| 2.1 : 2.1: Deepak Chahar to David Warner, FOUR! Enough of blocking says Warner! Length ball, wide outside off. Warner frees his arms and smacks it to the extra cover fence. |
| 2.3 : 2.3: Deepak Chahar to Jonny Bairstow, FOUR! Jonny Bairstow says, if my skipper can do it then I can do it too! Length ball, around off. Jonny Bairstow flicks it wide of mid of. The ball races to the fence. |
| 3.2 : 3.2: Sam Curran to Jonny Bairstow, OUT! TAKEN! Sam Curran gets his fellow Englishman! Shorter ball, on the middle and leg stump line. Jonny Bairstow looks to pull it away but doesn't middle it. Deepak Chahar runs around from deep backward square leg and takes the catch. |
| 4.2: Deepak Chahar to Manish Pandey, FOUR! Well struck! That should help his confidence! Short and wide outside off. Pandey cuts it right between point and cover-point. The ball races to the fence. |
| 5.2: Sam Curran to Manish Pandey, FOUR! Lovely shot! Manish Pandey is looking very good out in the middle. Length delivery on off, Manish Pandey waits for the ball to come and punches it by getting on top of the bounce through extra cover for a boundary. |
| 6.3 : 6.3: Shardul Thakur to David Warner, FOUR! A 'hit-me' ball and Warner is quick to pounce onto itl. Shardul drags it down on the leg side. Warner has no qualms swiveling his pull fine down the leg side for a boundary. |
| 9.2 : 9.2: Moeen Ali to Manish Pandey, SIX! SMOKED! Manish has decided to take on Moeen and he has done it successfully this time. Floated on off, Moeen comes down the track and this time heaves it over mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 10.3 : 10.3: Lungi Ngidi to David Warner, FOUR! Finally, Warner gets one away! This was a poor ball and he makes full use of it. Short and wide outside off. Warner chases it and flays it past the diving point fielder for a boundary. |
| 12.4 : 12.4: Shardul Thakur to Manish Pandey, FOUR! There it is, finally a boundary for Hyderabad! Length ball, around off. Pandey comes down the track and smokes it past mid off for a boundary. |
| 13.5 : 13.5: Ravindra Jadeja to Manish Pandey, FOUR! Streaky runs! Not from the middle but they still count as four runs! Flatter ball, a bit of width outside off. Pandey goes for the cut but the ball hits the under edge. The ball goes under Dhoni's legs and to the ropes. |
| 14.5: Lungi Ngidi to David Warner, SIX! There it is! There is the result that he was looking for! Slower length ball, outside off. Warner smokes it over long off for a maximum. |
| 15.5: Ravindra Jadeja to David Warner, SIX! SMOKED! FIFTY FOR WARNER! His 50th in this league but not the way he usually gets it. This has been a very slow and struggling evening for Warner but the skipper has hung in there. He though will now look to find his rhythm and get his side over to a good total. Short ball on middle. Jadeja anticipates Warner will come down the track. The Australian though hangs on his back foot and smacks it over mid-wicket to bring up his fifty. Muted celebration fr |
| 17.1 : 17.1: Lungi Ngidi to David Warner, OUT! CAUGHT! Warner departs! He has scored a fifty but it was a real struggle for Warner tonight. He just never got going and finally, he departs. Jadeja is in the action this time with the catch. You just cannot keep this rockstar off the game. Ngidi continues bowling full and wide outside off. Warner stretches to play but just slices it in the air over sweeper cover. Jadeja comes forward and takes an easy catch. |
| 17.4 : 17.4: Lungi Ngidi to Manish Pandey, FOUR! That went to the fence like a bullet train. Full and wide outside off, Manish stretches and hits it straight down the ground with venom. Long off has no chance as the ball races to the fence. |
| 17.5 : 17.5: Lungi Ngidi to Manish Pandey, OUT! CAUGHT! Superb, absolutely superb from Faf du Plessis! You can use any superlative to describe that catch but you might still feel that you have not done justice to Faf's extraordinary work. Fullish ball around off, Manish hits it hard and with power away from long on. Faf du Plessis, runs to his right, then flies with his cape on to take an absolute stunner. Chennai have had their tails up on the field since the ball one. End of a fabulous knock from Ma |
| 17.6 : 17.6: Lungi Ngidi to Kane Williamson, four! Just what Hyderabad needed to end the over. Fuller on off, Williamson lifts it over extra cover and gets a boundary. A double-wicket over for Ngidi but 10Â off it too. |
