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Chennai vs Kings XI Punjab Live Commentary, Match 53, Indian Premier League, 2020, November 1, 2020

KXIP 153/6 (20)
Chennai Super Kings beat Kings XI Punjab by 9 wickets
CSK 154/1 (18.5)
Match over
Kings XI Punjab Inning Chennai Super Kings Inning
0.0 : For Punjab, it is a key clash, a must-win one, especially after the loss to Rajasthan in the last game. They need to come all guns blazing with the bat and also put up a spectacular performance with the ball. It is all the more imperative, because, Chennai, with back-to-back wins, finally seem to pose some challenge to their opponents. 
Super Saturday is always followed by a Super Sunday! Yes, the double header actions continues on Sunday as well - the last double header action for this League season. In the first game, Chennai take on Punjab and in the second, Kolkata take on Rajasthan. It is a knockout clash of sorts in both the games, for Punjab in the first and for both Kolkata and Rajasthan in the second.  
Yes, you read that last line right. The Men in Yellow, who have had a placid season so far, are bringing out their best now. Maybe it was pressure after all? Earlier. Anyway, they have proven to be a party spoiler by racking up consecutive wins against Bangalore and Kolkata. Now, in their last game, they would want to finish off with a hat-trick of wins, on their way out. Stick around for the toss and team updates... 
Pitch Report - Graeme Swann says that the pitch looks very hard. Expects it to be slow. Says that if one takes the cracks off the ground, it won't seam much. Says that Chennai and Punjab have struggled at Abu Dhabi primarily because both sides favour shorter boundaries which is not the case at Abu Dhabi. 
Toss - It is toss time at Abu Dhabi. It is the home game for Chennai. MS Dhoni gets to call. The spin of the coin lands in Chennai's favour. THEY WILL BOWL!
MS Dhoni, Chennai's captain, says this is definitely not his last game in Yellow. States that Punjab are under more pressure to win this game. Adds that his side wants to come on the ground and give their best. On the changes, Faf du Plessis comes in for Watson, Tahir replaces Santner and Shardul comes in for Karn Sharma. 
Punjab skipper, KL Rahul, says that it is simple for them, go out there and enjoy themselves. Informs both Mandeep and Mayank are in. Adds Maxwell and Arshdeep are out in place of Mayank and Neesham. Rahul says his role is batters bat around him and says he can do damage in the end but also says it is important that they make the most of the Powerplay. Wants to put on a big total on board as that will be key to help them win.
Chennai (Playing XI) - Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis (IN PLACE OF SHANE WATSON), Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (WK/C), N Jagadeesan, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur (IN PLACE OF KARN SHARMA), Deepak Chahar, Lungi Ngidi, Imran Tahir (IN PLACE OF MITCHELL SANTNER). 
Punjab (Playing XI) - KL Rahul (WK/C), Mayank Agarwal (IN PLACE OF ARSHDEEP SINGH), Mandeep Singh, Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, James Neesham (IN PLACE OF GLENN MAXWELL), Deepak Hooda, Chris Jordan, Murugan Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami.
We are all set for the action to begin then. Virender Sharma and Paschim Pathak, the umpires for this game, make their way out to the middle. The Chennai players are in a huddle near the ropes, with MS Dhoni, the skipper, imparting the final words of wisdom. Punjab's openers, KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal, step out to the middle as well. 2 friends re-united in the top order. Opening the bowling for Chenna is Jersey No. 90, Deepak Chahar. 3...2....1...HERE WE GO...
0.1 : Deepak Chahar to KL Rahul, And some swing straightaway for Chahar. Full and shaping away a touch, KL strokes it with the swing, to deep point. Takes a single as gets off the mark. Punjab are underway too.
0.2 : Deepak Chahar to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Just past mid on. Full and around off, Mayank strokes it uppishly and just over the diving mid on fielder. A boundary.
0.3 : Deepak Chahar to Mayank Agarwal, On the pads, tucked to short mid-wicket.
0.4 : Deepak Chahar to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! There is a fielder there but he can only watch. Chahar strays with a fuller ball down the leg side, Agarwal clips it nicely, wide of the deep backward square leg fielder. Gets another boundary.
0.5 : Deepak Chahar to Mayank Agarwal, On a good length outside off, tucked to deep point for one.
0.6 : Deepak Chahar to KL Rahul, Full and swinging away outside off, driven well but straight to cover-point. First over done and Punjab are 10/0.
Sam Curran to bowl from the other end.
1.1 : Sam Curran to Mayank Agarwal, On a good length outside off, dabbed to the off side. Agarwal looks for a single but he is sent back.
1.2 : Sam Curran to Mayank Agarwal, A little bit of swing in. Full and a hint of inswing towards off, Mayank manages to work this to mid off for a single.
1.3 : Sam Curran to KL Rahul, Full and outside off, stabbed in front of point for one.
1.4 : Sam Curran to Mayank Agarwal, Full and well outside off, Curran trying to get it to swing in from there. Mayank Agarwal dabs it to cover-point.
1.5 : Sam Curran to Mayank Agarwal, Fullish on the pads, a half-Nataraja shot to the left of deep mid-wicket. A single.
1.6 : Sam Curran to KL Rahul, A single to end. Full and outside off, Rahul drives it to Sir at point and takes a single.
2.1 : Deepak Chahar to KL Rahul, On a length around off, driven to cover.
2.2 : Deepak Chahar to KL Rahul, A full outswinger outside off, driven to cover again.
2.3 : Deepak Chahar to KL Rahul, SIX! The first six. Full and swinging away outside off again, Rahul slashes hard at it. Gets a thickish outside edge. The ball flies over the deep backward point fence.     
2.4 : Deepak Chahar to KL Rahul, Full and around off, driven to the left of deep point for one.
2.5 : Deepak Chahar to Mayank Agarwal, On the pads, tucked to deep square leg for a run.
2.6 : Deepak Chahar to KL Rahul, Full and around off, KL comes down the track. He looks to slam it on the off side but gets an inside edge which goes to short fine leg.
3.1 : Sam Curran to KL Rahul, Full and around off from around the wicket, driven to mid off for a single.
3.2 : Sam Curran to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! There was nobody in the deep and that produces a boundary for Agarwal. Outside off, Mayank throws the bat at it. Gets it over backward point for a boundary.
3.3 : Sam Curran to Mayank Agarwal, Full and outside off, stabbed to cover-point for a quick one. The fielder, Sir Jadeja, has a shy at the bowler's end but misses.
3.4 : Sam Curran to KL Rahul, Short ball, the Punjab skipper sways away from the line of the ball.
3.5 : Sam Curran to KL Rahul, Angled into the pads, it is worked to deep square leg for a run.
3.6 : Sam Curran to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Opens the gap for a four. Full and on the pads, Agarwal flicks it uppishly and well wide of the mid on fielder. The ball races away to the wide long on boundary.
Shardul Thakur is on now.
4.1 : Shardul Thakur to KL Rahul, FOUR! A boundary for KL Rahul. Full and on the pads, all too easy for him. He flicks it uppishly to the fine leg fence.
4.2 : Shardul Thakur to KL Rahul, EDGED AND FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for KL Rahul here. Fullish and outside off, Rahul throws the kitchen sink at it. Gets it over short third man off the outside edge for a boundary.
4.3 : Shardul Thakur to KL Rahul, Full and around off, pushed to mid on for a single.
4.4 : Shardul Thakur to Mayank Agarwal, Well bowled from Shardul. Slower ball on top of off, Monk dabs it on the off side for one.
4.5 : Shardul Thakur to KL Rahul, Swing and a miss! Fullish and outside off, Rahul swings for the heavens but misses it completely.
4.6 : Shardul Thakur to KL Rahul, Slow and full around off, stabbed to Sir Ravindra Jadeja at backward point.
Lungi Ngidi into the attack now.
5.1 : Lungi Ngidi to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Just typifies the run of form that Mayank Agarwal has been in, in this season. Full and outside off, he lifts it over covers for a boundary.
5.2 : Lungi Ngidi to Mayank Agarwal, OUT! BOWLED! Ngidi comes back well. Mayank Agarwal got a good little start. Now he has to walk back. Full and outside off, Agarwal looks to swing across the line but the ball was not of the right length. And he ends up paying for it, drags it onto his stumps. The party poopers, Chennai, getting into the act now.
5.3 : Lungi Ngidi to Chris Gayle, Full and seaming away outside off, Chris hangs his bat inside the line of the stumps. The ball goes through to Dhoni.
5.2 : The Universe Boss, Chris Gayle, is in the middle now.
5.4 : Lungi Ngidi to Chris Gayle, Single gets Gayle going. Full and around off, Gayle taps it to cover-point and takes a single.
5.5 : Lungi Ngidi to KL Rahul, FOUR! Tahir is not happy with himself there. Full and around off, KL Rahul lets out a lovely drive through the covers. It is to the right of Tahir, the sweeper cover fielder. Tahir runs into that direction but puts a half-effort in stopping it. It manages to evasively trickle through for a boundary.
5.4 : Is that a boundary? Looks so, to the naked eye. Paschim Pathak, the umpire, signals so. A boundary!
5.6 : Lungi Ngidi to KL Rahul, Outside off, left alone. Punjab are 53/1 at the end of the Powerplay.
6.1 : Shardul Thakur to Chris Gayle, Full on the pads, Gayle flicks it to mid-wicket. Looks like the big man is warming up.
6.2 : Shardul Thakur to Chris Gayle, Good length ball around off, Gayle dabs it to third man and gets to the other end. 
6.3 : Shardul Thakur to KL Rahul,  Length ball around off, Rahul pushes it towards mid on. Gayle, yes, Chris Gayle wanted a single but Rahul was quick to deny it.
6.4 : Shardul Thakur to KL Rahul, Fuller and closer to off ole. Rahul moves away from the stumps and drives it to cover. 
6.5 : Shardul Thakur to KL Rahul, Length delivery on off, Rahul drives it uppishly to the left of mid off. Gayle was a bit slow to leave his crease for the run but no trouble. 
6.6 : Shardul Thakur to Chris Gayle, Yorker to finish the over.  The big man from West Indies bends his back and jams it to mid off for a single. Very good comeback from Shardul. Just 3 off his second after an expensive first.
DRINKS! Punjab are 56/1 and have 13 overs still to go. With the Universe Boss and KL Rahul out in the middle, they should go big. The objective is not just to get a big total but also to win big, as NRR could become a very crucial factor, later on. For Chennai, it is about taking these two out as quickly as possible, with MS well vary of what they can do. Let's see how it goes after the break.
Jersey No. 99, Imran Tahir, to bowl now.
7.1 : Imran Tahir to Chris Gayle, Floated on the pads, flicked to deep square leg for a single.
7.2 : Imran Tahir to KL Rahul, Tossed up outside off, driven to cover for one.
7.3 : Imran Tahir to Chris Gayle, Flighted on off, Gayle looks to go big on the leg side but mistimes it through the carpet to mid-wicket. One run.
7.4 : Imran Tahir to KL Rahul, Full and around off, bunted down to long on for a single.
7.5 : Imran Tahir to Chris Gayle, Looped up outside off, driven down to long off for one.
7.6 : Imran Tahir to KL Rahul, Just 5 from the over. Tossed up around off, KL rocks back and cuts but finds point. A dot.
Lungi Ngidi replaces Shardul Thakur in the attack.
8.1 : Lungi Ngidi to Chris Gayle, Outside off, Gayle swings across the line but gets it off the inner half towards short fine leg. Picks up a single.
8.2 : Lungi Ngidi to KL Rahul, Swing and a miss! Fullish and around off, the Wakhra Squad skipper looked to go big over the bowler's head but fails to connect.
8.3 : Lungi Ngidi to KL Rahul, OUT! TIMBER! It is a beautiful ball. A beautifull ball! Low full toss on off, KL Rahul swings across the line. It was not the right length to go for that shot but Rahul does not realize that. He goes for the shot and misses it altogether, and the off pole is knocked out.
