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Kolkata vs Chennai Live Commentary, Match 21, Indian Premier League, 2020, October 7, 2020

KKR 167/10 (20)
Kolkata Knight Riders beat Chennai Super Kings by 10 runs
CSK 157/5 (20)
Match over
Kolkata Knight Riders Inning Chennai Super Kings Inning
0.0 : Hello and welcome to our coverage of Match 21 between Chennai and Kolkata. A rivalry as close to the heated one as is in Mumbai-Chennai duels. Needless to add that the 2012 League final is the first thing that comes to our mind. Yes, it goes that long and since then there have been countless memories all along the way. What's in store this time around? How will Dhoni combat against the likes of Narine and Russell with the ball, against whom he has found the going tough. Can Karthik find his mojo
TOSS - Up goes the coin and it lands in Kolkata's favour. THEY WILL BAT!
Dinesh Karthik, Kolkata's captain, says that he wants to bat first because he feels in the last couple of games that they batted first, the team did well. Informs that there are no changes. 
Pitch Report - Deep Dasgupta is out in the middle. Back-to-back games in Abu Dhabi and hence the pitch remains the same, he says. He further states that the lengths as a batsman and a bowler that one wants to go after are different. Ajit Agarkar feels that anything in the good length or a bit shorter is good to be in, for a bowler. Agarkar feels that there is decent carry on this pitch. There are a little bit of cracks. Dasgupta feels that the pitch has something for both the batsmen and the bow
Chennai skipper, MS Dhoni, says that it is not bad bowling first as that is what they have done so far. Dhoni says that in a tournament like this you keep getting new questions and need to answer and adapt. Tells the openers played well in the last game and hopes that they can continue giving them such starts. But is aware that it might not happen again. Informs there is one change as Karn Sharma comes in for Piyush Chawla.
Kolkata (Unchanged Playing XI) - Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (WK/C), Eoin Morgan, Rahul Tripathi, Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy.
Chennai (Playing XI) - Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (WK/C), Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Sam Curran, Shardul Thakur, Karn Sharma (IN PLACE OF PIYUSH CHAWLA), Deepak Chahar. 
Shubman Gill is up for a quick chat. He says that the team is having a great experience. Wants to inspire his fellow countrymen. He states that in this pandemic situation, it is difficult to go to the ground from the rooms but once one gets a hang of it, the same becomes easy. Shubman wants to continue playing well and scoring more runs.   
All set to begin at Abu Dhabi then!  The umpires make their way out to the middle. The Men in Yellow are in a huddle near the ropes. Some words of wisdom from MS Dhoni and they are off to take their respective positions on the field. Shubman Gill and Rahul Tripathi are the openers for Kolkata. Change in the batting order for them. They needed more from Narine at the top and he has not delivered, so the change. Deepak Chahar with the ball for Chennai. Here we go...
0.1 : Deepak Chahar to Rahul Tripathi, WIDE! Starts off with a full one down the leg side. Tripathi misses his flick.
Deepak Chahar to Rahul Tripathi, FOUR! Very fine and it runs away for a boundary. Strays with a fuller one on the pads, Tripathi glances this away to the fine leg fence.
0.2 : Deepak Chahar to Rahul Tripathi, Swing there. A full length away-swinger, Rahul drives but straight to cover.
0.3 : Deepak Chahar to Rahul Tripathi, Fullish and outside off, nudged to deep point for a single.
0.4 : Deepak Chahar to Shubman Gill, He does get to swing them both ways early in the innings, Chahar. Another full length outswinger, Shubman keeps this out on the off side.
The third umpire to have a look for the run out. Shubman is well in though.
0.5 : Deepak Chahar to Shubman Gill, An easy single that. Shubman comes down the track and taps the full length ball towards mid off. He calls for a quick run. The throw is in at the non-striker's end. It hits the stumps. The umpires want to have a look. Replays roll in and comfortably in was Gill.
0.6 : Deepak Chahar to Rahul Tripathi, Outside off, left alone by Rahul. 7 off the first over.
1.1 : Sam Curran to Shubman Gill, Unlucky for Gill there. That shot deserved a boundary. Full and on middle, Gill drives it back towards the bowler. It hits the stumps at the bowler's end and deflects to mid off. A dot in the end.
0.6 : Who will bowl from the other end? Sam Curran gets the new ball from the other end.
1.2 : Sam Curran to Shubman Gill, This time he gets one as he works this to mid off and takes a single.
1.3 : Sam Curran to Rahul Tripathi, Full and around off and middle, Rahul keeps this out.
1.4 : Sam Curran to Rahul Tripathi, Attacks the stumps with a fuller one again, Tripathi blocks it out.
1.5 : Sam Curran to Rahul Tripathi, On the pads, fullish, Rahul looked to turn that on the leg side. Misses and it goes to the leg side off his pad. A leg bye taken. 
1.6 : Sam Curran to Shubman Gill, A risky single! The throw was at the striker's end, it misses and Tripathi, with a dive, gets there in the end. On a good length outside off, Shubman taps this towards backward point. Rahul calls for the quick one and luckily makes it in as the throw misses the stumps.
2.1 : Deepak Chahar to Shubman Gill, Full and on the pads, clipped towards backward square leg for a single. 
2.2 : Deepak Chahar to Rahul Tripathi, Kolkata take on Jadeja once again. Get the single. Tripathi nudges this fullish delivery to Jadeja at point and takes off for the other end. They take on Jadeja again. The throw is at the non-striker's end...misses the stumps and a single in the end.
2.3 : Deepak Chahar to Shubman Gill, FOUR! He is a classy player, Shubman Gill! Shortish and outside off, he stands tall and pulls this over mid-wicket.
2.4 : Deepak Chahar to Shubman Gill, A single as this is worked on the on side for one.
Has Thakur kept the ball in? Multiple times the replay is being looked at. Boundary signalled.
2.5 : Deepak Chahar to Rahul Tripathi, FOUR! Unlucky for Thakur there. It was a good effort from him. Full and on off, Tripathi goes for the big heave, over the leg side. Gets it over the mid-wicket region. Thakur gives chase and puts in a dive to keep the ball back in. To the naked eye it looked like a good save. But the umpires want to have a look. And replays indicate there was contact with the boundary as the ball was pushed in.
2.6 : Deepak Chahar to Rahul Tripathi, FOUR! Short length delivery, Tripathi pulls, well to the right of short fine leg and gets a boundary to finish the over.
3.1 : Sam Curran to Shubman Gill, On middle, this is tapped to the off side for a single.
3.2 : Sam Curran to Rahul Tripathi, FOUR! He is a very busy cricketer, Tripathi. On leg, he flicks it away to the fine leg fence, well to the right of Watson at short fine leg.
3.3 : Sam Curran to Rahul Tripathi, Outside off, worked to the off side for a single.
3.4 : Sam Curran to Shubman Gill, Gill places the length delivery towards cover and takes a single.
