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Delhi vs Chennai MATCH HIGHLIGHTS

Delhi vs Chennai MATCH INFO

Toss:CSK, who chose to field
Series:IPL, 2021
Venue:Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires:Nitin Menon (IND), Richard Illingworth (ENG) and Michael Gough (ENG)
Match Referee:Javagal Srinath (IND)
Match Date:Sun, 10th Oct 2021

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DC - INN CSK - INN

4
19.4: Tom Curran to MS Dhoni, FOUR! MS Dhoni finishes things off in style. You have heard that before, haven't you? Curran bowls a shortish ball, outside off, MS Dhoni waits deep in the crease and clubs it past deep mid-wicket to seal the deal. CHENNAI WIN BY 4 WICKETS!

1WD
19.4: Tom Curran to MS Dhoni, WIDE! Pressure, pressure, pressure! Curran goes full, but way too outside off. Maybe he wants to stay away from MS Dhoni's arc. He will have to reload again though.

4
19.3: Tom Curran to MS Dhoni, FOUR! Streaky but Chennai will take it with both hands. Length ball, outside off. MS Dhoni throws the kitchen sink at it. The ball goes off the inside edge, past the stumps, to fine leg for a boundary. 5 needed off 3.

4
19.2: Tom Curran to MS Dhoni, FOUR! Wonderful from MS Dhoni! Short of a length, outside off. MS Dhoni jumps on his toes and whacks it over extra cover to collect a boundary. 9 needed off 4!

0
19.1: Tom Curran to Moeen Ali, OUT! CAUGHT! The game still hangs in the balance. Tom Curran bowls a short-of-a-length delivery, on middle. Moeen Ali pulls it straight down the throat of the deep square leg fielder. Kagiso Rabada is stationed over there and he does not make any mistake. Tom Curran is pumped up.

End of over 19
CSK160/5
CSK Batting M Dhoni 6(3) M Ali 16(11)

0
18.6: Avesh Khan to MS Dhoni, Slower ball again, outside off, at 123 kph. MS Dhoni has a swing across the line but misses. 13 needed from the final over.

6
18.5: Avesh Khan to MS Dhoni, SIX! Vintage Dhoni! What a cracking shot, the crowd has gone bonkers! Short in length and around off, MS hangs on the back foot and hammer-pulls it over wide long on for a maximum.

0
18.4: Avesh Khan to MS Dhoni, Lovely slower ball, outside off, at 123.4 kph. MS Dhoni goes for the pull shot but is beaten by the lack of pace.

1
18.3: Avesh Khan to Moeen Ali, Full and outside off. Moeen Ali steers it to deep point for a single.

4
18.2: Avesh Khan to Moeen Ali, FOUR! Well played by Moeen! A low full toss outside off, Moeen latches onto it with an angled bat and lofts it clinically over point for a boundary.

0
18.1: Avesh Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, OUT! TAKEN! Avesh Khan gets rid of the big fish and what a time to pick up a wicket. He bowls a low full toss outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad swings his bat hard. The ball goes towards deep mid-wicket. Axar Patel runs to his left and dives at full pace to take a fantastic catch. Ruturaj Gaikwad walks off the field after an impressive knock.

End of over 18
CSK149/4
CSK Batting R Gaikwad 70(49) M Ali 11(9)

1
17.6: Anrich Nortje to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Short of a length, outside off. Ruturaj Gaikwad swings across the line. The ball goes off the outside edge to third man for a single. 11 from the over, 24 needed off 12 balls. Anrich Nortje has bowled out now.

4
17.5: Anrich Nortje to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Class, that's the word! Anrich Nortje sees Ruturaj Gaikwad charging down the track and bowls a full toss, outside off, in search of the wide yorker. Ruturaj Gaikwad slices it over backward point for a boundary. 600 runs in the season for Gaikwad!

1
17.4: Anrich Nortje to Moeen Ali, In the air, but safe! Short ball, on middle. Moeen Ali mistimes his pull towards mid-wicket. Axar Patel runs ahead to take the catch but doesn't attack much and the ball lands just short of him. A single.

1
17.3: Anrich Nortje to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Well executed yorker from Anrich Nortje, on off. Ruturaj Gaikwad digs it out towards long on for a run.

0
17.2: Anrich Nortje to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Short of a length, on off. Ruturaj Gaikwad looks to slog it across the line but gets beaten.

4
17.1: Anrich Nortje to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Gaikwad is the man for Chennai. Anrich Nortje starts with a full ball, on off. Ruturaj Gaikwad smashes it just wide of mid off. Shimron Hetmyer dives to his right but couldn't gather the ball. The ball races away to the long off fence. 400 runs in the UAE leg for Ruturaj Gaikwad.

