We are all in readiness for the run chase to get underway. The Chennai players are led out to the playing field by MS Dhoni. 

... THE RUN CHASE ...

Axar Patel is up for a chat - He says that his plan was only to bowl on good lengths. Mentions that they did well to contain Chennai after the Powerplay and it's a chasable total. Informs that 150 was a par score. Says that he had a good year and wants to continue in the same vein. Tells that Ripal Patel is a good batsman and a bowler. Adds that he didn't get to bowl but he has the ability to hit big sixes.

Right then, Chennai have managed to put up 136 runs on the board which doesn't look much to be honest but you never know what might happen in this wonderful tournament. The onus is on Delhi to come out positive with the bat and chase it down if they want to snatch the top spot off Chennai. Join us after the break for the riveting run chase.

Delhi have been sensational with the ball throughout the tournament and they proved their mantle yet again. Just the five bowlers used because their main bowlers more often than not, do the job for their team. The spin-twins, Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin were brilliant and picked up three wickets between them while going for less than a run-a-ball. Kagiso Rabada was also economical though he didn't pick up a wicket. The only concerning thing was their best-performing bowlers, Anrich Nort

Chennai got off to a fast start thanks to some wayward bowling from the Delhi pacers but couldn't capitalize on it. Axar Patel came in and got rid of Faf du Plessis early. After that Gaikwad also fell and Chennai were on the back foot. Robin Uthappa and Moeen Ali started to force the issue but both of them were back in the pavilion in no time. Chennai desperately needed someone to occupy the crease in order to build a platform for the latter part of the innings. Ambati Rayudu and MS Dhoni d

Just like last night, the wicket here in Dubai proved to be difficult to bat on and we saw another comparatively low score in the first innings. Chennai end up with 136 runs and Delhi will be really pleased with that bowling display.

Avesh Khan to Ambati Rayudu, Fabulous final over from Avesh Khan! Full again, outside off. Ambati Rayudu drives it to extra cover for a single. CHENNAI FINISH WITH 136/5. 

Avesh Khan to Ambati Rayudu, Brilliant from Avesh Khan! Fuller in length, wide outside off. Ambati Rayudu only manages to squeeze it back to the bowler. 

Avesh Khan to Ravindra Jadeja, Short of a length, on leg. Ravindra Jadeja pulls it towards deep square leg for a run. 

Avesh Khan to Ambati Rayudu, Fuller in length, outside off. Ambati Rayudu eases it down to long off for a single. 

Ravindra Jadeja comes in at number 7.

Avesh Khan to Ravindra Jadeja, Back of a length, on middle. Ravindra Jadeja has a swing at it but is too early. The ball pings off his body and drops on the leg side. The batters take a leg bye. 

Avesh Khan to MS Dhoni, ! CAUGHT BEHIND! A big wicket for the young Avesh Khan. He hits the hard length, outside off. MS Dhoni has a massive mow across the line. But he gets an underedge. The ball carries through to Rishabh Pant who gobbles up a low catch diving forward. 

Anrich Nortje to Ambati Rayudu, ! Fuller in length, outside off. Ambati Rayudu slices it over point to fetch himself a boundary. He brings up his fifty as well. It is his 21st fifty in the Indian T20 League and has been a fighting knock from him so far. Can Chennai cash in and make the final over count?

Anrich Nortje to Ambati Rayudu, Short of a length, on middle. Ambati Rayudu pulls it towards cow corner for a brace. 

Anrich Nortje to MS Dhoni, Back of a length, outside off. MS Dhoni slaps it to long on for a single.

Anrich Nortje to Ambati Rayudu, Length ball, outside off. Ambati Rayudu has another swing at it. The ball goes off the inside edge towards the keeper for one. 

Anrich Nortje to Ambati Rayudu, ! What a shot! Slower delivery, back of a length, outside off. Ambati Rayudu stands tall and muscles it over deep cover for a maximum. 

Anrich Nortje to Ambati Rayudu, Fantastic yorker to start from Nortje! Outside off, Ambati Rayudu throws his bat at it but is too late. 

Anrich Nortje to bowl the penultimate over.

Avesh Khan to Ambati Rayudu, Slower delivery, outside off. Ambati Rayudu goes deep in the crease and works it towards deep square leg for a single. 

Avesh Khan to Ambati Rayudu, Full and outside off, Ambati Rayudu looks to smash it on the leg side. The ball goes off the outside edge towards third man for a couple of runs. 

Avesh Khan to Ambati Rayudu, ! BANG! A low full toss outside off, Ambati Rayudu walks across his stumps and hammers it over deep square leg for a maximum. 

Avesh Khan to Ambati Rayudu, WIDE! Short ball from Avesh Khan on middle, Ambati Rayudu charges down the track and swings but misses. Wide signaled by the umpire for height. 

Avesh Khan to Ambati Rayudu, Back of a length, outside off. Ambati Rayudu tries to dab it down to third man but misses. 

Avesh Khan to Ambati Rayudu, MISFIELD AND ! On a length outside off, Ambati Rayudu gets into the line of the ball and smashes it towards deep mid-wicket. Shikhar Dhawan runs to his left and tries to stop the ball but fails to do so. His sloppiness leads to a boundary. 

Avesh Khan to Ambati Rayudu, Short of a length, outside off. Ambati Rayudu has a wild swing at it but to no avail. 

Kagiso Rabada to MS Dhoni, Beaten! Short of a length around off, MS Dhoni looks to pull but fails to get any bat on it. Another good over from Delhi. Just 5 runs coming from it. 

Kagiso Rabada to Ambati Rayudu, On a length, outside off. Rayudu charges down the track and slashes it to deep point for a single. 

Kagiso Rabada to Ambati Rayudu, An effort ball from Rabada on middle, Ambati Rayudu makes room for himself and looks to carve it on the off side but misses. 

Kagiso Rabada to Ambati Rayudu, Short of a length again, on middle, Rayudu knocks it to mid-wicket. 

Kagiso Rabada to Ambati Rayudu, ! That will release some pressure! A full toss on middle, Ambati Rayudu smashes it straight down the ground towards long off for a boundary. 

Kagiso Rabada (3-0-16-0) to bowl out.

Kagiso Rabada to Ambati Rayudu, Short of a length, on off. Ambati Rayudu shimmies down the track and looks to heave it away but fails to connect. Pressure is piling up on Chennai now. 

Anrich Nortje to Ambati Rayudu, Length ball, outside off. Rayudu backs away and flays it to deep point for one. Just six singles from the over. 

Anrich Nortje to MS Dhoni, In the air, but safe! Short ball, on middle. MS Dhoni pulls it towards deep square leg. Didn't hit it from the middle of the bat. Shikhar Dhawan carries the ball on a bounce and the batters take a single. 