3.5 : Sam Curran to Rahul Tripathi, Yorker length delivery outside off, Tripathi goes after it but misses. Lets out a loud 'Aaargh'!.
3.6 : Sam Curran to Rahul Tripathi, FOUR! Finishes the over with a boundary, again, does Tripathi. Full and around off, he lofts this over mid off.
4.1 : Shardul Thakur to Shubman Gill, Fullish and around off, Shubman defends it out.
0.0 : Shardul Thakur into the attack now.
4.2 : Shardul Thakur to Shubman Gill, WIDE! Slips one down the leg side, Shubman looks to flick but misses.
Shardul Thakur to Shubman Gill, OUT! CAUGHT! Yes, a faint nick. Shubman Gill has to go and go pretty early. On a good length outside off, Shubman goes for the pull shot. It takes a faint bottom edge and goes low to Dhoni. The Chennai skipper bends and takes it well.
4.3 : Shardul Thakur to Nitish Rana, On a good length on off, blocked to the off side.
4.2 : Nitish Rana comes out to bat at No. 3.
4.4 : Shardul Thakur to Nitish Rana, FOUR! Flashing and flashing hard. Pays dividends. Nitish Rana is underway rightaway. Full and outside off, he slashes hard at it. Gets it to the third man boundary off a thick outside edge.
4.5 : Shardul Thakur to Nitish Rana, On off, fullish, kept out to the off side.
4.6 : Shardul Thakur to Nitish Rana, Bouncer from Shardul to finish. Nitish Rana sways away from it.
5.1 : Deepak Chahar to Rahul Tripathi, Rahul Tripathi defends this out. 
0.0 : Deepak Chahar is back in the attack. 2-0-22-0 so far.
5.2 : Deepak Chahar to Rahul Tripathi, On middle, Tripathi works this to short fine leg for a single. Shane Watson is the man for Chennai there.
5.3 : Deepak Chahar to Nitish Rana, Back of a length delivery around off, Rana jumps and punches this towards mid off for a single.
5.4 : Deepak Chahar to Rahul Tripathi, SIX! Change of pace but Tripathi gives it a good whack. Full and outside off, he lofts this over covers for a maximum. Huge one it was.
5.5 : Deepak Chahar to Rahul Tripathi, WIDE! Slips one down the leg side. Wide called. Brings up the 50 for Kolkata as well.
Deepak Chahar to Rahul Tripathi, A single as this is worked on the leg side for one.
5.6 : Deepak Chahar to Nitish Rana, Outside off, Rana taps it to the off side off the bottom edge for a single. Kolkata are 52/1 at the end of the Powerplay.
DRINKS! A very good Powerplay for Kolkata. The change in plan to open with Tripathi instead of Narine is reaping its rewards as the right-hander is looking good and continuing from where he left off at Sharjah. The two-time champions though have lost Shubman Gill. Chennai have been poor so far but we have seen them comeback stronger with the ball in hand after the break. 
6.1 : Karn Sharma to Nitish Rana, Floated around middle, Rana leans in and works it on the on side and gets to the other end.
6.2 : Karn Sharma to Rahul Tripathi, Flatter on leg, Rahul rocks back and nudges this down to long on for one.
6.3 : Karn Sharma to Nitish Rana, Around off, fuller, pushed to wide long on for a single.
6.4 : Karn Sharma to Rahul Tripathi, SIX! Would have been a fantastic catch had he taken that. Full ball, Tripathi looks to launch this over long on for a biggie. He does get it by just as Sam jumps and looks to pouch it but the ball goes past. Needed a taller fielder there, Chennai.
6.5 : Karn Sharma to Rahul Tripathi, Tripathi drives this to deep cover for a couple. 
0.0 : Change in bowling.  Spin to be introduced into the attack for the first time post the break. Karn Sharma is into the attack for the first time this season. 
6.6 : Karn Sharma to Rahul Tripathi, Full on middle, stroked to long on for a single.
7.1 : Dwayne Bravo to Rahul Tripathi, Fullish on middle, clipped to short mid-wicket.
0.0 : DJ Bravo, the birthday boy, is into the attack now.
7.2 : Dwayne Bravo to Rahul Tripathi, Two is the call and two it is. Full and on the stumps, Tripathi flicks this to backward square leg and comes back for the second.
7.3 : Dwayne Bravo to Rahul Tripathi, Length, outside off, hit straight to point.
7.4 : Dwayne Bravo to Rahul Tripathi, Change of pace! Something Bravo is very good at. Rolls the wrists late and bowls a slower one outside off, Rahul waits and then cuts it to deep point. A couple taken.
7.5 : Dwayne Bravo to Rahul Tripathi, Edgy single! Full ball, tailing into middle and leg, Tripathi looked to glance that on the leg side but gets a leading edge to the off side. Just the single.
7.6 : Dwayne Bravo to Nitish Rana, Fullish and outside off, Rana taps this towards mid on and hustles quickly for the single. The throw comes in at the non-striker's end but misses. Just 6 off DJ's first.
8.1 : Karn Sharma to Nitish Rana, OUT! CAUGHT! 12 runs off Karn's first over and now he gets a wicket. It was a good catch in the deep, even though it looked simple. Flighted around off, Nitish goes for the slog sweep. Gets it high in the air at deep mid-wicket. Ravindra Jadeja there takes a simple catch.
8.2 : Karn Sharma to Rahul Tripathi, Flighted on the stumps, blocked.
8.3 : Karn Sharma to Rahul Tripathi, Around off, swept away to deep square leg for a single.
8.4 : Karn Sharma to Sunil Narine, Sunil works this on the leg side for a single.
0.0 : Who will walk out to bat now? Sunil Narine it is.
8.5 : Karn Sharma to Rahul Tripathi, Slower in the air on middle, eased down to long on for a single.
8.6 : Karn Sharma to Sunil Narine, Short, around off, pulled to mid-wicket for a single.
9.1 : Dwayne Bravo to Sunil Narine, Low full toss on off, Narine whips it towards mid-wicket for one. 
9.2 : Dwayne Bravo to Rahul Tripathi, FOUR! Slammed! FIFTY FOR TRIPATHI! He was very good in the last game in the middle order but tonight he has been given the chance to open and he has made the most of it. Very fine knock from Rahul Tripathi tonight! Bravo gives width outside off, Tripathi slams it over cover-point and gets a boundary to bring up his fifty.
9.3 : Dwayne Bravo to Rahul Tripathi, Follows the boundary with a single towards long on. 
9.4 : Dwayne Bravo to Sunil Narine, WIDE! DJ overcooks the bouncer! Narine ducks, has a glance at the square leg umpire who indicates the umpire to signal it as wide.
Dwayne Bravo to Sunil Narine, SIX! Narine gets his first biggie of the game! Full around off, Narine frees his arms and slams it over extra cover for a boundary.
