Delhi Capitals outclassed Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Super Over to register their fourth win of the Indian Premier League 2021, at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Jonny Bairstow’s blitz and Kane Williamson’s valiant effort went in vain as Rishabh Pant and Shikhar Dhawan reached their target on the last ball of the Super Over.
Orange Table
Prithvi Shaw and Dhawan, the current Orange Cap holder, once again got DC off a rollicking start. They added 81 runs for the first wicket. Dhawan’s 28 extended his lead at the top, while Shaw’s dazzling half-century helps him climb to the tenth spot. Later, Bairstow made 38 off 18 to reach fourth place.
| Batsman | Team | R | SR | 50 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | Delhi | 259 | 142 | 2 |
| KL Rahul | Punjab | 221 | 133 | 3 |
| Faf du Plessis | Chennai | 214 | 139 | 2 |
| Jonny Bairstow | Hyderabad | 211 | 142 | 2 |
| Rohit Sharma | Mumbai | 201 | 131 | 1 |
| Glenn Maxwell | Bangalore | 198 | 149 | 2 |
| Sanju Samson | Rajasthan | 187 | 144 | 1 |
| Nitish Rana | Kolkata | 186 | 123 | 2 |
| Devdutt Padikkal | Bangalore | 171 | 158 | 1 |
| Prithvi Shaw | Delhi | 166 | 160 | 2 |
Purple Cap
Avesh Khan returned figures of 3-34. With 11 wickets in five matches, he finds himself at second place on the wickets chart. Harshal Patel of the Royal Challengers Bangalore currently holds the Purple Cap. Although he was taken to cleaners by Ravindra Jadeja, Harshal managed to pick up three wickets against Chennai Super Kings.
| Bowler | Team | W | Econ | 4WI |
| Harshal Patel | Bangalore | 15 | 8.35 | 1 |
| Avesh Khan | Delhi | 11 | 7.61 | 0 |
| Rahul Chahar | Mumbai | 9 | 6.85 | 1 |
| Chris Morris | Rajasthan | 9 | 9.00 | 1 |
| Deepak Chahar | Chennai | 8 | 7.94 | 2 |
| Chetan Sakariya | Rajasthan | 7 | 8.30 | 0 |
| Andre Russell | Kolkata | 7 | 12.44 | 1 |
| Rashid Khan | Hyderabad | 6 | 5.60 | 0 |
| Trent Boult | Mumbai | 6 | 7.85 | 0 |
| Arshdeep Singh | Punjab | 6 | 7.85 | 0 |
| Mohammed Shami | Punjab | 6 | 8.00 | 0 |
| Varun Chakravarthy | Kolkata | 6 | 8.05 | 0 |
| Kyle Jamieson | Bangalore | 6 | 9.23 | 0 |
Points Table
DC’s win over SRH helped them climb to second place in the points table. CSK sit at the top of the table after defeating RCB by 69 runs. SRH is at seventh place, just above Kolkata Knight Riders.
| Team | M | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Chennai Super Kings | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1.612 |
| Delhi Capitals | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0.334 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0.096 |
| Mumbai Indians | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -0.032 |
| Punjab Kings | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -0.428 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -0.681 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -0.180 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -0.675 |