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Chennai vs Hyderabad Live Commentary, Match 46, Indian Premier League, 2024, April 28, 2024

CSK 212/3 (20)
Chennai Super Kings beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 78 runs
SRH 134/10 (18.5)
Match over
Chennai Super Kings Inning Sunrisers Hyderabad Inning
0.0 : TOSS - Pat Cummins calls it right and Hyderabad have elected to BOWL first.
Hyderabad (Playing XI) - Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (C), Jaydev Unadkat, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan.
Impact Players for Hyderabad - Umran Malik, Mayank Markande, Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Anmolpreet Singh.
Chennai (Playing XI) - Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Ajinkya Rahane, Daryl Mitchell, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (WK), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Mustafizur Rahman, Matheesha Pathirana. 
Impact Players for Chennai - Sameer Rizvi, Shardul Thakur, Shaik Rasheed, Mitchell Santner, Rachin Ravindra.
Pat Cummins, the skipper of Hyderabad won the toss and elects to BOWL first. He says it's pretty loud and the boys are pumped up. Informs that they are going with one extra batter and the leggie Mayank Markande misses out but he feels like they have got 10 bowling options. Appreciates that Bhuvneshwar Kumar is a nice bowler up front and he can bowl at any phase of the game. On being asked about the reason to bowl, he says pretty much in every game they have bowled second and this is pretty goo
Ruturaj Gaikwad, the captain of Chennai says they would have bowled first as well but toss is not in our hands. Adds that if they put on a good total there will be scoreboard pressure on their opponents. Tells that they couldn't win the crunch moments in some of the games but the confidence is stil very high in the team.
Daryl Mitchell is up for a flash interview. He says the boys are really excited to be at home and playing in front of this crowd is very special. States the pitch is usually on the slower side and you have to put in a lot of work to score runs. Also adds that you need to read the bowlers closely and put pressure on them. States the nature of T20 cricket is such that you win sometimes and lose sometimes and says it's about coming in and staying in the present. Also says it's crucial to play acco
We are all set to begin! The players are making their way out to the middle now. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ajinkya Rahane are the two openers for Chennai. Bhuvneshwar Kumar has the new ball in his hand and is raring to go. Let's play...
0.1 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ajinkya Rahane, Right on the money to start with! On a length, angling on the middle and leg, Ajinkya Rahane flicks it nicely through mid-wicket and completes the double quickly. Good running.
0.2 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ajinkya Rahane, Attacks the stumps, on the middle and on a length, Ajinkya Rahane solidly pats it to the strip.
0.3 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ajinkya Rahane, Beaten! Swings it away from the batter with a beautiful seam presentation, outside off and on a length, Ajinkya Rahane gets beaten on the outside edge.
0.4 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ajinkya Rahane, Aims the off stump, on a hard length, Ajinkya Rahane blocks it off by covering the off stump towards the off side.
0.5 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ajinkya Rahane, Slightly on the pads, short in length, Ajinkya Rahane tucks it to widish mid-wicket for a quick single.
0.6 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Gets the ball to tail into the batter on off, keeps the hard length, Ruturaj Gaikwad works it to point for a single and gets off the mark to end the first over. A quiet one and a good start for Hyderabad and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Just four runs from it.
Nitish Kumar Reddy to share the attack.
1.1 : Nitish Kumar Reddy to Ruturaj Gaikwad, WIDE! Not an ideal start! Bangs it short first up but wayward down leg. Ruturaj Gaikwad misses to pull but Wide given.
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Ruturaj Gaikwad, This time he keeps it on the top of the middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad hops on the back foot and drops it in front of point and fetches a quick single.
1.2 : Nitish Kumar Reddy to Ajinkya Rahane, Around off on a hard length, Ajinkya Rahane goes for a front foot defence but inside edges to the pads. The ball rolls near the strip and they cross for a single.
1.3 : Nitish Kumar Reddy to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Angling on the middle and leg, on a length, Ruturaj Gaikwad flicks it to widish mid on for a quick single. Dealing in singles at the moment.
1.5 : Nitish Kumar Reddy to Ajinkya Rahane, Again, attacks the pads, on a nagging length, Ajinkya Rahane doesn't connect and the ball brushes off the thigh pads to the leg side. They cross for a quick leg bye.
1.6 : Nitish Kumar Reddy to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Punished! First boundary of the game and for Chennai! Keeps bowling on the hard length, on the middle and leg, Ruturaj Gaikwad predicts the length correctly and stays inside the crease before pulling it over mid-wicket for a cracking boundary. 
1.4 : Nitish Kumar Reddy to Ajinkya Rahane, On a length, angling down leg, Ajinkya Rahane is on the back foot and goes for a pull shot but misses. The Umpire signals for a wide. Heinrich Klaasen and Pat Cummins think that some part of Rahane's pad has nicked it. They go upstairs. UltraEdge comes up and shows a spike just when the ball passes through his shirt. Excellent review by Hyderabad as the on-field decision is overturned.
2.1 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ajinkya Rahane, FOUR! Some intent there from Rahane! Short in length, on the middle, Ajinkya Rahane walks down the track and picks it over square leg for a boundary at deep backward square leg. No chance for the fielder chasing it from deep fine leg as it has enough wheels on it to breach the fence.
2.2 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ajinkya Rahane, On the back of a length, around off, Ajinkya Rahane drives it through cover-point for a single.
2.3 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Hard length, on the top of the off, Ruturaj Gaikwad plays it closer to his body and drops it ahead of point for a single.
2.4 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ajinkya Rahane, Outside off on a length, nipping away further with the angle, Ajinkya Rahane hits it straight to cover off the inside half of the willow.
2.5 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ajinkya Rahane, OUT! c Shahbaz Ahmed b Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
2.6 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Daryl Mitchell, On a hard length, around off, Daryl Mitchell blocks it but inside edges to the boots to end the over.
0.0 : Daryl Mitchell walks out to bat at number 3.
3.1 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Around the wicket, on the middle and leg, Ruturaj Gaikwad stays leg side of the ball and mistimes it straight to the bowler.
