| 1.1 : 1.1: S Thakur to S Dhawan, FOUR! Streaky but Hyderabad will take that with both hands. The ball hits the seam and comes back into the batsman, who is cramped for room as he looks to defend it. Dhawan gets a thick inside edge which misses the leg stump and races away to the fine leg boundary. |
| 2.4 : 2.4: D Willey to S Dhawan, FOUR! Big shot from Dhawan, he makes good contact and slams it away to the square leg boundary. Good length ball from Willey, angling into the pads of Dhawan who whacks it with utter disdain. |
| 2.5 : 2.5: D Willey to S Dhawan, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries. A good length delivery by Willey outside off and Dhawan slams it through the covers for a boundary. |
| 3.3 : 3.3: D Chahar to A Hales, OUT! Gone! Deepak provides an early breakthrough for Chennai! A poor shot selection from Hales, he goes for the cover drive to a wide delivery which further swings away from him. The Englishman has to reach out for it and mistimes the drive to point. He fails to keep it down and Suresh Raina takes a sharp catch inside the circle. Hyderabad have lost an early wicket which usually puts pressure on rest of the batting order. |
| 4.2 : 4.2: S Thakur to K Williamson, FOUR! Super shot! A confidence boosting strike from Kane Williamson! He gets a short delivery and he gets right on top of it. Rolls his wrists on it and pulls it beautifully to the mid-wicket boundary. |
| 6.3 : 6.3: H Singh to S Dhawan, FOUR! Lofted drive from Dhawan and he earns boundary for the effort! Loopy ball on the stumps by Harbhajan, Dhawan steps out towards the pitch of it and hits it well over the umpire. The ball just lands inside the ropes. The umpire isn't sure and refers with his partner upstairs. Replays are in and they show its a boundary. |
| 7.4 : 7.4: D Chahar to S Dhawan, FOUR! Well timed by Dhawan! He gets an overpitched delivery from Deepak and he smashes it to extra cover, fielder there gets a hand to it but the ball still has enough legs and makes it to the fence. |
| 9.2 : 9.2: D Bravo to K Williamson, FOUR! Poor delivery and duly punished! Good length ball, angling down, Williamson clips it nicely through fine leg. The fielder in the deep is pretty square and stands no chance to stop that one. |
| 9.5 : 9.5: D Bravo to S Dhawan, FOUR! Shoddy fielding! Back of a length ball down the leg side, all Dhawan has to do is get bat on it. He hits it towards short fine leg where Harbhajan is lazy. He dives like he is doing so in a swimming pool. Lets it go and the ball races away to the fence. Hyderabad need this kind of a move on. |
| 10.2 : 10.2: R Jadeja to S Dhawan, FOUR! This is good going from Dhawan! Gets a shortish ball and makes good use of the depth of the crease. Slaps that through cover-point. The fielder in the deep moves to his left but the ball wins the race. |
| 10.5 : 10.5: R Jadeja to S Dhawan, SIX! Boom! Tosses up around off, Dhawan kneels and slogs it over mid on. Has connected pretty well and the ball sails over the fence. |
| 11.1 : 11.1: S Watson to K Williamson, FOUR! Flashes and flashes hard! Good length ball outside off, Williamson throws his bat at it. Gets it more off the outer half and the ball flies over the backward point fielder. Runs are coming in a flurry now. |
| 11.2 : 11.2: S Watson to K Williamson, SIX! Only Williamson can make a slog look beautiful. In the arc in line of the stumps, Williamson gives it the full monty and tonks it over square leg for a biggie. |
| 12.5 : 12.5: R Jadeja to S Dhawan, SIX! Clean strike! 31st Indian T20 League fifty for Dhawan! Tossed up on off, Dhawan kneels and slog sweeps it over mid-wicket for a maximum. It has been a measured knock and he is looking dangerous now. |
| 13.1 : 13.1: H Singh to K Williamson, SIX! Threw the kitchen sink at it and got the desired result! His head position was the key here. Floated around off, Kane skates down the track. He is not quite to the pitch of it but still goes through with his loft. Has got good timing on it to send it flying over the long off fence. |
| 13.5 : 13.5: H Singh to S Dhawan, SIX! What a brute of a hit! Take that, Singh! A half-tracker outside off, Dhawan stands his crease and hammer-pulls it over mid-wicket for a massive biggie. He is soaring at the moment. |
