Chennai Super Kings Vs Delhi Daredevils Live Cricket Score - Live Score 2nd T20 Match - Commentary

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Chennai won by 1 run | Chennai Super Kings Vs Delhi Daredevils Live Score 2nd T20 Match

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Mishra: 'We are very happy to restrict them to 150. It's very important to bowl well in the middle overs. We tried to bowl as many dot balls as possible and we are very happy with our performance. The wicket is on the slower side but it is still good for batting. I think we have the batters to chase this down.'
MS Dhoni looked to up the ante in the end overs. However, Dhoni struggled for timing and placement before launching Coulter-Nile for a couple of amazing sixes in the final over. The Delhi camp would be pleased with the way their bowlers stepped up to pull the batting side back after Smith and du Plessis had threatened to take Chennai to a massive score. The fielding too was sharp. The track is on the slower side, but Delhi's batsmen should back themselves to chase down this target.
Despite vital contributions from Dwayne Smith and Faf du Plessis, Chennai ended up with a below par total. Delhi started well as Nathan Coulter-Nile took the key wickets of Brendon McCullum and Suresh Raina. Imran Tahir made his presence felt by bowling parsimoniously and was rewarded with the scalp of Smith. Amit Mishra backed up Tahir with a fine spell.
End of over 20 ( 16 Runs )CHN 150/7 150 runs for CHN 19.6Nathan Coulter-Nile to Mohit Sharma. 2 runs, full and outside off stump, Mohit drives well, but the man at sweeper runs to his left, slides and saves two
Mohit Sharma, right handed bat, comes to the crease
3 wickets for Nathan Coulter-Nile. Nathan Coulter-Nile is on a roll. 19.5Nathan Coulter-Nile to MS Dhoni. out Caught by M Agarwal!! Short ball from round the wicket. Dhoni tries to pull, plays more of a tennis smash, the ball goes off the bottom of the bat and goes high up in the air, mid-off settles under it and takes it cleanly. Those two sixes from Dhoni could prove crucial! Dhoni c M Agarwal b Coulter-Nile 30(27) [4s-1 6s-2]
30 runs for MS Dhoni 19.4Nathan Coulter-Nile to MS Dhoni. SIX, that's a one-handed hit from Dhoni. Full and in the slot, Dhoni goes for the loft, loses his bottom hand grip but the bat swing was very fast and it cleared long-on comfortably
19.3Nathan Coulter-Nile to MS Dhoni. SIX, this is a ridiculous shot from MSD. Short of a length delivery outside off stump, Dhoni was trying to pull, but he ends up slicing it, he wasn't in control but it sailed all the way over backward point. Remember the shot Maxwell hit in the World Cup against Pakistan?
Third man is in. In fact, all four on the off-side are inside the ring
19.2Nathan Coulter-Nile to Ravichandran Ashwin. 1 run, Ashwin backs away but Coulter-Nile follows him with a yorker, the batsman digs it out to long-on
19.1Nathan Coulter-Nile to MS Dhoni. 1 run, Dhoni swings hard but only hits it on the bounce to long-on. He wanted to go over mid-wicket, but he hit it very straight
This is the best over for CHN in 6 overs.
End of over 19 ( 9 Runs )CHN 134/6 18.6Imran Tahir to Ravichandran Ashwin. 2 runs, easily worked away wide of long-on for a couple of runs
18.5Imran Tahir to MS Dhoni. 1 run, Tahir bowls this wide outside off stump, Dhoni reaches and carves this over extra-cover, long-off moves to his left and tidies up, Dhoni wanted two but Ashwin sent him back. Dhoni wasn't impressed
18.4Imran Tahir to Ravichandran Ashwin. 1 run, fires this full and outside off stump, Ashwin works it to long-on
18.3Imran Tahir to Ravichandran Ashwin. 2 runs, tossed up outside off stump, Ashwin lofts it over extra-cover, no one in the deep and they get two
18.2Imran Tahir to Ravichandran Ashwin. 2 runs, Ashwin gives the charge and nudges the googly into the vacant mid-wicket region, Dhoni almost reluctantly returns for the second run
18.1Imran Tahir to MS Dhoni. 1 run, Dhoni charges down the track but can only drill it straight to long-on
Imran Tahir [3.0-0-18-1] is back into the attack
End of over 18 ( 5 Runs )CHN 125/6 17.6Nathan Coulter-Nile to Ravichandran Ashwin. FOUR, as always, Ashwin makes use of the pace on the ball. Short and wide outside off stump, Ashwin walks across the stumps and guides it past backward point and beats Tahir's chase at third man
17.5Nathan Coulter-Nile to MS Dhoni. leg byes, 1 run, slower delivery down the leg-side, Dhoni tries to tickle it fine but the ball rolls to short fine leg off the thigh pad
17.4Nathan Coulter-Nile to MS Dhoni. no run, pacy bumper, Dhoni misses the hook, the keeper appeals, it was down the leg side but not called a wide
17.3Nathan Coulter-Nile to MS Dhoni. no run, very full, Dhoni mistimes the flick to mid-wicket
17.2Nathan Coulter-Nile to MS Dhoni. no run, Dhoni drives hard but picks out the man at mid-off. The change of pace from Coulter-Nile, Dhoni hit it well but straight to the fielder
