IPL 2020 Highlights, DC vs CSK Match, Full Cricket Score: Dhawan's maiden ton powers Delhi to five-wicket win over Chennai

Shikhar Dhawan’s century today..

– His first in the IPL
– Second by a DC batsman against CSK in IPL
– Ninth century for DC in IPL

After 19.5 overs,Delhi Capitals 185/5 ( Shikhar Dhawan 101 , Axar Patel 21)

Jadeja, and not Dwayne Bravo, is bowling the final over, and he starts off with a wide. Dhawan then collects a single off the first legal delivery as he guides the ball towards the leg side. Axar Patel, however, reminds every just how useful he is with the bat in hand as he smashes Jadeja out of the park, collecting three sixes off the next four deliveries to finish the game by himself as Delhi Capitals collect their seventh win of the campaign with five wickets and a delivery to spare!

For Chennai, they’re condemned to their sixth defeat in nine games, and by now the prospect of making it to the playoffs looks very difficult indeed for MS Dhoni and Co!

After 19 overs,Delhi Capitals 163/5 ( Shikhar Dhawan 100 , Axar Patel 1)

Curran removes Carey first ball into his final over, with the wicketkeeper-batsman holing out to Faf du Plessis’ hands at long on to depart for 4. Dhawan, on strike for the next delivery after having crossed over, doesn’t move after getting an inside edge as Curran collects a valuable dot. Wide signalled off the third after Curran strays down the off side while attempting to put this out of Dhawan’s reach. Dhoni, however, nods in approval and encourages the seamer to stick to that plan. Single off the next two deliveries. Dhawan’s adjudged caught-behind off the penultimate delivery while batting on 99, the batsman going for the review right away and getting it overturned. Gabbar lofts the ball down the ground off the last delivery, collecting just a single — one that brings up his first-ever hundred in the IPL. From the match perspective however, he’ll be on strike at the start of the final over, with Delhi needing 17 more to win.

OUT! Alex Carey’s brief stay at the crease comes to an end as he holes out to long on while attempting to clear the fence off a low full toss from Curran. DC 159/5

Carey c du Plessis b Curran 4(7)

After 18 overs,Delhi Capitals 159/4 ( Shikhar Dhawan 98 , Alex Carey (W) 4)

Was turning out to be a good over from Thakur as he kept Dhawan and Carey to the ones and twos in the first five deliveries of the over, before the southpaw got down on one knee and paddled a full toss off the last ball behind square leg to get a boundary and inch closer to his maiden IPL ton! Delhi Capitals need 21 off 12!

After 17 overs,Delhi Capitals 150/4 ( Shikhar Dhawan 91 , Alex Carey (W) 2)

Sam Curran’s been given two of the final overs of the evening — with Thakur and Bravo have an over each left in their quota. Dhawan however, puts Chennai under pressure with his impressive stroke play as he collects a four and a six off successive deliveries, with 11 coming from the over. Delhi need 30 off 18 with six wickets in hand.

After 16 overs,Delhi Capitals 139/4 ( Shikhar Dhawan 81 , Alex Carey (W) 1)

Thakur brought back in the 16th over of the innings, and it’s now or never for Chennai — well certainly not for Rayudu as he drops a sitter at extra cover off the second delivery to give Dhawan a THIRD LIFELINE this evening! Stoinis makes matters worse for the fielding side with a six off the next ball, but doesn’t last beyond the fourth delivery as he skies the ball towards the midwicket region to allow Rayudu to redeem himself after the dropped chance, giving the Super Kings the much-needed wicket to keep their chances alive. Timeout taken after the wicket, with Carey walking out to bat next. A single off each of the last two balls — the second one an overthrow — as Delhi are left needing 41 from last four overs, with six wickets in their kitty.

OUT! Rayudu makes up for the dropped chance earlier in the over as he safely pouches the ball near the midwicket region after Stoinis skies the ball off the fourth delivery of the 16th over. And it’s a timeout after the wicket DC 137/4

Stoinis c Rayudu b Thakur 24(14)

After 15 overs,Delhi Capitals 129/3 ( Shikhar Dhawan 79 , Marcus Stoinis 17)

Dhawan and Stoinis continue to motor along without ever letting the asking rate get out of hand as 11 are added in Sharma’s third over of the day, including a 12th boundary to the former off the penultimate delivery. Delhi are left with 51 off 30.

Stoinis v Bravo in T20s:

Runs : 17
Balls : 20
Dismissals : 2

After 14 overs,Delhi Capitals 118/3 ( Shikhar Dhawan 70 , Marcus Stoinis 15)

Dhoni sticks with Dwayne Bravo for now, hoping to get rid of the danger man in Shikhar Dhawan in the middle overs lest the Delhiite run away with the game in the company of Stoinis. Bravo tries bowling a slower ball outside off off the second delivery, but Dhawan adjusts well to slog-sweep this towards the square fence. Advantage Delhi right now as they need another 62 off 36 with seven wickets in hand, with nine coming from this over.

After 13 overs,Delhi Capitals 109/3 ( Shikhar Dhawan 63 , Marcus Stoinis 13)

Marcus Stoinis takes some off the pressure of Delhi with a six and a four off successive deliveries in this over as 13 runs are added to the team’s total in this over. DC need 71 off 42.

After 12 overs,Delhi Capitals 96/3 ( Shikhar Dhawan 62 , Marcus Stoinis 1)

Bravo starts off on a poor note as he fires an overpitched delivery down the leg side to Iyer, getting appropriately flicked towards the fine leg fence for a four. The Trinidadian all-rounder however, gets the breakthrough two balls later as Iyer holes out to Faf at long on to depart for a run-a-ball momentum. Just two singles off the remaining deliveries after the wicket, with eight coming off the over aside from the wicket. Delhi need another 84 from 48.

OUT! Bravo gets the breakthrough for CSK after getting hit for a boundary earlier in the over, as Iyer tries going big over long on, but doesn’t quite get the distance even in a ground as small as this one. Safe as houses from Faf near the boundary rope. DC 94/3

Iyer c du Plessis b Bravo 23(23)

After 11 overs,Delhi Capitals 88/2 ( Shikhar Dhawan 61 , Shreyas Iyer (C) 17)

Curran’s brought back into the attack, and Dhawan — who’s in top form at the moment — collects two boundaries to keep CSK on their toes. Nice comeback for the Englishman after getting hit for two boundaries as he responds with a well-aimed delivery at the blockhole to Dhawan off the fifth. 12 off the over. DC need 92 off 54.

After 10 overs,Delhi Capitals 76/2 ( Shikhar Dhawan 51 , Shreyas Iyer (C) 15)

Dwayne Bravo brought in in the 10th over, starting his evening with the ball with a wide delivery. Shikhar Dhawan, who’s been anchoring the chase so far, brings up his 40th IPL fifty off 29 balls with a single off the third delivery of the over. Dhoni, of all people, drops a catch off the last ball after Dhawan nicks a slower ball off the all-rounder, with the southpaw getting another lifeline. Six off the over. At the halfway stage of their innings, Delhi need 104 off 60 with eight wickets in hand.

After 9 overs,Delhi Capitals 70/2 ( Shikhar Dhawan 48 , Shreyas Iyer (C) 13)

Karn Sharma’s off to a rough start after being introduced in the ninth over as he gets smacked for back-to-back boundaries by Dhawan, who’s approaching his half-century at the moment. 10 off the over. LBW shout against Iyer off the last delivery ignored by the umpire.