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IPL updates: Chennai hand Delhi sixth straight defeat

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23:17  
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CHENNAI WIN BY 86 RUNS!!!

Delhi 83 all out (17.3 overs) vs Chennai 169-4


Bravo bowling from round the wicket and Yadav lofts the third ball of the over straight into the hands of Raina at long-on.

Delhi are bowled out for 83 to crash to their sixth straight defeat in IPL 6.

Chennai register a massive 86-run victory with a good all-round showing with both bat and ball.

Delhi's woes continue in IPL and it remains to be seen what they can do to change their fortunes in the tournament. They must be desperate to get off the mark with a victory but as of now that looks very difficult.

The big guns -- Warner, Sehwag and Jayawardene -- failed again today and the rest of the batting also failed to come good as Delhi suffered another humiliating defeat.
23:11  
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Delhi 83-9 (17 overs) vs Chennai 169-4


Albie Morkel comes back and he gets the wicket of Jadhav with his first delivery. He tries to cut a short ball but has hit straight into the hands of Bravo at point who celebrates in his own unique style with a dance.

Jadhav walks back after a good knock of 31 from 28 balls, while none of the other Delhi have even scored more than 20 runs.

Last man Umesh Yadav is off the mark with a single and Nadeem plays out the rest of the over as Morkel gives away just a single in that over.
23:08  
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Delhi 82-8 (16 overs) vs Chennai 169-4


Ashwin gets another wicket, his second of the innings. Morkel tries a wild slog sweep but fails to connect and is bowled for two.

Shahbaz Nadeem edges the away going delivery or the carrom ball but it flies wide of Raina at first slip fielder, who gets his hand to it but fails to hold on to get two runs.

Ashwin finishes his spell for wonderful figures of two for 18 in four overs.

23:04  
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Delhi 80-7 (15 overs) vs Chennai 169-4


Morne Morkel pushes it down the ground for a single before Jadhav cuts the second ball from Jadeja past point for a four to take his score to 30. He is the only batsman to offer some resistance today, while the rest have crumbled around him.

After 15 overs, Delhi are 80 for seven, needing 90 from five overs for victory.
23:02  
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Delhi 73-7 (14 overs) vs Chennai 169-4


Ajit Agarkar also fails with the bat as Ashwin strikes in his third over. He tries to hit one down the ground but holes out to long on for three. The Delhi batting has disappointed yet again and it has been a steady procession of their batsmen right from the start.
23:01  
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Delhi 71-6 (13 overs) vs Chennai 169-4


Irfan Pathan joins the procession back to the pavilion. Attempting to clear the boundary he comes down the wicket against Ravindra Jadeja and hit it with the spin. He manages to get it over long-on but finds Bravo, whomakes no mistake with the catch.  
23:01  
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Delhi 67-5 (12 overs) vs Chennai 169-4

Ashwin will continue as he comes on to bowl the second over. Just five singles from his second over as he bowls some good variations in that over.
23:00  
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Delhi 62-5 (11 overs) vs Chennai 169-4

Delhi are in further trouble as Jeevan Mendis is run-out for 12.  A misunderstanding between him and Jadhav costs him his wicket as the duo falter while deciding over a second run.

Delhi continue to slip as they are reduced to 62 for five in 11 overs.

22:57  
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Delhi 58-4 (10 overs) vs Chennai 169-4

Off-spinner R Ashwin will have a bowl now. Jadhav sweeps the third ball to the fine leg region where the fielder makes a good stop to keep it down to two runs.

The last ball is short and Jadhav pulls it over midwicket for a four to take his score to 19.
22:39  
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Delhi 49-4 (9 overs) vs Chennai 169-4

Finally, we have spin in the form of Ravindra Jadeja or Sir Ravindra Jadeja as he is popularly known now!

Five singles from the first five deliveries before Jadhav flicks the last ball on the leg side for two runs.
22:37  
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Delhi 43-4 (8 overs) vs Chennai 169-4

Dwayne Bravo comes into the attack now. Three singles come from the first four balls before Jadhav flicks it through midwicket for a four followed by a single.

Delhi are 43 for four in eight overs.
22:36  
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Delhi 35-4 (7 overs) vs Chennai 169-4

Morkel comes on to bowl his second over. Delhi's batsmen are adopting the safety-first approach as they play cautiously in that over to pick only three singles.

