| 0.2 : 0.2: Deepak Chahar to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Virat Kohli. Deepak Chahar once again looks to swing it but there's no swing and Kohli clips it beautifully over mid-wicket and the ball races away to the fence. |
| 0.1 : 0.1: Deepak Chahar to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Runs straightaway for Virat Kohli and Bangalore. On the pads and flicked away to the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 0.6 : 0.6: Deepak Chahar to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! Devdutt Padikkal also opens his account with a boundary. Chahar overpitches this time, outside off, Devdutt Padikkal leans forward and crunches his drive through covers for a boundary, third in the over. Expensive start from Chahar. |
| 2.3 : 2.3: Deepak Chahar to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! Bang! Poor length and punished. Short and wide outside off, Devdutt Padikkal picks the length in a trice, goes on the back foot and whacks it to the sweeper cover fence. |
| 2.5 : 2.5: Deepak Chahar to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Kohli is on fire. Hits his third boundary of the innings. Chahar delivers the slower one, on a length around off, Virat Kohli shimmies down the track and heaves it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 3.2 : 3.2: Josh Hazlewood to Devdutt Padikkal, SIX! This one has gone all the distance. Josh Hazlewood bowls it on a length and in the slot for the batsman, Devdutt Padikkal shows a lovely extension of his arms and dispatches it behind the bowler's head for a biggie. Glorious. |
| 4.4 : 4.4: Shardul Thakur to Virat Kohli, SIX! Kohli has sent this packing. Thakur pitches it up and around off, Virat Kohli latches onto it and cracks it all the way over wide long on for a maximum. What a shot! |
| 5.3 : 5.3: Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Bang! Hazlewood goes short and delivers it on middle, Kohli steps back to make room and plays a hammer-pull to fetch a boundary at mid-wicket. 50 up! |
| 6.2 : 6.2: Ravindra Jadeja to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! Tossed up, full and on off. Devdutt Padikkal hits this one back over the bowler's head and the ball races into the fence. |
| 7.3 : 7.3: Dwayne Bravo to Virat Kohli, FOUR! That was classic Kohli! Pitched up, on off and Virat Kohli uses his wrists and just flicks it in between the fielders at long on and deep mid-wicket. The ball goes on the bounce and into the ropes. |
| 8.4 : 8.4: Ravindra Jadeja to Devdutt Padikkal, SIX! Magnificent! Tossed up, full and on off. Padikkal skips down the track and powers it over the long on fence for a biggie. Padikkal looks in some touch here. |
| 9.3 : 9.3: Shardul Thakur to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! THUMPED! Devdutt Padikkal is on a roll. Slightly short and outside off. Devdutt Padikkal hangs back and cuts it through point. The ball races away to the boundary. There is no stopping that one. |
| 11.1 : 11.1: Deepak Chahar to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! Fifty for Devdutt Padikkal and this has been an innings of a high calibre so far. Deepak Chahar hurls a length ball, outside off from around the stumps. Padikkal goes up and over backward point and picks up a boundary. 6th fifty in the Indian T20 League for Padikkal, coming off 35 balls. 100 comes up as well! |
| 12.1: Ravindra Jadeja to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Fifty for Virat Kohli and it's been a true skipper's knock so far! Jadeja drifts onto the pads and Kohli tickles it very fine and the ball races into the fine leg fence. King Kohli made his intentions very clear right from the beginning and his attacking mindset has worked for Bangalore. |
| 13.2 : 13.2: Dwayne Bravo to Virat Kohli, OUT! Nelson strikes. The man with the golden arm, Dwayne Bravo has done it again. Bravo has finally broken this opening stand and Chennai will breathe a huge sigh of relief. This one is in the slot and the bottom hand comes into play again from Kohli. He whips it across the line but the ball goes straight down to deep mid-wicket and Ravindra Jadeja takes the catch. Afterwards, he even teases to touch the ropes. End of a fantastic knock from Virat Kohli. |
| 15.4 : 15.4: Josh Hazlewood to Devdutt Padikkal, SIX! BANG! A full-length ball, on off. Devdutt Padikkal stays back and muscles it over the long on fence for a maximum. First boundary after the 13th over. |
| 16.3 : 16.3: Shardul Thakur to AB de Villiers, SIX! BOOM! AB de Villiers goes big this time. A length ball, on off. AB de Villiers hangs back and smokes it over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum. |
