| 0.0 : Two games yesterday, two games today. As cricket fans what more you want! Saturday was for the lesser-fancied teams who punched above their weight to get an elusive victory for themselves. What's in store today? Super Sunday starts with the clash between Kolkata and Chennai at the Eden Gardens. The touring team won the reverse fixture quite comprehensively and that derailed Kolkata's momentum a bit as they are now on a couple of losing rut. Back home, the 2-time champions would like to get their |
| Toss - Up goes the coin and it comes down in favour of MS Dhoni. He decides that CHENNAI WILL FIELD! |
| Chennai skipper, MS Dhoni says that they will bowl first as he feels the wicket here is quite good and it's difficult to contain the batsmen once they get going. Mentions that they are feeling strong, a few players have niggles and hopes Dwayne Bravo will soon return to give balance to their combination. Knows that their batting has some scope for improvement but at the same time is happy with the way they have chased down targets in spite of that. Informs that they are unchanged. |
| Kolkata skipper, Dinesh Karthik says that they have to bat well at the start and then hit the right areas with the ball. Adds that it's been flat surface here and it's hard to get wickets. Says they are positive and looking forward to this match. Informs about the three changes for Kolkata (flu is the reason once again) - Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine and Harry Gurney return in place of Joe Denly, Lockie Ferguson and Carlos Brathwaite. |
| Unchanged Chennai (Playing XI) - Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni(WK/C), Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Imran Tahir. |
| Kolkata (Playing XI) - Sunil Narine (In for Carlos Brathwaite), Chris Lynn (In for Joe Denly), Robin Uthappa, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik(WK/C), Andre Russell, Shubman Gill, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Harry Gurney (In for Lockie Ferguson). |
| We are all set to begin. Michael Hussey rings the bell. The players and umpires are out in the middle. Chris Lynn and Sunil Narine will open the batting for Kolkata. Deepak Chahar will start the proceedings for Chennai. A slip in place for him. |
| 0.1 : D Chahar to C Lynn, Some swing straightaway for Deepak Chahar. He pitches it up and outside off, moving in the air, Lynn drives it off his front foot to covers. |
| 0.2 : D Chahar to C Lynn, Chahar pulls his length back a bit this time, outside off, Lynn goes on his toes and taps it down towards point. |
| 0.3 : D Chahar to C Lynn, Back of a length delivery outside off, Chris pushes it off his back foot towards mid off. Comes out of the crease but then turns down the single. |
| 0.4 : D Chahar to C Lynn, FOUR! A very poor delivery by Chahar this time, probably it just slipped off his hand. Plenty of width on offer outside off, short and wide, Lynn chases it and slaps it over covers. It goes on one bounce to the fence. The umpire just checks it upstairs before signalling the boundary. 1000 runs in the League for the Aussie as well. |
| 0.5 : D Chahar to C Lynn, FOUR! Chahar is losing it here. Yet another poor delivery, short and wide again, outside off, Lynn exercises his arms and slams it over covers for back-to-back boundaries. |
| 0.6 : D Chahar to C Lynn, Better line. Full and on off, angling in, Lynn defends it back from the back foot. Two boundaries from the first over. |
| Shardul Thakur to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : S Thakur to S Narine, Good bounce on this one. It was bowled on a good length on middle, Narine looks to defend but gets beaten by the away movement on this one. |
| 1.2 : S Thakur to S Narine, Length delivery on leg, Narine looks to tuck but gets hit on the thigh pad. It goes towards square leg. The batsmen take a run. The umpire gives it as a leg bye. |
| 1.3 : S Thakur to C Lynn, Bowls full on middle, Lynn defends it off the front foot. |
| 1.4 : S Thakur to C Lynn, Short of a length delivery, Lynn looks to pull but mistimes it to mid-wicket. |
| 1.5 : S Thakur to C Lynn, Full on middle, Lynn drives it to mid on. |
| 1.6 : S Thakur to C Lynn, Short of a length delivery, Lynn pulls it towards square leg for a run. Just 2 runs have come from the over. Good start by Shardul Thakur. |
| 2.1 : D Chahar to C Lynn, FOUR! Chahar is having a very ordinary beginning today and that's a rarity. Is he trying too hard? This is not the length he generally bowls. Lands it short and outside off, Lynn stays back and pulls it mercilessly over mid-wicket. There is a fielder in the deep but still it goes to the boundary. |
| 2.2 : D Chahar to C Lynn, SIX! Chahar is not learning. MS Dhoni should walk up and has a chat with him, this is not looking good for the bowler. Under tremendous pressure. He hurls in yet another short delivery on off, Lynn stays leg side of this one and pulls it mightily and all the way over mid-wicket. |
| 2.3 : D Chahar to C Lynn, FOUR! Runs are just flowing from Lynn's bat. Chahar corrects his length this time but still provides enough width outside off. Lynn rocks back and drills it through extra cover. 14 off the over, so far. |
| 2.4 : D Chahar to C Lynn, A well-directed bouncer by Chahar, at 132.4 kph, Lynn makes a late leave. |
| 2.5 : D Chahar to C Lynn, Angles in a shortish ball on middle, Lynn swings his bat as he attempts to pull after coming down the track but it takes the inner half and rolls to the left of the keeper. MS Dhoni collects it. Two dot balls. |
| 2.6 : D Chahar to C Lynn, Make it three dots. A good comeback from the bowler. Aims the middle stump with a length ball, Lynn pushes it out to mid on. |
| 3.1 : S Thakur to S Narine, Short and outside off, Narine cuts it through point for a run. |
| 3.2 : S Thakur to C Lynn, FOUR! Nice shot from Chris Lynn. Full on middle, Lynn drives it straight past the bowler through mid off for a boundary. |
| 3.3 : S Thakur to C Lynn, Bowls short delivery on middle, Lynn pulls it straight towards the bowler where Shardul does well to stop it. |
| 3.4 : S Thakur to C Lynn, On a good length and outside off, Lynn looks to smash but misses it due to the outward movement on this one. |
| 3.5 : S Thakur to C Lynn, Bowls short again on leg, Chris looks to pull but misses it and gets hit on the thigh pad. It goes to the off side. |
| 3.6 : S Thakur to C Lynn, FOUR! Second boundary of the over. Full on off, Lynn makes room and drives it through cover-point for a boundary. 9 runs have come from the over. Yet another good over for Kolkata. |
| A forced change from MS Dhoni, must say. Deepak Chahar usually bowls three overs inside the Powerplay but today he has been off-colour and Dhoni has decided to replace him with Mitchell Santner. Spinner bowling and Narine on strike. Mouth-watering prospect... |
| 4.1 : M Santner to S Narine, Bowled quicker and flatter outside off, Narine goes for a big whack but misses the ball completely. Dhoni fails to collect as well but no run conceded. |
| 4.2 : M Santner to S Narine, Darted fuller outside off, SN drives it along the ground towards mid off. |
| 4.3 : M Santner to S Narine, 3 wides! Hurled down the leg side by Santner. Dhoni again misses the collection. The ball runs fine on the leg side for a couple of runs. Free runs these for Kolkata. |
| M Santner to S Narine, Another flatter one bowled outside off, Narine gets his drive wide to the right of mid off for a single. |
| 4.4 : M Santner to C Lynn, Good ball! Bowled at the body of the batsman, Lynn has no room to free his arms and can only push this back to long on for a single. |
| 4.5 : M Santner to S Narine, OUT! Faf du Plessis takes it! Narine was playing and missing all along, this time he holes out! Slightly flighted ball outside off, Narine decides to take on long on but does not have enough power on this shot. He ends up holing out to du Plessis who is positioned exactly for this at long on and takes a good catch against the sun. Kolkata lose their first and Chennai after a pasting initially are pulling things back well. |
| Nitish Rana walks out to bat next. |
| 4.6 : M Santner to N Rana, Good ball! This one goes away from the lefty after landing and Rana had no idea about the ball. A flatter one on middle and off, Nitish was trying to defend from the crease but the ball turns away a bit and goes off the thick outside edge towards backward point. No damage caused though. Great over from Santner comes to a close, 5 runs and a wicket off it in the end. |
| Ravindra Jadeja is into the attack. |
| 5.1 : R Jadeja to C Lynn, Tossed up on middle, Lynn defends it out. |
| 5.2 : R Jadeja to C Lynn, Full on off, Lynn drives it towards covers for a single. |
| 5.3 : R Jadeja to N Rana, FOUR! Safe shot from Nitish Rana. Very full and outside off, Rana drives it uppishly through covers for a boundary. |
| Rana is bowled! Wait, he was not ready and pulls out at the last moment. Jadeja has this habit of rushing through his overs. Nitish wasn't ready and is well within his rights to pull out. Jadeja though continues with his delivery stride and bowls. It breaks the stumps at the other end. Reload. |
| 5.4 : R Jadeja to N Rana, Flighted delivery on off, Rana plays it towards point for a run. |
| 5.5 : R Jadeja to C Lynn, FOUR! Second boundary of the over. Short and on off, Lynn makes room and cuts it through point for a boundary. |
| 5.6 : R Jadeja to C Lynn, Floated on middle, Lynn flicks it towards mid-wicket for a run. 11 runs have come from the over. Big over for Kolkata. Kolkata are 49/1 in the Powerplay. |
| 6.1 : M Santner to C Lynn, Floated on middle, Lynn looks to defend but gets a bottom edge on this one. |
| 6.2 : M Santner to C Lynn, Full on off, Chris drives it towards mid off for a run. |
| 6.3 : M Santner to N Rana, Tossed up on middle and leg, Rana nudges it towards square leg for a run. |
| 6.4 : M Santner to C Lynn, SIX! Caught but in the crowd! Santner flights this one and lands it full around middle, inviting the batsman there, Lynn accepts the proposal, rushes down the track and hammers it over long on. Moves to 45! |
| 6.5 : M Santner to C Lynn, Floated on middle, Lynn defends it off the front foot. |
| 6.6 : M Santner to C Lynn, Tossed up on middle, Lynn comes down the track and plays it towards mid on for a single. 9 runs have come from the over. |
| 7.1 : R Jadeja to C Lynn, Tossed up on off, Lynn plays it towards point for a run. |
| 7.2 : R Jadeja to N Rana, Short and outside off, Rana guides it towards third man for a run. |
| 7.3 : R Jadeja to C Lynn, WIDE! Bowls it down the leg side, Lynn looks to sweep but misses it. |
| R Jadeja to C Lynn, Tossed up on off, Lynn drives it towards covers for a run. |
| 7.4 : R Jadeja to N Rana, FOUR! Nice shot. Short and outside off, Rana makes room and cuts it hard through point for a boundary. |
| 7.5 : R Jadeja to N Rana, Floated on off, Rana plays it towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 7.6 : R Jadeja to C Lynn, Tossed up on middle, Chris keeps it out. |
| Imran Tahir to bowl now. |
| 8.1 : I Tahir to N Rana, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 8.2 : I Tahir to N Rana, Loopy full and on off, Rana drives it square on the off side and takes a single. |
| 8.3 : I Tahir to C Lynn, Flatter and shorter on off, it's punched back past the bowler to long off for a run. |
| 8.4 : I Tahir to N Rana, Played to the mid-wicket region by the batsman. One run added to the total. |
| 8.5 : I Tahir to C Lynn, Fifty for Chris Lynn, his 8th in the League! A short delivery outside off, the Aussie cuts it towards backward point and crosses for a single. He's showing good form and would like to make a big one today. |
| 8.6 : I Tahir to N Rana, Quicker and flatter on middle, Rana tried to work it around but it took his pads and rolled back to the bowler. 4 from the leggie's first over. |
| Strategic break. Steady going from Kolkata in spite of losing a wicket. Shardul Thakur and Mitchell Santner have bowled well but same cannot be said for Ravindra Jadeja and Deepak Chahar. Chris Lynn is looking in dangerous form and he can prove to be a big thorn for the visiting team. The middle phase is about to begin and with the spinners expected to bowl maximum overs, let's see how things pan out. |
| 9.1 : R Jadeja to C Lynn, Tossed up on middle, Lynn punches it towards covers for a single. |
| 9.2 : R Jadeja to N Rana, FOUR! Terrific shot from Nitish Rana. Short and outside off, Rana cuts it through point for a boundary. |
| 9.3 : R Jadeja to N Rana, Tossed up on off, Rana plays it to mid off. |
| 9.4 : R Jadeja to N Rana, On the shorter side on off, Rana cuts it to point. |
| 9.5 : R Jadeja to N Rana, Full on off, Nitish drives it to covers. |
| 9.6 : R Jadeja to N Rana, Floated on middle, Rana flicks it towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 10.1 : I Tahir to N Rana, Tossed up on leg, Rana flicks it through square leg. The fielder fires a throw at the keeper's end and Dhoni whips the bails off but Rana was comfortably in. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 10.2 : I Tahir to N Rana, OUT! Tahir is off on his train! And why not, his national team skipper has taken another catch. Another lefty holes out at long on, this time it is Rana! A flighted ball on middle and leg by Tahir, Rana wants to put pressure on the bowler. He goes for the big one over long on despite there being a fielder back there. He does not get enough power on it and ends up giving a simple catch to Faf du Plessis at long on. Chennai strike just when they really needed to. |
