23:22 IST: WICKET! Vijay takes a sensational catch as Smith tries to hoick Parnell over the ropes. Smith departs for 79 with CSK on 168/4 off 18.4 overs. MS Dhoni joins Raina in the middle.
23:18 IST: FOUR! Beautifully done by Raina, who are now edging close to a win.
23:14 IST: FOUR! Shami bowls a poor line there and Smith stretches wide to play it towards third man. 150 up for the Super Kings. SIX! Smith smashes that into the stands and it looks like the game is slipping away from the Daredevils here. Another FOUR! Smith moves to 79 not out and CSK to 163/1, who need 16 from the last two overs.
23:10 IST: CSK are 146/1 off 17 overs and need 33 off the last three overs. Smith and Raina are well set here.
23:04 IST: Back after the timeout. Raina on strike to Parnell. CSK 141/1 after 16 overs.
23:01 IST: Strategic timeout with CSK on 140/1 off 15.5 overs.
23:00 IST: SIX! Poor ball from Parnell and Raina hammers it over square leg.
22:58 IST: FOUR! Great shot by Raina, who perhaps anticipated a yorker from Parnell. S
22:55 IST: Parnell back into the attack with CSK needing 52 off the last 5 overs.
22:54 IST: CSK are 127/1 after 15 overs.
22:53 IST: FOUR! That was lucky for Raina, who got an edge off a very good ball. CSK are just about hovering around the D/L target.
22:51 IST: FOUR! Clever shot by Raina, allowing the ball to come to him and steered Unadkat to the fence.
22:46 IST: Shukla to continue. FOUR! Smith brings up his fourth fifty this IPL and ninth overall. SIX!Smith sends that packing into the stands. He is not going down without a fight.
22:43 IST: SIX! It's beginning to drizzle at the Kotla but Smith is raining sixes on the ground. 100 up for DD, who have reached 103/1 with seven overs to go.
22:39 IST: Shami back in the attack.
22:37 IST: FOUR! Too short from Shukla and he does not have the pace to bother Raina, who pulls it over mid-wicket. CSK are 92/1 after 12 overs.
22:36 IST: FOUR! The new man in, Suresh Raina blasts that one off Shukla, straight down the ground and gets off the mark in style.
22:35 IST: WICKET! DD had slowed Chennai down and the pressure finally got to McCullum who holed out in the deep off the bowling of Shukla. CSK are 82/1 off 11.2 overs.
22:30 IST: SIX! Another poor delivery to Smith from Nadeem and he will not miss out on those scoring opportunities.
22:23 IST: SIX! Nadeem continues and Smith plays a short-arm jab as the ball goes soaring into the stands. Smith now has the most sixes in this edition of the Indian Premier
22:21 IST: Excellent first over from Shukla, he had a catch dropped, beat the edge and troubled two well-set openers. CSK are 58/0 after8 overs.
22:17 IST: Bowling change after the timeout. Shukla in the attack and DROPPED! Jadhav gives McCullum a life there.
22:14 IST: CSK are 52/0 after 7 overs and it's the strategic timeout.
22:14 IST: 50 up for CSK in the seventh over - the fourth 50-run stand between Smith and McCullum.
22:12 IST: Parnell comes back into the attack and gives away just two runs. CSK are 49/0 after six overs at the end of the power play.
22:06 IST: Just six off that Nadeem over as CSK reach 47/0 off 5 overs.
22:05 IST: FOUR! Nadeem comes into the attack and is hit for a boundary immediately by McCullum.
22:02 IST: SIX! That's the third successive one from Smith. Unadkat is not doing it right. Poor, poor bowling and he has got the treatment.
22:01 IST: SIX! Smith makes full use of a poor line from Unadkat. SIX! Another short one from Unadkat and Smith will not miss out on those.
22:00 IST: Bowling change for DD with CSK on 23/0 after 3 overs. Unadkat into the attack.
21:55 IST: FOUR! Short from Shami and McCullum was quick to dismiss it from his presence - the ball goes flying off the blade.
21:53 IST: FOUR! Parnell drifts down the leg-side and McCullum clips it off the pads. Parnell is disgusted with himself.
21:49 IST: Parnell will share the new ball with Shami.
21:48 IST: CSK are 7/0 after the first over.
21:44 IST: Shami with the new ball for DD. Smith and McCullum the openers for CSK.
Delhi Daredevils are 178/5 off their 20 overs. After being asked to bat by the Super Kings, Delhi lost two Quinton de Kock and skipper Kevin Pietersen early. However, Dinesh Karthik (51) and Murali Vijay (35) added valuable runs to lay a solid platform for the team. JP Duminy (28 no) and Jadhav (29 no) came low down the order and unleashed some breathtaking shots against the pacers as Delhi reached a competitive total against a strong Chennai Super Kings batting line-up.
21:17 IST: FOUR! That was a beautiful shot from Duminy as DD reach 147/5 off 17.5 overs.
21:16 IST: FOUR! Duminy lifts Mohit in the air, but Manhas was not in a position to the catch and the ball teases him on its way to the fence. FOUR! Duminy edges and the ball races away to the ropes again.
21:14 IST: Mohit Sharma back into the attack. Jadhav on strike for the Daredevils.
21:05 IST: WICKET! Jadeja gets his 50th IPL wicket as he gets rid of Vijay. DD are in desperate need of acceleration with 122/5 off 15 overs.
21:03 IST: JP Duminy in the middle with Vijay after the timeout.
21:00 IST: WICKET! Another one goes down - Shukla departs for a duck as Ashwin gets his first wicket. And it's a strategic timeout. DD 119/4 off 14 overs.
20:59 IST: SIX! Vijay cracks Ashwin into the stands and Kevin Pietersen enjoys that. DD can still post a big score on the board.
20:57 IST: WICKET! That's the end of a good knock by Karthik as he is caught by Mohit Sharma off the bowling of Ben Hilfenhaus.
20:49 IST: Hilfenhaus back into the attack and SIX! Karthik hits him to the stands. Great innovation.
20:44 IST: SIX! Full toss from Mohit and Karthik was quick to send that into the stands. DD 88/2 after 11 overs.
20:41 IST: FOUR! Karthik is on fire as he sends Mohit to the fence. DD are rebuilding after two early losses. They have certainly recovered from the precarious 37/2.
20:32 IST: SIX! Karthik connects and blasts Jadeja out of the ropes. FOUR! Karthik prefers the onside again as DD look to gain some kind of momentum.
20:30 IST: Spin from both ends now. Jadeja first and now Ashwin in the attack. 50 up for DD in the eighth over.
20:20 IST: WICKET! Mohit Sharma removes Kevin Pietersen for a duck as the Daredevils slip into early trouble. DD 37/2 off 4.3 overs.
Delhi Daredevils: M Vijay, Q de Kock, KP Pietersen (Captain), KD Karthik (WK), JP Duminy, KM Jadhav, LR Shukla, WD Parnell, S Nadeem, Mohammed Shami, JD Unadkat
Chennai Super Kings: DR Smith, BB McCullum, SK Raina, F du Plessis, MS Dhoni (Captain & WK), M Manhas, RA Jadeja, R Ashwin, BW Hilfenhaus, IC Pandey, MM Sharma
19:43 IST: Chennai Super Kings will bowl. They remain unchanged while DD bring in Laxmi Shukla for Rahul Sharma.
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