Delhi vs Chennai Match Stats

Steams from over the wicket and bowls this fuller and on off, Mitchell Marsh flicks it uppishly to deep mid-wicket for one. 

Bangs the deck on a length, wider on off, Mitchell Marsh cuts it straight to the fielder at cover.

FOUR! Mitchell Marsh brings out that fierce pull again! Served on a shorter length on middle and leg, Mitchell Marsh stays put and pulls it along the ground past deep square leg for a boundary. 

OUT! TIMBER! Matheesha Pathirana comes back and knocks over the stumps of Mitchell Marsh. Steams from over the wicket and perfectly executes the toe-crushing yorker that tails back into the right-hander at 150.4 clicks as well. Mitchell Marsh is undone by the pace on that one as the ball zips through to rattle the stumps. 

Bowls this beautifully on a fuller length, outside off, Tristan Stubbs looks to drive it through off but misses on connection. 

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Matheesha Pathirana has delivered yet again and Delhi lose their way a bit. Pathirana bowls another perfect yorker tailing back into Tristan Stubbs who doesn't get his bat down in time uprooting the off stump off the ground. 

Bowls it on a hard length and close to the top of off stump, Rishabh Pant gets cramped for room and cuts it straight to covers.

WIDE! That is a wild delivery! Looking for the wide yorker but ends up being a full toss and goes beyond the tramline outside off and MS Dhoni collects it on the half-volley.

Good running! Short of a length and over the stumps, pulled away in front of square on the leg side and Rishabh Pant picks up a couple of quick runs.

Sweetly timed but just for one! Full and outside off, in the blockhole as well, Rishabh Pant squeezes it away to deep point and turns the strike over.

Hard length at the pads, tucked away down to fine leg by Axar Patel for one more.

Bangs in a good bumper now over middle and leg and this one comes in at head height. Rishabh Pant tries to make room and ramp it down to third man but is well beaten.

FOUR! Gets that one away! Misses the yorker and ends up serving a low full toss outside off, Rishabh Pant reaches out and one hand comes off the handle as well but Pant gets enough power to slash it away in front of deep point for a boundary.

Pitched up on middle stump at almost 148 clicks, Axar Patel gets on the front foot and punches it through wide mid on for a single.

Edged away! Nice and full outside off at 149.4 clicks, Rishabh Pant is late on the cover drive and gets an outside edge in front of Mustafizur Rahman at short third who misfields and allows the single.

Full and wide again, right in the blockhole and at a searing 150 clicks, Axar Patel just jams the ball down towards third man and rotates the strike.

keeps nailing the full and wide one at good pace as well and Rishabh Pant pushes it out towards cover for just one more.

Goes full and wide again, angling it across at about 10 KPH or so slower than the previous balls, Axar Patel reaches out and squeezes it away through the point region for another single.

Finishes another excellent over with a perfect wide yorker at around 149 clicks and Rishabh Pant can't get any bat on this one. Just 5 singles off that over.

Bowled back of a length, a bit slower and angled in from around off, Axar Patel bends his back a bit and dabs it down to short third for one.

FOUR! Much needed for Rishabh Pant and Delhi! Dug in short at just 120 clicks and trying to angle it at the face, Pant gets across a bit and bludgeons the pull over the square leg region for a boundary.

Goes full and wide now and gets it almost dead on, Rishabh Pant reaches out and toe-ends it on the full down the ground for a single.

Bye! Nicely bowled but they do get an extra run. Looked like the off cutter and bowled fuller outside off, Axar Patel looks to swing across the line but misses and MS Dhoni fails to collect the ball cleanly as he gets a bad bounce. They scamper across for a bye.

SIX! Up, up and away! Glimpses of Rishabh Pant at his best there. Another off-paced delivery, bowled on a good length and angled into the hitting arc. Pant gets across a touch and swings it away with just one hand over deep backward square leg for a maximum.

Just short! Pitched up in and around the off stump, Rishabh Pant looks to loft it over long on but doesn't get the desired connection. The ball goes on the bounce to Rachin Ravindra at long on and they get a single.

Length ball around off stump, Rishabh Pant stays deep in his crease and heaves it away in front of deep mid-wicket for a couple for runs.

SIX! Wow, what a shot! Looks for the toe-crushing yorker and misses it by an inch or two, Rishabh Pant hangs back and whips it away using the wrists. The ball goes hard and flat and wide of long on for a maximum.

FOUR! That was bowled at over 150 clicks and went back at a rate of knots! Full and straight again, Rishabh Pant takes the front leg out of the way and drills it to the right of Ajinkya Rahane at long on for a boundary. Matheesha Pathirana under pressure for the first time in this game.

FOUR MORE! The FIFTY also comes up for the Delhi skipper and Rishabh Pant is well and truly back! Goes for the wide yorker at a searing pace but ends up serving a low full toss, Pant reaches out and slices it away firmly past deep point for another boundary.

OUT! CAUGHT! Matheesha Pathirana does get his man eventually and Rishabh Pant has to walk back. Drags the length back this time and bowls it over the stumps, Pant looks to stay put and launch it over deep mid-wicket but miscues the shot completely over mid off. Ruturaj Gaikwad races in from long off and takes a stunning catch by diving to his left. Pathirana gets his third wicket of the game and Pant departs after a stellar knock.

Length ball angled into the pads, flicked away to deep square leg for a single and 17 runs come off that over.

A wide is given by the umpire but Chennai have reviewed it. Full and wide outside off flirting with the tramline, Abishek Porel watches it closely and leaves it alone. The replays indicate that the ball landed just inside the tramline and the wide call is revoked.

FOUR! Nicely played! Full and wide again in the blockhole, Abishek Porel reaches out and deliberately opens the bat face to guide it over short third man for a boundary.

WIDE! Goes full and wide for a third time in a row and this one does land beyond the tramline, Abishek Porel misses and a wide is called.

No ball! Oh, dear! Another extra and Mustafizur Rahman isn't quite landing his deliveries as well as he would have liked to. A juicy full toss on middle stump, Abishek Porel is unable to get a hold of it and ends up just swatting it down to long on for a single. Free Hit coming up...

Axar Patel misses out and Mustafizur Rahman is let off the hook here. Misses the yorker and ends up bowling a low full toss close to the off stump. Patel looks to drive but chops it back past the stumps to short fine leg for a single.

Cleverly done again by Abishek Porel. Quite full and wide, Porel shuffles well across the off stump and just scoops it down towards fine leg for a couple of runs.

Another juicy full toss goes for just a single. This is bowled at a comfortable height and outside off, Abishek Porel slaps it away firmly in front of sweeper cover and wants two but is sent back by the senior partner in Axar Patel.

Just one more to end! Mustafizur Rahman finally nails the wide yorker and this one Axar Patel can only jam it out in front of point for a single. 12 runs come off the final over and Delhi finish with 191/5 on the board!