Chennai Super Kings (CSK) stormed into their eighth IPL final with a six-wicket win over Delhi Capitals at Vishakhapatnam on Friday. A fine half-century stand from Faf du Plessis and Shane Watson proved to be the game-changer after CSK bowlers had restricted Delhi to 147. Opting to bowl, CSK curbed Delhi's scoring rate and picked up wickets at regular intervals. DC were given a late surge by their tail-enders but it wasn't enough in the end to usurp MS Dhoni's men. Here are the key moments from the match: Dhawan not lucky the second time Off the fifth over of the innings, Shikhar Dhawan walked down the pitch to greet Deepak Chahar but the bowler cramped him for room and the inside edged bounced near the batting crease before going over the top of the stumps. It was a lucky break for the Delhi Capitals opener who had clearly misjudged the shot. Next over, he wasn't as lucky when Harbhajan Singh, for the second time this season, dismissed him. Harbhajan came around the wicket and darted in a quick one with the angle. Dhawan went back to cut but could only nick it to Dhoni. The CSK skipper fumbled as the ball popped out of his gloves but recovered pretty quickly to catch it on the second attempt. Ishant's finish Though known for his resilience with the bat in red ball cricket, Ishant Sharma is hardly recognised as a good slogger of the cricket ball. With Delhi Capitals nine down in the final over and Ravindra Jadeja darting balls into the stumps, Ishant, who was Delhi Capitals' No 11 decided to go downtown. In the penultimate ball of the final over, he stepped out to slam Jadeja down the ground for a boundary with du Plessis making a desperate attempt in vain to stop a four. Ishant wasn't done though as he once again danced down the wicket and lambasted smashed one over bowler's head for a six. Ishant made 10 off three balls ensuring Delhi get a decent finish to their innings. Du Plessis' terrific stop In the 17th over of the innings, Imran Tahir had induced a top edge off Rishabh Pant but Deepak Chahar at long-off could neither save a boundary nor pull off the catch as the ball went for a six. Dhoni seemed particularly irked by the effort in the deep but Faf du Plessis soon soothed the captain's nerves with a spectacular effort near the ropes two overs later. Chahar was hit through long-on by Amit Mishra and the ball seemed headed for a maximum until du Plessis intervened with a brilliant dive near the ropes. He jumped horizontal to the other side of the boundary, caught the ball mid-air and threw it back into the field of play before falling over. It saved CSK four runs as the batsmen could only run two. The hilarious Faf-Watson mix-up and Delhi's shambolic fielding The first over of the CSK innings saw an epic mix-up between the overseas opening pair of du Plessis and Shane Watson but they were saved from embarrassment thanks to an equally messy bit of work from the Delhi fielders. Du Plessis tapped Boult to point and Watson took off for a single before realising his partner hadn't run. Seeing Watson dart out, du Plessis looked to run before backing away and Watson did the same. By this time, Rutherford had thrown the ball at the non-striker's end but there was no one to collect it near the stumps. Colin Munro, backing up from mid-on gathered the ball, but instead of throwing down the stumps at his end, he chose to throw at the striker's end. By this time, du Plessis and Watson were returning to their respective ends. Pant fumbled Munro's wide throw and the batsemen survived. Watson attacks Paul Shane Watson had the second worst average for any opener in a single IPL season (minimum 10 innings) heading into this match. Runs had deserted him completely until he gave glimpses of his old self in a superb 96 against Sunrisers Hyderabad. But that was just a small spike in his returns this season as he made scores of 8, 0, 7 and 10 in his next four matches. At Vishakhapatnam, he got off to a slow start, making just 4 in 10 balls and it seemed like the inevitable – another failure – was due. Even after du Plessis upped the ante and the pressure was off Watson, all he could manage was 27 in 26 balls until Keemo Paul came back into the attack. Watson wasted no time in going after the West Indian seamer. A short delivery down leg-side was helped on its way for six first ball and a similar short ball next up was smothered through mid-wicket for another boundary. Paul slowed up his pace soon but Watson was up for it. Two sixes off slower balls, one through cow corner and the other over long-off, brought an end to a 25-run over with Watson completing his half-century in 31 balls. For all the latest news, opinions and analysis from IPL 2019, click here For the full schedule, date, time and venue of all the matches of IPL 12, click here Check out the full points table for IPL 2019, including holders of Orange and Purple Caps<doc-sep>With just two more matches left in this 12th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and out of eight, only three teams are remaining in the title contention, we have finally reached the business end of this competition. And on Friday night, in a quest for their maiden