| 0.0 : Hello and welcome for the 12 game of the 12th edition of the Indian T20 League. Quite a bit of contrast in the two sides playing this evening. Chennai have won both their games so far, while Rajasthan have lost the two they have featured in. One of them happened despite a fantastic Sanju Samson century. The visitors have plenty to figure out. Still early days in the competition of course. The hosts are an experienced side, are well balanced and have carried on from where the left off in the prev |
| TOSS - Rajasthan win the toss and elect to field first! |
| Ajinkya Rahane says they will bowl first. Adds that he isn't sure about the wicket, and the dew might come in later on. States that Chennai are a good batting side, so have to be wary of that as well. Ends by informing that there are no changes in their playing XI. |
| MS Dhoni says the dew will come in, if it hasn't already, so things usually even out. Mentions that there is one change as Mitchell Santner comes in for Harbhajan Singh. |
| We are ready to get underway. Shane Watson and Ambati Rayudu walk out to the middle amid a loud cheer from the yellow wave. The Rajasthan players spread out across the field. Dhawal Kulkarni will take the ball first for them. Here we go... |
| 0.1 : D Kulkarni to A Rayudu, Good length delivery around off, a hint of shape away, Rayudu opens the face of the bat and taps it down on the off side. |
| 0.2 : D Kulkarni to A Rayudu, First run of the evening for Rayudu and Chennai. Outside off on a good length, the batter runs it down to third man and crosses over. |
| 0.3 : D Kulkarni to S Watson, Targets the top of off stump with a length delivery, Watson stays back and defends it out. |
| 0.4 : D Kulkarni to S Watson, On the fuller side of things, attacking the stumps, Watson hits it straight back to the bowler. |
| 0.5 : D Kulkarni to S Watson, Some extra bounce on this occasion. A back of a length delivery outside off, Watson cuts but misses. |
| 0.6 : D Kulkarni to S Watson, This length ball on off is punched straight to the man at cover. Tidy first over from Kulkarni. Just one run from it. |
| Jofra Archer to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : J Archer to A Rayudu, Hurls it in the channel outside off, on a good length, it is left alone. |
| 1.2 : J Archer to A Rayudu, Keeps it around the off stump, Ambati punches it away on the off side. |
| 1.3 : J Archer to A Rayudu, Some width on offer outside off, it's smacked from the crease, but Rayudu can't get it past the cover fielder. |
| 1.4 : J Archer to A Rayudu, Skidding off the deck a bit on this occasion, just behind a length on the stumps, Rayudu backs away a touch to play on the off side but is caught on the forearm. |
| So the physio is out. After copping a blow on the last delivery, Rayudu is feeling some pain on his forearm. He's receiving medical attention. Shouldn't be anything too serious though, some magic spray to do the trick. |
| 1.5 : J Archer to A Rayudu, Five dots in a row from Jofra Archer. This is good bowling. Fires it full on off stump, Rayudu slogs off the inner half towards mid on. |
| 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. |
| Suresh Raina walks in at no.3. |
| And some drama here straightaway. Watson has been caught behind and given out, but the batsman has decided to review it. Let's see what happens here. |
| 2.1 : D Kulkarni to S Watson, Not out! Relief for Watson and the yellow army in the crowd. Kulkarni angles it on leg and it keeps going further down, Watson attempts to flick it down fine but there seemingly is some noise behind as the ball passes the bat. There's an appeal and the umpire raises his finger. The Aussie thinks about it and then takes the DRS. Replays show there's no bat involved whatsoever, so he survives. |
| 2.2 : D Kulkarni to S Watson, Fuller length ball and it is blocked out with a straight blade. |
| 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. |
| 2.4 : D Kulkarni to S Watson, Short of a good length outside off, it's punched with good timing through the covers for a couple of runs. |
| 2.5 : D Kulkarni to S Watson, A bit of a misfield from Stokes. Watson punches this square on the off side. Big Ben at point moves to his right from point, tries to stop it with a tumble but it goes through. The batsmen change ends. |
| 2.6 : D Kulkarni to S Raina, Full and darted outside off, driven hard straight to the extra cover fielder. |
| Ben Stokes into the attack now. |
| 3.1 : Ben Stokes to S Watson, Length ball quite close to off, Shane meets it with the full face of the bat. |
| 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. |
| A replacement has been called for as Watson has hit that deep into the stands. Powerful hit from the big man, eh? |
| 3.3 : Ben Stokes to S Watson, Pitched this well outside off, on a back of a length and there's some movement away from the batsman. He goes after it but can't reach it. |
| 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. |
| Kedar Jadhav is next in to bat. |
| 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 : 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. |
| 4.1 : D Kulkarni to S Raina, Full length delivery attacking the stumps, Raina slogs from inside his crease, off the inner half though to mid-wicket. |
| 4.2 : D Kulkarni to S Raina, Clever. Takes the pace off this one and hurls it just outside off, on a length. Raina looks to cut but is too early into the shot. |
| 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. |
| 4.4 : D Kulkarni to S Raina, Shaping back in on middle and off, the southpaw gets an inside edge onto his thigh pad and rolls on the off side. A quick run is pinched. |
| 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. |
| Amid the loudest cheer of the evening so far, here comes the skipper MS Dhoni. He will bat next. |
| 4.6 : D Kulkarni to MS Dhoni, Good length delivery on the fourth stump line, left alone by MSD. |
| Jofra Archer returns to the attack. |
| 5.1 : J Archer to S Raina, Raina waits for this length delivery to come to him, moves inside the line and works it down on the leg side with gentle hands. |
| 5.2 : J Archer to S Raina, Archer angles it across the left-hander, well outside off, Raina is tentative as he has a tame poke at the ball. Needs to be careful. |
| 5.3 : J Archer to S Raina, Fraction straight in line, it's turned through the vacant square leg region for one run. |
| 5.4 : J Archer to MS Dhoni, Close. Could have been gone. Chennai would have been in real trouble then. Back of a length on off, Dhoni looks to play at it but it goes off the inside edge, deflects off the pads and touches the stumps. Surprisingly, the bails don't come off. Steven Smith notices this first and has a cheeky laugh at it. |
| 5.5 : J Archer to MS Dhoni, Dhoni gets off the mark. Works it away on the leg side through backward square leg and takes a single. |
| 5.6 : J Archer to S Raina, Jaffa! Sharp bouncer from Archer, on middle, takes Raina completely by surprise and all he can do is somehow get out of its way. That's the end of the Powerplay, Chennai are 29/3. |
| Time for some spin. Shreyas Gopal on now. |
| 6.1 : S Gopal to MS Dhoni, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. |
| 6.2 : S Gopal to MS Dhoni, Tossed up on middle and leg, it's paddled fine down the leg side for a double. |
| 6.3 : S Gopal to MS Dhoni, Uses his feet to this one. Steps out and pushes it back down the track before the ball can even turn. |
| 6.4 : S Gopal to MS Dhoni, Some pace on this one. Full and in line of the stumps, MSD is well forward in defense. |
| 6.5 : S Gopal to MS Dhoni, Once again Dhoni jumps out of his crease and offers a defensive shot in response. |
| 6.6 : S Gopal to MS Dhoni, Quick, flat and short, Dhoni goes back and punches it down to long on for a single. |
| Krishnappa Gowtham to roll his arm over. |
| 7.1 : K Gowtham to MS Dhoni, Spinning in from off stump, Dhoni goes with the spin as he turns it on the leg side. A single is collected. |
| 7.2 : K Gowtham to S Raina, Looped up on middle and leg, from around the wicket, Raina looks to play at it but it goes off the pads on the leg side. A leg bye is taken. |
| 7.3 : K Gowtham to MS Dhoni, Back to over the wicket, full around off, MSD drills it through to long off for one. |
| 7.4 : K Gowtham to S Raina, Switches the angle again, quicker on the stumps, Raina comes half forward and pushes it towards covers. |
| 7.5 : K Gowtham to S Raina, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 7.6 : K Gowtham to S Raina, Raina leans into the full ball and eases it to long off to keep strike. |
| 8.1 : S Gopal to S Raina, The googly around off, it turns away sharply. Raina opens the face of the bat and dabs it late down to short third man. |
| 8.2 : S Gopal to S Raina, Skips down the track to this floated ball and drills it down the ground, towards long off, for a run. |
| 8.3 : S Gopal to MS Dhoni, Short, flat and turning away from off, Dhoni goes deep inside the crease and slaps it towards the long on fielder. He rotates strike. |
| 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. |
| 8.5 : S Gopal to S Raina, Quicker delivery around off, Suresh forces the punch to the covers but won't get any run for it. |
| 8.6 : S Gopal to S Raina, Goes on the back foot and hits it through to deep mid-wicket. Single to end the over. |
| Strategic break. Rajasthan clearly on top after picking up three early wickets. Kulkarni, Archer and Stokes all picked up one each, but since then, Chennai have made a decent recovery with Raina and Dhoni patiently building a partnership. Let's see how the next phase goes. Crucial for both teams. |
| 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! |
| 9.2 : K Gowtham to S Raina, Flatter one on the off stump line, Raina defends it to covers this time. |
| 9.3 : K Gowtham to S Raina, Good placement! Outside off and quicker, the ball is reached out for by Raina and he pushes it wide of cover for a couple of runs. It brings up the 50 for the hosts! |
| 9.4 : K Gowtham to S Raina, Wide! Sprayed down the leg side this time by Gowtham. |
| K Gowtham to S Raina, Inside edge but safe! A slower one on the off stump, Raina pushes at it coming ahead but gets it off the inner edge and it goes towards fine leg for a single. |
| 9.5 : K Gowtham to MS Dhoni, Fired in the blockhole, Dhoni digs it out and gets it past the bowler who dives to his right to stop the ball. A single is taken. |
| 9.6 : K Gowtham to S Raina, High full toss outside off, pushed to long off for a single. Chennai are 55/3 at the end of 10 overs. |
| 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! |
| 10.2 : S Gopal to S Raina, Bowled quicker and full on middle, driven to long on for a single by the southpaw. |
| 10.3 : S Gopal to MS Dhoni, Shortens the length to Dhoni, he pulls it away to deep square leg for a run. |
| 10.4 : S Gopal to S Raina, Bowled fast and short at the pads of Raina, he makes room and flicks it away to mid-wicket for a run. |
| 10.5 : S Gopal to MS Dhoni, Bowled on the leg stump line, Dhoni paddle sweeps it fine on the leg side but short fine leg runs to his right and stops it at a single. |
| 10.6 : S Gopal to S Raina, Another single to end the over. A six and 5 singles, 11 off the over. Easily done by the experienced duo out in the middle. |
| Jaydev Unadkat to bowl now. |
| 11.1 : J Unadkat to S Raina, Short ball outside off, Raina upper cuts it and guides it to third man for a single. |
| 11.2 : J Unadkat to MS Dhoni, Length ball outside off, Dhoni pushes it to covers. |
| 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. |
| 11.4 : J Unadkat to MS Dhoni, Excellent running! Both of them are very swift between the wickets. Bowls it outside off, Dhoni moves across and flicks it to mid-wicket and completes a quick double. |
| 11.5 : J Unadkat to MS Dhoni, Length ball outside off, Dhoni guides it towards third man. Stokes from point runs to his left and tries to stop it but ends up down on his shoulders. Could have been an injury but he looks fine. |
| 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. |
| Ben Stokes is back on. |
| 12.1 : Ben Stokes to MS Dhoni, Short of a length ball on middle, pulled away to deep mid-wicket for a single by Dhoni. |
| 12.2 : Ben Stokes to S Raina, Run down to third man for a single by the lefty. Good rotation of strike, makes it difficult for the bowlers. |
| 12.3 : Ben Stokes to MS Dhoni, Length ball on off, pushed to cover by Dhoni coming slightly ahead. |
| 12.4 : Ben Stokes to MS Dhoni, Bouncer! Dhoni looks to pull it but the ball does not bounce as much as he expects and goes under the bat. Looks like the surface is also a sticky, sluggish one. |
| 12.5 : Ben Stokes to MS Dhoni, Those famous wrists of Dhoni come into play as Dhoni opens the face of his bat to this length ball outside off and he plays it in the gap through point for a couple of runs. |
| 12.6 : Ben Stokes to MS Dhoni, This time a short ball is turned away to fine leg for a single by MS. He will keep strike for the next over. |
| 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. |
| 13.2 : J Unadkat to MS Dhoni, Bowls it short this time outside off, Dhoni guides it to third man for a single. |
| 13.3 : J Unadkat to S Raina, Changes the angle for the southpaw and bowls it on off. Raina moves across and plays it fine but straight to the fielder. He has a shy at the striker's end as Raina was way out of his crease but the throw was not accurate and he misses to hit. |
| 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. |
| Dwayne Bravo walks out to bat next. |
| 13.5 : J Unadkat to D Bravo, Length ball on off from around the wicket, defended watchfully back to the bowler by Dwayne Bravo. |
| 13.6 : J Unadkat to D Bravo, Slower cutter outside off, kept out back to the bowler. |
| Strategic break - Rajasthan have wrested control back in their favour just when it looked like the partnership between Dhoni and Raina was taking Chennai out of jail. The hosts will now have to rebuild once more with the duo out in the middle. They do have a couple of more batsmen left in the line-up but their aim now will be to not lose any wickets at least for the next 2-3 overs. Meanwhile, the away side will hope for a wicket or two more which will certainly put them in the driver's seat here |
| 14.1 : Ben Stokes to MS Dhoni, DROPPED! That was a tough, tough chance but was a chance nonetheless. A length ball outside off, Dhoni comes down the track and thrashes it but in the air towards cover. The ball goes at really fiery pace to cover. Krishnappa Gowtham there cannot hold on. Lucky for Dhoni and Chennai. A single is taken. |
| 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. |
| 14.3 : Ben Stokes to D Bravo, Slower ball outside off, defended on the back foot. |
| 14.4 : Ben Stokes to D Bravo, Pushed to cover by Bravo on the front foot. |
| 14.5 : Ben Stokes to D Bravo, In the air... but safe. This one was on a length but stuck in the surface a bit before coming to the batsman. Bravo flicks it but was early into his shot. The ball flies wide of mid-wicket luckily for the batsman. 2 runs are taken. |
| 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. |
| 15.1 : J Unadkat to MS Dhoni, On a length outside off, pushed to point by Dhoni and a single is taken. 100 up for the hosts! A loud cheer from the crowd as well. |
| 15.2 : J Unadkat to D Bravo, From around the wicket and on middle, Bravo uses his wrists and places it through mid-wicket. 2 runs taken once more, good running! |
| 15.3 : J Unadkat to D Bravo, Angled down to third man for another run by Bravo as he brings his skipper back on strike. |
| 15.4 : J Unadkat to MS Dhoni, Excellent running! A length ball outside off, cut away by Dhoni to the right of point. Couple of runs taken as the skipper forces Bravo to run back for the second. |
| 15.5 : J Unadkat to MS Dhoni, Quick single! MSD pushes this to cover and sets off for a run. Gowtham at cover picks up the ball and has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. Dhoni would have been in even if it was a direct hit. |
| 15.6 : J Unadkat to D Bravo, Wide! Slower one gone wrong. Unadkat puts this down the leg side and the umpire penalises him. |
| J Unadkat to D Bravo, Cut away off the back foot by Bravo but a fingertip on it by Rahane at point means that only a single can be taken. Surely saved 3 runs there for his team. |
| Jofra Archer to bowl now. |
| 16.1 : J Archer to D Bravo, Slower ball outside off, run down to third man for a single by Bravo. |
| 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. |
| 16.3 : J Archer to MS Dhoni, Yorker on off, Dhoni can only push it back to the bowler as he tries to get under it. |
| 16.4 : J Archer to MS Dhoni, A quick single as MSD pushes this length ball on off to cover. |
| 16.5 : J Archer to D Bravo, A fuller length ball on off, Bravo gets under it and lifts in his his terrific Caribbean style over cover for only a single though as there is protection in the deep. |
| 16.6 : J Archer to MS Dhoni, Slower bouncer! Dhoni is completely deceived and lets the ball go in the end. |
| Dhawal Kulkarni is back on. |
| 17.1 : D Kulkarni to D Bravo, Smart bowling here from Kulkarni. He sees Bravo moving across so bowls it on his body and cramps him for room. Bravo could only keep it down to the leg side and take a run. |
| 17.2 : D Kulkarni to MS Dhoni, Excellent fielding! Bowls a short ball on leg, Dhoni rocks back and pulls it hard to the square leg region. Gowtham in the deep does well to stop it on his left and keep it down to two. |
| 17.3 : D Kulkarni to MS Dhoni, Full toss way outside off, Dhoni leaves it alone. It has been wided. |
| D Kulkarni to MS Dhoni, No ball! Not for the front foot but for the height. The dew playing its part here. Dhawal bowls a full toss above the waist height outside off and Dhoni slaps it through covers and take a couple. Free Hit coming up... |
| 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. |
| 17.4 : D Kulkarni to MS Dhoni, Short ball on middle, Dhoni runs down the track and swats the ball to mid-wicket for a single. Moves to 49 now. |
| Looks like the ball has lost its shape and there is a change in store... |
| 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 : 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 : 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. |
| 18.2 : J Archer to MS Dhoni, Full ball on middle, Dhoni flicks it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 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. |
| Ravindra Jadeja walks in next. |
| 18.4 : J Archer to MS Dhoni, Slower ball this time and outside off, Dhoni pushes it to mid on for a single. |
| 18.5 : J Archer to R Jadeja, Length ball outside off, Jadeja guides it to third man and gets off the mark. |
| 18.6 : J Archer to MS Dhoni, Short ball outside off to end the over. Dhoni pushes it to covers and takes a run. 8 runs from the over. Archer finishes with excellent figures of 4-1-17-2. |
| Jaydev Unadkat to bowl the final over. |
| 19.1 : J Unadkat to MS Dhoni, Fuller one on middle, worked away to deep mid-wicket by Dhoni and a single is taken. |
| 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! |
| 19.3 : J Unadkat to R Jadeja, Jadeja cannot get under this fuller length ball. He only manages to hit it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 19.4 : J Unadkat to MS Dhoni, Wide! Unadkat gets under pressure and throws this really wide outside off. A wide is signalled. |
| 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. |
| The ball seems to be lost in the empty stands once more and there is some time being wasted in trying to retrieve the ball. |
| 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 : J Unadkat to MS Dhoni, Wide! The slower bouncer and the ball goes way over the head of Dhoni who just lets the ball go. It is given as a wide. |
| 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. |
| A powerful end for Chennai after getting off to a shaky start, and it's all down to their leader and captain cool MS Dhoni. The people's champion, giving them what they want. 76 runs came in the final 5 overs and that should tell you all about how much MS Dhoni is still the MS Dhoni of old. Losing 3 wickets in the Powerplay, Raina and Dhoni steadied things up with a 50-run stand. The former departed but the skipper carried on. Put on two vital stands with Bravo and Jadeja, scoring his own fifty |
| Rajasthan will feel disappointed with how they fared in the death overs. They fared well for the most part of the innings, but just couldn't contain the run flow towards the fag end. Archer was the standout bowler, picking up 2/17 in his 4 overs. But, Unadkat and Kulkarni got taken for a lot of runs, conceding 28 and 24 in their respective final overs. Big task now lies ahead of the visiting side, but we've seen the dew already heavily coming into play. Will be interesting to see if the hosts ca |
| Jofra Archer is caught for a little chat. He feels that these conditions are the worst ones he has bowled in and the ball got ruined really fast as the seam got lost. He reckons that there is a lot of dew and it gets inside the ball very quickly. States that it comes onto the bat really well. When asked if he can train for conditions like these, he mentions that the one time they did was when they were in Bangladesh and does not remember any other place where the ball gets so wet. |
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