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| Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium,Chennai CSK Probable XI: Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir. RR Probable XI:Ajinkya Rahane (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Sanju Samson, Steven Smith, Ben Stokes, Rahul Tripathi, Krishnappa Gowtham, Jofra Archer, Jaydev Unadkat, Shreyas Gopal, Dhawal Kulkarni |
HYDERABAD 231/2 (20.0)
CHENNAI 175/5 (20.0)
RAJASTHAN 167/8 (20.0)
Chennai won by 8 runs
Chennai won by 8 runs
Dwayne Bravo to Jofra Archer, 1 run, CSK win! A hat-trick of wins for the hosts, and a hat-trick of losses for the men in pink. Pitched on a short of length angling in and skidding through, Jofra Archer is cramped looking for width, and slaps it away off the splice towards cover for a single
19.5
Dwayne Bravo to Shreyas Gopal, out Caught by Tahir! The Yellow Army explodes! Another one @130.7km/h, on a length and angling into the body, Shreyas Gopal clears his leg and backs away going for a wild heave, gets a massive top-edge towards third man where Tahir gets under the pressure catch - pouches it and sets off on a celebratory run. Shreyas Gopal c Tahir b Dwayne Bravo 0(3)
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Dwayne Bravo to Shreyas Gopal, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Hritvik Patel says: "Cometh the hour, cometh the man!! Unbelievable start from Champion Bravo of the final over."
Chennai's game to lose now. 10 off 2. Chants of Bravo! Bravo!
19.4
Dwayne Bravo to Jofra Archer, 1 run, went for the yorker length delivery wide outside off, Jofra Archer can't reach it, a tad short of the desired length, and he clubs it away towards cover for a single. Mistimed, and he's broken his bat. A new one is brought out for him...
11 off 3. Archer on strike. Yorkers. Or bouncers. NOT LENGTH. NOT LENGTH.
19.3
Dwayne Bravo to Shreyas Gopal, leg byes, 1 run, 124.6km/h short ball, Shreyas Gopal misses, gets it off his shoulder and it deflects towards short third man for a single. Fantastic bowling.
19.2
Dwayne Bravo to Shreyas Gopal, no run, short of length delivery, bumps right up, Shreyas Gopal backs away into the on-side, tries ramping it behind point, misses
19.1
Dwayne Bravo to Stokes, out Caught by Raina! GONE! Let the DJ's party begin. Off he goes, on his turntable - a yorker length delivery on off, Stokes tries getting under his, with the bottom-hand dominating, scoops it, gets his wrists over it, and Raina is waiting at cover - straight to him, and he holds on to yet another low catch today. A pressure catch! A key wicket, this, and this is going to be interesting. Surely, not another late-night/early-morning super-over. Stokes c Raina b Dwayne Bravo 46(26) [4s-1 6s-3]
Dwayne Bravo to Stokes, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
9
Runs Scored: 13
1L 2 1 6 2 1
Score after 19 overs
RR 164-6
Stokes
46(25)
Jofra Archer
22(9)
SN Thakur
4-0-42-2
18.6
SN Thakur to Stokes, 1 run, shortish one into the body, 121.7km/h, gets the timing wrong on that pull towards cow corner for a single as Jadeja picks up
18.5
SN Thakur to Stokes, 2 runs, goes for the yorker, a little too full, punched away off the bottom-half towards deep extra cover for a couple
15 off 8. Important couple of deliveries coming up.
18.4
SN Thakur to Stokes, SIX, he's nailed it! Angles it in from round the wicket, Stokes gets under it, gets the bottom-hand off, and gets topspin on that flat hook over backward square leg for six!
18.3
SN Thakur to Jofra Archer, 1 run, slower back of a length delivery into the body, no room for any leverage, Jofra Archer clears the front-leg to pull it away, gets an under-edge into the pads and behind square leg for a single
18.2
SN Thakur to Jofra Archer, 2 runs, length delivery outside off, Jofra Archer throws his hands at it, ends up slicing it to deep backward point for a couple - and Santner fires in a poor throw to Dhoni to allow two. He's not happy, is the skipper...
Pulls out of the action. Break in rhythm.
18.1
SN Thakur to Stokes, leg byes, 1 run, back of a length delivery following Stokes, who's backing away in an attempt to heave it into the on-side, gets it off the pads into the off-side for a leg-bye
25 from 12. They've got 31 off the last 12. Things are changing. Crucial over. Dhoni looks less calm. A cloud of panic creeping into the CSK camp? I wonder. Let's see who's gonna bowl this. Looks like it's Thakur.
Nimish says: "I think Dhoni should've given Santner another over, given that Stokes is much weaker against spin."
18
Runs Scored: 19
6 4 1 2 6 0
Score after 18 overs
RR 151-6
Jofra Archer
19(7)
Stokes
37(21)
Dwayne Bravo
3-0-30-0
17.6
Dwayne Bravo to Jofra Archer, no run, yorker length delivery on the boot, misses the glance, and it goes off the pads towards Dhoni who picks it up - he's missed out on the flick to be honest
17.5
Dwayne Bravo to Jofra Archer, SIX, oh that's a poor ball. A absolute no-no at this stage, Dwayne Bravo takes the pace off, and Jofra Archer swings through the line, clubs it over long-on for six
17.4
Dwayne Bravo to Jofra Archer, 2 runs, goes for the yorker length delivery, too full, the full-toss, flicked away off the pads towards deep square leg for a couple
17.3
Dwayne Bravo to Stokes, 1 run, slower off-cutter outside off, Stokes waits and whip-drives it through the line to the right of cover who dives to cut it off - and he's gone off-strike
Fielding changes - Tahir stays back. Long-off up.
17.2
Dwayne Bravo to Stokes, FOUR, back of a length delivery angling in from round the wicket, Stokes gets under it by getting across, shapes up to scoop, gets enough on it to paddle it away past Dhoni towards the fine leg boundary for four
Raman says: "Don't forget, RR are still ahead of CSK at this stage. Stokes and Archer are no mugs."
17.1
Dwayne Bravo to Stokes, SIX, is there a twist? 104.9km/h, a slow length ball outside off, Stokes waits for it and clubs that flat over deep extra cover for six!
Dwayne Bravo [2.0-0-11-0] is back into the attack
17
Runs Scored: 12
W 4 1 1 0 6
Score after 17 overs
RR 132-6
Jofra Archer
11(4)
Stokes
26(18)
SN Thakur
3-0-30-2
16.6
SN Thakur to Jofra Archer, SIX, swings through the line of that half-volley and connects! Angles it in towards the leg and middle-stumps, right in the slot, Jofra Archer clears the front-leg a little and brings those massive forearms into play - goes right through the line, beautiful head position, and deposits that over the long-on fence for six
16.5
SN Thakur to Jofra Archer, no run, angling in on a back of a length in the channel and seaming harply away, beating the poke off the backfoot into Dhoni's glove - excellent delivery
16.4
SN Thakur to Stokes, 1 run, back of a length delivery angling in, Stokes backs away and slaps it away towards sweeper cover for a single
16.3
SN Thakur to Jofra Archer, 1 run, good bouncer @123.2km/h, Jofra Archer drops it into the on-side with a loose bottom-hand for a sharp single
16.2
SN Thakur to Jofra Archer, FOUR, back of a length and wide outside off, Jofra Archer throws his hands at the cut, beats backward point to the deep backward point fence for four
Jofra Archer, right handed bat, comes to the crease
16.1
SN Thakur to Gowtham, out Caught by Raina! GONE! A very full one outside off, Gowtham, in a bid to up the ante, throws it all behind that carve over cover, ends up scooping it towards Raina at cover, who picks up yet another catch for himself. RR's morale is inversely proportional to the RRR. Six down. Gowtham c Raina b SN Thakur 9(8) [6s-1]
SN Thakur to Gowtham, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
16
Runs Scored: 9
6 0 0 1 1 1
Score after 16 overs
RR 120-5
Gowtham
9(7)
Stokes
25(17)
Tahir
4-0-23-2
15.6
Tahir to Gowtham, 1 run, skids through from a shortish length - perhaps he saw him charging down? A checked punch back to the bowler, and through him, towards the mid-off fielder for a quick single
15.5
Tahir to Stokes, 1 run, loopy full-toss outside off, a little low, punched down to long-off for a single
15.4
Tahir to Gowtham, 1 run, a skiddy flipper angling into the pads from a short of length, Gowtham tries pulling it away into the on-side, gets it off the pad towards third man, a throw by Bravo, but Dhoni can't collect - and they pick up an overthrow towards midwicket
15.3
Tahir to Gowtham, no run, fires in a skidder into the pads, Gowtham misses the glance, trickles off the pad into the on-side
15.2
Tahir to Gowtham, no run, leg-break outside off, Gowtham reaches out and tries flat-batting it over the off-side, misses
15.1
Tahir to Gowtham, SIX, absolutely smoked! A googly on leg and middle, Gowtham comes down the track and swings it against the turn over cow corner for six
After 15 overs:
CSK - 99/4 RR - 111/5
Time for another timeout! After 15 overs, CSK were 99/4, RR are 111/5...
15
Runs Scored: 14
2 2 6 1 1 2
Score after 15 overs
RR 111-5
Stokes
24(16)
Gowtham
1(2)
Jadeja
2-0-23-0
14.6
Jadeja to Stokes, 2 runs, flat good length ball into the body, tucked away off the backfoot towards long-on for a couple
14.5
Jadeja to Gowtham, 1 run, skids through on off-stump, Gowtham gets back and scrams it away in front of deep square leg for a single
14.4
Jadeja to Stokes, 1 run, skids through on the pads, nudged into the on-side for a scampered single
14.3
Jadeja to Stokes, SIX, fired in flat from over the wicket, angled in, Stokes gets on his knee and throws the kitchen sink at it - flat-bats that over deep mid-wicket for six
Soham says: "RR need some big hits to control the asking rate. Ones and twos are only going to pile up more pressure at the far end of the innings."
14.2
Jadeja to Stokes, 2 runs, turning back in towards leg-stump, nudged away in front of square leg off the backfoot for a couple as Sam Billings misfields, allowing the second
14.1
Jadeja to Stokes, 2 runs, dropped very short, slipped out of his hand, Stokes rocks back to pull, gets it away towards deep midwicket for a couple - not the best timing on that
Ravindra Jadeja [1.0-0-9-0] is back into the attack
14
Runs Scored: 4
1 W 2 0 1 0
Score after 14 overs
RR 97-5
Gowtham
0(1)
Stokes
11(11)
Tahir
3-0-14-2
13.6
Tahir to Gowtham, no run, flatter quicker leg-breakon middle and off, Gowtham gets forward and whips it right back at him
13.5
Tahir to Stokes, 1 run, fired down leg-side, into the pads in fact, tickled away fine towards fine leg for a single
13.4
Tahir to Stokes, no run, flat delivery outside off, driven towards mid-off
13.3
Tahir to Stokes, 2 runs, flatter leg-break on leg, Stokes nudges it away off the frontfoot towards midwicket for a couple - a misfield by Santner, and they've managed to pick up too
Krishnappa Gowtham, right handed bat, comes to the crease
13.2
Tahir to Smith, out Caught by (sub)Shorey! GONE! That's a key wicket! The leg-break, very full, Smith charges down the track, feeling the pRRRessure, and takes it on the full - tries lofting it straight into the sightscreen, but literally plays right into the hands of Shorey at the long-off boundary. Tahir is thrilled to bits. He knows how important this wicket is. Smith c (sub)Shorey b Tahir 28(30) [4s-2]
Tahir to Smith, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
13.1
Tahir to Stokes, 1 run, overspinner angling away outside off, the googly in fact, with some topsin, Stokes rocks back and slaps it down to long-off for a single
TaskForce says: "You have to give it to Dhoni for his acumen for capataincy. He bowled the "darters - Jadeja and Santner with the wet ball" and asked for a new ball, due to dew, for bowlers who require to grip the ball well, Tahir for leg spin and Bravo for his cutters."
13
Runs Scored: 5
1 1L 1 1 1 1 W 0
Score after 13 overs
RR 93-4
Smith
28(29)
Stokes
7(7)
Dwayne Bravo
2-0-11-0
12.6
Dwayne Bravo to Smith, no run, back of a length delivery with no width but skiddy outside off, Smith has a slash at it - an attempted square drive - but there's no contact made. Simply not enough width
12.5
Dwayne Bravo to Stokes, 1 run, yorker length delivery from round the wicket, Stokes manages to get deep enough into the crease to get under it and whips it away towarsds deep mid-wicket for a single
12.4
Dwayne Bravo to Smith, 1 run, very full, nearly gets the blockhole, Smith stays back and wrists it away towards long-on for a single
12.3
Dwayne Bravo to Smith, no run, short and wide, a bit on the slower side, Smith has a footless slash at it, misses
12.2
Dwayne Bravo to Stokes, 1 run, short of length delivery marginally wide outside off, fractionally wide, Stokes taps it on the head late off the backfoot to glide it down to third man for a single
12.1
Dwayne Bravo to Smith, 1 run, short of length delivery angling back in, an arch of the spine back and a carve away towards square third man for a single
12.1
Dwayne Bravo to Smith, wide, another slower wide down leg, so slow that Smith thinks of paddling it away, but misses it once again - another cutter gone awry
12.1
Dwayne Bravo to Smith, wide, back of a length delivery down leg-side, Smith has a whip at it, misses it, massive appeal by Dhoni and Bravo, but the umpire stretches his arms - wide
12
Runs Scored: 11
W
Score after 12 overs
RR 87-4
Smith
26(25)
Stokes
5(5)
Tahir
2-0-10-1
11.6
Tahir to Smith, 1 run, spears in a loopy yorker length delivery on the leg-stump, Smith waits and squeezes it away towards short mid-wicket for a quick single
11.5
Tahir to Stokes, 1 run, skids through from a back of a length, Stokes gets deep in the crease and whips it away towards long-on for a single
11.4
Tahir to Smith, 1 run, loopy delivery just outside off, drops a little at the end, clipped away by Smith for a single towards long-on
11.3
Tahir to Smith, 2 runs, angling into the pads, clipped away to wide long-on for a couple
11.2
Tahir to Stokes, 1 run, the topspinner on the stumps, Stokes reaches out and tries to flick it away, gets a leading edge towards mid-off for a single - in the air for a while, but no one there
Atul says: "Bravo's spell is crucial. Considering the slowness of pitch and amount of dew, his cutters will be effective if he bowls around the wicket and away from the batsman's body. Change of pace will be key."
11.1
Tahir to Smith, 1 run, tossed up, angling in, very full, taken on the full and whipped down to long-on for a single
11
Runs Scored: 2
0 2 2
Score after 11 overs
RR 80-4
Stokes
3(3)
Smith
21(21)
Dwayne Bravo
1-0-5-0
10.6
Dwayne Bravo to Stokes, 2 runs, strays on the pads, tucked away late towards deep backward square leg for a couple - excellent running that. Very quick between the wickets, these two...
10.5
Dwayne Bravo to Stokes, no run, back of a length delivery in the channel outside off, angling in from round the wicket, Stokes gets into a half-cocked position and deadbats
10.4
Dwayne Bravo to Smith, 1 run, quick yorker length delivery @130.4km/h, 23.7km/h faster than the last one, on leg-stump, just about gets the bat down in time and squeezes it out towards fine leg for a single
10.3
Dwayne Bravo to Smith, no run, low and slow dipping full toss @106.7km/h, Smith is back and across, delays the whip away towards midwicket - doesn't find the gap
10.2
Dwayne Bravo to Stokes, 1 run, fuller length delivery pitched up wide outside off, Stokes reaches out and punches it with an open face square of the wicket for a single
10.1
Dwayne Bravo to Smith, 1 run, good length delivery on middle and leg, Smith shuffles across and whips it away towards backward square leg for a single
10
Runs Scored: 6
6 W 4
Score after 10 overs
RR 75-4
R Tripathi
39(24)
Smith
19(18)
Tahir
1-0-3-1
9.6
Tahir to R Tripathi, out Caught&Bowled!! It's a leading edge, and taken! The cross-seamed leg-break, fired in full @90ks, full and outside off, Tripathi tries to get forward and flick it away against the spin, gets a leading edge back to the bowler who throws it right up into the humid skies in glee to see the back of Tripathi. An important partnership broken, and the aggressor, Tripathi, departs. R Tripathi c and b Tahir 39(24) [4s-5 6s-1]
Tahir to R Tripathi, THAT'S OUT!! Caught&Bowled!!
9.5
Tahir to Smith, 1 run, another skidder on a good length, on the pads, punched off the forward press towards long-on for a single
9.4
Tahir to R Tripathi, 1 run, tossed up leg-break, very full on the boots, whipped on the up and against the spin towards long-on for a single - just a little whippy chip
9.3
Tahir to Smith, 1 run, tossed up on a good length, skids through, Smith gets his weight back and low and laces that through sweeper cover for a single
Jigar Gogri says: "Excellent innings from Tripathi. He knows the match situation and is exactly playing according to it!"
9.2
Tahir to Smith, no run, a flat and slow googly angled in, defended off the frontfoot
9.1
Tahir to Smith, no run, a flat leg-break outside off, the leg-break, spins past the outside edge, Dhoni whips off the bails, but his foot never left the ground - NOT OUT!
Imran Tahir, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
The Dhoni thunderhands at play again.
Vikram Reddy says: "This will be so unfair in the context of the match. RR asked the umpire to change the ball when it is wet umpire refused. But for CSK, the ball was replaced soon after the powerplay."
Strategic timeout! 104 off 66, and Smith looks set along with Tripathi. A bit of a headache for Dhoni, particularly with the dew in play. He's gotten through a couple of Santner overs, but Tahir's overs hold the key. Bravo will struggle as well, given the number of cutters and slower ones he bowls. His game revolves around those. So, believe it or not, the match hangs in the balance - it's far closer than the scorecard suggests...
9
Runs Scored: 12
W
Score after 9 overs
RR 72-3
R Tripathi
38(22)
Smith
17(14)
Santner
2-0-26-0
8.6
Santner to R Tripathi, no run, loopy delivery outside off, Tripathi reaches out and tries driving through cover again, gets a thick outside edge towards short third man - and it's time for the timeout
8.5
Santner to Smith, 1 run, fired in flat from round the wicket outside off, pushed from the creasr towards cover point for another sharp single
8.4
Santner to R Tripathi, 1 run, good length delivery, a hint of width, Tripathi opens the face late off Dhoni's gloves and steers it towards backward point for a quick single
8.3
Santner to R Tripathi, FOUR, flatter one outside off, Tripathi is fully to the pitch of it this time and and absolutely goes through with that mighty followthrough to loft it over the man at cover for four - inside out, and that was nailed
8.2
Santner to R Tripathi, 2 runs, tossed up delivery outside off, lands it on a perfect length, Tripathi reaches out and whip-drives it on the up, elevating it through the gap in the cover region for a brace
8.1
Santner to Smith, 1 run, banged in on a back of a length, angling into the pads, tucked off the pads towards wide long-on for a single - 50-run partnership between these two
Mitchell Santner [1.0-0-17-0] is back into the attack
8
Runs Scored: 8
2
Score after 8 overs
RR 63-3
R Tripathi
31(18)
Smith
15(12)
Jadeja
1-0-9-0
7.6
Jadeja to R Tripathi, 2 runs, skids through outside off, straightens, Tripathi backs away and carves it away towards deep backward point for a couple - really had to hurry for the second
7.5
Jadeja to R Tripathi, no run, angles it into the body, flat on a back of a length, punched back off the backfoot
7.4
Jadeja to Smith, 1 run, flatter and quicker outside off, full in length, whip-driven towards long-off for another single
7.3
Jadeja to R Tripathi, 1 run, slow through the air and full on middle, Tripathi backs away into the on-side and drives inside out towards long-off for a single
7.2
Jadeja to R Tripathi, FOUR, tossed up, far too full, Tripathi leans into it and runs his hands through it to whip-drive it away towards deep extra cover for four - a top effort from Kedar at the boundary, but it beats him in the end
7.1
Jadeja to Smith, 1 run, tempting him with the flight outside off, Smith reaches out and pushes it away towards cover for a single
Ravindra Jadeja, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
Deepak Chahar completes his quota of overs: 4-1-19-2!
7
Runs Scored: 6
2 4 2
Score after 7 overs
RR 54-3
R Tripathi
24(14)
Smith
13(10)
Chahar
4-1-19-2
6.6
Chahar to R Tripathi, FOUR, nicely done! Chahar errs in his line. Shortish ball sprayed down leg, Tripathi stays inside the line and helps it on its way with a pull shot. Placed it fine too
6.5
Chahar to Smith, 1 run, 133.3kph, good length ball, driven sweetly to sweeper cover
6.4
Chahar to R Tripathi, 1 run, short ball, bounces more than Tripathi expects it to and he was late on the pull shot. Off the top part of the bat and falls well wide of Watto at mid-wicket
6.3
Chahar to Smith, 1 run, Chahar pulls his length back, but that doesn't stop Smith from tucking it to deep backward square leg
6.2
Chahar to R Tripathi, 1 run, short of length delivery on middle and leg, tucked backward of square leg
Deepak says: "MS should go for watson today as spin doesn't seem to be working much"
6.1
Chahar to Smith, 1 run, length bal around off, a shuffling Smith works it around the corner - deep backward square leg
6
Runs Scored: 2
1 0 1 W
Score after 6 overs
RR 45-3
Smith
10(7)
R Tripathi
18(11)
Santner
1-0-17-0
5.6
Santner to Smith, 1 run, 17 off Santner's first over in IPL. The New Zealander shortens his length and Smith hurriedly pulls, gets it off the inner egde and the man at 45 makes a good stop diving to his right
5.5
Santner to Smith, no run, firmly driven all along the ground, but straight to extra cover
5.4
Santner to R Tripathi, 1 run, sliding onto the pads, nudged to square leg
5.3
Santner to R Tripathi, SIX, Tripathi goes downtown and the sightscreen has to take the brunt. A fullish ball at 90.6kph, Tripathi gets low and underneath it to hoist it over the bowler's end. 15 runs off 3 legal balls in this over
Free-hit coming up!