17.1Nathan Coulter-Nile to MS Dhoni. no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Dhoni goes early into the pull and mistimes it to mid-wicket
Nathan Coulter-Nile [2.0-0-10-2] is back into the attack
End of over 17 ( 1 Runs )CHN 120/6 16.6Domnic Joseph to Ravichandran Ashwin. no run, Ashwin mistimes the pull into the on-side. Brilliant over from Joseph. Just one run off it and the big wicket of Bravo
16.5Domnic Joseph to Ravichandran Ashwin. no run, short of length delivery just outside off stump, Ashwin pushes it towards mid-on
Ravichandran Ashwin, right handed bat, comes to the crease
16.4Domnic Joseph to Dwayne Bravo. out Lbw!! Huge shout for LBW, umpire takes a long look and raises his finger. That looked absolutely plumb. Short of a length delivery on the stumps, probably the ball kept a bit low, Bravo jumped and tries to flick, missed and got hit above the knee roll, but the lack of bounce meant it was crashing into middle and leg. Timely wicket for DEL, Bravo could have got some quick runs at the end. Dwayne Bravo lbw b Joseph 1(3)
16.3Domnic Joseph to MS Dhoni. 1 run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Dhoni guides it to the left of backward point and sets off, Yuvraj Singh has a shy at the striker's end but misses. A direct-hit would have been curtains
16.2Domnic Joseph to MS Dhoni. no run, Dhoni plays an ugly slog across the line after advancing a bit, but gets beaten
16.1Domnic Joseph to MS Dhoni. no run, straightaway Dhoni looks to advance to the new bowler, Joseph drags his length back and keeps Dhoni calm
Domnic Joseph [2.0-0-17-0] is back into the attack
Mishra ends a good spell, 4-0-21-1
End of over 16 ( 3 Runs )CHN 119/5 15.6Amit Mishra to Dwayne Bravo. no run, slower through the air from Mishra, Bravo respects the ball with a forward defence
15.5Amit Mishra to MS Dhoni. 1 run, driven along the ground to long-off
15.4Amit Mishra to MS Dhoni. no run, spinning away outside off stump, Dhoni pushes it with the spin to cover
15.3Amit Mishra to Dwayne Bravo. 1 run, very full, driven down to long-on
Dwayne Bravo, right handed bat, comes to the crease
A man at slip for Bravo
Time for the time-out
5 wickets down for CHN. Out batsman is Ravindra Jadeja 15.2Amit Mishra to Ravindra Jadeja. out Stumped!! Easy stumping for the keeper. Googly from Mishra, Jadeja dances down the track and plays the slog, loses his shape and fails to meet the ball, he was a long way down the track and keeper had a long look before taking the bails off. Ravindra Jadeja st C Gautam b Mishra 17(18) [4s-1 6s-1]
15.1Amit Mishra to MS Dhoni. 1 run, flatter delivery spinning away outside off stump, watchfully driven through cover-point
Amit Mishra [3.0-0-18-0] is back into the attack
End of over 15 ( 5 Runs )CHN 116/4 14.6Imran Tahir to MS Dhoni. 1 run, too short, Dhoni gently pushes it towards long-on and keeps strike
14.5Imran Tahir to MS Dhoni. no run, a step down the track before pushing this flighted delivery to cover
14.4Imran Tahir to MS Dhoni. no run, looks to advance again but Tahir fires it quicker and Dhoni pushes it back to the bowler
14.3Imran Tahir to MS Dhoni. 2 runs, down the track, Dhoni softly nudges this googly to backward square leg, takes off and calls for two, quickly turns and makes his ground
Dhoni pulls out as Tahir was about to deliver the ball
14.2Imran Tahir to Ravindra Jadeja. 1 run, low full toss, Jadeja flicks it through mid-wicket, looks for two but decides against it
14.1Imran Tahir to MS Dhoni. 1 run, tossed up outside off stump, driven to the left of cover
Imran Tahir [2.0-0-13-1] is back into the attack
End of over 14 ( 6 Runs )CHN 111/4 13.6Albie Morkel to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, cramps Jadeja for room with a short of length delivery, Jadeja was looking to pull, but he gets an under edge that rolls behind square on the on-side
13.5Albie Morkel to MS Dhoni. 1 run, this time Dhoni drives off the back foot through cover-point
13.4Albie Morkel to MS Dhoni. FOUR, that's a muscular pull shot from MSD. The length is just short enough for Dhoni to hang back and smash it along the ground through mid-wicket
13.3Albie Morkel to MS Dhoni. no run, Dhoni moves across the stumps and defends the short of length delivery towards cover
13.2Albie Morkel to Ravindra Jadeja. 1 run, Jadeja takes his front leg out of the way and goes for the lofted hit, but gets an outside edge and the ball rolls to third man
13.1Albie Morkel to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, short of length delivery just outside off stump, Jadeja defends and picks out backward point
Albie Morkel [2.0-0-22-0] is back into the attack
End of over 13 ( 9 Runs )CHN 105/4 12.6Jean-Paul Duminy to MS Dhoni. 2 runs, Dhoni uses the pace nicely and sends it between third man and backward point for a couple of runs
12.5Jean-Paul Duminy to Ravindra Jadeja. 1 run, short enough for Jadeja to hang back and pull to deep mid-wicket
12.4Jean-Paul Duminy to MS Dhoni. 1 run, flatter ball from Duminy, Dhoni works it to backward square leg
