| 0.0 : TOSS - Sam Curran wins the coin flip and Punjab elect to BOWL first. |
| Punjab (Playing XI) - Jonny Bairstow, Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Sam Curran (C), Jitesh Sharma (WK), Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Rahul Chahar, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh. |
| Impact substitutes nominated by Punjab - Prabhsimran Singh, Harpreet Singh, Tanay Thyagarajan, Vidwath Kaverappa, Rishi Dhawan. |
| Chennai (Playing XI) - Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Ajinkya Rahane, Daryl Mitchell, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (WK), Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande, Mitchell Santner, Richard Gleeson. |
| Impact substitutes nominated by Chennai - Sameer Rizvi, Simarjeet Singh, Shaik Rasheed, Mukesh Choudhary, Prashant Solanki. |
| Sam Curran, the captain of Punjab says that they will Bowl first. Adds that it is a day game and hence they fancy themselves chasing on this venue. States that they are sticking to the same side. |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad, the captain of Chennai says that they will have to focus on the process and look to do the smaller things right and they don't really focus on the opposition too much. Adds that there have been lots of injuries and forced changes this season but on the flip side after losing the toss 10 times, they have managed to win 5 games which is a positive. Concludes that Mitchell Santner comes in for Mustafizur. |
| Its go time. Punjab players are making their way out on the field. Followed by the opening pair of Chennai in Ajinkya Rahane and Ruturaj Gaikwad. It is going to be Kagiso Rabada to start with the new ball. |
| 0.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Ajinkya Rahane, WIDE! Starts with an extra. Comes from over the wicket and slants this one on a good length but going down leg, Ajinkya Rahane leaves this one alone for a wide. |
| Kagiso Rabada to Ajinkya Rahane, First runs off the bat and Ajinkya Rahane is up and running! A fuller length delivery into the pads, Ajinkya Rahane just delicately tucks it behind the square on leg side for a single. |
| 0.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Ruturaj Gaikwad, The skipper is off the mark too! Rabada bowls this nice and full into the stumps, Ruturaj Gaikwad just taps it in front of mid on and scampers across for a single. |
| 0.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Ajinkya Rahane, Goes a tad fuller and into the stumps, Ajinkya Rahane flicks it well through mid-wicket and gets a couple of runs. |
| 0.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Ajinkya Rahane, Hits the length right and bowls it around off, Ajinkya Rahane gets on top of his toes and opens the bat face to steer this one to third man for a single. |
| 0.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Nicely bowled! Bangs the perfect length, on middle and off, Ruturaj Gaikwad plants his front leg ahead and stabs it back onto the deck. |
| 0.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Good ball to end the over. Angles this one into the right-hander around off stump line and on a hard length, Ruturaj Gaikwad looks to block it out but gets an inside edge onto his pads. |
| Arshdeep Singh to share the new ball. |
| 1.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Ajinkya Rahane, FOUR! Nice looking shot to bring up the first boundary off the game. Arshdeep Singh steams from over the wicket and bowls this one right in the slot on off and on a fuller length, Ajinkya Rahane shows full face of the bat and drives it straight down the ground for four runs. |
| 1.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Ajinkya Rahane, Good delivery that! Angles this across on a nagging length outside off, Ajinkya Rahane looks for they drive through covers but is beaten on the outside edge. |
| 1.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Ajinkya Rahane, Hits the length around middle and leg, Ajinkya Rahane tucks it to deep backward square leg and gets a single. |
| 1.4 : Arshdeep Singh to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Great running! Singh bowls this one fuller and just outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad with soft hands just pushes it in front of mid off and sprints to the other end. |
| 1.5 : Who will walk out now? |
| Arshdeep Singh to Ajinkya Rahane, OUT! CAUGHT! Another slim score for Ajinkya Rahane as Chennai lose their first wicket! |
| 1.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Daryl Mitchell, Bowls this on a length and into the pads, Daryl Mitchell tucks it to square leg and gets a single. |
| 2.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On a back of a length, around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad tucks it to short third with an angled bat and gets to the other end. |
| 2.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Daryl Mitchell, Comes from over the wicket and bowls this full and around off, Daryl Mitchell slices this one over cover. Sam Curran from cover sprints to the ball and cuts it around the fence as the batters collect three runs off it. |
| 2.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Daryl Mitchell, Nails the yorker into the stumps, Daryl Mitchell jams it out to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 2.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Nicely done! Rabada overpitches this one into the pads, Ruturaj Gaikwad flicks it beautifully over mid-wicket for four runs. |
| 2.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Angles this into the right-hander around middle and leg, Ruturaj Gaikwad premediates and makes room but is cramped a bit and just dabs it to cover. |
| 2.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Digs this short and outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad looks to help it on its wy behind square on off but is beaten by the extra bounce on this one. |
| 3.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! Powerful! Arshdeep Singh drops the length short and bowls this outside off, this one sits up perfectly for Daryl Mitchell who pulls it along the ground through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 3.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Daryl Mitchell, SIX! A shot of Authority! Slightly shorter and outside off again, Daryl Mitchell plants his front leg ahead and slaps it over mid off for a biggie! |
| 3.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Daryl Mitchell, Bowls this on a good length and into the body, Daryl Mitchell tucks it to mid-wicket. |
