Dubai: Again Chennai Super Kings (CSK) showed its incapability after losing the toss but Ambati Rayudu smashed a fighting half-century and helped the daddy’s army to reach 136/5.
Chasing the low score, Delhi Capitals scored 74/3 and they need 62 runs in 60 balls
Put in to bat first, CSK got off to a bad start as the side lost both opening batsmen Faf du Plessis and Ruturaj Gaikwad in the powerplay.
CSK were 88/4 after the 14 overs but Rayudu exploits with the bat in the death helped the MS Dhoni-led side post 136 in the allotted 20 overs. For Delhi Capitals, Axar Patel picked two while Anrich Nortje, Avesh Khan, and Ravichandran Ashwin took a wicket each.
Rayudu and Dhoni took CSK to 88/4 after 14 overs with both batsmen scoring less than run a ball.
However, CSK got the momentum in the 18th over as Rayudu smashed a six to bring up the 50-run partnership. In the last three overs, CSK scored 32 to reach 136 in the allotted 20 overs.
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