Credit: BCCI/IPL
CSK defeated DC by a margin of 77 runs and sealed their place in the second position of the IPL 2023 points table to qualify for the playoffs. CSK batting first posted 223/3 in 20 overs with the help of a humongous 141-run opening partnership between Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway. In the last five overs of the innings, Dube and Jadeja's cameo accelerated the team's total to another 200-plus score.
DC were never in contention to win this match as only skipper David Warner battled for his side with no support from other batters in the Delhi side. CSK's key bowlers, Deepak Chahar, Maheesh Theekshana, and Matheesha Pathirana, stunned the Delhi batters by picking seven wickets and conceded only 67 runs in 12 overs.
Numbers and Stats from the DC vs CSK game:
8 - David Warner has recorded his eighth fifty-plus score against CSK in the IPL.
Most fifty-plus scores against CSK in the IPL:
Shikhar Dhawan / Virat Kohli - 9
David Warner - 8
Rohit Sharma - 7
David Warner's highest score vs CSK in the IPL:
90 in Ranchi, 2014
86 in Delhi, 2023
61 in Hyderabad, 2015
12 - CSK qualified for the semi-finals (or) playoffs of an IPL season for the 12th time overall (out of 14 seasons).
Instances of CSK playing Qualifier 1:
vs RCB in Mumbai-WS, 2011
vs MI in Delhi, 2013
vs MI in Mumbai-WS, 2015
vs SRH in Mumbai-WS, 2018
vs MI in Chennai, 2019
vs DC in Dubai, 2021
vs GT in Chennai, 2023
14 - Ruturaj Gaikwad recorded his 14th fifty-plus score in the IPL.
Most fifty-plus scores for CSK in the IPL:
Suresh Raina - 34
MS Dhoni - 22
Faf du Plessis - 20
Michael Hussey - 14
Ruturaj Gaikwad - 14
Highest Score for Ruturaj Gaikwad in the IPL:
101* vs RR in Abu Dhabi, 2021
99 vs SRH in Pune, 2022
92 vs GT in Ahmedabad, 2023
88* vs MI in Dubai, 2021
79 vs DC in Delhi, 2023
19 - CSK have won 19 matches against DC in the IPL.
Most matches won against DC in IPL:
CSK - 19
RCB / MI - 18
KKR / PBKS - 16
87 - Devon Conway scored 87 off 52 balls in this match.
Highest Score for Devon Conway in the IPL:
92* vs PBKS in Chennai, 2023
87 vs DC in Navi Mumbai, 2022
87 vs DC in Delhi, 2023
141 - Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway had a 141-run opening partnership in this match.
Highest opening partnership for CSK in the IPL:
Devon Conway-Ruturaj Gaikwad: 182 vs SRH in Pune, 2022
Faf du Plessis-Shane Watson: 181* vs PBKS in Dubai, 2020
Michael Hussey-Murali Vijay: 159 vs RCB in Chennai, 2011
Devon Conway-Ruturaj Gaikwad: 141 vs DC in Delhi, 2023
Michael Hussey-Murali Vijay: 139* vs PBKS in Mohali, 2013
Most hundred-run partnerships for CSK in the IPL:
Devon Conway-Ruturaj Gaikwad: 4
Michael Hussey-Suresh Raina: 3
Michael Hussey-Murali Vijay: 2
Brendon McCullum-Dwayne Smith: 2
Faf du Plessis-Shane Watson: 2
Faf du Plessis-Ruturaj Gaikwad: 2
223 - CSK posted 223/3 in 20 overs.
Highest total for CSK in the IPL:
246/5 vs RR in Chennai, 2010
240/5 vs PBKS in Mohali, 2008
235/4 vs KKR in Kolkata, 2023
226/6 vs RCB in Bengaluru, 2023
223/3 vs SRH in Hyderabad, 2013
223/3 vs DC in Delhi, 2023
CSK became the second team after MI to post a total of 200 (or) more five times in an IPL season.
CSK's totals in IPL 2023 where they scored 200 (or) more:
217/7 vs LSG, match no.6 (Chennai)
226/6 vs RCB, match no.24 (Bengaluru)
235/4 vs KKR, match no.33 (Kolkata)
200/4 vs PBKS, match no.41 (Chennai)
223/3 vs DC, match no.67 (Delhi)
