| 0.4 : 0.4: Shakib Al Hasan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! First of the final. Short and around leg, drifting down with the arm, Ruturaj Gaikwad goes down on one knee and sweeps it powerfully to the deep square leg fence. |
| 2.2 : 2.2: Shakib Al Hasan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Good shot! Tossed up ball on middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad goes down on one knee and smashes his sweep shot through square leg. |
| 2.3 : 2.3: Shakib Al Hasan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, SIX! This one has gone the distance! Flatter and shorter on middle, skidding in, Ruturaj Gaikwad goes deep inside the crease and hammers it all the way over mid-wicket. |
| 3.3: Lockie Ferguson to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Quality shot! The quicker you bowl, the faster you travel. A very full ball, around middle and leg at 151 clicks, Ruturaj Gaikwad steps back to make room and squeezes it out through point for a boundary. |
| 3.5 : 3.5: Lockie Ferguson to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Brilliant from Faf! Top shot. Lockie Ferguson serves it in the slot, on a length and around off, du Plessis crunches it past the diving mid off fielder for a boundary. |
| 4.5: Shivam Mavi to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Up and over mid on! Back of a length, around off, Faf du Plessis attempts for an aerial shot, doesn't get hold of it but has just enough to clear mid on. Another boundary results. |
| 5.5: Varun Chakravarthy to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Faf du Plessis buys a boundary from a Free Hit. Flatter and shorter on off, du Plessis hangs on the back foot and powers it over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 8.1 : 8.1: Sunil Narine to Ruturaj Gaikwad, OUT! CAUGHT! A wicket after the break. How often have we seen this? A lot of times and that is what has happened here. Gaikwad decides to take Narine on straightaway after the Time-Out and perishes. Narine dishes a floated ball on off, possibly a carrom ball, Gaikwad steps out and looks to smack it out of the park but slices it off the outer half to long off. Shivam Mavi is waiting in the deep and he makes no mistake. A big wicket for Kolkata and Sunil Nar |
| 9.4 : 9.4: Shakib Al Hasan to Faf du Plessis, SIX! This might be the shot that breaks the shackles. Loopy ball outside off, Faf du Plessis reaches for it and then lifts it over long off for a biggie. |
| 9.6 : 9.6: Shakib Al Hasan to Robin Uthappa, SIX! Wow! Top shot from Robin Uthappa! Shortish on off, Uthappa stands back and pulls it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. 15 runs from the over. |
| 10.2 : 10.2: Lockie Ferguson to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Pulled away! Faf du Plessis plays this shot really well. Ferguson goes short on off, du Plessis pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 10.3 : 10.3: Lockie Ferguson to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! This is absolutely brilliant! Faf is looking in some form here! Another delivery on the shorter side outside off, du Plessis flat-bats it over extra cover for a boundary. |
| 10.6 : 10.6: Lockie Ferguson to Faf du Plessis, SIX! What a way to reach his 50! Outstanding innings in a big final from Faf du Plessis! He is looking really ominous and Kolkata need to get rid of him as soon as possible. Full and on off, du Plessis nonchalantly lifts it over long off for a biggie. 17 from the over, Lockie Ferguson is having an off day. |
| 12.2 : 12.2: Varun Chakravarthy to Robin Uthappa, SIX! Muscled! Floated ball on off, Uthappa goes down on his knees and then muscles it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. The 50-run stand comes up between Robin and du Plessis, off just 25 balls. |
| 13.2: Sunil Narine to Robin Uthappa, SIX! WOW! Robin Uthappa is on the charge! What a hand he is playing! Flatter this time, around middle, Robin Uthappa stays back, waits, and then thwacks this one across the line, over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 13.3 : 13.3: Sunil Narine to Robin Uthappa, OUT! LBW! Sunil Narine gets the much-needed breakthrough for Kolkata and Chennai lose their second. The review does not save Robin and he has to walk back. Narine serves this slightly fuller, around off and spinning in a bit, Uthappa strides forward and looks to employ the reverse-sweep but he misses and gets pinged on the front pad. An appeal and the umpire does not take long to raise his finger. Robin Uthappa goes for the review this time. It does him no |
| 15.1 : 15.1: Lockie Ferguson to Faf du Plessis, STREAKY FOUR! Unlucky for Lockie! Chennai will take this. A slower one, back-of-a-length delivery, around off, angling in, Faf du Plessis makes room by moving to the leg side and looks to push this through the off side. The ball kisses the outer half of the blade and pierces the gap between backward point and short third man. Boundary. |
| 16.1: Shivam Mavi to Moeen Ali, SIX! CLEAN STRIKE! Ali decides to cut loose now. The slower ball was well picked up by Ali. It is around off and the Englishman waits and waits and at the right time, swings his blade and smokes this one well over deep mid-wicket. Mavi is under pressure early in the over. |
| 16.6 : 16.6: Shivam Mavi to Moeen Ali, SIX! Moeen started this over with a six and ends with a six! 14 off the over but apart from the biggies, Shivam Mavi bowled well. On middle, on a good length, Moeen Ali makes room and casually lifts this one over the bowler for a biggie. |
| 17.3 : 17.3: Lockie Ferguson to Moeen Ali, FOUR! Top shot! In the arc around off, on a length, Moeen Ali stands tall and smacks this over covers. Takes a bounce and goes past the rope. |
| 17.5 : 17.5: Lockie Ferguson to Faf du Plessis, SIX! Oh, wow! He is just so good! Lockie Ferguson goes for the slower option, too wide, in the slot too, Faf du Plessis anticipates this well, as he gets low and hammers this one over the extra cover fence. |
| 17.6 : 17.6: Lockie Ferguson to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! What an over this has been for Chennai, 19 off it! 200 is well within the grasp! Fuller on middle, Faf du Plessis whips this one wonderfully and bags a one-bounce boundary at deep mid-wicket. An outing to forget for Lockie Ferguson as he concedes 56 in his quota of 4 overs. |
| 18.2 : 18.2: Varun Chakravarthy to Moeen Ali, FOUR! Ali finds the gap! The 50-run stand comes up between these two as well! Slightly shorter, around middle and leg, Moeen Ali stands back and whacks this one between deep mid-wicket and long on. Boundary. |
| 18.5 : 18.5: Varun Chakravarthy to Moeen Ali, SIX! Ali continues to score boundaries for fun! Flatter this time, around off, Moeen Ali stands his ground and just smokes this one over the bowler for a biggie. |
| 19.6 : 19.6: Shivam Mavi to Faf du Plessis, OUT! TAKEN! A wicket on the final ball of the innings. Faf du Plessis was looking to end the innings on a high but he loses his wicket. He will not care though as he has done what was needed from him. A length delivery, on middle, Faf du Plessis hits this one hard towards long on. Looks like it will fly over the ropes, but the shot does not have enough wings to do so. Venkatesh Iyer holds onto this in the deep. CHENNAI END ON 192/3! |
| 0.1 : 0.1: Deepak Chahar to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Kolkata are away in style. Deepak Chahar goes short and on middle, Shubman Gill gives the charge and pulls it magnificently over mid-wicket for a cracking boundary. |
| 1.4 : 1.4: Josh Hazlewood to Venkatesh Iyer, SIX! Dismissed! Just rubbing salt to the wounds. Shortish and around middle, this time Iyer stands still inside the crease to ride the bounce and smokes it over fine leg for a biggie. |
| 2.3 : 2.3: Deepak Chahar to Venkatesh Iyer, FOUR! Shot! Fractionally short and around off, angling away, Venkatesh Iyer rocks back and smacks it past the diving point fielder for a boundary. |
| 2.5 : 2.5: Deepak Chahar to Venkatesh Iyer, FOUR! Once again Venkatesh Iyer follows up the dot ball with a boundary. Gloriously done again. Fuller and around off, Iyer unfurls a lovely drive through extra cover for a boundary. He is already punishing Chennai here. |
| 3.1 : 3.1: Josh Hazlewood to Shubman Gill, IN THE AIR... FOUR! Did that carry? Short in length around off, Shubman Gill advances down the track and flat-bats it towards wide mid off. Shardul Thakur runs forward, puts in a dive but it drops just below his outstretched hands and sneaks past him. It races away after that for a boundary. |
| 3.3 : 3.3: Josh Hazlewood to Venkatesh Iyer, FOUR! Venkatesh Iyer is picking his spots and finding the gaps. This one is on a length, around off and angling away, Iyer keeps his balance on the back foot and whacks it through cover-point. |
| 4.5 : 4.5: Shardul Thakur to Venkatesh Iyer, FOUR! Not in any control of that shot! Shardul Thakur bends his back to send across a short ball on middle and leg, Venkatesh Iyer tries to pull but it takes the top edge and flies over MS Dhoni. He jumps to get fingertips on this but still, it races behind for a boundary. |
| 4.6 : 4.6: Shardul Thakur to Venkatesh Iyer, FOUR! Neatly done on this occasion! Thakur errs in line again, on a fuller length and down the leg side, Venkatesh Iyer picks it off his pads and helps it on its way to the fine leg fence. 11 from the over, 146 needed off 90 balls. |
| 5.4 : 5.4: Deepak Chahar to Shubman Gill, FOUR! What a shot! Skilful. Chahar lands it on a fuller length, around middle and leg, Shubman Gill jumps down the track, makes room and forces it aerially through the gap at extra cover for a boundary. |
| 7.6 : 7.6: Ravindra Jadeja to Venkatesh Iyer, SIX! BANG! That will release some pressure for Kolkata. They got just 3 runs from the last 5 balls but this delivery ends the over well for them. Fuller, around off, Venkatesh Iyer gets low, gets his blade underneath the ball and spanks this one well over wide long on. 125 needed in 72 balls. |
| 9.1 : 9.1: Ravindra Jadeja to Venkatesh Iyer, SIX! Kolkata were going through a lean phase and Venkatesh Iyer releases some pressure with a biggie! Fuller this time, on leg, Venkatesh Iyer gets low and thumps this one over deep square leg for a biggie. |
| 9.3 : 9.3: Ravindra Jadeja to Shubman Gill, OUT! TAKEN! There comes the first one! It was high in the air for a long, long time but Ambati Rayudu does extremely well to hold on! |
| 9.4 : 9.4: Ravindra Jadeja to Shubman Gill, FOUR! What a shot! Tossed up on middle, Gill goes on his knees and then reverse-sweeps it over point for a boundary. |
| 9.5 : 9.5: Ravindra Jadeja to Shubman Gill, FOUR! This is brilliant batting! Short ball on middle, Gill goes on his back foot and then pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 10.4 : 10.4: Shardul Thakur to Venkatesh Iyer, OUT! TAKEN! No spider cam in the way this time! A really good catch by Ravindra Jadeja in the deep and the first wicket stand has finally been broken. A great knock of 50 from Venkatesh Iyer but his stay has come to an end. Around off, on a length this time, Venkatesh Iyer looks to slam this one down the ground, but he mistimes it high in the air towards deep cover. The ball is swirling in the air and Ravindra Jadeja does very well to keep his eyes on |
| 10.6 : 10.6: Shardul Thakur to Nitish Rana, OUT! CAUGHT! What an over this has been by Thakur! He gets 2 wickets and the momentum has shifted! A golden duck for the southpaw, Rana and he trudges back disappointed. The scrambled seam this time, on a length, around off, Nitish Rana only chips this one towards mid off, where Faf du Plessis gets forward slightly and gulps this down. 100 more needed in 54 balls. |
| 11.3 : 11.3: Josh Hazlewood to Sunil Narine, OUT! TAKEN! No fireworks from Sunil Narine this time around! There is no way Ravindra Jadeja is going to drop these! You are not going to find safer hands, than Jadeja's. In no time, Kolkata have lost three wickets and Chennai are making inroads. A touch shorter, around middle and leg, Sunil Narine backs away to the leg side and powers this one towards deep mid-wicket. Ravindra Jadeja is stationed there and he takes it, backtracks, but stops before the r |
| 12.5 : 12.5: Ravindra Jadeja to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Much needed from Gill! Fuller, way outside off, Shubman Gill reaches out and tonks this over cover for a one-bounce boundary. Fifty up for Gill, can he change gears now? |
| 13.2 : 13.2: Deepak Chahar to Shubman Gill, OUT! LBW! Gill goes and Chennai continue to pick up wickets. The final is swinging their way now. This was plumb and there was no hesitation from the umpire. Chahar bowls a low full toss around off, Gill shuffles across the stumps and looks to paddle but misses it completely. It hits him low on the pads. Chahar and Chennai appeal and the umpire has no hesitation in raising his finger. Shubman Gill knows that he is a goner and doesn't even bother to take the |
| 13.3 : 13.3: Deepak Chahar to Dinesh Karthik, SIX! That's the way to make a statement! A six off the first ball. Short ball on middle, Karthik rocks back and pulls it over deep square leg for a biggie. |
| 14.5 : 14.5: Ravindra Jadeja to Dinesh Karthik, OUT! CAUGHT! Jadeja gets a wicket off a rank long-hop! Dinesh Karthik will be disappointed that he could not put it away and Chennai are on top in this final. Jadeja dishes a short ball on the pads, Karthik looks to pull but mistimes it. Ambati Rayudu does not have to move an inch at deep square leg and he takes an easy catch. 74 needed in 31 balls. |
| 14.6 : 14.6: Ravindra Jadeja to Shakib Al Hasan, OUT! LBW! You just cannot keep Ravindra Jadeja out of the game! Chennai are all over Kolkata at the moment and we can see some glum faces among the Kolkata fans. Jadeja bowls a quicker ball on middle, Shakib Al Hasan looks to flick but misses and gets rapped on the pads. An appeal is made and the finger has gone up. Plumb in front. |
| 15.4 : 15.4: Shardul Thakur to Rahul Tripathi, OUT! CAUGHT! Another wicket goes down and the dream for Kolkata is crumbling. Tripathi had no option but to go for the big shot and he perishes. Good-length ball on middle, Tripathi looks to go over long on but does not time it well at all. Moeen Ali has no problems in taking it in the deep. |
| 16.3 : 16.3: Josh Hazlewood to Eoin Morgan, OUT! CAUGHT! Brilliance in the field from Deepak Chahar and that should be it for Kolkata! What an effort from Deepak Chahar though! Simply terrific! Short ball on the pads, Morgan pulls it to deep square leg. Chahar comes across, jumps and catches it. He sees himself going over and throws the ball back up. He goes over the rope, comes back in and completes the catch. The third umpire takes a look at it and is happy with the effort. So, Kolkata lose their 8th |
| 17.3: Dwayne Bravo to Shivam Mavi, FOUR! Too late for Kolkata! Very full outside off, Mavi slices it over short third man for a boundary. |
| 17.4 : 17.4: Dwayne Bravo to Shivam Mavi, SIX! Mavi has decided to enjoy himself here! Full and outside off, Mavi lifts it over deep point for a biggie. One of the spectators has touched the ball so it has to be changed as per the new Covid protocol. |
| 17.5 : 17.5: Dwayne Bravo to Shivam Mavi, SIX! Mavi with another! He is showing that he can bat! Bravo dishes a juicy full toss on the pads, Mavi powers it over deep square leg for a biggie. |
| 18.4 : 18.4: Shardul Thakur to Lockie Ferguson, NO BALL AND FOUR! Full toss above the waist on the pads, Ferguson swings it to deep backward square leg for a boundary. A Free Hit will follow. |
| 18.5 : 18.5: Shardul Thakur to Lockie Ferguson, SIX! Powered! Short ball around off, Ferguson smacks it over wide long on for a biggie. Dhoni is not understanding what is Thakur trying to do. The skipper isn't looking happy. |
| 19.5: Dwayne Bravo to Shivam Mavi, OUT! Wicket number 9 goes down! Fullish and outside off, slower in pace, Shivam Mavi mistimes his heave in the air and Deepak Chahar completes the catch safely at deep mid-wicket. Can Chennai pick the final wicket on the last ball? |
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