A glimpse of tonight’s match – DC vs CSK
Match 5 of VIVO IPL 2019 will be a face-off between both the Indian wicketkeepers. The match will take place between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Delhi Capitals (DC) at Feroz Shah Kotla today at 8 pm. Both the teams have won their opening match against the opponents. It will be interesting to see which team will continue the winning streak.
Going by history, Delhi’s record has not been very impressive opposite against the Super Kings. In head to head matches, CSK has won 12 out 18 and DC has only won 6. Also, Delhi’s testimony at home ground is not remarkable. Out of 64 matches at Kotla ground, DC has managed to win only 27 matches.
In the opening matches of this season both the teams have performed well with teamwork. For DC, Opener Shikhar Dhawan played his role well and gave a good start to the team. The legacy of runs was taken forward by Rishabh Pant very beautifully supported by Ingram.
DC set up a tough total for Mumbai Indians (MI) of 213 and the bowlers did not disappoint as well. Ishant Sharma sent the openers back to the pavilion and Kagiso Rabada broke a major partnership by dismissing Yuvraj Singh.
On the other hand, CSK spinning trio impressed with their bowling by dissolving RCB for just 70 runs. Harbhajan Singh and Imran Tahir took 3 wickets each. With only 71 runs to chase, the batsman did not get chance to perform but the batting line up looked sober and positive for upcoming matches with Suresh Raina being the first batsman to score a total of 5000 runs in IPL.
Also, it will be interesting to see how both the wicketkeepers, Rishabh Pant and MS Dhoni will compete against each other with the two being compared to each other always.
Here is the updated points table of VIVO IPL 2019
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