| 0.0 : Chennai (Playing XI) - Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Ajinkya Rahane, Daryl Mitchell (in place of Rachin Ravindra), Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (WK), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Mustafizur Rahman, Matheesha Pathirana. |
| Impact players nominated by Chennai -Â Sameer Rizvi, Shardul Thakur, Shaik Rasheed, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner. |
| Lucknow (Playing XI) - Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul (C/WK), Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Matt Henry, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Yash Thakur. |
| Impact players nominated by Lucknow - Devdutt Padikkal, Arshin Kulkarni, Krishnappa Gowtham, Yudhvir Singh, M. Siddharth. |
| KL Rahul, the captain of Lucknow says that they will bowl first as he reckons there will be dew later on and that could help their batting. Adds that it was a great result last time around and they did well in all three respects of the game but it is a different ball game here in Chennai and is looking forward to it. Informs that they are going with the same team and ends by saying that it is not about quieting the opposition and just to play good cricket. |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad, the captain of Chennai says that he has to work on the toss as he has lost it seven times now and batting first is not new and there could be some dew in the later half but this deck could surprise them. Adds that they just want to go out there and express themselves batting first and not think a lot about totals. States that they have one change in the playing XI with Daryl Mitchell coming in for Rachin Ravindra. On the next stretch of home games he says that the s |
| We are all set for the game to get underway! The two umpires make their way out to the middle as the players of Lucknow take their places on the field. A new opening combination for Chennai as skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad joins Ajinkya Rahane up top. Matt Henry has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Let's play... |
| 0.1 : Matt Henry to Ajinkya Rahane, Ajinkya Rahane and Chennai are underway with that quick single. Matt Henry comes from over the wicket and hurls this on a good length and just outside off, Ajinkya Rahane just stabs the ball back onto the deck and squeezes in a single. |
| 0.2 : Matt Henry to Ruturaj Gaikwad, No run. |
| 0.3 : Matt Henry to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Off the mark! Lands this on a length, outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad with soft hands cuts it in front of deep backward point and gets a couple of runs. |
| 0.4 : Matt Henry to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Angles this one back into the right-hander on a good length, Ruturaj Gaikwad opens the bat face just enough to steer the ball to deep backward point for a single. |
| 0.5 : Matt Henry to Ajinkya Rahane, Bowls this nicely on a length into middle and off, Ajinkya Rahane covers the line and blocks it to the leg side. |
| 0.6 : Who comes in next? |
| Matt Henry to Ajinkya Rahane, OUT!CAUGHT BEHIND! A great delivery by Matt Henry and an even better catch behind the stumps by KL Rahul. |
| 1.1 : Mohsin Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Comes from over the wicket and lands this on a length just outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad tucks it to deep backward point for a single. |
| 1.2 : Mohsin Khan to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! A sloppy piece of fielding and Daryl Mitchell gets off the mark with a boundary. Mohsin Khan bangs the deck on a touch shorter length over off, Daryl Mitchell rocks back and punches it to cover where Ayush Badoni lets it go through his hands for four runs. |
| 1.3 : Mohsin Khan to Daryl Mitchell, Oh dear, that's DROPPED! |
| 1.4 : Mohsin Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! That's just rubbing salt on the wound! |
| 1.5 : Mohsin Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Four! |
| 1.6 : Mohsin Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Bowls this on a length, outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad dabs it to third man for a couple of runs to end the over. |
| 2.1 : Matt Henry to Daryl Mitchell, No run. |
| 2.2 : Matt Henry to Daryl Mitchell, Great effort by Nicholas Pooran to save a certain boundary! Henry lands this on a fuller length, just outside off, Daryl Mitchell gets his front leg out and lofts it over cover. Nicholas Pooran chases the ball and throws in a dive to pull the back ball keeping it down to just two runs. |
| 2.3 : Matt Henry to Daryl Mitchell, No run. |
| 2.4 : Matt Henry to Daryl Mitchell, Bowls this on a good length and on off, Daryl Mitchell just tucks it to the off side and pinches a quick single. |
| 2.5 : Matt Henry to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Gets the ball to nip back in a bit, from a good length around middle and leg, Ruturaj Gaikwad tucks it to deep square leg and gets a couple of runs. |
| 2.6 : Matt Henry to Ruturaj Gaikwad, A dot to end the over! Pitches this on that good length again just around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad pushes it to cover. |
| 3.1 : Ravi Bishnoi to Daryl Mitchell, Comes from over the wicket and floats this one up, outside off, Daryl Mitchell sweeps it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 3.2 : Ravi Bishnoi to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Finds the gap beautifully does Ruturaj Gaikwad! Bishnoi tosses this one fuller and outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad presses ahead and creams it through point for four runs. |
| 3.3 : Ravi Bishnoi to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Drags the length short but gets the same treatment! Boundaries coming thick and fast for Chennai now. Ravi Bishnoi bowls this shorter and outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad rocks back and cuts it aerially just past the diving fielder at backward point for four more. |
| 3.4 : Ravi Bishnoi to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Goes fuller and on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad drives it to long off for a single. |
| 3.5 : Ravi Bishnoi to Daryl Mitchell, Tossed up just outside off, Daryl Mitchell drives it to long off and gets to the other end. |
| 3.6 : Ravi Bishnoi to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Floats this one fuller and well wider of off, Ruturaj Gaikwad stretches his arms and cuts it neatly to cover who fails to collect it well. The batters cross and Ruturaj Gaikwad will retain the strike for the next over. |
| 4.1 : Matt Henry to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Wow, that was so pleasing to the eye! Matt Henry bows this a touch fuller in length, on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad leans on it and drives it beautifully through covers for a boundary. |
| 4.2 : Matt Henry to Ruturaj Gaikwad, No run. |
| 4.3 : Matt Henry to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Crunched this through for another boundary. Matt Henry drops the length a bit but sticks to that outside the off-stump line, Ruturaj Gaikwad waits back nd cuts it neatly through backward point region for a boundary. |
| 4.4 : Matt Henry to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Hits the deck hard on a shorter length, over off, Ruturaj Gaikwad dabs it to point and gets a single. |
