18.3: Sandeep Sharma to Suresh Raina, FOUR! Raina finishes the game with a lovely cover drive. A nice juicy full toss around off from Sandeep. Raina leans forward and drives it with elegance through covers to wrap up an emphatic win in style. CHENNAI WIN BY 7 WICKETS!
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18.2: Sandeep Sharma to Ravindra Jadeja, Length ball outside off, Jadeja punches it to sweeper cover and takes a single.
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18.1: Sandeep Sharma to Suresh Raina, Full on middle and leg, Raina swivels it to deep mid-wicket for one. Over to you, Jadeja. Just a boundary needed to win the game.
End of over
CSK167/3
CSK Batting S Raina 12(13) R Jadeja 6(5)
1
17.6: Siddarth Kaul to Suresh Raina, Edged and away! Low full toss on middle. Raina gets on his knee and looks to slog it over mid on but gets an inside edge which sees the ball misses the stump and go to fine leg. Just 5 needed to win.
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17.5: Siddarth Kaul to Suresh Raina, Bouncer around leg. Raina ducks. The umpire is happy with the ball so no signal.
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17.4: Siddarth Kaul to Suresh Raina, IN THE AIR AND FOUR! Vijay Shankar goes for the catch but does not get there and it goes to the fence. Full on the pads, Raina flicks it but does not time it well. It goes high in the air and falls away from Vijay Shankar at deep square leg. He charges for the catch and dives but the ball bounces in front of him and goes to the fence.
0
17.3: Siddarth Kaul to Suresh Raina, On the pads, Raina flicks it but finds Warner at short mid-wicket.
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17.2: Siddarth Kaul to Suresh Raina, FOUR! Good shot! Raina moves away from the stumps. Kaul bowls it very full on off, slightly behind the yorker length as Kaul follows him outside leg. Raina drives it straight as an arrow and gets a boundary through long off. 500th boundary for Raina in the league.
0
17.1: Siddarth Kaul to Suresh Raina, Low full toss around off. Raina pushes it back to the bowler.
End of over
CSK158/3
CSK Batting S Raina 3(7) R Jadeja 6(5)
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16.6: Khaleel Ahmed to Suresh Raina, Back of a length delivery outside off. Raina taps it to point and takes a quick run. The fielder has a shy at the bolwer's end but misses. Raina thinks of two but Jaddu has overrun so just a single. 14 needed off the final 3 overs.
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16.5: Khaleel Ahmed to Suresh Raina, Raina moves away from the stumps and looks to pull. He mistimes it and chops it to short mid-wicket.
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16.4: Khaleel Ahmed to Ravindra Jadeja, Slower ball on middle, Jaddu glances it towards fine leg for a single. Just 15 needed now.
1WD
16.4: Khaleel Ahmed to Ravindra Jadeja, WIDE! The ball probably slips out of Khaleel's hand. He misses his line and sprays it down the leg side. Has to reload that.
0
16.3: Khaleel Ahmed to Ravindra Jadeja, Back of a length delivery outside off, Jadeja hops and taps it to point.
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16.2: Khaleel Ahmed to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! That was going to the ropes the moment it left the bat! Shorter around off, it sits well for Jadeja. He pulls it from the middle of the bat through mid-wicket for a boundary.
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16.1: Khaleel Ahmed to Suresh Raina, Well bowled and well played! Right in the blockhole from Khaleel. It is on middle and off. Raina does well to get bat on ball and jam it behind point for one. Khaleel asked the question but nothing from the umpire.
End of over 20
SRH171/3
SRH Batting K Jadhav 12(4) K W'amson 26(10)
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19.6: Sam Curran to Kedar Jadhav, SIX! KABOOM! Kedar Jadhav finishes the innings in style. Full on off, it is in the slot for Kedar Jadhav. He smashes it right off the meat over the mid-wicket fence for a huge six. 13 off the final over, takes Hyderabad's total to over 170! Just what they needed. HYDERABAD FINISH WITH 171/3!
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19.5: Sam Curran to Kedar Jadhav, FOUR! Smart from Kedar! Bouncer from Sam Curran! The former Chennai player waits for it, uses the pace off the ball and lifts it over short third man for a boundary.
