| 0.0 : Second game of the double-header Saturday sees Kohli's Bangalore go up against Dhoni's Chennai! Both teams are coming into this game and both will look to outdo each other come this game. Bangalore though are in better shape as they have won 3 while Chennai have had their worst start to a season of the Indian T20 League since 2010. Dhoni's men though are known to play well against Bangalore and they would hope that they that they play their best cricket. Who will come out on top? |
| Toss - Bangalore have won the toss and they will bat first. |
| Virat Kohli, the bangalore skipper says that they will bat first. Adds that this is a good pitch and playing against quality sides and they need to be at their best. Adds that him and Dhoni have mutual respect among them. Goes onto say that the bowlers know their responsibilites. Informs they have made 2 changes as Morris replaces Moeen Ali and Gurkeerat Singh Mann comes in place of Siraj. |
| Chennai (Playing XI) - Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (WK/C), Narayan Jagadeesan (IN PLACE OF KEDAR JADHAV), Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Karn Sharma. |
| MS Dhoni, the Chennai skipper, says that playing with Kohli and even the foreign players together is the beauty of Indian T20 League. Adds that the dressing room atmosphere has been good trhoughout this season and there has been less distractions. Adds that they need to get points but they don't want to get desperate as they will commit more errors and stay more focussed on the process. Adds that he wants his players to give the extra 10 percent and not think about what could have been done. Say |
| Bangalore (Playing XI) - Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers (WK), Gurkeerat Singh Mann (IN PLACE OF MOHAMMED SIRAJ), Shivam Dube, Chris Morris (IN PLACE OF MOEEN ALI), Washington Sundar, Isuru Udana, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal. |
| We are all set for the match to begin! The Chennai players are out in the middle, followed by Aaron Finch and Devdutt Padikkal. Deepak Chahar will start with the ball for Chennai. |
| 0.1 : Deepak Chahar to Devdutt Padikkal, Chahar starts with a good length ball outside off, Padikkal has no problems in leaving it alone. |
| 0.2 : Deepak Chahar to Devdutt Padikkal, WIDE! Outside the tramline! Good length ball outside off, Padikkal lets it go to the keeper. Wide signalled. |
| Deepak Chahar to Devdutt Padikkal, Padikkal is off the mark! Good length delivery around off, Padikkal guides it to third man for a single. |
| 0.3 : Deepak Chahar to Aaron Finch, PLAY AND A MISS! Nicely bowled from Deepak Chahar! Back of a length ball outside off, Finch looks to drive it off the back foot but misses. |
| 0.4 : Deepak Chahar to Aaron Finch, PLAY AND A MISS AGAIN! This is excellent bowling from Deepak Chahar! He bowls an out-swinger outside off, Finch looks to drive it powerfully but fails to make any connection. |
| 0.5 : Deepak Chahar to Aaron Finch, BEATEN! Lovely stuff from Chahar! Good length ball outside off, moving away. Finch looks to defend but gets beaten. |
| 0.6 : Deepak Chahar to Aaron Finch, Another miss from Finch! Good length ball outside off, Finch looks to cut but misses it altogether. Just 2 from the over. |
| Sam Curran will bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : Sam Curran to Devdutt Padikkal, In the air...but safe! Good length ball on off, Padikkal pushes it to point uppishly but it lands short. |
| 1.2 : Sam Curran to Devdutt Padikkal, Good length ball on the pads, Padikkal flicks it to fine leg and picks up a couple. |
| 1.3 : Sam Curran to Devdutt Padikkal, On a length on middle, Padikkal tucks it to the leg side for a single. |
| 1.4 : Sam Curran to Aaron Finch, Back of a length ball on off, Finch gets off the mark by defending this to the point region. |
| 1.5 : Sam Curran to Devdutt Padikkal, Length ball on off, Padikkal defends it out. |
| 1.6 : Sam Curran to Devdutt Padikkal, WIDE! Full ball down the leg side, Padikkal looks to flick but misses. |
| Sam Curran to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! Beautifully played! Fullish ball on the pads, Padikkal flicks it to the deep square leg region for a boundary. |
| 2.1 : Deepak Chahar to Aaron Finch, Good length ball outside off, Finch cuts it through cover-point for a single. |
| 2.2 : Deepak Chahar to Devdutt Padikkal, 1 run, the batsman goes back in his crease and guides it through backward third man for a single. |
| 2.3 : Deepak Chahar to Aaron Finch, Full ball on off, Finch plays it to mid off for a dot. |
| 2.4 : Deepak Chahar to Aaron Finch, Good length ball on off, Finch prods forward and drives it to cover. |
| 2.5 : Deepak Chahar to Aaron Finch, OUT! TIMBER! Finch was struggling at the crease and Chahar was troubling him since the first over! Brilliant ball from Deepak Chahar and Chennai have made a good start. Good length ball around off, angling in. Finch looks to heave it away but he misses and the ball goes onto hit the stumps. Finch's struggle is over. |
| Virat Kohli makes his way out to the middle. |
| 2.6 : Deepak Chahar to Virat Kohli, A couple! Full ball on middle, Kohli flicks it to deep backward square leg for a couple. |
| 3.1 : Sam Curran to Devdutt Padikkal, WIDE! Down the leg side, Padikkal looks to flick but misses. Wided. |
| Sam Curran to Devdutt Padikkal, Back of a length ball outside off, Padikkal punches it to deep cover for a single. |
| 3.2 : Sam Curran to Virat Kohli, Good length ball on off, Kohli defends it to point for a single. |
| 3.3 : Sam Curran to Devdutt Padikkal, Full ball on off, Padikkal pushes it to the mid off region. |
| 3.4 : Sam Curran to Devdutt Padikkal, Good length ball outside off, Padikkal lets it go to the keeper. |
| 3.5 : Sam Curran to Devdutt Padikkal, Full ball on middle, Padikkal pushes it to mid off and takes a single. |