| Robin Uthappa walks out to bat next. |
| 10.3 : I Tahir to C Lynn, Floated on leg, Lynn plays it towards mid on for a run. |
| 10.4 : I Tahir to R Uthappa, OUT! Uthappa goes first ball! The Tahir train is off again! What a catch this is! Incredible athleticism from du Plessis! A flighted ball on middle and off first up to the new batsman. Uthappa does not want to waste any time and looks to go for a biggie over the leg side. He ends up getting a top edge and the ball goes straight up in the air just outside the circle at mid off. Du Plessis from wide long off has to run a long way before diving full length to take an exc |
| Dinesh Karthik is the new batsman in. |
| 10.5 : I Tahir to C Lynn, Tossed up on middle, Lynn drives it straight back towards the bowler. |
| 10.6 : I Tahir to C Lynn, Short and outside off, Lynn cuts it through point for a run. What an over from Imran Tahir, two wickets and 4 runs from it. Brilliant stuff from the seasoned campaigner. |
| Deepak Chahar is back on. |
| 11.1 : D Chahar to C Lynn, On a good length on off, Lynn drives it to covers. |
| 11.2 : D Chahar to C Lynn, Length delivery on off, Lynn plays it towards point for a single. |
| 11.3 : D Chahar to D Karthik, OUCH! BUT SAFE! Bowls a short of a length delivery, Karthik looks to pull but gets hit on the helmet. The ball goes towards point. The batsmen take a run. It should have been given a leg bye but it has been given as a run. |
| Chennai's batting coach, Michael Hussey is caught for an interview by Danny Morrison near the boundary line. Mr. Cricket says that it's going good so far for them in this season but it's only half way in the tournament and they need to keep doing well. Feels that to have the older players is an advantage as they bring experience along with them. On the pitch, he considers it to be good for batting and is happy with the wickets that are falling. He is confident that his team will chase down the t |
| 11.4 : D Chahar to C Lynn, SIX! Amazing shot from Chris Lynn. Bowls short again, Lynn pulls it over square leg for a maximum. |
| 11.5 : D Chahar to C Lynn, Length delivery on off, Lynn plays it towards point for a run. |
| 11.6 : D Chahar to D Karthik, On off, Karthik guides it towards third man for a run. 10 runs have come from this over. |
| Mitchell Santner is back on, replacing Imran Tahir. He has figures of 2-0-14-1 so far. |
| 12.1 : M Santner to D Karthik, Floated delivery on leg, Karthik flicks it through mid-wicket. The batsmen get an easy two on offer. |
| 12.2 : M Santner to D Karthik, TWO WIDES! Bowls it down the leg side, Karthik looks to go after it but misses it. It goes towards the leg side. The batsmen take a run as well. |
| M Santner to C Lynn, Tossed up on off, Lynn lofts it over mid on for a single. |
| 12.3 : M Santner to D Karthik, Flighted delivery on off, Karthik blocks it off his front foot. |
| 12.4 : M Santner to D Karthik, Floated on middle, Dinesh plays it towards the leg side for a quick single. |
| 12.5 : M Santner to C Lynn, Full on middle, Lynn comes down the track and hits it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 12.6 : M Santner to D Karthik, Tossed up on off, Karthik defends it off the front foot. |
| Ravindra Jadeja comes back on. |
| 13.1 : R Jadeja to C Lynn, SIX! As flat as you get them! A flatter one on middle and leg, Lynn backs away before smashing that one over deep cover. The ball goes right back over the ropes with the power on it! |
| 13.2 : R Jadeja to C Lynn, SIX! Two in two now! A short one, dragged down on middle by Jadeja, Lynn rocks back, frees his arm before lifting this one over deep mid-wicket for a huge one. Jaddu under pressure! |
| 13.3 : R Jadeja to C Lynn, SIX! Flighted ball on middle, the ball is right under the nose of Lynn. He swings through the line and makes it three in a row. The long on fielder is a mere spectator! 18 runs off 3 balls. |
| 13.4 : R Jadeja to C Lynn, Misses out there. Fired in really quick outside off, Lynn looks to smash it over the off side but is late on that shot. The ball goes off the inside half and towards cover for a single. |
| 13.5 : R Jadeja to D Karthik, Some sense prevails now as DK comes back on strike. A flighted ball on middle, Karthik waits for the ball to reach him before defending it watchfully back towards the bowler. |
| 13.6 : R Jadeja to D Karthik, FOUR! Make it 23 off this over! A flatter one on middle and leg, Karthik comes inside the line and sweeps it away fine on the leg side. The ball beats deep backward square leg and reaches the fence. Just the over Kolkata would have wanted! |
| Imran Tahir is back into the attack. |
| 14.1 : I Tahir to C Lynn, WIDE! Bowls it wide outside off, Lynn lets it go. |
| I Tahir to C Lynn, OUT! Chris Lynn is dismissed by Imran Tahir and it's a massive breakthrough for Chennai. The Aussie was firing on all cylinders, looking very dangerous but an inspirational bowling change from Dhoni and Tahir has done the trick. He delivers a flatter ball, on middle, probably a googly, Lynn shapes up for a slog sweep but it turns in to take the inside half and goes aerially to deep square leg. Shardul Thakur makes no mistake as he slides to take a safe catch in the deep. |
| Andre Russell walks out to bat next. |
| 14.2 : I Tahir to A Russell, FOUR! First boundary for Andre Russell. Bowls a googly on middle, Russell powerfully smashes it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 14.3 : I Tahir to A Russell, Floated on middle, Russell defends it out. |
| 14.4 : I Tahir to A Russell, SIX! This is even better from Andre Russell. Flighted delivery on middle, Russell plays a slog sweep over mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 14.5 : I Tahir to A Russell, OUT! The big man is gone! Tahir is turning this game on its head! Kolkata have fallen silent! A flighted one way outside off, excellent ball from Tahir. Credits to him for bowling this one without being scared. Russell decides to still take on that one but ends up mistiming it. He fails to get the power and the elevation that he would have liked. The ball flies flat towards Dhruv Shorey, the substitute fielder at long on who takes a smart catch diving forward. Huge wi |
| Shubman Gill is the new batsman in. |
| 14.6 : I Tahir to S Gill, Tossed up on off, Gill drives it towards extra cover for a run. Another 2-wicket over from Imran Tahir. What a bowler he is! |
| Mitchell Santner is back into the attack. |
| 15.1 : M Santner to S Gill, Driven towards long off for a single by Shubman. |
| 15.2 : M Santner to D Karthik, This flatter one on middle is swept away for a run by Karthik. |
| 15.3 : M Santner to S Gill, Oooh! Almost chopped on! A flatter one on off, Gill goes back and looks to cut that but gets an inside edge and the ball rolls towards the off side. A single is taken. |
| 15.4 : M Santner to D Karthik, FOUR! In supreme control there, the KOL skipper. A full toss on middle, Karthik lifts it over the head of mid-wicket in the circle. The ball beats both the fielders in the deep and reaches the rope. |
| 15.5 : M Santner to D Karthik, Smart, sensible batting. A flatter one on middle, turned away for a single to deep mid-wicket. |
| 15.6 : M Santner to S Gill, Another single to end the over. Flatter on middle, punched back for a run by Gill. That is the end of Santner's spell. He ends with figures of 4-0-30-1. |
| Strategic break! It has been a good turnaround for Chennai. Kolkata are losing their way and have lost Chris Lynn as well as Andre Russell at the wrong time. Dinesh Karthik and Shubman Gill will be the key for Kolkata to reach 190 from this stage. The visitors would try to restrict them to something lesser than that. Let's see who succeeds... |
| 16.1 : I Tahir to S Gill, Tahir drags this one really short outside off, cut away to deep point for a couple of runs. |
| 16.2 : I Tahir to S Gill, This is slower through the air, Gill waits for the ball and watchfully defends it towards the off side. |
| 16.3 : I Tahir to S Gill, Fuller this time, driven all along the ground to long on for a run as Shubman gets his skipper back on strike. |
| 16.4 : I Tahir to D Karthik, Another beautifully flighted delivery on middle, Karthik turns it away to square leg for a couple of runs. The throw from the deep is a wayward one but there is no extra run conceded as Raina backs up well. |
| 16.5 : I Tahir to D Karthik, Flighted outside off, crunched away through the covers for a run by DK. |
| 16.6 : I Tahir to S Gill, Another single to end this over and the quota of Tahir. This flighted ball goes to long off from Gill's blade. Imran has been brilliant today, 4-0-27-4 read his figures! |
| Shardul Thakur comes on to bowl now. He has figures of 2-0-10-0 so far. |
| 17.1 : S Thakur to S Gill, 150 up for Kolkata. Length delivery on middle, Gill drives it towards mid on for a run. |
| 17.2 : S Thakur to D Karthik, OUT! Fourth catch for Faf du Plessis! The ball has been following him today in the field. Thakur serves a fuller length ball outside off at 136.3 kph, Karthik keeps his weight on the back foot, trying to heave it over the leg side, but ends up towering it straight up in the air at long off. Yet another flop show from the Kolkata skipper this season. This is excellent going for Chennai at the back end of the innings. |
| Piyush Chawla is the new batsman in. |
| 17.3 : S Thakur to S Gill, Length delivery on middle, Gill flicks it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 17.4 : S Thakur to P Chawla, On a length on leg, Chawla flicks it towards square leg and gets off the mark with a single. |
| 17.5 : S Thakur to S Gill, Bowls a bouncer, Gill does well to duck under it. |
| 17.6 : S Thakur to S Gill, Full on off, Gill squeezes it through point for a run. 4 runs and a wicket from the over. Good one for Chennai. |
| Deepak Chahar is back into the attack. |
| 18.1 : D Chahar to S Gill, Bowls it wide outside off, Gill shoulders his arms to this one. It should have been a wide but the umpire does not spot it. |
| 18.2 : D Chahar to S Gill, Full on middle and leg, Gill flicks it through square leg for a single. |
| 18.3 : D Chahar to P Chawla, Short delivery outside off, Chawla initially shapes up for the pull shot but after watching the line, he just guides it down to third man for a run. |
| 18.4 : D Chahar to S Gill, Very full and on middle, speared in, Gill swings his bat across the line and it goes behind off the inner half. Dhoni collects it. |
| 18.5 : D Chahar to S Gill, Short delivery, Gill looks to pull but mistimes it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 18.6 : D Chahar to P Chawla, Short and outside off, Chawla pulls it towards square leg for a run. It has been a top over from Chahar. Just 4 runs from the over. |
| 19.1 : S Thakur to P Chawla, Wide! Thakur lands it on a good length but way wide outside off. Chawla chases and misses. |
| S Thakur to P Chawla, Back of a length ball on leg at 136 kph, Chawla backs away to pull but fails to get enough wood on it. The ball travels to square leg and they cross. |
| 19.2 : S Thakur to S Gill, DROPPED! But a great stop, have to say. A length ball on off, Gill stands back and slaps it straight back aerially towards the bowler. Thakur takes his right hand out in his followthrough to catch the ball but it doesn't stick. The bowler shows no reaction and heads to his mark. Certainly has saved a few runs there, if not a boundary. |
| 19.3 : S Thakur to S Gill, A mistimed shot. Thakur dishes out a length ball outside off, Gill mistimes his lofted shot over covers. It falls safely in the deep and they take two. |
| 19.4 : S Thakur to S Gill, Pitches it up and outside off, Gill drills his drive through the line but finds extra cover. Decides not to run. |
| 19.5 : S Thakur to S Gill, OUT! Gill departs! Thakur hunts him down with a short ball. Gill gets on top of the bounce to play the pull shot. It appears that the connection is good but it's not good enough to take it over the rope. Jadeja takes the catch safely at deep mid-wicket. Kolkata's innings just failed to get going at the death. |
| Kuldeep Yadav is in next. |
| 19.6 : S Thakur to P Chawla, OUT! A run out on the final ball and Kolkata end with 161/8 on the board. A terrific yorker by Thakur, following the batsman down the leg side, Chawla swings but fails to connect. They attempt to steal a bye but Dhoni tosses up the ball to the bowler who runs to his end and takes the bails off. |
| Excellent bowling effort by Chennai at the back end of this innings. They gave away just 28 runs in the final five overs and picked up three wickets too. That completely spoiled Kolkata's hope of maximizing the death overs and they ended up with a below-par total on this ground. |
| Kolkata initiated brightly after being put into bat. Chris Lynn was in top gear from the word go and he took Deepak Chahar, the best bowler for Chennai in the Powerplay before this match, to the cleaners. That set the momentum going for the hosts and they looked destined for a total close to 180-185 with the likes of Andre Russell due to bat. |
| Chennai were under pressure in the first half but then made a resounding comeback on the back of Imran Tahir's overs. The leggie bowled with great control and picked up four wickets in his spell and pegged the opposition back in the middle overs. Chris Lynn, Nitish Rana, Robin Uthappa and Andre Russell were his victims, all star players, and that speaks volumes about his performance. Shardul Thakur and Mitchell Santner were also quite impressive in their spells. |