End of over 20
DC172/5
DC Batting R Pant 51(35) T Curran 0(1)

2
19.6: Shardul Thakur to Rishabh Pant, Excellent bowling! Very full, on middle and Pant can't get under it. He drills it down the ground to long on and they race back for the second. The skipper gets his fifty as well in the end. Delhi finish with 172/5!

2
19.5: Shardul Thakur to Rishabh Pant, Another full and wide one, Pant creams it towards sweeper cover and Faf du Plessis is a bit sluggish in getting to it. This allows Pant to come back for the second with ease.

4
19.4: Shardul Thakur to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Edgy boundary but Pant won't mind as he moves to 47 with that. Very full and outside off. Pant looks to crunch it through covers but gets an inside edge past the stumps. The ball racesaway to the fine leg fence.

0
19.3: Shardul Thakur to Rishabh Pant, Third dot on the trot in the final over! Very full, around off and Pant thumps it to covers but finds the fielder inside the circle.

0
19.2: Shardul Thakur to Rishabh Pant, Full and wide, Thakur gets it perfectly well inside the tramline. Pant can't get to it and it's another dot ball.

0
19.1: Shardul Thakur to Rishabh Pant, Pant couldn't make up his mind in time as to which shot to play. A slower delivery, around off. Pant looks to lap it over the keeper but misses and gets hit on the pads.

End of over 19
DC164/5
DC Batting T Curran 0(1) R Pant 43(29)

0
18.6: Dwayne Bravo to Tom Curran, Brilliant yorker from Bravo, right on the money. Tom Curran can't do much about it apart from digging it out. As we say, it all happens in the 19th over. 11 runs and a wicket from it.

1
18.5: Dwayne Bravo to Rishabh Pant, Fullish ball, on off and at just 99.8 kph. Pant heaves it down to long off for a single.

0
18.4: Dwayne Bravo to Shimron Hetmyer, OUT! CAUGHT! Dwayne Bravo has his man but probably the damage is already done. Bravo bangs in a short one, on off and angling across the left-hander. Shimron Hetmyer goes after it and looks to pull on the leg side. He ends up skying it towards the deep mid-wicket region. Ravindra Jadeja settles under it and takes a fine catch. Shimron Hetmyer has to depart after stitching a crucial partnership.

2
18.3: Dwayne Bravo to Shimron Hetmyer, Just over. On off and Hetmyer just manages to clear Moeen Ali at mid off with his lofted shot. They race back for the second as the fielder cuts it off around the wide long off fence.

1
18.2: Dwayne Bravo to Rishabh Pant, Where has the bat gone? Pant has lost the bat completely but gets the connection alright. The bat flies to the leg side, the ball gets lofted to deep cover. Deepak Chahar tries his best to catch it in the deep, by diving forward, but it falls marginally short. Chahar does well to prevent the boundary. Only a run in the end.

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18.1: Dwayne Bravo to Rishabh Pant, SIX! Another one-handed shot. Bravo looks for the blockhole but misses and Rishabh Pant takes full advantage. Pant gets enough on it yet again and the ball just sails over the long off fence. Maximum.

1WD
18.1: Dwayne Bravo to Rishabh Pant, WIDE! That is a poor delivery from Dwayne Bravo. This is pushed way outside the off stump line and Pant leaves it alone. Wided.

End of over 18
DC153/4
DC Batting R Pant 35(26) S Hetmyer 35(22)

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17.6: Josh Hazlewood to Rishabh Pant, Very full, on off. Pant bunts it out on the off side and sets off for a quick run. 12 off the over, 39 in the last three.

2
17.5: Josh Hazlewood to Rishabh Pant, Aerial but safe! Full and wide from Hazlewood. Pant throws his bat at it but doesn't time it perfectly. The ball drops in no man's land at sweeper cover. The fielder cuts it off, keeping it to a couple.

0
17.4: Josh Hazlewood to Rishabh Pant, Pant tries to be cheeky but misses. Outside off and Pant looks to reverse-scoop it over the keeper's head but fails to connect.

4
17.3: Josh Hazlewood to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! A length ball, on off and around 142 kph. Rishabh Pant just whips it and the ball races to the left of the long on fielder, into the fence. 150 comes up!

1
17.2: Josh Hazlewood to Shimron Hetmyer, Full again, outside off. Hetmyer gets it through cover-point for a single.

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17.1: Josh Hazlewood to Shimron Hetmyer, FOUR! Full, on off. Shimron Hetmyer has nailed this one right back over the bowler's head for yet another boundary. Delhi are in ascendancy now!

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