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DD beat CSK by 34 runs | Delhi Daredevils vs Chennai Super Kings, Highlights And Cricket Score 52th T20 Match
Indian Premier League, 2018
Date: May 18, 2018 Start Time: 20:00 IST | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 LocalVenue: Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
A formidable Chennai Super Kings will be aiming to tie up loose ends ahead of the playoffs when they take on a listless Delhi Daredevils in a rare dead rubber of the Indian Premier League on Friday. With CSK comfortably qualifying for the playoffs, the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led squad is eyeing the top spot on the points table alongside Sunrisers Hyderabad, whom they defeated comprehensively in their previous game.
The consistency CSK have shown in the tournament after missing out in the previous two seasons is commendable and it seems they were never out of action. They have been solid even against the mighty Sunrisers, who arguably have the best bowling attack in the tournament.
Also, CSK adjusted well in Pune, their forced home ground after games were moved out of Chennai due to the Cauvery water dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
Their opening combination of Ambati Rayudu and Shane Watson has worked brilliantly while chasing big totals as well as setting them. Rayudu, with 535 runs at 48.63 average, has been their standout player which was acknowledged by Dhoni after the opener smashed an unbeaten 100 against Sunrisers. Be it opening the batting or in the middle order, Rayudu has delivered for the team.
"Even before IPL started I had to make space for Rayudu because he is somebody I rate very highly. He can play both the fast bowlers and spinners very well. Most teams look to exploit the opener with spin bowling. He is someone who does not look like a big hitter but almost clears the field every time he plays the big shot," said Dhoni after the game against Sunrisers.
Dhoni himself has turned back the clock with his clean hitting, helping him amass 413 runs at 103.25. Watson too has been exceptional with 424 runs at 35.33.
The bowling has not stood out individually but has done the job as a unit. Shardul Thakur has been their leading wicket-taker with 11 scalps, followed by Dwayne Bravo, who has picked up nine. The experienced spin duo of Harbhajan Singh and Ravindra Jadeja have been effective at keeping things tight.
CSK will get to fine-tune their game against Daredevils, a team which has been below par yet again. Getting the legendary Ricky Ponting on board as the coach and a change in captaincy in the middle of the tournament too has not helped the struggling side.
They have had the much-needed break of five days and will be fresh going into tomorrow's game. They are playing for pride and would like to be on the winning side in their remaining two games.
The management handed out IPL debuts to Sandeep Lamichhane, Abhishek Sharma and Junior Dala in the previous game against RCB. Nepal spinner Lamichhane impressed and even opened the bowling. India U-19 star Sharma too took most by surprise with his big hitting, hammering an unbeaten 46 off 19 balls. South African pacer Dala though disappointed as he went wicketless in three overs conceding 34 runs.
Teams for:
Delhi Daredevils: Shreyas Iyer (C), Rishabh Pant, Glenn Maxwell, Gautam Gambhir, Jason Roy, Colin Munro, Mohammed Shami, Amit Mishra, Prithvi Shaw, Rahul Tewatia, Vijay Shankar, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Shahbaz Nadeem, Daniel Christian, Jayant Yadav, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Trent Boult, Manjot Kalra, Abhishek Sharma, Sandeep Lamichhane, Naman Ojha, Sayan Ghosh, Liam Plunkett, Junior Dala.
Chennai Super Kings: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (C), Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Faf Du Plessis, Harbhajan Singh, Dwayne Bravo, Shane Watson, Ambati Rayadu, Deepak Chahar, K M Asif, Kanish Seth, Lungi Ngidi, Dhruv Shorey, Murali Vijay, Sam Billings, Mark Wood, Kshtiz Sharma, Monu Kumar, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Imran Tahir, Karn Sharma, Shardul Thakur, N Jagadeesan, David Willy.
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Delhi Daredevils vs Chennai Super Kings Highlights And Cricket Score 52th Match - T20 Summary
So that is it from this game. Delhi have come out victorious here tonight. This result though will not make a lot of difference on the table as the teams will remain on the position they are on. The Indian T20 League continues as we have two games for you on Saturday. it will be Rajasthan taking on Bangalore first in Jaipur at 1600 local (1030 GMT) and then Hyderabad will be facing Kolkata in their own den at 2000 local (1430 GMT). Till then, take care and goodbye.
