0.1 J.Anderson to W.Saha, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
0.2 J.Anderson to J.Kallis, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two. (2)
0.3 J.Anderson to J.Kallis, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
0.4 J.Anderson to J.Kallis, He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? NOOOO! He spills the chance! And to add insult to injury, the ball rolls away for four runs. The bowler is fuming! (4)
0.5 J.Anderson to J.Kallis, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
0.6 J.Anderson to J.Kallis, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
End of over 1
Jaipur Jaguars 11/0 (RR : 11)
J.Kallis 10 (5b)
W.Saha 1 (1b)
J.Anderson 1-0-11-0
1.1 D.Kulkarni to W.Saha, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
1.2 D.Kulkarni to W.Saha, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two. (2)
1.3 D.Kulkarni to W.Saha, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
1.4 D.Kulkarni to J.Kallis, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
1.5 D.Kulkarni to J.Kallis, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
1.6 D.Kulkarni to J.Kallis, He tried to go over the top but doesn't connect well. However, it's placed in the gap the ball trickles away for four. (4)
End of over 2
Jaipur Jaguars 20/0 (RR : 10)
J.Kallis 16 (8b)
W.Saha 4 (4b)
D.Kulkarni 1-0-9-0
2.1 J.Anderson to W.Saha, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
2.2 J.Anderson to W.Saha, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
2.3 J.Anderson to W.Saha, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
2.4 J.Anderson to W.Saha, He tried to go over the top but doesn't connect well. However, it's placed in the gap the ball trickles away for four. (4)
2.5 J.Anderson to W.Saha, , Wide, one run (1)
2.5 J.Anderson to W.Saha, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
2.6 J.Anderson to W.Saha, The run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (3)
End of over 3
Jaipur Jaguars 28/0 (RR : 9.33)
J.Kallis 16 (8b)
W.Saha 11 (10b)
J.Anderson 2-0-19-0
3.1 D.Kulkarni to W.Saha, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
3.2 D.Kulkarni to J.Kallis, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
3.3 D.Kulkarni to J.Kallis, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
3.4 D.Kulkarni to J.Kallis, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
3.5 D.Kulkarni to J.Kallis, Oh that was a dolly of a catch, and the fielder makes no mistake. Back to the nets for the batsman.
J.Kallis c & b D.Kulkarni
Runs : 16 Balls : 12 S/R : 133.3
(0)
3.6 D.Kulkarni to M.Yousuf, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs. (2)
End of over 4
Jaipur Jaguars 31/1 (RR : 7.75)
M.Yousuf 2 (1b)
W.Saha 12 (11b)
D.Kulkarni 2-0-12-1
4.1 J.Anderson to W.Saha, Edged and through the vacant gully region for four! And just after the captained had removed a man from there! Don't you just hate it when that happens? (4)
4.2 J.Anderson to W.Saha, Very well bowled. (0)
4.3 J.Anderson to W.Saha, That's gone high...really high...very very very high...it's lost in the sky...will someone catch this? The fielders all come under it...someone has to take it...NOOOOOOO! It's been dropped! And the batsmen manage to come back for a third in all the chaos! (3)
4.4 J.Anderson to M.Yousuf, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
4.5 J.Anderson to M.Yousuf, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
4.6 J.Anderson to M.Yousuf, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
End of over 5
Jaipur Jaguars 40/1 (RR : 8)
M.Yousuf 4 (4b)
W.Saha 19 (14b)
J.Anderson 3-0-28-0
5.1 D.Kulkarni to W.Saha, , Byes, another 1 run(s) (1)
5.2 D.Kulkarni to W.Saha, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
5.3 D.Kulkarni to W.Saha, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
5.4 D.Kulkarni to W.Saha, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
5.5 D.Kulkarni to W.Saha, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
5.6 D.Kulkarni to M.Yousuf, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more. (2)
End of over 6
Jaipur Jaguars 52/1 (RR : 8.67)
M.Yousuf 6 (5b)
W.Saha 28 (18b)
D.Kulkarni 3-0-23-1
6.1 A.Morkel to W.Saha, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
6.2 A.Morkel to W.Saha, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
6.3 A.Morkel to W.Saha, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
6.4 A.Morkel to W.Saha, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
6.5 A.Morkel to M.Yousuf, Very well bowled. (0)
6.6 A.Morkel to M.Yousuf, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
End of over 7
Jaipur Jaguars 57/1 (RR : 8.14)
M.Yousuf 8 (7b)
W.Saha 31 (22b)
A.Morkel 1-0-5-0
7.1 F.Alam to W.Saha, Easy single. (1)
