| 0.0 : TOSS - Time for the flip of the coin! Up it goes and it lands in Punjab's favor! They will BAT first. |
| MS Dhoni, the Chennai skipper, feels that they have played decent cricket but have failed to put on a combined performance so far. Reckons they need to start well and end on a better note towards the death overs. Mentions that they are backing the same XI as the last game. Tells that they wanted to bat first as well but is happy to chase. Finishes by saying that the atmosphere in the dressing room is relaxed and happy. |
| Chennai Super Kings (Unchanged Playing XI) -  Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, Faf du Plessis, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni (WK/C), Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Shardul Thakur, Piyush Chawla, Deepak Chahar. |
| Punjab (Playing XI): Lokesh Rahul (WK/C), Mayank Agarwal, Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Mandeep Singh (IN FOR KARUN NAIR), Chris Jordan (IN FOR JAMES NEESHAM), Sarfaraz Khan, Harpreet Brar (IN FOR KRISHNAPPA GOWTHAM), Mohammed Shami, Sheldon Cottrell, Ravi Bishnoi. |
| KL Rahul, the Punjab skipper, says that it looks like a good wicket and if they can put a good score, it will put pressure on the opposition. Hopes that the wicket get slower. Tells that the results have not gone their way but they have got a lot of positives from the last few games. Tells that they have got three changes in their playing XI. Nair, Gowtham and Neehsam have been replaced by Mandeep, Brar and Jordan. |
| We are ready for the action! Both the umpires stride out to the middle. Punjab openers, skipper KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal follow them. The Chennai players are getting final advice from the skipper before they take their positons in the field. Deepak Chahar will start with the ball for Chennai. One slip in place. Here we go... |
| 0.1 : Deepak Chahar to KL Rahul, Punjab and Rahul are up and running on the first ball. Good length ball just around off, Rahul pushes it wide of the short thrid man fielder. The call is for two straightaway. They eventually complete it easily. |
| 0.2 : Deepak Chahar to KL Rahul, Fullish and around off, Rahul plays it straight back to the bowler. |
| 0.3 : Deepak Chahar to KL Rahul, Around off on a good length, Rahul blocks it out off his front foot. |
| 0.4 : Deepak Chahar to KL Rahul, Third dot in a row! Nice stuff from Chahar. Shortish and around off, Rahul goes back and pushes it towards backward point. |
| 0.5 : Deepak Chahar to KL Rahul, A single now! Fullish and moving away a touch, Rahul drives it to deep cover for a single. |
| 0.6 : Deepak Chahar to Mayank Agarwal, Single to end the over! Agarwal is off the mark as well. Fullish and outside off, Agarwal pushes it towards point and calls for a quick run. |
| 1.1 : Sam Curran to Mayank Agarwal, A couple on the first ball. Full and wide outside off, Agarwal drives it wide of the deep cover fielder. Before he can come around, two taken. |
| 0.6 : Who will bowl from the other end? It is Sam Curran! Has done well so far. |
| 1.2 : Sam Curran to Mayank Agarwal, Guides the next ball towards short third man where Jadeja does well to make a stop. They though get a single. |
| 1.3 : Sam Curran to KL Rahul, FOUR! Drilled! This man has been in form of his life. And you just can't get away by bowling a ball that wide. Full and wide outside off, Rahul drills it through the covers. No chance for anyone to even think of stopping that. |
| 1.4 : Sam Curran to KL Rahul, Curran returns to bowling godd length deliveries. It is around off, Rahul stays back and keeps it out. |
| 1.5 : Sam Curran to KL Rahul, Quick run! Full and just outside off, Rahul looks to drive but the ball takes a bit of inner half and goes towards mid off. They take a run. |
| 1.6 : Sam Curran to Mayank Agarwal, Dot to end the second over! 8 off it. It is full and wide outside off ,Agarwal goes chasing after it to drive but fails to make any connection. |
| 2.1 : Deepak Chahar to KL Rahul, Good length ball on off, Rahul punches it to mid off. |
| 2.2 : Deepak Chahar to KL Rahul, Good length ball on middle, Rahul flicks it to fine leg for a couple. |
| 0.0 : Chahar continues! Dhoni likes to bowl him upfront. Let's see if he will bowl all of his 4 overs in this spell only. |
| 2.3 : Deepak Chahar to KL Rahul, FOUR! Nicely played! Short ball outside off, Rahul cuts it through cover-point for a boundary. |
| 2.4 : Deepak Chahar to KL Rahul, Length ball on off, Rahul taps it to point. |
| 2.5 : Deepak Chahar to KL Rahul, 1 run, the batsman looks to work this away but gets an inside edge. The batter then takes a single. |
| 2.6 : Deepak Chahar to Mayank Agarwal, Full ball outside off, Agarwal drives but finds the cover fielder. |
| 3.1 : Sam Curran to KL Rahul, Only a single! Good length ball outside off, Rahul drives it to cover and takes a single. |
| 3.2 : Sam Curran to Mayank Agarwal, Good length ball on off, Agarwal pushes it to cover for a single. |
| 3.3 : Sam Curran to KL Rahul, EDGY! Fullish ball outside off, Rahul looks to drive but it takes the inside edge and it goes towards deep square leg. Only a single. |
| 3.4 : Sam Curran to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Streaky but Punjab will take it! Good length ball outside off, Agarwal looks to drive but it takes the outside edge and it goes over the short third man for a boundary. |
| 3.5 : Sam Curran to Mayank Agarwal, On a length on off, Agarwal pushes it to the off side for a single. |
| 3.6 : Sam Curran to KL Rahul, FOUR! Flayed! Full ball outside off, Rahul flays it through point for a boundary. |
| 4.1 : Deepak Chahar to Mayank Agarwal, Good length ball on middle, Agarwal defends it out. |
| 4.2 : Deepak Chahar to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Hammered! Agarwal is in some top form at the moment! Good length ball outside off, Agarwal frees his arms and thrashes it over cover for a boundary. |
| 0.0 : Hello and welcome to the second game of the first double-header Sunday. Two sides that have had just one win in the tournament go head to in head as KL Rahul's Punjab take on MS Dhoni's Chennai. Punjab will look to bounce back after their thrashing at the hands of Mumbai. Their death bowling has been a cause of concern and Rahul and co. will look to find solutions for it. Chennai, on the hand, have felt like a wounded lion and have lost three in a row. But counting out MS Dhoni's Chennai would b |
| 4.3 : Deepak Chahar to Mayank Agarwal, Full ball on middle, Agarwal flicks it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 4.4 : Deepak Chahar to KL Rahul, On a length on off, Rahul taps it to point for a single. |
| 4.5 : Deepak Chahar to Mayank Agarwal, LEG BYE! Full ball on the pads, Agarwal looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. There is an appeal for LBW but it is turned down. A leg bye taken as the ball rolls to the leg side. |
| 4.6 : Deepak Chahar to KL Rahul, On a length outside off, Rahul pushes it to point. |
| Shardul Thakur will grip the ball now, taking over from Sam Curran. |
| 5.1 : Shardul Thakur to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Agarwal welcomes Thakur with a good shot! Short of a length ball on middle, Agarwal transfers his weight onto the back foot and pulls it to the deep mid-wicket region for a boundary. |
| 5.2 : Shardul Thakur to Mayank Agarwal, Length ball on off, Agarwal plays it to point and crosses over for a single. |
| 5.3 : Shardul Thakur to KL Rahul, Length ball on middle, Rahul pushes it to mid on and takes a single. |
| 5.4 : Shardul Thakur to Mayank Agarwal, On a length outside off, Agarwal cuts it through point for a single. |
| 5.5 : Shardul Thakur to KL Rahul, Nice shot for nothing! Full ball on middle, Rahul drives but Thakur makes a good stop off his own bowling. Can Thakur finish it well. |
| 5.6 : Shardul Thakur to KL Rahul, Good length ball outside, Rahul pushes it to deep cover for a single. Punjab are 46 for 0 at the end of the Powerplay. |
| 6.1 : Dwayne Bravo to KL Rahul, Good length ball on middle and leg, Rahul works it to the leg side for a single. |
| 0.0 : Bravo will bowl now, taking over bowling duties from Deepak Chahar. Can he break this partnership down? |
| 6.2 : Dwayne Bravo to Mayank Agarwal, Short ball down the leg side, Agarwal looks to pull but misses. Wide given. |
| Dwayne Bravo to Mayank Agarwal, Short down the leg side, Agarwal lets it go. Wided. |
| Dwayne Bravo to Mayank Agarwal, Good length ball on off, Agarwal pushes it to the off side for a single. |
| 6.3 : Dwayne Bravo to KL Rahul, On off, defended off the back foot. |
| 6.4 : Dwayne Bravo to KL Rahul, Full ball on middle, Rahul pushes it to mid on for a dot. |
| 6.5 : Dwayne Bravo to KL Rahul, FOUR! Excellent shot! Good length ball outside off, Rahul cuts it through the point region for a boundary. |
| 6.6 : Dwayne Bravo to KL Rahul, Full on middle, Rahul drives it to long on for a single. |
| 7.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to KL Rahul, Flatter around off, Rahul works this down towards the long on region to collect a single. |
| 0.0 : Ravindra Jadeja is into the attack. |
| 7.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Mayank Agarwal, In the air but short! What an effort by Faf! He will be pleased with his effort but this was a hard catch to grab onto! Floated outside off, Mayank lofts this towards the deep cover region and Faf runs in and attempts to take this one but it drops in front of him. Three runs taken. |
| 7.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to KL Rahul, Flatter outside off, Rahul cuts this to the fielder at point. |
| 7.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to KL Rahul, Loopy around middle, Rahul does well to keep this one out. |
| 7.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to KL Rahul, This is a single as Rahul punches this off his back foot towards the point region. |
| 7.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Mayank Agarwal, Short ball around off, Agarwal punches this towards the long on region for a single. |
| 8.1 : Piyush Chawla to Mayank Agarwal, OUT! CAUGHT! Chennai needed that desperately! A sigh of relief! Chawla starts his spell with a wicket. Agarwal got off to a start but has failed to carry on. This was not a wicket-taking delivery but Chennai won't mind as they have got a wicket! Short ball on middle, Agarwal pulls but does not have the distance on it and it goes to Sam Curran at deep mid-wicket. End of a good partnership for Punjab but they would have loved to carry on. |
| 0.0 : DRINKS! Punjab have started off on the right foot and their in-form openers KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal have yet again set up a nice platform for them right at the start. Chennai will be happy that they have got rid of one of these two as Mayank departed right on the first ball of Piyush Chawla's over looking for the big shot. Chennai will look to capitalise on this and build some pressure on Punjab. Mandeep Singh will be the new batter in for Punjab. |
| 8.2 : Piyush Chawla to Mandeep Singh, Flatter on off, Mandeep pushes it to long off for a single. |
| 8.3 : Piyush Chawla to KL Rahul, Quicker on off, Rahul drives it to long on for a single. |
| 8.4 : Piyush Chawla to Mandeep Singh, Flatter on middle, Singh nudges it in front of square on the leg side for a couple. |
| 8.5 : Piyush Chawla to Mandeep Singh, On off, pushed to point. |
| 8.6 : Piyush Chawla to Mandeep Singh, Loopy ball on off, Singh lifts it wide of mid off and crosses over for a single. End of a good over from Piyush Chawla. A wicket and just 5 runs from it. |
| 9.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Mandeep Singh, Flatter around off, Mandeep pulls this one hard towards the deep mid-wicket region for a couple. |
| 9.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Mandeep Singh, Beaten! Jadeja bowls a loopy ball around off, Singh looks to defend this one but misses it. |
| 9.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Mandeep Singh, Flatter and quicker around middle, Singh plays this down the ground towards long on for a single run. |
| 9.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to KL Rahul, Short ball outside off, Rahul cuts this towards the deep point region for a single. |
| 9.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Mandeep Singh, Short ball on middle, Singh pulls this one towards the deep mid-wicket region to collect another single. |
| 9.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to KL Rahul, Flatter outside off, Rahul plays this slightly uppishly towards the point fielder but it drops short of him. |
| 10.1 : Piyush Chawla to Mandeep Singh, Floated around middle, Singh lofts this one towards the deep cover region and it will drop safely on the grass. The batters collect two runs. |
| 10.2 : Piyush Chawla to Mandeep Singh, SIX! What a shot! The sound of ball hitting the bat was beautiful! It was very well struck! Loopy ball around middle, Singh slog sweeps this one over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. |
