Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings Match Highlights & Results

Right. That ends proceedings from this game. We are into the endgame of the group stages in the Indian T20 League, 2021 and on Tuesday, 05th October 2021, we will see the clash between two teams who are aiming for that fourth playoff place - Mumbai will take on Rajasthan at 6 pm local (2 pm GMT), but, the build-up will begin earlier. We hope to have your company for that game. Until then, goodbye and take care!

AXAR PATEL IS THE MAN OF THE MATCH! He says that when one bowls, the game plan remains the same but one needs to assess the pace of the pitch. He adds that the opponents were 10 runs short in the Powerplay which helped. Mentions that Ashwin gave him a couple of pointers in the field setting in order to make the batters hit square as the long boundaries were square of the wicket. Says that he is really happy and this game will boost their confidence going into the playoffs.

Rishabh Pant, the Delhi skipper, says that it is not a bad birthday present. Mentions that in the Powerplay, Chennai came hard at them and got away but then they came back stronger bowling good overs. Tells that it was a low total and is glad that they chased it down in the end. Adds that it's a big win for them as they can assure a top-two finish.

Shimron Hetmyer is in for a quick word! He says that he is paid to finish games and is happy that he was able to do that. On the dropped catch, he says he thought he was out but was lucky. Adds that the plan was to take it as deep as possible and target the 19th over. Mentions that it was easy for him as he had faced Bravo earlier as well and is happy that he could score a couple of boundaries off Bravo.

MS Dhoni, the Chennai skipper, says that they were looking to hit closer to 150. Mentions that they failed to accelerate after the 15th-16th over as the platform was nice and feels that it was a tough wicket. Tells that it was a two-paced wicket as some balls come onto you and some don’t. Mentions that the taller bowlers were getting movement from the pitch. Adds that it was a very good effort from the bowlers to take the game right till the end. Ends by saying that overall, he is very pleased with the effort from his bowlers.

Chennai did not start off well with the ball but they always know how to bounce back when things were going against them. When things got tough, they did well to take wickets at that point and push Delhi back. They were under the pump early on but took wickets regularly. The 15th over by Shardul Thakur felt like the game-changing one as he took 2 wickets, and also the valuable one of Dhawan, but in the end, they could not do enough to win the game. Ravindra Jadeja had a good outing as he bowled well and took 2 wickets. Thakur ended with figures of 4-0-13-2 as well, stepping up when his team needed him too. Josh Hazlewood and Moeen Ali were efficient too but if they had 15-20 more runs on the board, maybe the result could have been different.

Delhi got off to a good start as Prithvi Shaw was looking to attack but he did not last for long. He lost his wicket in the 3rd over and Dhawan and Iyer steadied things slightly before Iyer gifted his wicket away. Pant and debutant, Ripal Patel played handy knocks and stitched decent stands with Dhawan but did not hang around for long. With the players that Delhi had in their ranks, the fact that Dhawan was still out there, and the final cherry on top of the cake, that the total was not a big one, you would think Delhi would cross the line. But, from a position of 93/3, Delhi slipped to 99/6 and also lost Dhawan, and were under pressure. The onus fell on Shimron Hetmyer and Axar Patel and they did well to take the game to the final over but Patel fell. It did not make a difference as Rabada hit the winning runs and took his team past the finish line.

Well, there we have it! When the top 2 sides in the table clash, it is bound to be a close game, and boy, were we treated to a humdinger! The game went down right to the wire and it is Delhi who have emerged victorious as they have won by 3 wickets and move atop the summit as this victory sees them get to 20 points. Chennai came close to winning this but they just fell short.

FOUR! Kagiso Rabada punches his hands in the air as he hits the winning runs! Full and sliding down leg, Rabada flicks it into the vacant fine leg fence. DELHI WIN A THRILLER BY 3 WICKETS!