| Chris Lynn is down for a chat. He feels pretty good about his own score but mentions now that they have 160 on the board, they have to try and defend it. He informs that the wicket was sightly two-paced and he hopes that his team's bowlers are on form tonight. Reckons they were looking good when he himself was dismissed, because Russell and Gill were yet to bat but it was unfortunate for them to lose wickets in clusters. He states that it would be nice to knock a few wickets of Chennai down in t |
| Right then, a target of 162 at the Eden Gardens for Chennai to win the reverse fixture as well. Their batting has been inconsistent but somehow has done enough to take the yellow team home. Will they do the same again? Or will Kolkata have the quality in their bowling to restrict them? Do join us in a short while to find out. |
| 0.0 : Back for the run chase. The Kolkata players are taking the field. Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis are the usual openers for Chennai. Prasidh Krishna to begin proceedings with the new ball. A slip in place. Here we go... |
| 0.1 : P Krishna to S Watson, FOUR! What a way to start! Full face of the bat and Watto is up and away with a boundary. Fuller length on middle, driven back past mid on by Watson and there is no stopping that one. Excellent presentation of the bat. |
| 0.2 : P Krishna to S Watson, Good comeback from the bowler! A length ball outside off and jags in a bit after landing, Watson looks to defend but the ball goes off the inside edge towards square leg for a single. Could have easily played on there! |
| Issue here for Faf du Plessis. He's pointing at the sightscreen for some movement there, probably... |
| 0.3 : P Krishna to du Plessis, FOUR! That is easy pickings for a player of Faf's caliber! A really full ball, almost yorker length. Du Plessis gets his bat down in time and just angles it away through square leg for a boundary. Both batsmen off the mark with fours! |
| 0.4 : P Krishna to du Plessis, On a length outside off, left alone by du Plessis this time. |
| 0.5 : P Krishna to du Plessis, Quick single. On a length outside off, pushed back to the right of mid off and a quick single is taken. |
| 0.6 : P Krishna to S Watson, Good ball to end the over. On top of off stump, Watson keeps it out watchfully. 10 runs off the first one, excellent start for Chennai! |
| Harry Gurney to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : H Gurney to du Plessis, Gurney starts with full delivery on off, du Plessis drives it to covers for a single. |
| 1.2 : H Gurney to S Watson, A back of a length delivery on off, Watson defends it from his back foot. |
| 1.3 : H Gurney to S Watson, A back of a length delivery angling in for Watson. Shane Watson tries for a back foot punch but misses the ball. It hits him above the knee roll on his pads. A little shout from the bowler. Umpire shakes his head. The replays show that the impact was outside off. |
| 1.4 : H Gurney to S Watson, Gurney shortens his length on off, Watto taps it to point for a single. |
| 1.5 : H Gurney to du Plessis, A short length delivery on middle, Faf tries for a flick but the ball hits him on his thigh pad. |
| 1.6 : H Gurney to du Plessis, A back of a length delivery on middle, du Plessis flicks it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| Andre Russell comes onto bowl now. |
| 2.1 : A Russell to du Plessis, Good line first up from Russell. On a length just outside off, Faf looks to punch off the back foot but gets an inside edge onto the thigh pad. |
| 2.2 : A Russell to du Plessis, FOUR! Pulled away! Was dug in short on middle, du Plessis is ready for it and pulls it in front of square leg and through to the fence on a single bounce. Was in full control. |
| 2.3 : A Russell to du Plessis, FOUR! Two in two! This is even better. A length ball on middle, pulled away through mid-wicket again but this time all along the carpet. Excellent shot, almost sped to the rope as soon as the ball went off the bat. |
| 2.4 : A Russell to du Plessis, FOUR! Faf is setting Eden on fire here. A length ball on middle, du Plessis paddles it fine on the leg side for a boundary. Three on the trot, Chennai off to a flier here. |
| 2.5 : A Russell to du Plessis, FOUR! Make if four! This is great batsmanship! A length ball on middle, once again du Plessis comes inside the line and paddles it away fine on the leg side. Short fine leg does not have anything to do out there other than go and get the ball from beyond the rope. |
| Russell seems to have done something to his hamstring and pulls out as he was running in to bowl the last delivery. Looks bad but he will continue and bowl the last one... |
| 2.6 : A Russell to du Plessis, Ooh! Almost a wicket off the last ball. A bouncer this time to end the over, Faf du Plessis once again tries to repeat the same shot and hit it over the keeper but misses the ball. Russell ends the over with a dot but seems to be in a lot of pain here. 16 off this one, a really good over for the Men in Yellow. |
| 3.1 : H Gurney to S Watson, OUT! Watson is a dead duck in front of the wickets! Gurney delivers a length ball from 'round off and gets it to angle in from outside off. Watson is rocked on the back foot, probably not expecting it to come in, as he tries to defend. It skids back in off the surface to hit him on the back leg. They appeal and the finger goes up immediately. Watson starts to walk back, du Plessis stops him and they have a little bit of chase about the DRS but then decide against it. G |
| 0.0 : Suresh Raina is the new batsman in. |
| 3.2 : H Gurney to S Raina, Full on leg, Raina flicks it to square leg for an ease single. |
| 3.3 : H Gurney to du Plessis, A back of a length delivery on off, du Plessis flicks it to square leg. Single taken. |
| Review taken! Raina has been adjudged LBW here but takes the review almost immediately! He thinks there is an inside edge there! Let's see what the replays say... |
| 3.4 : H Gurney to S Raina, BIG INSIDE EDGE! Raina survives, all thanks to the DRS. Gurney, meanwhile, is bowling brilliantly. He delivers it on a length around off and gets it to shape back in just a hint. Raina is on the back foot, trying to work it around but seems to have missed it. He is thudded on the pads, they appeal and once again the finger has gone up. Raina quickly takes the referral and gestures to his partner that he has hit it. The replays roll in and some wood is detected by the Sn |
| 3.5 : H Gurney to S Raina, FOUR! A beautiful shot by Raina! Gurney fires this one full on middle and leg, Suresh Raina just flicks it with grace towards the mid-wicket region for a boundary. |
| 3.6 : H Gurney to S Raina, A length delivery on off, Raina punches it to mid off for a single. |
| Prasidh Krishna is brought back on now. |
| 4.1 : P Krishna to S Raina, A back of length delivery on middle and leg, Raina keeps it away by flicking it away to the square leg region. |
| 4.2 : P Krishna to S Raina, Krishna changes his line, bowls this one on off. Raina blocks it. |
| 4.3 : P Krishna to S Raina, FOUR! A short of a good length delivery on middle and leg, angling in for Raina. Suresh Raina flicks it to the vacant fine leg region for a boundary. |
| 4.4 : P Krishna to S Raina, Beaten! Raina looks for a heave. A back of a length delivery around off, Suresh Raina makes some room and tries to heave it above covers. But fails to connect. |
| 4.5 : P Krishna to S Raina, Full on off, Raina blocks it. |
| 4.6 : P Krishna to S Raina, FOUR! Another one from the over. Poor line by Krishna, bowls this one around the leg stump area. Suresh Raina flicks it to the fine leg region. 8 runs from the over. |
| Sunil Narine is on. |
| 5.1 : S Narine to du Plessis, Bowled flatter outside off, pushed back to mid off by du Plessis with a straight bat. |
| 5.2 : S Narine to du Plessis, Flatter outside off, punched off the back foot towards cover. |
| 5.3 : S Narine to du Plessis, OUT! The mystery man strikes! That has spun in a long way to knock back the off stump! Flighted outside off, du Plessis goes for the slog sweep but misses the ball. The ball turns in a long way and goes on to the off stump. Narine does not even celebrate but this is a huge wicket in the context of the game, Faf was looking really good. 118 runs needed in 87 balls now. |
| Ambati Rayudu is the next man in. |
| 5.4 : S Narine to A Rayudu, Inside edge onto the pads and in the air! But safe. A flighted off spinner from Narine on middle, Rayudu looks to defend it with a straight bat but gets the inside edge. It lobs off the pad towards the leg side but the keeper, Karthik cannot reach the ball. Great bowling this! |
| 5.5 : S Narine to A Rayudu, Kept out watchfully by Rayudu from within the crease. 5 dots in a row, will this be a maiden? |
| 5.6 : S Narine to A Rayudu, Yes, indeed! Narine bowls a maiden in the last over of the Powerplay and suddenly Eden Gardens seems to have found its voice. A flatter one on middle, defended by Rayudu standing tall. Excellent over, a wicket maiden! |
| 6.1 : P Krishna to S Raina, A good delivery. A length delivery around off angling away for Raina. Suresh Raina tries a cover drive but fails to connect. |
| 6.2 : P Krishna to S Raina, Krishna bowls this on the leg stump, Raina flicks it to fine leg. Single taken. |
| 6.3 : P Krishna to A Rayudu, A short delivery on off, Rayudu taps it to point. |
| 6.4 : P Krishna to A Rayudu, A length delivery outside off, Rayudu lets it go. |
| 6.5 : P Krishna to A Rayudu, Krishna bowls this one on middle and leg, fuller length. Ambati flicks it down to mid-wicket. Single taken. |
| 6.6 : P Krishna to S Raina, A short of a good length delivery on leg, Raina flicks it from his back foot to square leg for a single. |
| 7.1 : S Narine to S Raina, Flatter delivery around off, Raina taps it to the covers region for a quick single. |
| 7.2 : S Narine to A Rayudu, Narine shortens his length, pitching on off. Rayudu rocks back and pulls it to long on. Single taken. |
| 7.3 : S Narine to S Raina, Same length by Narine, pitching it around off. Raina punches it down to long off for a single. |
| 7.4 : S Narine to A Rayudu, Narine tries to change his line. Bowls this down the leg stump. Wided. |
| S Narine to A Rayudu, A flighted delivery on off, Rayudu drives it to mid on for a single. |
| 7.5 : S Narine to S Raina, FOUR! Good wrist work by Raina. Narine bowls this flat on leg, Suresh Raina with ease waits for the ball to come to him and then flicks it towards the fine leg region for a boundary. |
| 7.6 : S Narine to S Raina, A short length delivery on middle and leg, Raina punches it to wide long on for another single. |
| Kuldeep Yadav comes on to bowl. |
| 8.1 : K Yadav to S Raina, Flighted wrong 'un outside off, Raina hits it uppishly towards long off from the inside half of his bat for a single to long off. He was looking to go over cover there. |
| 8.2 : K Yadav to A Rayudu, Flighted on off, no risk being taken by Rayudu. Single as the ball is driven down to long off. |
| 8.3 : K Yadav to S Raina, Some confusion there but no damage done! A flighted ball on middle and turning away from Raina who plays it with soft hands towards the leg side. Rayudu wants a quick run but is sent back. He gets back in time as the keeper cannot get to the ball quickly. |
| 8.4 : K Yadav to S Raina, This one is darted in quick outside off on a fuller length. Raina keeps it out towards cover. 2 dot balls, will Raina look to hit the next one? |
| 8.5 : K Yadav to S Raina, No, he does not. He calmly cuts this short one outside off away to deep cover for a single. |
| 8.6 : K Yadav to A Rayudu, Short one but Rayudu misses out there as he does not find the gap. He pulls this wrong one away to long on for a single. 4 runs off Kuldeep's first, excellent over! 101 runs needed in 66 balls now. |
| Strategic break. This match is interestingly poised at the moment. Chennai have lost both their openers and are scoring at a rate just above 6. Suresh Raina and Ambati Rayudu are in the middle, trying to bring this chase on track as the required rate has jumped over 9 now. Middle phase is crucial as Chennai themselves made a comeback with the ball during this period. Kolkata would hope that their spinners will maintain the same intensity. Piyush Chawla to bowl. |
| 9.1 : P Chawla to A Rayudu, OUT! Chawla starts with a wicket! A tossed up delivery on off, Rayudu drives it straight to Robin Uthappa present at extra cover who takes the catch with ease. |
| 0.0 : Kedar Jadhav is the new batsman in. |
| 9.2 : P Chawla to K Jadhav, A quicker one from Chawla, pitching on leg, Jadhav keeps it away. |
| 9.3 : P Chawla to K Jadhav, Full on off, Jadhav defends it with ease. |
| 9.4 : P Chawla to K Jadhav, FOUR! Jadhav opens his arms. A flighted delivery on off, Jadhav plants his front leg and lifts it above covers for a one bounce four. |
| 9.5 : P Chawla to K Jadhav, FOUR! Cheeky Jadhav! Chawla delivers a flighted ball outside off, Jadhav stays calmly inside the crease, allows the ball to come in and do its bits and then quietly opens the face his bat to run it down to third man. Gurney puts in a chase but all in vain. |
| 9.6 : P Chawla to K Jadhav, Goes on the back foot and punches it through cover-point for a run. |
| 10.1 : K Yadav to K Jadhav, Oohhh...there is some turn and this one stays a bit low as well. Shortish ball outside off, spinning away and keeping low too, Kedar picks it very late and somehow keeps it out safely on the leg side. |
| 10.2 : K Yadav to K Jadhav, SIX! High and handsome! Floated full ball landing around leg, Jadhav kneels down and smokes it over square leg for a maximum. Picked his spot there and has nailed it. |
