Pathirana, Dhoni star as Chennai Super Kings beat Delhi Capitals by 27 runs to consolidate prime two spot

MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja’s late surge, together with Shivam Dube’s spectacular innings, helped Chennai Super Kings (CSK) get well from a shaky begin to publish a good rating of 167/8 of their 20 overs. 

The pitch was sluggish, which precipitated CSK to wrestle early on, and Delhi Capitals confronted related difficulties. David Warner and Phil Salt have been dismissed early, whereas Mitchell Marsh fell after a mix-up with Manish Pandey. Pandey and Rilee Rossouw tried to construct a partnership, however it turned out to be sluggish, rising the required run fee for DC. 

Pandey finally fell for 27 off 29 balls, and Rossouw adopted swimsuit after scoring 35 off 37. Their partnership took up 59 balls, however they solely managed to attain as many runs. DC was restricted to a rating of 140/8, maintaining them rooted to the underside of the desk.

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The @msdhoni-led unit beat #DC by  runs in Chennai to seal their 7⃣th win of the season! 

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Earlier, CSK was struggling at 77/4 in 11 overs on a pitch that appeared to develop into more and more sluggish because the innings progressed. 

However, Dhoni and Jadeja’s partnership of 38 runs in simply 18 balls, with Dhoni smashing 20 runs in 9 balls, helped CSK get well. Before that, Dube’s spectacular innings of 25 runs in 12 balls helped CSK get again on observe after Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, and Lalit Yadav spun an internet across the CSK prime order. 

Mitchell Marsh bowled an excellent closing over, giving freely simply seven runs and taking two wickets to finish with figures of three/18.

Overall, it was an exhilarating match that showcased the resilience and willpower of each groups. Despite dealing with early setbacks, CSK managed to get well and publish a aggressive rating, whereas DC struggled to maintain up with the required run fee. 

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