| 0.0 : TOSS - The captains are out in the middle. The coin is flipped into the air and lands in favor of Rajasthan. They have elected to BAT first. |
| Rajasthan (Playing XI) - Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (C/WK), Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder, Adam Zampa, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal. |
| Impact Players for Rajasthan - Donovan Ferreira, Murugan Ashwin, Riyan Parag, KM Asif, Kuldip Yadav. |
| Chennai (Playing XI) - Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (C/WK), Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana, Akash Singh. |
| Impact Players for Chennai - Ambati Rayudu, Dwaine Pretorius, Subhranshu Senapati, Shaik Rasheed, Rajvardhan Hangargekar. |
| MS Dhoni, the skipper of Chennai, says they would have bowled first as he expects the wicket to remain the same throughout the game. Mentions that there is a bit of grass cover and the wicket behaves differently sometimes and there is lower bounce so need the bowlers need to adapt. Claims that in tournaments like this, they look up to certain individuals to perform. Adds that when they are out there, they are alone and they can only build character which they try to do. Whatever happens after |
| Sanju Samson, the captain of Rajasthan, says that they will bat first. Adds that the wicket looks good and they want to learn from the previous games so stick to their strengths which is defending. Mentions that it is a special moment for the team to play their 200th game. Tells that he feels great playing for Rajasthan for over 10 years. Ends by saying that he would have liked to see more pink in the crowd but it is more yellow and we all know the reason behind it. Informs that they have made |
| We are all set to start! The two umpires make their way to the middle followed by tge Chennai players who spread out to take their respective field positions. Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal are the two openers for Rajasthan. Akash Singh has the new ball in his hand and is raring to go. Let's play... |
| 0.2 : Akash Singh to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! Yashasvi Jaiswal is looking extremely confident here and is caressing the ball away with perfection! Akash Singh goes full once again and outside the off stump. Yashasvi Jaiswal finds the gap between cover and mid off this time and the ball races to the deep cover fence for four more runs. |
| 0.3 : Akash Singh to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Attacks the stumps this time on a fuller length. Yashasvi Jaiswal clips this towards the mid-wicket fielder. |
| 0.4 : Akash Singh to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! Make that three boundaries in the over and Yashasvi Jaiswal is up and running! Akash Singh strays onto the pads on a fuller length. Yashasvi Jaiswal flicks this towards deep mid-wicket and gets four runs once again. |
| 0.5 : Akash Singh to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Bowls this on a good length and angles this into the pads. Yashasvi Jaiswal tucks this through mid-wicket and takes a run. |
| 0.6 : Akash Singh to Jos Buttler, Jos Buttler is off the mark as well. Akash Singh serves this wide outside off on a fuller length. Jos Buttler strokes this towards deep cover and takes a single to keep strike. |
| 0.1 : Akash Singh to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! Yashasvi Jaiswal starts with a cracking boundary! Akash Singh bowls this full and outside the off pole. Yashasvi Jaiswal gets his front foot forward confidently and creams this towards deep cover for four runs. |
| 0.6 : Tushar Deshpande to share the attack. |
| 1.1 : Tushar Deshpande to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Jos Buttler gets his first boundary! Tushar Deshpande bowls this full and outside the off stump. Jos Buttler leans into the shot and drives this towards deep cover for four runs. |
| 1.2 : Tushar Deshpande to Jos Buttler, Continues to bowl full and just outside the off pole. Jos Buttler walks across to the off side and clips this towards deep backward square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 1.3 : Tushar Deshpande to Jos Buttler, BEATEN! Bowls this slightly back of a length and outside the off stump. Jos Buttler feels for the ball and gets beaten on his outside edge. |
| 1.4 : Tushar Deshpande to Jos Buttler, Another play and a miss! Tushar Deshpande delivers this on a good length and outside off. Jos Buttler looks to push this through the off side but does not connect. |
| 1.5 : Tushar Deshpande to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Jos Buttler somehow manages to find the gap and collects another boundary to his kitty! Tushar Deshpande goes a touch fuller and outside off. Jos Buttler opens the face of his bat and guides this past the backward point fielder for four runs. |
| 1.6 : Tushar Deshpande to Jos Buttler, Continues to bowl on a good length and outside off. Jos Buttler dabs this back towards the bowler. Another good over for Rajasthan! |
| 2.1 : Akash Singh to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! A shade of fortune in this short but Yashasvi Jaiswal will take it gladly! Akash Singh bowls this back of a length and outside off. Yashasvi Jaiswal walks down the wicket and looks to go hard at the ball but gets an inside edge towards fine leg for four runs. |
| 2.2 : Akash Singh to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Bangs this in short and outside off. Yashasvi Jaiswal looks to play at it initially but changes his mind at the last moment. |
| 2.3 : Akash Singh to Yashasvi Jaiswal, SIX! The first maximum of the inning and it comes off the blade of Yashasvi Jaiswal! Akash Singh goes full and outside the off pole. Yashasvi Jaiswal clears his front foot out of the way and heaves this over deep mid-wicket for six runs. |
| 2.4 : Akash Singh to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Short this time and going down leg. Yashasvi Jaiswal looks to pull this away but miscues his shot to the short fine leg fielder. |
| 2.5 : Akash Singh to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! Yashasvi Jaiswal is looking in scintillating form! Akash Singh goes full and outside the off pole. Yashasvi Jaiswal gets forward and strokes this towards deep cover-point for four runs. |
| 2.6 : Akash Singh to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! The runs are flowing far too easily and Chennai may be slightly worried about what is happening! Akash Singh bowls this short and outside the off pole. Yashasvi Jaiswal slaps this towards deep backward point for yet another boundary! |
| 3.1 : Maheesh Theekshana to Jos Buttler, Maheesh Theekshana bowls this short and in line with the stumps. Jos Buttler tucks this through mid-wicket and gives Yashasvi Jaiswal the strike with a single. |
| 0.0 : We will see some spin now as Maheesh Theekshana comes into the attack. |
| 3.2 : Maheesh Theekshana to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Fires this one down leg on a shortish length. Yashasvi Jaiswal looks to flick this away but misses and gets hit on the pads. |
| 3.4 : Maheesh Theekshana to Jos Buttler, Continues to bowl short and outside off. Jos Buttler rocks back and punches this to the cover fielder. |
| 3.2 : Is that out? MS Dhoni has taken the review for a LBW decision on Yashasvi Jaiswal. UltraEdge shows not bat involved and Ball Tracking shows that pitching is outside leg stump. So, the on-field decision of Not Out remains. |
| 3.5 : Maheesh Theekshana to Jos Buttler, Angles this into the stumps and keeps it short once again. Jos Buttler eases this down to long on for a single. |
| 3.6 : Maheesh Theekshana to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Bowls this in line with the stumps on a shortish length. Yashasvi Jaiswal goes on the back foot and dabs this back towards the bowler. Good start from Maheesh Theekshana has just three runs have come from his over. |
| 3.3 : Maheesh Theekshana to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Maheesh Theekshana tosses this full and into the stumps. Yashasvi Jaiswal looks to sweep this away but misses and the ball crashes into the pads. It rolls into the off side and the batters cross for a leg bye. Maheesh Theekshana runs off celebrating but the umpire remains unmoved. MS Dhoni takes the review straight away and UltraEdge shows there is not bat involved. Ball Tracking shows the ball pitching outside leg and Chennai lose a review. |
| 3.6 : Change of ends for Tushar Deshpande. He conceded 10 runs in his first over. |
| 4.1 : Tushar Deshpande to Jos Buttler, Tushar Deshpande bowls this on a good length and outside the off pole. Jos Buttler dabs this towards extra cover and takes a run. |
| 4.3 : Tushar Deshpande to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Bowls this on a good length and in line with the stumps. Yashasvi Jaiswal blocks this back towards the bowler. |
| 4.2 : Tushar Deshpande to Yashasvi Jaiswal, SIX! Yashasvi Jaiswal is putting up an exhibition of ball-hitting here! Tushar Deshpande bowls this slightly back of a length and into the batter. Yashasvi Jaiswal whips this off his pads over deep backward square leg for six runs. |
| 4.4 : Tushar Deshpande to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Slightly short and outside the off stump. Yashasvi Jaiswal looks to cut this into the gap but finds the cover fielder. |
| 4.5 : Tushar Deshpande to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Goes back to bowling on a good length and at the stumps. Yashasvi Jaiswal defends this to the left of the bowler. Three dot balls after the six and this is a good come back by Tushar Deshpande in the over. |
| 4.6 : Tushar Deshpande to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Strays onto the pads this time on a good length. Yashasvi Jaiswal flicks this to the right of deep square leg and takes a couple of runs. |
| 5.1 : Maheesh Theekshana to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Nice shot! Maheesh Theekshana lands this a bit short and around middle, Jos Buttler moves back and lofts it wide and over mid off for a boundary. |
| 5.2 : Maheesh Theekshana to Jos Buttler, Flatter, full and on middle, Jos Buttler works it towards long on for a single. |
| 5.3 : Maheesh Theekshana to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Quicker, full and on leg, Yashasvi Jaiswal looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads as the ball goes nowhere. |
| 5.4 : Maheesh Theekshana to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Floated, short and on middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal clips it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 5.5 : Maheesh Theekshana to Jos Buttler, Fires this one full and on off, Jos Buttler drills it towards mid off. |
| 5.6 : Maheesh Theekshana to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Just over! Maheesh Theekshana once again bowls this short and on off, Jos Buttler goes on his back foot and thrashes it just over the bowler's reach for another boundary. Rajasthan are 64 for no loss at the end of the Powerplay! |
| 6.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ravindra Jadeja starts with a short delivery, on off, Yashasvi Jaiswal cuts it towards point. |
| 6.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Quicker and around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal gets to the pitch of it and tucks it towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 6.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Jos Buttler, Tossed up, full and on middle, Jos Buttler drives it towards long off for a run. |
| 6.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FIFTY FOR JAISWAL! This has been a quick-fire knock from him and he doesn't look like stopping anytime soon. Ravindra Jadeja bowls this short again and on off, Yashasvi Jaiswal slaps it towards long on for one. |
| 6.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Yashasvi Jaiswal, SIX! Fantastic shot! This is floated full and on middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal goes down on his knees and nails his reverse-sweep way over the deep point fence for a biggie. |
| 6.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Short and outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal cuts it wide of deep point and comes back for the second. |
| 7.1 : Maheesh Theekshana to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Short and outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal cuts it past point for a single. |
| 7.3 : Maheesh Theekshana to Jos Buttler, Shortish and on leg, Jos Buttler flicks it towards deep mid-wicket for a brace. |
| 7.4 : Maheesh Theekshana to Jos Buttler, Jos Buttler is living dangerously here! This is floated, full and on off, turning in sharply again, Jos Buttler looks to play at it, but gets an inside edge past the stumps towards short fine leg. They cross. |
| 7.5 : Maheesh Theekshana to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Short and on middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal knocks it towards long on for a run. |
| 7.6 : Maheesh Theekshana to Jos Buttler, Fires this one full and way outside off, Jos Buttler fails to reach it. Wided. |
| Maheesh Theekshana to Jos Buttler, Slower through the air, on off, Jos Buttler looks to block it but misses and MS Dhoni breaks the stumps in a flash. However, Buttler is inside the crease. |
| 7.2 : Maheesh Theekshana to Jos Buttler, FOUR BYES! So close for Maheesh Theekshana! This one beats everyone! Maheesh Theekshana tosses this one up around off, grips and turns in sharply, Jos Buttler looks to push it away, but is nowhere near it and misses. MS Dhoni also fails to stop it as the ball races to the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 8.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Short and outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal punches it towards covers and scampers across for a single. |
| 8.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Jos Buttler, OUT! TAKEN! Ravindra Jadeja draws first blood! Jos Buttler tries to be aggressive but holes out instead. Jadeja bowls this quicker and on middle, Jos Buttler uses his feet and tries to loft it away, but fails to get under the ball and hits it flat and in the air towards long on where Shivam Dube did not have to move an inch as he pouches it safely. Rajasthan lose their first wicket! |
| 8.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Sanju Samson, Darts this one full and down the leg side, Sanju Samson missse his flick. Wided. |
| Ravindra Jadeja to Sanju Samson, Tossed up, full and on off, Sanju Samson drives it towards long off for a run and gets off the mark. |
| 8.2 : Strategic break! Rajasthan have gotten off to an absolute flier but the Chennai spinners have been able to pull things back slightly in the last few overs. Jos Buttler played the role of a second fiddle and has departed in the quest to boost his scoring rate but it is the young Yashasvi Jaiswal who has stollen to show so far with an attacking half-century. Chennai will be hoping to get some control in the inning through the middle phases. Rajasthan will be hoping Sanju Samson can continue to |
| 8.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Flatter, full and on leg, Yashasvi Jaiswal flicks it through square leg for another run. |
| 8.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Sanju Samson, Quicker, short and around off, Sanju Samson chops it to the off side. |
| 8.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Sanju Samson, Short again and on leg, Sanju Samson works it towards the mid-wicket region for one. |
| 9.1 : Moeen Ali to Sanju Samson, Short and on off, Sanju Samson pushes it through covers for a single. |
| 9.2 : Moeen Ali to Yashasvi Jaiswal, SIX! BANG! Nice use of the feet! This is tossed up around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal dances down the track and smashes it over the extra cover fence for a biggie. |