Another West Indian, Nicholas Pooran, walks out to the middle now.
8.4 : Lungi Ngidi to Nicholas Pooran, Full and around off, driven to mid off. Chris Gayle wants a single but the younger West Indian says no.
8.5 : Lungi Ngidi to Nicholas Pooran, Outside off, Pooran looks to cut but connects with thin air.
8.6 : Lungi Ngidi to Nicholas Pooran, Just a run and a wicket, what an over! Full and around off, pushed back to the bowler.
9.1 : Imran Tahir to Chris Gayle, Tossed up around off, defended to the off side.
9.2 : Imran Tahir to Chris Gayle, Flatter outside off, hit back to the bowler.
9.3 : Imran Tahir to Chris Gayle, Fuller on off this time, pushed back to Imran again.
9.4 : Imran Tahir to Chris Gayle, Looped up around off, this time he gets a single. Drives it down to long off for one.
9.5 : Imran Tahir to Nicholas Pooran, Floated on middle, clipped to mid-wicket for a single.
9.6 : Imran Tahir to Chris Gayle, Flighted on off, knocked to wide mid off for one.
Shardul Thakur is back to bowl.
10.1 : Shardul Thakur to Chris Gayle, Full and on off, driven down to long on for a single.
10.2 : Shardul Thakur to Nicholas Pooran, Full and outside off, stroked uppishly but safely ahead of sweeper cover. A single.
10.3 : Shardul Thakur to Chris Gayle, Shortish ball on the body, half-pulled to deep square leg for a single.
10.4 : Shardul Thakur to Nicholas Pooran, OUT! TAKEN! There is a wicket. Chennai are turning the match around. Shortish ball around off, not that short enough to go for a pull shot. Pooran though does that. He swivels and looks to pull. The ball has a touch of away shape as well. It takes the underedge of Pooran's blade and goes to the keeper. MSD takes a good catch. He and Thakur appeal for a caught behind and the umpire gives it. Nicholas does not opt for the review, he starts walking.
Mandeep Singh comes out to the middle now, at No. 5.
10.5 : Shardul Thakur to Mandeep Singh, Outside off, punched to deep point for a single. Mandeep is away rightaway.
10.6 : Shardul Thakur to Chris Gayle, Full and well outside off, but within the tramline. Gayle lets it be.
11.1 : Imran Tahir to Mandeep Singh, Flatter ball around off, tapped to the off side.
11.2 : Imran Tahir to Mandeep Singh, Tossed up on off, Singh prods forward to defend but gets it off the inner half to the leg side. One run.
11.3 : Imran Tahir to Chris Gayle, Flighted around off, clipped to long on for a single.
11.4 : Imran Tahir to Mandeep Singh, Full toss on the body, glanced to wide long on for one.
Review time! Gayle takes a review for the on-field LBW decision against him. To the naked eye, there appears to be no bat. Ultra Edge confirms that. THREE REDS on the Ball Tracker.
11.5 : Imran Tahir to Chris Gayle, OUT! LBW! Up goes the finger. Gayle reviews that but on finding that he has not knicked that, he starts walking. Does not even bother to wait for the Ball Tracker to come in. Floated on middle and leg, it is the striaght ball, the one that does not turn. Gayle lunges to sweep but misses to get hit on the pads. Chennai appeal for a LBW and the umpire gives it. Gayle takes it upstairs but on seeing he did not nick it, starts walking. Three Reds further on the Ball
11.6 : Imran Tahir to Deepak Hooda, A single to finish. Around off, pushed to the right of mid on for a single.
11.5 : Deepak Hooda comes to the middle.
11.6 : Ravindra Jadeja gets the ball now.
12.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Deepak Hooda, Floated on off, Hooda pushes it to cover. 
12.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Deepak Hooda, Shorter on off, Hooda knocks it towards long on for one.
12.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Mandeep Singh, Quick and turning in. Mandeep goes on his back foot and manages t defend it. 
12.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Mandeep Singh, On the pads, Mandeep flicks it to square leg and rotates the strike. 
12.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Deepak Hooda, Tossed up on middle, Hooda plays it to Tahir at mid on. 
12.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Deepak Hooda, Tidy over from Jadeja! Just 4 off his first. Punjab have entered the deserted islands of boundaries as they are unable to find them at the moment. Quicker on off, Hooda plays it towards point. The filder misfields which allows the batter to run two. 
DRINKS! Well, well, looks like Rahul's ambitions of getting a big total on the board are in serious jeopardy now. With the departure of both Gayle and Pooran, a big total now looks near impossible. Time for Mandeep and Hooda to decide what would pragmatically be a good total and steer their side to that. Their bowlers would have to step up today, by the looks of it so far. Punjab should avoid further collapses. Let's see how they go about in the final passage of play in the first innings here.
Deepak Chahar is back to bowl.
13.1 : Deepak Chahar to Mandeep Singh, FOUR! He is an inventive player, Mandeep Singh. Good length ball around off, he swings across the line and sends it wide of the deep backward square leg fielder for a boundary.
13.2 : Deepak Chahar to Mandeep Singh, Fullish and outside off, he guides it to third man for a single.
13.3 : Deepak Chahar to Deepak Hooda, Fullish and around off, Hooda taps it past the bowler, to the left of mid on. Takes one.
13.4 : Deepak Chahar to Mandeep Singh, On a good length outside off, stabbed to the off side. Mandeep wants one but Hooda sends him back. There never was a run there as the bowler got to it quickly.
13.5 : Deepak Chahar to Mandeep Singh, Outside off, steered to third man for a single.
13.6 : Deepak Chahar to Deepak Hooda, FOUR! Looked like mid-wicket would get there, but he does not. Short ball, Hooda pulls at it. It was between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket. While it looked like the latter would get to it, he fails to cut it off. A boundary results.
14.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Mandeep Singh, This is pushed to short third man for a single.
14.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Deepak Hooda, Around off, nudged to short mid-wicket.