12.3Jean-Paul Duminy to Ravindra Jadeja. 1 run, turned away to mid-wicket
MS Dhoni, right handed bat, comes to the crease
12.2Jean-Paul Duminy to Faf du Plessis. out Caught by Shreyas Iyer!! 'Catch it' is the cry and the fielder at long-off holds on to a wonderful catch. Iyer was close to the rope, but he did well not to step onto the boundary. du Plessis goes leg-side and goes for the lofted drive off the back foot again, doesn't get the distance, the fielder moves back and takes it with both hands above his head. He moves back a couple of steps but does well to stay inside the rope. du Plessis c Shreyas Iyer b Duminy 32(24) [4s-3]
30 runs for Faf du Plessis 100 runs for CHN 12.1Jean-Paul Duminy to Faf du Plessis. FOUR, driven off the back foot after making some room, he hit in the air but hit it well over the man at cover. Good start to the over for du Plessis
End of over 12 ( 8 Runs )CHN 96/3 11.6Amit Mishra to Faf du Plessis. 1 run, flatter in trajectory this time, driven to long-off after exposing the sticks
11.5Amit Mishra to Faf du Plessis. no run, well bowled, saw du Plessis backing away and tossed it up nicely, the ball grips and turns a long away, beating du Plessis' attempted lofted drive over cover
11.4Amit Mishra to Faf du Plessis. no run, steps out, Mishra fires the googly flat, du Plessis tries to tuck, but gets an inside edge onto pad and it rolls towards mid-wicket
11.3Amit Mishra to Ravindra Jadeja. 1 run, driven along the ground to long-off
11.2Amit Mishra to Ravindra Jadeja. SIX, dancing shoes on again, this time he's close to the pitch of the ball as well and he lofts it high into the night sky, the ball sails over the long-on boundary for an 86-metre hit
11.1Amit Mishra to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, down the track, reads the googly off the deck and defends
End of over 11 ( 6 Runs )CHN 88/3 10.6Jean-Paul Duminy to Faf du Plessis. 2 runs, this time du Plessis drives it wide of long-on and returns for the second
10.5Jean-Paul Duminy to Faf du Plessis. 2 runs, backs away, Duminy fires it full and outside off stump, du Plessis slices the drive through cover-point, Joseph overruns and fumbles in the deep to allow the second run
10.4Jean-Paul Duminy to Faf du Plessis. no run, du Plessis not keen to move forward to this fullish delivery, but manages to work it to mid-wicket
10.3Jean-Paul Duminy to Faf du Plessis. no run, over the wicket to the right-hander, spinning back in, du Plessis drives off the back foot to cover
10.2Jean-Paul Duminy to Ravindra Jadeja. 1 run, rank long hop, but Jadeja only manages to pull it on the bounce to deep mid-wicket
10.2Jean-Paul Duminy to Ravindra Jadeja. wide, sprays this down the leg-side, Jadeja lets it go, the keeper doesn't grab it cleanly
10.1Jean-Paul Duminy to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, starts off from round the wicket, flighted delivery outside off stump, driven off the back foot to cover
Jean-Paul Duminy, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
End of over 10 ( 4 Runs )CHN 82/3 9.6Amit Mishra to Ravindra Jadeja. 1 run, another leg-break from Mishra, tucked away towards square leg, du Plessis wants a second run, but the fielder is quick onto the ball
9.5Amit Mishra to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, slower and just outside off, clipped straight to the fielder at mid-wicket
9.4Amit Mishra to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, tossed up and just outside off, driven back towards the bowler
9.3Amit Mishra to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, the leg-break from Mishra, extra bounce as well, Jadeja is surprised as the ball hits the splice of the bat
9.2Amit Mishra to Faf du Plessis. 1 run, flatter and on off, du Plessis goes back and works it towards long-on for a single
9.1Amit Mishra to Faf du Plessis. 2 runs, flighted delivery and on off, du Plessis goes back and works it in front of mid-wicket for a couple of runs
End of over 9 ( 7 Runs )CHN 78/3 8.6Imran Tahir to Ravindra Jadeja. FOUR, edged and four! Unlucky for Tahir, this was the wrong 'un, Jadeja didn't spot it, he was looking to whip it against the spin, closed the face of the bat and gets a thick outside edge, past the lone slip and into the boundary
8.5Imran Tahir to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, flighted and just outside off, Jadeja prods forward in defence
8.5Imran Tahir to Ravindra Jadeja.A slip is in place
8.4Imran Tahir to Faf du Plessis. 1 run, tossed up and on off, worked in front of square on the on-side for a single
8.3Imran Tahir to Faf du Plessis. 2 runs, tossed up and just outside off, du Plessis was looking for the drive, gets an inside edge towards long-on, back for the second run
8.2Imran Tahir to Faf du Plessis. no run, pushed through by Tahir, cut straight to the fielder at point
Ravindra Jadeja, left handed bat, comes to the crease
Time for the strategic break