7.2 F.Alam to M.Yousuf, Splendid shot for four! (4)
7.3 F.Alam to M.Yousuf, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
7.4 F.Alam to W.Saha, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
7.5 F.Alam to M.Yousuf, The run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (3)
7.6 F.Alam to W.Saha, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more. (2)
End of over 8
Jaipur Jaguars 69/1 (RR : 8.63)
W.Saha 35 (25b)
M.Yousuf 16 (10b)
F.Alam 1-0-12-0
8.1 R.Bhatia to M.Yousuf, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
8.2 R.Bhatia to M.Yousuf, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
8.3 R.Bhatia to M.Yousuf, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
8.4 R.Bhatia to M.Yousuf, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
8.5 R.Bhatia to W.Saha, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
8.6 R.Bhatia to M.Yousuf, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
End of over 9
Jaipur Jaguars 72/1 (RR : 8)
W.Saha 36 (26b)
M.Yousuf 18 (15b)
R.Bhatia 1-0-3-0
9.1 S.Jakati to M.Yousuf, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
9.2 S.Jakati to M.Yousuf, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
9.3 S.Jakati to M.Yousuf, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
9.4 S.Jakati to M.Yousuf, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more. (2)
9.5 S.Jakati to M.Yousuf, Very well bowled. (0)
9.6 S.Jakati to M.Yousuf, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two. (2)
End of over 10
Jaipur Jaguars 76/1 (RR : 7.6)
M.Yousuf 22 (21b)
W.Saha 36 (26b)
S.Jakati 1-0-4-0
10.1 A.Morkel to W.Saha, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
10.2 A.Morkel to W.Saha, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
10.3 A.Morkel to W.Saha, , No Ball. GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
10.3 A.Morkel to W.Saha, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
10.4 A.Morkel to W.Saha, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
10.5 A.Morkel to W.Saha, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
10.6 A.Morkel to W.Saha, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
End of over 11
Jaipur Jaguars 89/1 (RR : 8.09)
W.Saha 48 (33b)
M.Yousuf 22 (21b)
A.Morkel 2-0-18-0
11.1 F.Alam to M.Yousuf, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
11.2 F.Alam to M.Yousuf, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
11.3 F.Alam to M.Yousuf, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
11.4 F.Alam to M.Yousuf, Very well bowled. (0)
11.5 F.Alam to M.Yousuf, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
11.6 F.Alam to W.Saha, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 12
Jaipur Jaguars 98/1 (RR : 8.17)
W.Saha 48 (34b)
M.Yousuf 31 (26b)
F.Alam 2-0-21-0
12.1 S.Jakati to M.Yousuf, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more. (2)
12.2 S.Jakati to M.Yousuf, Good running, two runs. (2)
12.3 S.Jakati to M.Yousuf, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
12.4 S.Jakati to M.Yousuf, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
12.5 S.Jakati to M.Yousuf, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
12.6 S.Jakati to W.Saha, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
End of over 13
Jaipur Jaguars 107/1 (RR : 8.23)
W.Saha 48 (35b)
M.Yousuf 40 (31b)
S.Jakati 2-0-13-0
13.1 F.Alam to M.Yousuf, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
13.2 F.Alam to M.Yousuf, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
13.3 F.Alam to W.Saha, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there. (2)
13.4 F.Alam to W.Saha, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
13.5 F.Alam to W.Saha, The run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (3)
13.6 F.Alam to M.Yousuf, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
End of over 14
Jaipur Jaguars 116/1 (RR : 8.29)
W.Saha 53 (38b)
M.Yousuf 44 (34b)
F.Alam 3-0-30-0
14.1 R.Bhatia to M.Yousuf, Full, wide, the batsman slashes hard at it and edges it through the second slip region! Third man tidies up and the batsmen run for three. The captain decides to move the man from short fine leg to the slip cordon, he's searching for a wicket here. (3)
14.2 R.Bhatia to W.Saha, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
14.3 R.Bhatia to W.Saha, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
14.4 R.Bhatia to W.Saha, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
14.5 R.Bhatia to M.Yousuf, No shot offered. (0)
14.6 R.Bhatia to M.Yousuf, Full, wide, the batsman flails at it and finds the edge! But the ball flies between the keeper and slip, who just stare at each other as the ball runs away for four! Unlucky! (4)
End of over 15
Jaipur Jaguars 126/1 (RR : 8.4)
M.Yousuf 51 (37b)
W.Saha 56 (41b)
R.Bhatia 2-0-13-0
15.1 S.Jakati to W.Saha, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
15.2 S.Jakati to M.Yousuf, Slog-sweep time! He's executed that quite well too, and...yes, it's six! Nice job son! (6)
15.3 S.Jakati to M.Yousuf, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
15.4 S.Jakati to M.Yousuf, Inside edge, and gone! Great bowling, and some loose batting.
M.Yousuf b S.Jakati
Runs : 59 Balls : 40 S/R : 147.5
(0)
15.5 S.Jakati to R.Jadeja, , Wide, one run (1)
15.5 S.Jakati to R.Jadeja, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
15.6 S.Jakati to R.Jadeja, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
End of over 16
Jaipur Jaguars 142/2 (RR : 8.88)
R.Jadeja 6 (2b)
W.Saha 57 (42b)
S.Jakati 3-0-29-1
16.1 F.Alam to W.Saha, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
16.2 F.Alam to W.Saha, Very well bowled. (0)
16.3 F.Alam to W.Saha, , Leg Byes, another 1 run(s) (1)
16.4 F.Alam to W.Saha, The batsman has a wild slog, and gets enough to send the ball to the fence for four! Not the best looking shot, but it certainly was effective. (4)
16.5 F.Alam to W.Saha, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
16.6 F.Alam to W.Saha, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
End of over 17
Jaipur Jaguars 151/2 (RR : 8.88)
W.Saha 65 (47b)
R.Jadeja 6 (2b)
F.Alam 4-0-38-0
17.1 A.Morkel to R.Jadeja, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
17.2 A.Morkel to R.Jadeja, Top edge...and gone!
R.Jadeja c & b A.Morkel
Runs : 6 Balls : 4 S/R : 150
(0)
17.3 A.Morkel to S.Chanderpaul, , Wide, one run (1)
17.3 A.Morkel to S.Chanderpaul, Top edge...and gone!
S.Chanderpaul c S.Jakati b A.Morkel
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
(0)
17.4 A.Morkel to M.Tiwary, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
17.5 A.Morkel to M.Tiwary, , Leg Byes, another 1 run(s) (1)
17.6 A.Morkel to M.Tiwary, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
End of over 18
Jaipur Jaguars 157/4 (RR : 8.72)
M.Tiwary 4 (2b)
W.Saha 65 (47b)
A.Morkel 3-0-23-1
18.1 J.Anderson to W.Saha, Slog-sweep time! He hasn't executed that quite well, and....yup, he's out caught! Tough luck kid, maybe you'll do better next time.
W.Saha c S.Badrinath b J.Anderson
Runs : 65 Balls : 48 S/R : 135.4
(0)
18.2 J.Anderson to P.Patel, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
18.3 J.Anderson to P.Patel, He tried to go over the top but doesn't connect well. However, it's placed in the gap the ball trickles away for four. (4)
18.4 J.Anderson to P.Patel, No shot offered. (0)
18.5 J.Anderson to P.Patel, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
18.6 J.Anderson to P.Patel, , Byes, another 4 run(s) (4)
End of over 19
Jaipur Jaguars 165/5 (RR : 8.68)
M.Tiwary 4 (2b)
P.Patel 4 (4b)
J.Anderson 4-0-32-1
19.1 D.Kulkarni to P.Patel, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
19.2 D.Kulkarni to P.Patel, And that's going all the way, four runs! (4)
19.3 D.Kulkarni to P.Patel, The run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (3)
19.4 D.Kulkarni to M.Tiwary, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, but gets an inside edge, which scoots past the stumps and the keeper for four runs! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavillion... (4)
19.5 D.Kulkarni to M.Tiwary, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
19.6 D.Kulkarni to M.Tiwary, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
End of over 20
Jaipur Jaguars 184/5 (RR : 9.2)
M.Tiwary 14 (5b)
P.Patel 13 (7b)
D.Kulkarni 4-0-42-1
The final scorecard for first innings was :
Score: 184
Wickets : 5
Overs : 20.0
The second innings begins now
0.1 F.Edwards to S.Badrinath, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
0.2 F.Edwards to M.Clarke, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
0.3 F.Edwards to M.Clarke, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
0.4 F.Edwards to M.Clarke, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
0.5 F.Edwards to M.Clarke, Short ball outside offstump, the batsman rocks back to cut it and sends it up and over point for six! (6)
0.6 F.Edwards to M.Clarke, And that's going all the way, four runs! (4)
End of over 1
Chennai Champions 17/0 (RR : 17) Required RR(8.79)
M.Clarke 16 (5b)
S.Badrinath 1 (1b)
F.Edwards 1-0-17-0
1.1 B.Lee to S.Badrinath, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
1.2 B.Lee to S.Badrinath, Full and on the toes, the batsman just flicks it past the now-vacant short fine leg region for four runs! The captain is fuming, and it's right after he took the fielder out of there! (4)
1.3 B.Lee to S.Badrinath, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
1.4 B.Lee to M.Clarke, Top edge...and gone!
M.Clarke c P.Patel b B.Lee
Runs : 16 Balls : 6 S/R : 266.7
(0)
1.5 B.Lee to AB de Villiers, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
1.6 B.Lee to AB de Villiers, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
End of over 2
Chennai Champions 26/1 (RR : 13) Required RR(8.78)
AB de Villiers 0 (2b)
S.Badrinath 10 (4b)
B.Lee 1-0-9-1
2.1 F.Edwards to S.Badrinath, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
2.2 F.Edwards to S.Badrinath, That was travelling like a rocket, but somehow the fielder has managed to hold on! Nice catch.
S.Badrinath c M.Yousuf b F.Edwards
Runs : 10 Balls : 6 S/R : 166.7
(0)
2.3 F.Edwards to A.Morkel, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
2.4 F.Edwards to A.Morkel, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
2.5 F.Edwards to AB de Villiers, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot. (2)
2.6 F.Edwards to AB de Villiers, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
End of over 3
Chennai Champions 32/2 (RR : 10.7) Required RR(8.94)
A.Morkel 3 (2b)
AB de Villiers 3 (4b)
F.Edwards 2-0-23-1
3.1 B.Lee to AB de Villiers, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
3.2 B.Lee to AB de Villiers, That was a very good delivery. (0)
3.3 B.Lee to AB de Villiers, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
3.4 B.Lee to A.Morkel, My GOD that's massive! 6 runs! (6)
3.5 B.Lee to A.Morkel, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
3.6 B.Lee to AB de Villiers, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
End of over 4
Chennai Champions 48/2 (RR : 12) Required RR(8.5)
AB de Villiers 12 (8b)
A.Morkel 10 (4b)
B.Lee 2-0-25-1
4.1 F.Edwards to A.Morkel, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
4.2 F.Edwards to AB de Villiers, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
4.3 F.Edwards to A.Morkel, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
4.4 F.Edwards to AB de Villiers, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
4.5 F.Edwards to AB de Villiers, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
4.6 F.Edwards to A.Morkel, Great stop! Saved a run there he did! (3)
End of over 5
Chennai Champions 55/2 (RR : 11) Required RR(8.6)
AB de Villiers 14 (11b)
A.Morkel 15 (7b)
F.Edwards 3-0-30-1
5.1 B.Lee to A.Morkel, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
5.2 B.Lee to AB de Villiers, Great stop! Saved a run there he did! (3)
5.3 B.Lee to A.Morkel, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
5.4 B.Lee to AB de Villiers, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
5.5 B.Lee to AB de Villiers, Very well bowled. (0)
5.6 B.Lee to AB de Villiers, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
End of over 6
Chennai Champions 62/2 (RR : 10.3) Required RR(8.71)
AB de Villiers 19 (15b)
A.Morkel 17 (9b)
B.Lee 3-0-32-1
6.1 A.Nehra to A.Morkel, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
6.2 A.Nehra to A.Morkel, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
6.3 A.Nehra to AB de Villiers, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
6.4 A.Nehra to AB de Villiers, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
6.5 A.Nehra to AB de Villiers, Very well bowled. (0)
6.6 A.Nehra to AB de Villiers, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
End of over 7
Chennai Champions 71/2 (RR : 10.1) Required RR(8.69)
AB de Villiers 23 (19b)
A.Morkel 22 (11b)
A.Nehra 1-0-9-0
7.1 R.Jadeja to A.Morkel, The batsman has a wild slog, and gets enough to send the ball to the fence for four! Not the best looking shot, but it certainly was effective. (4)
7.2 R.Jadeja to A.Morkel, Very well bowled. (0)
7.3 R.Jadeja to A.Morkel, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
7.4 R.Jadeja to A.Morkel, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
7.5 R.Jadeja to AB de Villiers, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
7.6 R.Jadeja to A.Morkel, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
End of over 8
Chennai Champions 81/2 (RR : 10.1) Required RR(8.58)
A.Morkel 31 (16b)
AB de Villiers 24 (20b)
R.Jadeja 1-0-10-0
8.1 P.Sangwan to AB de Villiers, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
8.2 P.Sangwan to AB de Villiers, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
8.3 P.Sangwan to AB de Villiers, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
8.4 P.Sangwan to AB de Villiers, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
8.5 P.Sangwan to AB de Villiers, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
8.6 P.Sangwan to AB de Villiers, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
End of over 9
Chennai Champions 86/2 (RR : 9.56) Required RR(8.91)
A.Morkel 31 (16b)
AB de Villiers 29 (26b)
P.Sangwan 1-0-5-0
9.1 A.Nehra to AB de Villiers, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
9.2 A.Nehra to AB de Villiers, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
9.3 A.Nehra to AB de Villiers, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
9.4 A.Nehra to AB de Villiers, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
9.5 A.Nehra to A.Morkel, That was a very good delivery. (0)
9.6 A.Nehra to A.Morkel, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
End of over 10
Chennai Champions 89/2 (RR : 8.9) Required RR(9.5)
A.Morkel 31 (18b)
AB de Villiers 32 (30b)
A.Nehra 2-0-12-0
10.1 R.Jadeja to AB de Villiers, Very well bowled. (0)
10.2 R.Jadeja to AB de Villiers, Easy single. (1)
10.3 R.Jadeja to A.Morkel, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
10.4 R.Jadeja to AB de Villiers, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
10.5 R.Jadeja to AB de Villiers, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
10.6 R.Jadeja to A.Morkel, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
End of over 11
Chennai Champions 94/2 (RR : 8.55) Required RR(10)
A.Morkel 34 (20b)
AB de Villiers 34 (34b)
R.Jadeja 2-0-15-0
11.1 A.Nehra to AB de Villiers, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more. (2)
11.2 A.Nehra to AB de Villiers, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
11.3 A.Nehra to AB de Villiers, The run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (3)
11.4 A.Nehra to A.Morkel, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
11.5 A.Nehra to A.Morkel, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
11.6 A.Nehra to A.Morkel, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more. (2)
End of over 12
Chennai Champions 105/2 (RR : 8.75) Required RR(9.88)
A.Morkel 36 (23b)
AB de Villiers 43 (37b)
A.Nehra 3-0-23-0
12.1 J.Kallis to AB de Villiers, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
12.2 J.Kallis to AB de Villiers, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
12.3 J.Kallis to AB de Villiers, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
12.4 J.Kallis to AB de Villiers, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
12.5 J.Kallis to AB de Villiers, , No Ball. EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
12.5 J.Kallis to A.Morkel, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
12.6 J.Kallis to A.Morkel, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
End of over 13
Chennai Champions 111/2 (RR : 8.54) Required RR(10.4)
A.Morkel 36 (25b)
AB de Villiers 48 (42b)
J.Kallis 1-0-6-0
13.1 P.Sangwan to AB de Villiers, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
13.2 P.Sangwan to AB de Villiers, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
13.3 P.Sangwan to AB de Villiers, Very well bowled. (0)
13.4 P.Sangwan to AB de Villiers, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
13.5 P.Sangwan to A.Morkel, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
13.6 P.Sangwan to A.Morkel, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
End of over 14
Chennai Champions 112/2 (RR : 8) Required RR(12)
A.Morkel 36 (27b)
AB de Villiers 49 (46b)
P.Sangwan 2-0-6-0
14.1 J.Kallis to AB de Villiers, That's a single. (1)
14.2 J.Kallis to A.Morkel, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
14.3 J.Kallis to AB de Villiers, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot. (2)
14.4 J.Kallis to AB de Villiers, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
14.5 J.Kallis to AB de Villiers, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
14.6 J.Kallis to AB de Villiers, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
End of over 15
Chennai Champions 120/2 (RR : 8) Required RR(12.8)
AB de Villiers 56 (51b)
A.Morkel 37 (28b)
J.Kallis 2-0-14-0
15.1 R.Jadeja to A.Morkel, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
15.2 R.Jadeja to A.Morkel, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
15.3 R.Jadeja to A.Morkel, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
15.4 R.Jadeja to A.Morkel, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
15.5 R.Jadeja to A.Morkel, The batsman goes for the big heave-ho, and connects fantastically! Six! (6)
15.6 R.Jadeja to A.Morkel, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
End of over 16
Chennai Champions 129/2 (RR : 8.06) Required RR(13.8)
AB de Villiers 56 (51b)
A.Morkel 46 (34b)
R.Jadeja 3-0-24-0
16.1 A.Nehra to A.Morkel, He didn't middle that, but there is enough power on it to get the batsmen three. (3)
16.2 A.Nehra to AB de Villiers, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
16.3 A.Nehra to A.Morkel, Very well bowled. (0)
16.4 A.Nehra to A.Morkel, He's hit on the pads, the fielders let out a shout. The umpire has no qualms, and gives him out!
