Upbeat after winning their last match, Delhi Daredevils face off against Chennai Super Kings - the most successful team in the history of Indian Premier League. The two-time winners are hunting for their first win of this season. Catch the updates from the match here.
20:10 IST: Nadeem in the attack. More spin from DD. Is this a ploy to take the pace off the ball for CSK's aggressive openers? Seems like it.
20:07 IST: FOUR! Poor ball from Shami first up and Smith smacks it to the fence. And CSK are away. Another FOUR! from Smith and this is not very bright from Shami at all. CSK: 14/0 after 2 overs.
20:04 IST: CSK's openers were off to a circumspect start against Duminy - they also missed a few scoring chances but these are still early days in the game. CSK: 4/0
20:01 IST: McCullum and Smith, the dreaded CSK openers strut out in the middle as the Daredevils take their position in the field. This could be a cracking game - the Super Kings will be itching to get their first points on the board. JP Duminy with the ball for DD. And he will bowl to Smith.
Here are the playing XIs:
Chennai Super Kings: BB McCullum, DR Smith, SK Raina, F du Plessis, MS Dhoni (Captain & WK), M Manhas, RA Jadeja, R Ashwin, MM Sharma, BW Hilfenhaus, IC Pandey
Delhi Daredevils: MA Agarwal, M Vijay, KD Karthik (Captain & WK), JP Duminy, LRPL Taylor, MK Tiwary, JDS Neesham, S Nadeem, NM Coulter-Nile, Mohammed Shami, JD Unadkat
CSK team changes: Bravo, Nehra and Negi are out. Hilfenhaus, Manhas and Ishwar Pandey come in. Big blow for CSK, according to what MS Dhoni said at the toss: Bravo will be out for 4 to 5 weeks and that means almost all of the IPL 2014. The West Indian all-rounder had landed badly on his shoulder in CSK's first game and had to walk off the field.
Chennai Super Kings have won the toss and decided to bat against Delhi Daredevils in game eight of the IPL. No Dwayne Bravo for CSK and no Kevin Pietersen for the Daredevils yet. Chennai Super Kings have made three changes while the Daredevils are unchanged tonight.
This is a big, big game. Chennai Super Kings got off to a poor start and they will need to bounce back against a confident Delhi Daredevils, who crushed the Kolkata Knight Riders to announce their intentions this season. The toss is just a few minutes away.
Delhi Daredevils have momentum on their side. Chennai Super Kings have past Indian Premier League laurels on theirs. The two teams promise a cracker of a contest when they battle each other in the eighth match of the Indian Premier League. (Scorecard | Commentary )
Delhi defeated Kolkata Knight Riders - winners of the 2012 edition of the Indian Premier League. The four-wicket win for the side would have made players forget their first-match loss when the team went down to Bangalore. The added pain of not having skipper Kevin Pietersen - due to an injury - from the start would also be healing. A win against dominant Chennai would bolster morale further. (Player to watch out for: JP Duminy has been in excellent batting form)
Delhi would know that time is right to make the most of Chennai's woes. After all, despite having Mahendra Singh Dhoni's guidance, the Super Kings lost to Kings XI Punjab by 6 wickets. Off field controversies in the run-up to the IPL have also taken a toll. When cornered though, this team has shown the ability to hit back hard. (Player to watch out for: R Ashwin can use conditions in Dubai to lethal effect)
Story first published on: Monday, 21 April 2014 17:57
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