DC vs CSK Match 67 Live Score Card: Delhi Capitals began their tough chase against Chennai Super Kings in IPL match 67 and it was not a pleasant scene for DC fans. Top lineup was gone within the powerplay. By the end of sixth over, DC had lost big wickets of Phil Salt, Rossouw and Prithvi Shaw. Skipper Warner hit his 61st IPL half-century but this chase needed more than that. Yash Dhull was the fourth wicket to fall and DC were in deep trouble.
Chahar’s stupendous bowling attack continued as he took third wicket of the game in form of Axar Patel. Warner showed some resistance but he didn’t find a stable ally. Aman Khan became the first victim of Pathirana’s bowling. After this, Pathirana removed Warner. Theekshana sent back Kuldeep Yadav and Lalit Yadav.
In the end, DC couldn’t save Qila Kotla from the yellow wave!
Earlier in the day, CSK captain MS Dhoni won the toss and opted to bat first at Qila Kotla vs Delhi Capitals. The CSK openers – Devon Conway and Ruturaj Gaikwad – started off in style. While Conway crossed a key milestone of 500 IPL runs this season, Gaikwad slammed 13th IPL half-century at Arun Jaitley Stadium. Together, Conway and Gaikwad completed 1,000 runs in first-wicket stand partnership today. Records are being made and bowlers are being punished. David Warner had said that today they would try to spoil CSK’s party. Chetan Sakariya got the breakthrough wicket of Ruturaj Gaikwad. The CSK batter made 79 off 50 deliveries.
CSK lost two wicket – Shivam Dube and Devon Conway – in quick succession. DC‘s Anrich Nortje got prized scalp of Devon Conway; Khaleel Ahmed sent back Shivam Dube. In the last over, everyone was hoping for some super show from Thala Dhoni, who surprisingly came at no.4. That didn’t happen but Sir Ravindra Jadeja made up for that! He hit 3 boundaries and a six. The brilliant first-wicket partnership powered CSK to huge total of 223/3.
Indian Premier League, 2023
Delhi Capitals
146/9 (20.0)
Chennai Super Kings
223/3 (20.0)
Match Ended ( Day – Match 67 )
Chennai Super Kings beat Delhi Capitals by 77 runs
While out-of-IPL 2023 DC played this match on the back of stunning win over Punjab Kings, CSK were coming to the national capital after defeat at Chepauk at the hands of Kolkata Knight Riders.
But CSK overcame that loss and finished the game in style by posting a thumping 77-run win over DC. Thanks to this Kotla win, Chennai Super Kings have comfortably qualified for IPL 2023 playoffs.
Here are key moments from DC v CSK match:
This is the big news coming in from Kotla. Chennai Super Kings have posted a clinical 77-run win over Delhi Capitals to seal the spot in IPL playoffs.
Pathirana continues his good show as he takes the most important wicket of the match - Delhi Capitals Skipper David Warner. The DC skipper made 86 off 58 deliveries.
Pathirana gets Aman Khan and David Warner loses another ally. Pathirana has become the death over specialist for CSK. In IPL 2023, 'Baby Malinga's' 13 of 14 wickets came during the last phase of the game.
Do you know that Delhi Capitals' middle-order batsmen have hit least number of maximums in this season of Indian Premier League. They have slammed just 30 sixes
Deepak Chahar takes his third wicket of the match in form of Axar Patel. The DC batter's innings ended after a fine catch by Gaikwad. He made 15 off 8 balls.
Yash Dhull could have been the perfect ally of Warner in this tough battle. Except that Sir Jadeja didn't want that! Dhull falls for Jadeja's clever bowling. Fourth wicket down, can DC make a comeback?
At the strike rate of 148.57, David Warner hits half-century off 32 balls. This is his 61st half-century in the Indian Premier League.
The current run rate is near 6 while the asking run rate is well above 14 at the moment. Warner is trying to keep his wicket and rotating the strike with young Yash Dhull. Things are more worrisome for DC as their middle order have the worst strike rate of 118 in IPL 2023.
Two balls, two wicket! Deepak Chahar gets Phil Salt and Rilee Rossouw in same over! Chennai Super Kings in complete control of game. All eyes on skipper David Warner.
Do you know that in last 10 games that have been played at Kotla, teams that have batted first have won just three times whereas those chasing have won on seven occasions! Can DC do this today?
Delhi Capitals have begun their chase and have suffered early setback in form of key wicket Prithvi Shaw. Tushar Deshpande got the breakthrough wicket for CSK.
CSK have posted a huge total of 223 runs at the loss of 3 wickets! Tough chase for Warner as we would see the pitch slowing down as the evening progresses.
Dhoni and Jadeja came in early today. Everyone is wishing for one big shot by Dhoni. Jio viewership goes past 1.4 crore.
Did you know that CSK batter Shivam Dube has slammed second-most maximums in IPL 2023. So far, he has hit 33 sixes.
At 14.3 ov, Chetan Sakariya sent back Ruturaj Gaikwad. In his 50-ball 79 blitz, Gaikwad slammed seven maximums and three boundaries. AT present, Conway is near century and CSK may well just put a target of 200 on board!
Chennai Super Kings openers have scored 547 runs for the first-wicket partnership with an avg of 45.6 runs per dismissal in IPL 2023
Their partnership is a sure shot for runs on board for CSK. Today, they duo have completed 1,000 runs in IPL. Amazing consistency!
There's no stopping for Gaikwad today. Though spinners did slow down the momentum, the CSK batter is on roll. We have reached the half-way mark and CSK is nearing 100 very easily.
Chennai Super Kings have reached the half-century during the powerplay as Gaikwad, Conway keep the momentum going. Delhi Capitals are looking for that early wicket desperately.
Do you know that DW & co are donning special jerseys today? Yup, look closely and you would see a beautiful, bright rainbow. The reason? DC is celebrating India's diversity today.
Both Gaikwad and Conway look very comfortable as they hit those magnificent shots. Playoff score is important moreso when it's a slow pitch such as Kotla. CSK openers are doing a perfect job.
Khaleel is bowling the first over. Conway and Gaikwad are CSK openers today.
Spinners have an economy of 7.0 at Qila Kotla. This is the second best for spinners at any venue in IPL 2023
This year, we have seen that the avg first innings score at Kotla has been 168.
If we look at the records of Arun Jaitley Stadium, pacers have done a bit better than the spinners. While pacers have taken 40 wickets, spinners have taken 32 wickets.
It's 41 degree C out here in Delhi and all eyes will be on the spinners. As the day progresses, the pitch will slow down. So, it would be interesting to see how spinners change the game today.
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w/c), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshan
David Warner(c), Philip Salt(w), Rilee Rossouw, Yash Dhull, Aman Hakim Khan, Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Chetan Sakariya, Khaleel Ahmed, Anrich Nortje
David Warner, Phill Salt, Rilee Rossouw, Anrich Nortje
Devon Conway, Moeen Ali, Maheesh Theekshana