| 9.3 : Moeen Ali to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Flighted, full and on off, turning away, Yashasvi Jaiswal looks to sweep it away, but misses. |
| 9.4 : Moeen Ali to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Short and on off, Yashasvi Jaiswal knocks it towards long on for a run. |
| 9.5 : Moeen Ali to Sanju Samson, Flatter, full and on middle, Sanju Samson tucks it towards deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 9.6 : Moeen Ali to Sanju Samson, Quicker, short and on off, turning in, Sanju Samson waits for it and guides it towards short third man. |
| 10.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ravindra Jadeja bowls this short and outside the off stump. Yashasvi Jaiswal cuts this towards deep point for a single. |
| 10.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Sanju Samson, Floats this one full and into the stumps. Sanju Samson is hurried into the shot but manages to push this out towards mid off. |
| 10.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Sanju Samson, Angles this into the pads on a fuller length. Sanju Samson knocks this to the left of the mid-wicket fielder. |
| 10.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Bowls short once again and outside off. Yashasvi Jaiswal gets low and cuts this towards deep point for yet another run. |
| 10.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Sanju Samson, Loops this one full and outside the off pole. Sanju Samson pushes this to the left of the bowler. Ravindra Jadeja dives and gets a hand to it but only manages to parry it towards cover. The batters cross for a single. |
| Matheesha Pathirana has been introduced into the attack now. |
| 11.1 : Matheesha Pathirana to Sanju Samson, Matheesha Pathirana starts off with a good-length delivery outside the off pole. Sanju Samson mistimes his shot towards long on and takes one. |
| 11.2 : Matheesha Pathirana to Yashasvi Jaiswal, WIDE! Bowls this full and just outside the leg stump. Yashasvi Jaiswal gets across to the off side and looks to paddle this fine but misses. The umpire calls this wide and the bowler does not look pleased. |
| Matheesha Pathirana to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Goes full once again and wide outside the off stump. Yashasvi Jaiswal reaches for this and cuts this aerially towards deep backward point for a couple of runs. |
| 11.3 : Matheesha Pathirana to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Slightly back of a length and on a leg stump line. Yashasvi Jaiswal mistimes his pull to the left of square leg and takes a single. |
| 11.5 : Matheesha Pathirana to Sanju Samson, Bowls this on a good length but offer width outside off. Sanju Samson thumps this on the up towards deep cover-point. Devon Conway does really well in the deep to save a certain boundary as the batters pick up yet another brace. |
| 10.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Sanju Samson, Slightly short this time and spinning into the stumps. Sanju Samson rocks back and punches this towards long on for a single. |
| Matheesha Pathirana to Sanju Samson, Decides to bowl full once again and just outside the off pole. Sanju Samson goes hard at the ball and gets off the inside half of his bat towards deep square leg for a brace. |
| 11.6 : Matheesha Pathirana to Sanju Samson, Goes for the slower delivery and bowls this on a length, outside off. Sanju Samson looks to hit across the line but gets beaten by the lack of pace. |
| 12.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! Yashasvi Jaiswal gets his highest score in T20 cricket! Ravindra Jadeja bowls this slightly short and outside off. Yashasvi Jaiswal gets down on one knee and slaps this towards deep mid-wicket for four runs. |
| 12.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tosses this full and outside the off pole. Yashasvi Jaiswal charges down the wicket and looks to go hard. Slices the ball towards deep backward point for a couple of runs. |
| 12.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Short this time and outside the off stump. Yashasvi Jaiswal punches this straight to the man at cover-point. |
| 12.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Continues to bowl on a shortish length and into the pads. Yashasvi Jaiswal eases this through mid-wicket and takes a single. |
| 12.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Sanju Samson decides to get going now! A poor delivery though bowled short and outside the off stump. Sanju Samson rocks back in a flash and pulls this towards deep mid-wicket for four runs. |
| 12.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Sanju Samson, Bowls this into the pads on a shortish length. Sanju Samson flicks this towards deep square leg for a single. |
| Tushar Deshpande (2-0-19-0)Â replaces Matheesha Pathirana. |
| 13.1 : Tushar Deshpande to Sanju Samson, OUT! CAUGHT! Tushar Deshpande gets the much-needed breakthrough and the Rajasthan skipper has to depart! This is bowled full and outside the off stump. Sanju Samson looks to clear the ground on the leg side but gets the ball off the toe end of his bat. The ball flies towards long on where Ruturaj Gaikwad slightly misjudges the trajectory of the ball. He does manage to hold onto it to his right and Rajasthan lose their second wicket. Chennai needed this r |
| 0.0 : Shimron Hetmyer comes out to the middle now. |
| 13.2 : Tushar Deshpande to Shimron Hetmyer, Bowls this on a good length as well and angling away from the batter outside off. Shimron Hetmyer pushes this towards deep cover and they run well for two runs. |
| 13.3 : Tushar Deshpande to Shimron Hetmyer, Continues to bowl on a good length and outside the off stump. Shimron Hetmyer knocks this towards deep point and takes one. |
| 13.4 : Tushar Deshpande to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! This is timed beautifully as well! Tushar Deshpande goes really full and outside off. Yashasvi Jaiswal gets bat on the ball and creams this towards deep cover for four runs. |
| 13.5 : Tushar Deshpande to Yashasvi Jaiswal, OUT! CAUGHT! Tushar Deshpande gets two in one over and both the set batters are back in the shed! Is this the opening Chennai was looking for? Tushar Deshpande bowls this back of a length and outside the off pole. Yashasvi Jaiswal shimmies down the wicket and looks to go hard at the ball. He ends up top-edging this towards the point region. The ball goes really high and begins to sway in the breeze but Ajinkya Rahane manages to keep his composure a |
| Dhruv Jurel is the next man in. |
| 13.6 : Tushar Deshpande to Dhruv Jurel, Delivers this full as well and outside off. Dhruv Jurel pushes this towards the mid off fielder. Two wickets and just 7 runs from this over. |
| 14.1 : Moeen Ali to Shimron Hetmyer, Moeen Ali bowls this short and going down leg. Shimron Hetmyer gets down on one knee and pulls this towards deep backward square leg for one. |
| 0.0 : Strategic-Break! Chennai have pulled things back now with a superb over from Tushar Deshpande and they will look to build on that. Rajasthan have two new batters at the crease now and they will need start again to set a platform to go big in the last few overs. An exciting phase of cricket awaits us. Also, Moeen Ali to bowl after the break. |
| 14.2 : Moeen Ali to Dhruv Jurel, Goes full and outside the off stump. Dhruv Jurel knocks this towards deep cover and takes a single. |
| 14.3 : Moeen Ali to Shimron Hetmyer, Anngled into the pads on a shortish length. Shimron Hetmyer tucks this towards deep mid-wicket and they run well to complete two runs. |
| 14.4 : Moeen Ali to Shimron Hetmyer, Continues to cramp the batter for room on a shorter length. Shimron Hetmyer punches this down to long on for a run. |
| 14.5 : Moeen Ali to Dhruv Jurel, Tosses this one full and just outside the off pole. Dhruv Jurel knocks this down to long on for yet another single. |
| 14.6 : Moeen Ali to Shimron Hetmyer, Fires this one full and into the pads. Shimron Hetmyer flicks this towards deep mid-wicket and takes one to retain strike. |
| 15.1 : Matheesha Pathirana to Shimron Hetmyer, Matheesha Pathirana nails the yorker this time, outside off, Shimron Hetmyer is late to put his bat down in time and misses. |
| 15.2 : Matheesha Pathirana to Shimron Hetmyer, Another brillaint yorker, on off, hint of some reverse swing, Shimron Hetmyer is well beaten once again. |
| 0.0 : Matheesha Pathirana is back into the attack. |
| 15.4 : Matheesha Pathirana to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR! Just over! Matheesha Pathirana bangs in a sharp bouncer, on middle and leg, Dhruv Jurel looks to pull, but gets a top edge which goes just over MS Dhoni's head and towards the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 15.3 : Matheesha Pathirana to Shimron Hetmyer, Short of a length and on middle, slower too, Shimron Hetmyer looks to pull, but misses and it goes off his thigh pads toward the right of the keeper as they set off for the leg bye, MS Dhoni picks up and has a shy at the bowler's end but Matheesha Pathirana is in the way and stops it. Dhoni is not happy with that. |
| 15.5 : Matheesha Pathirana to Dhruv Jurel, Back of a length and outside off, Dhruv Jurel cuts it towards deep point for a brace. |
| 15.6 : Matheesha Pathirana to Dhruv Jurel, Fullish and outside off, Dhruv Jurel makes room and tries to reach for it, but fails to do so. |
| 16.1 : Maheesh Theekshana to Shimron Hetmyer, OUT! CHOPPED ON! Maheesh Theekshana strikes and this is a big wicket for Chennai as Shimron Hetmyer goes back to the hut now. This is quicker, fullish and on off, skids through, Shimron Hetmyer tries to cut it away, but only manages to get an inside edge back onto the stumps. He is very disappointed with that but Maheesh Theekshana celebrates. Rajasthan four down now! |
| 16.2 : Maheesh Theekshana to Devdutt Padikkal, Flatter, full and on middle, skids through, Devdutt Padikkal tries to cut and gets an inside edge too, but the ball stays on the pitch. |
| 0.0 : Devdutt Padikkal strides out to the middle. |
| 16.3 : Maheesh Theekshana to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! Good shot! This is floated, full and on middle, Devdutt Padikkal moves across a bit and goes down to sweep it over short third man for a boundary. |
| 16.4 : Maheesh Theekshana to Devdutt Padikkal, Darts this one full and around leg, Devdutt Padikkal looks to work it away, but misses and it deflects off the pads towards backward point. A leg bye is taken! |
| 16.5 : Maheesh Theekshana to Dhruv Jurel, Tossed up, full and on off, Dhruv Jurel drives it towards long off for a single. |
| 16.6 : Maheesh Theekshana to Devdutt Padikkal, Quicker again, on leg, Devdutt Padikkal looks to play at it, but gets an inside edge onto his pads as the ball rolls to the leg side. They cross. |
| 17.1 : Matheesha Pathirana to Devdutt Padikkal, Matheesha Pathirana gets the yorker right, on middle, Devdutt Padikkal digs it out towards mid off for a single. |
| 17.2 : Matheesha Pathirana to Dhruv Jurel, A low full toss, on middle, Dhruv Jurel drills it towards mid off where Devon Conway misfields and allows the second run. |
| 17.3 : Matheesha Pathirana to Dhruv Jurel, This is pitched up, outside off, Dhruv Jurel throws his bat and slices it over point for a run. |
| 17.4 : Matheesha Pathirana to Devdutt Padikkal, EDGED AND FOUR! Matheesha Pathirana serves a yorker and on middle at 150 clicks, Devdutt Padikkal just manages to get his bat down in time and gets an outside edge towards the third man fence for a boundary. |
| 17.5 : Matheesha Pathirana to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! Another lucky boundary for Devdutt Padikkal! Matheesha Pathirana tries to slower dipping yorker this time, on middle, Devdutt Padikkal tries to keep it out, but gets an inside edge this time as the ball runs to the fine leg fence for four more runs. |
| 17.6 : Matheesha Pathirana to Devdutt Padikkal, Another fine yorker, on middle, Devdutt Padikkal jams it out to the off side for one. |
| 18.1 : Tushar Deshpande to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! Cheeky and effective! Tushar Deshpande serves this full and around off, Devdutt Padikkal shuffles across and scoops it well over short fine leg for a boundary. |
| 18.2 : Tushar Deshpande to Devdutt Padikkal, Overpitched and outside off, angling away, Devdutt Padikkal tries to slice it away, but misses. He takes the review as he thinks this is a wide. However, the replay shows that this is a fair delivery and Rajasthan lose their reveiw. |
| 18.3 : Tushar Deshpande to Devdutt Padikkal, A slower one now, on a length and on off, Devdutt Padikkal looks to cut it, but gets an inside edge towards fine leg for a single. |
| 18.4 : Tushar Deshpande to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR! Powered away! Tushar Deshpande bowls this full and on middle, Dhruv Jurel gets behind and it and thrashes it wide of long for a boundary. |
| 18.5 : Tushar Deshpande to Dhruv Jurel, SIX! BOOM! Dhruv Jurel goes big now! Tushar Deshpande tries the slower one, but this is in the slot, on middle, Dhruv Jurel waits for it and smokes it over the long on fence for a biggie. |
| 18.6 : Tushar Deshpande to Dhruv Jurel, Fullish and on off, Dhruv Jurel drills it through covers for one. |
| 19.1 : Matheesha Pathirana to Dhruv Jurel, SIX! Up, up and away! Matheesha Pathirana misses his yorker for the first time and serves a juicy full toss, on leg, Dhruv Jurel whips it over the fine leg fence for a biggie. |
| 19.2 : Matheesha Pathirana to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR! A streak boundary! This is full and around off, slower too, Dhruv Jurel looks to slog it but goes through it early and gets an outside edge over short third man for four more runs. |
| 19.3 : Matheesha Pathirana to Dhruv Jurel, On a length and on off, Dhruv Jurel pushes it through covers for a single. |
| 19.4 : Who will walk out now? |
| Matheesha Pathirana to Devdutt Padikkal, OUT! RUN OUT! MS Dhoni with an excellent piece of wicket-keeping! Matheesha Pathirana bowls a low full toss, on leg, Devdutt Padikkal looks to clip it, but misses and it goes towards the keeper as the batters tries to steal a bye, but MS Dhoni is quick to collect it diving to his right and gets up to hit the stumps at the batter's end with Jurel outside the crease. The replay confirms it and Jurel goes back after an impactful knock. |
| Matheesha Pathirana to Ravichandran Ashwin, Another full toss, on off, Ravichandran Ashwin slices it towards wide third man for a single. |
| 19.6 : What a quality player Dhruv Jurel is turning out to be! He has pushed Rajasthan to a formidable total as they have put up the highest total on this ground in the history of the Indian T20 League. The first time 200 has been posted at this venue and the hosts will be confident of their chances in this game. Chennaiâs opening bowlers were carted all around the ground in the first three overs till Maheesh Theekshana was brought into the attack and he helped bring some control in the Powerplay. |
| Rajasthan got off the blocks in an explosive manner as they so often do when they bat first. Yashasvi Jaiswal was at his fluent best right from the first ball as the hosts got 14 runs in the first over. The openers got 64 runs in the Powerplay and Jos Buttler surprisingly played the anchor role but perished in the quest to pump up his scoring rate. Sanju Samson looked to rotate the strike and keep the scoreboard ticking but could not provide the impetus they needed as he was dismissed after a |