Anrich Nortje to Ambati Rayudu, Fuller in length, on middle. Ambati Rayudu pushes it straight down the ground to long on. He rotates the strike. 

Anrich Nortje to MS Dhoni, Another single! Back of a length, outside off. MS Dhoni jumps and knocks it towards deep cover for a run.

Anrich Nortje to Ambati Rayudu, On a length, outside off. Ambati Rayudu steers it through covers for a run. 

Anrich Nortje comes in to replace Kagiso Rabada.

Anrich Nortje to MS Dhoni, Good-length ball, on middle, at 142.3 kph. MS Dhoni works it to deep square leg for a single.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Ambati Rayudu, On middle, Rayudu heaves this one towards long on for a single. 

Ravichandran Ashwin to MS Dhoni, Tossed up, around off, worked to sweeper cover for one. Ashwin is done for the night too, as he ends with figures of 4-0-20-1. Really good. 

Ravichandran Ashwin to Ambati Rayudu, Good fielding from Nortje! Outside off, a touch shorter, Rayudu hangs back and slices this one towards short third man. Anrich Nortje slides to his right and makes a good stop. 

Ravichandran Ashwin (3-0-15-1) comes back in to finish his spell.

Ravichandran Ashwin to MS Dhoni, MS Dhoni prods forward to this full ball and works it to point for a quick single. 

Ravichandran Ashwin to Ambati Rayudu, Goes fuller now, on off, AR hits this through extra cover for one. 

Ravichandran Ashwin to MS Dhoni, Serves it flatter and on off, punched through covers for one. 

Kagiso Rabada to MS Dhoni, Just 3 off this over! Another good over for Delhi. Fuller in length, on middle and leg, Dhoni goes back and works this through mid on. One run. 

Kagiso Rabada to Ambati Rayudu, Short, outside off, steered to third man for one. 

Strategic Time-Out! A good phase of cricket overall but mostly for Chennai as they did not lose any wickets. Rayudu and Dhoni have steered the ship a bit but haven't been able to score freely. The two spinners of Delhi, Ashwin and Patel have kept things tight and everyone is just waiting for something to give. The game is on the edge and in the final phase of the innings, both teams will look to up the ante. Kagiso Rabada (2-0-13-0) is brought back into the attack.

Kagiso Rabada to MS Dhoni, Around off, on a good length, Dhoni pushes this to mid off and this time, decides to take him on. Shimron Hetmyer there fumbles a bit and they complete the run with ease. 

Kagiso Rabada to MS Dhoni, Straight to the man! Fullish this time, around off, Dhoni drives but finds the mid off fielder. 

Kagiso Rabada to MS Dhoni, Third dot on the trot! Chennai are finding it hard to keep the ante up. Short of a length, around off, pushed away to the point fielder. 

Kagiso Rabada to MS Dhoni, On a length, on off, Dhoni eases this to covers. 

Axar Patel to MS Dhoni, Loopy, around off, Dhoni plays this gently through covers for one. A top spell by Axar Patel comes to an end. 4-0-18-2. Wonderful. 

Axar Patel to Ambati Rayudu, Flighted, around off, Ambati pushes this to the left of the extra cover fielder for one. 

Axar Patel to Ambati Rayudu, A touch flatter, around off, Ambati looks to go back and slash it away but he misses. 

Axar Patel to MS Dhoni, On middle, MS prods forward and taps this to covers for a run. 

Axar Patel to Ambati Rayudu, Tossed up, fuller in length, outside off, driven through cover-point for a single. 

Axar Patel to MS Dhoni, Fuller, around off, milked past covers for a run. 

Avesh Khan to Ambati Rayudu, 8 from Avesh's second over! Around off, defended out. 

Avesh Khan to Ambati Rayudu, ! That's a good hit from Rayudu! Slightly slower this time, outside off on a length, Ambati Rayudu lifts this one casually over covers for a boundary. 

Avesh Khan to Ambati Rayudu, Fullish, around off, hit straight to point. 

Avesh Khan to Ambati Rayudu, Around off, hit via the inner half of the blade to mid on. 

Avesh Khan to Ambati Rayudu, ! A little bit of room outside off and Rayudu pounces on this! Shortish this time, wider outside off, flayed behind point for a boundary. 

Avesh Khan (1-0-10-0) comes back into the attack.

Avesh Khan to Ambati Rayudu, What a ripper to begin this spell! Around off, in the zone of uncertainty outside off, Ambati Rayudu looks to push but the ball shoots up after hitting the deck and whistles past his blade to Pant. 

Ravichandran Ashwin to MS Dhoni, Just 3 off this over! Floated, around off, MS blocks this one out. 

Ravichandran Ashwin to Ambati Rayudu, Another run as Ambati Rayudu works this past Axar at covers. 

Ravichandran Ashwin to MS Dhoni, Given flight, landing outside off, pushed through point for a run. 

Ravichandran Ashwin to MS Dhoni, Shortish again, outside off, worked to the cover fielder. 

Ravichandran Ashwin to Ambati Rayudu, Fullish, around off, jammed out through mid off for one. 

Ravichandran Ashwin to Ambati Rayudu, Shortish, around off, Ambati pushes this to mid-wicket. 

Axar Patel to Ambati Rayudu, Flighted ball, on middle. Ambati Rayudu eases it down to long on for a single. At the halfway mark, Chennai are 69/4.

Axar Patel to MS Dhoni, Flatter ball, outside off. MS Dhoni prods and pushes it to cover-point for a single.

Axar Patel to MS Dhoni, Full and on off, driven back to the bowler. 

Axar Patel to Ambati Rayudu, Full again, outside off. Ambati Rayudu drives it to sweeper cover for a single. 

Axar Patel to MS Dhoni, Flatter delivery, on off. MS Dhoni hangs back and punches it towards covers for one. 

Axar Patel to MS Dhoni, Full and on off, pushed back to the bowler. 

Strategic Time-Out! Chennai have just lost their fourth wicket and it hasn't been a great outing for them with the bat so far. Chennai did get off to a flier but that was due to some poor bowling, but once the Delhi bowlers hit their marks, wickets started to tumble. Chennai, who didn't lose a single wicket in the Powerplay in their last four matches, lost two today. Axar Patel has been brilliant with the ball so far and has picked up a couple of wickets with Ashwin and Nortje chipping in with

Ravichandran Ashwin to MS Dhoni, Full, on middle and leg. MS Dhoni lunges forward and pushes the ball down to long on for a single.

Ravichandran Ashwin to MS Dhoni, Loopy ball on middle and leg, MS Dhoni works it with the spin towards deep square leg for a brace. 

