Highlights, IPL 2018, DD vs CSK at Ferozshah Kotla, Full Cricket Score: Spinners guide Delhi to 34-run victory over Chennai

A morale-boosting victory for the Daredevils, and even though there is little that they can do to avoid the wooden spoon this year. They still have the pride to play for, and their performance with the ball and on the field today certainly was commendable. 

Chennai looked off-colour throughout their innings and missed out on a chance to move past SRH to the top of the table. They still can do that, provided Hyderabad lose to Kolkata and they beat Punjab.

David has beaten the Goliath here. The bottom ranked team has beaten the high-profile Chennai Spuer Kings by 34 runs.

Chennai Super Kings finish with 128/6 ( Ravindra Jadeja 27 , Deepak Chahar 1)

DD wrist spinners made the difference between the two sides and as always Trent Boult was special, with all-round effort from Harshal Patel.

After 19 overs,Chennai Super Kings 124/5 ( Ravindra Jadeja 24 , Dwayne Bravo 1)

After being hit for six off the first ball. Harshal Patel bowled well to not allow CSK any sniff. Five runs off the last five deliveries. That is 11 off the final over, finishing by giving away just 23 off his four overs capping a fantastic all-round night. 39 off last 6 balls

After 18 overs,Chennai Super Kings 113/5 ( Ravindra Jadeja 15 , Dwayne Bravo 0)

MS Dhoni attempts forehand smash and tell you what if that would have found the middle of the bat, the ball could have fone outside Kotla. But props to Boult who held the length back and rolled his fingers over not giving the batsman any pace to work with. He follows it up with a wide yorker angled across, MS Dhoni shoulders arms, but it is inside the tramline. Another short ball and Dhoni swats the pull but no timing on it, cannot get outside the 30-yard circle, Boult trips as tries to turn and go for the catch, so he is on the floor, MS Dhoni hares back for two and gets one extra for the overthrow. But Dhoni falls off the last ball off the over, making it almost impossible for CSK to come back from here. 50 off 12. Excellent over from Boult!

OUT! No Dhoni magic tonight. No miracle from MSD. He succumbs to the ever-rising required rate. Boult has been absolutely brilliant in the death. Mixed his length, varied his pace and went straight and full, Dhoni cannot generate the power on that low full toss. Holes out to long on.

Dhoni c Shreyas Iyer b Boult 17(23)

After 17 overs,Chennai Super Kings 108/4 ( MS Dhoni (C) (W) 14 , Ravindra Jadeja 13)

Harshal Patel goes round the wicket to Jadeja, who misses to run it down the third man off the first ball and the dot ball just adds on to the pressure. Turns the strike to Dhoni with a single on the onside. Patel rolls his fingers over to a back of length delivery, MSD tried to pat the bat down the third man , but he fails too. Finds the fine square leg fielder as he looks to pull, but unable to get any run. Pace taken off the ball once again and Dhoni gets some part of the bat to short third for a quick single. Dhoni wants to take this deep as he always wants to, so Jadeja has to be the aggressor. The left-hander goes for the big shot, but slices it over backward point for a single with Avesh Khan from sweeper cover deciding against of going for the catch. Harshal gestures that he should have gone. 55 required off 18 balls.

After 16 overs,Chennai Super Kings 105/4 ( MS Dhoni (C) (W) 13 , Ravindra Jadeja 11)

After the six off the first ball, Jadeja hangs back in his crease to get on top off the wrong’un that was pitch halfway down the wicket to taps it to the cover boundary. A little fumble allows the two quick runners an extra run. Three singles and a little yes-no between MSD and Jaddu, before the latter returned into his crease. End of Lamichhane’s spell. 4-0-21-1. Between him and leg spin partner, Mishra. they have bowled really well giving away 41 runs off the 8 overs between them, that is just over 5 runs an over and they have picked three wickets in the process. 58 off 24 balls.

Delhi’s leg spinners have been revelatory in today’s match against Chennai Super Kings. Veteran cricketer Amit Mishra was impeccable tonight 

After 15 overs,Chennai Super Kings 94/4 ( MS Dhoni (C) (W) 12 , Ravindra Jadeja 1)

How good has Amit Mishra been tonight.He finished with just 2 off the final over and finisahes with 20 off his 4 overs, including two wickets. Showed his class and years of experience in outsmarting Billings and then not allowing Dhoni to hit him away for runs. The required rate is fast surging towards 14 runs an over. CSK need 69 off 30.

OUT! Sam Billings falls to wrist spin. Was tossed up outside off stump and Billings went for the sweep, gets the top edge and the ball ballooning up for the short fine leg fielder to come under it and take the simplest of catches. CSK falling apart. Leaving it for Dhoni again.

Billings c Abhishek Sharma b Mishra 1(5)

After 14 overs,Chennai Super Kings 92/3 ( MS Dhoni (C) (W) 11 , Sam Billings 1)

Another fantastic over from Lammichanne. He has given just 10 runs off the three overs that he has bowled. MS Dhoni almost hit it down long on’s throat and new man Billings hasn’t the best of the starts, getting a leading edge, not reading the wrong’un. His six balls could well be very decisive.

OUT! Lamichhane strikes first ball after the time out. Was full and on the pads of the left-hander, who finally gets one from the middle of the bat, but he finds the fielder in the deep. He didn’t have to move an inch. DD are well in it.

S Raina c Vijay Shankar b Lamichhane 15(18)

After 13 overs,Chennai Super Kings 90/2 ( Suresh Raina 15 , MS Dhoni (C) (W) 10)

Tidy over from Amit Mishra! MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina will have to up the ante after this over. They were happy to knock it around for singles, taking four runs off the over.

After 12 overs,Chennai Super Kings 86/2 ( Suresh Raina 13 , MS Dhoni (C) (W) 8)

Raina and MS Dhoni strike boundaries and keep the run rate in check. Bowling Maxwell wasn’t the best of the decision here. 10 runs off the over.

Indian players to score 6000-plus runs in T20 cricket: 

Suresh Raina
Virat Kohli
Rohit Sharma
Gautam Gambhir
MS DHONI*

After 11 overs,Chennai Super Kings 76/2 ( Suresh Raina 8 , MS Dhoni (C) (W) 3)

Lamichhane comes into the attack. Dhoni squeezes out to extra cover to get off the mark. These two start the rebuilding work with six singles off the over.