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CSK beat SRH by 2 wickets | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings, Highlights And Cricket Score Qualifier 1 T20 Match - Commentary
Indian Premier League, 2018
Date: May 22, 2018 Start Time: 19:00 IST | 13:30 GMT | 19:00 LocalVenue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
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Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Highlights And Cricket Score Qualifier 1 Match - T20 Commentary
The target is quite low considering the history of this venue but in a crunch game like this, anything is possible. Hyderabad are a team possessing one of the best bowling attacks and they are quite capable of defending this total. For Chennai, start will be important. The lower ones often prove to be trickier and the 2-time champions would be aware of it. Let's see how they approach. Join us in a short while.
It was a dismal batting show by Hyderabad in this pressure game. Their top order got blown away while the middle order once again failed to step up. The Chennai bowlers were stupendous and overall their game plan was to the T. The use of bowlers from MS Dhoni was simply brilliant and everyone looked charged up for this encounter. They were so much on song that Dhoni didn't even feel the need to bowl his most experienced bowler, Harbhajan Singh. Dwayne Bravo was the standout performer and the rest also contributed equally well. Shardul Thakur, though, was unfortunate to be at the receiving end of Carlos Brathwaite in the last over. Otherwise, he too bowled nicely.
20 runs in the final over and the 51-run stand between Carlos Brathwaite and Bhuvneshwar Kumar have provided some respectability to Hyderabad's total. Although, they have managed a below par total, the momentum currently is with them. Carlos Brathwaite certainly reminded everyone about his name and if Hyderabad manage to pull off a win today - the Indian T20 League will surely 'Remember the name!'
Shardul Thakur to Carlos Brathwaite. OUT! Run out to end proceedings. Short one by Thakur, well-directed, Carlos tries to pull but misses. They attempt to steal a bye but Dhoni scores a direct hit after collecting the ball. Kumar is well short and HYDERABAD END ON 139/7!
Shardul Thakur to Carlos Brathwaite. SIX! All power! He is a powerhouse! We know that. Windies know that. Eden Gardens knows that. Ben Stokes also knows that. This one is short and wide outside off, Brathwaite latches onto it and launches it over the bowler's head.
Shardul Thakur to Carlos Brathwaite. Wide! Sliding down the leg side, on a shortish length, Brathwaite swings and misses.
Shardul Thakur to Carlos Brathwaite. FOUR! Boom! Too full and wide outside off, once again Carlos has his weight on the back leg but does well with his extension of arms. Connects superbly and sends it rocketing to the deep cover fence.
Shardul Thakur to Carlos Brathwaite. SIX! High and handsome! Thakur aims for the blockhole but ends up serving a full toss outside off, Brathwaite dismisses it from his sight and clears mid-wicket with ease.
Shardul Thakur to Carlos Brathwaite. A miscued paddle scoop has travelled to deep mid-wicket and they take a couple. It went off the toe end of the bat, showed the replays.
Shardul Thakur to Carlos Brathwaite. Wide! Too full and very wide outside off, Brathwaite swishes and misses. The reason he didn't get his bat on ball was his entire weight was on his back leg.
Shardul Thakur to Carlos Brathwaite. Hits the yorker mark outside off, Brathwaite digs it out to covers and denies the single. Hmmm...
Shardul Thakur to bowl the last over.
Lungi Ngidi to Carlos Brathwaite. Width on offer outside off, Carlos runs it down to third man and keeps strike for the next over with a run.
Lungi Ngidi to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Shortish and outside off, Kumar flat-bats it over covers and it goes on one bounce to the fielder in the deep. A single taken.
Lungi Ngidi to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Swing and a miss. Bhuvneshwar winds up for a big shot over the leg side but is beaten for pace. That's not his forte, he should be looking to rotate the strike and hand it back to the big West Indian.
Lungi Ngidi to Carlos Brathwaite. On a shortish length on off, Brathwaite deflects it down to third man and picks up a single.
Lungi Ngidi to Carlos Brathwaite. Play and a miss! Good length ball angling into the batsman, around off at 134.8 kph, Brathwaite shuffles across the stumps with an attempted paddle scoop but fails to make any connection. When you got so much power, why not back your strength and go downtown...
Lungi Ngidi to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Slower in pace and full outside off, 121.8 kph, Kumar throws his bat at it and gets it away off the inner portion of the bat. It rolls down to long on and they cross.
Lungi Ngidi to bowl his last over.
Shardul Thakur to Carlos Brathwaite. Too full and outside off, Carlos goes hard at it and smashes it over covers. It falls safely in the deep and they take the second run as Harbhajan fires in a flat throw to the keeper. Dhoni again tries to deflect it onto the stumps but misses. Anyway, the West Indian would have been home.
Shardul Thakur to Carlos Brathwaite. Wide! This one is very wide outside off, on a fuller length, Brathwaite lets it go.
Shardul Thakur to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. A mistimed shot! Shortish and outside off, Kumar goes hard at it but gets it away from the top half of his bat. It flies but goes safely to long off. A single taken.
Shardul Thakur to Carlos Brathwaite. Once again keeps it very full and outside off, it's driven with top power to long off for a single.
Shardul Thakur to Carlos Brathwaite. Smart bowling. Stays away from the hitting region of Brathwaite. Goes full and wide outside off, Carlos tries to be cheeky with a paddle scoop probably but fails to make any connection.
Shardul Thakur to Carlos Brathwaite. SIX! Another one which has travelled miles in the stand. The West Indian is opening his arms now. Thakur goes short around off and Brathwaite picks up the length quite early. Packs a punch and nails his pull over mid-wicket for a maximum. Pressure on the bowler for sure. Momentum shift?
Shardul Thakur to Carlos Brathwaite. SIX! First of the innings. A length delivery on middle and leg, right in the arc for the West Indian, Carlos swings his big bat and muscles it over mid-wicket for a biggie. That's thumped!
Dwayne Bravo to Carlos Brathwaite. Another nicely executed yorker, around off, Carlos digs it out on the leg side and crosses.
Dwayne Bravo to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Short in length this time, around off, Kumar gets on top of the bounce and pulls it to deep mid-wicket. Jadeja moves across swiftly to his left, picks up the ball and immediately releases it towards the bowler's end. No chance for the second run. Brilliant stuff. These are the little things you do on the field to keep the entire team motivated.
Dwayne Bravo to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. A lovely slower ball wide outside off, Bhuvneshwar throws his heart and soul on it but gets beaten by the slowness of the ball.
Dwayne Bravo to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. A touch short and on off, defended off the back foot.
Dwayne Bravo to Carlos Brathwaite. Good stop at point! Shortish and outside off, Brathwaite cracks it square of the wicket on the off side, his attempt was to go wide of the fielder but Harbhajan stationed there does well to stop the racing ball. Cannot prevent the single.