| 3.4 : Arshdeep Singh to Daryl Mitchell, Looks for the yorker and bowls a very low full toss on off, Daryl Mitchell drives it to mid off. |
| 3.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Daryl Mitchell, A nice looking shot but will only fetch him a single! Arshdeep Singh bowls a bouncer over middle and leg, Daryl Mitchell shifts his weight back and pulls it to deep backward square leg where Rilee Rossouw does well to keep it down to just a single. |
| 3.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Hits the length around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad taps it to cover and gets to the other end. |
| 4.1 : Sam Curran to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Starts from over the wicket and lands this on a length and into the pads, Ruturaj Gaikwad tucks it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 4.2 : Sam Curran to Daryl Mitchell, Goes a tad fuller this time but still targets the pads, Daryl Mitchell nudges it with soft hands towards deep mid-wicket and gets a couple of runs. |
| 4.3 : Sam Curran to Daryl Mitchell, Switches to around the wicket and darts the wide yorker outside off, Daryl Mitchell gets low and jams it to point region for a single. |
| 4.4 : Sam Curran to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Bowls this on a good length and just outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad punches it to point for a single. |
| 4.5 : Sam Curran to Daryl Mitchell, Angles this one in, on a length and into the pads, Daryl Mitchell tucks it to deep mid-wicket and gets two more runs. |
| 4.6 : Sam Curran to Daryl Mitchell, Just short of the fielder! Curran bowls this on a nagging length and angles it in around middle and leg, Daryl Mitchell makes some room and looks to loft it over mid off but mistimes it just short of the fielder at mid off. |
| 5.1 : Harpreet Brar to Ruturaj Gaikwad, An arm ball, following the batter outside leg. Ruturaj Gaikwad backs away and drives it into covers. |
| 5.2 : Harpreet Brar to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Six! |
| 5.3 : Harpreet Brar to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Crunches it this time. It is short, wide of off. Ruturaj Gaikwad rocks back and cuts it powerfully through backward point for a boundary. |
| 5.4 : Harpreet Brar to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Four! |
| 5.5 : Harpreet Brar to Ruturaj Gaikwad, 1 run. |
| 5.6 : Harpreet Brar to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! Daryl Mitchell now joins the party. Harpreet Brar leaks 19 runs in his very first over. It is full, sliding down leg. Daryl Mitchell comes down the track and whips it behind square, it goes through the gap and into the fence. |
| 6.1 : Sam Curran to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Four! |
| 6.2 : Sam Curran to Ruturaj Gaikwad, A bit fuller on off. Ruturaj Gaikwad pushes it gently towards mid off and crosses. |
| 6.3 : Sam Curran to Daryl Mitchell, The stand moves to 54 with this single. Fuller one, outside off. Daryl Mitchell leans in and carves it through covers for an easy one. |
| 6.4 : Sam Curran to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sam Curran dishes it full, angled into the pads, with the angle in play. Ruturaj Gaikwad clips it to deep square leg. There is protection in the deep and they only get a single. |
| 6.5 : Sam Curran to Daryl Mitchell, Way too full, wide of off. Daryl Mitchell clubs it down the park, but does not middle it. Sam Curran got his fingers on it, should be a bit painful. One taken. |
| 6.6 : Sam Curran to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Good length, skids into the right-hander. Ruturaj Gaikwad stays inside the crease and dabs it to point. They cross for one. Sam Curran manages to end the over on a good note, after being taken away for a boundary on the very first delivery. Although, Chennai managed to add 9 runs to their tally. |
| 0.0 : Strategic break! Following an initial breakthrough, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Daryl Mitchell have swiftly shifted gears, effortlessly finding boundaries and setting the tone for Chennai. Punjab, having missed the opportunity to capitalize on the early breakthrough, will be ruing their chances of making strong impacts and will now be eager to regain control with spin from both ends. Rahul Chahar comes into the attack now. |
| 7.1 : Rahul Chahar to Ruturaj Gaikwad, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Rahul Chahar comes into the attack and makes an instant impact. A huge wicket, as they see the back of the Chennai skipper. |
| The in-form Shivam Dube walks out to bat at number 4 for Chennai. |
| 7.2 : Rahul Chahar to Shivam Dube, OUT! c Jitesh Sharma b Rahul Chahar. |
| 0.0 : Moeen Ali walks out to bat next and will face the hat-trick ball from Rahul Chahar. |
| 7.3 : Rahul Chahar to Moeen Ali, No run. |
| 7.4 : Rahul Chahar to Moeen Ali, Floated and full, on middle. Ali prods and blocks it into the deck. |
| 7.5 : Rahul Chahar to Moeen Ali, Almost another wicket! |
| 7.6 : Rahul Chahar to Daryl Mitchell, Daryl Mitchell now reverse-hits this full ball towards backward point and takes a single to retain the strike. |
| 8.1 : Harshal Patel to Daryl Mitchell, It is a full one, on the pads. Daryl Mitchell tucks it towards square leg for one. |
| 8.2 : Harshal Patel to Moeen Ali, A single now as Ali knocks this length ball towards third man. |
| 8.3 : Harshal Patel to Daryl Mitchell, Harshal Patel serves a length ball, on the fourth stump line. Daryl Mitchell stands tall and punches it down to long off for another one. |
| 8.4 : Harshal Patel to Moeen Ali, Pitched up, outside off. Ali leans in and drives it to the right of deep point for one run. |
| 8.5 : Harshal Patel to Daryl Mitchell, OUT! LBW! Harshal Patel makes a huge appeal and the finger goes up. Chennai are really struggling here. Daryl Mitchell is a huge wicket at this moment, and he takes the review. Talking about the delivery, it is a length ball, that landed outside off, nips in sharply but it stayed a bit low. Daryl Mitchell fails to clip it away and gets pinged on his pads. |
| 0.0 : Ravindra Jadeja walks out to bat at number 6 for Chennai. |
| 8.6 : Harshal Patel to Ravindra Jadeja, WIDE! Harshal Patel errs in his line this time. It is a good-length ball, going down leg. Ravindra Jadeja tries to pull it away but misses. Wide called. |
| Harshal Patel to Ravindra Jadeja, A dot ball to end a fantastic over from Harshal Patel. Slower and full, outside off. Jadeja knocks it to mid off for none. |