| 10.3 : Piyush Chawla to Mandeep Singh, Short ball around off, Singh works this to the off side to collect a single. Good batting to rotate the strike after a boundary. |
| 10.4 : Piyush Chawla to KL Rahul, Flatter ball on middle, Rahul works this towards long on for one run. |
| 10.5 : Piyush Chawla to Mandeep Singh, SIX! Up and away! Mandeep Singh is turning it on for Punjab! Another flat delivery around middle, Singh pulls this hard over the deep mid-wicket fence for a maximum. |
| 10.6 : Piyush Chawla to Mandeep Singh, Short ball on middle, Singh works this towards long on to take a single. A good over for Punjab. |
| 11.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Mandeep Singh, Flatter ball around off, Singh works this towards deep mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 11.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Mandeep Singh, Short ball outside off, Mandeep cuts this one towards deep point to collect a single. |
| 11.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to KL Rahul, Tossed up ball outside off, Rahul plays this to the fielder at covers. |
| 11.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to KL Rahul, Flighted ball around off, Rahul drives this past the fielder at covers and will come back for the second run. |
| 11.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to KL Rahul, Loopy ball around middle, Rahul nudges this gently towards the mid-wicket region and the batters will take a quick single before Jadeja cleans this up. |
| 11.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Mandeep Singh, OUT! CAUGHT! This should boost the confidence of Jadeja! Mandeep was looking to clear the fielder but he does not get the elevation required and this is straight into the fielder's hands. He was looking in fine touch and was dealing in boundaries and he was looking for one more this time but he does not pick the gap and he will have to walk back now. Jadeja bowls a loopy ball around off, Mandeep cracks this shot slightly uppishly towards the cover region b |
| 12.1 : Dwayne Bravo to KL Rahul, PLAY AND A MISS! Short of a length ball outside off, Rahul looks to cut but misses. Bravo appeals but nothing from the umpire. |
| 12.2 : Dwayne Bravo to KL Rahul, EDGED AND FOUR! This will not make Dhoni happy! Good length ball outside off, Rahul looks to drive but it takes the outside edge and goes to the third man region for a boundary. |
| 12.3 : Dwayne Bravo to KL Rahul, On a length on middle, Rahul works it to the leg side. |
| 12.4 : Dwayne Bravo to KL Rahul, Length ball on middle, Rahul flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 12.5 : Dwayne Bravo to Nicholas Pooran, On a length on off, Pooran guides it to third man for a single. 100 up for Punjab. |
| 12.6 : Dwayne Bravo to KL Rahul, Good length ball outside off, Rahul cuts it to deep point for a single. |
| 13.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to KL Rahul, Floated outside off, Rahul taps this gently towards the cover region for a quick single. |
| 13.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Nicholas Pooran, Loopy around off, Pooran blocks this back towards Jadeja. |
| 0.0 : Nicholas Pooran makes his way out to the middle. Dwayne Bravo is back on. |
| 13.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Nicholas Pooran, Short ball around the off stump, Pooran pulls this one hard towards the deep mid-wicket region to collect a single. |
| 13.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to KL Rahul, Flatter around middle, Rahul plays this off his back foot towards the mid-wicket region for a single. |
| 13.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! Slammed! There is width on offer and Pooran punishes this! Flatter ball outside off, Pooran slaps this one over the cover region for a boundary. |
| 13.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! What a cracking shot! Pooran has decided to hit the big shots! Flatter ball around middle, Pooran pulls this one high and mighty over the deep square leg region for a biggie. A great over for Punjab as they collect 13 runs off this one. |
| 14.1 : Shardul Thakur to KL Rahul, On a full length around middle and leg, Rahul works this to the fielder at covers. |
| 0.0 : Shardul Thakur is back on. 1-0-8-0 are his figures so far. |
| 14.2 : Shardul Thakur to KL Rahul, SIX! FIFTY FOR RAHUL! Rahul is a beauty to watch! There seems to be no stopping Rahul in this year's tournament! Good length ball outside off, Rahul lofts this over the deep cover region and it will cross the fence for a maximum. |
| 14.3 : Shardul Thakur to KL Rahul, FOUR! Slapped! There is no need to run for that! That will race away! Good length ball around off, Rahul slams this through the cover region for four runs. |
| 14.4 : Shardul Thakur to KL Rahul, FOUR! That is played with such soft hands! KL Rahul is oozing with class with all these strokes! On a good length around off, Rahul waits for this and cuts it late and it will race away to the fence at third man for yet another boundary. |
| 14.5 : Shardul Thakur to KL Rahul, On a full length around middle and leg, Rahul flicks this one but will only find the fielder at short fine leg this time. |
| 14.6 : Shardul Thakur to KL Rahul, Full length ball around middle and leg, Rahul flicks this one towards the deep mid-wicket region to collect two runs. Another great over as Punjab get 16 runs off it. |
| 15.1 : Sam Curran to Nicholas Pooran, Short ball on middle, Pooran pulls it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 0.0 : Curran is back into the attack, replacing Ravindra Jadeja. |
| 15.2 : Sam Curran to KL Rahul, Good length ball outside off, Rahul plays it through cover-point for a single. |
| 15.3 : Sam Curran to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! That's as big as we have seen! Brilliant batting from Pooran! Good length ball on middle, Pooran clears his front leg and powers it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 15.4 : Sam Curran to Nicholas Pooran, Short ball around middle, Pooran looks to pull but misses. |
| 15.5 : Sam Curran to Nicholas Pooran, Shortish on middle, Pooran pulls it wide of long on and picks up a couple. Pooran has raced to 21 from 9 balls. |
| 15.6 : Sam Curran to Nicholas Pooran, Short ball on middle, Pooran works it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 16.1 : Dwayne Bravo to Nicholas Pooran, A good yorker way outside off, Pooran reaches out and works it towards the deep point region and the batters run well to come back for the second run. |
| 16.2 : Dwayne Bravo to Nicholas Pooran, A full toss way outside off, Pooran works this one straight to the fielder stationed at covers. This will be a dot. |
| 16.3 : Dwayne Bravo to Nicholas Pooran, Pooran wants the wide but he shuffled across and so the umpire does not call this as a wide. This is bowled just by the leg stump. Pooran looked to flick but misses. |
| 16.4 : Dwayne Bravo to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! He has absolutely dispatched this one! You can't bowl a full toss and not expect it to be hammered! This is a full toss around off, Pooran pulls this hard and heavy over the mid-wicket region for a six. |
| 16.5 : Dwayne Bravo to Nicholas Pooran, Another full toss around off, Pooran plays this towards the deep cover region and they will run back for the second run. Great batting and running by these two! |
| 16.6 : Dwayne Bravo to Nicholas Pooran, A single to end as Pooran works this to the point region to retain the strike for the next over. |
| 17.1 : Shardul Thakur to Nicholas Pooran, OUT! CAUGHT! Well taken from Jadeja! That was not an easy catch but Jadeja makes it look very easy! Pooran played a wonderful little cameo but he has to walk back to the pavilion! Good length ball on middle, Pooran looks to go big over deep mid-wicket but does not time it well. It goes way up in the air and wobbles in the air. Jadeja settles himself under it and takes a good catch. How much will Punjab end up with? |
| 0.0 : Thakur is back into the attack for Chennai. 2-0-24-0 so far. |
| 17.2 : Shardul Thakur to KL Rahul, OUT! CAUGHT! Back-to-back wickets! 100th catch as a keeper for Dhoni in the Indian T20 League! What a landmark for MS! First Pooran and now it is Rahul who has to walk back. Brilliant piece of keeping and Chennai are making a comeback in this game! Very full ball outside off, Rahul looks to drive but it takes the outside edge and goes to the right of the keeper. Dhoni dives to that side and takes an excellent catch. End of another good innings from KL Ra |
| 0.0 : Glenn Maxwell walks out with his blade for Punjab, replacing Nicholas Pooran. |
| DRINKS! Punjab are on a roll and look like they can reach the 180-plus run mark with KL Rahul and Pooran out there. Both of them have batted aggressively so far and will look to take the fight to Chennai in the last four overs. Chennai, on the other hand, will need to make sure that they remove Rahul as they are well aware of his exploits in the finishing stages of the game. They will be hoping to bowl tight lines and contain as many runs as they can. Dwayne Bravo will bowl now for Chennai. |
| 17.2 : Sarfaraz Khan walks in for Punjab. |
| 17.3 : Shardul Thakur to Sarfaraz Khan, Just short! Very full ball outside off, Sarfaraz looks to drive but it takes the outside edge. Luckily, for Sarfaraz, it lands in front of the short third man fielder. |
| 17.4 : Shardul Thakur to Sarfaraz Khan, Full ball on off, Khan drives it to long off for a single. |
| 17.5 : Shardul Thakur to Glenn Maxwell, PLAY AND A MISS! Very full ball outside off, Maxwell looks to dig it out but fails to get any bat on it. |
| 17.6 : Shardul Thakur to Glenn Maxwell, Nicely played! Good length ball outside off, Maxwell cuts it through cover-point and picks up a couple. |
| 18.1 : Dwayne Bravo to Sarfaraz Khan, Slower full toss on off, Khan drives it to cover where the fielder fumbles, allowing the batters to pick up a couple. |
| 18.2 : Dwayne Bravo to Sarfaraz Khan, Excellent ball! Very full ball on middle, Sarfaraz digs it out onto the pitch. |
| 18.3 : Dwayne Bravo to Sarfaraz Khan, Good length ball outside off, Khan plays it to point for a single. Not a bad result for Chennai. |
| 18.4 : Dwayne Bravo to Glenn Maxwell, Low full toss on middle, Maxwell flicks it to deep mid-wicket and collects a couple. Punjab need big shots. |
| 18.5 : Dwayne Bravo to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! That's really well played! Short ball around middle, Maxwell flat-bats it over the extra cover region for a boundary. |
| 18.6 : Dwayne Bravo to Glenn Maxwell, Full ball on the pads, Maxwell flicks it towards the deep mid-wicket region for a couple. |
| 19.1 : Shardul Thakur to Sarfaraz Khan, FOUR! Sarfaraz Khan loves playing that shot! Full toss on middle, Khan goes on his knees and ramps it over the short third man fielder for a boundary. Good start to the final over. |
| 18.6 : Shardul Thakur will continue! Will he be able to scalp a final wicket before the end of the first innings? |
| 19.2 : Shardul Thakur to Sarfaraz Khan, FOUR! This is super stuff! This was not a bad delivery at all but it was just class! Very full ball outside off, Sarfaraz drives it through point fot a boundary. |
| 19.3 : Shardul Thakur to Sarfaraz Khan, WIDE! Now an extra! This over is turning out to be a good one for Punjab! Very full ball outside off, Khan looks to cut but misses. Wide given. |
| Shardul Thakur to Sarfaraz Khan, On a length outside off, Sarfaraz looks to cut but gets an edge back to the keeper. Maxwell calls for the single and makes it easily. |
| 19.4 : Shardul Thakur to Glenn Maxwell, Precious dot balll! Low full toss outside off, Maxwell looks to ramp but misses. |
| 19.5 : Shardul Thakur to Glenn Maxwell, Low full toss on middle, Maxwell heaves it to deep mid-wicket for only a single. |
| 19.6 : Shardul Thakur to Sarfaraz Khan, Low full toss on middle, Khan drives it to long on for a single. PUNJAB END ON 178 FOR 4. |
| Mandeep Singh is in for a chat. He says that it is a pretty good score. Adds that Rahul said they will look for a score of about 165 and they got 175. Says that he had a good domestic season before the Lockdown. Adds that he was playing his first game and Rahul told him to take some time out. States that they have played 3 good games but it is unfortunate to end up on the losing side and hopes that they can pull it off today. |
| Right then! We have a chase on our hands as this is a very good total put up by Punjab. Chennai will want to come out and go all guns blazing and they will need to start off well if they are to chase this total down. Their openers have been very shaky and it will be interesting to see how they play this time around. Join us in a bit as we bring you the chase! |
