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Chennai vs Hyderabad Live Commentary, Match 41, Indian Premier League, 2019, April 23, 2019

SRH 175/3 (20)
Chennai Super Kings beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 6 wickets
CSK 176/4 (19.5)
Match over
Sunrisers Hyderabad Inning Chennai Super Kings Inning
0.0 : Welcome to match 41 of this edition's Indian T20 League, where Chennai host Hyderabad. Both sides come into this one in contrasting run. The hosts are on a 2 game losing rrun whereas, the visitors are on a 2 game winning run. Chennai are back home after 4 away games on the trot and will look to continue their domination at home and win their 5th game here. Hyderabad meanwhile travel for the first time after 3 home games. They will miss the services of their skipper, Kane Williamson who has flown
Pitch Report - Darren Ganga is the pitch expert for tonight. He says that the spinners will be important here as there is more spin on offer here than any other pitch. Informs us that there is no grass on the wicket but there will be moisture. Mentions that the last game played at this venue, Chennai scored 175 on this pitch and he believes it will be down to the execution of the batsmen.
TOSS - Chennai win the toss and elect to field first.
MS Dhoni says they will bowl first. States that it's good to be back here and is looking forward to playing at this venue. Mentions that when you're not travelling so much, it helps and the scheduling of their matches in this tournament has helped his side a lot. On changes, Dhoni informs that Harbhajan Singh comes in for Shardul Thakur. Continues to say that Bhajji's experience will help them a lot. Reckons that the shot selection needs to be better, and chasing tonight will give his batsmen th
Bhuvneshwar Kumar says they would have bowled first as well as he's unsure how the wicket will play. Informs that the team will miss Kane Williamson but hopes that David Warner and Jonny Bairstow can continue their good form. Tells everyone that there is no worry regarding the form of the middle order batting. Mentions that Kane Williamson and Shahbaz Nadeem are out of this one and Shakib Al Hasan and Manish Pandey come into the team. Ends by saying that the middle order is the place where they
Chennai XI - Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni (WK/C), Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Harbhajan Singh (IN), Imran Tahir
Hyderabad XI - David Warner, Jonny Bairstow (WK), Manish Pandey (IN), Vijay Shankar, Shakib Al Hasan (IN), Yusuf Pathan, Deepak Hooda, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar (C), Sandeep Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed
We are all set to begin. The umpires are out in the middle. MS Dhoni and his men are out in the field too and taking their fielding positions. The explosive pair of Jonny Bairstow and David Warner are the openers for Hyderabad. Deepak Chahar to start the proceedings with the new ball for Chennai.
0.1 : D Chahar to D Warner, Swing straightaway for Chahar. Good length ball on middle. The ball angles in after pitching. Warner defends it late off his front foot.
0.2 : D Chahar to D Warner, WIDE! Chahar misses his line and bowls it wide outside off. It is outside the tramline. Wide signalled.
D Chahar to D Warner, Almost a calamitous start for Hyderabad. Good length ball on middle, it comes in after pitching. Warner defends it to the on side and looks for a single. He comes out of his crease but Bairstow is not interested. Deepak Chahar gets to the ball and has a shy at the batsman's end but misses. Replays show Warner would have been in had he hit.
0.3 : D Chahar to D Warner, Warner is off the mark. Good length ball on the pads, Warner flicks it wide of fine leg and gets a couple.
0.4 : D Chahar to D Warner, Slightly fuller outside off, Warner looks to cut it but it goes to the keeper on the bounce off the bottom edge.
0.5 : D Chahar to D Warner, Full on the pads, Warner defends it off his front foot.
0.6 : D Chahar to D Warner, Fuller on middle and leg, Warner strokes it towards mid on and keeps the strike with a single. Tight start from Chahar. 4 off the first over.
Harbhajan Singh to bowl from the other end.
1.1 : H Singh to D Warner, Harbhajan starts with a shorter delivery on the leg, Warner gets on his back foot and hits it towards cover and takes a single.
1.2 : H Singh to J Bairstow, Good turn on this. Flighted on middle. It is an off spinner, Bairstow shoulders arms to it and it flicks his thigh pad on its way to Dhoni.
1.3 : H Singh to J Bairstow, OUT! Just the start Chennai wanted. Harbhajan strikes in his very first over and the crowd here in Chennai is going bonkers. Quicker and straighter outside off, Bairstow looks to cut but gets an outside edge to the keeper. Dhoni takes the catch and goes up in celebration. Bairstow does not wait and starts walking. Huge, huge blow for Hyderabad and the dangerous Bairstow walks out without troubling the scorers.
Manish Pandey is the new batsman in.
1.4 : H Singh to M Pandey, FOUR! What a way to get off the mark. Manish does not wait long and takes the charge to Harbhajan in the very first over. Flighted on off, Manish lofts it straight over the bowler's head for a boundary.
1.5 : H Singh to M Pandey, Shorter on off, Pandey hits it straight to the man at cover.
1.6 : H Singh to M Pandey, Floated on the stumps, Manish blocks it to see off the over. Excellent start for Harbhajan. 5 runs and a wicket off his first over.
2.1 : D Chahar to D Warner, Good fielding. Short and wide outside off, Warner cuts it hard square of the wicket on the off side. Raina at point dives quickly to his right and saves a sureshot boundary.
2.2 : D Chahar to D Warner, Wide! Length delivery shaping down leg, Warner looks to flick but misses. Wide signalled by the umpire.
D Chahar to D Warner, Going away from the batsman, a length ball around off, it's kept out from inside the crease.
2.3 : D Chahar to D Warner, Drives this fuller length ball firmly to mid off. Wants the single but then decides against it.
2.4 : D Chahar to D Warner, FOUR! First boundary for Warner! Shorter on middle and off, Warner pulls it over mid-wicket. The track might be slow but the outfield is not and the ball beats the chasing fielder to the ropes.
2.5 : D Chahar to D Warner, On the pads, Warner flicks it to the fielder at square leg.
2.6 : D Chahar to D Warner, Full on off, Warner hits it to mid off and keeps the strike with a quick single.
3.1 : H Singh to D Warner, SIX! Just over! Tossed up delivery on off from Harbhajan. Warner takes his front leg out of the way and smokes it over the bowler's head. The ball just about clears the rope. First six of the evening.
3.2 : H Singh to D Warner, Shorter outside off, Warner slaps it wide of deep cover and gets a couple.
3.3 : H Singh to D Warner, Shorter around off, Warner slaps it straight to point.
3.4 : H Singh to D Warner, On the pads, David flicks it to the on side and gets a single.
3.5 : H Singh to M Pandey, Flatter outside off, Pandey hits it straight to the man at point.
3.6 : H Singh to M Pandey, SIX! Manish Pandey looks on fire tonight. He has played just 5 balls so far but is looking very dangerous. Tossed up on off, Pandey takes the aerial route and smokes it over long off for a maximum.
4.1 : D Chahar to D Warner, FOUR! Nice shot from David Warner. Length delivery on middle, Warner punches it past the bowler through mid off for a boundary.
4.2 : D Chahar to D Warner, Good length ball on middle. It comes in after pitching, Warner defends it with soft hands and takes a quick single as the ball goes towards the mid-wicket region.
4.3 : D Chahar to M Pandey, FOUR! Unstoppable! Good length ball on off, Manish Pandey hits it like a venom straight towards the bowler. Deepak Chahar for a minute thinks to stop it but then ducks under it. Good decision from him as it was hit with some power. The ball goes to the fence for a boundary at long off.
4.4 : D Chahar to M Pandey, Excellent fielding! Fuller on the pads, Pandey flicks it brilliantly through mid-wicket. Faf du Plessis gives it a chase and does extremely well and stops a run for his side with a dive. Three runs taken.
4.5 : D Chahar to D Warner, Good length ball outside off, Warner does not get on its way and leaves it.
4.6 : D Chahar to D Warner, Fuller on off, Warner strokes it to mid off and keeps the strike.
5.1 : H Singh to D Warner, Floated delivery on middle, Warner nudges it towards square leg for a single.
5.2 : H Singh to M Pandey, FOUR! Deft touch! It was tossed up on middle, Pandey flicks it towards fine leg for a boundary.
5.3 : H Singh to M Pandey, Flighted delivery on middle, Pandey defends it off the front foot.
5.4 : H Singh to M Pandey, Tossed up delivery on middle, Pandey flicks it through square leg. The batsmen pick up a couple.
5.5 : H Singh to M Pandey, FOUR! The partnership now moves to 49 and Manish Pandey is looking extremely comfortable out in the middle. Shorter outside off, Pandey gets on his back foot and cuts it through point for a boundary.
5.6 : H Singh to M Pandey, Floated on off, Pandey defends it off the back foot. Hyderabad are 54/1 after 6 overs. A good Powerplay for them. Both the batsmen are looking good after Jonny Bairstow's early departure.
Ravindra Jadeja is into the attack.
6.1 : R Jadeja to D Warner, FOUR! What a way to welcome Jadeja into the bowling attack. Jadeja gives it air and bowls it full on off, Warner clears his front leg and lofts it in the gap between mid-wicket and long on for a boundary. And with that, 50 partnership comes up between these two. A much-needed one for Hyderabad. They lost Bairstow early but these two have been brilliant and stabilized the innings well.
6.2 : R Jadeja to D Warner, Floated on off, Warner drives it wide of deep cover and gets a couple.
6.3 : R Jadeja to D Warner, Tossed up on off, Warner blocks it off his front foot.
6.4 : R Jadeja to D Warner, On the pads, Warner flicks it towards square leg and gets a single.
6.5 : R Jadeja to M Pandey, Flighted on off, Pandey strokes it to deep cover and takes a single.
6.6 : R Jadeja to D Warner, Shorter on the body, Warner pulls it wide of fine leg for a single. He keeps the strike.
Strategic Break! Bairstow's loss hasn't affected the visitors much, as Warner and Pandey have looked set and are playing their shots well. Chennai started well, with Harbhajan getting the first breakthrough, but haven't been able to capitalize since then. This next phase of play will be important for both sides. Also, Dwayne Bravo is into the attack.
7.1 : D Bravo to D Warner, Bravo starts with a good length delivery outside off, Warner flat-bats it but straight to mid off.
7.2 : D Bravo to D Warner, In the air but safe. Slower bouncer from Bravo. Warner is taken by surprise. He plays a half-hearted pull shot. Luckily for him it falls wide of Bravo. Warner looks for a quick single. Bravo gets to the ball and cannot collect it cleanly allowing them to complete the single with ease. Bravo is furious with himself. He knows Warner would have been in all sorts of trouble had he collected the ball cleanly.
7.3 : D Bravo to M Pandey, Length ball outside off, Pandey plays it towards point and rotates the strike.
7.4 : D Bravo to D Warner, On the pads, Warner flicks it to towards fine leg and rotates the strike.
7.5 : D Bravo to M Pandey, Back of a length ball outside off, Pandey cuts it to point and takes another single.
7.6 : D Bravo to D Warner, Fuller on middle and leg, Warner hits it wide of long on and gets a couple.
8.1 : R Jadeja to M Pandey, Full on off, Pandey drives it towards covers where Raina tries to collect the ball but misfields. It goes through him and Rayudu from deep cover does well to stop it. The batsmen take a single.
8.2 : R Jadeja to D Warner, Floated on middle, Warner hits it over mid on. The batsmen get two runs.
8.3 : R Jadeja to D Warner, Tossed up on off, David guides it towards third man for a single.
8.4 : R Jadeja to M Pandey, Full on off, Pandey drives it towards covers for a single.
8.5 : R Jadeja to D Warner, SIX! The power of David Warner. No ground is too big for him. Nails this to perfection. Tossed up around off, it turns in, the Aussie opener gets low and slog sweeps it into the mid-wicket stands for half a dozen.
8.6 : R Jadeja to D Warner, Flighted delivery on off, Warner makes room and plays it towards covers for a single. 12 runs have come from the over.
Imran Tahir is into the attack.
9.1 : I Tahir to D Warner, Short delivery on off, Warner pulls it through mid-wicket for a single.
9.2 : I Tahir to M Pandey, Tossed up on off, Pandey looks to cut but gets a bottom edge on this one.
9.3 : I Tahir to M Pandey, Very full on middle, Pandey hits it straight to Jadeja at cover.
9.4 : I Tahir to M Pandey, SIX! Pandey is in fine touch this evening. Flighted delivery on middle and leg, the batsman gets on one knee and slog sweeps it over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum.
9.5 : I Tahir to M Pandey, Floated on leg, Manish lofts it wide of deep mid-wicket and gets a couple.
