Important win for CSK. They are alive in the league. But problems for SRH as they have now lost back-to-back matches. They have some thinking to do. That concludes the coverage of this match. Join us tomorrow for the match between DC and RR. Goodnight.
Ravindra Jadeja: Very happy to contribute with both bat and ball. I was backing myself and I was only looking to see the ball and hit the ball without pre-planning. The wicket looks on the slower side so I was just looking to bowl into the stumps rather than give them room. It is a difficult wicket for batsmen. I take great pleasure in my fielding, and whenever I field, I always look for a good run-out or a catch for the team.
Player of the Match
Ravindra Jadeja is the Player of the Match. He scored 25 from 10 balls and picked a wicket.
MS Dhoni: Ultimately what really matters is you getting two points. What T20s have shown is that there are a few games that don't go your way and then there are some that go your way even when you haven't earned it. Today I felt we did a very good job even in the batting. There was some purpose with the bat and the batsmen assessed the situation very well. With a total like 160, it all depends on the start you get in the first six overs. The fast bowlers did the job, the spinners came into play and it was one game that was as close to being perfect. It was a par score and I usually assess scores after the first six overs. If there are misfields in the first six overs then a par score becomes an under par score. A lot depended on the fast bowlers. I just told them to be expressive on the field and hit their areas. There are some two paced balls, some swing and some don't swing, some get extra bounce. What was needed was good execution of the plans and that was done by the fast bowlers. To an extent yes (these pitches). But we used an extra spinner because an Indian batter hasn't done well for us. That's why Sam Curran went up and it wasn't fair on Jagadeesan as well to bat at seven or eight. Sam Curran is a complete cricketer for us. You need a seamin all-rounder, he plays the spinners well and he can give us those 15-45 runs.
David Warner: The wicket was on the slower side, I think we needed an extra batter. We tried to take it deep. You got one big boundary, so it's not easy. We have to go back to the drawing board and work on few areas. I thought 160 was the right total to go after, but anything above that was always going to be difficult. Having 6-7 bowlers in the team helps. It's difficult to play against bowlers who can swing the ball. There's always a challenge in the powerplay, but you have to take on the bowlers. We need to monitor the wickets in the upcoming games and select the team accordingly. Things (in the points table) are always congested in the middle. You got to beat the best teams, to make it to the top. We'll be facing the top teams in the next few days, so I'm up for the challenge and so are the other guys.
Result
Chennai Super Kings win by 20 runs.
SRH 147/8 after 20 overs.
Bravo to bowl. Nadeem is on strike.
19.1 Good yorker and the ball goes through the gap between the legs.
19.2 Another good yorker and Nadeem blocks.
19.3 WICKET! Nadeem c and b Dwayne Bravo 5(5)
Good slow yorker. Nadeem goes for wild swing. The ball lobs in the air and Bravo takes a catch.
Sandeep Sharma is on strike.
19.4 Good yorker and the ball goes to the keeper.
19.5 Fuller delivery and Sandeep plays the ball to mid off for a single.
19.6 Fuller delivery outside off. Natrajan goes for a big shot but misses. The ball goes to Dhoni.
SRH 146/7 after 19 overs.
Shardul Thakur to bowl. Rashid is on strike.
18.1 Full toss outside off. Rashid hammers the ball to sweeper-cover for 2 runs.
18.1 WIDE! Fuller delivery way outside off stump.
18.2 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Rashid misses and the ball goes to the keeper.
18.3 Full toss and Rashid plays the ball to leg side for a single.
18.4 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Nadeem plays the ball to the fielder at point for a single.
18.5 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Rashid looks to play the ball to off side but misses.
18.6 WICKET! Rashid Khan hit wkt b Thakur 14(8)
Low full toss. Rashid plays the ball straight to the fielder at long on. But he has hit his stumps with his foot while playing his shot.
SRH 141/6 after 18 overs.
Karn Sharma to bowl. Williamson is on strike.
17.1 FOUR! Short delivery outside off. Williamson pulls the ball ti square-leg for a boundary.
17.2 WICKET! Williamson c Thakur b Karn Sharma 57(39)
Fuller delivery on middle stump. Williamson slogs the ball. The ball goes to long-on and Shardul Thakur takes a good catch.
Nadeem is the new batsman. Rashid is on strike.
