IPL 2021 highlights: Delhi beats Chennai by 3 wickets, moves to top spot
Chasing a modest target of 137, DC reached 139 for seven in 19.4 overs with Shikhar Dhawan top-scoring with a 35-ball 39, while Shimron Hetmyer contributed a vital 28
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Shimron Hetmyer and Dwayne Bravo during match 50 of IPL 2021 held at the Dubai International Stadium in the United Arab Emirates. Photo: Sportzpics for IPL
Delhi Capitals (DC) beat Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by three wickets in Match 50 of Indian Premier League match at Dubai International Stadium on Monday.
Chasing a modest target of 137, DC reached 139 for seven in 19.4 overs with Shikhar Dhawan top-scoring with a 35-ball 39, while Shimron Hetmyer contributed a vital 28.
Shardul Thakur and Ravindra Jadeja took two wickets apiece while Deepak Chahar, Dwayne Bravo and Josh Hazlewood got one each.
Earlier, invited to bat, CSK posted 136 for five in their allotted 20 overs.
Ambati Rayudu top-scored for CSK with an unbeaten 55 off 43 balls while Robin Uthappa contributed 19 runs.
Spinner Axar Patel took two wickets for 18 runs while Anrich Nortje, Avesh Khan and Ravichandran Ashwin took a wicket apiece.
Both CSK and DC have already qualified for the play-offs.
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IPL 2021: DC vs CSK scorecard
Delhi Capitals' scorecard
| Batter | Dismissals | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes |
| Prithvi Shaw | c du Plessis b Chahar | 18 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | c Moeen b Shardul Thakur | 39 | 35 | 3 | 2 |
| Shreyas Iyer | c Gaikwad b Hazlewood | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Rishabh Pant | c Moeen b Jadeja | 15 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| Ripal Patel | c Chahar b Jadeja | 18 | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| R Ashwin | b Shardul Thakur | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shimron Hetmyer | not out | 28 | 18 | 2 | 1 |
| Axar Patel | c Moeen b Bravo | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Kagison Rababad | not out | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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Total: 139-7 in 19.4 Overs
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| Bowler | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wickets | |
| Deepak Chahar | 3 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
| Josh Hazlewood | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 4 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
| Moeen Ali | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Shardul Thakur | 4 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
| Dwayne Bravo | 1.4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
Chennai Super Kings' scorecard
| Batter | Dismissals | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | c Ashwin b Nortje | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| Faf du Plessis | c Shreyas Iyer b Axar | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Robin Uthappa | c and b Ashwin | 19 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| Moeen Ali | c Shreyas Iyer b Axar | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Ambati Rayudu | not out | 55 | 43 | 5 | 2 |
| MS Dhoni | c Pant b Avesh Khan | 18 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: 136-4 in 20 Overs | |||||
| Bowler | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wickets | |
| Anrich Nortje | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | |
| Avesh Khan | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
| Axar Patel | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 | |
| Kagiso Rabada | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| R Ashwin | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
DC vs CSK playing 11
CSK playing 11: 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.
DC playing 11: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Ripal Patel, Axar Patel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Avesh Khan, Anrich Nortje.
11:08 PM
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DC vs CSK live score after 19.4 Overs: 139-7 | Delhi Capitals wins
Delhi Capitals: 139-7 ; Shimron Hetmyer (28), Kagiso Rabada (4)
Bravo continues...
Ball 4: Kagiso Rabada, left handed bat, comes to the crease and hits towards fine leg for FOUR and wins the match for DC
Ball 3: Axar hits the ball outside off straight to extra cover, GONE. A twist in the tale may be. Axar c Moeen Ali b Dwayne Bravo 5(10)
Ball 2: A swing and miss from Axar Patel.
Ball 2: A swing and miss from Axar Patel.
Ball 2: Bravo bowls a slow ball out of pitch, ONE BYES TAKEN. WIDE CALLED. It should have been a NO BALL given the laid rules. Ricky Ponting is very angry.
Ball 1: Hetmyer hits towards deep extra cover for a couple of runs.
10:59 PM
Josh Hazlewood [3.0-0-17-1] is back into the attack
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DC vs CSK live score after 19 Overs: 131-6 | Delhi Capitals needs 6 runs in 6 balls
Over Summary: 0 1 0 6 2 1 ; Delhi Capitals: 131-6 ; Shimron Hetmyer (26), Axar Patel (5)
Josh Hazlewood [3.0-0-17-1] is back into the attack
Ball 6: Hetmyer collects a single.
