09/04Result
2nd match (N), Pepsi Indian Premier League at Chennai, Apr 9 2015
CSK won by 1 run
Player of the Match
Ashish NehraChennai Super Kings
09/04Result
2nd match (N), Pepsi Indian Premier League at Chennai, Apr 9 2015
CSK won by 1 run
Player of the Match
Ashish NehraChennai Super Kings

Best performances - Batsmen

JA Morkel
73(55) 8x4 - 1x6
Control %66%
  • Productive Shot
  • cut shot
  • 14 runs
  • 3x4 - 0x6
1 17 3 1 22 8 11 10
DR Smith
DR Smith
34(31) 6x4 - 0x6
Control %61%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 8 runs
  • 2x4 - 0x6
1 0 4 1 8 4 11 5

Best performances - Bowlers

A Nehra
O4
M0
R25
W3
Eco6.25
RHB
OFFLEG
1W1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
NM Coulter-Nile
NM Coulter-Nile
O4
M0
R30
W3
Eco7.5
RHB
OFFLEG
1W1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Partnerships

Chennai Super Kings - Innings

20
BB McCullum4 (2)
DR Smith12 (6)
18
SK Raina4 (7)
DR Smith7 (10)
33
DR Smith15 (15)
F du Plessis17 (10)
29
F du Plessis15 (14)
RA Jadeja13 (11)
17
MS Dhoni13 (11)
RA Jadeja4 (7)
3
MS Dhoni2 (5)
DJ Bravo1 (3)
28
MS Dhoni15 (11)
R Ashwin12 (8)
2*
R Ashwin0 (0)
MM Sharma2 (1)

Delhi Capitals - Innings

15
CM Gautam4 (5)
MA Agarwal11 (10)
5
JA Morkel1 (1)
MA Agarwal4 (2)
19
JA Morkel11 (5)
SS Iyer7 (7)
48
JA Morkel27 (29)
KM Jadhav20 (20)
12
Yuvraj Singh9 (6)
JA Morkel2 (2)
7
JA Morkel2 (2)
JP Duminy5 (5)
17
JA Morkel11 (8)
NM Coulter-Nile5 (4)
6
JA Morkel1 (2)
A Mishra4 (4)
8
JA Morkel6 (3)
Imran Tahir2 (2)
12*
JA Morkel12 (3)
DJ Muthuswami0 (0)

Manhattan

Run rate graph

Worm

Match Coverage

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Strangling act

6

No. of times CSK have defended totals of 150 or less in the IPL - only KKR (7) have defended such totals more often.

Slow

43

Balls taken by Albie Morkel for his fifty - his previous-two IPL fifties had come in 26 balls.

Dhoni the Keeper

67

Number of dismissals for MS Dhoni in the IPL, the joint-most for any keeper, with Adam Gilchrist.

Trouble Chasing

12

Number of times Delhi have successfully chased down a 150+ target, the fewest among teams that have played in all IPLs

Wily Mishra

16

Number of times Mishra has had a batsman stumped in the IPL, four more than any other bowler.

Jaddu the Bunny

4

Number of times Mishra has dismissed Jadeja in T20s, more than he has dismissed any other batsmen

Skipping along

8

Number of consecutive IPL seasons where MS Dhoni has captained his side. No other player has done this.

Last long really long

268

T20s played by Albie Morkel, more than any other player, going past Kieron Pollard (267).

A Historic Start

16

Runs scored in the first over, the most ever for Super Kings in the first over of a T20 match.

Inspired by history?

38

Average opening stand for CSK in IPL 2014, by far the best for any team that season.