| 0.0 : TOSS - The captains are out in the middle. The coin is flipped into the air and lands in favor of Chennai. They have elected to BAT first. |
| Impact Players for Chennai -Â Matheesha Pathirana, Nishant Sindhu, Subhranshu Senapati, Shaik Rasheed, Akash Singh. |
| Chennai (Unchanged Playing XI) - Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (C/WK), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana.  |
| Impact Players for Kolkata -Â Â Anukul Roy, Narayan Jagadeesan, Umesh Yadav, Venkatesh Iyer, Lockie Ferguson. |
| MS Dhoni, the skipper of Chennai informs that they will bat first. States that as the tournament has progressed the wicket has gotten a bit slower. Tells that he always suggests the batters to assess the conditions quickly. Informs that it is good to keep revisiting what a good score is as the game progresses. Fells that they haven't done enough in the field. Adds that he will be happy even if they improve 5-10 percent in the field, other than that he is delighted with the way his boys have pe |
| Nitish Rana, the captain of Kolkata says they would have batted first as well. Claims that the wicket looks a little sticky so they would have preferred to bat first and set a total so that they could try and defend the target with their spinners. Claims that there has been pressure from the first game until now as this is one of the best competitions in the world and they cannot take any game lightly. Mentions that if any department fails it could cost them the game and they need all three de |
| Kolkata (Playing XI) - Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Jason Roy, Nitish Rana (C), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Vaibhav Arora (In place of Anukul Roy), Harshit Rana, Suyash Sharma (In place of Venkatesh Iyer), Varun Chakaravarthy. |
| The match is set to begin. The crowd has filled in good numbers at Chepauk. Well, MS Dhoni is featuring tonight so this was bound to happen. The Kolkata players make their way out on the field. Followed by Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway, the opening pair that has stolen plenty of hearts this season. It will be Vaibhav Arora to start with the new ball. Here we go... |
| 0.1 : Vaibhav Arora to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Vaibhav Arora starts with a full delivery just outside the off pole. Ruturaj Gaikwad clips this towards mid on and sets off for a quick single to get off the mark. |
| 0.2 : Vaibhav Arora to Devon Conway, Goes 'round the wicket and serves this full on the pads. Devon Conway flicks this towards deep square leg for two well-taken runs to open his account as well. |
| 0.3 : Vaibhav Arora to Devon Conway, On a good length this time and outside the off stump. Devon Conway dabs this towards cover with soft hands to take a run. |
| 0.4 : Vaibhav Arora to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Ruturaj Gaikwad gets the first boundary for Chennai and he has absolutely caressed this to the fence. Vaibhav Arora bowls this full and outside off. Ruturaj Gaikwad gets his front foot forward and strokes this towards deep cover-point for four runs. |
| 0.5 : Vaibhav Arora to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Bowls this one back of a length and outside the off stump. Ruturaj Gaikwad miscues his cut towards point for a single. |
| 0.6 : Vaibhav Arora to Devon Conway, Delivers this on a good length and outside the off pole. Devon Conway is watchful as he blocks this towards the point fielder. Nine runs from the first over and Chennai are off to a steady start. |
| Who will share the new ball? It is going to be Harshit Rana. |
| 1.1 : Harshit Rana to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Harshit Rana starts off with a good-length delivery slightly wide outside off. Ruturaj Gaikwad gets forward and defends this back towards the bowler. |
| 1.2 : Harshit Rana to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Goes full this time and outside the off pole. Ruturaj Gaikwad drills this straight to the man at cover. |
| 1.3 : Harshit Rana to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Back to bowling on a good length and outside the off stump. Ruturaj Gaikwad guides this past backward point for a single. |
| 1.4 : Harshit Rana to Devon Conway, FOUR! Devon Conway gets his first boundary now and the runs are flowing nicely for Chennai! Harshit Rana bowls this short and going down leg. Easy pickings for Devon Conway as he pulls this towards deep backward square leg for four runs. |
| 1.5 : Harshit Rana to Devon Conway, Attacks the stumps on a good length. Devon Conway blocks this past the fielder at backward point for an easy run. |
| 1.6 : Harshit Rana to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Delivers this one wider outside off and slightly back of a length. Ruturaj Gaikwad guides this down to third man and takes two runs as the fielder is quite wide. |
| 2.1 : Vaibhav Arora to Devon Conway, Vaibhav Arora attacks the pads on a good length from 'round the wicket. Devon Conway tucks this into the leg side and takes one. |
| 2.2 : Vaibhav Arora to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Short and wide outside the off pole. Ruturaj Gaikwad slashes hard at this one but finds the fielder at deep backward point for a single. |
| 2.3 : Vaibhav Arora to Devon Conway, Angles this into the pads on a fuller length. Devon Conway clips this towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 2.4 : Vaibhav Arora to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Goes full and angles this in from outside off. Ruturaj Gaikwad pushes this straight to the fielder at mid off. |
| 2.5 : Vaibhav Arora to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On a good length and gets it to nip back in off the surface from outside off. Ruturaj Gaikwad looks to cut but gets cramped for room and under edges this to the right of the keeper. They still manage to steal a run. |
| 2.6 : Vaibhav Arora to Devon Conway, FOUR! Valiant effort in the deep by Rinku Singh but it will be yet another boundary for Devon Conway! Vaibhav Arora bowls this full and at the pads. Devon Conway flicks this past the fielder at mid-wicket and the ball races towards the ropes. Rinku Singh puts in a dive but his foot is touching the boundary as he pushes the ball away and it will be four runs. |
| 3.1 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Varun Chakaravarthy is welcomed to the bowler's crease with a boundary! Varun Chakaravarthy floats this one full and outside the off pole. Ruturaj Gaikwad gets well forward and sweeps this towards deep backward square leg for four runs. |
| 3.2 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tosses this full and outside the off stump. Ruturaj Gaikwad looks to go aerial but miscues this to the right of mid on for a couple of runs. |
| 3.3 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Ruturaj Gaikwad, OUT! CAUGHT! Varun Chakaravarthy draws first blood and that is why he has been brought so early into the attack! He bowls a leg-spin delivery flighted full and on an off-stump line. Ruturaj Gaikwad looks to get down on one knee and heave this into the leg side but gets an outside edge that lobs up towards the short third man fielder. Vaibhav Arora has the easiest of catches to take and he makes no mistake grabbing hold of the ball. Varun Chakaravar |
| Ajinkya Rahane comes in at number 3. |
| 3.4 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Ajinkya Rahane, Loops this one full and outside off. Ajinkya Rahane eases this down to long on and takes a run to open his account. |
| 3.5 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Devon Conway, FOUR! Devon Conway finds the gap to perfection! Varun Chakaravarthy continues to bowl full but this is slightly overpitched. Devon Conway needs no second invitation as he strokes this towards deep cover for four runs. |
| 3.6 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Devon Conway, Bowls this on slightly short and onto the pads. Devon Conway tucks this towards mid-wicket and takes a single to keep strike. |
| 4.1 : Harshit Rana to Devon Conway, Harshit Rana serves this on a good length and on a leg-stump line. Devon Conway tries to flick this leg side but misses and gets hit high on the pads. |
| 4.2 : Harshit Rana to Devon Conway, Bowls this one slightly fuller and outside off. Devon Conway charges down the wicket and hits this hard but straight to the fielder at cover. |
| 4.3 : Harshit Rana to Devon Conway, Bangs this in short and in line with the stumps. Devon Conway pulls this towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 4.4 : Harshit Rana to Ajinkya Rahane, FOUR! Deft touch from Ajinkya Rahane as he gets his first boundary! Harshit Rana bowls this on a good length and just outside the off stump. Ajinkya Rahane waits on it and guides this down to third man for four runs. |
| 4.5 : Harshit Rana to Ajinkya Rahane, Continues to bowl on a good length and outside off. Ajinkya Rahane dabs this towards cover and looks for a run that is not there. Devon Conway sends him back. |
| 5.1 : Vaibhav Arora to Devon Conway, Conway charges down the wicket to this length ball. Although Arora cramps him up for room. The ball goes to the leg side off the inner half. The batters cross for two runs. |
| 4.6 : Harshit Rana to Ajinkya Rahane, SIX! STAND AND DELIVER! Ajinkya Rahane has got hold of this one and sends the cherry into the crowd! Harshit Rana bowls this on a fullish length and on an off-stump line. Ajinkya Rahane hits through the line and deposits the ball over long on for six runs. |
| 5.2 : Vaibhav Arora to Devon Conway, Fuller in length, angled in on off from 'round the wicket. Conway knocks it to the right of mid off and crosses. |
| 5.3 : Vaibhav Arora to Ajinkya Rahane, Pitched up, wide of off. Rahane leans in and drives it through the cover region for another single. |
| 5.4 : Vaibhav Arora to Devon Conway, Vaibhav Arora bangs in a short ball, on leg stump. Conway tries to heave it across the line but misses. He gets inside the line but is unable to put it away. |
| 5.6 : Vaibhav Arora to Devon Conway, Very full, wide of off. Conway dabs it out to point, only to find the fielder. A brilliant over from Vaibhav Arora comes to an end. At the end of Powerplay, Chennai at 52/1. |
| 5.5 : Vaibhav Arora to Devon Conway, Swing and a miss! On a good length, outside off. Conway tries to work it on the leg side but is a touch early into his shot. |
| 6.1 : Sunil Narine to Ajinkya Rahane, Half-tracker, outside off. Ajinkya Rahane pulls it down to long on for a single. |
| 6.2 : Sunil Narine to Devon Conway, BEATEN! It is tossed up, outside off, turning away a touch. Conway tries to have a poke at it but only to get beaten on the outside edge. |
| 6.4 : Sunil Narine to Ajinkya Rahane, Shorter, turning into the batter. Rahane stays back and flicks it behind square on the leg side for one. |
| 6.3 : Sunil Narine to Devon Conway, Fires it into the pads, Conway uses the angle and flicks it down to fine leg for one. |
| 6.5 : Sunil Narine to Devon Conway, A single now as this is tucked past mid on. |
| 6.6 : Sunil Narine to Ajinkya Rahane, Quicker and flatter, in-line with the stumps. Rahane closes the face of the bat and nudges it into mid-wicket. They take one more. A tidy start by Narine with the ball, although he needs to get a wicket besides his name, rather sooner than later. |
| 7.1 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Ajinkya Rahane, This is good running! Slightly short, outside off. Ajinkya Rahane cuts it through point for a single. |
| 7.2 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Devon Conway, Varun Chakaravarthy appeals and the finger goes up. Devon Conway has a chat with his partner and goes for the review. It is an offspinner, around off. Conway tries to defend it on his front foot but takes a blow on his pads. The UltraEdge shows no spike as the ball passes the blade. The Ball Tracking though confirms that the ball is missing the wickets. Devon Conway survives. Excellent use of the review by Chennai. |
| 7.3 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Devon Conway, Darted on the pads, Conway clips it through mid-wicket for a brace. |
| 7.4 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Devon Conway, Pushed through quicker, on off. Conway knocks it down to mid on for one run this time. |
| 7.5 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Ajinkya Rahane, Shorter one, in the channel. Ajinkya Rahane gets on his toes and blocks it out. |
| 7.6 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Ajinkya Rahane, OUT! CAUGHT! Simple catch for Jason Roy at long off. Ajinkya Rahane tries to break the shackles, but holes out instead. It is quicker and full, on off. Rahane dances down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and lofts it high in the air towards long off. He does not get his timing right, and it does not travel the distance that he would've wanted. Varun Chakaravarthy is doing the trick for Kolkata early on here. |
| 8.1 : Sunil Narine to Devon Conway, On leg stump, Conway tucks it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0.0 : Ambati Rayudu is the new batter at the crease. |
| 8.2 : Sunil Narine to Ambati Rayudu, Quicker and fuller, on off. Ambati Rayudu blocks it out watchfully. |
| 8.3 : Sunil Narine to Ambati Rayudu, Tosses it up, around middle. Rayudu prods and defends it into the deck. |
| 8.4 : Sunil Narine to Ambati Rayudu, Flatter one, sliding down leg. Ambati Rayudu tickles it around the corner and gets off the mark with a single. |
| 8.5 : Sunil Narine to Devon Conway, Short, on leg. Conway flicks it into square leg and rotates the strike. |
| 8.6 : Sunil Narine to Ambati Rayudu, Floated and full, this one holds in the deck. Ambati Rayudu gets on his front foot, but the ball chips back to the left of the bowler, off the upper half of the blade. Fortunately it lands safely. One taken. |
| Strategic break! Chennai were off to a steady start but lost a wicket in the Powerplay. They kept the scoreboard ticking nicely but have had to deal with an in-form Varun Chakaravarthy whose two wickets have helped Kolkata maintain control of the scoring rate. Devon Conway is out in the middle but seems to be struggling with his running and that could definitely affect Chennai's plans. They will hope to keep the Kolkata spinners at bay in the middle phase as they look to make a late surge and |
| 9.1 : Shardul Thakur to Ambati Rayudu, Shardul Thakur bangs in a short ball, on off. Ambati Rayudu rides the bounce and pulls it to deep mid-wicket. He only manages to find the fielder. One taken. |
| 9.2 : Shardul Thakur to Devon Conway, A good-length ball, on top of leg. Devon Conway lifts his front leg and tries to flick it away but gets pinged on his thigh pads. |
| 9.3 : Shardul Thakur to Devon Conway, OUT! CAUGHT! Shardul Thakur gets rid of the set batter as soon as he comes into the attack. Nitish Rana's changes are doing the job for him. Excellent captaincy. Chennai lose their third wicket and the Chepauk has gone silent. It is a short ball, around middle. Conway swivels and pulls it to deep mid-wicket. Although he does not middle it and Rinku Singh makes no mistake in the deep. |
| 9.4 : Shardul Thakur to Shivam Dube, Shorter, in the channel. Dube punches it past backward point off his back foot. One taken. |
| 9.3 : Shivam Dube strides out to the middle. |
| 9.5 : Shardul Thakur to Ambati Rayudu, Short once again, outside the off stump. Ambati Rayudu opens the face late and runs it down to third man for just a single. |
| 9.6 : Shardul Thakur to Shivam Dube, Good length, around off. Dube gets an inside edge on it. Rahmanullah Gurbaz makes a sharp stop behind the sticks. |
| 10.1 : Sunil Narine to Ambati Rayudu, OUT! TIMBER! Sunil Narine gets a wicket finally and he also seems to be completely unemotional about it! This is tossed up full and just outside off, spinning into the stumps. Ambati Rayudu gets a stride forward and looks to sweep across the line but misses and his stumps are shuttered. Chennai lose their fourth wicket and the Ambati Rayudu's short stay at the wicket comes to an end. The hosts need a good partnership here so that their big hitters can go ha |
| 10.2 : Sunil Narine to Moeen Ali, Sunil Narine loops this one full and outside off. Moeen Ali pushes this towards point and takes a run to open his account. |
| 0.0 : Moeen Ali is the new batter in. |
| 10.3 : Sunil Narine to Shivam Dube, Tosses this full and in line with the stumps. Shivam Dube blocks this back towards the bowler. |
| 10.4 : Sunil Narine to Shivam Dube, Flights this one onto the pads on a fuller length. Sunil Narine flicks this towards deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 10.5 : Sunil Narine to Shivam Dube, Bowls this slightly short and outside the leg stump. Shivam Dube flicks this towards deep square leg for a run. |
| 10.6 : Sunil Narine to Moeen Ali, OUT! BOWLED! Moeen Ali has been castled and Sunil Narine ends the over in the same way that he started it! He gets this one to skid through on a shortish length and from just outside off. Moeen Ali looks to go on the back foot and defend this but gets beaten on the inside edge and his stumps are disturbed. Chennai have lost half their side now and are in a spot of bother. Kolkata will be absolutely thrilled with their bowling effort so far. |
| 11.1 : Suyash Sharma to Shivam Dube, Suyash Sharma flights this one full and outside off, starts with a googly. Shivam Dube looks to feel for it and gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 0.0 : Ravindra Jadeja comes in to bat now. Also, Suyash Sharma finally comes into the attack for Kolkata. |
| 11.2 : Suyash Sharma to Shivam Dube, Slightly short this time and outside off. Shivam Dube knocks this firmly to the cover fielder. |
| 11.3 : Suyash Sharma to Shivam Dube, Bowls this quicker in the air and outside the off pole on a shortish length. Shivam Dube works this through cover-point for a single. |
| 11.4 : Suyash Sharma to Ravindra Jadeja, Flights this one full and outside off. Ravindra Jadeja dabs this towards cover and takes a quick run. |
| 11.5 : Suyash Sharma to Shivam Dube, SIX! Shivam Dube is taking the attack to the Kolkata spinners! Suyash Sharma tosses this full and outside off. Shivam Dube goes inside out and drills this over deep cover for six runs. |
| 11.6 : Suyash Sharma to Shivam Dube, Loops this one full and outside the off pole. Shivam Dube eases this down to long off for a run and will retain strike. |
| 12.1 : Sunil Narine to Shivam Dube, Sunil Narine bowls this full and onto the pads. Shivam Dube looks to whip this away but misses. |
| 12.2 : Sunil Narine to Shivam Dube, Bowls this short and outside off from 'round the wicket. Shivam Dube knocks this back towards the bowler. |
| 12.3 : Sunil Narine to Shivam Dube, Goes back to bowling over the wicket and serves this outside off on a shorter length. Shivam Dube rocks back and flicks this towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 12.4 : Sunil Narine to Ravindra Jadeja, Tosses this full and into the stumps. Ravindra Jadeja gets his front foot well forward and blocks this towards cover. |
| 12.6 : Sunil Narine to Ravindra Jadeja, Loops this one full and outside the off pole. Ravindra Jadeja dabs this through cover-point for a run. |
| 13.1 : Suyash Sharma to Ravindra Jadeja, Suyash Sharma bowls a googly short and outside the off stump. Ravindra Jadeja taps this towards short third man and takes a single. |
| 13.2 : Suyash Sharma to Shivam Dube, Goes full and just outside off. Shivam Dube clips this down to long on and picks up an easy one. |
| 12.5 : Sunil Narine to Ravindra Jadeja, Fires this one into the stumps on a shortish length. Ravindra Jadeja gets cramped for room but manages to keep the ball out. |
| 13.3 : Suyash Sharma to Ravindra Jadeja, Short once again and on a leg stump line. Ravindra Jadeja goes deep in the crease and tucks this towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 13.4 : Suyash Sharma to Shivam Dube, Loops this one full and on an off-stump line. Shivam Dube knocks this towards cover an over throw allows them to take a run. |
| 13.5 : Suyash Sharma to Ravindra Jadeja, Short and wide outside off. Ravindra Jadeja cross-bats this back to the bowler's left. |
| 13.6 : Suyash Sharma to Ravindra Jadeja, Fights this one full and outside the off pole. Ravindra Jadeja dabs this straight to the fielder at point. |
| 14.1 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Shivam Dube, Varun Chakaravarthy bowls this short and wide outside off. Shivam Dube slaps this towards deep cover and takes a single. |
| 14.2 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Ravindra Jadeja, Continues to bowl short and offers width outside off. Ravindra Jadeja cuts this towards deep point for yet another run. |
| 14.3 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Shivam Dube, Bowls this onto the pads on a shortish length. Shivam Dube clips this through mid-wicket and takes one more. |
| 14.4 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Ravindra Jadeja, Short once again and outside the off pole. Ravindra Jadeja hits this uppishly towards long on for the fourth single of the over. |
| 14.5 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Shivam Dube, Goes wide outside the off stump on a shortish length. Shivam Dube cuts this firmly towards deep point to make it five ones in five balls. |
| 14.6 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Ravindra Jadeja, Bowls this quick and outside off, a tab bit fuller. Ravindra Jadeja pushes at the line of the ball and gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 15.1 : Shardul Thakur to Shivam Dube, FOUR! A much-needed boundary for Chennai. Shivam Dube capitalises on the pace on offer straightaway. A loosener though from Thakur to start his second spell. It is a short ball, angling down leg. Dube swivels and pulls it down to fine leg for a fine boundary. |
| 15.2 : Shardul Thakur to Shivam Dube, A length ball, around off. Dube cue ends it back to the bowler. |
| 15.3 : Shardul Thakur to Shivam Dube, A length ball, around middle and leg. Dube gets it to square leg off the inner half. They cross for one. |
| 15.4 : Shardul Thakur to Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur now pulls his pace back, shorter, wide of off. Ravindra Jadeja tries to reach out but could not time his stroke. |
| 15.5 : Shardul Thakur to Ravindra Jadeja, Much fuller, angled across, outside off. Jadeja drives it down the park for a single. |
| 15.6 : Shardul Thakur to Shivam Dube, Back of a length, around middle, at 116 clicks. Dube closes the face of the bat and nudges it to mid-wicket for one more. Good recovery by Thakur after going for a boundary on the very first delivery. |
| 16.1 : Suyash Sharma to Shivam Dube, Flighted and full, wide of off. Dube carves it through covers for an easy single. |
| 0.0 : Strategic break! The middle phase has been ruled by the Kolkata spinners as they have dented the Chennai batting order massively. The hosts have lost half of their side but they have two set batters at the crease and the fans will be hoping for some fireworks towards the end especially with MS Dhoni yet to come. Kolkata will want to break this partnership at the earliest and they will know that their death bowling has not been at its best so far in the tournament. A crucial phase in the game aw |
| 16.2 : Suyash Sharma to Ravindra Jadeja, SIX! BANG! This is huge! Goes straight into the stands. Ravindra Jadeja now injecting some life in this crowd. A short ball, on middle. Ravindra Jadeja swivels and tonks it over the square leg fence. |
| 16.3 : Suyash Sharma to Ravindra Jadeja, An appeal for caught behind, but the umpire shows no interest. It is a googly, wide of off, that leaves the left-hander. Ravindra Jadeja rocks back and tries to cut it away but gets beaten on the outside edge. Suyash Sharma says that he heard something and Nitish Rana takes the review. The UltraEdge though confirms no bat is involved. Kolkata lose a review here. |
| 16.4 : Suyash Sharma to Ravindra Jadeja, NO BALL! Oh no! This could shift the momentum in Chennai's favour now. Suyash Sharma tosses it up, outside off. Jadeja gets it past the keeper off the outside edge. They take one. The umpire signals a no ball, as the bowler oversteps. Free Hit coming up. |
| 16.5 : Suyash Sharma to Shivam Dube, A single now as Dube knocks this full ball down the park. |
| 16.4 : Suyash Sharma to Shivam Dube, SIX! All the way! Shivam Dube makes the most of the Free Hit. It is a short one, on the bodyline. Dube swivels on his back foot and dispatches it over the square leg fence. |
| 16.6 : Suyash Sharma to Ravindra Jadeja, A googly, around middle. Jadeja works it to cover-point. |
| 17.1 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Shivam Dube, A bit short, on middle. Dube mistimes his hoick to square leg. One taken. |
| 17.2 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Ravindra Jadeja, Quicker and flatter, on leg. Jadeja wrists it to mid-wicket for one more. |
| 17.4 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Shivam Dube, TWO WIDES! Pushed through quicker, down leg. Dube misses to flick it away, also Gurbaz fails to make an instant stop. They sneak a single and the umpire signals a wide. |
| Varun Chakaravarthy to Ravindra Jadeja, Fuller, on middle. Jadeja nudges it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 17.5 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Shivam Dube, Shortish, around leg. Dube pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a brace this time. |
| 17.6 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Shivam Dube, Exceptional running. This is on the pads. Dube whips it to deep mid-wicket. Rinku Singh comes across and keeps it down to two runs. |
| 17.3 : Varun Chakaravarthy to Shivam Dube, SIX! High and handsome! Incredible shot. This is very full, on leg. Shivam Dube clears his front leg and smokes it across the line. The ball flies over the mid-wicket fence. |
| 18.1 : Shardul Thakur to Ravindra Jadeja, Thakur serves it full, angling across, wide of off. Ravindra Jadeja goes for the slog sweep but gets no where near the ball. |
| 18.2 : Shardul Thakur to Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur fires in a yorker this time, outside off. Jadeja shuffles and whips it to deep square leg for one. |
| 18.3 : Shardul Thakur to Shivam Dube, Shivam Dube now rotates the strike. This is a length ball, on off. Dube punches it down the park. |
| 18.4 : Shardul Thakur to Ravindra Jadeja, Fuller, and wide of off. Jadeja drills it to long on for one more. |
| 18.5 : Shardul Thakur to Shivam Dube, WIDE! A slower bumper, outside off. Dube tries to play the ramp shot but misses. The umpire signals a wide due to height. |
| Shardul Thakur to Shivam Dube, Pace up this time, full and on the pads. Shivam Dube has no room on offer. He inside-edges it on his pads. |
| 18.6 : Shardul Thakur to Shivam Dube, Full and wide now. Dube works it to long off for just a single. What a over this has been from Thakur. Just 5 runs come off the penultimate over. |
| 19.1 : Vaibhav Arora to Shivam Dube, Vaibhav Arora nails his yorker this time, Dube only manages to jam it past mid on. The batters get enough time to take two runs though. |
| 19.2 : Vaibhav Arora to Shivam Dube, Short ball now, around middle. Dube pulls it behind square on the leg side. One taken. Jaddu on strike now. Can he roll back the time here? |
| 19.3 : Vaibhav Arora to Ravindra Jadeja, Very full, on middle and leg. Jadeja whips it through the gap at mid-wicket. We all know how quick Jadeja is between the wickets. He comes back for the second run with ease. Is he even aging? |
| 19.4 : The crowd has let us know that it is MS Dhoni who makes his way out to the middle. |
| Vaibhav Arora to Ravindra Jadeja, OUT! CAUGHT! Ravindra Jadeja could not apply the finishing touches here. Well through the inning for all the 5 wickets so far. The crowd went silent every single time, but now once Varun Chakaravarthy took the catch they are going beserk here, as they know MS Dhoni will be the next man in. Vaibhav Arora follows the batter down leg with a slower bumper. Jadeja goes for the ramp shot but ends up chipping it to short third man. Varun Chakaravarthy makes |
| 19.5 : Vaibhav Arora to MS Dhoni, WIDE! Vaibhav Arora fires in a wide yorker, but it lands outside the tramline. The umpire signals a wide, but Nitish Rana challenges the same. The third umpire confirms that it is not a legal delivery. |
| Vaibhav Arora to MS Dhoni, NO BALL! Vaibhav Arora nails his wide yorker on this occasion but the siren goes off this time. Free Hit coming up. |
| Vaibhav Arora to MS Dhoni, Vaibhav Arora cleans him up, although it is a Free Hit. Dhoni has one last delivery left to face. Brilliant yorker once again from Aroro, this time on the money. |
| 19.6 : Vaibhav Arora to MS Dhoni, Two runs to end the inning! It is very full, on off. Dhoni smacks it down the ground. It goes towards long on. The batters take a couple. Chennai ends at 144/6. |
| Chennai fought back from a difficult situation and have managed to post a fighting total on the board. Shivam Dubeâs knock has helped them post 144 runs on the board which could prove to be decisive on a difficult wicket. This is their lowest score in this edition of the Indian T20 League and they will need a massive effort from their bowlers to get over the line. Kolkata will be mightly pleased with their bowling effort as they managed to maintain control through the innings by taking a chunk |
| On a difficult wicket where spinners were bound to get some purchase, Chennai began on a positive note as they put on a 31-run opening stand. The introduction of spin resulted in Ruturaj Gaikwad losing his wicket after a decent start but Ajinkya Rahane did not allow the scoring rate to come down as they got 52 runs in the Powerplay. With the pace being taken off in the middle overs, the hosts started losing wickets in a bundle as Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Ambati Rayudu, and Moeen Ali wer |
| Varun Chakaravarthy is up for a chat. He says that it has been a good season for him. Mentions that initially the ball was sticking a bit, but feels that the wicket has become a bit flat. Hopes that it helps the Kolkata batters later on. Claims that last season when he used to bowl the cross-seam bowler, it never used to stick much but is glad it is turning out well for him this time. |
| Right then, it will not be a straightforward run chase for Kolkata as there is some purchase for the spinners on this wicket. Chennai have depended heavily on their slower bowlers to get the most out of the home conditions and they will need to be at their best in this encounter. |
| ... THE RUN CHASE ... |
| 0.1 : Deepak Chahar to Jason Roy, Kolkata and Roy are off the mark here. It is a length ball. Roy clips it behind square on the leg side off his hips. |
| 0.2 : Deepak Chahar to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, WIDE! Deepak Chahar now spills this length ball down the leg side. Rahmanullah Gurbaz fails to work it around the corner. The umpire signals a wide. |
| Deepak Chahar to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Great shape on this time. It is fuller, lands outside off and shapes further away. Rahmanullah Gurbaz does not seem to be in any rush. He wants to take his time and assess the conditions here. The Afghani batters shoulders his arms at it. |
| 0.3 : Deepak Chahar to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, It is full, tailing into the batter. Gurbaz tries to flick it away, but it rolls out after deflection off his leg. The batters cross for a single, but Gurbaz is in some pain here. |
| 0.4 : Deepak Chahar to Jason Roy, Back of a length, outside off. Roy rocks back and punches it to deep point for one. |
| 0.5 : Deepak Chahar to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, A length ball, outside off, this one shapes away a touch. Rahmanullah Gurbaz tries to block it away but does so inside the line. |
| 1.1 : Tushar Deshpande to Jason Roy, WIDE! Tushar Deshpande starts with a loosener. He spills this length ball down the leg side. The umpire extends his arms. |
| 0.6 : Deepak Chahar to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, OUT! CAUGHT! Rahmanullah Gurbaz tries to break the shackles. He thinks that he has read the pitch well, although he ends up giving away his wicket. Deepak Chahar provides the host with the early wicket that they were after. This is very full, wide outside off. Rahmanullah Gurbaz reaches out and slashes hard at it. The ball catches the outside edge and flies high towards deep point. Tushar Deshpande runs to his right in the deep, and takes a sharp run |
| 1.1 : Tushar Deshpande to Jason Roy, A length ball, angled into the pads. Roy tucks it behind square on the leg side for two runs. |
| 1.2 : Tushar Deshpande to Jason Roy, FOUR! Jason Roy gets the first boundary of the chase for Kolkata. It is a short ball, around middle. Roy steps forward and pulls it powerfully through the gap at mid-wicket for four runs. |
| 0.6 : Venkatesh Iyer comes on as an Impact Player in place of Suyash Sharma and he will walk out to bat at number 3. Tushar Deshpande will share the new ball and bowl from the other end. |
| 1.3 : Tushar Deshpande to Jason Roy, Much fuller, on off. Roy leans forward and drives it gently to mid off. Could not find the gap this time. |
| 1.4 : Tushar Deshpande to Jason Roy, Two dots in a row! A good-length delivery, at 140 clicks. The ball nips in a touch off the deck. Jason Roy tries to heave it across the line but misses as the ball stays really low, that what he anticipated. |
| 1.5 : Tushar Deshpande to Jason Roy, Length, on off, blocked out to point. |
| 1.6 : Tushar Deshpande to Jason Roy, Four dots in a row to end the over! This is a length ball, at 128kmph, Jason Roy dabs it into covers off the outer half. |
| 2.1 : Deepak Chahar to Venkatesh Iyer, FOUR! Venkatesh Iyer gets off the mark with a fine boundary. Too much widht on offer and Iyer does not waste this freebie. It is full, wide outside off. Iyer stands tall and crunches it through covers. The ball races away to the fence. |
| 2.2 : Deepak Chahar to Venkatesh Iyer, Good length, angled across, in the channel. Venkatesh Iyer charges towards the bowler and punches it to point for one. |
| 2.4 : Deepak Chahar to Venkatesh Iyer, FOUR! Venkatesh Iyer making his intentions clear. It is a full-length ball, angling across, wide outside off. Venkatesh Iyer smacks it powerfully through covers. The ball reaches the fence in a jiffy. |
| 2.3 : Deepak Chahar to Jason Roy, Back of a length, outside off. Roy punches it to deep point for one. |
| 2.5 : Nitish Rana, the skipper of Kolkata makes his way out to the middle. |
| 2.6 : Deepak Chahar to Nitish Rana, WIDE! A slower bumper, on middle. This one flies over the batter's head. The umpire signals a wide. |
| Deepak Chahar to Nitish Rana, A slower length ball, over the leg stump. Rana gets inside the line and goes for the pull shot. He gets no where near it. |
| 2.5 : Deepak Chahar to Venkatesh Iyer, OUT! CAUGHT! Deepak Chahar has the last laugh here. Venkatesh Iyer was looking to be in good touch, but unfortunately he nicks it this time. It is a length ball, angling across, outside off. Venkatesh Iyer hangs back and tries to hit it through the line. Iyer goes through his shot but only manages to get a thick outside edge. Ravindra Jadeja is placed at the deep slip position, and he takes a really good low catch to break the second-wicket stand. Chenna |
| 3.1 : Tushar Deshpande to Jason Roy, A length ball, shaping away from outside off. Roy waits for it and guides it through backward point for a brace. |
| 3.2 : Tushar Deshpande to Jason Roy, It is very full, on off stump. Roy clips it towards mid on. |
| 3.3 : Tushar Deshpande to Jason Roy, Tushar Deshpande hurls in a length ball, in the channel. It stays very low after hitting the deck. MS Dhoni makes a half stop and kills all the pace off it, thanks to his gloves. |
| 3.4 : Tushar Deshpande to Jason Roy, On a length, around off. Roy makes some room and tries to work it into the off side. He ends up getting an inside edge on it. |
| 3.5 : Tushar Deshpande to Jason Roy, Full length ball, on fourth stump. Roy crunches it into cover, but Ruturaj Gaikwad dives to his right and makes a brilliant half-stop, that too, one-handed. The batters only take one. |
