IPL 8: KXIP v/s CSK - CSK cruise home to seven wicket win and qualify for play-offs
CSK beat KXIP by seven wickets at Mohali
A comfortable win for CSK who have Faf Du Plessis' fine fifty to thank for.
If Du Plessis steadied their innings after loss of two early wickets then Suresh Raina was qually impressive in his sheet anchor role.
And skipper Dhoni finished off proceedings with a flourish which leaves KXIP with yet another loss in a watershed tournament for them.
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Over 16.5
CSK - 134 for 3 win by 7 wickets
Easy win for CSK.
FOUR! And Raina hits the winning runs...glances that away to third-man.
1 off 20 needed.
Single.
2 to win now.
SIX! And this one is carted down the track off Anureet.
FOUR! Too innovative by Dhoni...spins around like De Villiers to time it behind the keeper.
Over 15
CSK - 117 for 3
14 from 24 needed.
Single to end the over.
FOUR! Hooked away to mid-wicket...great shot by Dhoni.
Over 14
CSK - 111 for 3
Dot ball to end the over.
20 from 31 needed.
FOUR! Dhoni hoicks that to backward-short leg...fone shot.
Over 13
CSK - 102 for 3
Dot ball to end the over.
Dhoni walks in to bat.
CSK - 102 for 3
Bowled off the block-hole.
WICKET! And Du Plessis is finally dismissed for 55 after a fine knock which may prove to be a match-winning one.
Dhawan is the bowler.
Over 13
CSK -97 for 2
Single to end the over.
Raina has reached 34 meanwhile.
86 off 69 balls is the partnership.
Fifty for Du Plessis....timely knock.
Over 12
CSK - 92 for 2
Single to end the over.
FOUR! Smashed away to mid-wicket...good shot.
44 from 51 needed.
GREAT SHOT.
SIX! Du Plessis charges down the track and whacks Axar.
Over 11
CSK - 81 for 2
5 off the over.
Gurkeerat is the bowler.
Over 10
CSK - 76 for 2
9 off the over.
Too short by Axar.
FOUR! Bad ball dispatched through mid-wicket by Du Plessis.
Over 9
CSK - 67 for 2
Single to end the over.
Anureet is the bowler.
Du Plessis (28*) and Raina (25*) have brought CSK back on track.
66 from 70 needed.
Over 8
CSK - 63 for 2
8 off the over.
Axar is the bowler.
Over 7
CSK - 55 for 2
8 off the over.
Over 6
CSK - 47 for 2
7 off Dhawan's over.
Over 5
CSK - 40 for 2
12 off Gurkeerat's over.
Over 4
CSK - 28 for 2
Single to end the over.
Hendricks is the bowler.
FOUR! Cut away through covers by Du Plessis...good shot.
Over 3
CSK - 17 for 2
7 off the over.
Sandeep is the bowler.
Will they make heavy weather of this run chase?
CSK have lost two key wickets here.
Du Plessis is the new man in.
Over 2
CSK - 10 for 2
Dot ball to end the over.
CSK - 10 for 2
CSK are two down here.
WICKET! McCullum chops Hendricks' delivery on to the stumps.
Over 1
CSK - 2 for 1
WICKET! Hussey walks off...edges one to Saha.
Single.
Sandeep to bowl the first over.
Easy job for CSK?
Michael Hussey and Brendon McCullum have walked in to bat.
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Slow is the word for KXIP after they literally crawled to 130.
Losing wickets at rehgular intervals did not help them as CSK put in a tight bowling performance.
CSK are hot favourites to hunt down this total with minimum fuss thanks to their world class batting line-up.
Over to the CSK innings now!
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Over 20
KXIP - 130 for 7
Single to end the innings.
Last ball.
SIX! Smashed away to mid wicket by Dhawan.
Dot ball.
Hendricks is the batsman.
Dot ball.
Nehra is the bowler.
Over 19
KXIP - 122 for 7
WICKET! Axar goes for 32...simple catch to Dhoni.
Bravo is the death over specialist.
Single.
KXIP will go all out from now on.
SIX! Whacked over wide-long on by Axar..superb shot.
Over 18
KXIP - 108 for 6
Single to end the over.
FOUR! Patel smacks that down the track.
Jadeja is back.
Over 17
KXIP -100 for 6
6 off the over.
Bravo is the bowler.
Over 16
KXIP - 94 for 6
8 off the over.
FOUR! Rishi Dhawan sweeps that finely to mid-wicket...fine shot.
Negi back.
Over 15
KXIP - 86 for 6
8 off Raina's over.
Over 14
KXIP - 78 for 6
Dot ball to end the over.
KXIP - 78 for 6
WICKET! Miller goes for 11...simple catch to Jadeja at deep-mid wicket...KXIP are crumbling!
Negi is the bowler.
Over 13
KXIP - 71 for 5
3 off the over.
CLOSE! Patel survives a stumping appeal.
Over 12
KXIP - 68 for 5
9 off the over.
FOUR! Good shot cut away to third-man by Miller...reverse sweep by the South African.
Over 11
KXIP - 59 for 5
3 off Ashwin's over.
Over 10
KXIP - 56 for 5
Maxwell goes for 6.
BIG WICKET.
WICKET! Jadeja strikes...Maxwell's furniture is disturbed with one that nips away from him sharply.
Over 9
KXIP - 54 for 4
Single to end the over.
David Miller is the new batsman in.
KXIP - 53 for 4
KXIP lose another wicket.
WICKET! Gurkeerat is stumped after trying to lash out at Ashwin.
Over 8
KXIP - 48 for 3
Dot ball to end the over.
Good ball from Nehra which Gurkeerat can only prod at.
FOUR! Gurkeerat drives that through covers off Nehra...good shot.
Over 7
KXIP - 43 for 3
2off the over.
Ashwin is the new bowler..he did not get an over in the last game for CSK.
Over 6
KXIP - 41 for 3
FOUR! Gurkeerat ends the over with a fine shot that runs through point and cover.
Gurkeerat is the new batsman in.
KXIP - 35 for 3
KXIP in trouble now.
WICKET! Pandey strikes first ball..VOhra's shot flies to Nehra's hands at third-man.
Over 5
KXIP - 35 for 2
4 off the over.
FOUR! Maxwell hooks away a slower one to mid-wicket...good shot.
Good ball from Nehra which angled away from Bailey at the last moment.
KXIP - 31 for 2
WICKET! Nehra strikes first ball..Bailey edges it to Dhoni and goes for 12.
Over 4
KXIP - 31 for 1
6 off the over.
Pandey is the bowler.
FOUR! Bailey is really getting stuck in here...another boundary.
Over 3
KXIP - 24 for 1
End of Over..10 off it.
FOUR! A 360 degree shot at that one...Bailey swivels his full body and hooks that to the boundary.
George Bailey is in to bat.
Soft dismissal the last one.
KXIP - 16 for 1
WICKET! Saha goes for 15...caught McCullum bowled Negi.
Over 2
KXIP - 14 for 0
Single to end the over.
KXIP have got off to a good start here.
SIX! Saha hooks that down the leg-side....great shot.
Pandey is the bowler.
Over 1
KXIP - 5 for 0
5 off Negi's over.
Saha and Vohra to open for KXIP.
KXIP won the toss and are batting first.
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