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

9:41 PM

Over 2

Over Summary: 0 0 0 1 1 1  ; CSK:  4-0

 

Ishant Sharma, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

 

Ball 6: du Plessis hits towards mid-off for a tight single. 

 

Ball 5: Watson dabs towards cover for a quick single. 

 

Ball 4: du Plessis collects a quick single.

 

Ball 3: du Plessis blocks

 

Ball 2:  du Plessis drives towards mid-off for no run. 

 

Ball 1: du Plessis hits towards cover point for no run

9:35 PM

Over 1; DC miss a run-out chance

Over Summary: 0 0 1 0 0 0  ; CSK: 1-0

 

du Plessis and Watson are at the crease. du Plessis is on strike. Boult opens the attack

 

Ball 6: DOT

 

Ball 5: DOT

 

Ball 4: Watson drives towards mid-on for no run

 

Ball 3: A big miss communication nearly gets wicket of any one batsman, but DC conceded s single. 

 

Ball 2: A loud appeal for LBW, umpire declines 

 

Ball 1: DOT

9:22 PM

Innings break: CSK need 148 runs to win

9:17 PM

Over 20

Over Summary: 0 6 W 0 4 6  ; DC: 147-9

 

Ravindra Jadeja [2.0-0-7-1] is back into the attack

 

Ball 6: Ishant hits straight down the ground for SIX. 

 

Ball 5: Ishant hits down the ground for FOUR

 

Ball 4: Ishant Sharma, right handed bat, comes to the crease and hits back to bowler

 

Ball 3: Jadeja castles Boult. Boult b Jadeja 6(3) [6s-1]

 

Ball 2: Boult smashes straight down the ground for SIX. 

 

Ball 1: Boult hits back to bowler and Jadeja drops a SITTER

9:13 PM

Over 19; Pant departs

Over Summary: 2 2 2 W 2 4  ; DC: 131-8

 

Deepak Chahar [3.0-0-16-1] is back into the attack

 

Ball 6: Amit Mishra scoops over short fine leg for FOUR. 

 

Ball 5: Amit Mishra hits towards long-on and du Plessis makes a brilliant effort to save a certain six, two runs taken. 

 

Ball 4: Pant hits a one handed shot towards wide of long-on and GONE. Pant c Dwayne Bravo b Chahar 38(25) [4s-2 6s-1]

 

Ball 3: Pant hits towards sweeper cover for a couple of runs. 

 

Ball 2: Pant drags towards deep extra cover for a couple of runs. 

 

Ball 1: Pant collects a couple of runs. 

9:06 PM

Over 18; Bravo castles Paul

Over Summary: Wd 0 0 1 1 W 0  ; DC: 119-7

 

Dwayne Bravo [3.0-0-16-1] is back into the attack

 

Ball 6: Amit Mishra, right handed bat, comes to the crease and hits towards deep backward square leg, Pant declines the single

 

Ball 5: Bravo castles Paul with a super yorker. Keemo Paul b Dwayne Bravo 3(7)

 

Ball 4: Pant hits the wide full toss towards deep extra cover for a single. 

 

Ball 3: Paul nearly chops it on, collects a single towards fine leg. 

 

Ball 2: DOT

Ball 1: DOT
 

Ball 1: WIDE down the leg side. 

8:57 PM

Over 17; Chahar gives Pant a lifeline

Over Summary: 1 1 4 6 1 1  ; DC: 116-6

 

Imran Tahir [3.0-0-14-1] is back into the attack

 

Ball 6: Paul hits towards deep backward square leg for a single. 

 

Ball 5: Pant punches towards long-on for a single. 

 

Ball 4: Pant goes big and gets a top-edge and Chahar parried it for SIX. 

 

Ball 3: Pant sweeps towards deep square leg for FOUR, 

 

Ball 2: Paul hammers down the ground for only a single.

 

Ball 1: Pant collects a single. 

8:52 PM

Over 16; Rutherford departs after hitting a SIX

Over Summary: 1 6 1 1 W 0  ; DC: 102-6

Harbhajan Singh [3.0-0-22-1] is back into the attack

 

Ball 6: Keemo Paul, right handed bat, comes to the crease and blocks

 

Ball 5: Rutherford gets an outside edge to short third-man, GONE. Rutherford c Watson b Harbhajan 10(12) [6s-1]

 

Ball 4: Pant woks towards mid-wicket for a single. 

 

Ball 3: Rutherford cuts towards deep point for a single. 

