| 0.0 : TOSS - Ruturaj Gaikwad calls it right. Yes, you read that right, Gaikwad has finally won a toss and Chennai have elected to BOWL first. |
| Chennai (Playing XI) - Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (WK), Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande, Simarjeet Singh. |
| Impact Players for Chennai - Ajinkya Rahane, Shaik Rasheed, Aravelly Avanish, Sameer Rizvi, Mukesh Choudhary. |
| Gujarat (Playing XI) - Shubman Gill (C), Sai Sudharsan, Shahrukh Khan, David Miller, Matthew Wade (WK), Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Umesh Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Kartik Tyagi. |
| Impact Players for Gujarat - Abhinav Manohar, Sandeep Warrier, BR Sharath, Darshan Nalkande, Jayant Yadav.  |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad, the captain of Chennai says they will bowl first. Adds that it looks like a good wicket but seems to be slightly sticky but has favoured chasing and they will look to do the same. Mentions that the mood in the camp is relaxed and in a tournament like this everybody has to be in a good headspace. Concludes that he is happy with the way things have gone so far and says Rachin Ravindra comes in for Richard Gleeson. |
| Shubman Gill, the skipper of Gujarat says that they would have bowled first as well. Adds that it looks like a nice wicket and he would have loved to chase. Tells that there is still a one percent chance of them qualifying and they give their all as long as there is a chance. Mentions that the mood remains the same and they would like to go there and score a lot of runs and then defend it. Informs Wriddhiman Saha misses out and Matthew Wade comes in while Kartik Tyagi makes his debut for the |
| We are all set to begin! The two umpires make their way out to the middle. We can also see the Chennai players in a huddle and now they spread out to take their respective field positions. Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill are the two openers for Gujarat. Spin straightaway as Mitchell Santner has the new ball in hand. Let's play... |
| 0.1 : Mitchell Santner to Sai Sudharsan, Gujarat and Sai Sudharsan are underway. Santner comes from over the wicket and digs this into the deck on a shorter length and angling into leg, Sai Sudharsan gets on a knee and sweeps it to backward square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 0.2 : Mitchell Santner to Sai Sudharsan, Continues to keep it just short and bowls this outside off, Sai Sudharsan tucks it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0.3 : Mitchell Santner to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Gets it through the gap and it's the skipper who gets off the mark with a boundary off the first ball. Santner bowls this a tad short and outside off, Shubman Gill leans on it and crisps it past point for four runs. |
| 0.4 : Mitchell Santner to Shubman Gill, No run. |
| 0.5 : Mitchell Santner to Shubman Gill, SIX! Making his intentions clear is Shubman Gill! Tossed up around off and Gill shimmies down the track clubbing it straight over the bowler's head towards long on fence for a maximum. |
| 0.6 : Mitchell Santner to Shubman Gill, 1 run. |
| 0.0 : Tushar Deshpande to share the attack. |
| 1.1 : Tushar Deshpande to Shubman Gill, WIDE! Starts from over the wicket and bowls this full but down leg, Shubman Gill looks to flick it fine but misses out on making any connection. |
| Tushar Deshpande to Shubman Gill, Nicely bowled! Hits the deck hard on a good length, around middle and off, Shubman Gill blocks it to cover. |
| 1.2 : Tushar Deshpande to Shubman Gill, Angles this one into the right-hander on a hard length and into middle and leg, Shubman Gill looks to tuck it on the leg side but gets an inside edge onto his pads and towards the short leg region for a single. |
| 1.3 : Tushar Deshpande to Sai Sudharsan, Bowls fuller and outside off, Sai Sudharsan mistimes his drive straight to the fielder at mid on. |
| 1.4 : Tushar Deshpande to Sai Sudharsan, Drops the length a bit over off, Sai Sudharsan is quick and rocks back to punch it well but straight to the fielder at cover. |
| 1.5 : Tushar Deshpande to Sai Sudharsan, A direct hit could have been a close call for Sai Sudharsan! Tushar Deshpande bowls this on a fuller length and just outside off, Sai Sudharsan just taps it to mid off and squeezes a quick single. |
| 1.6 : Tushar Deshpande to Shubman Gill, FOUR! A valiant effort from Ravindra Jadeja in the deep and Gill gets another boundary. Tushar Deshpande bowls this full and outside off, Shubman Gill looks to drive it through off but gets a thick outside edge past short this man. Ravindra Jadeja from deep backwards point does well to get to the ball but cant stop it with a full stretch dive. |
| 2.1 : Shardul Thakur to Sai Sudharsan, Starts from over the wicket and bowls this on a length outside off, Sai Sudharsan taps it to cover. |
| 2.2 : Shardul Thakur to Sai Sudharsan, Nicely bowled bouncer! Takes a bit of pace off and drops the length short over off, Sai Sudharsan loos to uppercut it but misses. |
| 2.3 : Shardul Thakur to Sai Sudharsan, SIX! that is a glorious shot from a man in-form! Thakur bowls this wider on off and on a fuller length, Sai Sudharsan leans on and lofts it over cover for a maximum. |
| 2.4 : Shardul Thakur to Sai Sudharsan, Goes full and on off, Sai Sudharsan flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 2.5 : Shardul Thakur to Sai Sudharsan, Continues to bowl this full and into the pads, Sai Sudharsan flicks it to the left of mid-wicket and gets tot the other end. |
| 2.6 : Shardul Thakur to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Wow, that one sounded sweet off the bat! Shardul Thakur goes full and angles it into the pads, Shubman Gill just delicately flicks it past mid-wicket for four more runs. |
| 3.1 : Tushar Deshpande to Sai Sudharsan, SIX! That's a gift and Sai Sudharsan pounces on it. Deshpande errs in line and bowls this on leg and pitches it on a good length, Sai Sudharsan just picks the length and helps it on the way with good wrist work behind square of the wicket on leg for a maximum. |
| 3.2 : Tushar Deshpande to Sai Sudharsan, Digs this shorter and outside off, Sai Sudharsan punches it to deep point for a single. |
| 3.3 : Tushar Deshpande to Shubman Gill, Angles this into the pads on a fuller length, Shubman Gill flicks it nicely to deep square leg for a single. |
