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Qualifier 1: Chennai reached the final for the record 9th time, beat Delhi in a thrilling match

Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings Qualifier 1: Chennai Super Kings have reached the final for the record 9th time by defeating Delhi Capitals in the qualifier match played in Dubai. Captain MS Dhoni gave his team victory by hitting a four. He scored an unbeaten 18 runs in just six balls. It included three fours and a six. Apart from this, Robin Uthappa and Ruturaj Gaikwad played half-centuries. Uthappa scored 63 runs in 44 balls and Gaikwad scored 70 runs in 50 balls. Delhi Capitals scored 172 for five in 20 overs after playing first. In response, Chennai Super Kings won the last over for the loss of six wickets.

last over story

Chennai needed 13 runs to win in the last over. Delhi captain Rishabh Pant handed over the ball to Tom Curran, who took two wickets. Tom got Moeen caught on the first ball. Now 13 runs were to be scored in five balls. However, the good thing for Chennai was that MS Dhoni had come to the crease. Dhoni hit a brilliant four on the second ball. Now Chennai had to score 9 runs in four balls to win. Dhoni hit a four again on the next ball and now his team had to score five runs in three balls to win. Tom then threw a wide. And then Dhoni hit a four on the next ball. In this way, Chennai chased the target with two balls to spare.

Chennai had a bad start

Chasing the target of 173 runs from Delhi, the start of Chennai was not good. Faf du Plessis, who was in excellent form, returned to the pavilion in the very first over. He could only score one run. He was bowled by Enrique Norcia. After this Robin Uthappa and Ruturaj Gaikwad put on 110 runs for the second wicket.

It seemed that Chennai would easily win the match, but suddenly Tom Curran turned the match towards Delhi. He first dismissed Uthappa (63 runs from 44 balls) and then Shardul Thakur (00). After this Ambati Rayudu was run out for just one run. However, Gaikwad stood firm and took the match closer. He scored 70 runs in 50 balls with the help of five fours and two sixes. At the same time, Moeen Ali could only score 16 runs in just 12 balls. At the end, Dhoni did wonders and scored 18 runs in six balls to give victory to his team. At the same time, Tom Curran took the highest three wickets for Delhi Capitals. Apart from this, Enrique Norcia and Avesh Khan got one success each.

Delhi had scored 172 runs

Earlier, after losing the toss, Delhi Capitals, who came to bat first, did not have a good start. Shikhar Dhawan, who was in excellent form, was dismissed after scoring just seven runs in seven balls. Josh Hazlewood got him caught out by Dhoni. However, after this Prithvi Shaw broke down on the Chennai bowlers.

Shaw played a stormy innings of 60 runs in just 34 balls. During this, seven fours and three sixes came off his bat. However, he was not getting any support at the other end. Meanwhile, Shreyas Iyer 01 and Axar Patel returned to the pavilion after scoring 10 runs.

Shimron Hetmyer and skipper Rishabh Pant shared an important 83-run partnership after four wickets fell for 80 runs in the 11th over. Hetmyer scored 37 runs in 24 balls with the help of three fours and one six. On the other hand, Captain Pant remained unbeaten on 51 runs in 35 balls. He hit three fours and two sixes. Also Tom Curran returned unbeaten on zero.

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