| 13:52 GMT: Start of play for the day | |||
| Hello and welcome to the coverage of the match between Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Daredevils at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai. Chennai won all the 4 matches they played, Delhi playd 4 matches won 3 and lost one match. | |||
| Chennai Super Kings won the toss and will bat | |||
| Chennai Super Kings team: PA Patel, SP Fleming, Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan , SK Raina, *+MS Dhoni, S Badrinath, JA Morkel, Joginder Sharma, M Gony, M Ntini, M Muralitharan | |||
| Delhi Daredevils team: G Gambhir, *V Sehwag, S Dhawan, Shoaib Malik, AB de Villiers, +KD Karthik, R Bhatia, VY Mahesh, P Sangwan, Mohammad Asif, GD McGrath | |||
| 14:29 GMT: Start of session's play | |||
![]() © New Zealand Cricket | PA Patel and SP Fleming to open the batting | ||
| 14:31 GMT: Start of innings | |||
| GD McGrath comes on to bowl | |||
| 0 | b1 | 1 | McGrath to Patel good length ball on the legs, turns it to square leg for a run. |
| 0 | b2 | 0 | McGrath to Fleming good length ball just outside the off and seaming away, left alone. |
| 0 | b3 | 0 | good length ball just outside the off, left alone. |
| 0 | b4 | 0 | fuller length ball on the legs, tries to flick it misses, off the pads to square leg for no run. |
| 0 | b5 | 3 | good length ball on the off, pulled it over mid-wicket for three runs. |
| 0 | b6 | 0 | McGrath to Patel good length ball on the off, defended towards covers for no run. |
| End of over 1: | (4 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 4-0 (Patel 1*, 2 balls, Fleming 3*, 4 balls) | ||
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| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| Mohammad Asif comes on to bowl | |||
| 1 | b1 | 1wd | Mohammad Asif to Fleming wide outside the off, left alone. |
| 1 | b2 | 0 | fuller length ball just outside the off, tries to drive it misses. |
| 1 | b3 | 0 | fuller length ball on the off, steered it to backward point for no run. |
| 1 | b4 | 1 | fuller length ball on the legs, turns it to deep backward square leg for a run. |
| 1 | b5 | 4 | Mohammad Asif to Patel good length ball on the legs, turns it wide of square leg for FOUR! |
| 1 | b6 | 0 | fuller length ball just outside the off, punches it to mid-off for no run. |
| 1 | b7 | 1 | good length ball on the legs, turns it to deep backward square leg for a run. |
| End of over 2: | (7 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 11-0 (Patel 6*, 5 balls, Fleming 4*, 7 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 2 | b1 | 0 | McGrath to Patel good length ball on the off, pushed towards mid-on for no run. |
| 2 | b2 | 1 | short of good length ball on the off, tries to pull it got top edge towards square leg for a run. |
| 2 | b3 | 0 | McGrath to Fleming good length ball on the off, steered it to backward point for no run. |
| 2 | b4 | 1 | good length ball on the off, steered it to thirdman for a run. |
| 2 | b5 | 0 | McGrath to Patel good length ball just outside the off, walks down the track to drive it misses. |
| 2 | b6 | 0 | fuller length ball on the legs, tries to flick it misses, off the pads to bowler for no run. |
| End of over 3: | (2 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 13-0 (Patel 7*, 9 balls, Fleming 5*, 9 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| VY Mahesh comes on to bowl | |||
| 3 | b1 | 1nb | Mahesh to Fleming short of good length ball on the off, tries to cut it got inside edge to off stump for bowled on no-ball, free hit is coming on the way. |
| 3 | b2 | 4; 1nb | short of good length ball just outside the off, cuts it over point for FOUR! |
| 3 | b3 | 4 | fuller length ball just outside the off, smashed it over point for FOUR! |
| 3 | b4 | 0 | Gone! good length ball on the off, tries to drive it misses, clean bowled this time. |
| Fleming b Mahesh (13 runs, 13 balls, 2x4, 0x6) | |||
| V Sivaramakrishnan comes in to bat | |||
