END OF OVER:
20 | 15 Runs 1 Wkt | DC: 140/8 (28 runs required, RR: 7.00)

  • Kuldeep Yadav0 (1b)
  • Aman Khan2 (3b)
  • Matheesha Pathirana4-0-37-3
  • Tushar Deshpande3-0-18-0

11.45pm That's it for tonight then. CSK have all but ensured progression, but one more win will make sure they finish in top two. That's what they will be after. See you for the next match. Thanks for joining us.

11.40pm Ravindra Jadeja is the Player of the Match, and he says: As a spinner, it feels great if the ball is stopping and turning. Because we practise here, we know what length and what pace to bowl. That is our home advantage. When I bat at 7, the crowd is disappointed and chats for Mahi bhai. Imagine if I bat higher; they will just wait for me to get out.

11.35pm MS Dhoni says, and this is not verbatim: It turned a lot in the second half. Our spinners use the seam more than other bowlers. I wanted the bowlers to bowl their best deliveries but not go looking for wickets. We can still do better as a batting unit. There were a few shots you are better off avoiding on this pitch. There were a couple where the execution was not right; we can live with that. Good thing is, Moeen and Jaddu got to bat. As we get closer to the last phase, everyone has a few deliveries under their belt. My job is to hit a few deliveries. Don't make me run a lot. Happy to contribute whatever deliveries I am getting. That is how I am practising as well.

11.25pm Deepak Chahar says it was a slow track so he was not looking to bowl fast. He was slowing it down to try to swing it. He says their score was a par score, but the powerplay was crucial and their great powerplay turned the game in their favour. Chahar also says he is not a 100% fit but is trying the best he can for the team.

11.20pm David Warner says, and this is not verbatim: Losing three wickets (in the powerplay lost it for us). This is the fifth or sixth time we have lost a wicket in the first over. And it was us throwing our wickets away. The run-out. That was a very gettable total. We just have to start well and have one of our batters bat long. Then there were fo0ur overs in the middle overs when we couldn't even rotate the strike. You can be conservative, but when you hit a wide half-tracker to cover... It was there to be hit. If good balls get you out, it is different. We just need to hit those wide half-trackers better.

11.15pm Easy win in the end for CSK. This is the night CSK went old-school. Got a slow pitch, batted first, assessed the conditions, had the depth to take the right risks at the right time, and then a huge variety in their bowling to defend superbly. With the win, CSK favourites to make it to the playoffs. DC have one foot out of the tournament now despite that late charge of four wins in the last five. This might just have knocked the wind out of their sails.

19.6
0
Pathirana to Kuldeep Yadav, no run, slower ball, full, Kuldeep keeps it out for a 0 not out

Kuldeep Yadav comes out to face one ball

19.5
W
Pathirana to Lalit Yadav, OUT, finally gets one on target. A slower ball at 130ks, totally flummoxes Lait, and the length ball cannons into the middle of middle stump

Lalit Yadav b Pathirana 12 (7m 5b 3x4 0x6) SR: 240.00

19.4
4
Pathirana to Lalit Yadav, FOUR, misses the yorker as he follows him, and Lalit manages to get bat on the high full toss for four through backward square leg
19.3
4
Pathirana to Lalit Yadav, FOUR, bouncer, ramped away over backward point for four more
19.2
4
Pathirana to Lalit Yadav, FOUR, short of a length, into the ribs, pulled away off the hip for four through long leg
19.1
1
Pathirana to Aman Khan, 1 run, full and straight, struck to long-on for one
19.1
1w
Pathirana to Aman Khan, 1 wide, another wide, and Dhoni collects this by his shoe laces
19.1
1w
Pathirana to Aman Khan, 1 wide, wide length ball. Too wide. Half-volleys Dhoni. A bit of a painful take for him

Last over. Pathirana to bowl it

END OF OVER:
19 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | DC: 125/7 (43 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 6.57, RRR: 43.00)