9.5 : Dwayne Bravo to Sunil Narine, FOUR! Very good shot from Narine! Nothing wrong with the delivery, it is very full around off. Narine slices it over backward point and gets a boundary.
9.6 : Dwayne Bravo to Sunil Narine, Poor throw! On the pads, Narine tucks it towards mid-wicket and calls for two. The fielder gets to the ball quickly but his throw is well wide of Dhoni at the keeper's end. A better throw and Narine might have been in trouble. At the halfway stage of the innings, Kolkata are 93/2.
10.1 : Karn Sharma to Rahul Tripathi, In the air.... safe! Floated around middle and leg, Rahul looks to go for the big one over the bowler's head. Does not time it well. The breeze does not carry it enough to the fielder at long off or long on. It lands safely and a single is pinched in.
10.2 : Karn Sharma to Sunil Narine, Ooops... Narine slips and just the single. Very full ball on the pads, it is worked towards mid-wicket. They take a single and Tripathi wants two but Narine slips at the non-striker's end.
10.3 : Karn Sharma to Rahul Tripathi, Rahul Tripathi works this on the off side for a single.
10.4 : Karn Sharma to Sunil Narine, Around off, swept to deep square leg for a single.
10.5 : Karn Sharma to Rahul Tripathi, Tripathi works it on the leg side for a single.
10.6 : Karn Sharma to Sunil Narine, OUT! CAUGHT! Spectacular catch this, something we have seen a lot earlier in this edition. Floated around off, Sunil looks to heave that over mid-wicket. Jadeja at the deep runs to his right, dives and takes the catch.
10.5 : Is that out? Has it been taken without touching the boundary? Soft signal it out. Replays are in and.... yes, out!
11.1 : Shardul Thakur to Eoin Morgan, FOUR! Full and outside off, Morgan powers the drive through covers for a boundary. Off the mark in style.
0.0 : Who will walk out to bat now? Eoin Morgan it is. Shardul Thakur is back in the attack. 1-0-5-1 so far.
11.2 : Shardul Thakur to Eoin Morgan, This time he pushes this straight to cover for a dot.
11.3 : Shardul Thakur to Eoin Morgan, Short ball outside off, Morgan lets that one through.
11.4 : Shardul Thakur to Eoin Morgan, 2 LEG BYES! Shardul appeals for LBW but it is not given. Pitching outside leg. Good length ball on midldle and leg, Morgan looked to work that on the leg side but misses. It comes off his pads towards third man and a couple of leg byes is taken.
11.5 : Shardul Thakur to Eoin Morgan, A leg bye, again! On a length on middle and leg, Morgan looks to play at it but misses. It comes off his pads to the off side and a leg bye is taken.
11.6 : Shardul Thakur to Rahul Tripathi, Rahul Tripathi works it on the leg side for a dot.
12.1 : Karn Sharma to Eoin Morgan, Flatter on middle and off, Morgan looks to defend but the ball goes behind point off the outer half and gets a single. 
0.0 : Tripathi looks in but the square leg umpire has gone upstairs to see if Tripathi's back foot was in or not.
12.2 : Karn Sharma to Rahul Tripathi, NOT OUT! Tripathi is well in! Smart bowling from Karn Sharma. He sees Tripathi charging down so he bowls quicker and flatter outside off. Tripathi manages to stay in and stretch to hit but misses. Dhoni whips the bails off in typical Dhoni speed but Rahul never left the crease.
12.3 : Karn Sharma to Rahul Tripathi, Tossed up around off, Tripathi plays it to sweeper cover for one. 
12.4 : Karn Sharma to Eoin Morgan, Short on middle, Morgan makes room by going outside the line of his stumps and punches it to cover for one.
12.5 : Karn Sharma to Rahul Tripathi, Quicker leg spinner on off, Tripathi strokes it to cover and gets to the other end. 
12.6 : Karn Sharma to Eoin Morgan, End of an excellent spell from Karn Sharma! Slow and on the pads, Morgan looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pad. Morgan looks for a risky run but Tripathi is quick to deny it.
DRINKS! Kolkata are doing well, however, it is time to motor now. Tripathi is well set and everyone knows what he is capable of. With Morgan in the middle and skipper Karthik and Russell to come, they have enough depth to keep going bang bang without great worry. Will they step on the gas or will the break prove to be their undoing? Let's see.
Sam Curran is back in the attack. 2-0-13-0 so far.
13.1 : Sam Curran to Rahul Tripathi, Tripathi would have been a goner there! Would have been a huge blow for Kolkata. Length ball outside off, he taps this towards where short cover would have been and takes off for the single. Sam Curran gets there and flicks a throw at the bowler's end. Misses. But had he hit the stumps, Tripathi would have had to walk back.
13.2 : Sam Curran to Eoin Morgan, Morgan works this towards long on for a single.
13.3 : Sam Curran to Rahul Tripathi, A couple. The fielder in the deep does not go for the catch and Sam Curran is not happy with that. Full on the stumps, Tripathi goes for the slog sweep. It falls short of mid-wicket and they take a couple. Curran feels that the fielder there should have run in and made an attempt.
13.4 : Sam Curran to Rahul Tripathi, Tripathi looked to play this on the leg side but misses. Gets it on his body and it falls back on the pitch.
13.5 : Sam Curran to Rahul Tripathi, Tripathi pulls this uppishly towards mid on and takes the single as Bravo from long on comes in and mops this up.
13.6 : Sam Curran to Eoin Morgan, OUT! CAUGHT! Morgan does not even bother to lift his head. Walks back. Short length delivery on top of middle and leg, Morgan looks to pull but gets it off his gloves. It goes behind and Dhoni takes it safely.
Andre Russell walks out to bat now. Also Deepak Chahar is back in the attack. 3-0-33-0 so far.
14.1 : Deepak Chahar to Rahul Tripathi, FOUR! Lovely shot. Full on middle and leg, Rahul lofts this over short fine leg and gets it to the boundary.
14.2 : Deepak Chahar to Rahul Tripathi, Full and outside off, Rahul nudges this to extra cover and takes one.
14.3 : Deepak Chahar to Andre Russell, Full on middle, Russell whips it to mid-wicket and takes one.
14.4 : Deepak Chahar to Rahul Tripathi, SIX! Drifting on the pads and it is too easy for Tripathi. Flicks it over fine leg for a biggie. 
14.5 : Deepak Chahar to Rahul Tripathi, On a good length outside off, bunted down to long off for a single.
14.6 : Deepak Chahar to Andre Russell, Shortish and outside off, punched through the covers for one. 14 runs off Chahar's final over. He finishes with 4-0-47-0.
15.1 : Shardul Thakur to Andre Russell, Length delivery outside off, Russell drives but straight to mid off.
0.0 : Shardul Thakur is back in the attack. 2-0-9-1 so far for him.
15.2 : Shardul Thakur to Andre Russell, OUT! CAUGHT! Shardul Thakur has another one. Another of those faintest of edges. Short ball outside off, Russell swivels in his crease and looks to pull. Gets the faintest of outside edges. It goes behind and the Chennai skipper takes it with ease.
Dinesh Karthik, the skipper, comes out to bat now.
15.3 : Shardul Thakur to Dinesh Karthik, Around off, DK is away rightaway. Flicks this towards wide long on and takes a couple.
15.4 : Shardul Thakur to Dinesh Karthik, Fullish, outside off, steers this to backward point for one.
15.5 : Shardul Thakur to Rahul Tripathi, Full and outside off, steered towards third man for a single.
15.6 : Shardul Thakur to Dinesh Karthik, Short ball, Karthik pulls to deep backward square leg for a single.
16.1 : Dwayne Bravo to Dinesh Karthik, Bowls a fuller one around the pads, Karthik looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pads.
0.0 : DJ Bravo is back in the attack. 2-0-25-0 so far.
16.2 : Dwayne Bravo to Dinesh Karthik, Full on middle, glanced to square leg for a single.
16.3 : Dwayne Bravo to Rahul Tripathi, FOUR! In the gap and he gets a boundary. Shortish and outside off, too much of width on offer. Tripathi punishes it. Hammers it to the deep point fence.
16.4 : Dwayne Bravo to Rahul Tripathi, Misfield and a couple. It was hit hard though. Full and outside off, stroked firmly to cover. The substitute fielder there does not stop it thoroughly. It goes through for a couple.
16.5 : Dwayne Bravo to Rahul Tripathi, OUT! CAUGHT! Right then, Chennai have got the dangerous Tripathi and might have put the plug on a good deal of runs here. Excellent field placement from Dhoni again. Very full length delivery outside off, Tripathi looked to jam it out. However, he ends up digging it out towards Watson at short third man. The umpires wanted to have a look whether it went to the fielder on the full. Replays indicate so and Chennai have snared a big one here.
16.4 : The umpires want to have a look for a catch. The soft signal is out. Replays roll in and.... OUT!
16.5 : Pat Cummins walks out to bat now.
16.6 : Dwayne Bravo to Pat Cummins, Full and outside off, driven to Jagadeesan, the substitute fielder, at cover. A dot this time.
17.1 : Shardul Thakur to Dinesh Karthik, This is worked to the leg side for a single.
17.2 : Shardul Thakur to Pat Cummins, Full and well outside off, Cummins shuffles across but nudges this towards third man and gives the strike to his skipper.
17.3 : Shardul Thakur to Dinesh Karthik, Short ball, Karthik pulls but finds mid-wicket. Just the single.
17.4 : Shardul Thakur to Pat Cummins, WIDE! Slips a fuller one down the leg side. Cummins looks to flick but misses. Dhoni does well to go to his left and stop that.
Shardul Thakur to Pat Cummins, FOUR! In the gap and that is a boundary. He can bat, Pat Cummins. Short ball, he pulls and sends this to the deep mid-wicket fence.
17.5 : Shardul Thakur to Pat Cummins, Shardul appeals for a caught behind but Dhoni is silent, just smiles. Thakur was ecstatic and looks to his captain but Dhoni is unmoved. Outside off, Cummins flashes hard but misses, Dhoni takes it behind. Thakur thinks there is an edge but Dhoni lets out his disarming smile.
17.6 : Shardul Thakur to Pat Cummins, SIX! Does not finish the over well, Thakur. Fullish on the stumps, Cummins launches that over mid-wicket.
18.1 : Sam Curran to Dinesh Karthik, Karthik goes to paddle the ball by moving around off. The ball hits the inner half of the bat and goes towards short fine leg. A single taken.
18.2 : Sam Curran to Pat Cummins, Full and outside off, driven on the off side. The man at cover misfields and allows a couple to be sneaked in.
18.3 : Sam Curran to Pat Cummins, Outside off, Cummins works this on the off side and takes a single.
18.4 : Sam Curran to Dinesh Karthik, Yorker, well outside off, Karthik shuffles across and looks to sweep but misses.
18.5 : Sam Curran to Dinesh Karthik, DROPPED AND A BOUNDARY! Jadeja is an exceptional fielder, you would normally not expect these from him. Short ball, Karthik pulls. Jadeja runs to his right from deep mid-wicket. Should have been a comfortable catch for his standards, but he spills it and it goes beyound for a boundary, despite Jadeja trying his best to stop it from going so.
18.6 : Sam Curran to Dinesh Karthik, OUT! CAUGHT! He had to go at this stage, Dinesh Karthik. Cannot fault him for that. Back of a length delivery outside off, the Kolkata skipper slashes at it. However it goes straight to Shardul Thakur at third man. Thakur fumbles on the first take but manages to hold on in the second. Chennai doing well to contain the scoring in the end here.
Kamlesh Nagarkoti walks out to bat now. DJ Bravo is back in the attack. 3-0-32-1 for him.
19.1 : Dwayne Bravo to Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Good length ball on top of leg, Nagarkoti looks to paddle it over fine leg but misses. Dot to start the final over. 
19.2 : Dwayne Bravo to Kamlesh Nagarkoti, WIDE! Bouncer but overcooked! It is around off and bowled at a good pace. Nagarkoti looks to pull but misses. oo high though so wided by the umpire. 
Dwayne Bravo to Kamlesh Nagarkoti, OUT! Caught! The slower one does the trick. Bravo uses his experience and follows the quick bouncer with a slower ball which is on a length. Nagarkoti looks to hit it over mid off but ends up chipping it straight to the man. Du Plessis is never going to drop these. 
Shivam Mavi is the new man in.
19.3 : Dwayne Bravo to Pat Cummins, Good running! Short ball on off, Cummins pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a couple.
19.4 : Dwayne Bravo to Pat Cummins, Hit too hard! Good ball! Full and straight on off, Cummins hits it to long off and gets a single. 
19.5 : Dwayne Bravo to Shivam Mavi, OUT! Caught! Brilliant catch from Dhoni! Fulller outside off, Mavi swings but gets a thick outside edge. Dhoni had one of his glove off as he wanted to deny them a bye. The ball goes to his right. He gets his one glove and the other hand to it. The ball lobs and goes away, so MS wears his superman cape and dives to finish the catch.
Varun Chakravarthy walks out to the middle now. 
19.6 : Dwayne Bravo to Varun Chakravarthy, OUT! RUN OUT! Another fantastic work from MS Dhoni! Low full toss on the pads, Varun flicks it towards deep mid-wicket and looks for two but the fielder gets to the ball quickly and sends a good throw towards Dhoni who manages to whips the bails off quickly. 
Excellent comeback from Chennai with the ball. They have done brilliantly to pull back things in the last 10 overs. It looked like they would be chasing close to 200 at the halfway stage of the innings but they pulled things back brilliantly in the second half of the innings. They conceeded just 74 runs and picked 8 wickets to choke the runs from Kolkata and restrict them under 170. 
