Chennai Super Kings won their opening game against Delhi Daredevils by just a single run. Chasing 151 to win, Delhi Daredevils could only manage 149/9 with Albie Morkel remaining unbeaten on a splendid 73 off just 55 balls.
Chennai Super Kings ended their innings at 150/7 after Delhi Daredevils won the toss and invited them to bat. Nathan Coulter-Nile made early in-roads but Dwayne Smith (34) kept the run-rate up. However, the spin-twins of the Daredevils wove their magic and stifled the Super Kings. Faf du Plessis (32) and Ms Dhoni (30) tried their best to infuse some momentum but the Daredevils stuck to their task and restricted the opposition to a chaseable score. Catch the highlights of the game here.
"Unbelievable, game of small margins. Proud of the boys": JP Duminy
"Bravo won't be happy with the ball he bowled, but it is good to win close games.": MS Dhoni
"Nehra is good. He has kept himself fit. He is one Indian pacer who bowls pace effortlessly." : MS Dhoni
23:42 (IST): FOUR! Oh! What a heartbreak from Albie Morkel. Slams that over covers but only for a boundary. Chennai wins a thriller by one run
23:39 (IST): 6 needed off last ball! Whoa! What a game!! Can Morkel do it?
23:38 (IST): SIX! What a hit! Morkel keeps DD in the game!
23:36 (IST): OUT! Tahir goes for the big one and only finds Suresh Raina at deep mid wicket. Morkel back on strike though. 14 off 3 now.
23:35 (IST): Just a single. Morkel needs the strike back! 14 off 4 balls.
23:34 (IST): FOUR! Outside edge and now 15 off 5 balls. Bravo won't be happy with that delivery.
23:31 (IST): OUT! Amit Mishra goes for the bye and gets run-out. DD 129/8 (18.4 overs)
23:25 (IST): BOWLED! Coulter-Nile (5) cleaned up by Ashwin. DD 123/7, need 28 from 14 balls.
23:19 (IST): Fifty for Albie Morkel. Not his usual big hitting knocks, this one was a fighting effort from the veteran all-rounder batting at number three. Can he see the Daredevils through?
23:11 (IST): BOWLED! Duminy chops the ball on to his off stump! Ishwar Pandey gets the captain. CSK in charge now. DD 106/6 (15.4)
23:04 (IST): OUT! Yuvraj (9) gone! Bravo gets the wicket. Digs it in short and Yuvraj miscues the pull. Pandey completes a decent catch How big a wicket is that? DD 102/5 after 15 overs.
22:59 (IST): FOUR! Yuvraj Singh leg glances Mohit to the fine leg fence. Big job on hand and his team needs him to steer them to victory.
22:57 (IST):OUT! Jadhav plays the ball straight to Jadeja at point off Mohit. DD 87/4 (13.1 overs)
22:50 (IST): 69 off eight overs. This match is far from over. although DD has a couple of explosive players in the dug-out, CSK knows how to stifle the runs. For DD, Morkel is the key.
22:46 (IST): FOUR! Again short from Ashwin and Kedar Jadhav rocks back to pull it over mid wicket.
22:40 (IST): FOUR! Ashwin drops shot and Morkel pounces on it. Square cut goes to the boundary. Could Nehra have done better? Well, he's not known for his fielding anyway!
22:29 (IST): "Oyeeee" - goes Dhoni as that turns and bounces from Ashwin and leaves Morkel beaten all ends up. The ball is gripping on the track and this might become a tricky chase for Daredevils.
22:26 (IST): Ashwin comes on to bowl. Eight runs an over required. JP Duminy and Yuvraj Singh still in the dug-out for Daredevils but will they get enough time to bat themselves in? Has Delhi missed a trick by pushing Yuvraj down to six?
22:21 (IST): Still no signs of Yuvraj Singh. Kedar Jadhav has come in to join Albie Morkel. Delhi is in a spot of bother here. They need a proper partnership.
22:18 (IST):OUT! Nehra gets a third. Shreyas Iyer miscues a pull and Du Plessis tracking back completes a brilliant catch at mid off! Was that shot really necessary? DD 39/3 (5 overs)
22:13 (IST): Iyer off to a positive start. Looking for runs from the outset. Looks a good prospect.
22:07 (IST): Shreyas Iyer comes in to join Albie Morkel.
22:04 (IST): OUT! Nehra gets another one! Wide outside off-stump and Agarwal flashes. Dhoni makes no mistake! DD 20/2 after 3 overs.