Dwayne Bravo to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Slower one, on middle and leg, Bhuvneshwar eases it behind square leg and picks up a single.
Dwayne Bravo to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Another wide, however, the bowler was interested in appealing for a caught behind. A touch short and shaping down the leg side, Kumar tries to flick but misses. Dhoni collects but no real appeal from his side. The replays detect the involvement of some part of the batsman's trouser.
Dwayne Bravo to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Wide! This one is full and angled down the leg side, the batsman tries to flick but misses.
Lungi Ngidi to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Length ball angling into the batsman, Kumar taps it down towards cover-point and scampers across for a single.
Lungi Ngidi to Carlos Brathwaite. The batsman guides it to third man. One run added to the total.
Lungi Ngidi to Carlos Brathwaite. Steams in and lets out a good length delivery in the channel outside off, 136.5 kph, Brathwaite feels for it inside the line and misses.
Lungi Ngidi to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Played to the point region by the batsman. They pick up a single.
Lungi Ngidi to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Tries defending it from the crease but gets it away off the bottom edge.
Lungi Ngidi to Carlos Brathwaite. Slower one, short and around off, Brathwaite dabs it down to third man for a run.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar is in next. Meanwhile, Lungi Ngidi is back into the attack as well.
Dwayne Bravo to Yusuf Pathan. OUT! Goodness me, that's a bullet which Bravo has caught. Unreal stuff from the West Indian. He pitches this one up and outside off, Yusuf goes hard at it and smacks it right back. It's uppish and Bravo shows excellent reflexes to grab it by catching the low chance stupendously well. Tumbles in the process but immediately gets up and starts to dance in the same rhythm. He must have hands of steel, showing no effects of taking a ball travelling at the speed of light. Yusuf was looking good but now has to walk back. Hyderabad lose their sixth wicket. Can they play out their whole quota?
Dwayne Bravo to Yusuf Pathan. FOUR! Brutal! That's Pathan power for you! Fetches a short delivery from outside off and whacks it through the line. Sweeper cover rushes across to his right but has no chance.
Dwayne Bravo to Carlos Brathwaite. The batsman has pushed it to the cover region. One run added to the total.
Dwayne Bravo to Yusuf Pathan. Quicker and fuller on middle, it's flicked through mid-wicket for one.
Dwayne Bravo to Carlos Brathwaite. Continues to be on the pads, Bravo. This one is eased behind square leg for a run.
Dwayne Bravo to Carlos Brathwaite. Wide! This one is well down the leg side and is wided by the official.
Dwayne Bravo to Carlos Brathwaite. Slower one down the leg side, Carlos tries to flick but misses. Goes off his pads to short fine leg, no run taken although the West Indian was interested initially.
Dwayne Bravo is back on.
Ravindra Jadeja to Yusuf Pathan. FOUR! Aahhh... a boundary off the last ball spoils his bowling figures just a little bit. Still 4-0-13-1 is a mighty big effort from Sir. Quicker one outside off, just a little bit of space there as Pathan gets back and guides it past backward point for a boundary.
Ravindra Jadeja to Yusuf Pathan. A front foot drive by Pathan but Raina is quick to move across to his right from mid off to stop the ball.
Ravindra Jadeja to Yusuf Pathan. Skidding down leg, Pathan fails to work it off his pads. Beaten for pace.
Ravindra Jadeja to Yusuf Pathan. Continues to fire bullets, keeping it in line of the stumps, not allowing any room. Pathan still manages to get his drive away although it's straight to covers.
Ravindra Jadeja to Carlos Brathwaite. That's 102 kph on the speedgun. On middle and Carlos works it through mid-wicket for one.
Ravindra Jadeja to Carlos Brathwaite. Gets down on one knee with the sweep shot but finds the short fine leg fielder.
Shardul Thakur to Yusuf Pathan. FOUR! First boundary after the Powerplay! Have to say, against the run of play. It's full and on middle, at 139 kph, Pathan clips it off his pads and it speeds through mid-wicket. Ngidi in the deep rushes across to his left but fails to stop the ball from crossing the rope.
Shardul Thakur to Yusuf Pathan. Bangs it in short, a bouncer at 136.7 kph, Pathan lets it be.
Shardul Thakur to Yusuf Pathan. Pitches it up and outside off, it's driven off the front foot but straight to the cover fielder.
Shardul Thakur to Carlos Brathwaite. Helps it off his pads to mid-wicket and gets off the mark with a single.
Shardul Thakur to Carlos Brathwaite. Shortish and outside off, played down to backward point.
Shardul Thakur to Yusuf Pathan. Played to the point region by the batsman. One run added to the total.
Shardul Thakur returns.
Ravindra Jadeja to Carlos Brathwaite. Jadeja continues to fire it in, on middle at 100.8 kph, Brathwaite pushes it back off the leading half of the blade.
Ravindra Jadeja to Carlos Brathwaite. Direct hit would have been curtains for Brathwaite. A flatter delivery by Jadeja on middle, Carlos taps it down on the leg side and rushes down the track in search of his first run. MS Dhoni attacks the ball, picks it up and has a shy at his end but misses. That's the second run out chance that MS has missed today.
Ravindra Jadeja to Carlos Brathwaite. Another one fired in on middle, defended off the front foot.
Carlos Brathwaite is the new batsman. Hyderabad will hope that he does something which will be worth remembering his name.
Ravindra Jadeja to Manish Pandey. OUT! A simple caught and bowled for Jadeja. He fires this one in, around middle and leg at 99.7 kph, Pandey tries to work it on the leg side but closes the face of the bat early. It pops out off the leading edge back to the bowler who moves across to his right and takes the catch with his fingers pointing skywards. Things continue to go from bad to worse for Hyderabad. Manish Pandey's sorry season continues.
Ravindra Jadeja to Yusuf Pathan. Arm ball on middle, skidding down, Pathan helps it behind square leg for a single.
Ravindra Jadeja to Manish Pandey. Knocks a full ball down through mid off and crosses.
Deepak Chahar to Yusuf Pathan. Chahar is in good rhythm at the moment. Executing all his variations with aplomb. A slower delivery, on a shortish length outside off, Pathan tries powering it across the line but ends up bottom edging it back to the bowler. Lovely over.
Deepak Chahar to Yusuf Pathan. Wide! A slower bouncer this time, in the channel outside off, 114.6 kph, Pathan is deceived a bit but then leaves. Too much height on it, wide called by the umpire.
Deepak Chahar to Yusuf Pathan. Bouncer this time, Chahar varying his length quite nicely. Outside off at 135.3 kph, Pathan leaves it.