| 18.2 : 18.2: Shardul Thakur to Kane Williamson, FOUR! Williamson showing his hitting range and adding some impetus in this innings. Full toss outside off, Williamson comes inside his stumps and lifts his flick over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 18.3 : 18.3: Shardul Thakur to Kane Williamson, SIX! If you doubted Kane cannot finish with a flurry, think again! He has hit this over covers with minimum of fuss. Full and wide outside off, Williamson slices it over covers for a biggie. |
| 18.4 : 18.4: Shardul Thakur to Kane Williamson, FOUR! The firework from the Kiwi continues. This time Williamson comes down the track, takes it as a full toss and flicks it elegantly through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 18.5 : 18.5: Shardul Thakur to Kane Williamson, FOUR! Williamson is toying with the bowler here. Slower bouncer outside off. Williamson makes it look like he knew what was coming. He waits for it and guides it backward point for a boundary. |
| 19.5: Sam Curran to Kedar Jadhav, FOUR! Smart from Kedar! Bouncer from Sam Curran! The former Chennai player waits for it, uses the pace off the ball and lifts it over short third man for a boundary. |
| 19.6 : 19.6: Sam Curran to Kedar Jadhav, SIX! KABOOM! Kedar Jadhav finishes the innings in style. Full on off, it is in the slot for Kedar Jadhav. He smashes it right off the meat over the mid-wicket fence for a huge six. 13 off the final over, takes Hyderabad's total to over 170! Just what they needed. HYDERABAD FINISH WITH 171/3! |
| 1.5 : 1.5: Khaleel Ahmed to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Finally Faf gets a boundary! He charges down the track and takes this back of a length ball as a length ball and thwarts it over extra cover for a boundary |
| 2.2 : 2.2: Sandeep Sharma to Ruturaj Gaikwad, EDGED AND FOUR! WOW! How lucky is Gaikwad and how unlucky are Hyderabad? Gaikwad moves away from his stumps. Sandeep follows him and bowls it outside leg. Gaikwad looks to drive it through mid off but gets an outside edge. it goes past the leg stump, wrongfoots Bairstow and goes to the third man fence. |
| 3.1 : 3.1: Khaleel Ahmed to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Faf continues his rich vein of form and Khaleel continues to leak runs from the other end. Slightly short and wide, enough for a man in form to punish. Faf du Plessis slams it through point for a boundary. |
| 3.2 : 3.2: Khaleel Ahmed to Faf du Plessis, EDGED AND FOUR! Slower ball around off, Faf looks to play it fine to third man. He though is surprised by the lack of pace on it. He gets it where he wanted to but off the edge. It goes away from diving Bairstow and to the third man fence. |
| 4.1 : 4.1: Siddarth Kaul to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Not the welcome Kaul would have wanted! Kaul starts with a good length ball around off, Gaikwad opens the face of the bat in the last minute and places it between keeper and short third man for a boundary. Runs coming easily for Chennai at the minute. |
| 4.4 : 4.4: Siddarth Kaul to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Supreme from Faf du Plessis! Good length ball around off, Faf creates some room. He punches it between mid off and cover to get the gap and send it to the fence. Shot of a man in supreme form. |
| 5.1 : 5.1: Sandeep Sharma to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Sublime timing by the man in form! Length ball, wide outside off. Faf du Plessis seems to be in a hurry to finish the game and crashes it past mid off for a boundary. |
| 6.2 : 6.2: Jagadeesha Suchith to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Wow, excellent use of the feet and the wrists! Loopy ball, around off. Ruturaj Gaikwad comes down the track and whips it wide of long on for a boundary. |
| 6.5 : 6.5: Jagadeesha Suchith to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Poor ball and punished! Suchith drops his length and bowls a short ball, on the stumps. Gaikwad shifts his weight backward and pulls it to the mid-wicket fence. One bounce and to the ropes. |
| 8.1 : 8.1: Jagadeesha Suchith to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Glorious stroke! Ruturaj Gaikwad comes down the track and smokes it inside out to the cover fence. |
| 8.4 : 8.4: Jagadeesha Suchith to Faf du Plessis, SIX! The fielder there is just a spectator! Faf du Plessis comes down the track and smokes it over the man at long on for a maximum. |
| 8.6 : 8.6: Jagadeesha Suchith to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Oh dear, the fielder makes a mess of it and Faf du Plessis gets another boundary. Loopy ball, around off. Faf du Plessis comes down the track and hits it flat but aerially to long on. The fielder tries to take the ball on the bounce but misses and it goes to the ropes. |