| Matheesha Pathirana to Devdutt Padikkal, Rajasthan gets to that 200-run mark! Matheesha Pathirana lands this on a good length and on middle, slower too, Devdutt Padikkal heaves it in the air with his bottom hand coming off, but it lands safely in the deep square leg region. Three runs taken! MS Dhoni is not happy with the effort from his fielders. Rajasthan finishes on 202/5! |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal is up for a quick chat. He says that it is a really good total and they will give their best to defend it. Adds that he is enjoying his batting and trying to play all his shots and feels good in his mind. Mentions that he talks to the senior players for information about the venues. Tells that he and Jos Buttler try to keep things simple and it is all about playing good shots to keep looking for boundaries. Ends by saying that the slower ones and the cutters were holding a b |
| 19.5 : Matheesha Pathirana to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! Another boundary! Matheesha Pathirana follows the batter and bowls the yorker, but on leg, Devdutt Padikkal tickles it away and it beats Tushar Deshpande at fine leg for a boundary. This is now the highest total in the tournament history at this ground. |
| 19.6 : Right then, a massive total on the board, and if there is any team that could be expected to breach this target on current form, it would be this Chennai side. They will need a solid start from their in-form openers and will need to play their shots from the word go. Rajasthan will know that even without Trent Boult, they have enough firepower in their arsenal to restrict the visitors and pick up a crucial win. Will they be able to put up a good performance with the ball to complement their effo |
| ... THE RUN CHASE ... |
| 0.1 : Sandeep Sharma to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Chennai are underway straightaway! Sandeep Sharma starts with a full delivery, on middle, shaping in, Ruturaj Gaikwad works it off the inner half through square leg for a brace. |
| 0.2 : Sandeep Sharma to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On a length and on middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad knocks it towards long on for a single. |
| 0.3 : Sandeep Sharma to Devon Conway, BEAUTY! Sandeep Sharma serves this a touch fuller and on off, shaping away, Devon Conway looks to play at it, but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 0.4 : Sandeep Sharma to Devon Conway, This is on a hard length and on middle, Devon Conway chops it onto the pitch as the ball hits his pads and stays there. He initially sets off for the run as he did not where the ball is, but is sent back. |
| 0.5 : Sandeep Sharma to Devon Conway, Fullish and on off, Devon Conway moves across and tucks it towards shrot mid-wicket. |
| 0.6 : Sandeep Sharma to Devon Conway, FOUR! Good shot! Sandeep Sharma bowls another full delivery, on middle, Devon Conway uses his wrists and whips it wide of mid on for a boundary. Kuldip Yadav has been called to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : Kuldip Yadav to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Kuldip Yadav begins with a full delivery, on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad drives it straight to short covers. |
| 1.2 : Kuldip Yadav to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Full again and on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad pushes it towards covers for a single. |
| 0.6 : Need to see how Kuldip Yadav will perform in the absence of Trent Boult. |
| 1.3 : Kuldip Yadav to Devon Conway, Good fielding! This is overpitched and on off, Devon Conway drills it wide of mid off where Jos Buttler dives to his left to make a good stop. They cross. |
| 1.4 : Kuldip Yadav to Ruturaj Gaikwad, In the air....safe! Kuldip Yadav lands this on a good length and on middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad looks to work it away, but closes the face of the bat early and gets a leading edge which falls way in front of mid on. |
| 1.5 : Kuldip Yadav to Ruturaj Gaikwad, DROPPED! A tough chance though! Kuldip Yadav bangs this short and on middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad looks to pull it away, but gets a top edge as the ball flies behind short third man where Yuzvendra Chahal runs backwards but fails to judge it because of the wind and fails to get any hand to it. Two runs taken! |
| 1.6 : Kuldip Yadav to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On a length and on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad guides it through point for a run. |
| 2.1 : Sandeep Sharma to Ruturaj Gaikwad, This is on a good length and on leg, angling in, Ruturaj Gaikwad only manges to block it back to the bowler. |
| 2.2 : Sandeep Sharma to Ruturaj Gaikwad, A good yorker now, on middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad makes room and digs it out off the inner half towards mid on for a single. |
| 2.3 : Sandeep Sharma to Devon Conway, Full and on leg, Devon Conway tucks it towards short fine leg. |
| 2.4 : Sandeep Sharma to Devon Conway, Full again and on off, Devon Conway looks to drive it on the up, but gets an inside edge onot his pads as the ball goes nowhere. |
| 2.5 : Sandeep Sharma to Devon Conway, A slower one now, full and on leg, Devon Conway nudges it towards mid-wicket. |
| 2.6 : Sandeep Sharma to Devon Conway, Four dots to end the over then! This is overpitched and on middle, Devon Conway drills it towards mid off. |
| 3.1 : Jason Holder to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Jason Holder starts with a good-length delivery, on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad dabs it towards backward point for a single. |
| 3.2 : Jason Holder to Devon Conway, Jason Holder nails the yorker this time, on off, Devon Conway is late to put his bat down in time and misses. |
| 3.3 : Jason Holder to Devon Conway, Swing and a miss! Jason Holder lands this short of a length and outside off, Devon Conway tries to pull it away, but fails to connect. |
| 3.4 : Jason Holder to Devon Conway, A slower one, full and on off, Devon Conway chips it in front of mid on for a run. |
| 3.5 : Jason Holder to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Finally some intent! Jason Holder serves this full and around leg, Ruturaj Gaikwad makes room and heaves it over mid on for a boundary. |
| 4.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Devon Conway, Ravichandran Ashwin begins with a short delivery, on off, Devon Conway uses his feet and knocks it towards long off for a single. |
| 3.6 : Jason Holder to Ruturaj Gaikwad, SIX! BANG! Ruturaj Gaikwad goes big now! Jason Holder bowls a juicy full toss around leg, Ruturaj Gaikwad picks it up and deposits it over the fine leg fence for a biggie. |
| 4.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Floated, full and on middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 4.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Ruturaj Gaikwad, A yorker now, on middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad jams it out towards the mid-wicket region for a brace. |
| 4.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Fine shot! This is tossed up, full and around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad goes inside out and lofts it over extra covers for a boundary. |
| 4.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Flatter and on middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad uses his feet and tucks it wide of long on for a couple of runs. |
| 4.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Quicker, short and on middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad gets hurried a bit and chops it to the off side for one. |
| 5.1 : Adam Zampa to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Adam Zampa almost had the perfect start but instead concedes a boundary! Starts with a googly on a shortish length and into the batter. Ruturaj Gaikwad is cramped for room and gets an inside edge to fine leg for four runs. |
| 5.2 : Adam Zampa to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Slightly short once again and in line with the stumps. Ruturaj Gaikwad shimmies down the wicket and eases this down to long on for a single. |
| 5.3 : Adam Zampa to Devon Conway, Goes full and at the stumps. Devon Conway knocks this towards cover and looks for a single that is not there. |