| 14.2 : 14.2: D Willey to K Williamson, FOUR! Picks his field to perfection! Fuller length ball outside off, it is in the slot as well. Kane lifts it just over the leaping mid off fielder for a boundary. The 100-run stand comes up. Good going. In the last game as well, these two had stitched a hundred run-stand. |
| 14.4 : 14.4: D Willey to S Dhawan, FOUR! Dhawan is making merry at the moment! On a length well outside off, Dhawan goes for an agricultural heave but top edges it over the keeper to get the desired result. |
| 14.5 : 14.5: D Willey to S Dhawan, FOUR! Straight as an arrow! Very full on off, Dhawan with a low back-lift whacks it over mid off for a boundary. Such hitting prowess. |
| 15.1 : 15.1: D Bravo to K Williamson, FOUR! Sublime! Slower ball on a fullish length outside off, Williamson makes room and chips it over the extra cover region. Bisects the two men in the deep to perfection. |
| 15.3 : 15.3: D Bravo to S Dhawan, FOUR! Well played! Very full ball outside off, Dhawan guides it smartly through the gap between short third man and backward point to pick up another boundary. |
| 15.6 : 15.6: D Bravo to S Dhawan, OUT! Bravo has the last laugh but Dhawan has inflicted a lot of damage! Smart thinking from the wily old fox. Sees Dhawan pre-meditating as he shuffles across his off stump. Bowls a slower ball to catch the batsman off-guard. Dhawan has no pace to work with and only manages to scoop it towards short fine leg where Harbhajan Singh is safe as a house. A brilliant innings from the opener. |
| 16.1 : 16.1: S Thakur to K Williamson, OUT! Take a bow, DJ Bravo! He is a superhuman in the field. Two wickets in two balls! The set batsmen are back in the hut. Momentum shift maybe? Full length ball outside off, Williamson crouches and slices it over the backward point region. Bravo in the deep has miles to cover. He hares to his left like a cheetah, lines it up, maintains his balance and takes a gem of a catch. Terrific stuff! A captain's knock ends. |
| 16.5 : 16.5: S Thakur to D Hooda, FOUR! Nice placement! Slower fullish ball outside off, Hooda lifts it over mid off for a boundary. |
| 18.3 : 18.3: S Thakur to M Pandey, OUT! Pandey holes out! Length ball around off, Pandey clears his front leg in an attempt to clear long off. Hasn't got any sort of timing on it and the ball skies towards long off. Willey just settles under it and takes a composed catch. |
| 18.4 : 18.4: S Thakur to D Hooda, SIX! Clean as a whistle! Thakur gets his line right this time but the length is in the slot. Hooda swings cleanly and clears the long off fence with utmost ease. |
| 19.3 : 19.3: D Bravo to Al Hasan, FOUR! Right in the slot and treated with disdain! Full delivery on the pads, Shakib heaves it over the leaping backward square leg fielder for a boundary. |
| 0.3 : 0.3: S Sharma to S Watson, FOUR! Fine shot from Watson! Length ball by Sandeep Sharma outside off and Watson punches it square wide of the man at point. Manish's dive goes in vain. First boundary for Watson and Chennai. |
| 1.2 : 1.2: B Kumar to S Watson, SIX! BANG! Super strike from Shane Watson! Shortish delivery, doesn't rise enough and Watto pulls that one off the front foot over wide long on for a maximum. 77 meter strike. 3000 runs in the Indian T20 League for Shane Watson, he has been a prolific all-rounder right from the start. |
| 2.5 : 2.5: S Sharma to S Watson, SIX! Slower ball down the leg side and Watson crouches low. Heaves it well over the square leg fence for a biggie. |
| 2.6 : 2.6: S Sharma to S Watson, SIX! Even better! Poor delivery from Sandeep though, drops it short on the stumps and Watson whacks it flat-batted over mid-wicket for half a dozen. |
| 3.2 : 3.2: B Kumar to A Rayudu, SIX. High and handsome! Rayudu joins the fun! Full pitched delivery from Kumar, Rayudu steps out to it and lofts it cleanly inside out over covers for maximum. |
| 4.4 : 4.4: R Khan to A Rayudu, FOUR! Nice sweep from Rayudu! Loopy ball on the off stump line, Rayudu sweeps it to deep mid-wicket. Rinku Singh (sub) in the deep runs across to his left and dives but fails to stop that . |
| 5.1 : 5.1: Al Hasan to S Watson, FOUR! Poor effort from Siddarth! Fires it full down the leg side and Watson glances to short fine leg, Kaul runs across and dives over the ball. Concedes a boundary. |
| 5.4 : 5.4: Al Hasan to A Rayudu, SIX! Bold shot from Rayudu, brings up the 50-run opening stand with Shane Watson in grand style! Loopy ball on the stumps from Shakib, he steps out to it and lofts it cleanly over the long off fence. |
