| 1.6 : 1.6: 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. |
| 2.5 : 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. |
| 5.1 : 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. |
| 5.4 : 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. |
| 6.3 : 6.3: 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. |
| 9.4 : 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. |
| 10.2 : 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. |
| 10.5 : 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. |
| 12.4 : 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. |
| 14.1 : 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. |
| 14.3 : 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. |
| 15.6 : 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. |
| 16.4 : 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. |
| 16.6 : 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. |
| 17.1 : 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. |
| 17.3 : 17.3: 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. |
| 17.5 : 17.5: 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. |
| 18.1 : 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. |
| 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. |
| 0.3 : 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. |
| 2.6 : 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. |
| 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. |
| 5.3 : 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 : 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. |
| 8.3 : 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. |
| 10.2 : 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. |
| 11.1 : 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. |
| 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. |
| 12.5 : 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. |
| 13.1 : 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. |
| 13.3 : 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. |
| 14.2 : 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. |
| 14.3 : 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. |
| 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. |
| 15.6 : 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. |
| 16.2 : 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. |
| 17.3 : 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. |
| 18.4 : 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 : 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 : 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. |
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