Deepak Chahar to Yusuf Pathan. Too full in length at 131.8 kph, on middle, Pathan does well to dig it out back to the bowler.
Deepak Chahar to Yusuf Pathan. Wide! Slower delivery gone all wrong. Down the leg side, a late thought probably by Pathan to play at it but he misses.
Deepak Chahar to Yusuf Pathan. Shortish on off, tapped down towards backward point.
Deepak Chahar to Manish Pandey. Another delivery which lacks pace, on middle, Pandey forces it down to long on for one.
Deepak Chahar to Manish Pandey. Shy at the non-striker's end, missed! Angles in a slower delivery on middle, on a fuller length, Pandey leans forward and across to flick it on the leg side. The short mid-wicket fielder stops it and has an immediate shy at the bowler's end. Misses and the mid off fielder does well to stop it with a dive. Good cricket all around.
Deepak Chahar is back into the attack.
Ravindra Jadeja to Yusuf Pathan. Short and outside off, cut square but straight to point.
Ravindra Jadeja to Manish Pandey. Short, flat and quick on the stumps, pulled hard aerially through square leg. One run collected as there is a fielder in the deep.
Ravindra Jadeja to Yusuf Pathan. Closes the face and works this full ball through mid-wicket. Single to the total.
Ravindra Jadeja to Yusuf Pathan. A hint of flight on this occasion, some grip off the surface as well, Pathan comes forward and blocks.
Ravindra Jadeja to Manish Pandey. Sliding in on middle and leg, worked 'round the corner for a single.
Ravindra Jadeja to Manish Pandey. Flatter ball on off, Pandey skips down the track and plays it to point off the outer half.
Strategic break. Hyderabad falling down the hill here. 4 wickets down, 2 of them soft dismissals, 1 of them being the in-form Kane Williamson. The Orange Army doesn't have many left, so this pair of Pandey and Pathan will have to carry them now.
Dwayne Bravo to Manish Pandey. Full delivery, at 131 clicks outside off, Pandey gets a little low and squeezes it out towards point for one.
Dwayne Bravo to Yusuf Pathan. Yusuf has driven it through mid off. They pick up a single.
Dwayne Bravo to Yusuf Pathan. Short of a length outside off, punched nicely through sweeper cover for a couple of runs.
Dwayne Bravo to Yusuf Pathan. Behind a length, on middle and off, Pathan moves across and off the inner half, pushes this to mid-wicket. Runs the first one hard and manages to come back for the second.
Dwayne Bravo to Yusuf Pathan. Bumper again, this time around off, ducked and avoided by the batsman.
Dwayne Bravo to Yusuf Pathan. Wide! Down the leg side, Pathan tries to help it on its way but misses.
Dwayne Bravo to Yusuf Pathan. Bravo generating some pace here. Pounds it short on middle and leg, Pathan ducks and evades.
Ravindra Jadeja to Manish Pandey. Darted full and flat on the stumps, played back down the track off the front foot.
Ravindra Jadeja to Manish Pandey. Worked away off the pads. Dot ball.
Ravindra Jadeja to Yusuf Pathan. Yusuf works it to the mid-wicket region. One run added to the total.
Ravindra Jadeja to Manish Pandey. Eased down to long off for another single.
Ravindra Jadeja to Yusuf Pathan. Goes down the ground again, but to the other side. Single taken to mid on.
Ravindra Jadeja to Yusuf Pathan. Darted full on the stumps, pushed to mid off.
Ravindra Jadeja introduced into the attack.
Dwayne Bravo to Yusuf Pathan. Back of a length outside off, punched behind square on the off side for a single.
Dwayne Bravo to Yusuf Pathan. Short ball banged in outside off, Pathan tries to play the ramp shot but fails to make connection.
Yusuf Pathan is the next batsman in.
Dwayne Bravo to Shakib Al Hasan. OUT! Another soft dismissal, almost identical to Williamson's wicket. Length delivery around leg, Shakib too attempts to pull this down to fine leg but ends up getting it off the inner part of the gloves behind to Dhoni who takes it with absolute glee diving low to his right. The umpire's finger went up almost immediately. Hyderabad falling deeper here, they need a partnership. Also, with this wicket, Bravo becomes the highest-wicket taker for Chennai across all seasons with 91 wickets, going past Ravichandran Ashwin who had 90.
Dwayne Bravo to Shakib Al Hasan. The batsman works it down the leg side. Two runs added to the total.
Dwayne Bravo to Manish Pandey. On the fuller side of things, flicked down to fine leg for a single. There was a misfield from the fielder, which allowed the batsmen to easily take it.
Dwayne Bravo to Manish Pandey. Driven straight to the mid off fielder. Dot ball.
Dwayne Bravo comes on to have a go with the ball.
Deepak Chahar to Manish Pandey. Full outside off, pushed to mid off by Pandey for a brisk single. End of the Powerplay which belonged to Chennai. Hyderabad are 47/3.
Deepak Chahar to Shakib Al Hasan. Prior to this delivery, the ball slipped out of Chahar's hands and went way over Shakib's head. But, for some reason, the umpire did not signal a no ball. It was signalled as a dead ball. Strange. On this one now, it's a back of a length delivery which is pulled away on the leg side. Single taken.
Deepak Chahar to Shakib Al Hasan. Unfortunate. Shakib dances down the track to this length ball and punches it back down the track. Hits the stumps at the other end so won't get any run. Fortunately for Pandey, Chahar didn't touch the ball at all.
Deepak Chahar to Shakib Al Hasan. FOUR! Shot! Back of a length on middle and off, Al Hasan pulls this all along the ground through backward square leg for a boundary.
Deepak Chahar to Shakib Al Hasan. Short of a good length going across, Shakib rises on his toes and cracks it, but straight to the man at cover.
Deepak Chahar to Shakib Al Hasan. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
Deepak Chahar has a change of ends.
Shardul Thakur to Manish Pandey. Good length ball on off stump, blocked solidly by Pandey to end the over.
Shardul Thakur to Shakib Al Hasan. Shortish delivery around leg, pulled to fine leg for a run.
Shardul Thakur to Shakib Al Hasan. Back of a length quite close to off, Shakib hangs back and keeps it out.
Shardul Thakur to Shakib Al Hasan. FOUR! Superb way to get off the mark! Length ball outside off, Shakib stands tall and crunches it between point and cover-point for a boundary.
Shakib Al Hasan to bat next.
Shardul Thakur to Kane Williamson. OUT! That's the big one! That's the wicket which Chennai wanted. A soft dismissal in the end, to be honest. It's short and down the leg side from Thakur, Williamson looks to pull this hard across the fine leg fence but gloves it behind to Dhoni who makes no mistake in taking it. Hyderabad in some trouble now. 3 wickets down inside the Powerplay.
