OUT! Run Out. Tushar Deshpande to Dinesh Karthik. Half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed, direct hit by Dhoni. The first innings has come to an end, with RCB posting a decent score. Faf du Plessis made a great start, but unfortunately the RCB middle-order failed to score at a crucial time. Later Anuj Rawat and Dinesh Karthik brought things back in their sides favour with a strong partnership. Mustafizur Rahman took four wickets. Can CSK secure an opening win at home? Let's find out.
19.5
FOUR! Tushar Deshpande to Dinesh Karthik. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, thick edge in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs.
19.5
Wide Tushar Deshpande to Anuj Rawat. Half volley, down leg side deep in crease Leave, Left for 2 runs, mis-fielded by Dhoni.
19.4
Tushar Deshpande to Anuj Rawat. Off cutter length ball, to leg deep in crease Steer, missed for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.
19.3
Tushar Deshpande to Dinesh Karthik. Yorker, wide outside off stump deep in crease Scoop, mis-timed to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Ravindra.
19.3
Wide Tushar Deshpande to Dinesh Karthik. Half volley, wide outside off stump deep in crease Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Dhoni.
19.2
Tushar Deshpande to Dinesh Karthik. Length ball, wide outside off stump deep in crease driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.
19.1
Tushar Deshpande to Dinesh Karthik. Half volley, wide outside off stump moves in front driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.
19.1
Wide Tushar Deshpande to Dinesh Karthik. Half volley, wide outside off stump deep in crease Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Dhoni.
18.6
Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Karthik. Half volley, down leg side deep in crease flick, hit pad to square leg for 1 run.
18.6
Wide Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Karthik. Off cutter short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for 1 run, fielded by Dhoni.
18.5
FOUR! Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Karthik. Half volley, down leg side deep in crease flick, well timed in the air under control past fine leg for 4 runs.
18.4
Mustafizur Rahman to Anuj Rawat. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to short third man for 1 run, mis-fielded by Chahar.
18.3
SIX! Mustafizur Rahman to Anuj Rawat. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.
18.2
Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Karthik. Full toss, off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Rizvi.
18.1
Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Karthik. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off for 2 runs, fielded by Gaikwad.
End of Over 18
Over 18. 8 runs. Bowler: Mohammed Siraj. Chennai Super Kings: 164/4 (rr 9.11)
17.6
FOUR! Tushar Deshpande to Anuj Rawat. Off cutter short, down leg side deep in crease hooking, well timed in the air under control past fine leg for 4 runs.
17.5
SIX! Tushar Deshpande to Anuj Rawat. Full toss, outside off stump deep in crease Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
17.4
Tushar Deshpande to Anuj Rawat. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control to mid off for no runs, shy attempt by Gaikwad.
17.3
SIX! Tushar Deshpande to Anuj Rawat. Off cutter length ball, to leg on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep square leg for 6 runs. Into the night sky.
17.2
Tushar Deshpande to Dinesh Karthik. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, to short third man for 1 run, fielded by Rahman.
17.2
Wide Tushar Deshpande to Dinesh Karthik. Yorker, wide outside off stump moves in front Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Dhoni.
17.1
SIX! Tushar Deshpande to Dinesh Karthik. Off cutter short, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.
17.1
Wide Tushar Deshpande to Dinesh Karthik. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump moves in front Scoop, missed for 1 run, fielded by Dhoni.
End of Over 17
Over 17. 16 runs. Bowler: Alzarri Joseph. Chennai Super Kings: 156/4 (rr 9.18)
16.6
Mustafizur Rahman to Anuj Rawat. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, missed for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.
16.5
Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Karthik. Off cutter length ball, to leg on the back foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Ravindra.
16.5
Wide Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Karthik. Bouncer, down leg side on the back foot pulling, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for 1 run, fielded by Dhoni.
16.4
Mustafizur Rahman to Anuj Rawat. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Jadeja.
16.3
Mustafizur Rahman to Anuj Rawat. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, back to bowler for no runs.
16.2
FOUR! Mustafizur Rahman to Anuj Rawat. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past fine leg for 4 runs.
APPEAL! Alzarri Joseph to Shivam Dube. Yorker, down leg side on the front foot glancing, hit pad past fine leg for 4 runs, appeal made for L.B.W. That's it. Chennai start their season with a comfortable six-wicket win. It was a strong start from the hosts while RCB's bowlers failed to execute their plan. It all means that their long wait for an away win against CSK goes on. Mustafizur Rahman is the Player of the Match for his key spell of wickets.
18.3
SIX! Alzarri Joseph to Shivam Dube. Short, to leg on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep square leg for 6 runs.
18.2
Alzarri Joseph to Shivam Dube. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Rawat.
18.2
Wide Alzarri Joseph to Shivam Dube. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for 1 run, fielded by Rawat.
18.1
Alzarri Joseph to Ravindra Jadeja. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Maxwell.
End of Over 18
Over 18. 8 runs. Bowler: Mohammed Siraj. Chennai Super Kings: 164/4 (rr 9.11)
17.6
Mohammed Siraj to Shivam Dube. Short, to leg on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Rawat.
17.5
FOUR! Mohammed Siraj to Shivam Dube. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs.
17.4
Mohammed Siraj to Shivam Dube. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to extra cover for no runs, shy attempt by Joseph, fielded by Patidar.
17.3
Mohammed Siraj to Shivam Dube. Off cutter short, down leg side on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Rawat.
17.2
FOUR! Mohammed Siraj to Shivam Dube. Off cutter back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep backward square leg for 4 runs.
17.1
Mohammed Siraj to Shivam Dube. Full toss, off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Joseph.
End of Over 17
Over 17. 16 runs. Bowler: Alzarri Joseph. Chennai Super Kings: 156/4 (rr 9.18)
16.6
Alzarri Joseph to Shivam Dube. Length ball, middle stump on the back foot pushing, to mid off for 1 run, fielded by du Plessis.
16.5
Alzarri Joseph to Shivam Dube. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot cutting, missed past fine leg for 4 runs, mis-fielded by Rawat. Anuj Rawat is injured now, and the physio is out to look at him.
16.5
Wide Alzarri Joseph to Shivam Dube. Bouncer, down leg side ducked Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Rawat.
16.4
FOUR! Alzarri Joseph to Shivam Dube. Back of a length, to leg on the back foot cutting, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs. Dube guides it in the gap.
16.4
Wide Alzarri Joseph to Shivam Dube. Bouncer, to leg on the back foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Rawat.
16.3
Alzarri Joseph to Ravindra Jadeja. Off cutter back of a length, to leg on the back foot pulling, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Patidar.
16.2
Alzarri Joseph to Ravindra Jadeja. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid wicket for 2 runs, shy attempt by Joseph, fielded by Dayal.
16.1
Alzarri Joseph to Ravindra Jadeja. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot cutting, to deep point for 2 runs, direct hit by Siraj, overthrow by Rawat, fielded by Patidar.
End of Over 16
Over 16. 12 runs. Bowler: Cameron Green. Chennai Super Kings: 140/4 (rr 8.75)
15.6
Cameron Green to Ravindra Jadeja. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump backing away cutting, well timed to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Dagar.
15.5
Cameron Green to Shivam Dube. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot driving, inside edge to silly point for 1 run.
15.4
Cameron Green to Ravindra Jadeja. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump down the track cutting, well timed to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Dagar.
15.3
Cameron Green to Shivam Dube. Short, down leg side on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control to deep backward point for 3 runs, run save by Dagar, fielded by Dayal.
15.3
Wide Cameron Green to Shivam Dube. Bouncer, down leg side on the back foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Rawat.
15.2
FOUR! Cameron Green to Shivam Dube. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep backward square leg for 4 runs.
15.1
Cameron Green to Ravindra Jadeja. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Patidar.
End of Over 15
Over 15. 7 runs. Bowler: Mohammed Siraj. Chennai Super Kings: 128/4 (rr 8.53)
14.6
Mohammed Siraj to Shivam Dube. Off cutter short, down leg side on the front foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Rawat.
14.5
Mohammed Siraj to Ravindra Jadeja. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Maxwell.
14.4
Mohammed Siraj to Shivam Dube. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Maxwell.
14.3
Mohammed Siraj to Ravindra Jadeja. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to deep square leg for 1 run, shy attempt by Maxwell.
OUT! Run Out. Tushar Deshpande to Dinesh Karthik. Half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed, direct hit by Dhoni. The first innings has come to an end, with RCB posting a decent score. Faf du Plessis made a great start, but unfortunately the RCB middle-order failed to score at a crucial time. Later Anuj Rawat and Dinesh Karthik brought things back in their sides favour with a strong partnership. Mustafizur Rahman took four wickets. Can CSK secure an opening win at home? Let's find out.
FOUR! Tushar Deshpande to Dinesh Karthik. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, thick edge in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs.
Wide Tushar Deshpande to Anuj Rawat. Half volley, down leg side deep in crease Leave, Left for 2 runs, mis-fielded by Dhoni.
Tushar Deshpande to Anuj Rawat. Off cutter length ball, to leg deep in crease Steer, missed for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.
Tushar Deshpande to Dinesh Karthik. Yorker, wide outside off stump deep in crease Scoop, mis-timed to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Ravindra.
Wide Tushar Deshpande to Dinesh Karthik. Half volley, wide outside off stump deep in crease Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Dhoni.
Tushar Deshpande to Dinesh Karthik. Length ball, wide outside off stump deep in crease driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.
Tushar Deshpande to Dinesh Karthik. Half volley, wide outside off stump moves in front driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.
Wide Tushar Deshpande to Dinesh Karthik. Half volley, wide outside off stump deep in crease Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Dhoni.
Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Karthik. Half volley, down leg side deep in crease flick, hit pad to square leg for 1 run.
Wide Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Karthik. Off cutter short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for 1 run, fielded by Dhoni.
FOUR! Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Karthik. Half volley, down leg side deep in crease flick, well timed in the air under control past fine leg for 4 runs.
Mustafizur Rahman to Anuj Rawat. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to short third man for 1 run, mis-fielded by Chahar.