3.2 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Full in length, at off, Ruturaj Gaikwad works it to widish cover for a single. Just couldn't pierce that gap.
3.3 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Daryl Mitchell, Flatter trajectory on off, full in length, Daryl Mitchell gets ahead and plays it with soft hands towards cover-point for one.
3.4 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Cuts and cuts it neatly! Just on off on a shade fuller length, Ruturaj Gaikwad rocks back quickly and cuts it precisely through the cover-point gap for a boundary.
3.5 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Glorious written all over it! On the middle and leg, Ruturaj Gaikwad moves to the leg side of the ball and drives it inside out through covers for a boundary.
3.6 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Floated up fuller, on the middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad drives it inside out along the ground to long off for a single to end the over. That must have taken some pressure off the two. 11 runs from this over.
4.1 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Nice shape on the top of off, Ruturaj Gaikwad plays it closer to the body and pats it through covers for a single.
4.2 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! Nicely done!
4.3 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Daryl Mitchell, Short on the pads, Daryl Mitchell tucks it to deep square leg for a single.
4.4 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Exquisite! Around off, on a shade fuller length, Ruturaj Gaikwad bends a bit and cuts it through the diving Travis Head at point for a boundary.
4.5 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Four!
4.6 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Hard length, on the off stump, Gaikwad plays it to cover point to retain strike. 15 runs coming from the fifth over.
5.1 : T Natarajan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, No run.
5.2 : T Natarajan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Helped away! Back of a length and angling into leg, Ruturaj Gaikwad stays back and pulls it nicely past short fine leg for an easy boundary.
5.3 : T Natarajan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On a length and on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad dabs it through point for a single, 50 up for Chennai!
5.4 : T Natarajan to Daryl Mitchell, Goes fuller and on middle, Daryl Mitchell knocks it down the pitch.
5.5 : T Natarajan to Daryl Mitchell, Pulls his length back this time, on middle, again, Daryl Mitchell tucks it to short mid-wicket,
5.6 : T Natarajan to Daryl Mitchell, Another good yorker to finish the over, on middle, Daryl Mitchell does well to get some bat on that. Just 5 runs off the over. Chennai are 50/1 at the end of the Powerplay!
Jaydev Unadkat replaces Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
6.1 : Jaydev Unadkat to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Jaydev Unadkat begins with a back-of-a-length delivery, on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad runs it down to third man for a single.
6.2 : Jaydev Unadkat to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! Excellent shot! Jaydev Unadkat goes slower, full and around off, Daryl Mitchell stays back, waits for it and drives it beautifully past mid off for a boundary.
6.3 : Jaydev Unadkat to Daryl Mitchell, Pitched up and on off, Daryl Mitchell drills it to mid off for a run.
6.4 : Jaydev Unadkat to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Short of a length and on middle, takes pace off again, on middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad pulls it towards deep square leg for a brace.
6.5 : Jaydev Unadkat to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Goes back to his fuller length around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad pushes it through covers for one.
6.6 : Jaydev Unadkat to Daryl Mitchell, Slower once more, full and on off again, Daryl Mitchell taps it to short covers.
0.0 : Spin again. Shahbaz Ahmed (1-0-11-0) replaces T Natarajan.
7.2 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shorter in length and outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad cuts it through point for a couple of runs.
7.1 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Flatter, full and on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad uses his feet and drives it straight to covers.
0.0 : A slight halt in the proceedings as Ruturaj Gaikwad looks in some pain. He got struck on his right hand. The physio along with Maheesh Theekshana runs in to treat him.
7.3 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Short again and around middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad backs away and steers it to point.
7.4 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Punished this time! Shahbaz Ahmed drags his length back again, outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad rocks back and cuts it away wide of point this time, the fielder in the deep dives to his left but fails to stop it from going to the boundary.
7.5 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Floated, full and on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad eases it towards long off for one.
7.6 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Daryl Mitchell, Flighted, full and on off, Daryl Mitchell drills it down to long off for one more.
The skipper of Hyderabad, Pat Cummins brings himself into the attack now. He replaces Jaydev Unadkat.
8.1 : Pat Cummins to Daryl Mitchell, SIX! BANG! Welcome to the match, Pat Cummins! He starts with a very full delivery, on off, Daryl Mitchell presents the full face of the bat and launches it over the long off fence for a biggie.
8.2 : Pat Cummins to Daryl Mitchell, No run.
8.3 : Pat Cummins to Daryl Mitchell, Back of a length and on middle, Daryl Mitchell mistimes his pull towards long on for a single.
8.4 : Pat Cummins to Ruturaj Gaikwad, 1 run.
8.5 : Pat Cummins to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run.
8.6 : Pat Cummins to Ruturaj Gaikwad, SIX! FIFTY FOR GAIKWAD! The skipper is in some form here and continues to rack up the runs.
0.0 : Strategic Break! Chennai got off to a conservative start, and once again, they lost a wicket inside the first six. Ajinkya Rahane yet again failed to make any impact but that wasn't the case with the centurion of the last game, Ruturaj Gaikwad. He decided to shift the gears and did it aggressively, and also notched a brilliant half-century striking a massive six. Daryl Mitchell, who was due for runs, has also got a good start here and these two will look to open the floodgates with a lot of fir
9.1 : Jaydev Unadkat to Daryl Mitchell, Short of a length and on middle, slower as well, Daryl Mitchell mistimes his pull wide of mid-wicket for a single.
9.3 : Jaydev Unadkat to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! Powered away! Jaydev Unadkat takes pace off again, full and on middle, Daryl Mitchell this time reads it early, waits for it and smacks it over the bowler's head for a boundary.
9.2 : Jaydev Unadkat to Ruturaj Gaikwad, No pace at all, short and on middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad dabs it to short third man for a run.
9.4 : Jaydev Unadkat to Daryl Mitchell, On a length and on middle, Daryl Mitchell works it off the inside half of the bat towards the mid on region for one.