17.3 SIX! Full toss and Rashid comes down the track and smashes the ball down the ground for a maximum.
17.4 FOUR! Fuller delivery and Rashid reverse sweeps for a boundary.
17.5 Fuller delivery and Rashid plays the ball over extra cover for a single.
17.6 FOUR! Fuller delivery and Nadeem goes over cover for a boundary.
SRH 122/5 after 17 overs.
Bravo to bowl. On strike is Shankar.
16.1 SIX! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Sharkar smacks the ball over long-on for a maximum.
16.2 Fuller delivery outside off. Shankar plays the ball down to long-off for a single.
16.3 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Williamson drives the ball to cover for a run.
16.4 WICKET! Shankar c Jadeja b Dwayne Bravo 12(7)
Fuller delivery outside off stump. Shankar plays the ball over backward point. The ball goes to third man. Jadeja running in from the deep takes a good catch.
Rashid Khan is the new batsman. Williamson is on strike.
16.5 FOUR! Full toss outside off stump. Williams hits the ball to midwicket for a boundary.
16.6 Low full toss and Williamson drives the ball to cover for a single.
SRH 109/4 after 16 overs.
Piyush Chawla to bowl. Williamson is on strike.
15.1 Fuller delivery outside off. Williamson plays the ball to short third and takes a single
15.2 Short ball and Vijay plays the ball to leg side for 2 runs.
15.3 Fuller delivery and Shankar plays the ball to leg side for a run.
15.4 Short delivery outside off. Williamson plays the ball down to long-on for 2 runs.
15.5 Short delivery on off stump. Williamson plays the ball to leg side for a single.
15.6 Fuller delivery and Shankar drives the ball past the bowler for a single.
SRH 101/4 after 15 overs.
Karn Sharma to bowl. Garg is on strike.
14.1 Fuller delivery and Garg sweeps the ball for a single.
14.2 Short ball and Williamson pulls the ball to long-on for a single.
14.2 WIDE! Poor ball way outside off.
14.2 WIDE! Poor ball way outside off.
14.3 Short ball on leg stump. Garg plays the ball to leg side for 2 runs.
14.4 WICKET! Priyam Garg c Jadeja b Karn Sharma 16(18)
Fuller delivery on middle stump. Garg goes for a slog sweep. The ball flies to deep midwicket where Jadeja takes a good catch.
Vijay Shankar is the new batsman.
14.5 Fuller delivery and Shankar drives the ball to off side for a single.
14.6 Short ball and Williamson punches the ball to off side for a single.
SRH 93/3 after 14 overs.
Dwayne Bravo to bowl. Garg is on strike.
13.1 Good length delivery on middle stump. Garg plays the ball to midwicket.
13.2 Fuller delivery fired on the pads. The ball raps on the pads.
13.3 FOUR! Good length delivery outside off stump. Garg plays a drive through backward point for a boundary.
13.4 Slower delivery outside off. Garg plays the ball down to long-on for a single.
13.5 FOUR! Short delivery on middle stump. Williamson guides the ball down to fine-leg for a boundary.
13.6 Good length delivery outside off. Williamson pushes the ball through cover for 2 runs.
SRH 82/3 after 13 overs.
Karn Sharma to bowl. Garg is on strike.
12.1 Short delivery and Garg plays the ball to leg side for a single.
12.2 Fuller delivery and Williamson drives the ball down to long-off for a run.
12.2 WIDE! Fuller delivery way outside off.
12.3 Full toss and Garg punches the ball down the ground for a single.
12.4 Fuller delivery and Williamson plays the ball down the ground for a single.
12.5 Fuller delivery and Garg drives the ball to the fielder at backward point.
12.6 Tossed up delivery and Garg drives the ball through cover for a run.
SRH 76/3 after 12 overs.
Jadeja to bowl. Williamson is on strike.
11.1 Short delivery. Williamson plays the ball to leg side for a single.
11.2 Fuller delivery and Garg plays the ball to long-on for a run.
11.3 Fuller delivery and Williamson pushes the ball to off side for a run.
11.4 Fuller delivery and Garg plays the ball to leg side for a run.
11.5 FOUR! Short ball outside off. Williamson cuts the ball over cover for a boundary.
11.6 FOUR! Fuller delivery and Williamson plays an inside out shot over extra-cover for a boundary.
SRH 64/3 after 11 overs.
