18.5: Chris Gayle to Ambati Rayudu, Misfield and a single. And that will do it for Chennai! Full ball around off, Rayudu drives it to Neesham at cover-point. James dives and fumbles. The ball goes through and an easy run taken. CHENNAI WIN WITH 9 WICKETS IN HAND!
1
18.4: Chris Gayle to Ruturaj Gaikwad, SCORES LEVEL! Tosses a very full ball on middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad drives it down to long on for a single.
1
18.3: Chris Gayle to Ambati Rayudu, Floated on middle, Ambati sweeps it to fine leg for one.
1
18.2: Chris Gayle to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On middle, clipped to square leg for a single.
1
18.1: Chris Gayle to Ambati Rayudu, Floated around off, driven down to long on for a single. 150 up for Chennai.
End of over
CSK149/1
CSK Batting R Gaikwad 60(47) A Rayudu 27(27)
0
17.6: Mohammed Shami to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Very full on middle, squeezed out to cover.
2
17.5: Mohammed Shami to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Outside off, punched to the left of sweeper cover for a couple.
0
17.4: Mohammed Shami to Ruturaj Gaikwad, BEATEN! Lovely from Shami. Fuller one outside off, inviting Gaikwad to drive. The young lad does so but fails to connect.
4
17.3: Mohammed Shami to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Ruturaj gets into great position to play this shot. Short ball, he stands tall and pulls it over mid-wicket.
0
17.2: Mohammed Shami to Ruturaj Gaikwad, 4 OFF LEG BYES! Short ball, Rutu looks to pull but misses. It was a pacy short ball, it comes off his helmet and goes over the leaping keeper's hands to the fine leg boundary.
1
17.1: Mohammed Shami to Ambati Rayudu, Length ball on top of off, Rayudu taps it on the leg side and takes off for a single. However, Neesham, gets to the ball and looks to fire a throw to the bowler's end. Seeing that Ambati rushes in quickly. A single.
End of over
CSK138/1
CSK Batting A Rayudu 26(26) R Gaikwad 54(42)
1
16.6: Chris Jordan to Ambati Rayudu, A single. Would have been close had the fielder hit at the non-striker's end though. Fullish on off and middle, Ambati taps it to cover and takes off for a quick single. The throw comes to the bowler's end but misses the stumps.
4
16.5: Chris Jordan to Ambati Rayudu, FOUR! Another great shot from Ambati Rayudu. Shimmies down the track and goes over the extra cover region and gets a boundary.
1
16.4: Chris Jordan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Full on leg, driven down to long on for a single.
0
16.3: Chris Jordan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Full and on off and middle, glanced to short mid-wicket.
1
16.2: Chris Jordan to Ambati Rayudu, Outside off, pushed in front of point for a single.
1
16.1: Chris Jordan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Low full toss outside off, driven to long off for a single.
End of over 20
KXI153/6
KXIP Batting D Hooda 62(30) C Jordan 4(5)
1
19.6: Lungi Ngidi to Deepak Hooda, Just one off the last ball. Hooda gets across and looks to slam the full toss on the leg side. But he mistimes it to square leg. One run taken. PUNJAB FINISH ON 153/6.
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19.5: Lungi Ngidi to Deepak Hooda, SIX! That takes Punjab to over 150. Superb shot. On middle, fullish, Hooda swings it well over deep mid-wicket for a maximum.
0
19.4: Lungi Ngidi to Chris Jordan, NOT OUT! Full toss outside off, Chris swings for the heavens but misses. It goes through to Dhoni and the batters run for a bye. Dhoni misses to hit at the stumps, the ball goes through to Ngidi. The bowler effects a run out at his end as Jordan puts in the dive. The umpires take it upstairs to have a look. But one replay is enough to show that the batsman made it inside even before Ngidi effected the run out.
1
19.3: Lungi Ngidi to Deepak Hooda, Very full outside off, jammed out to deep point for a single.
