On Hold ༺IPL⋄VI༻ ***

[Aravind.]

Good performance from our team over all. KIU lads, but only disappointment is a bad day for Andre Russell with the bat in finishing the innings.

 

[Perfect Square]

We lost after a bad team performance.

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

Oh, Yeah. Kulkarni's inclusion proved effective. Joe Root was just awesome.

 

[Pinch hitter]

I will go same for Bangalore and for Cochin...

 

[Pinch hitter]

SEASON 01 - ROUND 04

ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE v HYDERABAD ASTROS
@Sodium | @Jack Ryder

:VENUE:
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium

:UMPIRES:
Kumar Dharmasena and Paul Reiffel

:LINEUPS:
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Gautam Gambhir, Mandeep Singh, Manoj Tiwary, JP Duminy, Shahid Afridi, Shreevats Goswami, Piyush Chawla, Sunil Narine, Amit Mishra, Sreenath Aravind, Morne Morkel
Hyderabad Astros: Shikhar Dhawan, Naman Ojha, Chris Lynn, Dinesh Karthik, George Bailey, Mitchell Marsh, Hardik Pandya, Karn Sharma, Parvez Rasool, Pat Cummins, Jaydev Unadkat

Hyderabad Astros won the toss and elected to bat first

HYDERABAD ASTROS INNINGS​

The new batsman is Shikhar Dhawan.
The new batsman is Naman Ojha.
The new bowler is Morne Morkel.
0.1 Morne Morkel to Shikhar Dhawan, 0, 152.00kph, That one goes on straight. Not in the gap
0.2 Morne Morkel to Shikhar Dhawan, 1, 150.37kph, M Morkel is working up a good head of steam here. That continues on straight. S Dhawan swats this one. One more to the total
0.3 Morne Morkel to Naman Ojha, 1, 147.68kph, M Morkel bowls this gun-barrel straight. Excellent timing from N Ojha as he plays a backfoot defensive. That is a comfortable single
0.4 Morne Morkel to Shikhar Dhawan, 4, 151.82kph, short and straight. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic upper cut. Through 3rd man for four. Imperious
0.5 Morne Morkel to Shikhar Dhawan, 1, 151.76kph, Not much movement from this surface. Well-timed on-drive there. S Dhawan trots through for the single
0.6 Morne Morkel to Naman Ojha, 4, 150.08kph, M Morkel hits a short length on middle. Crunched through the off side. Well executed backfoot defensive. Can't cut it off. Four

[ End of over 1 (11 runs) Hyderabad Astros 11 / 0 (RR: 11.00) ]

[ Shikhar Dhawan 6* (4b 1x4 0x6)     Morne Morkel  1-0-11-0 ]
[ Naman Ojha    5 (2b 1x4 0x6)                              ]

The new bowler is Sreenath Aravind.
1.1 Sreenath Aravind to Shikhar Dhawan, 0, 123.23kph, Well-timed backfoot defensive there. No run
1.2 Sreenath Aravind to Shikhar Dhawan, 1, 128.96kph, S Aravind ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Not much movement from this surface. S Dhawan puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
1.3 Sreenath Aravind to Naman Ojha, 1, 128.91kph, N Ojha plays an extravagant cut. Glorious timing. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
1.4 Sreenath Aravind to Shikhar Dhawan, 1, 127.78kph, S Aravind ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Wicket to wicket delivery. Spanked through the leg side. Great hook. That is an excellent call by S Dhawan. One run
1.5 Sreenath Aravind to Naman Ojha, 1, 128.83kph, No great pace there from S Aravind and he maintains a tight line on middle. N Ojha leg glances but can't time it properly. Single taken
1.6 Sreenath Aravind to Shikhar Dhawan, 0, 126.50kph, S Aravind ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Wicket to wicket delivery. No runs taken

[ End of over 2 (4 runs) Hyderabad Astros 15 / 0 (RR: 7.50) ]

[ Naman Ojha    7* (4b 1x4 0x6)     Sreenath Aravind 1-0-4-0 ]
[ Shikhar Dhawan 8 (8b 1x4 0x6)     Morne Morkel   1-0-11-0  ]

2.1 Morne Morkel to Naman Ojha, 0, 150.74kph, N Ojha gets behind the ball and blocks it. Is quick to cut off the single
2.2 Morne Morkel to Naman Ojha, OUT, 151.63kph, N Ojha can't get the cut away. Oh dear, a lapse of concentration there by the batsman and it is an easy catch for G Gambhir

    Naman Ojha  c G Gambhir b M Morkel  7 (11m 6b 1x4 0x6)  SR: 116.67

The new batsman is Chris Lynn.
2.3 Morne Morkel to Chris Lynn, 1, 150.80kph, short length on middle stump. C Lynn on-drives but can't time it properly. Easy single to be had there
2.4 Morne Morkel to Shikhar Dhawan, 4, 149.64kph, M Morkel pitches that one outside off. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed pull. Four more to the total
2.5 Morne Morkel to Shikhar Dhawan, 6, 150.49kph, M Morkel is working up a good head of steam here and he maintains a tight line outside off. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic cover drive. S Dhawan lofts this one and the ball just clears the ropes
2.6 Morne Morkel to Shikhar Dhawan, 1b, 144.95kph, S Dhawan plays for the movement, but the ball beats the bat. One more

[ End of over 3 (12 runs) Hyderabad Astros 27 / 1 (RR: 9.00) ]

[ Shikhar Dhawan 18* (11b 2x4 1x6)     Morne Morkel   2-0-22-1  ]
[ Chris Lynn    1 (1b 0x4 0x6)         Sreenath Aravind 1-0-4-0 ]

3.1 Sreenath Aravind to Shikhar Dhawan, OUT, 126.17kph, short and straight. S Dhawan played that with soft hands. The ball is sent into orbit! M Singh settles under it and takes a fine catch

    Shikhar Dhawan  c M Singh b S Aravind  18 (16m 12b 2x4 1x6)  SR: 150.00

The new batsman is Dinesh Karthik.
3.2 Sreenath Aravind to Dinesh Karthik, 0, 128.74kph, S Aravind maintains a tight line on middle. D Karthik plays that one with the full face of the bat. Hit straight to the fielder at mid-off. No run
3.3 Sreenath Aravind to Dinesh Karthik, 1, 128.69kph, S Aravind is struggling to find much pace off this surface. Not much movement from this surface. They take a single
3.4 Sreenath Aravind to Chris Lynn, 1, 128.65kph, That one goes on straight. C Lynn plays it gently through the off side. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
3.5 Sreenath Aravind to Dinesh Karthik, 1, 125.11kph, D Karthik backfoot defensives but can't time it properly and he trots through for the single
3.6 Sreenath Aravind to Chris Lynn, 0, 124.93kph, S Aravind pushes this through at no great pace. That continues on straight. C Lynn plays an extravagant leg glance. Glorious timing. Not in the gap

[ End of over 4 (3 runs) Hyderabad Astros 30 / 2 (RR: 7.50) ]

[ Dinesh Karthik 2* (3b 0x4 0x6)     Sreenath Aravind 2-0-7-1 ]
[ Chris Lynn     2 (3b 0x4 0x6)      Morne Morkel   2-0-22-1  ]

The new bowler is Shahid Afridi.
4.1 Shahid Afridi to Dinesh Karthik, 0, 73.18kph, He finds a fraction of turn off the surface. No runs taken
4.2 Shahid Afridi to Dinesh Karthik, 1, 63.13kph, S Afridi tosses this one up to D Karthik. That one goes on straight with the arm. D Karthik plays an extravagant cut. Glorious timing. They take a single
4.3 Shahid Afridi to Chris Lynn, 6, 60.00kph, C Lynn swats this one. Going going gone! Six
4.4 Shahid Afridi to Chris Lynn, 0, 60.00kph, C Lynn plays a punchy backfoot defensive
4.5 Shahid Afridi to Chris Lynn, 0, 60.00kph, Gentle leggie turns away from the batsman. C Lynn puts bat to ball but mistimes it. No run
4.6 Shahid Afridi to Chris Lynn, 4, 60.00kph, He finds a fraction of turn off the surface. Excellent timing from C Lynn as he plays a backfoot defensive. Through backward point for four. Imperious

[ End of over 5 (11 runs) Hyderabad Astros 41 / 2 (RR: 8.20) ]

[ Dinesh Karthik 3* (5b 0x4 0x6)     Shahid Afridi  1-0-11-0  ]
[ Chris Lynn     12 (7b 1x4 1x6)     Sreenath Aravind 2-0-7-1 ]

The new bowler is Sunil Narine.
5.1 Sunil Narine to Dinesh Karthik, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. S Narine is very luck to get away with just the wide
5.1 Sunil Narine to Dinesh Karthik, 1, 62.33kph, The offie now and it turns into the batsman. D Karthik plays a punchy pull. That is a comfortable single
5.2 Sunil Narine to Chris Lynn, NO BALL, 60.00kph, S Narine floats a delivery to C Lynn and he gets this one to grip and turn. Well-timed backfoot defensive there. C Lynn trots through for the single

Free hit coming up...

5.2 Sunil Narine to Dinesh Karthik, 1, 69.13kph, S Narine gives this one some air. Gentle offie turns into the batsman. Spanked through the leg side. Great pull. Easy single to be had there
5.3 Sunil Narine to Chris Lynn, WIDE, S Narine pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire
5.3 Sunil Narine to Chris Lynn, 1, 60.00kph, S Narine floats a delivery to C Lynn. Breaks into just off the straight. C Lynn backfoot defensives but can't time it properly. That is an excellent call by C Lynn. One run
5.4 Sunil Narine to Dinesh Karthik, 2, 74.32kph, full length just outside off stump. Two runs
5.5 Sunil Narine to Dinesh Karthik, 4, 62.76kph, The offie now and it turns into the batsman. D Karthik plays an extravagant leg glance. Glorious timing. That went to the boundary in a flash
5.6 Sunil Narine to Dinesh Karthik, 2, 60.00kph, The offie now and it turns into the batsman. The initial call is two - the batsmen make it quite easily in the end

[ End of over 6 (15 runs) Hyderabad Astros 56 / 2 (RR: 9.33) ]

[ Chris Lynn     14* (9b 1x4 1x6)     Sunil Narine  1-0-15-0 ]
[ Dinesh Karthik 13 (10b 1x4 0x6)     Shahid Afridi 1-0-11-0 ]

6.1 Shahid Afridi to Chris Lynn, 1, 63.95kph, Hit straight to the fielder. That is a comfortable single
6.2 Shahid Afridi to Dinesh Karthik, 1, 60.97kph, D Karthik cuts but can't time it properly. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
6.3 Shahid Afridi to Chris Lynn, 0, 77.31kph, That one goes on straight with the arm. C Lynn plays a backfoot defensive, but can't time it properly. No runs taken
6.4 Shahid Afridi to Chris Lynn, 2, 60.00kph, S Afridi floats a delivery to C Lynn. Two runs
6.5 Shahid Afridi to Chris Lynn, 1, 64.99kph, S Afridi tosses this one up to C Lynn. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed on-drive. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
6.6 Shahid Afridi to Dinesh Karthik, 0, 60.00kph, S Afridi gives this one some air. D Karthik on-drives but can't time it properly and he struck that too firmly to take the single

[ End of over 7 (5 runs) Hyderabad Astros 61 / 2 (RR: 8.71) ]

[ Chris Lynn     18* (13b 1x4 1x6)     Shahid Afridi 2-0-16-0 ]
[ Dinesh Karthik 14 (12b 1x4 0x6)      Sunil Narine  1-0-15-0 ]

7.1 Sunil Narine to Chris Lynn, 1, 65.45kph, S Narine gives this one some air. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic backfoot defensive. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
7.2 Sunil Narine to Dinesh Karthik, 1, 70.88kph, Excellent timing from D Karthik as he plays a leg glance. One more to the total
7.3 Sunil Narine to Chris Lynn, 1, 75.33kph, A little more pace on this one. C Lynn puts bat to ball but mistimes it. They take a single
7.4 Sunil Narine to Dinesh Karthik, 0, 69.65kph, full length just outside off stump. D Karthik puts bat to ball but mistimes it. No runs taken
7.5 Sunil Narine to Dinesh Karthik, OUT, 60.00kph, S Narine tosses this one up to D Karthik and he can't get the cut away. BOWLED HIM!

    Dinesh Karthik  b S Narine  15 (18m 15b 1x4 0x6)  SR: 100.00

The new batsman is George Bailey.
7.6 Sunil Narine to George Bailey, 1, 61.19kph, The straight one now. G Bailey plays a punchy on-drive. That is a comfortable single

[ End of over 8 (4 runs) Hyderabad Astros 65 / 3 (RR: 8.13) ]

[ George Bailey 1* (1b 0x4 0x6)      Sunil Narine  2-0-19-1 ]
[ Chris Lynn    20 (15b 1x4 1x6)     Shahid Afridi 2-0-16-0 ]

8.1 Shahid Afridi to George Bailey, 0, 61.76kph, S Afridi tosses this one up to G Bailey. Not finding much turn off this surface. G Bailey puts bat to ball but mistimes it. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. G Bailey rightly sends him back
8.2 Shahid Afridi to George Bailey, 4, 60.00kph, Crunched through the leg side. Well executed backfoot defensive. That went to the boundary in a flash
8.3 Shahid Afridi to George Bailey, 1, 60.00kph, S Afridi tosses this one up to G Bailey. That one goes on straight with the arm. Aggressive drive from G Bailey. They take a single
8.4 Shahid Afridi to Chris Lynn, 4, 86.17kph, S Afridi spears this one in to C Lynn. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed leg glance. Through deep backward square leg for four. Imperious
8.5 Shahid Afridi to Chris Lynn, OUT, 61.30kph, The straight one now. C Lynn was in no position to play that stroke. BOWLED HIM!

    Chris Lynn  b S Afridi  24 (27m 17b 2x4 1x6)  SR: 141.18

The new batsman is Mitchell Marsh.
8.6 Shahid Afridi to Mitchell Marsh, 1, 60.00kph, Not finding much turn off this surface. M Marsh plays an extravagant on-drive. Glorious timing. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single

[ End of over 9 (10 runs) Hyderabad Astros 75 / 4 (RR: 8.33) ]

[ Mitchell Marsh 1* (1b 0x4 0x6)     Shahid Afridi 3-0-26-1 ]
[ George Bailey 6 (4b 1x4 0x6)       Sunil Narine  2-0-19-1 ]

The new bowler is Amit Mishra.
9.1 Amit Mishra to Mitchell Marsh, 1, 62.85kph, The straight one now. M Marsh plays a punchy backfoot defensive. That is a comfortable single
9.2 Amit Mishra to George Bailey, 1, 60.00kph, A Mishra tosses this one up to G Bailey. The straight one now. G Bailey drives but can't time it properly. They take a single
9.3 Amit Mishra to Mitchell Marsh, 0, 60.78kph, A Mishra gives this one some air. M Marsh plays it gently through the off side. Is quick to cut off the single
9.4 Amit Mishra to Mitchell Marsh, 0, 60.53kph, M Marsh puts bat to ball but mistimes it and he struck that too firmly to take the single
9.5 Amit Mishra to Mitchell Marsh, 1, 74.79kph, A Mishra tosses this one up to M Marsh. They take a single
9.6 Amit Mishra to George Bailey, 1, 75.68kph, G Bailey plays it gently through the off side. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single

[ End of over 10 (4 runs) Hyderabad Astros 79 / 4 (RR: 7.90) ]

[ George Bailey 8* (6b 1x4 0x6)     Amit Mishra   1-0-4-0  ]
[ Mitchell Marsh 3 (5b 0x4 0x6)     Shahid Afridi 3-0-26-1 ]

The new bowler is Piyush Chawla.
10.1 Piyush Chawla to George Bailey, 6, 60.49kph, Crunched through the off side. Well executed late cut. Shouts of "catch it" but can only look on as the ball clears the ropes
10.2 Piyush Chawla to George Bailey, 0, 60.00kph, P Chawla tosses this one up to G Bailey and he leg glances but can't time it properly
10.3 Piyush Chawla to George Bailey, 0, 60.00kph, good length just outside leg stump. G Bailey played that with soft hands. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. G Bailey rightly sends him back
10.4 Piyush Chawla to George Bailey, 1, 61.74kph, P Chawla floats a delivery to G Bailey. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic cut. G Bailey trots through for the single
10.5 Piyush Chawla to Mitchell Marsh, 1, 78.01kph, This one is bowled slightly flatter, slightly quicker. Full length on middle stump. Excellent timing from M Marsh as he plays a cut. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
10.6 Piyush Chawla to George Bailey, 1, 65.23kph, That one goes on straight with the arm. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed leg glance. The batsmen only take one

[ End of over 11 (9 runs) Hyderabad Astros 88 / 4 (RR: 8.00) ]

[ George Bailey 16* (11b 1x4 1x6)     Piyush Chawla 1-0-9-0 ]
[ Mitchell Marsh 4 (6b 0x4 0x6)       Amit Mishra   1-0-4-0 ]

11.1 Amit Mishra to George Bailey, 0, 60.00kph, A Mishra tosses this one up to G Bailey. Crunched through the off side. Well executed backfoot defensive
11.2 Amit Mishra to George Bailey, 2, 62.95kph, Not finding much turn off this surface. Spanked through the leg side. Great backfoot defensive. The ball beats the infielder and the batsmen run a couple
11.3 Amit Mishra to George Bailey, NO BALL, 61.17kph, A Mishra gives this one some air. That one goes on straight with the arm. G Bailey puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Easy single to be had there

Free hit coming up...

11.3 Amit Mishra to Mitchell Marsh, 1, 81.27kph, A little more pace on this one. M Marsh plays it gently through the leg side. They take a single
11.4 Amit Mishra to George Bailey, 4, 73.59kph, A Mishra floats a delivery to G Bailey. Spanked through the off side. Great backfoot defensive. No need to run for that. Four runs
11.5 Amit Mishra to George Bailey, 1b, 68.34kph, The straight one now. G Bailey is beaten by the movement. One more to the total
11.6 Amit Mishra to Mitchell Marsh, 2, 63.29kph, That one goes on straight with the arm. M Marsh plays an extravagant square drive. Glorious timing. Two more added to the total

[ End of over 12 (12 runs) Hyderabad Astros 100 / 4 (RR: 8.33) ]

[ George Bailey 23* (16b 2x4 1x6)     Amit Mishra   2-0-15-0 ]
[ Mitchell Marsh 7 (8b 0x4 0x6)       Piyush Chawla 1-0-9-0  ]

12.1 Piyush Chawla to George Bailey, 0, 62.42kph, P Chawla tosses this one up to G Bailey. Short length just outside off stump. Hit straight to the fielder at mid-on. No run
12.2 Piyush Chawla to George Bailey, 1, 73.64kph, G Bailey plays a punchy pull. One more
12.3 Piyush Chawla to Mitchell Marsh, 0, 60.00kph, M Marsh struck that too firmly to take the single
12.4 Piyush Chawla to Mitchell Marsh, 1, 60.33kph, P Chawla gives this one some air. M Marsh cover drives but can't time it properly. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
12.5 Piyush Chawla to George Bailey, 1, 60.52kph, That one goes on straight with the arm. Aggressive pull from G Bailey. One more
12.6 Piyush Chawla to Mitchell Marsh, 0, 84.36kph, full length on middle stump. M Marsh puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Hit straight to the fielder at mid-wicket. No run

[ End of over 13 (3 runs) Hyderabad Astros 103 / 4 (RR: 7.92) ]

[ George Bailey 25* (19b 2x4 1x6)     Piyush Chawla 2-0-12-0 ]
[ Mitchell Marsh 8 (11b 0x4 0x6)      Amit Mishra   2-0-15-0 ]

13.1 Amit Mishra to George Bailey, OUT, 60.00kph, The straight one now. G Bailey defends with a straight bat. The bails are off in a flash! P Reiffel goes upstairs for the review. G Bailey could not get his foot back in time. Gone!

    George Bailey  st S Goswami b A Mishra  25 (19m 20b 2x4 1x6)  SR: 125.00

The new batsman is Hardik Pandya.
13.2 Amit Mishra to Hardik Pandya, 1, 77.24kph, A little more pace on this one. Excellent timing from H Pandya as he plays a leg glance. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
13.3 Amit Mishra to Mitchell Marsh, 1, 60.61kph, A Mishra tosses this one up to M Marsh and he cuts but can't time it properly. They take a single
13.4 Amit Mishra to Hardik Pandya, 0, 70.71kph, full length just outside off stump. H Pandya puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Hit straight to the fielder at point. No run
13.5 Amit Mishra to Hardik Pandya, 1, 71.63kph, The straight one now. H Pandya plays it gently through the off side. Single taken
13.6 Amit Mishra to Mitchell Marsh, 1, 63.08kph, Hit straight to the fielder. The batsmen only take one

[ End of over 14 (4 runs) Hyderabad Astros 107 / 5 (RR: 7.64) ]

[ Mitchell Marsh 10* (13b 0x4 0x6)     Amit Mishra   3-0-19-1 ]
[ Hardik Pandya 2 (3b 0x4 0x6)         Piyush Chawla 2-0-12-0 ]

14.1 Piyush Chawla to Mitchell Marsh, 1, 60.00kph, P Chawla tosses this one up to M Marsh and he puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
14.2 Piyush Chawla to Hardik Pandya, 0, 60.00kph, That one goes on straight with the arm. H Pandya puts bat to ball but mistimes it. No runs taken
14.3 Piyush Chawla to Hardik Pandya, 4, 60.00kph, P Chawla floats a delivery to H Pandya. Spanked through the off side. Great cut. That's a boundary
14.4 Piyush Chawla to Hardik Pandya, 6, 62.64kph, H Pandya has absolutely smashed that! Six runs
14.5 Piyush Chawla to Hardik Pandya, OUT, 60.00kph, H Pandya played that with soft hands. Quick work by S Goswami who appeals for a stumping. He's given him! Stumped

    Hardik Pandya  st S Goswami b P Chawla  12 (6m 7b 1x4 1x6)  SR: 171.43

The new batsman is Karn Sharma.
14.6 Piyush Chawla to Karn Sharma, 1, 67.65kph, K Sharma on-drives but can't time it properly. Can't get this past the fielder. One more

[ End of over 15 (12 runs) Hyderabad Astros 119 / 6 (RR: 7.93) ]

[ Karn Sharma   1* (1b 0x4 0x6)       Piyush Chawla 3-0-24-1 ]
[ Mitchell Marsh 11 (14b 0x4 0x6)     Amit Mishra   3-0-19-1 ]

15.1 Amit Mishra to Karn Sharma, 1, 82.02kph, A Mishra pushes this one through slightly quicker. K Sharma puts bat to ball but mistimes it. That is an excellent call by K Sharma. One run
15.2 Amit Mishra to Mitchell Marsh, 1, 60.01kph, M Marsh plays it gently through the leg side. Single taken
15.3 Amit Mishra to Karn Sharma, 1, 62.84kph, A Mishra floats a delivery to K Sharma. That one goes on straight with the arm. Aggressive cover drive from K Sharma. That is an excellent call by K Sharma. One run
15.4 Amit Mishra to Mitchell Marsh, 2, 62.47kph, M Marsh swats this one and he collects two
15.5 Amit Mishra to Mitchell Marsh, 1, 87.48kph, M Marsh swats this one. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
15.6 Amit Mishra to Karn Sharma, 1lb, 65.56kph, A Mishra gives this one some air. That is an ungainly shot - K Sharma is lucky not to have edged that. One more to the total

* A tad expensive from A Mishra, but a decent outing for him today.
* Amit Mishra  1 / 25  in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 16 (7 runs) Hyderabad Astros 126 / 6 (RR: 7.88) ]

[ Karn Sharma   3* (4b 0x4 0x6)       Amit Mishra   4-0-25-1 ]
[ Mitchell Marsh 15 (17b 0x4 0x6)     Piyush Chawla 3-0-24-1 ]

Sunil Narine will start a new spell.
16.1 Sunil Narine to Karn Sharma, 1, 79.16kph, K Sharma puts bat to ball but mistimes it. One more
16.2 Sunil Narine to Mitchell Marsh, 3, 60.00kph, S Narine gives this one some air. Not finding much turn off this surface. M Marsh plays an extravagant backfoot defensive. Glorious timing. They scramble three. Excellent communication between these two
16.3 Sunil Narine to Karn Sharma, 0, 65.16kph, K Sharma on-drives but can't time it properly and he struck that too firmly to take the single
16.4 Sunil Narine to Karn Sharma, 1, 60.00kph, K Sharma plays an on-drive, but can't time it properly. Single taken
16.5 Sunil Narine to Mitchell Marsh, 0, 60.00kph, That one goes on straight with the arm. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic backfoot defensive. Hit straight to the fielder at deep mid-off. No run
16.6 Sunil Narine to Mitchell Marsh, 1, 60.00kph, The straight one now. M Marsh puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Single taken

[ End of over 17 (6 runs) Hyderabad Astros 132 / 6 (RR: 7.76) ]

[ Mitchell Marsh 19* (20b 0x4 0x6)     Sunil Narine  3-0-25-1 ]
[ Karn Sharma   5 (7b 0x4 0x6)         Amit Mishra   4-0-25-1 ]

Sreenath Aravind will start a new spell.
17.1 Sreenath Aravind to Mitchell Marsh, 4, 129.00kph, S Aravind pushes this through at no great pace and he hits a short length outside off. That runs towards the boundary. Four runs
17.2 Sreenath Aravind to Mitchell Marsh, 1, 128.96kph, This one is military medium from S Aravind. Short and straight. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic hook. One more
17.3 Sreenath Aravind to Karn Sharma, 1, 128.91kph, S Aravind is struggling to find much pace off this surface. Wicket to wicket delivery. Well-timed leg glance there. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
17.4 Sreenath Aravind to Mitchell Marsh, 2, 128.87kph, S Aravind is struggling to find much pace off this surface and he maintains an off stump line. Excellent timing from M Marsh as he plays a hook. The initial call is two - the batsmen make it quite easily in the end
17.5 Sreenath Aravind to Mitchell Marsh, 1, 125.37kph, S Aravind is struggling to find much pace off this surface and he maintains an off stump line. M Marsh puts bat to ball but mistimes it. They take a single
17.6 Sreenath Aravind to Karn Sharma, 4, 124.68kph, S Aravind ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman and he pitches that one outside off. K Sharma swats this one. No chance for the fielder in the deep. Four more

[ End of over 18 (13 runs) Hyderabad Astros 145 / 6 (RR: 8.06) ]

[ Mitchell Marsh 27* (24b 1x4 0x6)     Sreenath Aravind 3-0-20-1 ]
[ Karn Sharma   10 (9b 1x4 0x6)        Sunil Narine   3-0-25-1   ]

18.1 Sunil Narine to Mitchell Marsh, 0, 60.00kph, That one goes on straight with the arm. M Marsh swats this one. Hit straight to the fielder at point. No run
18.2 Sunil Narine to Mitchell Marsh, 0, 63.68kph, That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic drive. Is quick to cut off the single
18.3 Sunil Narine to Mitchell Marsh, 1, 60.83kph, M Marsh plays a punchy backfoot defensive. One more
18.4 Sunil Narine to Karn Sharma, OUT, 60.00kph, S Narine tosses this one up to K Sharma. The straight one now. K Sharma can't get the cut away. The batsman dragged his foot out the crease for what seemed like a split second. That was all S Goswami needed and K Sharma will have to head back to the pavilion

    Karn Sharma  st S Goswami b S Narine  10 (14m 10b 1x4 0x6)  SR: 100.00

The new batsman is Parvez Rasool.
18.5 Sunil Narine to Parvez Rasool, 0, 63.03kph, The straight one now. Defensive stroke. P Rasool's technique had to be good to play that one. Not in the gap
18.6 Sunil Narine to Parvez Rasool, 1, 71.18kph, S Narine floats a delivery to P Rasool. That one goes on straight with the arm. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic cut. P Rasool trots through for the single

* A tad expensive from S Narine, but a decent outing for him today.
* Sunil Narine  2 / 27  in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 19 (2 runs) Hyderabad Astros 147 / 7 (RR: 7.74) ]

[ Parvez Rasool 1* (2b 0x4 0x6)       Sunil Narine   4-0-27-2   ]
[ Mitchell Marsh 28 (27b 1x4 0x6)     Sreenath Aravind 3-0-20-1 ]

Morne Morkel will start a new spell.
19.1 Morne Morkel to Parvez Rasool, 1, 149.79kph, M Morkel pitches that one just outside off. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
19.2 Morne Morkel to Mitchell Marsh, 1, 147.78kph, Excellent timing from M Marsh as he plays a cut. One more
19.3 Morne Morkel to Parvez Rasool, 1, 143.88kph, Not much movement from this surface. P Rasool puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
19.4 Morne Morkel to Mitchell Marsh, 6, 151.82kph, That one goes on straight. Crunched through the off side. Well executed cut. Going going gone! Six
19.5 Morne Morkel to Mitchell Marsh, 2, 150.42kph, M Morkel hits a short length on middle. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed backfoot defensive. M Marsh collects two
19.6 Morne Morkel to Mitchell Marsh, 1, 151.70kph, Well-timed backfoot defensive there. Can't get this past the fielder. One more

[ End of over 20 (12 runs) Hyderabad Astros 159 / 7 (RR: 7.95) ]

[ Mitchell Marsh 38* (31b 1x4 1x6)     Morne Morkel  3-0-34-1 ]
[ Parvez Rasool 3 (4b 0x4 0x6)         Sunil Narine  4-0-27-2 ]

HYDERABAD ASTROS INNINGS

BATTING SCORECARD

Player           Status                           Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R   

Shikhar Dhawan   c   M Singh      b   S Aravind   18   12    2  1  150.00
Naman Ojha       c   G Gambhir    b   M Morkel     7    6    1  0  116.67
Chris Lynn                        b   S Afridi    24   17    2  1  141.18
Dinesh Karthik                    b   S Narine    15   15    1  0  100.00
George Bailey    st  S Goswami    b   A Mishra    25   20    2  1  125.00
Mitchell Marsh   not out                          38   31    1  1  122.58
Hardik Pandya    st  S Goswami    b   P Chawla    12    7    1  1  171.43
Karn Sharma      st  S Goswami    b   S Narine    10   10    1  0  100.00
Parvez Rasool    not out                           3    4    0  0  75.00
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DNB: Pat Cummins, Jaydev Unadkat

Hyderabad Astros - 159 / 7     Overs 20     RPO: 7.95
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PARTNERSHIPS

Shikhar Dhawan / Naman Ojha              ooooo****.          15 (14)
Shikhar Dhawan / Chris Lynn              oooooooo..          12 (5)
Dinesh Karthik / Chris Lynn              oooo*****.          37 (31)
George Bailey  / Chris Lynn              oooooo****          10 (6)
George Bailey  / Mitchell Marsh          oooooo**..          29 (27)
Hardik Pandya  / Mitchell Marsh          oooooooo**          15 (10)
Karn Sharma    / Mitchell Marsh          ooo******.          28 (23)
Parvez Rasool  / Mitchell Marsh          oo*******.          13 (8)
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FOW:   1/15       2/27       3/64       4/74      5/103      6/118     
       7/146     
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BOWLING SCORECARD

Player             Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R    Wd NB

Morne Morkel       3.0   0    34   1    11.33  0  0 
Sreenath Aravind   3.0   0    20   1    6.67   0  0 
Shahid Afridi      3.0   0    26   1    8.67   0  0 
Sunil Narine       4.0   0    27   2    6.75   2  1 
Amit Mishra        4.0   0    25   1    6.25   0  1 
Piyush Chawla      3.0   0    24   1    8.00   0  0 
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EXTRAS: 7     WD: 2     NB: 2     B: 2     LB: 1
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Royal Challengers Bangalore need 160 runs to win in 20 overs at 8.00 rpo

ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE INNINGS​

The new batsman is Gautam Gambhir.
The new batsman is Mandeep Singh.
The new bowler is Pat Cummins.
0.1 Pat Cummins to Gautam Gambhir, 0, 152.00kph, Wicket to wicket delivery. Defensive shot. The full face of the blade was presented there. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. G Gambhir rightly sends him back
0.2 Pat Cummins to Gautam Gambhir, 1, 151.94kph, P Cummins is working up a good head of steam here. Excellent timing from G Gambhir as he plays a cover drive. One more to the total
0.3 Pat Cummins to Mandeep Singh, 0, 147.30kph, Not much movement from this surface. Bouncer! M Singh sways away
0.4 Pat Cummins to Mandeep Singh, 4, 147.44kph, P Cummins hurls this through and he pitches that one on middle. That went to the boundary in a flash
0.5 Pat Cummins to Mandeep Singh, 6, 147.88kph, P Cummins hits a good length on middle. Crunched through the off side. Well executed backfoot defensive. M Singh hammers this for six
0.6 Pat Cummins to Mandeep Singh, OUT, 148.18kph, P Cummins pitches that one just outside leg. M Singh completely mishits a cut. Karthik snaffles that edge comfortably

    Mandeep Singh  c +D Karthik b P Cummins  10 (5m 4b 1x4 1x6)  SR: 250.00


[ End of over 1 (11 runs) Royal Challengers Bangalore 11 / 1 (RR: 11.00, RRR: 7.79) ]
Royal Challengers Bangalore requires 149 runs to win at 7.84 runs per over

[ Gautam Gambhir 1* (2b 0x4 0x6)     Pat Cummins    1-0-11-1 ]
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The new batsman is Manoj Tiwary.
The new bowler is Jaydev Unadkat.
1.1 Jaydev Unadkat to Gautam Gambhir, NO BALL, 139.56kph, J Unadkat is working up a decent pace here and he maintains an off stump line. Can't get this past the fielder. One more

Free hit coming up...