Karn Sharma to bowl. Garg is on strike.
10.1 Fuller delivery and Garg drives the ball to long-off for a run.
10.2 Fuller delivery and Williamson plays the ball to off side for a run.
10.3 Fuller delivery and Garg plays the ball to leg side.
10.4 Fuller delivery and Garg pushes the ball back past the bowler.
10.5 Fuller delivery and Garg plays the ball down to long-on for a run.
10.6 Short delivery and Williamson pulls for a single.
SRH 60/3 after 10 overs.
Jadeja to bowl. Bairstow is on strike.
9.1 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Bairstow plays the ball to off side and takes a single.
9.2 Fuller delivery on leg stump. Williamson plays the ball to leg side for a single.
9.3 Short delivery on leg stump. Bairstow plays the ball to cover.
9.4 Short delivery on middle and leg stump. Bairstow plays the ball to off side.
9.5 WICKET! Bairstow b Jadeja 23(24)
Short delivery which spins back in sharply. Bairstow goes on backfoot to play the ball. The ball goes through his defences and hits the middle stump.
Priyam Garg is the new batsman.
9.6 Fuller delivery and Garg defends the ball off his front foot.
SRH 57/2 after 9 overs.
Shardul Thakur to bowl. Bairstow is on strike.
8.1 Short delivery outside off stump. Bairstow plays the ball to leg side for a single.
8.2 Fuller delivery outside off. Williamson works the ball down to third man for a run.
8.3 Good length delivery outside off. Bairstow jabs the ball to midwicket for a run.
8.4 Fuller delivery fired on middle stump. Williamson blocks the ball.
8.5 Fuller delivery on off stump. Williamson plays the ball down to long-on for a single.
8.6 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Bairstow plays the ball down to long-on for a single.
SRH 52/2 after 8 overs.
Jadeja to bowl. Williamson is on strike.
7.1 Fuller delivery and Williamson pushes the ball to cover.
7.2 Short ball and Williamson cuts the ball through point for 2 runs.
7.3 Fuller delivery on leg stump. Williamson drives the ball down to long-off for a single.
7.4 Short delivery outside off. Bairstow plays ball to backward point and takes 2 runs.
7.5 Fuller delivery and Bairstow goes for reverse sweep and misses.
7.6 Short delivery on leg stump. Bairstow plays the ball to midwicket for a run.
SRH 46/2 after 7 overs.
Chahar to bowl his last over. Bairstow is on strike.
6.1 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Bairstow plays the ball to leg side for a single.
6.2 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Williamson guides the ball to leg side and takes 2 quick runs.
6.3 Good length delivery outside off. Williamson plays the ball to off side for a run.
6.4 Good length delivery outside off. Bairstow comes down the track to play the ball to leg side but misses.
6.5 Short ball outside off stump. Bairstow plays the ball down to long-on for 2 runs.
6.6 Short delivery outside off. Bairstow goes for pull but misses.
SRH 40/2 after 6 overs.
Curran continues. Williamson is on strike.
5.1 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Williamson plays the ball to leg side.
5.2 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Williamson plays the ball to point.
5.3 Fuller delivery on leg stump. The ball hits the pads and there is loud appeal for LBW. The umpire is not interested.
5.4 Good length delivery outside off stump. Williamson plays the ball to leg side for a couple of runs.
5.5 FOUR! Short delivery outside off stump. Williamson plays a late late cut shot for a boundary down third man.
5.6 Fuller delivery fired on the pads. Williamson blocks the ball.
SRH 33/2 after 5 overs.
Chahar continues. Kane Williamson is the new batsman. He is on strike.
4.1 FOUR! Short ball outside off stump. Williamson creams the ball through cover for a boundary.
4.2 Back of the length delivery outside off. Williamson plays the ball for a single.
4.3 Fuller delivery and Bairstow plays the ball to mid-on.
4.4 Short ball outside off. Bairstow pulls the ball to leg side for a single.
4.5 Fuller delivery outside off. Williamson goes for drive but misses.
4.6 Fuller delivery outside off. Williamson plays the ball to off side and takes a single.
SRH 27/2 after 4 overs.
Curran to bowl. Warner is on strike.
3.1 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Warner slaps the ball through off side for 2 runs.
3.2 Good length delivery on off stump. Warner plays the ball to off side.
3.3 WICKET! Warner c and b Sam Curran 9(13)
Good length delivery fired on the pads. Warner goes for a big shot. The ball takes the inside edge and hits the pads. The ball lobs in the air and Curran takes an easy catch.
Manish Pandey is the new batsman.
3.4 Fuller delivery outside off. Pandey plays the ball to off side.
3.5 FOUR! Short delivery outside off stump. Pandey hammers the ball through cover for a boundary.
3.6 WICKET! Manish Pandey run out (Dwayne Bravo) 4(3)
Fuller delivery outside off stump. Pandey plays the ball to cover. Pandey darts to the other end for a single. There is a direct hit from the fielder and Pandey is short of his ground.
SRH 21/0 after 3 overs.
Chahar to bowl his second over. Bairstow is on strike.
2.1 FOUR! Shirt delivery outside off stump. Bairstow takes a step out of his crease and flicks the ball to leg side for a boundary.
2.2 Good length delivery on middle stump. Bairstow plays the ball to leg side for a single.
2.3 Short delivery outside off stump. Warner pulls the ball. The ball goes in the air and falls near the deep midwicket boundary. Warner and Bairstow run 3.
2.3 WIDE! Short delivery outside off stump. Bairstow leaves the ball for the keeper.
2.4 Good length delivery outside off. Bairstow goes for pull but misses.
2.5 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Bairstow pushes the ball to mid-off for a run.
2.6 Short delivery on middle stump. Warner cuts the ball through cover for a single.
SRH 10/0 after 2 overs.
Sam Curran to bowl. Warner is on strike.
1.1 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Warner plays the ball to midwicket.
1.2 Fuller delivery on middle and off stump. The ball hits the pads. Curran shouts for LBW appeal but the umpire is not interested.
1.3 Fuller delivery on off stump. Warner blocks the ball.
1.4 Good length delivery on off stump. Warner plays the ball to leg side for a run.
1.5 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off. Bairstow drives the ball through extra-cover for a boundary.
1.6 Good length delivery on middle and leg stump. Bairstow plays the ball to leg side for a run.
SRH 4/0 after 1 over.
Deepak Chahar to bowl the first over for CSK. On strike is David Warner.
0.1 Good length delivery outside off. Warner plays the ball to point. The ball just falls short in front of Jadeja.
0.2 Good length delivery outside off. Warner leaves the ball for the keeper.
0.3 Fuller delivery outside off. Warner punches the ball to the fielder at sweeper-cover for a single.
0.4 WIDE! Poor ball by Chahar as he bowls down the leg side.
0.4 Good length delivery outside off. Bairstow plays the ball to off side.
0.5 Short ball outside off. Bairstow plays the ball through cover for a single.
0.6 Good length delivery on middle stump. Warner works the ball to leg side for a single.
SRH's chase is about to get underway. CSK players are in a huddle. And outcome David Warner and Jonny Bairstow to open the inning for SRH.
CSK 167/6 after 20 overs.
Khaleel to bowl the last over. Bravo is on strike.
19.1 WICKET! Dwayne Bravo b Khaleel Ahmed 0(1)
Fuller delivery on middle stump. Bravo goes for a stright shot over the bowler's head but misses out. The ball hits the stumps.
Deepak Chahar is the new batsman.
19.2 Fuller delivery and Chahar plays the ball down to long-off for a single.
19.3 1 Leg Bye! Fuller delivery and the ball hits the pads. The batsman takes a single.
19.4 SIX! Full toss outside off. Jadeja plays the ball over deep midwicket for a maximum.
19.5 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off. Jadeja hammers the ball down the ground for a boundary.
19.6 Fuller delivery. Jadeja hits the ball down the ground and gets 2 runs.
CSK 152/5 after 19 overs.
Natrajan to bowl. Jadeja is on strike.
18.1 WIDE! Fuller delivery down the leg side.
18.1 FOUR! Short delivery outside off stump. Jadeja makes room and opens the face of his bat to play the ball down to third-man for a boundary.
18.2 Fuller delivery and Jadeja plays the ball to leg side for a single.
18.3 Full and wide delivery outside off. Dhoni plays the ball to off side for a single.
18.4 Fuller delivery outside off. Jadeja plays the ball to midwicket for a single.
18.5 SIX! Fuller delivery outside off. Dhoni hammers the ball way way way way back in the stands.
18.6 WICKET! Dhoni c Williamson b T Natarajan 21(13)
Full toss outside off. Dhoni looks to clear extra-cover. There is not enough punch in the shot. Williamson takes an easy catch at extra-cover.
CSK 138/4 after 18 overs.
Sandeep to bowl. Jadjea is on strike.
17.1 1 Leg Bye! Fuller delivery on leg stump. The ball hits the pads and goes to fine-leg for a single.
17.2 Fuller delivery outside off. Dhoni pushes the ball down to long-off for a run.
17.3 FOUR! Short delivery outside off. Jadeja plays a late cut down to third-man for a boundary.
17.4 Fuller delivery on middle. Jadeja guides the ball to short third-man for a run.
17.5 Good length delivery outside off. The ball stops on Dhoni. Dhoni pushes the ball back to the bowler. Sandeep dives to take a catch. But he couldnot grab the ball properly. He looks in some pain. He looks okay to continue.
17.6 Fuller delivery on leg stump. Dhoni plays the ball to leg side for 2 runs.
CSK 116/2 after 15 overs.
Rashid to bowl. Watson is on strike.
14.1 SIX! Fuller delivery. Watson comes on frontfoot and swings his bat and sends the ball to send it way back in the stands.
14.2 Short delivery and Watson plays the ball to deep midwicket for a run.
14.3 Short delivery and Rayudu plays the ball back to the bowler.
14.4 Short delivery. Rayudu cuts the ball to short third.
14.5 SIX! Fuller delivery and Rayudu slog sweeps the ball to send the ball sailing over midwicket for a maximum.
14.6 Short delivery and Rayudu plays the ball to backward square leg for a single
CSK 102/2 after 14 overs.
Natrajan is back in the attack. Rayudu is on strike.
13.1 Fuller delivery and Rayudu plays the ball for 2 runs.
13.2 Full delivery outside off. Rayudu drives the ball to cover for a run.
13.3 Fuller delivery outside off. Watson punches the ball down to long-off for a single.
13.4 FOUR! Full toss outside the off stump. Rayudu cuts the ball through point for a boundary.
13.5 1 Leg Bye! Short delivery on leg stump. The ball hits the thigh pads and goes to leg side. Rayud takes a single.
13.6 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Watson plays the ball over cover for a single.
CSK 92/2 after 13 overs.
Rashid to bowl. Watson is on strike.
12.1 SIX! Fuller delivery. Watson slogs the ball over midwicket for a maximum.
12.2 Good length delivery outside off. Watson plays the ball to deep square for a run.
12.3 Googly outside off. Rayudu plays the ball to off side.
12.4 Good length delivery outside off. Rayudu plays the ball to deep midwicket for a single.
12.5 Good length delivery outside off. Watson plays the ball to just round the corner.
12.6 Short delivery outside off. Watson plays the ball to short third man.
CSK 84/2 after 12 overs.
Nadeem to bowl his last over. Rayudu is on strike.
11.1 Short of the length delivery outside off. Rayudu plays the ball for a single
11.2 Short delivery and Watson cuts the ball to the fielder at mid-off.
11.3 Short delivery and Watson cuts the ball through exatr-cover for a single.
11.4 Fuller delivery on leg stump. Rayudu drives the ball down to long-on for a single.
11.5 Fuller delivery and Watson hits the ball to long-on. Manish Pandey running in from deep claims a catch. The on field umpire referes the decision to the third umpire. The soft signal is NOT OUT. The replay shows that the ball is hitting the ground. So the decision stays as NOT OUT. Watson takes a single.
11.6 SIX! Fuller delivery and Rayudu comes dowmn the track and smacks the ball over the bowler's head for a maximum.
CSK 74/2 after 11 overs.
Rashid continues. Rayudu is on strike.
10.1 Short delivery outside off. Rayudu cuts the ball to point.
10.2 Good length delivery outside off. Rayudu defends the ball off his backfoot.
10.3 Fuller delivery outside off. Rayudu sweeps the ball to leg side for a single.
10.4 Fuller delivery. Watson hammers the ball back past the bowler to long-off for a single.
10.5 Fuller delivery on leg stump. Rayudu plays the ball to long-on for a run.
10.6 Fuller delivery outside off. Watson sweeps the ball to deep mid-wicket for 2 runs.
CSK 69/2 after 10 overs.