| 5.4 : Adam Zampa to Devon Conway, Goes short and outside the off pole. Devon Conway pulls this towards deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 5.5 : Adam Zampa to Ruturaj Gaikwad, A low full toss this time on a leg-stump line. Ruturaj Gaikwad flicks this towards wide long on and takes one. He will be disappointed that he did not put this one away. |
| 5.6 : Ajinkya Rahane walks out to bat at number 3. Also, Yuzvendra Chahal to bowl some leggies now. |
| 6.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Yuzvendra Chahal gets welcomed with a boundary! He bowls this short and outside the off pole. Ruturaj Gaikwad goes deep in the crease and cuts hard. Gets it off the outside edge towards third man for four runs. |
| 6.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Delivers this short in length and on an off-stump line. Ruturaj Gaikwad plays this to wide long on and takes one. |
| 5.6 : Adam Zampa to Devon Conway, OUT! CAUGHT! Devon Conway was really struggling and he departs after playing a disappointing knock! Adam Zampa loops this one full and just outside the off pole. Devon Conway looks to force the issue and goes hard at the ball. He ends up scooping it towards Sandeep Sharma at mid off and Rajasthan have managed to draw first blood on the last ball of the Powerplay. Not a good start for Chennai and they need someone to push the scoring rate up. |
| 6.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Ajinkya Rahane, Short and in line with the stumps. Ajinkya Rahane works this towards deep mid-wicket and takes a single. |
| 6.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Loops this one full and outside the off stump. Ruturaj Gaikwad drives this straight to the cover fielder. |
| 6.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tosses this full as well and outside the off stump. Ruturaj Gaikwad eases this down to long off for a run. |
| 6.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Ajinkya Rahane, A tad bit short and just outside the off pole. Ajinkya Rahane punches this to wide long on and takes one to keep strike. |
| 7.1 : Kuldip Yadav to Ajinkya Rahane, Kuldip Yadav bowls this on a good length and just outside off. Ajinkya Rahane looks to play at this and gets an inside edge towards short fine leg for a run. |
| 0.0 : Kuldip Yadav comes back into the attack now. He conceded five runs in his first over. |
| 7.2 : Kuldip Yadav to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On a good length and outside the leg stump. The pace is taken off the ball and Ruturaj Gaikwad clips this towards deep square leg for one. Kuldip Yadav gives chase and does well to prevent the second. |
| 7.3 : Kuldip Yadav to Ajinkya Rahane, Another slower delivery but goes full and outside the off pole. Ajinkya Rahane is early into his shot and scoops this towards long off for a single. |
| 7.4 : Kuldip Yadav to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Bowls this on a good length and outside the off stump. Ruturaj Gaikwad punches this towards deep point and takes a run. |
| 7.5 : Kuldip Yadav to Ajinkya Rahane, Short this time and outside off. Ajinkya Rahane gets on top of the bounce and pulls this towards deep square leg for one. |
| 7.6 : Kuldip Yadav to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Ruturaj Gaikwad finds the gap this time and a good way to end the over that has yielded five singles so far! This is bowled back if a length and outside the off stump. Ruturaj Gaikwad whips this towards deep mid-wicket and collects four runs. |
| 8.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Ajinkya Rahane, Ravichandran Ashwin bowls this a fraction short and outside off. Ajinkya Rahane pulls this towards deep mid-wicket and they run well for a couple of runs. |
| 8.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Ajinkya Rahane, Bowls this slightly fuller and outside the off pole. Ajinkya Rahane is early into the shot and lofts this towards mid off. Riyan Parag makes a good effort running in from the deep but the ball lands short and they take two more runs. |
| 8.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Ajinkya Rahane, Short once again and outside off. Ajinkya Rahane chips this over the cover fielder and takes another brace. |
| 8.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Ajinkya Rahane, Tosses this full and outside off. Ajinkya Rahane eases this down to long on and takes one. |
| 8.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Floats this one really full and on an off-stump line. Ruturaj Gaikwad shuffles down the pitch and flicks this towards long on for another run. |
| 8.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Ajinkya Rahane, Angles this into the pads on a shortish length. Ajinkya Rahane clips this towards deep square leg and takes one. |
| Strategic-Break! Chennai got off to slow start but they are setting up a good base now for their big hitters. However, they need every batter to play attacking cricket if they want to chase this down. Rajashtan have done well to keep the batters relatively quiet and they know that if they put more pressure then wicket-taking oppurtunities will arise. Adam Zampa to bowl after their break. |
| 9.1 : Adam Zampa to Ajinkya Rahane, Adam Zampa tosses this full and in line with the stumps. Ajinkya Rahane charges down the wicket and thumps this towards long on for a single. |
| 9.2 : Adam Zampa to Ruturaj Gaikwad, OUT! Adam Zampa has the second wicket and he is doing some serious damage here! This is flighted full and outside the off stump. Ruturaj Gaikwad shimmies down the wicket and looks to go large but does not time this well enough. He ends up skying this back over the bowler's head with both the long off and long on fielder converging towards it. Devdutt Padikkal from long on decides to go for it and takes a well-judged sliding catch. Chennai lose their second |
| Shivam Dube comes out to the middle now. |
| 9.3 : Adam Zampa to Shivam Dube, Goes full and on the pads. Shivam Dube flicks this towards deep mid-wicket and takes a single. |
| 9.4 : Adam Zampa to Ajinkya Rahane, Flights this full and outside the off stump. Ajinkya Rahane gets down the track and hits this aerially towards long off for one. |
| 9.5 : Adam Zampa to Shivam Dube, Short this time and wide outside the off pole. Shivam Dube cuts this straight to the point fielder. |
| 9.6 : Adam Zampa to Shivam Dube, Quicker delivery fired on a shorter length and into the pads. Shivam Dube gets cramped for room and misses. The ball goes off the pads into the off side and they take a leg bye. Stifled appeal from the bowler but this is clearly pitching outside leg. |
| 10.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Shivam Dube, Tossed up, full and on off, Shivam Dube drives it towards long off for a single. |
| 10.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Ajinkya Rahane, OUT! TAKEN! Ravichandran Ashwin strikes now! Ajinkya Rahane goes back to the hut now and Rajasthan are right on top here. Ashwin tosses this up, full and on middle, Ajinkya Rahane skips down the track and tries to slog it away, but checks his shot a bit at the last moment. As a result, it goes in the air towards long on where Jos Buttler moves to his right and pouches it safely. Chennai three down now! |
| 10.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Ambati Rayudu, Floated, full and on middle, Ambati Rayudu knocks it down the pitch. |
| 10.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Ambati Rayudu, OUT! TAKEN! Ravichandran Ashwin with a double whammy! He is pumped here as Ambati Rayudu goes back for a duck. Ashiwn flights this one up, full and on middle, Ambati Rayudu goes down and connects with his slog-sweep well, but unfortunately for him the ball travels in the air straight towards deep mid-wicket where Jason Holder almost overuns it at first but manages to adjust and takes a fine a catch. Chennai four down now! |