3 wickets down for CHN. Out batsman is Dwayne Smith 8.1Imran Tahir to Dwayne Smith. out Caught by Coulter-Nile!! Tame dismissal for Smith! Poor ball from Tahir, a real long hop, Smith rocked back on the pull, he was looking to clear mid-wicket, doesn't get hold of the shot and ends up finding Coulter-Nile in the deep, third wicket for Delhi and the fightback continues. Dwayne Smith c Coulter-Nile b Tahir 34(31) [4s-6]
End of over 8 ( 6 Runs )CHN 71/2 7.6Amit Mishra to Dwayne Smith. 1 run, pushed through by Mishra, Smith goes back and works it to the right of the bowler, an easy single results
7.5Amit Mishra to Dwayne Smith. no run, this was the attempted googly from Mishra, Smith lunges forward and is struck on the pads
7.4Amit Mishra to Faf du Plessis. 1 run, pushed through by Mishra, du Plessis backs away and drives it towards long-on
7.3Amit Mishra to Dwayne Smith. 1 run, the leg-break from Mishra, but it's way too short, pulled away towards long-on for a single
7.2Amit Mishra to Faf du Plessis. 1 run, tossed up and well outside off, eased away towards deep cover for a single
7.1Amit Mishra to Faf du Plessis. 2 runs, pushed through flatter and just outside off, du Plessis goes back and works it in front of square on the on-side, he wants the second run and rushes back
Amit Mishra, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
End of over 7 ( 6 Runs )CHN 65/2 6.6Imran Tahir to Dwayne Smith. no run, excellent comeback from Tahir, the wrong'un, spins back into Smith, he didn't spot it, was early into the drive and is beaten, very nearly castled him, wasn't too far away from the off-stump
30 runs for Dwayne Smith 6.5Imran Tahir to Dwayne Smith. FOUR, that's much better from Smith, this was tossed up and on the stumps, Smith gets forward and lofts it back over the bowler's head, ruins a good over from Tahir
6.4Imran Tahir to Dwayne Smith. no run, Tahir drifts one on the middle and leg-stump line, Smith looks to nudge it towards the on-side and misses
6.3Imran Tahir to Faf du Plessis. 1 run, pushed through by Tahir, worked away past mid-wicket for a single
6.2Imran Tahir to Dwayne Smith. 1 run, flatter and quicker from Tahir, nudged behind square on the on-side for a single
6.1Imran Tahir to Dwayne Smith. no run, tossed up and just outside off, Smith prods forward and gets an inside edge
Imran Tahir, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
End of over 6 ( 10 Runs )CHN 59/2 5.6Albie Morkel to Faf du Plessis. 2 runs, Morkel keeps it full and well outside off, du Plessis was backing away, ends up slicing it over mid-off for a couple of runs
5.6Albie Morkel to Faf du Plessis. wide, Morkel slips one wider outside off, called as a wide by the umpire
5.5Albie Morkel to Faf du Plessis. no run, du Plessis once again shuffles across his stumps, Morkel goes wider outside off, pushed towards cover-point
5.4Albie Morkel to Dwayne Smith. 1 run, Morkel bangs one short and just outside off, Smith swivels across and pulls it over square leg, there's a man in the deep, just a single
5.3Albie Morkel to Faf du Plessis. 1 run, Faf walked across his stumps, Morkel saw it and shortened his length outside off, dabbed in front of point for a quick single
5.2Albie Morkel to Faf du Plessis. FOUR, lovely shot, fraction too short and just outside off, du Plessis makes room and cracks it in front of square on the off-side, no need to run for those
50 runs for CHN 5.1Albie Morkel to Dwayne Smith. 1 run, on a good length and holding its line outside off, Smith pushes forward and works it in front of square on the on-side for a single
Albie Morkel [1.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack
End of over 5 ( 11 Runs )CHN 49/2 4.6Domnic Joseph to Faf du Plessis. FOUR, lovely shot, a little shimmy down the track from Faf, gets to the pitch of the ball and goes over mid-off for a boundary
4.5Domnic Joseph to Dwayne Smith. 1 run, short of a length and well outside off, chopped away towards third man for a single
4.4Domnic Joseph to Dwayne Smith. FOUR, fraction short and just outside off, Smith presses forward and slogs it wide of mid-wicket, beats the fielder and races away to the fence
4.3Domnic Joseph to Faf du Plessis. 1 run, fuller length delivery and just outside off, worked to the right of mid-on for a single
Two slips for Joseph
4.2Domnic Joseph to Dwayne Smith. 1 run, tad fuller and just outside off, nudged away in front of mid-wicket for a single
4.1Domnic Joseph to Dwayne Smith. no run, on a good length and just outside off, slugged away without any timing towards mid-on
Faf du Plessis, right handed bat, comes to the crease
End of over 4 ( 2 Runs )CHN 38/2 3.6Nathan Coulter-Nile to Suresh Raina. out Bowled!! That's a huge blow from Coulter-Nile! Raina has been bowled - neck and crop. This was pitched up and held its line around leg, Raina was on the walk, gave himself room and was looking to hoick it over mid-wicket, misses and the leg-stump is pegged back. Delhi are fighting back after a poor start. Raina b Coulter-Nile 4(7)
