Delhi Capitals (DC) defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 25 runs in the 17th match of IPL 2025 played in Chennai.
In response to the target of 184 runs given by DC, the CSK team could only score 158/5 in 20 overs.
1st innings: Delhi Capitals score 183/6 (20 overs)
Delhi Capitals (DC) batted first and scored 183/6, which proved to be a strong score for victory.
The team had a bad start and Jake Fraser-McGurk (0) was out in the first over. After this KL Rahul (77) and Abhishek Porel (33) took over the innings.
Axar Patel (21) and Tristan Stubbs (24) batted fast in the end to take the score to a respectable position. Among the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) bowlers, Saeed Khalil Ahmed (2/25) was the most successful.
DC Top Scorers:
- KL Rahul – 77 runs (51 balls, 6 fours, 3 sixes)
- Abhishek Porel – 33 runs (20 balls, 4 fours, 1 six)
- Tristan Stubbs – 24 runs (12 balls, 2 fours, 1 six)
- Axar Patel – 21 runs (14 balls, 2 fours, 1 six)
CSK Best Bowlers:
- Saeed Khaleel Ahmed – 4 overs, 25 runs, 2 wickets
- Matisha Pathirana – 4 overs, 31 runs, 1 wicket
- Ravindra Jadeja – 2 overs, 19 runs, 1 wicket
- Noor Ahmed – 3 overs, 36 runs, 1 wicket
- Mukesh Choudhary – 4 overs, 50 runs, 0 wickets
2nd innings: Chennai Super Kings in 20 overs 158/5
Chasing the target, Chennai Super Kings had a bad start. Rachin Ravindra (3) and Rituraj Gaikwad (5) were out early.
Devon Conway (13) also could not last long. Vijay Shankar (69) and MS Dhoni (30) fought till the end, but the team lost by 25 runs.
Among the DC bowlers, Vipraj Nigam (2/27) and Mitchell Starc (1/27) played an important role.
CSK Top Scorers:
- Vijay Shankar – 69* runs (54 balls, 5 fours, 1 six)
- MS Dhoni – 30* runs (26 balls, 1 four, 1 six)
- Shivam Dube – 18 runs (15 balls, 1 four, 1 six)
DC Best Bowlers:
- Vipraaj Nigam – 4 overs, 27 runs, 2 wickets
- Mitchell Starc – 4 overs, 27 runs, 1 wicket
- Kuldeep Yadav – 4 overs, 30 runs, 1 wicket
- Mukesh Kumar – 4 overs, 36 runs, 1 wicket
- Mohit Sharma – 3 overs, 27 runs, 0 wickets
Decisive moment of the match:
The decisive moment of the match came in the 10th over when CSK’s innings faltered with the dismissal of Ravindra Jadeja (2).
Vijay Shankar and Dhoni tried after Shivam Dube (18) was dismissed in the 9.2 over, but the 25-run margin remained in the final overs and DC registered a stunning win.
