| 0.6 : 0.6: Deepak Chahar to Kyle Mayers, FOUR! Easy pickings for Kyle Mayers and he gets off the mark as well. This is short and wide, begging to be hit, Mayers slaps it away in front of point and picks up the first boundary of the game. |
| 2.4 : 2.4: Deepak Chahar to Kyle Mayers, FOUR! Uppish but in the gap! Overpitched outside off, Kyle Mayers crouches a bit and drives through the line of the ball, sending the ball wide of the man at mid off and into the fence. |
| 3.4: Moeen Ali to Kyle Mayers, OUT! CAUGHT! Moeen Ali draws first blood for Chennai and Lucknow lose their strike batter early. Ali flights this one up nicely and bowls it around off stump. Mayers skips down the track and tries to lift it over extra cover with the spin. Mayers though doesn't quite get under it and ends up lifting it over mid off. Ruturaj Gaikwad from long off comes in a bit and settles under it to take a good catch. |
| 4.4: Deepak Chahar to Manan Vohra, FOUR! Oh, that is delightful! On a good length on the stumps, Manan Vohra comes down the pitch and uses his wrists to work it away through wide mid on. The ball just speeds up toward the fence, excellent timing. |
| 5.4: Maheesh Theekshana to Manan Vohra, OUT! TIMBER! No review needed here as Maheesh Theekshana has cleaned up Manan Vohra and now both the openers for Lucknow are back in the shed! Bowls this on a shortish length as well and angled into the stumps. Manan Vohra goes well across the line of the stumps and looks to paddle this fine but misses and watches his stumps get shattered. A good start for Chennai as they have two wickets in the Powerplay! Lucknow have been way too watchful and it has n |
| 5.5 : 5.5: Maheesh Theekshana to Krunal Pandya, OUT! CAUGHT! Ajinkya Rahane has taken a wonderful low catch in the slips and Maheesh Theekshana has two wickets in two balls! Chennai are on top of the Lucknow batters here inside the Powerplay! Maheesh Theekshana tosses this full and outside the off pole. Krunal Pandya gets a big stride forward and looks to push at the ball but gets an outside edge that goes towards Ajinkya Rahane. He stays low and gets his fingers under the ball and after some repl |
| 5.6 : 5.6: Maheesh Theekshana to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! Marcus Stoinis gets off the mark in style as he faces the Hat-trick ball with immense confidence! This is flighted full and outside the off stump. Marcus Stoinis sweeps this towards deep backward square leg for four runs. |
| 6.5 : 6.5: Ravindra Jadeja to Marcus Stoinis, OUT! TIMBER! Marcus Stoinis is dismissed by an absolute beauty! The look of astonishment on Marcus Stoinis's face shows how unplayable that delivery was! Ravindra Jadeja flights this full and in line with the stumps. Marcus Stoinis looks to work this leg side but the ball turns sharply and goes straight onto the stumps. Marcus Stoinis is beaten all ends up and he stares at the shattered stumps in disbelief but he has to make the long walk back to the s |
| 9.4 : 9.4: Moeen Ali to Karan Sharma, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Quick reflexes from Moeen Ali and he has his second wicket! He tosses this full and outside the off stump. Karan Sharma charges down the wicket and looks to go back over the bowler's head. He strikes it pretty cleanly but Moeen Ali gets both his hands in the line of the ball and grabs hold of the catch to his right side. The ball just sticks in the palms and Lucknow now find half their side back in the hut. Chennai are absolutely domina |
| 14.2 : 14.2: Maheesh Theekshana to Ayush Badoni, SIX! The first maximum of the game and it comes from the bat of Ayush Badoni. This is tossed up a bit on off stump, Badoni gets down on one knee and slogs it with the turn over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. |
| 16.1 : 16.1: Maheesh Theekshana to Ayush Badoni, SIX! Ayush Badoni is the only batter who has shown any intent on this pitch! Maheesh Theekshana tosses this full and into the pads. Ayush Badoni clears his front foot out of the way and thumps this over deep mid-wicket for six runs. |
| 16.3 : 16.3: Maheesh Theekshana to Ayush Badoni, FOUR! Lucknow finally getting a move on here! Maheesh Theekshana continues to bowl short and outside the off pole. Ayush Badoni cuts this towards deep point for four runs. |
| 17.4 : 17.4: Matheesha Pathirana to Nicholas Pooran, OUT! CAUGHT! Matheesha Pathirana is continuing to impress with his death-over bowling! He takes pace off once again and bowls a low full toss, outside off. Nicholas Pooran looks to thump this through the off side but is early into the shot and ends up hitting it aerially towards cover. Moeen Ali moves well to his right and takes yet another fine catch. Nicholas Pooran never really got going but helped stop the slide and Lucknow will hope Ayush |
| 18.2 : 18.2: Deepak Chahar to Ayush Badoni, FOUR! A bit of luck going Lucknow's way and they will take it gladly! Ayush Badoni bowls this short and outside the off stump. Ayush Badoni looks to pull and gets a top edge over the keeper's head for four runs. |
| 18.3 : 18.3: Deepak Chahar to Ayush Badoni, SIX! That is FIFTY for Ayush Badoni and what a massive inning it is from the young lad in the context of the game! Deepak Chahar bowls this short and outside the off stump. Ayush Badoni gets hold of this one and thumps it over deep mid-wicket for six runs. |
| 18.6 : 18.6: Deepak Chahar to Ayush Badoni, SIX! Ayush Badoni has turned the tide of this game with this extraordinary inning! Deepak Chahar goes full this time and outside the off stump. Ayush Badoni lofts this over deep cover and gets six more runs. |
| 19.2 : 19.2: Matheesha Pathirana to Krishnappa Gowtham, OUT! CAUGHT! Matheesha Pathirana has his second scalp and Krishnappa Gowtham's short inning comes to an end! Matheesha Pathirana bowls a slower delivery on a length and outside the off stump. Krishnappa Gowtham looks to go hard at the ball but ends up lofting it high towards the deep mid-wicket region. Ajinkya Rahane covers good ground and takes a wonderful catch to send Krishnappa Gowtham packing. Lucknow lose their seventh wicket but will |
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