  • Lalit Yadav0 (1b)
  • Aman Khan1 (2b)
  • Tushar Deshpande3-0-18-0
  • Matheesha Pathirana3-0-22-2
18.6
0
Deshpande to Lalit Yadav, no run, wide full toss, past the bat. Another dot
18.5
W
Deshpande to RV Patel, 1 run, OUT, he has got away with the top edge but he has been run out. Yet another slog, gets a massive top edge, which falls in no man's land behind the bowler, but Ripal is at the non-striker's end while Aman has not reacted. Moeen has a shy at the striker's, and catches him short

RV Patel run out 10 (31m 16b 0x4 0x6) SR: 62.50

18.4
1
Deshpande to Aman Khan, 1 run, slower ball, swings hard at it, gets a thick edge over short third for one
18.3
1
Deshpande to RV Patel, 1 run, full and wide, drilled straight to long-off for one
18.2
0
Deshpande to RV Patel, no run, wide yorker, just outside the blue line, but not called. DC not interested in a review
18.1
2
Deshpande to RV Patel, 2 runs, full, on-pace, sliced to deep point for two

Deshpande to bowl the 19th. They need a four a ball now

END OF OVER:
18 | 12 Runs 1 Wkt | DC: 120/6 (48 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 6.66, RRR: 24.00)

  • Aman Khan0 (1b)
  • Ripal Patel6 (12b)
  • Matheesha Pathirana3-0-22-2
  • Maheesh Theekshana2-0-16-0
17.6
4lb
Pathirana to Aman Khan, 4 leg byes, those are unlucky runs for CSK. Another wicked yorker from Pathirana, takes his toe even as he tries to save them, and then ricochets away from Dhoni for four leg-byes

Aman Khan comes in

17.5
W
Pathirana to AR Patel, OUT, lovely deception. Slower ball, 132ks, and Axar is early into it even though the length is right in the slot. It is just too good. Axar ends up checking the shot, and is caught at wide long-on

AR Patel c Rahane b Pathirana 21 (20m 12b 2x4 1x6) SR: 175.00

17.4
1
Pathirana to RV Patel, 1 run, nearly a yorker, driven down to long-on for one
17.3
1
Pathirana to AR Patel, 1 run, yorker this time, dug out down the ground for one
17.2
4
Pathirana to AR Patel, FOUR, Axar is batting beautifully here. You have to be really good to pick on a small error in length, and he lofts him over extra cover
17.2
1w
Pathirana to AR Patel, 1 wide, slides this down leg side for a wide
17.1
0
Pathirana to AR Patel, no run, nails the yorker. Just outside off. At 146ks, It should swing in, but this one swings away late, and that is why the off stump is still standing
17.1
1w
Pathirana to AR Patel, 1 wide, goes for the wide yorker, overcooks it

Twenty an over. Not against Pathirana, who is bowling with a slip

END OF OVER:
17 | 11 Runs | DC: 108/5 (60 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 6.35, RRR: 20.00)

  • Ripal Patel5 (11b)
  • Axar Patel16 (8b)
  • Maheesh Theekshana2-0-16-0
  • Matheesha Pathirana2-0-14-1
16.6
0
Theekshana to RV Patel, no run, carrom ball. Almighty slog from Ripal, and he is beaten on the outside edge. Somehow the ball misses the off stump
16.5
1
Theekshana to AR Patel, 1 run, quicker, straighter, cloffed to long-off for one
16.4
6
Theekshana to AR Patel, SIX, whatever might be happening to DC< Axar has had a superb season both with bat and ball. On this slow pitch, he has lofted a slow flighted wide ball over extra cover for a six. He gets on a knee to access it

DC 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0DA WarnerPD Salt
2nd20MR MarshPD Salt
3rd5MR MarshMK Pandey
4th59MK PandeyRR Rossouw
5th5RR RossouwRV Patel
6th27AR PatelRV Patel
7th9RV PatelAman Khan
8th15Lalit YadavAman Khan
9th0Kuldeep YadavAman Khan

Indian Premier League

TeamMWLPTNRR
GT14104200.809
CSK1485170.652
LSG1485170.284
MI148616-0.044
RR1477140.148
RCB1477140.135
KKR146812-0.239
PBKS146812-0.304
DC145910-0.808
SRH144108-0.59