Indian Premier League 2020 Match 34, Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals: As it happened

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Delhi Capitals opener Shikhar Dhawan notched up his maiden century of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to propel his side to a comfortable five-wicket triumph over Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Match 34 of the ongoing edition of the lucrative T20 tournament at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Saturday.

Chasing a decent target of 180 runs to win, Delhi Capitals lost their opener Prithvi Shaw for a duck.Dhawan then joined forces with skipper Shreyas Iyer (23) and the duo stitched a crucial stand of 68 runs for the third wicket before the latter fell victim to a Dwayne Bravo delivery.

While Marcus Stoinis (14-ball 24) and Alex Carey (4) too failed to contribute much with the bat for their side, Dhawan (58-ball 101) continued to stand strong till the end and also brought up his maiden IPL and T20 ton off just 57 deliveries to help Delhi Capitals cross the mark with a ball to spare.

Earlier, Chennai opener Faf du Plessis struck a quick-fire 58 runs besides sharing an 87-run stand for the second wicket with Shane Watson (36) to steady his side's innings after the dismissal of Sam Curran for a duck.Subsequently, Ambati Rayudu (45) and Ravindra Jadeja (33) stitched an unbeaten stand of 50 runs at the back end of the innings to guide CSK to a total of 179/4 against Delhi Capitals.

Here are the highlights:

17 October 2020

23:14 IST

CENTURY!! Delhi Capitals opener Shikhar Dhawan brings up his maiden T20 ton off just 57 deliveries. He reached the mark by picking up single on the last delivery of the penultimate over by Sam Curran. It is also maiden IPL ton for Dhawan. DC now need 17 runs off the last over. DC 163/5 (19 overs)

23:04 IST

Delhi Capitals added 20 runs off the last two overs to reduce their chase to 21 runs needing off 12 balls. Opener Shikhar Dhawan continues to stand strong at 98 and is approaching an IPL century, while Alex Carey (4) has joined him at the other end after the dismissal of Marcus Stoinis. DC 159/4 (18 overs)

22:50 IST

WICKET!! Marcus Stoinis (24) looked to hit the fourth delivery of the 16th over by Shardul Thakur towards the leg side, but ended up being caught by Ambati Rayudu at midwicket. Delhi Capitals 137/4 (15.4 overs)

22:42 IST

Marcus Stoinis (17) lofted the fourth delivery of the 13th over by Karn Sharma towards long-off for six runs before driving the very next ball over extra cover for four more runs. Shikhar Dhawan (70) smashed the second delivery of the 14th over by Dwayne Bravo over square leg for four runs.DC 118/3 (14 overs)

22:27 IST

WICKET!! Shreyas Iyer departed for 23-ball 23 after being caught at long-on by Faf du Plessis on the third delivery of the 12th over by Dwayne Bravo. Capitals now need 84 runs in 48 balls.DC 96/3 (12 overs)

22:22 IST

FIFTY!! Shikhar Dhawan has brought up a half-century off 29 deliveries. He reached the mark by driving the third ball of the 10th over from Dwayne Bravo down to long-off for one run.At the halfway mark, DC reach 76/2 against CSK.

22:07 IST

Delhi Capitals added 16 runs off the last two overs to reduce their chase to 110 runs needing off 66 balls. Dhawan (48) smashed the second ball of the ninth over by Karn Sharma over the bowler's head to long off boundary to collect four runs before he powered the very next ball through the extra cover region for another boundary.DC 70/2 (9 overs)

22:03 IST

Delhi Capitals have crossed the 50-run mark in their chase of 180 runs against the Chennai Super Kings. Shreyas Iyer (9) cleared long-on on the second ball of the sixth over by Shardul Thakur to collect six runs.Dhawan (36), on the other hand, drove the fifth ball of Thakur's over square through point to pick up four runs before smashing Ravindra Jadeja for back-to-back boundaries in the next over. DC 54/2 (7 overs)

21:49 IST

WICKET!! Deepak Chahar struck again for the CSK. Ajinkya Rahane departed cheaply for eight runs after being taken by Sam Curran at point on the first delivery of the fifth over. DC 26/2 (4.1 overs)

21:41 IST

18 runs off the last two overs for Delhi Capitals. Shikhar Dhawan (16) pulled the third delivery of the second over by Sam Curran through square leg for four runs before picking up another boundary on the fifth ball. The DC opener then played an upper-cut on the fifth ball of the next over by Deepak Chahar to clear short third man for another boundary.DC 18/1 (13 overs) 

21:28 IST

WICKET!! Opener Prithvi Shaw fell for a duck in DC's chase of CSK. Shaw departed as early as on the second ball of the very first over after handing the return catch to Deepak Chahar. DC 0/1 (1 over)

21:27 IST

Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan to begin Delhi Capital's 180-run chase against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK).Deepak Chahar to open the attack for CSK. 

