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)