| 3.4 : Tushar Deshpande to Sai Sudharsan, Pitches this on a good length and wide on off just within the tramline, Sai Sudharsan leaves it alone hoping for it to be called a wide. He has a quick chat with the skipper for a wide check review but go against it. |
| 3.5 : Tushar Deshpande to Sai Sudharsan, 2 runs. |
| 3.6 : Tushar Deshpande to Sai Sudharsan, Another good over for Gujarat as they rack 11 off it quite easily. Deshpande bowls this on a good length and into the stumps, Sai Sudharsan clips it to deep backward square leg for a single. |
| 4.1 : Shardul Thakur to Sai Sudharsan, On a back of a length and over middle, Sai Sudharsan mistimes his pull in front of the fielder at short mid-wicket. |
| 4.2 : Shardul Thakur to Sai Sudharsan, Angles this away on a good length just outside off, Sai Sudharsan opens the bat face and tickles it to the fielder at short third. |
| 4.3 : Shardul Thakur to Sai Sudharsan, A touch fuller this time and on middle and off, Sai Sudharsan flicks it to deep backward square leg for one. |
| 4.4 : Shardul Thakur to Shubman Gill, Goes full and on off, Shubman Gill drives it straight to mid on. |
| 4.5 : Shardul Thakur to Shubman Gill, Hits the hard length and lands this just outside off, Shubman Gill cuts it to point and gets to the other end. |
| 4.6 : Shardul Thakur to Sai Sudharsan, A good over this for Chennai! Angles this away on a good length and outside off, Sai Sudharsan cuts it to deep point for a single to end the over. |
| 5.1 : Simarjeet Singh to Sai Sudharsan, Simarjeet Singh starts with a back-of-a-length delivery, outside off, Sai Sudharsan cuts it hard but finds cover-point. |
| 0.0 : Simarjeet Singh is introduced into the attack and will bowl the final over of the Powerplay. |
| 5.2 : Simarjeet Singh to Sai Sudharsan, 2 runs. |
| 5.3 : Simarjeet Singh to Sai Sudharsan, On a length and around leg, Sai Sudharsan nudges it nicely off his hips wide of deep square leg for a brace. 50 up for Chennai! |
| 5.4 : Simarjeet Singh to Sai Sudharsan, Length again, on off, Sai Sudharsan works it around the corner on the leg side for one. |
| 5.5 : Simarjeet Singh to Shubman Gill, SIX! BOOM! Shubman Gill at his best! Simarjeet Singh goes a bit fuller this time, on middle, Shubman Gill stands firm in his crease and just launches it over the long on fence for a biggie. That went two rows back there and also brings up 1000 T20 runs for him at this ground. |
| 5.6 : Simarjeet Singh to Shubman Gill, Pulls his length back, on off, Shubman Gill taps it to the off side for one more. Good Powerplay for Gujarat as they are 58 for no loss. |
| Change |
| 6.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Welcome to the game, Ravindra Jadeja! He begins with a short delivery, on middle, Shubman Gill moves back and plays his favorite short-arm jab through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 6.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Shubman Gill, Short again, on middle, Shubman Gill nudges it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 6.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Sai Sudharsan, Quicker, full adn around leg, Sai Sudharsan goes down and swipes it towads deep square leg for a run. |
| 6.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Shubman Gill, Flatter, full and on middle, Shubman Gill knocks it wide of extra covers for a quick run. |
| 6.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Sai Sudharsan, 1 run. |
| 6.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Sai Sudharsan, BUZZERS! Very sloppy from Chennai! This is another short delivery, on middle, Sai Sudharsan tucks it towards deep mid-wicket and turns around for the second, Mitchell Santner collects and fires in a wide throw over the bowler's head, Rachin Ravindra in the deep tries to back up but lets it through between his legs as the ball rolls to the boundary. Gujarat gets six runs where they should have got just two here. |
| 0.0 : Daryl Mitchell comes into the attack now. |
| 7.1 : Daryl Mitchell to Sai Sudharsan, Daryl Mitchell starts with a full delivery, on middle, Sai Sudharsan drives it through covers for a single. |
| 7.2 : Daryl Mitchell to Shubman Gill, Slower one, on a length and on middle, Shubman Gill clips it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 7.3 : Daryl Mitchell to Sai Sudharsan, 1 run. |
| 7.4 : Daryl Mitchell to Shubman Gill, Hard length and on middle, keeps a bit low, Shubman Gill adjusts well to swipe it away through mid-wicket for one. |
| 7.5 : Daryl Mitchell to Sai Sudharsan, Another short delivery, on off, slower too, Sai Sudharsan forces it down to long on for one more. |
| 7.6 : Daryl Mitchell to Shubman Gill, Wide! |
| Daryl Mitchell to Shubman Gill, Good-length delivery, on middle, Shubman Gill swats it towards long on for a run. |
| 8.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Shubman Gill, Tossed up, full and on middle, Shubman Gill uses his feet and drives it towards long off for a single. |
| 8.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR! Good placement! |
| 8.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Sai Sudharsan, 2 runs. |
| 8.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Sai Sudharsan, SIX! FIFTY FOR SUDARSHAN! His third in this campaign and this has come at a crucial game for his team as well. Ravindra Jadeja floats it up, full and on middle, Sai Sudharsan goes down and slog-sweeps it, gets enough for it to sail over the deep square leg fence for a biggie. |
| 8.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Sai Sudharsan, 1 run. |
| 8.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Shubman Gill, 1 run. |
| 9.1 : Daryl Mitchell to Shubman Gill, FOUR! STRAIGHT AS AN ARROW! |
| 0.0 : Strategic break! Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan have orchestrated a masterful display for Gujarat with their partnership seamlessly steering the team forward towards a formidable total with a 94-run stand on the scoreboard at the halfway mark in the first inning. Chennai will be eager to capitalize on the pivotal middle overs, where they traditionally excel in seizing momentum and chip in some important wickets. This game is nicely poised and we are up for an exciting second half of this |
| 9.2 : Daryl Mitchell to Shubman Gill, Short of a length and on middle, slower too, Shubman Gill jabs it on the bounce to long on for a single. |
| 9.3 : Daryl Mitchell to Sai Sudharsan, On a length and around off, Sai Sudharsan moves across but mistimes his scoop as the ball rolls towards short fine leg. They cross. 100 comes up for Guajrat and this has been an excellent opening partnership. |