That takes the required run rate above the 10-run per over mark with 135 needed from 13 overs for victory.
22:27  
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Delhi 32-4 (6 overs) vs Chennai 169-4

Mohit will continue and he claims the wicket of Sehwag to leave Delhi in complete tatters at 30 for four.

Sehwag tried to pull a short delivery but holed out to Hussey at deep midwicket after scoring 17 from 13 balls.

Mohit has three for eight in 2.1 overs. What a debut for the youngster!

Kedar Jadhav steers the fourth ball to thirdman for one and Jeevan Mendis puts down a tough chance at midwicket as the right-hander pulled a short ball.

Delhi are struggling at 32 for four in six overs, needing 138 runs in 14 overs.

Mohit has wonderful figures of three for 10 in three overs to destroy the Delhi top order.
22:20  
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Delhi 30-3 (5 overs) vs Chennai 169-4

Delhi have struggled to get going. Morris bowls two dot balls to Jayawardene who breaks the shackles as he flicks it over the leg side field for a boundary.

Morris then seems to have got the edge of Jayawardene with a good short ball that moves away. Umpire Vineet Kulkarni though turns down the confident appeal from the CSK appeal. And replays confirm that Jayawardene did get an edge as the batsman himself looked back instantly to see whether the edge was taken.

But Morris gets his man two balls later as Jayawardene is trapped leg before wicket for six as Delhi slip further.

Another poor decision from umpire Kulkarni as the ball looked to be heading down the leg side. Perhaps he wanted to make up for his earlier mistake.
22:13  
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Delhi 26-2 (4 overs) vs Chennai 169-4

Mahela Jayawardene is watchful at the start as he plays out three dot balls from youngster Mohit who then bowls a wide followed by a single.

Sehwag then tries to play the upper cut but fails to get hold of it and it falls just short of the fielder at thirdman.

Jayawardene drives the last ball to mid-off as just four runs come from that over.
22:10  
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Delhi 22-2 (3 overs) vs Chennai 169-4

Big responsibility on Sehwag now as captain Mahela Jayawardene walks out to the middle.

Chris Morris comes on and starts with a wide down the leg side. He then bowls a quick bouncer to Sehwag who ducks under it and then inside edges the next ball which is again a bit short.

Sehwag flicks the third ball on the leg side for a couple and again he inside edges the next to the fine leg region for two more runs.

The last ball is on the pads which Sehwag despatches through midwicket for a four.

Sehwag has raced to 16 from 11 balls as Delhi reach 22 for two after three overs.
22:06  
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Delhi 13-2 (2 overs) vs Chennai 169-4

Debutant Haryana pacer Mohit Sharma starts with two wickets in his first over.

David Warner drags a short wide ball back on to his stumps to be bowled for one and three balls later Manprit Juneja falls leg before wicket for two.

That looked unlucky for Juneja as the ball seemed to be heading down the leg side.

Delhi in early trouble again at 13 for two after two overs.

A super start for 24-year-old Mohit as he starts with two wickets in his opening over on his debut.
22:01  
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Delhi 11-1 (1.3 over) vs Chennai 169-4

22:00  
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Delhi 9-0 (1 over) vs Chennai 169-4

Albie Morkel to bowl the first over for Chennai and facing him will be Delhi's dangerous opening duo of David Warner and Virender Sehwag, who are yet to fire in this tournament.

Warner starts with two dot balls before he takes a single to the covers. Sehwag gets off the mark in style as he carts a full delivery on the pads over midwicket for a six followed by a single.

Delhi get nine runs from the first over.
21:38  
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Chennai 169-4 (20) vs Delhi


Dhoni brings out the helicopter shot as he whips Yadav through midwicket for a four. The Chennai tries another big shot off the next delivery but fails to connect.

Dhoni then tries to loft it on the leg side but ends up holing a simple catch to Mendis on the boundary after hitting a quick 44 from 23 balls with five fours and a six.

New batsman Dwayne Bravo pulls the fifth ball on the leg side for one but is run out off the last ball attempting a tight second run to thirdman.

Hussey finishes unbeaten on a wonderful innings of 66 from 50 balls, having hit six fours.
21:31  
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Chennai 160-2 (19 overs) vs Delhi


The experienced Agarkar to bowl the 19th over. Dhoni inside edges the first ball which goes on the bounce to the keeper. Two singles from the next ball before Dhoni lofts it down the ground but good friend from Jeevan Mendis at long-on keeps it down two.