 

Ball 2: Rutherford stays on backfoot and whacks it over extra cover for SIX

 

Ball 1: Pant collects a single. 

8:45 PM

Over 15; Time-out

Over Summary: 1 1 1Nb 1 1 1 1  ; DC: 93-5

 

Bravo continues

 

Ball 6: Pant works towards deep backward square leg for a single. 

 

Ball 5: Rutherford hits towards long-off for a single. 

 

Ball 4: Pant dabs towards short third-man region for a single. 

Ball 3: FREE HIT, Rutherford smashes towards long-on for a single. 

 

Ball 3: A waist height full, NO ball called and Pant drags towards long-on for a single

 

Ball 2: Rutherford hammers straight down the ground and it hits Pant, a single taken. 

 

Ball 1: Pant works the slow delivery to backward square leg for a single.

8:38 PM

Over 14; CSK lost their review

Over Summary: 1 4L 0 0 0 0  ; DC: 85-5

 

Imran Tahir continues

 

Ball 6: DOT

 

Ball 5: DOT

 

Ball 4: DOT

 

Ball 3: DOT

 

Ball 2: FOUR leg byes as Rutherford plays and misses. CSK reviews but the ball was going over the stumps, 

 

Ball 1: Pant collects a single. 

8:34 PM

Over 13; Axar departs

Over Summary: 0 0 1 1 W 0  ; DC: 80-5

 

Bravo continues 

 

Ball 6: Sherfane Rutherford, left handed bat, comes to the crease and blocks

 

Ball 5: A short delivery and Axar guides straight to third-man, OUT. Delhi not playing for a win, i guess as they are gifting wicket to Chennai!!! Axar c Tahir b Dwayne Bravo 3(6)

 

Ball 4: Pant nudges towards gully for a single. 

 

Ball 3: Axar drives towards long-off for a single

 

Ball 2: Axar blocks

 

Ball 1: A big swing and miss from Axar

8:27 PM

Over 12; Iyer departs

Over Summary: 0 1 W 1 1 1  ; DC: 78-4

 

Imran Tahir continues

 

Ball 6: Axar punches towards long-on for a single. 

 

Ball 5: Pant hits towards long-on for a single. 

 

Ball 4: Axar Patel, left handed bat, comes to the crease and drives towards long-on for a single. 

 

Ball 3: Iyer throws his wicket in search of big shot as he gets a top-edge off the googly and Raina takes an easy catch at backward point. Shreyas Iyer c Raina b Tahir 13(18) [4s-1]

 

Ball 2: I flighted delivery and Pant pushes towards long-off for a single. 

 

Ball 1: Tahir beats Pant by a googly

8:23 PM

Over 11; Iyer hits FOUR towards cover

Over Summary: 0 0 4 1 1 0  ; DC: 74-3

 

Dwayne Bravo, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

 

Ball 6: Iyer hits towards mid-wicket for no run. 

 

Ball 5: Pant works towards square leg for a single. 

 

Ball 4: Iyer punches towards sweeper cover for a single. 

 

Ball 3: Iyer drives the half volley through extra cover for FOUR. 

 

Ball 2: Iyer blocks

 

Ball 1: Iyer hits uppishly towards short mid-wicket for no run. 

8:19 PM

Over 10; Pant hits a boundary

Over Summary: 1 1 1 4 1 1  ; DC: 68-3

 

Imran Tahir, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

 

Ball 6: Iyer plays late to a tad wide of short third man for a single. 

 

Ball 5: Pant tucks towards mid-wicket for a single. 

 

Ball 4: Pant scoops towards deep fine leg for FOUR

 

Ball 3:  Iyer punches towards long-on for a single.

 

Ball 2: Pant drives towards long-off for a single. 

 

Ball 1: Iyer hits towards mid-wicket for a single. 

8:16 PM

Over 9; Munro departs

Over Summary: 0 1lb 1 1 W 2 ; DC: 59-3

 

Jadeja continues

 

Ball 6: Rishabh Pant, left handed bat, comes to the crease and sweeps towards deep square leg for a couple of runs. 

 

Ball 5: Munro sweeps straight to deep backward point, OUT. Another Delhi batsman throws his wicket. Munro c Dwayne Bravo b Jadeja 27(24) [4s-4] 

 

Ball 4: A single Iyer. 

 

Ball 3: Munro works towards square leg for a single. 

 

Ball 2: Iyer collects one leg byes for DC

 

Ball 1: Iyer nudges towards cover-point for no run.