| The bowling of Chennai was not the best as they struggled to pick wickets and they were attacked by the batters of Punjab throughout the innings. Thakur was good in his second spell as he did well to remove the dangerous KL Rahul and Pooran in back-to-back deliveries. They did well towards the end of the innings as Punjab looked well on their way to cross the 190-run mark but the bowlers did well to restrict them to a total which is around 180. |
| Punjab will be the happier side at the end of the first innings as they have played really well courtesy of yet once again, their explosive openers KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal. Chennai struck just before the first drinks break, as Chawla sent Agarwal back to the pavilion. Mandeep and Pooran were next and their short fiery cameos were really good as they were right on the money right from the word go. Maxwell came in towards the end and played a few good strokes and helped propel Punjab around th |
| 0.1 : Sheldon Cottrell to Shane Watson, Cottrell starts with a full length ball on middle, Watson pushes it to mid on. |
| We are back for the chase! The Punjab players stride out to the middle, followed by Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis. Sheldon Cottrell will start with the ball. Nicholas Pooran is the keeper for Punjab. |
| 0.2 : Sheldon Cottrell to Shane Watson, Good length ball on middle, Watson defends it back to the bowler. |
| 0.3 : Sheldon Cottrell to Shane Watson, FOUR! Poor bowling from Sheldon Cottrell! Good length ball on the pads, Watson flicks it to the fine leg region for a boundary. |
| 0.4 : Sheldon Cottrell to Shane Watson, FOUR! That's the Watson we all know! Fullish ball on middle, Watson heaves it over mid on for another boundary. |
| 0.5 : Sheldon Cottrell to Shane Watson, Just over! Good length ball on off, Watson looks to lift it over mid off but mistimes it. Luckily, it lands over Rahul at mid off. A single taken. |
| 0.6 : Sheldon Cottrell to Faf du Plessis, Back of a length ball on off, du Plessis defends it to point. Good start from Chennai. 9 runs from it. |
| Who will partner Cottrell with the new ball? It will be Mohammed Shami. |
| 1.1 : Mohammed Shami to Shane Watson, BEATEN! Quality ball from Shami! Some movement as well from Shami! Good length ball, moves away after pitching. It is around off, Watson looks to defend but gets beaten. |
| 1.2 : Mohammed Shami to Shane Watson, PLAY AND A MISS! Back of a length ball outside off, Watson looks to cut but fails to get any bat on it. |
| 1.3 : Mohammed Shami to Shane Watson, FIVE WIDES! Ohh no! Poor stuff from Shami! Fullish ball down the leg side, Watson looks to flick but misses. Pooran dives to his left to stop but fails and the ball races to the fence. |
| Mohammed Shami to Shane Watson, On a length outside off, Watson taps it to deep point for a single. |
| 1.4 : Mohammed Shami to Faf du Plessis, Back of a length ball on middle, du Plessis works it wide of mid on and gets off the mark with a single. |
| 1.5 : Mohammed Shami to Shane Watson, Short ball outside off, Watson punches it to cover. |
| 1.6 : Mohammed Shami to Shane Watson, Good length ball outside off, Watson drives but straight to the point fielder. |
| 2.1 : Sheldon Cottrell to Faf du Plessis, Very full outside off, du Plessis pushes it to mid off and crosses over for a single. |
| 2.2 : Sheldon Cottrell to Shane Watson, Good length ball outside off, Watson looks to cut but gets an outside edge towards third man for a single. |
| 2.3 : Sheldon Cottrell to Faf du Plessis, Short ball on middle, Faf looks to pull but it takes the top edge and it lands over the square leg fielder. A couple taken. |
| 2.4 : Sheldon Cottrell to Faf du Plessis, Full ball outside off, du Plessis drives it to long off for a run. |
| 2.5 : Sheldon Cottrell to Shane Watson, FOUR! Cracking shot from Watson! Full ball on off, Watson thrashes it past the bowler and into the fence. |
| 2.6 : Sheldon Cottrell to Shane Watson, Back of a length ball outside off, Watson cuts it straight to point. |
| 3.1 : Harpreet Brar to Faf du Plessis, Flighted ball on middle, Faf plays it to mid on for a single. |
| 0.0 : Harpreet Brar is introduced into the attack, replacing Mohammed Shami. Spin in the powerplay. Will this make an impact for Punjab? |
| 3.2 : Harpreet Brar to Shane Watson, Flatter on the pads, Watson looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. |
| 3.3 : Harpreet Brar to Shane Watson, FOUR! Excellent batting from Watson! He is looking in fine touch! Loopy ball on middle and leg, Watson lifts it over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 3.4 : Harpreet Brar to Shane Watson, Flatter on middle, flicked to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 3.5 : Harpreet Brar to Faf du Plessis, An appeal for LBW turned down! Full around off, du Plessis looks to sweep but misses. There is an appeal for LBW but nothing from the umpire. Punjab think for a review but decide against it. There is no bat on it. The Ball Tracker shows umpire's call on impact. |
| 3.6 : Harpreet Brar to Faf du Plessis, On off, du Plessis drives it to long off for a single. |
| Shami will bowl now, taking over from Sheldon Cottrell. It is a change of ends for him. |
| 4.1 : Mohammed Shami to Faf du Plessis, WIDE! Good length ball down the leg side, du Plessis looks to pull but misses. Wided. |
| Mohammed Shami to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Beautifully played from Faf! Full ball on middle, du Plessis flicks it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 4.2 : Mohammed Shami to Faf du Plessis, Length ball on the pads, Faf flicks it to deep square leg and picks up a couple. |
| 4.3 : Mohammed Shami to Faf du Plessis, Full on middle, du Plessis heaves it to mid-wicket. |
| 4.4 : Mohammed Shami to Faf du Plessis, Short ball on the pads, du Plessis looks to flick but and inside edge, gets hit on the pads. The ball rolls to the leg side and a single is taken. |
| 4.5 : Mohammed Shami to Shane Watson, Short ball around off, Watson sways away from it. |
| 4.6 : Mohammed Shami to Shane Watson, Uppish but safe! Full ball on off, Watson plays it uppishly towards long off for a single. |
| Chris Jordan will bowl now, taking over from Brar. |
| 5.1 : Chris Jordan to Shane Watson, Good length ball outside off, Watson drives it to deep cover for a single. |
| 5.2 : Chris Jordan to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Nicely done! Full ball on off, du Plessis goes on his knees and then scoops it over short fine leg for a boundary. It does not look pretty but effective. |
