Zaheer Khan restricts Chennai Super Kings to paltry 119/6 against Delhi Daredevils in IPL 2015 Match 49

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) huffed and puffed their way to a moderate total against Delhi Daredevils (DD) in Match 49 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2015 at Raipur on Tuesday. Faf du Plessis and MS Dhoni scored a few valuable runs at the end, but a spectacular spell from Zaheer Khan that saw him take two for nine in four overs, and probing bowling from the other DD bowlers prevented CSK from cutting loose. Live Updates: Delhi Daredevils (DD) vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK), IPL 2015 Match 49

Dwayne Smith and Brendon McCullum were a far cry from their usual dominating selves, putting on a mere 16 in as many as six overs before McCullum scooped one from the impressive Zaheer to JP Duminy at mid off. McCullum’s agonising 11 came off 21 balls with a single boundary. Smith did not do much better, getting 18 off 24 deliveries with two fours and a six. He was rapped plumb in front by Albie Morkel. Live Scorecard: Delhi Daredevils (DD) vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK), IPL 2015 Match 49

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Suresh Raina came out looking positive, but his innings was nipped before it could cause DD any real trouble. Raina was unable to keep his drive down, and ended up hitting one from Jayant Yadav to Duminy at short cover. He scored 11 off eight balls with one boundary. His wicket united Faf du Plessis and MS Dhoni. IPL 2015 Points Table & Team Standings

The two batsmen were the most fluent ones on the day, though neither was able to reach 30. While du Plessis made a 23-ball 29, Dhoni’s 27 came off 24 balls. Morkel got du Plessis to play on after hitting three boundaries. Zaheer then came back and bowled a skilful penultimate over, accounting for Dhoni and giving nothing away. Indian Premier League (IPL) 2015: Complete coverage

Ravindra Jadeja and Pawan Negi were unable to find the middle of the bat at the end, as CSK were restricted to a nothing total. Given how DD have batted so far in the tournament, CSK will feel they have a slight hope. IPL 2015 schedule: IPL 8 match time table with venue details

Brief scores:

Chennai Super Kings 119 for 6 in 20 overs (Faf du Plessis 29, MS Dhoni 27; Zaheer Khan 2 for 9) vs Delhi Daredevils.

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(Shiamak Unwalla, a reporter with CricketCountry, is a self-confessed Sci-Fi geek and Cricket fanatic. His Twitter handle is @ShiamakUnwalla)