IPL 2020, Match 7: Delhi register two wins in two games

IPL 2020, Match 7, Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals - Delhi Capitals won by 44 runs

Friday, Sep 25, 2020, Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

Young Shreyas Iyer-led  Delhi Capitals thumped Chennai Super Kings by a good margin of 44 runs to register their second victory in as many games. Good opening partnership coupled with disciplined bowling performance helped Delhi to defeat the three-time IPL champions Chennai in this game!

After being sent into bat first, openers - Prithvi Shaw (64 off 43) and Shikhar Dhawan (35 off 27) - gave Delhi a solid start with a 94-run opening partnership. Shreyas Iyer (26 off 22) and Rishabh Pant (37 off 25) provided valuable support during the death overs. Delhi scored 88 runs from the first 10 overs and 87 runs from the remaining 10 overs to finish with 175/3 in 20 overs.

DC celebrating the wicket of Shane Watson. Image Credits: Saikat Das / Sportzpics for BCCI

Josh Hazlewood who replaced Lungi Ngidi in the playing XI returned bowing figures of 0/28 in his 4 overs. This was pretty much a decent performance for a pace bowler! On the other hand, CSK spinners went for plenty once again as Piyush Chawla (2/33) and Ravindra Jadeja (0/44) collectively conceded 77 runs from their quota of 8 overs.

CSK opener Murali Vijay once again put on a forgettable show with the bat scoring just 10 runs off the 15 deliveries he faced. The 54-run fourth wicket partnership between Faf du Plessis (43 off 35) and Kedar Jadhav (26 off 21) shepherded the chase for a while but Chennai couldn't get anywhere near to the target! In the end, they lost the game by a good margin of 44 runs.

Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje picked up 5 wickets between them and conceded just 47 runs from their 8 overs. DC opener Prithvi Shaw has been adjudged as the 'Player of the Match' for his superb half-century that helped them post a match-winning total on the board.

Brief Scores: Delhi Capitals - 175/3 in 20 overs (Prithvi Shaw - 64, Rishabh Pant - 37, Piyush Chawla - 2/33, Sam Curran - 1/27) defeated Chennai Super Kings - 131/7 in 20 overs (Faf du Plessis - 43, Kedar Jadhav - 26, Kagiso Rabada - 3/26, Anrich Nortje - 2/21) by a margin of 44 runs