Chennai Super Kings defeated Delhi Daredevils by 13 run🌊s on Monday to reclaim the top spot in the IPL points table.
Chasing 212, DD’s Rishabh Pant and Vijay Shankar struck quickfire half-centuries to give CSK a late scare but in the end, the visitors managed 198/5 in 20 overs, slumping to their sixth defeat of the ongoing IPL season to continue to languish at the bottom of the points table.
Earlier, after put in bat first by the Daredevils’ skipper Shreyas Iyer, Chennai batsmen Shane Watson and MS Dhoni smashed brutal half-centuries to power CSK to a formidable 211/4.
Watson (78 off 40) was at his best after three low scores and shared a 102-run opening stand with Faf du Plessis (33) after surviving a close lbw call on๊ the first ball of the match.
Dhoni (51 not out off 22) showed his devastating touch in the last five overs which produced 74 runs. It also Dhoni’s second fastest fifty in the IPL.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to the match:
MSD: Master of serious destruction. I rest my 𒁏case!!!
— Surya Kumar Yadav (@surya_14kumar)
Well Done on the♛ consistent performance this season so far. Always a great sight watch൩ing in full flow. Well batted &
— Rajeev Shukla (@ShuklaRajiv)
Lungi 1, Pant 0.
But well played Pant !— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag)
The best Dhoni inn🍸ings fo🅠r me this season. Took quality bowlers apart. 👏👏👏
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar)
The king is back as the best finisher in the game …..
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)
Pant and Shankar made it a close contest but 213 was never going to be easy. Lungi Ngidi was brilliant on debut and he should be a regular in the next few matches at least. But the best thing for me was Dhoni's hitting in the first innings
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif)
Seven of CSK's eight matches have been decided in the last over.
Thrilling encounters!
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath)
Those Aren't Sixes, Those Are Tight Slaps Right On The Face Of MS Dhoni Haters Face Who Keep Asking Him To Retire After Every Match. 💪🙏💛
— Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja)
4th 200+ score for this 😲
— Isa Guha (@isaguha)
Longest six of the season:
111m ~ ABD
108m ~ MSD*
106m ~ ABD— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket)
Rishabh Pant is the only player to ma✅ke three 75-plus scores h🍸aving an age less than 22 in IPL.
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman)
Back to the winning ways!
Watto Special Knock.
Thala ⚡.
Ngidi spell.
Double from Chetta.
CSK won by 13 runs! 🦁💛— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL)
Hig🅘h quality performance from . Their best performance of ෴ 11?
— Scott Styris (@scottbstyris)
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Well played, Rishabh Pant
— betvisa69.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
It seems that everyone coming back to is really enjoying be back in the yellow & that team culture. Shows that +'ve environment brings the best out of you
— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93)
MS Dhoni 50 in 22 balls – his 2nd quickest in
Fastest: 20 balls for v at Bangalore in 2012— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman)
This is why I love IPL, it gives such a great opportunity for players like Dhoni to watch talent like Rishabh Pant and learn h𝐆ow to bat under pressure
— EngiNerd. (@mainbhiengineer)
Shane Watson for CSK
8 Games = 281 runsFor RCB
24 Games= 250 runsMF’s Played him at 5,6,7 RCBTweets 🤬
— Revanth (@loveislove245)
