| 0.0 : TOSS - Lucknow have won the toss and have opted to BOWL first. |
| Chennai (Playing XI) - Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (WK), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Mustafizur Rahman, Matheesha Pathirana. |
| Impact players for Chennai -Â Sameer Rizvi, Shardul Thakur, Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu and Mitchell Santner. |
| Lucknow (Playing XI) - Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul (C/WK), Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Matt Henry, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Yash Thakur. |
| Impact Players for Lucknow -Â Arshin Kulkarni, Krishnappa Gowtham, Yudhvir Singh, M. Siddharth and Arshad Khan. |
| KL Rahul, the skipper of Lucknow, says that they will bowl first. Mentions that it looks like a good wicket and there has been dew in the few matches they have played here. Hopes that the wicket stays the same and they want to know what they are chasing. States that they have not made too many blunders. Adds that big learning has been to win important phases in the game. Feels that as batters, they have been getting good starts and as bowlers, they need to make sure that they do not leak too man |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad, the captain of Chennai, expresses that they would have preferred to bowl first. Uncertain about the wicket conditions, Gaikwad conveys his anticipation for the upcoming match. Reflecting on their recent victory against Mumbai at Wankhede, Gaikwad emphasizes the importance of not becoming complacent and aiming to maintain consistency throughout the tournament. Despite experiencing some unlucky dismissals in the initial matches, Gaikwad highlights the confidence within the team's |
| We are all set for the action to unfold in front of a sell-out crowd. The two umpires make their way out to the middle followed by the players of Lucknow. Believe it or not, it is a sea of Yellow and the roar of the crowd gets louder as the Chennai openers stride out to the centre. |
| 0.1 : Matt Henry to Ajinkya Rahane, Starts off fuller on the off stump with a hint of away movement. Ajinkya Rahane drives it off the front foot to mid off. |
| 0.2 : Matt Henry to Ajinkya Rahane, FOUR! First boundary of the game from Ajinkya Rahane's blade! Short and wide outside the off stump and Ajinkya Rahane cuts the ball along the ground between covers and point for a boundary. |
| 0.3 : Matt Henry to Ajinkya Rahane, No run. |
| 0.4 : Matt Henry to Ajinkya Rahane, Swings one away from a fuller length on the middle stump line. Ajinkya Rahane takes a front foot out and drives the ball straight to mid on. |
| 0.5 : Matt Henry to Ajinkya Rahane, Hits the length hard on top of the off stump line. Ajinkya Rahane blocks it off the front foot. |
| 0.6 : Matt Henry to Ajinkya Rahane, No run. |
| 0.0 : It will be the left-arm seamer, Mohsin Khan to operate from the other end. A slip in place to start with. |
| 1.1 : Mohsin Khan to Rachin Ravindra, OUT! b Mohsin Khan. |
| 0.0 : The Chennai skipper, Ruturaj Gaikwad is in at number 3. |
| 1.2 : Mohsin Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Hits the length hard on top of the middle stump line. Ruturaj Gaikwad taps it to the right of covers and runs a single to open his account. |
| 1.3 : Mohsin Khan to Ajinkya Rahane, 1 run. |
| 1.4 : Mohsin Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Holds the length back outside the off stump line. Ruturaj Gaikwad stays back in the crease and drives the ball straight to covers. |
| 1.5 : Mohsin Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Another ball from a good length, leaving the batter after pitching. Ruturaj Gaikwad gets an outside edge to the right of short third for a single. |
| 1.6 : Mohsin Khan to Ajinkya Rahane, Pitches the ball up on the off stump line. Ajinkya Rahane looks to drive the ball but mistimes it straight back to the bowler to end the second over. |
| 2.1 : Matt Henry to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Bowls the ball fuller outside the off stump this time. Ruturaj Gaikwad drives it to the right of deep point and runs a couple of runs. |
| 2.2 : Matt Henry to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Fuller again on the off stump at 136 clicks. Ruturaj Gaikwad takes a long stride out and drives the ball straight towards covers. |
| 2.3 : Matt Henry to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Pitched up and nicely timed off the front foot to the right of sweeper covers and the batters pick up another couple. |
| 2.4 : Matt Henry to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Hits the length hard on top of the off stump line. Ruturaj Gaikwad stays on the crease and gets an outside edge to the right of third man for another couple of runs. |
| 2.5 : Matt Henry to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Holds the length back at 137 kph, on top of the off stump line. Ruturaj Gaikwad gets deep in the crease and plays at it late towards third man for a run. |
| 2.6 : Matt Henry to Ajinkya Rahane, SIX! Ajinkya Rahane finishes the over in style! Short ball with pace at the batter and Ajinkya Rahane stands tall, gets on top of the bounce and pulls it away flat, over the deep mid-wicket boundary line for a superb SIX. |
| 3.1 : Mohsin Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Holds the length back outside the off stump line. Ruturaj Gaikwad drives the ball to the right of deep point for a couple to start the over. |
| 3.2 : Mohsin Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Pitches the ball fuller outside the off stump line. Ruturaj Gaikwad takes a foot out and times the ball well to the left of covers for a single. |
| 3.3 : Mohsin Khan to Ajinkya Rahane, Hits the good length on the off stump line. Ajinkya Rahane drives the ball to sweeper covers for a single off the front foot. |
| 3.4 : Mohsin Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Fuller on the off stump again. Ruturaj Gaikwad tucks it towards mid off and sets off for a quick single. |
| 3.5 : Mohsin Khan to Ajinkya Rahane, Holds the length back on top of the off stump line. Ajinkya Rahane stays on the crease and taps the ball straight towards point. |
| 3.6 : Mohsin Khan to Ajinkya Rahane, FOUR! Wild swing of the bat and gets a lucky boundary to end the over! Mohsin Khan hits the length outside the off stump line and Ajinkya Rahane flashes the bat hard, getting a thick top edge taking the ball over short third man's head for a boundary. |
| Yash Thakur comes into the attack as the first change. |
| 4.1 : Yash Thakur to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Four! |
