Delhi Capitals Chennai Super Kings
119/4 (19.4) 115/8 (20)
Delhi Capitals won by 3 wickets
(with 2 balls remaining)
- Match Details (DC vs CSK):
| Ground | Dubai International Cricket Stadium |
| Toss | Delhi Capitals, elected to field first |
| Series | Indian Premier League |
| Season | 2021 |
| Player Of The Match | Axar Patel (DC) |
| Hours of play (local time) |
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| Match days | 4 October 2021 – Night (20-over match) |
| Umpires |
Anil Chaudhary (IND)
Nitin Menon (IND) |
| TV Umpire | Saiyed Khalid (IND) |
| Reserve Umpire | Anil Dandekar (IND) |
| Match Referee | Javagal Srinath (IND) |
| Points | Delhi Capitals 2, Chennai Super Kings 0 |
- Match Summary (DC vs CSK):
IPL 2021 Dubai: Delhi vs Chennai: Pant’s Delhi Capitals recorded a super-victory over Dhoni’s Chennai in a match which went on till last over. Delhi Capitals topped the table with a 3-wicket win in Dubai. In the last over, Dhoni handed the ball to Brovo. But Bravo failed to stop Delhi.
Delhi made a strong start as they chased down the Chennai Super Kings. But after Prithvi Shaw returned, the wickets kept falling at regular intervals. Iyer 2, Pant 15, Ripal Patel 18 and Ashwin could score just 2 runs before going back. Opener Shikhar Dhawan kept one side in check and made a promising 39 off 35 balls. But taking his wicket, Chennai signaled a super comeback. The picture was that the match was leaning towards Chennai. However, Shimron Heitmeyer’s unbeaten 28 off 18 balls ruled out Chennai’s comeback.After Akshar Patel was dismissed at the crucial moment but Rabada hit a four and played a vital role in the team’s victory.
Chennai Super Kings have scored 136 for five in the allotted 20 overs on the strength of Ambati Rayudu’s half-century after the lead collapsed in the first innings. After Faf Duplessis 10 and Rituraj Gaikwad 13, Robin Uthappa tried to save the team’s innings. But on 19, Ashwin showed him the way to the tent. Moin Ali was also dismissed for just five runs. Rayudu and Dhoni shared a 60-run stand for the fifth wicket. Dhoni played 27 balls but he could not hit a single big hit. He was dismissed for 18 off 27 balls. Ambati Rayudu hit an unbeaten 55 off 43 balls with five fours and two sixes. Akshar Patel was the top wicket taker for Delhi Capitals with 2 wickets. Nortje, Avesh Khan and Ashwin took 1-1 wickets each.
Akshar Patel of Delhi Capitals was declared Man of The Match for his 2 wickets for 18 runs.
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- Scorecard (DC vs CSK):
- Delhi Capitals inning:
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
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| Prithvi Shaw | c du Plessis b Chahar | 18 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 150.00 | ||
| Shikhar Dhawan | c Ali b Thakur | 39 | 35 | 73 | 3 | 2 | 111.42 | ||
| Shreyas Iyer | c Gaikwad b Hazlewood | 2 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 | ||
| Rishabh Pant (c)† | c Ali b Jadeja | 15 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 125.00 | ||
| Ripal Patel | c Chahar b Jadeja | 18 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 90.00 | ||
| Ravichandran Ashwin | b Thakur | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 | ||
| Shimron Hetmyer | not out | 28 | 18 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 155.55 | ||
| Axar Patel | c Ali b Bravo | 5 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | ||
| Kagiso Rabada | not out | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 400.00 | ||
| Extras | (lb 1, w 7) | 8 | |||||||
| TOTAL | (19.4 Ov, RR: 7.06) | 139/7 | |||||||
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Did not bat: Avesh Khan, Anrich Nortje
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Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Prithvi Shaw, 2.3 ov), 2-51 (Shreyas Iyer, 5.5 ov), 3-71 (Rishabh Pant, 8.5 ov), 4-93 (Ripal Patel, 12.5 ov), 5-98 (Ravichandran Ashwin, 14.1 ov), 6-99 (Shikhar Dhawan, 14.6 ov), 7-135 (Axar Patel, 19.3 ov)
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| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deepak Chahar | 3 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 11.33 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 4 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 7.00 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Moeen Ali | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5.33 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shardul Thakur | 4 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 3.25 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 1.4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 12.00 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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- Chennai Super Kings inning:
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | c Ashwin b Nortje | 13 | 13 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
| Faf du Plessis | c Iyer b AR Patel | 10 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 125.00 | ||
| Robin Uthappa | c & b Ashwin | 19 | 19 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
| Moeen Ali | c Iyer b AR Patel | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 62.50 | ||
| Ambati Rayudu | not out | 55 | 43 | 54 | 5 | 2 | 127.90 | ||
| MS Dhoni (c)† | c †Pant b Avesh Khan | 18 | 27 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 | ||
| Ravindra Jadeja | not out | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | ||
| Extras | (lb 5, w 10) | 15 | |||||||
| TOTAL | (20 Ov, RR: 6.80) | 136/5 | |||||||
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Did not bat: Dwayne Bravo, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Josh Hazlewood
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Fall of wickets: 1-28 (Faf du Plessis, 2.4 ov), 2-39 (Ruturaj Gaikwad, 4.4 ov), 3-59 (Moeen Ali, 7.4 ov), 4-62 (Robin Uthappa, 8.3 ov), 5-132 (MS Dhoni, 19.1 ov)
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| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
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| Anrich Nortje | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 9.25 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Avesh Khan | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 8.75 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Axar Patel | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 4.50 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 5.25 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 5.00 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |