CSK vs DC IPL 2023 Highlights: MS Dhoni & co. win by 77 runs, seal IPL 2023 Playoffs spot

CSK reached to 17 points, qualifying for the IPL 2023 Playoffs in the process. However, the result of the KKR vs LSG match will now decide who among CSK and LSG will finish at second in the standings.

CSK restricted DC to 146/9 and won the game by a thumping 77 runs. With the win, CSK reached to 17 points.

Theekshana removed:Lalit Yadav in the 20th over to register his 1st wicket of the match, before removing Kuldeep Yadav in the very next ball. With the wicket, DC were reduced to 146/9 in 19.4 overs.

DC lost their 7th wicket as Warner was dismissed on 86 off 58 in the penultimate over of the match.

Pathirana grabbed his first wicket of the match, removing Aman Khan for 7 off 9.

DC were 116/5 in 15 overs, with only five overs remaining in their chase of 224 runs.

Axar Patel was dismissed by Deepak Chahar in the 14th over, reducing Delhi to 109/5.

DC reached 107/4 in 13 overs after striking 23 runs against Jadeja. 

Axar Patel joined Warner at the middle as Yash Dhull was dismissed by Ravindra Jadeja on 13 off 15.

Warner completed his fifty with the help of four fours and three sixes in the penultimate ball of the 10th over. DC reached 72/3, needing 152 runs to win at the half-way mark.

DC found themselves on 47/3 in 8 overs with Warner batting on 29 off 23, alongside Yash Dhull on 10 off 11.

Chasing 224, DC reached 15/1 in four overs after skipper Warner hit his first boundary in the second ball of the over.

Chahar dismissed Philip Salt and Rossouw in consecutive deliveries, reducing DC to 26/3 in 4.5 overs.

Having hit a fifty in the last game, Shaw was expected to score big on Saturday. However, Tushar Deshpande dismissed him in the third ball of the 2nd over. Delhi were 6/1 in 2 overs.

Prithvi Shaw and David Warner open for DC as Deepak Chahar bowls the first over, as Delhi score five runs off it.

1st Innings - CSK 223/3 in 20 overs

CSK batting:

Ruturaj Gaikwad - 79 off 50

Devon Conway - 87 off 52

DC bowling:

Chetan Shakariya - 1/36 

Anrich Nortje - 1/43

Despite losing Conway in the penultimate over, CSK scored 12 runs off it as Jadeja hammered a six and a four. CSK were 207/3 in 19 overs.

CSK reached 195/2 in 18 overs, as Shivam Dube struck two maximums to Khaleel Ahmed, before giving away his wicket.

Despite the wicket of Gaikwad, CSK continued to add big runs, notching up 19 runs off the 16th over. Conway is now batting on 75 off 43, with Shivam Dube batting on 8 off 3.

Chennai Super Kings suffered the loss of Gaikwad on 79 off 50 as Chetan Sakariya dismissed him off a short ball.

Devon Conway started the 14th over with a maximum and completed his fifty in 47 balls. CSK were 133/0 in 13.1 overs.

Ruturaj Gaikwad hit Kuldeep Yadav for 20 runs in the 12th over, after hitting three consecutive sixes in the over. CSK were 117/0 in 12 overs, with Gaikwad on 70 off 42 and Conway on 45 off 30.

Chetan Sakariya conceded only 2 runs off the 6th over as CSK finished the powerplay on 52/0.

Ruturah Gaikwad completed his third fifty of the season in 37 balls as CSK found themselves on 87/0 in 10 overs.

CSK reached 41/0 in 4 overs after scoring 11 runs from each of the 3rd and the 4th over.

CSK reached 19/0 in 2 overs as Conway and Gaikwad found a six and a four respectively un the over. They also ran for three singles.

Gaikwad hit Khaleel for a four in the fifth ball, as CSK finished the first over at 6/0.

