CSK WIN: And Bravo starts the over with a big six over mid-wicket. And it was a no ball too, as Vinay delivered a full-toss above waist. All is happening here as CSK get a free hit too. Vinay succumbs to the high-pressure and bowls a wide. And on the penultimate ball of the match, Jadeja hits a big six to the finish the match in style. CSK win the match by 5 wickets.
OUT: And it's time for leggie Piyush Chawla to have a bowl.Chawla will have to be really careful with his lines, and ensure that he doesn't give any room to the batsmen to freeze arms. And he does just that. He drops in the ball short and Dhoni, unable to control his shot gets an under-edge. Karthik does well to take the catch. Chennai 161/4 after 17 overs.
A surprise choice, Tom Curran comes into the attack. The previous over exploits of Dhoni must have forced this change. Still the game is not over as suddenly MSD is looking very threatening. And it's a drop. Robin Uthappa misses a catch to dismiss Billings. And the very next ball Billings gets a big six over the covers. In fact he follows it up with another six towards the mid-wicket booundary. This could prove to be a very costly mistake at KKR's part. It's 145/3 after 15 overs.
Narine has been removed from the attack and Kuldeep gets a bowl. KKR needs to dismiss Dhoni, and Kuldeep is the right man to bowl at this time. Now Chennai batsmen will have to go for their shots. And Dhoni dances down the track and sends a bullet shot down to long-off boundary for a four. He follows it up with a towering six over mid-wicket. The crowd is right behind him at the moment. A successful over for Chennai comes to an end. CSK 128/3 after 14 overs.
On one hand as Dhoni seems to be struggling with his timing, Sam Billings gets a boundary finally through mid-on. Piyush Chawla apart from the solitary boundary in the over kept things pretty tight. Nine runs come from the over. CSK 112/ after 12 overs. Chennai need 91 runs from 42 balls.
MISS: And newbie Tom Curran misses a relatively tough catch from Raina. Kuldeep Yadav bowls it short and Raina goes for an inside-out shot. He mistimes the ball, but gets a lifeline. Kuldeep should be disappointed here. But KKR have made a good comeback in the match and have stopped the run flow. But after that, Raina plays another shot over the covers for a six. CSK 100/2 after 11 overs.
4 runs from the Narine over here as Raina gets treated for what looked like tightness of his calf. It will be interesting to see if he can now run the quick singles that Dhoni so depends on at the start of the innings. The score reads 90/2 after 10 overs with Dhoni and Raina in the middle.
4 runs from the Russell over as Chennai clearly seem to be slightly pegged back after losing the wicket of Watson. There has also been a change of ball here. Important for Raina to strike it big here as this is his call to show that he still belongs here. The score reads 79/1 after 7 overs
BRILLIANT!!! Curran gets Watson to bring Kolkata back, but that has been an excellent start from the Chennai Super Kings openers Watson and Rayudu. Chasing 203, one would have expected them to be a little tense, but both have looked in complete control as they bring up 75 from the powerplay overs. The score reads 75/1 after 6 overs as the umpires call for a strategic break at the Chepauk. Important for Raina and Rayudu to keep up the tempo here.
BOMMMMMMMMM!!!! 3 sixes off the first 3 balls of the Bravo over as Russell is putting up a brilliant show here and then 3 singles and that makes it 21 from the over as KKR owner Shah Rukh Khan is loving the performance from the stands. KKR's score reads 188/6 after 19 overs. Can they get 200?
MIXED BAG!!!!! A wicket for Watson as he dismisses Karthik for 26, but 10 runs for KKR and more importantly, Russell is still out in the middle here and he will look to finish this one with a flourish. Dhoni needs his bowlers to keep things in check in the last two overs here as the score reads 167/6
CSK's Dwayne Bravo (Image: CSK/Twitter)
| Rank | Team | Points | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 5313 | 121 |
| 2 | South Africa | 5154 | 117 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 3886 | 102 |
| 4 | Australia | 4599 | 102 |
| 5 | England | 5029 | 97 |
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