Ravichandran Ashwin to MS Dhoni, Tosses it up, on off. MS Dhoni pushes it towards covers. 

Ravichandran Ashwin to Robin Uthappa, ! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! The spinners are doing the trick for Delhi. Ashwin bowls a carrom ball, on middle. Robin Uthappa does not read it and gets down on one knee to slog it on the leg side. He only manages it to top edge it and the ball goes high up in the air. Rishabh Pant goes for the catch but Ravichandran Ashwin calls for it and pouches it with ease. Another one bites the dust for Chennai and are in a spot of bother now. 

Ravichandran Ashwin to Ambati Rayudu, On middle, Ambati Rayudu rocks back and works it to deep mid-wicket for one. 

Ravichandran Ashwin to Ambati Rayudu, Quicker delivery, at 97.4 kph, on off. Ambati Rayudu pushes it back to the bowler. 

Axar Patel to Ambati Rayudu, Loopy ball, on off. Ambati Rayudu pushes it to extra cover. He gets off the mark with a single. 

Ambati Rayudu walks out to bat now.

Axar Patel to Robin Uthappa, Quicker ball, on off. Robin Uthappa pushes it to mid off for a run.

Axar Patel to Moeen Ali, ! CAUGHT! Axar Patel bags his second. He bowls a flatter delivery on leg, Moeen Ali flicks it towards deep mid-wicket without any feet movement. Shreyas Iyer is present over there and settles under it to take the catch. Chennai lose their third wicket. 

Axar Patel to Robin Uthappa, Flatter ball on the pads, Robin Uthappa works it towards deep square leg for one. 

Spin from both ends now as Axar Patel (1-0-4-1) is brought back into the attack.

Axar Patel to Moeen Ali, Flatter ball, on middle. Moeen Ali whips it towards deep mid-wicket. He crosses ends. 

Axar Patel to Robin Uthappa, On off, Uthappa taps it towards covers and scampers across for a quick single. 

Ravichandran Ashwin to Robin Uthappa, Full and outside off, Uthappa works it to long on. He retains the strike by picking up a single. 8 runs from Ravichandran Ashwin's first over. 

Ravichandran Ashwin to Robin Uthappa, Floats it up around off, Robin Uthappa gets down on one knee and slogs it towards deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. 

Ravichandran Ashwin to Moeen Ali, Tosses it up nicely, on middle. Moeen Ali tucks it around the corner for a run.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Moeen Ali, On the pads, Ali tickles it to fine leg for a single. 

Ravichandran Ashwin to Robin Uthappa, Tosses it up, on middle. Robin Uthappa clips it through mid-wicket for a run.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Moeen Ali, WIDE! Loopy ball, down the leg side again. Moeen Ali looks to play it on the leg side but misses. Wide given.

Ravichandran Ashwin comes into the attack for the first time tonight.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Moeen Ali, WIDE! Floats it up, down the leg side. Moeen Ali looks to scoop but misses. Wided. 

Ravichandran Ashwin to Moeen Ali, Quicker one, on middle. Moeen Ali blocks it out on the leg side. 

Kagiso Rabada to Moeen Ali, Fuller in length, on the pads. Moeen Ali clips it in front of square on the leg side for a single. Chennai are 48/2 after the end of the Powerplay. 

Kagiso Rabada to Robin Uthappa, That was close! On a length, around off. Robin Uthappa pushes it to mid off for a quick single. Shreyas Iyer collects the ball and has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. Replay shows that a direct hit would have been curtains for Robin Uthappa. 

Kagiso Rabada to Robin Uthappa, Good-length ball, on off, angling in. Robin Uthappa looks to defend but inside-edges it on the leg side. 

Kagiso Rabada to Robin Uthappa, ! Nicely done! Length ball on leg, Robin Uthappa tickles it towards fine leg and fetches himself a boundary. 

Kagiso Rabada to Moeen Ali, Length ball on middle and leg, Moeen Ali works it to mid on for a quick single.

Kagiso Rabada to Moeen Ali, Back of a length, on middle, at 138.3 kph. Moeen Ali blocks it out right under his eyes. 

Anrich Nortje to Robin Uthappa, A touch short, outside off, Robin Uthappa takes on the pull shot and heaves it to the left of deep square leg for a couple of runs. 

Moeen Ali is the new man in.

Anrich Nortje to Robin Uthappa, On off, RU keeps this one out. 

Anrich Nortje to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! CAUGHT! The man-in-form, Ruturaj Gaikwad has been sent back here! An easy catch for Ashwin and the centurion from the last game goes back for just 13. He looked to take Nortje on, but falls in the process. Slightly short this time, around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad looks to pull this one over mid-wicket, but only mistimes this one high in the air towards mid-wicket. Ravichandran Ashwin moves across to his right and gulps this down. Both the Chennai opener

Anrich Nortje to Robin Uthappa, Good-length ball, on off, knocked to the left of mid on for a quick single. 

Anrich Nortje to Robin Uthappa, Around off, worked to the leg side. 

Anrich Nortje comes back into the attack.

Anrich Nortje to Robin Uthappa, On a shortish length, outside the off pole, Uthappa punches this one behind point and they run well to come back for the second. 

Kagiso Rabada to Robin Uthappa, 6 off this over! On a length on the pads, whipped to deep square leg for one. 

Kagiso Rabada to Robin Uthappa, On middle, pushed back to Rabada. 

Kagiso Rabada to Robin Uthappa, Fuller, around middle and leg, Robin looks to flick but misses. The ball takes the pad and goes to the leg side. An appeal for LBW but turned down. Kagiso tries to convince Pant to take the review but the skipper does not take it. Looked to be missing leg. 

Kagiso Rabada to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Back of a length, around off, guided to third man for one. 

Kagiso Rabada to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! Delightful. Such a good cricketing shot. Overpitched delivery, outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad just creams this one through mid off and gets a boundary. 

Change from both ends as Kagiso Rabada comes into the attack.

Kagiso Rabada to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Right on the money, is Rabada! Around off, on a length, Gaikwad taps it down on the deck. 

Axar Patel to Ruturaj Gaikwad, A good over from Patel comes to an end, 4 runs and a wicket off it. Around off, tossed up, eased to long off for one. 

Axar Patel to Faf du Plessis, ! TAKEN! Axar Patel strikes in his very first over and Faf du Plessis has been sent packing. The Protea found the only fielder in the deep and this is a good bowling change by Pant. Patel hurls across a shortish ball, around off, quicker too, Faf du Plessis rocks back and pumps this one towards the deep mid-wicket region. No distance on this and Shreyas Iyer in the deep, runs to his right, gets low and pouches this. 

Robin Uthappa comes in at number 3.

Axar Patel to Robin Uthappa, Robin Uthappa is underway! Around off, pushed to point for a quick run. 