5.3
Santner to R Tripathi, no ball, FOUR, another high full toss - above-waist and Tripathi slashed his bat at it. Gets a fat outside edge that beats first slip and runs away to the third man fence
5.2
Santner to R Tripathi, no run, flat ball on leg at 88.8kph, Tripathi blocks
5.1
Santner to R Tripathi, FOUR, 76.9kph, not a great start to your IPL career. A rank full toss and Tripathi's thumped it over mid-on for a boundary
5
Runs Scored: 1
Wd
Score after 5 overs
RR 28-3
R Tripathi
3(6)
Smith
9(5)
Chahar
3-1-10-2
4.6
Chahar to R Tripathi, 1 run, 134.7kph, Tripathi tucks a good length ball towards mid-wicket
4.5
Chahar to Smith, 1 run, 128.6kph, full ball on the stumps, just a push in front of mid-on for a quick single
Ashu says: "Given the nature of the pitch I think Smith is going to be the key for RR. He needs to bat all the way through."
4.4
Chahar to R Tripathi, 1 run, comes down the track, gets close to the pitch and drives through the line. Bravo dives full length to his right at mid-off and parries it to mid-on. Saved three runs there
4.4
Chahar to R Tripathi, wide, wasted delivery from Deepak Chahar. Short and down leg
4.3
Chahar to R Tripathi, no run, 132.8kph, width on offer, Tripathi walks forward and cuts straight to backward point
4.2
Chahar to R Tripathi, no run, 126.3kph, back of a length delivery, Tripathi rides the bounce and drops it towards point, can't nab a run
4.1
Chahar to R Tripathi, no run, 125.4kph, short of length delivery, punched to point
4
Runs Scored: 1
1 0
Score after 4 overs
RR 24-3
Smith
8(4)
R Tripathi
1(1)
SN Thakur
2-0-18-1
3.6
SN Thakur to Smith, no run, 129.7kph, short again, the line was outside off, but Smith decides to pull another one through the square leg region. Ends up under-edging it towards mid-on. A wicket and 10 runs off that over
Rakesh says: "This is the problem with Samson - inconsistency".
3.6
SN Thakur to Smith, wide, 134.7kph, short of length delivery well outside off, Smith chases it for a wild cut and misses. Called as a wide
3.5
SN Thakur to Smith, no run, fullish ball marginally outside off, Smith defends with an opened bat-face
3.4
SN Thakur to Smith, FOUR, back-to-back fours. Thakur doles out a full toss. There's the customary shuffle from Smith and then he glances it neatly through square leg
3.3
SN Thakur to Smith, FOUR, Steven Smith gets off the mark in an emphatic fashion. Shortish ball at 132.6kph that sits up nicely for the Australian. Smith moves back and across to pull it through square leg
3.2
SN Thakur to R Tripathi, 1 run, shortish ball, guided down to third man
Steven Smith, right handed bat, comes to the crease
3.1
SN Thakur to Buttler, out Caught by Dwayne Bravo!! Rajasthan Royals lose their best batter and are in deep trouble. A fuller-than-a-good-length ball on the stumps and Buttler wanted to bash it over mid-on. The ball might have held up into the wicket and that robbed the batter's timing. The bat turned at the point of impact and Buttler ended up slicing it over mid-off. Bravo takes a couple of steps backwards and snaffles it with ease. Buttler c Dwayne Bravo b SN Thakur 6(7) [4s-1]
SN Thakur to Buttler, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Mrithyu says: "RR need to play out of their skins to secure a win in this match. Someone has to take the role of Dhoni here."
Rahul Tripathi, right handed bat, comes to the crease
3
Runs Scored: 4
0 0 0 0 1 1 1 W W
Score after 3 overs
RR 14-2
Samson
8(10)
Buttler
6(6)
Chahar
2-1-6-2
2.6
Chahar to Samson, out Caught by Raina!! The centurion in the previous game is gone! A 134.1kph fullish ball outside off and Samson threw his bat at it. The bottom hand comes off the handle and hence the miscue. Raina takes a sharp catch bending forward, but Samson stands his ground. The on-field umpires send it upstairs with OUT being the soft decision. An easy one for the TV umpire as Raina had both his palms underneath the ball. Samson c Raina b Chahar 8(10) [4s-1]
Chahar to Samson, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Arun Dayalan says: "Bad Captaincy from Jinks. When you are defending a target, you should have your best bowler for 19th over. But when you are bowling first, you should always have him for 20th where batsmen go berserk, especially MSD. Clearly Archer is your best bowler today."
Youngest to 2000 IPL runs:
24y 140d S SAMSON 24y 175d Kohli 25y 155d Raina 25y 344d Rohit Sharma 26y 331d Rahane
2.5
Chahar to Buttler, 1 run, 134.2kph, short of length ball, Buttler is on the walk as he drives it to mid-off and hares to the other end
2.4
Chahar to Buttler, no run, 132.9kph, in-seaming stump-to-stump line ball, punched back to the bowler
2.3
Chahar to Buttler, no run, in-slater at 136.3kph, knocked to mid-on
Mahendra Rathore says: "Apart from Archer, Rajasthan don't have any good bowler which can be trusted by the captain. They should check their dugout and give chance to other bowlers as they can't win with these bowlers."
2.2
Chahar to Samson, 1 run, Chahar over-corrects and strays one on the pads, tucked away to long leg
2.1
Chahar to Samson, FOUR, eye-pleasing! Yes there was width on offer, but still had to be put away. On a short of length, Samson stays put in his crease and then the there's the perfect eye-hand combination. Caressed through point with a horizontal blade
2
Runs Scored: 13
1 0 2 1 4 0 1 2 1 1 0
Score after 2 overs
RR 8-1
Samson
3(7)
Buttler
5(3)
SN Thakur
1-0-8-0
1.6
SN Thakur to Samson, 1 run, 136.6kph, very full ball, squeezed away behind square on the off-side
1.5
SN Thakur to Samson, 2 runs, 136kph, fuller than a good length ball on leg-stump line, Samson brings his bat down at the right moment and knocks it between mid-on and mid-wicket. The former runs back and hunts it down. 2000 runs in IPL for Samson
Sanju Samson vs CSK in IPL: Five innings, 65 runs, Avg 13.00, SR 103.17, HS 26
1.4
SN Thakur to Samson, no run, 129.9kph, short of length delivery outside off, Samson fetches it from there and goes hard on the heave, toe-ends it to mid-wicket. Has a look at his bat and calls for a replacement
1.3
SN Thakur to Buttler, 1 run, walks forward and guides this length ball to the right of Jaddu (fine backward point)
1.2
SN Thakur to Buttler, no run, 130.5kph, good length ball around off, hint of away-swing, Buttler stays back to defend it on the off-side
A slip in place
1.1
SN Thakur to Buttler, FOUR, Buttler is underway straightaway! Poor ball from Shardul Thakur. Ample width outside off, Buttler doesn't over-hit, reaches out and cuts it through point
Shardul Thakur, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
1
Runs Scored: 8
W 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 W 2
Score after 1 overs
RR 0-1
Samson
0(4)
Buttler
0(0)
Chahar
1-1-0-1
0.6
Chahar to Samson, no run, a wicket-maiden! Chahar pulls his length back by a fraction and that's been tucked to mid-wicket
0.5
Chahar to Samson, no run, wow! That's a beauty. Bowls an inswinger after all those outswingers. A nothing shot from Samson. Went for the booming drive sans any feet movement. Gets beaten on the outside edge
0.4
Chahar to Samson, no run, away-curling fuller than a good length ball, Samson defends from the crease
Chahar has some issues with his landing area. Sawdust to the rescue.