22:02 (IST): OUT! Nehra strikes! Gautam mistimes a drive straight to Bravo at mid-on. DD 15/1 (2.3 overs)
21:58 (IST): SIX! Mayank Agarwal launches Mohit Sharma into the crowds. Pitched up delivery, comes on the front foot and plays it over the long-off boundary.
21:50 (IST): Ashish Nehra gets things underway. Mayank Agarwal and CM Gautam the openers for Daredevils.
21:34 (IST): Two runs to end the innings. CSK ends with 150/7. Delhi will be mighty pleased with this effort.
21:30 (IST): OUT! MS Dhoni plays a tennis shot and finds Mayank Agarwal. He really needed to go for that!
21:28 (IST): SIX and SIX! Back to back sixes from MS Dhoni. Boy! Didn't CSK need that!
21:25 (IST): Outstanding over from Tahir. Class display of leg-spin here.�
21:22 (IST): FOUR! Much needed boundary for CSK. Ashwin guides the ball through third-man. Superb timing.
21:17 (IST):OUT! Bravo gone. Dominic Joseph traps him plumb in front. CSK 120/6 (16.4 overs)
21:10 (IST): OUT! Stumped! Mishra strikes. Jadeja (17) jumps down the track but misses the ball by a mile. Easy stumping for Gautam. CSK 117/5 after 15.2 overs.
21:08 (IST): Last five overs. MS Dhoni has a strike rate of 180 in the last five. How much will CSK get?
21:00 (IST): FOUR! Dhoni hammers the short delivery from Albie Morkel to the mid wicket boundary.
20:55 (IST): OUT! Du Plessis (32) finds Iyer at the boundary. Excellent catch from the young man. Short from Duminy, Du Plessis makes room and goes for the big one. Iyer jumps high and judges the catch brilliantly. CSK 100/4 after 12.2 overs
20:51 (IST): SIX! Right out of the middle of the bat. Jadeja dances down the track and deposits Mishra straight into the stands.
20:50 (IST): Tahir and Mishra are drying up the runs. Good spell of leg-spin bowling from both ends. Jadeja and Du Plessis looking for the singles. CSK 82/3 after 10 overs.
20:41 (IST): Surprise! Jadeja walks into to bat ahead of Dhoni. Two leggies in tandem, send in a left-handed batsman. Dhoni, classic!
20:39 (IST):OUT! Tahir gets Smith (34). Tries to pull but the ball skid on to him. Drags the shot and holes out to Coulter-Nile at deep mid wicket. CSK 71/3 after 8.1 overs
20:35 (IST): Interesting fact - Delhi Daredevil pace man Domnic Joseph manufactures bullets at Ammunition Factory Khadki in Pune's cantonment area!
20:33 (IST): FOUR! Tahir tosses it up just a bit and Smith goes over his head. Good strike from the West Indian opener.
20:31 (IST): Spin into the attack. Imran Tahir comes om. He has had a fantastic World Cup and will be looking to carry on with his form for the Daredevils.
20:25 (IST): 50 up for CSK. They might be losing wickets but the scoring rate has been at almost 10 an over! Smith and Du Plessis not letting any bad ball go by, playing some dazzling strokes. CSK 59/2 after 6 overs.
20:20 (IST):OUT! Raina bowled. Coulter-Nile again! Walks down the track and tries a heave over mid wicket. Misses and watches his leg-stump pegged back. CSK 38/2 after 4 overs.
20:14 (IST): FOUR! Dominic Joseph vanishes over mid-wicket! On the pads and Smith aren't missing those.
20:11 (IST): Frenetic start to the game. 16 runs off the first over. Boundary off the 1st ball off the second over and then a wicket! As they say, it's all happening in Chennai!
20:06 (IST):OUT! McCullum departs in a hurry. Dances down the track and top-edges Coulter-Nile. Yuvraj runs behind the keeper and completes the catch. CSK 20/1 in 1.2 overs
20:02: (IST): FOUR! That was delicious from Smith. Pitched up and punched down the ground. FOUR more! Fourth boundary of the over. This is a nightmare for DD. CSK 16/0 after 1st over
20:01 (IST): FOUR! Smith off and running. Morkel pitches it wide outside off stump and Smith flays it to the cover boundary.
20:00 (IST): The umpires walk out. The Daredevils charge out. The CSK openers McCullum and Smith jog on to the pitch. This is going to be a cracking game.
19:50 (IST): CSK XI looks familiar but the DD XI has two leg spinner in Amit Mishra and Imran Tahir. Against McCullum and Smith, fancy Duminy to start with one of them? Will be a big call but can work against the two big hitters.
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