Ball 5: Hetmyer smashes towards long-on for a couple of runs.
Ball 4: Hetmyer wallopes the ball towards deep square leg for SIX.
Ball 3: DOT
Ball 2: Axar collects a single.
Ball 1: DOT
10:54 PM
Dwayne Bravo, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
Ball 3: Hetmyer hits the low full toss straight to the throat of long-on fielder, Gowthan drops a SITTER and balls rolls down to boundary line for FOUR.
Ball 1: DOT
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DC vs CSK live score after 18 Overs: 121-6 | Delhi Capitals needs 16 runs in 12 balls
Over Summary: Wd 0 4 Wd 4 1 0 1 ; Delhi Capitals: 121-6 ; Shimron Hetmyer (17), Axar Patel (4)
Dwayne Bravo, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
Ball 6: Axar hits towards long-on for a single.
Ball 5: A dipping yorker, Axar misses a swipe, DOT.
Ball 4: Hetmyer works towards mid-on for a single.
Ball 3: Hetmyer hits the low full toss straight to the throat of long-on fielder, Gowthan drops a SITTER and balls rolls down to boundary line for FOUR.
Ball 3: WIDE
Ball 2: Hetmyer smashes straight over the bowler's head for FOUR.
Ball 1: DOT
Ball 1: WIDE
10:47 PM
Shardul Thakur continues...
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DC vs CSK live score after 17 Overs: 109-6 | Delhi Capitals needs 28 runs in 18 balls
Over Summary: 1 1 1 0 1 1 ; Delhi Capitals: 109-6 ; Shimron Hetmyer (8), Axar Patel (3)
Shardul Thakur continues...
Ball 6: Hetmyer pulls the slow bumper toward short fine leg for a single.
Ball 5: Axar collects a single.
Ball 4: Axar drives towards mid-off for no run.
Ball 3: Hetmyer hits towards long-on for a single.
Ball 2: Axar collects a single.
Ball 1: Hetmyer collects a single.
10:42 PM
Moeen Ali continues...
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DC vs CSK live score after 16 Overs: 104-6 | Delhi Capitals needs 33 runs in 24 balls
Over Summary: 0 2 1 1 0 1 ; Delhi Capitals: 104-6 ; Shimron Hetmyer (5), Axar Patel (1)
Moeen Ali continues...
Ball 6: Hetmyer hits towards long-off for a single.
Ball 5: DOT
Ball 4: Axar collects a single.
Ball 3: Hetmyer collects a single.
Ball 2: Hetmyer collects a couple of runs.
Ball 1: DOT
Axar Patel, left handed bat, comes to the crease
Axar Patel, left handed bat, comes to the crease
10:37 PM
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DC vs CSK live score after 15 Overs: 99-6 | Shardul scalps Ashwin, Dhawan
Over Summary: W 1 0 0 0 W ; Delhi Capitals: 99-6 ; Shimron Hetmyer (1)
Shardul Thakur [2.0-0-7-0] is back into the attack
Shardul Thakur [2.0-0-7-0] is back into the attack
Ball 6: Dhawan goes for an extravagent drive and hits straight to extra cover. GONE. Dhawan c Moeen Ali b Thakur 39(35) [4s-3 6s-2]
Ball 5: DOT
Ball 4: DOT
Ball 3: DOT
Ball 2: Shimron Hetmyer, left handed bat, comes to the crease and collects a single towards fine leg.
Ball 1: An inswinger and Ashwin misses it completely, hits the ball on the pads and goes onto the stumps. BOWLED. Ashwin b Thakur 2(3)
10:33 PM
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DC vs CSK live score after 14 Overs: 98-4
Over Summary: 1 1 0 0 1 1 ; Delhi Capitals: 98-4 ; R Ashwin (2), Shikhar Dhawan (39)
Moeen Ali continues and concedes four singles.
10:25 PM
Jadeja continues...
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DC vs CSK live score after 13 Overs: 94-4 | Jadeja scalps Ripal
Over Summary: 1 0 3 1 W 1 ; Delhi Capitals: 94-4 ; R Ashwin (0), Shikhar Dhawan (37)
Jadeja continues...
Ball 6: Dhawan tucks towards mid-wicket for a single.