A.Morkel lbw A.Nehra
Runs : 49 Balls : 37 S/R : 132.4
(0)
16.5 A.Nehra to F.Alam, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
16.6 A.Nehra to AB de Villiers, He's skied it, too high, there's a fielder coming under it, takes it comfortably!
AB de Villiers c M.Yousuf b A.Nehra
Runs : 57 Balls : 53 S/R : 107.5
(0)
End of over 17
Chennai Champions 134/4 (RR : 7.88) Required RR(16.7)
A.Bilakhia 0 (0b)
F.Alam 1 (1b)
A.Nehra 4-0-28-2
17.1 R.Jadeja to F.Alam, Low fulltoss, the batsman drives it down the ground for six! Great shot! The bowler is distraught! (6)
17.2 R.Jadeja to F.Alam, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
17.3 R.Jadeja to F.Alam, Very well bowled. (0)
17.4 R.Jadeja to F.Alam, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
17.5 R.Jadeja to A.Bilakhia, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
17.6 R.Jadeja to A.Bilakhia, Beaten by pace! Fired in full and quicker, the batsman is late to get his bat down and the stumps are in a mess! Excellent bowling!
A.Bilakhia b R.Jadeja
Runs : 2 Balls : 2 S/R : 100
(0)
End of over 18
Chennai Champions 143/5 (RR : 7.94) Required RR(20.5)
R.Shukla 0 (0b)
F.Alam 8 (5b)
R.Jadeja 4-0-33-1
18.1 B.Lee to F.Alam, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
18.2 B.Lee to F.Alam, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
18.3 B.Lee to R.Shukla, Ah that's a rubbish ball, and the batsman wastest no time in putting the trash away. Six! (6)
18.4 B.Lee to R.Shukla, Driven beautifully into the gap. A sprawling effort in the deep keeps it down to three. (3)
18.5 B.Lee to F.Alam, Very well bowled. (0)
18.6 B.Lee to F.Alam, Ah, he's beaten by the movement! It moved in the air, and deviated away off the pitch, taking the offstump with it! No chance for the batsman there, he just walks away bemused.
F.Alam b B.Lee
Runs : 9 Balls : 9 S/R : 100
(0)
End of over 19
Chennai Champions 153/6 (RR : 8.05) Required RR(31)
R.Bhatia 0 (0b)
R.Shukla 9 (2b)
B.Lee 4-0-42-2
19.1 F.Edwards to R.Shukla, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
19.2 F.Edwards to R.Shukla, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
19.3 F.Edwards to R.Shukla, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there. (2)
19.4 F.Edwards to R.Shukla, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
19.5 F.Edwards to R.Shukla, He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? YES HE DOES! Out!!!
R.Shukla c A.Nehra b F.Edwards
Runs : 13 Balls : 7 S/R : 185.7
(0)
19.6 F.Edwards to S.Jakati, One, Two, Three more added to the total. Well run! (3)
End of over 20
Chennai Champions 160/7 (RR : 8) Required RR(1.#J)
R.Bhatia 0 (0b)
S.Jakati 3 (1b)
F.Edwards 4-0-37-2
The final scorecard for second innings was :
Score: 160
Wickets : 7
Overs : 20.0