1.1 Jaydev Unadkat to Manoj Tiwary, NO BALL, 140.95kph, J Unadkat maintains a tight line on middle. That is a comfortable single

Free hit coming up...

1.1 Jaydev Unadkat to Gautam Gambhir, 1, 136.77kph, short length outside off stump. Spanked through the leg side. Great leg glance. One more
1.2 Jaydev Unadkat to Manoj Tiwary, 0, 139.50kph, J Unadkat puts his back into this delivery and he hits a short length on middle. M Tiwary hangs on the back foot and blocks it and he struck that too firmly to take the single
1.3 Jaydev Unadkat to Manoj Tiwary, 1, 137.64kph, J Unadkat is working up a decent pace here and he maintains a tight line on middle. M Tiwary square drives but can't time it properly. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
1.4 Jaydev Unadkat to Gautam Gambhir, 0, 137.10kph, J Unadkat is working up a decent pace here. That continues on straight. G Gambhir swats this one. Is quick to cut off the single
1.5 Jaydev Unadkat to Gautam Gambhir, 1, 140.69kph, J Unadkat is working up a good head of steam here. That continues on straight. G Gambhir late cuts but can't time it properly. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
1.6 Jaydev Unadkat to Manoj Tiwary, 0, 137.84kph, Not much movement from this surface. Defended off the back foot. Not in the gap

[ End of over 2 (7 runs) Royal Challengers Bangalore 18 / 1 (RR: 9.00, RRR: 7.83) ]
Royal Challengers Bangalore requires 142 runs to win at 7.89 runs per over

[ Gautam Gambhir 4* (6b 0x4 0x6)     Jaydev Unadkat 1-0-7-0  ]
[ Manoj Tiwary   2 (4b 0x4 0x6)      Pat Cummins    1-0-11-1 ]

2.1 Pat Cummins to Gautam Gambhir, 1, 147.12kph, G Gambhir plays it gently through the leg side. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
2.2 Pat Cummins to Manoj Tiwary, 0, 147.16kph, Wicket to wicket delivery. Textbook example of a forward defensive there. Hit straight to the fielder at mid-on. No run
2.3 Pat Cummins to Manoj Tiwary, 0, 146.83kph, P Cummins hurls this through. Not much movement from this surface. Short ball! M Tiwary ducks under it
2.4 Pat Cummins to Manoj Tiwary, 2, 146.69kph, P Cummins is working up a good head of steam here. Good length just outside off stump. Spanked through the leg side. Great on-drive. Two more added to the total
2.5 Pat Cummins to Manoj Tiwary, 1, 145.52kph, That one goes on straight. Well-timed late cut there. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
2.6 Pat Cummins to Gautam Gambhir, 0, 145.30kph, P Cummins is working up a good head of steam here and he hits a short length on middle. G Gambhir swats this one. Hit straight to the fielder at short 3rd man. No run

[ End of over 3 (4 runs) Royal Challengers Bangalore 22 / 1 (RR: 7.33, RRR: 8.06) ]
Royal Challengers Bangalore requires 138 runs to win at 8.12 runs per over

[ Manoj Tiwary   5* (8b 0x4 0x6)     Pat Cummins    2-0-15-1 ]
[ Gautam Gambhir 5 (8b 0x4 0x6)      Jaydev Unadkat 1-0-7-0  ]

3.1 Jaydev Unadkat to Manoj Tiwary, 1, 132.90kph, J Unadkat hits a short length outside off. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed pull. The batsmen only take one
3.2 Jaydev Unadkat to Gautam Gambhir, 2, 140.58kph, J Unadkat maintains an off stump line. Excellent timing from G Gambhir as he plays a late cut. Two runs
3.3 Jaydev Unadkat to Gautam Gambhir, 1, 140.53kph, J Unadkat hits a short length outside off. G Gambhir leg glances but can't time it properly. They take a single
3.4 Jaydev Unadkat to Manoj Tiwary, 4, 133.96kph, J Unadkat maintains an off stump line. Excellent timing from M Tiwary as he plays a pull. That went to the boundary in a flash
3.5 Jaydev Unadkat to Manoj Tiwary, 1b, 136.02kph, J Unadkat puts his back into this delivery and he bowls this gun-barrel straight. M Tiwary misses it completely. One more
3.6 Jaydev Unadkat to Gautam Gambhir, 4, 135.30kph, J Unadkat is working up a decent pace here and he maintains a tight line outside off. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic pull. No need to run for that. Four runs

[ End of over 4 (13 runs) Royal Challengers Bangalore 35 / 1 (RR: 8.75, RRR: 7.75) ]
Royal Challengers Bangalore requires 125 runs to win at 7.81 runs per over

[ Manoj Tiwary   10* (11b 1x4 0x6)     Jaydev Unadkat 2-0-19-0 ]
[ Gautam Gambhir 12 (11b 1x4 0x6)      Pat Cummins    2-0-15-1 ]

The new bowler is Mitchell Marsh.
4.1 Mitchell Marsh to Manoj Tiwary, OUT, 141.00kph, short and straight. M Tiwary played that with soft hands. BOWLED HIM!

    Manoj Tiwary  b M Marsh  10 (16m 12b 1x4 0x6)  SR: 83.33

The new batsman is JP Duminy.
4.2 Mitchell Marsh to JP Duminy, 0, 138.73kph, That continues on straight. J Duminy plays an extravagant leg glance. Glorious timing
4.3 Mitchell Marsh to JP Duminy, 1, 140.90kph, J Duminy plays an extravagant leg glance. Glorious timing. J Duminy trots through for the single
4.4 Mitchell Marsh to Gautam Gambhir, 6, 140.84kph, That one goes on straight. Crunched through the off side. Well executed square drive. Oh dear. That has been put down in the crowd. Six more
4.5 Mitchell Marsh to Gautam Gambhir, 0, 136.72kph, G Gambhir plays it gently through the leg side
4.6 Mitchell Marsh to Gautam Gambhir, 1b, 137.82kph, M Marsh hits a good length outside off. G Gambhir plays for the movement, but the ball beats the bat. One more to the total

[ End of over 5 (8 runs) Royal Challengers Bangalore 43 / 2 (RR: 8.60, RRR: 7.73) ]
Royal Challengers Bangalore requires 117 runs to win at 7.80 runs per over

[ Gautam Gambhir 18* (14b 1x4 1x6)     Mitchell Marsh 1-0-7-1  ]
[ JP Duminy      1 (2b 0x4 0x6)        Jaydev Unadkat 2-0-19-0 ]

The new bowler is Hardik Pandya.
5.1 Hardik Pandya to Gautam Gambhir, 1, 126.57kph, short and straight. G Gambhir plays it gently through the leg side. The batsmen only take one
5.2 Hardik Pandya to JP Duminy, 1, 126.49kph, H Pandya bowls this gun-barrel straight. J Duminy plays it gently through the off side. One more
5.3 Hardik Pandya to Gautam Gambhir, 1b, 128.91kph, H Pandya is struggling to find much pace off this surface and he pitches that one outside off. G Gambhir is beaten by the movement. One more to the total
5.4 Hardik Pandya to JP Duminy, 6, 127.52kph, short and straight. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic on-drive. Going going gone! Six
5.5 Hardik Pandya to JP Duminy, OUT, 128.83kph, H Pandya is struggling to find much pace off this surface. Wicket to wicket delivery. J Duminy can't get the late cut away. This ball is lofted straight down the throat of the fielder at mid-on

    JP Duminy  c G Bailey b H Pandya  8 (8m 5b 0x4 1x6)  SR: 160.00

The new batsman is Shahid Afridi.
5.6 Hardik Pandya to Shahid Afridi, 0, 123.40kph, This one is military medium from H Pandya. Short and straight. Bouncer! S Afridi sways away

[ End of over 6 (9 runs) Royal Challengers Bangalore 52 / 3 (RR: 8.67, RRR: 7.64) ]
Royal Challengers Bangalore requires 108 runs to win at 7.71 runs per over

[ Gautam Gambhir 19* (16b 1x4 1x6)     Hardik Pandya 1-0-8-1  ]
[ Shahid Afridi  0 (1b 0x4 0x6)        Mitchell Marsh 1-0-7-1 ]

6.1 Mitchell Marsh to Gautam Gambhir, 4, 140.73kph, That one goes on straight. Crunched through the off side. Well executed backfoot defensive. Excellent timing and placement. Four
6.2 Mitchell Marsh to Gautam Gambhir, 1, 137.16kph, Not much movement from this surface. G Gambhir swats this one. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
6.3 Mitchell Marsh to Shahid Afridi, 1, 140.63kph, M Marsh is working up a good head of steam here. S Afridi swats this one. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
6.4 Mitchell Marsh to Gautam Gambhir, 1, 135.54kph, M Marsh puts his back into this delivery. That continues on straight. G Gambhir plays an extravagant backfoot defensive. Glorious timing. That is an excellent call by G Gambhir. One run
6.5 Mitchell Marsh to Shahid Afridi, 1, 136.36kph, M Marsh is working up a decent pace here and he hits a short length on middle. S Afridi backfoot defensives but can't time it properly. Easy single to be had there
6.6 Mitchell Marsh to Gautam Gambhir, 2, 136.01kph, M Marsh puts his back into this delivery and he maintains a tight line outside off. Aggressive backfoot defensive from G Gambhir and he collects two

[ End of over 7 (10 runs) Royal Challengers Bangalore 62 / 3 (RR: 8.86, RRR: 7.46) ]
Royal Challengers Bangalore requires 98 runs to win at 7.54 runs per over

[ Shahid Afridi  2* (3b 0x4 0x6)      Mitchell Marsh 2-0-17-1 ]
[ Gautam Gambhir 27 (20b 2x4 1x6)     Hardik Pandya 1-0-8-1   ]

7.1 Hardik Pandya to Shahid Afridi, 1, 128.78kph, H Pandya ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Not much movement from this surface. S Afridi puts bat to ball but mistimes it. The batsmen only take one
7.2 Hardik Pandya to Gautam Gambhir, 1, 128.61kph, H Pandya ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Not much movement from this surface. Well-timed leg glance there. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
7.3 Hardik Pandya to Shahid Afridi, 6, 128.70kph, short length on middle stump. Spanked through the leg side. Great leg glance. Oh dear. That has been put down in the crowd. Six more
7.4 Hardik Pandya to Shahid Afridi, 0, 124.12kph, short and straight. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic square drive. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. S Afridi rightly sends him back
7.5 Hardik Pandya to Shahid Afridi, 1b, 123.46kph, short and straight. S Afridi swishes at this one and misses. One more to the total
7.6 Hardik Pandya to Gautam Gambhir, 1, 123.20kph, This one is military medium from H Pandya and he bowls this gun-barrel straight. G Gambhir plays it gently through the leg side. Single taken

[ End of over 8 (10 runs) Royal Challengers Bangalore 72 / 3 (RR: 9.00, RRR: 7.25) ]
Royal Challengers Bangalore requires 88 runs to win at 7.33 runs per over

[ Gautam Gambhir 29* (22b 2x4 1x6)     Hardik Pandya 2-0-17-1  ]
[ Shahid Afridi  9 (7b 0x4 1x6)        Mitchell Marsh 2-0-17-1 ]

The new bowler is Karn Sharma.
8.1 Karn Sharma to Gautam Gambhir, 0, 65.36kph, Spanked through the leg side. Great on-drive
8.2 Karn Sharma to Gautam Gambhir, 4, 62.04kph, G Gambhir plays an extravagant backfoot defensive. Glorious timing. No need to run for that. Four runs
8.3 Karn Sharma to Gautam Gambhir, 3, 60.00kph, They run the first two hard
8.4 Karn Sharma to Shahid Afridi, 4, 62.27kph, K Sharma gives this one some air. S Afridi plays a punchy square drive. The ball smashes into the advertising boarding now. Four
8.5 Karn Sharma to Shahid Afridi, 1, 71.04kph, K Sharma gives this one some air. The straight one now. S Afridi puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Easy single to be had there
8.6 Karn Sharma to Gautam Gambhir, 6, 60.00kph, Not finding much turn off this surface. G Gambhir hammers this for six

[ End of over 9 (18 runs) Royal Challengers Bangalore 90 / 3 (RR: 10.00, RRR: 6.27) ]
Royal Challengers Bangalore requires 70 runs to win at 6.36 runs per over

[ Shahid Afridi  14* (9b 1x4 1x6)     Karn Sharma   1-0-18-0 ]
[ Gautam Gambhir 42 (26b 3x4 2x6)     Hardik Pandya 2-0-17-1 ]

The new bowler is Parvez Rasool.
9.1 Parvez Rasool to Shahid Afridi, 0, 60.00kph, P Rasool tosses this one up to S Afridi and he struck that too firmly to take the single
9.2 Parvez Rasool to Shahid Afridi, 0, 63.61kph, Bouncer! S Afridi sways away
9.3 Parvez Rasool to Shahid Afridi, 1, 75.72kph, The straight one now. S Afridi plays it gently through the off side. Single taken
9.4 Parvez Rasool to Gautam Gambhir, 0, 71.33kph, P Rasool gives this one some air. That one goes on straight with the arm. G Gambhir puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Hit straight to the fielder at leg gully. No run
9.5 Parvez Rasool to Gautam Gambhir, 1, 63.84kph, P Rasool gives this one some air. Not finding much turn off this surface. G Gambhir on-drives but can't time it properly. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
9.6 Parvez Rasool to Shahid Afridi, OUT, 72.33kph, That one goes on straight with the arm. S Afridi miscues a late cut. The ball is sent into orbit! P Cummins settles under it and takes a fine catch

    Shahid Afridi  c P Cummins b P Rasool  15 (19m 13b 1x4 1x6)  SR: 115.38


[ End of over 10 (2 runs) Royal Challengers Bangalore 92 / 4 (RR: 9.20, RRR: 6.70) ]
Royal Challengers Bangalore requires 68 runs to win at 6.80 runs per over

[ Gautam Gambhir 43* (28b 3x4 2x6)     Parvez Rasool 1-0-2-1  ]
[                                      Karn Sharma   1-0-18-0 ]

The new batsman is Shreevats Goswami.
Pat Cummins will start a new spell.
10.1 Pat Cummins to Gautam Gambhir, 2, 148.31kph, P Cummins is working up a good head of steam here. That continues on straight. Two more added to the total
10.2 Pat Cummins to Gautam Gambhir, 1, 145.62kph, P Cummins bowls this gun-barrel straight. Excellent timing from G Gambhir as he plays a pull. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
10.3 Pat Cummins to Shreevats Goswami, 0, 142.84kph, P Cummins is working up a good head of steam here. That continues on straight. S Goswami leg glances but can't time it properly. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. S Goswami rightly sends him back
10.4 Pat Cummins to Shreevats Goswami, 1b, 151.49kph, S Goswami swishes at this one and misses. One more
10.5 Pat Cummins to Gautam Gambhir, 1, 146.07kph, Spanked through the leg side. Great leg glance. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
10.6 Pat Cummins to Shreevats Goswami, 1, 145.44kph, Wicket to wicket delivery. S Goswami puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Can't get this past the fielder. One more

[ End of over 11 (6 runs) Royal Challengers Bangalore 98 / 4 (RR: 8.91, RRR: 6.78) ]
Royal Challengers Bangalore requires 62 runs to win at 6.89 runs per over

[ Shreevats Goswami 1* (3b 0x4 0x6)     Pat Cummins    3-0-20-1 ]
[ Gautam Gambhir 47 (31b 3x4 2x6)       Parvez Rasool  1-0-2-1  ]

11.1 Parvez Rasool to Shreevats Goswami, 0, 69.72kph, P Rasool gives this one some air. The straight one now. S Goswami on-drives but can't time it properly. Not in the gap
11.2 Parvez Rasool to Shreevats Goswami, 1, 60.00kph, P Rasool gives this one some air. S Goswami plays an on-drive, but can't time it properly. Easy single to be had there
11.3 Parvez Rasool to Gautam Gambhir, 0, 62.45kph, P Rasool tosses this one up to G Gambhir. Good length on middle stump. G Gambhir plays it gently through the leg side. No runs taken
11.4 Parvez Rasool to Gautam Gambhir, 0, 74.31kph, P Rasool floats a delivery to G Gambhir. Spanked through the leg side. Great on-drive. Is quick to cut off the single
11.5 Parvez Rasool to Gautam Gambhir, 0, 74.73kph, P Rasool tosses this one up to G Gambhir. The straight one now. Not in the gap
11.6 Parvez Rasool to Gautam Gambhir, 1, 60.00kph, P Rasool floats a delivery to G Gambhir and he plays an extravagant on-drive. Glorious timing. That is an excellent call by G Gambhir. One run

[ End of over 12 (2 runs) Royal Challengers Bangalore 100 / 4 (RR: 8.33, RRR: 7.38) ]
Royal Challengers Bangalore requires 60 runs to win at 7.50 runs per over

[ Gautam Gambhir 48* (35b 3x4 2x6)     Parvez Rasool  2-0-4-1  ]
[ Shreevats Goswami 2 (5b 0x4 0x6)     Pat Cummins    3-0-20-1 ]

12.1 Pat Cummins to Gautam Gambhir, 1, 149.21kph, P Cummins pitches that one outside off. G Gambhir puts bat to ball but mistimes it and he trots through for the single
12.2 Pat Cummins to Shreevats Goswami, 1, 151.29kph, P Cummins hurls this through and he maintains an off stump line. S Goswami puts bat to ball but mistimes it. One more
12.3 Pat Cummins to Gautam Gambhir, 2, 142.72kph, Well-timed backfoot defensive there. The batsmen run hard and complete a comfortable two

* That's G Gambhir's 50! Well played.