| 9.4 : Daryl Mitchell to Shubman Gill, Back of a length and on off, Shubman Gill slaps it towards long on for one. |
| 9.5 : Daryl Mitchell to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR! Lovely shot! |
| 9.6 : Daryl Mitchell to Sai Sudharsan, Short and outside off, Sai Sudharsan cuts it away wide of sweeper covers for a brace. |
| Simarjeet Singh comes back into the attack. |
| 10.1 : Simarjeet Singh to Shubman Gill, Six! |
| 10.2 : Simarjeet Singh to Shubman Gill, FOUR! That's hit with power! A tad shorter in length, on off, Shubman Gill with not much room slaps it down the ground past the bowler for four more. Pressure right back at Simarjeet Singh now. |
| 10.3 : Simarjeet Singh to Shubman Gill, Bowls this nicely on a fuller length outside off, Shubman Gill extends his arms and just jams it down the pitch. |
| 10.4 : Simarjeet Singh to Shubman Gill, Bowls this away from Shubman Gill and lands it on a fuller length outside off, Shubman Gill reaches out and nudges it to cover for a single. |
| 10.5 : Simarjeet Singh to Sai Sudharsan, SIX! Errs in line and Sai Sudharsan makes most of it! |
| 10.6 : Simarjeet Singh to Sai Sudharsan, SIX! The other way around this time and 23 runs come off this over! Digs it short and outside off, Sai Sudharsan gets on top of his toes and ramps it over third man for another maximum. |
| 11.1 : Daryl Mitchell to Shubman Gill, Bowls this wider on off and on a length, Shubman Gill slaps it to long on for a single. |
| 11.2 : Daryl Mitchell to Sai Sudharsan, Four! |
| 11.3 : Daryl Mitchell to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR! A freebie but Sai Sudharsan picks the gap well. Daryl Mitchell bowls a low full toss on off, Sai Sudharsan just waits back and flicks it through the gap at mid-wicket for four more. |
| 11.4 : Daryl Mitchell to Sai Sudharsan, Bowls this on a length just outside off, Sai Sudharsan mistimes his pull to deep square leg for one. |
| 11.6 : Daryl Mitchell to Shubman Gill, Digs this short and outside off, Shubman Gill pulls it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 11.5 : Daryl Mitchell to Shubman Gill, A good effort from Tushar Deshpande and he saves two runs for his side. |
| 12.1 : Mitchell Santner to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Top shot and even better placement! Santner bowls this a touch shorter and outside off, Shubman Gill punches it nicely through the gap at deep covers for a boundary to start the over. |
| 12.2 : Mitchell Santner to Shubman Gill, Bowls this a touch fuller outside off, Shubman Gill cuts it to backward point. |
| 12.3 : Mitchell Santner to Shubman Gill, Tosses this one outside off and on a fuller length, Shubman Gill cuts it to deep cover for a single. With that, this becomes the best partnership for Gujarat. |
| 12.4 : Mitchell Santner to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR! Easy picking this for Sai Sudharsan! Mitchell Santner fires a full toss on leg, Sai Sudharsan gets on a knee and helps it fine of short fine leg for a boundary. |
| 12.6 : Mitchell Santner to Sai Sudharsan, SIX! Wow, that's the best of the night so far! Pitched up right in the slot around middle and off, Sai Sudharsan slips on one knee and absolutely slogs it over mid-wicket for a huge six. |
| 12.5 : Mitchell Santner to Sai Sudharsan, In the air, but falls safe! Everything going Gujarat's way! Santner digs this short outside off, Sai Sudharsan slashes it uppishly over point for a couple of runs. |
| 13.1 : Daryl Mitchell to Shubman Gill, Nicely bowled! Goes full and wide outside the reach of Shubman Gill who leaves it alone and hopes for it to be called a wide. |
| 13.2 : Daryl Mitchell to Shubman Gill, SIX! How good a shot was that? Daryl Mitchell digs it short and outside off, Shubman Gill gets across the line and pulls it beautifully over square leg for a maximum. |
| 13.4 : Daryl Mitchell to Shubman Gill, Takes pace off and bowls this full and on off, Shubman Gill drives it straight back to the bowler. |
| 13.3 : Daryl Mitchell to Shubman Gill, SIX! It just got from bad to worse for Chennai as Tushar Deshpande tips this one over the fence! Fuller delivery on off, Shubman Gill clubs it high and over to long off. Tushar Deshpande just comes in a bit too much and looks to adjust late and tries to take it with both hands around his head but spills it out over the fence for a six. |
| 13.5 : Daryl Mitchell to Shubman Gill, Six! |
| 13.6 : Daryl Mitchell to Shubman Gill, Goes full and into the pads, Shubman Gill just tucks it to deep mid-wicket and retains the strike. |
| 14.1 : Tushar Deshpande to Shubman Gill, Comes from around the wicket and bowls a very low full toss outside off, Shubman Gill whips it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 14.2 : Tushar Deshpande to Sai Sudharsan, Bowls this nicely into the blockhole and on leg, Sai Sudharsan manages to dig it out on the leg side for a single. |
| 14.3 : Tushar Deshpande to Shubman Gill, WIDE! Angles this one across on a fuller length but lands it wayward on off, Shubman Gill leaves it alone for a wide. |
| Tushar Deshpande to Shubman Gill, Goes full and outside off, Shubman Gill slices it high in the night sky but well short of Mitchell Santner at long off for a single. |
| 14.4 : Tushar Deshpande to Sai Sudharsan, Drops this short and outside off, Sai Sudharsan mistimes his pull to long on for a single. |
| 14.5 : Tushar Deshpande to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Another beautiful shot from the skipper and he gets into the 90's! |
| 14.6 : Tushar Deshpande to Shubman Gill, Goes full and outside off, Shubman Gill jams it to long off and steals a couple more to end the over well. |
| 15.1 : Shardul Thakur to Sai Sudharsan, A full toss around off, Sai Sudharsan drills it towards sweeper covers for a single. |
| 15.2 : Shardul Thakur to Shubman Gill, No run. |
| 15.4 : Shardul Thakur to Shubman Gill, A low full toss outside off, Shubman Gill slices it to deep point for a single. |
| 15.5 : Shardul Thakur to Sai Sudharsan, Goes wider on off and on a fuller length, Sai Sudharsan gets across and whips it to square leg region for a single. |
| 15.3 : Shardul Thakur to Shubman Gill, That was a close chance but Chennai has slipped one extra run here. Shardul Thakur bowls this full outside off, Shubman Gill digs it to mid off and sprints for the run. The fielder throws it back to the bowler who fails to collect it well allowing the batters to take one more. |
| 15.6 : Shardul Thakur to Shubman Gill, LEG BYES! A good ball in the blockhole and on leg, Shubman Gill looks to flick but the ball clips his boot and goes to the left of MS Dhoni behind the stumps. The batters cross for a quick run. |
| 0.0 : Strategic break! Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan have shifted gears impressively during the crucial middle overs, propelling Gujarat to 196 runs on the board with 4 more overs to go and 10 wickets in hand. Gujarat will be poised to unleash an all-out assault, aiming to maximize their advantage. However, Chennai's plans have faltered, prompting them to refocus in this much-needed break and finish the innings strongly by restricting Gujarat's total to the best of their abilities. |
| 16.1 : Simarjeet Singh to Shubman Gill, Great bowling! Simarjeet Singh nails the yorker, outside off, Shubman Gill fails to dig it out. |
| 16.2 : Simarjeet Singh to Shubman Gill, FOUR! HUNDRED FOR GILL! Captain leading from the front with a sublime ton here and silences his critics in style. Simarjeet Singh serves a juicy full toss, on leg, Shubman Gill initially goes the the scoop but swipes it away towards the deep square leg fence for a boundary. He takes his helmet off and punches the air in delight and the emotions is visible on his face. |
| 16.3 : Simarjeet Singh to Shubman Gill, 1 run. |
| 16.4 : Simarjeet Singh to Sai Sudharsan, Full toss and outside off, Sai Sudharsan slices it towards sweeper covers for a run. |
| 16.5 : Simarjeet Singh to Shubman Gill, Pitched up and around off, Shubman Gill carves it towards deep extra covers for one. |
| 16.6 : Simarjeet Singh to Sai Sudharsan, Six! |
| 17.1 : Tushar Deshpande to Shubman Gill, 1 run. |
| 17.2 : Tushar Deshpande to Sai Sudharsan, OUT! c Shivam Dube b Tushar Deshpande. |
| 0.0 : David Miller walks out to bat at number 3 for Gujarat. |
| 17.3 : Tushar Deshpande to David Miller, 1 run. |
| 17.4 : Tushar Deshpande to Shubman Gill, 1 run. |
| 17.5 : Tushar Deshpande to David Miller, Digs this short and outside off, David Miller extends his arms and manages to jam it to deep cover for a single. |
| 17.6 : Tushar Deshpande to Shubman Gill, OUT! TAKEN! One brings two! Tushar Deshpande with the double-strike and both the centurions are back in the hut now. |
| 0.0 : Shahrukh Khan walks out to bat at number 4 for Gujarat. |
| 18.1 : Shardul Thakur to David Miller, Right in the blockhole, on middle, David Miller manages well to dig it out wid of long on for a couple of runs. |
| 18.2 : Shardul Thakur to David Miller, No run. |
| 18.3 : Shardul Thakur to David Miller, Bangs this short and on middle, David Miller pulls it straight towards deep mid-wicket for just a single. |
| 18.4 : Shardul Thakur to Shahrukh Khan, Another dot! Shardul Thakur bowls a good yorker, outside off, Shahrukh Khan looks to loft it over extra covers but misses. |
| 18.5 : Shardul Thakur to Shahrukh Khan, A low full toss, on middle, Shahrukh Khan jams it out towards long off for one. |
| 18.6 : Shardul Thakur to David Miller, Shardul Thakur goes short again, on middle, David Miller pulls it wide of deep square leg, Ravindra Jadeja runs to his left and dives to keep it inside. Two runs taken. Just six runs off the penultimate over! |
| Simarjeet Singh will be the one to bowl the final over for Chennai. |
| 19.1 : Simarjeet Singh to Shahrukh Khan, Back of a length and around off, Shahrukh Khan goes for the pull but toe-ends it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 19.2 : Simarjeet Singh to David Miller, FOUR! Streaky but effective! A full toss, outside off, David Miller moves across and swings wildly across the line, gets an outside edge that beats the short third man fielder and races to the fence for a boundary. |
| 19.3 : Simarjeet Singh to David Miller, Tries for the wide yorker but serves this way outside off, David Miller leaves it alone. Wided. Gujarat takes a review to see if it is a No Ball but the replay shows that it crossed the pitch and then landed on the ground. It remains as a wide. |
| Simarjeet Singh to David Miller, No run. |
| 19.4 : Simarjeet Singh to David Miller, DROPPED! Fuller and on middle, David Miller tries to slog it away but mistimes i badly in the air in front of long on, Moeen Ali runs in from there, gets under it but spills it out in the end. Two runs taken. Chennai's fielding has been sloppy in this game. |
| 19.5 : Simarjeet Singh to David Miller, Goes for the wide yorker again but this time misses the mark and bowls it well outside off, David Miller fails to reach it. It is called a wide. |
| Simarjeet Singh to David Miller, Overpitched and on off, David Miller lofts it wide of long off for a couple of runs. |
| 19.6 : Simarjeet Singh to David Miller, OUT! RUN OUT! An anti-climatic end to a rather destructive innings from Gujarat! |
| 0.0 : Chennai finish well but it was an extraordinary opening partnership that set the stage on fire for Gujarat, propelling them to a commanding total of 231 runs at the culmination of the first innings. Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill initiated the innings cautiously, but it was Gill, the skipper, who assumed the role of the aggressor early on, laying a solid foundation for the team by the end of the powerplay. While Gill faced a slight dip in timing, Sai Sudharsan stepped up admirably, unleash |
| Chennai's decision to bowl first initially seemed to pay off, as they managed to bowl tight overs intermittently. However, their inability to produce breakthroughs allowed the opposition to score freely. Skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad desperately sought the first breakthrough, marshalling his bowlers, but they struggled to find respite against a formidable opening partnership. It was Tushar Deshpande who finally provided the breakthrough in the 18th over, dismissing Sai Sudharsan, followed swiftly |
| Sai Sudharsan, the man of the moment is down for a quick chat. He says this is how they wanted to play all the time. Adds that the wicket was great to bat on but cant really say how much is enough on the track. |
| ... THE RUN CHASE ... |
| We are back with the chase! |
| 0.1 : Umesh Yadav to Ajinkya Rahane, A little bit of swing! Umesh Yadav starts with a good-length delivery around off, shaping away, Ajinkya Rahane leaves it alone. |
| 0.2 : Umesh Yadav to Ajinkya Rahane, Chennai and Ajinkya Rahane are underway! On a length and on of, Ajinkya Rahane guides it towards third man for a single. |
| 0.3 : Umesh Yadav to Rachin Ravindra, Goes fuller and on off, Rachin Ravindra drives it firmly but straight to short covers. |
| 0.4 : Umesh Yadav to Rachin Ravindra, Full again and on middle, Rachin Ravindra knocks it wide of mid off for a single and gets off the mark. |
| 0.5 : Umesh Yadav to Ajinkya Rahane, Pitched up and on middle again, Ajinkya Rahane tucks it to short mid-wicket. |
| 0.0 : Is that out? |
| 0.6 : Umesh Yadav to Ajinkya Rahane, OUT! RUN OUT! Worse possible start for Chennai! Excellent work from David Miller though. |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad walks out to bat at number 3 for Chennai. |
| 1.1 : Sandeep Warrier to Ajinkya Rahane, OUT! TAKEN! Two wickets in two balls for Gujarat! Sandeep Warrier gets one on his very first delivery of the spell. He begins with a good-length delivery as well, on off, shaping away, Ajinkya Rahane tries to work it on the leg side but closes the face of the bat early, gets a leading edge that goes wide of mid off, Rahul Tewatia runs to his left and takes a fine catch. Chennai lose both their openers in a blink of an eye! |
| Daryl Mitchell walks out to bat at number 4 for Chennai. |
| 1.2 : Sandeep Warrier to Daryl Mitchell, No run. |
| 1.3 : Sandeep Warrier to Daryl Mitchell, Pitched up a bit, on off, Daryl Mitchell toe-ends it towards mid off. |
| 1.4 : Sandeep Warrier to Daryl Mitchell, Back of a length and on middle, Daryl Mitchell swats it towards mid on for a single. |
| 1.5 : Sandeep Warrier to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On a length and on leg, Ruturaj Gaikwad clips it towards mid-wicket. |
| 1.6 : Sandeep Warrier to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Touch fuller, on middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad taps it to short covers. Just one run and a wicket from this over. |
| 2.1 : Umesh Yadav to Daryl Mitchell, Back of a length and around off, Daryl Mitchell punches it wide of deep point for a couple of runs. |
| 2.2 : Umesh Yadav to Daryl Mitchell, Oh..some bounce! Umesh Yadav bangs this one into the pitch, on off, swings away with extra bounce, Matthew Wade moves to his right brilliantly to grab it with one hand. |
| 2.3 : Umesh Yadav to Daryl Mitchell, EDGED AND FOUR! |
| 2.4 : Umesh Yadav to Daryl Mitchell, Short of a length and on middle, Daryl Mitchell forces it towards mid on for a single. |
| 0.0 : Is that out? Rashid Khan suggests that he has taken it cleanly. The umpire rolls on replays from multiple angles and the right leg seems to be very close to the boundary cushions. |
| 2.5 : Umesh Yadav to Ruturaj Gaikwad, OUT! ABSOLUTE STUNNER IN THE DEEP! Umesh Yadav gets the big wicket of the opposition skipper. |
| Moeen Ali walks out to bat next for Chennai. |
| 2.6 : Umesh Yadav to Moeen Ali, Just short! Pitched up, outside off, Moeen Ali looks to drive but gets an outside edge that falls just in front of the keeper's gloves. |
| 3.1 : Sandeep Warrier to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run. |
| 3.2 : Sandeep Warrier to Moeen Ali, No run. |
| 3.3 : Sandeep Warrier to Moeen Ali, BEATEN! Sandeep Warrier goes fuller this time, on off, shaping away a bit, Moeen Ali looks to drive but just gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 3.4 : Sandeep Warrier to Moeen Ali, Short of a length, on middle, Moeen Ali pulls it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 3.5 : Sandeep Warrier to Daryl Mitchell, SIX! BANG! Daryl Mitchell goes big now! Sandeep Warrier serves this full and on middle, in the slot as well, Daryl Mitchell backs away a bit and lofts it nicely over the long on fence for a biggie. |
| 3.6 : Sandeep Warrier to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! Up and over! Pitched up again, on middle, Daryl Mitchell lines it up and lifts it well wide of mid on for a boundary now. |
| 4.1 : Umesh Yadav to Moeen Ali, Four! |
| 4.2 : Umesh Yadav to Moeen Ali, On a length and around off, Moeen Ali slices it wide of deep point for a single. |
| 4.3 : Umesh Yadav to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run. |
| 4.4 : Umesh Yadav to Moeen Ali, FOUR! Nice shot! Umesh Yadav bangs this short and around leg, sits up nicely for the batter, Moeen Ali gets on top of that and pulls it away towards the deep square leg fence for a boundary. |
| 4.5 : Umesh Yadav to Moeen Ali, Another shorter one, on middle, Moeen Ali this time mistimes his pull through mid-wicket for one. |
| 4.6 : Umesh Yadav to Daryl Mitchell, Umesh Yadav ends the over with a sharp bouncer, on middle, Daryl Mitchell sways away from it. |
| 0.0 : Kartik Tyagi the debutant for Gujarat is introduced into the attack now. |
| 5.1 : Kartik Tyagi to Moeen Ali, WIDE! Steams from over the wicket and lands this on a good length but down leg, Moeen Ali looks to flick it away but fails to connect. |
| Kartik Tyagi to Moeen Ali, FOUR! Welcomes Tyagi to the game with a boundary! He bowls this wider on off and on a length, Moeen Ali slashes at it and manages to get an outside edge flying over short third for a boundary. |
| 5.2 : Kartik Tyagi to Moeen Ali, In the air, but just over the fielder in the cirlce. Kartik Tyagi drops this short over middle and off, Moeen Ali mistimes his pull high up in the air over mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 5.3 : Kartik Tyagi to Moeen Ali, WIDE! Looks for the bouncer but drops it way too short over middle, Moeen Ali sways away and lets it go past to the keeper for a wide. |
| Kartik Tyagi to Moeen Ali, Pitches this on a length and into the pads, Moeen Ali just tucks it to mid-wicket. |
| 5.4 : Kartik Tyagi to Moeen Ali, Bowls this at 148.5 kph, on a good length around off, Moeen Ali clips it in front of long on for a single. |
| 5.5 : Kartik Tyagi to Daryl Mitchell, Nicely bowled! Digs this short and over middle and leg, Daryl Mitchell looks for the pull but withdraws the shot and half ducks at it. |
| 5.6 : Kartik Tyagi to Daryl Mitchell, Goes full and outside off, Daryl Mitchell heaves it off the cue end of the bat to long on for a single. |
| 0.0 : Strategic-Break! Gujarat have been all over Chennai in the Powerplay and have a firm grip on the game now. They will look to use this momentum and pick up a few more wickets to take this match completely away from their opponents. Chennai needs a partnership at the moment as they have still have a lot of firepower left to come but things are looking a bit bleak for them. |
| 6.1 : Sandeep Warrier to Daryl Mitchell, SIX! Intentions being clear after that break! |
| 6.2 : Sandeep Warrier to Daryl Mitchell, On a back of a length over off, Daryl Mitchell pulls it along the ground to long on for a single. |
| 6.3 : Sandeep Warrier to Moeen Ali, Nicely bowled bouncer! Directs it well and lands it short over middle and off, Moeen Ali ducks and leaves it alone. |
| 6.4 : Sandeep Warrier to Moeen Ali, SIX! BANG! Makes a beautiful connection and that's the second of the over. Slightly shorter in length over middle, Moeen Ali picks the length perfectly and pulls it over mid-wicket for a flat six. |
| 6.5 : Sandeep Warrier to Moeen Ali, Goes wider than the off stump line and hits the length right, Moeen Ali looks to push it through covers but gets it off the outer half of the bat towards deep third for a single. |
| 6.6 : Sandeep Warrier to Daryl Mitchell, Hits the length on off, Daryl Mitchell pushes it to wide long off for a single. |
| 7.1 : Kartik Tyagi to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! Exactly the start needed for the over for Chennai. Tyagi drops this short and outside off, Daryl Mitchell waits back and punches it over point for a boundary. |
| 7.2 : Kartik Tyagi to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! That's some shot! Kartik Tyagi bowls this on the up with extra pace and over off, Daryl Mitchell drives it dead straight past the diving long on fielder for back to back boundaries. |
| 7.3 : Kartik Tyagi to Daryl Mitchell, LEG BYES! Angles this into the pads and on a length, Daryl Mitchell looks to tuck it square on the leg but misses. The ball clips him high on the thigh and trickles down to short fine leg for a single. |
| 7.4 : Kartik Tyagi to Moeen Ali, Bowls the bouncer nicely outside off, Moeen Ali looks to ramp it over the keeper but fails to make any connection. |
| 7.5 : Kartik Tyagi to Moeen Ali, Hits the good length and attacks the stumps, Moeen Ali cuts it to right of point and gets to the other end. |
| 7.6 : Kartik Tyagi to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! Unconventional but Chennai will take it all! Tyagi digs it short and outside off, Daryl Mitchell steps across for the pull but withdraws the shot. The ball catches the top half of the angled bat and flies over the keeper for a boundary. |
| 8.1 : Noor Ahmad to Moeen Ali, Starts from over the wicket and bowls it nicely on a fuller length and into the stumps, Moeen Ali tucks it behind the square on the leg side and gets a single. |
| 8.2 : Noor Ahmad to Daryl Mitchell, Goes full and outside off, Daryl Mitchell looks for the reverse sweep but cant beat the fielder at gully. |
| 8.3 : Noor Ahmad to Daryl Mitchell, Tosses this one up and on off, Daryl Mitchell lofts this uppishly but well wider of long on for a couple of runs. |
| 8.4 : Noor Ahmad to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run. |
| 8.5 : Noor Ahmad to Moeen Ali, Bowls this nice and full outside off, Moeen Ali cuts it to point. |
| 8.6 : Noor Ahmad to Moeen Ali, A good over this for Gujarat as just 5 come off it. This one is shorter and outside off, Moeen Ali cuts it well to the right of backward point for a single. |
| 9.1 : Rashid Khan to Moeen Ali, LEG BYES! Comes from over the wicket and bowls this nice and full into leg, Moeen Ali looks to work it around but misses. The ball clips him high on the pad and goes to the off side for a single. |
| 9.2 : Rashid Khan to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! Bowls the googly and pitches it a tad shorter on middle, Daryl Mitchell rocks back and slaps it through mid-wicket region for a boundary. |
| 9.3 : Rashid Khan to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run. |
| 9.4 : Rashid Khan to Moeen Ali, Fuller and drifting into middle and off, Moeen Ali eases it to long on for one. |
| 9.5 : Rashid Khan to Daryl Mitchell, FIFTY for Daryl Mitchell under immense pressure! Rashid Khan drifts this one fuller and gets the ball to turn in sharply from middle, Daryl Mitchell squeezes it out to backward square leg region for a single. |
| 9.6 : Rashid Khan to Moeen Ali, LEG BYES! Bowls another googly around leg, Moeen Ali looks to tuck it around but wears it on the pads. The ball tickles to the off side and the batters cross. |
| 10.1 : Noor Ahmad to Moeen Ali, SIX! Up, up and away! Noor Ahmad lands this one short and around middle, Moeen Ali without much backlift smokes it away over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. |
| 10.2 : Noor Ahmad to Moeen Ali, SIX! TWO IN TWO! Is this the start of something? |
| 10.3 : Noor Ahmad to Moeen Ali, SIX! MAKE THAT THREE! Noor Ahmad under huge pressure now! Noor Ahmad continues with the shorter length, on middle, Moeen Ali rocks back this time and pulls it powerfully over the deep square leg fence for another biggie. |
| 10.4 : Noor Ahmad to Moeen Ali, Quicker, short and on off, Moeen Ali blocks it out down the pitch. |
| 10.5 : Noor Ahmad to Moeen Ali, Tossed up, full and on middle, Moeen Ali goes for the slog-sweep but gets an inside edge through square leg for a single. |
| 10.6 : Noor Ahmad to Daryl Mitchell, Fires this one down the leg side, Daryl Mitchell paddles it towards short fine leg for a run. Good end from Noor Ahmad but still 20 runs come off it! |
| 11.1 : Rashid Khan to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! Great use of the feet! Floated, full and around off, Daryl Mitchell dances down the track to get to the pitch of the ball and lofts it over extra covers for a boundary. |
| 11.2 : Rashid Khan to Daryl Mitchell, SIX! BOOM! Chennai getting a move on! |
| 11.3 : Rashid Khan to Daryl Mitchell, Quicker, full and on middle, Daryl Mitchell drills it towards long on for a single. |
| 11.4 : Rashid Khan to Moeen Ali, Flatter, short and on off, Moeen Ali keeps it out to the off side. |
| 11.5 : Rashid Khan to Moeen Ali, Short again and on middle, Moeen Ali heaves it towards deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 11.6 : Rashid Khan to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run. |
| 0.0 : Mohit Sharma comes into the attack. |
| 12.1 : Mohit Sharma to Daryl Mitchell, Mohit Sharma starts with a short-of-a-length delivery, on middle, Daryl Mitchell steps across to scoop it but misses. |
| 12.2 : Mohit Sharma to Daryl Mitchell, OUT! TAKEN! Mohit Sharma strikes straightaway! Gujarat needed this wicket and it has come at the right time for them. |
| Shivam Dube strides out to the middle now. |
| 12.3 : Mohit Sharma to Shivam Dube, FOUR! Oh..so close! Fuller and on middle, pace on, Shivam Dube tries to play at it but gets an inside edge just past the stumps to the fine leg fence for a boundary. Almost a third duck in row for him but is this the luck he needed? We will see. |
| 12.4 : Mohit Sharma to Shivam Dube, Bangs this short and on middle, Shivam Dube leaves it alone. |
