Mustafizur Rahman to Anukul Roy. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, missed for 1 run, shy attempt by Dhoni. The Super Kings bowlers restricted the opponent to a par score after being invited to bat first. The slower ones and cutters played a major role in this surface. Shreyas Iyer added his part with 34. Ravindra Jadeja picked up three crucial wickets. Will Chennai chase this one to give a comeback? Stay tuned for the chase.
19.5
Mustafizur Rahman to Vaibhav Arora. Off cutter back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pushing, to point for 1 run, fielded by Ravindra.
19.4
OUT! Caught. Mustafizur Rahman to Mitchell Starc. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump deep in crease pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep square leg, caught by Ravindra. The purple cap contender is back.
19.3
Mustafizur Rahman to Mitchell Starc. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.
19.2
Mustafizur Rahman to Mitchell Starc. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.
19.1
OUT! Caught. Mustafizur Rahman to Shreyas Iyer. Length ball, to leg on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Jadeja. Jadeja takes this as simple.
18.6
Tushar Deshpande to Anukul Roy. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid on for 2 runs, dropped catch by Deshpande, fielded by Rizvi. Deshpande drops the hard chance.
18.5
Tushar Deshpande to Shreyas Iyer. Off cutter back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Jadeja.
18.4
FOUR! Tushar Deshpande to Shreyas Iyer. Off cutter short, down leg side on the front foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled past fine leg for 4 runs.
18.3
Tushar Deshpande to Anukul Roy. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Ravindra.
18.2
OUT! Caught. Tushar Deshpande to Andre Russell. Length ball, to leg deep in crease Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on, caught by Mitchell. KKR's last hope departs.
18.1
FOUR! Tushar Deshpande to Andre Russell. Half volley, outside off stump deep in crease driving, well timed in the air under control past deep point for 4 runs.
18.1
Wide Tushar Deshpande to Andre Russell. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for 1 run, mis-fielded by Dhoni.
17.6
Mustafizur Rahman to Shreyas Iyer. Off cutter length ball, middle stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Jadeja.
17.5
Mustafizur Rahman to Andre Russell. Off cutter length ball, middle stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Mitchell.
17.5
Wide Mustafizur Rahman to Andre Russell. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for 1 run, fielded by Dhoni.
17.4
Mustafizur Rahman to Andre Russell. Off cutter length ball, off stump on the front foot Slog, outside edge in the air uncontrolled for no runs, dropped catch by Dhoni. Dhoni drops a sitter.
17.3
FREE HIT. Mustafizur Rahman to Andre Russell. Off cutter back of a length, to leg on the front foot pulling, bottom edge for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.
17.3
FOUR! Mustafizur Rahman to Andre Russell. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control to deep extra cover and it was a no ball.
17.2
Mustafizur Rahman to Andre Russell. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, mis-fielded by Dhoni.
17.1
Mustafizur Rahman to Andre Russell. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.
End of Over 17
Over 17. 7 runs. Bowler: Vaibhav Arora. Chennai Super Kings: 135/3 (rr 7.94)
16.6
Tushar Deshpande to Andre Russell. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed to deep point for 1 run.
16.5
Tushar Deshpande to Andre Russell. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to silly mid on for no runs.
16.4
OUT! Bowled. Tushar Deshpande to Rinku Singh. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, inside edge. Dragged on.
16.3
Tushar Deshpande to Rinku Singh. Off cutter short, down leg side on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.
16.2
Tushar Deshpande to Rinku Singh. Back of a length, middle stump on the front foot cutting, well timed in the air under control to deep backward point for 2 runs, run save by Ravindra.
16.1
Tushar Deshpande to Shreyas Iyer. Seaming in back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Thakur.
End of Over 16
Over 16. 13 runs. Bowler: Varun Chakravarthy. Chennai Super Kings: 128/2 (rr 8.00)
15.6
Shardul Thakur to Shreyas Iyer. Length ball, off stump on the back foot working, in the air under control to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Theekshana. Time for a strategic break.
15.5
FOUR! Shardul Thakur to Shreyas Iyer. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep square leg for 4 runs.
15.4
Shardul Thakur to Rinku Singh. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid wicket for 1 run, mis-fielded by Thakur.
FOUR! Anukul Roy to Ruturaj Gaikwad. Quicker ball back of a length, outside off stump backing away cutting, well timed past deep cover for 4 runs. The skipper hits the winning runs and the Super Kings win the game by seven wickets. Ruturaj Gaikwad played a match-winning unbeaten knock of 67, while Mitchell and Dube also made valuable contributions. Although the Knight Riders' bowlers struggled to defend their total, they managed to take the game all the way to the 18th over. Ravindra Jadeja was awarded the Player of the Match for his exceptional bowling performance.
17.3
Anukul Roy to MS Dhoni. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
17.2
Anukul Roy to MS Dhoni. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to silly mid on for no runs, mis-fielded by Roy.
17.1
Anukul Roy to Ruturaj Gaikwad. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Russell.
End of Over 17
Over 17. 7 runs. Bowler: Vaibhav Arora. Chennai Super Kings: 135/3 (rr 7.94)
16.6
Vaibhav Arora to MS Dhoni. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for no runs.
16.5
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OUT! Bowled. Vaibhav Arora to Shivam Dube. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot Slog, missed. A fiery knock from Dube comes to an end.
16.4
SIX! Vaibhav Arora to Shivam Dube. Length ball, down leg side backing away Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
16.3
Vaibhav Arora to Shivam Dube. Off cutter short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Salt.
16.2
Vaibhav Arora to Shivam Dube. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, Gloved in the air uncontrolled to short leg for no runs.
16.1
Vaibhav Arora to Ruturaj Gaikwad. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Starc.
End of Over 16
Over 16. 13 runs. Bowler: Varun Chakravarthy. Chennai Super Kings: 128/2 (rr 8.00)
15.6
Varun Chakravarthy to Shivam Dube. Quicker length ball, to leg on the back foot driving, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Iyer.
15.5
APPEAL! Varun Chakravarthy to Shivam Dube. Quicker ball back of a length, down leg side on the back foot working, hit pad to point for no runs, fielded by Russell, appeal made for L.B.W. The pitching is clearly outside the leg.
15.4
SIX! Varun Chakravarthy to Shivam Dube. Googly half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.
15.3
SIX! Varun Chakravarthy to Shivam Dube. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.
15.2
Varun Chakravarthy to Shivam Dube. Googly length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, bottom edge to short third man for no runs, fielded by Roy.
15.1
Varun Chakravarthy to Ruturaj Gaikwad. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Arora.
End of Over 15
Over 15. 6 runs. Bowler: Sunil Narine. Chennai Super Kings: 115/2 (rr 7.67)
14.6
Sunil Narine to Ruturaj Gaikwad. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, well timed to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
14.5
Sunil Narine to Shivam Dube. Quicker ball full toss, off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to long off for 1 run, fielded by Raghuvanshi.
14.4
Sunil Narine to Ruturaj Gaikwad. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Raghuvanshi.
14.3
Sunil Narine to Shivam Dube. Quicker ball half volley, middle stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Raghuvanshi.
14.2
Sunil Narine to Shivam Dube. Off break back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Starc.
14.1
Sunil Narine to Shivam Dube. Off break length ball, down leg side on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Iyer.
End of Over 14
Over 14. 10 runs. Bowler: Mitchell Starc. Chennai Super Kings: 109/2 (rr 7.79)
13.6
FOUR! Mitchell Starc to Ruturaj Gaikwad. 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.
13.5
Mitchell Starc to Ruturaj Gaikwad. Off cutter length ball, to leg on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
13.4
Mitchell Starc to Shivam Dube. Yorker, off stump on the front foot defending, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Russell.
13.3
FOUR! Mitchell Starc to Shivam Dube. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
13.2
Mitchell Starc to Shivam Dube. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed to mid off for no runs, fielded by Iyer.
13.1
Mitchell Starc to Ruturaj Gaikwad. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot flick, well timed in the air under control to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
End of Over 13
Over 13. 3 runs. Bowler: Sunil Narine. Chennai Super Kings: 99/2 (rr 7.62)
12.6
Sunil Narine to Ruturaj Gaikwad. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Raghuvanshi.
12.5
Sunil Narine to Shivam Dube. Off break length ball, down leg side on the back foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Starc.
Mustafizur Rahman to Anukul Roy. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, missed for 1 run, shy attempt by Dhoni. The Super Kings bowlers restricted the opponent to a par score after being invited to bat first. The slower ones and cutters played a major role in this surface. Shreyas Iyer added his part with 34. Ravindra Jadeja picked up three crucial wickets. Will Chennai chase this one to give a comeback? Stay tuned for the chase.
Mustafizur Rahman to Vaibhav Arora. Off cutter back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pushing, to point for 1 run, fielded by Ravindra.
OUT! Caught. Mustafizur Rahman to Mitchell Starc. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump deep in crease pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep square leg, caught by Ravindra. The purple cap contender is back.
Mustafizur Rahman to Mitchell Starc. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.
Mustafizur Rahman to Mitchell Starc. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.
OUT! Caught. Mustafizur Rahman to Shreyas Iyer. Length ball, to leg on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Jadeja. Jadeja takes this as simple.
Tushar Deshpande to Anukul Roy. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid on for 2 runs, dropped catch by Deshpande, fielded by Rizvi. Deshpande drops the hard chance.
Tushar Deshpande to Shreyas Iyer. Off cutter back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Jadeja.
FOUR! Tushar Deshpande to Shreyas Iyer. Off cutter short, down leg side on the front foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled past fine leg for 4 runs.
Tushar Deshpande to Anukul Roy. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Ravindra.
OUT! Caught. Tushar Deshpande to Andre Russell. Length ball, to leg deep in crease Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on, caught by Mitchell. KKR's last hope departs.
FOUR! Tushar Deshpande to Andre Russell. Half volley, outside off stump deep in crease driving, well timed in the air under control past deep point for 4 runs.
Wide Tushar Deshpande to Andre Russell. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for 1 run, mis-fielded by Dhoni.
Mustafizur Rahman to Shreyas Iyer. Off cutter length ball, middle stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Jadeja.
Mustafizur Rahman to Andre Russell. Off cutter length ball, middle stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Mitchell.
Wide Mustafizur Rahman to Andre Russell. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for 1 run, fielded by Dhoni.
Mustafizur Rahman to Andre Russell. Off cutter length ball, off stump on the front foot Slog, outside edge in the air uncontrolled for no runs, dropped catch by Dhoni. Dhoni drops a sitter.
FREE HIT. Mustafizur Rahman to Andre Russell. Off cutter back of a length, to leg on the front foot pulling, bottom edge for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.
FOUR! Mustafizur Rahman to Andre Russell. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control to deep extra cover and it was a no ball.
Mustafizur Rahman to Andre Russell. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, mis-fielded by Dhoni.
Mustafizur Rahman to Andre Russell. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.
Tushar Deshpande to Andre Russell. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed to deep point for 1 run.
Tushar Deshpande to Andre Russell. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to silly mid on for no runs.
OUT! Bowled. Tushar Deshpande to Rinku Singh. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, inside edge. Dragged on.
Tushar Deshpande to Rinku Singh. Off cutter short, down leg side on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.
Tushar Deshpande to Rinku Singh. Back of a length, middle stump on the front foot cutting, well timed in the air under control to deep backward point for 2 runs, run save by Ravindra.
Tushar Deshpande to Shreyas Iyer. Seaming in back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Thakur.
Shardul Thakur to Shreyas Iyer. Length ball, off stump on the back foot working, in the air under control to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Theekshana. Time for a strategic break.
FOUR! Shardul Thakur to Shreyas Iyer. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep square leg for 4 runs.
Shardul Thakur to Rinku Singh. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid wicket for 1 run, mis-fielded by Thakur.
FOUR! Anukul Roy to Ruturaj Gaikwad. Quicker ball back of a length, outside off stump backing away cutting, well timed past deep cover for 4 runs. The skipper hits the winning runs and the Super Kings win the game by seven wickets. Ruturaj Gaikwad played a match-winning unbeaten knock of 67, while Mitchell and Dube also made valuable contributions. Although the Knight Riders' bowlers struggled to defend their total, they managed to take the game all the way to the 18th over. Ravindra Jadeja was awarded the Player of the Match for his exceptional bowling performance.
Anukul Roy to MS Dhoni. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
Anukul Roy to MS Dhoni. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to silly mid on for no runs, mis-fielded by Roy.
Anukul Roy to Ruturaj Gaikwad. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Russell.
Vaibhav Arora to MS Dhoni. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for no runs.
OUT! Bowled. Vaibhav Arora to Shivam Dube. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot Slog, missed. A fiery knock from Dube comes to an end.
SIX! Vaibhav Arora to Shivam Dube. Length ball, down leg side backing away Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
Vaibhav Arora to Shivam Dube. Off cutter short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Salt.
Vaibhav Arora to Shivam Dube. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, Gloved in the air uncontrolled to short leg for no runs.
Vaibhav Arora to Ruturaj Gaikwad. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Starc.
Varun Chakravarthy to Shivam Dube. Quicker length ball, to leg on the back foot driving, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Iyer.
APPEAL! Varun Chakravarthy to Shivam Dube. Quicker ball back of a length, down leg side on the back foot working, hit pad to point for no runs, fielded by Russell, appeal made for L.B.W. The pitching is clearly outside the leg.
SIX! Varun Chakravarthy to Shivam Dube. Googly half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.
SIX! Varun Chakravarthy to Shivam Dube. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.
Varun Chakravarthy to Shivam Dube. Googly length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, bottom edge to short third man for no runs, fielded by Roy.
Varun Chakravarthy to Ruturaj Gaikwad. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Arora.
Sunil Narine to Ruturaj Gaikwad. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, well timed to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
Sunil Narine to Shivam Dube. Quicker ball full toss, off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to long off for 1 run, fielded by Raghuvanshi.
Sunil Narine to Ruturaj Gaikwad. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Raghuvanshi.
Sunil Narine to Shivam Dube. Quicker ball half volley, middle stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Raghuvanshi.
Sunil Narine to Shivam Dube. Off break back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Starc.
Sunil Narine to Shivam Dube. Off break length ball, down leg side on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Iyer.
FOUR! Mitchell Starc to Ruturaj Gaikwad. 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.
Mitchell Starc to Ruturaj Gaikwad. Off cutter length ball, to leg on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Mitchell Starc to Shivam Dube. Yorker, off stump on the front foot defending, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Russell.
FOUR! Mitchell Starc to Shivam Dube. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
Mitchell Starc to Shivam Dube. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed to mid off for no runs, fielded by Iyer.
Mitchell Starc to Ruturaj Gaikwad. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot flick, well timed in the air under control to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
Sunil Narine to Ruturaj Gaikwad. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Raghuvanshi.
Sunil Narine to Shivam Dube. Off break length ball, down leg side on the back foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Starc.