Chasing 148 for victory, Chennai rode on a 81-run opening stand between Du Plessis and Watson to achieve their target with an over to spare in the second qualifier in Visakhapatnam.
Sent into bat, Delhi Capitals made a shaky start with Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan adding 21 runs in 2.3 overs. Deepak Chahar's LBW appeal against Shaw was turned down by the umpire but MS Dhoni got his review bang on and the opener had to depart. (BCCI Image)
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Capitals struggle to get going
Dhawan was the next to depart, caught by Dhoni off Harbhajan, before Colin Munro slog swept Ravindra Jadeja to Dwayne Bravo at deep square leg.. (BCCI Image)
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150 for Harbhajan
Harbhajan was not done there. He returned for his second spell and picked up the wicket of Sherfaine Rutherford to become just the fourth bowler to 150 wickets in the IPL. He joins Lasith Malinga, Amit Mishra and Piyush Chawla in the list. (BCCI Image)
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Bravo rattles Paul
To make matters worse for Delhi, their lower middle order showed no resistance. Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer tready to stead but fell after starts. Bravo returned to clean up Keemo Paul with a vicious delivery which was full, straight and thudded onto Paul's leg stump. (BCCI Image)
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Delhi's tail to the rescue
A few lusty blows towards the end from Delhi's tailenders lifted the total to 147 for 7. Amit Mishra played a scoop shot for a four while Trent Boult smoked a six off Jadeja in the final over. However, it was Ishant Sharma's unbeaten 10 off two - a six and a four - which took the Capitals near 150. (BCCI Image)
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Comedy of errors
The Capitals could have added either Shane Watson or Fad du Plessis in the first over itself after a comedy or error unfolded. A horrible piece of calling between the two batsman gave Delhi a golden chance to strike early but they missed two run-out chances off the same ball and offered the batsmen life. (BCCI Image)
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Faf sets the tempo
Du Plessis was the aggressor among the duo, scoring 50 off 39 balls with the help of seven boundaries and one six while Watson played the second fiddle initially. But just after notching up his 12th IPL fifty, du Plessis departed while going for a big shot over deep square-leg off Trent Boult (1/20), only to be caught by Paul. (BCCI Image)
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And then Watson takes over
After Du Plessis' dismissal, Watson took the centrestage and struck Paul for one four and three sixes to pile up 25 runs off the 12th over and also registered his half-century off 31 balls in the process. He looked in a hurry to finish off the chase and that eventually led to his downfall, caught by Boult off Amit Mishra (1/21) in the second ball of the next over. (BCCI Image)
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Delhi keep fighting
Suresh Raina (11) and skipper Dhoni (9) got out cheaply, but Ambati Rayudu (20 not out) remained at the crease to ensure a comfortable win for the three-time champions. (BCCI Image)
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Another Mumbai-Chennai showdown
The six-wicket win allowed CSK to enter their eighth IPL final across 10 seasons, where they will face arch-rivals Mumbai Indians for the four time. MI and CSK have battled three times in IPL's summit clash with MI leading 2-1. (BCCI Image)
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