Indian Premier League (Match 34) - 17 October, 2020 - DC [185/5] beat CSK [179/4] by 5 wickets

[MenInG]

When: Saturday, October 17, 2020 at 19:30 IST

Where: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

What to expect: The pitches in Sharjah have become considerably slower through the course of the tournament. The small boundaries will still favour the batsmen, but there's more than a semblance of an even contest. But yet again, this could mean that the team that bats first will be at a significant advantage in the absence of dew. The toss could play a crucial factor.

Squads:

Delhi Capitals Squad: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer(c), Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey(w), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Tushar Deshpande, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Harshal Patel, Mohit Sharma, Avesh Khan, Shimron Hetmyer, Rishabh Pant, Sandeep Lamichhane, Keemo Paul, Daniel Sams, Lalit Yadav

Chennai Super Kings Squad: Sam Curran, Faf du Plessis, Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Deepak Chahar, Piyush Chawla, Shardul Thakur, Karn Sharma, Murali Vijay, Kedar Jadhav, Josh Hazlewood, Imran Tahir, Lungi Ngidi, Monu Kumar, Mitchell Santner, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, N Jagadeesan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KM Asif

 

[Firebat]

Chennai Super Kings have won the toss and have opted to bat


Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer(c), Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey(w), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Tushar Deshpande, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje

Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Faf du Plessis, Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(w/c), Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Dwayne Bravo, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Karn Sharma

 

[Rana]

Sam Curran lol

 

[Justcrazy]

71. 1

10 overs

Chennai in good position

 

[Justcrazy]

Sam Curran opening was bad strategy , with Watson in the team. No need to tinker unnecessarily

 

[Justcrazy]

15 in first 4 overs & now 62 runs in 6 overs

CSK have accelerated very well here

 

[Justcrazy]

Out

Watson gone , Delhi strikes finally.

 

[Smbhayi]

Lol ball might be missing legstump but that spike was due to bat hitting the ground.. there was a clear gap btw bat n ball..

 

[Justcrazy]

7 runs from last over by Patel , excellent bowling here

 

[Justcrazy]

Rabada strikes , Delhi get third wicket

 

[Justcrazy]

Another wicket , Delhi have come back strongly here

 

[Justcrazy]

147 . 4

12 balls left

160 runs on cards

 

[Rana]

Nortje should always bowl with fine leg outside of the circle

 

[Justcrazy]

Rayaudu 43 from 23 balls , is playing a gem of an innings.

 

[Justcrazy]

180 is the target here

 

[Saj]

What's Sam Curran opening for, when you have proper batsmen in the team?

 

[Justcrazy]

Capitals need 131 runs in 80 balls. RRR: 9.82

 

[Justcrazy]

Match poised for tight finish here .

 

[Justcrazy]

Chahar 1 - 18 off 4 overs

excellent spell here

 

[Saj]

Dhawan is so good to watch when in full flow.

Waves his bat like a wand and the ball is heading towards the boundary.

 

[Justcrazy]

4 4
Dhawan is keeping Delhi right in the game with boundaries

 

[Justcrazy]

104 for 60 balls

Delhi need couple of nig overs here to come close.

 

[Justcrazy]

Dhawan is in excellent touch here , finding boundaries at right times.

 

[Justcrazy]

66 runs from 40 balls , Delhi getting close here

 

[King_Kohli]

Delhi Capitals need 64 runs in 37 balls

 

[King_Kohli]

Most 50s in IPL

David Warner - 46
Shikhar Dhawan - 40*
Virat Kohli - 38
Rohit Sharma - 38
Suresh Raina - 38
AB devilliers - 37

 

[King_Kohli]

Delhi Capitals need 51 runs in 30 balls

 

[King_Kohli]

Dhawan Dropped

 

[King_Kohli]

Dropped! Dhawan's third life of the evening

 

[andy0204]

Now Dhawan will get picked for T20 squad in WC where this guy shouldn't be near in the team for t20.

 

[King_Kohli]

3 overs 30 required.

 

[Justcrazy]

Dhawan has played a stellar innings here

 

[Justcrazy]

21 from 12 balls !

Very interesting over coming up , this is make or break . Delhi need to get at least 10 - 12 runs here

 

[Rana]

Carey just give Dhawan the strike and stop wasting deliveries!