Agarkar then bowls a wide before Dhoni smashes a full toss over the bowler's head for a four. Dhoni mistimes the pull off the last ball for a single on the leg side.
21:25  
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Chennai 150-2 (18 overs) vs Delhi


Dhoni decides to cut loose. Morkel starts with a full delivery which Dhoni smashes over long-off for a six before flicking the second on the leg side for a boundary.

The fifth delivery is a full toss which Hussey edges and it flies past the keeper for a four. He ends the over with another four as he lofts it back over the bowler's head.

Morkel has been hit for 19 runs in that over as CSK reach 150 for two after 18 overs.

Hussey is on 64 from 48 balls and Dhoni has hit 32 from 15 balls.
21:20  
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Chennai 131-2 (17 overs) vs Delhi


Pathan comes back as Hussey tries a big shot through the off-side but misses before taking a single.

Four singles from the next balls before Hussey spoils the over as he crashes the last ball straight back past the bowler for a boundary.


21:17  
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Chennai 123-2 (16 overs) vs Delhi


Hussey gives Yadav the charge and looks to flay it through the off-side but misses before getting a single.

Dhoni then plays it across on the leg side for two runs followed by a single.

Hussey then completes his fifty, from 41 balls, with a single on the off-side.

Dhoni (17) is dropped off the last ball as he smashes it to the long-off where Agarkar fails to take a simple catch.

Hussey is on 50 from 41 balls and Dhoni has raced to 19 from 10 balls.
21:09  
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Chennai 116-2 (15 overs) vs Delhi


Left-arm spinner Nadeem comes back. The first ball is flicked to deep midwicket where a misfield gives Dhoni two runs before he sweeps it for one.

Two more singles before Hussey heaves it over the leg side for a six and takes one from the last ball to retain strike.

12 runs from that over as CSK reach 116 for two in 15 overs.
21:05  
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Chennai 104-2 (14 overs) vs Delhi


Morkel to bowl the 14th over. Two singles from the first two balls before Hussey flicks it on the leg side for two and then takes one.

Dhoni smashes a full delivery over the cover where the fielder gets his fingers to it but it still goes to the boundary. He chips the last ball on the leg side but gets only one.
21:01  
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Chennai 94-2 (13 overs) vs Delhi


Hussey takes a single from the first ball of Pathan's new over. The left-armer bowls short to Raina who pulls it behind square on the leg side for a four.

Raina hits the fourth ball on the leg side and scampers across for two runs.

Pathan gets the wicket of Raina from the next delivery as he throws his bat a wide delivery but edges it to the wicketkeeper for 30 from 32 balls.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni starts with a bang. He pulls a short ball through midwicket for a boundary to show his intent right from the start.
20:54  
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Chennai 83-1 (12 overs) vs Delhi


Hussey decides to take on Agarkar as he heaves it over midwicket for the first six of the match. Hussey and Raina take a single each from the next two balls before the Australian hits a wide ball through the off-side for a four followed by a single.

14 runs from Agarkar's third over as CSK look to lift the tempo.
20:51  
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Chennai 69-1 (11 overs) vs Delhi


Raina hits a wide delivery from Yadav over the cover region for a four and repeats the shot off the next ball for another boundary to break the shackles.

As expected, Yadav tries a short ball which Raina pulls but can't beat the fielder at square leg.

9 runs from that over as CSK reach 69 for one after 11 overs.
20:47  
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Chennai 60-1 (10 overs) vs Delhi


Agarkar continues his good start as he concedes just four runs in his second over to take the total to 60 for one after 10 overs.

Hussey is on 24 from 26 balls while Raina is on 14 from 21 balls.

Delhi have managed to keep the duo quiet in the last few overs as Chennai have managed just 12 runs from the last three overs.
20:38  
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Chennai 56-1 (9 overs) vs Delhi


Nadeem comes back after just one over from Sehwag. The first ball is way down the leg side which is collected by Jadhav and they make a loud appeal for caught behind but the umpire rightly calls it a wide.

Hussey takes one from the next delivery before Raina sweeps the third ball fine for two runs followed by two more singles.
20:34  
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Chennai 50-1 (8 overs) vs Delhi


Ajit Agarkar is introduced, replacing Pathan. He starts with a wide delivery down the leg side to Hussey, who plays the next ball on the off-side for one.

Raina defends the next three balls watchfully before he misses the last two as Agarkar concedes just two runs in his first over.
20:30  
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Chennai 48-1 (7 overs) vs Delhi


Part-timer Virender Sehwag into the attack now, with two left-handers out in the middle for Chennai.

