move to top of the IPL 2021 points table. Also, this victory guarantees them a top-two finish. Check out updated IPL 2021 points table.
OUT! Shardul Thakur strikes once again in this over. He gets the prized wicket of Shikhar Dhawan. Moeen Ali takes a stunning catch at extra cover.
OUT! Delhi Capitals have lost half the side now. Shardul Thakur chips in with a wicket as he bowls Ravi Ashwin. The ball goes between bat and pad as CSK pick fifth wicket.
OUT! Ravindra Jadeja strikes again. Debutant Ripal Patel departs while looking to go downtown. Deepak Chahar at long-on takes the catch. Delhi lose their fourth wicket.
OUT! Ravindra Jadeja with a big strike. Rishabh Pant top-edges a slog-sweep and Mooen Ali takes a comfortable at backward point. Delhi Capitals three down now.
OUT! Josh Hazlewood gets the big wicket. Shreyas Iyer has to go as he is caught at cover. Crucial wicket this for Chennai Super Kings. Meanwhile, Rishabh Pant joins Shikhar Dhawan in the middle.
OUT! Early breakthrough for Chennai Super Kings. Deepak Chahar picks the wicket. Prithvi Shaw mis-hits one towards mid-off and Faf du Plessis takes an easy catch.
Ambati Rayudu upped the ante and pushed CSK's score past 130. Rayudu got to his half-century off 40 balls while MS Dhoni provided him some support scoring 18 off 27 balls. Do join us back for Delhi Capitals chase.
Three more overs to go now. Ambati Rayudu and MS Dhoni are looking to up the ante now. Delhi Capitals bowlers have been disciplined thus far can they finish on a high here.
It is a hustle between Indian Premier League 2021 (IPL 2021) table toppers as Delhi Capitals take on Chennai Super Kings match 50. Both have already qualified for the IPL 2021 playoffs and are now are looking to secure top two finish in order to get two shots at finals qualification. Both these teams have collected 18 points from 12 matches, however, CSK are on numero uno spot thanks slightly better run-rate. DC vs CSK, IPL 2021 Live Cricket Streaming: Watch Free Telecast of Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings on Star Sports and Disney+Hotstar Online
Despite having qualified for playoffs, CSK and DC will be no mood to be complacent. There are chances that these two teams will meet again in the Qualifier 1 and thus victory in this fixture will help a team in having an upper hand over the other.
It will be interesting to see of both the teams stick to regular playing XI or give a chance to other players as well. With focus on finishing in top two, it is likely that both the teams will go with full strength. IPL 2021 Points Table Updated
Delhi Capitals Squad: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Steven Smith, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Avesh Khan, Anrich Nortje, Sam Billings, Marcus Stoinis, Umesh Yadav, Lukman Meriwala, Tom Curran, Ben Dwarshuis, Praveen Dubey, Vishnu Vinod, Kulwant Khejroliya, Lalit Yadav, Ripal Patel, Ishant Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Amit Mishra.
Chennai Super Kings Squad: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Shardul Thakur, KM Asif, Josh Hazlewood, Deepak Chahar, Dwayne Bravo, Imran Tahir, Robin Uthappa, Cheteshwar Pujara, Karn Sharma, Jason Behrendorff, Krishnappa Gowtham, Lungi Ngidi, Mitchell Santner, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Hari Nishanth, N Jagadeesan, Harishankar Reddy, Bhagath Varma