A sensational batting display from Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway, followed by an all-round bowling performance, helped Chennai Super Kings beat Delhi Capitals by a comfortable margin of 77 runs in Match no. 67 of the ongoing Indian Premier League 2023 at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi
The visitors won the toss and opted to bat first. The openers got off to a flier as Gaikwad and Conway added 141 runs for the first wicket in 14.3 overs. Gaikwad smashed 79 runs off 50 balls before getting dismissed by Chetan Sakariya. His 79-run knock included three fours and seven sixes.
However, Conway kept the scoreboard ticking, as he, along with Shivam Dube, added 54 runs for the second wicket. Soon, Anrich Nortje broke the good-looking partnership by picking Dube for 22 runs. Conway (87 off 52) rose to his ninth IPL half-century before getting dismissed by Khaleel Ahmed in the 19th over. Valuable knocks from Ravindra Jadeja (20 off 7) and MS Dhoni (5 0ff 4) helped CSK post a huge total of 223 in 20 overs.
In response to that, Tushar Deshpande drew the first blood as Prithvi Shaw departed for five runs in the second over. Deepak Chahar has dismissed both Philip Salt and Rilee Rossouw in the fifth over. David Warner and Yash Dhull added 49 runs for the fourth wicket. Ravindra Jadeja broke the partnership by sending Dhull back for 13 runs. Warner smashed 86 runs off 58 balls, before getting dismissed by Matheesha Pathirana. His knock included seven fours and five maximums. Asa other DC players failed to contribute with the bat and kept giving away wickets at regular intervals, DC lost the match by a big margin of 77 runs.
Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers from Match No. 67 between Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League 2023:
50-Ruturaj Gaikwad appeared in his 50th IPL match
100-Prithvi Shaw appeared in his 100th T20th Match
3 – Devon Conway and Ruturaj Gaikwad scripted their second-century partnership in the ongoing edition of the league, which is the third most in IPL 2023.
Most century partnerships in IPL 2023
4-Glenn Maxwell and Faf du Plessis
3 – Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli
2 – Devon Conway and Ruturaj Gaikwad
1– Devon Conway rose to his ninth IPL half-century and became the player with the most frequent 50-plus scores in IPL (min 10 innings).
Players with the most frequent 50-plus scores in IPL (min 10 Innings)
45%-Devon Conway 9 in 20 inns
41.38% -Lendl Simmons 12 in 29 inns
36.57%-David Warner 64 in 175 inns
33.94- KL Rahul 37 in 109 inns
7 -David Warner has scored over 500 runs in an IPL season seven times, which is the most by any player in IPL. Virat Kohli closely follows Warner, having scored more than 500 six times in the tournament.
1021 – 1021 sixes have been recorded till now in IPL 2023, which is the second most sixes in an IPL season. IPL 2022 tops the list with 1062.
2 – CSK (223) has scripted the second-highest total at Arun Jaitley Stadium, as DC tops the list with 231 which came against PBKS in 2011.
5 – Devon Conway smashed 585 runs in IPL 2023, which is the fifth most in a season by a player for CSK. Michael Hussey tops the list with 733 runs in 2013, followed by Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, and Ambati Rayudu
1 – CSK has qualified for the 12th time, which is the most by any team in IPL history.