Nadeem to bowl. Rayudu is on strike.
9.1 Fuller delivery outside off. Rayudu comes down the track and smacks the ball through off side for a run.
9.2 Short delivery and Watson punches the ball to leg side.
9.3 Short delivery and Watson goes for pull but misses.
9.4 Short delivery and Watson pulls the ball to deep midwicket for 2 runs.
9.5 Fuller delivery and Watssn plays the ball to leg side for a single.
9.6 Good length delivery outside off. Rayudu punches the ball to cover for a run.
CSK 64/2 after 9 overs.
Rashid Khan to bowl. Rayudu is on strike.
8.1 Good length delivery outside off. Rayudu plays the ball to off side.
8.2 Short delivery outside off. Rayudu punches the ball back to the bowler.
8.3 Fuller delivery and Rayud drives the ball down the ground for a run.
8.4 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Watson flicks the ball through midwicket for a run.
8.5 Short delivery outside off stump. Rayudu pulls the ball to deep midwicket for a run.
8.6 Fuller delivery outside off. Watson cuts the ball to backward point.
CSK 61/2 after 8 overs.
Nadeem continues. Rayudu is on strike.
7.1 DROPPED CATCH! Short delivery. Rayudu goes for cut. The ball takes the inside edge of the bat. Bairstow drops the catch.
7.2 FOUR! Short delivery outside off. Watson rocks back and cuts the ball through cover for a boundary.
7.3 Short delivery outside off. Watson pushes the ball through cover for a run.
7.4 Fuller delivery on middle and off. Rayudu pushes the ball to off side for a run.
7.5 Short delivery and Watson plays the ball down to long-on for a run.
7.6 Fuller delivery outside off. Rayudu comes dowm the track and smacks the ball through cover for a run.
CSK 52/2 after 7 overs.
T Natrajan to bowl. Watson is on strike.
6.1 Short delivery outside off stump. Watson pushes the ball to short cover.
6.2 Short delivery outside off stump. Watson cuts the ball down to third-man for a single.
6.3 Fuller delivery on middle stump.Rayudu plays the ball to off side for a run.
6.4 SIX! Fuller delivery on leg stump. Watson flicks the ball as the ball sials over fine-leg boundary for a maximum.
6.5 Good length delivery outside off stump. Watson plays the ball to off side.
6.6 Good sharp yorker. Watson digs the ball out.
CSK 44/2 after 6 overs.
Shahbaz Nadeem to bowl. Watson is on strike.
5.1 Short delivery outside off. Watson cuts the ball to the fielder at cover.
5.2 Short delivery. Watson pushes the ball with soft hands back to the bowler.
5.3 Short delivery. Watson plays the ball through midwicket for a run.
5.4 Fuller delivery outside off. Rayud gets the outside edge of the bat and the ball goes to off side.
5.5 Fuller delivery outside off.. Rayudu comes down the track and plays the ball to the fielder at cover.
5.6 FOUR! Fuller deliveery outside off. Rayudu comes down the track and smacks the ball over extra-cover for a boundary.
CSK 39/2 after 5 overs.
Sandeep Sharma continues to bowl. Watson is on strike.
4.1 Fuller delivery outside off. Watson pushes the ball to cover.
4.2 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Watson drives the ball back to the bowler.
4.3 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Watson flicks the ball to square leg for a run.
4.4 WICKET! Sam Curran b Sandeep Sharma 31(21)
Good inswinging ball. Curran presents full face of his bat. The ball goes through his defences and hits the stumps.
Ambati Rayudu is the new batsman.
4.5 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Rayudu pushes the ball to cover.
4.6 FOUR! Fuller delivery. Rayudu comes down the track and lifts the ball over mid-off for a boundary.
CSK 34/1 after 4 overs.
Khaleel continues to bowl. Curran is on strike.
3.1 FOUR! Short delivery outside off stump. Curran smacks the ball through mid-on for a boundary.
3.2 FOUR! Short delivery outside off stump. Curran pulls the ball to midwicket for a boundary.
3.3 SIX! Short delivery outside off stump. Curran goes on the backfoot and pulls the ball. The ball flies over midwicket boundary and goes into the stands.