| 4.2 : Yash Thakur to Ruturaj Gaikwad, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Yash Thakur comes back strong and the bowling change works wonders for KL Rahul. Yash Thakur pitches the ball up outside the off stump line, calling Ruturaj Gaikwad out for a drive. Ruturaj Gaikwad takes a long foot out and throws his hands at the ball but only manages to get an outside edge back to KL Rahul who takes a good catch diving to his right. |
| 4.3 : Yash Thakur to Ravindra Jadeja, Zips past the outside edge of the new batter, Yash Thakur. Pitches the ball on the good length outside the off stump and Ravindra Jadeja looks to throw his hands at it but gets beaten. |
| 4.2 : A promotion for Ravindra Jadeja as he walks in at number 4. |
| 4.4 : Yash Thakur to Ravindra Jadeja, Short ball outside the off stump. Ravindra Jadeja taps it down to third man and gets off the mark with a single. |
| 4.5 : Yash Thakur to Ajinkya Rahane, Four! |
| 4.6 : Yash Thakur to Ajinkya Rahane, FOUR! Two in two for Ajinkya Rahane to close the 5th over of the innings. Yash Thakur pitches the ball up outside the off stump line and Ajinkya Rahane drives the ball off the front foot, in the air, over covers and finds himself a boundary. |
| Change of ends for Matt Henry. |
| 5.1 : Matt Henry to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! No half-measures by the southpaw! |
| 5.2 : Matt Henry to Ravindra Jadeja, Comes from around the wicket and pulls his length back, on off and middle, Ravindra Jadeja nudges it in front of square on the leg side for a single. |
| 5.3 : Matt Henry to Ajinkya Rahane, Angling into the right-hander, on a length and slower as well, on middle, Ajinkya Rahane turns this one wide of mid on for a run. |
| 5.4 : Matt Henry to Ravindra Jadeja, Goes full and aims it at the stumps, Ravindra Jadeja works it wide of mid-wicket and gets to the other end. |
| 5.5 : Matt Henry to Ajinkya Rahane, Strays on the pads, on a length, Ajinkya Rahane clips this slower delivery to the right of deep mid-wicket for one more run. The 50 comes up for Chennai with this single. |
| 5.6 : Matt Henry to Ravindra Jadeja, Henry serves it fuller in length, just outside off, Ravindra Jadeja drives it with a straight bat in front of mid off and sets off for a quick run. At the end of the Powerplay, Chennai are 51/2. |
| 6.1 : Krunal Pandya to Ravindra Jadeja, Fires it in first up at 100.1 kph, on a nagging length, on middle, Ravindra Jadeja clips it to mid-wicket. |
| 6.2 : Krunal Pandya to Ravindra Jadeja, Drags his length back and bowls it on the pads, Ravindra Jadeja tucks it off his hips through square leg for a run. |
| 6.3 : Krunal Pandya to Ajinkya Rahane, Slanting in, short and on middle, Ajinkya Rahane paddles it in front of short fine and calls Jadeja through for a quick single. |
| 6.4 : Krunal Pandya to Ravindra Jadeja, 1 run. |
| 6.5 : Krunal Pandya to Ajinkya Rahane, Coming in with the arm, short and on middle and leg, Ajinkya Rahane swipes it between wide long on and deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 6.6 : Krunal Pandya to Ajinkya Rahane, Continues to bowl it flat and short, on middle, Ajinkya Rahane whips it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 7.1 : Ravi Bishnoi to Ajinkya Rahane, Starts with a googly from over the wicket, on a nagging length, on middle and leg, Ajinkya Rahane flicks it aerially in the vacant mid-wicket region for a single. |
| 7.2 : Ravi Bishnoi to Ravindra Jadeja, This is short and around off to the left-hander, Ravindra Jadeja makes a bit of room and cuts it through point for a single. |
| 7.3 : Ravi Bishnoi to Ajinkya Rahane, Gets away with it does Bishnoi! A half-tracker, on the pads Ajinkya Rahane backs away and swats it off his pads but picks out the man at short fine leg. |
| 7.4 : Ravi Bishnoi to Ajinkya Rahane, FOUR! Not in complete control but manages to pick the gap! |
| 7.5 : Ravi Bishnoi to Ajinkya Rahane, Short and on middle, Ajinkya Rahane gets on the back foot and punches it to the right of the bowler for one more single. |
| 7.6 : Ravi Bishnoi to Ravindra Jadeja, EDGED AND FOUR! No slip in place and it races away! Bishnoi floats it up and gets the ball to spin away from the left-hander, full and around off, Ravindra Jadeja presses forward to defend. Gets an outside edge that goes past the keeper and beats short third to his right for four more runs. 11 runs off Bishnoi's first over. |
| 8.1 : Krunal Pandya to Ajinkya Rahane, OUT! CLEANED HIM UP! Krunal Pandya gets into the act! Ajinkya Rahane perishes in trying to get a move on! |
| 0.0 : Who comes out to bat now? |
| 8.2 : Krunal Pandya to Shivam Dube, Bowls it flat and short, on the pads, Shivam Dube misses the clip and gets hit on the pads. |
| 8.3 : Krunal Pandya to Shivam Dube, Keeps it flat and short, on off, Shivam Dube plays it to the right of the bowler. |
| 8.4 : Krunal Pandya to Shivam Dube, Slower through the air this time by Krunal but the length stays short, on middle, Shivam Dube goes for the pull but plays it a bit early and mistimes it to deep square leg for a single to get off the mark. |
| 8.5 : Krunal Pandya to Ravindra Jadeja, Four! |
| 8.6 : Krunal Pandya to Ravindra Jadeja, Goes quicker and fuller this time, on middle and leg, Ravindra Jadeja turns this one through square leg and retains the strike with a single. |
| 9.1 : Ravi Bishnoi to Ravindra Jadeja, Good stop! Serves a googly first up, short and wide on off, Ravindra Jadeja reaches out and slaps it to the right of cover. Marcus Stoinis puts in the dive and cuts it off. He is quick to release the throw towards the batting end and prevents the single. |
| 9.2 : Ravi Bishnoi to Ravindra Jadeja, 2 runs. |
| 9.3 : Ravi Bishnoi to Ravindra Jadeja, No run. |
| 9.4 : Ravi Bishnoi to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! Jadeja sweeps and sweeps well! |
| 9.5 : Ravi Bishnoi to Ravindra Jadeja, This is shorter in length, on off, Ravindra Jadeja tucks it in the vacant mid-wicket region for a single to get to the other end. |
| 9.6 : Ravi Bishnoi to Shivam Dube, Beaten! The pace is quicker on this one and it angles away from the left-hander, on a length, Shivam Dube presses forward and plays for the ball coming into him. This one keeps straight and zips past the bat. At the halfway mark, Chennai are 81/3. |
| 10.1 : Yash Thakur to Ravindra Jadeja, Pitches the ball up outside the leg stump line from around the wicket angle. Ravindra Jadeja flicks the ball to the right of short fine leg and runs a couple of runs. |
| 10.2 : Yash Thakur to Ravindra Jadeja, Holds the length short at the batter. Ravindra Jadeja taps it down towards deep square leg and runs a single. |
| 10.3 : Yash Thakur to Shivam Dube, Bangs it short at the batter from over the wicket and Shivam Dube pulls it along the ground to deep mid-wicket for as single. |
| 10.4 : Yash Thakur to Ravindra Jadeja, Leg bye. |
| 10.5 : Yash Thakur to Shivam Dube, Bowls a superb bouncer at the helmet of the batter and Shivam Dube ducks down and lets the ball go through. |
| 10.6 : Yash Thakur to Shivam Dube, Pitches it a bit up on the top of the leg stump line. Shivam Dube flicks the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single to end the over. |
| Marcus Stoinis comes on to bowl. |
| 11.1 : Marcus Stoinis to Shivam Dube, OUT! CAUGHT! Huge wicket for Marcus Stoinis and Lucknow! Marcus Stoinis gets his man off the first ball of his spell. Bowls the ball short and wide outside the off stump from over the wicket angle and Shivam Dube looks to pull it from outside off but only manages to hit it straight up in the air. KL Rahul runs in and completes the catch well to send back Shivam Dube. |
| 0.0 : Sameer Rizvi comes out to bat now for Chennai as an Impact Player, replacing Ajinkya Rahane. |
| 11.2 : Marcus Stoinis to Sameer Rizvi, Holds the length back on top of the off stump. Sameer Rizvi stays back and blocks it off well. |
| 11.3 : Marcus Stoinis to Sameer Rizvi, Beats him all ends up. Marcus Stoinis bowls on a good length just on top of the off stump line and Sameer Rizvi looking to flick the ball, misses it completely. |
| 11.4 : Marcus Stoinis to Sameer Rizvi, Slight fuller on the line of the stumps and Sameer Rizvi blocks it off the front foot towards mid on. |
| 11.5 : Marcus Stoinis to Sameer Rizvi, Fuller on the off stump line and Sameer Rizvi flicks the ball to deep square leg for a single. |
| 11.6 : Marcus Stoinis to Ravindra Jadeja, Holds the length back on top of the off stump. Ravindra Jadeja tucks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 12.1 : Krunal Pandya to Ravindra Jadeja, Holds the length back on top of the middle stump line. Ravindra Jadeja flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 12.2 : Krunal Pandya to Sameer Rizvi, OUT! STUMPED! Krunal Pandya flights the ball up on the off stump line and Sameer Rizvi steps down and swings the bat, missing the ball completely and KL Rahul does the rest behind the stumps. 5th wicket down for Chennai. |
| Moeen Ali makes his way out to the centre. |
| 12.3 : Krunal Pandya to Moeen Ali, Just short on the stumps. Moeen Ali drives it back to mid-wicket. |
| 12.4 : Krunal Pandya to Moeen Ali, Short and wide this time, outside off. Moeen Ali drops the ball to the right of point and runs a single. |
| 12.5 : Krunal Pandya to Ravindra Jadeja, Fuller outside the off stump line. Ravindra Jadeja drives the ball to sweeper cover for a run. |
| 12.6 : Krunal Pandya to Moeen Ali, Short and at the pads. Moeen Ali flicks the ball to deep backward square leg for a single to end the over. |
| 13.1 : Marcus Stoinis to Moeen Ali, No run. |
| 13.2 : Marcus Stoinis to Moeen Ali, Short and wide, cut away to deep backward point for a single. |
| 13.3 : Marcus Stoinis to Ravindra Jadeja, Holds the ball short outside the off stump. Ravindra Jadeja pulls it away to long on for a single. |
| 13.4 : Marcus Stoinis to Moeen Ali, No run. |
| 13.5 : Marcus Stoinis to Moeen Ali, Hits the length hard on top of the off stump line. Moeen Ali taps the ball towards the left of point for a single. |
| 13.6 : Marcus Stoinis to Ravindra Jadeja, Slower bouncer at the batter. Ravindra Jadeja pulls it away towards deep square leg and runs a quick couple. |
| 14.1 : Ravi Bishnoi to Moeen Ali, 1 run. |
| 14.2 : Ravi Bishnoi to Ravindra Jadeja, Fuller on the stumps line. Ravindra Jadeja flicks the ball off the front foot between deep mid-wicket and long on for a couple. |
| 14.3 : Ravi Bishnoi to Ravindra Jadeja, Holds the length back on the stumps. Ravindra Jadeja flicks the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 14.4 : Ravi Bishnoi to Moeen Ali, 1 run. |
| 14.5 : Ravi Bishnoi to Ravindra Jadeja, Flighted ball on the stumps. Ravindra Jadeja lofts the ball towards long off for a single. |
| 14.6 : Ravi Bishnoi to Moeen Ali, Pitches the ball up on the stums. Moeen Ali blocks the ball to the right of covers for a single to end the over. |
| 15.1 : Yash Thakur to Moeen Ali, Starts from around the wicket, on off, Moeen Ali extends his arms and knocks it down to long off for a single. |
| 0.0 : Strategic break! Chennai find themselves in a tough spot with just five overs remaining in the innings. Having been there since the Powerplay, the onus is on Ravindra Jadeja to change gears, and he needs to bat through for his side on a surface where hitting from ball one will not be easy for the new batter. As for Lucknow, they have kept things reasonably quiet and will look to continue to chip away at the wickets to close out the innings. |
| 15.2 : Yash Thakur to Ravindra Jadeja, On a fullish length, around off, Ravindra Jadeja takes it on the full and sweeps it straight to square leg. |
| 15.3 : Yash Thakur to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! A boundary after 34 balls for Chennai. |
| 15.4 : Yash Thakur to Ravindra Jadeja, Nails the yorker, near the wide guideline on off, Ravindra Jadeja jams it out to extra cover and gets to the other end. |
| 15.5 : Yash Thakur to Moeen Ali, Keeps it full and wide on off, Moeen Ali frees his arms and slices it to the left of deep backward point for a couple of runs. |
| 15.6 : Yash Thakur to Moeen Ali, On a length, near the tramline on off, Moeen Ali winds up and looks to big on the off side. Gets it off the bottom part of the bat and it rolls to extra cover for a dot. Thakur gets out of the over well after being hit for a boundary earlier in the over. Just the 8 runs off it and Lucknow will take it at this stage in the game. |
| 16.1 : Mohsin Khan to Ravindra Jadeja, Begins on a back of a length, outside off, Ravindra Jadeja walks right across his stumps and dabs it in front of short third for a single. |
| 16.2 : Mohsin Khan to Moeen Ali, Pace off and into the wicket by Mohsin, outside off, Moeen Ali gets on top of the bounce and drags the pull to deep square leg for a single. |
| 16.4 : Mohsin Khan to Ravindra Jadeja, Digs it in short, over middle, Ravindra Jadeja tries to fetch the pull from over his head but misses out. |
| 16.5 : Mohsin Khan to Ravindra Jadeja, On a short of a length, on middle, Ravindra Jadeja pulls it down to deep backward square leg and rotates the strike. |
| 16.3 : Mohsin Khan to Ravindra Jadeja, DROPPED AND SIX! Deepak Hooda palms it over the ropes for a fence! The trademark sword celebration comes out from Ravindra Jadeja as he gets to his FIFTY. |
| 16.6 : Mohsin Khan to Moeen Ali, A bit too straight from Mohsin, on a back of a length, around leg, Moeen Ali backs away and helps it to the left of fine leg for one more run. A better over for Chennai, 10 runs off it. |
| 17.1 : Ravi Bishnoi to Moeen Ali, On a fullish length, on the pads, Moeen Ali goes for the slog sweep but the ball is a bit too full for him to get underneath it and gets hit on the pads. |
| 17.2 : Ravi Bishnoi to Moeen Ali, SIX! BANG! Moeen Ali gets the connection this time! |
| 17.3 : Ravi Bishnoi to Moeen Ali, SIX! This is even bigger! Bishnoi bowls the same line, around middle and leg, Moeen Ali gets down on one knee again and hammers the slog sweep over deep square leg for six more runs. |
| 17.4 : Ravi Bishnoi to Moeen Ali, SIX! THREE IN THREE! Ravi Bishnoi bowls it flat and short, outside off, Moeen Ali hangs back in his crease and flat bats it. Clears the long off fence for the third six of the over and this is just the over Chennai were after. |
| 17.5 : Ravi Bishnoi to Moeen Ali, OUT! c Ayush Badoni b Ravi Bishnoi. |
| 0.0 : MS Dhoni walks out to bat for Chennai. |
| 17.6 : Ravi Bishnoi to MS Dhoni, Bishnoi errs in length and dishes out a low full toss, around off, MS Dhoni knocks it down to long off and opens his account with a single. A 10-run over followed by a 19-run over. |
| 18.1 : Mohsin Khan to MS Dhoni, WIDE! Mohsin tries to keep it away from the reach of Dhoni, goes beyond the tramline on off, on a length, left alone by MS Dhoni for a wide. |
| Mohsin Khan to MS Dhoni, Wide! |
| Mohsin Khan to MS Dhoni, FOUR! Muscled away but it was not far away from the fielder in the deep. Slanting away from over the wicket, on a length, MS Dhoni extends his arms and thumps it flat to the right of deep cover. Ravi Bishnoi covers good ground and puts in a dive to his right but the ball evades him and goes away for a boundary. |
| 18.2 : Mohsin Khan to MS Dhoni, SIX! Clever, very clever from the former Chennai skipper. |
| 18.3 : Mohsin Khan to MS Dhoni, Angling across, on a back of a length, around off, MS Dhoni runs it down to deep third and rotates the strike. 13 runs off the over already with three balls to go. |
| 18.4 : Mohsin Khan to Ravindra Jadeja, Lucknow get the review right this time! Mohsin bends his back and bangs it into the deck, over off and middle, Ravindra Jadeja gets on his toes to ride the bounce and pull it front of square on the off side. The ball zips past the bat and goes through to the keeper. It is signalled wide as the umpire deems that the ball has gone over Jadeja's head. KL Rahul reviews and the replays confirm that the ball had not gone over the head of the batter and it will b |
| 18.5 : Mohsin Khan to Ravindra Jadeja, 1 run. |
| 18.6 : Mohsin Khan to MS Dhoni, Wide! |
| Mohsin Khan to MS Dhoni, Swing and a miss! Slower and angling away, on a good length, outside off, MS Dhoni goes for a heave across the line but connects with thin air. Lucknow have been penalised for slow over rate and they will be allowed only 4 fielders outside the 30-yard circle for the final over. |
| 19.1 : Yash Thakur to Ravindra Jadeja, 2 runs. |
| 0.0 : Slow over rate to Lucknow, a penalty of only 4 fielders outside the circle for the final over. |
| 19.2 : Yash Thakur to Ravindra Jadeja, 1 run. |
| 19.3 : Yash Thakur to MS Dhoni, SIX! PICKED THE BONES OUT OF THAT! The crowd erupts as Dhoni deposits it into the stands. |
| 19.4 : Yash Thakur to MS Dhoni, FOUR! Not where he intended but Chennai will take it any which way they come. |
| 19.5 : Yash Thakur to MS Dhoni, Almost in the blockhole by Thakur, at the stumps, MS Dhoni clears his front leg and whips it wide of deep mid-wicket. A wayward throw at the batting end results in Dhoni completing the second run with ease. |
| 19.6 : Yash Thakur to MS Dhoni, FOUR! Sliced away and MS Dhoni finishes the innings in style! Chennai go past 175 and the crowd have got their money's worth, having witnessed another quickfire knock from Dhoni. Yash Thakur stays around the wicket and nails it on a fullish length, outside off, MS Dhoni sits deep in his crease and opens the bat face perfectly. Steers it to the left of backward point for a boundary to end the innings. 19 runs come off the final over and Lucknow have been made to |
| 0.0 : With MS Dhoni's signature flourish, Chennai wrapped up their innings, reaching a competitive total of 176/6 in their allotted 20 overs. Dhoni's quickfire unbeaten 28 off just 9 balls provided the finishing touches to a challenging innings. Ravindra Jadeja emerged as the backbone of the Chennai innings, playing a composed unbeaten knock of 57 runs, and anchoring the middle order with finesse. |
| Chennai's innings had a shaky start as they lost their opener Rachin Ravindra for a golden duck early on. However, skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ajinkya Rahane steadied the ship with a promising partnership. But their progress was halted when Yash Thakur dismissed Gaikwad for 17 runs, breaking the building momentum. The promotion of Ravindra Jadeja to number four proved pivotal for Chennai as he played a crucial role in stabilizing the innings. Despite Shivam Dube and Sameer Rizvi's quick exits, |
| Lucknow, now face a target of 177 to chase down in their allotted 20 overs. Will KL Rahul and his men be able to do it? Or will the Chennai bowlers turn things around and get 2 more points to move up the ladder? Let's Find out in the upcoming Runchase. |
| ... THE RUN CHASE ... |
| We are back after the First innings Break! Lucknow all set to start their chase of 176 runs. |
| 0.1 : Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, Begins from over the wicket and hurls it with an upright seam, on a hard length, at 140.4 kph, a hint of inward movement, on off, Quinton de Kock gets on his toes and stabs it down in front of mid-wicket. |
| 0.2 : Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, Chahar goes full in search of swing and gets the ball to go away, on middle, Quinton de Kock closes the bat face and turns it to mid-wicket. |
| 0.3 : Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, Drags his length back a touch and bowls it on off, Quinton de Kock hangs back and nudges it behind square on the leg side for a single. de Kock and Lucknow are underway! |
| 0.4 : Deepak Chahar to KL Rahul, Shaping away from the right-hander, on a hard length, outside off, KL Rahul plays it off the back foot and punches it to backward point. Chahar needs to be fuller with two slips waiting for the outside edge. |
| 0.5 : Deepak Chahar to KL Rahul, Swinging in now, on a back of a length, outside off, KL Rahul waits on the back foot and punches it to the left of cover. The substitute fielder, Shaik Rasheed dives to his left and keeps it down to just a single. Good stop. |