| 4.5 : Matt Henry to Daryl Mitchell, Pitches this on a good length and into the stumps, Daryl Mitchell gets his bat ahead and nudges it to mid on for one. |
| 4.6 : Matt Henry to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Goes fuller in length just around that fourth stump line, Ruturaj Gaikwad nudges this with soft hands to deep point and gets to the other end. |
| 5.1 : Yash Thakur to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Starts from over the wicket and angles it into the pads, Ruturaj Gaikwad gets his hands out in front and pushes it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 5.2 : Yash Thakur to Daryl Mitchell, OUT! CAUGHT! Where did that come from? |
| 0.0 : Ravindra Jadeja is promoted up the order again and walks out to bat at number 4 for Chennai. |
| 5.3 : Yash Thakur to Ravindra Jadeja, Comes from around the stumps to the left-hander and hits the deck hard, angling the ball onto the top of off stump, Ravindra Jadeja covers the line and blocks it off. |
| 5.4 : Yash Thakur to Ravindra Jadeja, Oh, that went right through! |
| 5.5 : Yash Thakur to Ravindra Jadeja, Digs it in a bit short now and over off, angling it in, Ravindra Jadeja looks to pull but is beaten on the inner half of the bat yet again. |
| 5.6 : Yash Thakur to Ravindra Jadeja, What an over to end the Powerplay, just a run and wicket off it and Chennai are 49/2. Hard length at the stumps, Ravindra Jadeja advances and punches it straight back as Yash Thakur stops it well on the followthrough. |
| 6.1 : Ravi Bishnoi to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Angled in from a bit wider of the crease and on a fuller length, Ruturaj Gaikwad hangs back and just dabs it down to short third for a quick single. The 50 comes up for Chennai. |
| 6.2 : Ravi Bishnoi to Ravindra Jadeja, Should have put it away! A juicy full toss on off stump, Ravindra Jadeja just chips it straight down the ground and Matt Henry slides across to his right from long off to keep it down to a single. |
| 6.3 : Ravi Bishnoi to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Floated up on a good length and around off stump, pushed away with soft hands towards cover-point. |
| 6.4 : Ravi Bishnoi to Ruturaj Gaikwad, 1 run. |
| 6.5 : Ravi Bishnoi to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! This time Ravindra Jadeja does use more force rather than just chipping it. Too full around off, Jadeja gets low and whacks it right back over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 6.6 : Ravi Bishnoi to Ravindra Jadeja, A big googly now, quick and short, turning away from off stump, Ravindra Jadeja looks to play it late but is beaten past the outside edge. |
| Marcus Stoinis comes into the attack now. |
| 7.1 : Marcus Stoinis to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Another sloppy piece of fielding from Lucknow and they give away yet another extra run. Pitches it up on the stumps, Ruturaj Gaikwad walks forward and flicks it in front of square leg where the fielder casually lets it through for two runs. |
| 7.2 : Marcus Stoinis to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Short ball, bowled into the pitch and outside off, hit away off the back foot in front of point for a single. |
| 7.3 : Marcus Stoinis to Ravindra Jadeja, No run. |
| 7.4 : Marcus Stoinis to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! Once again, a bit more force and intent gets Ravindra Jadeja the boundary. Banged in well short and down leg, Jadeja swivels and pulls it wide of short fine leg this time for a boundary. |
| 7.5 : Marcus Stoinis to Ravindra Jadeja, NOT OUT! Always looked a bit too high! Hard length on middle and angling back in sharply, Ravindra Jadeja gets pegged back and tries to tuck it off the back foot but gets cut in half. The ball hits Jadehja high on the pads and rolls to the off side as the batters get a leg bye. There is a huge appeal from Marcus Stoinis for LBW and KL Rahul does review it but Ball Tracking shows that the ball would have gone over the stumps. |
| 0.0 : Is that out? Marcus Stoinis is the only one appealing and KL Rahul sends this upstairs for an LBW referral that was originally turned down by the umpire. The replays show that the wickets were missing and the onfield call will stay as NOT OUT! |
| 7.6 : Marcus Stoinis to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Back of a length and outside off, punched off the back foot square on the off side for a couple of easy runs. |
| Krunal Pandya is introduced into the attack. |
| 8.1 : Krunal Pandya to Ravindra Jadeja, Sees the batter stepping out and bowls it well short at the body, Ravindra Jadeja adjusts and blocks it off. |
| 8.2 : Krunal Pandya to Ravindra Jadeja, Quick and short over middle at 103 clicks, pulled off the back foot towards cow corner for a run. |
| 8.3 : Krunal Pandya to Ruturaj Gaikwad, 1 run. |
| 8.4 : Krunal Pandya to Ravindra Jadeja, 1 run. |
| 8.5 : Krunal Pandya to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! One too many short balls from Krunal Pandya and this time he is punished. Short one around middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad rocks back and pulls it through the gap at mid on and mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 8.6 : Krunal Pandya to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Flatter delivery outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad leans on and pushes it towards cover for one. That brings up the FIFTY for the Chennai skipper and this has been a very well-composed knock. |
| 9.1 : Yash Thakur to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Back of a length and on a tight line around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad just hangs back and deflects it late down to third man for a single. |
| 0.0 : Strategic break! Despite the early setbacks of losing two wickets, Ruturaj has anchored Chennai's innings brilliantly, notching up his third half-century of the season. This ongoing partnership between Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ravindra Jadeja holds the key for Chennai, as they aim to capitalize on the promising start they've managed to achieve. On the other hand, Lucknow will be eager to disrupt this partnership and take a couple more wickets quickly to regain control and momentum. An excitin |
| 9.2 : Yash Thakur to Ravindra Jadeja, Short of a length and around off stump, Ravindra Jadeja leans back and pulls kit away in front of deep mid-wicket for another single. |
| 9.3 : Yash Thakur to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Ruturaj Gaikwad made that look really easy. Banged in halfway down the track, pace off and right over the stumps. Gaikwad waits back and just sticks out his bat to ramp it right over the keeper for a boundary. |
| 9.4 : Yash Thakur to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Good length outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad gets on the front foot and punches it sweetly in front of sweeper cover for a couple of runs more. |
| 9.5 : Yash Thakur to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rolls his fingers over the ball and bowls it back of a length around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad just dabs it down in front of covers and sets off for the quick single. |
| 9.6 : Yash Thakur to Ravindra Jadeja, Another pace off delivery, slightly short and around off, Ravindra Jadeja pulls this one away well to the left of deep mid-wicket and gets back for the second run with ease. |
| 10.1 : Krunal Pandya to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Darts this one quicker and fuller into the stumps, Ruturaj Gaikwad dances down tot he pitch of the ball and punches it straight to cover. |
| 10.2 : Krunal Pandya to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tosses this one fuller and into middle and off, Ruturaj Gaikwad tucks it to the left of cover and gets a single. |
| 10.3 : Krunal Pandya to Ravindra Jadeja, 1 run. |
| 10.4 : Krunal Pandya to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Placed to perfection! Pandya bangs it shorter and drifts it down leg, Ruturaj Gaikwad slips on a knee and sweeps it along the ground to fine leg fence for four runs. |
| 10.5 : Krunal Pandya to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tosses this one up, outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad drives it to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 10.6 : Krunal Pandya to Ravindra Jadeja, LEG BYES! Darts this one fuller and into the pads, Ravindra Jadeja looks to flick it away but get brushed on the pads as the ball rolls towards short fine for a single. |
| 11.1 : Mohsin Khan to Ravindra Jadeja, Hits the deck shorter in length and attacks the body, Ravindra Jadeja takes a couple of steps out and tucks it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 11.2 : Mohsin Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Four! |
| 11.3 : Mohsin Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Digs this short and outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad cuts it to sweeper cover and gets a couple more runs. |
| 11.4 : Mohsin Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Lands this fuller and outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad gets low in his stance and cuts it to deep point for one. |
| 11.5 : Mohsin Khan to Ravindra Jadeja, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Change of pace has worked the trick and Ravindra Jadeja has to walk back. Mohsin Khan bowls a cutter that's dug in short and drifting over middle and leg, Ravindra Jadeja is deceived by the pace off and looks to pull but is way too early on his shot. He gets a glove to it as the ball goes straight into the safe custody of KL Rahul behind the stumps. |
| 11.6 : Mohsin Khan to Shivam Dube, Times that first ball beautifully! Mohsin Khan attacks the stumps on a fuller length, Shivam Dube with full face of the bat drives it to long off for a single to get off the mark. |
| 11.5 : Shivam Dube walks out to bat now. |
| 12.1 : Marcus Stoinis to Shivam Dube, Bowls this one fuller and into the stumps, with pace off, Shivam Dube nudges it to mid on. |
| 12.2 : Marcus Stoinis to Shivam Dube, Hits the length right over middle and off, Shivam Dube pushes it to deep point and gets a single. |
| 12.3 : Marcus Stoinis to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Lands this a touch fuller and outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad cuts it well but the fielder at points cuts it off. |
| 12.4 : Marcus Stoinis to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Digs this shorter and angling into middle and leg, Ruturaj Gaikwad half pulls it to deep backward square leg for a single. |
| 12.5 : Marcus Stoinis to Shivam Dube, SIX! Wow, how good a shot was that to bring the first six of the innings? Marcus Stoinis bowls this on a length and gets the ball to angle into the left-hander, around middle and off, Shivam Dube stands back and lofts it up over the bowler's head for a maximum. |
| 12.6 : Marcus Stoinis to Shivam Dube, Drops the length shorter and outside off, Shivam Dube cuts it to deep third for a single. |
| 13.1 : Matt Henry to Shivam Dube, FOUR! Just gets enough on it to send it over for four runs. Shivam Dube is up and running in a jiffy! Matt Henry bangs this short and on leg, Shivam Dube swivels and looks to pull but gets enough to send the ball finer of short fine for four runs. |
| 13.2 : Matt Henry to Shivam Dube, Hits the deck hard over off, Shivam Dube cuts it straight to the fielder at point. |
| 13.3 : Matt Henry to Shivam Dube, Goes fuller and into the stumps with no pace on it, Shivam Dube eases it to the left of point for a single. |
| 13.4 : Matt Henry to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Drops the length short outside off at 122.7kph, Ruturaj Gaikwad looks to pull but gets it off the upper half of the bat to mid-wicket. |
| 13.5 : Matt Henry to Ruturaj Gaikwad, And again, drops the length short over off, Ruturaj Gaikwad pulls it well to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 13.6 : Matt Henry to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Attempts a yorker and lands a low full toss into the stumps, Ruturaj Gaikwad takes a step across and flicks it off his pads to deep square leg for a single to end the over. |
| 14.1 : Marcus Stoinis to Ruturaj Gaikwad, SIX! Pulled away and how? Marcus Stoinis drops the length short and lands it just outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad stands tall and waits for the ball before nailing his pull shot over mid-wicket for a biggie! |
| 14.2 : Marcus Stoinis to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Bowls this fuller and into the stumps, Ruturaj Gaikwad miscues his drive to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 14.3 : Marcus Stoinis to Shivam Dube, FOUR! That's some power! Stoinis lands this fuller and just outside off, Shivam Dube drills it straight past mid off for four runs. |
| 14.4 : Marcus Stoinis to Shivam Dube, Takes pace off and bowls the shorter one outside off, Shivam Dube hangs back and cuts it to the right of mid off for a single. |
| 14.5 : Marcus Stoinis to Ruturaj Gaikwad, WIDE! Pitches this on a good length but down leg, Ruturaj Gaikwad leaves it alone for a wide. |
| Marcus Stoinis to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Gets the line right this time and attacks the stumps, on a good length, Ruturaj Gaikwad rocks back and pulls it along the ground to deep square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 14.6 : Marcus Stoinis to Ruturaj Gaikwad, A great over this for Chennai as they rack 16 off it! Marcus Stoinis angles this one in, on a hard length, over middle and off, Ruturaj Gaikwad cuts it to covers and gets a single to end the over. |
| 0.0 : Strategic Break! This has been a fine batting effort thus far from Chennai on a slow track and their skipper has led from the front. With 5 overs left, they will look to get close to that 200-run mark and with plenty of batting to come, they might just get that score. Lucknow have been sloppy in the field, allowing a lot of twos and now will look for wickets in order to slow down the scoring rate. Let's see how the first innings pans out. |
| 15.1 : Yash Thakur to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Bowled a bit fuller and in the channel outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad waits for it and punches it square to deep point for a single. |
| 15.2 : Yash Thakur to Shivam Dube, SIX! Carries all the way! Looks to go full at the toes but just misses his mark, Shivam Dube clears the front leg and launches it high and over the cow corner fence for a maximum. |
| 15.3 : Yash Thakur to Shivam Dube, SIX! Back-to-back! That is ordinary bowling from Yash Thakur. Short ball around off with no bite on it and Shivam Dube just rocks back and pulls it handsomely over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 15.4 : Yash Thakur to Shivam Dube, SIX! Make that a hat-trick of sixes for Shivam Dube and he is taking Yash Thakur to the cleaners here. Banged in on a hard length over the stumps, Dube just swings through the line and lifts it very high over the long on fence for yet another maximum. Chennai have come firing after the break. |