| 9.1 : Rahul Chahar to Moeen Ali, Punjab continue to apply the pressure. Chahar with a loopy delivery this time, around off. Ali works it back to the bowler off the inner half. |
| 9.2 : Rahul Chahar to Moeen Ali, Fuller and on middle. Ali bunts it back to the bowler. Chahar gets a hand on it and it deflects towards mid off for one. |
| 9.3 : Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Floated and full, on middle and leg. Jadeja gets low and sweeps it to deep square leg for one. |
| 9.4 : Rahul Chahar to Moeen Ali, 1 run. |
| 9.5 : Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Quicker and flatter, on off. Jadeja stays back and defends it back to the bowler. |
| 9.6 : Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Gives it some air this time, but Jadeja remains solid his defense. He might need some more time to get used to the conditions. Although, he must realise Chennai are running out of time and batters as well. |
| 10.1 : Harshal Patel to Moeen Ali, Bowls this full and around off, Moeen Ali pushes it to mid off. |
| 10.2 : Harshal Patel to Moeen Ali, Goes full again just outside off this time around, Moeen Ali digs it behind square on off and gets to the other end. |
| 10.3 : Harshal Patel to Ravindra Jadeja, In the air, but just short of Sam Curran! Jadeja shows first signs of attack and mistimes it. Harshal Patel bowls this full and around middle and off, Ravindra Jadeja dances down the track and lofts it off the inner half of the bat towards long off for a single. |
| 10.4 : Harshal Patel to Moeen Ali, 1 run. |
| 10.5 : Harshal Patel to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! Gets more than enough this time around! Harshal Patel bowls this one full and just outside off, Ravindra Jadeja leans ahead and lofts it over mid off for a boundary. |
| 10.6 : Harshal Patel to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! Two-in-two for Ravindra Jadeja and this was just sloppy from the fielder. Harshal Patel bowls this wider on off and on a length, Ravindra Jadeja punches it straight to the fielder at point who gets low but the ball just bounces off the ground over his hands for another boundary. |
| 11.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Moeen Ali, Comes from over the wicket and pitches this full and into the pads, Moeen Ali tucks it straight to short mid-wicket. |
| 11.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Moeen Ali, Drops the length a bit and takes pace off outside off, Moeen Ali looks to cut it away on off but makes no connection. |
| 11.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Moeen Ali, Four! |
| 11.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Moeen Ali, Takes pace off and digs this a tad shorter outside off, Moeen Ali is deceived by the pace off and gets beaten on the inside edge trying to play it across the line. |
| 11.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Moeen Ali, FOUR! Good use of the pace behind the ball. Pitched on a length, outside off, Moeen Ali rocks back and cuts it neatly behind square on off for four more runs. |
| 11.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Moeen Ali, A tad shorter in length and outside off, Moeen Ali cuts it to deep backward point for a single and will retain the strike. |
| 12.1 : Sam Curran to Moeen Ali, Bowls this one full and attacks the stumps, Moeen Ali punches it to cover. |
| 12.2 : Sam Curran to Moeen Ali, goes full and attacks the stumps again, Moeen Ali whips it across the line off the toe end of the bat towards long on for a single. Chennai cross the 100 run mark with that run. |
| 12.3 : Sam Curran to Ravindra Jadeja, Takes pace off and bowls this on a length just over middle and off, Ravindra Jadeja waits back nd squeezes it to the right of the bowler for a single. |
| 12.4 : Sam Curran to Moeen Ali, OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust and Chennai now lose half their side. |
| 12.5 : Sam Curran to Mitchell Santner, Digs this short again but outside off, Mitchell Santner extends his arm and dabs it to deep point for a single to get off the mark. |
| 0.0 : It is Mitchell Santner who comes in at number 7. |
| 12.6 : Sam Curran to Ravindra Jadeja, Pitches this on a good length and outside off, Ravindra Jadeja cuts it to deep point and gets a single. |
| 13.1 : Harshal Patel to Ravindra Jadeja, Comes from around the wicket and lands this full and on off, Ravindra Jadeja drives it straight to long off for a single. |
| 0.0 : Will we see a change from the other end? Yes, we do. Harshal Patel comes back into the attack. |
| 13.2 : Harshal Patel to Mitchell Santner, Angles this across on a length and into the pads, Mitchell Santner tucks it to the right o short fine leg who does well to dive to his right and cut it off for just a single. |
| 13.3 : Harshal Patel to Ravindra Jadeja, Goes full and on off, Ravindra Jadeja drives it neatly but Harshal Patel on his follow-through does even better to stick out his right hand and pouch this one. |
| 13.4 : Harshal Patel to Ravindra Jadeja, 3 runs. |
| 13.5 : Harshal Patel to Mitchell Santner, Digs the bouncer with no pace over middle and leg, Mitchell Santner ducks and lets this one go through to the keeper. |
| 13.6 : Harshal Patel to Mitchell Santner, Hurls this one fuller in length and just around off, Mitchell Santner drives it to long off and gets a single. |
| 14.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Mitchell Santner, Attacks the stumps, on a hard length, Mitchell Santner blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 14.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Mitchell Santner, FOUR! Much-needed boundary that! Arshdeep Singh drops the length short and hits the deck over middle and leg, Mitchell Santner takes a step across and helps it away towards deep backward square l;eg fence for a boundary. |
| 14.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Mitchell Santner, Drops the length short again and over middle, Mitchell Santner dabs it in front of deep mid-wicket and rotates the strike over. |
| 14.4 : Arshdeep Singh to Ravindra Jadeja, Goes full and into the stumps, Ravindra Jadeja flicks it to deep mid-wicket for just a single. |
| 14.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Mitchell Santner, Takes pace off and bowls the cutter outside off and on a length, Mitchell Santner cuts it to deep point for a single. |
| 14.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Ravindra Jadeja, 1 run. |