9.6 : I Tahir to M Pandey, Single to end the over. Another good one for Hyderabad. 10 runs off Tahir's first. Flighted on off, Pandey strokes it to deep cover and keeps the strike.
Dwayne Bravo is back into the attack.
10.1 : D Bravo to M Pandey, FOUR! Perfect placement. Full on off, Pandey drives it stylishly through covers. The fielder in the deep runs to his right but cannot get close to the ball and the ball races away to the fence.
10.2 : D Bravo to M Pandey, WIDE! The pressure gets to Bravo. He misses the line with the slower one and bowls it down the leg side. Pandey looks to flick but misses. Wide signalled.
D Bravo to M Pandey, Fuller on middle, Pandey strokes it to long on and gets a single.
10.3 : D Bravo to D Warner, Slightly slower outside off, Warner swings his bat at it but misses.
10.4 : D Bravo to D Warner, Good length ball on off, Warner plays it uppishly towards point and gets a single.
10.5 : D Bravo to M Pandey, FOUR! Great way to get to his 13th fifty of the League. He has looked absolutely stunning tonight and he has justified his selection in the team. The fine leg was inside the circle, Bravo bowls it short on the body, Pandey manages to hit his pull wide of the fielder to get to his fifty.
10.6 : D Bravo to M Pandey, Follows the boundary with a single. Smart batting. Good length ball on the pads, Pandey flicks it away to the on side and keeps the strike.
11.1 : I Tahir to M Pandey, Tossed up delivery on middle, Pandey hits it over mid on for a single.
11.2 : I Tahir to D Warner, Fifty for David Warner. What a season he is having. He has continued his form and not let his foot off the gas. His second consecutive fifty. On the pads, Warner flicks it to square leg to get to his 43rd fifty in the League. Also, the 100-run stand comes up for this pair.
11.3 : I Tahir to M Pandey, Tossed up on middle, Pandey defends it off the back foot.
11.4 : I Tahir to M Pandey, Flighted delivery on middle, Pandey punches it towards mid on for a run.
11.5 : I Tahir to D Warner, Flighted delivery on middle, Warner flicks it towards mid-wicket for a run.
11.6 : I Tahir to M Pandey, Tossed up outside off, Pandey drives it towards wide mid off for a run.
Ravindra Jadeja is back on.
12.1 : R Jadeja to M Pandey, FOUR! First ball of his new spell and Manish Pandey straightaway gets on the charge. Tossed up on middle, Pandey comes down the track and hits it over the bowler's head. The ball just bounces before the rope.
12.2 : R Jadeja to M Pandey, Shorter on off, Pandey punches it towards point and takes a single.
12.3 : R Jadeja to D Warner, Floated on middle, Warner looks to drive it but gets an inside edge. The ball goes down the leg side and they take a single.
12.4 : R Jadeja to M Pandey, Flatter on off, Pandey strokes it to cover and gets another single.
APPEAL FOR RUN OUT! It has been referred upstairs. Manish Pandey was the danger man and the throw from Faf was at the keeper's end.
12.5 : R Jadeja to D Warner, Not Out1 Pandey survives. Shorter on the bidy, Warner is taken by surprise. He looks to pull but gets a top edge on it. They run the first one hard. The batsmen then look for a second. Faf du Plessis gets quickly onto the ball. Warner and Manish Pandey are half way down the track and Manish Pandey sends him back. The throw at the bowler's end is not the greatest one. Jadeja takes the bails off but Warner is in and then he throws the ball at the keeper's end. Dhoni the
12.6 : R Jadeja to M Pandey, Play and a miss. Quicker outside off, Pandey looks to play it but misses.
Harbhajan Singh is back into the attack.
13.1 : H Singh to D Warner, Floated on middle, Warner flicks it through mid-wicket. The batsmen get two runs.
13.2 : H Singh to D Warner, Tossed up on off, Warner plays a reverse sweep over short third man. It falls in no man's land. The batsmen get two runs.
13.3 : H Singh to D Warner, OUT! Warner is gone! Harbhajan comes back into the attack and gets rid of the dangerous Australian. This is huge. The crowd erupts. The bowler comes from around the wicket and provides a lot of flight to this. It lands on off and turns away with some extra bounce. Warner stays leg side, looks to go big downtown but misses and in the process, his back leg is dragged out. Seeing this, Dhoni, lightning as ever, whips the bails off in a flash. The 115-run stand comes to a
Vijay Shankar is the new batsman in.
13.4 : H Singh to V Shankar, Direct hit and Pandey could have been a goner. Flighted on the stumps, Vijay Shankar flicks it towards fine leg and looks for two. Manish Pandey responds quickly and they go for it. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end but misses.
13.5 : H Singh to V Shankar, Shorter on off, Shankar punches it towards cover and gets to the other end.
13.6 : H Singh to M Pandey, Flatter around off, Pandey guides it towards third man and keeps the strike.
Imran Tahir is back into the attack.
14.1 : I Tahir to M Pandey, Floated on off, Pandey guides it towards third man for a quick single.
14.2 : I Tahir to V Shankar, SIX! That was six the moment it left the bat. Flighted ball on middle and leg, Shankar takes the aerial route. There is a man at long on but Shankar hits it so well that the man cannot do much but just watch it sail over the fence for a maximum.
14.3 : I Tahir to V Shankar, Flighted delivery on middle, Shankar defends it off the front foot.
14.4 : I Tahir to V Shankar, Floated delivery on middle, Shankar tucks it to short mid-wicket.
14.5 : I Tahir to V Shankar, Tossed up on off, Shankar drives it towards point for a run.
14.6 : I Tahir to M Pandey, In the air..but in no man's land. Tossed up outside off, Manish Pandey stretches out and looks to hit it over the bowler's head. He top edges it and it falls way short at mid off. The man comes in from long off which allows them to get a couple.
Ravindra Jadeja is back into the attack.
15.1 : R Jadeja to V Shankar, It was tossed up just outside off, Shankar looks to defend but gets beaten due to the away turn on this one.
15.2 : R Jadeja to V Shankar, Floated on middle, Shankar flicks it through mid-wicket. The batsmen get two runs.
15.3 : R Jadeja to V Shankar, Tossed up on off, Shankar keeps it out.
15.4 : R Jadeja to V Shankar, Flighted delivery on middle, Shankar defends it off the back foot.
15.5 : R Jadeja to V Shankar, Floated delivery on off, Vijay plays it towards the off side and takes a quick run.