| 9.3 : 9.3: Rashid Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOURÂ Excellent shot against one of the best spinners in the world. Shorter ball, on the stumps. Gaikwad rocks back and pulls it to the mid-wicket fence. The ball lands just short of the ropes. |
| 11.4 : 11.4: Jagadeesha Suchith to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Jeez, he makes it look so easy! Loopy ball, outside off. Ruturaj Gaikwad strides forward and smokes it past wide long off for a boundary. |
| 11.3 : 11.3: Jagadeesha Suchith to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Dispatched! Fifty for the young Ruturaj Gaikwad! Short ball and he pulls it wide of long on for a boundary. |
| 11.5 : 11.5: Jagadeesha Suchith to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Oh, he is toying with the bowler now! This isn't the worst of deliveries but he has played that so well. Flatter ball, just outside off. Ruturaj Gaikwad makes room for himself and cuts it past point for a boundary. |
| 12.1 : 12.1: Rashid Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Dropped and four! Nothing is going Hyderabad's way! Fuller ball, outside off. Ruturaj Gaikwad gets the outside edge while looking to defend but gets the outside edge. The keeper can't hold on to it and the ball goes to the fence. |
| 12.4 : 12.4: Rashid Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! What an innings the young lad is playing here! Shorter ball, on the sumps. Gaikwad rocks back and pulls it to the mid-wicket fence. |
| 12.5 : 12.5: Rashid Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Another one! Poor ball and punished! Flatter ball, down the leg stump. Gaikwad gets low and sweeps it to te square leg fence. |
| 12.6 : 12.6: Rashid Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, OUT! BOWLED! Rashid Khan has his man, but is it too little too late? A wonderful delivery brings equally wonderful innings to an end. Leg break, lands on middle and turns away a touch. Gaikwad looks to defend but the ball goes past his bat and crashes in the stumps. |
| 13.2 : 13.2: Khaleel Ahmed to Moeen Ali, FOUR! Off the mark in style! Length ball, but down the leg side. Moeen Ali flicks it well past the leg gully for a boundary. |
| 14.1 : 14.1: Rashid Khan to Moeen Ali, FOUR! Well, Chennai batters are in a hurry to finish this game! Short and wide outside off. Moeen Ali pulls it handsomely to the mid-wicket fence. |
| 14.4 : 14.4: Rashid Khan to Moeen Ali, FOUR! Dispatched! Too easy for Moeen Ali! Shorter ball, on the pads. Moeen Ali waits for it and smacks it to the square leg fence. |
| 14.5 : 14.5: Rashid Khan to Moeen Ali, OUT! TAKEN! Moeen Ali can't finish the game off for Chennai! Loopy ball, around off. Moeen Ali gets low and looks to go big over mid-wicket. But only gets the top edge. The ball goes high in the air towards wide long on, Kedar Jadhav settles under it and takes it easily. |
| 14.6 : 14.6: Rashid Khan to Faf du Plessis, OUT! It is the umpire's call on hitting and Faf du Plessis has to go! Rashid Khan gets two in two! Googly, lands on off and turns back in. Faf du Plessis plays defends down the wrong line and the ball hits his pads. The umpire raises his finger and Faf du Plessis reviews it right away. There is nothing on the Ultra Edge and the ball is just clipping top of leg on Ball Tracker. Faf du Plessis has to go here. |
| 16.2 : 16.2: Khaleel Ahmed to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! That was going to the ropes the moment it left the bat! Shorter around off, it sits well for Jadeja. He pulls it from the middle of the bat through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 17.2: Siddarth Kaul to Suresh Raina, FOUR! Good shot! Raina moves away from the stumps. Kaul bowls it very full on off, slightly behind the yorker length as Kaul follows him outside leg. Raina drives it straight as an arrow and gets a boundary through long off. 500th boundary for Raina in the league. |
| 17.4 : 17.4: Siddarth Kaul to Suresh Raina, IN THE AIR AND FOUR! Vijay Shankar goes for the catch but does not get there and it goes to the fence. Full on the pads, Raina flicks it but does not time it well. It goes high in the air and falls away from Vijay Shankar at deep square leg. He charges for the catch and dives but the ball bounces in front of him and goes to the fence. |
| 18.3 : 18.3: Sandeep Sharma to Suresh Raina, FOUR! Raina finishes the game with a lovely cover drive. A nice juicy full toss around off from Sandeep. Raina leans forward and drives it with elegance through covers to wra[p up an emphatic win in style. CHENNAI WIN BY 7 WICKETS! |
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