| 15.5 : Yash Thakur to Shivam Dube, Goes into the pitch and takes pace off, Shivam Dube swings across the line but gets an under edge back to the keeper. |
| 15.6 : Yash Thakur to Shivam Dube, Full and wide outside off, into the blockhole and Shivam Dube crunches the drive straight to extra cover. |
| Mohsin Khan (2-0-25-1) comes back into the attack now. |
| 16.1 : Mohsin Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, SIX MORE! Mohsin Khan comes from around the stumps and goes short at the body. Ruturaj Gaikwad use the angle and pulls it over deep square leg for a biggie and moves into the 90s. Not the pitch to be bowling short this. |
| 16.2 : Mohsin Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Switches to over the stumps and goes full, angling it away from the right-hander, Ruturaj Gaikwad looks to shuffle across and sweep it away but is well beaten. |
| 16.3 : Mohsin Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Nicely bowled again! Slower this time, on a hard length and pushed well across the off stump, Ruturaj Gaikwad reaches out but can't get bat on it. Called good by the umpire but Gaikwad reviews it. The replays show that Gaikwad was already a long way outside off and the original decision stands. |
| 16.4 : Mohsin Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Hard length angled well across the off stump, tapped away in front of point for a single. |
| 16.5 : Mohsin Khan to Shivam Dube, 1 run. |
| 16.6 : Mohsin Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Excellent comeback from Mohsin Khan after conceding a six off the first ball, just two singles off the next five balls. Goes full and wide with pace on, Ruturaj Gaikwad looks to shuffle across and play it behind square leg but misses again. |
| 17.1 : Yash Thakur to Shivam Dube, WIDE! Looks for wide yorker and gets the length spot on but the line seems to be just too wide for the umpire's liking. Shivam Dube fails to squeeze it away and KL Rahul is unhappy with the call. The review is taken as well and the third umpire concludes that it is very close but the original decision of wide is upheld. |
| Yash Thakur to Shivam Dube, No run. |
| 17.2 : Yash Thakur to Shivam Dube, Full and wide again, turns out to be a low full toss, Shivam Dube slashes it away off the outside edge to short third and they pick up a quick single. |
| 17.3 : Yash Thakur to Ruturaj Gaikwad, SIX! Ruturaj Gaikwad moves to 99 with that shot. Goes full again and looks to angle it in at the toes but serves a half volley on off stump, Gaikwad gets under it and powers it over long on for a biggie. |
| 17.4 : Yash Thakur to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! HUNDRED FOR GAIKWAD! His second one in the Indian T20 League! |
| 17.5 : Yash Thakur to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! A valiant effort in the deep from Ravi Bishnoi but in vain. Banged in short, Ruturaj Gaikwad gets hurried on and miscues the pull in front of deep mid-wicket. Bishnoi is a bit inside the ropes and has to back-pedal and he cannot reach it. The ball just bounces inside the ropes and goes for a four. |
| 17.6 : Yash Thakur to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Full and wide, pushed well across from around the stumps, Ruturaj Gaikwad shuffles and looks to heave across the line but hits it on the bounce back to the bowler. 15 off that over. |
| 18.1 : Mohsin Khan to Shivam Dube, SIX! Easy pace and that was just begging to be hit. Halfway down the track and around off, sitting up nicely, Shivam Dube stands tall and slobbers it a long way over wide long on for a biggie. |
| 18.2 : Mohsin Khan to Shivam Dube, Fuller length, wide of the off stump, Shivam Dube hangs deep in the crease and hits it towards extra cover. |
| 18.3 : Mohsin Khan to Shivam Dube, Four! |
| 18.4 : Mohsin Khan to Shivam Dube, SIX! Shivam Dube is playing a blinder here and brings up his third FIFTY of the season! Slower one, right in the slot outside off and Dube flat-bats it right back over the bowler's head for a maximum. 16 already off this over. |
| 18.5 : Mohsin Khan to Shivam Dube, CAUGHT! Oh, no! Quinton de Kock has SPILLED IT! |
| 18.6 : Mohsin Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Slower yorker, bowled wide of the off stump and angled across, Ruturaj Gaikwad fails to get any bat on it. |
| 19.1 : Marcus Stoinis to Shivam Dube, SIX! The Lucknow bowlers simply aren't learning from their mistakes and Shivam Dube will put th9ose away everyday. |
| 19.2 : Marcus Stoinis to Shivam Dube, In the air but will land safely! Banged in quite short and over off stump, Shivam Dube is early into the pull shot and ends up slicing it high over the bowler's head before scampering back for two runs. |
| 19.3 : Marcus Stoinis to Shivam Dube, Short and outside off, really dug in this time and Shivam Dube slaps it over backward point for a couple of runs. |
| 19.4 : Marcus Stoinis to Shivam Dube, OUT! RUN OUT! Lucknow nearly messed that one up as well. |
| 0.0 : The crowd erupts as MS Dhoni walks out to bat next for Chennai. |
| 19.5 : Marcus Stoinis to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Just the single and that means MS Dhoni will face the final delivery. Full and wide outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad tries to be cheeky by shuffling across and attempting the lap shot but miscues it badly to square leg for a run. |
| 19.6 : Marcus Stoinis to MS Dhoni, FOUR! Not quite the MS Dhoni flourish but he does get a crucial boundary. |
| 0.0 : Wow! This batting display from both Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shivam Dube was nothing short of extraordinary, as they unleashed a barrage of counterattacking strokes to propel their side to a formidable total of 210 runs which seemed like a far-fetched target at one stage. After being put into bat first, Chennai faced early trouble as Ajinkya Rahane was dismissed in the very first over. Daryl Mitchell, benefiting from a dropped catch, joined Ruturaj Gaikwad to counterattack, steadying the ship wi |
| Shivam Dube is down for a quick chat. He says that he definitely enjoyed his knock and the support from the crowd is amazing here and that pushes him a bit more. Adds that Ruturaj Gaikwad was there for a long time and after the break, he took matters into his own hands which the bowler might not have expected. Reckons that they are 10-15 runs above par and they should be able to defend it and ends by saying that Gaikwad is a class apart. |
| Lucknow got off to an ideal start with Matt Henry striking early in the very first over of the game, providing them with a crucial breakthrough. However, their fielding let them down, costing them dearly during the powerplay as Chennai mounted a counterattack. Just as Chennai seemed to be gaining momentum, Yash Thakur's introduction into the attack proved pivotal as he redeemed himself for the earlier dropped catch by dismissing Daryl Mitchell and halting Chennai's surge. Despite a resilient t |
| ... THE RUN CHASE ... |
| We are back with the chase! The two umpires make their way into the middle and the players of Chennai are seen in a tight-knit huddle before spreading out to take the field. |
| 0.1 : Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, No run. |
| 0.2 : Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, Nice and full, wide of the off stump, Quinton de Kock goes for the flowing cover drive and hits it towards Ruturaj Gaikwad who gets a bad bounce and gets slightly hit on the finger. |