| 0.6 : Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, Angling across the batter, on a back of a length, outside off, Quinton de Kock frees his arms and cuts it through point for a single to keep the strike. |
| 1.1 : Tushar Deshpande to Quinton de Kock, Deshpande steams in from over the wicket and pitches it right up to the batter, on off, Quinton de Kock presents the full face of the bat and times the drive to mid off. |
| 0.0 : Tushar Deshpande to share the new ball with Deepak Chahar for Chennai. |
| 1.2 : Tushar Deshpande to Quinton de Kock, Four! |
| 1.3 : Tushar Deshpande to Quinton de Kock, Width on offer on off, on a good length, Quinton de Kock goes for the cut but ends up chopping it along the ground to backward point. |
| 1.4 : Tushar Deshpande to Quinton de Kock, WIDE! Takes pace off does Deshpande but gets the line slightly wrong. Flirts with the tramline on off, on a good length, Quinton de Kock reaches out to cut but misses and the ball goes on the bounce to MS Dhoni. Wide called by the umpire. |
| Tushar Deshpande to Quinton de Kock, At pace this time, angling away, on a hard length, outside off, Quinton de Kock extends his arms and pushes it towards wide mid off for a run. |
| 1.5 : Tushar Deshpande to KL Rahul, This is at 140.4 kph, fuller in length, on off, KL Rahul stays rooted in his crease and punches it with a straight bat in front of mid on. Calls de Kock through for a quick single. |
| 1.6 : Tushar Deshpande to Quinton de Kock, In the air...but safe! Slower and on a length by Desphande, wide on off, Quinton de Kock reaches out and shapes up to carve it over the in-field on the off side. Gets it off the outer half of the bat but it sails over backward point and lands well wide of deep point. A couple of runs taken. |
| 2.1 : Deepak Chahar to KL Rahul, FOUR! Top shot! Fractionally short by Chahar, leg-cutter, outside off, KL Rahul gets this one at a good height and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 2.2 : Deepak Chahar to KL Rahul, On a back of a length, in the channel on off, KL Rahul opens the bat face to steer it wide of short third. Gets a bottom edge that goes on the bounce to MS Dhoni who sticks out his right hand and makes the stop. |
| 2.3 : Deepak Chahar to KL Rahul, Slower and on a good length, outside off, KL Rahul gets half-forward and drives it square to deep point and gets to the other end. |
| 2.4 : Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, Into the wicket, over middle, Quinton de Kock fetches the pull from over his head and drags it through mid-wicket. They cross. |
| 2.5 : Deepak Chahar to KL Rahul, SIX! KL Rahul goes big! Chahar hurls it on a short of a good length, on off, KL Rahul holds his shape and takes no half-measures in going down town. Gets it off the upper part of the bat but gets more than enough distance to clear the long on fence for the first maximum of the Lucknow innings. |
| 2.6 : Deepak Chahar to KL Rahul, Proper fast bowler's comeback by Chahar! Digs it in short, over middle, KL Rahul initially thinks about taking on the short ball but changes his mind as he drops his wrists and sways away from the line of the ball to let it go. |
| 3.1 : Mustafizur Rahman to Quinton de Kock, A stifled appeal for LBW but Quinton de Kock got an inside edge there. Mustafizur delivers it full and straight, at the stumps, a hint of away movement, Quinton de Kock gets caught in the crease as he looks to keep it out. Luckily for him, he gets an inside edge back onto the pads. The batters cross as the ball rolls on the off side. |
| 3.2 : Mustafizur Rahman to KL Rahul, FOUR! Uppish but Rahul gets the reward! |
| 3.3 : Mustafizur Rahman to KL Rahul, 1 run. |
| 3.4 : Mustafizur Rahman to Quinton de Kock, In the corridor of off, on a length, Quinton de Kock stays leg side of the ball and slaps it to deep point for one more run. |
| 3.5 : Mustafizur Rahman to KL Rahul, Rolls his fingers over the ball and goes fuller in length, outside off, KL Rahul gets on the front foot and drives it square to deep backward point for another single. |
| 3.6 : Mustafizur Rahman to Quinton de Kock, Angling in a touch, on a length, on the off-stump line, Quinton de Kock drives it on the up towards cover-point where Ravindra Jadeja dives to his left to make the stop. Jadeja gets up a bit gingerly. |
| 4.1 : Tushar Deshpande to KL Rahul, FOUR! KL Rahul picks the slower ball and hits it in gap. Tushar takes pace off and bowls it on a hard length, over middle, KL Rahul shuffles across a bit and swats it behind square on the leg side for a boundary. |
| 4.2 : Tushar Deshpande to KL Rahul, At pace this time, on a hard length, KL Rahul gets rushed in the pull shot and mistimes the shot off the upper half of the bat to mid-wicket. |
| 4.3 : Tushar Deshpande to KL Rahul, Leg bye! A juicy low full toss, on the pads, KL Rahul is a bit late on the clip and fails to get the shot away. The ball thuds him on the front pad and rolls on the leg side. They cross. Missed out there did the Lucknow skipper. |
| 4.4 : Tushar Deshpande to Quinton de Kock, Slower and fuller, angling across, on off, Quinton de Kock gives himself room to go up and over on the off side. He is through his shot early and miscues it to mid on. |
| 4.5 : Tushar Deshpande to Quinton de Kock, Oh my! How did that miss the stumps? Deshpande bowls it with an upright seam, on a fullish length, around leg, Quinton de Kock makes room to have a swish across the line. Gets undone as the ball dips on him and it sneaks past the leg stump. |
| 4.6 : Tushar Deshpande to Quinton de Kock, SIX! Quinton de Kock finally connects one! |
| 5.1 : Deepak Chahar to KL Rahul, Four! |
| 5.2 : Deepak Chahar to KL Rahul, SIX! Short and wide again and this time KL Rahul extends his hands and times the ball to perfection over the head of covers and gets the ball to go all the way over for a SIX. |
| 5.3 : Deepak Chahar to KL Rahul, Short again, this time with pace and KL Rahul looks to play the upper cut but misses. |
| 5.4 : Deepak Chahar to KL Rahul, Holds the length back on top of the off stump line. KL Rahul blocks it off well towards point. |
| 5.5 : Deepak Chahar to KL Rahul, Bowls another short ball outside the off stump and KL Rahul looks to pull it away but mistimes it straight to point. |
| 5.6 : Deepak Chahar to KL Rahul, Finishes off again banging the length hard on top of the stumps. KL Rahul pulls it away towards deep mid-wicket for a single to end the over. |
| 6.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to KL Rahul, WIDE! Wayward outside the leg stump line. The umpire says WIDE. |
| 5.6 : Time for spin as Ravindra Jadeja comes on to bowl. |
| 6.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to KL Rahul, 1 run. |
| 6.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Quinton de Kock, Holds the length back at the stumps. Quinton de Kock stays inside the crease and drives the ball to long on for a single. |
| 6.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to KL Rahul, Bowls on a nagging length outside off. KL Rahul flicks the ball to long on for a single. |
| 6.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Quinton de Kock, Tosses the ball up on the stumps. Quinton de Kock flicks the ball in the gap between deep mid-wicket and long on and runs a couple. |
| 6.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Quinton de Kock, 2 runs. |
| 6.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Quinton de Kock, Holds the length back on the stumps. Quinton de Kock drives the ball to long on for a single. |
| Change from both ends as Matheesha Pathirana comes on from the other end. |
| 7.1 : Matheesha Pathirana to Quinton de Kock, Pitches the ball up on the stumps. Quinton de Kock flicks the ball to the right of fine leg for a single. |
| 7.2 : Matheesha Pathirana to KL Rahul, WIDE! Wayward outside the line of the off stump. The Umpire signals a wide. |
| Matheesha Pathirana to KL Rahul, SIX! BANG! Matheesha Pathirana drops the ball short outside the off stump line with pace and KL Rahul says Thank you, plays a superb upper cut and times it well enough to make it sail over the head of third man at the boundary for a maximum. |
| 7.3 : Matheesha Pathirana to KL Rahul, 1 run. |
| 7.4 : Matheesha Pathirana to Quinton de Kock, Fuller on the stumps. Quinton de Kock flicks the ball to deep square leg for a single. |
| 7.5 : Matheesha Pathirana to KL Rahul, Bangs in a bouncer at the batter. KL Rahul pulls it well along the ground to deep square leg for a single. |
| 7.6 : Matheesha Pathirana to Quinton de Kock, Pitches the ball up again on the stumps. Quinton de Kock drives the ball to the left of mid on and runs a single to end the over. |
| 8.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Quinton de Kock, FOUR! Quinton de Kock times one to perfection! Ravindra Jadeja tosses the ball up on the off stump line and Quinton de Kock takes the front foot out and launches the ball straight over the head of the bowler for a boundary on the bounce. |
| 8.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Quinton de Kock, 1 run. |
| 8.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to KL Rahul, 1 run. |
| 8.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Quinton de Kock, Fuller on the stumps. Quinton de Kock drives the ball to long on for a single. |
| 8.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to KL Rahul, Floats the ball up and KL Rahul looks to sweep it hard getting an inside edge onto the pads for a single. |
| 8.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Quinton de Kock, 1 run. |
| 9.1 : Moeen Ali to Quinton de Kock, Fuller on the stumps. Quinton de Kock flicks the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0.0 : Strategic break! This is a solid start for Lucknow in pursuit of 177 runs, and they have the required rate well under control with all ten wickets intact. KL Rahul has been the aggressor of the two batters, whereas Quinton de Kock is slowly starting to get into the groove. As for Chennai, they had an opportunity to break the opening stand in the last over but Matheesha Pathirana shelled it. They have the knack of dominating the middle phase of the innings and they need a couple of quick wickets |
| 9.2 : Moeen Ali to KL Rahul, Holds the length back on top of the stumps. KL Rahul drives the ball towards sweepers from the crease and runs a single. |
| 9.3 : Moeen Ali to KL Rahul, Drops it short on the off stump. KL Rahul flicks the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 9.4 : Moeen Ali to Quinton de Kock, No run. |
| 9.5 : Moeen Ali to Quinton de Kock, Short and wide outside off. Quinton de Kock slams the ball to long off for a single. |
| 9.6 : Moeen Ali to KL Rahul, Floats the ball up on the stumps. KL Rahul drives it straight back to the bowler to end the over. |
| 10.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Quinton de Kock, No run. |
| 10.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Quinton de Kock, FOUR! Nicely done! Fires it in, short and around leg, Quinton de Kock gets inside the line nicey and early and picks it up well to deposit it towards the deep backward square leg fence for a boundary. |
| 10.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Quinton de Kock, Slower and fuller, on middle, Quinton de Kock clips it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 10.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to KL Rahul, FOUR! KL Rahul cracks the cut and brings up his 35th Indian T20 League FIFTY. The Lucknow skipper is leading from the front here in a crucial run chase. |
| 10.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to KL Rahul, FOUR! Uppish but in the gap! Short and around off, KL Rahul makes room and goes for the cut again. Gets a thickish outside edge that goes to the right of short third for four more runs. |
| 10.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to KL Rahul, A bit fuller, on off, KL Rahul plays it close to his body and dabs it square on the off side for a run. 14 runs off the over and Lucknow are motoring along. |
| 11.1 : Mustafizur Rahman to KL Rahul, Comes back into the attack and takes pace off first up, on a good length, on middle, KL Rahul punches it with a straight bat to cover. |
| 11.2 : Mustafizur Rahman to KL Rahul, Bends his back and digs it in short, at the body of the batter, KL Rahul backs away and hops to ride the bounce to pull it away. Gets an inside edge back onto the pads and the ball rolls back to the bowler. |
| 11.3 : Mustafizur Rahman to KL Rahul, Another bumper attempted by Mustafizur, at the left shoulder of the batter, KL Rahul picks the change up early and waits to pull it towards deep backward square leg for a run. |
| 11.4 : Mustafizur Rahman to Quinton de Kock, Slower and on a nagging length, on off, Quinton de Kock taps it beside the pitch on the leg side and gets across for a single. |
| 11.5 : Mustafizur Rahman to KL Rahul, FOUR! Quality shot by a quality batter! Mustafizur Rahman goes into the wicket and it is the slower one as well, a bit too straight though, on leg, KL Rahul gets on top of the bounce and rolls his wrists nicely on the ball to pull it wide of deep backward square leg for a boundary. The boundaries continue to come every over for Lucknow. |
| 11.6 : Mustafizur Rahman to KL Rahul, On a back of a length, on off and middle, KL Rahul dabs it in front of square on the off side and retains the strike with a single. |