4
19.2: Lungi Ngidi to Deepak Hooda, FOUR! Nice shot again. Deepak Hooda was across the line of off stump even before the delivery came. The ball was full and outside off, he lofts it over extra cover. Faf du Plessis comes running in from wide long off but has no chance in stopping that. A boundary.
1
19.1: Lungi Ngidi to Chris Jordan, Full and outside off, stroked uppishly but safely ahead of the man at sweeper cover. A single only.
End of over 19
KXI139/6
KXIP Batting C Jordan 3(3) D Hooda 50(26)
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18.6: Shardul Thakur to Chris Jordan, Very full and outside off, Jordan moves to the leg side and jams it out to deep cover for a run.
0
18.5: Shardul Thakur to Chris Jordan, Short ball, Chris pulls but does not get any timing at all. It comes back to the bowler off the inner half.
2
18.4: Shardul Thakur to Chris Jordan, Shortish and on off, clipped through short mid-wicket for a couple.
1
18.3: Shardul Thakur to Deepak Hooda, On middle, tapped to short fine leg for one. Hooda gets to his 50. This is some excellent rearguard batting from him and Punjab. It is his 2nd 50 in the League.
4
18.2: Shardul Thakur to Deepak Hooda, FOUR! WOW! That shot reminded us of Suryakumar Yadav. Full and on off and middle, the knuckle ball, Hooda goes inside out over extra cover and gets a boundary.
2
18.1: Shardul Thakur to Deepak Hooda, On the pads, tucked to wide long on for a couple.
End of over 18
KXI129/6
KXIP Batting D Hooda 43(23) C Jordan 0(0)
1
17.6: Lungi Ngidi to Deepak Hooda, A single. Full and outside off, driven through the covers for a single.
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17.6: Lungi Ngidi to Deepak Hooda, WIDE! Need to reload that. Fullish and well outside off, Deepak lets it be.
2
17.5: Lungi Ngidi to Deepak Hooda, This is worked to deep backward point for a couple.
6
17.4: Lungi Ngidi to Deepak Hooda, SIX! Goes on the off side again and gets a maximum. Ngidi bowls a full ball outside off, searching for the yorker. He misses his length and Hooda punishes him. Gets across the stumps and lofts it mightily over the deep cover region.
0
17.3: Lungi Ngidi to Deepak Hooda, NOT OUT! There is a shadow there and a gap between bat and ball, so not out. Very full and outside off, Hooda looks to dig it out but fails to do so. It goes through to the keeper and Dhoni takes it. Ngidi appeals feverishly for a caught behind but the umpire is not interested. He convinces Dhoni to take the review. MS takes it. The third umpire have a close look at Ultra Edge, there is a spike. But he wants a different angle, he gets one from behind the stumps. There is a shadow between bat and ball. That confirms a clear gap between bat and ball. So, Hooda survives!
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17.2: Lungi Ngidi to Deepak Hooda, SIX! That is hit to one of the bigger pockets in Zayed stadium. Full and outside off, Hooda moves a touch to the off side and swings it with all his might. Gets it well over the deep backward point fence.
0
17.1: Lungi Ngidi to James Neesham, OUT! CAUGHT! Chennai showing their class, not just with the ball but also in the field. What a fantastic catch it was, by Ruturaj Gaikwad! Fullish on off, Neesham swings it high in the air. He wanted to clear the deep mid-wicket boundary but had more of the height and less of distance. It though looks to be falling safe in the mid-wicket region. But Ruturaj, who was at deep square leg, comes running in, dives and takes a splendid catch.
18.5: Chris Gayle to Ambati Rayudu, Misfield and a single. And that will do it for Chennai! Full ball around off, Rayudu drives it to Neesham at cover-point. James dives and fumbles. The ball goes through and an easy run taken. CHENNAI WIN WITH 9 WICKETS IN HAND!