Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals Match Highlights & Results

That is all we have from this game but the action continues on Monday, the 9th of May. It is a clash between Mumbai and Kolkata at the DY Patil Stadium and with Mumbai's season all over, it could be a decisive game for Kolkata as well. That match will begin at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT) but our build-up will begin much sooner. Do join us then, goodbye and cheers!

Devon Conway is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his sensational knock of 87 runs off 49 balls. Conway says that the thought process was to keep things simple, and just to keep communicating with Ruturaj. With Michael Hussey, he had discussed how the surface would be and which bowlers he could target. Mentions that he is happy to build that partnership with Ruturaj, this is the second time they have put 100 runs together and he is happy to bat with him. Informs that in his previous game he swept a lot and got out, but Dhoni told him to sweep less since the opposition bowlers will be bowling full deliveries, so he decide to use his feet and it worked for him.

MS Dhoni, the skipper of Chennai says that a big victory helps and hopes it came a bit sooner but it's never too late. Adds that the batters did well and it was a toss where you wanted to chase but you also felt like to just get out there and get runs and mentions that everyone contributed and the runs on the board always help. Mentions that both Simarjeet Singh and Mukesh Choudhary have matured a bit and sometimes it takes a few games and what is important is the ability but it all comes down to game sense and choosing which delivery to bowl when. On being asked about his batting performance, Dhoni laughs and says that he does not generally prefer going hard from the outset. Adds that he had a look at the first ball but with just a few deliveries to go, decided to go hard. Also mentions that quick runs down the order have been an issue for Chennai but thankfully that was not the case in this game. On being asked about still having a chance to qualify, MS says that he isn't a fan of maths but admits that they do have a chance but the most important thing is to enjoy and get their combination right and prepare for the next season, if they do qualify then all well and good.

The presentation ceremony...

Delhi skipper, Rishabh Pant says the opposition outplayed them in all the departments, and the only way is to look forward, they have three games remaining and if they win they have chances of qualifying. Mentions that there are covid cases in their camp but they are not using that as an excuse and they want to give their 100 percent. Adds that the only thing they can do is be positive and that will be the chat in the dressing room as well, that they need to be in a good frame of mind. Stay tuned for the presentation ceremony...

Moeen Ali is down for a chat. He says it's a great win for them and to win against a very good side feels good. Mentions that it was a good score and at one point they were looking for 210 and 215 but in the end, they got over the 200-run mark which was good and also the pitch assisted spin which was great as well. States that he has changed his action a bit which seems to be working, he is trying to turn the ball more, and even if he gets hit that's okay. Concludes by saying that they have an amazing fanbase and he is thrilled to see that.

Earlier in the game Delhi were poor with the ball apart from another strong showing by Khaleel Ahmed but it was really the openers of Chennai who completely took the game away from Delhi with a 100 plus stand and Conway ended up with a big score. The rest of the batters kept their foot on the gas and even with wickets falling, they did get over the 200-run mark which was always a daunting total to chase down. The win was set-up nicely in the first half and their bowlers followed it up by bundling out the opposition for a low score. Stay tuned for a few interviews...

Chennai might have had a poor season but the reigning champions have shown signs of a champion side and it was a testament that they have enough match-winners in the side. Simarjeet Singh gave them the perfect start with the ball and Maheesh Theekshana yet again in the Powerplay provided a breakthrough that too of David Warner. It was then the introduction of Moeen Ali that changed the game completely as the Delhi batters tried to take him on but they just kept on perishing. Once the experienced batters fell, Chennai just never let the opposition change gears and ended up winning the match comprehensively.

Oh, Delhi! What a day they have had! They had to deal with the covid crisis yet again but were able to get out and play. It sure is difficult for any side to deal with the pressure of winning matches and with off-field issues at the same time. They were below par with the ball but even after losing Warner early in the chase, they were in a promising position at 71/2 at the end of 7 overs with experienced players like Rishabh Pant and Mitchell Marsh at the crease. Marsh fell and after that it was just a slump as the score soon became 99/8. Shardul Thakur and Kuldeep Yadav did play out a few overs but it all ended pretty quickly and Delhi now have a mountain to climb if they want to make it through to the playoffs.

