INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE 2019 Live Cricket Score: Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals, IPL 2019 by Cricbuzz Staff • Last updated on Can CSK get home to yet another IPL final? © BCCI CSK through to their 8th IPL final That is some record. In eight seasons so far, CSK have been through to the finals on eight occasions. Their record there might not be the greatest, but just the consistency of MS Dhoni's team is a feat to behold. They've beaten Delhi Capitals by 6 wickets, powered by their openers' superb fifties. So it'll be Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians, again! FAF steps up: Superb this from the South African. He has upped the ante beautifully. Brings up his fifty and puts CSK in the driver's seat. He falls soon after, but Watson launches some big shots to bring up his own fifty too. He too fell soon after, but CSK have the game in their hands now. CSK off to a cautious start Both Watson and Faf are trying to come to terms with the pitch. The Delhi bowlers have tied them up for the time being. They need to step up and soon. A late flourish Ishant Sharma surprises everybody by smashing Ravindra Jadeja for a four and a six off the last two balls to ensure Delhi Capitals finish with a decent total. They end with 147/9. Will that be enough? 15 overs 93 runs. Delhi in need of a big finish. IYER FALLS Delhi continue to slide down. Iyer departs now, trying to slog Imran Tahir, but only succeeding in top edging it to Suresh Raina. Axar falls in the next over, ramping Bravo straight down third man's throat. Pant key for DC now. ANOTHER WICKET: Shikhar Dhawan departs cheaply now. He tries to late cut Harbhajan Singh, but ends up feathering an edge through to MS Dhoni. Big blow for DC. And now, Munro follows him, sweeping Jadeja straight to Dwayne Bravo at deep square leg. WICKET: Early breakthrough for CSK. Chahar has Prithvi Shaw out LBW after a review. Shaw tried a pull a ball that was on the fuller side, and despite the umpire ruling it not out, CSK are able to overturn the decision with a referred. The kind of gains you get when Dhoni is in the side. Dhoni Review System ©BCCI PITCH REPORT: "It's a different surface from the one used in the Eliminator. This looks an even better surface as it's harder and hence, the ball should come onto the bat much better. There are a few cracks but the hardness should allow strokeplay." observes Michael Slater. TOSS AND TEAMS: Chennai Super Kings have won the toss and elected to field first, but it makes no difference as Shreyas Iyer was hoping to bat first anyway. Delhi have gone in with an unchanged side, while CSK have bolstered their pace attack with the inclusion of Shardul Thakur in place of Murali Vijay. FROM THE GROUND: Pratyush brings us all the live updates from Vizag: A fresh pitch for tonight's game. It's the centre pitch on the square but it looks very similar to the one used for the Eliminator. So expect another slow boiler of a match. Overwhelming support for CSK here. A rough guesstimate would be 50 CSK jerseys for one of Delhi's. They are even chanting 'CSK, CSK' 30 minutes before the toss. Another away game for Delhi but boy haven't they done well in these situations. INTRO: It's do or die time. Chennai Super Kings lost to Mumbai in qualifier 1 and are here for their last chance saloon. Delhi Capitals beat Sunrisers Hyderabad and have the chance to make their first ever IPL final. It's going to be a cracker of a game, and one that'll see both teams put in their all to try and go through. Stay with us as we bring you all the live updates. © Cricbuzz TAGS RELATED STORIES<doc-sep>CSK have participated in 10 IPL tournaments and qualified in the playoffs in all 10 – this is a startling fact and an amazing achievement - that is how good and consistent they have been in the IPL. No other team has achieved this feat. Not only have they been excellent in the group stages, they also have the best record amongst all teams in the knockouts/playoffs in the league’s history. - CSK have taken part and also won the most number of knockout/playoff matches in IPL history. Their win percentage and win-loss ratio (1.5) is the best along with MI and KKR. - CSK have taken part in five Qualifier 1 matches and won three of those. MI is the only team that has beaten CSK in Qualifier 1 – on two occasions – in Mumbai in 2015 and in Chennai in 2019. - CSK’s clash with Delhi Capitals in Visakhapatnam on Friday, May 10th will be their fourth Qualifier 2 match in IPL and they have a 2-1 record in such matches. They beat the Delhi Daredevils (now DC) by 86 runs in Chennai in 2012 and RCB by three wickets in Ranchi in 2015. They were beaten by Kings XI Punjab by 24 runs in Mumbai in 2014. - CSK have qualified for 7 IPL finals – the most by any team in IPL history. If they beat