| 16.5 : 16.5: Shardul Thakur to AB de Villiers, OUT! CAUGHT! Shardul Thakur gets the big wicket of AB de Villiers. Just when ABD was getting into the groove, Thakur made sure he sends him back to the pavilion. Thakur hurls it short and slow outside off, AB de Villiers throws his bat at it as he attempts to crack it through the line. The ball though goes high in the air off the bottom end of the bat towards covers. Suresh Raina does not have to move an inch as he cups the ball safely in his palms. |
| 16.6 : 16.6: Shardul Thakur to Devdutt Padikkal,OUT! CAUGHT! Shardul Thakur gets two wickets in two deliveries. He is getting his side back into the game. A slower short ball, on middle and off, and this one does not rise much. Devdutt Padikkal struggled today against the short ball and looks to ramp this one over short third man by going down low. The lack of pace doesn't help him as he mistimes his shot aerially towards Ambati Rayudu who takes an easy catch at short third man. Thakur has bowled |
| 17.6: Dwayne Bravo to Glenn Maxwell, SIX! Maxwell latches onto it really well. A full-length ball, on off. Maxwell gets low and whips it across the line. The ball clears the mid-wicket fence with ease. First maximum for him. |
| 18.2 : 18.2: Deepak Chahar to Tim David, OUT! CAUGHT! Tim David goes cheaply. Deepak Chahar who was getting thrashed until now finally gets himself into the wickets column. A length ball, on off, slower in pace. Tim David stays back and chips it straight to Suresh Raina at extra cover. He takes the catch with ease. |
| 19.2: Dwayne Bravo to Glenn Maxwell, OUT! CAUGHT! Chennai have made a solid comeback in this game. Dwayne Bravo gets his second wicket of the game. A length ball, on off. Maxwell makes room and whips it across the line. The ball flies towards deep mid-wicket. Ravindra Jadeja is there in the deep to take the catch with ease. |
| 19.6 : 19.6: Dwayne Bravo to Harshal Patel, OUT! CAUGHT! Dwayne Bravo picks up his third wicket and it is Suresh Raina who takes the catch. He has been very lively in the field today. Bravo serves a full-length ball, on off. Patel goes after it and lifts it high in the air. The ball goes towards extra cover, Suresh Raina keeps his eyes on the ball and takes a sharp catch. BANGALORE END THEIR INNINGS AT 156/6. |
| 0.4 : 0.4: Mohammed Siraj to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Poor length and line. Short and wide outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad attacks it with all his power and slaps it through the line. It drops in front of the point fielder and bounces over him to go to the fence. |
| 1.2 : 1.2: Navdeep Saini to Faf du Plessis, SIX! Faf du Plessis brings out the innovation very early in the chase and has nailed it all the way. Nothing wrong with the delivery, just the class of the batsman. Navdeep Saini sticks to the line outside off, it's served on a length, du Plessis shuffles across the stumps and scoops it all the way over fine leg. Fantastic! |
| 3.1 : 3.1: Wanindu Hasaranga to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Sweetly played! Full and floated, landing around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad sits down on one knee and sweeps it to the deep square leg fence. Wow! |
| 3.6 : 3.6: Wanindu Hasaranga to Ruturaj Gaikwad, SIX! Dismissed! What a wonderful way to finish the over! Loopy delivery, full and landing on middle, doesn't matter it's a googly or leg spinner, Ruturaj Gaikwad is down the track in a flash, reaches the pitch of the ball immediately and launches it over long on. 10 from the over, Chennai have raced to 35 in 4 overs. |
| 4.2 : 4.2: Harshal Patel to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Muscled down the ground! Harshal bowls it short and wide outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad shuffles across the stumps a bit and whacks it past the bowler and mid off for a boundary. A slower one picked nicely. |
| 5.1 : 5.1: Navdeep Saini to Faf du Plessis, SIX! Huge! Faf du Plessis is a magnificent Powerplay batsman for Chennai. Saini delivers it on a length and in the line of the stumps, Faf clears his front leg and hoists it over long on for a maximum. |
| 5.3 : 5.3: Navdeep Saini to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Boom! A half-tracker again, slower one at 110 clicks, Faf du Plessis picks it up this time, stays on the back foot and pulls it powerfully to the deep mid-wicket. He has knocked the stitches out of this one. 50 up! |
| 5.6 : 5.6: Navdeep Saini to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Bludgeoned. Navdeep Saini speeds in and serves a very full ball around off, Faf du Plessis stays back, clears his front leg and spanks it past the left side of the mid off fielder. It reaches the fence in a flash. At the end of the Powerplay, Chennai are roaring at 59/0, under 100 needed now! |