 

[Rana]

Carey May have lost this games for DC

 

[Rana]

Now Dhawan will get picked for T20 squad in WC where this guy shouldn't be near in the team for t20.

Who else would you take? padikal novelty wearing off and Shaw can’t step up now that the tournament is heating up

 

[King_Kohli]

Dhawan 1st IPL 100.

 

[Rana]

Great 100. Let’s see if he can take it home

 

[Justcrazy]

Brilliant over by Curran four runs and a wicket !!!

 

[Rana]

Jadeja to bowl it. Not smart as he will be angling into Dhawan’s arc

 

[Justcrazy]

15 from 5 balls , Need a big hit here

 

[Justcrazy]

sixxxxxxx

Bang , and now 9 from 3 balls !!

 

[Justcrazy]

sixxxxx more !!

Axar Patel the bowler

 

[Justcrazy]

sixxx
Axar finishes in style

21 from 5 balls , Great win for Delhi here

 

[Rana]

You’ve got to hand it to Dhoni

World class buffoonery to give Jadeja the last over

 

[andy0204]

Who else would you take? padikal novelty wearing off and Shaw can’t step up now that the tournament is heating up

Rohit and KL Rahul will be openers.

 

[Last Monetarist]

Was Bravo injured?

 

[Smbhayi]

You’ve got to hand it to Dhoni

World class buffoonery to give Jadeja the last over

Only other option was Karn Sharma.. Don't know what happened to Bravo but he's in the dressings room last over..

 

[King_Kohli]

Most innings before scoring first T20 hundred:
384 - Kieron Pollard
264 - Shikhar Dhawan
222 - Shahid Afridi
187 - Umar Akmal
181 - Virat Kohli

 

[Smbhayi]

Was Bravo injured?

Look like he's..

 

[andy0204]

Dhawan is an Odi great but in T20i he didn't do the jack.

 

[King_Kohli]

Ravindra Jadeja in the 20th over today:-
With the bat - 15(5)
With the ball - 22(5)

 

[King_Kohli]

'Bravo was not fit, he went out and was really not able to come back. That was the reason we had to bowl (Jadeja). The option was between Karn and Jaddu so I went ahead with Jaddu' - MSD on the crucial final over

 

[King_Kohli]

Kl Rahul
Mayank Agarwal
Shikhar Dhawan*
This is only IPL Season, When 3 Indian players Scored 1st 3 Centuries

 

[Hasan123]

What's Sam Curran opening for, when you have proper batsmen in the team?

Because CSK issue at the top of the order having been batting too slowly and Sam Curran strike rate is nearly 170 for CSK.

 

[Saj]

Curran's strike rate only matters if he scores any runs.

Ridiculous decision.

 

[Hasan123]

Curran's strike rate only matters if he scores any runs.

Ridiculous decision.

It's worth a gamble because CSK have a long batting line up and the original strategy wasn't working at all. They should have another overseas batter instead of packing themselves with all rounders and bowlers.

 

[viveks]

Curran's strike rate only matters if he scores any runs.

Ridiculous decision.

Not really true at all. Take any team, if their number 7/8 who is a slogger comes in as opener and scores a duck, it's not really much worse than them coming in at 8 and scoring a duck. On the other hand if they come in and score 20(10) and make good use of the powerplay, then it pays off. Opening time is the easiest to bat in T20s, so it makes sense that the better batsman should come later, and also if it does pay off then the good batsman can take their time to settle(which is what Watson does often)

 

[viveks]

Curran's strike rate only matters if he scores any runs.

Ridiculous decision.

It doesn't really hurt a T20 team if an inferior batsman scores a duck at the opening stage of an innings, it would only hurt a T20 team if a batsman faces 20 balls and scores 20 runs and then gets out.

 

[Rana]

Curran's strike rate only matters if he scores any runs.

Ridiculous decision.

This Curran kid is not as impressive as the commentators and some of the influential players of world cricket think he is.

Reminds me of an inferior version of the young Irfan Pathan who emerged in 2004, that player was actually a very special cricketer. This Curran is slightly above average.

 

[Rohan]

Dhawan has played a stellar innings here

And did not even celebrate his 100, total focus Was on winning