15.6 : R Jadeja to M Pandey, Tossed up on off, Pandey plays it towards covers for a run.
Strategic break. Chennai have got the wicket of David Warner but Manish Pandey is still out in the middle and is looking very good. He is joined by Vijay Shankar. Hyderabad will hope that Pandey can bat through the innings and take them to a score close to 190. Chennai, on the other hand, will look to get another couple of wickets and restrict them under 170.
16.1 : I Tahir to M Pandey, Tossed up on middle, Pandey comes down the track and milks it wide of long off and gets a couple.
16.2 : I Tahir to M Pandey, SIX! Short and punished. Imran Tahir bowls it way short and Pandey takes full toll of it and pulls it over mid-wicket for a maximum.
16.3 : I Tahir to M Pandey, Tossed up on off, Pandey strokes it to cover and takes a single.
16.4 : I Tahir to V Shankar, Floated on middle, Vijay nudges it to long on and rotates the strike.
16.5 : I Tahir to M Pandey, On the pads, Manish flicks it to the on side and gets to the other end.
16.6 : I Tahir to V Shankar, Slower through the air on leg, Shankar milks it wide of long on and gets a brace.
Dwayne Bravo is back into the attack.
17.1 : D Bravo to M Pandey, Full on middle and leg, Pandey looks to go big but gets an inside edge onto the pads. It goes towards the off side for a run.
17.2 : D Bravo to V Shankar, Quicker one on the pads, Vijay Shankar looks to flick but misses and the ball goes towards the square leg region off his pad. They steal a leg bye.
17.3 : D Bravo to M Pandey, Yorker on off, Pandey does well to jam it out and get a single.
17.4 : D Bravo to V Shankar, FOUR! Excellent shot! Full outside off, Shankar gets on his back foot and hits it over covers for a boundary.
17.5 : D Bravo to V Shankar, Follows it up with a single. Full on off, Shankar nudges it to long off and gets to the other end.
17.6 : D Bravo to M Pandey, Slower one outside off, Pandey hits it to covers and takes a single. 9 off the over.
Deepak Chahar is back into the attack.
18.1 : D Chahar to M Pandey, Excellent from Chahar. Knuckle ball which is a yorker as well. Pandey cannot do much but just jam it out and take a single..
18.2 : D Chahar to V Shankar, Another dot! This is worth in gold at the moment. First a yorker and now a good bouncer. Shankar is caught by surprise. He tries to pull but misses.
18.3 : D Chahar to V Shankar, Fuller on middle, Shankar mistimes his loft over mid-wicket. It falls short of the fielder and gets a single.
18.4 : D Chahar to M Pandey, Dropped! This is a rare sight. You hardly see Raina dropping catches but he has dropped one on this occasion. Slower and fuller outside off, Pandey looks to go over covers but mistimes it. Raina running backwards gets to the ball but the ball gobbles out of his hand. He should have taken that one.
18.5 : D Chahar to V Shankar, FOUR! Shorter delivery on off, Shankar pulls it to square leg. Imran Tahir runs in from fine leg but cannot stop it.
18.6 : D Chahar to V Shankar, OUT! Finally Chahar gets the reward for bowling a great over here. Slower ball on middle, Vijay Shankar looks to go over mid-wicket but does not time it well and the ball goes straight to Jadeja in the deep. He takes a simple catch and Vijay Shankar's innings comes to an end. 7 runs and a wicket of the penultimate over.
Yusuf Pathan is the new batsman in.
19.1 : D Bravo to M Pandey, Full delivery attacking the stumps, almost a yorker, Pandey slogs it off the inner half through the mid-wicket area. A single is collected.
19.2 : D Bravo to Y Pathan, Terrific bowling. Right in the blockhole. Could have been a run out. Superb all around from Bravo. Fires it full and outside off, Pathan digs it out to the left of the bowler. Bravo moves, a little ahead as well, turns and has a shy at his end seeing Pandey come out. The throw misses and the non-striker survives.
19.3 : D Bravo to Y Pathan, Low full toss outside off, smacked through the covers for a couple of runs.
19.4 : D Bravo to Y Pathan, Two more. Pathan does well to slap this length ball back past the bowler. Faf from long off moves to his right and cuts it off with a tumbling effort. Nicely done.
19.5 : D Bravo to Y Pathan, Low full toss. Almost a yorker on middle, Yusuf manages to get his bat down and get a single. Can he finish it off well here?
19.6 : D Bravo to M Pandey, Yes he can. Excellent running though! Slower around off, Manish Pandey hits it towards long off. The batsmen look for two and they get it as Yusuf responds swiftly. 8 off the final over and Hyderabad finish with 175/3 from their 20 overs.
It's a good score on the board, but you get the feeling that Hyderabad won't be exactly happy with that. They couldn't really accelerate in the death overs, which didn't allow them to get close to 190. Being asked to bat first, Hyderabad lost Bairstow early but Warner and the returning Pandey were on song. The duo made a century stand between them and scored their respective fifties as well. Warner got dismissed, but Pandey kept the fight going and remained unbeaten on 83. Just the fact that pos
Chennai will be pleased with how they finished the innings. Despite that early breakthrough, they couldn't capitalize and got taken for a lot of runs by the Warner-Pandey duo. Though, the fact that they got wickets towards the end at crucial junctures and gave away just 41 runs in the final 5 overs, should provide some momentum. Everyone was a bit on the expensive side in the Chennai bowling line-up, in which Harbhajan took 2 wickets and Chahar took the remaining 1.
Jonny Bairstow is caught for a chat with Darren Ganga. He says that he loved playing in the League this season and it was a very good experience. States that having confidence is very crucial and playing up top without any pressure was the key. Admits that it has been fantastic batting at the top with David Warner. Reckons that it will be a tight game and says they have a good bowling attack which can restrict the opposition. Feels that the seamers will be crucial and if they can restrict the ea
So 176 is the target for Chennai. It won't be an easy task against the likes of Rashid and Bhuvneshwar, but the hosts have the batting attack to do it and the pitch looks a good one to bat on. Chennai's reply is not far away. So stay tuned.
0.0 : We are back for the chase. Chennai openers Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis comes to bat. Shane Watson will take the strike. Bhuvneshwar Kumar will start the proceeding for Hyderabad. Here we go...
0.1 : B Kumar to S Watson, Bhuvneshwar gets a little swing first up. A back of a length delivery on off, Watson defends it on his back foot.
0.2 : B Kumar to S Watson, A length delivery on off, Watson plays it towards the point region.
0.3 : B Kumar to S Watson, A length delivery outside off, moving away from Watson. Shane Watson looks for a drive, but fails to connect.
0.4 : B Kumar to S Watson, Bhuvi bowls this back of a length, Watson defends it with full face of the bat.
0.5 : B Kumar to S Watson, A good delivery. Swinging away from Watson. Shane Watson looks to defend it, the ball just misses his outside edge.
0.6 : B Kumar to S Watson, Beaten again! A length delivery outside off, a good movement for Bhuvi. Watson is puzzled with the swing. He tries to defend it and again fails to connect. Class bowling on display.
Khaleel Ahmed to bowl from the other end.
1.1 : K Ahmed to du Plessis, Fuller and coming back into the batsman, du Plessis comes forward and plays it back to the bowler.
1.2 : K Ahmed to du Plessis, Some swing into the batsman again, Faf is on the front foot and drives it back in the bowler's direction.
1.3 : K Ahmed to du Plessis, Lands it on a good length, keeps it outside the line of off stump, it's cut but straight to cover-point.
1.4 : K Ahmed to du Plessis, Some width on offer, outside off on a length, du Plessis hit it to the man positioned at point.
1.5 : K Ahmed to du Plessis, Quick single taken. Faf stands tall and cuts it again towards point. Rashid Khan from cover-point moves to his left, stops it and throws it at the bowler's end. The single is completed.
1.6 : K Ahmed to S Watson, The batsman plays it with an angled bat and guides it to third man. One run added to the total.
2.1 : B Kumar to S Watson, Fuller delivery moving in for Watson. Shane Watson looks for a straight drive but gets an inside edge onto the pads and he runs for a single. After an over full of outswingers Bhuvneshwar bowls this swinging in, this is great thinking from him.
2.2 : B Kumar to du Plessis, A length delivery on off, Faf drives it to mid off.
Direct hit! Faf du Plessis the man at the danger end. Anything could happen. Let's see here...
2.3 : B Kumar to du Plessis, OUT! He's gone! The dive doesn't save him. Wow. They don't get any closer. Unnecessary, really. Du Plessis makes room, hammers this fuller length delivery to mid off and takes off. Hooda there collects, fires it and scores a direct hit at the bowler's end. It's taken upstairs and replays show that the South African is inches short. Touch and go stuff. Hyderabad have their early breakthrough here though. Hooda with some excellent work.
Suresh Raina walks in at no.3.
2.4 : B Kumar to S Watson, A short of a good length delivery on leg, Watson flicks it to fine leg for a single.
2.5 : B Kumar to S Raina, FOUR! Timing as sweet as a caramel custard. Superb. A little too full from Bhuvneshwar, on off, Raina presents the full face of the bat and times the drive past mid off to perfection. There's no stopping that.
2.6 : B Kumar to S Raina, Another straight hit but this time it is straight to the mid off fielder. 6 runs and a wicket from the over. The start visitors were looking for.
Shakib Al Hasan is introduced into the attack.
3.1 : Al Hasan to S Watson, FOUR! Shot. Excellent placement on that. A little too full on the stumps, Watson gets low and brings out the broom. Sweeps it hard through square leg and finds the fence.
3.2 : Al Hasan to S Watson, Just wide! Oooofff! Watson survives a bit of a scare. Short and flat around off, the Aussie rocks back and hammers it aerially straight back. Shakib dives to his right but just can't reach it. The batsmen take a single.
3.3 : Al Hasan to S Raina, Shakib makes a comeback with a quicker one on off, Raina defends it towards the point region.
3.4 : Al Hasan to S Raina, A back of a length delivery on off, Raina plays it towards the cover region.
3.5 : Al Hasan to S Raina, A flighted delivery on off, Raina dances down the track and hits it towards the mid on region for a single.
3.6 : Al Hasan to S Watson, Straighter one on middle and leg, Watson muscles this towards the mid-wicket region and adds two runs to the total.
Khaleel Ahmed is back on.
4.1 : K Ahmed to S Raina, Khaleel starts with a short delivery on off, Raina calmly pulls it towards the mid-wicket region for a single.
4.2 : K Ahmed to S Watson, Top quality bowling. A back of length delivery on middle and leg and moving away from Watson. Shane Watson looks to guide it towards the third man region but fails to make any connection.
4.3 : K Ahmed to S Watson, Change of pace by Khaleel, bowls this on off, Watson punches it to covers.
4.4 : K Ahmed to S Watson, SIX! Brute force. Watson is a big man and he has a lot of power in him. He gets this on a back of a length on middle, so he swings across the line and middles the heave over mid-wicket for a biggie.
4.5 : K Ahmed to S Watson, FOUR! Goes on the off side this time. A boundary results. Full and well outside off, Watson lofts it over covers cleanly. Shankar out in the deep covers good ground to his right, puts in a dive but can't stop the ball from crossing the rope.
4.6 : K Ahmed to S Watson, Change of pace, bowls this at speed of 119 kmph. Short delivery on off. Watson again looks to pull it towards the mid-wicket region but due to lack of pace fails to make any connection.
Sandeep Sharma called on to bowl.
5.1 : S Sharma to S Raina, FOUR! Raina welcome Sandeep in fine style. He anticipates the short ball, sticks on the back foot quickly and pulls it well over mid-wicket. Places it in the gap well and gets a boundary to his name.
5.2 : S Sharma to S Raina, A length delivery on off, Raina drives it to covers.
5.3 : S Sharma to S Raina, FOUR! Second of the over. Sandeep bowls a little too straight, this allows Raina to just whip it wide of short fine leg and send it across the boundary line.
5.4 : S Sharma to S Raina, FOUR! The runs coming thick and fast now for Chennai. This boundary comes in a streaky manner, but it's all the same for them. Just behind a length, angling away from around off, Raina charges out and throws his bat at it, gets a thick edge which flies over short third man for a boundary.
5.5 : S Sharma to S Raina, FOUR! Another one. This is turning out to be a very expensive over. 16 runs already off the over with one ball remaining. On the fuller side, on middle and leg, Raina slogs and gets it off the inner half. Connects well enough to get it through backward square leg and away to the boundary line.
