A late cameo by skipper M.S. Dhoni and disciplined bowling helped Chennai Tremendous Kings edge nearer to an IPL play-off berth with a 27-run win over Delhi Capitals on Wednesday.
Dhoni, who hit a nine-ball 20, placed on a key seventh-wicket stand of 38 with Ravindra Jadeja, who hit 21, to steer Chennai to 167-8.
IPL 2023: At 41, MS Dhoni is hanging the ball in addition to ever has in his IPL profession
Sri Lankan fast Matheesha Pathirana took three wickets to assist restrict Delhi to 140-8 as Chennai consolidated their second spot within the 10-team desk with seven wins in 12 matches.
Delhi started the chase with left-handed Warner out for a duck on the second ball to Deepak Chahar, who additionally despatched again previous-match winner Phil Salt, for 17.
Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh was run out for 5 however influence sub Manish Pandey and Rilee Rossouw tried to revive the chase of their 59-run stand earlier than influence participant Pathirana broke via.
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Pathirana pinned down Pandey lbw along with his trademark yorker and ended with figures of 3-37.
Jadeja took down Rossouw along with his left-arm spin to dent the chase and regardless of a late push by Axar Patel (21) Delhi fell flat.
Earlier Chennai misplaced common wickets earlier than Shivam Dube, who smashed 25 off 12 balls, and Ambati Rayudu, who hit 23, stood out in an attacking stand of 36.
Nevertheless it was Dhoni and the left-handed Jadeja who took the assault to the opposition with their late blitz that received Chennai 39 runs from the ultimate three overs.
The 41-year-old Dhoni, who many suspect is taking part in his remaining IPL as participant, raised the noise at a near-capacity crowd along with his two sixes off left-arm fast Khaleel Ahmed.
Dhoni has led Chennai to 4 IPL titles and is attracting giant crowds in any respect the venues throughout India.
The David Warner-led Delhi, who began the season with 5 losses, stay rooted to the underside of the standings and all however out of the play-off race.
The highest 4 groups qualify for the play-offs.
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| TEAM | P | W | L | NR | NRR | PTS | RECENT FORM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.951 | 16 | WWLWW |
| CSK | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0.493 | 15 | WWNLL |
| MI | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | -0.255 | 12 | WLWWL |
| LSG | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.294 | 11 | LNLWL |
| RR | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.388 | 10 | LLLWL |
| KKR | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | -0.079 | 10 | WWLWL |
| RCB | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | -0.345 | 10 | LLWLW |
| PBKS | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | -0.441 | 10 | LLWLW |
| SRH | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | -0.472 | 8 | WLWLL |
| DC | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.605 | 8 | LWWLW |