| 12.5 : Mohit Sharma to Shivam Dube, Slower one, short again, on middle, Shivam Dube pats it to the off sid for a single. |
| 12.6 : Mohit Sharma to Moeen Ali, FIFTY FOR ALI! This has been a fantastic knock from him but he knows that the job is far from done here. Pitched up, on middle, Moeen Ali drives it towards long off for just one. Just six runs and a big wicket from the over. Game-changing stuff! |
| 13.1 : Kartik Tyagi to Moeen Ali, Back of a length and on middle, Moeen Ali backs away and slices it towards third man for a single. |
| 13.2 : Kartik Tyagi to Shivam Dube, Short of a length and on middle, Shivam Dube pulls it wide of deep square leg for a brace. |
| 13.3 : Kartik Tyagi to Shivam Dube, Short again and on middle, Shivam Dube heaves it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 13.4 : Kartik Tyagi to Moeen Ali, FOUR! Top shot! Kartik Tyagi hits the length hard and just around off, Moeen Ali stays back and just gently punches it using the pace on the ball, he times it excellently as the ball races to the deep point fence for a boundary. |
| 13.5 : Kartik Tyagi to Moeen Ali, Back of a length and on on ff, Moeen Ali steers it wide of point for one. |
| 13.6 : Kartik Tyagi to Shivam Dube, Kartik Tyagi bangs in a fiery bouncer, on middle, gets good purchase from the pitch as well, Shivam Dube lets it go to the keeper. |
| 14.1 : Mohit Sharma to Moeen Ali, A slower bouncer, on middle and leg but too high, Moeen Ali missses out on his pull. Wided. |
| Mohit Sharma to Moeen Ali, No run.Beautiful bowling! Moeen Ali takes all the pace off this time, this one loops in the air and on off, Moeen Ali is way early through his shot and misses it. |
| 14.2 : Mohit Sharma to Moeen Ali, OUT! TAKEN! Mohit Sharma is turning the game here! |
| 0.0 : Ravindra Jadeja walks out to bat at number 7 for Chennai. |
| 14.3 : Mohit Sharma to Ravindra Jadeja, Another bouncer, quick one this time, Ravindra Jadeja gets hurried and misses his pull shot. |
| 14.4 : Mohit Sharma to Ravindra Jadeja, Mohit Sharma nails the yorker now, on off, Ravindra Jadeja tries to dig it out but gets an inside edge onto his pads as the ball goes nowhere. |
| 14.5 : Mohit Sharma to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! Get off the mark! Pitched up and around leg, Ravindra Jadeja backs away and lofts it wide of long on, there is a fielder but he had no chance of stopping that as the ball zips past for a boundary. |
| 14.6 : Mohit Sharma to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! Another one! Full again and on off this time, Ravindra Jadeja crouches low and drills it away through extra covers for four more runs. Chennai need a lot more of these! |
| 15.1 : Kartik Tyagi to Shivam Dube, Six! |
| 15.2 : Kartik Tyagi to Shivam Dube, FOUR! A couple of bounces towards the boundary! Tyagi digs this short over middle, Shivam Dube doesn't time his pul right but gets enough on it to send it over mid off for a boundary. |
| 15.3 : Kartik Tyagi to Shivam Dube, Just short of the fielder and it's a top effort from Abhinav Manohar to charge and keep it down to just a single. Another shorter delivery into the pads, Shivam Dube pulls it over and just short of diving fielder at deep backward square leg. |
| 15.4 : Kartik Tyagi to Ravindra Jadeja, SIX! How good was the timing on that one? 17 runs already off the over and two more to go. This is full and into the stumps, Ravindra Jadeja steps across and scoops it over fine leg for a maximum. |
| 15.5 : Kartik Tyagi to Ravindra Jadeja, Digs this on a back of a length and into middle and leg, Ravindra Jadeja tucks it to the left of the bowler and steals a single. |
| 15.6 : Kartik Tyagi to Shivam Dube, Drops this short and outside off, Shivam Dube extends his arms and slices it to right of deep point for a single. |
| 0.0 : Strategic-Break! Chennai needed that big over and now the game hangs in the balance. Ravindra Jadeja and Shivam Dube are both looking good and with MS Dhoni still to come, they are very much in this chase. Gujarat will need to plan and tweak a few things and will hope to pick up wickets that can slow down the pace. The two overs from Mohit Sharma will decide this game but it looks like we are in a for a close finish. An exciting last phase of this run chase awaits us. |
| 16.1 : Mohit Sharma to Shivam Dube, Comes from over the wicket and lands this full, on off, Shivam Dube slices it but doesn't get enough power to back it sending the ball to deep cover for just a single. |
| 16.2 : Mohit Sharma to Ravindra Jadeja, Digs this short and over middle with pace off, Ravindra Jadeja dabs it to short fine leg for a single. |
| 16.3 : Mohit Sharma to Shivam Dube, Digs this short again and bangs the deck over middle, Shivam Dube looks to pull but misses. He has a discussion with Ravindra Jadeja for the wide call review but they decide not to take it. |
| 16.4 : Mohit Sharma to Shivam Dube, WIDE! Bowls this full and outside off with no pace, Shivam Dube throws absolutely everything at it but connects thin air. Mohit Sharma asks for a review and Gujarat send it upstairs for a wide check. The replays roll on and confirm that the ball was outside the tramline on off and the onfield call of WIDE withstands. |
| Mohit Sharma to Shivam Dube, OUT! CAUGHT! Mohit Sharma gets his third and Gujarat are right ahead with this game now. |
| 0.0 : A massive roar from the crowd as MS Dhoni walks out to bat now. |
| 16.5 : Mohit Sharma to MS Dhoni, Bowls this full and into the stumps, MS Dhoni pushes it to long off for a single and gets off the mark. |
| 16.6 : Mohit Sharma to Ravindra Jadeja, Umesh Yadav does well to save two runs for his side. This is short and over middle, Ravindra Jadeja pulls it all along the ground towards the right of deep backwards square leg where Umesh Yadav gets right behind the ball and cuts it back in for just two. |
| 17.1 : Rashid Khan to MS Dhoni, Goes full and into the pads, MS Dhoni tucks it behind the square on the leg for a single. |
| 17.2 : Rashid Khan to Ravindra Jadeja, Bowls this nice and full outside off, Ravindra Jadeja looks to cut but finds the fielder at short third. |
| 17.3 : Rashid Khan to Ravindra Jadeja, OUT! c David Miller b Rashid Khan. |
| 17.4 : Rashid Khan to Mitchell Santner, No run. |
| 0.0 : Mitchell Santner is the next man in. |
| 17.5 : Rashid Khan to Mitchell Santner, OUT! b Rashid Khan. |
| 17.6 : Rashid Khan to Shardul Thakur, What a fine over this has been from Rashid Khan! Tossed up into middle and leg, Shardul Thakur tucks it to backward square leg for a single. |
| 0.0 : Shardul Thakur comes out to the middle now. |