DC in Vizag, it will be their 8th final in 10 tournaments – that is a mind-boggling record! - CSK’s average first innings total in playoffs is 175 while their average second innings total in successful chases is 169. - Overall, CSK has won 99 of their 163 matches in the IPL (and lost just 62). Their win percentage of 60.73% is the best in the tournament’s history. - Suresh Raina is the most prolific CSK batsman in the playoffs (min. 6 innings). Not only does he have the highest aggregate but also the highest average and strike rate for any CSK batsman in the playoffs. He has scored 693 runs in 20 innings at an average of 49.5 and strike rate of 165.39. - He is followed by MS Dhoni who aggregates 443 runs in 16 innings at 44.3 at a rate of 133.84 in such matches. - Murali Vijay has an impressive record too in the playoffs for CSK with 364 runs in 11 innings at an average of 33.09 and strike rate of 147.37. - Bravo’s strike rate in 8 playoff matches for CSK is 161.84. His overall strike rate for CSK is 136.52 – an indication that we see the best of his hitting prowess in the big playoff matches. - Faf du Plessis has an average record for CSK in playoffs. He has scored just 185 runs in 8 innings at 26.43 at a strike rate of 128.47 - Bravo is the most successful CSK bowler in the playoffs (min. 6 playoff matches) with 22 wickets at 16.82 apiece in 14 such matches. He is followed by Albie Morkel (14 wickets in 12 innings at 22.29) and R Ashwin (13 wickets in 15 innings at 25.69). The off-spinner has been their most restrictive bowler in playoffs with an economy of just 6.84. - Ravindra Jadeja also has a good record with the ball in playoff matches for CSK with 9 wickets in 12 innings at an economy of 8.26. The ability of the CSK players to raise their game in the playoffs, their big-match temperament to perform on the big stage and the matches which matter, individually and as a team, separates CSK from the rest of the IPL franchises. Can CSK register a record 100th win and enter their 8th final in the IPL?<doc-sep>Late fireworks from Rishabh Pant helped Delhi Capitals (DC) see off SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) challenge in the Eliminator of IPL 2019. They will now face Chennai Super Kings in Qualifier 2 on May 10 in Vizag. Chasing 163 to win, Delhi Capitals got off to a brilliant start as both the openers, especially young Prithvi Shaw, played with great intent and smashed SRH bowlers to all corners of the ground. The duo completed 50 run-stand for the first wicket inside powerplay. SRH picked two quick wickets to put Delhi on the backfoot. Rashid Khan's double wicket maiden changed the game and turned the tide in SRH's favour. When the game looked out of Delhi's reach, Rishabh Pant once again turned the match when he clobbered two fours and as many sixes in Basil Thampi's final over, ensuring Delhi's victory. (SCORECARD) IPL 2019 Eliminator Highlights Between Delhi Capitals vs SunRisers Hyderabad, straight from ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Vizag<doc-sep>
Chasing 148 to win, Chennai Super King (CSK) openers Faf du Plesis and Shane Watson batted sensibly upfront and didn't score much runs in first few overs. Once the ball got old they started to play their shots. du Plesis took the charge and changed the momentum in last two powerplay overs where he scored majority of 26 runs. He scored 50 off 39 balls and departed soon after completing his fifty. After his departure, Shane Watson changed gears and started hitting boundaries. He scored 50 off just 32 balls. Ambati Rayudu's run-a-ball 20 ensured CSK cross the line and reach their 8th IPL final. Earlier, after being invited to bat in Qualifier 2, Delhi Capitals (DC) got off to a poor start as both their openers were back in pavillion inside powerplay. Prithvi Shaw (5 off 6) could not emulate his last match performance and was the first one to depart. His partner Shikhar Dhawan (18 off 14) started brightly but couldn't carry on for long and fell in the 6th over. Colin Munro (27 off 24) was promoted up the order and he took his chances early on and hit few good shots. Despite that he struggled against spinners Chennai Super Kings spinners and ultimately was undone by Ravindra Jadeja. Delhi skipper Shreyas Iyer too lofted the ball in the air trying to accelerate the innings. Rishabh Pant didn't get the necessary support as wickets kept falling for Delhi Capitals from one end. Pant batted sensibly and kept the scoreboard ticking. He scored 38 off 25 balls before getting out in the 19th over. Delhi Capitals finished their innings brightly as Ishant Shrama collected 10 runs off Ravindra Jadeja's final over. (SCORECARD) IPL 2019 Qualifier 2 Highlights Between Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals, straight from ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam