Delhi Capitals’ captain Rishabh Pant won the toss & chose to field at Vishakhapatnam
Man of the Match Khaleel Ahmed on his spell of 2-21 for Delhi Capitals providing stunning blows to CSK in their runchase at Vishakhapatnam. Image: IPLT20
Scorecard:
DC scored 191-5 (20)
CSK scored 171-6(20)
Result : DC won by 20 runs
At approximately 11 on Sunday night, Visakhapatnam came alive. ‘Hosts’ Delhi Capitals were on their way to their first win, but the result suddenly seemed irrelevant.
If the match till then was in news for players like Prithvi Shaw and Rishabh Pant making a strong statement on their comeback with impact innings for DC , and Khaleel Ahmed’s stunning opening spell to Rachin Ravindra and Ruturaj Gaikwad accounting for both the openers , the Vishakhapatnam crowd were in for a Dhoni special.
Mahi Maar raha hai(Dhoni is hitting)?
By the time Dhoni strolled out onto the pitch in the 16th over of the chase , CSK were on the way to an obvious defeat. However, what followed was a glimpse of Vintage Dhoni for 16 balls. The icing on the cake was the final over of the innings. Chennai required 41 runs off the last 6 balls with Dhoni on strike . Anrich Nortje was the South African pacer to take control of finishinf responsibilities for DC.
However, what followed was the ball being smashed to all parts of the ground in typical unconventional Dhoni style. The last over read like 4 , 6 , 0, 4, 0, 6. Do check out the highlights of his innings here .