| 0.0 : Strategic break! Somewhere near 175-180 should be a good score on this wicket. Chennai though have lost their track since the previous strategic break, when they lost three wickets in a jiffy. The onus now is on Ravindra Jadeja ââââand Mitchell Santner to set the tone for the death overs. They have been struggling to score runs freely so far, but they need to a find a way to break their shakcles, against a solid Punjab bowling unit. |
| 15.1 : Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Back of a length, Ravindra Jadeja stays back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket from outside off for one. |
| 15.2 : Rahul Chahar to Mitchell Santner, Floats it up, full and on off. Santner pushes it to covers for one. |
| 15.3 : Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, 1 run. |
| 15.4 : Rahul Chahar to Mitchell Santner, 1 run. |
| 15.5 : Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Quicker and on the pads. Jadeja tucks it to square leg for one. |
| 15.6 : Rahul Chahar to Mitchell Santner, OUT! CAUGHT IN THE DEEP! It is a googly, full and wide of off. Mitchell Santner has to fetch for it. He tries to go downtown but hits it straight down the throat of Sam Curran near the ropes, who makes no mistake. |
| 0.0 : Shardul Thakur walks out to bat at number 8 for Chennai. |
| 16.1 : Sam Curran to Ravindra Jadeja, Fuller one, angled into the pads. Jadeja tucks it to deep square leg for one. |
| 16.2 : Sam Curran to Shardul Thakur, FOUR! Shardul Thakur trying to make his intent clear from the get go, although Chennai need more like these. It is too full, on the stumps. Shardul Thakur pushes it back down the park with a straight back and it races away to the boundary. |
| 16.3 : Sam Curran to Shardul Thakur, SIX! OH HELLO! There is a fielder in the deep, in Shashank Singh but he makes a meal of it and only helps it over the boundary. It is a length ball, outside off. Shardul Thakur with a short-arm jab towards deep mid-wicket. Shashank Singh is running backwards towards the ropes, he gets a hand on it but could not get the ball under control. |
| 16.4 : Sam Curran to Shardul Thakur, Full, on middle. Thakur slogs it towards deep mid-wicket. It lands safely and they take one. |
| 16.5 : Sam Curran to Ravindra Jadeja, Back of a length, on the body. Jadeja swivels and pulls it to deep square leg for one. |
| 16.6 : Sam Curran to Shardul Thakur, It is too full, outside off. Thakur shuffles and smacks it down to long on for a single. |
| 17.1 : Rahul Chahar to Shardul Thakur, FOUR! Shardul Thakur is trying to make the most of the dropped catch here. Short ball, outside off. Shardul Thakur slaps it to the left of long off and gets a boundary. |
| 17.2 : Rahul Chahar to Shardul Thakur, 1 run. |
| 17.4 : Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Short one, on off. Jadeja pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 17.5 : Rahul Chahar to Shardul Thakur, WIDE! It is a quicker one, fired past the tramline outside off. Wide called. |
| Rahul Chahar to Shardul Thakur, A leg-spinner this time, outside off. Shardul Thakur swings hard at it but misses. |
| 17.3 : Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, SIX! Jadeja connects, and he connects well. It is a slower one, full and outside off. Jadeja gets down on one knee and slogs it powerfully over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. |
| 17.6 : Rahul Chahar to Shardul Thakur, Quicker one this time, full and outside off. It spins away once again. Shardul Thakur tries to have a go at it but fails to connect. There is an appeal made for stumping. The umpire takes it upstairs. It is concluded that Thakur is safe. |
| 18.1 : Harshal Patel to Ravindra Jadeja, Fuller one, on the pads. Jadeja clips it to square leg for one. |
| 17.6 : Harshal Patel (3-0-22-1) comes back to bowl his final over. |
| 18.2 : Harshal Patel to Shardul Thakur, A yorker this time, outside off. Shardul Thakur tries to go after it but gets beaten. |
| 18.3 : Harshal Patel to Shardul Thakur, A low full toss, slower one, dipping as well. Shardul Thakur looks to slog it away but misses it completely. |
| 18.4 : Harshal Patel to Shardul Thakur, OUT! b Harshal Patel. |
| 0.0 : The crowd erupts as MS Dhoni makes his way out to bat at number 9 for Chennai. |
| 18.5 : Harshal Patel to MS Dhoni, OUT! BOWLED! STUNNED! The crowd cannot believe it. This is not what they are here for, but well this is what cricket is. Can't be fruitful every single time. |
| 0.0 : Tushar Deshpande walks out to bat at number 10 for Chennai. |
| 18.6 : Harshal Patel to Tushar Deshpande, Very full, on middle and leg. Tushar Deshpande stays inside the crease and bunts it out to mid off. |
| Harshal Patel to Tushar Deshpande, WIDE! Down the leg side. Wide given. |
| It will be Arshdeep Singh to bowl the final over. |
| 19.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Ravindra Jadeja, Four! |
| 19.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Ravindra Jadeja, Back of a length, wide of off. Jadeja works it straight down the ground and comes back for the second run. |
| 19.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Ravindra Jadeja, WIDE! Pressure on the bowler. Arshdeep Singh errs in his line and serves it outside the tramline, wide of off. Wide called. |
| Arshdeep Singh to Ravindra Jadeja, SIX! BANG! Ravindra Jadeja is not going down without a fight. It is a full ball, on middle and off. Ravindra Jadeja gets under it and smokes it over the wide long on fence for a maximum. 10-15 more runs and Chennai would feel confident. |
| 19.4 : Arshdeep Singh to Ravindra Jadeja, OUT! CAUGHT! Slower ball does the trick for Punjab once again. Arshdeep Singh with a bumper outside off. Ravindra Jadeja swings hard across the line but only to get a thick outside edge. The ball flies towards mid on. Sam Curran rushes in from the deep and takes a sharp catch. |
| Richard Gleeson is the last man to walk out for Chennai. |
| 19.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Richard Gleeson, Richard Gleeson gets off the mark instantly. Arshdeep Singh fires in a yorker, on off. Richard Gleeson knocks it to mid off. Two runs taken. |
| 19.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Richard Gleeson, LEG BYE! A length ball, around the thigh pads. Richard Gleeson looks to flick it away but misses. It comes off the pads. They cross for a leg bye. Chennai end with 167 runs on the scoreboard, with a wicket in hand. |
| 0.0 : It has been an outstanding bowling effort from Punjab but a powerful finish by Ravindra Jadeja in the closing over has helped Chennai reach a decent total of 167 runs. A tally they'll certainly find satisfaction in considering the challenges they faced throughout their innings. After being put to bat first, Chennai cautiously began their innings, but Ajinkya Rahane's continued run of low scores haunted him as he departed early in the second over. Daryl Mitchell then partnered with skipper Rut |