| 10.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Moeen Ali, Flighted, full and on off, Moeen Ali pushes it towards short covers. |
| 10.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Moeen Ali, Bowls this quick and full, outside the off stump. Moeen Ali hits this firmly but straight to the cover fielder. |
| 10.4 : Moeen Ali walks out to the center. |
| 10.2 : Ambati Rayudu is the Impact Player for Chennai in place of Akash Singh. He comes out to bat with his team in a spot of bother. |
| 11.1 : Jason Holder to Shivam Dube, Jason Holder bangs in a bouncer but way over the head of the batter, Shivam Dube looks to pull but misses. Wided. |
| Jason Holder to Shivam Dube, On a length and on leg, Shivam Dube nudges it towards square leg for a single. |
| 11.2 : Jason Holder to Moeen Ali, Length again and on leg, Moeen Ali tucks it towards short fine leg for a run. |
| 11.3 : Jason Holder to Shivam Dube, A low full toss, on middle, Shivam Dube drills it towards long off for another run. |
| 11.4 : Jason Holder to Moeen Ali, SIX! Classy shot! Jason Holder serves this full and on off, slower too< Moeen Ali waits for it and shows the full face of the bat to loft it over the wide long off fence for a biggie. |
| 11.5 : Jason Holder to Moeen Ali, Full and on leg, Moeen Ali clips it towards deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 11.6 : Jason Holder to Shivam Dube, Back of a length and outside off, Shivam Dube cuts it towards deep point for one more. |
| 12.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shivam Dube, Flatter, short and on off, Shivam Dube forces it towards wide of long off and comes back for the second. Good running! |
| 12.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shivam Dube, Quicker, full and outside off, Shivam Dube leaves it thinking it will be a wide but there is no signal from the umpire. |
| 12.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Shivam Dube, Tossed up, full and on leg, Shivam Dube eases it towards long for a run. |
| 12.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Moeen Ali, A googly, short and around off, Moeen Ali slaps it towards extra covers. |
| 12.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Moeen Ali, SIX! Moeen Ali goes big again! This is tossed up, full and on middle, Moeen Ali goes down on his knees and slog-sweeps it over the deep square leg fence for a biggie. |
| 12.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Moeen Ali, FOUR! In the gap! Yuzvendra Chahal darts this one short and outside off, Moeen Ali slices it between point and short third man for a much-needed boundary. |
| 13.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Shivam Dube, SIX! Massive hit! This is fligted, full and on middle, Shivam Dube clears his front leg away and smokes it over the long on fence for a maximum. |
| 13.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Shivam Dube, SIX! Two in two! Ravichandran Ashwin lands this one short and on leg, angling in, Shivam Dube moves back quickly and heaves it over the deep mid-wicket fence for another biggie. |
| 13.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Shivam Dube, Fires this one full and on off, Shivam Dube drives it towards long off for a single. |
| 13.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Moeen Ali, Quicker, full and on middle, Moeen Ali drills it towards long off for a run. |
| 13.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Shivam Dube, Flatter, short and outside off, Shivam Dube chops it back to the right of the bowler. |
| 13.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Shivam Dube, Short again and on off, Shivam Dube forces it towards long off for one. 15 runs off the over then! |
| 14.1 : Adam Zampa to Shivam Dube, SIX! Into the stands! Adam Zampa floats this up, full and on middle, in the slot as well, Shivam Dube stays there and launches it over the long on fence for a biggie. |
| 14.2 : Adam Zampa to Shivam Dube, Flatter, full and outside off, Shivam Dube forces it towards long off for a single. |
| 14.3 : Adam Zampa to Moeen Ali, A googly now, on off, turning away, Moeen Ali looks to push it away, but misses. |
| 14.4 : Adam Zampa to Moeen Ali, FOUR! Good use of the feet! This is quicker and around middle, Moeen Ali dances down the track and smashes it wide of long on for a one bounce four. The 50-run partnership also comes up between these two batters. |
| 14.5 : Ravindra Jadeja is the new batter out in the middle. |
| 14.6 : Adam Zampa to Ravindra Jadeja, Flighted, full and on leg, Ravindra Jadeja drives it towards long on for a single and gets off the mark. |
| 15.1 : Sandeep Sharma to Ravindra Jadeja, Sandeep Sharma starts the over with a good length delivery outside off. Ravindra Jadeja knocks this towards deep point and takes one. |
| 15.2 : Sandeep Sharma to Shivam Dube, Bowls this back of a length and outside the off stump. Shivam Dube goes hard at the ball and slices this towards deep cover for a run. |
| 14.5 : Adam Zampa to Moeen Ali, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Adam Zampa gets his man! He provides the breakthrough once again for Rajasthan. This is quicker, short and outside off, keeps a bit low, Moeen Ali makes room and tries to cut it away but only manages to get an under edge as Sanju Samson takes a sharp low catch behind the stumps. Some relief for the home team as Chennai lose half their side now. |
| 15.4 : Sandeep Sharma to Ravindra Jadeja, Bowls yet another yorker just outside the off stump. Ravindra Jadeja gets his bat down in time and knocks this towards long on for a run. |
| 15.3 : Sandeep Sharma to Ravindra Jadeja, Nails this yorker on a leg-stump line. Ravindra Jadeja digs this out back towards the bowler. |
| 15.5 : Sandeep Sharma to Shivam Dube, Bangs this in short and outside the off pole. Shivam Dube sways out of the way and enquires for a wide. Not given by the leg umpire. |
| 15.6 : Sandeep Sharma to Shivam Dube, Goes full and outside the off stump. Shivam Dube smashes this straight to deep point and takes single to retain strike. Just four runs from the over. |
| Strategic-Break! Chennai need 74 runs in 24 balls now and they will need to go hard at every ball now. They certainly have the players for that but still this will be a huge mountain to climb for them. Rajasthan just needs to do the basic rights and they will get over the line. Anyways it is going to be an exciting last four overs. Don't go anywhere. Jason Holder to bowl after the break. |
| 16.1 : Jason Holder to Shivam Dube, SIX! That is all muscle from Shivam Dube! Jason Holder bowls this full and outside the off pole. Shivam Dube puts his entire strength behind this shot and deposits it back over the bowler's head for six runs. |
| 16.2 : Jason Holder to Shivam Dube, Goes full and wide outside the off stump. Shivam Dube leaves this one alone but the ball is just inside the team line. |
| 16.3 : Jason Holder to Shivam Dube, FOUR! This is all about the timing! Jason Holder nails the wide yorker well outside the off pole. Shivam Dube gets his bat down in time and digs this out towards deep point for four runs. The ball has raced away to the fence! |
| 16.4 : Jason Holder to Shivam Dube, A low full toss outside the off stump. Shivam Dube knocks this towards long off and takes a run. |
| 16.5 : Jason Holder to Ravindra Jadeja, Goes full once again and outside the off stump. Ravindra Jadeja sweeps this towards deep square leg and takes one. |
| 16.6 : Jason Holder to Shivam Dube, FOUR! Places this one to perfection! Jason Holder fires this on a yorker length and outside the off pole. Shivam Dube guides this towards deep backward point for four more runs. 16 runs have come from this over and Chennai need 58 runs in the last three overs. |
| 17.1 : Sandeep Sharma to Ravindra Jadeja, Sandeep Sharma bowls this on a good length and outside the off stump. Ravindra Jadeja powers this towards long off and takes a run. |
