DC vs CSK: Delhi Capitals keep Dhoni-mania at bay to seal 20-run win over Chennai

4, 6, 0, 4, 0, 6

Chennai Super Kings lose, fans win as MS Dhoni hammers 20 runs off the last over of Anrich Nortje. Delhi Capitals open their account with a 20-run win over CSK.

DC win, almost

CSK need 41 off last 6 deliveries and MS Dhoni is on the crease.

Dhoni hits first 6

75m six by Dhoni and he has kept Chennai Super Kings in the hunt. CSK need 46 off 12.

Cheers will only get louder

It has already reached 128 decibels in Vizag and Dhoni has only faced 4 deliveries.

Dhoni on a roll

MS Dhoni begins with a boundary and then follows it up with another amid loud cheers from fans. It doesn’t seem like DC’s home match anymore. It can beat even Chepauk.

Dube Out, Dhoni Comes

And it is Dhoni time now as Mukesh gets Dube. And Dhoni starts with a four. Great start here.

CSK 130/6.

79 needed off 30

Shivam Dube and Ravindra Jadeja on crease with 79 needed off 30 balls.

CSK 115/5 in 15 overs.

Two in two for Mukesh

Sameer Rizvi is dismissed for a golden duck as Mukesh Kumar gets two in two.

CSK 102/5 in 13.4 overs.

Ajinkya Rahane closing in on 50

Ajinkya Rahane smashes two consecutive boundaries to move a hit away from a half-century. He has taken chare of the chase and CSK are not out of the game yet.

CSK 92/3 in 12 overs.

Axar Patel strikes

The partnership is broken and it’s Axar Patel who strikes. Daryl Mitchell tries to go against Axar and he hits it straight to Axar.

CSK 75/2 in 10.1 overs.

50-run stand

Ajinkya Rahane and Daryl Mitchell bring up 50-run stand. But they need to bring up the scoring rate.

CSK 58/2 in 9 overs.

Rasikh Dar now

Dar into the attack now. He would be eyeing his first ever wicket in the IPL here. Another over comes to end. It’s 47/2 after 8 overs.

Solid powerplay

And another miserly over comes to an end. This time it was Nortje. Despite being hit for a six by Rahane, CSK manage 32/2 in six overs.

Khaleel going well

Khaleel induces an edge from Daryll Mitchell as the ball flies for a four. This is excellent bowling from Delhi. Another over comes to an end. It’s 23/2 after 5 overs.

CSK in trouble

Khaleel Ahmed strikes again and this time his victim is Rachin Ravindra. CSK are in a spot of bother here as Chennai are 7/2 after 3 overs.

Ruturaj gone!

Khaleel Ahmed strikes. It was the extra delivery that he had to bowl and he has given Delhi a big brakthrough. Ruturaj Gaikwad pokes it to Rishabh and CSK lose first wicket for 3.

Ruturaj-Ravindra begin 192 chase

Rachin Ravindra and Ruturaj Gaikwad begin 192 chase for Chennai Super Kings.

Delhi post 191/5

Delhi Capitals end with 191/5 with fifties from David Warner and Rishabh Pant. Axar Patel and Abhishek Porel fail to hammer home at the back end.

Rishabh Pant falls

There was this vintage Rishabh Pant as he unleashed a flurry of shots at all sides of the stadium. But with his old shelf also comes the risk and he got out on one such shot that he should not have played. Matheesha Pathirana bagged his third wicket.

DC 179/5 after 19 overs

Vintage Rishabh Pant

Rishabh Pant is showing glimpses of his old shelf. He takes on Mustafizur Rahman for a one-handed six. And he is on the charge.

DC 162/4 after 18 overs

Pathirana flies high

He has cleaned up Mitchell Marsh and Tristan Stubbs. It’s his night and the Lankan pacer is flying high.

DC 137/4 after 15 overs

The legend

MS Dhoni becomes first wicketkeeper to be involved in 300 dismissals.

DC 104/2 after 12 overs

Pathirana’s catch

DC 104/2 after 11 overs

Best catch of IPL ever?

Matheesha Pathirana has taken perhaps the best catch of IPL history. As David Warner tries to plays a reverse scoop, Pathirana jumps in the air and plucks it out of the air. DC lose first wicket.

DC 93/1 after 9.3 overs

50 for Warner

62nd IPL fifty for David Warner as the Delhi Capitals keep going.

DC 91/0 after 9 overs

6,500 runs for Warner

David Warner bring up 6,500 runs in IPL. He becomes the first overseas player to do so. Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan are the only players ahead of him.

DC 62/0 after 6 overs

6,500 runs for Warner

David Warner bring up 6,500 runs in IPL. He becomes the first overseas player to do so. Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan are the only players ahead of him.

DC 62/0 after 6 overs

End of powerplay!

Prithvi Shaw and David Warner bring up half-century stand inside the powerplay. Prithvi takes on Mustafizur Rahman for a hat-trick of boundaries.

DC 62/0 after 6 overs

Warmer takes charge

David Warner wins battle vs Deepak Chahar with a six and two fours.

DC 42/0 after 5 overs

Warmer gets going!

David Warner takes on Deepak Chahar for an 88m six that lands in the 2nd floor of the stands.

DC 19/0 after 3 overs

Pant fans take over Vizag

Delhi Capitals have made two changes, while Chennai Super Kings are fielding the same team

Impact Substitutes

CSK: Shivam Dube, Shardul Thakur, Shaik Rasheed, Moeen Ali, Mitchell Santner

DC: Sumit Kumar, Kumar Kushagra, Rasikh Dar Salam, Praveen Dubey, Jake Fraser-McGurk

Chennai Super Kings Playing XI

Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, Daryl Mitchell, Ravindra Jadeja, Sameer Rizvi, MS Dhoni (wk), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Matheesha Pathirana, Mustafizur Rahman

Delhi Capitals Playing XI

 Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Sumit Kumar, Anrich Nortje, Mukesh Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed

Delhi Capitals win the toss and opt to bat first

Chennai Super Kings Predicted XI

Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, Daryl Mitchell, Ravindra Jadeja, Sameer Rizvi, MS Dhoni (wk), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Matheesha Pathirana, Mustafizur Rahman.

Delhi Capitals Predicted XI

David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Sumit Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar.

CSK make their way to the Vizag stadium

Welcome to the coverage of Match 13 of the IPL 2024 season between the Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings.