CSK vs DC: Dhawan, Shaw help DC beat MS Dhoni's CSK by 7 wickets

IPL 2021 CSK vs DC: Dhawan, Shaw score big as Delhi Capitals maul Dhoni’s CSK by 7 wickets- Despite Suresh Raina’s half-century on IPL comeback, Delhi Capitals cruised to a 7-wicket victory over MS Shoni’s CSK in the 2nd IPL 2021 match at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday. Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan set the stage for the chase with 72 and 85 respectively.

After Suresh Raina helped CSK set a 189-run target, Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan gave Delhi Capitals a strong start. The duo took DC past the 100-run mark in the 11th over. As for CSK, Chinna Thala Suresh Raina made a fantastic return to IPL with a half-century against Delhi Capitals in the first match. After DC bowlers struck early, reducing CSK to 7/2, Raina anchored the innings with a 50. A late quickfire 34 off 15 from Sam Curran helped CSK post 188 in 20 overs.

Chennai Super Kings were off to a poor start as they lost their openers Faf du Plessis and Ruturaj Gaikwad within the first three overs. For Rishabh Pant’s Delhi Capitals, they could not have asked for a better start. But Suresh Raina, making a comeback to the tournament after a year gap along with Moeen Ali steadied Chennai innings.

Pant’s decision to bowl first was on point as Avesh Khan and Chris Woakes gave DC two early wickets, scalping Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis in the first three overs.

However, the early wickets had no impact on the scorecard as Suresh Raina, making a comeback for CSK after missing out last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was on song. He took on both DC spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Amit Mishra as CSK sped up scoring.

CSK vs DC: Delhi Capitals 190/3 (18.4 ovs); Need 189 to win

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Prithvi Shaw	c MM Ali b DJ Bravo	72	38	9	3	189.47
Shikhar Dhawan	lbw b SN Thakur	85	54	10	2	157.41
Rishabh Pant (WK/C)	Not out	15	12	2	0	125.00
Marcus Stoinis	c SM Curran b SN Thakur	14	9	3	0	155.56
Shimron Hetmyer	Not out	0	0	0	0	0.00
Extra	4 (b 0, w 3, nb 1, lb 0)
Total	190/3 (18.4)
Yet To Bat	AM Rahane, Ravichandran Ashwin, Chris Woakes, TK Curran, A Mishra, Avesh Khan

BOWLING	O	R	W	ECON
Deepak Chahar	4	36	0	9.00
Sam Curran	2	24	0	12.00
Shardul Thakur	3.4	53	2	14.45
Ravindra Jadeja	2	16	0	8.00
Moeen Ali	3	33	0	11.00
Dwayne Bravo	4	28	1	7.00

Fall Of Wickets	FOW	Over
PP Shaw	1-138	13.3
S Dhawan	2-167	16.3
MP Stoinis	3-186	18.3

CSK vs DC: Chennai Super Kings Innings 188/7 (20 ovs)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Ruturaj Gaikwad	c S Dhawan b Chris Woakes	5	8	1	0	62.50
Faf du Plessis	lbw b Avesh Khan	0	3	0	0	0.00
Moeen Ali	c S Dhawan b Ravichandran Ashwin	36	24	4	2	150.00
Suresh Raina	runout (RR Pant / Chris Woakes)	54	36	3	4	150.00
Ambati Rayudu	c S Dhawan b TK Curran	23	16	1	2	143.75
Ravindra Jadeja	Not out	26	17	3	0	152.94
MS Dhoni (WK/C)	b Avesh Khan	0	2	0	0	0.00
Sam Curran	b Chris Woakes	34	15	4	2	226.67
Extra	10 (b 0, w 2, nb 1, lb 7)
Total	188/7 (20)
Yet To Bat	DJ Bravo, SN Thakur, DL Chahar

BOWLING	O	R	W	ECON
Chris Woakes	3	18	2	6.00
Avesh Khan	4	23	2	5.75
Ravichandran Ashwin	4	47	1	11.75
Tom Curran	4	40	1	10.00
Amit Mishra	3	27	0	9.00
Marcus Stoinis	2	26	0	13.00

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CSK vs DC: Playing XI:

Delhi Capitals: Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (Capt & WK), Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Chris Woakes, Ravichandran Ashwin, Tom Curran, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan

Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (Capt & WK), Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar

So, it will be necessary for Dhoni and the team management to pick the right combination to avoid the IPL 2020 debacle.

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IPL 2021 CSK vs DC match will be played on April 10 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai at 7:30 pm.

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