| 0.3 : Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, OUT! CHOPPED ON! Deepak Chahar with a wicket in the first over and Lucknow are rocked early here. |
| 0.0 : Marcus Stoinis walks out to bat at number 3 for Lucknow. |
| 0.4 : Deepak Chahar to Marcus Stoinis, Good length outside off stump and just tailing back a bit into the right-hander, Marcus Stoinis stays back and punches it square towards cover. |
| 0.5 : Deepak Chahar to Marcus Stoinis, Lucknow are underway! Back of a good length and around off, seaming away this time, Marcus Stoinis plays it late and dabs it down to third man for a single. |
| 0.6 : Deepak Chahar to KL Rahul, Ends a brilliant first over with a top-class delivery. The big inswinging yorker, bowled from wider on the crease and tailing back in late at the toes. KL Rahul manages to jam it out towards mid on. Just one run and a wicket off the first over of the chase. |
| It will be Tushar Deshpande to share the new ball from the other end. |
| 1.1 : Tushar Deshpande to Marcus Stoinis, Hard length, around the top of off and swinging away a touch, Marcus Stoinis stands tall and just guides it down to third man for a single. |
| 1.2 : Tushar Deshpande to KL Rahul, KL Rahul is off the mark now! Good length on the stumps, Rahul gets inside the line and tucks it behind square leg for a couple of easy runs. |
| 1.3 : Tushar Deshpande to KL Rahul, Back of a length and outside off, a bit of width on offer and KL Rahul cuts it to backward point. |
| 1.4 : Tushar Deshpande to KL Rahul, SIX! First signs of aggression from KL Rahul and Lucknow. Banged in short and outside off, Rahul shimmies down the track and slaps it high over deep cover for a maximum. |
| 1.5 : Tushar Deshpande to KL Rahul, On a hard length and a bit closer to the off stump, KL Rahul looks to punch off the back foot but mistimes it badly. |
| 1.6 : Tushar Deshpande to KL Rahul, Leg bye! Fractionally short over the off stump, KL Rahul rocks back to pull but misses and the ball goes off the thigh pad on the off side. A stifled appeal for LBW but it will just be a leg bye. |
| 2.1 : Deepak Chahar to KL Rahul, Swing and a miss! Hard length outside off stump and seaming away quite a bit, KL Rahul stays put and just throws the kitchen sink at it but only connects with thin air. |
| 2.2 : Deepak Chahar to KL Rahul, Hits the deck hard and bowls it at the stumps, KL Rahul stays leg side of the ball and hits it in front of mid-wicket for one. |
| 2.3 : Deepak Chahar to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! Nicely done! A bit too full and around off, shaping away, Marcus Stoinis stays compact and caresses it through the gap at covers for a boundary. |
| 2.4 : Deepak Chahar to Marcus Stoinis, No run. |
| 2.5 : Deepak Chahar to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! Bangs one into the pitch and bowls it outside off, Marcus Stoinis uses the with and slashes it away wide of third man for a second boundary in the over. |
| 2.6 : Deepak Chahar to Marcus Stoinis, Back of a length around off, Marcus Stoinis hops back and bunts it on the off side for a quick single. |
| 3.1 : Tushar Deshpande to Marcus Stoinis, Takes some pace off and bowls it back of a length outside off, Marcus Stoinis goes on the back foot and punches it with a straight bat to mid off. |
| 3.2 : Tushar Deshpande to Marcus Stoinis, On a hard length and angled into the batter, Marcus Stoinis is late on the shot and gets an inside edge onto the pads and the ball rolls on the off side. They get a single. |
| 3.3 : Tushar Deshpande to KL Rahul, Short ball over off stump, KL Rahul gets in position quickly and pulls it down in front of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 3.4 : Tushar Deshpande to KL Rahul, Just drags the length back a bit and angles it into the body of the batter at just 119 clicks, KL Rahul backs away a bit and works it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 3.5 : Tushar Deshpande to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! Right off the toe end of the bat but Marcus Stoinis is such a powerful striker. Back of a length over the stumps, Stonmis stands tall and lifts it high over mid on for a boundary. |
| 3.6 : Tushar Deshpande to Marcus Stoinis, Pitched-up delivery on off and middle, Marcus Stoinis is already on the back foot expecting a short and has to just defend it out. |
| 4.1 : Mustafizur Rahman to KL Rahul, FOUR! Top shot! Just back of a good length and angled across the off stump, KL Rahul makes a bit of room and caresses it on the up through the gap at extra cover for a boundary. |
| 3.6 : Mustafizur Rahman comes into the attack now. |
| 4.2 : Mustafizur Rahman to KL Rahul, Switches to around the stumps right away and bowls it over off stump, getting some extra bounce as well. KL Rahul looks to make room again and open up the off side but is beaten. |
| 4.3 : Mustafizur Rahman to KL Rahul, Slower one, bowled into the deck and around off, this one holds a bit as well and KL Rahul is beaten all ends up. |
| 4.4 : Mustafizur Rahman to KL Rahul, OUT! CAUGHT! Straight to the man! |
| 0.0 : Devdutt Padikkal the impact substitute replacing Yash Thakur walks out to bat at number 4 for Lucknow. |
| 4.5 : Mustafizur Rahman to Devdutt Padikkal, Nicely driven for no run. Pitched up on the fifth stump line, Devdutt Padikkal gets on the front foot and drives it firmly but straight to covers. |
| 4.6 : Mustafizur Rahman to Devdutt Padikkal, A solid first over from Mustafizur Rahman, four runs and a wicket off it as well. Bowled back of a length and on a tight line around off, Devdutt Padikkal looks to cut it away but gets an under edge back onto the deck. |
| 5.1 : Shardul Thakur to Marcus Stoinis, Four! |
| 5.2 : Shardul Thakur to Marcus Stoinis, Four! |
| 5.3 : Shardul Thakur to Marcus Stoinis, Goes fuller and just outside off, Marcus Stoinis mistimes his drive to cover and gets to the other end. |
| 5.4 : Shardul Thakur to Devdutt Padikkal, Hits the deck on a length and over middle, Devdutt Padikkal covers the line and tucks it to deep mid-wicket for a single to get off the mark. |
| 5.5 : Shardul Thakur to Marcus Stoinis, Pitches this on a tad shorter length and over middle and off, Marcus Stoinis cuts it to backward point for a single. |
| 5.6 : Shardul Thakur to Devdutt Padikkal, Shorter in length, outside off, Devdutt Padikkal slaps it to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 6.1 : Moeen Ali to Devdutt Padikkal, Comes from around the wicket and tosses this fuller and on off, Devdutt Padikkal drives it to long on for a single. |
| 6.2 : Moeen Ali to Marcus Stoinis, Bowls this fuller and outside off, Marcus Stoinis drives it on the full to long off for a single. |
| 6.3 : Moeen Ali to Devdutt Padikkal, Goes full and attacks the stumps, Devdutt Padikkal drives it to deep cover for another single. |
| 6.4 : Moeen Ali to Marcus Stoinis, Drags the length short and over off, Marcus Stoinis waits back and slaps it to long on for one more. |
| 6.5 : Moeen Ali to Devdutt Padikkal, Another drag down delivery, drifting on leg, Devdutt Padikkal manages to get some bat in his attempt to pull towards short fine leg for a single. |
| 6.6 : Moeen Ali to Marcus Stoinis, Another single to end the over. Bowls this a tad shorter and on off, Marcus Stoinis cuts it to deep point and retains the strike. |
| 7.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Marcus Stoinis, Comes from around the wicket and floats this one fuller and on off, Marcus Stoinis drives it to long off for a single. |
| 7.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Devdutt Padikkal, Flatter and quicker on a fuller length, outside off, Devdutt Padikkal looks to cut it but misses on connection. |
