Defending champions Chennai Super Kings produced a clinical performance to beat Delhi Capitals by six wickets and enter their eighth final of the IPL.
Defending champions Chennai Super Kings produced a clinical performance to beat Delhi Capitals by six wickets and enter their eighth final of the Indian Premier League. (Photo | PTI)
CSK dished out a disciplined bowling and fielding effort to first restrict DC to 147 for nine and then chased down the target with ease, reaching 151 or four in 19 overs. (Photo | AP)
CSK had a brilliant start as they witnessed an 81-run opening partnership between Faf du Plessis and Shane Watson. (Photo | AP)
Du Plessis was the aggressor among the duo, scoring 50 off 39 balls with the help of seven boundaries and one six while Watson played the second fiddle initially. (Photo | AP)
Watson smashed three sixes and a boundary in the 12th over bowled which helped him complete his half-century. However, the veteran Australian fell soon after scoring his second half-century in this season. (Photo | AP)
Earlier, Harbhajan Singh (2/31) and Bravo (2/19) used their reservoir of experience to good effect while Deepak Chahar (2/28) continued his rich form with the ball as Delhi never got going despite having Rishabh Pant at the crease for more than an hour. (Photo | AP)
The experienced Shikhar Dhawan was the next to depart, caught by Dhoni off Harbhajan and then Colin Munro (27) was holed at deep square-leg by Bravo off Jadeja as the South African went for a slog sweep. (Photo | AP)
It was an uncharacteristic innings from Rishabh Pant who was initially starved of the strike and then kept at bay by the Chennai bowlers as the 21-year old eventually managed 38 off 25 with the help of two fours and a six. (Photo | AP)
Iyer (13) departed soon after, skying a Tahir googly to backward point where Raina completed a good catch. Axar (3) too failed to contribute, holing out to Tahir at third man off Bravo's bowling. (Photo | AP)