| 10.3 : K Yadav to K Jadhav, Turns it off his pads to the leg side, finds the fielder at mid-wicket. |
| 10.4 : K Yadav to K Jadhav, Loopy and full on off, Kedar defends it from the crease to the off side. |
| 10.5 : K Yadav to K Jadhav, FOUR! Bang! Jadhav is turning it on. Kuldeep drags his length short and delivers it on off, Jadhav immediately shifts his weight on the back leg and rockets his pull shot over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 10.6 : K Yadav to K Jadhav, Rocks back and slaps it down to long on for one. 11 from the over, 20 in the last two, Chennai pressing forward. |
| 11.1 : P Chawla to K Jadhav, OUT! Kedar Jadhav is adjudged lbw! Chawla dishes out a quicker and flatter delivery, landing around off and skids on with the angle, Jadhav attempts to flick but misses and is rapped on the pads. They appeal and the umpire agrees. Piyush is all pumped up. Kedar has a chat with his partner, tells him where it hit him on the pads, Raina advises him not to take the referral. Good call once more from the non-striker. Kedar was gone for all money. 81 needed off 53 balls. |
| 0.0 : MS Dhoni arrives. |
| 11.2 : P Chawla to MS Dhoni, A flatter trajectory, pitching on off. Dhoni taps it to covers and runs for a quick single. The fielder has a shy at the stumps at non-striker's end but misses. |
| 11.3 : P Chawla to S Raina, A flighted delivery on off. Raina with ease drives it to long off for a single. |
| 11.4 : P Chawla to MS Dhoni, A back of a length delivery on off, Dhoni plays it back to the bowler. |
| 11.5 : P Chawla to MS Dhoni, Full on middle, Dhoni blocks it. |
| 11.6 : P Chawla to MS Dhoni, Chawla fires this one on the leg stump, Dhoni wrists it to mid-wicket. 2 runs and a wicket from the over. |
| 12.1 : K Yadav to S Raina, A length delivery on off, Raina drives it to covers. Chawla at position dives to his left to stop the ball but fails. Single taken. |
| 12.2 : K Yadav to MS Dhoni, IN THE AIR........BUT SAFE! A flighted delivery on off, Dhoni dances down the track and tries to hit it over the mid on region but gets a leading edge. The ball skies towards the cover region but fortunately for Dhoni it is safe. The ball falls between the fielder at sweeper cover and the fielder at long off. Double taken. |
| 12.3 : K Yadav to MS Dhoni, SIX! This time Mahi connects and connects superbly! Kuldeep delivers it full and on middle, turning back in, Dhoni dances down to the pitch of the ball and clears long on easily. |
| 12.4 : K Yadav to MS Dhoni, Full on leg, Dhoni flicks it down towards the mid-wicket region for a double. |
| 12.5 : K Yadav to MS Dhoni, A short delivery on off, Dhoni rocks back and cuts it hard to sweeper cover for a run. |
| 12.6 : K Yadav to S Raina, A nice tossed up delivery on off turning in for lefty, Raina tries a cover drive but gets an inside edge onto the mid-wicket region for a single. |
| 13.1 : P Chawla to S Raina, Loopy and full ball on leg, Raina defends it by getting forward. |
| 13.2 : P Chawla to S Raina, FOUR! Well placed! A googly on the shorter side outside off, Raina goes back and slaps it past backward point for a boundary. 100 up for Chennai, this stand is now worth 19 runs, 62 needed off 40 balls. |
| 13.3 : P Chawla to S Raina, SIX! Raina is looking very good now. Wears his skates this time to reach the pitch of the ball and launches it over the bowler's head for a biggie. |
| 13.4 : P Chawla to S Raina, Turning down the leg side, Suresh nudges it behind square leg for one. |
| 13.5 : P Chawla to MS Dhoni, Fine stop, Rana! A slower delivery, short and wide outside off, Dhoni whacks it off his back foot towards point and screams 'noooo'... Rana there dives across to his right to make a half stop and now they cross. |
| 13.6 : P Chawla to S Raina, 13 from the over! Fullish and around leg, swept down fine on the leg side for one. |
| Strategic break! One would believe Chennai have the slight edge chasing here! Raina is looking solid even as wickets are falling around him. Currently, his skipper, MS Dhoni has joined him out in the middle and is off the blocks as well. Chennai will coast home if these two are there till the end, Kolkata meanwhile need a couple of quick wickets to put some pressure on the Men in Yellow. 53 off 36 is the equation here. Harry Gurney to bowl after the break. |
| 14.1 : H Gurney to S Raina, A slower delivery by Gurney at a speed of 101 kmph. Short in length pitching on off, Raina waits for it and then pulls it wide long on for a single. |
| 14.2 : H Gurney to MS Dhoni, Another slower one from Gurney, on leg. Dhoni wrists it towards the mid-wicket region for a single. |
| 14.3 : H Gurney to S Raina, A full delivery on leg, Raina flicks it towards the mid-wicket region for a double. |
| 14.4 : H Gurney to S Raina, FOUR! A great wrist work by Raina. Full on leg, this is poor thinking from Gurney as fine leg is inside the circle and he bowls this on leg. Raina well aware of the fielding position flicks it with ease towards the fine leg region for a boundary. |
| 14.5 : H Gurney to S Raina, A length delivery on off, Raina hits it straight past the bowler. Harry in his breakthrough takes his left hand out in attempt to stop the ball and run Dhoni out. But fails to collect the ball. Single taken. |
| 14.6 : H Gurney to MS Dhoni, Full on off, Dhoni pushes it towards the cover region. Two runs taken. |
| MS Dhoni is feeling some discomfort in his back. The physio is on the field, giving him a gentle massage in that region. Slight halt in play due to that. 42 needed off 30 balls as Suresh Raina gets ready to take the strike. Sunil Narine is also brought back into the attack. Crucial period. |
| 15.1 : S Narine to S Raina, Flighted and full ball on middle, Raina defends it back calmly. |
| 15.2 : S Narine to S Raina, Goes down on one knee, fetches a full ball from outside off and slog sweeps it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 15.3 : S Narine to MS Dhoni, Loopy off spinner, landing on middle and spinning down, Dhoni tries to flick but misses. |
| MS Dhoni is given out lbw! He sees back to check whether it hit him in the line and then hesitantly goes for the referral. This one looks close. Gone to me, let's see... |
| 15.4 : S Narine to MS Dhoni, OUT! It's hitting leg and the impact is also in line. Dhoni will have to go and this is a massive moment in this match. Narine has hunted down the prized scalp. A well-disguised off spinner, pitching full on off and turning back in. Dhoni stretches forward to meet the ball but it spins back in to beat his bat and rap him on the pads. They appeal and the umpire raises his finger after thinking for a while. MS takes the DRS hesitantly but to no use. The crowd has found |
| Ravindra Jadeja is the new batsman. |