3.5Nathan Coulter-Nile to Suresh Raina. no run, tad fuller and well outside off, Raina gets forward and punches it towards mid-off
3.4Nathan Coulter-Nile to Suresh Raina. no run, on a good length and just outside off, pushed towards cover
3.3Nathan Coulter-Nile to Suresh Raina. no run, the keeper and the slip cordon were convinced, but the bowler wasn't, no movement from the umpire as well, this was short of a length and nipped away, Raina sparred at that and was beaten
3.2Nathan Coulter-Nile to Dwayne Smith. byes, 1 run, vicious bouncer from Coulter-Nile, well-directed as well, Smith drops his wrists and sways away from the line. Gautam leaps and gets a hand onto it
3.1Nathan Coulter-Nile to Suresh Raina. 1 run, fuller length delivery and just outside off, Raina leans half-forward and pushes it wide of mid-off for a single
End of over 3 ( 10 Runs )CHN 36/1 2.6Domnic Joseph to Dwayne Smith. no run, on a good length and just outside off, Smith presses forward, presents the full face of the bat and drives it towards mid-on, he wanted a single and is sent back by Raina
2.5Domnic Joseph to Dwayne Smith. 2 runs, length ball and on Smith's pads, tucked away behind square on the on-side. Tahir gets across from deep square leg and keeps them down to a brace
2.4Domnic Joseph to Dwayne Smith. FOUR, that's easy pickings for Smith, fraction short and just outside off, Smith swivels across and pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary
2.3Domnic Joseph to Dwayne Smith. no run, on a good length and holding its line outside off, some extra bounce on offer as well, lures Smith into the drive and beats him on the outside edge
2.2Domnic Joseph to Dwayne Smith. no run, much better from Joseph, on a good length and shaping away from outside off, no foot movement from Smith as he swings and misses
2.1Domnic Joseph to Dwayne Smith. leg byes, FOUR, poor start from Joseph, his first ball in the Indian Premier League is on Smith's pads, he looks to flick and misses, the ball races away off the pads and past the keeper
Domnic Joseph, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
End of over 2 ( 10 Runs )CHN 26/1 1.6Nathan Coulter-Nile to Suresh Raina. no run, on a good length and just outside off, Raina gets behind the line and defends it
1.5Nathan Coulter-Nile to Dwayne Smith. leg byes, 1 run, fuller length delivery and slanting onto Smith's pads, he looks to work it towards the on-side and misses, the ball rolls away off the pads and towards square leg
1.4Nathan Coulter-Nile to Suresh Raina. 3 runs, short of a length and on Raina's hips, that's easy pickings for the Indian middle order batsman, he gets inside the line and tucks it behind square on the on-side, back for the third run
1.3Nathan Coulter-Nile to Dwayne Smith. 1 run, Dwayne Smith has been caught by Yuvraj at first slip, he made room to a length ball and swung hard, gets a thick bottom edge, Yuvraj runs back and completes the catch
Free Hit
1.3Nathan Coulter-Nile to Dwayne Smith. no ball, Coulter-Nile has overstepped! This was short of a length and angled back in from off, cramped Smith for room and hits him high on the pads
Two slips and a gully in place..
Suresh Raina, left handed bat, comes to the crease
1.2Nathan Coulter-Nile to Brendon McCullum. out Caught by Yuvraj!! No fireworks from Brendon McCullum! This was banged in short and on the stumps, McCullum charged down the track, gets cramped for room and ends up getting a top-edge on the pull. Yuvraj runs back from first slip and completes the catch, early strike from Coulter-Nile. The Delhi neeeded this. Brendon McCullum c Yuvraj b Coulter-Nile 4(2) [4s-1]
1.1Nathan Coulter-Nile to Brendon McCullum. FOUR, edged and four, that will go down as a chance, but it's a tough one at first slip, on a good length and shaping back in, McCullum was early onto the flick, closed the face of the bat and gets a leading edge over 1st slip, Yuvraj leaps and the ball bursts through his hands
Nathan Coulter-Nile, right-arm fast, comes into the attack
End of over 1 ( 16 Runs )CHN 16/0 0.6Albie Morkel to Dwayne Smith. no run, tad fuller and just outside off, stayed a tad low as well, defended back towards the bowler
0.5Albie Morkel to Dwayne Smith. FOUR, fourth boundary of the over! Where was this Dwayne Smith in the World Cup? At least West Indies will be wondering. On a good length and well outside off, drilled past cover for another boundary
0.4Albie Morkel to Dwayne Smith. FOUR, lovely shot, fraction overpitched and on off, Smith leans forward, presents the full face of the bat and punches it back past the non-striker for another boundary
0.3Albie Morkel to Dwayne Smith. leg byes, FOUR, wrong line from Morkel, overcompensates and strays one onto Smith's pads, he looks to flick and misses, the ball races away off the pads and past the keeper for a boundary
0.2Albie Morkel to Dwayne Smith. FOUR, cracking shot, on a good length and well outside off, Smith leans into the drive, plays it on the up and caresses it past extra cover for a boundary