In a team which has super talent like Shubman Gill and proven stars in the form of Russell, Morgan and Karthik, it was Rahul Tripathi who delivered the goods and it was a solo show from him. He was the only batter who single-handedly has taken Kolkata to 167, scoring 81 off those. The rest of the batters just failed to deliver tonight and struggled to get going. It was a disappointing batting effort with nothing much to show for it bar Rahul Tripathi.
A superb bowling performance from Chennai. Everyone except Deepak Chahar had a good evening. Jadeja was not needed to bowl. Karn Sharma was fantastic in his first outing of the season picking up 2 wickets. Curran and Thakur got two as well. Birthday boy Bravo's fantastic final over saw him finish with 3. All-in-all it was a supreme bolwing performance by the Men in Yellow.
One of the star's with the ball and the Birthday boy, Dwayne Bravo  iscaught for a chat. Bravo says that it is good to have experienced players around, especially someone of the calibre of Dhoni. Thanks those who wished him for his birthday. States that it is a very good wicket. Adds that he has been working on his yorkers from the CPL and feels happy that it is paying off. Says that he is happy that Hazlewood and Curran got opportunities to play for Chennai. Bravo says that it was a good tea
So Chennai need 168 to win the game..The pitch looked to hve got slower but Bravo believes it is a good pitch to bat. Kolkata will need to be at their best with the ball if they are to win. Can Chennai make it two in a row or will Kolkata put on a show with the ball? Join us for the chase to find out.
0.1 : Pat Cummins to Shane Watson, Good start from Cummins! It is a length ball outside off, the ball zips off the surface. Watson is happy to watch it carry to the keeper. 
0.2 : Pat Cummins to Shane Watson, Cummins goes full around off, Watson looks to drive but the bat turns in his hands and he pushes it to mid on. 
0.3 : Pat Cummins to Shane Watson, Streaky but Chennai and Watson are off the mark! Fullish ball around off, the ball shapes away. Watson looks to defend but gets a thick outside edge which takes the ball to third man for a single.
0.4 : Pat Cummins to Faf du Plessis, Appeal for an LBW but turned down! Doing too much! Good length ball pitching on middle and angling in to the right-hander. Du Plessis looks to defend but he misses and gets hit on the pad. There is an appeal but the umpire turns it down.
0.1 : We are back for the chase! 168 is what Chennai need. Shane Watson and du Plessis are the openers for the Men in Yellow. Pat Cummins with the ball for Kolkata. Here we go...
0.5 : Pat Cummins to Faf du Plessis, Du Plessis is off the mark! Good length ball on off, Faf punches it to cover for one. 
0.6 : Pat Cummins to Shane Watson, FOUR! Crispy boundary to end the over! Overpitched on off, the first bad ball from Cummins. Watson creams his drive through covers for the first boundary of the innings.
Shivam Mavi to bowl from the other end with the new ball.
1.1 : Shivam Mavi to Faf du Plessis, Mavi starts with a back of a length delivery around off. Du Plessis punches it towards extra cover and gets a single.
1.2 : Shivam Mavi to Shane Watson, Good length ball on off, it comes in to the right-hander. Watson runs it down to third man for one. 
1.3 : Shivam Mavi to Faf du Plessis, Length ball on off, Du Plesssis punches it to the left of mid off for one. 
1.4 : Shivam Mavi to Shane Watson, Fraction short on off, Watson pulls it to the left of Cumins at deep mid-wicket and gets a single. 
1.5 : Shivam Mavi to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! First boundary for Faf du Plessis! Another back of a length delivery outside off, du Plessis punches it over extra cover for a single. 
1.6 : Shivam Mavi to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Excellent wrist work from Faf du Plessis! Good length ball on off, Faf comes inside the stumps and uses his wrists to whip it over mid-wicket for a boundary. Solid start for Chennai. 
2.1 : Pat Cummins to Shane Watson, Good length ball on off, Watson defends it to the left of the bowler. 
2.2 : Pat Cummins to Shane Watson, On off, Watto blocks it.
2.3 : Pat Cummins to Shane Watson, On the pads, Shane Watson looks to flick but misses. The ball hits his thigh pad and goes to the on side. They take a leg bye. 
2.4 : Pat Cummins to Faf du Plessis,Length ball on off, du Plessis just places it through extra cover using soft hands and gets two.
2.5 : Pat Cummins to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Slashed! Short ball on off, du Plessis stands tall and pulls it with confidence through mid-wicket for a boundary. That is the shot of a man in form.
2.6 : Pat Cummins to Faf du Plessis, Good length ball pitching on middle and coming in to Faf. He looks to defend but misses and gets hit on the thigh pad. 
3.1 : Shivam Mavi to Shane Watson, Good ball! It is on a length and moves away a tad from the right hander. Watson does well to block it.
3.2 : Shivam Mavi to Shane Watson, FOUR! Deft touch from Watson. Length ball around off, Watson waits for it and uses the pace of the ball and just opens the face of the bat to place it through backward point for a boundary.
3.3 : Shivam Mavi to Shane Watson, Smart cricket! Follows the boundary with a single. Taps this one to point and gets to the other end.
3.4 : Ambati Rayudu walks out at number 3!
Shivam Mavi to Faf du Plessis, OUT! CAUGHT! Mavi strikes! It is the prized wicket of Faf du Plessis! Great stuff by the young Mavi.  Good length ball outside off, it zips off the surface. Du Plessis looks to punch it on the off side but the ball shapes away a bit and takes the outside edge of du Plessis' willow.  The ball goes to the right of Dinesh Karthik. The Kolkata skipper makes no mistake and takes a good catch.
3.5 : Shivam Mavi to Ambati Rayudu, Rayudu is off the mark! On middle and leg, Rayudu tucks it to square leg and gets a single. 
3.6 : Shivam Mavi to Shane Watson, Good over from Mavi! Gets the big wicket of Faf du Plessis!  The last ball is on the pads, Watson flicks it to the on side and keeps the strike with a single.
4.1 : Pat Cummins to Shane Watson, Good length ball on off, Watson plays it to point. 
4.2 : Pat Cummins to Shane Watson,  Poor from Narine! Full on off, Watson hits it to mid on. Narine there misfields allowing them to get one.
4.3 : Pat Cummins to Ambati Rayudu, WIDE! Bouncer but down the leg side. Rayudu ducks under it.
Pat Cummins to Ambati Rayudu, FOUR! Educational edge! Good length all on off, Rayudu plays it late and away from fly slip for a boundary.
4.4 : Pat Cummins to Ambati Rayudu, Full on off, Rayudu plays it to mid on for a single. 
4.5 : Pat Cummins to Shane Watson, On middle and leg, Watson flicks it towards square leg for one.
4.6 : Pat Cummins to Ambati Rayudu, Single to end the over. God length ball on middle and coming back in. Rayudu looks to defend but gets a little feather of an inside edge. The ball goes to the leg side and they take a single. There was an apeal from Cummins but the umpire is not interested.
