In the 13th match of the IPL 2024, Delhi Capitals beat Chennai Super Kings by 20 runs at Vizag. With this win, Delhi Capitals have opened their account in the tournament after two back-to-back defeats.
Meanwhile, the fans at Vizag were once again mesmerized to see the vintage MS Dhoni back in action. The former Indian and CSK spinner, Dhoni who did not come to bat in the first two matches of this edition finally got a chance to showcase his batting prowess while chasing a huge target of 192 runs against DC.
Dhoni smashed 37 runs in just 16 balls with the help of two fours and three mighty sixes with a strike rate of 231.25. The fans at Vizag were highly delighted to see the dashing batter in style irrespective of the result which came against CSK.
Talking about the match, Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat first. David Warner and Prithvi Shaw gave a flying start to DC and added 93 runs for the first wicket. Warner got out on 52 runs while Shaw scored 43 runs. The captain of the team Rishabh Pant also displayed his batting destruction and scored 51 runs in just 32 balls.
While chasing the target of 192, Chennai had a poor start and they kept on losing the wicket at regular intervals. Ajinkya Rahane was the highest scorer for the team with 45 runs. Daryl Mitchell also got 34 runs and then Dhoni at the end came with his 37-run innings.