| Harshal Patel is in for a quick chat. He starts by saying that the deck is a bit on the dry side. Adds that he has a lot of respect for Dhoni and hence he did not celebrate. Mentions that once the ball started reversing, the batters found it difficult to read it and hit it. States that he wasn't really confident about the slower one, but he knows when it comes out nicely it is a real opportunity to get great results. |
| Punjab initiated proceedings on a promising note, courtesy of Arshdeep Singh's early breakthrough. However, a momentary lapse in the bowlers' accuracy resulted in conceding a few too many runs during the powerplay. The pivotal shift occurred with the introduction of spin, as Rahul Chahar cast his spell, scalping three crucial wickets from the heart of Chennai's batting order. The pacers, rallying in the middle overs, displayed impeccable coordination, claiming a couple more pivotal wickets, int |
| ... THE RUN CHASE ... |
| We are back with the chase! |
| 0.1 : Mitchell Santner to Prabhsimran Singh, No run. |
| 0.2 : Mitchell Santner to Prabhsimran Singh, Punjab and Prabhsimran Singh are off the mark. It is an arm ball, full and outside off. Singh leans and pushes it towards extra covers for a single. |
| 0.3 : Mitchell Santner to Jonny Bairstow, Jonny Bairstow gets greeted with a quicker one, angled into the body. He backs away and bunts it towards backward point. |
| 0.4 : Mitchell Santner to Jonny Bairstow, Flatter this time, outside off. This one comes off with some extra bounce. Jonny Bairstow looks to chases but thinks otherwise eventually. |
| 0.5 : Mitchell Santner to Jonny Bairstow, 1 run. |
| 0.6 : Mitchell Santner to Prabhsimran Singh, An arm ball, on the pads. Singh works it towards mid off but straight to the fielder. |
| It will be Tushar Deshpande to share the new ball from the other end. |
| 1.1 : Tushar Deshpande to Jonny Bairstow, Wide! |
| Tushar Deshpande to Jonny Bairstow, FOUR! Streaky boundary. Jonny Bairstow gets the first boundary of this run chase. It is a length ball, on off pole. Jonny Bairstow stays back and tries to punch it through the line. The ball catches the outside edge and runs down to deep third for four runs. |
| 1.2 : Tushar Deshpande to Jonny Bairstow, Good length, on the pads. Bairstow clips it towards fine leg and collects a brace. |
| 1.3 : Tushar Deshpande to Jonny Bairstow, OUT! TIMBER! Tushar Deshpande has the last laugh here. Cleans him up nicely. |
| 0.0 : Rilee Rossouw walks out to bat at number 3 for Punjab. |
| 1.4 : Tushar Deshpande to Rilee Rossouw, It is a bit fuller, on off. Rilee Rossouw knocks it into covers for none. |
| 1.5 : Tushar Deshpande to Rilee Rossouw, No run. |
| 1.6 : Tushar Deshpande to Rilee Rossouw, OUT! CLEANED UP! Tushar Deshpande is turning on the heat with the ball in hand. |
| 0.0 : The in-form, Shashank Singh walks out to bat at number 4 for Punjab. |
| 2.2 : Mitchell Santner to Prabhsimran Singh, Quicker and fuller, on the pads. Prabhsimran Singh defends it out from inside the crease. |
| 2.1 : Mitchell Santner to Prabhsimran Singh, Short one, outside off. Prabhsimran Singh cuts it to point for no run. |
| 2.3 : Mitchell Santner to Prabhsimran Singh, No run. |
| 2.4 : Mitchell Santner to Prabhsimran Singh, Quicker and flatter, on off. Singh is left with not much room and he blocks it to point. |
| 2.5 : Mitchell Santner to Prabhsimran Singh, On the pads, clipped to square leg for one. |
| 2.6 : Mitchell Santner to Shashank Singh, A bit fuller, outside off. Shashank Singh knocks it down the park and opens his account with a single. |
| 3.1 : Tushar Deshpande to Shashank Singh, FOUR! Cracking shot. It is a full one, outside off. Shashank Singh leans into and lofts it over mid off. A couple of bounces and over the ropes. |
| 3.2 : Tushar Deshpande to Shashank Singh, A length ball, outside off. Shashank Singh gets behind the line and blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 3.3 : Tushar Deshpande to Shashank Singh, Good length, outside off, shaping away a bit with some extra bounce. Shashank Singh tries to punch it through the line but gets beaten. |
| 3.4 : Tushar Deshpande to Shashank Singh, Three dots on the trot now. Shaping away once again, on a good length. Enticing the batter to go after it. Shashank Singh takes the bait and gets beaten. |
| 3.6 : Tushar Deshpande to Prabhsimran Singh, Another wonderful over from Tushar Deshpande comes to an end. It is a length ball, outside off. Prabhsimran Singh tries to push it away but misses. |
| 3.5 : Tushar Deshpande to Shashank Singh, Shashank Singh finally gets some bat on it. Too straight, on leg. Shashank clips it through square leg for a single. |
| 0.0 : Richard Gleeson comes into the attack replacing Mitchell Santner. |
| 4.1 : Richard Gleeson to Shashank Singh, WIDE! Richard Gleeson starts with a loose delivery. Short ball, going down leg. Shashank Singh tries to pull it away but misses. |
| Richard Gleeson to Shashank Singh, FOUR! Shashank Singh has decided to attack the new bowler here. Back of a length, wide of off. Shashank Singh picks it up nicely and cuts it over point for a boundary. |
| 4.2 : Richard Gleeson to Shashank Singh, Shashank rotates the strike this time as he works this length ball in front of mid on off the inner half. |
| 4.3 : Richard Gleeson to Prabhsimran Singh, SIX! BOOM! Punjab out here trying to capitalize now in the Powerplay. It is a short ball, on the body. Prabhsimran Singh swivels and dispatches it over the fine leg fence for a maximum. |
| 4.4 : Richard Gleeson to Prabhsimran Singh, A length ball, angled into the pads. Prabhsimran Singh tucks it to square leg and crosses. |
| 4.5 : Richard Gleeson to Shashank Singh, A length ball, on top of off. Shashank Singh flicks it aerially over mid-wicket. Mitchell Santner hares after it and keeps it in play with a last-minute dive. They take two. |
| 4.6 : Richard Gleeson to Shashank Singh, A dot ball to end the over but Punjab would feel that the damage is done already in this over. 15 runs coming from it. Full one, outside off. Shashank drives it into covers. |
| 5.1 : Tushar Deshpande to Prabhsimran Singh, SIX! Counter-attacking at its best from both these batters! Tushar Deshpande bowls this on a length and on off, Prabhsimran Singh shimmies down the track and clubs it over long on fence for a maximum. |
| 5.2 : Tushar Deshpande to Prabhsimran Singh, FOUR! Smartly done! Deshpande sees the batter get down the track and hits the deck short over middle and leg, Prabhsimran Singh gets low and ramps it over short third man for a boundary. |