| 3.6 : Tushar Deshpande to Nitish Rana, Fuller one, outside off. Rana drives it through point for a single now. |
| 4.1 : Deepak Chahar to Nitish Rana, SIX! SMACKED! This one goes all the way as well. Nitish Rana now trying to get into his groove. This shot will give him a lot of confidence as well. It is a short one, on the bodyline. Nitish Rana hoicks it over mid-wicket. He hits it flat and hard for a biggie. |
| 4.2 : Deepak Chahar to Nitish Rana, Fuller, on the pads. Rana tucks it into mid-wicket and rotates the strike. |
| 4.4 : Deepak Chahar to Rinku Singh, Back of a length, on off. Singh punches it to point. |
| 4.3 : Rinku Singh walks out to the middle. |
| Deepak Chahar to Jason Roy, OUT! CAUGHT! Deepak Chahar is on fire here. He picks up his third wicket in his third over. Kolkata are 33/3 at the moment - on the third delivery of this over as well. It is a full-length ball, wide outside off. Roy tries to drive it through the line, but only manages to get a thick outside edge on it. Maheesh Theekshana takes a dolly at short third man. |
| 4.5 : Deepak Chahar to Rinku Singh, FOUR! Rinku Singh does what he does best. He gets off the mark with a cracking boundary. Very full, wide outside off. Singh leans in and carves it through covers for four runs. |
| 4.6 : Deepak Chahar to Rinku Singh, On a length, on off. Singh taps it to point and gets a single now. |
| 5.1 : Tushar Deshpande to Rinku Singh, Tushar Deshpande bowls this on a good length and onto the pads. Rinku Singh tucks this towards mid-wicket. |
| 5.2 : Tushar Deshpande to Rinku Singh, Goes 'round the wicket and nails the yorker just outside off. Rinku Singh digs this out back towards the bowler. |
| 5.3 : Tushar Deshpande to Rinku Singh, On a good length this time and outside the off pole. Rinku Singh pushes this towards mid off and sets off for a quick single. |
| 5.4 : Tushar Deshpande to Nitish Rana, Continues to bowl on a good length and at the stumps. Nitish Rana flicks this towards mid-wicket. |
| 5.5 : Tushar Deshpande to Nitish Rana, Goes a touch fuller this time and outside the off pole. Nitish Rana dabs this towards point and sets off for one. |
| 5.6 : Time for some spin now, Moeen Ali gets the ball in hand. |
| 6.1 : Moeen Ali to Nitish Rana, Moeen Ali bowls this full and into the pads. Nitish Rana tucks this towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 6.2 : Moeen Ali to Rinku Singh, Tosses this full and in line with the stumps. Rinku Singh blocks this to the left of the bowler. |
| 6.3 : Moeen Ali to Rinku Singh, Slightly short this time and angling down leg. Rinku Singh rocks back and tucks this towards deep square leg for one more. |
| 5.6 : Tushar Deshpande to Rinku Singh, SIX! Rinku Singh clears the ropes with ease! Tushar Deshpande serves this one full and outside the off pole. Rinku Singh leans into the shot and lofts this over long off for six runs. That spoils a good over from Tushar Deshpande and Kolkata are now 46 for the loss of three wickets after the Powerplay. |
| 6.4 : Moeen Ali to Nitish Rana, An absolute jaffa! Gets this one to pitch just outside off on a fuller length. Nitish Rana pushes forward and gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 6.5 : Moeen Ali to Nitish Rana, Loops this full and attacks the stumps. Nitish Rana dabs this into the leg side. |
| 6.6 : Moeen Ali to Nitish Rana, Flights this one full and on a leg-stump line. Nitish Rana makes room and knocks this towards long off for a single to keep strike. |
| 7.2 : Maheesh Theekshana to Rinku Singh, Goes full once again and at the stumps. Rinku Singh knocks this hard towards long off for another single. |
| 7.1 : Maheesh Theekshana to Nitish Rana, Maheesh Theekshana tosses this full and outside the off pole. Nitish Rana strokes this to the right of long on and takes a run. |
| 7.3 : Maheesh Theekshana to Nitish Rana, Floats this one full and at the leg pole. Nitish Rana backs away and punches this towards the cover fielder. |
| 7.4 : Maheesh Theekshana to Nitish Rana, Flights this at the stumps on a fuller length. Nitish Rana looks to go inside out and miscues it towards deep cover-point for one. |
| 7.5 : Maheesh Theekshana to Rinku Singh, Continues to go full and outside off. Rinku Singh pushes this to deep point for a single. |
| 7.6 : Maheesh Theekshana to Nitish Rana, Bowls full once again and outside the off pole. Nitish Rana hits this straight to the cover fielder for a dot ball. Just four runs from this over. |
| 8.1 : Moeen Ali to Rinku Singh, Moeen Ali floats this full and at the pads. Rinku Singh defends this back down the pitch. |
| 8.3 : Moeen Ali to Rinku Singh, FOUR! That is a release shot from Rinku Singh and gets a much-needed boundary! Moeen Ali fires this at the stumps on a fuller length. Rinku Singh makes room and drills this towards deep cover for four runs. |
| 8.4 : Moeen Ali to Rinku Singh, FOUR! Two boundaries in a row! A bit streaky but they all count. Moeen Ali bowls this short and outside off. Rinku Singh goes deep into the crease and looks to cut it late. Ends up slicing this over the slip fielder for four runs to third man. |
| 8.5 : Moeen Ali to Rinku Singh, Goes back to bowling full and outside the off pole. Rinku Singh knocks this straight to mid off. |
| 8.6 : Moeen Ali to Rinku Singh, Angles this into the pads on a fuller length. Rinku Singh clips this past backward square leg for a single and will keep strike. A nice partnership building here for Kolkata. |
| 8.2 : Moeen Ali to Rinku Singh, Loops this full and at the stumps. Rinku Singh blocks this to the right of the bowler. |
| 9.1 : Matheesha Pathirana to Rinku Singh, Matheesha Pathirana starts with a good-length delivery outside the off pole. Rinku Singh looks to hit through the line and gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 9.2 : Matheesha Pathirana to Rinku Singh, WIDE! Goes a bit fuller but strays down leg side. Rinku Singh looks to whip this fine but misses and the umpire calls this wide. |
| 0.0 : Strategic break! What a start this has been by the hosts. Deepak Chahar has put the opposition on the back foot here with his exceptional new ball bowling. Kolkata need their current pair of Nitish Rana and Rinku Singh to take it deep from this point on. If they are successful in doing that, then Kolkata would be well and truly back in the game. Matheesha Pathirana now comes into the attack for Chennai. He is the new superstar in Chennai and the crowds certainly show their love as soon as he |
| 9.2 : Matheesha Pathirana to Rinku Singh, Bowls this in line with the stumps on a fuller length. Rinku Singh flicks this towards mid-wicket and Ambati Rayudu pulls off a good stop diving to his right. |
| 9.3 : Matheesha Pathirana to Rinku Singh, Back to bowling on a good length and outside the off pole. Rinku Singh guides this down to third man for a single. |
| 9.4 : Matheesha Pathirana to Nitish Rana, Bangs this in short and in line with the stumps. Nitish Rana ducks under this one and lets the ball go through to the keeper. |
| 9.5 : Matheesha Pathirana to Nitish Rana, Nails the yorker at the stumps. Nitish Rana gets his bat down in time and digs this towards point for a quick single. |