Chennai have put on a commanding performance in the game with both the bat and with ball to get a huge win, a win big enough to get them out of the bottom two. As for Delhi their trend of not being able to get back-to-back wins continues and they have been dealt a huge blow in their race of making it to the playoffs.

OUT! KNOCKED HIM OVER! A beauty of a delivery by Dwayne Bravo! He finishes things off in style! A slower dipping yorker, around middle. Khaleel Ahmed hangs back and tries to block this but he fails to get his bat down in time and the ball sneaks under his bat and knocks the stumps. Chennai win by 91 runs!

Khaleel Ahmed is the last man in for Delhi.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Shardul Thakur departs after a cameo. Dwayne Bravo picks up a wicket in the game as well. A bit unlucky for Shardul Thakur here! A length ball, down the leg side. Shardul Thakur looks to flick this but he gets an inside edge back to the keeper. MS Dhoni grabs it safely diving to his left and Chennai are one wicket away from victory.

FOUR! This is much better! A length ball, outside off. Shardul Thakur slaps this over cover-point for a boundary.

FOUR! Wow! Wonderful shot! A shorter ball, outside off. Shardul Thakur leans back and guides it towards deep point for a boundary.

Dwayne Bravo comes back in to replace Simarjeet Singh.

Back of a length, around off. Anrich Nortje blocks it out solidly.

Tad shorter ball, around middle. Anrich Nortje manages to get an inside edge back onto his pads.

Shorter ball, around middle and off. Anrich Nortje blocks it towards cover off the back foot.

Full, outside off. Shardul Thakur knocks it to long off and takes a single.

SIX! BANG! A loopy ball, fuller, outside off. Shardul Thakur gets down on his knee and smashes it high over long on for a biggie.

Shorter, flatter, around middle and leg. Shardul Thakur flicks it towards mid-wicket.

On a length, around middle. Anrich Nortje pushes it back to the bowler.

Fuller now, outside off. Shardul Thakur strokes it down to long off and takes a single.

Direct-hit, and Anrich Nortje would have been on his way back! Another shorter ball, around off. Anrich Nortje taps is towards point. He leaves his crease late. Robin Uthappa collects the ball and has a shy at the non-striker's end but he misses. Single taken a the end

Back of a length, outside off. Anrich Nortje taps it towards point.

Wide! Very short on this occasion, around middle and leg. Anrich Nortje ducks under it and leaves it alone. Wide called for height!

Strategic break! Well, the middle phase was a crucial one and Chennai have dominated it completely. Delhi have been ousted and will be very disappointed with this batting display. Chennai now need a couple of wickets to seal a big victory and hand Delhi their sixth defeat of the campaign. Also, Anrich Nortje comes out to bat at number 10.

OUT! TAKEN! Kuldeep Yadav finally decides to go for it but he perishes. Simarjeet Singh picks up his second wicket of the match and Delhi are eight down. Simarjeet Singh drops it short, outside off. Kuldeep Yadav looks to pull this but the ball goes off the splice of the bat towards point. Robin Uthappa is perfectly stationed there and he takes a dolly.

A shorter ball, width on offer. Kuldeep Yadav pushes it towards the fielder at cover.

Simarjeet Singh comes back to bowl.

On the pads, flicked away down to fine leg for a single.

Drifted onto the pads, nudged away 'round the corner for a single.

Full and on off, driven straight towards mid off.

What a chance for another wicket but Maheesh Theekshana has spilled it. On middle, worked through mid-wicket and there's never two there. The batters however do push for it and the throw from Choudhary is a bit wide. Theekshana fails to collect the ball while Yadav is halfway down the track and the batters do get two in the end.