0.1Albie Morkel to Dwayne Smith. no run, short of a length and shaping back into Smith, he looks to work it towards the on-side and is struck high on the pads
Dwayne Smith and Brendon McCullum are at the crease. Dwayne Smith is on strike. A Morkel will open the attack
Zaheer Khan and Mohammad Shami were Delhi's star Indian bowlers. But both are not playing tonight. Albie Morkel will open the bowling. He has two slips in place..
Teams:
Delhi (Playing XI): Mayank Agarwal, Chidhambaram Gautam(w), Shreyas Iyer, Jean-Paul Duminy(c), Yuvraj Singh, Albie Morkel, Kedar Jadhav, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Amit Mishra, Domnic Joseph, Imran Tahir
Chennai (Playing XI): Brendon McCullum, Dwayne Smith, Suresh Raina, Faf du Plessis, Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohit Sharma, Ishwar Pandey, Ashish Nehra
Delhi have won the toss and have opted to field
Duminy: 'Look when you play any game of cricket, there are expectations. With the captaincy, there are more expectations now. We know that last year wasn't good at all. There are quite a few new guys. It is a fresh start and we need to play well. Look the guys have come in pretty early, so we had a really good week together. We had a couple of warm-up games as well. We are going to bowl first. It's a first game and we want to get onto it. It looks like a good track and it shouldn't change much. Hopefully, we can bowl well.'
Dhoni: 'We have missed them. Last season we were not here, but it's good to be back. We have not played a lot of international cricket in India, but all the venues should see good crowd. It's good to be back here and playing in India. They are a good side and each and every side in the IPL is a good side, it is important for us to play well. Most of our players have been playing international cricket, so it shouldn't be a problem. It's our first game also so we will see how this relaid wicket works. We need to bat well. For us the 4 foreigners are - Brendon McCullum and Dwayne Smith will open. Faf du Plessis and Dwayne Bravo are there as well'
Toss and teams will follow in a short while from now. Stay tuned.
Team News: For Delhi, Angelo Mathews will not be a part of this game as Sri Lankan players are still not allowed to play in Tamil Nadu. Moreover, Mohammed Shami is also a doubtful starter as he is nursing a knee injury. To add to the bowling woes, Zaheer Khan is also not completely fit and might not play today.
Weather Report: The temperature is expected to hover around the 30 degrees Celsius mark. We expect a full game as there is no rain expected in the next few hours.
Head-to-Head: The Men in Yellow have defeated their counterparts from Delhi on 10 occasions. On the other hand, DEL have only won 4 times against CHN.
This year, the responsibility of captaincy has been given to the South African all-rounder JP Duminy. It will be interesting to see how Duminy copes up with the pressure of the IPL. However, with Gary Kirsten being the coach, one can expect him to get a lot of support from the team management. MS Dhoni's team is expected to have all the usual suspects, with Mohit Sharma and Ravichandran Ashwin spearheading the bowling attack.
With power hitters like Brendon McCullum, Suresh Raina and the captain MS Dhoni in their ranks, the Chennai have one of the strongest batting line-ups on paper. To add to that, they have seasoned campaigners like Michael Hussey, Dwayne Bravo and Faf du Plessis, players who can bat in any situation. CHN come into this tournament on the back of a commendable Champions League campaign, where they defeated KOL in the final to lift the crown. CHN's dominance can largely be attributed to their ruthless display on the field. They are a brilliant fielding side and the confidence they have in their ability, brings their A-game to the fore come match day.
The Delhi wear a new look this year and will hope to reverse their status as the wooden spoon holders from the last two IPL seasons. CHN on the other hand are one of the most formidable sides. They have been the most successful side in IPL's history as their win percentage is the highest among all teams. With the likes of Yuvraj Singh, Zaheer Khan, Angelo Mathews in the squad and under coach Gary Kirsten, the Delhi are looking a better team even before the tournament has started. But, they need to live up to the expectations as they have always been a little disappointing towards the end of the season. DEL have never reached the finals of the IPL, a jinx they would ideally want to break this season.
18:45 Local Time, 13:15 GMT, 18:45 IST: After a great opening match at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, the action now moves to Chennai. Last year, Chennai was absent from the list of venues, but this year IPL returns to its home in Chennai, the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Hello and welcome to the second game of this year's IPL. Today, Chennai will lock horns with the boys from the country's capital, the Delhi.
Preview

