Continuing their dominant run this season, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) claimed another victory after beating Delhi Daredevils (DD) by 13-run at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium (Pune).
DD skipper Shreyas Iyer decided to field first after winning the toss. CSK managed to put a good total on the board of 211/4 in 20 overs. In reply, Delhi scored 198/5 at the end of 20 overs.
Brief Scores: CSK – 211/4 in 20 overs (Shane Watson 78, MS Dhoni 51*, Glenn Maxwell 1/5)
DD – 198/5 in 20 overs (Rishabh Pant 79, Vijay Shankar 54*, KM Asif 2/43)
Result – CSK won by 13 runs
Here are some of the statistical highlights of the match
i) CSK openers Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis put an excellent 102-run partnership for the opening wicket
- Highest IPL partnership for CSK against DD. Their previous record was the 96-run partnership between MS Dhoni and Subramaniam Badrinath for the fourth wicket at Chennai on May 12, 2011.
ii) CSK opener Shane Watson completed his half-century in just 25 balls. On the other hand, CSK skipper MS Dhoni completed his half-century in just 22 balls.
- MS Dhoni became the joint fastest IPL half-century scorer for CSK against DD. Meanwhile, Shane Watson became the fourth fastest IPL half-century scorer for CSK against DD.
Top fastest IPL half-centuries for CSK against DD
iii) At the end of the game, CSK skipper MS Dhoni has scored 3,557 IPL runs as captain (including his captaincy term for Rising Pune Supergiants).
- Most runs scorer as an IPL captain. Dhoni surpassed Gautam Gambhir’s 3,518 runs as IPL captain.
iv) CSK scored 211/4 in 20 overs.
- Highest IPL total at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium (Pune). The previous record was 205/4 (20 overs) by Delhi Daredevils against Rising Pune Supergiant on April 11, 2017.
- The second highest IPL total for CSK against DD. Their record is 222/5 (20 overs) at Chennai on May 25, 2012.
v) DD pacer Liam Plunkett had a bowling figure of 3-0-52-0.
- The second most runs conceded by a DD bowler against CSK in an IPL innings. The record is 4-0-63-2 at Chennai on May 25, 2012.
vi) DD wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant scored 79 runs.
- Third highest individual IPL knock by a DD batsman against CSK.
Top IPL knocks by the DD batsmen against CSK
vii) DD batsman Vijay Shankar completed his half-century in 28 balls.
- Fourth fastest IPL half-century by a DD batsman against CSK.
Top fastest IPL half-centuries by the DD batsmen against CSK
viii) DD scored 198/5 in 20 overs.
- Highest IPL total for DD against CSK. The previous record was 189/5 (20 overs) at Durban on April 23, 2009.
ix) This was CSK’s 100th overall victory.
- The second team to win 100 or more T20 matches. Mumbai Indians is the first team to achieve this feat as they have currently won 104 T20 matches.
