Delhi disappointed; Dhoni-led CSK advance

DD made no changes to their playing eleven.

CSK made a couple of changes to their playing (Mork)eleven – Irfan Pathan and Morne (who happened to be the winner of the Purple Cap) made way for Andre Russell and Sunny Gupta.

On winning the toss, Virender Sehwag, DD’s skipper, chose to field.

Although the match was played in Chennai, DD were the home team for this match, because they finished ahead of CSK on the points table in the league stage.

The first Powerplay of CSK’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 52, without the loss of a wicket.

CSK’s openers put on 50 off half-a-dozen overs (36 balls). DD had conceded an extra at that point. While the contribution of Murali Vijay, the player of the match, to the partnership was 38, Michael Hussey’s contribution to it was 13.

Hussey, whose 22-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 20. Forty-nine balls into the match, he was caught by Naman Ojha. Aaron broke the 68-(Va)run partnership.

Vijay’s half-century – which included 10 boundaries – came off 28 balls.

CSK scored 100 off 10.5 overs (65 balls). DD had conceded an extra at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 25 balls. While Vijay’s contribution to the partnership was 37, Suresh Raina’s contribution to it was 15. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Raina, whose 17-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, eventually scored 27. Thirty-three balls after Hussey’s dismissal, he was caught by Pawan Negi, who broke the 69-run partnership.

CSK scored 150 off 14.3 overs (87 balls). DD had conceded an extra at that point.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, CSK’s skipper, scored 23 off 10 balls, which included a boundary and a couple of sixes. Seventeen balls after Raina’s dismissal, he was caught by Negi. Aaron broke the 36-run stand.

Albie Morkel, who faced a ball, failed to get off the mark. Four balls later, he was caught by Ojha. Umesh Yadav broke the 10-run stand.

Vijay’s ton – which included 13 boundaries and four sixes – came off 51 balls.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 39. Vijay, whose 58-ball innings included 15 boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes, eventually scored 113. Seventeen balls after Morkel’s dismissal, David Warner and Ojha ran him out.

CSK scored 200 off 18.4 overs (112 balls). DD had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Dwayne Bravo, whose 12-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 33. He was unbeaten.

CSK scored 222 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Sehwag, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 21.

Gupta, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 47.

Russell, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 30.

Negi and Yadav bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 33, the latter conceded 27.

Aaron, who bowled four overs, conceded 63. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The first Powerplay of DD’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 46, and lost a couple of wickets.

Warner had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored three. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Vijay. Ben Hilfenhaus broke the 17-run stand.

Sehwag, whose faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a run. Eight balls later, he was caught by Hussey. Albie broke the five-run stand.

DD scored 50 off 6.3 overs (39 balls). CSK had conceded three extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 26 balls. While Mahela Jayawardene’s contribution to the partnership was 22, Ross Taylor’s contribution to it was 24. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.

Taylor, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Twenty-eight balls after Sehwag’s dismissal, he was caught by Raina. Bravo broke the 52-run partnership.

DD scored 100 off 11.2 overs (68 balls). CSK had conceded nine extras at that point.

Russell, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 16. Twenty balls after Taylor’s dismissal, he was caught by Bravo. Ravichandran Ashwin broke the 32-run stand.

Although his five-ball innings included a six, Ojha had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 10 balls later, he was caught by Vijay. Shadab Jakati broke the 11-run stand.

Jayawardene’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 31 balls.

He eventually scored 55 off 38 balls. Eight balls after Russell’s dismissal, Ashwin broke the 10-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. (Venugop)Although his innings included a six, Rao, who scored 10, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – the next ball, Bravo and Ashwin ran him out.

Negi, whose six-ball innings included a six, scored eight. He was unbeaten.

Gupta, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. Half-a-dozen balls after Rao’s dismissal, he was stumped by Dhoni. Jakati broke the eight-run stand.

Yadav, who faced four balls, scored a run. Four balls later, Ashwin broke the one-run stand.

The last-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Aaron, who faced a couple of balls, did not open his account. A couple of balls later, Dhoni ran him out.

CSK eventually conceded 11 extras. DD, who were bundled out for 136 off 16.5 overs, lost by 86 runs.

Albie, Bravo and Hilfenhaus bowled three overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. They conceded 28, 24, and 17, respectively.

Jakati, who bowled four overs, conceded 40. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Ashwin, who bowled 3.5 overs, conceded 23. He picked up three scalps.

CSK advanced to the final.