| 7.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Devdutt Padikkal, Drags the length short over middle and leg, Devdutt Padikkal rocks back on the back foot and punches it to mid-wicket region for a single. |
| 7.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Marcus Stoinis, Six! |
| 7.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Marcus Stoinis, Darts this one fuller and into the stumps, Marcus Stoinis nudges it to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 7.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Devdutt Padikkal, No ball! |
| Ravindra Jadeja to Marcus Stoinis, Bowls this one quicker and on a fuller length, Marcus Stoinis hits it straight to Tushar Deshpande at extra cover and gets a single. |
| 8.1 : Moeen Ali to Marcus Stoinis, Four! |
| 8.2 : Moeen Ali to Marcus Stoinis, Six! |
| 8.3 : Moeen Ali to Marcus Stoinis, A tad shorter and outside off, Marcus Stoinis cuts it to deep point for a single. |
| 8.4 : Moeen Ali to Devdutt Padikkal, Floats this one into the pads of the left-hander on a fuller length, Devdutt Padikkal tucks it to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 8.5 : Moeen Ali to Devdutt Padikkal, 2 runs. |
| 8.6 : Moeen Ali to Devdutt Padikkal, No run. |
| 0.0 : Strategic Break! This has been a fascinating chase with Chennai being able to pick up a couple of early and big wickets. The pacers bowled well in the Powerplay but Marcus Stoinis has launched a counter-attack against the spinners, breathing new life into KLucknow's chase. It is still a tall order but with Nicholas Pooran still in the shed, it is up to Stoinis to take the game deep. Matheesha Pathirana is yet to bowl for Chennai and his four overs could be the telling difference between the t |
| 9.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Marcus Stoinis, Flatter this time on a shorter length, on off, Marcus Stoinis pushes it to wide of long on for a single. |
| 9.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Devdutt Padikkal, Bye. |
| 9.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Marcus Stoinis, Flatter and fuller on off, Marcus Stoinis punches it to cover for one. |
| 9.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Devdutt Padikkal, Bowls this wider on off with pace and on a fuller length, Devdutt Padikkal makes room but the ball is way far of his reach. |
| 9.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Devdutt Padikkal, Fuller and around middle and off, Devdutt Padikkal cuts it to deep point for a single. |
| 9.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Marcus Stoinis, Fuller and around middle and off, Devdutt Padikkal cuts it to deep point for a single. |
| 10.1 : Matheesha Pathirana to Marcus Stoinis, Starts right on the money! Matheesha Pathirana steams in and bowls a 143-KPH yorker right on middle stump, Marcus Stoinis does well to jam it out to mid off for a quick single. |
| 10.2 : Matheesha Pathirana to Devdutt Padikkal, Full and wide, gets it right on, Devdutt Padikkal reaches out and jams it down towards third man for one more. |
| 10.3 : Matheesha Pathirana to Marcus Stoinis, Hard length around off stump, punched away from the crease towards cover for no run. |
| 10.4 : Matheesha Pathirana to Marcus Stoinis, WIDE! Attempted slower bumper, banged in halfway down the track and over the stumps. Marcus Stoinis hops and leaves it alone. |
| Matheesha Pathirana to Marcus Stoinis, Pitched up quite full on middle and angling in, Marcus Stoinis just tucks it away in front of mid-wicket for a single. |
| 10.5 : Matheesha Pathirana to Devdutt Padikkal, WIDE! Banged in a bit at 135 clicks and pushed well across the left-hander, Devdutt Padikkal fails to reach it and another wide is called. |
| Matheesha Pathirana to Devdutt Padikkal, Nicely bowled! A well-directed short ball over middle and leg and at a difficult height as well, Devdutt Padikkal gets a bit low and sways his head away from the line of the ball. |
| 10.6 : Matheesha Pathirana to Devdutt Padikkal, OUT! TIMBER! Devdutt Padikkal is finally put out of his misery with a fiery-hot delivery. |
| 0.0 : Nicholas Pooran walks out to bat next for Lucknow. |
| 11.1 : Shardul Thakur to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! Beats everyone! Floated up, full and wide around the tramline, Marcus Stoinis goes after it and gets a toe end of the bat on it. The ball goes in between the diving keeper and the diving fielder at short third for a boundary. |
| 11.2 : Shardul Thakur to Marcus Stoinis, On a hard length and outside off stump, hit away off the back foot through cover-point for a single. |
| 11.3 : Shardul Thakur to Nicholas Pooran, Bowled quite full and outside off stump, trying to slant it away, Nicholas Pooran gets low and punches it out towards cover for one more. |
| 11.4 : Shardul Thakur to Marcus Stoinis, This is bowled short around off stump, Marcus Stoinis with a swivel-pull to the right of deep mid-wicket for just a single. A slight fumble in the deep but no harm done. |
| 11.5 : Shardul Thakur to Nicholas Pooran, Floated full and outside the off stump, hit away along the turf and through backward point for just one more. |
| 11.6 : Shardul Thakur to Marcus Stoinis, WIDE! The slower bumper over middle and leg, just a bit too high as Marcus Stoinis ducks under it. |
| Shardul Thakur to Marcus Stoinis, Pitched up on off stump, Marcus Stoinis shows the full face of the bat and just punches it through wide mid off for a single. |
| 12.1 : Tushar Deshpande to Marcus Stoinis, Well bowled! Tushar Deshpande steams in from around the wicket and Marcus Stoinis shows his cards early by moving across the off stump. Tushar follows him with a full ball which is squeezed out on the off side for just a single. |
| 11.6 : Tushar Deshpande (2-0-17-0) comes back into the attack. |
| 12.2 : Tushar Deshpande to Nicholas Pooran, Goes full and wide outside off, slapped away hard towards deep point for just one more by Nicholas Pooran. |
| 12.3 : Tushar Deshpande to Marcus Stoinis, SIX! Powered away over the ropes! A full toss, angled across the off stump from around the wicket, Marcus Stoinis gets across a bit and hits it over deep cover for a maximum. Not easy to hit that over the off side. |
| 12.4 : Tushar Deshpande to Marcus Stoinis, Good fielding! Full and wide outside off, sliced away fine of third man where the fielder slides in to his left and keeps it down to a couple of runs. |
| 12.5 : Tushar Deshpande to Marcus Stoinis, Banged in a bit and outside off stump, Marcus Stoinis reaches out and hits it aerially in front of the man at deep cover-point for two more runs. |
| 12.6 : Tushar Deshpande to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! Oh, dear! Tushar Deshpande with a howler of a delivery but it is not given as a No Ball and Marcus Stoinis has reviewed it. A very high full toss right around the hips and Stoinis managed to swing it over the square leg region for a boundary. On first replay, the third umpire deems it a close one and concludes that the ball is just above the waist and a No Ball is given. Free Hit coming up as well! Double whammy here for Stonis. |
| Tushar Deshpande to Marcus Stoinis, NO WIDE! Angles across a wide yorker from around the stumps and just misses his mark it seems. Marcus Stoinis can't reach it and a wide is called but MS Dhoni reviews it from behind the stumps. The third umpire is called into and concludes that Stoinis moved across a bit and the ball was within the new wide guideline and hence the wide is overturned and it will be a dot ball. 17 off the over! |