| 5.3 : Tushar Deshpande to Prabhsimran Singh, No run. |
| 5.4 : Tushar Deshpande to Prabhsimran Singh, Pitches this on a length outside off, Prabhsimran Singh prods ahead and drops it in front of point for a single. |
| 5.5 : Tushar Deshpande to Shashank Singh, FOUR! Up, up and over! Too full by Tushar Deshpande outside off, Shashank Singh lofts this one beautifully over covers for a boundary. |
| 5.6 : Tushar Deshpande to Shashank Singh, Slants this full and into the stumps, Shashank Singh gets ahead and clips it to mid-wicket for a quick single. Punjab close the Powerplay at 47/2. |
| Ravindra Jadeja comes into the attack now. |
| 6.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Shashank Singh, Starts from around the wicket and bowls this full and into the stumps, Shashank Singh plants his front leg out and lofts it aerially over covers for a couple of runs. |
| 6.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Shashank Singh, Quicker and fuller into the pads, Shashank Singh tucks it to mid-wicket and gets a single. |
| 6.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Prabhsimran Singh, 1 run. |
| 6.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Shashank Singh, No run. |
| 6.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Shashank Singh, 1 run. |
| 6.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Prabhsimran Singh, FOUR! Another good over for Punjab! Ravindra Jadeja drags the length short and on leg, Prabhsimran Singh makes room and crunches it through covers for four runs. |
| 7.1 : Mitchell Santner to Shashank Singh, Bowls this full and into the stumps, Shashank Singh punches it to cover. |
| 7.2 : Mitchell Santner to Shashank Singh, 1 run. |
| 7.4 : Mitchell Santner to Prabhsimran Singh, 1 run. |
| 7.3 : Mitchell Santner to Prabhsimran Singh, Floats this full and turning in around off, Prabhsimran Singh covers the line and blocks it out. |
| 7.5 : Mitchell Santner to Shashank Singh, Four! |
| 7.6 : Mitchell Santner to Shashank Singh, OUT! c Simarjeet Singh b Mitchell Santner. |
| 8.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Prabhsimran Singh, 1 run. |
| 0.0 : Sam Curran is in to bat now. |
| 8.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Sam Curran, 1 run. |
| 8.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Prabhsimran Singh, Darts this one quicker and into the pads, Prabhsimran Singh eases it to deep backward point for a brace. |
| 8.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Prabhsimran Singh, Full and attacking the stumps, Prabhsimran Singh drives it to long on for a single. |
| 8.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Sam Curran, 1 run. |
| 8.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Prabhsimran Singh, OUT! c sub Sameer Rizvi b Ravindra Jadeja. |
| 9.1 : Simarjeet Singh to Sam Curran, Starts from over the wicket and hits the deck on a shorter length around middle and off, Sam Curran pulls it straight to the fielder at mid-wicket. |
| 0.0 : Strategic break. Punjab lose two more wickets in quick succession and all the rebuild job done by Prabhsimran Singh and Shashank Singh goes down in vain here. The skipper of Punjab, needs to do the rebuild job all over again. Chennai have been on the money so far with the ball in hand. It is the spinners who are working their magic in the middle overs here. Will they be able to continue in a similar fashion? If so, then Punjab could certainly be staring down the barrel. It is Jitesh Sharma wh |
| 9.2 : Simarjeet Singh to Sam Curran, Hits the length right and bowls it just outside off, Sam Curran cuts it straight to Ravindra Jadeja at point. |
| 9.3 : Simarjeet Singh to Sam Curran, Sam Curran is struggling to find his timing right! Simarjeet Singh digs this short and over middle, Sam Curran mistimes his pull behind square on the leg side for a single. |
| 9.4 : Simarjeet Singh to Jitesh Sharma, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! MS Dhoni completes 150 catches in the Indian T20 League and with that Punjab lose half their side. |
| 0.0 : Ashutosh Sharma is the new man in. |
| 9.5 : Simarjeet Singh to Ashutosh Sharma, 1 run. |
| 9.6 : Simarjeet Singh to Sam Curran, Digs another short one outside off, Sam Curran mistimes his pull again to cow corner for a couple of runs. |
| 10.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Ashutosh Sharma, Quicker and fuller, on fourth stump. Sharma knocks it into covers. |
| 10.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Ashutosh Sharma, A bit straighter and full, on off. Sharma pushes it down the park for one. |
| 10.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Ashutosh Sharma, Fuller, outside off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 10.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Sam Curran, Flighted delivery, around leg stump. Curran is caught inside the crease. He tries to flick it away but misses. He gets pinged on his pads. Ravindra Jadeja puts in a loud appeal but the umpire shows no interest. They do not go for the review as well. |
| 10.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Sam Curran, A single now as Curran cuts this length ball to covers. |
| 10.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Ashutosh Sharma, A single to end a tight over from Jadeja. It is tossed up, full and on off. Sharma pushes this into covers and crosses for one. He will retain the strike now, but can he bring the momentum back to his side? |
| 11.1 : Simarjeet Singh to Ashutosh Sharma, Good-length delivery, angled into the batter, quicker as well. Ashutosh Sharma looks to pull it away but the ball sneaks under the bat and pings him on his guts. |
| 11.2 : Simarjeet Singh to Ashutosh Sharma, Peach of a delivery! Simarjeet Singh serves a length ball, in the channel. This one skids through as well. Ashutosh Sharma stays back and tries to push it away but misses. |
| 11.3 : Simarjeet Singh to Ashutosh Sharma, LEG BYE! Quicker one, on the pads. Ashutosh Sharma tries to go for the pick up shot but fails to connect here. They cross for a leg bye. |
| 11.4 : Simarjeet Singh to Sam Curran, Short ball, angled across the left hander. Curran taps it to point but unable to find the gap here. |
| 11.5 : Simarjeet Singh to Sam Curran, Short ball, on top of middle. Sam Curran shuffles inside and tucks it to square leg for one. |
| 11.6 : Simarjeet Singh to Ashutosh Sharma, DROPPED! Moeen Ali the culprit here. We don't often say this, because he is a reliable fielder, but here me makes a meal of a sitter. Ashutosh Sharma gets a lifeline here. Short ball, on middle and leg. Ashutosh Sharma pulls it towards mid-wicket but does not time it at all. Moeen Ali drops a huge catch. |