0.3
Chahar to Samson, no run, skiddy length ball, Samson gets an inside edge onto his body trying to pull it away
Sanju Samson, right handed bat, comes to the crease
0.2
Chahar to Rahane, out Caught by Jadeja!! Ideal start for the hosts. A corker from Jaddu at backward point. Another outswinger and Rahane drives with hard hands. Only gets an outside edge that dips as it approached the backward point fielder. Don't think many would have taken it. But, Jadeja is one of the best fielders in world cricket. He swoops forward and takes a diving catch inches above the ground. Rahane asked the fielder and decided to walk off. But, the umpires wanted to be 100% sure and hence went upstairs. Legal ball and a clean catch. A 2-ball duck for the Rajasthan skipper. Rahane c Jadeja b Chahar 0(2)
Chahar to Rahane, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
0.1
Chahar to Rahane, no run, 130.8kph, fuller than a good length ball that swings away a tad, Rahane watchfully pushes it to cover
20
Runs Scored: 10
1 1 6 2 1 6
Score after 20 overs
CSK 175-5
Dhoni
75(46)
Jadeja
8(3)
Unadkat
4-0-54-1
19.6
Unadkat to Dhoni, SIX, 28 off the over! It was another off-pace ball from a short of length, Dhoni waits and flat-bats it over long-on. The fielder in the deep - Tripathi - jumps in an attempt to catch it. It beats him comfortably
Unadkat shifts to over the wicket. Chants of "Dhoni.. Dhoni...""
19.6
Unadkat to Dhoni, wide, 102.5kph, slower ball bumper, well over the batter's head. Dhoni watches it go over his head
Can he finish it off with another six?
19.5
Unadkat to Dhoni, SIX, this is exactly what the Chennai crowd wanted. A fuller than a good length ball outside off, Dhoni hoists it over long-off. Set his base and then bludgeoned
19.4
Unadkat to Dhoni, SIX, slower ball bouncer, sits up nicely for the right-hander and Dhoni deposits it into the stands. The ball doesn't rise as much as Unadkat would have liked it to. Dhoni stands tall and pulls it fiercely over deep square leg. CSK have crossed 160
Abhay says: "It has become trend that Dhoni will play calm and sensible game, no matter what the situation is, he will never take risks till the last 6 balls."
19.4
Unadkat to Dhoni, wide, 120.4kph, fullish ball sprayed well outside off. Dhoni skips down and shoulders arms
19.3
Unadkat to Jadeja, 1 run, 130.8kph, fullish ball on middle and leg, hoicked away to deep mid-wicket who takes it on the bounce
19.2
Unadkat to Jadeja, SIX, terrific shot! It was a slower delivery, Jadeja deals with him like he'd treat a club bowler. Waltzes down the ground, gets to the pitch of the ball and bludgeons it over long-on for a flat six
Unadkat shifts to over the wicket
Pankaj says: "Someone please make RCB watch this game ball by ball."
19.1
Unadkat to Dhoni, 1 run, big back-lift, followed by a big heave attempted from the CSK skipper. Could only get it off the inside part of the bat. A single to deep mid-wicket
Jaydev Unadkat [3.0-0-26-1] is back into the attack
19
Runs Scored: 7
6 1 0 0
Score after 19 overs
CSK 147-5
Dhoni
56(42)
Jadeja
1(1)
Jofra Archer
4-1-17-2
18.6
Jofra Archer to Dhoni, 1 run, leg-break from a shortish length at 114.9kph, dabbed towards point and Dhoni will keep the strike. Another good over from Jofra Archer. He finishes with 4-1-17-2
18.5
Jofra Archer to Jadeja, 1 run, 120.1kph, short of length delivery, Jadeja waits for it and runs it down to third man
18.4
Jofra Archer to Dhoni, 1 run, very full ball, bunted through mid-on for a single
Ravindra Jadeja, left handed bat, comes to the crease
18.3
Jofra Archer to Dwayne Bravo, out Caught by D Kulkarni!! Bravo perishes trying to play a good shot. Archer banged it in short at 132kph and Bravo went through with his pull shot despite not being in a good position to play it. The top-edge balloons up and settles into the safe hands of long-on. He went too hard and in the process lost his shape. Dwayne Bravo c D Kulkarni b Jofra Archer 27(16) [4s-3 6s-1]
Jofra Archer to Dwayne Bravo, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Bipul Bhattarai says: "This is what we grew up watching of CSK ! A partnership from Raina and Dhoni after early wickets, Dhoni remaining there till the end, some power hitting from foreign all rounder (then Morkel now Bravo) and at the last their spinners scripting them the victory."
18.2
Jofra Archer to Dhoni, 1 run, very full ball, squeezed to mid-wicket
18.1
Jofra Archer to Dhoni, FOUR, 21st IPL fifty for Dhoni, and his first against RR. A pacy low full toss, Dhoni uses the bowler's pace to drive it through the gap between backward point and short third man. The placement was spot on
18
Runs Scored: 14
1 Wd 4 W 6 0 0
Score after 18 overs
CSK 139-4
Dwayne Bravo
27(15)
Dhoni
49(38)
D Kulkarni
4-0-37-1
17.6
D Kulkarni to Dwayne Bravo, SIX, that's the trademark Dwayne Bravo shot! Kulkarni doles out a half-volley, right in the DJ's arc. The right-hander moves leg-side, arches his back and lofts it handsomely over deep extra cover. The maximum also brings up the fifty run stand!
17.5
D Kulkarni to Dwayne Bravo, FOUR, 99.9kph, too slow. Bravo picked that but still was early into his shot. Gave himself some room to go over point, gets a top-edge that evades short third man to his right
The umpires have a look at the ball and they've decided to change it. Poor thing, it had to bear Dhoni's brunt.
17.4
D Kulkarni to Dhoni, 1 run, 106.7kph, slower short ball, Dhoni jogs down and pulls it to deep mid-wicket
17.3
D Kulkarni to Dhoni, SIX, and, the skipper takes full toll of the freebie. A low full toss outside off at 132.9kph, Dhoni bends his back leg, gets under it and then lofts it over deep extra cover
Dhoni changes his bat. Here's the free-hit ball
17.3
D Kulkarni to Dhoni, no ball, 2 runs, 126.7kph, high full toss (slipped because of dew?), Dhoni slaps it to deep cover and comes back to face the free-hit
Yagyansh says: "With already so much dew in the first innings I'd say CSK should try and reach 145-150 to be on the safer side."
17.3
D Kulkarni to Dhoni, wide, good grab by Buttler. A full toss that hardly touched the pitch, wide (on the line) and that's been wided
17.2
D Kulkarni to Dhoni, 2 runs, premeditated charge down the pitch from Dhoni. The length was shortened at 117.2kph, pulled hard to deep square leg. Gowtham makes a sliding stop to his left
17.1
D Kulkarni to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, 129.4kph, Bravo backs away and Kulkarni follows him with a full toss. Bravo is taken aback and he can only bunt it through mid-on for a single
Dhawal Kulkarni [3.0-0-13-1] is back into the attack
17
Runs Scored: 14
1 0 1 W 2
Score after 17 overs
CSK 115-4
Dhoni
38(34)
Dwayne Bravo
16(12)
Jofra Archer
3-1-9-1
16.6
Jofra Archer to Dhoni, no run, 128.3kph, change of pace, was probably the leg-break from a back of a length, Dhoni didn't see that coming and let it go to the keeper. Despite conceding a boundary, just 7 runs off the over
16.5
Jofra Archer to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, 139.2kph, very full ball, Bravo goes leg-side and whips it over the covers. However, there's protection in the deep
16.4
Jofra Archer to Dhoni, 1 run, slower ball - 115.1kph, pushed with hard hands to mid-off for a quick single
Rohan Kumar says: "I think Dhoni should not accelerate the innings, rather Bravo should. CSK needs Dhoni till the last ball. Dhoni not out will surely give the momentum to CSK."
