IPL 2022: Chennai Super Kings beat Delhi Capitals

MUMBAI: Four-time champion Chennai Super Kings registered fourth win in IPL 2022 on Sunday night at the Dr. D.Y. Patil Stadium as they thrashed Delhi Capitals by 91 runs.

After scoring 208 runs on the board, CSK restricted the opponent at 117 in 17.4 overs. Spinner Moeen Ali claimed 3 wickets for 13 while Mukesh Choudhary, Simarjeet Singh and Dwayne Bravo took 2 wickets each. Mitchell Marsh (25) was the top scorer for DC as in-form David Warner (19) and Rishab Pant (21) failed to smash big innings.

Earlier, an excellent half-century from Devon Conway (87 off 49) powered Chennai Super Kings to 208-6.

Apart from Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad (41 off 33) and Shivam Dube (32 off 19) also made vital contributions with the bat for CSK. Lower down the order, M.S Dhoni (21 off 8) and Moeen Ali (9 off 4) gave the finishing touches to Chennai's innings.

With 17 balls to go, skipper Dhoni walked in to bat and hit Marsh for a six and boundary to give a push to CSK's innings. Moeen (9) and Uthappa (0), who came to bat after Rayudu's (5) wicket, fell for quick succession in the last over of the innings but Dhoni's cameo took CSK to 208.

Anrich Nortje (3/42), Khaleel Ahmed (2/28), and Mitchell Marsh (1/34) were the wicket-takers for Delhi.

Brief scores: Chennai Super Kings 208/6 in 20 Overs (Devon Conway 87, Ruturaj Gaikwad 41; Anrich Nortje 3/42, Khaleel Ahmed 2/28) beat Delhi Capitals 117 in 17.4 overs (Mitchell Marsh 25, Rishav Pant 21, Moeen Ali 3/13, Mukesh Choudhary 2/22).

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