5.6 : S Sharma to S Raina, SIX! 22 off Sandeep Sharma's first over. Could this be the turning point of the game? The one which sets Chennai up? Superb end to the Powerplay from the home side. Short of a length in line of the stumps, Raina camps back and pulls it. Sends it flat aerially over backward square leg off the middle and the ball lands just on the rope. Chennai are 49/1 at the end of the first six, while Hyderabad were 54/1.
Shakib Al Hasan returns to the attack.
6.1 : Al Hasan to S Watson, Shakib bowls this on leg, Watson plays it towards the mid-wicket region for an easy single.
6.2 : Al Hasan to S Raina, A length delivery on off, Raina just taps it to the leg side and takes a single.
6.3 : Al Hasan to S Watson, A tossed up delivery on off, Watson plays it back to the bowler.
6.4 : Al Hasan to S Watson, A short delivery by Shakib, Watson looks for the pull but gets a bottom edge onto the ground. Would be kicking himself after missing on this.
6.5 : Al Hasan to S Watson, SIX! That's gone a loooonnnnggg way! Poor ball and it's duly punished. Tossed up ball well outside leg, Watson gets low, adjusts in the crease and middles the slog sweep. The ball goes high and deep into the stands. Maximum!
6.6 : Al Hasan to S Watson, A short delivery again, Watson calmly punches it towards the cover region for a single. 9 runs from Shakib's over. 118 needed of 78 balls.
Hyderabad desperately need a wicket and Bhuvneshwar, undoubtedly, turns to Rashid Khan. The leggie's spell will be vital for the away side.
7.1 : R Khan to S Watson, Rashid starts with bowling on off, Watson looks to cut but gets an inside edge onto the pads.
7.2 : R Khan to S Watson, FOUR! Pummeled. That must have hurt Rashid a bit too. Extremely full on off stump, Watson hits it powerfully straight back on the bounce. The bowler sticks his right hand out, but it's hit too hard for him to stop. It goes behind for a boundary.
7.3 : R Khan to S Watson, Watson looks for a sweep this time but gets an inside edge onto the pads. Grabs a single at square leg region.
7.4 : R Khan to S Raina, FOUR! Somebody's going to have to stop the runs from leaking, otherwise this game will be over soon. Raina with a deft touch here. It's short and outside off, the southpaw backs away and opens the face before guiding it past the diving slip fielder for a boundary.
7.5 : R Khan to S Raina, A floated delivery on off, Raina drives it towards the cover region for a single.
7.6 : R Khan to S Watson, Rashid sprays this on Watson's pads, batsman flicks it to short fine leg.
Strategic break. This Chennai innings has gone much like Hyderabad's. They both lost an early wicket each, but the next partnership did/is flowing. Watson and Raina have added 65 in no time and don't look like stopping any time soon. Hyderabad need a wicket and they need it fast. Sandeep Sharma is back on to have a go with the ball.
8.1 : S Sharma to S Raina, A short of a good length delivery bowled at 111.2 kph. Raina taps it towards the mid off region. Single taken.
8.2 : S Sharma to S Watson, Dropped! A difficult chance though, can't really fault him for that. Full length ball around off, a hint of shape away, Watson looks to smash it down the ground but nicks it behind. Bairstow dives full length to his right, gets his hand to it but just can't hold on. A single is stolen by the batsmen.
8.3 : S Sharma to S Raina, A back of a length delivery by Sharma, Raina stands and pulls it to mid-wicket.
8.4 : S Sharma to S Raina, Full on leg, Raina flicks it to square leg for a single.
8.5 : S Sharma to S Watson, Full on leg, Watson looks to sweep but gets hit on the pads and gets a single towards the fine leg region. Leg bye signaled.
8.6 : S Sharma to S Raina, Length delivery by Sharma, Raina flicks it towards the mid-wicket for a run.
9.1 : R Khan to S Raina, Oh, dear! How has that missed the off stick? Agonizingly close. Khan floats the googly up on middle, it turns away and Raina slogs across the line without picking it up. He misses and the ball whiskers past the stump as well.
9.2 : R Khan to S Raina, Rashid bowls this on middle and leg, Raina nudges it on the leg side and runs takes a single.
9.3 : R Khan to S Watson, A back of a length delivery on off, Watson waits for it and guides it to short third man for a single.
9.4 : R Khan to S Raina, Wide! Khan bowls this outside the leg stump. Raina looks for a flick but fails to make any connection.
R Khan to S Raina, FOUR BYES! That's gone right through everyone! Poor from Jonny Bairstow. He's usually excellent behind the stumps, but he's made a mess of it on this occasion. The leg break on off, it turns in as Raina plays across the line. It goes through the gap between bat and pad and past Bairstow as well. Races away to the fence behind for a boundary.
9.5 : R Khan to S Raina, A Flighted delivery outside leg, Raina looks for a sweep but the ball hits his front pad.
9.6 : R Khan to S Raina, OUT! STUMPED! Excellent glovework from Bairstow this time. And what a delivery from Rashid Khan too. He's been superb in this over so far, you could see the wicket was coming. The wrong 'un once again, on off, it spins away sharply and beats the outside edge of Raina's bat as he steps out to push it away. The Englishman behind collects the ball sharply and whips the bails off before the batsman can make his way back in. Beautiful stuff. Chennai need 96 runs to win off 60
Ambati Rayudu is the new man in. Also, Shakib Al Hasan is back on.
10.1 : Al Hasan to S Watson, A short delivery by Shakib on off, Watson rocks back and plays it to long off. Single added.
10.2 : Al Hasan to A Rayudu, A flighted delivery on off, Rayudu lofts it towards the cover region. For a moment it looked a skier that can be caught but it drops safe. Double taken.
10.3 : Al Hasan to A Rayudu, A quicker one on off, Rayudu defends it.
10.4 : Al Hasan to A Rayudu, A back of a length delivery on off, Rayudu on his back foot plays it on the off side for a run.
10.5 : Al Hasan to S Watson, Another short delivery by Shakib, Watson gets on his back foot and punches it towards the mid off region for a single.
10.6 : Al Hasan to A Rayudu, A dot to end the over. Short delivery, Rayudu plays it back to the bowler.
Sandeep Sharma to bowl once more.
11.1 : S Sharma to S Watson, FOUR! Sandeep not having the best of outings tonight. Gets taken for another boundary. Back of a length outside off, Watson backs away, opens the bat face and runs it past short third man all the way to the fence.
11.2 : S Sharma to S Watson, Wide! Sandeep misses his line, bowls this on outside leg.
S Sharma to S Watson, A short delivery on middle and leg, Waston pulls it towards the mid-wicket region. Shankar in the deep dives to his right showing his fielding dimensions and saves 2 runs for the team.
11.3 : S Sharma to S Watson, FOUR! Boundary. 11 off the over so far, plenty remaining still. Watson taking the attack to Sandeep. The slower length ball, on middle, Watson leans ahead and pulls it hard through mid-wicket, bisecting the two fielders in the deep. Shankar tries to stop it with a dive but fails to do so. Superb placement.
Vijay Shankar has gone off the field. After attempting to stop the ball on the previous delivery, he's injured himself. He goes off the field and Shahbaz Nadeem takes his place.
11.4 : S Sharma to S Watson, SIX! What a way to bring up his 17th Indian T20 League fifty. He's been in patchy form the last few games, what a time to find it. A crucial game, this, for the Yellow Army. Bumper on middle, Watson pulls it off the meat over square leg for half a dozen.
11.5 : S Sharma to S Watson, A low full toss on leg, Watson flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.
11.6 : S Sharma to A Rayudu, Fuller on off, Rayudu drives it to long on for an easy run. 19 runs off the over. A good one for the hosts. Sandeep has been expensive in his 3 overs so far, conceded 45 runs in them. Chennai need 72 more runs to win in 48 balls.
12.1 : Al Hasan to A Rayudu, Full on middle and leg, Rayudu just taps it right of the bowler. And takes a quick single. Shakib runs to his right gathers the ball and have a shy at the stumps at non-striker's end but misses.
12.2 : Al Hasan to S Watson, A back of a length on off, Watson punches it towards the cover region for a single.
12.3 : Al Hasan to A Rayudu, A slower delivery at speed of 84 kph. Rayudu looks for a sweep but misses it.
12.4 : Al Hasan to A Rayudu, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. They pick up a single.
12.5 : Al Hasan to S Watson, A back of a length delivery on off, Watson looks to cut but gets an inside edge towards the fine leg region for a single.
12.6 : Al Hasan to A Rayudu, A nice delivery on off, Rayudu plays it on the off side for a single.
Rashid Khan back on.
13.1 : R Khan to A Rayudu, FOUR! The boundaries continue to flow. Short ball in line of the stumps, Rayudu picks up the length early and pulls it right in the gap through the mid-wicket region, beating the man in the deep.
13.2 : R Khan to A Rayudu, Looks to sweep this full delivery around off, it goes off the inner half on the leg side and the batsmen take a single.
13.3 : R Khan to S Watson, FOUR! Some flight on this, attacking the stumps, Watson gets down on his rear knee and sweeps it through square leg. Sandeep out in the deep covers good ground to his left, dives and stops it, but not well enough. The ball still touches the rope.
13.4 : R Khan to S Watson, SIX! There's no stopping Shane Watson tonight. He's back! This flighted ball is right in his arc, Watson murders this over the mid-wicket boundary for half a dozen. He's only dealing in boundaries here.
13.5 : R Khan to S Watson, A rare dot ball. The leg break around off, slightly quicker in pace, the Chennai opener prods forward in defense.
13.6 : R Khan to S Watson, Short ball and it's pulled down to long on for one run. 16 runs off the over. The hosts just need 51 to win off 36 deliveries.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar brings himself back into the bowling attack.
14.1 : B Kumar to S Watson, Good length ball on middle. Watson runs it down to third man and takes a single.
14.2 : B Kumar to A Rayudu, A good delivery. A length delivery outside off, Rayudu looks to drive it but fails to connect.
14.3 : B Kumar to A Rayudu, A short delivery on leg, Rayudu pulls it uppishly towards the wide mid on region for a single.
14.4 : B Kumar to S Watson, FOUR! That was just pure placement. Nothing wrong with the ball but Watson is just in the mood. A very low full toss on off, Watson places it past backward point for a boundary. The 50-run stand comes up between the two with that boundary.
14.5 : B Kumar to S Watson, FOUR! Not where he wanted to play it but he will take it with both hands. Good length ball outside off, Watson looks to cut it but it goes off the outside edge through the vacant third man region for a boundary.
14.6 : B Kumar to S Watson, A good length delivery on off, Watson guides it to short third man. A big over this, 10 runs from it.
15.1 : R Khan to A Rayudu, A googly to start his last over, Rayudu flicks it towards the mid-wicket region for a single.
15.2 : R Khan to S Watson, A good piece of fielding, Watson lofts it towards the mid-wicket region. Pandey in the deep runs to his right and just pulls the ball inside the boundary lines. 2 runs added.
15.3 : R Khan to S Watson, SIX! That one is out of here and into the orbit. Tossed up delivery on middle, Watson smokes it over the mid-wicket fence and into the crowd for a maximum.
15.4 : R Khan to S Watson, A short delivery on leg, Watson pulls it to wide long on for a run.
15.5 : R Khan to A Rayudu, A length delivery on middle and leg, Rayudu flicks it on the leg side for a single.
15.6 : R Khan to S Watson, FOUR! Googly from Rashid but Watson is on top of him and all the bowlers tonight. It is on middle, Watson gets on one knee and sweeps it through backward square leg for a boundary.
Strategic Break! Chennai cruising here at the moment. Watson is going ballistic and Rayudu is playing an anchor role here. Hyderabad will need to get wickets here. Only a miracle can see them get a victory.
16.1 : K Ahmed to A Rayudu, Khaleel bowls this on off, Rayudu drives this towards the cover region for a single.
16.2 : K Ahmed to S Watson, SIX! No length tonight is good enough to get the better of Watson. Good length delivery on off, Watson gets on his back foot and pulls it over the mid-wicket fence for another maximum. Moves into the 90's with it. He is on 95 now.
16.3 : K Ahmed to S Watson, A low full toss on off, Khaleel was looking for a yorker it seems but fails. Watson drives it to mid on. Single taken.
16.4 : K Ahmed to A Rayudu, Length delivery on off, Rayudu drives straight but gets an outside edge onto the ground towards the cover region.
16.5 : K Ahmed to A Rayudu, Rayudu drives it to covers. Dot ball.
16.6 : K Ahmed to A Rayudu, A length delivery on off, Rayudu steps out and lofts it over the cover region. Shakib in the deep saves a boundary with his foot work. Two runs added to the total.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar is back into the attack.