| 9.6 : Matheesha Pathirana to Rinku Singh, An exhibition of variations from Matheesha Pathirana! A slower bouncer this time outside the off stump. Rinku Singh waits on the ball and opens the face of his bat to guide this down fine to thrid man for a couple of runs. |
| 10.1 : Moeen Ali to Nitish Rana, FOUR! Nicely played! Nitish Rana getting in his groove now. It is floated and full, on off. Nitish Rana reverse hits it over short third man. One bounce and over the ropes. |
| 10.2 : Moeen Ali to Nitish Rana, DROPPED! Matheesha Pathirana does all the hard work but cannot hold on to this one. It is fuller, on off. Rana gets down on one knee and goes for the slog sweep. He ends up getting top-edge on it. The ball flies down to deep square leg. Matheesha Pathirana charges in from the deep and grabs the ball with two hands, although the impact with floor made the ball pop out of his palms. One taken. |
| 10.3 : Moeen Ali to Rinku Singh, On off, pushed into covers for a single. |
| 10.4 : Moeen Ali to Nitish Rana, On a length, around off. Rana chops it through point for one. |
| 10.5 : Moeen Ali to Rinku Singh, Loops this full and outside the off pole. Rinku Singh shimmies down the wicket and dabs this towards point. |
| 10.6 : Moeen Ali to Rinku Singh, Angles this into the pads on a shortish length. Rinku Singh rocks back and eases this towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 11.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Rinku Singh, Fuller, on the pads, Singh tucks it to short fine for one. |
| 11.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Nitish Rana, Slower through the air, on the pads. Rana nudges it to square leg for one more. |
| 11.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Rinku Singh, Pushed through quicker, on off. Rinku Singh defends it to the left of the bowler. |
| 11.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Rinku Singh, Around off, blocked out solidly. |
| 11.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Rinku Singh, Shortish, outside off, with some extra bounce. Singh cuts it through point for a single. |
| 11.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Rinku Singh, SIX! What a shot! Rinku Singh on fire. This is full and in the slot. Rinku Singh smokes it over the bowler's head. It goes straight as an arrow, and well beyond the ropes. |
| 12.1 : Moeen Ali to Rinku Singh, It is full, angled in on middle. Singh drives it into covers for a single. |
| 12.2 : Moeen Ali to Nitish Rana, FOUR! Nitish Rana now gets into the act as well. It is tossed up, full and on off. Rana gets under it and drives it uppishly over covers for a fine boundary. |
| 12.3 : Moeen Ali to Nitish Rana, FOUR! Up and over! Consecutive boundaries for the Kolkata skipper. Moeen Ali goes full, coming in with the arm, on middle. Rana makes some room and plays it inside out over covers for another boundary. |
| 12.4 : Moeen Ali to Nitish Rana, Fired into the pads, Rana clips it into the leg side for one. |
| 12.5 : Moeen Ali to Rinku Singh, LEG BYE! Angled into the pads now. Singh gets beaten as he fails to flick it away. The ball rolls out off his pads and they cross for a leg bye. |
| 12.6 : Moeen Ali to Nitish Rana, Nitish Rana now ends the over with a single as he pushes this full ball to mid off. |
| 13.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Nitish Rana, Quicker and full, on middle. Rana nudges it to mid-wicket. |
| 13.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Nitish Rana, On the pads, Rana flicks it aerially to deep mid-wicket. It meets the fielder on a bounce. They take one. |
| 13.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Rinku Singh, A single now as this is punched to long on. |
| 13.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Nitish Rana, Much fulller, outside off. Rana slashes it past backward point for one more. |
| 13.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Rinku Singh, SIX! BANG! This is huge. Rinku Singh into his 40s with a biggie. This is pitched up, outside off. Rinku Singh gets down quickly and slogs it over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum. He muscles it way over the fence. |
| 13.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Rinku Singh, On off, defended out solidly. A good over for Kolkata. They are right back in the game. |
| 14.1 : Maheesh Theekshana to Nitish Rana, FOUR! The boundaries are now flowing for Kolkata. It is a short bal, outside off. Nitish Rana rocks bacck and cuts it powerfully through the gap at point. |
| 14.2 : Maheesh Theekshana to Nitish Rana, FOUR! Nitish Rana now into his 40s. These two left-handers now are taking the game away from Chennai. It is much fuller, on off. Rana uses his feet and lofts it over the bowler's head for a fine boundary. |
| 14.3 : Maheesh Theekshana to Nitish Rana, Fuller, on the pads. Rana clips it through mid-wicket and collects a brace. |
| 14.4 : Maheesh Theekshana to Nitish Rana, Floated and onleg. Rana nudges it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 14.5 : Maheesh Theekshana to Rinku Singh, Pushed through quicker, on off. Rinku Singh bunts it out. |
| 14.6 : Maheesh Theekshana to Rinku Singh, So, 12 runs off the over. Rinku Singh flicks this ball off his pads. They cross for one. |
| 15.1 : Matheesha Pathirana to Rinku Singh, Matheesha Pathirana bowls this a low full toss wide outside off. Rinku Singh gets bat to it and plays it to deep backward point for a single, |
| 15.2 : Matheesha Pathirana to Nitish Rana, Nails the yorker in line with the stumps. Nitish Rana turns this towards the fielder at mid-wicket. |
| 15.3 : Matheesha Pathirana to Nitish Rana, Bowls this with pinpoint accuracy at the stumps on a yorker length. Nitish Rana gets his bat down in time and digs this out to point. |
| 15.4 : Matheesha Pathirana to Nitish Rana, Goes really full once again and in line with the stumps. Nitish Rana flicks this towards deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 15.5 : Matheesha Pathirana to Nitish Rana, This is great bowling from Matheesha Pathirana as he bowls yet another yorker at the stumps. Nitish Rana gets an inside edge to the right of MS Dhoni behind the wicket and they go across for a single. |
| 15.6 : Matheesha Pathirana to Rinku Singh, NO BALL! Matheesha Pathirana bowls a waist-high full toss wide outside the off pole. Rinku Singh misses and the leg umpire calls this no ball. MS Dhoni decides to review this and Ball Tracking confirms that it is above the waist. Free Hit coming up... |
| Matheesha Pathirana to Rinku Singh, FOUR! Rinku Singh has somehow managed to find the fence! Matheesha Pathirana bowls this right at his toes on a yorker length. Rinku Singh gets bat on it and flicks this towards deep mid-wicket for four runs. 19 runs needed in 24 deliveries. |
| Strategic break! Kolkata are cruising at this point and only a miracle can get Chennai over the line now. Rinku Singh and Nitish Rana have turned the tide in Kolkata's favour and it will only be fitting if these remain till the very end. Rinku Singh racked up his third half-century in the Indian T20 League and now the Kolkata skipper would hope to reach his half-ton as well, before finishing the game off. |
| 16.1 : Maheesh Theekshana to Nitish Rana, Maheesh Theekshana comes 'round the wicket and bowls this full at the pads. Nitish Rana clips this towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 16.2 : Maheesh Theekshana to Rinku Singh, Loops this one full and outside the off stump. Rinku Singh knocks this towards cover and a fumble allows this to take a run. |