9.5 : Jaydev Unadkat to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Good effort in the deep! Jaydev Unadkat bangs this short and on middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad pulls it hard and wide of deep mid-wicket, he fielder runs to hs right and slaps it back inside to keep it down to just two runs.
9.6 : Jaydev Unadkat to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Another short delivery, on middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad pulls it over mid-wicket for on .
10.1 : T Natarajan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Around the wicket, on a shorter length around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad stays on the top and cuts it straight to cover.
10.2 : T Natarajan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, WIDE! Nasty bumper over the batter's head. Wide given.
0.0 : T Natarajan is back.
10.2 : T Natarajan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Angling on the middle and leg from around the wicket, Ruturaj Gaikwad flicks it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
10.3 : T Natarajan to Daryl Mitchell, Straight up on the off-stump line, Daryl Mitchell clears his front leg and slaps it down the ground to widish long on for one.
10.4 : T Natarajan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Around middle and off, on a fuller length, Ruturaj Gaikwad flicks it through square leg for another single.
10.5 : T Natarajan to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! Helped away! 100 up for Chennai! Short and slower outside off, Daryl Mitchell has ample time to use the pace of the ball and guide it aerially behind short third for a boundary.
10.6 : T Natarajan to Daryl Mitchell, Knee-length full toss on off, Daryl Mitchell mistimes the drive towards long off for a single.
11.1 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! Poor and rightly punished! Flatter and drifting down leg, full in length, Daryl Mitchell sits on his knee and sweeps it very fine through short fine for a boundary.
11.2 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! He is striking it well now! Flighted-delivery, right into the slot and on the fuller length, Daryl Mitchell moves to the leg side and picks it over the bowler's head for a boundary straight down the ground.
11.3 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Daryl Mitchell, Drifting on the middle and leg on a fuller length, Daryl Mitchell swipes it across to widish long on for a single.
11.4 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Short in length, on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad skips down the track and drives it along the carpet to long off for a single.
11.5 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Daryl Mitchell, 2 runs.
11.6 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Daryl Mitchell, Flighted delivery outside off, Daryl Mitchell gets down and throws hands and slices it over backward point for a brace.
12.1 : Pat Cummins to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Back of a length, outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad picks it and slaps it across to deep square leg for a single.
12.2 : Pat Cummins to Daryl Mitchell, No run.
12.4 : Pat Cummins to Daryl Mitchell, FIFTY FOR DARYL MITCHELL! 
12.3 : Pat Cummins to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! Innovative and gets the reward! Way outside off, full in length, Daryl Mitchell shuffles way outside off and ramps it over the keeper's head for a boundary.
12.5 : Pat Cummins to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On a fuller length, angling to the leg stump, Ruturaj Gaikwad makes room and goes downtown for a single.
12.6 : Pat Cummins to Daryl Mitchell, Pace-off again, short and on off, Daryl Mitchell swots it off the back foot down the ground for a single to end the over.
0.0 : Strategic-Break! Chennai have changed gears nicely and with both Daryl Mitchell and Ruturaj Gaikwad set, they will be looking to score as much as possible in the next overs. They can take a few risks as they still have the likes of Shivam Dube, MS Dhoni, and Ravindra Jadeja in their ranks. Hyderabad have lost a bit of control in the middle phase and will be looking for wickets to slow things down a bit or else they could be chasing a big score on a tricky pitch. An exciting phase of cricket a
13.1 : Jaydev Unadkat to Daryl Mitchell, Around the wicket, on the middle and full, Daryl Mitchell drives it towards long on for a single.
13.2 : Jaydev Unadkat to Ruturaj Gaikwad, WIDE! Way outside off on a fuller length, Ruturaj Gaikwad shoulders arms at it. Wided.
Jaydev Unadkat to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Nails in a perfect yorker on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad shuffles a bit and squeezes it to point for a single.
13.3 : Jaydev Unadkat to Daryl Mitchell, OUT! c Nitish Kumar Reddy b Jaydev Unadkat.
0.0 : Shivam Dube comes out to the middle now.
13.4 : Jaydev Unadkat to Shivam Dube, Fired on the fuller length, at middle, Shivam Dube flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
13.5 : Jaydev Unadkat to Ruturaj Gaikwad, SIX! TONKED! Short in length, on the middle and leg, Ruturaj Gaikwad premeditates the shot, shuffles across off and picks it up and over deep fine leg for a maximum.
13.6 : Jaydev Unadkat to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On a length, just around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad plays it off the inside half of the bat and drives it to deep mid-wicket for just a single to end the over. A successful over though for Unadkat and Hyderabad.
14.1 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Cannons on the pads, Ruturaj Gaikwad inside edges onto the boots before the ball rolls to widish square leg for a single.
14.2 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shivam Dube, Pace on, short into the surface around off, Shivam Dube misses to connect the pull and gets pinged on the higher thigh pad. The ball lobs to point and they run.
14.3 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ruturaj Gaikwad, SIX! OUTTA HERE! Keeps the length short, on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad reads it early, gets into the position quickly and pulls it well over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. 
14.4 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! With grace! A juicy half-volley on the middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad clears his front leg and picks it up from the middle of the willow, over the bowler's head for a boundary straight down the ground.
14.5 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shade full, around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad gets low and cuts it through cover-point for a single.
14.6 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shivam Dube, On a hard length, angling on the middle and off, Shivam Dube tucks it with soft hands towards widish mid on and quickly hurries for the single. Ruturaj Gaikwad wants the double as the bowler is a bit late to pick the ball but Shivam Dube denies. 14 runs from it, however.
Pat Cummins replaces Jaydev Unadkat.
15.1 : Pat Cummins to Shivam Dube, Change of pace, back of a length and outside off, Shivam Dube reaches for it and swats it down to long off for a single.
15.2 : Pat Cummins to Ruturaj Gaikwad, 1 run.
15.3 : Pat Cummins to Shivam Dube, Goes fuller and angling into the pads, Shivam Dube tucks it straight to mid-wicket.