14.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Deepak Hooda, Flighted on middle and leg, Hooda looks to clip but inside edges it. The ball falls ahead of point. A single.
14.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Mandeep Singh, Tossed up around off, pushed to point for a single.
14.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Deepak Hooda, The batsmen work this behind square on the leg side and take a couple.
14.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Deepak Hooda, A couple to finish, despite the confusion. On off, this is nudged to deep square leg. Some confusion between the two as they wanted to settle for the single, later one of them wanted two. Eventually they take a couple.
Imran Tahir to bowl out here.
15.1 : Imran Tahir to Mandeep Singh, Floated around off, pushed to the off side for a single.
15.2 : Imran Tahir to Deepak Hooda, On off and middle, clipped to mid-wicket for two.
15.3 : Imran Tahir to Deepak Hooda, Catch is the call but it lands just short. Tossed up around off, Deepak swings it uppishly towards long on. It lands on a bounce ahead of the fielder there. A single taken.
15.4 : Imran Tahir to Mandeep Singh, Tossed up on off and middle, tapped to the leg side for a single.
15.5 : Imran Tahir to Deepak Hooda, SIX! That is an over 80m six. Tossed up outside off, Hooda comes down the track and lofts it mightily over deep cover.
15.6 : Imran Tahir to Deepak Hooda, Just the single there. Tossed up on off and middle, this is stroked towards long on. Hooda takes one and strays out far, for the second. But Mandeep sends him back in the nick of time.
16.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Deepak Hooda, Around off, pushed through short mid-wicket for a single.
16.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Mandeep Singh, OUT! TIMBER! Well bowled, Sir Jadeja. Dhoni persists with Jadeja and that has worked wonders in the form of a wicket. That of Mandeep Singh. Tossed up on off, it skids on, Mandeep gets down to sweep but misses. But not the ball. It hits the off pole.
James Neesham comes out to bat now.
16.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to James Neesham, Floated on off, knocked to long on for a single. James is off the mark straightaway.
16.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Deepak Hooda, Tossed up on the pads, Hooda closes the face of his bat to flick it to deep mid-wicket. A single.
16.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to James Neesham, On off, clipped to deep square leg for one.
16.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Deepak Hooda, Flatter on the pads, tucked to deep square leg. This time, Punjab get two runs.
Imran Tahir is done for the day, with the ball. Lungi Ngidi is back to bowl now.
17.1 : Lungi Ngidi to James Neesham, OUT! CAUGHT! Chennai showing their class, not just with the ball but also in the field. What a fantastic catch it was, by Ruturaj Gaikwad! Fullish on off, Neesham swings it high in the air. He wanted to clear the deep mid-wicket boundary but had more of the height and less of distance. It though looks to be falling safe in the mid-wicket region. But Ruturaj, who was at deep square leg, comes running in, dives and takes a splendid catch.
0.0 : Chris Jordan comes to the middle now.
17.2 : Lungi Ngidi to Deepak Hooda, SIX! That is hit to one of the bigger pockets in Zayed stadium. Full and outside off, Hooda moves a touch to the off side and swings it with all his might. Gets it well over the deep backward point fence.
Review time! Ngidi wants a review for caught behind and Dhoni flashes the 'T'. What does Ultra Edge have to say? It shows a spike but we have a different angle where there is a gap between bat and ball.
17.3 : Lungi Ngidi to Deepak Hooda, NOT OUT! There is a shadow there and a gap between bat and ball, so not out. Very full and outside off, Hooda looks to dig it out but fails to do so. It goes through to the keeper and Dhoni takes it. Ngidi appeals feverishly for a caught behind but the umpire is not interested. He convinces Dhoni to take the review. MS takes it. The third umpire have a close look at Ultra Edge, there is a spike. But he wants a different angle, he gets one from behind the
17.4 : Lungi Ngidi to Deepak Hooda, SIX! Goes on the off side again and gets a maximum. Ngidi bowls a full ball outside off, searching for the yorker. He misses his length and Hooda punishes him. Gets across the stumps and lofts it mightily over the deep cover region.
17.5 : Lungi Ngidi to Deepak Hooda, This is worked to deep backward point for a couple.
17.6 : Lungi Ngidi to Deepak Hooda, WIDE! Need to reload that. Fullish and well outside off, Deepak lets it be.
Lungi Ngidi to Deepak Hooda, A single. Full and outside off, driven through the covers for a single.
Shardul Thakur is back to bowl the penultimate over.
18.1 : Shardul Thakur to Deepak Hooda, On the pads, tucked to wide long on for a couple.
18.2 : Shardul Thakur to Deepak Hooda, FOUR! WOW! That shot reminded us of Suryakumar Yadav. Full and on off and middle, the knuckle ball, Hooda goes inside out over extra cover and gets a boundary.
18.3 : Shardul Thakur to Deepak Hooda, On middle, tapped to short fine leg for one. Hooda gets to his 50. This is some excellent rearguard batting from him and Punjab. It is his 2nd 50 in the League.
18.4 : Shardul Thakur to Chris Jordan, Shortish and on off, clipped through short mid-wicket for a couple.
18.5 : Shardul Thakur to Chris Jordan, Short ball, Chris pulls but does not get any timing at all. It comes back to the bowler off the inner half.
18.6 : Shardul Thakur to Chris Jordan, Very full and outside off, Jordan moves to the leg side and jams it out to deep cover for a run.
Who will bowl the crucial last over for Chennai? Chahar has an over left, Curran has 2. Ngidi and Jadeja have one each. Cannot be the latter mostly. It is Lungi Ngidi to finish things off with the ball for Chennai.
19.1 : Lungi Ngidi to Chris Jordan, Full and outside off, stroked uppishly but safely ahead of the man at sweeper cover. A single only.
19.2 : Lungi Ngidi to Deepak Hooda, FOUR! Nice shot again. Deepak Hooda was across the line of off stump even before the delivery came. The ball was full and outside off, he lofts it over extra cover. Faf du Plessis comes running in from wide long off but has no chance in stopping that. A boundary.
19.3 : Lungi Ngidi to Deepak Hooda, Very full outside off, jammed out to deep point for a single.
The umpires have gone upstairs to check for the run out. Naah... Well in, even before Ngidi could whip the bails off.
19.4 : Lungi Ngidi to Chris Jordan, NOT OUT! Full toss outside off, Chris swings for the heavens but misses. It goes through to Dhoni and the batters run for a bye. Dhoni misses to hit at the stumps, the ball goes through to Ngidi. The bowler effects a run out at his end as Jordan puts in the dive. The umpires take it upstairs to have a look. But one replay is enough to show that the batsman made it inside even before Ngidi effected the run out.
19.5 : Lungi Ngidi to Deepak Hooda, SIX! That takes Punjab to over 150. Superb shot. On middle, fullish, Hooda swings it well over deep mid-wicket for a maximum.
19.6 : Lungi Ngidi to Deepak Hooda, Just one off the last ball. Hooda gets across and looks to slam the full toss on the leg side. But he mistimes it to square leg. One run taken. PUNJAB FINISH ON 153/6.
A very good performance from Deepak Hooda and that has helped Punjab recover and keep their hopes of a spot in the playoffs alive. Chennai though will back themselves to chase this down. At the halfway stage, one must feel that Chennai will be the happier of the two sides. But 40 from the last three overs sees Punjab head into the break with momentum.
After being put into bat, Mayank and Rahul got them off to a good start. Once Mayank departed, runs started to dry up and it looked like the wheels started to come off. From 48/0 they were struggling at 72/4. It looked like the side from the North of India would struggle to get to 130 but a fantastic unbeaten 62 off just 30 balls from Deepak Hooda has seen Punjab recover well and breach the 150-run mark.
So Chennai need 154 to spoil Punjab's party and take them with them to the airport. Punjab will need to be at their best with the ball if they are to keep their hopes alive of qualification. Can Punjab defend it and stay alive for the playoffs? Join us for the chase to find out. 
Punjab's lone batting star of the moment, Deepak Hooda, is caught for a quick chat. Hooda says that he is pleased with the team score and his batting. Feels if they bowl well, they can defend it. Bowling variations will be the key, he adds. Mentions that he was just trying to stay positive and if it was in his range, he was going after it.
A good bowling performance from Chennai, They did not start off well but dominated the middle phase and had they been given a chance to restrict Punjab under 160 at the start of the game, they would have taken it. But where they were at halfway mark of the innings, they would feel they may have given away 20 runs more. 6 bowlers were used by Dhoni with the spin duo of Tahir and Jadeja giving away just 41 from their combined 7 overs and picking up one wicket a piece. Ngidi, though expensive in hi
0.1 : 154 to win for Chennai then. We are all set for the chase to start. Punjab's players are in a meeting near the ropes, with their skipper, KL Rahul, lending the final words of wisdom. Chennai's openers are Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis. For Punjab, James Neesham will start off with the ball. Here we go then...
0.2 : James Neesham to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Fullish ball, lands on off and seams into middle and leg, flicked to short mid-wicket.
0.1 : James Neesham to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Full and around off, defended to the off side.
0.3 : James Neesham to Ruturaj Gaikwad, A single and Chennai are underway in the chase. Full and outside off, Rutu opens the face of his bat to guide this to deep point. Takes a single and gets off the mark.
0.4 : James Neesham to Faf du Plessis, WIDE! Slips one down the leg side, Faf misses his flick. Rahul takes it and appeals for a caught behind, mostly to distract the umpire. His ploy fails as it is wided.
James Neesham to Faf du Plessis, Outside off, left alone.
0.5 : James Neesham to Faf du Plessis, Full and around off, defended back to the bowler.
0.6 : James Neesham to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Just beats the fielder for a boundary. Outside off on a good length, du Plessis stands tall and punches this through the covers. It is to the right of the sweeper cover fielder, Ravi Bishnoi. Ravi runs in that direction, puts in the dive but it sneaks under him and touches the ropes.
1.1 : Mohammed Shami to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On a length outside off, defended to the off side.
0.6 : Who will bowl from the other end? Mohammed Shami it is.
1.2 : Mohammed Shami to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Play and a miss! On a full length outside off, Gaikwad hangs his bat out but misses to make any connection.
1.3 : Mohammed Shami to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Full and outside off, driven well but straight to cover.
1.4 : Mohammed Shami to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Slash and a miss! Outside off on a length, Ruturaj Gaikwad goes after it but misses.
1.5 : Mohammed Shami to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Full and around off, stroked well but straight to mid off.
1.6 : Mohammed Shami to Ruturaj Gaikwad, 5 WIDES! Ohh dear, 5 dot balls and now this, for Shami. He bowls a good length ball well outside leg, trying to go for the inswinger. No chance either for the batsman or the keeper. It goes well wide of everybody to the fine leg fence for 5 runs off extras.
Mohammed Shami to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Full and outside off, defended to cover-point.
2.1 : Chris Jordan to Faf du Plessis, Around off, defended to the off side.
0.0 : Now, Chris Jordan, to bowl.
2.2 : Chris Jordan to Faf du Plessis, Good length ball outside off, pushed to deep extra cover for a single.
2.3 : Chris Jordan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Outside off, punched to point.
2.4 : Chris Jordan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Short ball, Ruturaj goes for the pull. Does not time it well but gets it over the infield, for a couple.
2.5 : Chris Jordan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, SIX! So often these young batsmen come down the ground and still control the shot well, for a boundary. Shortish ball on middle, Gaikwad comes down the track and heaves it over deep square leg for a biggie.
2.6 : Chris Jordan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Full toss outside off, it was off-pace. Ruturaj taps it through point. There was always two as it was hit to the longer part of the ground. Gaikwad comes back for the second.
Change of ends for James Neesham.
3.1 : James Neesham to Faf du Plessis, Full ball around off, Faf comes charging down the track but strokes it striaght to mid off.
3.2 : James Neesham to Faf du Plessis, Slower ball outside off, tapped on the off side.
3.3 : James Neesham to Faf du Plessis, DROPPED! Not an easy catch at all. Fullish ball on the stumps, du Plessis looks to clobber this over the bowler's head. However, he ends up miscuing it. The ball goes high in the air towards long on. Two fielder converge. Hooda gets under it but it goes through his grasp. The batters take a couple.
3.4 : James Neesham to Faf du Plessis, SIX! Nice premediation from du Plessis. Full ball on off and middle, Faf moves to the leg side and scoops it well over the keeper's head and well over fine leg.
3.5 : James Neesham to Faf du Plessis, Around off, pushed to the leg side for a single.
3.6 : James Neesham to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Good length ball around off, nudged to the off side for a single. Good over for Chennai, 10 runs off it.
4.1 : Mohammed Shami to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Lovely timing. He is a class act to watch. Slightly overpitched on off, Gaikwad leans beautifully and just pushes it right of the middle of his bat through covers for a boundary. 
0.0 : Change of ends for Mohammed Shami too.
4.2 : Mohammed Shami to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Follows the boundary with a single towards third man. Good cricket.
4.3 : Mohammed Shami to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Nicely played! Du Plessi comes down the track and takes it as a very low full toss. He hits it to the right of mid off. The fielder dives but cannot get anything on it. 
4.4 : Mohammed Shami to Faf du Plessis, Full around off. Faf suffles inside his stumps and uses his wrists to flick it though mid-wicket for two.
4.5 : Mohammed Shami to Faf du Plessis, A dipping low ful toss at around 140 kph. Du Plessis plays it to mid on for one. 
4.6 : Mohammed Shami to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Well played for no run. Full on off, Gaikwad defends it handsomely to mid on. 
5.1 : Ravi Bishnoi to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Faf welcomes Bishnoi with a boundary! Slightly overpitched on off, du Plessis drives it delightfully through covers for a boundary!
0.0 : Change in bowling. Spin into the attack now as Ravi Bishnoi is called upon to bowl the final over of the Powerplay. 
5.2 : Ravi Bishnoi to Faf du Plessis, SIX! Now goes up and oover! Pressure on Bishnoi! Flighted around off, du Plessis lofts it over extra cover for a biggie. 
5.3 : Ravi Bishnoi to Faf du Plessis, Appeal but turned down by the umpire. Googly on middle and it turns in. Faf looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pad. Bishnoi is confident but the umpire is not in agreement. Rahul opts not to review.
5.4 : Ravi Bishnoi to Faf du Plessis, Shorter on off, Faf punches it but finds cover. 
5.5 : Ravi Bishnoi to Faf du Plessis, Some footballing skills from Shami sees him save a run for his side. On the pads, Faf looks to flick but misses. The ball kisses his thigh pad and runs down towards the fine leg fence. Shami gives it a chase and stops it before the ropes with his boot. 
5.6 : Ravi Bishnoi to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On the pads, Gaikwad flicks it to mid-wicket. Good Powerplay for Chennai. They are 57/0 at the end of 6!
6.1 : Murugan Ashwin to Faf du Plessis, Murugan starts with a shorter one outside off. Faf punches it to sweeper cover for one. 
6.2 : Murugan Ashwin to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Short, Ruturaj cuts it to point for one. 
Review time. Faf has been adjudged out for a caught behind but he has pted to take the review straightaway.
6.3 : Murugan Ashwin to , NOT OUT! There is a clear gap between bat and pad. The ball has kissed the pad and not the bat. Du Plessis survives and Punjab's search for a wicket continues. Darted on the leg side, Faf looks to tickle it fine down the leg side but the ball kisses something and goes straight into the mitts off Rahul. Punjab players appeal and the umpire raises his finger. Du Plessis reviews it straightaway and the replay shows that the ball kisses his pad. 
6.4 : Murugan Ashwin to Faf du Plessis, On the pads, Faf turns it to the leg side for one. 
6.5 : Murugan Ashwin to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tossed up on off, Gaikwad strokes it through cover and gets to the other end. 
6.6 : Murugan Ashwin to Faf du Plessis, Short and spinning away. Du Plessis punches it to cover and keeps the strike.
DRINKS! Chennai are motoring like anything here. One wonders where has this form been all along! With 10 wickets in hand, they need just 92 runs in 78 balls. Should be an easy prospect for them, if they maintain the momentum going. Punjab, on the other hand, need wickets thick and fast. They would be hoping that this break spoils Chennai's momentum.
7.1 : Ravi Bishnoi to Faf du Plessis, The googly, tossed up outside off, Faf looks to cut it but misses comepletely.
7.2 : Ravi Bishnoi to Faf du Plessis, This time it is flatter and he cuts but finds point. A slight fumble there and a single is sneaked in.
7.3 : Ravi Bishnoi to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Full and outside off, stroked uppishly but safely, ahead of the sweeper cover fielder. A single.
7.4 : Ravi Bishnoi to Faf du Plessis, Tossed up on off, swept to deep square leg for a single.
Is that a catch? Has that been taken cleanly? The soft signal is out. Looks like the ball has touched the ground as Mandeep takes it. NOT OUT!
7.6 : Ravi Bishnoi to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! And the salt is rubbed into the wounds. Tossed up outside off, this is guided nicely through backward point for a boundary.
8.1 : Murugan Ashwin to Faf du Plessis, Flatter on off, this is worked on the leg side for a single.
8.2 : Murugan Ashwin to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Around off, flat, blocked to the off side.
8.3 : Murugan Ashwin to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On the shorter side on middle and off, pushed down to long on for a single.
8.4 : Murugan Ashwin to Faf du Plessis, Outside off, Faf looks to cut but does not connect. He appeals for a caught behind though, to no avail.
8.5 : Murugan Ashwin to Faf du Plessis, Floated around off, this one is pushed back to the bowler.
8.6 : Murugan Ashwin to Faf du Plessis, Tosses the legbreak around off, swept away to deep square leg for a single.
Chris Jordan is back in the attack. 1-0-11-0 so far.
9.1 : Chris Jordan to Faf du Plessis, On off, this is wristed to the deep square leg region for two.
9.2 : Chris Jordan to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! He has gone through with the shot, not timed that properly but still bags a boundary. Slightly overpitched outside off, Faf looks to go big over covers. He does not time it that well but still gets it over the infield and it races away for a boundary.
9.3 : Chris Jordan to Faf du Plessis, Fullish on off, flicked to deep square leg for a brace.
9.4 : Chris Jordan to Faf du Plessis, Full on middle, glanced to deep mid-wicket. A couple.
7.5 : Ravi Bishnoi to , NOT OUT! KL Rahul cannot believe it. Flatter ball outside off, Gaikwad cuts it. It is uppish and slightly ahead of Mandeep at point. Mandeep dives there and takes it and Punjab start celebrating. But the on-field umpire wants to have a look. It is referred upstairs. The third umpire has a look and from the replays he deems that as Mandeep takes the catch and falls onto the ground, the ball makes contact with the ground. So, not out.
Chris Jordan to Faf du Plessis, OUT! TAKEN! KL Rahul completes the catch. Faf du Plessis found the spot to his pleasure a lot of times earlier on. Not this time though. It was a slower ball on middle, around 113 kph, Faf moves to the off side and looks to lap it over fine leg. Rahul sees that and he moves to his left, anticipating a catch of sorts. Faf laps it but does not get the timing as the ball was a slower one. Rahul moves to his left and completes a simple catch. Had it been a 131 kp
9.6 : Chris Jordan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Fullish on off, Ruturaj closes the face of his bat to glance it in front of square on the leg side. Takes a couple.
9.5 : Ambati Rayudu comes out to the middle now.
10.1 : Mohammed Shami to Ambati Rayudu, Fullish on off, blocked to the off side.
0.0 : Mohammed Shami is back to bowl. 2-0-17-0 so far for him.
10.2 : Mohammed Shami to Ambati Rayudu, Short ball, Rayudu ducks under it.
10.3 : Mohammed Shami to Ambati Rayudu, Slow shortish ball on off, Rayudu does not time his pull shot well at all. It goes through the carpet to mid-wicket for a single.
10.4 : Mohammed Shami to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Full and well outside off, Rutu opens the face of his bat and guides it to deep point. A single.
10.5 : Mohammed Shami to Ambati Rayudu, Leading edge but safe. A couple as well. Full on off, Rayudu looks to flick but gets a leading edge. It goes safely and seems to be racing away to the backward point boundary. But Neesham runs in and dives and stops it. Just a couple.
10.6 : Mohammed Shami to Ambati Rayudu, Full and outside off, Ambati steers it to the right of short third man. The fielder puts in a good stop. Just the single.
11.1 : Ravi Bishnoi to Ambati Rayudu, WIDE! Slips one down the leg side, Rayudu looks to play at it but misses.
Ravi Bishnoi to Ambati Rayudu, On middle, this is worked to mid-wicket for a single.
11.2 : Ravi Bishnoi to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Flatter on off, this is clipped to the leg side for a single.
11.3 : Ravi Bishnoi to Ambati Rayudu, FOUR! Nice shot from Rayudu. On the shorter side outside off, he cuts it firmly, to the right of point and bags a boundary.
11.4 : Ravi Bishnoi to Ambati Rayudu, Shortish ball on off, Ambati gets down and sweeps it to deep backward square leg. Gets the single.
11.5 : Ravi Bishnoi to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Flatter on off, tucked to long on for a single.
11.6 : Ravi Bishnoi to Ambati Rayudu, Tosses this on middle from round the wicket, Bahubali glances it to square leg and takes one.
12.1 : Murugan Ashwin to Ambati Rayudu, Tossed up around off, driven to cover.
0.0 : Murugan Ashwin is back in the attack. 2-0-8-0 so far for him.
12.2 : Murugan Ashwin to Ambati Rayudu, A flat wrong 'un outside off, Rayudu looks to play at it but misses.
12.3 : Murugan Ashwin to Ambati Rayudu, A single and that brings up the 100. Flatter ball on off, Ambati bunts this down to long on for a single. He wants two and comes back for the second but Gaikwad sends him back. The throw comes to the keeper's end, allowing Ambati to make it back in safely.
12.4 : Murugan Ashwin to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Outside off, punched to deep point for a single.
12.5 : Murugan Ashwin to Ambati Rayudu, Flatter ball around off, this is worked on the off side for a single.
12.6 : Murugan Ashwin to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On the shorter side outside off, worked through the covers region for a single.
James Neesham comes back to bowl. 2-0-16-0 are his numbers.
13.1 : James Neesham to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Overthrows. Don't have much to leak runs, Punjab! Slower ball on off, took an eternity to come to Gaikwad. He waits patiently and clips it to mid-wicket. They take two easily. The throw comes to the bowler's end but Pooran, who was standing there misses. It goes through to deep backward point and Chennai take one more. 3 in total.
13.2 : James Neesham to Ambati Rayudu, Full and around off, blocked to the off side.
13.3 : James Neesham to Ambati Rayudu, Outside off, Ambati looks to steer it down to third man but misses to connect.
13.4 : James Neesham to Ambati Rayudu, Full and on off and middle, driven down the ground to long on for a single.
13.5 : James Neesham to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Short ball, swiveled and pulled well, to the left of fine leg. A couple.
13.6 : James Neesham to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! The timing on that was exquisite. Full and slow outside off, Ruturaj waits for it patiently and guides it well in front of point. Pooran, at point, gives chase but the ball simply raced away to the fence. Chennai need 41 runs in 36 balls. Should be an easy task from here.
DRINKS! Chennai are cruising and are well on their way to pick up Punjab on their way to the airport after this game. Just 41 needed off the final 6 overs. Stranger things have happened this season. Can Punjab turn this game around? 
14.1 : Murugan Ashwin to Ambati Rayudu, Flat legbreak. Lands it around off, it pitches and breaks away, Rayudu cuts it firmly but the point fielder does well to stop it. Just the single.
14.2 : Murugan Ashwin to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Flatter on off, knocked down to long on for a single.
14.3 : Murugan Ashwin to Ambati Rayudu, Outside off, punched to point.
14.4 : Murugan Ashwin to Ambati Rayudu, Tosses this around off, Rayudu comes down the track and strokes it to the right to the bowler, to the left of long on. Gets a couple.
14.5 : Murugan Ashwin to Ambati Rayudu, DROPPED! KL Rahul misses to take an edge. Flatter ball outside off, Ambati looks to cut but gets an outside edge. It goes in and pops out of Rahul's gloves.
14.6 : Murugan Ashwin to Ambati Rayudu, On off, this is stroked to fine leg for a single.
15.1 : Ravi Bishnoi to Ambati Rayudu, Around off, pushed to short third man for a single.
0.0 : Bishnoi to finish off. 3-0-27-0 for him.
15.2 : Ravi Bishnoi to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! BEAUTIFUL! Floated full around off, Rutu comes down the track and lofts it elegantly over covers for a boundary.
15.3 : Ravi Bishnoi to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Around off, pushed to cover for a single.
15.4 : Ravi Bishnoi to Ambati Rayudu, Floats this on middle, clipped to mid-wicket for a single.
15.5 : Ravi Bishnoi to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Gaikwad has showed a really calm head in this chase. That brings up the 50 for him as well. Three in a row! Floated around off, Ruturaj lofts it over the covers again, a boundary results.
15.6 : Ravi Bishnoi to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On off, flicked to the leg side for a single.
16.1 : Chris Jordan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Low full toss outside off, driven to long off for a single.
0.0 : Murugan Ashwin is done. Chris Jordan is back in the attack. 2-0-23-1 for him. Can he up the numbers in the last column?
16.2 : Chris Jordan to Ambati Rayudu, Outside off, pushed in front of point for a single.
16.3 : Chris Jordan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Full and on off and middle, glanced to short mid-wicket.
16.4 : Chris Jordan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Full on leg, driven down to long on for a single.
16.5 : Chris Jordan to Ambati Rayudu, FOUR! Another great shot from Ambati Rayudu. Shimmies down the track and goes over the extra cover region and gets a boundary.
16.6 : Chris Jordan to Ambati Rayudu, A single. Would have been close had the fielder hit at the non-striker's end though. Fullish on off and middle, Ambati taps it to cover and takes off for a quick single. The throw comes to the bowler's end but misses the stumps.
17.1 : Mohammed Shami to Ambati Rayudu, Length ball on top of off, Rayudu taps it on the leg side and takes off for a single. However, Neesham, gets to the ball and looks to fire a throw to the bowler's end. Seeing that Ambati rushes in quickly. A single.
17.2 : Mohammed Shami to Ruturaj Gaikwad, 4 OFF LEG BYES! Short ball, Rutu looks to pull but misses. It was a pacy short ball, it comes off his helmet and goes over the leaping keeper's hands to the fine leg boundary.
17.3 : Mohammed Shami to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Ruturaj gets into great position to play this shot. Short ball, he stands tall and pulls it over mid-wicket.
17.4 : Mohammed Shami to Ruturaj Gaikwad, BEATEN! Lovely from Shami. Fuller one outside off, inviting Gaikwad to drive. The young lad does so but fails to connect.
17.5 : Mohammed Shami to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Outside off, punched to the left of sweeper cover for a couple.
17.6 : Mohammed Shami to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Very full on middle, squeezed out to cover.
18.1 : Chris Gayle to Ambati Rayudu, Floated around off, driven down to long on for a single. 150 up for Chennai.
18.2 : Chris Gayle to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On middle, clipped to square leg for a single.
18.3 : Chris Gayle to Ambati Rayudu, Floated on middle, Ambati sweeps it to fine leg for one.
18.4 : Chris Gayle to Ruturaj Gaikwad, SCORES LEVEL! Tosses a very full ball on middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad drives it down to long on for a single.
18.5 : Chris Gayle to Ambati Rayudu, Misfield and a single. And that will do it for Chennai! Full ball around off, Rayudu drives it to Neesham at cover-point. James dives and fumbles. The ball goes through and an easy run taken. CHENNAI WIN WITH 9 WICKETS IN HAND!
Well, a comfortable win for Chennai in the end. They win by 9 wickets and disappointment all round for Punjab. You could see their owners were disappointed and are in disbelief that they have now been knocked out of the tournament. Unfortunately for Rahul, this is not his year, as Punjab's captain. 5 wins on the trot was the maximum he could manage before back-to-back losses putting Punjab out of contention for a playoffs spot.
Chennai may have lost the plot with the ball towards the end but did a splendid job with the bat. Du Plessis and Gaikwad, the opening pair, got them off to a great start before du Plessis fell unfortunately, when he was close to his half ton. But that was all Chennai lost, the pair of Gaikwad and Ambati Rayudu finished things off well. Rayudu played second fiddle while it was a Gaikwad show all along, again. His third 50 on the trot and what a way for Chennai to finish off their campaign, they a
Punjab were left clueless and were gasping for breath with the ball. They needed wickets like Chennai had gotten earlier with the ball. But they could absolutely manage just the one. No amount of bowling changes worked for KL Rahul. They were a touch sloppy in the field as well, which further compounded their woes. Jordan managed the only wicket but he was also the most expensive among the lot. Ashwin was exceptional, so too was Shami but they needed wickets which they could not get. Bishnoi and
Earlier, after winning the toss, Chennai opted to bowl first. They put up a disciplined performance throughout but lost the plot in the death overs where Hooda bagged some crucial runs, along with a half ton to himself. However, those were not enough it seems as Chennai pulled off a spectacular win, led by Gaikwad with the bat again.
So, that's it from this game. Both Chennai and Punjab are done with this season, the latter because they lost the game today. But it is Super Sunday and the action continues. In a must-win duel, Kolkata and Rajasthan take on each other. Each side would be looking to get the better of the other badly. That will make it a promising clash to watch. Switch tabs to catch all our coverage of that game.
Ruturaj Gaikwad has been named as the MAN OF THE MATCH.