Highlights, CSK vs DC, IPL 2021, Match 2, Full Cricket Score: Shaw, Dhawan shine as Delhi Capitals win by seven wickets

Shikhar Dhawan is Man of the Match:

I enjoyed my batting today. Was happy Prithvi also did well. It was important to give start in a chase like this. I had to innovate some shots and I enjoyed that challenge and taking the calculated risk. I was playing the ball close to the body, wicket was still sticky. I was clear in my game plan. It is tremendous to watch him bat when he is in flow. I am happy his hard work is paying off. Like the Moeen catch because I had to run back and take it.

DC WIN BY 7 WICKETS!

FOUR! Pant finishes it off in style, with a boundary to seal the first win for Capitals and his first as captain. 

Delhi Capitals reach the target with 8 balls and 7 wickets in hand against a full-strength CSK unit led by MS Dhoni. This is a strong batting display for the last year’s finalist who look strong contenders for the title this year as well, even without Shreyas Iyer. On the other hand, a lot to ponder over for Dhoni.

After 18 overs,Delhi Capitals 182/2 ( Rishabh Pant (C) (W) 11 , Marcus Stoinis 10)

Stoinis with a cracking shot through the covers for a boundary. The equation now is 7 needed off 12. It might end in the next over. CSK must be looking to take it to the last over.

After 17 overs,Delhi Capitals 172/2 ( Rishabh Pant (C) (W) 7 , Marcus Stoinis 4)

Two boundaries off the first two balls of the 17th over and then Thakur returns on the fourth ball to take his revenge. Dhawan gone, 15 short of a hundred. He deserved it, but as they say, in cricket you get what you get in the end and not what you deserve. Stoinis has joined captain Pant in the middle and they will look to score the remaining 17 needed in 18 balls.

After 16 overs,Delhi Capitals 158/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 77 , Rishabh Pant (C) (W) 7)

Bravo has been the pick of the bowlers for CSK tonight. He has only given 18 in his 3 and picked up a wicket. Pant smashed the ball right on the stumps at the other end. A certain boundary, stopped by the wickets. DC need 32 off 24 and the teams go into another time out, last one of the game.

After 15 overs,Delhi Capitals 151/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 72 , Rishabh Pant (C) (W) 6)

Dhawan is playing these go-across-and-sweep shot against the pacers quite well, collecting boundaries with ease. Pant joins him in the act with a smash through the point for four runs. 12 off the over. DC need 38 off 30.

After 14 overs,Delhi Capitals 139/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 66 , Rishabh Pant (C) (W) 0)

Close run out call on just the first ball of the over. Looked closer in slow motion replay than live. Dhawan reached the crease in time. But Shaw has fallen. He scored 72 off 38 and has pretty much done the job for his team. DC should look to finish this quickly keeping in mind the NRR and how crucial it is in a tournament like IPL. And keeping that in mind, Pant has come to the middle. Three off the over and a wicket. DC need 50 off 36.

The stand of 138 runs between Shaw and Dhawan is the second highest stand against CSK for any wicket in the IPL history. 

The highest is 144 by Rahane and Watson at Ahmedabad in 2015 for the opening wicket for RR.

After 13 overs,Delhi Capitals 136/0 ( Prithvi Shaw 71 , Shikhar Dhawan 64)

What was that? Dhawan was early to leave the crease and Moeen bowled it over batsman. Was it intentional to get the batsman stumped or did it slip out of his hand? Dhawan was quick to get back in his crease before Dhoni dislodged the bails. Shaw still looking majestic, collects a six and four in the last part of the over. 15 off the over. DC need 53 off 42.

After 12 overs,Delhi Capitals 121/0 ( Prithvi Shaw 59 , Shikhar Dhawan 62)

Dhawan has been terrific at the other end as well. The boundary off the first ball of this over tells you how brilliant he has been, not merely playing a blinder but batting intelligently and targeting the vacant areas on the field. DC need 68 off 48.

After 11 overs,Delhi Capitals 113/0 ( Prithvi Shaw 57 , Shikhar Dhawan 56)

100 comes up for DC in only thr 11th over. And fifty up for Dhawan. The DC openers have made it look easy so far in this chase. Dhawan finishes the over with another boundary, to make it 14 off the over. DC need 76 off 54.

Century stands for DC v CSK in IPL:

G Gambhir/V Sehwag, Chennai, 2008

G Gambhir/S Dhawan, Delhi, 2008

P Shaw/S Dhawan, Mumbai, 2021*

After 10 overs,Delhi Capitals 99/0 ( Prithvi Shaw 52 , Shikhar Dhawan 47)

One more drop in the over although a difficult chance but still a chance. Gaikwad could not hold on to it at deep square leg while diving forward. Shaw gets another chance and goes on to complete his fifty as well in the over.

After 9 overs,Delhi Capitals 86/0 ( Prithvi Shaw 47 , Shikhar Dhawan 39)

Jadeja continues. Shaw looks in ominous touch. The six off Jadeja made some statement. He is not done yet in this innings and DC are almost halfway there. Dhoni needs to pull something out from his hat. This match is quickly slipping away from his hands. 11 off the over.

After 8 overs,Delhi Capitals 75/0 ( Prithvi Shaw 40 , Shikhar Dhawan 35)

Spin from both ends at the moment as Moeen Ali, right arm off break, comes into the attack and he almost got a wicket. Shaw gets the second chance. Santner dropped him. CSK have pulled things back a bit in the last two overs of spin. Five off the over.

After 7 overs,Delhi Capitals 70/0 ( Prithvi Shaw 38 , Shikhar Dhawan 32)

Ravindra Jadeja, Left arm orthodox, into the attack. Less pace on the ball, maybe the batsman will try and score the big runs, take the risk and get out, thinks Dhoni. Shaw was looking to smash the first ball he faced out of the park but checked his shot at the last moment. Good first over from Jadeja. Just five singles in the over.