A magnificent finish in Delhi hung in the balance as the ball dropped from the sky ... onto the turf.   After a great scrap that swung one way and then the other, Chennai Super Kings profited from an unfortunately timed wide, and a very fortunate edge in the last over to creep over the line off the last ball.  

Nothing should be taken away from either side, this was a quality game played by quality teams, and no-one could want for entertainment, with over 375 runs scored in 40 overs of pulsating cricket…

IPL Match Report
Date    : 8/5/2008
Teams (Home first)  : Delhi Daredevils vs Chennai Super Kings
Result    : Chennai won, 4 wickets
Toss Won   : Chennai, chose to field
Top Bat Home   : Gambhir, 80
Top Bat Away   : Fleming, 44
Highest first 6 over score : Del 50, Che 62
Highest Opening Partnership : Del 45, Che 62
Total sixes hit   : Del 3, Che 5
Total wides   : Che bowled 4
Total run outs   : 1

Lineups / Scorecard

Delhi
G. Gambhir       c Kapugedara  b Balaji   80 (49b)
V. Sehwag       b Gony                       23 (18b)
A. De Viliers      b Morkel                       0 (1b)
S. Dhawan       c Kapugedara  b Morkel 59 (46b)
S. Malik            d Raina           b Balaji     2 (3b)
D. Karthik         not out                        6 (3b)
M. Tiwary         not out                        5 (2b)
Y. Mahesh
M. Asif
P. Sangwan
G. McGrath
Total  (5 wickets, 20 overs)      187

Chennai
S. Vidyut           c Dhawan    b Sangwan  40 (23b)
S. Fleming          c De Villiers  b Asif          44 (28b)
M. Dhoni            c De Villiers  b Mahesh     33 (33b)
S. Raina             c Tiwary      b Sangwan     1 (2b)
A. Morkel           run out                          30(15b)
C. Kapugedara    c Dhawan    b Mahesh       8 (9b)
S. Badrinath       not out                           8 (5b)
M. Gony            not out                         13 (5b)
P. Amarnath
M. Muralitharan
L. Balaji
Total (6 wickets, 20 overs)       188

The Delhi innings started in imposing fashion, with two of the tournament’s top scorers, Sehwag and Gambhir, striding out to bat.  They were in no mood to be dictated to, and set about the Chennai bowling immediately...