OUT! CAUGHT! The game turns on it's head yet again! With just two needed off 4 balls, Axar Patel looks to play the expansive drive and end proceedings in style. One might question, was that really required? Full and wide, creamed straight to short cover. Moeen Ali takes a brilliant catch under pressure and Patel has to walk back. 2 needed off 3 balls now.

Seam up from Bravo. Length and wide outside off. A swing and a miss from Axar Patel.

TWO WIDES! Wild delivery from Dwayne Bravo, even he is feeling the pressure. The umpires are discussing whether it's a wide or a no ball as the ball has landed outside the pitch. A wide is signalled in the end. They scamper through for the single as the ball goes to Hazlewood who dives down at short third man.

Kagiso Rabada walks out into the middle.

Slower and well outside off. Hetmeyer leans in and swats it through the cover region. They come back for the second with ease.

Looks like MS Dhoni is going to come up to the stumps. He calls for his helmet and gets is quickly. He does not want Shimron Hetmyer to venture out of his crease.

Full and on leg stump, Hetmeyer heaves it down to deep mid-wicket for a single. 6 needed off the last over.

In the air...safe! Back of a length, around off. Hetmeyer looks to go downtown but gets a top edge. The fielders from long on and long off converge but the ball lands safely around mid off. They race back for the second.

6 needed in 6 balls. Dwayne Bravo will bowl the final over. Can he hold his nerve and take Chennai past the finish line?

SIX! BANG! Is that the game then? Josh Hazlewood continues to hit the length hard and this one is on the hips. Shimron Hetmyer makes room and dispatches it over the square leg fence for a biggie. 9 needed now off 8 balls.

Another dot ball! Back of a length, on leg and cramps Hetmeyer for room. Shimron Hetmyer looks to swing across but misses and gets hit on his body.

Short again and Axar Patel pulls it behind square on the leg isde for a single.

Banged into the pitch and Patel can't get the pull shot away. The fielder at short mid-wicket is sharp and has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. If that had hit, Hetmeyer was a goner.

Full and straight, drilled down to long on for a run. 16 needed off 12 balls.

Full and sliding onto leg stump. Patel looks to play a cross-bat shot but misses and gets hit on the pads. A huge appeal but turned down, maybe sliding down leg. The ball rolls towards backward point and Hetmeyer wants the single but they don't get it.

A bit of cat and mouse going on between Bravo and Hetmeyer. Hetmeyer steps out of the crease and Bravo pulls back the length and bowls a slower one. Hetemyer works it towards mid on for a single.

Who will bowl the penultimate over? Josh Hazlewood, it is.

DROPPED AND FOUR! Could that be the game? A low full toss, around off. Hetmeyer gets low and looks to clear long on. He gets it off the toe end of the bat and straight down the throat of the substitute fielder, Krishnappa Gowtham. He spills it and to make matters worse for Chennai, the ball goes into the fence.

WIDE! Oh dear! This is an attempted slower ball, but way outside the tramline on the off side. Wided.

FOUR! Full and straight, Bravo goes searching for the yorker but serves a half-volley. Shimron Hetmyer hangs back and pummels it back over the bowler's head for a boundary.

Full and very wide again. Hetmeyer comes down the pitch and outside off again. A swing and a miss and no wide called this time.

WIDE! Bravo starts off with a full and wide one, a bit too wide. Hetmeyer did move a long way outside off but the umpire calls a wide.

Slower one, banged into the pitch. Hetmeyer looks to pull but is deceived by the lack of pace. He manages to guide it to the left of short fine leg, where Josh Hazlewood puts in the dive to stop it. A single to end the over and just five off it.

On top of off, Patel opens the face of the bat and steers it to third man for one.

Will Moeen Ali bowl out or will we see Dhoni make a change? Yes, he will! Dwayne Bravo is into the attack to bowl the 18th over!

A golden dot ball at this stage. Length again, around off and tapped to mid off.

A length ball this time and on off. Hetmeyer taps it through mid-wicket for a run.

Yet another single, Delhi need boundaries which they aren't able to get. Full and straight, punched gently back past the bowler for a single.