| 16.3 : Maheesh Theekshana to Nitish Rana, Tosses this full and onto the pads. Nitish Rana dabs this into the leg side and rushes for another single. |
| 16.4 : Maheesh Theekshana to Rinku Singh, Bowls this slightly short and in line with the stumps. Rinku Singh tucks this towards deep mid-wicket for one more. |
| 16.5 : Maheesh Theekshana to Nitish Rana, That is FIFTY for the Kolkata captain and he is building a wonderful partnership here with Rinku Singh to get his team closer to victory! This is full and going down leg. Nitish Rana works this towards mid-wicket and takes a single to reach the landmark. |
| 16.6 : Maheesh Theekshana to Rinku Singh, Slightly short this time and at the stumps. Rinku Singh flicks this towards deep mid-wicket for the sixth single in the over. |
| 17.1 : Matheesha Pathirana to Rinku Singh, OUT! RUN OUT! Chennai needed an outstanding piece of fielding to break this partnership! Matheesha Pathirana bowls this on a good length and outside the off stump. Rinku Singh pushes this towards cover and takes off for a quick single. Moeen Ali attacks the ball quickly and picks up the ball before taking aim at the non-striker's end. He gets a direct hit and replays confirm that Rinku Singh is well short of the crease. he has played a remarkable kno |
| 17.2 : Matheesha Pathirana to Nitish Rana, FIVE WIDES! Matheesha Pathirana gets his line all wrong as he sprays this way down leg side on a fuller length. MS Dhoni dives to his right and gets a bit of glove on it but cannot stop it from running to the boundary for five extra runs. |
| Matheesha Pathirana to Nitish Rana, Nails the yorker and delivers this at the stumps. Nitish Rana just about manages to dig this out. |
| 17.3 : Matheesha Pathirana to Nitish Rana, A low full toss outside the off pole. Nitish Rana drills this to deep cover and takes one. |
| 0.0 : Andre Russell is the new man at the crease. |
| 17.4 : Matheesha Pathirana to Andre Russell, Matheesha Pathirana goes full, outside off. Andre Russell drives it through covers for one run. |
| 17.5 : Matheesha Pathirana to Nitish Rana, Goes really full once again and just outside off. Nitish Rana hits it straight to Moeen Ali at cover and this time they do not look for a single. |
| 17.6 : Matheesha Pathirana to Nitish Rana, Full delivery once again on the pads. Nitish Rana flicks this towards deep square leg and picks up a couple of runs. Just 4 runs needed now. |
| 18.1 : Tushar Deshpande to Andre Russell, Bowls a low full toss at stumps. Andre Russell knocks this towards long on for a single. |
| 18.2 : Tushar Deshpande to Nitish Rana, Bowls a slower delivery full and outside the off pole. Nitish Rana looks to go hard at the ball but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 18.3 : Tushar Deshpande to Nitish Rana, WIDE! Tries to keep this away from the batter and bowls another full toss outside the tram line on the off side. Nitish Rana leaves this one alone and the umpire calls this wide. |
| Earlier in the game, MS Dhoni's decision of batting first could well have backfired when the Kolkata spinners dominated in the middle overs and left the host teetering at 75-5, that too, after they made a promising start. That's when Dube and Jadeja joined forces and their stand of 68 runs helped Chennai to head into the break with a fighting total on the scoreboard. Although, it proved to be quite a comfortable chase for Kolkata, as they got over the line with 9 balls to spare. |
| MS Dhoni, the captain of Chennai says that it is one of those games where you win the toss and bat first but when we came out in the second innings and the first ball was bowled, we realised that it was a 180 wicket which you can not get in the first inning. Explains that there is no certainty of how the wicket will play so the decision becomes tricky. Adds that if they would have bowled first and there was no dew in the second inning, chasing 160 would have become tough. Claims that he does no |
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| Tushar Deshpande to Nitish Rana, FOUR! The skipper has taken his team over the finish line with a boundary! Tushar Deshpande bowls this full and wide outside off. Nitish Rana looks to hit through the line and gets a thick outside edge that flies towards third man for four runs. Kolkata have won the game with six wickets in hand and with 10 balls to spare as they keep their qualification hopes alive. |
| Sunil Narine is in for a quick chat. He says that the pitch is suited for spin and ground is pretty large so he was trying to use the conditions to his advantage. Explains that the top-order batters had a little leeway to go hard as they bat deep but they need to play the situation better. Mentions that they always try to do things differently and try to do their best in the middle. |
| With the way this game started who would've thought Kolkata would get over the line, that too, quite convincingly. We have just witnessed a commanding chase from the visitors and they have won the game against all the odds here. We have seen Rinku Singh the game-finisher on multiple occasions, but tonight we saw the the skipper of Kolkata get his team over the line. |
| Nitish Rana the captain of Kolkata says that he had mentioned at the toss that all departments need to do well and they will win which is what happened. Gives credit to Chandrakant Pandit for opting to use the heavy roller as he was against it as he felt that the pitch will break and the spinners will get turn but that did not happen. Claims that it was because of the spinners that they won the game as they did really well and used the conditions to their advantage. Explains that they decided t |
| Rinku Singh wins the Player of the Match award for the way he took his team near the victory line. He says that they decided to attack the loose balls and try to knock it around the park for singles. Tells that he bats in a similar position in domestic cricket and is used to bat up the order as well. Informs that he spends times in the gym, looks after his diet and is glad that it is showing in his game as well. Ends by saying he has put in a lot of hard work behind his success. |
| Chennai were off to a dream start with the ball, all thanks to Deepak Chahar. The seamer caused all sorts of problems to the opposition with the new ball. He picked up three wicket in his three overs up top, and put his side comfortably on the driving seat. Although, once the spinners came into play the match took a wild turn, but the ball did not turn for the Chennai spinners on this venomous track. As Varun Chakaravarthy mentioned at the half-way mark, that the wicket got flat as the first i |
| Right then, that's it from the coverage of this game. The action in the 16th edition of the Indian T20 League continues on Monday 15th May. In this match, Gujarat will be locking horns against Hyderabad at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The first ball will be at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT), but as you all know you can join us early for the build-up. Until then, take care and goodbye! |
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