15.4 : Pat Cummins to Shivam Dube, Short of a length and outside off, Shivam Dube once again has to reach it and punches it without much timing towards sweeper covers for another run.
15.5 : Pat Cummins to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Gets it through this time! Pat Cummins just misses his yorker and bowls a full toss, outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad opens the face of the bat and squeezes it past backward point for a boundary.
15.6 : Pat Cummins to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! TWO IN TWO! Pat Cummins bangs this short and around leg, takes pace off, Ruturaj Gaikwad swivels and hooks it just wide of fine leg for another boundary. 11 runs off the over!
16.1 : T Natarajan to Shivam Dube, No run.
16.2 : T Natarajan to Shivam Dube, SIX! BOOM! Shivam Dube goes big now! T Natarajan misses his length this time and serves it full, on middle, Shivam Dube clears his front leg and goes for the slog, does not get it from the middle but generates enough power for it o sail over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.
16.3 : T Natarajan to Shivam Dube, Goes slower, short and on middle and leg, Shivam Dube goes through his pull shot earlier and misses it. He takes the review to see if that is a wide or not. The replay shows that it just down the leg side and it is a wide. Close call!
T Natarajan to Shivam Dube, Good attempt!
16.4 : T Natarajan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, 1 run.
16.5 : T Natarajan to Shivam Dube, SIX! Up, up and away! T Natarajan bowls a full toss and just around off, Shivam Dube backs away a bit and uses his strength to muscle it over the deep extra cover fence for a maximum.
16.6 : T Natarajan to Shivam Dube, Fullish delivery but down the leg side, Shivam Dube leaves it alone. Wided.
T Natarajan to Shivam Dube, 1 run.
0.0 : Pat Cummins (3-0-34-0) to continue.
17.1 : Pat Cummins to Shivam Dube, SIX! INCREDIBLE SHOT!
17.2 : Pat Cummins to Shivam Dube, Goes short and slower again but way outside off this time, Shivam Dube leaves it alone. Wided.
Pat Cummins to Shivam Dube, FOUR! A boundary now! Pitched up and on middle, angling in, Shivam Dube gets underneath the ball and heaves it away wide of long on for four more runs. He has completely changed the momentum here.
17.3 : Pat Cummins to Shivam Dube, Short of a length and around off, slower again, Shivam Dube tries to cut it away but misses, Heinrich Klaasen fails to collect it cleanly and allows a bye.
17.4 : Pat Cummins to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Back of a length and around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
17.5 : Pat Cummins to Shivam Dube, Overpitched and on off, Shivam Dube drills it towards sweeper covers for one.
17.6 : Pat Cummins to Ruturaj Gaikwad, 2 runs.
0.0 : Jaydev Unadkat (3-0-30-1) will bowl the penultimate over.
18.2 : Jaydev Unadkat to Shivam Dube, Slower again, short and on middle, Shivam Dube hooks it towards fine leg for a single.
18.1 : Jaydev Unadkat to Shivam Dube, Uppish but safe again! Short of a length and on middle, slower too, Shivam Dube mistimes his pull towards deep square leg where it lands wide of the fielder, the batters call for the second and the throw comes in at the batter's end, Heinrich Klaasen collects and breaks the stumps but Dube is in. The replay confirms the same.
18.3 : Jaydev Unadkat to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Fuller and outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad lofts it wide of long off for a couple of runs. He moves onto 95 now!
18.4 : Jaydev Unadkat to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Run out chance...missed! Back of a length and outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad cuts it straight to point and sets off for the run, the fielder throws it at the bowler's end but it is a wild one, Gaikwad gave up on that but now gets an extra run due to an overthrow.
18.5 : Jaydev Unadkat to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On a length and on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad forces it towards long off for one.
18.6 : Jaydev Unadkat to Shivam Dube, No run.
0.0 : T Natarajan (3-0-31-0) to bowl the last over.
19.1 : T Natarajan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On a length and down the leg side, slower again, Ruturaj Gaikwad tries to swipe at it but gets a bottom edge back to the keeper.
19.2 : T Natarajan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, OUT! c Nitish Kumar Reddy b T Natarajan.
0.0 : The crowd erupts and the decibels go up as everyone's favorite, MS Dhoni makes his way out to the middle. Will MSD provide a stronger finish for Chennai? Let's find out...
19.4 : T Natarajan to MS Dhoni, Back of a length and on middle, MS Dhoni pulls it towards deep square leg for a single.
19.3 : T Natarajan to MS Dhoni, MISFIELD AND FOUR! T Natarajan bowls a low full toss on the pads, MS Dhoni uses his strong wrists to flick it away towards the deep square leg region, Abhishek Sharma runs forward and goes for the catch but just fails to reach it and allows it to go to the boundary. The crowd goes wild here!
19.5 : T Natarajan to Shivam Dube, SIX! Into the crowd! T Natarajan misses his yorker and serves another low full toss, on middle, Shivam Dube with his full bat swing whacks it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a maximum.
19.6 : T Natarajan to Shivam Dube, Just a single to end the innings then! Another full toss, outside off, Shivam Dube slices it on the bounce to short third man who makes a good diving stop. They cross. Chennai finishes on 212/3!
0.0 : And once again, the 200-run mark has been breached in this edition of the Indian T20 League. The fourth time done by the team in yellow, Chennai. But Hyderabad might feel that they have pulled back things a bit in the last couple of overs as the dew has arrived quite early this time and they just conceded 20 runs off those two.