Pitched up, on off and crunched to mid on. Hetmeyer sets off for the quick single but Axar Patel hesitates a bit but they scamper through in the end.

Shorter one, on off and cut away off the back foot through cover-point for a single. 33 needed off 24 balls.

Ali holds this one back a bit and slides it in on leg stump. Hetmeyer looks to block but misses and gets rapped on the pads. Chennai players appeal but the umpire is unmoved.

On off and eased down the ground for another one.

'Catch' is the shout from MS Dhoni but it's safe. Flatter one, on middle and Hetmeyer chips it towards sweeper cover for a single.

A touch short and wide, Hetmeyer whacks it through the cover region and Hazlewood cuts it out. Two taken.

Tossed up, on middle and pushed to covers.

OUT! CAUGHT! What a big moment into the game as Shikhar Dhawan loses his wicket, and it is Shardul Thakur, the man with the golden arm who strikes once again. This time he gets rid of the big fish as Dhawan was well set in the middle. Coming to the ball, he delivers a length ball, outside off. Shikhar Dhawan comes forward and laces his cover drive. Moeen Ali jumps and takes an overhead catch. The ball seems to have just stuck in his hands. No DRS is needed for this and Shikhar Dhawan has to walk back to the pavilion.

Back of a length, on leg. Shikhar Dhawan comes down the track and stabs the ball to mid-wicket.

Length ball, on middle and leg. Shikhar Dhawan taps it to mid off.

Strategic Time-Out! Chennai have turned things around nicely here. At one point, it looked like they would find it hard to stop Delhi's charge but they have kept picking timely wickets and have also removed the well-set Dhawan. Delhi needs 38 more in 30 balls and they still have Shimron Hetmyer and Axar Patel to take them home, but it will not be easy. Let's see who takes this game home.

NOT OUT! Short of a length, on leg. Shikhar Dhawan looks to pull but misses. MS Dhoni pouches this one behind the stumps and appeals for a caught behind. He seems very confident and the umpire agrees. Shikhar Dhawan opts for the review. UltraEdge shows a flat line as the ball passes the bat and Shikhar Dhawan survives. Good review from Dhawan.

On a length, on leg. Shimron Hetmyer gets on top of the bounce and tucks it to fine leg for a single.

DRS time! Shikhar Dhawan has been given out for caught behind but he refers this. Flatline as the ball passes the bat on UltraEdge and the on-field decision has been overturned. Dhawan survives.

OUT! BOWLED! Shardul Thakur has a knack for picking wickets and he gets one. He hurls a length ball, on middle. Ravichandran Ashwin is undone by the pace. He looks to flick but misses. The ball goes through the bat and pad and rattles the furniture behind him. Shardul Thakur gets the breakthrough and he is pumped.

Out walks Shimron Hetmyer!

Width on offer, outside off. Ashwin steers it to backward point for a single.

Flatter ball, outside off. Dhawan knocks it to mid off for one.

Bowling change. Shardul Thakur (2-0-7-0) returns.

Tosses it up, on off. Dhawan pats it back to the bowler.

Slower through the air, outside off. Shikhar Dhawan taps it to point.

On middle and leg, Ashwin goes deep in the crease and tucks it to mid-wicket for a single.

Loopy ball, on middle. Dhawan works it to long on for a single.

Flatter ball, on middle. Dhawan works it to mid-wicket off the back foot for a single. 6 runs and a wicket from the over.

OUT! CAUGHT! The debutant holes out! Flater ball, on middle, at 99.7 kph. Ripal Patel decides to take on and heaves it towards long on. Gets the height but not the distance. For a nanosecond, it looked like the ball will sail over the fence but Deepak Chahar settles himself under it and pouches it with ease. Delhi lose their fourth wicket.

Change. Moeen Ali comes back on.

In walks Ravichandran Ashwin!

On middle, tucked on the leg side for a run.