| 17.2 : Sandeep Sharma to Shivam Dube, Bowls this one really full and wide outside off. Shivam Dube gets it off the outside half of his bat towards short third man for a quick single. |
| 17.3 : Sandeep Sharma to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! Ravindra Jadeja gets a hold of this one! Sandeep Sharma bowls a full toss outside the off stump, takes pace off. Ravindra Jadeja heaves this wide of long on and collects for runs. |
| 17.4 : Sandeep Sharma to Ravindra Jadeja, Short this time and outside the off stump. Ravindra Jadeja pulls this towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 17.5 : Sandeep Sharma to Shivam Dube, Another full toss bowled outside the off pole. Shivam Dube slices this towards deep cover for another run. |
| 17.6 : Sandeep Sharma to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! Sandeep Sharma misses his yorker once again and bowls a full toss outside off. Ravindra Jadeja whips this towards deep square leg and gets four more runs. 46 runs needed in 12 balls. |
| 18.1 : Jason Holder to Shivam Dube, Jason Holder bowls this full and outside the off stump. Shivam Dube stands deep in the crease and thumps this towards deep cover for a single. |
| 18.2 : Jason Holder to Ravindra Jadeja, A low full toss bowled really wide outside off. Ravindra Jadeja reaches for this and knocks it towards deep point for a couple of runs. |
| 18.5 : Jason Holder to Shivam Dube, That is FIFTY for Shivam Dube and he is in a good vein of form! On a yorker length and outside the off pole. Shivam Dube digs this out towards long off for another run. |
| 18.3 : Jason Holder to Ravindra Jadeja, Jason Holder delivers this really full as well and wide outside off. Gets his front foot well across and stumps as he attempts to whip it away but misses. The ball goes through to the keeper and Sanju Samson thinks there is an edge. He goes upstairs for a review and replays show that there is an edge but the ball has bounced after hitting the bat. |
| 18.4 : Jason Holder to Ravindra Jadeja, Goes full and outside the off stump. Ravindra Jadeja knocks this hard towards long off and takes one. |
| 18.6 : Jason Holder to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! Ravindra Jadeja gets this towards the fence but a great over from Jason Holder nonetheless! This is full and in line with the stumps. Ravindra Jadeja clears his front foot and smashes this back past the bowler for four runs. 37 needed in the last over. |
| Who will bowl the last over? It will be Kuldip Yadav. |
| 19.1 : Kuldip Yadav to Shivam Dube, Kuldip Yadav bowls this on a length and outside the off stump. Shivam Dube swings hard but misses. |
| 19.2 : Kuldip Yadav to Shivam Dube, Full and outside the off pole. Shivam Dube hits this hard but finds the fielder at long off for a run. |
| 19.3 : Kuldip Yadav to Ravindra Jadeja, Delivers this full and outside off. Ravindra Jadeja smashes this straight to the long off fielder for a run. |
| 19.4 : Kuldip Yadav to Shivam Dube, Continues to bowl full and outside the off pole. Shivam Dube knocks this aerially towards deep cover and takes a single. |
| 19.5 : Kuldip Yadav to Ravindra Jadeja, On a length and outside the off stump. Ravindra Jadeja drags this towards deep mid-wicket and takes one. |
| 19.6 : Kuldip Yadav to Shivam Dube, OUT! CAUGHT! A wicket on the last ball of the inning and Rajasthan complete a comprehensive win! Kuldip Yadav bowls this full and outside the off pole. Shivam Dube looks to hit through the line but does not connect cleanly. Ends up hitting it straight down the throat of Jos Buttler at long on who makes no mistake grabbing hold of the ball. Shivam Dube's fine inning comes to an end but it is in vain. Chennai have fallen well short of the target and they will |
| Rajasthan mark their 200th Indian T20 League game with a fantastic win! They do the double over Chennai and go top of the table due to their better NRR. It was a complete performance from the hosts as they were better in all three departments and in the end, it was quite comfortable for them. |
| Chennai did not get off to the ideal start as the openers were struggling to time the ball. Ruturaj Gaikwad did get his rhythm back and played some beautiful shots but Devon Conway struggled throughout and ate up 16 balls to score just 8 runs before getting out. Ajinkya Rahane also couldn't replicate his form and fell cheaply while Gaikwad holed out after a quickfire 47 off just 29 balls trying to up the ante. Ambati Rayudu came in as the Impact Player but went without making any as he did |
| Earlier in the game, Rajasthan posted the highest total at this ground in the Indian T20 League courtesy of a brilliant inning from Yashasvi Jaiswal and a good contribution from Dhruv Jurel and Devdutt Padikkal at death. Tushar Deshpande picked up a couple of wickets for Chennai while Maheesh Theekshana and Ravindra Jadeja chipped in with one each.  While chasing, Chennai could not get to the start that they wanted and were on the back foot. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shivam Dube played fig |
| Rajasthan, on the other hand, were hot and cold with their bowling effort. They started off well and came in with a plan to bowl straight to Devon Conway which worked for them. They went for a few after that but Adam Zampa and Ravichandran Ashwin pulled things back nicely in the middle overs and picked up five wickets among themselves. However, they let their foot off the gas and allowed Chennai to get back in the game. The pacers were expensive except for Sandeep Sharma who bowled a brillia |
| MS Dhoni the captain of Chennai says that the score was well above par and the reason for that was the first six overs but at the same time he feels that it was the best time for the batters. Mentions that they controlled the middle overs but conceded too much at the end and they not start well in their first six overs. When asked about Matheesha Pathirana he says that they have to accept what is happening and not look at the scorecard. Adds that he sees what kind of deliveries are being bowle |
| Presentation Time... |
| Adam Zampa is up for a quick chat. He says they have been under the pump in the last few games but the boys did really well. Explains that he has been in and out of the team and got a few wickets so he is glad to help the team. Claims that he say Maheesh Theekshana bowl with extra pace as well as shorter than usual and he decided to put it into the wicket and let the ball do its bit. Mentions that the young players have been great to watch especially the way they got them off to flier and ende |
| Sanju Samson, the victorious skipper of Rajasthan says that it was a good win and it was important for the team  atmosphere and also for the fans. Adds that this is their first win in Jaipur and it feels great. Tells that they cannot be only a defending team and that depends on the conditions as in Chinnaswamy or Wankhede you will like to chase. Says that before the game looking at the conditions he felt dew would not play a big role and that is why they wanted to bat. Mentions that he is deli |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his excellent inning. He says that the wind was playing a massive role and he had it in his mind but informs that he knew that he wanted to play good cricketing shots. Adds that he wanted to score freely in the Powerplay and get his team off to a good start. Mentions that he has been putting a lot of effort in training and says that he has been speaking to the coaching staff and many seniors players. Claims that he feels the pressure but he wants |
| Right then, that is it from this huge game where Rajasthan gets the better of Chennai and get back to winning ways. However, the action in the Indian T20 League does not stop here as we have another exciting clash between Punjab and Lucknow on 28th April, Friday. The first ball will be bowled at 7.30 pm IST (2pm GMT), but as you know you can join us early for all the build-up. Until then, Goodbye and Cheers! |
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