| 13.1 : Matheesha Pathirana to Nicholas Pooran, Full and quick on off stump at 146 clicks, Nicholas Pooran opens the bat face and rives it away towards cover for a quick single. |
| 12.6 : Matheesha Pathirana (1-0-5-1) comes back into the attack. |
| 13.2 : Matheesha Pathirana to Marcus Stoinis, Just too much heat on that one! Good length around off and at 149 clicks, Marcus Stoinis stays rooted to the crease and just has a swish at it but is well beaten. |
| 13.3 : Matheesha Pathirana to Marcus Stoinis, Too full and outside off, hit away square through cover-point for a single by Stoinis. |
| 13.4 : Matheesha Pathirana to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! Glorious from Nicholas Pooran and he gets going now. Full and quick again, slanting it across the off stump, Pooran gets on the front foot and drives it firmly through covers for a boundary. |
| 13.5 : Matheesha Pathirana to Nicholas Pooran, This one just slips out of the hand and turns out to be a full toss outside off stump, Nicholas Pooran isn't expecting and just guides it past backward point for a run. |
| 13.6 : Matheesha Pathirana to Marcus Stoinis, On a hard length and angled into the pads, Marcus Stoinis tucks it away through the mid-wicket region and picks up a couple of runs. |
| 14.1 : Mustafizur Rahman to Nicholas Pooran, Comes in from over the stumps and bowls a wide yorker, getting it spot on as well. Nicholas Pooran can't get under it and hits it towards mid on for one. |
| 13.6 : Mustafizur Rahman (1-0-4-1) comes back into the attack. |
| 14.2 : Mustafizur Rahman to Marcus Stoinis, An off-cutter, into the pitch on leg stump and gripping a bit as well, Maheesh Theekshana hops and fends it to the off side for one more. |
| 14.3 : Mustafizur Rahman to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! Up and over! Another attempted wide yorker but not full enough and Nicholas Pooran is able to get under it this time. Nicky P stays low and and goes into out over extra cover and finds the boundary. |
| 14.4 : Mustafizur Rahman to Nicholas Pooran, Full and wide again but a bit straighter this time and Nicholas Pooran drills it down to long off for just a single. |
| 14.5 : Mustafizur Rahman to Marcus Stoinis, SIX! What a hit! Slightly back of a length on the stumps and sitting up a bit as well, Marcus Stoinis back away and lifts it forcefully straight back over the bowler's head for a maximum. |
| 14.6 : Mustafizur Rahman to Marcus Stoinis, Excellent comeback delivery from the Fizz! Slower one, bowled fuller around off and using those wrists to make the ball spin away from the right-hander. Marcus Stoinis is undone by the grip and bounce as he looks to cut. |
| 15.1 : Shardul Thakur to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! Sends the first one out of the ropes and this might just be the over Lucknow press. Shardul Thakur angles this across on a length outside off, Nicholas Pooran waits on and slices it over covers for a maximum. |
| 15.2 : Shardul Thakur to Nicholas Pooran, Four! |
| 15.3 : Shardul Thakur to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! BANG! Nicholas Pooran is putting on a show! Pitched on a fuller length, outside off, Nicholas Pooran clobbers it over cover for a maximum. |
| 15.4 : Shardul Thakur to Nicholas Pooran, Luck riding Lucknow's way as this one lands in between three converging fielders. Shardul Thakur bowls a full toss outside off and Nicholas Pooran lofts it over cover for two more runs. |
| 15.5 : Shardul Thakur to Nicholas Pooran, Drags the length down and hits the deck hard over off, Nicholas Pooran swats it to long off for a single. |
| 15.6 : Shardul Thakur to Marcus Stoinis, Goes fuller and just outside off, Marcus Stoinis jams it with power to long off for a single. 20 runs come off this over and its game on! |
| 16.1 : Matheesha Pathirana to Marcus Stoinis, Digs a sharp bouncer with pace on over middle, Marcus Stoinis looks to ramp but withdraws the shot hoping for it to be called a wide. |
| 0.0 : Strategic Break! Chennai will be very happy about this break in play as Lucknow were just starting to boss things out in the middle and this will break their momentum a bit. It has been an excellent run chase with both teams giving it their all but Lucknow have two set batters at the crease and need 54 from 24 balls which is tough but certainly gettable in this day and age. Chennai have an ace up their sleeve in thee form of Matheesha Pathirana who has two overs left but it might not matter if |
| 16.2 : Matheesha Pathirana to Marcus Stoinis, Short of a length, way outside off, Marcus Stoinis reaches out and manages to toe end it to cover for a single. |
| 16.3 : Matheesha Pathirana to Nicholas Pooran, OUT! CAUGHT! Matheesha Pathirana breaks the partnership and the stadium has come back alive. Bowls the fuller delivery into the stumps, Nicholas Pooran looks to launch it out of the park over the bowler's end but only gets the elevation sending the ball high up in the night sky in front of long off. Shardul Thakur from deep gets under the ball and takes a good reverse cup catch. |
| 16.4 : Matheesha Pathirana to Deepak Hooda, Bangs the deck on a hard length, outside off, Deepak Hooda cuts it to deep point for a single and gets off the mark. |
| 16.3 : Deepak Hooda is the new batter in. |
| 16.5 : Matheesha Pathirana to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! Nicely done! Pathirana takes pace off and hits the deck outside off on a shorter length, Marcus Stoinis waits on and cuts it past the backward point fielder for a boundary. |
| 0.0 : A pretty late review from Ruturaj Gaikwad for and LBW decision that was given Not Out on field. The third umpire is called in and he checks UltraEdge first. No spike as the ball passes the bat and Ball Tracking that the ball is pitching outside the leg stump. NOT OUT comes up on the big screen. |
| 16.6 : Matheesha Pathirana to Marcus Stoinis, LEG BYES! A loud appeal for LBW and the umpire turns it down. Chennai do send it upstairs for a review. Matheesha Pathirana nails the yorker angling into middle and leg, Marcus Stoinis fails to jam it out and gets crushed into the back boot as the batters cross. The reviews roll on and UltraEdge confirms that there was no bat involved. Ball Tracking shows that the pitch was outside leg stump and the onfield call of NOT OUT stays. |
| 17.1 : Mustafizur Rahman to Marcus Stoinis, Angles this across on a good length, outside off, Marcus Stoinis looks to heave it over leg but fails to make any connection. |
| 17.2 : Mustafizur Rahman to Marcus Stoinis, SIX! Sheer power on that from Marcus Stoinis! Mustafizur Rahman bowls it a tad shorter and outside off, Marcus Stoinis stands tall and picks the length perfectly launching this one over deep mid-wicket for a biggie! |
| 17.3 : Mustafizur Rahman to Marcus Stoinis, Comes from around the wicket and bowls it wider on off and on a fuller length, Marcus Stoinis leaves it alone. The umpire calls it a fair delivery and Marcus Stoinis sends it upstairs for a wide check. The replays show that Stoinis was standing outside the off stump line and the onfield call stays as a fair delivery. |
| 17.4 : Mustafizur Rahman to Marcus Stoinis, 2 runs. |
| 17.5 : Mustafizur Rahman to Marcus Stoinis, Takes pace off and bowls a low full toss outside off, Marcus Stoinis is caught by surprise but manages to whip it to long off for a single. |