16.3
Jofra Archer to Dhoni, no run, 142.4kph, Archer slips in the yorker and Dhoni jams it back to the bowler
16.2
Jofra Archer to Dhoni, FOUR, superb placement! Another off-pace ball from a back of a length at 109.9kph, Dhoni spotted that and delayed his shot from the crease. Dabbed away through the gap between short third man and backward point
16.1
Jofra Archer to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, back of a length delivery at 126.3kph, Bravo moves leg-side and cuts, gets an outside edge that takes it down to third man
16
Runs Scored: 9
4
Score after 16 overs
CSK 108-4
Dwayne Bravo
14(10)
Dhoni
33(30)
Unadkat
3-0-26-1
15.6
Unadkat to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, one more cutter from a length on off at 112.5kph, Bravo moves leg-side and scythes it to deep backward point
15.6
Unadkat to Dwayne Bravo, wide, 110.4kph, slower ball, but Unadkat errs in line - down leg. Past Bravo's flick
15.5
Unadkat to Dhoni, 1 run, 132.9kph, fullish ball, push-driven towards extra cover and Dhoni hares across to the danger end. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end, misses. Dhoni would have made his ground anyway
15.4
Unadkat to Dhoni, 2 runs, cutter from a short of length, cut through backward point and Dhoni is very quick. End result: easy two
Shrish says: "There is lot of dew in the 1st inning only, imagine all CSK spinners bowling with this amount (or more) dew."
Now, the "Dhoni, Dhoni" chants
15.3
Unadkat to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, another off-pace ball, Bravo runs it down to third man
Chants of "Bravo... Bravo..."
Ben Stokes this IPL:
4-0-48-2 (ER 12.00) 3-0-40-1 (ER 13.33) 3-0-30-1 (ER 10.00)
15.2
Unadkat to Dwayne Bravo, 2 runs, 113.5kph, on the pads, a wristy clip in front of square and these two batters are very swift between the wickets
15.1
Unadkat to Dhoni, 1 run, 116kph, slower ball from a good length, Dhoni waits for it on the back foot and steers it towards backward point
15
Runs Scored: 23
1 0 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 4 2
Score after 15 overs
CSK 99-4
Dwayne Bravo
10(7)
Dhoni
29(27)
Stokes
3-0-30-1
14.6
Stokes to Dwayne Bravo, FOUR, 137.1kph, full and outside off - you can't be bowling there to this guy. He plays one of his favourite shots. Throws his blade with an opened bat-face and sends it over backward point. 11 off the over
14.5
Stokes to Dwayne Bravo, 2 runs, 136.3kph, pitched up delivery, Bravo is a touch early into his flick. In the air for a while, but well wide of the mid-wicket fielder
14.4
Stokes to Dwayne Bravo, no run, fuller in length, once again the ball goes to Gowtham - courtesy a drive from Bravo
14.3
Stokes to Dwayne Bravo, no run, short of length delivery, patted to mid-off
Surya Mandavilli says: "This recovery from any point is the hallmark of teams like CSK & KKR (as we saw yesterday). They build it from there and fight with whatever they can."
14.2
Stokes to Dwayne Bravo, FOUR, Stokes shortens his length, Bravo waits for it from the crease and uses his wrists to elevate it over extra cover. Didn't quite middle it, but had enough to get it over Gowtham
14.1
Stokes to Dhoni, 1 run, 132kph, Dhoni dances down the ground and batters it to the right of extra cover. It travelled quickly to Gowtham and he failed to hold onto it. Would be very harsh to call it a drop
Fred says: "Even a 135-140 would suffice with the pitch gripping. With Dhoni and Raina, CSK could get even more than 160."
Time-out! Unadkat provided the much-needed breakthrough by ending the 61-run stand between the senior-most CSK batters. With six overs still to go, the Chepauk would love to witness a Thala-show!
14
Runs Scored: 1
1
Score after 14 overs
CSK 88-4
Dwayne Bravo
0(2)
Dhoni
28(26)
Unadkat
2-0-17-1
13.6
Unadkat to Dwayne Bravo, no run, slower one to end the over, Bravo is content in defending it back to Unadkat
13.5
Unadkat to Dwayne Bravo, no run, 129.4kph, short of length delivery from round the wicket, Bravo is back and across to block it back to the bowler
Dwayne Bravo, right handed bat, comes to the crease
13.4
Unadkat to Raina, out Bowled!! The partnership has been broken. Unadkat yells out a loud roar. Change of pace does the trick. Fullish ball at 116.5kph, Raina backed away a long way and exposed all his stumps. The southpaw didn't pick the slower one and wafted his bat at it, probably looking to go over the covers. Connected with thin air and the ball smashed into the sticks. Raina b Unadkat 36(32) [4s-4 6s-1]
Unadkat to Raina, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
13.3
Unadkat to Raina, no run, a direct hit there would have been curtains for Raina. The southpaw shuffled across and tucked this length ball to short fine and set off for a quick single. Dhoni wasn't interested and sent him back. Kulkarni had all three stumps to aim, but missed the target at the striker's end
Unadkat shifts to over the wicket against Raina
13.2
Unadkat to Dhoni, 1 run, 112.8kph, shortish ball, guided towards short third man for a single
13.1
Unadkat to Dhoni, FOUR, that's how you deal with the slower balls. A short of length delivery from round the wicket, Dhoni dances down the track and smashes it over Raina's head. One bounce and into the long-on fence. All power!
13
Runs Scored: 5
0 1 0 0 0 Wd Wd 1 1 6 1
Score after 13 overs
CSK 83-3
Dhoni
23(24)
Raina
36(30)
Stokes
2-0-19-1
12.6
Stokes to Dhoni, 1 run, 125kph, spongy bouncer. Dhoni stays up on it, rolling his wrists to guide his pull behind square
12.5
Stokes to Dhoni, 2 runs, 139.5kph, quick hands, leaning through the line of the ball in guiding his push through point. Real neat
12.4
Stokes to Dhoni, no run, 129.4kph, goes short again. Dhoni is early on his jump-swivel-pull - with the ball sticking, tennis-ball-like then with the bounce going under the bat
12.3
Stokes to Dhoni, no run, 113.1kph, brave slower one with the dew around. Dhoni pushes his cover drive, straight to the guy at short cover
12.2
Stokes to Raina, 1 run, 125.7kph, back of a length slanter. Raina lines, dabs, runs it to third man
12.1
Stokes to Dhoni, 1 run, back of a length. Dhoni rolls his wrists on it to keep it down, swatting it away to deep square leg on the bounce
Ben Stokes [1.0-0-14-1] is back into the attack
12
Runs Scored: 7
W 1 1 1 4 4
Score after 12 overs
CSK 78-3
Raina
35(29)
Dhoni
19(19)
Unadkat
1-0-12-0
11.6
Unadkat to Raina, FOUR, 130kph. Just too straight, and this in no way is helping Rajasthan's cause here. Raina won't complain though, surely not with fine leg in the circle, tickling it fine
11.5
Unadkat to Dhoni, 1 run, steered away calmly, but Stokes' dive can't cut it off from backward point
11.4
Unadkat to Dhoni, 2 runs, cutter, straightening off the pitch and ending up on the thighs, nudged away softly into mid-wicket. Soft enough to pinch the second as well
Ajinkya Rahane wants the ball changed, he reckons it has gone really wet. But no, no sympathy from the umpire.