Man of the Match, Harshal Patel, says it is more difficult to bowl on this ground but he managed to execute his plans well. He feels his four overs were more important than his cameo. Informs he was just watching the ball and playing it on its merit. Ends by saying he has worked on his own game and he has looked to stick to the basics.
Shreyas Iyer, the Delhi skipper, says they were desperate for this victory and they are satisfied as they have got it against a team which is considered as a very strong unit. Credits Harshal Patel for the way he batted and bowled. He mentions they were always ready for everything but they could not execute their plans in all the games.
MS Dhoni, the Chennai skipper, opines that the wicket got difficult as the game progressed which was the reason why their batsmen found it difficult to score runs and even credits the bowlers from the opposition for bowling well. Says it is difficult to predict how the wicket will behave and feels team needs to be very practical about what went wrong. Feels overall performance has been good but yes, he is disappointed with the loss. Adds he told boys not to look at the points table and just focus on this game. He is happy with the batting department, openers have been doing bulk of the work but wants the middle order to contribute more. States 100 different plans can be given to a bowler but every bowler has different strengths and he can shuffle the bowlers as per the conditions.
The Delhi bowlers used the conditions to their favor. Everybody except for Avesh Khan, who took a pounding, has exceptional figures to their name. Trent Boult and Amit Mishra were the highlight as the two finished with combined figures of, 8-0-40-4. The pacers used their variations to great effect. Whereas, the spinners too varied their pace to which the Chennai batsmen had not answers to.
Tremendous bowling effort by Delhi as they have managed to defend a target which by many was quipped as not enough against a strong batting line-up. Chasing a decent total, the opening pair got the away side off to a solid start. But once the Powerplay ended, run-scoring got very difficult. Watson departed immediately, but Ambati Rayudu looked extremely fluent, though he fell soon after scoring his fifty. Billings and Raina went in quick succession which saw MS Dhoni needing a lot to do. He too could not come to the fore and the visitors fell short by quite a few runs.
Trent Boult to Ravindra Jadeja. That is it! A single to finish an excellent last over! Just 4 from it and DELHI WIN BY 34 RUNS! This is full and on middle, Jadeja hits it to long on for a run.
Trent Boult to Deepak Chahar. Shuffles across and tries to flick the ball. He gets an inside edge onto his pads and the ball rolls towards fine leg for a run.
Trent Boult to Deepak Chahar. Down the leg side, the batsman misses the shot but no wide is called.
Trent Boult to Ravindra Jadeja. Length ball outside off, Jadeja goes for the cut but gets an inside edge towards short fine leg for a run.
Trent Boult to Dwayne Bravo. OUT! Boult gets another! It is once again on a length around off, Bravo tries to go inside out but it goes off the toe end towards wide long off. Vijay Shankar there runs in and takes a sliding catch.
Trent Boult to Ravindra Jadeja. A low full toss on leg stump, Jadeja flicks it to deep square leg for a run.
Harshal Patel to Ravindra Jadeja. Angles this one onto the pads, Jadeja goes for the flick but misses to get hit on the pads. The ball rolls towards third man and the batsmen run a leg bye.
Harshal Patel to Ravindra Jadeja. This is excellent bowling! He is using the slower balls to great effect. Another one outside off, Jadeja is way too early in his swing and he misses.
Harshal Patel to Dwayne Bravo. Another short ball and on the slower side. Bravo goes for the pull but mistimes it through mid-wicket for a run.
Harshal Patel to Ravindra Jadeja. Short and outside off, cut to deep point for a run.
Harshal Patel to Ravindra Jadeja. Slower ball on middle, Jadeja pulls it towards short fine leg. The fielder there misfields and they run an extra run.
Harshal Patel to Ravindra Jadeja. SIX! Just the start they needed but they need a lot more! Full and on middle, Jadeja with a straight bat, lofts it over the bowler's head for a biggie.