Shardul Thakur to Kane Williamson. Can't bowl to him there. Full on the pads, it's flicked through backward square leg for a double.
Shardul Thakur into the attack now.
Lungi Ngidi to Manish Pandey. Beaten! Back of a length in the off stump channel, Pandey looks to half-heartedly hit it on the off side but misses. Excellent over from the South African, 6 runs and a wicket off it.
Manish Pandey is the new man in.
Lungi Ngidi to Shreevats Goswami. OUT! Superb catch from Lungi Ngidi! Wonderful stuff. Hits the deck hard again, cramps Goswami for room who looks to back away and pull it across the line. Ends up getting it off the higher part of the bat back down the track where Ngidi dives forward and takes an excellent return catch. The southpaw was struggling a bit, he departs for just 12.
Lungi Ngidi to Kane Williamson. Good call from Kane. Taps this just wide of the point fielder and jogs across to the other end.
Lungi Ngidi to Shreevats Goswami. Brings his wrists into play as he works it on the leg side. Single taken.
Lungi Ngidi to Shreevats Goswami. FOUR! That went to the fence in a flash! Right off the meat. Ngidi overpitches this in line of the stumps, Goswami stays leg side and thumps it through the covers across the boundary line.
Lungi Ngidi to Shreevats Goswami. Shreevats looks to take Ngidi on. Gives the charge to this back of a length delivery and attempts to crash it through the off side, but is beaten due to the extra bounce.
Deepak Chahar to Kane Williamson. Kane stays back and offers a solid punch on the off side.
Deepak Chahar to Shreevats Goswami. Outside off on a good length, worked to third man for one run.
Deepak Chahar to Kane Williamson. Run out chance missed! Don't think Dhoni realized how much time he had. Speared full on the pads, Williamson flicks it behind square leg and the batsmen take two. Goswami, however, calls for the third and the two Hyderabad players are off. Now, this is dangerous as Harbhajan fires the throw to Dhoni, who looks to parry it back on the stumps after leaping first. Had he taken the bails off normally, Goswami would have been gone.
Deepak Chahar to Kane Williamson. FOUR! Oh, wow! All class from Kane. This is unreal. Back of a length and he has some room outside off, wastes no time in rocking back and cutting it fiercely through point for a boundary.
Deepak Chahar to Shreevats Goswami. Some width offered outside off, steered behind point for one.
Deepak Chahar to Kane Williamson. A lot of swing on offer for Deepak Chahar. Good length ball on off, going away from the batsman, it's run down to third man with an open face for a single.
Lungi Ngidi to Shreevats Goswami. Edged and FOUR! With the way he's moving the ball, maybe a second slip should have been in place. Easier said in hindsight I suppose. Length delivery moving away, around off, Goswami plays away from his body and gets a thick edge past the slip fielder for a boundary.
Lungi Ngidi to Shreevats Goswami. Hits the deck hard as he holds the length back a bit this time, on leg, Goswami backs away, gets cramped for room as he chops it down on the off side. No run taken.
Lungi Ngidi to Kane Williamson. Pushes this full delivery just wide of mid off and gets to the other end quickly.
Lungi Ngidi to Kane Williamson. Full in length outside the line of off stump, driven off the inner half to mid on.
Lungi Ngidi to Kane Williamson. Cut in half! Ripper from Lungi. Length delivery around off, shapes back in and Williamson can't do anything about that. He'll feel lucky it just goes past the inside edge and into Dhoni's gloves. The Chennai skipper makes a muted appeal, but nothing from the umpire.
Lungi Ngidi to Shreevats Goswami. Angles across a length delivery around off, Goswami gets off the mark with a punch behind the diving point fielder. Single taken.
Lungi Ngidi to bowl from the other end.
Deepak Chahar to Kane Williamson. FOUR! Third on the trot! 12 off the over and a wicket to go along with it. All happening here at the very beginning. Sprayed on the pads again, Kane Williamson flicks it fine down the leg side, comfortably sending it across the boundary line.
Deepak Chahar to Kane Williamson. FOUR! Two in two for the Hyderabad skipper! Chahar looks for the swing but there isn't any, fires it on the pads and Williamson flicks it aerially through backward square leg for another boundary.
Deepak Chahar to Kane Williamson. FOUR! And there it is! Shot from a man oozing with confidence. Full and wide outside off, Williamson lunges forward and drives it sweetly through the gap in the covers for a boundary.
Deepak Chahar to Kane Williamson. On the fuller side again, outside off, defended again with soft hands on the off side.
Deepak Chahar to Kane Williamson. Nice shape on this again. Fuller in length around off and it moves away, Williamson plants his front foot forward and blocks it out.
Skipper Kane Williamson walks in next. He's going to have to play a big one tonight with Shikhar Dhawan gone so early.
Deepak Chahar to Shikhar Dhawan. OUT! BOWLED 'EM! Shikhar Dhawan is gone first ball! Literally, the absolute perfect start for Chennai. Deepak Chahar comes steaming in and lands it on a length around off, it shapes back in a touch and Dhawan is undone by that. Looks to play at it but gets an inside edge back on which rattles the stumps. The Yellow Army rejoices.
Time to set the ball rolling. The Chennai players walk through the red carpet and are in a customary huddle. Now, out come the two openers of Hyderabad - Shikhar Dhawan and Shreevats Goswami. This pair had an excellent last game and would be aiming to provide a similar start. Deepak Chahar will take the new ball first up. A slip in place for him. Let's go...
Kane Williamson wanted to bowl as well for the same reasons as mentioned by Dhoni. Feels that they have adapted to different conditions nicely and considers Wankhede to be having a very good surface. Informs that they are playing the same XI.
MS Dhoni says that they will bowl. Feels it's a 7 o' clock start which means if there is dew, it will be more in the second half. Also adds that they have chased well this season. (On them being consistent to get to the playoffs) MS Dhoni credits his team for performing so well and considers himself lucky to get good performing players at the beginning. About his team, MS replies that Shane Watson comes in for Sam Billings.
Toss - Kane Williamson flips the coin, Heads is called by MS Dhoni, it's come down as Heads. CHENNAI WILL FIELD!
Pitch Report - Sunil Gavaskar out in the middle says there is some wear and tear around the good length area. Adds the spinners who can make the ball come back in, like Rashid Khan for example, will do well. States the surface is on the slower side. Reckons the team that wins the toss will field first, as they would surely like to assess the conditions first and then have a go.
