Young Delhi vs Experienced Chennai
Riding high on confidence, Delhi Capitals will aim to make it to their first IPL final when they take on Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Qualifier 2 of the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League in Vishakhapatnam on Friday, 10 May.
The young Delhi side, which have been magnificent in this IPL edition, defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in a nail-biting Eliminator on Wednesday, 8 May. After restricting SRH to 162, Delhi eventually crossed the line with two wickets in hand in the final over of their chase.
The Chennai side, on the other hand has one of the most experienced side, with the like of MS Dhoni, Faf du Plesis and Shane Watson, among others. Chennai has been the team with the most IPL titles as well, leveling with Mumbai Indians at three titles.
The Delhi-based franchise have never made it to IPL final and thus would be eager to come out with yet another inspirational performance and set up a summit clash with the Mumbai Indians.
Captains Speak
"It's the usual route, last year was the exception(about playing Qualifier 2 to reach the final). The kind of response from the boys today was brilliant. The way we batted to get 140-plus runs was very nice," Dhoni said.
"The crucial part was to keep getting wickets. The credit needs to go to the bowlers. Thanks to the bowling department for where we are this season."
"We had a disappointing start, losing two wickets in the power play, and it was hard to recover from that," said Delhi captain Shreyas Iyer, who could score only 13.
"None of the batsmen took the initiative to take the team through and there wasn't a partnership building. Disappointing for us but a good learning."
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Chennai Enter IPL 2019 Final
Defending champions Chennai Super Kings have beaten Delhi Capitals by six wickets to enter their eighth IPL final.
CSK will play Mumbai Indians for the title on Sundau in Hyderabad. The two teams have met each other thrice in summit clashes of the tournament with MI finishing on the winning side twice while Chennai outfit came out triumphant once.
Scores
- Delhi Capitals: 147 for nine in 20 overs (Rishabh Pant 38; Dwayne Bravo 2/19, Ravindra Jadeja 2/23, Deepak Chahar 2/28, Harbhajan Singh 2/31).
- Chennai Super Kings: 151 for four in 19 overs (Faf du Plessis 50, Shane Watson 50; Trent Boult 1/20).
Dhoni Out on 9
Needing 2 runs to win, MS Dhoni goes for a maximum but Keemo Paul cuts it off near the boundary line.
CSK: 146/4 in 18.4 overs
CSK Need 4 Off 2 Overs
Skipper MS Dhoni and Rayudu are at the crease and this one’s all but wrapped up.
CSK need 4 runs off 12 balls to book a spot against Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2019 Final.