5.1 : Shivam Mavi to Ambati Rayudu, Back of a length ball around middle and leg, Rayudu tucks this away towards deep square leg region for a single.
5.2 : Shivam Mavi to Shane Watson, FOUR! A bit of a gift as the fine leg fielder was inside the circle but Watson plays this well. Back of a length ball on the pads, he flicks this off his pads past the fielder at short fine leg for a boundary.
5.3 : Shivam Mavi to Shane Watson, SIX! Hammered! Shane Watson smashes this as it was in his zone! Short ball around off, Watson rocks on his back foot and pulls this over the fence at deep square leg. This shot also brings up the 50 for Chennai. 
5.4 : Shivam Mavi to Shane Watson, Short of a good length ball around off and middle, Watson tucks this to the man at square leg. 
5.5 : Shivam Mavi to Shane Watson, On off, this is cut away by Watson to the man at third man for a single run.
5.6 : Shivam Mavi to Ambati Rayudu, Outside off, Rayudu nudges this towards point for a single. A big over for Chennai as they collect 13 runs off this one. Chennai are at 54/1 at the end of the Powerplay.
6.1 : Varun Chakravarthy to Ambati Rayudu, Flatter around off, Rayudu punches it down the ground towards long on for a single.
6.2 : Varun Chakravarthy to Shane Watson, Short ball outside off, Watson works this to the man at covers.
6.3 : Varun Chakravarthy to Shane Watson, Flat ball around middle, Watson pulls this one towards the deep square leg region for a single.
6.4 : Varun Chakravarthy to Ambati Rayudu, Flatter around off, Rayudu plays this one towards mid-wicket to run across for the single.
0.0 : DRINKS! A very good Powerplay for Chennai. They are 54/1 at the end of first 6 overs. They need another 114 from 84 balls and will back themselves to get those with the batting they have. Kolkata have used 3 overs from both Mavi and Cummins inside the Powerplay. They need to take wickets here. Can they get it after the break?
6.5 : Varun Chakravarthy to Shane Watson, In the air..safe! This was hit very flatly by Watson! Flatter ball around off, Watson pulls this hard flat towards the fielder at deep square leg but it does not reach him. A single taken.
6.6 : Varun Chakravarthy to Ambati Rayudu, FOUR! This is cracked! Rayudu absolutely hammers this one and this will fetch him four runs! Flatter ball around middle, Rayudu rocks on his back foot and pulls this one towards the deep mid-wicket region and it will run away to the boundary.
7.1 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Shane Watson, Outside off, fullish, guided towards third man for a single.
0.0 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti is into the attack now.
7.2 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Ambati Rayudu, Full and outside off, Rayudu strokes it but straight to the man at cover.
7.3 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Ambati Rayudu, FOUR! He likes playing that Rayudu, loves giving the charge to the fast bowlers. Full and outside off, Rayudu comes down and lofts this over cover for a boundary.
7.4 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Ambati Rayudu, Full on off, kept out by Rayudu.
7.5 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Ambati Rayudu, In the air briefly! Nearly a catch to point. Full on middle and leg, Rayudu stays back and looks to glance that but gets a leading edge. It goes just wide of the diving point fielder and the batters take one.
7.6 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Shane Watson, Short ball, Watson pulls this to backward square leg for a single. 99 in 72 needed for Chennai.
8.1 : Varun Chakravarthy to Shane Watson, FOUR! Delightfully played by Shane Watson. Floated outside off, Watson shuffles across, gets down and scoops this over fine leg.
8.2 : Varun Chakravarthy to Shane Watson, Flighted outside off, Watson works it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
8.3 : Varun Chakravarthy to Ambati Rayudu, Shorter, around off, nudged to mid-wicket for one.
8.4 : Varun Chakravarthy to Shane Watson, On the shorter side again, pulled to mid-wicket for a single.
8.5 : Varun Chakravarthy to Ambati Rayudu, Shorter and around off, Ambati goes back and taps this to point for a single.
8.6 : Varun Chakravarthy to Shane Watson, Another single to finish the over. Short, Watson pulls firmly but to Nagarkoti at deep square leg. It was travelling fast and Kamlesh did well to stop that, even though it came rather straight to him. One run taken. Chennai need 90 in 66 balls.
9.1 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Shane Watson, Around off on a good length, Watson gives room on the off side and taps this to mid off. Cruises to the other end for a single.
9.2 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Ambati Rayudu, Rayudu pulls the shorter ball to mid-wicket for a single.
9.3 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Shane Watson, FOUR! Great effort in the deep though. Short ball, Watson pulls it firmly. Mid-wicket gets to his right and looks to stop it but it goes through for a boundary. That was hit powerfully by Watson. 
9.4 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Shane Watson, Yorker around off and middle, dug out to long on for one.
9.5 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Ambati Rayudu, Fullish ball, Rayudu gives the charge again. Works this uppishly to long on and gets to the other end.
9.6 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Shane Watson, FOUR! A hint of room, was not the worst of deliveries, but Watson is that kind of a player. Full and just outside off, Watson advances down the track and lofts that over covers for another boundary. Sweeper cover gave chase but in no way was he going to get there.
10.1 : Pat Cummins to Ambati Rayudu, Good length ball around off, Rayudu covers his stumps and keeps this out.
0.0 : Pat Cummins is back in the attack. 3-0-21-0 are his numbers as he bowls his last over.
10.2 : Pat Cummins to Ambati Rayudu, Good length and outside off, driven but finds the man at cover.
10.3 : Pat Cummins to Ambati Rayudu, Fullish on middle, Rayudu moves to the off side and flicks it to square leg to rotate the strike.
10.4 : Pat Cummins to Shane Watson, Back of a length ball on middle, Watson hops and taps it past cover-point for one. Just 2 from the over so far.
10.5 : Pat Cummins to Ambati Rayudu, Full and outside off, Rayudu drives to mid off for a single. 75 in 55 required still.
10.6 : Pat Cummins to Shane Watson, WIDE! Too high, feel the umpires. Short ball, Watson ducks under it. Wide called rightaway.
Pat Cummins to Shane Watson, Back of a length around off, kept out to Rana at point. Just 4 from Cummins' last. He finishes with 4-0-25-0. Chennai need 74 in 9 overs.
11.1 : Sunil Narine to Ambati Rayudu, Almost a return catch! Shorter around off, Rayudu hits it uppishly back to the bowler. Luckily for him, it falls short of Narine.
0.0 : Sunil Narine comes into the attack, finally!
11.2 : Sunil Narine to Ambati Rayudu, Good fielding from Dre Russ in the deep. Short ball, Rayudu rocks back and pulls this to wide long on. Russell runs to his right, dives and keeps it in. A couple.
11.3 : Sunil Narine to Ambati Rayudu, On the shorter side, worked back to the bowler.
11.4 : Sunil Narine to Ambati Rayudu, Outside off, cut away to deep point for a single.