Hello and welcome for Qualifier 1. Hyderabad and Chennai, who finished the points table in the group stage 1st and 2nd respectively, remained separated only because of the NRR. It's the big one, a glorious night for cricket at the Wankhede Stadium. Dhoni's side may have a bit of momentum as they won their last game, while the Orange Army suffered three back-to-back losses. Though, in saying that, past form and occurrences don't matter at the end of the day. It's a new day with a fresh challenge, all to play for. The winner tonight will secure a place in the final, while the loser, will still have a chance to get there. Should be a good one between two class teams. The pitch report and the toss will be coming up shortly...
What a game, ladies and gents! Chennai make an inspirational comeback from the jaws of defeat and plunge themselves into their 7th Indian T20 League final. Hyderabad narrowly missed out tonight, but they aren't out of just yet. They still have an opportunity to make it to the final, in Qualifier 2, but will have to wait to see who emerges victorious in the Eliminator. Kolkata and Rajasthan will face off in it on 23rd May, at 1900 local (1330 GMT). You don't want to miss it. See you folks then!
Faf du Plessis gets the Man of the Match award! Says that it's nice to make a contribution tonight. Adds that last night he was reflecting on the game that he played in Mumbai and took confidence from that. Says that when you are out there batting, you focus on batting till the end and hope something special happens. Mentions about Shardul Thakur who came in and hit a few boundaries. Feels the wicket was not easy to bat on and credits Hyderabad for bowling really well. Has a word of praise for Rashid Khan and admits that he was very tough to play as he bowls very quickly. Is happy to cross the line.
MS Dhoni is smiling and says that when you are on top it gives you the liberty to lose and even if they would have lost, they would have got the second chance. Adds that they bowled really well and there was something in it for the bowlers which even Bhuvneshwar got and was nicely backed by Rashid Khan. Admits that they kept losing wickets and that's why they had to push themselves towards the end. Feels it all happens in the knockout stages and wants his team to learn from this experience and keep on improving constantly. On death bowling, Dhoni replies he has the best combination and these are the resources he has. Agrees that they will get hit at some point of time, it may hurt but these are the bowlers who need to step up one final time. (On Faf du Plessis' knock) Dhoni replies that's where the experience counts. Quotes 'you need to train the mind more than the body' and you can come to use when handed the opportunity. Adds that Faf batted really well and hopes that he continues in the final also. Proudly says that they are a good team and it reflects the dressing room atmosphere that they create and thanks the support staff also.
Kane Williamson is disappointed and says that the trip to Kolkata will be interesting. Adds that they were short by a few runs. Praises his bowlers and feels that the game swung in their way but then is quick to admit that they weren't at their best towards the end. Feels that most times they would have defended that total but credits the lower order of Chennai. Hopes that they will learn from this game and move to the next match. Lauds the knock of Faf du Plessis and reckons it's going to be hard work for them in Kolkata.
Hyderabad were maybe 15-20 runs short. Though, despite that, they were exceptional with the ball tonight. Started off well, restricted Chennai to 62/6 and were right on top, but such is this format where the margin for error is less. The Brathwaite over stole the momentum from them. Siddarth Kaul too got taken for runs in the next over, thereby seeing them miss out. Rashid Khan in particular was the standout performer, conceding just 11 runs and picking up 2 wickets in his spell. Earlier in the evening, Brathwaite powered his team close to 140, but a clinical performance for the most part from the Chennai bowlers did just enough to help their batters gun the target down.
What a game. Chennai have defeated Hyderabad for the third time this season to storm into the finals. Ambati Rayudu did one over them twice, and now, it's Faf du Plessis who becomes the star of the show. Talk about the perfect timing to find some form. Chennai lost their way early chasing 140, and were staring down the barrel of a defeat. Things almost slipped out of their hands till that Carlos Brathwaite over in the 18th, where 23 runs were scored from it by Faf. That completely changed the tide and along with Shardul Thakur in the end, the Protea got his side over the line with a well-deserved fifty.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Faf du Plessis. SIX! Faf du Plessis has finished the game in one blow! Kumar relies on his slower knuckle delivery first up, drops it on a full length around off but Faf picks it up and lofts it nonchalantly over the bowler's head for a maximum. The South African raises his hands in triumph as his teammates come running from the dugout. Emotions pouring out in the middle as the players in yellow are jumping and hugging each other. What a win! What a game! Chennai win by 2 wickets and are in the final!
6 needed off 6 balls. Bhuvneshwar Kumar to bowl. Faf du Plessis will be on strike.
Siddarth Kaul to Shardul Thakur. FOUR! Shardul Thakur, the Mumbai lad, is doing it! Kaul delivers it full and on middle, Shardul smashes it straight down the ground and the long on fielder has no chance of cutting it off. He is playing a gem. Remember, he was taken for 20 runs in his last over while bowling and this is the best possible way to pay back.
Siddarth Kaul to Shardul Thakur. Very full and around off, Thakur drills it down to long off and rushes back for the second run. The throw comes to the bowler who fails to collect it as du Plessis whizzes past the crease. Great running.
Siddarth Kaul to Faf du Plessis. Goes back and punches it through covers for one.
Siddarth Kaul to Faf du Plessis. Wide! The attempted slower delivery has gone wrong, it's too wide outside off. Du Plessis leaves it.
Siddarth Kaul to Shardul Thakur. Fullish and outside off, chipped over the bowler's head for a single. 9 from 3 by Shardul, great hand in the context of this chase.
Siddarth Kaul to Shardul Thakur. FOUR! Another streaky boundary, the crowd here in Mumbai is loving it. The famous Chinese cut. Unintentional, of course. On a good length around middle, 134.2 kph, Thakur tries playing it firmly down the ground but it takes the inside half of the bat and this time speeds past the left side of the keeper. A boundary at fine leg.
Siddarth Kaul to Shardul Thakur. FOUR! EDGY! But Chennai won't mind how they come as long as they come. A low full toss outside off, Thakur tries to keep it out but ends up edging it past the diving keeper for a boundary at third man.
Siddarth Kaul is back on.
Carlos Brathwaite to Faf du Plessis. FOUR! That's rocketed to the fence. Fullish and outside off, Faf bludgeons it through cover-point and finds the rope. 20 from the over, 23 needed off 12 balls.
Shardul Thakur comes out next.
Carlos Brathwaite to Faf du Plessis. OUT! Harbhajan is short! The delivery is full and outside off, once again du Plessis drills it to deep extra cover and this time there is a fielder positioned there. Rashid Khan it is and he dives to make the stop. Then, he stands up to fire a flat throw to the bowler who takes the bails off. They appeal and the umpire goes upstairs. The replays find Harbhajan Singh short of the crease. Also, Rashid Khan seems to have hurt himself and is receiving some medical attention near the boundary line.
Appeal for a run out! Harbhajan Singh seems to be in danger here while attempting the second run.