| 6.1 : 6.1: S Kaul to A Rayudu, FOUR! Well struck! Rayudu puts pressure on the young man straightaway. Short of a length ball on the off stump line from Kaul, Rayudu pulls it over mid-wicket. |
| 6.2 : 6.2: S Kaul to A Rayudu, SIX! Just clears the the long on fence! Good length ball and Rayudu dances down the track. Slaps it to long on, he just manages to clear the lurking fielder in the deep. |
| 6.5 : 6.5: S Kaul to A Rayudu, FOUR! Wow! That is a fantastic straight drive from Rayudu! Full pitched delivery in the slot and the batsman powers it back past the bowler. The ball speeds it away to the long off fence. |
| 7.4 : 7.4: Al Hasan to S Watson, FOUR! THRASH! Not this time! Two mistakes seldom go unpunished. Watson ensures that. Gets another short ball and this time he rocks back and kaboom. Pulls it wide of mid-wicket and splits the fielders in the deep. |
| 8.5 : 8.5: R Khan to A Rayudu, FOUR! Poor bowling from the usually consistent Rashid. Too short, outside off, Rayudu goes back and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 9.6 : 9.6: S Sharma to S Watson, FOUR! What a shot. On a length outside off, Watson punches this through point and finds the boundary! Half century for Watson. Just his second this season. Strange, isn't it? Thought he had more. His first after 11 innings against this particular opposition. |
| 10.3 : 10.3: S Kaul to A Rayudu, SIX! THUMP! Half century for Rayudu now! Both the openers are killing this chase now. A short ball, on middle and off, Rayudu pulls this massively and clears the mid-wicket fence with ease! |
| 10.5 : 10.5: S Kaul to A Rayudu, FOUR! GLORIOUS! What a shot. Not a bad ball at all. Fuller in length, just outside off. But what does Rayudu do? Backs away and drives this inside out through the covers! |
| 11.2 : 11.2: R Khan to A Rayudu, SIX! Up, up and away! Tossed up outside off, Rayudu gets under the ball and lofts it miles over Alex Hales at long off! |
| 12.4 : 12.4: B Kumar to A Rayudu, SIX! THUNDEROUS! What a shot. Really audacious. A short ball on middle, Rayudu comes down the track and pulls it over mid-wicket for a flat hit! |
| 12.6 : 12.6: B Kumar to S Watson, FOUR! Runs everywhere! A short ball, on leg stump, pulled with disdain through mid-wicket for a boundary! 14 from that over!!! |
| 13.1 : 13.1: Al Hasan to A Rayudu, SIX! THWACK! He has got enough on that. A nothing ball. Short and no pace at all. Down the track comes Rayudu, as if to make a statement. Swings this over mid-wicket and in spite of hitting this against the wind, clears the boundary! |
| 13.3 : 13.3: Al Hasan to A Rayudu, OUT! Watson can continue walking towards the pavilion. That is a goner. Is he tired? Or has he done something serious? Cannot say right now. Full and outside off, Rayudu drives this through the covers and sets off for a single. Seems to be a pretty comfortable one but Watson is slow, very, very slow. He just jogs across to the other end and in the meanwhile, Kane Williamson puts in a good throw to the keeper who disturbs the bails. It is referred upstairs and replays |
| 14.1 : 14.1: S Sharma to S Raina, OUT! Now, now, now - are we on to something here? Williamson again. A short ball, on middle, Raina looks to pull but the ball gets big on him. It results in a top edge which goes straight up in the air. Kane Williamson runs to his left from mid off and takes a good diving catch. Raina comes and goes - The equation now - 43 from 35... |
| 15.5 : 15.5: Al Hasan to A Rayudu, SIX! What a shot. Full toss and outside off, Rayudu comes down the track and slaps it over long off. Clears the ropes!!! |
| 15.6 : 15.6: Al Hasan to A Rayudu, FOUR! TONK! Full and on off, Rayudu comes down the track and slaps it straight back over the bowler's head for a boundary! 14 from that over, Shakib finishes with figures of 4-0-41-0!!! |
| 17.6: S Kaul to MS Dhoni, SIX! VIOLENCE! A string of full tosses and Kaul eventually pays for one. On middle, Dhoni swings it into oblivion into the square leg fence! |
| 18.3 : 18.3: B Kumar to MS Dhoni, FOUR! Chennai won't mind but Rayudu will! 3 needed to win now! A length ball down the leg side, Dhoni just flicks it behind square leg for a boundary! |
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