| 12.1 : Matheesha Pathirana to KL Rahul, Short and wide on off, KL Rahul shapes up to hit this one in front of square rather than going square on the off side. Mistimes the shot towards cover. |
| 12.2 : Matheesha Pathirana to KL Rahul, Honing in at the stumps, at 134.7 kph, on middle, KL Rahul nudges it straight to mid-wicket. |
| 12.3 : Matheesha Pathirana to KL Rahul, Fuller in length, on off, KL Rahul stays rooted in his crease and looks to go back over the bowler's head. Gets an inside edge back onto the pads. They cross as the ball rolls on the leg side. |
| 12.4 : Matheesha Pathirana to Quinton de Kock, Swing and a miss! Takes pace off a bit does Pathirana and serves it on a good length, on off, Quinton de Kock shapes up to heave it across the line but connects with thin air. |
| 12.5 : Matheesha Pathirana to Quinton de Kock, WIDE! Bangs it into the deck but this goes over the batter's head. Quinton de Kock misses out on the pull and it is called a wide by the umpire. |
| Matheesha Pathirana to Quinton de Kock, Pacy delivery, on a hard length, outside off, Quinton de Kock hangs back and slaps it to the left of long on for a single. |
| 12.6 : Matheesha Pathirana to KL Rahul, Fuller in length, around off, KL Rahul stays leg side of the ball and goes through the drive a bit early. Mistimes the drive towards Rachin Ravindra at cover. A miserly over from Pathirana, just the 3 runs off it and now this over needs to be backed up from the bowler at the other end. |
| 13.1 : Tushar Deshpande to Quinton de Kock, Starts a new spell from around the wicket and hurls it on a good length, near the wide guideline on off, Quinton de Kock reaches out and pushes it wide of cover for a single. |
| 13.2 : Tushar Deshpande to KL Rahul, Goes short does Deshpande, over middle, KL Rahul rides the bounce well and plays the pull to deep mid-wicket for one more run. |
| 13.3 : Tushar Deshpande to Quinton de Kock, WIDE! Looks to keep it away from the reach of the batter but this slips beyond the tramline on off. Left alone by Quinton de Kock for a wide. |
| Tushar Deshpande to Quinton de Kock, Another delivery that flirts with the wide guideline, full and outside off, Quinton de Kock leans on it for the drive but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 13.4 : Tushar Deshpande to Quinton de Kock, FOUR! Smart batting! On a length, in the corridor of off, Quinton de Kock pulls out the reverse scoop and plays it to perfection. Hits it between the keeper and short third to pick up a boundary. Moves to 48 with this shot. |
| 13.5 : Tushar Deshpande to Quinton de Kock, Fullish delivery, outside off, driven through covers for a single by Quinton de Kock. |
| 13.6 : Tushar Deshpande to KL Rahul, Nails the yorker from around the wicket, on middle and leg, KL Rahul gets his bat out in front of the pads and digs it out to the right of the bowler. |
| 14.1 : Mustafizur Rahman to Quinton de Kock, WIDE! Slower delivery that drifts down leg, full in length, Quinton de Kock swings to help it away but misses. |
| Mustafizur Rahman to Quinton de Kock, FIFTY for Quinton de Kock! It has not been the most fluent knock from the southpaw but he has hung in there for his side and has complemented his skipper well. On a back of a length, on off and middle, Quinton de Kock waits on it and pulls it through square leg to get to his third fifty of the season. |
| 14.2 : Mustafizur Rahman to KL Rahul, Goes for the yorker, outside off. It comes out as a low full toss, KL Rahul walks across his stumps and drags the sweep to the right of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 14.3 : Mustafizur Rahman to KL Rahul, FOUR! KL Rahul threads the needle to perfection. Shot of the night by the Lucknow skipper. Angling across the left-hander, fuller and slower, KL Rahul moves away to the off side nice and early. Angles the bat face perfectly to drive it right in the gap between deep backward point and deep cover for a boundary. |
| 14.4 : Mustafizur Rahman to KL Rahul, At pace, on a good length, KL Rahul punches it right under his eyes to deep point for a single. |
| 14.5 : Mustafizur Rahman to Quinton de Kock, FOUR! Expertly placed! Another slower delivery by Mustafizur Rahman, on a good length, outside off, Quinton de Kock waits for the ball to arrive and plays it late. Cuts it well and gets it past the backward point fielder for a boundary. |
| 14.6 : Mustafizur Rahman to Quinton de Kock, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Chennai finally get a breakthrough! Quinton de Kock has done his job though. |
| 0.0 : Nicholas Pooran walks out to bat now. |
| 15.1 : Matheesha Pathirana to KL Rahul, Short and wide outside the off stump. KL Rahul drills the ball hard along the ground straight to sweeper covers for a single. |
| 15.2 : Matheesha Pathirana to Nicholas Pooran, 1 run. |
| 15.3 : Matheesha Pathirana to KL Rahul, 1 run. |
| 15.4 : Matheesha Pathirana to Nicholas Pooran, SIX BANG! It does not take long for Pooran to go big. |
| 15.5 : Matheesha Pathirana to Nicholas Pooran, Full and straight, at the stumps, Nicholas Pooran flicks it towards mid-wicket and rotates the strike. |
| 15.6 : Matheesha Pathirana to KL Rahul, On a good length, outside off, KL Rahul hangs back and stays leg side of the ball to punch it to the right of deep point. The fielder in the deep runs around to his right and cuts it off. Two runs taken. |
| Strategic break! Its the end of the 16th over and Lucknow have scored 146 with the loss of 1 wicket. They still need 31 runs off 24 balls. Will they be able to do it or is there a twist in the tale? Let's find out after the break. |
| 16.1 : Mustafizur Rahman to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! Nails a yorker and Nicholas Pooran grills it from the ground and fetches it behind point, along the ground for a superb boundary to start the over after the break. What a shot. |
| 16.2 : Mustafizur Rahman to Nicholas Pooran, WIDE! Wayward outside the off stump line. Wide called! |
| Mustafizur Rahman to Nicholas Pooran, Four! |
| 16.3 : Mustafizur Rahman to Nicholas Pooran, Slower ball from a shorter length outside the off stump. Nicholas Pooran looks to cut it but misses the ball completely. |
| 16.4 : Mustafizur Rahman to Nicholas Pooran, Holds the length short at the stumps. Nicholas Pooran pulls it away to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 16.5 : Mustafizur Rahman to KL Rahul, FOUR! Slower ball again, fuller in length outside the line of the off stump. KL Rahul takes the front foot out and creams the ball into the gap behind point, along the ground, beating both the fielders at the boundary for a four. |