| 15.5 : S Narine to R Jadeja, Tossed up ball on off, defended from the front foot to the off side. |
| 15.6 : S Narine to R Jadeja, Shortish and outside off, Jadeja plays it out to backward point and looks for a run but is sent back. Top class over, a run and a wicket from it! |
| Prasidh Krishna has been brought back on for his final over. |
| 16.1 : P Krishna to S Raina, HALF CENTURY! Shortish and on leg, Raina jumps on his back foot and glances it through square leg for a run. 36th fifty for him in this League, first this season. He has a big job now to take his team home, 40 needed off 23 balls. |
| 16.2 : P Krishna to R Jadeja, Excellent delivery, on a length and around middle and leg, Jadeja moves back and keeps it out towards covers. Raina eyes a run but returns immediately as the cover fielder attacks the ball. |
| 16.3 : P Krishna to R Jadeja, Slower delivery. It's on a length and outside off, just inside the tram line, Jadeja swishes and misses. |
| 16.4 : P Krishna to R Jadeja, Aerial but safe! A seam up delivery from Prasidh this time, on a length and outside off, Jadeja throws his bat at it and it goes off top edge. Falls safely in the deep at the cover region for a couple. |
| 16.5 : P Krishna to R Jadeja, FOUR! Mid off is inside the circle and Jadeja goes straight. Receives a length ball in his half and has bludgeoned it past his partner at the other end for a cracking boundary. |
| 16.6 : P Krishna to R Jadeja, Wide! Back of a length delivery down the leg side, Jadeja tries to help it around but misses. |
| P Krishna to R Jadeja, Short and wide outside off, Jadeja rocks back and steers it through backward point. The third man is quite square and it goes straight to the fielder. A single to end a 9-run over. 32 needed off 18 balls. |
| 17.1 : S Narine to R Jadeja, A touch short and on middle, spinning away, Jadeja gets back and helps it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 17.2 : S Narine to S Raina, FOUR! Poor length from Narine and it's punished by Raina. He immediately rocks back to a short delivery and pummels it through mid-wicket for a boundary. Can he see Chennai through? |
| 17.3 : S Narine to S Raina, Shortish and outside off, Raina gently dabs it towards short third man for a single. |
| 17.4 : S Narine to R Jadeja, Jadeja plays the square cut this time, it goes more from the outer half towards short third man again. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 17.5 : S Narine to S Raina, Full and floated on middle, Raina walks forward and pushes it back to the bowler. Narine collects the ball and has an immediate shy at the striker's end but hits the batsman instead. |
| 17.6 : S Narine to S Raina, Quicker one, full and on off, it's stroked down to long off for a single. 8 from the over, Narine has bowled out, his figures read 4-1-19-2! Tremendous performance. |
| Harry Gurney to bowl the 19th over. The equation is 24 off 12! |
| 18.1 : H Gurney to S Raina, Slower delivery, on a length and outside off, Raina hangs on the back foot and flat-bats it down to long off for a single. |
| 18.2 : H Gurney to R Jadeja, FOUR! Fabulous straight hit from Jadeja. He shimmies down the track to a length ball outside off and powers it over the bowler's head for a boundary. 19 needed off 10 balls. |
| 18.3 : H Gurney to R Jadeja, FOUR! Lucky boundary for Chennai! Gurney slants in a length ball on off, Jadeja winds up for a big heave across the line over the leg side but it takes the leading edge and flies over backward point for a boundary. |
| 18.4 : H Gurney to R Jadeja, FOUR! Hat-trick of boundaries and Chennai are roaring! Gurney switches to 'round the wicket but ends up serving a low full toss on the pads, Jadeja neatly deflects it wide of short fine leg for a boundary. 11 needed off 8 balls. |
| 18.5 : H Gurney to R Jadeja, Gurney continues from 'round the wicket angle and serves a very full ball on leg, Jadeja flicks it behind square leg and picks up a brace. |
| 18.6 : H Gurney to R Jadeja, Attempts a slower ball and delivers it on the full around leg, Jadeja tickles it to short fine leg for one. 16 from the over, 8 needed off the final one. |
| Piyush Chawla to bowl the last over. |
| 19.1 : P Chawla to R Jadeja, EDGY FOUR! Chawla goes for the missile. Fires in a short delivery outside off at 120 kph, Jadeja flashes his bat at it and edges it down to third man for a boundary. |
| 19.2 : P Chawla to R Jadeja, Short and on middle, Jadeja goes back and pulls it down to long on for one. 3 needed off 4 balls! |
| 19.3 : P Chawla to S Raina, Flat and short again, on leg, Raina stands back and hits it through backward square leg for one. |
| 19.4 : P Chawla to R Jadeja, CHENNAI WIN BY 5 WICKETS! First team to win four games in a row this season. Chawla delivers a googly on the shorter side outside off, Jadeja rocks back and whacks it to deep cover for the winning runs. |
| Another day in the Indian T20 League, another win for Chennai. Does not matter how they come, what matters is they cross the line. Every single game, someone or the other puts up their hand and performs for the team. Signs of a champion side! Tonight it was Suresh Raina. Walking in early in the innings, he continued and remained unbeaten till the end with a magnificent 58 off 42 balls. Along with the support of Ravindra Jadeja who made 31 off 17 balls, he ensured that Chennai picked up their 7th |
| The chase of 162 began in spectacular fashion with Faf du Plessis setting the pace early on with a flurry of boundaries. His opening partner, Shane Watson, though did not last long, and in came Raina to replace him. The southpaw kept peppering the boundaries at frequent intervals and also kept the singles and doubles coming to ensure the required run rate never got out of control. Though wickets fell around him, he did not play false shots and eventually made sure his side ended up on the winnin |
| Coming to the Kolkata bowling, there was not much to be said other than that there was only a single bowler who was on top of his form tonight. Sunil Narine tried his best as he bowled an economical spell but the total set on the board was eventually not enough. Earlier on in the evening, Lynn played a stroke-filled knock of 82 but even that got the hosts only 161. Chennai's bowlers were too good especially Tahir, and played a massive part in this win. The chase was completed comfortably and it |
| The Man of the Match for tonight's game is Imran Tahir for his spectacular bowling in the first innings. He picked 4 wickets to derail the Kolkata innings. That's all from Kolkata then, but the Indian T20 League action continues. The second game of the double-header is already underway and Delhi are batting first there. Switch tabs for all the action! |
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