Around off, Thakur looks to go big but checks his shot in the end.

Leg bye! This is pushed through on the pads, Yadav looks to get a tickle but the ball goes off the pads towards short fine leg. They scamper through for a leg bye.

Angled into middle and leg, Yadav knocks it down the ground and picks up a single.

Slower through the air and on off stump. Yadav keeps it out on the off side.

Just a bit shorter, on middle, Thakur tucks it 'round the corner for one more.

On middle and leg, swept away hard and towards deep square leg for a single.

Kuldeep Yadav steps down the track and Ali just fires it in. Yadav checks his shot and defends it out.

In-drifter, on middle. Yadav blocks it out.

Full and straight, pushed down to long on for a single.

Around leg stump, nudged away towards short mid-wicket.

A yorker-length delivery, on off. Thakur digs it out towards mid-wicket and picks up a run.

Bravo angles it in from outside off and Thakur punches it to the left of the bowler. Bravo springs to that side and makes the stop, good fielding.

Fuller in length and around off, Kuldeep Yadav drives it down to deep extra cover for a single.

WIDE! Attempted bumper from Bravo, over leg stump but it is just a bit too short. Wide called.

Leg bye! This is angled onto the pads, Thakur looks to flick it away but gets it off the pads towards square leg. They pick up a leg bye.

Dwayne Bravo is back on! He went for 12 runs in his first over!

Moeen Ali holds it back a bit and bowls it on middle. Yadav strides out to make the block.

This is angled into middle, Yadav pushes it back to the bowler.

On off, defended towards covers.

Around off, Kuldeep Yadav tries to be cheeky as he attempts the reverse paddle but edges it just past the man at first slip.

Around middle and leg, turned past square leg for a single.

On a length, on middle, Thakur pushes it towards mid on.

A length ball, on the stumps. Yadav keeps it out.

Kuldeep Yadav walks out to bat.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Rovman Powell departs and Delhi are now staring down the barrel! Just a regular length ball, slanted across the off pole but is a bit wide. Powell goes chasing after it and ends up getting an outside edge. MS Dhoni takes a dolly of a catch behind the stumps and Mukesh Choudhary strikes twice in the over.

This is outside off, Thakur has a slash at it. The ball goes quickly towards the third man fence but Simarjeet Singh does well to slide to his left and keep it down to a single.

On a good length, over middle. Powell gets it off the higher part of the bat back over the bowler's head for a single.

This is slanted across off, Thakur plays it through cover-point for a single.

Shardul Thakur walks out to bat now.

OUT! Cleaned up! Gem of a delivery from Mukesh Choudhary and Axar Patel is left in disbelief! Choudhary comes from over the wicket and just hits the perfect length around off. The ball nips back in sharply off the surface and goes through bat and pad to hit the top of middle stump. Axar tries to play all around a straight ball and pays the ultimate price. What a collapse this has been from Delhi! They have gone from 71/2 to now 82/6!

Mukesh Choudhary (2-0-19-0) is back on.

Shorter, around middle and off. Axar Patel knocks it down to long off and takes a single.

Lovely delivery! Tosses it up, full, spinning away, outside off. Axar Patel leans to drive this but he gets beaten on the outside edge.

Axar Patel walks in with Delhi in a spot of real bother.

OUT! TAKEN! Another one bites the dust! Delhi are falling apart here! Moeen Ali grabs his third wicket and Delhi have lost half their side now. Another tossed up ball, full, around middle and off. Ripal Patel looks to go big once again. He gets down on his knee and slog-sweeps it, but the ball goes off the top edge this time. It flies high towards deep mid-wicket and Devon Conway there pouches it safely. Delhi are in all sorts of trouble!

SIX! BANG! Ripal Patel on the charge straightaway! A loopy ball, around middle. Ripal Patel gets down on his knee and slog-sweeps it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Fuller ball, around middle. Ripal Patel leans forward and defends it out.