11.3
Unadkat to Dhoni, FOUR, 125.5kph. Juicy stuff sit up on the legs, and Dhoni's just too good to miss out on all this. He swivels, swats hard and nails the backward square leg gap
11.2
Unadkat to Dhoni, no run, tummy-lined. Punched out, cover
11.1
Unadkat to Raina, 1 run, short, and Raina upper-ramps it over the cordon. Third man
Jaydev Unadkat, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
11
Runs Scored: 5
4 1
Score after 11 overs
CSK 66-3
Raina
30(27)
Dhoni
12(15)
Shreyas Gopal
3-0-23-0
10.6
Shreyas Gopal to Raina, 1 run, the front of the hand flicking leg-break. A walking flick, and then walking away to the other end
10.5
Shreyas Gopal to Dhoni, 1 run, just too straight. A downwards paddle sweep, and MS thinks he's got it fine, but there's a certain Steven Smith at short fine leg
10.4
Shreyas Gopal to Raina, 1 run, stays on the shorter side, cramping Raina for room here with the spin coming into the tummy. Knocked away through mid-wicket
10.3
Shreyas Gopal to Dhoni, 1 run, googly, but a proper half-tracker. Pulled away, backward square leg
10.2
Shreyas Gopal to Raina, 1 run, the obvious defensive response - full, flat - drilled down to long-on
10.1
Shreyas Gopal to Raina, SIX, flush in the slot, and Raina's V is always smoke-worthy. He gets his front leg out of the way, makes room and slogs it high and long into cow corner
10
Runs Scored: 5
0 2 1 W Wd 1 0
Score after 10 overs
CSK 55-3
Raina
21(23)
Dhoni
10(13)
Gowtham
2-0-13-0
9.6
Gowtham to Raina, 1 run, loopy high full toss. Raina can't believe it, recovers just to tap it to long-off
9.5
Gowtham to Dhoni, 1 run, half a helicopter, but alas, it's too full. Bump-balls it back down the ground, past Gowtham's dive that crashes into Raina
9.4
Gowtham to Raina, 1 run, presses in defence away from his body, but ends up playing for the turn - to end up with a thick inside edge past his legs, past his stumps
Himanshu Verma says: "I don't think pitch has changed much from first match of this season. So nearly 100 will be a fighting total considering CSK have three quality spinners (Santner, Tahir and Jadeja)."
9.4
Gowtham to Raina, wide, drifting down leg, and then just not spinning across enough. Raina tries nudging, but it'll remain only a try
9.3
Gowtham to Raina, 2 runs, half a step forward, staing beside it in stroking it away neatly -- under a diving cover
9.2
Gowtham to Raina, no run, 97.8kph, quicker, flatter, on a length and in with the arm. Raina is happy to block
9.1
Gowtham to Raina, FOUR, when it's turning, when it's Raina, this inside-out was only a matter of time. Gowtham tosses it wide for a drive, but Raina goes over extra cover. Ahh, those hands
It's the time-out. These two have shown just what the top-order should've ideally done. But also, they have 12 years of playing here to get them to.
9
Runs Scored: 13
1 0 6 4 1 1 Wd
Score after 9 overs
CSK 45-3
Raina
13(18)
Dhoni
9(12)
Shreyas Gopal
2-0-12-0
8.6
Shreyas Gopal to Raina, 1 run, 97kph in the slider. Raina lines up on the back foot for another punch, but will settle to roll his wrists on it and work it away through mid-wicket
8.5
Shreyas Gopal to Raina, no run, back, tall, punchy .. mid-off
8.4
Shreyas Gopal to Raina, FOUR, another drag down, and Raina makes it worse with his camp deep in the crease. And the uses the width outside off to carve it away behind point
8.3
Shreyas Gopal to Dhoni, 1 run, drops it short. Easy for MS to go deep inside and heave it down the ground, never mind only off the inside half, there's enough power in those old hands
There's a slip around.
8.2
Shreyas Gopal to Raina, 1 run, jumps down, a tad too close for comfort .. hammering the squeeze-out to long-off
8.1
Shreyas Gopal to Raina, no run, slanting across. Raina sticks out an opened bat face in front of his pad to dab it to backward point
8
Runs Scored: 6
4 2 1
Score after 8 overs
CSK 38-3
Raina
7(13)
Dhoni
8(11)
Gowtham
1-0-3-0
7.6
Gowtham to Raina, 1 run, presses closer, driving it out to extra cover
7.5
Gowtham to Raina, no run, slinging into middle, it's Raina's turn for a forward defence
7.4
Gowtham to Raina, no run, flight again, Raina presses to drive it out to cover
7.3
Gowtham to Dhoni, 1 run, loopier. Dhoni unloads off a big backlift, slamming it down the ground
7.2
Gowtham to Raina, leg byes, 1 run, drifting full on the pads. Failed flick, but passes off the outside of the shoes to square leg
7.1
Gowtham to Dhoni, 1 run, 96.4kph, quick turner off a length. Dhoni doesn't really help himself by stayng on the back foot, nurdling it in a hurry behind square
Krishnappa Gowtham, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
Gowtham doesn't get a slip. He gets a deep mid-wicket.
7
Runs Scored: 7
1 0 2 1 Wd 4
Score after 7 overs
CSK 34-3
Dhoni
6(9)
Raina
6(9)
Shreyas Gopal
1-0-5-0
6.6
Shreyas Gopal to Dhoni, 1 run, back deep in the crease, punching it down to long-on
6.5
Shreyas Gopal to Dhoni, no run, forward stretch again, closing out the pitch of it, smother
6.4
Shreyas Gopal to Dhoni, no run, strides forward, sternly in a forward defence
6.3
Shreyas Gopal to Dhoni, no run, jumping down the pitch, and Gopal's finally got his length right. Dhoni knows, defends
6.2
Shreyas Gopal to Dhoni, 2 runs, 92.2kph. Flat, short, down leg. Dhoni paddles it away, once again, very fine
6.1
Shreyas Gopal to Dhoni, 2 runs, short googly, starts on middle, spins into the thighs. Easy pickings, clippings, fine leg
Shreyas Gopal, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
6
Runs Scored: 10
1 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 Wd 0 1
Score after 6 overs
CSK 29-3
Raina
6(9)
Dhoni
1(3)
Jofra Archer
2-1-2-1
5.6
Jofra Archer to Raina, no run, fiery bumper. Raina first tries to line up to pull, but then somehow pulls out of it
5.5
Jofra Archer to Dhoni, 1 run, full, drifting into the legs, turned away to square leg
5.4
Jofra Archer to Dhoni, no run, 142.7kph, nearly a chop on. So damn nearly. Dhoni tries to defend off the back foot, but in the process ends up tickling it through his legs off the inside edge .. and it trickles to touch the stumps. Ooh, someone, recharge the LED batteries
5.3
Jofra Archer to Raina, 1 run, 135.7kph, on the legs, Raina continues shuffling to tuck it away through square leg
5.2
Jofra Archer to Raina, no run, aimless nervous flirt. It's short, going well across and Raina - feet-stuck - tries to stab, missing it big time
MS Dhoni vs RR: 19 matches; 17 innings; 287 runs; Avg 31.89; SR 124.24; HS 41*
5.1
Jofra Archer to Raina, no run, skidding into the body, Raina shuffles, jumping on it as he glances it to leg
Jofra Archer [1.0-1-0-1] is back into the attack
Raina gets a leg-slip.