Deft touch again! Loopy ball, outside off. Ripal Patel dabs it down to third man. Ruturaj Gaikwad gives it a chase and dives to stop the ball. Saves a run for his team.

Flatter ball, outside off. Patel works it to cover.

On the pads, Dhawan tucks it to square leg for a single.

Slower and shorter on middle, Ripal Patel looks for the upper cut but misses. A good over from Shardul Thakur. Just 4 runs from it. 49 needed from 48 balls.

A low full toss on off, clipped to mid on.

Outside off, Patel pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Short of a length, on leg. Shikhar Dhawan pulls it to square leg for a single.

On a length, outside off. Patel steers it down to third man for a run.

Back of a length, outside off. Patel hangs back and works it to mid-wicket.

Quicker again, outside off. Ripal Patel pats in front of point for a single.

FOUR! Deft touch! Ravindra Jadeja fires a flatter delivery, on off, at 105 kph. Ripal Patel uses the pace and guides it to third man for a boundary.

Three dots in a row! On off, punched straight to cover.

Flatter ball, outside off. Ripal Patel dabs it to backward point.

Outside off, Patel defends it on the off side.

FOUR! What a shot! Flatter ball, on middle. Ripal Patel hangs back and smacks it towards cow corner. Shardul Thakur runs to his left to stop the ball but in vain. The ball wins the race to the boundary.

Short again and this time Patel pulls it to fine leg for a single. Delhi are 74/2 at the halfway stage and they now require 62 runs off 60 balls.

Banged in short, on middle. Dhawan hangs back and short arm jabs it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

A length ball, on off stump. Patel punches it off the back foot towards long on for a single.

Third dot on the trot. Good-length ball, around off. Patel looks to drive but edges it down to backward point.

Right on the money from Thakur. A length ball, on top of off and Ripal Patel defends it out nicely.

Back of a length, around off. Patel taps it back onto the deck.

Full and straight. The debutant, Ripal Patel is off the mark with a single down to long off.

OUT! CAUGHT! The birthday boy has to depart and after surviving an early scare in the over, Pant has holed out. Ravindra Jadeja fires this one in fuller and quicker, on middle stump. Pant decides to take on the slog sweep but the ball skids on. The ball goes off the top edge and skies towards backward point. Moeen Ali waits for it to come down and takes a solid catch. Pant will be disappointed about the way he got out.

Flatter delivery, on the pads. Pant blocks it out.

FOUR! Fired in on middle stump and Pant just doesn't stop. Right after the stumping scare, he thumps this one down the ground for a boundary.

Strategic Time-Out! Delhi need 66 more in 67 balls and this game should be theirs if they bat smartly from this point forward, as they have already lost 3 wickets. Shikhar Dhawan is still out in the middle and he will want to stay out there until the end. Chennai will be looking to keep taking regular wickets and push Delhi on the back foot. Ripal Patel is the new batter in.

WIDE! Rishabh Pant survives for now. Jadeja sees Pant stepping out again and fires it in outside leg stump. Dhoni collects the ball and whips off the bails in a flash. Pant is quick to get his bat back in the crease and the replay confirms the same. Just the wide in the end.

This one is on the pads and Pant comes forward to work it through mid-wicket. He immediately calls for two and Dhawan races back for it. The bails come off but Dhawan is in.

On middle and worked towards cover-point for a run.

Is Rishabh Pant a goner? That was quick work behind the stumps from MS Dhoni to whip the bails off. The bat has been grounded before the bails come off and so, Pant is safe.

Looped up, on middle again. Pant strides out to defend.

Tossed up, around middle. Pant dances down the track and pushes it back to the bowler.

Floats it up, on middle. Pant defends it out.

SIX! BANG! Rishabh Pant steps out of his crease and gets to the pitch of the flighted delivery. Pant muscles it over the mid-wicket fence for a huge six.

Tossed up, on the pads and Dhawan plays it with soft hands towards mid-wicket and gets a single.