Chennai didn't quite get the ideal beginning they were hoping for, with Ajinkya Rahane falling early yet again during the Powerplay. Ruturaj Gaikwad then decided to up the ante after a couple of quiet overs, treating fans to some delightful boundaries and pushing the scoring rate ahead. Despite the conservative start, Chennai managed to get a decent footing within the Powerplay. After his sensational century in the previous match, Gaikwad continued his impressive form by getting off to another b
Meanwhile, Hyderabad came out strong, with Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Nitish Kumar Reddy keeping things tight in the initial overs, not giving away any boundaries. However, Bhuvneshwar Kumar struck gold with a crucial wicket in his second over. Despite their best efforts to rotate bowlers and unsettle the batters, Hyderabad found themselves continuously conceding runs without managing to break through. However, it was Jaydev Unadkat who finally disrupted the partnership at a crucial juncture, success
Daryl Mitchell is up for a quick chat. Mitchell says that they will take that score but there is a bit of dew around and they will have to bowl well. Adds that the plan was to hang in there and target the match-ups to score the runs. Mentions that Gaikwad is an amazing player and it was good to be on the other end watching him play that knock. Says that they have something to defend and will give their all in the field
Right then, Chennai has mounted almost an identical total on the board likewise they did in the previous game, and would be keen to improve their bowling performance this time. They'll aim to remove both the openers of Hyderabad and exert pressure right on. However, the job won't be an easy one as Chennai are very well aware of the dew factor which disrupted their hopes last time. Hyderabad will be aiming to begin right in the fifth gear as they do and get on top of the game from the get-go. Sta
... THE RUN CHASE ...
0.1 : Deepak Chahar to Travis Head, FOUR! Hyderabad and Travis Head get underway in fine fashion! Deepak Chahar starts with a back-of-a-length delivery, outside of, Travis Head gets the chance to free his arms and punches it sweetly through covers for a boundary.
0.2 : Deepak Chahar to Travis Head, No run.
0.4 : Deepak Chahar to Abhishek Sharma, Fuller one and on middle, shaping in, Abhishek Sharma tucks it towards mid-wicket for a run and gets off the mark.
0.5 : Deepak Chahar to Travis Head, 1 run.
0.3 : Deepak Chahar to Travis Head, Short again and on middle, Travis Head plays the Natarajan pull shot towards deep square leg for a single.
0.6 : Deepak Chahar to Abhishek Sharma, No run.
0.0 : Tushar Deshpande to operate from the other end.
1.1 : Tushar Deshpande to Travis Head, SIX! BANG! Travis Head greets Tushar Deshpande with a maximum!
1.2 : Tushar Deshpande to Travis Head, Full again and around off, Travis Head slices it towards deep point for a single.
1.3 : Tushar Deshpande to Abhishek Sharma, SIX! WOW! Abhishek Sharma joins the party now! Tushar Deshpande sticks to his fuller length, on middle, Abhishek Sharma steps across a bit and absolutely smokes it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a maximum.
1.4 : Tushar Deshpande to Abhishek Sharma, Back of a length and on off, Abhishek Sharma dabs it towards point for a run.
1.5 : Tushar Deshpande to Travis Head, OUT! TAKEN! Tushar Deshpande has the last laugh here! A massive wicket for Chennai as the dangerous Travis Head goes back to the hut. This one is on a good length and outside off, Travis Head goes down and tries to go over covers, but fails to reach it fully and slices it in the air towards deep point, Daryl Mitchell runs forward and takes an important catch for the home side. Hyderabad suffers an early blow!
0.0 : Anmolpreet Singh, the Impact Sub for Hyderabad walks in at number 3. T Natarajan is subbed out.
1.6 : Tushar Deshpande to Anmolpreet Singh, OUT! TAKEN! Tushar Deshpande with the double whammy! The Impact Player for Hyderabad goes back for a duck.
0.0 : Aiden Markram walks in at number 4. Will he bail out Hyderabad from an early trouble? Let's find out...
2.2 : Deepak Chahar to Aiden Markram, FOUR! Fine shot to get off the mark! Deepak Chahar lands this back of a length and on off, Aiden Markram stays back, gets on top of the bounce and crunches it through point for a boundary.
2.1 : Deepak Chahar to Abhishek Sharma, On a length and on middle, Abhishek Sharma nudges it through mid-wicket for a single.
2.3 : Deepak Chahar to Aiden Markram, FOUR! A bit steaky but Aiden Markram won't mind!
2.4 : Deepak Chahar to Aiden Markram, Short of a length and on middle, Aiden Markram flicks it through mid-wicket for a run.
2.5 : Deepak Chahar to Abhishek Sharma, Deepak Chahar bangs this into the pitch, on middle, Abhishek Sharma miscues his pull shot towards the short fine leg region for one.
2.6 : Deepak Chahar to Aiden Markram, Good length and on the pads, Aiden Markram works it through square leg for one.
3.1 : Tushar Deshpande to Aiden Markram, No hat-trick for Tushar Deshpande! Fuller and on middle, angling in, Aiden Markram knocks it towards mid off for a single.
3.2 : Tushar Deshpande to Abhishek Sharma, Back of a length and around off, Abhishek Sharma swats it towards extra covers for a run.
3.3 : Tushar Deshpande to Aiden Markram, Short of a length and on off, Aiden Markram pats it uppishly but safely towards mid off for another run.
3.4 : Tushar Deshpande to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR! Slapped away!
3.5 : Tushar Deshpande to Abhishek Sharma, OUT! TAKEN! Tushar Deshpande has three in the Powerplay!
0.0 : Nitish Kumar Reddy is in at number 5.
3.6 : Tushar Deshpande to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Hard-length delivery, on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy punches it wide of deep point for a brace.
4.1 : Deepak Chahar to Aiden Markram, Fuller and on off, Aiden Markram drives it firmly but straight to extra covers.
4.2 : Deepak Chahar to Aiden Markram, Back of a length and outside off, Aiden Markram cuts it away to deep point for a single.
4.3 : Deepak Chahar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Deepak Chahar bangs this short and on middle, Nitish Kumar Reddy gets hurried into his pull shot and mistimes it towards mid-wicket. They cross.
4.4 : Deepak Chahar to Aiden Markram, Short again and outside off, Aiden Markram bunts it towards mid off for another run.
4.5 : Deepak Chahar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Play and a miss! Deepak Chahar continues with his shorter length and outside off, Nitish Kumar Reddy swings hard on his cut shot but fails to connect.
4.6 : Deepak Chahar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Touch fuller, on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy miscues his push back to the bowler. Just 3 runs off the over!
The first change in bowling from Chennai. Mustafizur Rahman replaces Tushar Deshpande.
5.1 : Mustafizur Rahman to Aiden Markram, FOUR! Not exactly where he intended to hit but he will take it! Around off, fuller in length, Aiden Markram goes for a cover drive but slices it through point for a boundary.
5.2 : Mustafizur Rahman to Aiden Markram, On the back of a length, on the top of the middle, Aiden Markram plays it straight to covers.
5.3 : Mustafizur Rahman to Aiden Markram, Takes the pace off, lands it full and way outside off, Aiden Markram bends low and reaches to the ball and digs it to the off side for a single.
5.4 : Mustafizur Rahman to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pitching on the leg stump line, shade full in length, Nitish Kumar Reddy flicks it well through mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
5.5 : Mustafizur Rahman to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Slower one on the middle and leg, the length is fuller, Nitish Kumar Reddy pushes it firmly in front of covers and fetches a quick single.
5.6 : Mustafizur Rahman to Aiden Markram, Surprises the batter with pace on on the back of a length, pitching on the leg stump line, Aiden Markram negotiates well and pushes it back to the bowler. End of the mandatory Powerplay. Hyderabad is slightly behind the eight ball being 53/3.
6.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Full, on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy drives it through covers for a single.
6.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Aiden Markram, Flighted-delivery on the middle and off, full in length, Aiden Markram drives it inside out to long off for a single.
6.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Nitish Kumar Reddy, On a fuller length, outside off, Nitish Kumar Reddy drives it nicely along the ground through covers. Sameer Rizvi slides in the deep and stops the ball. Two taken.
6.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Flatter, on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy tucks it to long on for a single.
6.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Aiden Markram, Darted on the pads, on a dragged length, around middle and leg, Aiden Markram tucks it between mid-wicket and mid on for a single to end the over. Another quiet over as Jadeja concedes just 6 runs from it.
6.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Aiden Markram, Flat, short on the middle, Aiden Markram cuts it to point off the back foot.
7.1 : Shardul Thakur to Aiden Markram, FOUR! A loosener to start with and punished by Markram! Sprays it on a length, down leg, Aiden Markram pulls it getting an inside edge. The ball beats MS Dhoni who stretches to his left and runs away for a boundary.
7.2 : Shardul Thakur to Aiden Markram, NO BALL! Uh, oh! A vicious beamer slipping out of his hands, down leg, Aiden Markram ducks and it is called a No Ball. Free Hit to follow.
Shardul Thakur to Aiden Markram, 1 run.
7.3 : Shardul Thakur to Nitish Kumar Reddy, On the back of a length, around middle, Nitish Kumar Reddy works it to point for one.
7.4 : Shardul Thakur to Aiden Markram, Outside off, on a length, Aiden Markram cuts it well past point for a single.
7.5 : Shardul Thakur to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Hard length, closer to the body on the off stump, Nitish Kumar Reddy nudges it to mid-wicket and scampers back for the second. Good running.
7.6 : Shardul Thakur to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Good comeback from Shardul after conceding a boundary in the first ball. Around off on a length, Nitish Kumar Reddy opens the bat's face and steers it towards deep third for another single to end the over.
8.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Flatter on off, full in length, Nitish Kumar Reddy pats it to the right of the bowler. Jadeja collects it.
8.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Drags his length around off, Nitish Kumar Reddy turns it down to long on for a single.
8.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Aiden Markram, No run.
8.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Aiden Markram, On a length, outside off, this is worked toward long off for a single.
8.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Nitish Kumar Reddy, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Jadeja with a breakthrough now and Hyderabad is in all sorts of trouble!
8.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Heinrich Klaasen, Tossed up outside off and fuller in length, Heinrich Klaasen leans forward and drives it through cover-point for a single to end the over. A successful one for Jadeja and Chennai.
0.0 : Strategic-Break! Chennai are well and truly on top here and will want to keep picking up wickets at regular intervals to not give any openings to their opponents. Hyderabad are once again struggling in a run chase but they will hope that the Proteas duo of Aiden Markram and Heinrich Klaasen who is the new batter can help them out here.
9.1 : Mustafizur Rahman to Heinrich Klaasen, Fired on a good length, on the leg stump line, Heinrich Klaasen goes for a tuck but gets it off the thickish outside edge toward point.
9.2 : Mustafizur Rahman to Heinrich Klaasen, Pace on, good length across off, Heinrich Klaasen pats it to the strip getting an inside edge.
9.4 : Mustafizur Rahman to Aiden Markram, Again, short in length, on the top of off, Aiden Markram pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for another single.
9.3 : Mustafizur Rahman to Heinrich Klaasen, Slow and short in length, on the leg stump line, Heinrich Klaasen waits and pulls it toward deep mid-wicket for a single.
9.5 : Mustafizur Rahman to Heinrich Klaasen, Rolls his fingers on the length, lands it outside off on a fuller length, Heinrich Klaasen slashes it to pierce the cover region but Moeen Ali slides and stops the ball. A single taken though.
9.6 : Mustafizur Rahman to Aiden Markram, Another deceptive slower one, on a shortish length, pitching on the leg stump line, Aiden Markram pulls it towards deep mid-wicket and scampers back for the second. Ravindra Jadeja runs forward from the deep, picks the ball and rocket arms it to MS Dhoni who runs forward to the stumps and flicks the ball off his gloves directly to the stumps. The TV Umpire confirms that Markram is well within the popping crease. NOT OUT pops up on the giant screen.
10.1 : Matheesha Pathirana to Heinrich Klaasen, On a length and on off, Heinrich Klaasen chops it down behind the stumps for a single.
10.2 : Matheesha Pathirana to Aiden Markram, Fuller one and on off, Aiden Markram drills it down to long on for a run.
10.3 : Matheesha Pathirana to Heinrich Klaasen, Back of a length, slower too but down the leg side, Heinrich Klaasen misses his pull. Wided.
Matheesha Pathirana to Heinrich Klaasen, Pitched up and on the pads, Heinrich Klaasen clips it towards deep square leg for a brace.
10.4 : Matheesha Pathirana to Heinrich Klaasen, Short and around off, Heinrich Klaasen pulls it towards deep square leg for just another run.
10.5 : Matheesha Pathirana to Aiden Markram, A wild full toss now down the leg side, Aiden Markram misses out on that as he fails to connect with his swipe. Wided again!
Matheesha Pathirana to Aiden Markram, OUT! BOWLED'EM! That is Matheesha Pathirana at his best!
0.0 : Abdul Samad is in at number 7 for Hyderabad.
10.6 : Matheesha Pathirana to Abdul Samad, Overpitched and on off, Abdul Samad drills it towards mid off for a quick run.
0.0 : Halt! The furniture's damaged! Yes, the middle stump has been brutally damaged with that toe-crushing yorker from Pathirana. It has been replaced now and we are good to go.
11.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Abdul Samad, Flatter, short and on leg, Abdul Samad clips it through square leg for a single.
0.0 : Halt!
11.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Heinrich Klaasen, Short again and on off, Heinrich Klaasen punches it to extra covers.
11.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Heinrich Klaasen, SIX! There he goes! Rachin Ravindra floats it up a bit, full and on middle, Heinrich Klaasen backs away a bit and dispatches it over the long off fence for a biggie.
11.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Heinrich Klaasen, 1 run.
11.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Abdul Samad, 1 run.
11.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Heinrich Klaasen, Fires this one full, on middle, Heinrich Klaasen knocks it wide of the bowler, Ravindra Jadeja tries to stop it with his foot but deflects it away. However, the batters do not take the run.
12.1 : Shardul Thakur to Abdul Samad, FOUR! Fine shot! Short of a length and around off, Abdul Samad stands tall and slaps it away through extra covers for a boundary. They need a lot more of these.
11.6 : Shardul Thakur (1-0-11-0) replaces Matheesha Pathirana.
12.2 : Shardul Thakur to Abdul Samad, Just short! Touch fuller and on off, Abdul Samad drills it uppishly towards mid off where it just falls in front of Moeen Ali who does well to stop it.
12.3 : Shardul Thakur to Abdul Samad, Shorter now, on middle,e Abdul Samad forces it towards mid-wicket for one.
12.4 : Shardul Thakur to Heinrich Klaasen, Short of a length and outside off, Heinrich Klaasen cuts it away towards deep point for one.
12.5 : Shardul Thakur to Abdul Samad, Put down! You rarely see this happening!
12.6 : Shardul Thakur to Abdul Samad, 1 run.
13.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Abdul Samad, No run.
13.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Abdul Samad, Short again and around off, Abdul Samad cuts it to point where Moeen Ali fumbles and allows a single.
13.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Heinrich Klaasen, Tossed up, full and just outside off, Heinrich Klaasen leaves it alone.
13.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Heinrich Klaasen, Shortish and outside off, Heinrich Klaasen has to reach for it and mistimes his punch to long off for a run.
13.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Abdul Samad, 1 run.
13.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Heinrich Klaasen, Quicker one, short once more, on off, Heinrich Klaasen stabs it to short covers for one more. Ravindra Jadeja finishes a fine spell of bowling!
14.1 : Shardul Thakur to Heinrich Klaasen, Short of a length and outside off, Heinrich Klaasen slashes hard at it but fails to connect.
14.2 : Shardul Thakur to Heinrich Klaasen, Short again and around off, Heinrich Klaasen pulls it towards deep square leg for a single. 
14.3 : Shardul Thakur to Abdul Samad, Swing and a miss! Goes fuller and around off, Abdul Samad moves across and has a slog across the line but only connects with thin air.
14.4 : Shardul Thakur to Abdul Samad, Goes back to his shorter length, on off, Abdul Samad slaps it to long on for a run.
0.0 : Halt! Ruturaj Gaikwad is in pain as he has hurt his right thumb while fielding. The physio runs in to treat him and applies the magic spray around that thumb area. MS Dhoni chats with Deepak Chahar and Matheesha Pathirana in the meantime. As always, the magic spray does the job and Gaikwad looks fine to continue now. 
14.5 : Shardul Thakur to Heinrich Klaasen, Pitched up and on off, Heinrich Klaasen tries to go for the slog but gets an inside edge onto his pads as the ball rolls to the off side. They cross.
14.6 : Shardul Thakur to Abdul Samad, A superb over! Shardul Thakur bangs this into the pitch, outside off, Abdul Samad looks to cut but gets an bottom edge back to the keeper.
0.0 : Strategic Break! Well, Chennai is well ahead in this contest as boundaries have literally dried up for Hyderabad as they still require 104 off the last 30 deliveries remaining. Heinrich Klaasen and Abdul Samad are having a tough time out there, just dealing in singles at the moment. Ravindra Jadeja and Shardul Thakur have bowled excellent spells and have stemmed the flow runs. The required rate has zoomed up out of the reach at 20.8 RPO. Matheesha Pathirana still has three overs in his ban
15.1 : Matheesha Pathirana to Heinrich Klaasen, 1 run.
15.2 : Matheesha Pathirana to Abdul Samad, SIX! Well struck! In the slot, around off, Abdul Samad gets underneath it and deposits it behind long on for a maximum. They need more and more of these.
15.3 : Matheesha Pathirana to Abdul Samad, Outside off, full in length, Abdul Samad inside edges the shot to the pitch.
15.4 : Matheesha Pathirana to Abdul Samad, Deceptive pace off ball, short and well outside off, Abdul Samad waits and pats it through point for a single.
15.5 : Matheesha Pathirana to Heinrich Klaasen, OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Matheesha Pathirana strikes gold and it's the big fish as Heinrich Klaasen returns to the dugout.
0.0 : Who will walk out now?
15.6 : Matheesha Pathirana to Shahbaz Ahmed, Full, angling on off, Shahbaz Ahmed prods ahead and pushes it to extra cover for a single to end the over. 95 needed off the last 4 overs.
