another full toss, another one dispatched, high over cover... but Delhi Capitals claim victory nevertheless, closed out by 20 runs despite a late Dhoni onslaught! DC are on the board, but so is CSK's Thala
DC vs CSK, 13th Match at Visakhapatnam, IPL, Mar 31 2024 - Match Result
11.45pm: That is a wrap for the proceedings from Visakhapatnam, thanks as ever for joining us and getting involved in the comments. Shashank Kishore's report is in the slot, we'll be back for more tomorrow with winless Mumbai Indians taking on in-form Rajasthan Royals. Until then, cheerio!
11.40pm: Time for some presentations... starting with DC captain Rishabh Pant: "The bowlers were clinical, we talked about learning from mistakes. [Shaw opening] He's been working hard, we thought time to give him his chance and he took it. [Mukesh] Depends on the match-ups but he stands up [at the death], came back well today despite being hit. Took my time initially because I haven;t played much cricket, but I kept believing I could change the match. [Hand-off-the-bat six] One and a half years [been waiting to play], this is something I have built my life on. Still have to keep learning as a cricketer."
Khaleel Ahmed is Player of the Match: "To make the ball do what I want, I had to work very hard in the domestic season. I played quite a few games in the last six months so I feel that the more I've played, the more I've understood my own game and I am just trying to execute that."
DC's Anrich Nortje: "Felt a lot better today [after injury comeback], slowly but surely getting into things. The training is paying off. Focusing hard on where I want to land it. [Wide yorkers at death] It's something new to me, trying to execute whenever possible. [DC attack] We're building up slowly, the starts by the guys have been excellent, swinging the ball. Really exciting for me as the fourth-change bowler."
CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad: "I was pretty happy with how the bowlers came back after the first six overs, restricting them to 190 was a good effort. First innings played better for the batting side, second innings there was some seam movement. Rachin [Ravindra] was missing it by a big margin, because of the extra bounce and movement. That was the difference. At halfway I felt it was gettable, but we couldn't capitalise in the powerplay. We were always behind, trying to catch up and get the rate down. First few overs we bowled well, but the last two overs [of the powerplay] was expensive. After two wins, you can expect one below par, so not much to worry about."
11.25pm: A convincing win for Capitals, despite some MSD magic once the game was gone. Rishabh Pant is the India wicketkeeper to come out on top here, leading his team to their first points of the season - and another home win for this IPL season, despite DC's middling record in Vizag
wide blockhole, 142kph and dug out into the covers
another full toss, hoicked away over mid-on! The hair is flowing, the runs are flowing. This is a lost cause but Dhoni is doing his thing for the first time this year
gets the yorker length this time, 142kph outside off. Drilled to long-off, no run
Thala tonking time! Full toss and he utterly Dhonis it into the crowd! One hand off the bat as it sails over midwicket
full, wide and hammered! 140kph and just short of yorker length. Dhoni goes deep and belts it through cover
Nortje to close out victory for DC (barring an extraordinary implosion...)
CSK left needing snookers going into the final over
round the wicket, 138kph on the stumps and Jadeja can only heave it away for a couple to deep midwicket
pitched up, 137kph and Dhoni is well across his stump, batters one down to long-off
goes full and wide of off again, chopped into the ground towards backward point. Another dot
full, misses the yorker, but Dhoni's exocet drive is cut off by the diving Rasikh in the covers! Prevents four, prevents a single. Superb from the sub
nicely done by Mukesh, over the wicket and hits wide blockhole, squirted wide of deep third but they don't run
The chant starts up again: "Dhoni! Dhoni! Dhoni!" DC are the home team here, remember!
gets this on the money, 136kph on a wide line, dug out for one
round the wicket, goes full and wide... too wide
Mukesh will bowl the 19th
"Guess DC miscalculated the bowling options here," muses SachinVehale. "Axar and Mukesh's overs are wasted"
So, 46 needed off two. Interested?
finishes with a decent wide yorker, bunted back to the bowler
full, wide and smacked out of the park! That's why Khaleel was nervous...! Dhoni does it in the old style, plants the front foot and honks six over extra cover
Here's Mustafa Moudi : "The moment Dhoni came out to bat, both the batters (himself and Jaddu) are batting as if every ball is a free hit. They are making this chase interesting despite their chances being minimum!!"
goes for the tramlines again, 123kph but sliding wide
high full toss, Jadeja carves it away to deep third... are they going to check for the no-ball? Looked very tight on the replay. On-field umps happy
low full toss, 136kph, Jadeja pings it straight to cover
pitched up in the channel, steered for a single
and again, Khaleel trying to bowl wide of off but pushed outside the guidelines by MS's aura
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Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam | |
Toss | Delhi Capitals, elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2024 |
Player Of The Match | |
Hours of play (local time) | 19.30 start, First Session 19.30-21.00, Interval 21.00-21.20, Second Session 21.20-22.50 |
Match days | 31 March 2024 - night (20-over match) |
DC Player Replacement | Impact player: in, out (2nd innings, 5.6 ov) |
CSK Player Replacement | Impact player: in, out (2nd innings, 10.2 ov) |
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Match Referee | |
Points | Delhi Capitals 2, Chennai Super Kings 0 |
Over 20 • CSK 171/6
DC won by 20 runs