| 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 Nair, Gowtham and Neehsam have been replaced by Mandeep, Brar and Jordan.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 |
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