Match – 26th IPL 2014 – Delhi Daredevils vs Chennai Super Kings
Date – Mon May 5
Time – 20:00 local | 14:30 GMT
Venue – Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Toss – Chennai Super Kings elected to field
Result – Chennai Super Kings won by 8 wickets
Man of the match – Dwayne Smith

Chennai Super Kings continued their good run and thrashed Delhi Daredevils today by 8 wickets to maintain their number one spot in points table.

Chasing 179 to win, CSK got off to a flying start with openers Dwayne Smith and Brendon McCullum adding 82 runs for the first wicket partnership. Brendon McCullum was the first to fall after scoring 35 ball 32 when the team score was 82. But his wicket proved to be a blessing in disguise for CSK as Suresh Raina came to the crease and he lifted the scoring rate. He played delicately but scored 47 off 27 balls which included 6 fours and 1 six. On the other hand, Dwayne Smith was brutal in his attack and hit 8 sixes and 4 fours in his 51 ball 79. He got out in the 19th over but by the time he had done his job. Needing 11 to win off the last over, Captain Dhoni hit a six and a four to take his team to a comfortable 8 wicket win.

Earlier Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field first. Delhi Daredevils got off to a decent start with openers adding 36 runs in 4 overs before Quinton de Kock was run out. In the same over captain Kevin Pietersen was bowled by Mohit Sharma but then Dinesh Karthik and Quinton de Kock steadied Delhi innings and took the score past 100. Dinesh Karthik completed his 50 and was the next to fall after scoring 51 off 36 balls. A cameo of 28 by JP Duminy and 29 by Kedar Jadhav helped Delhi post a decent total of 178/5 in 20 overs.

Match – 26th IPL 2014 – Delhi Daredevils vs Chennai Super Kings Scorecard