Indian Premier League returns to the MA Chidambaram stadium in Chennai after a lengthy break when home-team Chennai take the field on April 9. While N Srinivasan's conflict of interest issue and Gurunath Meiyappan's involvement in the betting and spot-fixing controversy were the main points of focus in media recently, the two-time champions will be keen to put that on the back-seat and get their campaign off to a successful start.

Their opponents are Delhi, who made drastic changes to their personnel after a couple of disastrous seasons which saw them finish twice at the bottom of the table. With a new skipper in JP Duminy and experienced players like Yuvraj Singh, Zaheer Khan and Angelo Mathews, the Gary Kirsten-coached Delhi side will be eager to start afresh.

Venue: MA Chidambaram stadium, Chennai

Date: April 9, 2015

Time: 20:00 IST

Weather: Clear skies have been forecast while the temperatures will be around the 30 degree C mark with a high humidity of 79-82%

Team news

Chennai

Under the able leadership of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Chennai have been the most successful team of IPL, with a win percentage close to 61. They have a tried and tested line-up which has served the team well over the years. Brendon McCullum, who joined CHN last year, had a good outing in 2014 and he will be the one the team will bank on for fiery starts. While McCullum was in superb form in the recently-concluded World Cup and will be expected to extend his fine run, the same cannot be said of his opening partner Dwayne Smith, who looked out of touch in the multi-team event. Smith might have been one of the top run-getters for CHN last year, but his performance will be under scrutiny and unless he gets going in the initial few matches, the experienced Michael Hussey could get the nod over the West Indian opener.

CHN boast of a formidable middle order with the presence of Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina and Dhoni, along with quality allrounders like Dwayne Bravo and Ravindra Jadeja. Du Plessis, Raina and Dhoni came up with solid performances in the World Cup, but Jadeja was below-par while Bravo was left out of the West Indian team for the event.

In the bowling department, Mohit Sharma, who also bowled well in the World Cup, will be Chennai's bowling spearhead while the other pace options include South African allrounder Kyle Abbott, New Zealand's Matt Henry as well as Indian bowlers like Ashish Nehra and Irfan Pathan.

Chennai also have a quality spin attack - R Ashwin will play the leader of the pack, which also has Jadeja, legspinners Samuel Badree and Rahul Sharma, and left-arm spinner Pawan Negi, who was the Man of the Match when CHN lifted the Champions League T20 title last year.