Carlos Brathwaite to Faf du Plessis. FOUR! Chennai are up and running! The change of pace has not worked here. It's on the shorter side and du Plessis pulls it off the inner half of the bat. It beats short fine leg to his left and speeds away to the fence.
Carlos Brathwaite to Faf du Plessis. SIX! Fifty for Faf, his 9th in the League. Talk about the timing of this innings. His team is down and almost out but the Protea is refusing to give up. Fetches a length ball from the middle and leg stump line and deposits it into the mid-wicket stands.
Carlos Brathwaite to Faf du Plessis. FOUR! Faf continues to fight a lone battle! Gets a full delivery in the channel outside off and he plunders it over extra cover for a boundary. 38 needed off 16 balls.
Carlos Brathwaite to Harbhajan Singh. An off pace delivery, on a length outside off, Harbhajan opens up for a big shot but only manages to drag it down off the inner portion of the bat. It goes to long on and they cross for a single.
Carlos Brathwaite is back on.
Siddarth Kaul to Harbhajan Singh. Slower delivery, on the shorter side around off, Harbhajan gets inside the crease and turns it through square leg for a run.
Siddarth Kaul to Harbhajan Singh. A perfect yorker outside off, Harbhajan tries directing it down towards third man but is beaten for pace.
Siddarth Kaul to Faf du Plessis. Du Plessis steps down the track to take it on the full and drives it firmly towards extra cover. Williamson makes a tumbling stop and the batsmen cross.
Siddarth Kaul to Harbhajan Singh. Pacy delivery, 136.1 kph. Sliding down the leg side and Harbhajan fails to work it off his pads. They cross for a leg bye.
Siddarth Kaul to Harbhajan Singh. Play and a miss! A knuckle delivery outside off, Harbhajan throws his bat at it early and hence misses.
Siddarth Kaul to Faf du Plessis. Angling into the batsman, du Plessis chips it down the ground and it goes on one bounce to the fielder in the deep at long on. A single taken.
Siddarth Kaul is back into the attack.
Rashid Khan to Harbhajan Singh. Turning away from the batsman, Bhajji pushes at it and misses. End of Rashid's spell, 4-0-11-2! Left his impact. 47 needed off 24 balls.
Rashid Khan to Harbhajan Singh. Googly landing around off, Harbhajan picks it and defends it solidly off his front foot.
Rashid Khan to Harbhajan Singh. Gets forward to a full ball and pushes it to covers.
Rashid Khan to Harbhajan Singh. Harbhajan has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. Seeing Rashid off will be the plan here.
Rashid Khan to Faf du Plessis. Flighted and on off, driven through the line towards mid off for a run.
Rashid Khan to Faf du Plessis. Not out, it's missing the leg stump! Rashid's well-disguised googly ain't picked by du Plessis. He leans forward to defend but is beaten to get rapped on the pads. The appeal is upheld but Faf quickly takes the DRS. The replays confirm what I said earlier. Turning too much and missing the leg pole. Hyderabad trying to build relentless pressure now.
Review taken. It's for an lbw decision against Faf du Plessis. The Protea has taken it upstairs, thinking it's going down leg. Let's see now...
Harbhajan Singh will be the next batsman in. He didn't get to bowl a single ball in the first innings, can he make an impact with the bat?
Sandeep Sharma to Deepak Chahar. OUT! It's a clean catch! Sandeep arrows in a fuller length ball, on middle, Chahar swings his bat across the line, although with limited followthrough of the bat, you can call it half-helicopter and as a result, the ball also flies only half the distance. It loops towards long on where Brathwaite comes running in forward and across to take a low catch. However, he is not too sure whether he has taken it cleanly or not and the umpires go upstairs. The soft signal is out. The replays now roll in and they show that Brathwaite has his fingers under the ball. Chahar has to continue walking off the park. A handy partnership is broken and Hyderabad will be delighted.
Deepak Chahar has holed out in the deep to Carlos Brathwaite. Though, the umpire isn't sure if the catch is taken cleanly or not. It's taken upstairs. The soft signal is out.
Sandeep Sharma to Faf du Plessis. A miscued shot. Sharma's slower one is not picked by the South African who closes the face of his bat early. It comes out off the leading edge and rolls to covers for one.
Sandeep Sharma to Faf du Plessis. FOUR! Bang! This one is full and outside off, du Plessis climbs onto the room and thwacks it over extra cover for a boundary. These two are doing it for Chennai.
Sandeep Sharma to Faf du Plessis. Lands it on a length outside off, on the slower side, du Plessis throws his bat at it but fails to middle his shot. It rolls back to the bowler.
Sandeep Sharma to Deepak Chahar. Nearly a yorker around off, Chahar drills it down to long off for a single.
Sandeep Sharma to Deepak Chahar. SIX! Chahar has pulled this one out of screws. Anticipates the shortish ball and goes through with the swing of his bat. Not quite from the middle of the bat but still it has enough to fly over the fence. The umpire signals a biggie after getting the confirmation from upstairs.
Strategic break. 60 needed off 36 balls. This is still doable if Faf du Plessis gets some support from the other end. Hyderabad cannot afford to take the foot off the pedal. It's a pretty notorious format and the moment you relax, unexpected things happen.
Shakib Al Hasan to Faf du Plessis. SIX! The South African is breaking the shackles. Gets a full delivery in his half, gives it the full whack of his bat and sends it whistling over the rope at long on. 14 from the over.
Shakib Al Hasan to Faf du Plessis. FOUR! Misfield in the deep! Shakib once again is on the shorter side, around middle and leg, du Plessis goes deep inside the crease and smacks it towards wide long on. Pandey runs across to his left from deep mid-wicket, puts in a dive to stop it but the ball still manages to get deflected towards the rope. The long off fielder in the meantime overran there and had no chance of cutting it off either.
Shakib Al Hasan to Deepak Chahar. Flatter and on middle, nudged towards mid on and Shakib himself ran after it. A single taken.
Shakib Al Hasan to Faf du Plessis. Fires this flat and on middle, du Plessis knocks it down to long on for one.
Shakib Al Hasan to Deepak Chahar. Loopy and full, on off, Chahar drives it down the ground to long off and rotates the strike.
Shakib Al Hasan to Faf du Plessis. Flighted but too full on off, it's driven through covers for a run.
Shakib Al Hasan is back into the attack.
Sandeep Sharma to Faf du Plessis. Played to the point region by the batsman. They pick up a single.
Sandeep Sharma to Faf du Plessis. Slower one on the fuller side, du Plessis flicks it through mid-wicket for a brace.
Sandeep Sharma to Deepak Chahar. Taps it down in the gap at covers for a run.
