Watson in regal form

A HALF-CENTURY from Shane Watson has helped the Chennai Super Kings beat Delhi Capitals by six wickets in Visakhapatnam and set up an Indian Premier League final against Mumbai Indians.

Having restricted Delhi to a below-par 9-147, Chennai cruised home with an over to spare in Visakhapatnam on Friday night, with the Australian veteran and South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis making identical scores of 50. Chennai’s clash with Mumbai tonight will be a rematch of the first IPL playoff, which Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai side won. Chennai also lost both league games to Mumbai this season.

Watson turned the aggressor after a sedate start, smashing four sixes and three fours in his 32-ball knock while Du Plessis scored at a brisk rate to lay the platform for an easy chase.