appearance in the grand finale, a rejuvenated Delhi Capitals (DC) will lock horns against the defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Qualifier 2 in Vizag. Having lost both their league games against MS Dhoni's men, Delhi will go into this game as the second favourites and considering CSK's previous track records in the Playoff matches in IPL, one should admit that Shreyas Iyer and his boys need to play out of their skins to go past the most consistent team in the IPL history. In the meantime, here’s a look at some of the key battles between the top players from both sides that could eventually end up determining the outcome of this knock-out fixture. Shikhar Dhawan vs Harbhajan Singh Despite being a good player of spin, Shikhar Dhawan should expect to face a few overs of quality off-break stuff from Harbhajan Singh inside the Powerplay. And when these two teams met on the last occasion at Chepauk on 1 May, the tweaker had the better of the southpaw. The batsman was castled while attempting an expansive sweep shot. Dhoni is a street-smart captain. Especially on sticky, slow low pitches, he maneuvers his spinners beautifully. So, he will definitely challenge the ego of Dhawan by introducing Harbhajan early into the attack. The left-hander is Delhi's in-form batsman and if CSK can get rid of him early, it will put immense pressure on their relatively inexperienced middle-order. Being the most experienced batsman in this Delhi line-up, Dhawan would aim to make a significant contribution in this crunch game. Rishabh Pant vs Imran Tahir With 23 wickets in 15 matches and a strike-rate of 16.52, Imran Tahir has been CSK's most impactful bowler this season. In the non-Powerplay overs, the leggie has a mastery of getting important scalps for his team and in this second Qualifier, if he can get the better of Delhi's flamboyant Rishabh Pant without much damage, the 40-year-old will certainly brighten his team's chances of making it to yet another IPL final. Pant, with his power-hitting, can quickly take the game away from the opposition and the left-hander is fresh from his match-winning 21-ball 49 against Sunrisers Hyderabad the other night. However, against someone like Tahir, with the ball coming in, Pant will take his chances. So, it will be an interesting battle to watch out for, if these two get the opportunity to face each other. Suresh Raina vs Trent Boult For Chennai, Suresh Raina has always been a special player. Despite a patchy form this season, he is still CSK's second-highest run-scorer after Dhoni with 364 runs in 15 innings. Furthermore, in the past, we have seen that at the knock-out stages Raina likes to come up with his 'A' game. So, having missed out against Mumbai Indians in the previous match, the left-hander will look to make this innings count. And to counter him, Delhi should use pace. Someone like Trent Boult seems to be their best option for this job. He can keep the square leg back and bowl a hard length on that two-paced surface. Also, let's not forget that this particular ground is quite big. So, the top edges and miscued pull shots should not go out of the fence. MS Dhoni vs Amit Mishra Dhoni has remained unbeaten in the previous two innings against Delhi this season. With his mature batsmanship, the CSK skipper has been the backbone of this batting line-up. He takes control in the middle-order and tries to remain at the crease till the end. Here, the Delhi think-tank needs to be a little more proactive and should look attack him as soon as he arrives at the crease. Often, at the start of his innings, Dhoni has a tendency plugging his front-foot forward while trying to work the spinners through the on side. So, with someone like Amit Mishra, who can bowl a deceptive googly, Delhi should target Dhoni's front-pad. Shreyas Iyer vs Deepak Chahar The in-form Iyer missed out in the last game. So, coming into this game the Delhi skipper should not repeat the mistakes that he committed against Sunriders Hyderabad. Batting at No 3, his job is to anchor the Delhi innings. Meanwhile, with his accuracy and variations, Deepak Chahar has been nothing short of a revelation for CSK. He has 17 wickets under his belt, that too with an economy rate of 7.57. The youngster bowls stump to stump channel and on a slow wicket, it is a difficult proposition for any batsmen to counter him. So, if a wicket goes down early and Iyer comes out at No 3, he needs to be extra cautious against Chahar's medium pace. For all the latest news, opinions and analysis from IPL 2019, click here For the full schedule, date, time and venue of all the matches of IPL 12, click here Check out the full points table for IPL 2019, including holders of Orange and Purple Caps<doc-sep>Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals, Qualifier 2, IPL 2019, LIVE streaming: Teams, time in IST and where The IPL 2019 Qualifier 2 match today is between defending champions Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. Delhi Capitals, led by Shreyas Iyer, beat Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Eliminator for the franchise’s first ever IPL playoff victory. The winner of Qualifier 2 will play