Axar Patel to Faf du Plessis, Around off, floated, du Plessis checks his shot to the cover region. 

A change in the bowling straightaway. Axar Patel comes in to replace Anrich Nortje.

Axar Patel to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Another single as this is milked down to long off. 

Axar Patel to Faf du Plessis, Starts with a flatter ball, around off, pushed through covers for one. 

Avesh Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Fuller, around off, RG nudges this to the mid-wicket fielder. 10 off Khan's first one. 

Avesh Khan to Faf du Plessis, On a length, around off, swinging away, pushed to the left of point for one. 

Avesh Khan to Faf du Plessis, ! Another one. This one was asking to be hit and Faf does not miss out. Shortish, around off, it does not rise too much, Faf du Plessis camps back and then cracks this one through mid-wicket. 

Avesh Khan to Faf du Plessis, Outside off, pushed to the cover fielder this time. 

Avesh Khan to Faf du Plessis, ! SLAPPED! Faf du Plessis gets off the mark with a boundary! On a length this time, outside off, there is width offered and Faf du Plessis crunches this one behind point for a boundary. 

Avesh Khan to Faf du Plessis, WIDE. Too full, wider outside off, left alone. Wide signalled. 

Avesh Khan to Faf du Plessis, Short of a length, around off, the ball lands and shapes back in this time, Faf looks to fend this one away but misses as the ball hits his gloves and goes to the off side. Avesh goes to Faf and ensures he is okay. All good. 

Avesh Khan to steam in from the opposite end.

Anrich Nortje to Ruturaj Gaikwad, LEG BYES. An expensive start by Nortje. On the pads, on a length, Ruturaj Gaikwad looks to flick but the ball takes the pad and goes past Pant to the fine leg fence. 16 off this one. 

Anrich Nortje to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Fullish, outside off, RG looks to dig this one out but fails to do so. 

Anrich Nortje to Ruturaj Gaikwad, EDGY ! He gets a lucky boundary now but he will not care. Outside off, on a length, Ruturaj Gaikwad skips down the track and swings at this. The ball catches the outside edge and flies away to the third man fence. 

Anrich Nortje to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ruturaj Gaikwad opens his account! Around off, on a length, punched sweetly past extra cover for a couple of runs. 

Review taken by Chennai for an LBW decision. UltraEdge shows there's no bat involved. BallTracker shows that the ball was doing too much and missing leg stump. The decision is reversed and Chennai retain their review as well.

Anrich Nortje to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FIVE WIDES! A freebie and Chennai open their account. Norjte steams in and slips in a length ball down the leg side, Ruturaj Gaikwad looks to clip this but misses. Pant dives to his left but fails to stop it. The ball runs away to the ropes. 

Anrich Nortje to Ruturaj Gaikwad, WIDE. Way outside off, RG reaches out but fails to get bat on this. Wided. 

Anrich Nortje to Ruturaj Gaikwad, NOT ! The review saves Gaikwad and he does not go back this early in the game. Around off again, on a length, Ruturaj Gaikwad looks to clip this to the leg side but gets beaten as he gets pinged on the pad. An appeal and after a couple of seconds of thinking, the umpire raises his finger. It looks to be out but Faf du Plessis presses Gaikwad into taking the review. A good decision as UltraEdge shows no bat and Ball Tracker shows the ball to be missing

Anrich Nortje to Ruturaj Gaikwad, OH! What a ripper to begin. Hello, Ruturaj Gaikwad, says Nortje! Around off, on a good length, it lands and nips in wonderfully, Ruturaj Gaikwad looks to defend but the ball seams in and misses his inside edge, goes over the middle pole to Pant. 

We are ready for play. The umpires make their way out in the middle followed by the Delhi players. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis are the openers for Chennai. Anrich Nortje to get us underway with the ball.

MS Dhoni, the Chennai skipper, says that they wanted to bat first but were not too sure regarding the same as the deck feels slightly tacky. Informs that they have quite a few changes in this game as Dwayne Bravo replaces Sam Curran, Deepak Chahar comes back for KM Asif and Suresh Raina has a back injury and Robin Uthappa replaces him. Says that it is important to mentally be ready to play 3 games in 5 days but the boys are geared up for his game. Opines that finishing in the top two is imp

Chennai (Playing XI) - Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Robin Uthappa (In place of Suresh Raina), MS Dhoni (C/WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo (In place of Sam Curran), Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar (In place of KM Asif), Josh Hazlewood. 

The Delhi skipper, Rishabh Pant says that they will bowl first. Mentions that whatever they are doing, it's working for them and they will just focus on their basics. Informs that there is one change. Ripal Patel comes in for Steven Smith. Adds that it is always great learning from MS Dhoni but right now he is a rival and they will just focus on the game. 

Delhi (Playing XI) - Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (C/WK), Ripal Patel (Debut) (In place of Steven Smith), Shimron Hetmyer, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Avesh Khan. 

It's TOSS time! MS Dhoni and Rishabh Pant have made their way out into the middle. Heads is what MS calls and it falls tails. DELHI ELECT TO BOWL FIRST! 

... MATCH DAY ...

MS Dhoni vs Rishabh Pant. The old guard vs the new fire. What a clash we have on our hands today. It is the battle of one of the most prolific and iconic wicketkeepers and captains who will be facing off against one of the most exciting young players to grace the Indian game. Also, the cherry on the top of the cake is that the best and most consistent performers in the Indian T20 League lock horns. Chennai and Delhi will be brushing shoulders and this should be a very exciting clash. On that not

In terms of how this game will shape up, keeping in mind the table, luckily, for these two teams, they have nothing at stake, as they have both qualified to the playoffs and now are just playing to ensure that they finish in the top two places. A win here should, more or less, confirm their place in the top two places for sure. No pressure on the cards for these two and they will be looking to go out there, have some fun, put in their all and hopefully, win the game and add two more points to th

An interesting thing for both teams will be to see if they make a plethora of changes or if they go ahead with the same team with which they played in the last game. Steven Smith was not at his best in the last game and we might see Sam Billings make his way into the playing XI. Delhi's bowling looks really solid and it will be a surprise if they do tinker with the same. Chennai, on the other hand, suffered a blip in their last clash against Rajasthan but will be wanting to bounce back. Will Dwa

PITCH REPORT - Matthew Hayden and Simon Doull are inspecting the deck. Simon Doull says that it is the same surface that Hyderabad and Kolkata played on. Matthew Hayden opines that there is nothing wrong with the wicket but there is no great deal of spin available. Adds that the ball is coming on nicely and it's a pitch of two halves, in the first ten overs, it's nice to bat on but the surface could slow down as the innings progresses. Opines that the batters should make the most of the batting

We are all in readiness for the run chase to get underway. The Chennai players are led out to the playing field by MS Dhoni. 

