IPL 2023 Points Table: Updated standings after Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings match

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) confirmed their spot in the IPL 2023 playoffs following their comprehensive victory over the Delhi Capitals (DC) in Match 67 of the tournament. CSK's 77-run win came at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Saturday, May 20.

After opting to bat first in the day game, CSK openers Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway continued their rich vein of form and dominated the proceedings. The two added 141 runs for the opening wicket as Delhi were left chasing the game.

Gaikwad tonked the DC spinners to the stands and clobbered 7 sixes and just 3 boundaries during his impressive knock of 79 off 50. Conway, on the other hand, smashed 11 boundaries and 3 sixes to hit a magnificent 52-ball 87. These two special knocks took CSK to a gigantic first-innings total of 223/3.

Delhi, who had a disappointing season, succumbed to the pressure and faltered in their run-chase. Barring David Warner, none of the DC batters showed any application and kept losing wickets regularly.

Warner was the one-man army for the hosts, smashing a fantastic 58-ball 86. DC's second-highest run-getter was Axar Patel with only 15 runs to show for himself.

Deepak Chahar picked up three wickets once again, while the Sri Lankan duo of Maheesh Theekshana and Matheesha Pathirana took two wickets apiece. DC were eventually restricted to 146/9 as CSK clinched the game by 77 runs.

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CSK are now only the second team to get the 'Q' against their name

David Warner and MS Dhoni at the toss [IPLT20]

In what was a must-win game for CSK, they recorded a plain-sailing victory over a struggling DC. With the win, the Men in Yellow have now become only the second team after the Gujarat Titans (GT) to successfully qualify for the playoffs.

With eight wins, they now have 17 points and also have a Net Run Rate (NRR) of +.0652. However, it is still unsure if they would play in Qualifier 1 or 2.

Just below CSK on the table are the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). If LSG win their last league game against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by a margin of over 97 runs, they would leapfrog CSK on the table to finish second.

However, if LSG loses, or fails to win the game by 97 or more runs, Chennai will face Gujarat in the Qualifier 1 in Chennai on 23 May.

Here is the updated points table for IPL 2023:

IPL 2023 Points table [Sportskeeda]

In what is a crucial game for both sides, LSG and KKR are currently locking horns in Match 68 of the tournament at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. KKR won the toss and have put LSG in to bat first.