21:20 IST

INNINGS BREAK!!

21:19 IST

CSK post 179/4 against DC in their stipulated 20 overs.

21:07 IST

Ambati Rayudu (44) and Ravindra Jadeja (18) added 29 runs in the last two overs. Jadeja picked up a maximum on the fifth ball of the 18th over from Tushar Deshpande  before hitting the last delivery of the next over from Rabada wide long-on for six more runs. Rayudu, on the other hand, played the pull over deep square on the third ball of the 19th over for six runs.CSK 163/4 (19 overs)

20:52 IST

WICKET!! CSK skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni failed to click with the bat yet again and fell cheaply for three runs after being caught by Alex Carey behind the stumps on the third ball of the 17th over from Anrich Nortje. CSK 134/4 (17 overs)

20:43 IST

WICKET!! Shortly after bringing up his half-century, CSK opener Faf du Plessis fell for 58 on the fourth ball of the 15th over from Kagiso Rabada after Shikhar Dhawan dove forward at long-on to take a good catch. With this, Rabada has now completed 50 wickets in IPL.CSK 112/3 (15 overs)

20:38 IST

Ambati Rayudu (14), who has come to bat at No.4 spot, swept the third delivery of 14th over by Ravi Ashwin  just over deep square for a six. With this, CSK have also crossed the 100-run mark over the Delhi Capitals. CSK 105/2 (14 overs)

20:34 IST

WICKET!! Anrich Nortje strikes to break a crucial 87-run stand between Shane Watson (36) and Faf Du Plessis (50). Watson was clean bowled by Notje on the fourth delivery of the 12th over. Meanwhile, Du Plessis has brought up a fifty off 39 deliveries. The CSK opener reached the mark by picking up a single on the third ball of the 12th over. CSK 87/2 (12 overs)

20:21 IST

Good last two overs for CSK as they added 29 runs in it. Du Plessis (49), who is approaching a fifty, pushed the second ball of the 10th over by Ravichandran Ashwin square of deep midwicket for four runs before hammering Tushar Deshpande for a six and a boundary in the next over. Watson (25), on the other hand, lifted the fourth ball of Ashwin's over past extra cover for a boundary before smacking the sixth delivery of that over back over the bowler's head for four more runs. CSK 85/1 (11 overs)

20:13 IST

Faf du Plessis and Shane Watson continue to stand strong at the crease at their respective scores of 31 and 24 as the duo has managed to take the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) past the 50-run mark against the Delhi Capitals. Watson guided the second delivery of the ninth over by Axar Patel fine of short fine to help CSK cross half-century mark with a boundary. CSK 56/1 (9 overs)

20:04 IST

14 runs off the last two overs. Faf du Plessis (26) pulled the fourth delivery of the sixth over by Kagiso Rabada into the deep midwicket fence for four runs, while Watson (16) guided the last delivery of the same over between point and short third man for a boundary.CSK ended the powerplay at 39/1--the worst in Sharjah this year. CSK 43/1 (7 overs)

19:56 IST

Shane Watson (9) has joined Faf du Plessis (19) at the crease and the duo is looking to build a partnership after losing Sam Curran for a duck. Du Plessis smashed the first ball of the fourth over from Anrich Nortje towards short fine leg for a maximum before he smashed the Delhi Capital bowler for two more boundaries. CSK 29/1 (5 overs)

19:47 IST

Kagiso Rabada bowled a maiden second over before Tushar Deshpande conceded 10 runs to CSK. Shane Watson (8) got off the mark by punching the fourth delivery of the third over between the bowler and mid-off for four runs before he lifted the last delivery of the over towards mid-wicket for another boundary. CSK 12/1 (3 overs)

19:35 IST

WICKET!! Tushar Deshpande gives breakthrough to Delhi Capitals as early as in the very first over. Sam Curran falls for a duck after being caught by Anrich Nortje at third man on the third delivery. CSK 2/1 (1 over)

19:30 IST

Sam Curran and Faf du Plessis have walked down the crease to begin CSK's innings.Tushar Deshpande to open the proceedings for Delhi Capitals.

19:11 IST

Delhi Capitals are going into the clash with an unchanged Playing XI. Meanwhile, Chennai Super Kings have made just one change in their Playing XI.  Kedar Jadhav replaces Piyush Chawla in the team. 

19:08 IST

LINEUPS: 

Delhi Capitals Playing XI: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer (c), Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey (w), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Tushar Deshpande, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje

Chennai Super Kings Playing XI: Faf du Plessis, Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (w/c), Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Dwayne Bravo, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Karn Sharma

19:07 IST

Chennai Super Kings win the toss, opt to bat against Delhi Capitals !

18:59 IST

The toss for the second IPL 2020 tie between CSK vs DC will take place shortly!