| 17.6 : Mustafizur Rahman to Deepak Hooda, SIX! Just over the fielder! Drops the length short and angles it into the body, Deepak Chahar stays deep in the crease and pulls it nicely over deep square leg. Deepak Chahar in the deep does jump up and manages to get both hands to the ball but it just goes through over the fence for a maximum. |
| 18.1 : Matheesha Pathirana to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! Muscled it! Pitched on a length, around that off stump line, Marcus Stoinis makes room and drills it through covers for a boundary on the first ball. |
| 18.2 : Matheesha Pathirana to Marcus Stoinis, That's much better for Matheesha Pathirana! Goes full and just outside off, Marcus Stoinis digs it to cover for a single. |
| 18.3 : Matheesha Pathirana to Deepak Hooda, FOUR! That's sloppy from Deepak Chahar and this could cost Chennai a lot more than just a four. Matheesha Pathirana bowls this nicely on a fuller length well outside off, Deepak Hooda looks to slice it over cover but gets a thick outside edge past the keeper. Deepak Chahar at third man gets to the ball but doesn't bend down enough letting the ball go through for four runs. |
| 18.4 : Matheesha Pathirana to Deepak Hooda, FOUR! That's salt to the wound! Bowls this nice and full into middle and leg, Deepak Hooda drills it straight down the ground past long on for four more runs. |
| 18.5 : Matheesha Pathirana to Deepak Hooda, No run. |
| 18.6 : Matheesha Pathirana to Deepak Hooda, Attacks the stumps on a length, Deepak Hooda makes some room and whacks it to long on for a couple more runs. Lucknow now need 17 off the last over. |
| 17 needed off the final over and this match is heading towards a tight finish. Mustafizur Rahman has been handed the ball. Can he keep his cool and defend 16 runs? Or will Marcus Stoinis take Lucknow to a memorable win? Let's find out. |
| 19.1 : Mustafizur Rahman to Marcus Stoinis, SIX! What a start to the over! Mustafizur Rahman bowls this fuller and outside off, Marcus Stoinis takes a step across and launches this over long on for a maximum. |
| 19.2 : Mustafizur Rahman to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! Make that 10 in two! Mustafizur Rahman bowls full and in the slot outside off, Marcus Stoinis takes a step across again and drills it straight over the bowler's head for four more. |
| 19.3 : Mustafizur Rahman to Marcus Stoinis, NO BALL AND FOUR! Marcus Stoinis is in a hurry and that's just poor bowling. Oh dear, to add to the misery, Mustafizur Rahman has overstepped! Bowls a full toss outside off, Marcus Stoinis gets closer to the line and looks for the slash but gets an outside edge past short third for four runs. A free hit will now follow! |
| Mustafizur Rahman to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! As easy as it can get! Marcus Stoinis has pulled out a heist and made it two in a row for Lucknow against Chennai this season. Mustafizur Rahman drops the length short and bowls it really short over middle and leg, Marcus Stoinis gets across and has all the time in the world to pull it over short fine leg for four runs to seal the victory with 6 wickets in hand. |
| 0.0 : FORTRESS CHEPAUK HAS BEEN BREACHED! Wow, what a game and what an inning from Marcus Stoinis and that has to be one of the greatest chases we have seen in the history of the tournament. Lucknow beat Chennai in back-to-back games and hand Chennai their first home defeat of the season in epic fashion. This is also the highest successful chase at this venue and it was possible thanks to just one man - 'the Hulk.' |
| Needing 211 for the win against Chennai in their own backyard was always going to be difficult but it became all that more difficult when Quinton de Kock fell in the very first over for a duck and then the skipper, KL Rahul too got out inside the first 5 overs. Then came the counter-punch from Marcus Stoinis but Lucknow needed a lot more and a sluggish knock at the other end from Devdutt Padikkal only bogged them down. Once he got out, the pairing of Stoinis and Nicholas Pooran were able to |
| Chennai will be gutted with that loss as they seemed to have things under control but with the amount of dew in play, the opposition was always in the game. The pace attack didn't really fire apart from Matheesha Pathirana who was once again pretty good but even in his final over, he couldn't hit the mark. The spinners remained wicketless and weren't used much but the experienced likes of Shardul Thakur and Mustafizur Rahman really let their side down in the death overs. A couple of sloppy ef |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad the skipper of Chennai is down for a chat. He says it is a tough pill to swallow but Lucknow and Marcus Stoinis played brilliantly despite them having control over the game till the 13th over. Adds that the dew took the spinner out of the game and it's just part of the game and they have a long way to go. Talks about Ravindra Jadeja playing at number 4 and says that after powerplay whenever a wicket falls he will be the one to walk out to bat. He further talks about the total |
| Deepak Hooda, one of the architects of the run chase is now up for a chat. Hooda says that his thoughts were pretty clear and wanted to hit the ball and find the gaps. Adds that, to be honest, he didn't have any other option at the death but applauds the bowling of the opposition. On Marcus Stoinis, he says that Stoinis is like a warrior and he even takes inspiration from him. Adds that when Stoinis and Nicholas Pooran were batting, it gave them the hope to go on and get the win. Mentions that |
| Earlier in the game, KL Rahul won the toss and had no hesitation in batting second given the amount of dew that comes into play on this ground. It was a well-fought first 10 overs when Chennai were batting but once Shivam Dube came on to bat, things changed. Ruturaj Gaikwad also went into overdrive and smashed a century as Dube's onslaught made sure that the hosts got over the 200-run mark which was certainly 10-15 runs too many. With the ball, Matt Henry was brilliant and the spin duo of Ra |
| The Presentation ceremony... |
| KL Rahul, the skipper of Lucknow says that this is a special win and for the most part of the batting innings they felt they were behind in the game but credit to the way they pulled out this game. Appreciates Marcus Stoinis and says it was not just power-hitting but also smart batting. Mentions that over the past couple of games, they decided they needed one power hitter in the top 3 to go hard and it was tactical to send Marcus at number 3. Says that T20 has changed over the years and 170-180 |
| Marcus Stoinis is the Player of the Match for his stunning match-winning ton. Stoinis says that in these competitions, there are plenty of better opening batters and though it is nice to open the innings, he is settled in the middle order. Adds that it was not just hit and there were certain bowlers they wanted to target in order to keep the run rate in check. Mentions that it might have looked easy on the outside but on the inside, there were some calculations going on. Adds that the game is |
| Right then, a massive four-point swing between Lucknow and Chennai as they played each other in back-to-back games and Lucknow went on to win both games, firming their place back in the top four and nudging Chennai down into fifth place. There's still a lot to play for and next up is a vital clash between Delhi and Gujarat at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. That game will begin on Wednesday, 24 April at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT) but you can join us a lot sooner for the build-up. Till then, take |
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