| 5.3 : Chris Jordan to Faf du Plessis, In the air...safe! Good length ball outside off, Faf dances down and looks to go over cover. It is not timed well. Sarfaraz Khan dives forward in an attempt to catch but it goes over. Two taken. |
| 5.4 : Chris Jordan to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Fifty-run stand comes up between Watson and du Plessis! First in this season and they need to continue! Full ball on middle, Faf flicks it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 5.5 : Chris Jordan to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Third boundary in the over! Good length ball outside off, Faf plays it past the short third man fielder for a boundary. |
| 5.6 : Chris Jordan to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! What an over for Chennai! 19 from Jordan's first! Short ball on middle, du Plessis thrashes it past the bowler and into the long on fence. Chennai are 60 for 0 at the end of the Powerplay! They need 119 from 84 balls. |
| 6.1 : Ravi Bishnoi to Shane Watson, Flatter on off, Watson defends it to cover and takes a single. |
| 6.2 : Ravi Bishnoi to Faf du Plessis, Quicker one on off, du Plessis pushes it to cover. |
| 6.3 : Ravi Bishnoi to Faf du Plessis, BEATEN! Beautiful bowling from Bishnoi! Flighted ball outside off, Faf lunges forward to defend but fails to connect. |
| 6.4 : Ravi Bishnoi to Faf du Plessis, Flatter on the pads, du Plessis looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. There is an appeal for LBW but nothing from the umpire. |
| 0.0 : DRINKS! This is just the start the Chennai had wanted. They had to start all guns blazing and they have. Watson and du Plessis have struggled to get off to a good start in this tournament but they have done so well in these first six overs. Punjab, on the other hand, need to pick a wicket and slow things down if they want to build pressure on Chennai. Ravi Bishnoi is introduced into the attack for Punjab, replacing Shami. |
| 6.5 : Ravi Bishnoi to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Pulled away in disdain! Short ball on middle, du Plessis pulls it in front of square on the leg side for a boundary. |
| 6.6 : Ravi Bishnoi to Faf du Plessis, Loopy on middle, worked to square leg for a single. |
| 7.1 : Harpreet Brar to Faf du Plessis, Flatter around leg, du Plessis flicks this away towards square leg for a single. |
| 0.0 : Harpreet Brar is back on. 1-0-7-0 are his figures so far. |
| 7.2 : Harpreet Brar to Shane Watson, FOUR! What a cheeky stroke! Watson is looking in fine touch today! Flatter around middle, Watson makes room and paddle sweeps this on the up over the short fine leg region for a boundary. |
| 7.5 : Harpreet Brar to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Looks like Faf has got his dancing shoes on as he dances down the track and lofts this floated ball over the cover region for another boundary. Third one of the over for Chennai. |
| 7.3 : Harpreet Brar to Shane Watson, FOUR! A misfield will fetch Chennai four more runs. Rahul will not be happy with his fielder on his occasion. Loopy ball around leg, Watson sweeps this one and it goes in betwwen the legs of Shami for a boundary. |
| 7.4 : Harpreet Brar to Shane Watson, Short ball around middle, Watson plays this one down towards the man at long on for a single. |
| 7.6 : Harpreet Brar to Faf du Plessis, Floated around leg, du Plessis flicks this to the leg side for a single. A great over for Chennai. |
| 8.1 : Ravi Bishnoi to Faf du Plessis, Loopy ball way outside off, du Plessis reaches out and works this to the deep point region for one run. |
| 8.2 : Ravi Bishnoi to Shane Watson, FOUR! Watson is finding the gaps! He is in supreme form! Flatter ball around middle, Watson pulls this one hard towards the deep square leg area for a boundary. |
| 8.3 : Ravi Bishnoi to Shane Watson, WIDE! Bishnoi bowls this loopy ball way outside off, Watson lets it be. Wided. |
| Ravi Bishnoi to Shane Watson, Short ball outside off, Watson cuts this one towards the deep point region for a single. |
| 8.4 : Ravi Bishnoi to Faf du Plessis, Loopy ball around off, du Plessis drives this through the extra cover region and will run across for the single. |
| 8.5 : Ravi Bishnoi to Shane Watson, SIX! That is massive! What a shot! A 101-metre hit! There seems to be no stopping Watson! Floated a wrong' un around off, Watson gets on his knees and slog sweeps this over the mid-wicket fence for a huge six. Chennai are looking very formidable right now. |
| 8.6 : Ravi Bishnoi to Shane Watson, Flatter on off, Watson punches it to point. |
| Mohammed Shami is back on to bowl his third over. 2-0-16-0 are his figures so far. |
| 9.1 : Mohammed Shami to Faf du Plessis, Back of a length ball around off, du Plessis flicks this off his pads towards the deep square leg region and they will collect a couple. |
| 9.2 : Mohammed Shami to Faf du Plessis, Short of a length delivery around the off channel, du Plessis pushes this to the cover region. |
| 9.3 : Mohammed Shami to Faf du Plessis, Another back of a length ball around middle, du Plessis works this to the point region and will exchange ends with Watson, courtesy of a single. |
| 9.4 : Mohammed Shami to Shane Watson, Another single as Watson cuts this one towards the third man region. Smart batting as they do not want to go after Shami who is in good form. |
| 9.5 : Mohammed Shami to Faf du Plessis, On a fullish length around off, du Plessis gets under the ball and plays it towards the square leg region to run across for the single. 100 runs up for Chennai. |
| 9.6 : Mohammed Shami to Shane Watson, Good length around middle, Watson plays this towards long on for a single. Chennai require 78 runs in the last 10 overs. |
| 10.1 : Chris Jordan to Shane Watson, FOUR! Watson moves onto 49 with that shot and he has found the gap yet again! Back of a length ball around middle and leg, Watson flicks this off his pads past the fielder at short fine leg and it will race away to the fence for a boundary. |
| 10.2 : Chris Jordan to Shane Watson, FOUR! FIFTY FOR WATSON! Also his 20th half-century in the Indian T20 League and what a way to get it as well. On a good length around off, Watson drives this through the cover region and the timing is sweet as it races away to the fence. He was clueless in the first 4 games and scores a good 50 when his side needed. Look at the applause from the Chennai players. Shows how valuable player he is for Chennai. |