Deepak Chahar arrives. He showed his batting talent in the last game and Chennai need him to come good today as well and stay with du Plessis.
Sandeep Sharma to Ravindra Jadeja. OUT! Soft dismissal! Sandeep Sharma hurls across a knuckle delivery, just outside off, Jadeja attempts to work it across the line but ends up chipping a straightforward catch to the bowler. Sandeep jumps to take the catch and tosses the ball up in celebration. Orange all over yellow like a rash! 78 needed off 45 balls.
Sandeep Sharma to Ravindra Jadeja. Nice delivery, lands it on a length around off and gets it to shape back into the batsman. Jadeja doesn't get enough room to work with and hence blocks it on the off side.
Sandeep Sharma to Faf du Plessis. Slower length ball on middle and leg, Faf helps it in front of square leg and crosses.
Sandeep Sharma is back on.
Rashid Khan to Ravindra Jadeja. Turning back into the batsman from around middle, Jadeja tries to defend but misses to get hit on the pads. Appeal for an lbw by the bowler but nothing from the umpire. Maybe spinning too much and would have missed the leg stump.
Rashid Khan to Faf du Plessis. Quicker by Rashid, it's short and outside off, Faf goes back and punches it through cover-point for a run.
Rashid Khan to Ravindra Jadeja. Bowls a googly with a quicker arm action, it's around off and Jadeja lunges to push it square of the wicket on the off side. A single taken.
Rashid Khan to Ravindra Jadeja. Tossed up ball on middle, on the fuller side, Jadeja nudges it through square leg and gets off the mark with a couple.
Ravindra Jadeja in next.
Rashid Khan to Dwayne Bravo. OUT! Rashid Khan strikes again! What a bowler! The Afghan jalebi consumes the West Indian entertainer! A leg spinner, landing short outside off and turning away, Bravo spots the chance to slap it over the off side but doesn't account for the spin. He swings his bat only to find the ball taking the outside half of it. Dhawan makes no mistake at first slip and Chennai slip further.
Rashid Khan to Faf du Plessis. A bit short and on off, Faf gets back and works it through mid-wicket for a single.
Rashid Khan is back on the field and will continue with his spell.
Shakib Al Hasan to Faf du Plessis. Backs away to this short ball and whips it to deep mid-wicket for a run. 84 in 54 now. The game still very much in the balance.
Shakib Al Hasan to Dwayne Bravo. Driven towards the mid off region. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Shakib Al Hasan to Faf du Plessis. Driven through mid off this time. The result is the same. A single.
Shakib Al Hasan to Dwayne Bravo. Knocks this full ball down to long on and changes ends.
Shakib Al Hasan to Dwayne Bravo. Drifting in from around off, Bravo gets right behind the line and blocks it out.
Shakib Al Hasan to Dwayne Bravo. Tossed up on the stumps, flicked through the mid-wicket area for a couple of runs.
Rashid Khan is going off the field. Not sure why but he was seen receiving some medical attention. Meanwhile, Shakib Al Hasan comes into the attack.
Rashid Khan to Dwayne Bravo. Nobody is picking him up tonight. Sensational bowling from Rashid Khan. It's the googly again, Bravo swings hard and gets an inside edge past the leg stump. Single collected.
Rashid Khan to Dwayne Bravo. Full on leg, drifting in, Bravo is caught on the pads.
Rashid Khan to Faf du Plessis. The googly again, Faf is a bit cautious as he moves ahead to drive. Gets an inside edge towards short fine leg for a single.
Rashid Khan to Faf du Plessis. Dropped! Difficult chance though. Rashid darts the leg break full and fast outside off, spins away ever so slightly and takes the edge behind as Faf looks to drive. Goswami gets low, but can't keep a hold of it.
Rashid Khan to Faf du Plessis. The leg break this time, outside off, steered with an angled bat to short third man.
Rashid Khan to Faf du Plessis. A bit too full on off, spins in a touch, worked from the inner portion to short mid-wicket.
Strategic break.
Carlos Brathwaite to Dwayne Bravo. Length ball which kicks off the surface, cuts back in too which catches Bravo, who moves across his sticks, on the thigh pad. Muted appeal, but no way that's going to be given out.
Carlos Brathwaite to Faf du Plessis. Shorter outside off, punched square on the off side for a run.
Carlos Brathwaite to Faf du Plessis. SIX! Has enough on this to send it all the way. Needed that one. Short ball on middle and leg, du Plessis positions himself well and muscles the pull over backward square leg. Just about clears the man in the deep and that's a biggie.
Carlos Brathwaite to Faf du Plessis. Back of a length coming back in, catches du Plessis on the thigh pad who misses the flick shot.
Carlos Brathwaite to Faf du Plessis. Bangs it in on a shorter length, hurries onto du Plessis which forces him into the pull too early. Mistimes it to mid-wicket.
Carlos Brathwaite to Dwayne Bravo. Serves this length delivery outside off, run down to third man for a single.
Rashid Khan to Dwayne Bravo. Bravo gets off the mark with a back foot punch to sweeper cover. Single taken. 3 runs and the massive wicket of Dhoni from this over. Could be the game changer.
Rashid Khan to Dwayne Bravo. The wrong 'un once more, on middle stump this time, Bravo looks to flick but it goes off the pad. No appeal as such as it was going down leg.
Dwayne Bravo comes out to bat.
Rashid Khan to MS Dhoni. OUT! Hello. Hello! Here we go! MS Dhoni is gone. Absolute jaffa from Rashid Khan. Great decision from Kane Williamson to bring on his prime bowler. The googly again around off, Dhoni doesn't pick it up as he comes forward to push it away from his body. It goes right through the big gate and disturbs the stumps. 101 needed in 74 balls.
Rashid Khan to Faf du Plessis. The googly from Rashid, loops it up on middle and off. Faf prods forward and meets it with the full face of the bat. Pushes it to mid on and takes a single.
Rashid Khan to MS Dhoni. Quicker through the air again, a touch fuller in length, Dhoni drives this square through backward point and crosses over.
Rashid Khan to MS Dhoni. Short, quick and outside off, Dhoni stays back and forces it to the man at extra cover.
Rashid Khan into the attack. His spell could decide in which direction this match heads.
Carlos Brathwaite to MS Dhoni. The batsman appears to have been struck on the thigh pad. One run added to the total. Leg byes signalled by the umpire.
Carlos Brathwaite to MS Dhoni. Worked to point again by the Chennai skipper. No run taken.
Carlos Brathwaite to MS Dhoni. Outside off, punched to cover-point without much timing.
Carlos Brathwaite to Faf du Plessis. Cutting back in on middle and leg, gently worked past square leg for a run.
