Dhoni put on 15 runs before falling in the final over as Chennai finished on 131-7, as Delhi won by a comfortable 44 runs.
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When Kedar Jadhav was caught leg-before by Anrich Nortje it was all but over, with the run rate well out of reach. In came Dhoni but the damage was done.
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It was looking really grim for Chennai when Ruturaj Gaikwad was run out, leaving CSK on 47-3 at the halfway mark and way behind the required run rate.
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Kagiso Rabada leapt to account for Vijay (10), leaving Chennai stuttering on 34-2. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf Du Plessis were the new men in the middle.
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Chennai began the chase with Shane Watson and Murali Vijay, but suffered an early setback as the big Australian went for 14 runs.
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Dhoni started calling the shots as he took the catch off Sam Curran's bowling to dismiss Shreyas Iyer, helping restrict Delhi and leave Chennai chasing 175.
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Dhoni made the breakthrough as he stumped Shaw on 64. Iyer had fallen for 35, leaving skipper Iyer and Rishabh Pant in the middle.
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Shaw got Delhi off to a flying start as her reached his fifty.
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Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan opened the batting for Delhi Capitals against Chennai Super Kings in Dubai.
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Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni won the toss and put Shreyas Iyer's Delhi Capitals in to bat in Dubai on Friday evening.