12.4 Pat Cummins to Gautam Gambhir, 1, 144.59kph, P Cummins bowls this gun-barrel straight. Excellent timing from G Gambhir as he plays a backfoot defensive. The batsmen only take one
12.5 Pat Cummins to Shreevats Goswami, 1, 139.96kph, P Cummins maintains a middle stump line. Aggressive cover drive from S Goswami. The batsmen only take one
12.6 Pat Cummins to Gautam Gambhir, 4, 143.60kph, That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic backfoot defensive. The ball smashes into the advertising boarding now. Four

* Not the best of outings from P Cummins. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
* Pat Cummins  1 / 30  in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 13 (10 runs) Royal Challengers Bangalore 110 / 4 (RR: 8.46, RRR: 7.00) ]
Royal Challengers Bangalore requires 50 runs to win at 7.14 runs per over

[ Shreevats Goswami 4* (7b 0x4 0x6)     Pat Cummins    4-0-30-1 ]
[ Gautam Gambhir 56 (39b 4x4 2x6)       Parvez Rasool  2-0-4-1  ]

13.1 Parvez Rasool to Shreevats Goswami, 0, 62.48kph, S Goswami plays a punchy leg glance
13.2 Parvez Rasool to Shreevats Goswami, 6, 60.00kph, P Rasool tosses this one up to S Goswami. Well-timed cut there. An audacious shot from S Goswami. Six runs
13.3 Parvez Rasool to Shreevats Goswami, 0, 60.00kph, P Rasool gives this one some air. Not finding much turn off this surface. S Goswami on-drives but can't time it properly. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. S Goswami rightly sends him back
13.4 Parvez Rasool to Shreevats Goswami, 1lb, 71.41kph, S Goswami plays for the movement, but the ball beats the bat. One more to the total
13.5 Parvez Rasool to Gautam Gambhir, 0, 60.46kph, P Rasool floats a delivery to G Gambhir. That one goes on straight with the arm. G Gambhir swats this one. Hit straight to the fielder at backward square leg. No run
13.6 Parvez Rasool to Gautam Gambhir, 4, 71.91kph, The straight one now. No need to run for that. Four runs

[ End of over 14 (11 runs) Royal Challengers Bangalore 121 / 4 (RR: 8.64, RRR: 6.33) ]
Royal Challengers Bangalore requires 39 runs to win at 6.50 runs per over

[ Shreevats Goswami 10* (11b 0x4 1x6)     Parvez Rasool  3-0-14-1 ]
[ Gautam Gambhir 60 (41b 5x4 2x6)         Pat Cummins    4-0-30-1 ]

Jaydev Unadkat will start a new spell.
14.1 Jaydev Unadkat to Shreevats Goswami, 1b, 136.91kph, J Unadkat is working up a decent pace here and he bowls this gun-barrel straight. That is an ungainly shot - S Goswami is lucky not to have edged that. One more to the total
14.2 Jaydev Unadkat to Gautam Gambhir, 1, 140.10kph, short and straight. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic leg glance. They take a single
14.3 Jaydev Unadkat to Shreevats Goswami, 1, 140.15kph, Wicket to wicket delivery. S Goswami puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
14.4 Jaydev Unadkat to Gautam Gambhir, 4, 140.57kph, J Unadkat hurls this through. Four all the way
14.5 Jaydev Unadkat to Gautam Gambhir, OUT, 140.28kph, J Unadkat hurls this through and he maintains an off stump line. G Gambhir was in no position to play that stroke. This ball is lofted straight down the throat of the fielder at mid-on

    Gautam Gambhir  c M Marsh b J Unadkat  65 (71m 44b 6x4 2x6)  SR: 147.73

The new batsman is Piyush Chawla.
14.6 Jaydev Unadkat to Piyush Chawla, 1, 134.71kph, J Unadkat flings this through at decent pace and he maintains an off stump line. P Chawla puts bat to ball but mistimes it. They take a single

[ End of over 15 (8 runs) Royal Challengers Bangalore 129 / 5 (RR: 8.60, RRR: 6.00) ]
Royal Challengers Bangalore requires 31 runs to win at 6.20 runs per over

[ Piyush Chawla  1* (1b 0x4 0x6)         Jaydev Unadkat 3-0-26-1 ]
[ Shreevats Goswami 11 (13b 0x4 1x6)     Parvez Rasool  3-0-14-1 ]

15.1 Parvez Rasool to Piyush Chawla, 0, 76.39kph, This one is bowled slightly flatter, slightly quicker. Defensively played. P Chawla struck that too firmly to take the single
15.2 Parvez Rasool to Piyush Chawla, 1, 75.03kph, This one is bowled slightly flatter, slightly quicker. P Chawla plays it gently through the off side. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
15.3 Parvez Rasool to Shreevats Goswami, 4, 77.38kph, S Goswami plays an extravagant on-drive. Glorious timing. Excellent timing and placement. Four
15.4 Parvez Rasool to Shreevats Goswami, 4, 60.17kph, P Rasool tosses this one up to S Goswami and he plays a punchy leg glance. Four all the way
15.5 Parvez Rasool to Shreevats Goswami, 2, 73.95kph, P Rasool tosses this one up to S Goswami. That one goes on straight with the arm. S Goswami plays an extravagant cut. Glorious timing. The initial call is two - the batsmen make it quite easily in the end
15.6 Parvez Rasool to Shreevats Goswami, OUT, 61.62kph, The straight one now. S Goswami can't get the cut away. There is an appeal - and he's out! Leg before

    Shreevats Goswami  lbw P Rasool  21 (26m 17b 2x4 1x6)  SR: 123.53


* P Rasool finishes up with a good, solid spell.
* Parvez Rasool  2 / 25  in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 16 (11 runs) Royal Challengers Bangalore 140 / 6 (RR: 8.75, RRR: 4.75) ]
Royal Challengers Bangalore requires 20 runs to win at 5.00 runs per over

[ Piyush Chawla 2* (3b 0x4 0x6)     Parvez Rasool  4-0-25-2 ]
[                                   Jaydev Unadkat 3-0-26-1 ]

The new batsman is Sunil Narine.
Karn Sharma will start a new spell.
16.1 Karn Sharma to Piyush Chawla, 1, 63.88kph, short length outside off stump. Well-timed cover drive there. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
16.2 Karn Sharma to Sunil Narine, dot, 64.21kph, K Sharma gives this one some air. Aggressive leg glance from S Narine
16.3 Karn Sharma to Sunil Narine, dot, 60.00kph, good length outside off stump. S Narine puts bat to ball but mistimes it
16.4 Karn Sharma to Sunil Narine, dot, 60.00kph, S Narine puts bat to ball but mistimes it. No runs taken
16.5 Karn Sharma to Sunil Narine, dot, 63.37kph, K Sharma tosses this one up to S Narine. Well-timed leg glance there. Hardik Pandya is quick to cut off the single
16.6 Karn Sharma to Sunil Narine, OUT, 73.66kph, The straight one now. S Narine played that with soft hands. The batsman dragged his foot out the crease for what seemed like a split second. That was all D Karthik needed and S Narine will have to head back to the pavilion

    Sunil Narine  st D Karthik b K Sharma  0 (4m 5b 0x4 0x6)  SR: 0.00


[ End of over 17 (1 runs) Royal Challengers Bangalore 141 / 7 (RR: 8.29, RRR: 6.00) ]
Royal Challengers Bangalore requires 19 runs to win at 6.33 runs per over

[ Piyush Chawla 3* (4b 0x4 0x6)     Karn Sharma   2-0-19-1 ]
[                                   Parvez Rasool 4-0-25-2 ]

The new batsman is Amit Mishra.
Mitchell Marsh will start a new spell.
17.1 Mitchell Marsh to Piyush Chawla, 1, 140.84kph, M Marsh hits a short length outside off. P Chawla pulls but can't time it properly. Single taken
17.2 Mitchell Marsh to Amit Mishra, 1, 140.79kph, M Marsh is working up a good head of steam here. Short length on middle stump. Well-timed backfoot defensive there. One more to the total
17.3 Mitchell Marsh to Piyush Chawla, 0, 136.68kph, P Chawla plays it gently through the leg side. No runs taken
17.4 Mitchell Marsh to Piyush Chawla, 1, 140.01kph, M Marsh is working up a good head of steam here. P Chawla pulls but can't time it properly. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
17.5 Mitchell Marsh to Amit Mishra, 1, 139.58kph, M Marsh maintains a tight line on middle. A Mishra backfoot defensives but can't time it properly. That is a comfortable single
17.6 Mitchell Marsh to Piyush Chawla, 4, 140.59kph, M Marsh is working up a good head of steam here and he maintains a tight line outside off. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic drive. Not quite where P Chawla intended it to go

[ End of over 18 (8 runs) Royal Challengers Bangalore 149 / 7 (RR: 8.28, RRR: 5.00) ]
Royal Challengers Bangalore requires 11 runs to win at 5.50 runs per over

[ Amit Mishra   2* (2b 0x4 0x6)     Mitchell Marsh 3-0-25-1 ]
[ Piyush Chawla 9 (8b 1x4 0x6)      Karn Sharma   2-0-19-1  ]

18.1 Karn Sharma to Amit Mishra, OUT, 60.00kph, K Sharma gives this one some air. Not finding much turn off this surface. A Mishra cover drives but can't time it properly. C Lynn snaffles that edge comfortably

    Amit Mishra  c C Lynn b K Sharma  2 (5m 3b 0x4 0x6)  SR: 66.67

The new batsman is Sreenath Aravind.
18.2 Karn Sharma to Sreenath Aravind, 0, 60.84kph, S Aravind plays it gently through the off side
18.3 Karn Sharma to Sreenath Aravind, 1, 68.57kph, That one goes on straight with the arm. S Aravind cover drives but can't time it properly. Single taken
18.4 Karn Sharma to Piyush Chawla, 0, 67.46kph, That one goes on straight with the arm. P Chawla puts bat to ball but mistimes it. No runs taken
18.5 Karn Sharma to Piyush Chawla, 0, 62.19kph, K Sharma floats a delivery to P Chawla. Not finding much turn off this surface. P Chawla puts bat to ball but mistimes it. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. P Chawla rightly sends him back
18.6 Karn Sharma to Piyush Chawla, 2, 72.98kph, P Chawla plays an extravagant cut. Glorious timing. The batsmen run hard and complete a comfortable two

[ End of over 19 (3 runs) Royal Challengers Bangalore 152 / 8 (RR: 8.00, RRR: 7.00) ]
Royal Challengers Bangalore requires 8 runs to win at 8.00 runs per over

[ Sreenath Aravind 1* (2b 0x4 0x6)     Karn Sharma   3-0-22-2  ]
[ Piyush Chawla  11 (11b 1x4 0x6)      Mitchell Marsh 3-0-25-1 ]

Jaydev Unadkat will start a new spell.
19.1 Jaydev Unadkat to Sreenath Aravind, dot, 135.63kph, J Unadkat maintains an off stump line. S Aravind misses it completely
19.2 Jaydev Unadkat to Sreenath Aravind, OUT, 139.41kph, J Unadkat is working up a decent pace here. Not much movement from this surface. S Aravind plays a punchy cover drive. Oh dear, a lapse of concentration there by the batsman and it is an easy catch for M Marsh

    Sreenath Aravind  c M Marsh b J Unadkat  1 (5m 4b 0x4 0x6)  SR: 25.00

The new batsman is Morne Morkel.
19.3 Jaydev Unadkat to Piyush Chawla, 4, 136.64kph, J Unadkat flings this through at decent pace. Wicket to wicket delivery. P Chawla plays an extravagant on-drive. Glorious timing. No need to run for that. Four runs
19.4 Jaydev Unadkat to Piyush Chawla, 1, 135.00kph, Wicket to wicket delivery. Excellent timing from P Chawla as he plays a pull. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
19.5 Jaydev Unadkat to Morne Morkel, 1, 140.38kph, J Unadkat hurls this through. Short length just outside leg stump. Aggressive on-drive from M Morkel. That is a comfortable single
19.6 Jaydev Unadkat to Piyush Chawla, dot, 140.33kph, short length outside off stump. No run

* Not the best of outings from J Unadkat. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
* Jaydev Unadkat  2 / 32  in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 20 (6 runs) Royal Challengers Bangalore 158 / 9 (RR: 7.90, RRR: 1.00) ]

[ Morne Morkel  1* (1b 0x4 0x6)      Jaydev Unadkat 4-0-32-2 ]
[ Piyush Chawla 16 (14b 2x4 0x6)     Karn Sharma    3-0-22-2 ]


Hyderabad Astros wins by 1 runs

ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE INNINGS

BATTING SCORECARD

Player              Status                            Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R   

Gautam Gambhir      c   M Marsh      b    J Unadkat   65   44    6  2  147.73
Mandeep Singh       c   +D Karthik   b    P Cummins   10    4    1  1  250.00
Manoj Tiwary                         b    M Marsh     10   12    1  0  83.33
JP Duminy           c   G Bailey     b    H Pandya     8    5    0  1  160.00
Shahid Afridi       c   P Cummins    b    P Rasool    15   13    1  1  115.38
Shreevats Goswami                    lbw  P Rasool    21   17    2  1  123.53
Piyush Chawla       not out                           16   14    2  0  114.29
Sunil Narine        st  D Karthik    b    K Sharma     0    5    0  0  0.00 
Amit Mishra         c   C Lynn       b    K Sharma     2    3    0  0  66.67
Sreenath Aravind    c   M Marsh      b    J Unadkat    1    4    0  0  25.00
Morne Morkel        not out                            1    1    0  0  100.00
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Royal Challengers Bangalore - 158 / 9     Overs 20     RPO: 7.90
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PARTNERSHIPS

Gautam Gambhir / Mandeep Singh              *********.          11 (6)
Gautam Gambhir / Manoj Tiwary               oooo****..          24 (21)
Gautam Gambhir / JP Duminy                  oooo****..          17 (10)
Gautam Gambhir / Shahid Afridi              oooooo***.          40 (25)
Gautam Gambhir / Shreevats Goswami          oooooo***.          36 (29)
Piyush Chawla  / Shreevats Goswami          o********.          12 (7)
Piyush Chawla  / Sunil Narine               oooooooooo          1 (6)
Piyush Chawla  / Amit Mishra                ooooooo**.          8 (7)
Piyush Chawla  / Sreenath Aravind           oooooo***.          3 (7)
Piyush Chawla  / Morne Morkel               oooooooo*.          6 (4)
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FOW:   1/11       2/35       3/52       4/92      5/128      6/140     
       7/141      8/149      9/152     
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BOWLING SCORECARD

Player           Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R    Wd NB

Pat Cummins      4.0   0    30   1    7.50   0  0 
Jaydev Unadkat   4.0   0    32   2    8.00   0  2 
Mitchell Marsh   3.0   0    25   1    8.33   0  0 
Hardik Pandya    2.0   0    17   1    8.50   0  0 
Karn Sharma      3.0   0    22   2    7.33   0  0 
Parvez Rasool    4.0   0    25   2    6.25   0  0 
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EXTRAS: 9     WD: 0     NB: 2     B: 6     LB: 1
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MoM: Mitchell Marsh

Hyderabad Astros 159/7 20 overs
Royal Challengers Bangalore 158/9 20 overs

Hyderabad Astros wins by 1 runs

. Gautam Gambhir 50 off 37 balls

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[Pinch hitter]

SEASON 01 - ROUND 04

CHENNAI SUPER KINGS v COCHIN COMMANDOS
@Rudolph | @Andrin Issac & @Rohit Tiwari

:VENUE:
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium

:UMPIRES:
Nigel Llong and Paul Reiffel

:LINEUPS:
Cochin Commandos: Aaron Finch, Manish Pandey, Kevin Pietersen, Kedar Jadhav, Sheldon Jackson, Jesse Ryder, Hanuma Vihari, Baba Aparajith, Imran Tahir, Anureet Singh, Umesh Yadav
Chennai Super Kings: Cheteshwar Pujara, Quinton de Kock, Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers, Manan Vohra, Yuvraj Singh, Wriddhiman Saha, Harbhajan Singh, Ashish Nehra, Kane Richardson, Ishant Sharma

Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat first

CHENNAI SUPER KINGS INNINGS​

The new batsman is Cheteshwar Pujara.
The new batsman is Quinton de Kock.
The new bowler is Umesh Yadav.
0.1 Umesh Yadav to Cheteshwar Pujara, 1, 141.00kph, C Pujara strides forward and blocks. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
0.2 Umesh Yadav to Quinton de Kock, 0, 140.97kph, U Yadav is working up a good head of steam here and he maintains a tight line outside off. Is quick to cut off the single
0.3 Umesh Yadav to Quinton de Kock, 4, 137.64kph, U Yadav flings this through at decent pace. Q de Kock plays an extravagant hook. Glorious timing. Not quite where Q de Kock intended it to go
0.4 Umesh Yadav to Quinton de Kock, 1, 137.39kph, U Yadav is working up a decent pace here and he maintains an off stump line. Q de Kock puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Easy single to be had there
0.5 Umesh Yadav to Cheteshwar Pujara, 0, 140.87kph, U Yadav hurls this through and he pitches that one on middle. C Pujara hangs on the back foot and blocks it
0.6 Umesh Yadav to Cheteshwar Pujara, 1b, 140.84kph, U Yadav bowls this gun-barrel straight. C Pujara swishes at this one and misses. One more

[ End of over 1 (7 runs) Chennai Super Kings 7 / 0 (RR: 7.00) ]

[ Cheteshwar Pujara 1* (3b 0x4 0x6)     Umesh Yadav  1-0-6-0 ]
[ Quinton de Kock 5 (3b 1x4 0x6)                             ]

The new bowler is Anureet Singh.
1.1 Anureet Singh to Cheteshwar Pujara, 0, 141.00kph, A Singh is working up a good head of steam here. Short length just outside leg stump. C Pujara goes back to defend it. Is quick to cut off the single
1.2 Anureet Singh to Cheteshwar Pujara, 1, 140.97kph, A Singh hurls this through. Not much movement from this surface. C Pujara plays that one with the full face of the bat. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
1.3 Anureet Singh to Quinton de Kock, 0, 137.33kph, A Singh is working up a decent pace here and he maintains an off stump line. Q de Kock puts bat to ball but mistimes it. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. Q de Kock rightly sends him back
1.4 Anureet Singh to Quinton de Kock, 1, 140.90kph, A Singh maintains a tight line outside off. Aggressive square drive from Q de Kock. That is an excellent call by Q de Kock. One run
1.5 Anureet Singh to Cheteshwar Pujara, 1, 137.08kph, A Singh is working up a decent pace here and he pitches that one just outside leg. Defensive shot. The full face of the blade was presented there. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
1.6 Anureet Singh to Quinton de Kock, 0, 137.65kph, A Singh flings this through at decent pace. Q de Kock puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Hit straight to the fielder at extra-cover. No run

[ End of over 2 (3 runs) Chennai Super Kings 10 / 0 (RR: 5.00) ]

[ Cheteshwar Pujara 3* (6b 0x4 0x6)     Anureet Singh 1-0-3-0 ]
[ Quinton de Kock 6 (6b 1x4 0x6)        Umesh Yadav  1-0-6-0  ]

2.1 Umesh Yadav to Cheteshwar Pujara, WIDE, U Yadav pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire
2.1 Umesh Yadav to Cheteshwar Pujara, 1, 140.81kph, Spanked through the off side. Great cover drive. One more
2.2 Umesh Yadav to Quinton de Kock, 1, 135.59kph, Not much movement from this surface. Q de Kock puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Single taken
2.3 Umesh Yadav to Cheteshwar Pujara, 1, 140.75kph, short and straight. Well-timed cover drive there. One more to the total
2.4 Umesh Yadav to Quinton de Kock, 1, 135.51kph, Aggressive late cut from Q de Kock. That is a comfortable single
2.5 Umesh Yadav to Cheteshwar Pujara, OUT, 140.68kph, U Yadav is working up a good head of steam here and he hits a short length on middle. C Pujara completely mishits a cut and he has not quite got a hold of this one and it is taken by J Ryder fine leg

    Cheteshwar Pujara  c J Ryder b U Yadav  5 (14m 9b 0x4 0x6)  SR: 55.56

The new batsman is Glenn Maxwell.
2.6 Umesh Yadav to Glenn Maxwell, WIDE, U Yadav pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire
2.6 Umesh Yadav to Glenn Maxwell, 0, 135.03kph, G Maxwell backfoot defensives but can't time it properly and he struck that too firmly to take the single

[ End of over 3 (6 runs) Chennai Super Kings 16 / 1 (RR: 5.33) ]

[ Quinton de Kock 8* (8b 1x4 0x6)     Umesh Yadav  2-0-12-1 ]
[ Glenn Maxwell  0 (1b 0x4 0x6)       Anureet Singh 1-0-3-0 ]

3.1 Anureet Singh to Quinton de Kock, 1, 136.83kph, Q de Kock puts bat to ball but mistimes it. One more
3.2 Anureet Singh to Glenn Maxwell, 1, 137.19kph, A Singh maintains a tight line just outside leg. G Maxwell plays a punchy backfoot defensive. The batsmen only take one
3.3 Anureet Singh to Quinton de Kock, 2, 140.38kph, That one goes on straight. Crunched through the off side. Well executed late cut. Two more to the total
3.4 Anureet Singh to Quinton de Kock, 1, 140.77kph, A Singh hurls this through and he maintains an off stump line. Q de Kock puts bat to ball but mistimes it. They take a single
3.5 Anureet Singh to Glenn Maxwell, 1, 137.22kph, A Singh puts his back into this delivery. G Maxwell puts bat to ball but mistimes it and he trots through for the single
3.6 Anureet Singh to Quinton de Kock, 4, 134.69kph, That continues on straight. Q de Kock plays an extravagant leg glance. Glorious timing. No need to run for that. Four runs

[ End of over 4 (10 runs) Chennai Super Kings 26 / 1 (RR: 6.50) ]

[ Glenn Maxwell  2* (3b 0x4 0x6)       Anureet Singh 2-0-13-0 ]
[ Quinton de Kock 16 (12b 2x4 0x6)     Umesh Yadav  2-0-12-1  ]

The new bowler is Imran Tahir.
4.1 Imran Tahir to Glenn Maxwell, 1, 60.00kph, I Tahir floats a delivery to G Maxwell. The leggie now and it turns away from the batsman. G Maxwell cuts but can't time it properly and he trots through for the single
4.2 Imran Tahir to Quinton de Kock, 0, 63.24kph, I Tahir gets this one to grip and turn. Bouncer! Q de Kock sways away and lets it go through
4.3 Imran Tahir to Quinton de Kock, 0, 62.38kph, Q de Kock pushes this ball through the off side. Is quick to cut off the single
4.4 Imran Tahir to Quinton de Kock, 1, 60.00kph, He finds a fraction of turn off the surface. Q de Kock plays it gently through the off side. One more to the total
4.5 Imran Tahir to Glenn Maxwell, 1, 63.17kph, I Tahir floats a delivery to G Maxwell and he cuts but can't time it properly. That is an excellent call by G Maxwell. One run
4.6 Imran Tahir to Quinton de Kock, 1, 77.60kph, A little more pace on this one. Q de Kock plays it gently through the off side. They take a single

[ End of over 5 (4 runs) Chennai Super Kings 30 / 1 (RR: 6.00) ]

[ Quinton de Kock 18* (16b 2x4 0x6)     Imran Tahir  1-0-4-0   ]
[ Glenn Maxwell  4 (5b 0x4 0x6)         Anureet Singh 2-0-13-0 ]

5.1 Anureet Singh to Quinton de Kock, 1, 140.71kph, short length outside off stump. Q de Kock late cuts but can't time it properly. That is a comfortable single
5.2 Anureet Singh to Glenn Maxwell, 6, 136.65kph, A Singh bowls this gun-barrel straight. Well-timed backfoot defensive there. Oh dear. That has been put down in the crowd. Six more
5.3 Anureet Singh to Glenn Maxwell, 4, 136.33kph, A Singh puts his back into this delivery and he bowls this gun-barrel straight. Excellent timing from G Maxwell as he plays a backfoot defensive. That went to the boundary in a flash
5.4 Anureet Singh to Glenn Maxwell, 1, 138.46kph, A Singh flings this through at decent pace and he bowls this gun-barrel straight. G Maxwell plays it gently through the off side. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
5.5 Anureet Singh to Quinton de Kock, 2, 133.11kph, Spanked through the off side. Great late cut. Two runs taken. The return is over the stumps
5.6 Anureet Singh to Quinton de Kock, 6, 134.91kph, A Singh puts his back into this delivery and he hits a short length outside off. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed on-drive. That has been caught in the crowd! Six

[ End of over 6 (20 runs) Chennai Super Kings 50 / 1 (RR: 8.33) ]

[ Glenn Maxwell  15* (8b 1x4 1x6)      Anureet Singh 3-0-33-0 ]
[ Quinton de Kock 27 (19b 2x4 1x6)     Imran Tahir  1-0-4-0   ]

The new bowler is Jesse Ryder.
6.1 Jesse Ryder to Glenn Maxwell, 0, 114.87kph, J Ryder bowls this from the back of his hand. Good and straight. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. G Maxwell rightly sends him back
6.2 Jesse Ryder to Glenn Maxwell, 2, 118.98kph, J Ryder pushes this through at no great pace. Good length just outside leg stump. Spanked through the leg side. Great leg glance. G Maxwell pushes hard for two. Excellent running
6.3 Jesse Ryder to Glenn Maxwell, 1, 115.78kph, short length on middle stump. G Maxwell cuts but doesn't time it at all. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
6.4 Jesse Ryder to Quinton de Kock, 4, 118.93kph, J Ryder is struggling to find much pace off this surface. Excellent timing and placement. Four
6.5 Jesse Ryder to Quinton de Kock, 6, 118.91kph, Q de Kock plays a punchy cut. Fielder is underneath it but the ball sails over his head. SIX
6.6 Jesse Ryder to Quinton de Kock, 4, 118.88kph, Not much movement from this surface. Q de Kock plays an extravagant cut. Glorious timing. The ball races away for a boundary

* And that's the 50 run partnership! Excellent batting from this pair.

[ End of over 7 (17 runs) Chennai Super Kings 67 / 1 (RR: 9.57) ]

[ Glenn Maxwell  18* (11b 1x4 1x6)     Jesse Ryder  1-0-17-0  ]
[ Quinton de Kock 41 (22b 4x4 2x6)     Anureet Singh 3-0-33-0 ]

Imran Tahir will start a new spell.
7.1 Imran Tahir to Glenn Maxwell, 1, 61.81kph, That one goes on straight with the arm. G Maxwell puts bat to ball but mistimes it. That is a comfortable single
7.2 Imran Tahir to Quinton de Kock, 0, 60.00kph, I Tahir floats a delivery to Q de Kock. Breaks into just off the straight. Well-timed backfoot defensive there. No run
7.3 Imran Tahir to Quinton de Kock, OUT, 62.93kph, I Tahir floats a delivery to Q de Kock. Q de Kock completely mishits a square drive. K Jadhav is after it and takes a spectacular catch!

    Quinton de Kock  c K Jadhav b I Tahir  41 (37m 24b 4x4 2x6)  SR: 170.83

The new batsman is AB de Villiers.
7.4 Imran Tahir to AB de Villiers, 1, 60.00kph, Gentle leggie turns away from the batsman. Spanked through the leg side. Great on-drive. One more to the total
7.5 Imran Tahir to Glenn Maxwell, WIDE, This delivery just skims past G Maxwell's pads. Unlucky to be called wide
7.5 Imran Tahir to Glenn Maxwell, 0, 61.48kph, I Tahir gives this one some air. The leggie now and it turns away from the batsman. G Maxwell plays a backfoot defensive, but can't time it properly. Hit straight to the fielder at gully. No run
7.6 Imran Tahir to Glenn Maxwell, 1, 67.53kph, That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic leg glance. One more

[ End of over 8 (4 runs) Chennai Super Kings 71 / 2 (RR: 8.88) ]

[ Glenn Maxwell      20* (14b 1x4 1x6)     Imran Tahir  2-0-8-1  ]
[ AB de Villiers     1 (1b 0x4 0x6)        Jesse Ryder  1-0-17-0 ]

The new bowler is Baba Aparajith.
8.1 Baba Aparajith to Glenn Maxwell, 2, 64.99kph, B Aparajith gives this one some air. Full length just outside leg stump. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed pull. Two more runs
8.2 Baba Aparajith to Glenn Maxwell, 1, 67.06kph, Gentle offie turns into the batsman. Hit straight to the fielder. That is a comfortable single
8.3 Baba Aparajith to AB de Villiers, 0, 60.00kph, B Aparajith tosses this one up to A de Villiers. A de Villiers swats this one. Is quick to cut off the single
8.4 Baba Aparajith to AB de Villiers, 4, 71.99kph, B Aparajith gives this one some air. Crunched through the off side. Well executed cover drive. Through point for four. Imperious
8.5 Baba Aparajith to AB de Villiers, 1, 60.00kph, That one goes on straight with the arm. A de Villiers plays it gently through the leg side. One more to the total
8.6 Baba Aparajith to Glenn Maxwell, 1, 66.73kph, B Aparajith floats a delivery to G Maxwell. A hint of turn into. G Maxwell puts bat to ball but mistimes it and he trots through for the single

[ End of over 9 (9 runs) Chennai Super Kings 80 / 2 (RR: 8.89) ]

[ Glenn Maxwell      24* (17b 1x4 1x6)     Baba Aparajith   1-0-9-0 ]
[ AB de Villiers     6 (4b 1x4 0x6)        Imran Tahir      2-0-8-1 ]

9.1 Imran Tahir to Glenn Maxwell, 1, 60.00kph, I Tahir gives this one some air. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic leg glance. Easy single to be had there
9.2 Imran Tahir to AB de Villiers, 0, 71.50kph, Crunched through the leg side. Well executed on-drive
9.3 Imran Tahir to AB de Villiers, 1, 75.71kph, I Tahir pushes this one through slightly quicker. Full length outside off stump. A de Villiers on-drives but can't time it properly. A de Villiers trots through for the single
9.4 Imran Tahir to Glenn Maxwell, 3, 60.00kph, I Tahir gives this one some air. A hint of turn away from. Great stop! saved a run there
9.5 Imran Tahir to AB de Villiers, OUT, 64.88kph, A de Villiers was in no position to play that stroke. Edged and taken!

    AB de Villiers  c +S Jackson b I Tahir  7 (8m 7b 1x4 0x6)  SR: 100.00

The new batsman is Manan Vohra.
9.6 Imran Tahir to Manan Vohra, 0, 63.05kph,

[ End of over 10 (5 runs) Chennai Super Kings 85 / 3 (RR: 8.50) ]

[ Glenn Maxwell  28* (19b 1x4 1x6)     Imran Tahir      3-0-13-2 ]
[ Manan Vohra    0 (1b 0x4 0x6)        Baba Aparajith   1-0-9-0  ]

10.1 Baba Aparajith to Glenn Maxwell, 1, 63.39kph, Breaks into just off the straight. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic backfoot defensive. That is a comfortable single
10.2 Baba Aparajith to Manan Vohra, 1, 60.00kph, M Vohra plays it gently through the leg side. Single taken
10.3 Baba Aparajith to Glenn Maxwell, 0, 62.57kph, B Aparajith tosses this one up to G Maxwell. Full length just outside off stump. G Maxwell plays a pull, but can't time it properly. No runs taken
10.4 Baba Aparajith to Glenn Maxwell, 6, 60.00kph, The straight one now. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic backfoot defensive. That has been caught in the crowd! Six
10.5 Baba Aparajith to Glenn Maxwell, 1, 61.20kph, good length just outside off stump. Aggressive backfoot defensive from G Maxwell. One more
10.6 Baba Aparajith to Manan Vohra, 1, 60.00kph, Not finding much turn off this surface. M Vohra plays it gently through the off side. One more to the total

[ End of over 11 (10 runs) Chennai Super Kings 95 / 3 (RR: 8.64) ]

[ Manan Vohra    2* (3b 0x4 0x6)      Baba Aparajith   2-0-19-0 ]
[ Glenn Maxwell  36 (23b 1x4 2x6)     Imran Tahir      3-0-13-2 ]

11.1 Imran Tahir to Manan Vohra, 1, 60.48kph, I Tahir floats a delivery to M Vohra. Aggressive square drive from M Vohra. The batsmen only take one
11.2 Imran Tahir to Glenn Maxwell, dot, 60.00kph, I Tahir tosses this one up to G Maxwell. The leggie now and it turns away from the batsman. G Maxwell puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Hit straight to the fielder at short cover. No run
11.3 Imran Tahir to Glenn Maxwell, 4, 60.00kph, G Maxwell plays an extravagant cover drive. Glorious timing. That's a boundary
11.4 Imran Tahir to Glenn Maxwell, 1, 60.00kph, Spanked through the leg side. Great square drive. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
11.5 Imran Tahir to Manan Vohra, 1, 60.00kph, M Vohra plays an extravagant square drive. Glorious timing. They take a single
11.6 Imran Tahir to Glenn Maxwell, 1, 64.86kph, I Tahir tosses this one up to G Maxwell. Excellent timing from G Maxwell as he plays a square drive. Umesh Yadav misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single

* I Tahir finishes up with a good, solid spell.
* Imran Tahir  2 / 21  in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 12 (8 runs) Chennai Super Kings 103 / 3 (RR: 8.58) ]

[ Glenn Maxwell  42* (27b 2x4 2x6)     Imran Tahir      4-0-21-2 ]
[ Manan Vohra    4 (5b 0x4 0x6)        Baba Aparajith   2-0-19-0 ]

12.1 Baba Aparajith to Glenn Maxwell, 2, 62.28kph, B Aparajith floats a delivery to G Maxwell. Two more to the total
12.2 Baba Aparajith to Glenn Maxwell, OUT, 60.08kph, G Maxwell can't get the cut away. Edged and taken!

