IPL 2020 | 'Lot of question marks and soul searching': Stephen Fleming on CSK's heavy loss to DC
Chennai Super Kings faced a 44-run defeat to Delhi Capitals in their third match of the tournament, facing their second successive loss.
Chennai Super Kings faced a 44-run defeat to Delhi Capitals in their third match of the tournament, facing their second successive loss.
Chennai Super Kings have now slumped to consecutive defeats in the Indian Premier League 2020 with Delhi Capitals handing them a 44-run drubbing in Dubai on Friday night.
MS Dhoni’s decisions come under scanner again as Rabada, Axar and Nortje stop CSK at 131/7 after Prithvi Shaw took Delhi Capitals to 175/3.
Delhi Capitals players also wore black armbands in memory of Dean Jones during the CSK vs DC tie played on Friday in Dubai.
Delhi Capitals Shikhar Dhawan impressed with his batting against CSK but what attracted everyone's attention was his unique night glasses.
MS Dhoni stumps Prithvi Shaw at 64 runs after the latter was provided a lifeline by the CSK captain in the very first over of the match.
Prithvi Shaw makes the most of the mistake made by MS Dhoni to slam 36-ball 50 against Chennai Super Kings in Dubai as Delhi Capitals move towards big total.
MS Dhoni takes a clean catch of Prithvi Shaw during DC vs CSK match but the 38-year-old captain was too late to realise what hapened.
CSK skipper MS Dhoni feels dew will play a big factor despite teams losing while chasing in last two matches, Delhi Capitals picks Amit Mishra ahead of injured R Ashwin.
Highlights, Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals: Follow ball-by-ball updates from CSK vs DC on indiatvnews.com.
Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra came in defence of MS Dhoni, saying that the CSK captain is a "realist" and didn't let his ego come in away of big decisions.
Chennai won their opener against Mumbai Indians by five wickets and then lost by 16 runs in Sharjah against Rajasthan Royals. Delhi, on the other hand, defeated Kings XI Punjab in Dubai via Super Over.
Chennai have an overwhelming record against Delhi, winning 61 per cent of their matches in the rivalry - 15 off 21 meetings, which includes victory in all the three matches in IPL 2019.
In the game against Rajasthan Royals where CSK were chasing 217, Dhoni sent the likes of Curran, Jadhav and Gaikwad ahead of him in the batting lineup all off whom were undone quickly by the Royals attack leaving much of the work on Faf du Plessis' shoulders.
Dhoni's much-awaited promotion in the batting order will be an area of interest when Chennai Super Kings strive to pick up pieces against a confident Delhi Capitals
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