| 8.1 : 8.1: Yuzvendra Chahal to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Ruturaj Gaikwad is so good with his innovative shots. Loopy delivery, full and around off, Gaikwad brings out the reverse-batted shot and powers it over backward point. |
| 8.2 : 8.2: Yuzvendra Chahal to Ruturaj Gaikwad, OUT! Virat Kohli has taken a stunner! He roars in delight but Faf du Plessis asks the batsman to wait as he feels it touched the ground. Nothing on the replays though. It's a clean one, the opening stand has been broken. 86 needed off 70 balls. Coming to the delivery, it's nicely flighted and lands full around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad strides forward to play the inside-out shot probably but only manages to slice it towards backward point. It's dipping in f |
| 9.2: Glenn Maxwell to Ambati Rayudu, FOUR! Ambati Rayudu opens his account with a boundary. Loopy delivery, full and outside off, Rayudu shuffles across and heaves it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 9.1 : 9.1: Glenn Maxwell to Faf du Plessis, OUT! Soft dismissal! Bangalore have two in quick time and they have stormed back into this match. Tossed up ball, landing full on middle, Faf du Plessis kneels down for the sweep shot but is a shade early into the shot. His bottom hand comes off too as he plays it aerially to short fine leg off the top half of his blade. Navdeep Saini grabs the catch safely as he goes down. 86 needed off 65 balls, game on? |
| 12.1: Wanindu Hasaranga to Moeen Ali, SIX! All the way! This time Moeen Ali gets into the act. Floated full and on off, Ali gets low and slog-sweeps it massively over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum. Chennai look in control of the chase at the moment but in the Indian T20 League, things can change around in a jiffy. |
| 11.6 : 11.6: Glenn Maxwell to Ambati Rayudu, SIX! BANG! A good end to the over by Ambati Rayudu. Floated, full and around off. Rayudu gets low and smokes it over the long on fence for a biggie. This also brings up 100 for Chennai! |
| 10.4 : 10.4: Yuzvendra Chahal to Moeen Ali, SIX! BANG! Floated, full and on off. Ali hangs back and powers it inside-out over the cover fence for a biggie. He connected well. |
| 13.6 : 13.6: Harshal Patel to Moeen Ali, OUT! CAUGHT! Harshal Patel strikes. Ali did not pick up the slower one and he pays the price for it. Full and on the pads. Ali thought the ball would be quicker and he wanted to use the pace on it, but he completely misjudges the delivery. Ali closes the face of the bat early and it flies off the leading edge to mid-wicket. Virat Kohli settles under it and takes an easy catch. 39 needed off 36 balls. |
| 14.5 : 14.5: Yuzvendra Chahal to Suresh Raina, FOUR! Raina is a really good player of spin bowling. Googly and outside off, Raina leans into the shot and rockets it over covers. The ball races away to the boundary. |
| 15.1 : 15.1: Harshal Patel to Ambati Rayudu, FOUR! That is poor from Yuzvendra Chahal. Slower, off-cutter from Patel. Rayudu just guides it to short third man but the ball goes through Chahal's fingers and into the fence. He was late into his dive, almost dived over the ball. |
| 15.2 : 15.2: Harshal Patel to Ambati Rayudu, FOUR! Now Harshal Patel bowls a poor delivery. This is not what Virat Kohli was hoping for after the break. A full toss, around off. Ambati Rayudu slashes it behind backward point for a boundary. |
| 15.4 : 15.4: Harshal Patel to Ambati Rayudu, OUT! CAUGHT! Harshal Patel just has this knack of getting the big wickets and he delivers yet again. Is it too late though? Short in length outside off and Ambati Rayudu pulls it off the toe end of the bat, straight to AB de Villiers at mid-wicket. De Villiers isn't going to drop those and Bangalore will look to take advantage of two new batsmen at the crease. 24 needed off 26 balls. |
| 16.5 : 16.5: Wanindu Hasaranga to Suresh Raina, FOUR! Dragged down and punished by Suresh Raina. Raina goes deep in his crease and pulls it hard towards wide long on. Devdutt Padikkal should have stopped it but fumbles and it's a free boundary for Chennai. |
| 16.6 : 16.6: Wanindu Hasaranga to Suresh Raina, SIX! BANG! Suresh Raina has hit that one right off the screws. On leg stump and it's the wrong one again. Raina picks it and smokes it well over the square leg fence for a biggie. This should calm the nerves in the Chennai camp as it was getting close. |
| 17.3 : 17.3: Mohammed Siraj to MS Dhoni, FOUR! Poor delivery, that's too easy for MS Dhoni. It's slow and banged into the pitch again. The ball doesn't rise up much and Dhoni pulls it powerfully to the left of the fielder at deep square leg for a boundary. |
| 17.6 : 17.6: Mohammed Siraj to MS Dhoni, FOUR! That should do it now for Chennai. On the hips and Dhoni just nudges it fine and the ball races away into the fine leg fence. Chennai need 2 runs in 12 balls. |
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