Mumbai Indians on Sunday in the IPL 2019 final. Below are the complete details of where you can watch and follow the contest on TV and online: What: Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals When: May 10, 2019 (Friday) Where: Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam Start Time: 7:30 pm (IST) Scorecard: CSK vs DC, Qualifier 2 Updates: CSK vs DC, Qualifier 2 Live Streaming: Hotstar On TV: Star Sports Network Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals possible teams: CSK likely XI: 1 Faf du Plessis, 2 Shane Watson, 3 Suresh Raina, 4 Murali Vijay, 5 Ambati Rayudu, 6 MS Dhoni (captain/wk), 7 Dwayne Bravo, 8 Ravindra Jadeja, 9 Harbhajan Singh, 10 Deepak Chahar, 11 Imran Tahir DC likely XI: 1 Prithvi Shaw, 3 Shikhar Dhawan, 3 Shreyas Iyer (capt), 4 Rishabh Pant (wk), 5 Colin Munro, 6 Axar Patel, 7 Sherfane Rutherford, 8 Ishant Sharma, 9 Keemo Paul, 10 Amit Mishra, 11 Trent Boult<doc-sep>
Visakhapatnam: Delhi Capitals, who have finally come together to play like 'Daredevils', will have to produce another special effort on Friday to beat the consistent Chennai Super Kings for the first time this season and make their maiden IPL final. It was CSK who denied Delhi a top-two spot in the league standings with a crushing 80-run win at Chepauk and the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led side stands in their way again, only stakes are much higher in the Qualifier 2. The tense win in the Eliminator, set up by their star player Rishabh Pant, here on Wednesday night is bound to provide an extra dose of motivation going into the knock-out game at Vizag. Pant's 21-ball 49 in a high-pressure game reignited the debate on social media over his non-selection in India's World Cup squad with former England captain Michael Vaughan saying it was "bonkers" to not have the young wicketkeeper-batsman in the mega event starting 30 May. His sensational effort made all the difference in the run-chase but he got out when his team was very close to the finishing line. Not being able to finish games is one criticism that he has had to deal with repeatedly and there would be no better stage than Qualifier 2 to come up with another match-wining knock and carry his bat through. Another young gun Prithvi Shaw too played an important innings of 56 and was happy to be back among the runs after low-scores in the previous three innings. Delhi, having already played a game here, will have the advantage of knowing the conditions better. Their fast bowlers, Trent Boult and Ishant Sharma, did a decent job in the absence of Kagiso Rabada and were well supported by Keemo Paul, who picked up three wickets. Veteran spinner Amit Mishra was frugal again and also picked up an important wicket. The batsmen would be rather relieved that they would not have to face the spin threat of Imran Tahir and Harbhajan Singh on a turner in Chennai but it would be a challenge nonetheless. Another thing Delhi would have to be wary of is stage fright, even though the Eliminator surely prepared them for the tougher battles ahead. CSK, on the other hand, are used to playing the big matches, having won three titles besides being runners-up four times. They were hammered by Mumbai Indians in Qualifier 1 but expect CSK to bounce back in style. Dhoni will be expecting an improved performance from his batsmen after the disappointment against Mumbai Indians. Opener Shane Watson has not been among the runs ever since smashing a 53-ball 96 against Sunrisers on 23 April. Dhoni admitted that his team could have read the conditions better against Mumbai at home and asked his batsmen to be careful with shot selection going forward. "These are the best batsmen we have got, it looks like we are batting well, but at times, they pull off shots that shouldn't be played. These are the players who we have banked on, they have the experience and they should know to assess the conditions better," said Dhoni after the six-wicket loss to Mumbai. Squads Chennai Super Kings: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Murali Vijay, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Shorey, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Rituraj Gaikwad, Dwayne Bravo, Karn Sharma, Imran Tahir, Harbhajan Singh, Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Mohit Sharma, K M Asif, Deepak Chahar, N Jagadeesan, Scott Kuggeleijn. Delhi Capitals: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant(wicketkeeper), Colin Ingram, Keemo Paul, Axar Patel, Rahul Tewatia, Amit Mishra, Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma, Hanuma Vihari, Ankush Bains, J Suchith, Manjot Kalra, Chris Morris, Sherfane Rutherford, Jalaj Saxena, Sandeep Lamichhane, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Nathu Singh, Bandaru Ayyappa, Colin Munro. The match will start at 7.30 IST and will be shown live on TV by Star Sports Network. The match will also be streamed live on Hotstar. For all the latest news, opinions and analysis from IPL 2019, click here For the full schedule, date, time and venue of all the matches of IPL 12, click here Check out the full points table for IPL 2019, including holders of Orange and Purple Caps