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Qualifier 2 highlights: CSK beat DC, make it to record 8th IPL final

CSK dished out disciplined bowling and fielding effort to first restrict DC to 147 for nine and then chased down the target with ease, reaching 151 or four in 19 overs

Chennai Super Kings
Chennai Super Kings. Photo: PTI

4 min read Last Updated : May 12 2019 | 4:37 PM IST

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Man of the match

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Here's what Shreyas Iyer said after the match

It was a great season for us. It's all a good learning for us.  I have learnt a lot at as a captain, from my teammates and Dhoni, Rohit, Virat. It's not an easy job to do, but I would take it on any day. I loved the way we gelled as a family. It's been a dream season for us. This is just the start. We've built the base, now we'll only get better from here.

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Chennai Super Kings beat Delhi Capitals by 6 wickets

10:59 PM

Over 19; CSK win

Over Summary:  0 2 0 W 1 4 ; CSK: 151-4
 
Ishant Sharma [3.0-0-21-0] is back into the attack
 
Ball 6: Bravo flicks towards fine leg boundary for FOUR. 
 
Ball 5: A single for Rayudu
 
Ball 4: A short delivery and Dhoni holed up to square leg. Dhoni OUT. Dhoni c K Paul b Ishant 9(9) [4s-1]
 
Ball 3: DOT
 
Ball 2: Dhoni comes down the wicket and hits full toss straight down the ground for a couple of runs. 
 
Ball 1: Ishant beats Dhoni outside off

10:57 PM

Over 18

Over Summary: 1L 4 0 0 4 0  ; CSK: 144-3
 
Keemo Paul [2.0-0-41-0] is back into the attack
 
Ball 6: DOT
 
Ball 5: Rayudu cuts towards point region for FOUR. 
 
Ball 4: DOT
 
Ball 3: DOT
 
Ball 2: Rayudu glances Paul's 14th ball on leg side for FOUR
 
Ball 1: One leg byes for CSK

10:51 PM

Over 17; Chennai need 13 runs in 18 balls

Over Summary: 1 0 4 2 1 0  ; CSK: 135-3
 
Trent Boult [3.0-0-12-1] is back into the attack
 
Ball 6: Rayudu blocks
 
Ball 5: Dhoni pulls towards deeo fine leg for a single. 
 
Ball 4: Dhoni flicks towards a tad wide of deep fine leg for a couple of runs. 
 
Ball 3: Dhoni works towards fine leg boundary for FOUR
 
Ball 2: Dhoni fails to score
 
Ball 1: Rayudu collects a single. 

10:46 PM

MS Dhoni, right Handed bat, comes at the crease

10:45 PM

Time-out

CRR: 7.94  REQ: 5.25

Chennai Super Kings need 21 runs in 24 balls

In Qualifier 2 of VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL 2019), defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) produced a clinical performance to beat Delhi Capitals (DC) by six wickets and enter their eighth final of IPL at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Vishakhapatnam on Friday. CSK dished out a disciplined bowling and fielding effort to first restrict DC to 147 for nine and then chased down the target with ease, reaching 151 or four in 19 overs. Dwayne Bravo (2/19), Ravindra Jadeja (2/23), Deepak Chahar (2/28) and Harbhajan Singh (2/31) shared eight wickets between them to keep DC in check after opting to bowl. CSK will play Mumbai Indians in the final of the ongoing IPL in Hyderabad on Sunday (May 12). The two teams have met each other thrice in summit clashes of the tournament earlier with MI finishing on the winning side twice while the Chennai outfit came out triumphant once. While CSK won the final battle in 2010, MI finished on the victorious side in 2013 and 2015. Chasing the modest total, Faf du Plessis (50 off 39 balls; 7x4s, 1x60 and Shane Watson (50 off 32; 3x4s, 4x6s) got CSK off to a flier, stitching 81 runs in 10.2 overs.

 IPL 2019 Qualifier 2, CSK vs DC full scorecard 
 

The duo started cautiously before opening up to not allow any DC bowler to settle down.

Du Plessis was the aggressor among the duo, scoring 50 off 39 balls with the help of seven boundaries and one six while Watson played the second fiddle initially.

But just after notching up his 12th IPL fifty, Du Plessis departed while going for a big shot over deep square-leg off Trent Boult (1/20), only to be holed out by Keemo Paul.

After Du Plessis' dismissal, Watson took the centrestage and struck Paul for one four and three sixes to pile up 25 runs off the 12th over and also registered his half-century off 31 balls in the process.

Watson looked in a hurry to finish off the chase and that eventually led to his downfall, caught by Boult off Amit Mishra (1/21) in the second ball of the next over.

Suresh Raina (11) and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (9) got out cheaply but Ambati Rayudu (2 not out) remained at the crease to ensure a comfortable win for the three-time champions.

Earlier sent into bat, DC made a shaky start with Prithvi Shaw (5) and Shikhar Dhawan (18 off 14) adding 21 runs in 2.3 overs before the former was caught plumb in front of the wicket by Chahar.

Shaw's dismissal opened the floodgates as DC lost three wickets in quick time to slump to 75 for four in 11.3 overs.

Dhawan was the next to depart, caught by Dhoni off Harbhajan and then Colin Munro (27) was holed at deep square-leg by
Bravo off Jadeja as the South African went for a slog sweep.

Skipper Shreyas Iyer (13 of 18) tried to anchor the innings but he too fell while going for a big shot, caught by Raina off Imran Tahir (1/28) in the 12th over.

To make matters worse for DC, new man in Axar Patel departed in the next over, hitting a short delivery of Bravo straight to Tahir at third man.

Rishabh Pant (38 off 25) and Sherfane Rutherford (10) shared 22 runs for the sixth wicket but CSK didn't allow the Delhi outfit to get any momentum, picking up wickets at regular intervals to rattle their innings.

Rutherford became Harbhajan's second victim, followed by Paul who was cleaned up by Bravo's perfect yorker in the 18th over.

The onus was on hard-hitting Pant to take DC to a challenging total but he too failed to cope up with the pressure, caught by Bravo at long-on off Chahar.

Towards the end, Mishra (6 not out) and Ishant Sharma (10 not out off 3 balls) used their long handles to great effect and struck some lusty blows to take the Delhi side close to the 150-run mark. 

First Published: May 10 2019 | 4:25 PM IST