| 10.3 : Chris Jordan to Shane Watson, On a full length around middle, Watson pushes it towards the long on region to collect a single. A good over so far for Chennai. |
| 0.0 : Chris Jordan is back on. He gave 19 runs in his first over. Can he provide a breakthrough for Punjab? |
| 10.4 : Chris Jordan to Faf du Plessis, Back of a length ball around middle, du Plessis tries to push it away but it comes off the lower part of his bat and bounces past the stumps towards the keeper. |
| 10.5 : Chris Jordan to Faf du Plessis, FIFTY FOR FAF DU PLESSIS! What a start this has been for Chennai and du Plessis gets his half-century as well. On a good length around off, du Plessis cuts this towards the backward point region to collect a single. Du Plessis has been in good form this season and has played another good innings. |
| 10.6 : Chris Jordan to Shane Watson, Good length delivery around off, Watson lofts this over the mid off region and to the fielder at long off on a bounce. One run taken. |
| 11.1 : Ravi Bishnoi to Shane Watson, Flatter around middle, Watson fends this back towards the bowler. |
| 11.2 : Ravi Bishnoi to Shane Watson, FOUR! Delightful! What a beautiful cover drive! Floats a ball outside off, Watson makes some room and drives this one past the cover fielder into the fence for a boundary. Supreme! |
| 11.3 : Ravi Bishnoi to Shane Watson, WIDE! This is a loopy ball way outside off, Watson leaves it alone. Wided. |
| Ravi Bishnoi to Shane Watson, Flighted ball around middle, Watson sweeps this uppishly towards the deep mid-wicket region and it will drop before the fielder can run in and take this one. The batters take a single. |
| 11.4 : Ravi Bishnoi to Faf du Plessis, Flatter around off, du Plessis goes on his back foot and punches this towards the cover region for a single. |
| 11.5 : Ravi Bishnoi to Shane Watson, BEATEN! A good delivery by Bishnoi! Loopy around off, Watson looks to cut this one but misses and Pooran pouches this one. An appeal is made but the umpire is not interested. |
| 11.6 : Ravi Bishnoi to Shane Watson, Floated on middle, Watson sweeps this one but will find the fielder at short fine leg. 60 required in 48 for Chennai. |
| 12.1 : Harpreet Brar to Faf du Plessis, Floated around off, du Plessis plays this slightly uppish towards the cover region but it drops safe. |
| 12.2 : Harpreet Brar to Faf du Plessis, Good footwork by du Plessis! Loopy ball around off, du Plessis dances down the track and lofts this over the cover region and the batters will fetch two runs before the fielder cleans up in the deep. |
| 12.3 : Harpreet Brar to Faf du Plessis, Flatter around middle. du Plessis pulls this one hard towards the deep mid-wicket region and the batters will exchange ends before the fielder cuts it off. |
| 12.4 : Harpreet Brar to Shane Watson, Loopy ball around off, Watson punches this but this is straight to the fielder at covers. |
| 12.5 : Harpreet Brar to Shane Watson, Short ball on middle, Watson pulls this hard down the ground towards the man at long on. One. |
| 12.6 : Harpreet Brar to Faf du Plessis, Floated outside off, du Plessis looks to cut this one but connects his bat with only thin air. |
| Sheldon Cottrell is back on. 2-0-18-0 are his figures so far. |
| 13.1 : Sheldon Cottrell to Shane Watson, On a good length around middle, Watson works this towards the mid-wicket region for a single run. |
| 13.2 : Sheldon Cottrell to Faf du Plessis, In the air but...safe! Cottrell bangs this short and around off and middle, du Plessis looks to pull this but it takes a top edge and goes towards Shami at short fine leg but it drops short and the batters run across for the single. |
| 13.3 : Sheldon Cottrell to Shane Watson, Bangs in another short ball around middle, Watson looks to pull this away but does not connect bat with ball. |
| 13.4 : Sheldon Cottrell to Shane Watson, SIX! Extraordinary! What a powerful shot! Back of a length ball around off and middle, Watson clears his foot and hammers this over the long on region for a six. |
| 13.5 : Sheldon Cottrell to Shane Watson, WIDE! Cottrell bowls a short ball around middle and leg, Watson looks to pull this but misses. The umpire signals this as a wide. |
| Sheldon Cottrell to Shane Watson, Short of a good length ball around off and middle, Watson pulls this one towards the deep mid-wicket region for a single. |
| 13.6 : Sheldon Cottrell to Faf du Plessis, WIDE! Cottrell seems to be under pressure! He bowls a full toss way outside the off stump, du Plessis leaves this one alone. Wided. |
| Sheldon Cottrell to Faf du Plessis, Back of a length ball around the off stump channel, du Plessis slashes this through towards deep point for a single to retain the strike for the next over. Chennai need 44 runs in 36 balls. |
| DRINKS! Chennai are doing it easily at the moment! Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis have made merry and need just 44 more in 6 overs. Should be easy-peasy for them. Punjab, on the other hand, need something special. They need quick wickets if they want to have any chance of winning this game. Can they make a match out of this? |
| 14.1 : Harpreet Brar to Faf du Plessis, Flatter ball outside off, du Plessis cuts this in the gap between short third man and point and will collect a couple before the fielders clean up in the deep. |
| 14.3 : Harpreet Brar to Faf du Plessis, Outside off, du Plessis pushes this to the cover region to collect a single. |
| 14.6 : Ravi Bishnoi is back on. |
| 15.1 : Ravi Bishnoi to Shane Watson, BEATEN! Flighted ball outside off, Watson looks to drive but misses. |
| 14.2 : Harpreet Brar to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Not the delivery you want to bowl to du Plessis! He smashes this one! Flatter around middle, du Plessis pulls this one hard towards the mid-wicket fence and will collect four runs for Chennai. |
| 14.4 : Harpreet Brar to Shane Watson, Loopy ball way outside off, Watson leaves it alone thinking it was a wide but it is not given. |
| 14.5 : Harpreet Brar to Shane Watson, WIDE! That did not look like a wide but the umpire thinks so. He bowled this floated ball outside off, Watson looks to cut but misses. Wide given. |
| Harpreet Brar to Shane Watson, SIX! What a massive shot! Watson just seems to time everything from the middle of the bat tonight. Flighted ball around off, Watson gets on his knees and slogs this over the long on region for a huge six. Chennai are closing in on a huge victory! |