... THE RUN CHASE ...

Axar Patel is up for a chat - He says that his plan was only to bowl on good lengths. Mentions that they did well to contain Chennai after the Powerplay and it's a chasable total. Informs that 150 was a par score. Says that he had a good year and wants to continue in the same vein. Tells that Ripal Patel is a good batsman and a bowler. Adds that he didn't get to bowl but he has the ability to hit big sixes.

Right then, Chennai have managed to put up 136 runs on the board which doesn't look much to be honest but you never know what might happen in this wonderful tournament. The onus is on Delhi to come out positive with the bat and chase it down if they want to snatch the top spot off Chennai. Join us after the break for the riveting run chase.

Delhi have been sensational with the ball throughout the tournament and they proved their mantle yet again. Just the five bowlers used because their main bowlers more often than not, do the job for their team. The spin-twins, Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin were brilliant and picked up three wickets between them while going for less than a run-a-ball. Kagiso Rabada was also economical though he didn't pick up a wicket. The only concerning thing was their best-performing bowlers, Anrich Nort

Chennai got off to a fast start thanks to some wayward bowling from the Delhi pacers but couldn't capitalize on it. Axar Patel came in and got rid of Faf du Plessis early. After that Gaikwad also fell and Chennai were on the back foot. Robin Uthappa and Moeen Ali started to force the issue but both of them were back in the pavilion in no time. Chennai desperately needed someone to occupy the crease in order to build a platform for the latter part of the innings. Ambati Rayudu and MS Dhoni d

Just like last night, the wicket here in Dubai proved to be difficult to bat on and we saw another comparatively low score in the first innings. Chennai end up with 136 runs and Delhi will be really pleased with that bowling display.

Avesh Khan to Ambati Rayudu, Fabulous final over from Avesh Khan! Full again, outside off. Ambati Rayudu drives it to extra cover for a single. CHENNAI FINISH WITH 136/5. 

Avesh Khan to Ambati Rayudu, Brilliant from Avesh Khan! Fuller in length, wide outside off. Ambati Rayudu only manages to squeeze it back to the bowler. 

Avesh Khan to Ravindra Jadeja, Short of a length, on leg. Ravindra Jadeja pulls it towards deep square leg for a run. 

Avesh Khan to Ambati Rayudu, Fuller in length, outside off. Ambati Rayudu eases it down to long off for a single. 

Ravindra Jadeja comes in at number 7.

Avesh Khan to Ravindra Jadeja, Back of a length, on middle. Ravindra Jadeja has a swing at it but is too early. The ball pings off his body and drops on the leg side. The batters take a leg bye. 

Avesh Khan to MS Dhoni, ! CAUGHT BEHIND! A big wicket for the young Avesh Khan. He hits the hard length, outside off. MS Dhoni has a massive mow across the line. But he gets an underedge. The ball carries through to Rishabh Pant who gobbles up a low catch diving forward. 

Anrich Nortje to Ambati Rayudu, ! Fuller in length, outside off. Ambati Rayudu slices it over point to fetch himself a boundary. He brings up his fifty as well. It is his 21st fifty in the Indian T20 League and has been a fighting knock from him so far. Can Chennai cash in and make the final over count?

Anrich Nortje to Ambati Rayudu, Short of a length, on middle. Ambati Rayudu pulls it towards cow corner for a brace. 

Anrich Nortje to MS Dhoni, Back of a length, outside off. MS Dhoni slaps it to long on for a single.

Anrich Nortje to Ambati Rayudu, Length ball, outside off. Ambati Rayudu has another swing at it. The ball goes off the inside edge towards the keeper for one. 

Anrich Nortje to Ambati Rayudu, ! What a shot! Slower delivery, back of a length, outside off. Ambati Rayudu stands tall and muscles it over deep cover for a maximum. 

Anrich Nortje to Ambati Rayudu, Fantastic yorker to start from Nortje! Outside off, Ambati Rayudu throws his bat at it but is too late. 

Anrich Nortje to bowl the penultimate over.

Avesh Khan to Ambati Rayudu, Slower delivery, outside off. Ambati Rayudu goes deep in the crease and works it towards deep square leg for a single. 

Avesh Khan to Ambati Rayudu, Full and outside off, Ambati Rayudu looks to smash it on the leg side. The ball goes off the outside edge towards third man for a couple of runs. 

Avesh Khan to Ambati Rayudu, ! BANG! A low full toss outside off, Ambati Rayudu walks across his stumps and hammers it over deep square leg for a maximum. 

Avesh Khan to Ambati Rayudu, WIDE! Short ball from Avesh Khan on middle, Ambati Rayudu charges down the track and swings but misses. Wide signaled by the umpire for height. 

Avesh Khan to Ambati Rayudu, Back of a length, outside off. Ambati Rayudu tries to dab it down to third man but misses. 

Avesh Khan to Ambati Rayudu, MISFIELD AND ! On a length outside off, Ambati Rayudu gets into the line of the ball and smashes it towards deep mid-wicket. Shikhar Dhawan runs to his left and tries to stop the ball but fails to do so. His sloppiness leads to a boundary. 

Avesh Khan to Ambati Rayudu, Short of a length, outside off. Ambati Rayudu has a wild swing at it but to no avail. 

Kagiso Rabada to MS Dhoni, Beaten! Short of a length around off, MS Dhoni looks to pull but fails to get any bat on it. Another good over from Delhi. Just 5 runs coming from it. 

Kagiso Rabada to Ambati Rayudu, On a length, outside off. Rayudu charges down the track and slashes it to deep point for a single. 

Kagiso Rabada to Ambati Rayudu, An effort ball from Rabada on middle, Ambati Rayudu makes room for himself and looks to carve it on the off side but misses. 

Kagiso Rabada to Ambati Rayudu, Short of a length again, on middle, Rayudu knocks it to mid-wicket. 

Kagiso Rabada to Ambati Rayudu, ! That will release some pressure! A full toss on middle, Ambati Rayudu smashes it straight down the ground towards long off for a boundary. 

Kagiso Rabada (3-0-16-0) to bowl out.

Kagiso Rabada to Ambati Rayudu, Short of a length, on off. Ambati Rayudu shimmies down the track and looks to heave it away but fails to connect. Pressure is piling up on Chennai now. 

Anrich Nortje to Ambati Rayudu, Length ball, outside off. Rayudu backs away and flays it to deep point for one. Just six singles from the over. 

Anrich Nortje to MS Dhoni, In the air, but safe! Short ball, on middle. MS Dhoni pulls it towards deep square leg. Didn't hit it from the middle of the bat. Shikhar Dhawan carries the ball on a bounce and the batters take a single. 

