| 1.6 : 1.6: J Archer to A Rayudu, OUT! Brilliant stuff from Jofra Archer. A wicket-maiden from him. Sensational. Not much pace on this, at 133 clicks, since no runs have come in this over Rayudu tries to be a little unorthodox by backing away and running it down to third man. But all he can manage is an edge behind which Buttler collects gleefully. |
| 2.3 : 2.3: D Kulkarni to S Watson, FOUR! That will make him feel a lot better. First boundary of the evening for Chennai. Back of a length on off, Watson sits back for it and swings across the line. Clears mid-wicket and finds the fence. |
| 3.2 : 3.2: Ben Stokes to S Watson, SIX! He's really got a hold of that one, hasn't he? Finding the middle of the bat now, is Watson. Short of a length on middle and off, the opener picks the length up early. He goes back and pulls it powerfully over square leg for a maximum. |
| 3.4 : 3.4: Ben Stokes to S Watson, OUT! Stokes gets his revenge. This is exceptional fielding placement from Rahane. Stokes deliberately bowls it well outside off, offering Watson width. He goes after it, cuts it and it goes off the outer half. Jofra Archer at short third man is placed quite fine and he moves to his left to take the catch. Both the Chennai openers are back in the dugout now. |
| 3.5 : 3.5: Ben Stokes to K Jadhav, FOUR! Wastes no time in opening his account. In fine style too. Short ball into the body from Stokes, Jadhav pulls it with good control over backward square and finds the fence. |
| 3.6 : 3.6: Ben Stokes to K Jadhav, FOUR! Takes the aerial route again and gets the desired result once more. Bumper banged in, Jadhav pulls it over mid-wicket for another boundary. Not in complete control of this one, but it's enough to fetch him what he wants. 14 runs and a wicket off this over, quite an eventful one for sure. |
| 4.3 : 4.3: D Kulkarni to S Raina, Top edge and FOUR! Short ball on middle, Raina moves inside the line and looks to pull. It goes off the top edge and flies over the keeper's head, making its way to the boundary line behind. |
| 4.5 : 4.5: D Kulkarni to K Jadhav, OUT! Kulkarni picks up his first and Chennai have lost their third already, well inside the Powerplay. A loose shot from Jadhav. It's full and wide outside off, seaming away, Kedar goes after it with a booming drive and nicks it behind. Buttler moves to his right and takes a relatively easy catch. The hosts in a spot of bother here. |
| 8.4 : 8.4: S Gopal to S Raina, FOUR! Cut away and cut away hard! Short and wide outside off, there to be hit. Raina obliges as he rocks back and cracks it through backward point for a boundary. |
| 9.1 : 9.1: K Gowtham to S Raina, FOUR! Right after the break! A flighted ball outside off, Raina reaches out and lifts it over the covers for a boundary. Good shot! |
| 10.1: S Gopal to S Raina, SIX! A boundary of the first ball of the over once more! This seems to be a plan. A flighted leg spinner on middle, Raina goes down on one knee and lifts it over wide long on for a huge one! |
| 11.3 : 11.3: J Unadkat to MS Dhoni, FOUR! This is in Dhoni's region. Changes line this time and bowls it on his legs, Dhoni pulls it to the on side and the ball rolls to the sqare leg fence for a boundary. |
| 11.6 : 11.6: J Unadkat to S Raina, FOUR! DEFT! Raina looks in form here. Unadkat strays on the legs, Raina shuffles across and plays it fine into the fence. 12 runs from the 12th over. |
| 13.1 : 13.1: J Unadkat to MS Dhoni, FOUR! Dhoni at his very best. Back of a length delivery outside off, Dhoni dances down the track and slaps it straight back past the bowler for a boundary. |
| 13.4 : 13.4: J Unadkat to S Raina, OUT! Unadkat strikes! What a way to get Raina out. Bowls a scrambled seam ball. This one is a full ball and Raina tries to move away and play it over covers. He does not connect and misses completely and the ball rattles the stumps. That is a big wicket for Chennai as Raina was well set and the partnership was well built. Now, Rajasthan could capitalize on this opportunity and pick one or two more wickets here to stop the run scoring. |
| 14.2 : 14.2: Ben Stokes to D Bravo, FOUR! Short of a length outside off, Bravo rocks back and using his Caribbean style lifts this one over the head of cover. Gowtham is once again teased as he jumps for the catch but cannot reach the ball. It runs away to the boundary. |
| 14.6 : 14.6: Ben Stokes to D Bravo, FOUR! Caribbean Calypso on show here! On a length outside off, Dwayne Bravo uses those wrists and gets the ball over the head of point for a boundary. 11 off the over, a good one for Chennai. |
| 16.2 : 16.2: J Archer to MS Dhoni, FOUR! What a deft touch! On a length outside off and slower, Dhoni just chops it away in the gap between backward point and short third man for a boundary. Insane knowledge of where the fielders are exactly. |
| 17.3 : 17.3: D Kulkarni to MS Dhoni, SIX! The Free Hit goes for a maximum! A full toss outside off, Dhoni gets under it and smashes it over the covers for a biggie. |
