Chennai Super Kings swatted aside Delhi Capitals on Wednesday, May 10, on an archetypal Chepauk surface to consolidate their second spot in the points table. After the batters put up a good show to help the franchise post 167 on the board, Chennai Super Kings gained the ascendancy by picking up three wickets in the PowerPlay and never lifted the foot off the oppositions’ throat as they picked up a 27-run win to move to 15 points.
Earlier, in the first innings, Chennai Super Kings were struggling to score runs at a fair clip but MS Dhoni once again came up with a crucial cameo and hammered 20 off just 9 balls to drag his franchise past 160 against Delhi Capitals at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. They aggregated 50 from the final five overs and given the nature of the surface, they would’ve been pleased with their batting effort and backed themselves to defend the par score.