1
19.4: Sam Curran to Kane Williamson, Just a single. Full on off, Williamson nudges it to long off and has to be content with one.
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19.3: Sam Curran to Kane Williamson, Williamson tries to be cheeky but Curran is smarter. Kane comes inside his stumps and looks to scoop it over fine leg. Curran follows him and bowls it on a length. Kane looks to adjust at the last moment but fails to get bat on ball.
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19.2: Sam Curran to Kedar Jadhav, Terrific delivery from Sam Curran. A yorker around off, Kedar can just jam it towards logn off for one.
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19.1: Sam Curran to Kane Williamson, Full on off, Williamson flicks it to deep square leg for one.
End of over 19
SRH158/3
SRH Batting K W'amson 24(7) K Jadhav 1(1)
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18.6: Shardul Thakur to Kane Williamson, Single to end the over. 20 off the over and Williamson keeps the strike too. Full on off and middle, Williamson hits it uppishly to deep mid-wicket but on a bounce. Gets a single and keeps the strike.
4
18.5: Shardul Thakur to Kane Williamson, FOUR! Williamson is toying with the bowler here. Slower bouncer outside off. Williamson makes it look like he knew what was coming. He waits for it and guides it backward point for a boundary.
4
18.4: Shardul Thakur to Kane Williamson, FOUR! The firework from the Kiwi continues. This time Williamson comes down the track, takes it as a full toss and flicks it elegantly through mid-wicket for a boundary.
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18.3: Shardul Thakur to Kane Williamson, SIX! If you doubted Kane cannot finish with a flurry, think again! He has hit this over covers with minimum of fuss. Full and wide outside off, Williamson slices it over covers for a biggie.
4
18.2: Shardul Thakur to Kane Williamson, FOUR! Williamson showing his hitting range and adding some impetus in this innings. Full toss outside off, Williamson comes inside his stumps and lifts his flick over mid-wicket for a boundary.
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18.1: Shardul Thakur to Kedar Jadhav, Fuller on off, Jadhav knocks it to long on and gets off the mark with one.
End of over 18
SRH138/3
SRH Batting K W'amson 5(2) K Jadhav 0(0)
4
17.6: Lungi Ngidi to Kane Williamson, four! Just what Hyderabad needed to end the over. Fuller on off, Williamson lifts it over extra cover and gets a boundary. A double-wicket over for Ngidi but 10 off it too.
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17.5: Lungi Ngidi to Manish Pandey, OUT! CAUGHT! Superb, absolutely superb from Faf du Plessis! You can use any superlative to describe that catch but you might still feel that you have not done justice to Faf's extraordinary work. Fullish ball around off, Manish hits it hard and with power away from long on. Faf du Plessis, runs to his right, then flies with his cape on to take an absolute stunner. Chennai have had their tails up on the field since the ball one. End of a fabulous knock from Manish Pandey.
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17.4: Lungi Ngidi to Manish Pandey, FOUR! That went to the fence like a bullet train. Full and wide outside off, Manish stretches and hits it straight down the ground with venom. Long off has no chance as the ball races to the fence.
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17.3: Lungi Ngidi to Kane Williamson, Williamson is off the mark! Good length ball around off, Kane taps it towards point and gets a single.
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17.2: Lungi Ngidi to Manish Pandey, Full toss around off, Manish hits it towards mid-wicket but does not time it well so just a single.
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17.1: Lungi Ngidi to David Warner, OUT! CAUGHT! Warner departs! He has scored a fifty but it was a real struggle for Warner tonight. He just never got going and finally, he departs. Jadeja is in the action this time with the catch. You just cannot keep this rockstar off the game. Ngidi continues bowling full and wide outside off. Warner stretches to play but just slices it in the air over sweeper cover. Jadeja comes forward and takes an easy catch.
1WD
17.1: Lungi Ngidi to David Warner, WIDE! Warner charges down the track. Ngidi sees it and bowls it wide outside off. It is too wide outside off as it is on the wrong side of the tramline.
18.3: Sandeep Sharma to Suresh Raina, FOUR! Raina finishes the game with a lovely cover drive. A nice juicy full toss around off from Sandeep. Raina leans forward and drives it with elegance through covers to wrap up an emphatic win in style. CHENNAI WIN BY 7 WICKETS!