    Glenn Maxwell  c +S Jackson b B Aparajith  44 (43m 29b 2x4 2x6)  SR: 151.72

The new batsman is Yuvraj Singh.
12.3 Baba Aparajith to Yuvraj Singh, 0, 75.20kph, Gentle offie turns away from the batsman. Bouncer! Y Singh sways away and lets it go through
12.4 Baba Aparajith to Yuvraj Singh, 1, 73.15kph, B Aparajith gets this one to grip and turn. Y Singh on-drives but can't time it properly. That is a comfortable single
12.5 Baba Aparajith to Manan Vohra, 4, 79.01kph, A little more pace on this one. Full length just outside off stump. Spanked through the leg side. Great on-drive. Four all the way
12.6 Baba Aparajith to Manan Vohra, 1, 60.00kph, B Aparajith tosses this one up to M Vohra. That one goes on straight with the arm. M Vohra puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end

[ End of over 13 (8 runs) Chennai Super Kings 111 / 4 (RR: 8.54) ]

[ Manan Vohra  9* (7b 1x4 0x6)     Baba Aparajith   3-0-27-1 ]
[ Yuvraj Singh 1 (2b 0x4 0x6)      Imran Tahir      4-0-21-2 ]

Jesse Ryder will start a new spell.
13.1 Jesse Ryder to Manan Vohra, 0, 114.32kph, J Ryder maintains a tight line on middle. No run
13.2 Jesse Ryder to Manan Vohra, WIDE, This delivery just skims past M Vohra's pads. Unlucky to be called wide
13.2 Jesse Ryder to Manan Vohra, 2, 116.56kph, J Ryder pushes this through at no great pace and he hits a short length just outside leg. Crunched through the off side. Well executed cut. Two runs
13.3 Jesse Ryder to Manan Vohra, 0, 115.42kph, J Ryder ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman and he maintains a leg stump line. M Vohra puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Not in the gap
13.4 Jesse Ryder to Manan Vohra, 1, 115.66kph, J Ryder is struggling to find much pace off this surface. M Vohra puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Easy single to be had there
13.5 Jesse Ryder to Yuvraj Singh, 1, 115.45kph, J Ryder bowls this gun-barrel straight. Y Singh plays it gently through the off side. One more to the total
13.6 Jesse Ryder to Manan Vohra, 6, 114.02kph, J Ryder hits a short length just outside leg. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed hook. M Vohra has absolutely smashed that! Six runs

[ End of over 14 (11 runs) Chennai Super Kings 122 / 4 (RR: 8.71) ]

[ Yuvraj Singh 2* (3b 0x4 0x6)      Jesse Ryder      2-0-28-0 ]
[ Manan Vohra  18 (12b 1x4 1x6)     Baba Aparajith   3-0-27-1 ]

14.1 Baba Aparajith to Yuvraj Singh, 0, 60.00kph, B Aparajith gives this one some air. Is quick to cut off the single
14.2 Baba Aparajith to Yuvraj Singh, 4, 69.53kph, The straight one now. Y Singh plays a punchy backfoot defensive. That runs towards the boundary. Four runs
14.3 Baba Aparajith to Yuvraj Singh, 6, 63.35kph, B Aparajith gives this one some air. Spanked through the off side. Great backfoot defensive. Shouts of "catch it" but can only look on as the ball clears the ropes
14.4 Baba Aparajith to Yuvraj Singh, 0, 61.24kph, B Aparajith tosses this one up to Y Singh. Well-timed backfoot defensive there. No run
14.5 Baba Aparajith to Yuvraj Singh, 1, 71.00kph, Y Singh swats this one. One more to the total
14.6 Baba Aparajith to Manan Vohra, OUT, 61.65kph, full length just outside leg stump. M Vohra can't get the cut away. Jackson juggles the edge and takes it at the second attempt!

    Manan Vohra  c +S Jackson b B Aparajith  18 (23m 13b 1x4 1x6)  SR: 138.46


* Not the best of outings from B Aparajith. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
* Baba Aparajith  2 / 38  in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 15 (11 runs) Chennai Super Kings 133 / 5 (RR: 8.87) ]

[ Yuvraj Singh 13* (8b 1x4 1x6)     Baba Aparajith   4-0-38-2 ]
[                                   Jesse Ryder      2-0-28-0 ]

The new batsman is Wriddhiman Saha.
15.1 Jesse Ryder to Yuvraj Singh, 1, 114.54kph, J Ryder slows this one down and he maintains a tight line outside off. Y Singh backfoot defensives but can't time it properly. The batsmen only take one
15.2 Jesse Ryder to Wriddhiman Saha, 0, 115.35kph, That continues on straight. W Saha plays an extravagant leg glance. Glorious timing. Not in the gap
15.3 Jesse Ryder to Wriddhiman Saha, 1, 118.83kph, J Ryder ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. W Saha puts bat to ball but mistimes it. They take a single
15.4 Jesse Ryder to Yuvraj Singh, 4, 118.81kph, J Ryder is struggling to find much pace off this surface and he maintains an off stump line. Excellent timing from Y Singh as he plays a backfoot defensive. Four runs
15.5 Jesse Ryder to Yuvraj Singh, 0, 114.41kph, J Ryder cuts his fingers across this one. Not much movement from this surface. Y Singh plays an extravagant backfoot defensive. Glorious timing. Hit straight to the fielder at deep mid-off. No run
15.6 Jesse Ryder to Yuvraj Singh, 2, 118.76kph, short and straight. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic backfoot defensive. The batsmen run hard and complete a comfortable two

[ End of over 16 (8 runs) Chennai Super Kings 141 / 5 (RR: 8.81) ]

[ Wriddhiman Saha 1* (2b 0x4 0x6)     Jesse Ryder      3-0-36-0 ]
[ Yuvraj Singh 20 (12b 2x4 1x6)       Baba Aparajith   4-0-38-2 ]

Umesh Yadav will start a new spell.
16.1 Umesh Yadav to Wriddhiman Saha, 4, 137.19kph, U Yadav flings this through at decent pace. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic cover drive. Not quite where W Saha intended it to go
16.2 Umesh Yadav to Wriddhiman Saha, 1, 140.97kph, short and straight. W Saha plays it gently through the leg side. One more to the total
16.3 Umesh Yadav to Yuvraj Singh, 1, 138.77kph, short and straight. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic pull. One more to the total
16.4 Umesh Yadav to Wriddhiman Saha, 1, 136.83kph, short and straight. W Saha plays it gently through the leg side. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
16.5 Umesh Yadav to Yuvraj Singh, 1, 140.87kph, Y Singh plays it gently through the leg side. Easy single to be had there
16.6 Umesh Yadav to Wriddhiman Saha, 0, 139.43kph, short and straight. W Saha plays it gently through the leg side and he struck that too firmly to take the single

[ End of over 17 (8 runs) Chennai Super Kings 149 / 5 (RR: 8.76) ]

[ Yuvraj Singh 22* (14b 2x4 1x6)     Umesh Yadav  3-0-20-1 ]
[ Wriddhiman Saha 7 (6b 1x4 0x6)     Jesse Ryder  3-0-36-0 ]

17.1 Jesse Ryder to Yuvraj Singh, 1, 112.39kph, J Ryder cuts his fingers across this one. Y Singh plays it gently through the off side. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
17.2 Jesse Ryder to Wriddhiman Saha, 1, 113.74kph, J Ryder bowls this from the back of his hand. Well-timed pull there. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
17.3 Jesse Ryder to Yuvraj Singh, 4, 117.68kph, No great pace there from J Ryder and he maintains a tight line outside off. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic backfoot defensive. That's a boundary
17.4 Jesse Ryder to Yuvraj Singh, 1, 117.93kph, No great pace there from J Ryder. That continues on straight. Y Singh backfoot defensives but can't time it properly. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
17.5 Jesse Ryder to Wriddhiman Saha, 1, 113.32kph, J Ryder slows this one down and he maintains an off stump line. W Saha puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Single taken
17.6 Jesse Ryder to Yuvraj Singh, 1, 118.66kph, J Ryder pushes this through at no great pace. Well-timed leg glance there. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run

* Not the best of outings from J Ryder. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
* Jesse Ryder  0 / 45  in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 18 (9 runs) Chennai Super Kings 158 / 5 (RR: 8.78) ]

[ Yuvraj Singh 29* (18b 3x4 1x6)     Jesse Ryder  4-0-45-0 ]
[ Wriddhiman Saha 9 (8b 1x4 0x6)     Umesh Yadav  3-0-20-1 ]

18.1 Umesh Yadav to Yuvraj Singh, 2, 136.63kph, U Yadav maintains a tight line outside off. Y Singh pushes hard for two. Excellent running
18.2 Umesh Yadav to Yuvraj Singh, 1, 140.82kph, Y Singh plays it gently through the leg side. They take a single
18.3 Umesh Yadav to Wriddhiman Saha, 2, 140.21kph, U Yadav hurls this through and he pitches that one just outside leg. Crunched through the off side. Well executed cut. W Saha collects two
18.4 Umesh Yadav to Wriddhiman Saha, 0, 138.03kph, That continues on straight. Bouncer! W Saha sways away and lets it go through
18.5 Umesh Yadav to Wriddhiman Saha, 1, 140.72kph, U Yadav hurls this through. Not much movement from this surface. Single taken
18.6 Umesh Yadav to Yuvraj Singh, 4, 136.49kph, That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic pull. That runs away for four

* Not the best of outings from U Yadav. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
* Umesh Yadav  1 / 30  in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 19 (10 runs) Chennai Super Kings 168 / 5 (RR: 8.84) ]

[ Wriddhiman Saha 12* (11b 1x4 0x6)     Umesh Yadav  4-0-30-1 ]
[ Yuvraj Singh 36 (21b 4x4 1x6)         Jesse Ryder  4-0-45-0 ]

Anureet Singh will start a new spell.
19.1 Anureet Singh to Wriddhiman Saha, 1, 141.00kph, A Singh pitches that one on middle. W Saha puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
19.2 Anureet Singh to Yuvraj Singh, 1, 140.32kph, That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic pull. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
19.3 Anureet Singh to Wriddhiman Saha, 6, 140.72kph, Spanked through the leg side. Great leg glance. W Saha has absolutely smashed that! Six runs
19.4 Anureet Singh to Wriddhiman Saha, 1, 137.17kph, A Singh flings this through at decent pace. That one goes on straight. Crunched through the off side. Well executed late cut. They take a single
19.5 Anureet Singh to Yuvraj Singh, 1, 136.91kph, A Singh flings this through at decent pace. Y Singh plays it gently through the leg side. They take a single
19.6 Anureet Singh to Wriddhiman Saha, 1, 140.84kph, That one goes on straight. W Saha plays it gently through the off side. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single

* Not the best of outings from A Singh. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
* Anureet Singh  0 / 44  in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 20 (11 runs) Chennai Super Kings 179 / 5 (RR: 8.95) ]

[ Wriddhiman Saha 21* (15b 1x4 1x6)     Anureet Singh 4-0-44-0 ]
[ Yuvraj Singh 38 (23b 4x4 1x6)         Umesh Yadav  4-0-30-1  ]

CHENNAI SUPER KINGS INNINGS

BATTING SCORECARD

Player              Status                             Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R   

Cheteshwar Pujara   c   J Ryder      b   U Yadav       5    9     0  0  55.56
Quinton de Kock     c   K Jadhav     b   I Tahir       41   24    4  2  170.83
Glenn Maxwell       c   +S Jackson   b   B Aparajith   44   29    2  2  151.72
AB de Villiers      c   +S Jackson   b   I Tahir       7    7     1  0  100.00
Manan Vohra         c   +S Jackson   b   B Aparajith   18   13    1  1  138.46
Yuvraj Singh        not out                            38   23    4  1  165.22
Wriddhiman Saha     not out                            21   15    1  1  140.00
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DNB: Harbhajan Singh, Ashish Nehra, Kane Richardson, Ishant Sharma

Chennai Super Kings - 179 / 5     Overs 20     RPO: 8.95
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PARTNERSHIPS

Cheteshwar Pujara / Quinton de Kock          ooo*****..          15 (18)
Glenn Maxwell     / Quinton de Kock          ooo******.          53 (29)
Glenn Maxwell     / AB de Villiers           ooooo****.          17 (15)
Glenn Maxwell     / Manan Vohra              oooooooo**          20 (15)
Yuvraj Singh      / Manan Vohra              oooo*****.          28 (17)
Yuvraj Singh      / Wriddhiman Saha          ooooo****.          46 (30)
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FOW:   1/15       2/68       3/85      4/105      5/133   
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BOWLING SCORECARD

Player           Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R    Wd NB

Umesh Yadav      4.0   0    30   1    7.50   2  0 
Anureet Singh    4.0   0    44   0    11.00  0  0 
Imran Tahir      4.0   0    21   2    5.25   1  0 
Jesse Ryder      4.0   0    45   0    11.25  1  0 
Baba Aparajith   4.0   0    38   2    9.50   0  0 
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EXTRAS: 5     WD: 4     NB: 0     B: 1     LB: 0
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Cochin Commandos need 180 runs to win from 20 overs at 9.00 rpo

COCHIN COMMANDOS INNINGS​

The new batsman is Aaron Finch.
The new batsman is Manish Pandey.
The new bowler is Ishant Sharma.
0.1 Ishant Sharma to Aaron Finch, 0, 141.00kph, short and straight. A Finch plays a punchy on-drive. Not in the gap
0.2 Ishant Sharma to Aaron Finch, 1, 136.89kph, I Sharma puts his back into this delivery and he hits a short length on middle. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed backfoot defensive. A Finch trots through for the single
0.3 Ishant Sharma to Manish Pandey, 1b, 140.93kph, I Sharma hurls this through and he pitches that one on middle. Oh beaten comprehensively there. One more to the total
0.4 Ishant Sharma to Aaron Finch, 6, 140.90kph, I Sharma pitches that one on middle. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed backfoot defensive. A Finch has absolutely smashed that! Six runs
0.5 Ishant Sharma to Aaron Finch, 1b, 136.87kph, I Sharma bowls this gun-barrel straight. A Finch is beaten all ends up. This is excellent bowling. One more
0.6 Ishant Sharma to Manish Pandey, 0, 137.37kph, I Sharma flings this through at decent pace. That one goes on straight. M Pandey hangs on the back foot and blocks it. No runs taken

[ End of over 1 (9 runs) Cochin Commandos 9 / 0 (RR: 9.00, RRR: 8.95) ]
Cochin Commandos requires 171 runs to win at 9.00 runs per over

[ Aaron Finch   7* (4b 0x4 1x6)     Ishant Sharma 1-0-7-0 ]
[ Manish Pandey 0 (2b 0x4 0x6)                            ]

The new bowler is Ashish Nehra.
1.1 Ashish Nehra to Aaron Finch, 1, 127.18kph, A Nehra ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Wicket to wicket delivery. A Finch plays a punchy upper cut. Easy single to be had there
1.2 Ashish Nehra to Manish Pandey, 4, 128.66kph, A Nehra pushes this through at no great pace and he maintains a tight line on middle. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic leg glance. Through deep fine leg for four. Imperious
1.3 Ashish Nehra to Manish Pandey, 1, 124.97kph, Spanked through the off side. Great late cut. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run
1.4 Ashish Nehra to Aaron Finch, 0, 125.21kph, This one is military medium from A Nehra. A Finch backfoot defensives but can't time it properly. Not in the gap
1.5 Ashish Nehra to Aaron Finch, 1, 127.31kph, That one goes on straight. Crunched through the off side. Well executed upper cut. That is a comfortable single
1.6 Ashish Nehra to Manish Pandey, 1, 125.97kph, A Nehra pushes this through at no great pace. Short length on middle stump. M Pandey late cuts but can't time it properly. Single taken

[ End of over 2 (8 runs) Cochin Commandos 17 / 0 (RR: 8.50, RRR: 9.00) ]
Cochin Commandos requires 163 runs to win at 9.06 runs per over

[ Manish Pandey 6* (5b 1x4 0x6)     Ashish Nehra  1-0-8-0 ]
[ Aaron Finch   9 (7b 0x4 1x6)      Ishant Sharma 1-0-7-0 ]

2.1 Ishant Sharma to Manish Pandey, OUT, 136.85kph, I Sharma hits a short length just outside leg. M Pandey completely mishits a cut. The ball is airborne and taken by Y Singh

    Manish Pandey  c Y Singh b I Sharma  6 (10m 6b 1x4 0x6)  SR: 100.00

The new batsman is Kevin Pietersen.
2.2 Ishant Sharma to Kevin Pietersen, 0, 137.08kph, Bouncer! K Pietersen sways away and lets it go through
2.3 Ishant Sharma to Kevin Pietersen, 1, 140.78kph, I Sharma is working up a good head of steam here. Short length just outside leg stump. K Pietersen backfoot defensives but can't time it properly. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
2.4 Ishant Sharma to Aaron Finch, WIDE, This delivery just skims past A Finch's pads. Unlucky to be called wide
2.4 Ishant Sharma to Aaron Finch, 4, 138.13kph, I Sharma bowls this gun-barrel straight. Excellent timing from A Finch as he plays a backfoot defensive. Can't cut it off. Four
2.5 Ishant Sharma to Aaron Finch, 1, 138.75kph, misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
2.6 Ishant Sharma to Kevin Pietersen, 4, 136.44kph, I Sharma puts his back into this delivery and he maintains a middle stump line. Excellent timing from K Pietersen as he plays a backfoot defensive. No chance for the fielder in the deep. Four more

[ End of over 3 (11 runs) Cochin Commandos 28 / 1 (RR: 9.33, RRR: 8.88) ]
Cochin Commandos requires 152 runs to win at 8.94 runs per over

[ Aaron Finch      14* (9b 1x4 1x6)     Ishant Sharma 2-0-18-1 ]
[ Kevin Pietersen  5 (3b 1x4 0x6)       Ashish Nehra  1-0-8-0  ]

3.1 Ashish Nehra to Aaron Finch, 2, 125.72kph, This one is military medium from A Nehra. The batsmen run hard and complete a comfortable two
3.2 Ashish Nehra to Aaron Finch, 1, 128.86kph, A Finch puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Easy single to be had there
3.3 Ashish Nehra to Kevin Pietersen, 1, 127.91kph, A Nehra pushes this through at no great pace. Short length just outside off stump. K Pietersen plays a hook, but can't time it properly. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
3.4 Ashish Nehra to Aaron Finch, 4, 124.83kph, Spanked through the off side. Great cut. Can't cut it off. Four
3.5 Ashish Nehra to Aaron Finch, 1, 128.77kph, No great pace there from A Nehra. Short length outside off stump. A Finch pulls but can't time it properly. That is a comfortable single
3.6 Ashish Nehra to Kevin Pietersen, 1, 126.31kph, This one is military medium from A Nehra and he bowls this gun-barrel straight. Excellent timing from K Pietersen as he plays a hook. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single

[ End of over 4 (10 runs) Cochin Commandos 38 / 1 (RR: 9.50, RRR: 8.81) ]
Cochin Commandos requires 142 runs to win at 8.88 runs per over

[ Kevin Pietersen  7* (5b 1x4 0x6)      Ashish Nehra  2-0-18-0 ]
[ Aaron Finch      22 (13b 2x4 1x6)     Ishant Sharma 2-0-18-1 ]

The new bowler is Kane Richardson.
4.1 Kane Richardson to Kevin Pietersen, 0, 136.79kph, K Pietersen plays an extravagant backfoot defensive. Glorious timing
4.2 Kane Richardson to Kevin Pietersen, 1, 137.10kph, K Richardson is working up a decent pace here. K Pietersen played that with soft hands. Easy single to be had there
4.3 Kane Richardson to Aaron Finch, 1b, 136.87kph, Not much movement from this surface. A Finch is beaten by the movement. One more to the total
4.4 Kane Richardson to Kevin Pietersen, 6, 140.90kph, K Richardson is working up a good head of steam here. Short length just outside leg stump. K Pietersen swats this one. That has been caught in the crowd! Six
4.5 Kane Richardson to Kevin Pietersen, 2, 140.87kph, That one goes on straight. Crunched through the off side. Well executed cut. Two runs taken. The return is over the stumps
4.6 Kane Richardson to Kevin Pietersen, 1, 140.84kph, K Pietersen plays it gently through the leg side. They take a single

[ End of over 5 (11 runs) Cochin Commandos 49 / 1 (RR: 9.80, RRR: 8.67) ]
Cochin Commandos requires 131 runs to win at 8.73 runs per over

[ Kevin Pietersen  17* (10b 1x4 1x6)     Kane Richardson   1-0-10-0 ]
[ Aaron Finch      22 (14b 2x4 1x6)      Ashish Nehra      2-0-18-0 ]

The new bowler is Harbhajan Singh.
5.1 Harbhajan Singh to Kevin Pietersen, 0, 71.27kph, full length just outside off stump. Crunched through the off side. Well executed square drive. No runs taken
5.2 Harbhajan Singh to Kevin Pietersen, 1, 79.57kph, H Singh pushes this one through slightly quicker. K Pietersen plays an extravagant backfoot defensive. Glorious timing. That is an excellent call by K Pietersen. One run
5.3 Harbhajan Singh to Aaron Finch, 0, 63.06kph, A hint of turn into. A Finch struggles to negotiate that one and just manages to get under it
5.4 Harbhajan Singh to Aaron Finch, 1, 79.20kph, This one is bowled slightly flatter, slightly quicker. Not finding much turn off this surface. Well-timed on-drive there. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
5.5 Harbhajan Singh to Kevin Pietersen, WIDE, This delivery just skims past K Pietersen's pads. Unlucky to be called wide
5.5 Harbhajan Singh to Kevin Pietersen, 1, 60.00kph, H Singh gives this one some air. K Pietersen plays it gently through the off side. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
5.6 Harbhajan Singh to Aaron Finch, 1, 71.12kph, Gentle offie turns into the batsman. Well-timed drive there. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single

[ End of over 6 (5 runs) Cochin Commandos 54 / 1 (RR: 9.00, RRR: 8.93) ]
Cochin Commandos requires 126 runs to win at 9.00 runs per over

[ Aaron Finch      24* (17b 2x4 1x6)     Harbhajan Singh   1-0-5-0  ]
[ Kevin Pietersen  19 (13b 1x4 1x6)      Kane Richardson   1-0-10-0 ]

6.1 Kane Richardson to Aaron Finch, 2, 137.29kph, K Richardson pitches that one on middle. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed backfoot defensive. Two runs
6.2 Kane Richardson to Aaron Finch, 1, 140.82kph, That one goes on straight. A Finch plays it gently through the leg side. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single
6.3 Kane Richardson to Kevin Pietersen, 4, 140.79kph, Well-timed leg glance there. Four all the way
6.4 Kane Richardson to Kevin Pietersen, 1, 140.76kph, K Pietersen pushes this ball through the off side. One more
6.5 Kane Richardson to Aaron Finch, 4, 140.72kph, A Finch plays a punchy backfoot defensive. The ball smashes into the advertising boarding now. Four
6.6 Kane Richardson to Aaron Finch, 1, 137.15kph, K Richardson maintains a middle stump line. Excellent timing from A Finch as he plays a backfoot defensive. Single taken

* And that's the 50 run partnership! Excellent batting from this pair.

[ End of over 7 (13 runs) Cochin Commandos 67 / 1 (RR: 9.57, RRR: 8.62) ]
Cochin Commandos requires 113 runs to win at 8.69 runs per over

[ Aaron Finch      32* (21b 3x4 1x6)     Kane Richardson   2-0-23-0 ]
[ Kevin Pietersen  24 (15b 2x4 1x6)      Harbhajan Singh   1-0-5-0  ]

7.1 Harbhajan Singh to Aaron Finch, 1, 64.03kph, H Singh floats a delivery to A Finch and he plays a drive, but can't time it properly. That is an excellent call by A Finch. One run
7.2 Harbhajan Singh to Kevin Pietersen, 0, 60.00kph, H Singh floats a delivery to K Pietersen and he plays it gently through the off side. K Pietersen struck that too firmly to take the single
7.3 Harbhajan Singh to Kevin Pietersen, 1, 61.83kph, H Singh tosses this one up to K Pietersen. Not finding much turn off this surface. Well-timed backfoot defensive there. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
7.4 Harbhajan Singh to Aaron Finch, 6, 60.52kph, H Singh tosses this one up to A Finch. Short length on middle stump. Spanked through the off side. Great drive. A Finch hammers this for six
7.5 Harbhajan Singh to Aaron Finch, 0, 60.00kph, Not finding much turn off this surface. A Finch plays it gently through the off side. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. A Finch rightly sends him back
7.6 Harbhajan Singh to Aaron Finch, OUT, 66.56kph, H Singh gives this one some air. The straight one now. A Finch played that with soft hands. That is a very close shout. Looks good from our vantage point and, yes, he has to go

    Aaron Finch  lbw H Singh  39 (39m 25b 3x4 2x6)  SR: 156.00


[ End of over 8 (8 runs) Cochin Commandos 75 / 2 (RR: 9.38, RRR: 8.67) ]
Cochin Commandos requires 105 runs to win at 8.75 runs per over

[ Kevin Pietersen  25* (17b 2x4 1x6)     Harbhajan Singh   2-0-13-1 ]
[                                        Kane Richardson   2-0-23-0 ]

The new batsman is Kedar Jadhav.
The new bowler is Yuvraj Singh.
8.1 Yuvraj Singh to Kevin Pietersen, 2, 64.89kph, Crunched through the off side. Well executed late cut. Two more to the total
8.2 Yuvraj Singh to Kevin Pietersen, 1, 65.81kph, K Pietersen plays it gently through the leg side. Single taken
8.3 Yuvraj Singh to Kedar Jadhav, 1, 68.17kph, Y Singh floats a delivery to K Jadhav. That one goes on straight with the arm. Spanked through the leg side. Great on-drive. K Jadhav trots through for the single
8.4 Yuvraj Singh to Kevin Pietersen, 1, 85.62kph, Y Singh spears this one in to K Pietersen. Full length just outside leg stump. K Pietersen puts bat to ball but mistimes it. One more
8.5 Yuvraj Singh to Kedar Jadhav, 1, 70.04kph, Y Singh tosses this one up to K Jadhav. The straight one now. K Jadhav pulls but can't time it properly. They take a single
8.6 Yuvraj Singh to Kevin Pietersen, 3, 60.29kph, Y Singh tosses this one up to K Pietersen. The straight one now. Good effort in the deep keeps it down to three

[ End of over 9 (9 runs) Cochin Commandos 84 / 2 (RR: 9.33, RRR: 8.64) ]
Cochin Commandos requires 96 runs to win at 8.73 runs per over

[ Kevin Pietersen  32* (21b 2x4 1x6)     Yuvraj Singh 1-0-9-0     ]
[ Kedar Jadhav     2 (2b 0x4 0x6)        Harbhajan Singh 2-0-13-1 ]

9.1 Harbhajan Singh to Kevin Pietersen, 0, 60.00kph, H Singh floats a delivery to K Pietersen. Spanked through the leg side. Great on-drive. Hit straight to the fielder at forward square leg. No run
9.2 Harbhajan Singh to Kevin Pietersen, 1, 60.00kph, A hint of turn into. K Pietersen puts bat to ball but mistimes it. One more to the total
9.3 Harbhajan Singh to Kedar Jadhav, 1, 60.00kph, H Singh gives this one some air. Breaks into just off the straight. K Jadhav late cuts but can't time it properly. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
9.4 Harbhajan Singh to Kevin Pietersen, 1, 63.81kph, Not finding much turn off this surface. K Pietersen puts bat to ball but mistimes it. One more to the total
9.5 Harbhajan Singh to Kedar Jadhav, 1, 60.00kph, H Singh gives this one some air. Gentle offie turns into the batsman. K Jadhav plays it gently through the off side. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
9.6 Harbhajan Singh to Kevin Pietersen, 0, 61.57kph, K Pietersen on-drives but can't time it properly and he struck that too firmly to take the single

[ End of over 10 (4 runs) Cochin Commandos 88 / 2 (RR: 8.80, RRR: 9.10) ]
Cochin Commandos requires 92 runs to win at 9.20 runs per over

[ Kedar Jadhav     4* (4b 0x4 0x6)      Harbhajan Singh 3-0-17-1 ]
[ Kevin Pietersen  34 (25b 2x4 1x6)     Yuvraj Singh 1-0-9-0     ]

10.1 Yuvraj Singh to Kedar Jadhav, 0, 63.10kph, Not finding much turn off this surface. Well-timed pull there. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. K Jadhav rightly sends him back
10.2 Yuvraj Singh to Kedar Jadhav, 1, 62.02kph, Y Singh tosses this one up to K Jadhav. The straight one now. K Jadhav plays it gently through the leg side. They take a single
10.3 Yuvraj Singh to Kevin Pietersen, 2, 61.24kph, Excellent timing from K Pietersen as he plays an on-drive. Two runs taken. The return is over the stumps
10.4 Yuvraj Singh to Kevin Pietersen, 0, 68.84kph, K Pietersen plays it gently through the leg side
10.5 Yuvraj Singh to Kevin Pietersen, 1, 60.90kph, Y Singh tosses this one up to K Pietersen. Full length just outside leg stump. Aggressive hook from K Pietersen. They take a single
10.6 Yuvraj Singh to Kedar Jadhav, 2, 68.77kph, Crunched through the off side. Well executed drive. The batsmen run hard and complete a comfortable two

[ End of over 11 (6 runs) Cochin Commandos 94 / 2 (RR: 8.55, RRR: 9.44) ]
Cochin Commandos requires 86 runs to win at 9.56 runs per over

[ Kevin Pietersen  37* (28b 2x4 1x6)     Yuvraj Singh 2-0-15-0    ]
[ Kedar Jadhav     7 (7b 0x4 0x6)        Harbhajan Singh 3-0-17-1 ]

11.1 Harbhajan Singh to Kevin Pietersen, 4, 62.06kph, K Pietersen plays an extravagant cut. Glorious timing. Not quite where K Pietersen intended it to go
11.2 Harbhajan Singh to Kevin Pietersen, 4, 60.00kph, H Singh floats a delivery to K Pietersen and he plays an extravagant on-drive. Glorious timing. Not quite where K Pietersen intended it to go
11.3 Harbhajan Singh to Kevin Pietersen, 1, 70.56kph, H Singh tosses this one up to K Pietersen and he played that with soft hands. They take a single
11.4 Harbhajan Singh to Kedar Jadhav, 1, 60.00kph, Excellent timing from K Jadhav as he plays a backfoot defensive. That is a comfortable single
11.5 Harbhajan Singh to Kevin Pietersen, 1, 62.54kph, H Singh tosses this one up to K Pietersen. He finds a fraction of turn off the surface. K Pietersen plays it gently through the off side. They take a single
11.6 Harbhajan Singh to Kedar Jadhav, 0, 70.59kph, H Singh tosses this one up to K Jadhav. Spanked through the off side. Great backfoot defensive. Is quick to cut off the single

* A tad expensive from H Singh, but a decent outing for him today.
* Harbhajan Singh  1 / 28  in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 12 (11 runs) Cochin Commandos 105 / 2 (RR: 8.75, RRR: 9.25) ]
Cochin Commandos requires 75 runs to win at 9.38 runs per over

[ Kevin Pietersen  47* (32b 4x4 1x6)     Harbhajan Singh 4-0-28-1 ]
[ Kedar Jadhav     8 (9b 0x4 0x6)        Yuvraj Singh 2-0-15-0    ]

12.1 Yuvraj Singh to Kevin Pietersen, 0, 60.00kph, Y Singh gives this one some air. Good length on middle stump. No runs taken
12.2 Yuvraj Singh to Kevin Pietersen, 0, 63.53kph, That one goes on straight with the arm. Bouncer! K Pietersen sways away
12.3 Yuvraj Singh to Kevin Pietersen, 0, 72.07kph, Not finding much turn off this surface. K Pietersen puts bat to ball but mistimes it. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. K Pietersen rightly sends him back
12.4 Yuvraj Singh to Kevin Pietersen, 1, 67.92kph, Y Singh gives this one some air. K Pietersen puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
12.5 Yuvraj Singh to Kedar Jadhav, 1, 68.57kph, Y Singh floats a delivery to K Jadhav. Excellent timing from K Jadhav as he plays a leg glance. That is an excellent call by K Jadhav. One run
12.6 Yuvraj Singh to Kevin Pietersen, 6, 76.64kph, Not finding much turn off this surface. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic hook. That has been caught in the crowd! Six

* That's K Pietersen's 50! Well played.

[ End of over 13 (8 runs) Cochin Commandos 113 / 2 (RR: 8.69, RRR: 9.43) ]
Cochin Commandos requires 67 runs to win at 9.57 runs per over

[ Kedar Jadhav     9* (10b 0x4 0x6)     Yuvraj Singh 3-0-23-0    ]
[ Kevin Pietersen  54 (37b 4x4 2x6)     Harbhajan Singh 4-0-28-1 ]

Ashish Nehra will start a new spell.
13.1 Ashish Nehra to Kedar Jadhav, 1, 126.71kph, This one is military medium from A Nehra. Short and straight. K Jadhav plays it gently through the leg side. Easy single to be had there
13.2 Ashish Nehra to Kevin Pietersen, 6, 126.40kph, A Nehra ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic square drive. K Pietersen hammers this for six
13.3 Ashish Nehra to Kevin Pietersen, 2, 124.96kph, A Nehra pushes this through at no great pace. That continues on straight. K Pietersen takes a couple of runs
13.4 Ashish Nehra to Kevin Pietersen, 1, 126.72kph, K Pietersen plays it gently through the off side. They take a single
13.5 Ashish Nehra to Kedar Jadhav, 1, 128.89kph, This one is military medium from A Nehra. Short and straight. K Jadhav plays it gently through the leg side. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
13.6 Ashish Nehra to Kevin Pietersen, 1, 128.86kph, This one is military medium from A Nehra. K Pietersen plays it gently through the off side. Single taken

* And that's the 50 run partnership! Excellent batting from this pair.

[ End of over 14 (12 runs) Cochin Commandos 125 / 2 (RR: 8.93, RRR: 9.00) ]
Cochin Commandos requires 55 runs to win at 9.17 runs per over

[ Kevin Pietersen  64* (41b 4x4 3x6)     Ashish Nehra 3-0-30-0 ]
[ Kedar Jadhav     11 (12b 0x4 0x6)      Yuvraj Singh 3-0-23-0 ]

14.1 Yuvraj Singh to Kevin Pietersen, 1b, 63.79kph, K Pietersen is beaten by the movement. One more to the total
14.2 Yuvraj Singh to Kedar Jadhav, 4, 77.62kph, K Jadhav plays an extravagant late cut. Glorious timing. That's a boundary
14.3 Yuvraj Singh to Kedar Jadhav, 0, 60.00kph, Y Singh floats a delivery to K Jadhav. That one goes on straight with the arm. K Jadhav on-drives but can't time it properly. Hit straight to the fielder at mid-wicket. No run
14.4 Yuvraj Singh to Kedar Jadhav, 0, 60.00kph, Y Singh tosses this one up to K Jadhav and he leg glances but can't time it properly
14.5 Yuvraj Singh to Kedar Jadhav, 1, 61.42kph, Y Singh gives this one some air. The straight one now. Hit straight to the fielder. Easy single to be had there
14.6 Yuvraj Singh to Kevin Pietersen, OUT, 70.85kph, Y Singh gives this one some air. K Pietersen was in no position to play that stroke and he has not quite got a hold of this one and it is taken by G Maxwell point

    Kevin Pietersen  c G Maxwell b Y Singh  64 (54m 43b 4x4 3x6)  SR: 148.84


* A tad expensive from Y Singh, but a decent outing for him today.
* Yuvraj Singh  1 / 28  in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 15 (6 runs) Cochin Commandos 131 / 3 (RR: 8.73, RRR: 9.60) ]
Cochin Commandos requires 49 runs to win at 9.80 runs per over

[ Kedar Jadhav  16* (16b 1x4 0x6)     Yuvraj Singh 4-0-28-1 ]
[                                     Ashish Nehra 3-0-30-0 ]

The new batsman is Sheldon Jackson.
15.1 Ashish Nehra to Kedar Jadhav, 4, 125.85kph, A Nehra ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Wicket to wicket delivery. Spanked through the leg side. Great leg glance. Four runs
15.2 Ashish Nehra to Kedar Jadhav, 2, 128.85kph, No great pace there from A Nehra. Short length on middle stump. Spanked through the off side. Great late cut. K Jadhav takes a couple of runs
15.3 Ashish Nehra to Kedar Jadhav, 1, 128.82kph, K Jadhav puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Can't get this past the fielder. One more
15.4 Ashish Nehra to Sheldon Jackson, 1, 128.79kph, A Nehra pushes this through at no great pace and he hits a short length just outside leg. S Jackson leg glances but can't time it properly. The batsmen only take one
15.5 Ashish Nehra to Kedar Jadhav, 3, 128.77kph, That continues on straight. They come back for a third. Brilliant running
15.6 Ashish Nehra to Sheldon Jackson, 1, 124.86kph, This one is military medium from A Nehra. That one goes on straight. S Jackson plays a punchy leg glance. The batsmen only take one

* Not the best of outings from A Nehra. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
* Ashish Nehra  0 / 42  in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 16 (12 runs) Cochin Commandos 143 / 3 (RR: 8.94, RRR: 9.00) ]
Cochin Commandos requires 37 runs to win at 9.25 runs per over

[ Sheldon Jackson 2* (2b 0x4 0x6)     Ashish Nehra 4-0-42-0 ]
[ Kedar Jadhav   26 (20b 2x4 0x6)     Yuvraj Singh 4-0-28-1 ]

Kane Richardson will start a new spell.
16.1 Kane Richardson to Sheldon Jackson, 4, 141.00kph, K Richardson is working up a good head of steam here. Short length just outside leg stump. Through cover for four. Imperious
16.2 Kane Richardson to Sheldon Jackson, 0, 136.95kph, K Richardson flings this through at decent pace. Short and straight. S Jackson struggles to negotiate that one and just manages to get under it
16.3 Kane Richardson to Sheldon Jackson, 1, 136.95kph, K Richardson maintains a leg stump line. Excellent timing from S Jackson as he plays a backfoot defensive. That is a comfortable single
16.4 Kane Richardson to Kedar Jadhav, 1, 140.90kph, K Richardson bowls this gun-barrel straight. K Jadhav plays it gently through the off side. Single taken
16.5 Kane Richardson to Sheldon Jackson, 1, 140.87kph, K Richardson hurls this through. Wicket to wicket delivery. S Jackson puts bat to ball but mistimes it. One more
16.6 Kane Richardson to Kedar Jadhav, 6, 136.60kph, K Richardson maintains a tight line just outside leg. K Jadhav has absolutely smashed that! Six runs

[ End of over 17 (13 runs) Cochin Commandos 156 / 3 (RR: 9.18, RRR: 7.67) ]
Cochin Commandos requires 24 runs to win at 8.00 runs per over

[ Sheldon Jackson 8* (6b 1x4 0x6)     Kane Richardson   3-0-36-0 ]
[ Kedar Jadhav   33 (22b 2x4 1x6)     Ashish Nehra      4-0-42-0 ]

Ishant Sharma will start a new spell.
17.1 Ishant Sharma to Sheldon Jackson, 0, 138.27kph, I Sharma puts his back into this delivery. Short ball! S Jackson ducks under it
17.2 Ishant Sharma to Sheldon Jackson, 1, 140.97kph, I Sharma hurls this through and he pitches that one on middle. S Jackson puts bat to ball but mistimes it. The batsmen only take one
17.3 Ishant Sharma to Kedar Jadhav, 4, 136.87kph, That continues on straight. K Jadhav plays an extravagant pull. Glorious timing. Four runs
17.4 Ishant Sharma to Kedar Jadhav, 1, 137.38kph, I Sharma bowls this gun-barrel straight. Excellent timing from K Jadhav as he plays a pull. One more
17.5 Ishant Sharma to Sheldon Jackson, 2, 140.87kph, I Sharma hurls this through. Wicket to wicket delivery. Spanked through the leg side. Great backfoot defensive. Two runs
17.6 Ishant Sharma to Sheldon Jackson, 0, 135.72kph, S Jackson hooks but can't time it properly. Is quick to cut off the single

[ End of over 18 (8 runs) Cochin Commandos 164 / 3 (RR: 9.11, RRR: 7.50) ]
Cochin Commandos requires 16 runs to win at 8.00 runs per over

[ Kedar Jadhav   38* (24b 3x4 1x6)     Ishant Sharma     3-0-26-1 ]
[ Sheldon Jackson 11 (10b 1x4 0x6)     Kane Richardson   3-0-36-0 ]

18.1 Kane Richardson to Kedar Jadhav, OUT (1), 140.85kph, K Richardson maintains a middle stump line. Excellent timing from K Jadhav as he plays a pull. This ball is lofted straight down the throat of the fielder at deep forward square leg

    Kedar Jadhav  c G Maxwell b K Richardson  38 (43m 25b 3x4 1x6)  SR: 152.00

The new batsman is Jesse Ryder.
18.2 Kane Richardson to Sheldon Jackson, 1, 134.81kph, That continues on straight. S Jackson plays an extravagant backfoot defensive. Glorious timing. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single
18.3 Kane Richardson to Jesse Ryder, 0, 136.90kph, K Richardson maintains a tight line outside off
18.4 Kane Richardson to Jesse Ryder, 0, 140.75kph, K Richardson hits a short length outside off. J Ryder leg glances but doesn't time it at all. No runs taken
18.5 Kane Richardson to Jesse Ryder, 1, 136.79kph, K Richardson flings this through at decent pace and he bowls this gun-barrel straight. Hit straight to the fielder. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end
18.6 Kane Richardson to Sheldon Jackson, 4, 140.69kph, That continues on straight. S Jackson plays an extravagant leg glance. Glorious timing. That's a boundary

* Not the best of outings from K Richardson. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
* Kane Richardson  1 / 42  in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 19 (6 runs) Cochin Commandos 170 / 4 (RR: 8.95, RRR: 9.00) ]
Cochin Commandos requires 10 runs to win at 10.00 runs per over

[ Jesse Ryder    1* (3b 0x4 0x6)       Kane Richardson   4-0-42-1 ]
[ Sheldon Jackson 16 (12b 2x4 0x6)     Ishant Sharma     3-0-26-1 ]

19.1 Ishant Sharma to Jesse Ryder, OUT, 139.22kph, That is an ungainly shot - J Ryder is lucky not to have edged that. BOWLED HIM!

    Jesse Ryder  b I Sharma  1 (4m 4b 0x4 0x6)  SR: 25.00

The new batsman is Hanuma Vihari.
19.2 Ishant Sharma to Hanuma Vihari, 1, 139.32kph, I Sharma hits a short length on middle. Crunched through the off side. Well executed cover drive. One more to the total
19.3 Ishant Sharma to Sheldon Jackson, 1, 140.78kph, I Sharma hits a short length on middle. S Jackson backfoot defensives but can't time it properly. That is a comfortable single
19.4 Ishant Sharma to Hanuma Vihari, 0, 136.68kph, H Vihari goes on to the back foot and keeps it down
19.5 Ishant Sharma to Hanuma Vihari, 4, 139.15kph, I Sharma puts his back into this delivery and he hits a short length on middle. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed leg glance. Four runs! Fantastic batting
19.6 Ishant Sharma to Hanuma Vihari, OUT, 140.69kph, I Sharma hurls this through. Not much movement from this surface. H Vihari miscues a cut. Edged and taken!

    Hanuma Vihari  c +Q de Kock b I Sharma  5 (4m 4b 1x4 0x6)  SR: 125.00


* Not the best of outings from I Sharma. He'll want to forget this in a hurry.
* Ishant Sharma  3 / 32  in 4.0 overs, 0 maidens

[ End of over 20 (6 runs) Cochin Commandos 176 / 6 (RR: 8.80, RRR: 3.00) ]

[ Sheldon Jackson 17* (13b 2x4 0x6)     Ishant Sharma     4-0-32-3 ]
[                                       Kane Richardson   4-0-42-1 ]


Chennai Super Kings wins by 3 runs

COCHIN COMMANDOS INNINGS

BATTING SCORECARD

Player            Status                              Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R   

Aaron Finch                       lbw  H Singh        39   25    3  2  156.00
Manish Pandey     c   Y Singh     b    I Sharma        6    6    1  0  100.00
Kevin Pietersen   c   G Maxwell   b    Y Singh        64   43    4  3  148.84
Kedar Jadhav      c   G Maxwell   b    K Richardson   38   25    3  1  152.00
Sheldon Jackson   not out                             17   13    2  0  130.77
Jesse Ryder                       b    I Sharma        1    4    0  0  25.00
Hanuma Vihari     c   +Q de Kock  b    I Sharma        5    4    1  0  125.00
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DNB: Baba Aparajith, Imran Tahir, Anureet Singh, Umesh Yadav

Cochin Commandos - 176 / 6     Overs 20     RPO: 8.80
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PARTNERSHIPS

Aaron Finch   / Manish Pandey            ooooo***..          17 (13)
Aaron Finch   / Kevin Pietersen          ooooo****.          58 (37)
Kedar Jadhav  / Kevin Pietersen          oo******..          56 (42)
Kedar Jadhav  / Sheldon Jackson          oooooo***.          33 (19)
Jesse Ryder   / Sheldon Jackson          o********.          6 (6)
Hanuma Vihari / Sheldon Jackson          oooooooo*.          6 (5)
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FOW:   1/17       2/75      3/131      4/164      5/170      6/176   
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BOWLING SCORECARD

Player            Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R    Wd NB

Ishant Sharma     4.0   0    32   3    8.00   1  0 
Ashish Nehra      4.0   0    42   0    10.50  0  0 
Kane Richardson   4.0   0    42   1    10.50  0  0 
Harbhajan Singh   4.0   0    28   1    7.00   1  0 
Yuvraj Singh      4.0   0    28   1    7.00   0  0 
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EXTRAS: 6     WD: 2     NB: 0     B: 4     LB: 0
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MoM: Ishant Sharma

Chennai Super Kings 179/5 20 overs
Cochin Commandos 176/6 20 overs

Chennai Super Kings wins by 3 runs

. Kevin Pietersen 50 off 37 balls

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[Pinch hitter]

LINEUPS FOR ROUND 05
Pitch Type: All Grounds pitches works like in real life [not accurate but kind of]...

BYE - COCHIN COMMANDOS
DELHI DAREDEVILS v CHENNAI SUPER KINGS @ The Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
HYDERABAD ASTROS v BHUBANESHWAR STRIKERS @ Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS v ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE @ Eden Gardens, Kolkata
MUMBAI PALADINS v RAJKOT RENEGADES @ Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Full Team Stats Updated Here...

@Na Maloom Afraad | @Rudolph | @ARKRafay | @Jack Ryder | @SAM. | @Aravind. & @Saroj padhy | @Sodium | @Rabbit

NOTE: Team can have a maximum of 4 Oversea Players... Mark your Captain, Wicket Keeper, and minimum Five Bowlers... Every player in the squad must play at-least one game before Play-off...

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

Delhi's at four at the moment, and beating Chennai could give us the boost we need.

DELHI DAREDEVILS

Murali Vijay
Vijay Zol
Kane Williamson ()
Joe Root
Shakib Al Hasan^
Ravindra Jadeja^
Rishi Dhawan^
Eklavya Dwivedi†
Dale Steyn^
Dhawan Kulkarni^
Varun Aaron^​

 

[Aravind.]

Chris Gayle
Ajinkya Rahane
Suresh Raina (Only if needed)
Robin Uthappa
Andre Russell
Stuart Binny
Suryakumar Yadav
Ravichandran Ashwin
Lasith Malinga
Jasprit Bumrah
Ajantha Mendis

Giving Russell an another chance because of this damn good strike rate.

@Saroj padhy

 

[Ohm]

Mumbai Paladins

Shreyas Iyer
Sanju Samson
Rohit Sharma
Shane Watson ^
Manpreet Juneja
Kieron Pollard
Dwayne Bravo ^
James Faulkner ^
Shreyas Gopal ^
Mohammed Shami ^
Mohit Sharma ^

Expecting to back on winning track.

 

[RUDI]

1. Cameron White
2. Quinton de Kock
3. AB de Villiers
4. Glenn Maxwell
5. Yuvraj Singh
6. Mayank Agarwal
7. Parthiv Patel
8. Harbhajan Singh
9. Ashish Nehra
10. Ishant Sharma
11. Pravin Tambe

 

[Perfect Square]

Go SAME

 

[Till Valhalla]

Shikar Dhawan
Dinesh Karthik
Chris Lynn
Goerge Bailey
Mitchell Marsh
Hardik Pandya
Naman Ojha
Karn Sharma
Pervez Rasool
Pat Cummins
Jaydev Unadkat


At last
a win.Batting still need some fine-tuning.
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[MishraJee]

Same

 

[MishraJee]

Same