Anrich Nortje to Ambati Rayudu, Fuller in length, on middle. Ambati Rayudu pushes it straight down the ground to long on. He rotates the strike. 

Anrich Nortje to MS Dhoni, Another single! Back of a length, outside off. MS Dhoni jumps and knocks it towards deep cover for a run.

Anrich Nortje to Ambati Rayudu, On a length, outside off. Ambati Rayudu steers it through covers for a run. 

Anrich Nortje comes in to replace Kagiso Rabada.

Anrich Nortje to MS Dhoni, Good-length ball, on middle, at 142.3 kph. MS Dhoni works it to deep square leg for a single.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Ambati Rayudu, On middle, Rayudu heaves this one towards long on for a single. 

Ravichandran Ashwin to MS Dhoni, Tossed up, around off, worked to sweeper cover for one. Ashwin is done for the night too, as he ends with figures of 4-0-20-1. Really good. 

Ravichandran Ashwin to Ambati Rayudu, Good fielding from Nortje! Outside off, a touch shorter, Rayudu hangs back and slices this one towards short third man. Anrich Nortje slides to his right and makes a good stop. 

Ravichandran Ashwin (3-0-15-1) comes back in to finish his spell.

Ravichandran Ashwin to MS Dhoni, MS Dhoni prods forward to this full ball and works it to point for a quick single. 

Ravichandran Ashwin to Ambati Rayudu, Goes fuller now, on off, AR hits this through extra cover for one. 

Ravichandran Ashwin to MS Dhoni, Serves it flatter and on off, punched through covers for one. 

Kagiso Rabada to MS Dhoni, Just 3 off this over! Another good over for Delhi. Fuller in length, on middle and leg, Dhoni goes back and works this through mid on. One run. 

Kagiso Rabada to Ambati Rayudu, Short, outside off, steered to third man for one. 

Strategic Time-Out! A good phase of cricket overall but mostly for Chennai as they did not lose any wickets. Rayudu and Dhoni have steered the ship a bit but haven't been able to score freely. The two spinners of Delhi, Ashwin and Patel have kept things tight and everyone is just waiting for something to give. The game is on the edge and in the final phase of the innings, both teams will look to up the ante. Kagiso Rabada (2-0-13-0) is brought back into the attack.

Kagiso Rabada to MS Dhoni, Around off, on a good length, Dhoni pushes this to mid off and this time, decides to take him on. Shimron Hetmyer there fumbles a bit and they complete the run with ease. 

Kagiso Rabada to MS Dhoni, Straight to the man! Fullish this time, around off, Dhoni drives but finds the mid off fielder. 

Kagiso Rabada to MS Dhoni, Third dot on the trot! Chennai are finding it hard to keep the ante up. Short of a length, around off, pushed away to the point fielder. 

Kagiso Rabada to MS Dhoni, On a length, on off, Dhoni eases this to covers. 

Axar Patel to MS Dhoni, Loopy, around off, Dhoni plays this gently through covers for one. A top spell by Axar Patel comes to an end. 4-0-18-2. Wonderful. 

Axar Patel to Ambati Rayudu, Flighted, around off, Ambati pushes this to the left of the extra cover fielder for one. 

Axar Patel to Ambati Rayudu, A touch flatter, around off, Ambati looks to go back and slash it away but he misses. 

Axar Patel to MS Dhoni, On middle, MS prods forward and taps this to covers for a run. 

Axar Patel to Ambati Rayudu, Tossed up, fuller in length, outside off, driven through cover-point for a single. 

Axar Patel to MS Dhoni, Fuller, around off, milked past covers for a run. 

Avesh Khan to Ambati Rayudu, 8 from Avesh's second over! Around off, defended out. 

Avesh Khan to Ambati Rayudu, ! That's a good hit from Rayudu! Slightly slower this time, outside off on a length, Ambati Rayudu lifts this one casually over covers for a boundary. 

Avesh Khan to Ambati Rayudu, Fullish, around off, hit straight to point. 

Avesh Khan to Ambati Rayudu, Around off, hit via the inner half of the blade to mid on. 

Avesh Khan to Ambati Rayudu, ! A little bit of room outside off and Rayudu pounces on this! Shortish this time, wider outside off, flayed behind point for a boundary. 

Avesh Khan (1-0-10-0) comes back into the attack.

Avesh Khan to Ambati Rayudu, What a ripper to begin this spell! Around off, in the zone of uncertainty outside off, Ambati Rayudu looks to push but the ball shoots up after hitting the deck and whistles past his blade to Pant. 

Ravichandran Ashwin to MS Dhoni, Just 3 off this over! Floated, around off, MS blocks this one out. 

Ravichandran Ashwin to Ambati Rayudu, Another run as Ambati Rayudu works this past Axar at covers. 

Ravichandran Ashwin to MS Dhoni, Given flight, landing outside off, pushed through point for a run. 

Ravichandran Ashwin to MS Dhoni, Shortish again, outside off, worked to the cover fielder. 

Ravichandran Ashwin to Ambati Rayudu, Fullish, around off, jammed out through mid off for one. 

Ravichandran Ashwin to Ambati Rayudu, Shortish, around off, Ambati pushes this to mid-wicket. 

Axar Patel to Ambati Rayudu, Flighted ball, on middle. Ambati Rayudu eases it down to long on for a single. At the halfway mark, Chennai are 69/4.

Axar Patel to MS Dhoni, Flatter ball, outside off. MS Dhoni prods and pushes it to cover-point for a single.

Axar Patel to MS Dhoni, Full and on off, driven back to the bowler. 

Axar Patel to Ambati Rayudu, Full again, outside off. Ambati Rayudu drives it to sweeper cover for a single. 

Axar Patel to MS Dhoni, Flatter delivery, on off. MS Dhoni hangs back and punches it towards covers for one. 

Axar Patel to MS Dhoni, Full and on off, pushed back to the bowler. 

Strategic Time-Out! Chennai have just lost their fourth wicket and it hasn't been a great outing for them with the bat so far. Chennai did get off to a flier but that was due to some poor bowling, but once the Delhi bowlers hit their marks, wickets started to tumble. Chennai, who didn't lose a single wicket in the Powerplay in their last four matches, lost two today. Axar Patel has been brilliant with the ball so far and has picked up a couple of wickets with Ashwin and Nortje chipping in with

Ravichandran Ashwin to MS Dhoni, Full, on middle and leg. MS Dhoni lunges forward and pushes the ball down to long on for a single.

Ravichandran Ashwin to MS Dhoni, Loopy ball on middle and leg, MS Dhoni works it with the spin towards deep square leg for a brace. 

Ravichandran Ashwin to MS Dhoni, Tosses it up, on off. MS Dhoni pushes it towards covers. 

Ravichandran Ashwin to Robin Uthappa, ! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! The spinners are doing the trick for Delhi. Ashwin bowls a carrom ball, on middle. Robin Uthappa does not read it and gets down on one knee to slog it on the leg side. He only manages it to top edge it and the ball goes high up in the air. Rishabh Pant goes for the catch but Ravichandran Ashwin calls for it and pouches it with ease. Another one bites the dust for Chennai and are in a spot of bother now. 

Ravichandran Ashwin to Ambati Rayudu, On middle, Ambati Rayudu rocks back and works it to deep mid-wicket for one. 

Ravichandran Ashwin to Ambati Rayudu, Quicker delivery, at 97.4 kph, on off. Ambati Rayudu pushes it back to the bowler. 

Axar Patel to Ambati Rayudu, Loopy ball, on off. Ambati Rayudu pushes it to extra cover. He gets off the mark with a single. 

Ambati Rayudu walks out to bat now.

Axar Patel to Robin Uthappa, Quicker ball, on off. Robin Uthappa pushes it to mid off for a run.

Axar Patel to Moeen Ali, ! CAUGHT! Axar Patel bags his second. He bowls a flatter delivery on leg, Moeen Ali flicks it towards deep mid-wicket without any feet movement. Shreyas Iyer is present over there and settles under it to take the catch. Chennai lose their third wicket. 

Axar Patel to Robin Uthappa, Flatter ball on the pads, Robin Uthappa works it towards deep square leg for one. 

Spin from both ends now as Axar Patel (1-0-4-1) is brought back into the attack.

Axar Patel to Moeen Ali, Flatter ball, on middle. Moeen Ali whips it towards deep mid-wicket. He crosses ends. 

Axar Patel to Robin Uthappa, On off, Uthappa taps it towards covers and scampers across for a quick single. 

Ravichandran Ashwin to Robin Uthappa, Full and outside off, Uthappa works it to long on. He retains the strike by picking up a single. 8 runs from Ravichandran Ashwin's first over. 

Ravichandran Ashwin to Robin Uthappa, Floats it up around off, Robin Uthappa gets down on one knee and slogs it towards deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. 

Ravichandran Ashwin to Moeen Ali, Tosses it up nicely, on middle. Moeen Ali tucks it around the corner for a run.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Moeen Ali, On the pads, Ali tickles it to fine leg for a single. 

Ravichandran Ashwin to Robin Uthappa, Tosses it up, on middle. Robin Uthappa clips it through mid-wicket for a run.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Moeen Ali, WIDE! Loopy ball, down the leg side again. Moeen Ali looks to play it on the leg side but misses. Wide given.

Ravichandran Ashwin comes into the attack for the first time tonight.

Ravichandran Ashwin to Moeen Ali, WIDE! Floats it up, down the leg side. Moeen Ali looks to scoop but misses. Wided. 

Ravichandran Ashwin to Moeen Ali, Quicker one, on middle. Moeen Ali blocks it out on the leg side. 

Kagiso Rabada to Moeen Ali, Fuller in length, on the pads. Moeen Ali clips it in front of square on the leg side for a single. Chennai are 48/2 after the end of the Powerplay. 

Kagiso Rabada to Robin Uthappa, That was close! On a length, around off. Robin Uthappa pushes it to mid off for a quick single. Shreyas Iyer collects the ball and has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. Replay shows that a direct hit would have been curtains for Robin Uthappa. 

Kagiso Rabada to Robin Uthappa, Good-length ball, on off, angling in. Robin Uthappa looks to defend but inside-edges it on the leg side. 

Kagiso Rabada to Robin Uthappa, ! Nicely done! Length ball on leg, Robin Uthappa tickles it towards fine leg and fetches himself a boundary. 

Kagiso Rabada to Moeen Ali, Length ball on middle and leg, Moeen Ali works it to mid on for a quick single.

Kagiso Rabada to Moeen Ali, Back of a length, on middle, at 138.3 kph. Moeen Ali blocks it out right under his eyes. 

Anrich Nortje to Robin Uthappa, A touch short, outside off, Robin Uthappa takes on the pull shot and heaves it to the left of deep square leg for a couple of runs. 

Moeen Ali is the new man in.

Anrich Nortje to Robin Uthappa, On off, RU keeps this one out. 

Anrich Nortje to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! CAUGHT! The man-in-form, Ruturaj Gaikwad has been sent back here! An easy catch for Ashwin and the centurion from the last game goes back for just 13. He looked to take Nortje on, but falls in the process. Slightly short this time, around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad looks to pull this one over mid-wicket, but only mistimes this one high in the air towards mid-wicket. Ravichandran Ashwin moves across to his right and gulps this down. Both the Chennai opener

Anrich Nortje to Robin Uthappa, Good-length ball, on off, knocked to the left of mid on for a quick single. 

Anrich Nortje to Robin Uthappa, Around off, worked to the leg side. 

Anrich Nortje comes back into the attack.

Anrich Nortje to Robin Uthappa, On a shortish length, outside the off pole, Uthappa punches this one behind point and they run well to come back for the second. 

Kagiso Rabada to Robin Uthappa, 6 off this over! On a length on the pads, whipped to deep square leg for one. 

Kagiso Rabada to Robin Uthappa, On middle, pushed back to Rabada. 

Kagiso Rabada to Robin Uthappa, Fuller, around middle and leg, Robin looks to flick but misses. The ball takes the pad and goes to the leg side. An appeal for LBW but turned down. Kagiso tries to convince Pant to take the review but the skipper does not take it. Looked to be missing leg. 

Kagiso Rabada to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Back of a length, around off, guided to third man for one. 

Kagiso Rabada to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! Delightful. Such a good cricketing shot. Overpitched delivery, outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad just creams this one through mid off and gets a boundary. 

Change from both ends as Kagiso Rabada comes into the attack.

Kagiso Rabada to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Right on the money, is Rabada! Around off, on a length, Gaikwad taps it down on the deck. 

Axar Patel to Ruturaj Gaikwad, A good over from Patel comes to an end, 4 runs and a wicket off it. Around off, tossed up, eased to long off for one. 

Axar Patel to Faf du Plessis, ! TAKEN! Axar Patel strikes in his very first over and Faf du Plessis has been sent packing. The Protea found the only fielder in the deep and this is a good bowling change by Pant. Patel hurls across a shortish ball, around off, quicker too, Faf du Plessis rocks back and pumps this one towards the deep mid-wicket region. No distance on this and Shreyas Iyer in the deep, runs to his right, gets low and pouches this. 

Robin Uthappa comes in at number 3.

Axar Patel to Robin Uthappa, Robin Uthappa is underway! Around off, pushed to point for a quick run. 

