*CSK VS DC REVIEW*
*A TYPICAL CHENNAI WIN ON A SLOW TURNER:*
Chennai bossed this game and register a comfortable win at home. It’s pretty hard honestly to beat this side at Chepauk, they have mastered the conditions and have perfected their game. Today was another instance where they choked the opposition with spin in the middle overs, to gain the upper hand before scoring 167, which proved to be more than competitive on a tricky surface. Ruturaj scored a breezy 24 and wasted a start as he was sent back by the mastery of Axar. All of CSK’s batters got starts but failed to capitalise. But 6 players scoring over 20s helped them cross the 165 mark, stamping their authority on this game once the first innings finished.
*POWER HITTERS PERISH AS STROKE PLAYERS DEPART FOR CHEAP SCORES FOR DELHI:*
It wasn’t an ideal batting outing for the Capitals as the Warner led outfit were stopped at just 140. None of the batters clicked tonight with Axar with his 21 showing the only bright light. It still baffles me how DC continue to use him as a lower order batter and not as a middle order bet. Given his form, he could be a perfect fit for that position. CSK on the attacking end found turn in the second innings and their spinners bowled remarkably well with their pacers, Pathirana in particular ending up with a three-fer, was superb with his variations and yorkers. At the beginning, Deepak Chahar controlled the proceedings and cast upon DC his powerplay magic by accounting for the two openers. While it was disappointing to see Aussie Warner score a duck, it was refreshing to see Mahi playing a solid cameo of 20 off 9 balls and CSK winning by 27 runs.