IPL 2014 7th Season Yesterday Dwayne Smith very fast 79 gave Chennai Super Kings a comprehensive 8 wicket be successful over Delhi Daredevils at the Ferozeshah Kotla here on Monday.
Chase a challenging Daredevils total of 178/5, the Chennai team completed formalities with 2 balls to spare to hand the home team their 3rd consecutive loss in the tournament. Chennai Super Kings Openers Brendon McCullum (32) and Dwayne Smith went all out right from the start. The duo clicked and scored an extraordinary 82-run opening wicket partnership to get their team off to the perfect start.
Earlier, Delhi Team opener Quinton de Kock gave the Daredevils a good start with 3 fours and 2 sixes in his 16-ball knock of 24. But the South African didn't last long as he was run out after some confusion with Murali Vijay (35).
The nature of the T20 format is such that nothing is constant. Wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik (51) came out to play the anchor innings and struck an important 3rd-wicket partnership with Vijay for 71 runs. Dinesh Karthik turned it on for the home team with a flurry of boundaries - 4 fours and 3 sixes - to bring up the only half-century of the innings.
The Delhi-outfit posts the good total with J.P. Duminy (28 not out) and Kedar Jadhav (29 not out).
Score Details
Delhi Daredevils 178/5(20)
Chennai Super Kings -181/2(19.4)
Player of the match
Dwayne Smith