| 12.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Sam Curran, OUT! CAUGHT! Ravindra Jadeja is doing the magic with the ball in hand. |
| 0.0 : Harpreet Brar walks out to bat at number 8 for Punjab. |
| 12.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Harpreet Brar, A single now as Brar pushes this full ball out for a single. |
| 12.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Ashutosh Sharma, OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust. It is quicker and fuller, outside off. Ashutosh Sharma winds up, and throws the kitchen sink at it. The ball catches the outer half and pops up towards short third. Simarjeet Singh there settles under it and takes a sitter. Punjab are digging a hole for themselves here. It looks like they have come out without any planning. |
| 0.0 : Harshal Patel walks out to bat next for Punjab. |
| 12.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Harshal Patel, An arm ball, that drifts in outside off. It grips and turns away. Patel looks to defend it out but gets beaten. |
| 12.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Harshal Patel, On off, played back to the bowler. |
| 12.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Harshal Patel, Floated and full, on off. Patel prods and drives it down to long off for one. |
| Richard Gleeson comes back into the attack. |
| 13.1 : Richard Gleeson to Harshal Patel, Richard Gleeson starts his second spell with a length ball, nipping into the right-hander. Patel gets pinged on his pads as he fails to deal with it. |
| 13.2 : Richard Gleeson to Harshal Patel, Back of a length, outside off. Patel knocks it into the off side for none. |
| 13.3 : Richard Gleeson to Harshal Patel, Short ball, outside off. Patel looks to slash it away but misses. |
| 13.4 : Richard Gleeson to Harshal Patel, Fuller one, angled outside off. Patel knocks it down the park for no run. |
| 13.5 : Richard Gleeson to Harshal Patel, On a good length, around off, shaping back in. Patel looks to push it away but gets beaten by the extra bounce. |
| 13.6 : Richard Gleeson to Harshal Patel, A bit short, outside off. Patel slices it to deep point only for a single. |
| 14.1 : Simarjeet Singh to Harshal Patel, Simarjeet Singh starts this over with a short ball, wide of off. Harshal Patel looks to cut it through the line but gets beaten. |
| 14.2 : Simarjeet Singh to Harshal Patel, SIX! Innovative shot and it pays off. A length delivery, outside off. Patel shuffles across, gets inside the line and scoops it over the keeper's head and it goes all the way. |
| 14.3 : Simarjeet Singh to Harshal Patel, FOUR! Outside edge and another boundary. Back of a length, outside off. Patel rocks back and slices it over short third. One bounce and into the ropes it goes. |
| 14.4 : Simarjeet Singh to Harshal Patel, OUT! CAUGHT! Simarjeet Singh picks up his second wicket. It is a short ball, on top of middle and off. Harshal Patel stays back and looks to pull it away. The ball catches the outside edge and goes high in the air towards square leg. Sameer Rizvi, the substitue fielder calls for it from mid-wicket, rushes to his right and takes a sharp catch. |
| Rahul Chahar walks out to bat at number 10 for Punjab. |
| 14.5 : Simarjeet Singh to Rahul Chahar, Bowls a full toss into the stumps, Rahul Chahar gets across the line and whips it to deep square leg for a single to get off the mark. |
| 14.6 : Simarjeet Singh to Harpreet Brar, A sharp bumper, on top of off. Harpreet Brar fails to connect this time. Another successful over from Simarjeet Singh comes to an end. |
| 15.1 : Richard Gleeson to Rahul Chahar, Hits the deck hard over off, Rahul Chahar gets on top of his toes and cuts it straight to point. |
| 15.2 : Richard Gleeson to Rahul Chahar, Bowls this wider on off and on a good length, Rahul Chahar throws everything at it but makes no connection. |
| 15.3 : Richard Gleeson to Rahul Chahar, FOUR! Not where he intended to hit it but they do count! Gleeson bangs this short over off, Rahul Chahar looks for the pull but gets a leading edge over the keeper for four runs. |
| 15.4 : Richard Gleeson to Rahul Chahar, Four! |
| 15.5 : Richard Gleeson to Rahul Chahar, A well-directed bouncer outside off, Rahul Chahar looks to reach out but gets beaten. |
| 15.6 : Richard Gleeson to Rahul Chahar, SIX! 14 runs come off it and Rahul Chahar is doing his part for Punjab. Gleeson bowls this short and angles it into the bodyline, Rahul Chahar swivels across and pulls it off the inner half of the bat but gets enough to sail this over fine leg fence for a maximum. |
| 0.0 : Strategic break! 14 runs come in the last over for Punjab, there is still a long way to go for them if they wish to get over the line with just 2 wickets in hands, but the more overs they face, the more impact it will have on the NRR of Chennai, who are eyeing to end the game as soon as possible and sneak into that top 4 with a healthy NRR at this point. All Punjab need to focus on now, is to drag this game as long as possible, and spoil this victory for their opposition in some manner. |
| 16.1 : Tushar Deshpande to Harpreet Brar, Lands this short and outside off, Harpreet Brar manages to cut it to mid off and squeeze in a run. |
| 16.2 : Tushar Deshpande to Rahul Chahar, Takes pace off and bowls this on a fuller length and into the stumps, Rahul Chahar nudges it in front of backward point and steals a quick single. |
| 16.3 : Tushar Deshpande to Harpreet Brar, Four! |
| 16.4 : Tushar Deshpande to Harpreet Brar, Drops the length shorter and hits the deck hard over middle, Harpreet Brar looks for the pull but makes no connection. |
| 16.5 : Tushar Deshpande to Harpreet Brar, Goes wider on off and on a good length, Harpreet Brar pushes it to long off for a single. |
| 16.6 : Tushar Deshpande to Rahul Chahar, Lucky to get an edge on that one! Deshpande bowls this with the angle on a hard length and into the stumps, Rahul Chahar looks to play across the line and gets an inside edge onto his pads. |
| 17.1 : Shardul Thakur to Harpreet Brar, FOUR! Shardul Thakur comes from over the wicket and bowls this wider on off and on a length, Harpreet Brar waits back and slaps it through cover for a boundary. |
| 17.2 : Shardul Thakur to Harpreet Brar, Takes pace off and bowls this wide on off and on a length, Harpreet Brar gets closer tot he line and punches it to deep point for a single. |
| 17.3 : Shardul Thakur to Rahul Chahar, OUT! TIMBER! It was just a matter of time for Chennai! Rahul Chahar looks to get cheeky but pays the ultimate price. Thakur bowls this full and straight into the stumps, Rahul Chahar gets across the line and looks to scoop it over short fine but makes no connection. The ball skids through to rattle the stumps. |
| 0.0 : Kagiso Rabada is the final man in. |
| 17.4 : Shardul Thakur to Kagiso Rabada, Bowls this full and outside off, Kagiso Rabada leans on it and times his drive well to deep cover for a single. |
| 17.5 : Shardul Thakur to Harpreet Brar, A tad shorter in length but still outside off in line, Harpreet Brar reaches for it and slices it to deep point for a single. |
| 17.6 : Shardul Thakur to Kagiso Rabada, WIDE! Looks to bowl this wider on off but sprays it wayward over the tramline for a wide. |
| Shardul Thakur to Kagiso Rabada, On a good length and over middle and off, Kagiso Rabada pulls it off the bottom half of the bat to long on for a single to end the over. Punjab need 47 more runs to win off 12 balls and have just one wicket left in the tank. |
| 18.1 : Richard Gleeson to Kagiso Rabada, WIDE! Bowls this slower and on a length but wayward on off, Kagiso Rabada leaves it alone for a wide. |
| 18.2 : Richard Gleeson to Kagiso Rabada, 1 run. |
| 18.1 : Richard Gleeson to Kagiso Rabada, A great review! Goes fuller ut well outside the tramline on off. Kagiso Rabada leaves it alone. Chennai send it upstairs for a wide check. The replay shows that the batter has moved across and the guideline also moves. The onfield call is overturned to a fair delivery. |
| 18.3 : Richard Gleeson to Harpreet Brar, Attacks the stumps on a fuller length, Harpreet Brar flicks it well to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 18.4 : Richard Gleeson to Kagiso Rabada, Ouch! That could sting! Gleeson bowls this straight and into the stumps, Kagiso Rabada drills it straight back towards the umpire who gets hit on his hand as the ball trickles away towards the long on fielder for a single. |
| 18.5 : Richard Gleeson to Harpreet Brar, 1 run. |
| 18.6 : Richard Gleeson to Kagiso Rabada, SIX! Makes the connection right and gets the distance! A shorter delivery that isn't too short and sits up nicely over middle and off, Kagiso Rabada pulls it neatly over mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 19.1 : Shardul Thakur to Harpreet Brar, Darts the perfect wide yorker outside off, Harpreet Brar jasm it to long off for a single. |
| 19.2 : Shardul Thakur to Kagiso Rabada, Pitches this on a fuller length and outside off, Kagiso Rabada looks for the big slog but misses out on making any connection. |
| 19.3 : Shardul Thakur to Kagiso Rabada, FOUR LEG BYES! Punjab will take every run! Thakur bowls this full and into the pads, Kagiso Rabada looks to flick it away with no foot movement and misses. The ball clips the back pad and races away to the fine leg fence for four runs. |
| 19.4 : Shardul Thakur to Kagiso Rabada, Short and outside off, Kagiso Rabada looks to pull but is beaten. |
| 19.5 : Shardul Thakur to Kagiso Rabada, 1 run. |
| 19.6 : Shardul Thakur to Harpreet Brar, In the air, but falls safe! Shardul Thakur digs this short over middle, Harpreet Brar mistimes his pull in the night sky but lands safely at mid-wicket region. The batters cross for a run and Chennai comfortably seal the victory with 28 runs. |
| 0.0 : A valuable victory for Chennai away from home. They take two points from this game, but they would've been even more delighted if they were able to finish the game off a little early. Nevertheless, Chennai manage to jump to third in the points table from the fifth position. Punjab won the toss earlier, did well with the ball in hand as well to keep Chennai on an ideal avearge score in the first innings on this venue which is 167, but still they could not turn up with the bat here to do a double- |
| Before coming into the run-chase, Punjab would've been delighted to not let Chennai get near the 180-run mark, they bowled as a unit, but could not replicate anything similar with the bat in hand. It just wasn't meant to be for them. They lost two wickets in the second over itself of the run chase. Courtesy of Tushar Deshpande who made an instant impact after coming into the side after a flu. Then came a healthy partnership between Shashank Singh and Prabhsimran Singh of 53 runs which turns o |
| Sam Curran, the captain of Punjab says that they bowled really well as a group and the way Rahul bowled in the middle and Harshal finished off was special. Adds that he felt that it was a slow surface and that could be because this was a day game. Mentions that they will next play against Bengaluru after two days and this was not meant to go their way but they will go harder and look to do well. |
| One would say that Punjab were still in the game at the end of 8 overs when the third-wicket stand was broken, but after that they lost two more wickets in the next two overs and were teetering at 72/5 in 10 overs. After this, it was only Chennai that had all the fun. In the next 5 overs, Chennai went on to give only 19 runs for three wickets, this certainly helped them to put the game to bed. Chennai would've loved to end this early, but Punjab will take some pride in taking the game until the |
| Tushar Deshpande is down for a quick chat. He says he is very happy and they wanted to win this game more than anyting else. Adds that in the previous game, luck didnt go his way and he was determined to do well at this venue which is high in altitude and there is some purchse for the bowlers. Mentions that the pitch was slow and was stopping a bit and horizontal bat shots were harder to play and they just backed their strengths and looked to bowl top of off line. |
| Stay tuned for the post-match presentation... |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad, the victorious skipper is in for chat. |
| Ravindra Jadeja wins the Player of the Match award for his outstanding all-round performance. He starts by saying that the wicket was a bit slow as it was a day game, but they expected it due to the heat. States that he focused on building a partnership, but they could not really turn up with the bat in hand. Later, Tushar Deshpande set the tone with the new ball in hand, and it helped them a lot. Felt that they were 10-20 runs short, but is glad he could keep things tight with the ball in han |
| That's it from the coverage of this game, but the action in the Indian T20 League continues as Lucknow will be taking on Kolkata at 7.30 pm IST. This game is just about to start, so you switch tabs and enjoy the same. Until next time, take care and goodbye. |
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