11.5 : Sunil Narine to Shane Watson, On the shorter side, Watson goes back and bunts this down to long on for one.
11.6 : Sunil Narine to Ambati Rayudu, Rayudu gets across and gets down on one knee to sweep this to deep square leg for a single. 69 needed in 48 balls.
Right, Cummins has finished his 4 overs. Who will bowl now? Kamlesh Nagarkoti is back in. 2-0-19-0 are his numbers so far.
12.1 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Ambati Rayudu, OUT! CAUGHT! A much needed wicket for Kolkata here. Chennai were having it all too easy. Short length delivery, Rayudu goes to the leg side and pulls this. He wanted to clear long on but ends up hitting it straight to the man there. Shubman Gill takes an easy catch. A twist in the tale awaits? 
12.2 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to MS Dhoni, Bangs it short but it does not bounce much. Dhoni looks to pull but misses and gets hit on the box. Ouch. But the skipper is a strong man. Not flinched at all.
0.0 : Who will walk out to bat now? The skipper, MS Dhoni, has decided to come to the middle. Interesting, he comes in at No. 4.
12.3 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to MS Dhoni, Full and outside off, Dhoni looked to go over covers but it comes off the outside edge. Goes to third man and Dhoni takes the single. 100 up for Chennai with that single.
12.4 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Shane Watson, Steams in and bowls a good length ball on middle and leg, Watson keeps it out back on the pitch. Nagarkoti rushes to the ball.
12.5 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Shane Watson, Lovely straight drive but no runs. Full on the stumps, a textbook straight drive from Watson but straight back to the bowler.
12.6 : Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Shane Watson, Full on middle and leg, clipped to mid-wicket for a single. Watson gets to his 50. His 21st in the League. Excellent knock from him and he is back to form, by the looks of it. Has scored around half the runs for his side so far. Chennai need 67 in 42 balls.
DRINKS! Chennai were cruising through courtesy of Rayudu and Watson. But then Kolkata and Kamlesh Nagarkoti did well to remove Rayudu from the crease. It still looks like Chennai's game to lose as the target is not a big one and they have well set Watson out there along with their skipper, MS Dhoni. Their batting goes deep as well. Kolkata, on the other hand, will look to remove one of these two batters to apply some pressure on Chennai. They are still in the game and will look to put up a fight
Review time! Watson opts for the review against the LBW decision. UltraEdge indicates no bat. Ball Tracker says it is umpire's call. Gone!
13.1 : Sunil Narine to Shane Watson, OUT! LBW! It looked unlikely that it would be hitting the stumps, but umpire's call and Watson has to go. Right, so is there a twist in the tale then? Shorter ball around middle and leg, Watson goes back and looks to pull. Misses to get hit on the pads. Narine appeals for LBW and the umpire gives it straightaway. Watson has a chat with his skipper and decides to take the review. But umpire's call and he has to walk back to the dressing room.
Sam Curran walks out to bat now.
13.2 : Sunil Narine to Sam Curran, On the shorter side, kept out to the on side for a dot.
13.3 : Sunil Narine to Sam Curran, Shorter again, Curran goes back and nudges this on the leg side for a couple.
13.4 : Sunil Narine to Sam Curran, This one is pushed down to long off for a single.
13.5 : Sunil Narine to MS Dhoni, Shorter outside off, Dhoni punches but finds cover.
13.6 : Sunil Narine to MS Dhoni, On the shorter side outside off again, Dhoni goes back and punches to cover again.
14.1 : Varun Chakravarthy to Sam Curran, Flatter delivery, Curran looked to work that on the leg side but gets a leading edge which falls safely on the off side.
0.0 : Varun Chakravarthy is back in the attack. 2-0-17-0 so far.
14.2 : Varun Chakravarthy to Sam Curran, Shorter, outside off, punched off the back foot through covers for a single.
14.3 : Varun Chakravarthy to MS Dhoni, On the shorter side, Dhoni goes back and works this to point.
14.4 : Varun Chakravarthy to MS Dhoni, Excellent fielding from Rahul Tripathi in the deep. Short ball, Dhoni pulls it firmly. Rahul does well to dive at deep square leg and stop that delivery, which was travelling. Keeps it to just the two.
14.5 : Varun Chakravarthy to MS Dhoni, Short, outside off, cut to deep point for a couple.
14.6 : Varun Chakravarthy to MS Dhoni, Single to end the over. Good one for Kolkata, just the six off the over. Dhoni works this to long on and takes one to keep strike.
15.1 : Sunil Narine to MS Dhoni, Leg bye! On the shorter side down the leg side, Dhoni looked to play at it but misses. Gets it behind the keeper off his pads and takes a leg bye.
15.2 : Sunil Narine to Sam Curran, Short, firmly pulled away to deep mid-wicket for a single.
15.3 : Sunil Narine to MS Dhoni, Floated around middle, Dhoni looks to go for the big sweep but does not connect it well. Gets an inside edge, which goes to the off side after deflecting from his body. Takes a single. Wanted two but Curran was not up for it.
15.4 : Sunil Narine to Sam Curran, SIX! Good use of the feet. Floated outside off, Curran comes down the track and lofts this over long off.
15.5 : Sunil Narine to Sam Curran, FOUR! Curran needs to play the aggressor role here and he has started off well. Flighted outside off, Curran lofts this over covers. Russell runs to his right but cannot get there. A boundary.
15.6 : Sunil Narine to Sam Curran, A single as Curran taps this shorter delivery on the leg side and takes one. 44 needed in the last 4 overs for Chennai.
16.1 : Varun Chakravarthy to Sam Curran, Shortish outside off, driven to wide mid off for a single.
16.2 : Varun Chakravarthy to MS Dhoni, FOUR! How was that! Chakravarthy pitches it short and well outside off. MS Dhoni, who was waiting to unleash his power, clobbers that over cover-point.
16.3 : Varun Chakravarthy to MS Dhoni, OUT! BOWLED! Chakravarthy gets his revenge though. MS Dhoni has to walk back. It was floated around off and middle, Dhoni looked to go for the mighty sweep. Wanted to clear the deep square leg fence. He got away with an inside edge earlier, to Narine. This time though, he misses and is cleaned up. The Yellow Army still needs 39 in 21 balls.
Kedar Jadhav walks out to bat now.
16.4 : Varun Chakravarthy to Kedar Jadhav, Slower in the air around off, Kedar prods forward and keeps this out.
16.5 : Varun Chakravarthy to Kedar Jadhav, Full on middle, Jadhav lunges forward and defends this out.
16.6 : Varun Chakravarthy to Kedar Jadhav, Flights this outside off, Jadhav goes back and taps it but straight to short third man. Just the 5 runs and a wicket off that over.  Chakravarthy finishes with 4-0-28-1. Chennai need 39 in the last 3 overs.
First entry with the ball for Dre Russ now.