| 14.6 : Harpreet Brar to Shane Watson, 150-RUN OPENING STAND! Flatter around middle, Watson works this down towards long on for a single to end the over. |
| 15.2 : Ravi Bishnoi to Shane Watson, Flatter ball outside off, Watson punches it to cover. |
| 15.3 : Ravi Bishnoi to Shane Watson, Short ball on middle, Watson flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 15.4 : Ravi Bishnoi to Faf du Plessis, Flatter on off, du Plessis pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 15.5 : Ravi Bishnoi to Faf du Plessis, Short and outside off, cut through cover-point for a single. |
| 15.6 : Ravi Bishnoi to Shane Watson, FOUR! Poor end to the over! That was hit of the screws! Loopy ball outside off, Watson creams it through the cover region for a boundary. |
| Chris Jordan is back into the attack. His figures so far are 2-0-30-0. |
| 16.1 : Chris Jordan to Faf du Plessis, Yorker on off, du Plessis pushes it to cover. |
| 16.2 : Chris Jordan to Faf du Plessis, Low full toss, driven to long on for a single. |
| 16.3 : Chris Jordan to Shane Watson, Very full ball outside off, Watson punches it to deep cover for another single. |
| 16.4 : Chris Jordan to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Full toss and it has been punished! This has been an annihilation! Full toss outside off, du Plessis slashes it over point for a boundary. This is the highest partnership for Chennai in the Indian T20 League. |
| 16.5 : Chris Jordan to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! The day gets worse for Jordan! Very full ball outside off, Faf looks to drive but it takes the outside edge and goes towards the third man region for a boundary. |
| 16.6 : Chris Jordan to Faf du Plessis, Well done, Sheldon Cottrell! Fullish ball outside off, du Plessis thrashes it to deep point. Cottrell runs across and dives to make a terrific stop. Two taken. Just 11 needed. |
| Shami is back on. |
| 17.1 : Mohammed Shami to Shane Watson, EDGY! Full ball on off, Watson looks to go big over the off side but gets an edge towards deep cover. A single taken. |
| 17.2 : Mohammed Shami to Faf du Plessis, Short ball on middle, Faf pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 17.3 : Mohammed Shami to Faf du Plessis, SIX! A one-handed six from Faf du Plessis! Full ball outside off, du Plessis smashes it over the deep cover region for a biggie. Just 2 needed. |
| 17.4 : Mohammed Shami to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! That's the end of the game! They have absolutely steamrolled the chase! Low full toss outside off, du Plessis creams the drive through the covers for a boundary. CHENNAI WIN BY 10 WICKETS. |
| There is not much to talk about with regards to the bowling by Punjab. All of their bowlers were very poor tonight as nothing seemed to click for them on the night. Their problem so far has been their death bowling. Also, their bowling throughout this innings has been a let down as this is something that KL Rahul and the coaching staff of Punjab will have to ponder about. None of their bowlers bowled well and they gave some easy runs. Their fielding was poor as well and let Chennai off the hook. |
| That's all from this game! Chennai have cruised past Punjab. They are back and how. Punjab have put on a sorry show and need to come back better in their upcoming games. On Monday, 5th October, 2020, we have Bangalore going up against Delhi in Dubai. The action will begin at 1800 local (1400 GMT). Join us for that. Until then, cheers and take care. |
| Earlier in the day, Punjab started with the bat. KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal were again in fine touch starting with a bang. Agarwal fell before the first Drinks break. Mandeep Singh and Pooran played in small bursts and their small cameos were very helpful in Punjab reaching close to the 180-run mark. They will be disappointed as it looked like they would cross the 200-run mark but they ended up with 20 runs or odd short in the end. The bowling by Chennai was very hot and cold as they started we |
| Shane Watson, the MAN OF THE MATCH, says that it feels good to play like the way he did after some quiet games. States that he opened his front leg more in this game and it worked. Adds that he and Faf compliment each other well and he loves batting with him. Watto says that the team management believe in their players and there are no panic stations. Jokes that he will break the trophy in half and give it to Faf. |
| Annihilation! Dominance! Call it what you want, it was a battering that Chennai gave Punjab. They have cruised to victory courtesy of their openers, Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis who have stitched an unbeaten 181-run stand amongst them and have closed the game with some ease for Chennai. They never stopped pressing and breathing down on the bowlers of Punjab and they kept playing their strokes throughout the course of their batting. Chennai have had issues with their opening in the starting co |
| KL Rahul, the Punjab skipper, says that it is hard to be on the losing side for so many games in a row and they will try to come back better in the upcoming games. Adds that when they started batting, the wicket stopped a bit when the spinners came in. States that if they don't get wickets, they know they would be in trouble. Says that he wanted to get a couple of wickets at the start but when they don't get it, it becomes hard after the Powerplay. Adds that all he can expect from his players is |
| Faf du Plessis is there for a chat. He says that it is a lot cooler in the bubble than it is on the ground. Adds that he wanted to try to stay till the end. Says that it is good to see Watson back in form. States that in the previous game, they bowled well but batted poorly and they are trying to make sure that their batters get some runs under their belt. Hopes that the players can find their best form in their upcoming games. Credits MS Dhoni and Fleming for sticking with their players who |
| MS Dhoni, the Chennai skipper, says that he feels better. Adds that they did the small things right and they were looking for this kind of batting performance. States that Watson was hitting really well in the nets and the tough part is to replicate it in the match. Says that Faf is a sheet anchor for them and he confuses the bowlers with his ramp shots. Goes onto say that consistency in selection is what they bank on and Fleming has to be credited for it. Adds that looking at the first 3-4 game |
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