In the 52nd game of IPL 2018, the hosts Delhi Daredevils (DD) claimed a victory after beating Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at Feroz Shah Kotla (Delhi) on Friday night. DD managed to score 162/5 in 20 overs which CSK failed to chase down as they were restricted for 128/6 at the end of 20 overs.
CSK captain MS Dhoni decided to bat first after winning the toss. Delhi top-order batsmen struggled as they failed to provide the good starts. The openers Prithvi Shaw and skipper Shreyas Iyer were dismissed on 17 and 19 runs respectively.
While no.3 batsman Rishabh Pant scored 38 runs, Glenn Maxwell (5 runs) and Abhishek Sharma (2 runs) departed cheaply.
When DD was struggling on 97/5 in 14.4 overs, Vijay Shankar and Harshal Patel’s batting helped the team to put a good total on the board. Their unbroken 65-run partnership for the sixth wicket helped the team to score 162/5 at the end of 20 overs.
Both the batsmen were unbeaten on 36 runs but Harshal Patel scored that in just 16 balls while Vijay Shankar scored in 28 balls.
Among the CSK bowlers, Lungi Ngidi (2/14) got two wickets while Deepak Chahar (1/23), Ravindra Jadeja (1/19) and Shardul Thakur (1/27) picked up one wicket each.
In reply, CSK openers Shane Watson and Ambati Rayudu provided a good 46-run partnership but the middle-order batting failure cost the game. Apart from Ambati Rayudu’s (50 runs off 29 balls) half-century and Ravindra Jadeja’s (unbeaten on 27 runs off 18 balls) finishing touch, no other batsmen provided the important support for CSK to chase the target.
Opener Shane Watson was dismissed on 14 runs while Suresh Raina (15 runs), MS Dhoni (17 runs), Sam Billings (1 run) and Dwayne Bravo (1 run) were departed cheaply. As a result, CSK only managed to score 128/6 at the end of 20 overs.
Among the Delhi bowlers, Trent Boult (2/20) and Amit Mishra (2/20) grabbed two wickets each while Sandeep Lamichhane (1/21) and Harshal Patel (1/23) got one wicket each.
Here are some Twitter reactions:
26 runs in the last over for #CSK. 8 overs of spin for 41 runs and three wickets by #DD spinners. Moments that sealed the deal for #DD. Three overseas players were enough to beat one of the best sides this season. #DDvCSK #IPL
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) May 18, 2018
Innings never really took off. Everything bit low-key at the #IPL today?
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 18, 2018
Delhi Daredevils in #IPL2018 have so far won just 4 games
beat MI – the 3 time #IPL title winner
beat KKR – the 2 time IPL title winner
beat CSK – the 2 time IPL title winner
beat RR – the inagural IPL winner#DDvCSK— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) May 18, 2018
Beauty of the @IPL any team can beat any team. Despite a poor season this win will mean much for @DelhiDaredevils well bowled against a top @ChennaiIPL side.
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) May 18, 2018
Only the second time in #IPL2018 that CSK have failed to chase down a target. The other loss was against KXIP that they lost by 4 runs.#DDvCSK #CSKvDD #IPL
— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) May 18, 2018
Most expensive overs by CSK bowlers in the IPL:
26 – C Kapugedera (vs MI, Mumbai, 2008)
26 – Ravindra Jadeja (vs MI, Mumbai, 2015)
26 – Dwayne Bravo (Tonight)#DDvCSK #CSKvDD #IPL2018 #IPL— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) May 18, 2018
Chennai’s run chase had no wheels. They left it a little too late #CSKvDD
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) May 18, 2018
No. of opening pairs used by each team in this IPL:
DD – 8
RR – 7
RCB – 7
SRH – 5
CSK – 3
KXIP – 3
KKR – 3
MI – 3#DDvCSK— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) May 18, 2018
CSK after getting beaten by the team at the bottom of the table. #DDvCSK pic.twitter.com/UKyc0mK8pg
— SAGAR (@sagarcasm) May 18, 2018
Losing against 8th Ranked Team by 34 runs
ThaLOL #DDvCSK pic.twitter.com/50mjNtiNrq
— Mogambo ✪ ❄️ (@UberHandle) May 18, 2018
Bermuda triangle mystery can be solved but why Dhoni sends Jadeja ahead of Bravo will remain unsolved.#CSKvDD
— Sunil- The Cricketer (@1sInto2s) May 18, 2018
Dhoni the best finisher, finished the match for csk #DDvCSK
— Amit H (@Amit_jh) May 18, 2018
3K runs for our Bahubali in IPL! Stand up Roar whistles. We just can't get enough. Keep whacking them Rayudu! #WhistlePodu #Yellove #DDvCSK 🦁💛 pic.twitter.com/wm3qpvSQaQ
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) May 18, 2018