5
Runs Scored: 6
4 0
Score after 5 overs
CSK 27-3
Dhoni
0(1)
Raina
5(5)
D Kulkarni
3-0-13-1
4.6
D Kulkarni to Dhoni, no run, 131.2kph, fifth-stump, length. Yup, proper Test-like. And Dhoni is missing it, reminding himself with a proper leave
MS Dhoni, right handed bat, comes to the crease
4.5
D Kulkarni to Kedar Jadhav, out Caught by Buttler!! A wide innocuos delivery does what all the variations haven't. It's full, way outside off and Jadhav stretches out to drive. Hard. The problem though are his feet, which are stuck in the crease, just not getting close as he ends up getting a fat outside edge. And Chennai are officially on a top-order collapse. Kedar Jadhav c Buttler b D Kulkarni 8(3) [4s-2]
D Kulkarni to Kedar Jadhav, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
4.4
D Kulkarni to Raina, 1 run, 128.3kph, wafts at an angle, inside-edging it onto his thigh as it rolls away in front of point to allow them to pinch a quick single
4.3
D Kulkarni to Raina, FOUR, 131.3kph. Kulkarni will have to do with a moral victory. It's the bouncer, which makes Raina wait on his committed pull position, only to then take the top-edge and fly over the keeper
Mustafa Moudi says: "The Current RR skipper has played under the current CSK Skipper (Dhoni), who has played under Smith, who has played under Watson, who is now playing under Dhoni... IPL confuses me sometimes !!"
4.2
D Kulkarni to Raina, no run, takes pace off, rolling his fingers on the ball. Raina looks to drive it on the up, and misses
4.1
D Kulkarni to Raina, no run, full, middle-lined, clipped away to mid-wicket
4
Runs Scored: 15
1 1 2 4 0 1 0 4 2 4 1
Score after 4 overs
CSK 22-2
Kedar Jadhav
8(2)
Raina
0(1)
Stokes
1-0-14-1
3.6
Stokes to Kedar Jadhav, FOUR, another bumper, another pull. Jadhav's not in control, but it doesn't matter, it's the powerplay after all. Drags it from outside off in front of square, and nothing the chase or the dive from the guy chasing it from square leg can do to stop
3.5
Stokes to Kedar Jadhav, FOUR, too short, too leg-sided. Jadhav swivels inside it and then doesn't hold back on his pull, uppishly, into fine leg
Kedar Jadhav, right handed bat, comes to the crease
There's a guy suspended from the roof cleaning the sightscreen. All really good in terms of work ethics on a Sunday evening, but he's blocking the batsman's view.
3.4
Stokes to Watson, out Caught by Jofra Archer!! Short again. And this time Watson can't resist not poking. He goes back in the crease, goes up tall and tries half a cut, half a punch, and a full flirt after getting tied up with the zip in. Ends up with a thick outside splice, flying straight to the fine short third man placed perfectly out there. Watson c Jofra Archer b Stokes 13(13) [4s-1 6s-1]
Stokes to Watson, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
3.3
Stokes to Watson, no run, digs it in short, quite wide outside off. Watson tries his best to cut, going hard, but no, the pitch wins, going over and well after his shot
Lakshay Piplani says: "Standard of umpiring should be improved. Poor umpiring in IPL till now."
3.2
Stokes to Watson, SIX, gets hold. And gets it into the empty deep square leg, and then into the empty stands behind that. Stokes bangs it in short, Watson - now with more of a measure of this pitch - rocks behind and pulls it yummily, uppishly. Also, there's nobody in those stands to give the ball back as well. So, get the fourth ump working ..
3.1
Stokes to Watson, no run, 131.6kph, heavy back of a length. Watson's on the jump, skewing off the outside of the splice to backward point
Ben Stokes, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
3
Runs Scored: 11
6 1 1 1 0 1 1
Score after 3 overs
CSK 8-1
Raina
0(1)
Watson
7(9)
D Kulkarni
2-0-8-0
2.6
D Kulkarni to Raina, no run, pitched up outside off, enticing a drive, which is neat from Raina, drilling straight to cover
2.5
D Kulkarni to Watson, 1 run, moves away, sticking out an opened up bat face as he does in guiding it through point
2.4
D Kulkarni to Watson, 2 runs, slow ball, and slower off the pitch. Watson waits for it to get beside him, and caresses it calmly, relying on his timing. Covers
2.3
D Kulkarni to Watson, FOUR, goes swinging. Watson isn't foxed by the short length, presses forward to it instead and pulls it away hard, over mid-wicket. Chennai have their move on ..
2.2
D Kulkarni to Watson, no run, 128.1kph, top of middle. Watson plonks, straight-bats, and blocks it down the pitch
2.1
D Kulkarni to Watson, no run, Watson reviews, and then stands in disbelief that it has to come down to this. It's a leg-line, and Buttler was probably appealing for the strangle down leg only to avoid this from being given a wide. But the umpire - Nandan - is fooled. It's clearly off the thigh pad, and the bat's not even close. Overturn
Suresh Raina, left handed bat, comes to the crease
2
Runs Scored: 1
1 0
Score after 2 overs
CSK 1-1
Rayudu
1(8)
Watson
0(4)
Jofra Archer
1-1-0-1
1.6
Jofra Archer to Rayudu, out Caught by Buttler!! 0.0.0.0.0 and Rayudu - injured forearm and all - can't stay patient any longer. Archer stays quick on a back of a length, but it sticks on the surface as it kicks up, making a real mess of Rayudu's attempted upper-steer to third man. All he gets is a thick feather on the outside edge, straight to the keeper. Rayudu c Buttler b Jofra Archer 1(8)
Jofra Archer to Rayudu, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
1.5
Jofra Archer to Rayudu, no run, 144.4kph, big heave-ho. Walks forward, tries swinging across the line, and miscues it big time to mid-on. Again, the slowness of this track is more than apparent already
Oh looks like keep out isn't clean enough. Rayudu's taken a part of the blow on his forearm. But nothing that the physio's spray can't solve ..
1.4
Jofra Archer to Rayudu, no run, 136.2kph, cramped up rib-line. Rayudu just manages to jab his bat in the way, keeping it out, somehow
1.3
Jofra Archer to Rayudu, no run, 143.1kph, some intent. Hard cover drive, but the ball doesn't come onto the middle. But goes straight to cover-point
1.2
Jofra Archer to Rayudu, no run, on off, Rayudu opens up his bat face, still, only to steer his defence it to point
1.1
Jofra Archer to Rayudu, no run, 142.3kph. Nibbling around just outside off, Rayudu needs a sighter, and also it's just too close to poke
Jofra Archer, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
1
Runs Scored: 13
0 1L
Score after 1 overs
CSK 1-0
Watson
0(4)
Rayudu
1(2)
D Kulkarni
1-0-1-0
0.6
D Kulkarni to Watson, no run, arches back up tall, punching it crisply on the up to cover
0.5
D Kulkarni to Watson, no run, 130kph, loose cut. It's short, but just not wide enough as Watson - bored with his two defences - throws his hands out to. Flies just over his gloves
0.4
D Kulkarni to Watson, no run, 132.6kph, tightens up further on the body. Watson decides to stay his ground, staying beside in defence
0.3
D Kulkarni to Watson, no run, 133.3kph, nipping away off the pitch, tall block
0.2
D Kulkarni to Rayudu, 1 run, a tad shorter, swinging away as Rayudu lines beside in a third man dab
0.1
D Kulkarni to Rayudu, no run, 132.1kph, there's shape. Length, bang on the money on off, Rayudu's not doing anything fancy either, settles behind it and blocks it back
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