Match 5, CSK vs DC: CSK beat DC by 6 wickets in last-over thriller (Match highlights)

Shikhar Dhawan scored a half-century to take DC to 147 for 6 on a lifeless Kotla track, for CSK, Watson and Raina replied with aggression and Dhoni took care of the rest with Jadhav

1553624728-7845

DC player Shreyas Iyer and CSK batsman Shane Watson exchange words during the Indian Premier League match between CSK and DC at Feroz Shah Kotla Cricket Stadium in New Delhi.
 
Sports News: In Match 5 of VIVO Indian Premier League 2019 (IPL 2019), Chennai Super Kings (CSK) beat Delhi Capitals (DC) by 6 wickets in a last over thriller at Ferozshah Kotla ground in New Delhi on Tuesday. In the last over when CSK needed 2 runs, Kasigo Rabada bowled brilliantly as he took the wicket of Kedar Jadhav off the first ball while bowled two successive DOT balls to Dwayne Bravo before the batsman hit the winning run with two balls to spare.
 
Earlier, Shikhar Dhawan scored a painstaking half-century in Delhi Capitals' sub-par 147 for 6 against Chennai Super Kings on a lifeless Kotla track in an IPL encounter here Tuesday.

→ Read our full coverage on IPL 2019 ←

The senior opener once again played the role of sheet anchor in his 51 off 47 balls that had seven boundaries but unfortunately failed to accelerate during the final overs. This left the home team at least 30 runs short of a fighting score.

From a comfortable 120 for 2 with the dangerous Rishabh Pant at the crease, CSK seized the momentum, effecting a middle-order collapse. Capitals lost four wickets for seven runs in just 1.5 overs. From 118 for 2 after 15 overs, the last five overs yielded only 29 runs.

With the ball stopping and coming, Capitals batsmen found Dwayne Bravo's (3/33 in 4 overs) variations difficult to handle. Ravindra Jadeja (1/23 in 4 overs) also made life...read more

→News Source: BS / Business Standard←

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Budget 2019 fails to address real estate sector's most pressing concerns

Image
Experts say the govt missed the bus on ITC benefit under GST, industry status and single-window project clearance Budget news : Union Budget 2019-20 has evoked mixed reactions from the real estate sector, with the push for affordable housing and infrastructure, along with the promotion of rental housing, being lauded. However, builders and developers are miffed that the Budget failed to address long-standing expectations regarding industry status for the sector, single-window clearance and reforms in the Goods and Services Tax (GST). ANAROCK Property Consultants Chairman Anuj Puri said, "As far as real estate is concerned, the Budget had a few hits and several misses." Puri said that from the real estate perspective, the Budget did not meet many expectations, as it failed to address the sector's most pressing concerns. He added that the sector might not see consumers and investors return to the market in sufficient numbers, barring in... read more
Read more

300 sixes and counting: Gayle achieves another swashbuckling feat in IPL

Image
South Africa's AB de Villiers (192 sixes) is the second batsman on the list of most number of sixes Sports News :  Chris Gayle, the West Indies left-handed batsman on Saturday became the first player in the Indian Premier League (IPL) to smash over 300 sixes in the tournament as he scored a quickfire knock of 40 runs for his team Kings XI Punjab against the Mumbai Indians. Gayle struck four sixes during his 24-ball knock to set up a successful run chase for Punjab who were able to defeat Mumbai Indians by eight wickets. The left-hander as a result of his four sixes took his sixes count to 302 in 114 innings in the IPL. Gayle hit two back-to-back sixes against Mumbai Indians pacer Mitchell McClenaghan to achieve this feat at Mohali. → Read our full coverage on  IPL 2019  ← South Africa's AB de Villiers is the second batsman on the list of most number of sixes. He has a total of 192 sixes in 131 IPL innings whereas Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni is on the...
Read more

Global Covid cases cross grim milestone of 300 mn; deaths over 5.47 mn

Image
Amid an ongoing resurgence across the world, the global coronavirus caseload has surpassed the grim milestone of 300 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.47 million Amid an ongoing resurgence across the world, the global coronavirus caseload has surpassed the grim milestone of 300 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.47 million and vaccinations to over 9.33 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Friday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and the death toll stood at 300,095,481 and 5,472,039, respectively, while the total number of vaccine doses administered has increased to 9,336,622,344. The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of... read more
Read more