3.4 Slow fuller delivery outside off stump. Curran plays the ball to leg side for a single.
3.5 1 Leg Bye! Fuller delivery on leg stump. The ball hits the pads and goes to the leg side. Watson takes a single.
3.6 SIX! Short ball outside off stump. Curran smacks the ball over the bowler's head into the stands.
CSK 12/1 after 3 overs.
Sandeep Sharma to bowl. Faf du Plessis is on strike for the first time in the match.
2.1 WICKET! du Plessis c Bairstow b Sandeep Sharma 0(1)
Good length delivery outside off stump. The ball moves a bit. du Plessis pokes his bat. The ball takes thick outside edge and goes into Bairstow's gloves.
Shane Watson is the new batsman.
2.2 Fuller delivery outside off. Watson cuts the ball down to third man for a single.
2.3 Fuller delivery outside off. Curran pushes the ball towards the fielder at mid-off.
2.4 Fuller delivery on leg stump. Curran blocks the ball.
2.5 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Curran works the ball to mid-on and takes a quick single.
2.6 Fuller delivery on leg stump. The ball raps the pads. There is a loud appeal for LBW but the umpire is least interested.
CSK 10/0 after 2 overs.
Khaleel Ahmed to bowl from the other end. Curran is on strike.
1.1 WIDE! Fuller delivery way outside the off stump.
1.1 Good length delivery outside off. Curran plays the ball back to the bowler.
1.2 FOUR! Spanked through point. Short delivery wide outside off stump. Curran gets on the top of the bounce and cuts the bal through point.
1.3 Fuller delivery just outside off stump. Curran goes on the backfoot and plays the ball to cover.
1.4 Short delivery outside off. Curran plays the ball to midwicket.
1.5 Good length delivery outside off. Curran plays the ball to backward point.
1.6 Fuller delivery outside off. Curran plays the ball over the midwicket fielder for a couple of runs.
CSK 3/0 after 1 over.
Sandeep Sharma to bowl. Curran is on strike.
0.1 Fuller delivery on leg stump. Curran plays the ball to off side.
0.2 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Curran plays the ball to off side.
0.3 Fuller delivery on leg stump. Curran plays the ball to midwicket for 2 runs.
0.4 Good length delivery on middle stump. The ball moves away from the left-hander. Curran goes for cut but is beaten.
0.5 Good length delivery on off. The ball moves away and beats the outside edge of the bat.
0.6 Fuller delivery on off stump. Curran drives the ball through cover for a single.
Right then, so CSK to bat first for the first time this season. SRH players are in a huddle. The two umpires walk out to the middle. And very interesting. Very interesting move from CSK. Faf du Plessis walk out to open the inning with Sam Curran. Shane Watson moved lower down the order.
CSK Playing XI
Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Dwayne Bravo, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Piyush Chawla, Karn Sharma
David Warner: Yes, that's probably how everybody is going around these days. Interested to see how the wicket is going to play. There is a bigger boundary on one side and need to make the batters play there. The easiest thing to do is to forget about it (the previous loss). I'm really enjoying it (captaincy) and having Kane also helps. Really enjoying the group that we have. One change - Nadeem in for Abhishek Sharma,
MS Dhoni: We're batting first. Yes, for a change. Last few games we wanted to bat first, but never got the opportunity. The thing with stats is that you can get it any way you want to. It's a process and it's quicker if the guys buy into it, and follow the process. As I said, each game will have new problems. Today it will be about how we counter the shorter boundary one on side. Cricket is very close to life and it doesn't always go the way you want. It teaches you what you want to follow as a process. 2010 ended on a happy note but we can't just rely on that. One change - Chawla in for Jagadeesan.
Toss
CSK captain MS Dhoni wins the toss and opts to bat first.
Pitch Report
Slow and dry pitch. Scoring runs won't be easy. The captain winning the toss should bat first. It will be very difficlut to chase down the traget.
