April 18, 2013
Brief Scorecard: Chennai Super Kings 169 for 4 (Hussey 65*, Dhoni 44) beat Delhi Daredevils 83 (Mohit Sharma 3-10, Ashwin 2-18) by 86 runs
The Super Kings celebrate Virender Sehwag's wicket, Delhi Daredevils v Chennai Super Kings, IPL, Delhi, April 18, 2013
April 18, 2013
Brief Scorecard: Chennai Super Kings 169 for 4 (Hussey 65*, Dhoni 44) beat Delhi Daredevils 83 (Mohit Sharma 3-10, Ashwin 2-18) by 86 runs
The Super Kings celebrate Virender Sehwag's wicket, Delhi Daredevils v Chennai Super Kings, IPL, Delhi, April 18, 2013
NEW DELHI: Chennai Super Kings thrashed Delhi Daredevils by massive 86 runs to inflict sixth straight defeat to the hosts at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium on Thursday.
Chasing a 170, Delhi Daredevils were bundled out for just 83 as their batsmen failed to put a up a fight after MS Dhoni and Mike Hussey powered Chennai to a sizeable total.
Pacer Mohit Sharma gave Chennai a dream start as he bowled out David Warner and then trapped Manprit Juneja leg before in the second over to leave Delhi reeling at 13/2. While Warner scored just a single, Juneja made two before falling to Sharma.
In the fifth over Chris Morris dismissed Mahela Jayawardene to give Delhi third blow.
The fourth batsman to fall was Virender Sehwag who made 13-ball-17 with the help of a boundary and a six.
Sehwag became the third victim of Mohit Sharma who earlier dismissed David Warner and Manprit Juneja in the second over.
Jeevan Mendis was the fifth man to be dismissed. A goof over a second run led resulted in Mendis getting run out.
Ravindra Jadeja claimed Delhi's sixth wicket in the form of Irfan Pathan. Pathan was caught by Dwayne Bravo at long on after making two.
Off-spinner R Ashwin inflicted seventh blow on Delhi by removing Ajit Agarkar in the 14th over. Agarkar (3) was caught by Bravo after facing seven deliveries.
Earlier, Mike Hussey struck an unbeaten half-century while skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni cashed in on a dropped chance to smash his way to a 23-ball 44 as Chennai Super Kings amassed 169 for four.
Hussey carried his bat through the innings with a well-crafted 50-ball 66, which was laced with six fours and two sixes, while Suresh Raina (30) contributed up front as the CSK top-order entertained the packed crowd at the Feroze Shah Kotla Stadium.
The last five overs yielded 54 runs as Delhi skipper Mahela Jayawardene's ploy to keep rotating his bowlers failed.
Electing to bat, Chennai Super Kings were off to a good start, courtesy openers Murali Vijay and Hussey. Both went about their business in style with Vijay smacking two fours off Umesh Yadav in his first over.
South African pacer Morne Morkel broke the 30-run opening wicket stand when he had Vijay trapped in front for 18.
Raina made his intentions clear from the outset, driving the very first delivery he faced from Morkel through the covers.
Chennai Super Kings raced to 39 for one at the end of mandatory power play.
But what followed, to the surprise of many, was Jayawardene's decision to bring Virender Sehwag into the attack.
Sehwag, rolling his arms over for the first time in a long while, drew the loudest applause from the crowd as he looked at ease while bowling his off-breaks.
The Delhi pacers kept it quiet for a while before Raina broke the shackles with two consecutive fours off Yadav, who returned for his second spell, in the 11th over.
Hussey, too, followed suit as he clobbered Ajit Agarkar for a four and a six over mid-wicket to raise the 50-run partnership for the second wicket.
Courtesy: PTI