Axar Patel to Faf du Plessis, Around off, floated, du Plessis checks his shot to the cover region. 

A change in the bowling straightaway. Axar Patel comes in to replace Anrich Nortje.

Axar Patel to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Another single as this is milked down to long off. 

Axar Patel to Faf du Plessis, Starts with a flatter ball, around off, pushed through covers for one. 

Avesh Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Fuller, around off, RG nudges this to the mid-wicket fielder. 10 off Khan's first one. 

Avesh Khan to Faf du Plessis, On a length, around off, swinging away, pushed to the left of point for one. 

Avesh Khan to Faf du Plessis, ! Another one. This one was asking to be hit and Faf does not miss out. Shortish, around off, it does not rise too much, Faf du Plessis camps back and then cracks this one through mid-wicket. 

Avesh Khan to Faf du Plessis, Outside off, pushed to the cover fielder this time. 

Avesh Khan to Faf du Plessis, ! SLAPPED! Faf du Plessis gets off the mark with a boundary! On a length this time, outside off, there is width offered and Faf du Plessis crunches this one behind point for a boundary. 

Avesh Khan to Faf du Plessis, WIDE. Too full, wider outside off, left alone. Wide signalled. 

Avesh Khan to Faf du Plessis, Short of a length, around off, the ball lands and shapes back in this time, Faf looks to fend this one away but misses as the ball hits his gloves and goes to the off side. Avesh goes to Faf and ensures he is okay. All good. 

Avesh Khan to steam in from the opposite end.

Anrich Nortje to Ruturaj Gaikwad, LEG BYES. An expensive start by Nortje. On the pads, on a length, Ruturaj Gaikwad looks to flick but the ball takes the pad and goes past Pant to the fine leg fence. 16 off this one. 

Anrich Nortje to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Fullish, outside off, RG looks to dig this one out but fails to do so. 

Anrich Nortje to Ruturaj Gaikwad, EDGY ! He gets a lucky boundary now but he will not care. Outside off, on a length, Ruturaj Gaikwad skips down the track and swings at this. The ball catches the outside edge and flies away to the third man fence. 

Anrich Nortje to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ruturaj Gaikwad opens his account! Around off, on a length, punched sweetly past extra cover for a couple of runs. 

Review taken by Chennai for an LBW decision. UltraEdge shows there's no bat involved. BallTracker shows that the ball was doing too much and missing leg stump. The decision is reversed and Chennai retain their review as well.

Anrich Nortje to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FIVE WIDES! A freebie and Chennai open their account. Norjte steams in and slips in a length ball down the leg side, Ruturaj Gaikwad looks to clip this but misses. Pant dives to his left but fails to stop it. The ball runs away to the ropes. 

Anrich Nortje to Ruturaj Gaikwad, WIDE. Way outside off, RG reaches out but fails to get bat on this. Wided. 

Anrich Nortje to Ruturaj Gaikwad, NOT ! The review saves Gaikwad and he does not go back this early in the game. Around off again, on a length, Ruturaj Gaikwad looks to clip this to the leg side but gets beaten as he gets pinged on the pad. An appeal and after a couple of seconds of thinking, the umpire raises his finger. It looks to be out but Faf du Plessis presses Gaikwad into taking the review. A good decision as UltraEdge shows no bat and Ball Tracker shows the ball to be missing

Anrich Nortje to Ruturaj Gaikwad, OH! What a ripper to begin. Hello, Ruturaj Gaikwad, says Nortje! Around off, on a good length, it lands and nips in wonderfully, Ruturaj Gaikwad looks to defend but the ball seams in and misses his inside edge, goes over the middle pole to Pant. 

We are ready for play. The umpires make their way out in the middle followed by the Delhi players. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis are the openers for Chennai. Anrich Nortje to get us underway with the ball.

MS Dhoni, the Chennai skipper, says that they wanted to bat first but were not too sure regarding the same as the deck feels slightly tacky. Informs that they have quite a few changes in this game as Dwayne Bravo replaces Sam Curran, Deepak Chahar comes back for KM Asif and Suresh Raina has a back injury and Robin Uthappa replaces him. Says that it is important to mentally be ready to play 3 games in 5 days but the boys are geared up for his game. Opines that finishing in the top two is imp

Chennai (Playing XI) - Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Robin Uthappa (In place of Suresh Raina), MS Dhoni (C/WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo (In place of Sam Curran), Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar (In place of KM Asif), Josh Hazlewood. 

The Delhi skipper, Rishabh Pant says that they will bowl first. Mentions that whatever they are doing, it's working for them and they will just focus on their basics. Informs that there is one change. Ripal Patel comes in for Steven Smith. Adds that it is always great learning from MS Dhoni but right now he is a rival and they will just focus on the game. 

Delhi (Playing XI) - Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (C/WK), Ripal Patel (Debut) (In place of Steven Smith), Shimron Hetmyer, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Avesh Khan. 

It's TOSS time! MS Dhoni and Rishabh Pant have made their way out into the middle. Heads is what MS calls and it falls tails. DELHI ELECT TO BOWL FIRST! 

... MATCH DAY ...

MS Dhoni vs Rishabh Pant. The old guard vs the new fire. What a clash we have on our hands today. It is the battle of one of the most prolific and iconic wicketkeepers and captains who will be facing off against one of the most exciting young players to grace the Indian game. Also, the cherry on the top of the cake is that the best and most consistent performers in the Indian T20 League lock horns. Chennai and Delhi will be brushing shoulders and this should be a very exciting clash. On that not

In terms of how this game will shape up, keeping in mind the table, luckily, for these two teams, they have nothing at stake, as they have both qualified to the playoffs and now are just playing to ensure that they finish in the top two places. A win here should, more or less, confirm their place in the top two places for sure. No pressure on the cards for these two and they will be looking to go out there, have some fun, put in their all and hopefully, win the game and add two more points to th

An interesting thing for both teams will be to see if they make a plethora of changes or if they go ahead with the same team with which they played in the last game. Steven Smith was not at his best in the last game and we might see Sam Billings make his way into the playing XI. Delhi's bowling looks really solid and it will be a surprise if they do tinker with the same. Chennai, on the other hand, suffered a blip in their last clash against Rajasthan but will be wanting to bounce back. Will Dwa

PITCH REPORT - Matthew Hayden and Simon Doull are inspecting the deck. Simon Doull says that it is the same surface that Hyderabad and Kolkata played on. Matthew Hayden opines that there is nothing wrong with the wicket but there is no great deal of spin available. Adds that the ball is coming on nicely and it's a pitch of two halves, in the first ten overs, it's nice to bat on but the surface could slow down as the innings progresses. Opines that the batters should make the most of the batting