17.1 : B Kumar to S Watson, OUT! Watson misses out on his century. A brilliant catch from Bairstow is what it takes to get rid of the big Aussie. An excellent knock from him, he has single-handedly taken the game away from Hyderabad. Shorter ball from Bhuvneshwar, Watson goes for the pull but gets an outside edge on it. Bairstow dives to his left and takes an excellent catch.
0.0 : Kedar Jadhav is the new batsman in.
17.2 : B Kumar to K Jadhav, Good length ball on the middle stump line, Kedar blocks it off the front foot.
17.3 : B Kumar to K Jadhav, A good length delivery on off, Jadhav drives it towards the cover region and runs for a single. He asks for the double but denied by Rayudu.
17.4 : B Kumar to A Rayudu, Back of a length ball from Bhuvi, Rayudu looks to pull but misses it. The ball goes towards the square leg region off his body. They steal a leg bye.
17.5 : B Kumar to K Jadhav, Good length ball around off, Kedar slaps it to cover and takes a single.
17.6 : B Kumar to A Rayudu, Length ball on off, Raudu comes down the track and taps it back to the bowler. 3 runs and a wicket off the over. 13 runs needed off 12 balls.
18.1 : K Ahmed to K Jadhav, A cutter outside off, Jadhav looks to guide it towards the third man but then decides to let it go.
18.2 : K Ahmed to K Jadhav, Full on leg, Jadhav nudges it to the leg side for a single.
18.3 : K Ahmed to A Rayudu, A short delivery on off, Rayudu cuts it towards the cover region for a single.
18.4 : K Ahmed to K Jadhav, Leg bye. Short delivery this time from Khaleel, Rayudu tries pulls it to mid-wicket region but fails to connect. The ball hits his body for a single. Leg bye signaled.
18.5 : K Ahmed to A Rayudu, A back of a length delivery on off, Rayudu punches off his back foot for a single.
18.6 : K Ahmed to K Jadhav, Beaten! A short delivery on off, Jadhav gets on one leg tried to ramp it towards the third man but fails to make any connection.
Sandeep Sharma to bowl the final over of the game. He has 8 runs to defend.
19.1 : S Sharma to A Rayudu, Really full and angling in on middle and leg, it's turned towards short fine leg for a single.
Is that a six? Has he saved it? Either way, what an effort from Manish Pandey. We're going to go upstairs now to see, but you have to applaud him.
19.2 : S Sharma to K Jadhav, SIX! Pandey tried his best. Unfortunate it went in vain. Jadhav jumped out of his crease to this slower length ball and lofted it over mid-wicket. The fielder in the deep ran to his right, crossed the rope with the momentum, but parried the ball inside. The umpires went upstairs to check if the save was clean but replays showed that Pandey had his foot touched on the ground before releasing the ball.
19.3 : S Sharma to K Jadhav, Full ball on off, Jadhav drives it to mid off for a quick single. THE SCORES ARE LEVEL NOW!
19.4 : S Sharma to A Rayudu, OUT! Some last-minute drama on the cards? Rayudu departs. Back of a length on middle and off, Ambati looks to pull but it goes off the top edge and lobs towards Shankar at mid off who takes a relatively simple catch. 1 run needed in 2 balls.
Dwayne Bravo walks in now.
19.5 : S Sharma to K Jadhav, That's the game! CHENNAI WIN BY 6 WICKETS! The victory's come with a bit of luck, but they'll take it all the same. Jadhav smashes this full delivery right back at his partner. Bravo tries to get out of the way but it deflects off his foot towards the stumps at his end. It ricochets off them towards covers. The batsmen take off and complete the run before the fielder can throw it at the stumps at the bowler's end.
A close finish in the end, closer than they would have liked, but Chennai go back to the top of the table with this win. The surface was a good one for batting, despite it aiding the spinners, but when Watson is in the kind of form he was tonight, none of that matters. It was quite similar to the 2018 Indian T20 League final - the big Aussie going big and sealing the title against these same opponents.
The chase began with the hosts losing du Plessis early, but Watson and Raina went on the offensive and added 65 runs between them. The Australian continued on with Rayudu after Raina's dismissal and put on 80 with him, in quick time, which more or less finished things off. He missed out on a ton by just 4 runs, and it went real close in the last over, but Jadhav put the finishing touches and got his side over the line.
Almost nothing worked for the Hyderabad bowlers tonight. They were taken to the cleaners as Watson went absolutely berserk. There were some good performances, but when a bowler like Rashid Khan gives away 44 runs, you know it's not a good night. Sandeep Sharma too was very expensive as he finished with figures of 3.5-0-54-1. Bhuvneshwar, Khaleel and Shakib held their ends, but the leakage from the other two bowlers was far too much. Manish Pandey earlier shined on returned to the XI with a splen
Hyderabad skipper, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, says that there was a little bit of dew but reckons that did not trouble them while bowling. On Rashid Khan's performance tonight, Bhuvi says anyone can have an off day and credits the way Shane Watson hit the ball and feels it is not easy to hit Rashid and he is not too concerned about it as it was just an off day for him. Bhuvneshwar feels that they have the players to do the job when there are other players missing but were not able to do so in this game.
Harbhajan Singh is up next to chat and he says that it's nice to be out in the middle and tells that not just him, but his whole family was sick and he feels great to be back playing. Laughs and mentions that the boys were just testing their heart by taking it till the last over and feels the game should have been finished in the 19th over. States that he is pleased to see Shane Watson get runs tonight as he is one of the senior players and last year he guided them to the title. Adds that he is
Chennai skipper, MS Dhoni, says it's important to give an individual a few games to find some form and they did that with Shane Watson, which paid dividends tonight. Continues saying that when a player like Watson gets going, you know what you're getting. States that the fact that different individuals are performing in different games is quite pleasing to see and also credits his bowlers for doing well this season. Wittily says that if he mentions the secret out loud (about how Chennai qualify
Man of the Match, Shane Watson, says he was well due for runs and thanks Stephen Fleming and MS Dhoni for backing him when he wasn't in good form. Feels that he always knew a big innings was going to come, was just a matter of keeping his head right and believing in himself. Credits Bhuvneshwar Kumar as he thinks he's a clever bowler who executes his plans well.
That's all from us for this one. The next game takes place between Bangalore and Punjab at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday, at 2000 local (1430 GMT). Do join us for that one. Cheers!