| 3 | b5 | 4 | Mahesh to Sivaramakrishnan good length ball just outside the off, punches it towards point for FOUR! |
| 3 | b6 | 0 | good length ball on the off, pushed towards mid-on for no run. |
| 3 | b7 | 1 | fuller length ball outside the off, drives it got outside edge to thirdman for a run. |
| 3 | b8 | 0 | Mahesh to Patel fuller length ball outside the off, left alone. |
| End of over 4: | (15 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 28-1 (Patel 7*, 10 balls, Sivaramakrishnan 5*, 3 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| P Sangwan comes on to bowl | |||
| 4 | b1 | 1 | Sangwan to Sivaramakrishnan good length ball just outside the off, steered it to thirdman for a run. |
| 4 | b2 | 2 | Sangwan to Patel fuller length ball on the middle, flicks it towards deep square leg for couple of runs. |
| 4 | b3 | 1 | good length ball on the legs, flicks it towards fine leg for a run. |
| 4 | b4 | 0 | Sangwan to Sivaramakrishnan short of good length ball on the off, tries to pull it misses. |
| 4 | b5 | 4 | fuller length ball just outside the off, drives it got outside edge over slip for FOUR! |
| 4 | b6 | 1 | good length ball on the legs, turns it to deep backward square leg for a run. |
| End of over 5: | (9 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 37-1 (Patel 10*, 12 balls, Sivaramakrishnan 11*, 7 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 5 | b1 | 1 | Mahesh to Sivaramakrishnan good length ball outside the off, punches it towards mid-off for a quick run. |
| 5 | b2 | 4 | Mahesh to Patel good length ball just outside the off, smashed it over covers for FOUR! |
| 5 | b3 | 0 | fuller length ball just outside the off, tries to drive it misses. |
| 5 | b4 | 4 | fuller length ball just outside the off, tries to drive it got outside edge over slip for FOUR! |
| 5 | b5 | 0 | fuller length ball outside the off and nips back, tries to drive it misses. |
| 5 | b6 | 1 | short of good length ball on the off, pulled it to deep backward square leg for a run. |
| End of over 6: | (10 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 47-1 (Patel 19*, 17 balls, Sivaramakrishnan 12*, 8 balls) | ||
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| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 6 | b1 | 1 | Sangwan to Patel good length ball just outside the off, cuts it got outside edge towards thirdman for a run. |
| 6 | b2 | 0 | Sangwan to Sivaramakrishnan fuller length ball outside the off, makes room to drive it misses. |
| 6 | b3 | 1wd | short of length ball on the middle, tries to pull it misses. |
| 6 | b4 | 0 | fuller length ball on the legs, turns it to mid-wicket for no run. |
| 6 | b5 | 4 | full toss just outside the off, drives it wide of long off for FOUR! |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that the Chennai Super Kings 50 took 6.4 overs | |||
| 6 | b6 | 0 | good length ball outside the off, tries to cut it misses. |
| 6 | b7 | 1 | good length ball on the off, steered it to thirdman for a run. |
| End of over 7: | (7 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 54-1 (Patel 20*, 18 balls, Sivaramakrishnan 17*, 13 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| Shoaib Malik comes on to bowl | |||
| 7 | b1 | 1 | Shoaib Malik to Sivaramakrishnan short ball on the legs, steered it to short thirdman for a run. |
| 7 | b2 | 2wd | Shoaib Malik to Patel wide down the legs, tries to sweep it misses. |
| 7 | b3 | 4 | Shoaib Malik to Sivaramakrishnan tossed up on the legs, sweeps it wide of short fine leg for FOUR! |
| 7 | b4 | 0 | tossed up on the off and spins in, tries to push it misses, hit him on pads. |
| 7 | b5 | 2 | tossed up on the off, chips it over covers for couple of runs. |
| 7 | b6 | 1 | tossed up on the off, turns it towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 7 | b7 | 1 | Shoaib Malik to Patel short ball just outside the off, cuts it to deep point for a run. |
| End of over 8: | (11 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 65-1 (Patel 21*, 19 balls, Sivaramakrishnan 25*, 18 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| V Sehwag comes on to bowl | |||
| 8 | b1 | 0 | Sehwag to Patel Gone! short ball on the off, cuts it got top edge to short thirdman for an easy catch to Mahesh. |
| Patel c Mahesh b Sehwag (21 runs, 20 balls, 3x4, 0x6) | |||
![]() © CricketArchive | MS Dhoni comes in to bat | ||
| 8 | b2 | 0 | Sehwag to Dhoni tossed up on the off, turns it to mid-wicket for no run. |
| 8 | b3 | 0 | tossed up on the off, pushed back to bowler for no run. |
| 8 | b4 | 0 | tossed up on the legs, tries to pull it misses, off the pads to bowler for no run. |
| 8 | b5 | 1 | tossed up on the middle, pushed towards point for a run. |
| 8 | b6 | 4 | Sehwag to Sivaramakrishnan tossed up on the off, drives it got outside edge wide of short thirdman for FOUR! |
| End of over 9: | (5 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 70-2 (Sivaramakrishnan 29*, 19 balls, Dhoni 1*, 4 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| Mohammad Asif comes on to bowl | |||
| 9 | b1 | 1 | Mohammad Asif to Dhoni short of good length ball on the off, pulled it to deep square leg for a run. |
| 9 | b2 | 4 | Mohammad Asif to Sivaramakrishnan short of good length ball on the off, tries to pull it got top edge wide of thirdman for FOUR! |
| 9 | b3 | 1 | full toss just outside the off, steered it to thirdman for a run. |
| 9 | b4 | 1 | Mohammad Asif to Dhoni good length ball on the legs, turns it to fine leg for a run. |
| 9 | b5 | 1 | Mohammad Asif to Sivaramakrishnan good length ball on the middle, makes room and punches it towards extra cover for a run. |
| 9 | b6 | 4 | Mohammad Asif to Dhoni short of good length ball on the off, tries to pull it got top edge over keeper for FOUR! |
| End of over 10: | (12 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 82-2 (Sivaramakrishnan 35*, 22 balls, Dhoni 7*, 7 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 10 | b1 | 6 | Sehwag to Sivaramakrishnan Bang! fuller ball on the off, walks down the track and smashed it straight down the ground for a SIX!! |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan has passed his previous highest score of 37 in Twenty20 Matches | |||
| 10 | b2 | 2 | fuller ball on the legs, punches it towards extra cover and de Villiers misfields it for couple of runs. |
| 10 | b3 | 1 | fuller ball on the middle, punches it to long off for a run. |
| 10 | b4 | 6 | Sehwag to Dhoni Bang! tossed up on the legs, walks down the track and smashed it towards deep mid-wikcet for a SIX!! |
| 10 | b5 | 1 | tossed up on the legs, turns it to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 10 | b6 | 0 | Sehwag to Sivaramakrishnan fuller ball on the legs, walks down the track and digs it back to bowler for no run. |
| End of over 11: | (16 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 98-2 (Sivaramakrishnan 44*, 26 balls, Dhoni 14*, 9 balls) | ||
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| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 11 | b1 | 1 | Mohammad Asif to Dhoni good length ball on the off, punches it towards extra cover for a run. |
| 11 | b2 | 0 | Mohammad Asif to Sivaramakrishnan good length ball on the off and seaming away, slower one, tries to steer it misses. |
| 11 | b3 | 0 | good length ball down the legs, makes room to cut it misses. |
| 11 | b4 | 4 | fuller length ball on the off, drives it over mid-off for FOUR! |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that the Chennai Super Kings 100 took 11.4 overs | |||
| 11 | b5 | 1 | good length ball on the off, punches it wide of point for a run. |
| 11 | b6 | 2 | Mohammad Asif to Dhoni low full toss just outside the off, drives it wide of deep point for couple of runs. |
| End of over 12: | (8 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 106-2 (Sivaramakrishnan 49*, 30 balls, Dhoni 17*, 11 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| GD McGrath comes on to bowl | |||
| 12 | b1 | 1 | McGrath to Sivaramakrishnan good length ball on the middle, pushed towards covers for a run and completes his maiden T20 Fifty. |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan has made 50 in 31 balls with 7 fours and 1 six | |||
| 12 | b2 | 4 | McGrath to Dhoni good length ball just outside the off, cuts it wide of backward point for FOUR! |
| 12 | b3 | 1 | good length ball just outside the off, punches it to sweeper cover for a run. |
| 12 | b4 | 1 | McGrath to Sivaramakrishnan fuller length ball on the off, pushed to long off for a run. |
| 12 | b5 | 1 | McGrath to Dhoni fuller length ball just outside the off, punches it to long off for a run. |
| 12 | b6 | 0 | McGrath to Sivaramakrishnan short of good length ball on the middle, tries to pull it misses. |
| End of over 13: | (8 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 114-2 (Sivaramakrishnan 51*, 33 balls, Dhoni 23*, 14 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| VY Mahesh comes on to bowl | |||
| 13 | b1 | 0 | Mahesh to Dhoni fuller length ball on the legs, tries to flick it misses, off the pads to bowler for no run. |
| 13 | b2 | 2 | low full toss just outside the off, drives it got inside edge wide of mid-wicket for couple of runs. |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that the partnership of 50 (Sivaramakrishnan 26, Dhoni 25) took 31 balls | |||
| 13 | b3 | 0 | good length ball on the off, pushed back to bowler for no run. |
| 13 | b4 | 1 | short of good length ball just outside the off, steered it to thirdman for a run. |
| 13 | b5 | 0 | Mahesh to Sivaramakrishnan short of good length ball on the middle, makes room to drive it misses. |
| 13 | b6 | 2 | short of good length ball on the middle, pulled it got top edge towards fine leg for couple of runs. |
| End of over 14: | (5 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 119-2 (Sivaramakrishnan 53*, 35 balls, Dhoni 26*, 18 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 14 | b1 | 0 | McGrath to Dhoni fuller length ball just outside the off, tries to drive it misses. |
| 14 | b2 | 1 | good length ball just outside the off, punches it to long off for a run. |
| 14 | b3 | 1 | McGrath to Sivaramakrishnan fuller length ball on the legs and slower one, turns it to mid-wicket for a run. |
| 14 | b4 | 1 | McGrath to Dhoni fuller length ball just outside the off, punches it to long off for a run. |
| 14 | b5 | 0 | McGrath to Sivaramakrishnan Gone! short of good length ball on the middle, makes rom to drive it got edge towards extra cover for an easy catch to Mahesh. |
| Sivaramakrishnan c Mahesh b McGrath (54 runs, 37 balls, 7x4, 1x6) | |||
| JA Morkel comes in to bat | |||
| 14 | b6 | 4 | McGrath to Morkel short of good length ball just outside the off, cuts it over backward point for FOUR! |
| End of over 15: | (7 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 126-3 (Dhoni 28*, 21 balls, Morkel 4*, 1 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 15 | b1 | 0 | Mahesh to Dhoni fuller length ball on the middle, pushed to backward point for no run. |
| 15 | b2 | 1 | good length ball on the legs, turns it to deep square leg for a run. |
| 15 | b3 | 0 | Mahesh to Morkel good length ball on the off, pushed to backward point for no run. |
| 15 | b4 | 0 | fuller length ball on the off, drives it got inside edge to mid-wicket for no run. |
| 15 | b5 | 0 | good length ball just outside the off and seaming away, tries to cut it misses. |
| 15 | b6 | 0 | fuller length ball just outside the off, tries to steer it misses. |
| End of over 16: | (1 run scored) Chennai Super Kings 127-3 (Dhoni 29*, 23 balls, Morkel 4*, 5 balls) | ||
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| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| P Sangwan comes on to bowl | |||
| 16 | b1 | 1 | Sangwan to Dhoni good length ball on the off, pushed towards extra cover for a run. |
