DC vs CSK, IPL 2023: Capitals lose at home, Super Kings win by 77 runs and book Playoff spot

Delhi Capials lost the game seeing the score cross the 200-run mark!

David Warner tried his best could not win their final home game.

In the chase, they lost Prithvi Shaw cheaply and then Deepak Chahar went and got two in two balls as Salt and Rossouw were dismissed early.

Axar, Yash Dhull, Aman Khan all got starts and then fell off

With this victory, Chennai have booked their Playoffs berth.

Theekshana takes 2 wickets in final over! He sends back Lalit Yadav and Kuldeep Yadav.

However, with Warner's wicket, all was over for the Capitals.

Warner goes through his drive and chips it horribly. 

Gaikwad ran in from long-on completed a superb diving catch forwards. 

Warner c Gaikwad b Pathirana 86(58) [4s-7 6s-5]

The ball was too wide and Aman Khan reaches for it.

He chips one towards extra cover where Moeen runs back to complete the catch. 

Aman Hakim Khan c Moeen Ali b Pathirana 7(9) [4s-1]

Axar Patel pulled it in front of square but ends up holing out to long-on who moved to his left to complete the take. 

Axar c Gaikwad b Chahar 15(8) [4s-1 6s-1]

Yash Dhull threw the kitchen sink at it with an expansive drive. 

Deshpande ran back from backward point to take the catch. 

Yash Dhull c Tushar Deshpande b Jadeja 13(15) [4s-1]

Another fifty for David Warner!

DC will need him to keep going if they want to win.

Leading edgeee and Salt hits the ball straight to cover where Jinks takes a simple catch. 

Philip Salt c Rahane b Chahar 3(6)

Soon after Rilee Rossouw comes in, but does not stay for long.

Rossouw looked to cut but knocks his own stumps off. 

Rossouw b Chahar 0(1)

Shaw tried to open his bat face slightly to go over mid-off. 

He hit it fairly straight, but Rayudu moved to his right and took the catch perfectly. 

Prithvi Shaw c Rayudu b Tushar Deshpande 5(7) [4s-1]

Ruturaj and Conway gave CSK the perfect start with Dube, Dhoni and Jadeja played good cameos.

Anrich Nortje, Chetan Sakariya and Khaleel Ahmed took one each, with Sakariya being the best among all the bowlers.

Conway tried to go hard but the lack of pace saw him not find the middle of the bat. 

Conway c Aman Hakim Khan b Nortje 87(52) [4s-11 6s-3]

The ball went into the air and was taken at long-on. 

Dhoni is walking out ahead of Jadeja, Rahane, Rayudu.

Shivam Dube c Lalit Yadav b Khaleel Ahmed 22(9) [6s-3]

Sakariya gets the 1st wicket for DC!

Gaikwad goes for the pull, but the ball doesn't come on and there was an edge. 

Rossouw took a well judged catch at deep backward square leg. 

Gaikwad c Rossouw b Sakariya 79(50) [4s-3 6s-7]

SIX, flicked awayand that's Conway's fifty too!

50 for Ruturaj Gaikwad, 3rd of the season!

Chennai Super Kings have won the toss and have opted to bat.

CSK are playing the same XI, for DC, Lalit Yadav comes in, so does Sakariya. Ishant goes out.

Teams:

Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): David Warner(c), Philip Salt(w), Rilee Rossouw, Yash Dhull, Aman Hakim Khan, Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Chetan Sakariya, Khaleel Ahmed, Anrich Nortje

Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w/c), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana