| 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. |
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