| 0.1 : 0.1: Deepak Chahar to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Shubman and Kolkata are underway with a bang! A bit of width on offer from Chahar, Gill crunches it through covers. Top way to begin the innings. |
| 0.2 : 0.2: Deepak Chahar to Shubman Gill, EDGY FOUR! Lucky runs! Another short ball, not too wide. Gill looks to punch it on the up again but this time he gets a thick inside edge that goes past the stumps and races away to the fine leg fence. |
| 0.4 : 0.4: Deepak Chahar to Nitish Rana, FOUR! Not sure if Rana wanted to play it exactly where it went. Outside off on a good length, Rana looks to punch but the ball takes the outer half and goes past the short third man fielder who dives to his right to stop but fails. |
| 2.1 : 2.1: Deepak Chahar to Shubman Gill, FOUR! WHIPPAGE! Brilliant shot. Short and around off and middle, not too pacy. It sits up nicely for Gill. He pulls it powerfully to the wide long on fence. |
| 3.1: Sam Curran to Shubman Gill, FOUR! SHOT! Excellent batting. Good length and on middle, Gill makes room and punches it through cover-point. It goes right in the gap and races away to the fence. |
| 4.6 : 4.6: Lungi Ngidi to Nitish Rana, FOUR! Finds the gap this time. A much-needed boundary off Rana's willow. This will do world of good for him. Full and outside off, he squeezes it between point and short third man and finds the fence. 5 off the first over of the returning Ngidi. |
| 5.3 : 5.3: Mitchell Santner to Nitish Rana, FOUR! Swept and swept well! Full ball on the pads, Rana gets down and nails the sweep through square leg. Gets the boundary. |
| 5.4 : 5.4: Mitchell Santner to Nitish Rana, FOUR! Consecutive boundaries. Another full ball on the pads, Rana goes for the sweep again. Fails to connect it well this time but a faint under edge and it races away to the fine leg fence. |
| 5.5 : 5.5: Mitchell Santner to Nitish Rana, SIX! Hammered! Rana has suddenly found his mojo back. This is fullish and around off, Rana slogs it over deep mid-wicket and gets the first maximum of the game. |
| 7.2 : 7.2: Karn Sharma to Shubman Gill, OUT! BOWLED! How often we have seen after the break that a batsmen has been dismissed. Karn Sharma gets the first wicket for Chennai. Flatter ball on middle and leg, Shubman thinks it will spin away and plays for the turn. But it does not. Goes straight in the gap between the bat and pad and crashes into the stumps. |
| 7.5 : 7.5: Karn Sharma to Sunil Narine, SIX! This is why Narine has been set up the order. Floated around off, Narine lofts this over the stretched hands of Sam Curran at long on for a six. Curran had no chance at grabbing that though! |
| 8.3 : 8.3: Mitchell Santner to Sunil Narine, OUT! TAKEN! Tossed up nicely for the invitation, Narine gleefully latches onto it, but it proves to be his undoing. Ravindra Jadeja is never going to miss those. Santner tosses this nicely around off, full as well. Narine looks to slog it over deep mid-wicket. To the naked eye it looked a maximum but then it lands straight into the hands of the deep mid-wicket fielder. |
| 9.4 : 9.4: Lungi Ngidi to Nitish Rana, FOUR! That one races away for a boundary. Outside off on a good length, Rana cuts it finely through backward point. |
| 10.5 : 10.5: Mitchell Santner to Nitish Rana, FOUR! Good use of the feet. Floated around off, Rana puts the dancing shoes on and powers this over short mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 10.6 : 10.6: Mitchell Santner to Nitish Rana, FOUR! Swept hard and swept for a boundary. On middle and off, fullish, Rana did not connect as he wanted but manages to dispatch it wide of Rayudu at deep backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 12.4 : 12.4: Ravindra Jadeja to Rinku Singh, FOUR! That is better, that is better. Flatter ball outside off, little bit of width on offer. Rinku Singh smashes the bones out of that, over covers. |
| 12.5 : 12.5: Ravindra Jadeja to Rinku Singh, OUT! CAUGHT! It has been a good passage of play for Chennai. They have limited the damage that Kolkata can cause here. Flatter ball on middle, Rinku Singh swivels and looked to power that over fine leg for a maximum. However he does not get the required distance. It goes straight into the hands of Rayudu at fine leg, who takes it nicely and easily. |
| 14.2 : 14.2: Ravindra Jadeja to Nitish Rana, FOUR! Nicely done! Full and just outside off, Rana sits down and slog sweeps it over square leg and finds the fence. |
| 15.1 : 15.1: Karn Sharma to Nitish Rana, SIX! Massive! Tossed up and on middle, Rana slogs it deep into the stands over deep mid-wicket for a massive six. |
| 15.2 : 15.2: Karn Sharma to Nitish Rana, SIX! Another one. Flat and around middle and leg, Rana launches it way over deep square leg for another maximum. |
| 15.3 : 15.3: Karn Sharma to Nitish Rana, SIX! BOOM! This is the best out of the three. Karn once again lands it full and just outside off, Rana launches it over long off and bags half a dozen more. 18 off the first 3 balls of the over. |
| 16.1 : 16.1: Deepak Chahar to Nitish Rana, FOUR! Rana getting into full steam now. Fullish ball on middle and leg, Morgan powers this through the carpet to the left of deep backward square leg. Rayudu dives and looks to contain but he ends up touching the ball when his leg was touching the ropes. |
| 16.3 : 16.3: Deepak Chahar to Nitish Rana, FOUR! That was a lovely strike. Full and angled into off from around the wicket, Rana lifts it over covers for a boundary. |
| 17.1 : 17.1: Lungi Ngidi to Nitish Rana, OUT! TAKEN! A fine catch from Sam. That went miles in the air. A slower fuller ball from Ngidi, Rana looks to launch it deep into the stand but it goes high in the air off the toe end of the willow. Curran at long on comes forward, settles under it and manags to hold onto it. A superb knock from Rana comes to an end. He struggled at the start but managed to get going eventually. |
| 17.4 : 17.4: Lungi Ngidi to Dinesh Karthik, FOUR! Innovation at its best. Full ball around middle, Karthik sits down and scoops it over the keeper for a boundary. 6 runs off his first 2 balls. He has often proved his worth as a finisher and its time he does that here again, that's what Kolkata would want. |
| 17.6 : 17.6: Lungi Ngidi to Dinesh Karthik, FOUR! A superb over for Kolkata, 14 off it. They did lose Rana in the over though. Short ball on middle, Karthik goes for the pull. It goes towards deep square leg. The fielder there tries to go for the catch but it lands just short and then manages to evade him to the fence. 150 up for Kolkata with that. |
| 18.1 : 18.1: Sam Curran to Eoin Morgan, FOUR! Pumped! Fine way to begin the penultimate over. Short and just outside off, Morgan makes room, advances down the track and thumps it over cover for a boundary. |
| 18.3 : 18.3: Sam Curran to Dinesh Karthik, FOUR! This is terrific batting from Karthik. He knows where the fielders are. There isn't anyone at deep square leg. So, DK shuffles towards the off side and drags the length ball via a pull towards the deep square leg fence. |
| 19.1 : 19.1: Lungi Ngidi to Eoin Morgan, EDGY FOUR! A fine delivery from Ngidi and you got to feel for him. Morgan makes room by backing away, Ngidi dishes it full and wide, Morgan reaches out. He gets a thick outside edge which flies over the leaping short third man fielder for a boundary. |
| 19.2 : 19.2: Lungi Ngidi to Eoin Morgan, OUT! TAKEN! Ngidi gets his man. Another very full ball outside off, Morgan this time looks to hammer it over long off but fails to get the timing right. It goes towards long off where Gaikwad takes the catch easily. |
| 1.4 : 1.4: Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Shane Watson, SIX! Cracking shot! Length ball, not that bad a delivery, Watson swivels quickly and pulls it handsomely over deep square leg. |
| 2.2 : 2.2: Pat Cummins to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! WOW! Crunched that. Ruturaj gives himself room on the off side, it was a good length ball around off, he strokes it firmly through the covers and bags a boundary. |
| 2.6 : 2.6: Pat Cummins to Shane Watson, FOUR! Watson just missed the spydercam outside the boundary ropes there. Fullish ball around off, Watson heaves that over square leg. Fine leg gives chase but the ball beats him and races into the boundary. Almost took the spidercam after getting inside the ropes as well! |
| 4.1 : 4.1: Lockie Ferguson to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Fine way to welcome the new bowler. Short ball around off and middle, Gaikwad pulls it towards the deep mid-wicket region. Kamlesh Nagarkoti tries to get to the ball but fails to stop the boundary. |
| 4.3 : 4.3: Lockie Ferguson to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! BOOM! Stunning stroke. Full and on middle, Gaikwad just lifts it over the bowler's head and it races away to the long off fence. The young man is oozing with class and confidence at the moment. |
| 5.3: Varun Chakravarthy to Ruturaj Gaikwad, SIX! WOW! What a shot! Just the extension of the arm and it sails over. Shortish and just around off, Gaikwad skips down the track, meets the ball and just extends his arm. It goes all the way over long off. |
| 7.3: Varun Chakravarthy to Shane Watson, OUT! TAKEN! Chakravarthy gets his man. Tosses the ball full and bowls it on middle, Watson looks to power it over long on but the ball takes the outer half and goes high in the air. Rinku Singh at long off settles under it and takes it easily. The good-looking stand is broken. |
| 9.2 : 9.2: Nitish Rana to Ambati Rayudu, FOUR! Slammed over extra cover. Rayudu doesn't want Rana to settle. Gets under the flighted ball and drills it over extra cover for a boundary. |
| 9.3 : 9.3: Nitish Rana to Ambati Rayudu, FOUR! Goes over the bowler's head now. Full and around off, he dances down the track and slams it over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 9.4 : 9.4: Nitish Rana to Ambati Rayudu, FOUR! Three in a row! Tossed up and outside off, Rayudu comes down the track and pumps it over extra cover once again. It races away to the fence again. |
| 10.1 : 10.1: Lockie Ferguson to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! This guy is a really talented kid. Full and outside off, he lifts it over extra cover for a boundary. |
| 10.4 : 10.4: Lockie Ferguson to Ruturaj Gaikwad, SIX! David Hussey from the Kolkata camp also lauds Gaikwad there. Full ball around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad swivels a touch and lofts that mightily over fine leg. |
| 11.4: Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Ambati Rayudu, SIX! My goodness. What about that, Ambati Rayudu! That was some shot. Short and well outside off, Rayudu comes down the track, the width allowed him to free his arms. He clobbers it over deep cover. |
| 12.1 : 12.1: Varun Chakravarthy to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Good chase from Lockie Ferguson but he could not get there. Flatter ball outside off, Ruturaj moved to the leg side and lofted it over covers. Ferguson, the sweeper cover, runs to his right and dives but fails to stop it. |
| 13.2 : 13.2: Pat Cummins to Ambati Rayudu, FOUR! Not this time though. Rayudu times it well and gets it over the inner circle for a boundary. Full and outside off, he skips down the track and lofts this over extra cover for a boundary. |
| 13.3 : 13.3: Pat Cummins to Ambati Rayudu, FOUR! This is so clever from Rayudu. Length ball on middle, Rayudu anticipated that, he moves across and gently strokes that through short fine leg for a boundary. |
| 13.4 : 13.4: Pat Cummins to Ambati Rayudu, OUT! TAKEN! Rayudu goes for one too many and ends up perishing. Is that the breakthrough that Kolkata wanted? Looks so, if they can capitalize on this further. Outside off on a good length, Rayudu comes down the track and looks to whack that over mid off. However, he ends up getting it straight into the hands of the mid off fielder, Sunil Narine, instead. 55 runs needed in 38 balls still for the Yellow Brigade. |
| 14.4: Varun Chakravarthy to MS Dhoni, OUT! BOWLED! Chakravarthy got Dhoni bowled when these two met earlier as well, and now too. 'Chakra-worthy' it reads on the big board in the stadium. Quicker and flatter on middle and leg, Dhoni rocks back and looks to play this on the leg side. He anticipated a fuller length, tossed up ball but did not anticipate the quicker one. Dhoni misses and the ball crashes into the woodwork. |
| 15.6 : 15.6: Sunil Narine to Sam Curran, FOUR! Just over the short mid-wicket fielder! Flatter ball on off, Curran comes down the track and lifts this just over the stretched hands of the man at short mid-wicket. The wide long on and deep mid-wicket fielders give chase. But the ball bisects them to perfection and trickles into the boundary. |
| 16.4 : 16.4: Lockie Ferguson to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Swept and swept really well. He is taking on Ferguson. Good length ball just outside off, Ruturaj gets down and nails the sweep over square leg. A boundary. |
| 17.2 : 17.2: Pat Cummins to Ruturaj Gaikwad, OUT! TIMBER! Cummins gets the massive wicket. Such a classy knock and it ends when the batsman is playing an unorthodox shot. Good length ball on middle, Gaikwad moves inside the crease and looks to paddle it over the keeper but misses. The castle behind gets a beating. End of another top knock from Gaikwad but he would be mighty disappointed not to take the team home. 33 runs needed in 16 balls. |
| 18.4 : 18.4: Lockie Ferguson to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! Useful boundary. Very important boundary. 150 is up. Ferguson misses the yorker and ends up giving a high full toss, that too on the pads of Jadeja. He helps it through short fine leg and finds the fence. |
| 18.5 : 18.5: Lockie Ferguson to Ravindra Jadeja, SIX! Bang! Jadeja makes the full use of the Free Hit. A length ball, right in the slot, Jadeja swipes it over deep square leg for a biggie. |
| 18.6 : 18.6: Lockie Ferguson to Ravindra Jadeja, EDGY FOUR! But Jadeja and Chennai will take it. What an over, what an over for Chennai! 20 runs off it and now the game is right in Chennai's court. Full and wide outside off, Jadeja throws the kitchen sink at it. He gets a thick outside edge and that flies over short third man and into the third man fence. Just 10 needed in 6 balls. Super Over anyone? |
| 19.5 : 19.5: Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Ravindra Jadeja, SIX! Take that, says Jadeja. Scores level. Nagarkoti misses his mark, it is in the slot for Jadeja He pumps it way over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. Nerves on both the sides now. Dot or wicket for the tie and Super Over. A single or more for Chennai's win. |
| 19.6 : 19.6: Kamlesh Nagarkoti to Ravindra Jadeja, SIX! BANG! Jadeja, you star. Back-to-back sixes to seal the deal. A length ball, yes, the pressure gets big on Kamlesh. He ends up bowling one in the slot for Jadeja. He smokes it over wide long on for a biggie. Chennai win by 6 wickets. |
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