Probable XI: Brendon McCullum, Dwayne Smith, Suresh Raina, Faf du Plessis, Dwayne Bravo, MS Dhoni, Mithun Manhas/Pawan Negi, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Ashish Nehra, Mohit Sharma

Delhi

Ever since their table-topping performance in 2012, things have gone downhill for Delhi. After finishing last in two successive years, an overhaul was in order as Delhi decided to release as many as 13 players, including big names such as Kevin Pietersen, Ross Taylor, Dinesh Karthik and Murali Vijay, ahead of the 2015 auction. After the bidding wars, they got hold of Yuvraj for a record sum of Rs 16 crore, and also bagged the services of experienced players like Zaheer, Mathews and Amit Mishra, along with a host of talented domestic and overseas names.

Skipper Duminy, along with Yuvraj, Mathews, Kedar Jadhav and Manoj Tiwary form the nucleus of a solid middle order. However, Mathews won't be available for the first game because of a ban on Sri Lankan players by the Tamil Nadu government. Delhi are likely to go in with Quinton de Kock as the opener, while one of Saurabh Tiwary, CM Gautam or Mayank Agarwal is likely to partner him. Shreyas Iyer, who had a terrific Ranji season and also impressed in Delhi's practice matches, is in the reckoning as well.

Delhi' bowling department is their strong suit with the presence of Mohammed Shami and Nathan Coulter-Nile, along with experienced spinners in Mishra and Imran Tahir. Shami, though, is doubtful for the opening game as he is nursing a knee problem. Zaheer, who will also play the role of a bowling mentor, may not be drafted in straight away as he is not fully fit. With two key Indians bowlers likely to miss the opening game, Domnic Joseph or Jaydev Unadkat might get an opportunity.

Probable XI: Quinton de Kock, Saurabh Tiwary, Shreyas Iyer, Yuvraj Singh, JP Duminy, Kedar Jadhav, Manoj Tiwary, Amit Mishra, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Domnic Joseph, Imran Tahir

Numbers

10: The number of IPL matches CHN have won against Delhi till date. Chennai have ended up on the losing side four times against Delhi.

3325: The number of runs Suresh Raina has scored in the IPL so far. He was the first of two players to cross 3000 runs.

Quotes:

'We have a trend reviving older players. Nehra still has some life left. People focus on youth. But I like experience. Nehra and Hussey are key components in our side. The knowledge they can pass on is immense. The MS Dhoni and Raina factor will be crucial. I like their work and attitude.' - CHN coach Stephen Fleming is optimistic about his senior players.

'I am excited by the calibre of players we have season. A lot of teams are quite settled and structured. But it is exciting to think that new team can bring in new energy' - JP Duminy expects DEL to be a force to reckon with.
Teams:
Delhi (From): Quinton de Kock(w), Shreyas Iyer, Manoj Tiwary, Yuvraj Singh, Kedar Jadhav, Jean-Paul Duminy(c), Angelo Mathews, Zaheer Khan, Mohammed Shami, Imran Tahir, Amit Mishra, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Shahbaz Nadeem, Mayank Agarwal, Saurabh Tiwary, Jayant Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Gurinder Sandhu, Chidhambaram Gautam, Travis Head, Srikar Bharat, Albie Morkel, Marcus Stoinis, Domnic Joseph, KK Jiyas
Chennai (From): Brendon McCullum, Michael Hussey, Suresh Raina, Faf du Plessis, MS Dhoni(c/w), Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishwar Pandey, Ashish Nehra, Mohit Sharma, Mithun Manhas, Baba Aparajith, Dwayne Smith, Matt Henry, Pawan Negi, Samuel Badree, Ronit More, Rahul Sharma, Kyle Abbott, Ankush Bains, Pratyush Singh, Eklavya Dwivedi

Updated at: 2015-04-09 21:49:18

Match details

Toss: Delhi won the toss and elected to field

Umpires: Richard Illingworth (England) and Vineet Kulkarni (India)

TV umpire: Rajesh Deshpande (India)

Match referee: Manu Nayyar (India)

PLAYING XI

Chennai Super Kings

Brendon McCullum, Dwayne Smith, Suresh Raina, Faf du Plessis, Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(c & wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohit Sharma, Ishwar Pandey, Ashish Nehra

Delhi Daredevils

Mayank Agarwal, Chidhambaram Gautam(wk), Shreyas Iyer, Jean-Paul Duminy(c), Yuvraj Singh, Albie Morkel, Kedar Jadhav, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Amit Mishra, Domnic Joseph, Imran Tahir

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