In the 55th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) hosted Delhi Capitals (DC) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Wednesday. CSK produced an all-round show and registered a clinical win to secure the second spot in the points table and further strengthene✤d their chances of making it into the playoffs.
Batting first, the Super Kings posted 167/8 in their 20 overs. Shivam Dube top-scored with 25 runs off just 12 balls, including three sixes. Ruturaj Gaikwad (24), Ambati Rayudu (23), Ravindra Jadeja (21) and MS Dhoni (20) chipped in with valuable ꦗcontributiꦰon in CSK’s competitive total.
In response, the Capitals started their innings on a bad note, losing skipper David Warner for a duck in the very first over. Though Philip Salt and Rilee Rossouw tr🎀ied to build a partnership, they failedܫ to maintain the required run rate.
Rossouw was the top scorer for Delhi with 35 runs off 37 balls, but his efforts were not enoug♚h to chase down the target. In the end, DC managed to score 140/8 in thei꧙r 20 overs, losing the match by 27 runs.
Matheesha Pathirana was the pick of the CSK bowlers, taking three wickets for 37 runs in his four overs. Deepak Chahar and Ravindra Jadeja also con൲tributed with the ball, taking two and one wicket(s) res♕pectively.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Super show with the ball from ! 👏 👏
The -led unit beat by 2⃣7⃣ runs in Chennai to seal their 7⃣th win of t✅he season! 👌 👌
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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL)
The biggest supporters of MS Dhoni are happy.
CSK roaring in IPL 2023.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
Anbuden happy Annachi! 🥳 💛🦁
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL)
Hail t♑he Super Kings! 🙌🥳 What a phenomenal performance by today, defeating in a thrilling match! 🔥 The lions roared on the field, showcasing their brilliance in every aspect of the💦 game. A remarkable team effort, keep marching forward🔥🦁 …
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina)
Tough loss at Chepauk, but we'll take the learnings onto the next match.
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals)
Ch🔴ennai Super Kings beat Delhi Capitals by 27 runs.
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
This win will not only give CSK a very crucial two points and cement their second spot in the table, it will also do much good to their net rﷺun rate.
— Ridhima Pathak (@PathakRidhima)
CSK HAVE ALMOST QUALIFIED FOR IPL 2023 PLAYOFFS:
Their qualification chance increased to 98% now.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra)
Another Comfortable Victory fo♏r ..⭐🏟️ Playoffs entry is almost sealed..�ꩲ�
— Laxmi Kanth (@iammoviebuff007)
Play offs at 𝔍home. Sea of yellow for nearing the perfect fairytale.
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar)
CSK have defeat꧋ed DC and are almost through to the playoffs.
— Cricket is Love ❤ (@cricketfan__)
Shane Watson sneaking ༒into the CSK dressing room to cele💖brate 🥳
— 𝐑. (@fanmahida)