16.1 : Shardul Thakur to Shahbaz Ahmed, Around the wicket hustles Shardul, lands it on off and angles into the batter on a length, Shahbaz Ahmed tucks it down to long on for a single.
16.2 : Shardul Thakur to Abdul Samad, OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Shardul gets his first wicket and Hyderabad are eight down now.
0.0 : Pat Cummins is the next man in.
16.3 : Shardul Thakur to Pat Cummins, Outside off, on a good length, Pat Cummins misses to connect and gets beaten.
16.4 : Shardul Thakur to Pat Cummins, FOUR! Shot! Just a fraction of width on offer, around off, and on a length, Pat Cummins clears his front leg and slaps it past covers for a boundary.
16.5 : Shardul Thakur to Pat Cummins, Shardul follows by landing it full and way outside off. Pat Cummins is already standing covering his off-pole and swings and misses. He straightaway goes upstairs as he believes it is a Wide. The TV replay shows that he is standing across off and so it is deemed as a fair delivery. Hyderabad burn a review here. 
16.6 : Shardul Thakur to Pat Cummins, Yorks it outside off at 135 clicks, Pat Cummins squeezes it to backward point for a single.
17.1 : Tushar Deshpande to Pat Cummins, Slower off-cutter on a good length, outside off, Pat Cummins goes for an expansive shot over covers but gets beaten on the outside edge.
17.2 : Tushar Deshpande to Pat Cummins, Short, banged into the surface outside off, Pat Cummins leaves it alone. He reviews for a Wide ball as he thinks the ball has passed over his head. However, the side-on replay confirms that Pat Cummins is standing in a crouched position. So it is called a fair delivery.
17.3 : Tushar Deshpande to Pat Cummins, OUT! TAKEN! Deshpande with a sensational 4-fer! 
0.0 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar comes out to the middle now.
17.4 : Tushar Deshpande to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Slower, shorter, on off, Bhuvneshwar Kumar pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
17.5 : Tushar Deshpande to Shahbaz Ahmed, Around the wicket, outside off, on a fuller length, Shahbaz Ahmed cuts it to widish point for a quick single.
17.6 : Tushar Deshpande to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sprays a full toss on the middle, Bhuvneshwar Kumar shuffles across and flicks it through mid-wicket for a couple of runs to end the over. Hyderabad need 85 runs off 12 deliveries. 
18.1 : Mustafizur Rahman to Shahbaz Ahmed, FOUR! Guided away! Slower, short and outside off, Shahbaz Ahmed climbs on the ball and upper cuts it over short third for a boundary.
18.2 : Mustafizur Rahman to Shahbaz Ahmed, OUT! c Daryl Mitchell b Mustafizur Rahman.
Jaydev Unadkat is the last man in.
18.3 : Mustafizur Rahman to Jaydev Unadkat, Hard lenght, on off, Jaydev Unadkat dabs it off the back foot to backward point for a single.
18.4 : Mustafizur Rahman to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Across off, short in length, Bhuvneshwar Kumar hops back and dabs it to deep third for a single.
18.5 : Mustafizur Rahman to Jaydev Unadkat, OUT! TAKEN! Done and dusted! Chennai dominate Hyderabad once again at Chepauk and win by a daunting margin of 78 runs.
0.0 : CLINICAL VICTORY FOR CHENNAI! They have been on top of their game in all three departments in this game and continue their unbeaten streak over Hyderabad at home. Pat Cummins and Co. have now lost two on the bounce while chasing and will need to go back to the drawing board to tweak a few things for their upcoming games.
Hyderabad once again failed to utilise the Powerplay as both Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma went back after hitting a few lusty blows. They tried Anmolpreet Singh as the Impact Player but he too was dismissed for a golden duck. They needed a partnership and Aiden Markram along with Nitish Kumar Reddy steadied the ship for a while but not for long. No batter could really get going in the middle overs and succumbed under the pressure of the asking rate. They ended up being bowled out in the
Chennai, on the other hand, were excellent with the ball early on. Tushar Deshpande was a bit expensive in his first over but ended up getting rid of Travis Head and added another to his tally as well. In his next over, he dismissed Abhishek Sharma to gain control of the game. Deepak Chahar also bowled economically which added more pressure on the batters. Then Ravindra Jadeja came in and bowled a brilliant spell picking up a wicket as well. After that, Matheesha Pathirana showed his death
Earlier in the game, Chennai posted a good total on the board courtesy of an excellent knock of 98 from their skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad and a fine fifty from Daryl Mitchell along with a quick-fire cameo from Dube towards the end. T Natarajan, Jaydev Unadkat, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar chipped in with wicket each for Hyderabad. While chasing, Hyderabad once again suffered a collapse in the Powerplay as well as in the middle overs and faced a big loss.
Presentation Time...
Tushar Deshpande who picked up a fine 4-fer is up for a chat. He says that it was all about bowling and having patience against an aggressive batting lineup as strong as Hyderabad. Says that bowling length in the Powerplay is very crucial. Tells that the mindset is to keep hitting the same area despite being hit. Informs that the ground was soaking the dew and a couple of balls swung too.
Pat Cummins, the captain of Hyderabad says they thought bowling first was the best chance to win here but that wasn't the case in the end. Adds that the target was within reach considering the kind of explosive batters they have in the line up. Also says that nothing went right for them but also says that can't blame the line up because they have won them games at somepoint this year. Adds it was dewy and they thought it would give them a better chance in the second innings but the dew came in
Ruturaj Gaikwad, the victorious skipper of Chennai is also the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his incredible knock. He says that playing in such wet conditions is really hard but this was a clinical performance. Adds that it was really hot and humid there and he was never thinking about his hundred. Tells that in the previous game they gave away a few loose balls but they executed well in this game. Praise Tushar Deshpande for his effort and says that it was important to pick up wickets in the Powerpl
Right then, that is it from this one-sided affair. However, the action in the Indian T20 League continues on 29th April, Monday. It will be Kolkata taking on Delhi in a crunch clash. That match will begin at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT), but as you know, you can always join us early for all the build-up to the game. Until then, cheers and goodbye!