| 16.6 : Mustafizur Rahman to KL Rahul, Short and wide outside off again. KL Rahul slaps the ball to deep backward point for a single to end the over. |
| 17.1 : Matheesha Pathirana to KL Rahul, OUT! CAUGHT! Ravindra Jadeja, you beauty! Perfectly times shot from KL Rahul, nothing wrong with that but Ravindra Jadeja plucks it with one hand diving to his left on a full stretch. Matheesha Pathirana drops it short and wide and KL Rahul executes the cut shot to perfection only to fine Ravindra Jadeja at point. |
| 0.0 : Marcus Stoinis is in at number 4. |
| 17.2 : Matheesha Pathirana to Marcus Stoinis, Pitches the ball up on the stumps. Marcus Stoinis blocks it off the front foot towards mid-wicket. |
| 17.3 : Matheesha Pathirana to Marcus Stoinis, 2 Leg byes. |
| 17.4 : Matheesha Pathirana to Marcus Stoinis, Nails a wide yorker outside off. Marcus Stoinis drives the ball to sweeper covers for a single to open his account. |
| 17.5 : Matheesha Pathirana to Nicholas Pooran, Fuller on the line of the stumps and Nicholas Pooran walks down to flick the ball but misses it. The ball hits him on the front pads and there is an appeal for LBW. The umpire says NO and Chennai take the review. The UltraEdge shows no bat involved at all and the Ball Tracking shows that the ball is pitched outside the line of the leg stump. Nicholas Pooran survives. |
| 17.6 : Matheesha Pathirana to Nicholas Pooran, Another ball fuller on the stumps and Nicholas Pooran flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 18.1 : Tushar Deshpande to Nicholas Pooran, Pitched up on the stumps. Nicholas Pooran drives the ball to long on for a single. |
| 18.2 : Tushar Deshpande to Marcus Stoinis, Four! |
| 17.6 : Chennai have been penalised for a slow over rate, and they will be allowed only four fielders outside the 30-yard circle from hereon. It will be Tushar Deshpande to bowl the penultimate over. Can he take the game to the last over? |
| 18.3 : Tushar Deshpande to Marcus Stoinis, WIDE! Wayward outside the line of the off stump. Wide called. |
| Tushar Deshpande to Marcus Stoinis, Wide! |
| Tushar Deshpande to Marcus Stoinis, No run. |
| 18.4 : Tushar Deshpande to Marcus Stoinis, Pitches the ball up outside the off stump line. Marcus Stoinis lofts the ball over covers and finds himself a couple. |
| 18.5 : Tushar Deshpande to Marcus Stoinis, 1 run. |
| 18.6 : Tushar Deshpande to Nicholas Pooran, NO BALL! Tushar Deshpande bowls a beamer directly towards Nicholas Pooran as he looks to play the upper cut and misses. The umpire signals NO BALL and Chennai take the review. The Big Screen shows that the ball is way over the waist height of Nicholas Pooran and is a NO BALL. Free Hit coming up with the scores tied. |
| Tushar Deshpande to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! Finishes off in style! Short ball from Tushar Deshpande outside the off stump line and Nicholas Pooran slashes it hard over the head of the point fielder and gets a boundary to win the match for his team. |
| 0.0 : A happy homecoming for Lucknow as they return home and return to winning ways! A statement win from KL Rahul and his men against the five-time champions. Although they stay on 5th in the standings, this win has come at just the right time for Lucknow, who were coming off two consecutive defeats. Lucknow got off to an ideal start in their chase of 177 runs. KL Rahul took full advantage of the fielding restrictions, capitalizing on loose deliveries to score freely. Despite not being at his best, |
| On the other hand, Chennai have succumbed to their third loss in as many as 4 matches away from home so far. Given the late flourish provided by MS Dhoni, Chennai had the momentum but could not really take it into their bowling effort. A wicket-less Powerplay left them scrambling for wickets in the middle overs. Matheesha Pathirana dropping Quinton de Kock when he was on 31, made matters worse for them. Mustafizur Rahman helped them break the opening stand but the game was pretty much done by |
| Earlier in the game, after being asked to bat first by KL Rahul, Chennai were dealt an early blow in the form of Rachin Ravindra. They faced another setback as Yash Thakur got into the act to remove the Chennai skipper. Ajinka Rahane and Ravindra Jadeja batted at a decent pace and ensured that there were no more casualties in the Powerplay. Rahane perished in trying to break free, and neither Shivam Dube nor the Impact Player, Sameer Rizvi, had a significant impact. Despite wickets falling aroun |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad, the captain of Chennai, reflects on the team's performance, acknowledging the strong finish but expressing a desire for more. Despite the promising start, Gaikwad feels that Chennai couldn't capitalize on the momentum after the powerplay, losing wickets at regular intervals. He believes they are about 10-15 runs short of what could have been an optimal total. Gaikwad acknowledges the challenge posed by the impact player rule, emphasizing the importance of additional runs in such |
| Marcus Stoinis of Lucknow reflects on their crucial victory, emphasizing its significance for the team. Despite facing Chennai again in two days, Stoinis expresses happiness over securing the win, crediting the team's overall performance. Regarding their bowling effort, Stoinis feels they could have restricted the opposition further, but acknowledges Chennai's strong finish, especially MS Dhoni's contribution. However, he highlights their batting prowess, praising KL Rahul and Nicholas Pooran fo |
| Time for the presentation ceremony... |
| The captain of Lucknow, KL Rahul, is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH. Not only did he contribute with the bat, but he also contributed from behind the wickets with a stumping and a couple of catches. He expresses satisfaction with his team's performance, emphasizing the importance of making correct decisions. He credits the team for committing to their plans and executing them effectively, resulting in a successful outcome. Rahul discusses his strategy in deploying bowlers, highlighting the considerati |
| Right then, that is all from this entertaining affair where Lucknow came out on top. They would have loved to finish the game much earlier, which would have helped them sneak into the top four on the points table, but they stay fifth for now. Next up on Saturday, the 20th of April, the 2024 Indian T20 League heads to the capital city of Delhi for the first time. Rishabh Pant's Delhi will lock horns with Pat Cummins-led Hyderabad at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. The game will commence at 7.30 pm IST |
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