CSK vs DC, IPL 2023: Owning to an All-round effort MS Dhoni’s Chennai Notches an Inspiring 27-run victory at their den Chepauk
IPL 2023 CSK vs DC: Chennai Super Kings beat Delhi Capitals by 27 runs to take a massive stride towards playoff qualification. Matheesha Pathirana was the top performer with the ball thanks to three dismissals for MS Dhoni’s side while Deepak Chahar took two wickets.
The pitch was slow because of which CSK had their troubles early on and Delhi Capitals seem to have suffered the same fate. For CSK, MS Dhoni played an important 9-ball-20 cameo won hearts. Mitchell Marsh was the pick of the bowlers for Delhi Capitals with three wickets while Axar Patel took two. Dhoni won the toss and opted to bat against Delhi Capitals.
IPL 2023 CSK vs DC: Dhoni, Jadeja’s late blows help CSK put 167 on board
MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja’s late blows along with Shivam Dube’s innings helped Chennai Super Kings (CSK) recover to a score of 167/8 in their 20 overs.
Dhoni punished Khaleel Ahmed and then marshalled his bowling resources to perfection as Chennai Super Kings comprehensively beat Delhi Capitals by 27 runs to take a giant stride towards IPL play-off on Wednesday. The talismanic skipper’s couple of monstrous sixes in his 9-ball-20 did help CSK get to 167 for 8, which was at least 20 runs above-par on a tacky Chepauk track.
The total was just what Dhoni needed to marshall his bowlers as Delhi Capitals were never in hunt after their batting mainstays David Warner (0), Phil Salt (17) and Mitch Marsh (5) were out by the start of the fourth over.
Pandey, Rossouw’s efforts not enough to make it work for DC
DC never really recovered and ended up losing the match by 27 runs. They lost David Warner and Phil Salt early while Mitchell Marsh fell after a mix-up with Manish Pandey. Pandey and the dangerous Rilee Rossouw tried building something but they ended up putting together a sluggish partnership that shot up the required rate for DC.
Pandey eventually fell for 27 off 29 balls while Rossouw fell after scoring 35 off 37. Their partnership took up 59 balls and they scored only as many runs. DC ended up being limited to a score of 140/8 and remain rooted to the bottom of the table.
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