Delhi Capitals won by 7 wickets : CSK
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Delhi were one of the favourites coming into the tournament and they have just announced that over a loudspeaker tonight. Loud and clear. They started off well with the ball, lost a bit of the momentum in the middle and end but did well to stop the CSK team below 200 despite Raina, Ali and Curran going bonkers. But they didn't put a step wrong while chasing. Yes, Dhawan and Shaw did provide chances but some of the shots they played were just breathtaking. Delhi have won three on the bounce against CSK now. But if you ask Pant, he will tell you this one has been the sweetest. This is Kumar Abhisekh Das signing off on behalf of Pradeep Krishnamurthy, Akshay Maanay, Rishi Roy and Mukesh.
Prithvi Shaw: Feeling good. Everyone contributed and it was a good start (to the season). The wicket was good to bat on in the second innings and we executed quite well. From Australia when I was dropped I was working from there itself, coming back and across early, so I practised before going to Vijay Hazare with Pravin Amre and worked on that. I had a good plan before going into that tournament, so it is working quite well. I don't want to think about it (being dropped from the Indian side) because it was a disappointing moment for me but I have to move on and if something is wrong with my batting or technique, I have to improve and I am working hard on myself.
MS Dhoni | CSK (losing) captain: A lot depended on dew, and that factor played on our mind from the start and that's why we wanted to get as many runs as possible. The batters the did a good job to reach 188, because it was tacky until dew settled in 50 minutes later. We could have bowled slightly better, and if batters are hitting you over the fields, that's fair enough. The execution of the bowlers was poor and there were boundary balls that they bowled, but the bowlers will have learned and they will apply that in the future games. The opposition have half an hour in a 7:30 start, when the pitch is really tacky and the ball stops a bit, so we need to get 15-20 runs extra to be safe. If we get dew consistently, then 200 will be a must on a pitch like this. The bowlers bowled a great line when it was stopping and seaming a bit, and the openers got really good balls in which they got out and that can happen in a game like this.
Highest successful chases vs CSK
206 KXIP Abu Dhabi 2014191 KKR Chennai 2012
189 DC Mumbai 2021 *
189 KXIP Mohali 2011
189 KKR Centurion 2009
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