Carlos Brathwaite to Faf du Plessis. Take a bow, Manish Pandey. All these runs saved could be vital in the end. Du Plessis slaps this to the right of point, where Pandey runs and dives at full stretch to stop it.
Carlos Brathwaite to MS Dhoni. On the shorter side of the length, Dhoni looks to work it on the leg side but gets an inside edge onto his pads. It rolls over to square leg and a single is taken.
Carlos Brathwaite to MS Dhoni. Wide! Bit of a false start from Brathwaite. Angles it down the leg side, Dhoni looks to flick but misses.
Carlos Brathwaite into the bowling attack.
Siddarth Kaul to Faf du Plessis. Just outside off, on a length, dabbed to backward point. Wanted the single but then decides against it. 107 to win in 84 balls.
Siddarth Kaul to MS Dhoni. Pulled again, albeit with not much control on this occasion. A single results.
Siddarth Kaul to MS Dhoni. FOUR! In perfect control of that one. Well done. Short into the body, Dhoni swivels and pulls it through backward square leg, beating the man in the deep.
Siddarth Kaul to MS Dhoni. Full on off, Dhoni looks to play the cover drive but gets an inside edge down to fine leg past the leg stump. Two runs taken.
Siddarth Kaul to MS Dhoni. Another one left alone by Dhoni. In the channel outside off, no shot offered.
Siddarth Kaul to Faf du Plessis. Superb effort from Shakib Al Hasan. Faf flicks this full length ball to mid-wicket where the fielder dives to his left and makes a half-stop. Keeps the batsmen to just a single.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to MS Dhoni. The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to MS Dhoni. Full this time, swinging in from outside off, Dhoni shuffles across and lets it be.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to MS Dhoni. Short and wide outside off, left alone by MS.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to MS Dhoni. Back of a length, outside off, pushed away from the body on the off side.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to MS Dhoni. Just behind a length, cutting back in on off, Dhoni jumps across to work it on the leg side but gets rapped on the thigh pads.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Faf du Plessis. Du Plessis pushes this full delivery towards mid on and takes the throw on. Wouldn't have mattered even if there was a direct hit as the Protea was quick to get to the other end.
Siddarth Kaul to MS Dhoni. Dot ball to end the over. Superb stuff from Siddarth Kaul, 4 runs and 2 wickets from it. Keeps it full as Dhoni flicks it away on the leg side.
Siddarth Kaul to MS Dhoni. No hat-trick for Kaul. Full on off, Dhoni is careful as he pushes this out off the front foot.
MS Dhoni is the new man in.
Siddarth Kaul to Ambati Rayudu. OUT! Gozunder! Siddarth Kaul on a hat-trick. What an unreal delivery to dismiss the prolific Ambati Rayudu. Couldn't do a single thing about that. It's a terrific yorker, swings away late and does enough to beat the outside edge of the bat. The ball crashes into the furniture and Hyderabad are right in this game now.
Ambati Rayudu walks into the middle next.
Siddarth Kaul to Suresh Raina. OUT! Raina departs! His nice little cameo comes to an end. Hyderabad needed this. Length ball on leg, Raina shuffles across a bit too much as he looks to flick. Misses it altogether and the stumps are rattled. Kaul gets the breakthrough, the dangerous southpaw is out of here.
Siddarth Kaul to Suresh Raina. FOUR! Full toss from Kaul, Raina drives this square past point and finds the fence with ease.
Siddarth Kaul to Suresh Raina. Raina could have been gone there. Bit lazy from him. Yorker around leg, Raina backs away and steers it to backward point. Pandey has a shy at the striker's end seeing Suresh being a bit sloppy to get back in, but misses. Had he hit, Raina was gone.
Siddarth Kaul comes into the bowling attack.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Suresh Raina. Short of a good length on middle and off, Raina hops and wrists it to mid on for a brisk single.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Suresh Raina. Wide! Kumar switches the angle and angles it down the leg side, Raina flicks and misses.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Faf du Plessis. Bhuvi with a full length delivery well outside off, swinging away, it's played off the outer half to third man. Faf is off the mark with a single.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Faf du Plessis. Behind a length, on the fourth stump line, worked down on the leg side. Another dot.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Faf du Plessis. Back of a length angling back in, Faf is a bit cramped for room as he punches it down in front of mid-wicket.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Suresh Raina. Nudged square again on the leg side for a single. It finally brings Faf du Plessis on strike who will face his first ball of the chase.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Suresh Raina. Back of a length on off stump, Raina hops across and with a little swivel, controls the pull to deep square leg for a couple.
Sandeep Sharma to Suresh Raina. On the pads this time, whipped down to fine leg for an easy run. 13 off the over.
Sandeep Sharma to Suresh Raina. Fraction straight on middle and leg, worked away on the leg side.
Sandeep Sharma to Suresh Raina. Good length delivery outside the line of off stump, left alone for the keeper to collect.
Sandeep Sharma to Suresh Raina. FOUR! Three in a row! This is exceptional batting from Suresh Raina. Sandeep keeps it full and just outside off, it's driven down the ground, past mid off for a boundary.
Sandeep Sharma to Suresh Raina. FOUR! Raina off to a flying start! A lot of swing here from Sandeep, fuller outside off, it's creamed through the covers off the front foot for another boundary.
Sandeep Sharma to Suresh Raina. FOUR! Full and wide outside off, Raina reaches out to it and hits it a bit square past cover-point for a boundary.
Sandeep Sharma to bowl from the other end.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Suresh Raina. Fuller and curling back in on middle, Raina clips it off the pads through square leg for a single to end the first over. Just a single and a wicket off it.
Suresh Raina is the new man in.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shane Watson. OUT! Bhuvi finds the edge and it's given! Big blow to Chennai as they lose Watson for a duck! What a delivery, absolute peach! Kumar lands it on a length around that off stump channel, Watson with minimal feet movement has a tame poke at it. The ball moves away ever so slightly, takes the outer half and Goswami behind the stumps makes no mistake. Perfect start for Hyderabad in the chase.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shane Watson. Drops it a touch short and serves it outside off, Watson punches it towards mid off.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shane Watson. Slightly ahead of a length outside off, neatly punched towards cover.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shane Watson. Huge shout for an LBW! After an outswinger, Bhuvi brings this one back in sharply, Watson is quick to go back and luckily for him he gets an inside edge on the back pad.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shane Watson. Play and a miss first up! Fuller delivery, swinging away a bit, Watson leans ahead to defend it with a straight bat but the ball moves away and whizzes past the outside edge of his bat.
We are back for the chase. Chennai have a below par target to chase down, as Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis stride out to the middle. Bhuvneshwar Kumar will open with the ball. His spell in the Powerplay will be key. A slip in place for him...