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.
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DC vs CSK Highlights of VIVO IPL 2021: Delhi Capitals Secure Top Two Finish With Win Over Chennai Super Kings
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.
04 Oct, 22:42 (IST)
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.
04 Oct, 22:32 (IST)
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.
04 Oct, 22:28 (IST)
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.
04 Oct, 22:09 (IST)
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.
04 Oct, 21:55 (IST)
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.
04 Oct, 21:37 (IST)
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.
04 Oct, 21:06 (IST)
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.
04 Oct, 20:49 (IST)
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.
04 Oct, 20:31 (IST)
It is time for strategic time-out. Ambati Rayudu and MS Dhoni are in the middle. And the duo has added 23 off 27 balls thus far for the fifth wicket. Can we see MS Dhoni special tonight?
04 Oct, 20:17 (IST)
OUT! Ravi Ashwin strikes. All of a sudden Chennai Super Kings are four down now. Ashwin accounts for Robin Uthappa, he is caught and bowled. DC spinners are making it difficult for CSK.
04 Oct, 20:12 (IST)
OUT! Axar Patel picks his second wicket. Moeen Ali is caught at deep mid-wicket. CSK three down now. Delhi Capitals chipping away with wickets here.
04 Oct, 19:58 (IST)
OUT! Anrich Nortje has been brilliant this season. He accounts for Ruturaj Gaikwad. Chennai Super Kings two down now. Simple catch for Ravi Ashwin near mid-wicket. Â
04 Oct, 19:51 (IST)
OUT! Delhi Capitals get an early breakthrough here. Axar Patel accounts for Faf du Plessis who is caught near deep mid-wicket. Du Plessis has been in good form and DC will cherish seeing his back early.
04 Oct, 19:43 (IST)
Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis are the Chennai Super Kings openers. Anrich Nortje and Avesh Khan share the new ball for Delhi Capitals. Both the CSK openers have picked a boundary at least.Â
04 Oct, 19:06 (IST)
Chennai Super Kings Playing XI: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Robin Uthappa, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Josh Hazlewood.
04 Oct, 19:05 (IST)
Delhi Capitals Playing XI: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Ripal Patel, Axar Patel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Avesh Khan, Anrich Nortje.
04 Oct, 19:05 (IST)
TOSS: Delhi Capitals have won the toss and have opted to bowl. One change for DC as debutant Ripal Patel replaces Steve Smith. Three changes for Chennai Super Kings including Robin Uthappa replacing Suresh Raina.
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
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