Ripal Patel is the new man in.

OUT! CHOPPED ON! A huge wicket for Chennai! It's Moeen Ali who strikes once again. Delhi are in a spot of bother now. Touch shorter from round the wicket, spinning away a tad, around off. Rishabh Pant makes room and tries to cut this away but he gets an under edge back onto the stumps. He cannot believe it! He stands in disbelief!

Fuller, outside off. Rovman Powell drives it towards cover.

Back of a length, quicker, outside off. Rovman Powell blocks it out towards cover.

Shorter ball, spinning away, outside off. Rovman Powell pushes it towards cover.

A low full toss, around middle. Rishabh Pant knocks it towards long on for a single.

Shorter, outside off, tad quicker. Rishabh Pant hangs back and cuts it towards point.

Much straighter from Maheesh Theeksha, flatter ball, on middle. Rovman Powell works it away towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Maheesh Theekshana (1-0-16-1) is brought back into the attack.

Shorter now, around middle. Rovman Powell pulls it towards deep square leg for a single. He gets off the mark.

Fuller now, around middle. Rovman Powell blocks it out.

Quicker, flatter, around middle. Rovman Powell flicks it to mid-wicket.

Rovman Powell walks in at number 5.

OUT! CAUGHT! Moeen Ali strikes in his first over and he gets rid off Mitchell Marsh now! Tosses up delivery, outside off, full in length. Mitchell Marsh smashes this high into the night sky. But the ball goes off the toe end and goes towards long on. Ruturaj Gaikwad there takes a sharp catch. Delhi needs a partnership now!

Much shorter now from over the wicket, around off. Mitchell Marsh pushes it towards cover.

Moeen Ali begins with a fuller ball from 'round the wicket, around middle. Rishabh Pant sweeps it towards deep square leg for a single.

Strategic break! Delhi have lost a couple of wickets including that of David Warner which is a big miss for them but Rishabh Pant and Mitchell Marsh have kept the scoring rate high. These two now hold the key and will look to put on a substantial partnership before the big hitters down the order can come into play. Chennai have a lot of runs on board and know that the opposition will have to go hard and they will look to use this to pick up wickets and pile on the pressure. A crucial middle phase of the chase awaits. 138 needed now off 78 balls. Also, Moeen Ali is introduced into the attack now.

Well bowled! Good ball to finish the over! A yorker-length delivery, outside off. Mitchell Marsh misses this as he tries to dig this one out. 12 runs off Dwayne Bravo's first over!

FOUR! Sweetly timed! Top shot by Mitchell Marsh! A length ball, outside off, no pace again on that one. Mitchell Marsh drives it on the up through cover for a boundary.

Another slower ball, a low full toss. Rishabh Pant lifts it straight down the ground. Just a single taken.

An off-pace delivery, tad fuller, down leg. Rishabh Pant skips down the pitch and whips it wide of long on. They pick up two runs!

On a length, outside off. Mitchell Marsh pushes it towards extra-cover for a single.

FOUR! One bounce and into the fence! Dwayne Bravo begins with a fuller ball, darting it on the pads. Mitchell Marsh flicks it aerially towards deep mid-wicket. Shivam Dube runs to his left, but the ball goes just away from him and into the fence for a four.

FOUR! Crunched! Another shorter ball, around middle and off. Rishabh Pant swivels and pulls it towards deep square leg for a boundary. Delhi are 59 for 2 at the end of the Powerplay!

Marginally short, around middle. Mitchell Marsh miscues his pull shot through mid-wicket for a single.

Back of a length, around middle. Mitchell Marsh pulls and finds the fielder at square leg. Three dots in a row now after that six.

Good change of pace now! A length ball, outside off, at around 111 clicks. Mitchell Marsh taps it towards cover-point.

Beaten! Much shorter now, outside off. Mitchell Marsh looks to have a push at it but he misses.