Deccan Herald’s Dream XI
David Warner, Jonny Bairstow, Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Priyam Garg, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Rashid Khan, T Natarajan, Shardul Thakur, Karn Sharma
Impact player for CSK
Faf du Plessis: CSK’s batting has failed in five out of seven matches but the one batsman who has waged a lone battle is Faf du Plessis. He has three fifties and has made a total of 307 runs. Du Plessis needs to continue his form and inspire the rest of the line-up
Impact player for SRH
Rashid Khan: He's back to his best and is currently his team’s leading wicket-taker with 10 scalps. He is providing breakthroughs at vital moments and controls the flow of runs in the middle overs.
CSK Opportunities: CSK have been one of the worst teams in the first half of the tournament. The only place to go is up. As some of the pitches get slower, it's way past time to unleash Imran Tahir. CSK are almost out of the tournament. Only a remarkable turnaround can change things.
CSK Weaknesses: The batting is directionless and has become their weakest link. All the batsmen look rusty and they're unable to chase any of the targets set for them. The running between the wickets has been lethargic and the big shots are not working. A lack of intent, application and confidence is seen in the batting.
CSK Strengths: The bowling seems to be on the stronger side for CSK. Sam Curran, Shardul Thakur and Deepak Chahar have got a combined 21 wickets. Karn Sharma and Dwayne Bravo have done well here and there. Piyush Chawla was among the wickets earlier.
The SWOT for CSK
SRH Threats: They desperately need a few wins to keep play-offs hopes alive. Half of the tournament is finished and they need to improve their results.
SRH Opportunities: Against a weak Chennai, SRH should aim to get back to winning ways.
SRH Weaknesses: The bowling is weak without Bhuvneshwar Kumar. SRH were doing well against Rajasthan when they let the match slip away. The bowlers leaked runs and allowed RR to come back. They need to fix their bowling options.
SRH Strengths: The batting has improved as the season has progressed. David Warner and Jonny Bairstow have found some form. Manish Pandey has played vital knocks. And Kane Williamson coming in has changed the complexion of the side.
The SWOT for SRH
Form Guide (last five matches)
Sunrisers Hyderabad: L-W-L-W-W
Chennai Superkings:L-L-W-L-L
Head to Head
Matches played: 14
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 4
Chennai Superkings: 10
If there is one thing that MS Dhoni can derieve some inspiration from is the fact that CSK has enjoyed tremndous success over SRH. Will they be able to win tonight?
What happened in the reverse fixture earlier in this season?
Batting first, SRH made 164/5 in 20 overs, thanks to Priyam Garg’s unbeaten 51 from 26 balls. Ravindra Jadeja scored 50 and MS Dhoni was not out on 47 in the chase as CSK finished with 157/5 in 20 overs handing SRH a seven-run win.
CSK have had a horrible season so far. They have managed 2 wins from 7 matches and are seventh on the points table. SRH are fifth on the points tally with 6 points from 7 matches. Important match for both the teams.
Goodevening and welcome to the coverage of match 29 of the 2020 Indian Premier League. Tonight, Chennai Super Kings face Sunrisers Hyderabad at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
The SWOT for CSK
Strengths: The bowling seems to be on the stronger side for CSK. Sam Curran, Shardul Thakur and Deepak Chahar have got a combined 21 wickets. Karn Sharma and Dwayne Bravo have done well here and there. Piyush Chawla was among the wickets earlier.
Weaknesses: The batting is directionless and has become their weakest link. All the batsmen look rusty and they're unable to chase any of the targets set for them. The running between the wickets has been lethargic and the big shots are not working. A lack of intent, application and confidence is seen in the batting.
Opportunities: CSK have been one of the worst teams in the first half of the tournament. The only place to go is up. As some of the pitches get slower, it's way past time to unleash Imran Tahir. CSK are almost out of the tournament. Only a remarkable turnaround can change things.
Threats: They might miss the play-offs for the first time in the team's history. One more loss might be the end of the journey.
The SWOT for SRH
Strengths: The batting has improved as the season has progressed. David Warner and Jonny Bairstow have found some form. Manish Pandey has played vital knocks. And Kane Williamson coming in has changed the complexion of the side.
Weaknesses: The bowling is weak without Bhuvneshwar Kumar. SRH were doing well against Rajasthan when they let the match slip away. The bowlers leaked runs and allowed RR to come back. They need to fix their bowling options.
Opportunities: Against a weak Chennai, SRH should aim to get back to winning ways.
Threats: They desperately need a few wins to keep play-offs hopes alive. Half of the tournament is finished and they need to improve their results.
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