| 17.5 : 17.5: D Kulkarni to D Bravo, FOUR! That is lucky for Chennai and Bravo. A length ball outside off, Bravo looks to cut it away but the ball takes the outside half and goes past the short third man fielder to his right. Once it beats him, there is no stopping that ball. |
| 17.6 : 17.6: D Kulkarni to D Bravo, SIX! What an over this has been! 24 off it in the end! A length ball outside off, Bravo lifts it over covers and deposits it way back into the crowd. Kulkarni after just conceding 13 runs in his first 3 overs, ends with figures of 4-0-37-1. |
| 18.1 : 18.1: J Archer to MS Dhoni, FOUR! 21st fifty for Dhoni in the Indian T20 League! Jofra bowls a full toss outside off, Dhoni opens the bat face and guides it past point for a boundary. |
| 18.3 : 18.3: J Archer to D Bravo, OUT! Bravo holes out! A shorter one from Archer, Dwayne looks to pull it away but the ball gets too big on him. The ball goes more high rather than far and Kulkarni at long on settles under the ball and takes an easy catch. Archer has been really good tonight, this is his second wicket. |
| 19.2 : 19.2: J Unadkat to R Jadeja, SIX! What a shot! The flattest of all the sixes tonight for sure. Slower ball on middle, Jadeja walks down the track and smashes it right back over the bowler's head for a six. Straight as an arrow! That brings up the 150 for the hosts! |
| 19.4 : 19.4: J Unadkat to MS Dhoni, SIX! Short length ball, Dhoni waits for the ball and deposits it way over the deep square leg fence for a maximum. This is an extremely strong finish by Chennai and might be the difference in the end. |
| 19.5 : 19.5: J Unadkat to MS Dhoni, SIX! Thala has gone mad and he has made the Chennai crowd go mad as well. A length ball outside off, nothing ball to be honest. Sitting up to be hit, Dhoni smashes it over long off for a really big six. 21 off the over so far. |
| 19.6 : 19.6: J Unadkat to MS Dhoni, SIX! What a finish this is! 28 off the over! A length ball outside off, Dhoni swings and connects. He gets this way over the long on boundary. The fielder there is a mere spectator. CHENNAI END WITH 175/5 and Dhoni ends with 75 not out! This is a brilliant comeback from Chennai as well as a really formidable score to defend. |
| 0.2 : 0.2: D Chahar to A Rahane, OUT! Out flashes on the big screen and Rahane has to continue walking. That is a brilliant catch by Jadeja! Chennai strike on the second ball! A length ball outside off, Rahane looks to push coming a bit ahead but plays away from the body. The ball goes off the upper half of the bat and flies towards Jadeja at point. He dives forward full length and takes an excellent catch, keeping his fingers well under the ball. Rahane asks Jadeja whether that was taken cleanly and |
| 1.1 : 1.1: S Thakur to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Buttler and Rajasthan are underway. Starts off with a length ball outside off, Buttler reaches for it and pushes it through the covers for a boundary. |
| 2.1: D Chahar to S Samson, FOUR! Timing! This guy just oozes class. A length ball outside off, Samson just lazily lunges and times this beautifully through cover-point for a boundary. Elegance! |
| 2.6 : 2.6: D Chahar to S Samson, OUT! This is even more cleaner than the first one and is no doubt out. Another scorching catch from the Men in Yellow! Length ball outside off, Samson pushes at it away from the body and fails to keep it down. Suresh Raina at cover-point comes a bit ahead and takes a good tumbling catch. Samson waits for the confirmation of the cleanliness of the catch and the umpires take it upstairs. One replay is enough for the decision to be taken. Out it is. The in-form Sanju walk |
| 3.1 : 3.1: S Thakur to Jos Buttler, OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust! This time it's Buttler who has to depart. Rajasthan are losing the plot here. They are already three down. Buttler goes to flick this length to the leg side but he is a hint early into the shot and closes his bat face. The ball takes the leading edge and lobs up in the air. Bravo from mid off runs to his left and takes the catch easily. |
| 3.3 : 3.3: S Thakur to S Smith, FOUR! What a way to start! Smith trying to get on top of the bowler and making his intentions clear straightaway. Short one on middle, pulled away for a boundary to deep square leg. |
| 3.4 : 3.4: S Thakur to S Smith, FOUR! Two in two! That is a bad ball and it gets the treatment it deserves. A fuller length ball on the pads, it is flicked away nonchalantly and the ball finds the rope at square leg once more. |
| 5.1 : 5.1: M Santner to R Tripathi, FOUR! Welcomes Santner with a boundary. A juicy full toss on the stumps, Tripathi accepts that with a smile and dispatches it over mid-wicket. Nobody out there in the deep, so the batsman will get a boundary. |
| 5.3 : 5.3: M Santner to R Tripathi, No ball and FOUR! The dew showing its effect again. High full toss outside off, Tripathi cuts it down to third man and finds the fence. Free Hit coming up... |
| 5.3: M Santner to R Tripathi, SIX! Makes full use of the opportunity. It's tossed right up there, in the slot for Rahul Tripathi who absolutely puts this away. He clears his front leg and smokes it straight back over the bowler's head for a maximum. |
| 6.6 : 6.6: D Chahar to R Tripathi, FOUR! Ends the over in fine style. Short ball which is angling in on leg, Tripathi moves inside the line and helps the pull across the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 7.2 : 7.2: R Jadeja to R Tripathi, FOUR! The placement is immaculate from Rahul Tripathi. Beautiful timing. There's some pace on this as it's pitched full, Tripathi drives it through the gap in the covers. Jadhav out in the deep runs to his right and dives, gets a hand to it but he still can't keep it from the rope. |
| 8.3 : 8.3: M Santner to R Tripathi, FOUR! Shot. The execution on this shot is spot on. Had no margin for error and he hits it with perfection. Loopy and full on off, Tripathi opens his body up and lofts it over the leaping cover fielder to find the fence. |
| 9.6 : 9.6: I Tahir to R Tripathi, OUT! GONE! Tahir strikes and he gets rid of the dangerous Tripathi. This is huge for Chennai. It's the leg break, full on off, spins away as Tripathi comes forward. Isn't quite to the pitch of it and ends up handing a catch back to Tahir who takes it sharply. Rahul isn't happy with himself at all, he feels he should have done better on that. This could allow Chennai to claw their way back into the game. Partnership of 61 comes to a close. |
| 13.2 : 13.2: I Tahir to S Smith, OUT! Smith is heading back and the Tahir train is off on its way once more. A flighted ball, Smith comes down the track and takes it on the full. The ball hits the bottom part of the bat and hence there is no power. It goes to Dhruv Shorey who is a substitute fielder. He takes an easy catch. This is a huge wicket and the Chennai crowd know the value of it. |
| 14.3 : 14.3: R Jadeja to Ben Stokes, SIX! That is a true connection and Stokes needs many more of these. A flatter one on middle, Ben gets on his knees and launches it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. The fielder there was interested for a bit but then watched the ball sail over his head. |
| 15.1 : 15.1: I Tahir to K Gowtham, SIX! Gowtham tonks Tahir for a maximum on the first ball after the break. A googly on middle, Krishnappa reads that one and comes down the track before depositing it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 16.1: S Thakur to K Gowtham, OUT! Thakur strikes and another nail in the coffin of Rajasthan. A length ball outside off, the idea was right from Gowtham to go over mid off who was in the circle but the execution was not right out there. The bat turns in his hand and the ball flies towards cover. Raina there makes no mistake and completes the catch. Things not looking good for the away side, they need 56 runs off 23 balls now. |
| 16.2 : 16.2: S Thakur to J Archer, FOUR! That is some kind of a start for Archer. A length ball wide outside off, cut away wide of point and to the right of third man for a boundary. |
| 16.6 : 16.6: S Thakur to J Archer, SIX! That is a beautiful strike! A length ball on middle, Jofra Archer lifts it over long on to spoil what was a good over from Thakur until that point. 44 off 18 is the equation now. |
| 17.1 : 17.1: D Bravo to Ben Stokes, SIX! That is the brute power of Stokes. A length ball outside off, Stokes stands tall and gets it over the rope at wide long off. That is the perfect start for Rajasthan to this over. |
| 17.2 : 17.2: D Bravo to Ben Stokes, FOUR! That is smart stuff from big, burly Ben. A length ball from around the wicket, Stokes gets inside the line and paddles it over fine leg for a boundary. 10 runs off the first two balls. |
| 17.5 : 17.5: D Bravo to J Archer, SIX! That is into the stands! The Archer show is starting to trouble the Chennai crowd here. A fuller length ball on middle, lifted by Jofra way back into the long on stands. 92 meters! |
| 18.4 : 18.4: S Thakur to Ben Stokes, SIX! One-handed sixer and the Chennai crowd has its hands on its heads. A length ball at the body of Stokes. He goes deep in the crease and lifts it over deep square leg for a maximum. Ben's right hand came off the bat during the shot and that is what makes it even more special. 15 off 8 now. |
| 19.1 : 19.1: D Bravo to Ben Stokes, OUT! Is that the game? Is that the game? Bravo, the man for all seasons does it yet again! A fuller length ball outside off, almost yorker length. Stokes goes deep in the crease, tries to lift it over cover. He does not get the elevation though and the ball goes straight to Raina who pouches it safely. The Chennai crowd has come alive once again! |
| 19.5 : 19.5: D Bravo to S Gopal, OUT! Tahir settles under the ball, takes it and starts running! This game is all but over! A length ball on off, slower in pace. Gopal goes for the swing over mid-wicket but fails to hit it well. The ball flies off the leading edge and goes towards third man where Tahir is there and takes a good catch. |
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