He tries to bowl it flat and drifts on the pads for the first five balls giving away five singles.

He gives some flight to the last ball as Raina chips down the track and lofts it over the bowler's head for a four.

Hussey is on 19 from as many balls and Raina on 10 from as many balls as CSK reach 48 for one after seven overs.
20:26  
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Chennai 39-1 (6 overs) vs Delhi


Pathan comes back, to bowl his second over. Hussey crashes the first ball through the covers for a boundary and steers the next ball to thirdman for a single.

Pathan bowls a short ball to Raina who defends it and plays the next ball on the off-side. He defends the last two balls as just five runs come from that over. 
20:22  
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Chennai 34-1 (5 overs) vs Delhi


Morkel will continue as Hussey picks a single from the first ball. Vijay then opens the face of the bat and finds the gap between cover and point for his third four.

Morkel gets revenge as he traps Vijay leg before wicket with a full delivery as the right-hander is dismissed for 18.

Suresh Raina walks out to bat in his 100th consecutive match for Chennai, he has not missed a single match so far for the men in yellow.

He starts off in some style as he drives it fluently through the covers for a boundary. Raina then defends it on the leg side as Hussey is sent back halfway down the pitch but Nadeem misses the direct hit from square leg.
20:17  
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Chennai 25-0 (4 overs) vs Delhi


The bowling changes continue as Umesh Yadav is the fourth bowler to be introduced, to bowl the fourth over of the innings.

The first ball is in the slot for Vijay, who crashes it through the covers for a delightful boundary. The third ball is wide as Vijay throws his bat at it to slice to thirdman on the bounce for a single.

Hussey gets a single from the fifth ball before Vijay ends the over the way he began it, as he crashes it over mid-on for a boundary.

10 runs from Yadav's first over as CSK reach 25 for no loss after four overs.
20:12  
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Chennai 15-0 (3 overs) vs Delhi


Morne Morkel into the attack now as Nadeem is taken off after just one over. The first ball is wide as Vijay lets it go through before taking one from the next ball.

Morkel then slips one down the leg side for a wide as keeper Kedar Jadhav makes a good stop.

Morkel slants the next three balls across Hussey, who is content to watch them go through to the keeper. He guides the last ball past point and gets two runs to the thirdman region.
20:08  
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Chennai 11-0 (2 overs) vs Delhi


Irfan Pathan to bowl the second over. Hussey hits the second ball past point for a boundary taking advantage of some width for the first four of the innings and then takes a single.

Vijay tries to defend a short ball but is struck on the arm as they take a single before Hussey defends the last two balls.
20:03  
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Chennai 5-0 (1 over) vs Delhi


Left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem to bowl the first over for Delhi. Chennai opener Mike Hussey drives the first ball on the leg side for a single. Murali Vijay plays the next ball fine past short thirdman for a couple to get off the mark before he takes a single from the fourth ball.

Hussey drives it to long-on for one while Vijay defends the last ball as five runs come from the first over.


19:46  
Check out how the two teams line up:

Delhi Daredevils:
Mahela Jayawardene (captain), Virender Sehwag, David Warner, Manprit Juneja, Kedar Jadhav, Jeevan Mendis, Irfan Pathan, Morne Morkel, Ajit Agarkar, Shahbaz Nadeem, Umesh Yadav.

Chennai Super Kings: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Murali Vijay, Michael Hussey, Suresh Raina, Subramaniam Badrinath, Dwayne Bravo, Albie Morkel, Chris Morris, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohit Sharma.
19:43  
Hosts Delhi made two changes to their team. Sri Lankan all-rounder Jeevan Mendis came in for Ben Rohrer, while Ajit Agarkar got his first game of the tournament as he replaced left-armer Ashish Nehra.

For Chennai, veteran Mike Hussey replaced the injured Dirk Nannes, while Anirudha Srikkanth made way for Mohit Sharma.
19:35  
Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has won the toss and elected to bat against Delhi Daredevils in the 24th match of the Indian Premier League in Delhi, on Thursday.
19:26  
Delhi Daredevils will be looking for their first victory in the sixth edition of the IPL when they take on Chennai Super Kings in Delhi, on Thursday.

Delhi have lost all five matches they have played in IPL 6, while Chennai have also struggled with two wins in four matches to occupy seventh place in the IPL standings.

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