| 3.6 : Sam Curran to Virat Kohli, WIDE! Too high! Short ball around off, Kohli sways away from it. Wided. |
| Sam Curran to Virat Kohli, Good length ball on the pads, Kohli flicks it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 4.1 : Deepak Chahar to Virat Kohli, Back of a length ball on off, Kohli pushes it to cover-point and crosses over for a single. |
| 4.2 : Deepak Chahar to Devdutt Padikkal, Full ball outside off, Padikkal guides it to third man for a single. |
| 4.3 : Deepak Chahar to Virat Kohli, Good length ball on off, Kohli defends it to the off side. |
| 4.4 : Deepak Chahar to Virat Kohli, Full ball outside off, Kohli plays it wide of extra cover but still balls for no run. |
| 4.5 : Deepak Chahar to Virat Kohli, Outside off, Kohli punches it to deep cover for a single. |
| 4.6 : Deepak Chahar to Devdutt Padikkal, Good length ball on off, Padikkal defends it to cover and takes off for a single. |
| 5.1 : Shardul Thakur to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! Slashed away and in the gap! Padikkal makes room and Thakur bowls it wide outside off. Padikkal reaches out for it and smashes it through point. Good start to the 6th. |
| 5.2 : Shardul Thakur to Devdutt Padikkal, Outside off, it is guided towards short third man. |
| 5.3 : Shardul Thakur to Devdutt Padikkal, A huge shout but going down leg! This starts on the leg pole and then comes back in. Padikkal looks to flick but misses. It hits the pad and rolls on the off side. One taken. Leg bye! |
| 5.4 : Shardul Thakur to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Smashed! Kohli comes down the track but does not get to the pitch of the ball. He hits it on the up and it races past mid off for his first boundary. |
| 5.5 : Shardul Thakur to Virat Kohli, Length ball on off, Kohli defends it to the off side for a single. |
| 5.6 : Shardul Thakur to Devdutt Padikkal, WIDE! Down the leg side. Wided. |
| Shardul Thakur to Devdutt Padikkal, On middle, flicked to mid-wicket. |
| 6.1 : Dwayne Bravo to Virat Kohli, Back of a length on off, Kohli pushes it through mid on for a single. |
| 0.0 : Dwayne Bravo is into the attack. |
| 6.2 : Dwayne Bravo to Devdutt Padikkal, Length ball on off, Padikkal pushes it through mid off for a run. |
| 6.3 : Dwayne Bravo to Virat Kohli, WIDE! Full and down the leg side, Kohli lets it go. |
| Dwayne Bravo to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Glorious! Absolutely glorious! Full ball on off, Kohli lunges forward and drives it through the covers for a boundary. |
| 6.4 : Dwayne Bravo to Virat Kohli, On a length on middle, Kohli flicks it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 6.5 : Dwayne Bravo to Devdutt Padikkal, Short delivery outside off, Padikkal cuts it through point. Two runs taken. |
| 6.6 : Dwayne Bravo to Devdutt Padikkal, On off, pushed to point. |
| 7.1 : Karn Sharma to Virat Kohli, On middle, this is pushed down to long on for one. |
| 7.2 : Karn Sharma to Devdutt Padikkal, Shortish and outside off, this is slapped through covers for one. |
| 7.3 : Karn Sharma to Virat Kohli, Full and on off, it is eased down to long off for one. |
| 7.4 : Karn Sharma to Devdutt Padikkal, Flatter and on middle, defended. |
| 7.5 : Karn Sharma to Devdutt Padikkal, On middle, it is pushed back to the bowler. |
| 7.6 : Karn Sharma to Devdutt Padikkal, On middle, it is eased down to long on for one. 50 up for Bangalore. |
| 0.0 : Karn Sharma is into the attack. |
| 8.1 : Dwayne Bravo to Devdutt Padikkal, Shorter and around off, Padikkal looks to pull but misses. |
| 8.2 : Dwayne Bravo to Devdutt Padikkal, Fuller and on off, it is lofted down towards long off for one. |
| 8.3 : Dwayne Bravo to Virat Kohli, Kohli takes a few steps down the track and then strokes it through covers for one. |
| 8.4 : Dwayne Bravo to Devdutt Padikkal, Length again and outside off, this is carved away through backward point for one. |
| 8.5 : Dwayne Bravo to Virat Kohli, Fuller and on the pads, it is pushed down to long on for one. |
| 8.6 : Dwayne Bravo to Devdutt Padikkal, Shorter and on middle, DP pulls it towards wide long on for another single. |
| 9.1 : Karn Sharma to Devdutt Padikkal, Tossed up delivery on off, Padikkal pushes it through mid on for a run. |
| 9.2 : Karn Sharma to Virat Kohli, On middle, this is pushed down to long off for one. |
| 9.3 : Karn Sharma to Devdutt Padikkal, Paddikal comes down the track and pushes it to covers as he does not get to the pitch of it. |
| 9.4 : Karn Sharma to Devdutt Padikkal, SIX! BOOM! That is right off the middle. He sets out and gets to the pitch of it. Then lofts it over the long on fence for a biggie. |
| 9.5 : Karn Sharma to Devdutt Padikkal, Steps out again but this time gets a little too close to the pitch of the delivery. It jammed down to long off for one. |
| 9.6 : Karn Sharma to Virat Kohli, Another single as this is driven through mid off for one more. |
| 0.0 : DRINKS! It has been quite watchful from Bangalore so far but they have just lost the one wicket and are going along nicely. They have a deep batting line-up so one would believe they would look to accelerate now. Chennai will need wickets at regular intervals or they will be chasing a big total. |
| 10.1 : Shardul Thakur to Virat Kohli, Back of a length on off, Kohli looks to loft but gets an outside edge. It lands safely towards point. The batsmen cross ends. |
| 10.2 : Shardul Thakur to Devdutt Padikkal, OUT! CAUGHT! Simple catch for du Plessis! Back of a length on off, Padikkal looks to go over mid off but does get the distance on it. It goes towards the fielder where du Plessis takes a comfortable catch. Important wicket as Padikkal was looking to get a move on. Also, this stand was going well. |
| 10.3 : Shardul Thakur to Virat Kohli, Full delivery on middle, Kohli flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 10.4 : Shardul Thakur to AB de Villiers, Bouncer outside off, de Villiers leaves it alone. |
| 10.5 : Shardul Thakur to AB de Villiers, OUT! Second wicket in the over for Thakur! Full ball outside off, de Villiers looks to drive but gets an outside edge. It goes towards the keeper where MS Dhoni takes a comfortable catch. This is a huge wicket and this is a huge over. One which puts Chennai on top quite comfortably. |
| 10.6 : Shardul Thakur to Washington Sundar, Back of a length on off, Sundar keeps it out. |
| 11.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Virat Kohli, Loopy ball on off, Kohli punches it to long off for a single. |
| 11.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Washington Sundar, Tossed up on off, Sundar looks to flick but it takes a leading edge towards cover. |
| 11.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Washington Sundar, Outside off, Sundar pushes it to the off side for a single. |
| 11.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Washington Sundar, An appeal for LBW turned down! Floated on the off stump line, Sundar looks to play the reverse sweep but misses. He gets hit on the pads. There is an appeal for LBW but nothing from the umpire. |
| 11.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Virat Kohli, Tossed up on off, Kohli defends it back to the bowler. |
| 11.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Virat Kohli, On middle, defended out. |
| 12.1 : Karn Sharma to Washington Sundar, Flighted ball on middle, Sundar sweeps it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 12.3 : Karn Sharma to Virat Kohli, On middle, flicked to deep square leg for a single. |
| 12.2 : Karn Sharma to Virat Kohli, 2 runs, the cover drive is played for a couple of runs. |
| 12.4 : Karn Sharma to Washington Sundar, SIX! Powered! Bangalore need much more of these! Flighted ball on off, Sundar powers it over long on for a biggie. |
| 12.5 : Karn Sharma to Washington Sundar, Floated on middle, Sundar flicks it to deep mid-wicket. |
| 12.6 : Karn Sharma to Virat Kohli, Full on middle, Kohli pushes it to long on for a single. |
| 13.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Virat Kohli, An appeal turned down! Flatter on the pads, Kohli looks to flick but misses and it lobs off his pads to the keeper. Jadeja appeals frantically but nothing from the umpire. |
| 13.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Virat Kohli, 6000 runs for Virat Kohli in the Indian T20 League! Flatter ball on off, Kohli pushes it to deep point for a single. |
| 13.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Washington Sundar, Flat ball outside off, Sundar pushes it to cover. |
| 13.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Washington Sundar, Loopy ball on the pads, Sundar works it to short fine leg for a single. |
| 13.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Virat Kohli, Floated ball outside off, Kohli punches it throiugh cover-point and picks up a couple before the fielder cuts it off. |
| 13.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Virat Kohli, Tossed up on off, Kohli pushes it to long off for a single. |
| 14.1 : Sam Curran to Virat Kohli, TOP EDGE AND SIX! Banaglore won't mind! Short ball around middle, Kohli dances down and looks to pull but it takes the top edge and it goes over the keeper for a maximum. |
| 14.2 : Sam Curran to Virat Kohli, Full ball on middle, Kohli flicks it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 14.3 : Sam Curran to Washington Sundar, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Sam Curran returns and picks up a wicket! Sundar's promotion up the order does not work and he has to depart. Back of a length ball outside off, Sundar looks to cut but gets a thick outside edge back towards Dhoni who won't drop these. Chennai taking wickets at the right time. |
| Shivam Dube walks out to bat! |
| 14.4 : Sam Curran to Shivam Dube, Good length ball on the pads, Dube works it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 14.5 : Sam Curran to Virat Kohli, Length ball on off, Kohli punches it down to long off and crosses over for a single. |
| 14.6 : Sam Curran to Shivam Dube, Length ball on middle, Dube works it to mid-wicket. |
| 15.1 : Karn Sharma to Virat Kohli, Flatter on middle, Kohli works it to long on for a single. |
| 15.2 : Karn Sharma to Shivam Dube, Floated ball on off, Dube defends it to cover. |
| 15.3 : Karn Sharma to Shivam Dube, Flatter ball on middle, Dube flicks it back to the bowler. |
| 15.4 : Karn Sharma to Shivam Dube, WIDE! Down the leg side, Dube looks to flick but misses. Wided. |
| Karn Sharma to Shivam Dube, Quicker on middle, Dube tucks it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 15.5 : Karn Sharma to Virat Kohli, Flighted ball on middle, Kohli works it to the leg side and takes a single. |
| 15.6 : Karn Sharma to Shivam Dube, FOUR! Hammered! Flatter ball on middle, Dube smashes it over the bowler's head for a boundary. A much-needed one for Bangalore. |
| 16.1 : Shardul Thakur to Virat Kohli, Good length ball on middle, Kohli works it to long on where Faf fumbles, allowing the batters to take a couple. |
| 16.2 : Shardul Thakur to Virat Kohli, Another couple! Good length ball on middle, Kohli uses his feet and then flicks it wide of long on for another couple of runs. |
| 16.3 : Shardul Thakur to Virat Kohli, Length ball on middle, Virat nudges it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 16.4 : Shardul Thakur to Shivam Dube, FOUR! Bangalore needed a boundary and they get one! Short ball around middle, Dube pulls it in front of square on the leg side for a boundary. |
| 16.5 : Shardul Thakur to Shivam Dube, Full ball on off, Dube pushes it to mid off and takes a single. |
| 16.6 : Shardul Thakur to Virat Kohli, FOUR! What a way to bring up fifty! 38th fifty in the Indian T20 League, going along with 5 hundreds! He needs to provide a big finish! Short ball on the pads, Kohli whips it to the deep square leg region for a boundary. |
| 0.0 : DRINKS! Bangalore need to get a move on! There are four overs to go and they will look to get close to the 150-run mark. Most of the run scoring will depend on Kohli and he would hope the rest could bat around. Chennai, on the other hand, will try and keep the opposition below the 140-run mark. Regular wickets is what they will need to take. |
| 17.1 : Sam Curran to Shivam Dube, DROPPED AND SIX! Good start to the over for Bangalore! Full ball on off, Dube heaves it towards long off. Jagadeesan settles himself, got himself positioned but it bounces off his hands and over the fence for a maximum. |
| 17.2 : Sam Curran to Shivam Dube, Yorker on off, Dube pushes it to the off side for a single. |
| 17.3 : Sam Curran to Virat Kohli, WIDE! Very wide! Full ball outside off, Kohli fails to dig it out. Wide given. |
| Sam Curran to Virat Kohli, SIX! Powered! This one is turning out to be a big over! Good length ball on off, Kohli hammers it over long on for a biggie. |
| 17.4 : Sam Curran to Virat Kohli, Low full toss outside off, Kohli drives it through extra cover and picks up a couple before the fielder cuts it off. |
| 17.5 : Sam Curran to Virat Kohli, WIDE! Good length ball outside off, Kohli looks to drive but misses. Wided. |
| Sam Curran to Virat Kohli, SIX! What a shot from Virat Kohli! This was about his wrists and timing! Full ball on the pads, Kohli dances down the track and then uses his wrists to flick it over deep square leg for a maximum. |
| 17.6 : Sam Curran to Virat Kohli, Very full outside off, Kohli reaches out for it and then plays it to third man for a single. |
| 18.1 : Shardul Thakur to Virat Kohli, SIX! Kohli is on fire at the moment! He is bringing Bangalore back in the game! Good length ball on off, Kohli dances down the track and lifts it over the long on region for a maximum. 50-run partnership comes up. |
| 18.2 : Shardul Thakur to Virat Kohli, NO BALL! A Free hit will follow! Thakur looks to bowl the yorker but it ends up as a full toss above the waist! Kohli pulls it to deep mid-wicket where Jadeja drops a catch but it won't matter. A couple taken. |
| Shardul Thakur to Virat Kohli, FREE HIT! Very full ball outside off, Kohli punches it towards point where the fielder fails to hold on. Only a single though. |
| 18.3 : Shardul Thakur to Shivam Dube, Very full on off, Dube drives it wide of long off for a single. |
| 18.4 : Shardul Thakur to Shivam Dube, Up in the air but safe! Full ball outside off, Dube looks to lift it over cover but it takes the top edge and goes towards extra cover. Watson goes after it but it falls safely. Two taken. |
| 18.5 : Shardul Thakur to Shivam Dube, Yorker on middle, Dube drives but straight to the bowler. A precious dot ball. |
| 18.6 : Shardul Thakur to Shivam Dube, Excellent end to the over! Very full ball outside off, Dube fails to dig it out. No wide signalled. |
| 19.1 : Dwayne Bravo to Virat Kohli, FOUR! What kind of shot is that from Virat Kohli? We don't often see him do this but he has played it perfectly! Fullish ball outside off, Kohli shuffles across and then paddles it to the fine leg region for a boundary. |
| 19.2 : Dwayne Bravo to Virat Kohli, That was hit hard! Bravo did well to get his two hands on it. Full on off, Kohli hammers it straight back to the bowler. Bravo takes evasive action and gets a hand on it. The ball rolls towards long on and the batters take a couple. |
| 19.3 : Dwayne Bravo to Virat Kohli, Excellent running! Very full ball outside off, Kohli drives it to backward point and takes off for a couple. He dives and makes it back. How quick is Virat Kohli? |
| 19.4 : Dwayne Bravo to Virat Kohli, Good length ball outside off, Kohli drives it wide of long off for a couple. |
| 19.5 : Dwayne Bravo to Virat Kohli, Another couple of runs! Low full toss on middle, Kohli whips it to the deep mid-wicket region and picks up a couple. |
| 19.6 : Dwayne Bravo to Virat Kohli, WIDE! Bravo does not get away with that! Good length ball outside off, Kohli lets it go to the keeper. Wide signalled. |
| Dwayne Bravo to Virat Kohli, A single to end the innings! Very full ball outside off, Kohli can only drive it to extra cover for just a single. 14 runs from the last over. BANGALORE FINISH ON 169 FOR 4. |
| More than 70 runs in the last 5 overs means it is Bangalore who will head into the break as the happier side. They have just the one man to thank and that is their skipper. He has led from the front and had it not been for him, Bangalore would have probably not even got to 140. After losing Finch early, Padikkal and Kohli steadied the ship. Bangalore though lost three wickets in quick succession and were in trouble. However, Kohli then took the onus onto him and found an able partner in Shiva |
| The Chennai bowling was very controlled and good till the 15th over. Thakur was excellent. Chahar began really well and Karn Sharma too did a good job. However, it was towards the end their bowlers took a real pounding. Curran ended up conceding a lot of runs. Bravo and Thakur too leaked runs towards the end. Dhoni will be very disappointed with how things ended as he knows his side should have kept them below the 160-run mark. |
| Shivam Dube is there for a chat. He says that he is happy that they reached that score. Adds that he just went for sixes but did what he could do to his best. Says that they need to be fit when batting with Kohli as he is very quick. Adds that the pitch is quiet slow and it is not easy. |
| Now then, the wicket is slow which means the target is a big one! It is not going to be an easy chase and Bangalore do have variety in their bowling. Chennai will need someone to play an innings similar to what Kohli played. Do they have someone like that? We will find out. |
| 0.1 : We are back for the chase! The Bangalore players make their way out followed by Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis. Chris Morris will start with the ball for Bangalore. |
| 0.6 : Navdeep Saini will bowl from the other end with the new ball. |
| 1.2 : Navdeep Saini to Faf du Plessis, Attacks the stumps again. Faf keeps it out. |
| 0.1 : Chris Morris to Shane Watson, Some swing for Morris! It is fuller and outside off, shapes away. Watson is a touch late into the shot. He is beaten as he looks to hit it through the off side. |
| 0.2 : Chris Morris to Shane Watson, BEATEN! Once again some movement! It is on a length and around off, shapes away. Watson pushes at it tentatively, gets beaten. |
| 0.3 : Chris Morris to Shane Watson, FOUR! Watson is off the mark in style! Morris looks to bring this one back in but strays in line. It is on the pads, Watson works it over square leg for a boundary. |
| 0.4 : Chris Morris to Shane Watson, Watson would feel he misses out there! It is short and outside off, Watson cuts but to point. |
| 0.5 : Chris Morris to Shane Watson, Back of a length and around off, Watson stays back and defends it towards point. |
| 0.6 : Chris Morris to Shane Watson, Just the 4 from the first over! Shorter in length and outside off, it is guided to point. |
| 1.1 : Navdeep Saini to Faf du Plessis, Length and on off, Faf stays back and defends it. |
| 1.3 : Navdeep Saini to Faf du Plessis, BEATEN! Fuller and outside off, Faf looks to drive but the ball zips through and goes past the outside edge. |
| 1.4 : Navdeep Saini to Faf du Plessis, WIDE! Way too short. Left alone. Wided. |
| Navdeep Saini to Faf du Plessis, Fuller and on off, Faf pushes it to the left of the mid off fielder for one. He is off the mark. |
| 1.5 : Navdeep Saini to Shane Watson, Good length and on off, it is pushed to mid off. |
| 1.6 : Navdeep Saini to Shane Watson, A very good start by Saini! Length and on off, Watson guides it to point. |
| 2.1 : Isuru Udana to Faf du Plessis, Back of a length and on off, it is pushed towards mid off for one. |
| 2.2 : Isuru Udana to Shane Watson, Back of a length again and on off, it is pushed to covers. |
| 2.3 : Isuru Udana to Shane Watson, Udana attacks the stumps. Watson defends it nicely. |
| 2.4 : Isuru Udana to Shane Watson, Nicely pulled but only for one! Shorter and on middle, Watson pulls it through square leg for one. |
| 2.5 : Isuru Udana to Faf du Plessis, Outside off, this is hit nicely through covers for one. |
| 2.6 : Isuru Udana to Shane Watson, FOUR! A welcome, welcome boundary! Poor from Udana. He had short fine leg and a normal square leg and he ends up bowling it on the pads. Watson whips it over the square leg fielder and ends the over in style. |
| Washington Sundar is into the attack now. |
| 3.1 : Washington Sundar to Faf du Plessis, Tossed up delivery on middle, du Plessis pushes it through mid on for a run. |
| 3.2 : Washington Sundar to Shane Watson, Flighted delivery on leg, Watson looks to sweep but misses it and gets hit on the pads. There is an appeal for LBW but nothing from the umpire. |
| 3.3 : Washington Sundar to Shane Watson, Floated delivery on middle, Watson pushes it through mid on for a single. |
| 3.4 : Washington Sundar to Faf du Plessis, Loopy ball on off, du Plessis lofts over mid on for a couple. |
| 3.5 : Washington Sundar to Faf du Plessis, On middle, du Plessis comes down the track and flicks it through mid-wicket. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 3.6 : Washington Sundar to Faf du Plessis, OUT! CAUGHT! Sundar comes into the attack and picks up a wicket immediately. It is of the big one, Faf du Plessis! Bangalore needed a good start and they have got it! Loopy ball on middle, du Plessis dances down the track and looks to heave it over deep mid-wicket but it has gone to the longer part of the ground. Morris settles himself under it at deep mid-wicket and takes a comfortable catch. Chennai need 151 in 16 overs. |
| Ambati Rayudu is the next man in. Navdeep Saini is back on. |
| 4.1 : Navdeep Saini to Ambati Rayudu, On off, defended. |
| 4.2 : Navdeep Saini to Ambati Rayudu, A couple! Length and outside off, it is guided past point for two. |
| 4.3 : Navdeep Saini to Ambati Rayudu, BEATEN! That is a beauty! Just outside off, Rayudu looks to defend but is beaten. |
| Navdeep Saini to Ambati Rayudu, Length again and on off, it is pushed back to the bowler. |
| 4.5 : Navdeep Saini to Ambati Rayudu, Rayudu gives Saini the charge and it is banged short outside off. Rayudu looks to cut but is beaten. |
| 4.6 : Navdeep Saini to Ambati Rayudu, A good shot but for no runs! A brilliant over! Fuller and on off, it is pushed to mid off. |
| 5.1 : Washington Sundar to Shane Watson, Flatter on the pads, Watson flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 5.2 : Washington Sundar to Shane Watson, Quicker on off, Watson plays it back to the bowler. |
| 5.3 : Washington Sundar to Shane Watson, FOUR! Errs in line and Sundar gets punished! Darts this on the pads, Watson sweeps it to the deep square leg region for a boundary. |
| 5.4 : Washington Sundar to Shane Watson, OUT! TIMBER! Sundar has the last laugh and he is on fire at the moment! Two wickets in two overs! Both the openers back in the hut for Chennai and they are in trouble. Sundar bowls a quicker ball on middle, Watson goes on his knees and then looks to sweep but misses and the ball goes onto hit the middle stump. The Bangalore players are ecstatic and rightly so. Chennai needs 145 from 86 balls. |
| 5.5 : Washington Sundar to Narayan Jagadeesan, Flatter ball on off, Jagadeesan plays it to cover. |
| 5.6 : Washington Sundar to Narayan Jagadeesan, Quicker delivery on middle, Jagadeesan flicks it through square leg for a single. |
| 5.4 : Narayan Jagadeesan walks out to bat! |
| 6.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Narayan Jagadeesan, Flatter on off, Jagadeesan pushes it to cover. |
| 6.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Narayan Jagadeesan, Tossed up on off, Narayan prods forward and then pushes it to deep cover for a single. |
| 6.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Ambati Rayudu, Flatter ball outside off, Rayudu punches it to deep cover for a single. |
| 6.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Narayan Jagadeesan, Full on middle, Jagadeesan pushes it to long on for a single. |
| 6.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Ambati Rayudu, Flatter on middle, Rayudu tucks it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 6.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Narayan Jagadeesan, Tossed up on middle, Jagadeesan defends it back to the bowler. |
| 7.1 : Washington Sundar to Ambati Rayudu, Floated on the pads, Ambati flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 7.2 : Washington Sundar to Narayan Jagadeesan, Quicker one on off, Narayan pushes it to the off side for a single. |
| 7.3 : Washington Sundar to Ambati Rayudu, Short ball on the pads, Ambati pulls it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 7.4 : Washington Sundar to Narayan Jagadeesan, Full on middle, Jagadeesan sweeps it to short fine leg. |
| 7.5 : Washington Sundar to Narayan Jagadeesan, Flatter on the pads, Narayan works it to deep square leg and crosses over for a single. |
| 7.6 : Washington Sundar to Ambati Rayudu, Short and outside off, Rayudu taps it to deep point for a single. |
| 8.1 : Isuru Udana to Ambati Rayudu, Good length ball outside off, Rayudu drives it to long off for a single. |
| 8.2 : Isuru Udana to Narayan Jagadeesan, On a length on off, Jagadeesan plays it to point and takes a single. |
| 8.3 : Isuru Udana to Ambati Rayudu, FOUR! That's well played from Ambati Rayudu! Back of a length ball around off, Rayudu waits for it and then upper cuts it over the keeper's head for a boundary. |
| 8.4 : Isuru Udana to Ambati Rayudu, Good length ball on off, Rayudu defends it to the point region for a single. |
| 8.5 : Isuru Udana to Narayan Jagadeesan, Short ball around the pads, Jagadeesan pulls it to fine leg for a run. |
| 8.6 : Isuru Udana to Ambati Rayudu, Just short! Short ball around off, Rayudu dances down the track and then looks to play the upper cut. It takes the upper half of the bat and it goes towards third man. Chahal runs ahead but collects it on the bounce. A single taken. |
| 9.1 : Chris Morris to Ambati Rayudu, Good length ball on middle, Rayudu nudges it to mid-wicket. |
| 9.2 : Chris Morris to Ambati Rayudu, Length ball on middle, Rayudu works it to the leg side. Another dot. |
| 9.3 : Chris Morris to Ambati Rayudu, Full ball on middle, Rayudu flicks it to deep mid-wicket and takes a couple. |
| 9.4 : Chris Morris to Ambati Rayudu, Shortish on middle, Rayudu pulls it to deep mid-wicket for just a single. |
| 9.5 : Chris Morris to Narayan Jagadeesan, PLAY AND A MISS! Nicely bowled! Short ball outside off, Jagadeesan dances down the track and looks to cut but misses. |
| 0.0 : DRINKS! Chennai need a partnership and they also need to score quickly. They need the two batsmen to bat as long as possible if they are to have a chance. Bangalore, on the other hand, will want more of the same. |
| 9.6 : Chris Morris to Narayan Jagadeesan, Another play and a miss! Short outside off, Jagadeesan dances down the track and looks to pull but misses. 123 needed from the last 10. |
| 10.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Ambati Rayudu, Flatter on middle, Rayudu flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 10.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Narayan Jagadeesan, FOUR! Well played! Loopy ball outside off, Jagadeesan dances down the track and lifts it wide of the long off fielder for a boundary. |
| 10.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Narayan Jagadeesan, Quicker on off, Narayan defends it to cover for a single. |
| 10.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Ambati Rayudu, Flatter on middle, Rayudu works it to long on for a single. |
| 0.0 : Yuzvendra Chahal is back on. 1-0-4-0 are his figures so far. |
| 10.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Narayan Jagadeesan, Outside off, Jagadeesan punches it to cover. |
| 10.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Narayan Jagadeesan, Flatter on middle, Jagadeesan works it to deep square leg and picks up a couple. Good over from Chahal though. 9 from it but considering the required run rate, it is a very good one. |
| 11.1 : Navdeep Saini to Ambati Rayudu, FOUR! Clears the infield! Good start to the over for Chennai! Good length ball on off, Rayudu dances down the pitch and lifts it over the mid off fielder for a boundary. |
| 11.2 : Navdeep Saini to Ambati Rayudu, Short ball around off, Rayudu looks to pull but it takes the inside edge onto the pads. |
| 0.0 : Navdeep Saini is back on. |
| 11.3 : Navdeep Saini to Ambati Rayudu, WIDE! Down the leg side, Rayudu looks to flick but misses. Wided. |
| Navdeep Saini to Ambati Rayudu, Good length ball on middle, Rayudu flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 11.4 : Navdeep Saini to Ambati Rayudu, Fullish ball on middle, Ambati works it to mid-wicket for another dot. Pressure building on Chennai. |
| 11.5 : Navdeep Saini to Ambati Rayudu, Full toss outside off, Ambati slashes it through the point region and picks up only a single. Rayudu missed out there. |
| 11.6 : Navdeep Saini to Narayan Jagadeesan, Full ball on off, Jagadeesan pushes it to cover and takes a single. 107 needed from 8 overs. |
| 12.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Narayan Jagadeesan, FOUR! Nicely swept away! Tossed up on the pads, Jagadeesan goes on his knees and then sweeps it to the deep square leg region for a boundary. |
| 12.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Narayan Jagadeesan, Floated outside off, Jagadeesan lifts it towards extra cover for a single. |
| 12.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Ambati Rayudu, Excellent bowling from Chahal! Flatter outside off, Rayudu lets it go. No wide. |
| 12.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Ambati Rayudu, Full on middle, Rayudu heaves it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 12.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Narayan Jagadeesan, FOUR! What a shot that is from Narayan Jagadeesan! Loopy ball outside off, Jagadeesan goes on his knees and then reverse sweeps it over the point fielder for a boundary. |
| 12.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Narayan Jagadeesan, Flighted ball outside off, NJ looks to sweep but misses. Wided. |
| Yuzvendra Chahal to Narayan Jagadeesan, On middle, Jagadeesan plays it to long on for a single. |
| 13.1 : Shivam Dube to Narayan Jagadeesan, FOUR! Another over starts with a boundary! Short ball on middle, Jagadeesan waits for it and pulls it in front of square on the leg side for a boundary. |
| 13.2 : Shivam Dube to Narayan Jagadeesan, Good length ball outside off, Jagadeesan punches it to cover. Rayudu wants the single but is sent back. Finch has a shy at the bowler's end but misses and an overthrow is pinched. Rayudu was a goner. |
| 13.3 : Shivam Dube to Ambati Rayudu, FOUR! Excellent batting from Rayudu! They are targetting Dube! Full on off, Rayudu shuffles across and then flicks it to the backward square leg region for a boundary. |
| 13.4 : Shivam Dube to Ambati Rayudu, Short ball on off, Rayudu pulls it towards long on for a single. |
| 13.5 : Shivam Dube to Narayan Jagadeesan, Full ball outside off, Jagadeesan heaves it wide of long on and takes a couple. |
| 13.6 : Shivam Dube to Narayan Jagadeesan, WIDE! Down the leg side, Narayan lets it go. Wided. |
| Shivam Dube to Narayan Jagadeesan, On off, punched towards the off side for a single. Good over for Chennai as 14 runs come from it. |
| 0.0 : DRINKS! 95 needed in 42! The two have now started to step on the gas but they need to keep going! Bangalore need to break this stand, The longer they go on, the pressure will increase on the bowling side. However, if they manage to keep it nice and simple and do the basics right. They will finish the game on top. Shivam Dube is into the attack. |
| 14.1 : Navdeep Saini to Narayan Jagadeesan, PLAY AND A MISS! Good length ball outside off, Jagadeesan looks to guide it to the third man region but misses it. |
| 14.2 : Navdeep Saini to Narayan Jagadeesan, OUT! RUN OUT! Chris Morris with a brilliant piece of work! Chennai lose their third and they did not want that at all. Full toss on off, Jagadeesan pushes it wide of mid off and takes off for a single. Morris collects, takes aim at the bowler's end and hits. Jagadeesan was well out of the picture. 81 needed from 34 balls. |
| MS Dhoni is the new batsman in. |
| 14.3 : Navdeep Saini to Ambati Rayudu, FOUR! Nicely played from Rayudu! He needs to continue! Fullish ball on off, Rayudu heaves it to the deep square leg region for a boundary. |
| 14.4 : Navdeep Saini to Ambati Rayudu, WIDE! Was that a wide? I think that was a harsh call! Back of a length ball outside off, Rayudu looks to cut but misses. Wide given. |
| Navdeep Saini to Ambati Rayudu, SWING AND A MISS! Good length ball outside off, Rayudu looks to swing it away but fails to get any bat on it. |
| 14.5 : Navdeep Saini to Ambati Rayudu, Very full on middle, Rayudu drives it to long on for a single. |
| 14.6 : Navdeep Saini to MS Dhoni, Good length ball outside off, Dhoni punches it to deep cover for a single. |
| 15.1 : Yuzvendra Chahal to MS Dhoni, Shorter and outside off, it is slapped through covers for one. |
| 15.2 : Yuzvendra Chahal to Ambati Rayudu, Rayudu comes down the track and hits it hard but flat to the left of long on. Kohli runs to his left and fields it nicely. One taken. |
| 15.3 : Yuzvendra Chahal to MS Dhoni, SIX! Powered! This is right in the arc. Full and on middle, it is hit down towards the long on fence for a biggie. Dhoni seems to have come out with intent. |
| 15.4 : Yuzvendra Chahal to MS Dhoni, There was intent in the way he ran there. On middle, it is worked through mid-wicket for two. |
| 15.5 : Yuzvendra Chahal to MS Dhoni, Slower through the air and on leg, Dhoni swings but misses. It hits his pad. |
| 15.6 : Yuzvendra Chahal to MS Dhoni, OUT! TAKEN! Dhoni holes out! That is a huge setback for Chennai in this chase! Chahal does the job for his side. It is full and on off, Dhoni looks to smash it but gets a little too close to the pitch of the ball. He hits it flat and he gets caught by Gurkeerat. |
| 16.1 : Chris Morris to Ambati Rayudu, Full delivery on middle, Rayudu flicks it towards fine leg for a single. |
| 0.0 : Kohli takes the review for caught behind! It looks close. Let's see what happens. |
| 16.2 : Chris Morris to Sam Curran, OUT! CAUGHT! There is a feather and Curran has to go! Short ball around middle, Curran looks to pull but gets a faint edge back to the keeper. Bangalore appeal but nothing from the umpire. Kohli takes the review and Ultra Edge shows that there is a spike. Curran walks back. Ravindra Jadeja is the next man in. |
| 16.3 : Chris Morris to Ravindra Jadeja, Short ball on off, Jadeja cuts it to point. |
| 0.0 : Sam Curran  is the next man in. |
| 16.4 : Chris Morris to Ravindra Jadeja, Full ball on off, Jadeja lofts it uppishly towards covers for a run. |
| 16.5 : Chris Morris to Ambati Rayudu,  Full delivery on off, Rayudu drives it to covers. |
| 16.6 : Chris Morris to Ambati Rayudu, Full again on off, Rayudu flicks it through square leg for a run. |
| 17.1 : Isuru Udana to Ambati Rayudu, Full ball on off, Rayudu drives it through point. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 17.2 : Isuru Udana to Ambati Rayudu, Full delivery on off, Rayudu lofts it over point. The batsmen pick up a couple. |
| 17.3 : Isuru Udana to Ambati Rayudu, OUT! BOWLED! Excellent ball from Udana! Slower ball does the trick for him! Rayudu's struggle ends! Slower yorker on middle, Rayudu looks to paddle scoop but misses and the ball goes onto hit the stumps. |
| Dwayne Bravo is the next man in. |
| 17.4 : Isuru Udana to Dwayne Bravo, Full delivery on off, Bravo drives it through covers. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 17.5 : Isuru Udana to Dwayne Bravo, Full ball on off, Bravo flicks it over mid-wicket for a run. |
| 17.6 : Isuru Udana to Ravindra Jadeja, Full delivery on middle, Jadeja drives it through mid on for a single. |
| 18.1 : Chris Morris to Ravindra Jadeja, Full ball on off, Jadeja drives it through point for a run. |
| 18.2 : Chris Morris to Dwayne Bravo, Yorker on middle, Bravo digs it towards mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 18.3 : Chris Morris to Dwayne Bravo, DROPPED! Padikkal drops a sitter! Full delivery on off, Bravo lofts it over point but mistimes it towards mid off. Padikkal chases from long off, gets under the ball but spills it. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 18.4 : Chris Morris to Dwayne Bravo, OUT! CAUGHT! Morris gets his second wicket! Full toss on off, Bravo lofts it over mid off but does not get the distance on it. It goes towards long off where Padikkal takes a comfortable catch. Padikkal makes up for it with this catch. Brilliant stuff from Chris Morris. |
| 18.5 : Chris Morris to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! That is put away! Short delivery on middle, Jadeja pulls it over square leg for a boundary. |
| 18.6 : Chris Morris to Ravindra Jadeja, OUT! CAUGHT! Morris gets his third wicket! Full toss on middle, Jadeja lofts it over mid-wicket but does not get the distance on it. It goes towards the fielder where Gurkeerat Singh Mann takes a simple catch. |
| Shardul Thakur is the next man in. |
| 19.1 : Isuru Udana to Deepak Chahar, Full on middle, Chahar flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 19.2 : Isuru Udana to Deepak Chahar, Full on middle, Chahar whips it wide of the long on fielder and picks up a couple. |
| 19.3 : Isuru Udana to Deepak Chahar, SWING AND A MISS! Fuller one outside off, Chahar looks to swing it away but misses. |
| 19.4 : Isuru Udana to Deepak Chahar, PLAY AND A MISS! Good length ball outside off, Chahar looks to swing but fails to make any conncection. |
| 19.6 : Isuru Udana to Shardul Thakur, That's it! Yorker on middle, Shardul drives it to long on for a single. BANGALORE WIN BY 37 RUNS. |
| 19.5 : Isuru Udana to Deepak Chahar, Top edge but safe! Full ball on off, Chahar looks to heave it away but it takes the top edge and it lands safely at point. A single taken. |
| 19.6 : The bowling was excellent from Bangalore! Sundar was brilliant up front. So were the pacers who bowled in the Powerplay. Chahal was a touch expensive but due to the excellent performance from Morris and Sundar, him being expensive did not matter. Overall, it is an excellent performance from Bangalore which was led by their skipper. |
| MS Dhoni, the Chennai skipper, says that the last 4 overs in their bowling was poor. Adds that the batting is a worry and it was evident in this game as well. States that they are better off playing the big shots and if they get out, it does not matter and they will look at doing that in the upcoming games. Goes onto say that their batting has lacked firepower in the middle overs and ultimately the batters need to have an idea about which shot to play and they have not come with a plan on how to |
| Washington Sundar is in for a chat. He says that he is very happy in the Powerplay and is pleased to do well against a team like Chennai. Adds that everything is working according to plan. Sundar mentions that it is hard to bowl in the Powerplay and hopes that he continues to perform well. States that Morris was brilliant and everything went well for them. Says that they did not plan a lot and is happy that they are on the winning side. |
| Virat Kohli, the Bangalore skipper and the MAN OF THE MATCH, says it one of their most complete performances. They got into a tricky situation in the first half but they pushed forward nicely. They felt 150 would be great but they ended up getting 20 plus on that tricky wicket and he is very pleased with the win. Mentions it is about understanding the conditions and respecting the game and it always gives you extra. Informs he was putting a lot of pressure on himself and was not watching the bal |
| That's all from this game! What a win for Bangalore! They get their fourth win of the tournament and are full of confidence after this victory! Chennai, on the other hand, have been poor with the bat and that is a thing they need to improve upon. The weekend is not over yet as Sunday, 11th October sees another double-header starting with the clash between Rajasthan and Hyderabad, followed by Delhi going up against Mumbai. The action starts at 1400 Local (1000 GMT). The build-up will begin much b |
| A very convincing win in the end for Bangalore! To be honest after the carnage Kohli caused with the bat towards the end in their innings it probably sealed the game for his side. 170 was always going to be a very tough chase. Chennai needed something special but no one produced anything. The openers fell cheaply. Jagadeesan and Narayan did play themselves in but got out when it was time to up the ante. Dhoni too could not do something out of the box. In the end, it ws a target which was way abo |
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