Watch: Jadeja threatens Warner with run-out during CSK vs DC clash, batsman reacts with sword celebration

When Chennai Super Kings were dominating their clash against Delhi Capitals, a funny incident happened between Ravindra Jadeja and David Warner. Chasing a target of 224, DC were struggling with the scoreboard scoring just 26 runs for the loss of two wickets in the fifth over. Warner was seen emulating Jadeja’s sword celebration in front of the CSK star, who was fielding at the moment and also had the ball in hand.

Devon Conway scored 87 while Ruturaj Gaikwad scored 79 as the openers stitched a massive 141-run partnership to guide Chennai Super Kings to 223 against Delhi Capitals in Match 67 of IPL 2023 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday. Reached a huge score of /3. (IPL 2023: ‘GT and SRH please help us,’ asks Parag after win over PBKS)

Watch Warner’s video here:

Mind-games have reached new heights in Delhi #TATAIPL , #DCvCSK , @imjadeja , @davidwarner31

Watch Warner Jadeja’s battle here pic.twitter.com/o5UF6U2sAY– Indian Premier League (@IPL) May 20, 2023

On a pitch considered sluggish, Gaikwad hit three fours and seven sixes in his 50-ball innings, while Conway hit 11 fours in his 52-ball innings. And Chennai wreaked havoc with three sixes.

The four-time champions were also helped by brilliant cameos from Shivam Dube and Ravindra Jadeja towards the end. Delhi’s bowling line-up was completely off-colour on a hot afternoon, with the pacers and spinners constantly being taken to the cleaners for being too full or short of their lengths. The effect of this carnage was that Kuldeep Yadav and Akshar Patel could not complete their full quota of overs.

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elect to bat first Chennai Gaikwad started aggressively by hitting fours off Khaleel Ahmed and Lalit Yadav. Devon Conway completed his 1000th six of the tournament by driving it into the sidescreen over Lalit’s head as he danced on the pitch. Conway then hit Khaleel’s full and short balls through flick and slash for a four in the third over.

Despite the arrival of Axar and Anrich Nortje, there was no stopping Chennai as Gaikwad dropped the former for cover for six overs while Conway pulled his wrist and pulled off a drive that brought the front seamer across the face of his bat. Did. The 50 runs came in just five overs in the form of two back-to-back fours.

Gaikwad’s brilliance on the backfoot continued when he pulled Kuldeep in the seventh over and broke the calm of three boundary-less overs by hitting Akshar twice for sixes before bringing up his half-century in 37 balls.

After Conway whipped Sakariya in the eleventh over and hit consecutive fours, Gaikwad hit a hat-trick of sixes off Kuldeep’s fuller deliveries in the next over. A clean loft at long-off was followed by wide long-on and the bowler’s head was cleared with immaculate ease.

Gaikwad’s fine form continued when he used Nortje’s pace to hit a six over fine leg, followed by Conway hitting a maximum and easily hitting Khaleel to bring up his half-century in 33 balls, before the fast bowler Again pulled for four runs. 14th over.

The opening stand was broken in the 15th over when Gaikwad pulled a slower ball from Sakaria towards deep square leg. But Conway carried on by upper-cutting Sakariya and thumping it over Lalit Yadav’s head for a boundary.

Dube joined the party by smashing Yadav down the ground for a six, before Conway hit a four between long-on and long-off. The New Zealander got a four-run outside edge off Nortje and followed it up with a short-arm jab for a six.

Dube’s useful promotion continued for three when his errant swing still cleared Khaleel over deep midwicket and swung cleanly over the bowler’s head for six, before he and Conway were swiftly out in the deep. Have become.

Jadeja completed Chennai’s 200 in the 19th over by smashing Nortje for a six over long-on and crossed one over backward point for four more. Despite MS Dhoni not getting a boundary, Jadeja flicked on and hit Sakariya for back-to-back fours in the final over for 16 runs.

Brief Scores: Chennai Super Kings 223/3 in 20 overs (Devon Conway 87, Ruturaj Gaikwad 79; Chetan Sakaria 1-36) v Delhi Capitals.