17.1 : Andre Russell to Sam Curran, OUT! CAUGHT! And Andre Russell strikes straightaway. Chennai, what are they doing to themselves here? Shortish ball outside off, Curran looked to slap that over covers but ends up giving catching practice to Morgan there. Curran's little cameo comes to an end.
0.0 : Ravindra Jadeja walks out to bat now, at No. 7.
17.2 : Andre Russell to Ravindra Jadeja, Short ball, Jadeja manages to pull it to square leg for a single.
17.3 : Andre Russell to Kedar Jadhav, Short, outside off. Pacy it was. Jadhav swings across the line but misses.
17.4 : Andre Russell to Kedar Jadhav, Another bouncer, Kedar looked to pull again but is done in by the bounce. Good bowling this by Russell.
17.5 : Andre Russell to Kedar Jadhav, Good length ball on off and middle, tapped to wide mid on for a single.
17.6 : Andre Russell to Ravindra Jadeja, Good length ball around off, Jadeja goes for the pull. Does not get it well though. It goes to long on for one. 36 needed in the last 2 overs.
Chakravarthy has completed his 4 overs. Sunil Narine to finish his quota here.
18.1 : Sunil Narine to Ravindra Jadeja, Good bowling from Narine here. Saw him coming down and bowls it well outside off, Jadeja reaches out and manages to hit it on the off side for a single.
18.2 : Sunil Narine to Kedar Jadhav, FOUR! Much needed boundary for Chennai here. Short ball, Kedar rocks back and pulls this wide of long on. The fielder at long on ran to his right and tried to cut it off but fails to do so. 31 needed in 10 now.
18.3 : Sunil Narine to Kedar Jadhav, Bowls it flat and well outside off, Jadhav looked to slam that over covers. Ends up getting it off the inner half to the leg side.
18.4 : Sunil Narine to Kedar Jadhav, Comes down the track, Jadhav. Looked to go big over mid-wicket but ends up mistiming it to square leg. A single.
18.5 : Sunil Narine to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! Another much needed boundary for Chennai here. Sunil Narine bowls it short and well outside off, Jadeja throws the kitchen sink at it and gets it over backward point for a boundary.
18.6 : Sunil Narine to Ravindra Jadeja, A dot to finish. Excellent from Sunil Narine. Bowls a flatter ball on the pads, Jadeja looked to flick but misses. It comes off his pads to the off side and Narine rushes in to collect that. 26 needed in the last over.
19.1 : Andre Russell to Kedar Jadhav, Excellent start for Kolkata. Yorker, outside off, dug out straight to cover.
19.2 : Andre Russell to Kedar Jadhav, Another dot delivery. Good length ball around off, Jadhav looked to work that on the leg side but misses and gets hit on the body. 26 needed from 4 balls now.
19.3 : Andre Russell to Kedar Jadhav, Another excellent delivery from Russell. A yorker again, outside off, driven through cover-point for just the single.
19.4 : Andre Russell to Ravindra Jadeja, SIX! Wonderful shot but a little too late from Jadeja. Shortish outside off, he smokes this over point for a maximum. 19 needed in 2 balls. Extras and a boundary might help, if they happen.
19.5 : Andre Russell to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! Goes for four this time. 150 up for Chennai with that. But again, just as we said earlier, too little too late. Short ball, Jadeja ferociously pulls this to the deep square leg fence.
19.6 : Andre Russell to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! Another boundary, but the same point - too little too late. Full and outside off, Jadeja creams this through covers. Does not matter as KOLKATA WIN BY 10 RUNS!
MS Dhoni, Chennai's captain, says that in the middle overs, Kolkata bowled 2-3 good overs, where Chennai also lost wickets. That is where they lost the plot, he feels. When bowling, Dhoni states that Curran bowled well. Other than a few overs in the middle, he reckons that the bowling overall was very good. Says that the batting unit has let the bowlers down. Dhoni says that there were hardly any boundaries towards the end. States that there was no strategy on how to adapt if yorkers or other va
Stay tuned for the presentation as we will hear from Kolkata skipper, Dinesh Karthik and also find out who our Man of the Match is.
What a heist from Kolkata! Or was it a self-dug grave from Chennai? Depends which way you look at it. Nonetheless, it is Dinesh Karthik and his troops who have managed to pull off a big win from the jaws of defeat and have got an outstanding win in their kitty.  
Chasing 168, after a quickfire start by the openers, the Men in Yellow lost their in-form man, Faf du Plessis. Shane Watson though continued from where he left off in the last game and scored a solid 50 off 40 deliveries. Chennai were cruising in the chase by the end of the 12th over. They needed 69 in the remaining 8 overs and had 8 wickets in hand. It looked like a stroll in the park for a side which has Watson, Dhoni, Curran, Jadeja and Jadhav. But once Watson departed, the Men in Yellow once
What a brilliant bowling effort from Kolkata. A lot of questions were raised about Karthik's captaincy in the last game but DK was spot on with his bowling tweaks. Just like Chennai, Kolkata too managed to pull things back and strangle runs in the second half of the innings. The ploy to give Cummins 3 overs up top worked as the spinners did the damage in the middle and choked the runs. The spin duo of Narine and Chakravarthy gave away just 59 runs in their combined 8 overs. Not just that they
Earlier in the evening after opting to bat, Kolkata too struggled with the bat but their new opener for this game, Rahul Tripathi continued from where he left off in the last game. His 81 off 51 balls helped Kolkata post 167! A total that looked 15 runs short especially after the way the first half of their innings played out but in the end proved to be good enough. Chennai bowlers did well to restrict Kolkata to 167. Sam Curran, Shardul Thakur and Karn Sharma who was playing his first game of t
Kolkata's star all-rounder who is also all smiles at the moment, Andre Russell is up for a chat. Andre Russell says that finding a niche towards the end was great and reckons that it is the beauty of being an allrounder. He says that he is confident. States that teams go through low patches. Finishes off by saying that he is still finding his right timing.
Dinesh Karthik, the winning captain, says that there are some key players for Kolkata and reckons Narine is a very key player who has delivered across seasons for them. 2-3 bad games do not matter. Karthik states that the good thing with Russell is that he is very versatile. Overall on the batting front, Karthik reckons that they are very fluid and feels that the teams which have a fluid batting line-up have done well in the past.
No prizes for guessing as for his wonderful match winnings innings of 81, Rahul Tripathi is named the Man of the Match. Tripathi says that it is something like a dream come true. States that he was prepared for both the roles - opening or lower down the order. Reckons that any good batsman has to prepare and adjust accordingly. Rahul says that playing for Pune earlier and then coming to Kolkata is special and thrilling. Feels that performing in front of Shah Rukh Khan was really special.
So that is it from this game. Chennai have succumbed to their 4th loss this season. Kolkata with this win move to 3rd in the points table. The action in the league continues on 8th October 2020, Thursday as Hyderabad take on Punjab. That game begins at 1800 local (1400 GMT). We hope to see you for that one. Till then, goodbye and take care!