DC Impact subs: Mukesh Kumar, Prithvi Shaw, Praveen Dubey, Ripal Patel and Abhishek Porel

CSK Impact subs: Matheesha Pathirana, Mitchell Santner, Subranshu Senapathi, Shaik Rasheed and Akash Singh

Delhi Capitals: David Warner(c), Philip Salt(w), Rilee Rossouw, Yash Dhull, Aman Hakim Khan, Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Chetan Sakariya, Khaleel Ahmed, Anrich Nortje

Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w/c), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana

Chennai Super Kings have won the toss and have opted to bat at the Arun Jaitely Stadium vs Delhi Capitals. 

Chennai Super Kings: Matheesha Pathirana, Nishant Sindhu, Subhranshu Senapati, Shaik Rasheed, Akash Singh 

 Delhi Capitals Probable Impact Players: S Khan, P Dubey, Mukesh Kumar, R Patel, A Porel

The pitch at the Arun Jaitely Stadium in New Delhi is known for its slow nature, but due to the short boundaries and the batsman also get benefit from the ground. The average first innings score at the ground is 159 and the teams chasing in the match have an edge over the team batting first. 

The weather in New Delhi during the match against Chennai Super Kings and the Delhi Capitals is expected to be hot and the maximum temperature during the match is expected to be 43 degree celsius. 

The Chennai Super Kings are favourites to win the match against the Delhi Capitals as they have been in excellent form in the IPL 2023 and also they also have an edge in the head to head record vs DC. 

The Delhi Capitals are currently in ninth place in the Indian Premier League 2023 Points Table, the team is ruled out of the tournament and has no chance to qualify for the knockout stage, The team is currently at ten points from 13 matches and if they win the match vs CSK in New Delhi they can only get up to 12 points which are not enough for qualification. 

The MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings will be facing the Delhi Capitals in their next match at the Arun Jaitely Stadium in New Delhi and the team is currently on 15 points and stands second in the IPL 2023 points table. CSK has to win their next match against DC as they will go to 17 points and also which will be enough for them to qualify for the playoffs. If Chennai loses, they would want any two teams from LSG, MI, and RCB to lose their last match which will also let the Dhoni-led side to qualify for the knockout stages, otherwise, the team will be out of the tournament. 

The head-to-head record between the Delhi Capitals and the Chennai Super Kings says that both teams till now have played 28 matches in IPL against each other and CSK has an edge over DC as they have 18 out of the total games played whereas DC has been on the winnings side in ten occasions. 

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A look at the squad of the Chennai Super Kings ahead of the CSK vs DC IPL 2023 match: 

MS Dhoni (c), Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Subhranshu Senapati, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, Ravindra Jadeja, Tushar Deshpande, Matheesha Pathirana, Simarjeet Singh, Deepak Chahar, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana, Ajinkya Rahane, Ben Stokes, Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu, Sisanda Magala (replacement), Ajay Mandal, Bhagath Varma, Akash Singh (replacement).

The David Warner-led Delhi Capitals and MS Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings will battle out each other in match 67 of the Indian Premier League 2023 at the Arun Jaitely Stadium in New Delhi. 

As the Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals will be taking on each other in match 67 of the Indian Premier League 2023, both the teams have got balanced squads and teams, it is very hard to say who wins the today match. 

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A look at the full squad of Delhi Capitals ahead of the DC vs CSK IPL 2023 match:

Delhi Capitals: David Warner (c), Prithvi Shaw, Ripal Patel, Rovman Powell, Sarfaraz Khan, Yash Dhull, Mitchell Marsh, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Anrich Nortje, Chetan Sakariya, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Khaleel Ahmed, Lungi Ngidi, Mustafizur Rahman, Aman Khan, Kuldeep Yadav, Praveen Dubey, Vicky Ostwal, Ishant Sharma, Phil Salt, Mukesh Kumar, Manish Pandey, Rilee Rossouw, Abishek Porel (replacement).