R Ashwin, right handed bat, comes to the crease
R Ashwin, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Ball 5: Ripal Patel goes for a biggie but holed out to long-on. Ripal Patel c Chahar b Jadeja 18(20) [4s-2]
Ball 4: Dhawan collects a single.
Ball 3: Ripal Patel collects a triple.
Ball 2: DOT
Ball 1: Dhawan collects a single.
10:21 PM
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DC vs CSK live score after 12 Overs: 88-3
Over Summary: 0 1 1 2 0 0 ; Delhi Capitals: 88-3 ; Ripal Patel (15), Shikhar Dhawan (34)
Shardul Thakir continues...
Shardul Thakir continues...
Ball 6: Ripal Patel tries to guide the slow bumper over keeper but misses completely. DOT.
Ball 5: DOT
Ball 4: Ripal Patel collects a couple of runs.
Ball 3: Dhawan collects a single.
Ball 2: Ripal Patel collects a single.
Ball 1: DOT
10:19 PM![]()
DC vs CSK live score after 11 Overs: 84-3
Over Summary: 4 0 0 0 4 1 ; Delhi Capitals: 84-3 ; Ripal Patel (12), Shikhar Dhawan (33)
Jadeja continues and concedes nine runs, including a couple of boundaries to Ripal Patel.
Jadeja continues and concedes nine runs, including a couple of boundaries to Ripal Patel.
10:17 PM
Shardul Thakur, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack and concedes three singles.![]()
DC vs CSK live score after 10 Overs: 75-3
Over Summary: 0 0 0 1 1 1 ; Delhi Capitals: 75-3 ; Ripal Patel (3), Shikhar Dhawan (33)
Shardul Thakur, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack and concedes three singles.
10:16 PM
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DC vs CSK live score after 9 Overs: 72-3 | Jadeja scalps Pant
Over Summary: 1 2 Wd 4 0 W 1 ; Delhi Capitals: 72-3 ; Ripal Patel (1), Shikhar Dhawan (32)
Jadeja continues...
Ball 3: Pant squat-slogs the ball down the ground for FOUR.
Jadeja continues...
Ball 6: Ripal Patel, right handed bat, comes to the crease and collects a single.
Ball 5: Pant goes for a big slog again but manages only a top edge and Moeen Ali completes the catch. Pant c Moeen Ali b Jadeja 15(12) [4s-1 6s-1]
Ball 4: Pant pushes back to bowler.
Ball 3: Pant squat-slogs the ball down the ground for FOUR.
Ball 3: WIDE down the leg side.
Ball 2: Pant collects a couple of runs.
Ball 1: Dhawan collects a single.
10:02 PM
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DC vs CSK live score after 8 Overs: 63-2
Over Summary: 0 1 6 0 0 0 ; Delhi Capitals: 63-2 ; Rishabh Pant (9), Shikhar Dhawan (31)
Moeen Ali, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
Moeen Ali, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
Ball 6: DOT
Ball 5: DOT
Ball 4: DOT
Ball 3: Pant dances down the track and smashes a GIGANTIC SIX.
Ball 2: Dhawan collects a single.
Ball 1: DOT
10:00 PM
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DC vs CSK live score after 7 Overs: 56-2
Over Summary: 0 1 0 2 1 L1 ; Delhi Capitals: 56-2 ; Rishabh Pant (3), Shikhar Dhawan (30)
Ravindra Jadeja, Left arm orthodox, comes into the attack and concedes five runs.
9:58 PM
Hazlewood continues...
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DC vs CSK live score after 6 Overs: 51-2 | Hazlewood scalps Iyer
Over Summary: 1 1 0 1 W 0 ; Delhi Capitals: 51-2 ; Rishabh Pant (0), Shikhar Dhawan (29)
Hazlewood continues...
Ball 6: Rishabh Pant, left handed bat, comes to the crease and misses the ball on the pads, Dhoni takes REVIEW but this he is wrong. CSK loses its lone review.
Ball 5: Hazlewood squared up Shreyas Iyer and the batter manages only an leading edge to extra cover. Shreyas Iyer c Ruturaj Gaikwad b Hazlewood 2(7)
Ball 4: Dhawan collects a single.
Ball 3: DOT
Ball 2: Shreyas Iyer collects a single.
Ball 1: Dhawan collects a single.
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First Published: Oct 04 2021 | 11:01 PM IST