| 18.1 : Mohit Sharma to Shardul Thakur, Digs this short over off, Shardul Thakur pulls it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 18.2 : Mohit Sharma to MS Dhoni, Bowls this on a good length and angles it into middle and off, MS Dhoni flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 18.3 : Mohit Sharma to Shardul Thakur, Drops the length short over off, Shardul Thakur looks for the pull but withdraws the shot at the very end. The ball catches the top of the bat and the ball flies over the keeper for a single. |
| 18.4 : Mohit Sharma to MS Dhoni, SIX! Gets enough on it with the bottom hand coming off the blade! Mohit Sharma bowls this with pace off and short outside off, MS Dhoni waits on and pulls it over mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 18.5 : Mohit Sharma to MS Dhoni, Digs it short again over middle and leg, MS Dhoni pulls it nicely but finds the fielder at deep square leg for just a single. |
| 18.6 : Mohit Sharma to Shardul Thakur, Takes pace off and bowls this on a length, outside off, Shardul Thakur looks to whip it on leg but misses out on any connection. It has been a game-changing spell this from Mohit Sharma! |
| Who will bowl the last over? |
| 19.1 : Rashid Khan to MS Dhoni, SIX! Wow, that's as good as it can get for the crowd here! Tossed up into the stumps, MS Dhoni takes a couple of steps ahead and flicks it over mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 19.2 : Rashid Khan to MS Dhoni, SIX! This time off the back foot and MS Dhoni smokes it! Rashid Khan drops the length a bit over middle and leg, MS Dhoni rocks back and pulls it over mid-wicket for another maximum. |
| 19.3 : Rashid Khan to MS Dhoni, A huge appeal by Rashid Khan for LBW and the umpire turns it down. Rahul Tewatia sends it upstairs for the review. Bowls it nice and full around middle and gets the ball to turn back in sharply, MS Dhoni plants his front leg ahead and looks to block but is beaten onto his pads. The replay rolls on and the UltraEdge confirms that there was no bat involved. The Ball Tracking shows that the ball was pitching in line and the impact was in line but the wickets were m |
| 19.4 : Rashid Khan to MS Dhoni, Goes full and on off, MS Dhoni drills it powerfully to long on but doesn't take the single. |
| 19.6 : Rashid Khan to MS Dhoni, FOUR! Gets it right this time does, MS Dhoni! This is shorter and drifting into the pads, MS Dhoni picks the length right this time and whips it behind the square on leg side for a boundary to end the innings. Gujarat win this game by 35 runs! |
| 19.5 : Rashid Khan to MS Dhoni, This is nice and full on middle and turning back in sharp, MS Dhoni looks to pull it with a high backlift but misses. The ball clips his pads and rolls over to short fine leg. |
| 0.0 : GUJARAT JUST ABOUT STAYS ALIVE IN THE TOURNAMENT! Although they do not have everything in their own hands, they can hurt a lot of teams just like they did Chennai in this game. It was the Gill-Sudarshan show in the first half and their bowlers backed it up pretty well in the second. Chennai suffered a big defeat at a crucial stage of the season and took a hit at their NRR which is not at all ideal for them. |
| Chennai needed a brisk start but they suffered a massive blow in the very first over as Rachin Ravindra got run out. Ajinkya Rahane followed suit on the next delivery and they were on the back foot right from the start. Ruturaj Gaikwad demoted himself to number 3 but that didn't work as he couldn't make much impact but was a bit unfortunate as well as it was a great catch by Rashid Khan. However, after that, Daryl Mitchell and Moeen Ali steadied their ship for a while and they needed that p |
| Gujarat, on the other hand, were brilliant with the new ball. David Miller set the tone with a brilliant run out while Sandeep Warrier got a wicket in the first ball of his spell. Rashid Khan took a blinder in front of the ropes to get rid got Ruturaj Gaikwad. The middle overs didn't go as they would expected with both the spinners being a bit expensive and allowed the opposition to come back in the game. However, it was that man with the golden arm, Mohit Sharma who turned the game once aga |
| Earlier in the game, Gujarat posted a mammoth total on the board courtesy of a recording-breaking opening stand of 210 runs between Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan. Both of them were sensational and also notched up their respective hundreds as well. For Chennai, taking wickets was a tough task and they got their first in the 18th over as Tushar Deshpande ended up with two wickets while the other was a run out on the last ball of their innings. While chasing, Chennai's top order failed but Daryl |
| Rashid Khan is down for a quick chat. He says that it was amazing to see both Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan go like that and that was something special. Adds that he is happy to get a couple of wickets and the body is getting better slowly and hopes to be 100 percent fit soon. talks about MS Dhoni and says that he has a different kind of love across the globe and is very happy to play with him and the energy he brings on is great too. |
| Presentation Time... |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad, the skipper of Chennai says that they gave away 10-15 runs extra and weren't the best on the field, and with two batters who were hitting all around the field they couldn't do much and couldn't find that wicket. Adds that playing a day game in Chennai after a quick flight against a strong side will be challenging but they look forward to it. |
| Shubman Gill, the victorious skipper of Gujarat is also the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his exceptional ton. He says that he just has a cramp and nothing more. Adds that when so many people support you and your every run it becomes easier. Tells that he and Sai just were picking their moments and maximized whenever the opportunity arose. Mentions that he loves to bat with Sai and they have a good camaraderie as they run well and know each other well too and in terms of numbers it is their best op |
| Right then, that is from this exciting encounter where Gujarat puts a dent in Chennai's qualification hopes. However, the action in the Indian T20 League continues on 11th May Saturday. Kolkata takes on Mumbai at the Eden Gardens and that game 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 match. Until then, cheers and goodbye! |
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