Delhi lost to Dhoni-led CSK

DD made one change to their playing eleven – Rahul (Shar)made way for Laxmi Ratan Shukla.

CSK made no changes to their playing eleven.

On winning the toss, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, CSK’s skipper, chose to field.

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.

DD’s openers put on 36. Quinton de Kock, whose 16-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 24. Twenty-five balls into the (Shar)match, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, and Mohit ran him out.

Kevin Pietersen, DD’s skipper, faced a ball, failing to open his account. Two balls later, Mohit ran him out.

DD scored 50 off 7.1 overs (43 balls). CSK had conceded five extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 38 balls. While Murali Vijay’s contribution to the partnership was 14, Dinesh Karthik’s contribution to it was 36. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

DD scored 100 off 12.1 overs (73 balls). The number of exteas they had had conceded at that point gave CSK no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Karthik’s half-century – which included four boundaries and three sixes – came off 35 balls.

He eventually scored 51 off 36 balls. Fifty-one balls after Pietersen’s dismissal, he was caught by Mohit. Ben Hilfenhaus broke the 71-run partnership.

Shukla, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. An over later, he was caught by Ishwar Pandey. Ravichandran Ashwin broke the 11-run partnership.

Vijay, whose 30-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 35. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Faf du Plessis. Jadeja broke the one-run stand.

DD scored 150 off 18 overs (108 balls). CSK had conceded 11 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 33 balls. While Jean-Paul Duminy’s contribution to the partnership was 27, Kedar Jadhav’s contribution to it was 25. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Duminy, whose 17-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 28. He was unbeaten, as was Jadhav, who eventually scored 29. His 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes.

DD scored 178 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Dwayne Smith, the player of the match, bowled an over, conceding nine. He was wicketless, as was Ishwar, who bowled three overs, including a maiden. He conceded 26.

Mohit, Hilfenhaus, Ashwin, and Jadeja bowled four overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. They conceded 51, 34, 29, and 23, respectively.

The first Powerplay of CSK’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 49, without the loss of a wicket.

CSK’s openers put on 50 off 6.4 overs (40 balls). DD had conceded four extras at that point. While Smith’s contribution to the partnership was 24, Brendon McCullum’s contribution to it was 22.

McCullum, whose 35-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 32. Sixty-eight balls into the chase, he, was, caught by Vijay. Shukla broke the 82-run partnership.

CSK scored 100 off 12.5 overs (77 balls). DD had conceded 11 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Dwayne’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries and half-a-dozen sixes – came off 38 balls.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 26 balls. While Dwayne’s contribution to the partnership was 21, Raina’s contribution to it was 28. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

CSK scored 150 off 17.4 overs (106 balls).

Dwayne eventually scored 79 off 51 balls, which included four boundaries and eight sixes. Forty-four balls after McCullum’s dismissal, he was caught by Vijay. Parnell broke the 86-run partnership.

Raina, whose 27-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six, eventually scored 47. He was unbeaten, as was Dhoni, who scored 12. His five-ball innings included a boundary and a six.

CSK, who scored 181 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 19.4 overs, won by eight wickets with a couple of balls to spare.

Jaydev Unadkat bowled 3.4 overs, conceding 47. He was wicketless, as were Mohammed Shami and Shahbaz Nadeem, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 42, the latter conceded 27.

Shukla and Parnell bowled four overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. While the former conceded 31, the latter conceded 25.