| 16 | b2 | 1 | Sangwan to Morkel good length ball on the legs, turns it to fine leg for a run. |
| 16 | b3 | 1wd | Sangwan to Dhoni fuller length ball wide outside the off, left alone. |
| 16 | b4 | 1 | good length ball on the off, punches it to long off for a run. |
| 16 | b5 | 4 | Sangwan to Morkel good length ball on the middle, pulled it wide of fine leg for FOUR! |
| 16 | b6 | 1 | good length ball just outside the off, cuts it to deep point for a run. |
| 16 | b7 | 1 | Sangwan to Dhoni low full toss just outside the off, drives it to long on for a run. |
| End of over 17: | (10 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 137-3 (Dhoni 32*, 26 balls, Morkel 10*, 8 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| Mohammad Asif comes on to bowl | |||
| 17 | b1 | 0 | Mohammad Asif to Dhoni Gone! low full toss on the off, drives it to long off for a well judged catch by Malik. |
| Dhoni c Shoaib Malik b Mohammad Asif (32 runs, 27 balls, 2x4, 1x6) | |||
![]() © CricketArchive | SK Raina comes in to bat | ||
| 17 | b2 | 4 | Mohammad Asif to Morkel good length ball just outside the off, cuts it wide of covers for FOUR! |
| 17 | b3 | 1 | fuller length ball on the off, drives it got inside edge to mid-wicket for a run. |
| 17 | b4 | 2 | Mohammad Asif to Raina good length ball on the off, pulled it to deep square leg for couple of runs. |
| 17 | b5 | 0 | fuller length ball on the middle, digs it back to bowler for no run. |
| 17 | b6 | 1 | fuller length ball on the off, punches it to long on for a run. |
| End of over 18: | (8 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 145-4 (Morkel 15*, 10 balls, Raina 3*, 3 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 18 | b1 | 1 | Sangwan to Raina fuller length ball on the off, drives it to long on for a run. |
| 18 | b2 | 0 | Sangwan to Morkel Gone! fuller length ball on the middle, drives it got inside edge to pads and deflected towards bowler for an easy run out. |
| Raina run out (3 runs, 4 balls, 0x4, 0x6) | |||
| S Badrinath comes in to bat | |||
| 18 | b3 | 1 | Sangwan to Badrinath fuller length ball on the off, steered it to backward point for a run. |
| 18 | b4 | 6 | Sangwan to Morkel Bang! fuller length ball just outside the off, smashed it towards long on for a SIX!! |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that the Chennai Super Kings 150 took 18.4 overs | |||
| 18 | b5 | 6 | Bang! full toss on the middle, pulled it towards mid-wicket for a SIX!! |
| 18 | b6 | 0 | fuller length ball just outside the off, steered it to backward point for no run. |
| End of over 19: | (14 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 159-5 (Morkel 27*, 14 balls, Badrinath 1*, 1 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| R Bhatia comes on to bowl | |||
| 19 | b1 | 2 | Bhatia to Badrinath fuller length ball just outside the off, steered it wide of backward point for couple of runs. |
| 19 | b2 | 1 | fuller length ball just outside the off, paddles it to short fine leg for a run. |
| 19 | b3 | 1 | Bhatia to Morkel good length ball on the legs, drives it to long on for a run. |
| 19 | b4 | 1 | Bhatia to Badrinath low full toss on the off, drives it to long on for a run. |
| 19 | b5 | 0 | Bhatia to Morkel Gone! full toss just outside the off, tries to drive it got edge towards backward point for an easy catch to Sehwag. |
| Morkel c Sehwag b Bhatia (28 runs, 16 balls, 3x4, 2x6) | |||
| J Sharma comes in to bat | |||
| 19 | b6 | 6 | Bhatia to Badrinath Bang! fuller length ball on the off, smashed it towards mid-wicket for a SIX!! |
| End of over 20: | (11 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 170-6 (Badrinath 11*, 5 balls, Sharma 0*, 0 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 16:07 GMT: End of innings | |||
| 16:07 GMT: Delhi Daredvils need 171 runs to win. | |||
| Raina's runs adjusted by -1 | |||
| Mohammad Asif's runs conceded adjusted by -1 | |||
| 16:14 GMT: Delhi Daredevils need 170 runs to win. | |||