SIX! Mustafizur Rahman to Anuj Rawat. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.
Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Karthik. Full toss, off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Rizvi.
Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Karthik. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off for 2 runs, fielded by Gaikwad.
FOUR! Tushar Deshpande to Anuj Rawat. Off cutter short, down leg side deep in crease hooking, well timed in the air under control past fine leg for 4 runs.
SIX! Tushar Deshpande to Anuj Rawat. Full toss, outside off stump deep in crease Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
Tushar Deshpande to Anuj Rawat. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control to mid off for no runs, shy attempt by Gaikwad.
SIX! Tushar Deshpande to Anuj Rawat. Off cutter length ball, to leg on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep square leg for 6 runs. Into the night sky.
Tushar Deshpande to Dinesh Karthik. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, to short third man for 1 run, fielded by Rahman.
Wide Tushar Deshpande to Dinesh Karthik. Yorker, wide outside off stump moves in front Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Dhoni.
SIX! Tushar Deshpande to Dinesh Karthik. Off cutter short, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.
Wide Tushar Deshpande to Dinesh Karthik. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump moves in front Scoop, missed for 1 run, fielded by Dhoni.
Mustafizur Rahman to Anuj Rawat. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, missed for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.
Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Karthik. Off cutter length ball, to leg on the back foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Ravindra.
Wide Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Karthik. Bouncer, down leg side on the back foot pulling, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for 1 run, fielded by Dhoni.
Mustafizur Rahman to Anuj Rawat. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Jadeja.
Mustafizur Rahman to Anuj Rawat. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, back to bowler for no runs.
FOUR! Mustafizur Rahman to Anuj Rawat. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past fine leg for 4 runs.
APPEAL! Alzarri Joseph to Shivam Dube. Yorker, down leg side on the front foot glancing, hit pad past fine leg for 4 runs, appeal made for L.B.W. That's it. Chennai start their season with a comfortable six-wicket win. It was a strong start from the hosts while RCB's bowlers failed to execute their plan. It all means that their long wait for an away win against CSK goes on. Mustafizur Rahman is the Player of the Match for his key spell of wickets.
SIX! Alzarri Joseph to Shivam Dube. Short, to leg on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep square leg for 6 runs.
Alzarri Joseph to Shivam Dube. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Rawat.
Wide Alzarri Joseph to Shivam Dube. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for 1 run, fielded by Rawat.
Alzarri Joseph to Ravindra Jadeja. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Maxwell.
Mohammed Siraj to Shivam Dube. Short, to leg on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Rawat.
FOUR! Mohammed Siraj to Shivam Dube. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs.
Mohammed Siraj to Shivam Dube. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to extra cover for no runs, shy attempt by Joseph, fielded by Patidar.
Mohammed Siraj to Shivam Dube. Off cutter short, down leg side on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Rawat.
FOUR! Mohammed Siraj to Shivam Dube. Off cutter back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep backward square leg for 4 runs.
Mohammed Siraj to Shivam Dube. Full toss, off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Joseph.
Alzarri Joseph to Shivam Dube. Length ball, middle stump on the back foot pushing, to mid off for 1 run, fielded by du Plessis.
Alzarri Joseph to Shivam Dube. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot cutting, missed past fine leg for 4 runs, mis-fielded by Rawat. Anuj Rawat is injured now, and the physio is out to look at him.
Wide Alzarri Joseph to Shivam Dube. Bouncer, down leg side ducked Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Rawat.
FOUR! Alzarri Joseph to Shivam Dube. Back of a length, to leg on the back foot cutting, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs. Dube guides it in the gap.
Wide Alzarri Joseph to Shivam Dube. Bouncer, to leg on the back foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Rawat.
Alzarri Joseph to Ravindra Jadeja. Off cutter back of a length, to leg on the back foot pulling, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Patidar.
Alzarri Joseph to Ravindra Jadeja. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid wicket for 2 runs, shy attempt by Joseph, fielded by Dayal.
Alzarri Joseph to Ravindra Jadeja. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot cutting, to deep point for 2 runs, direct hit by Siraj, overthrow by Rawat, fielded by Patidar.
Cameron Green to Ravindra Jadeja. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump backing away cutting, well timed to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Dagar.
Cameron Green to Shivam Dube. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot driving, inside edge to silly point for 1 run.
Cameron Green to Ravindra Jadeja. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump down the track cutting, well timed to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Dagar.
Cameron Green to Shivam Dube. Short, down leg side on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control to deep backward point for 3 runs, run save by Dagar, fielded by Dayal.
Wide Cameron Green to Shivam Dube. Bouncer, down leg side on the back foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Rawat.
FOUR! Cameron Green to Shivam Dube. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep backward square leg for 4 runs.
Cameron Green to Ravindra Jadeja. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Patidar.
Mohammed Siraj to Shivam Dube. Off cutter short, down leg side on the front foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Rawat.
Mohammed Siraj to Ravindra Jadeja. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Maxwell.
Mohammed Siraj to Shivam Dube. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Maxwell.
Mohammed Siraj to Ravindra Jadeja. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to deep square leg for 1 run, shy attempt by Maxwell.