Live Score CSK vs KXIP live blog IPL 2019: Watson\, Du Plessis off to a flyer

Live Score CSK vs KXIP live blog IPL 2019: Dhoni, Rayudu struggle to find top gear Read In Hindi

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Live Score CSK vs KXIP live blog IPL 2019: R Ashwin removes Du Plessis, Raina in same over

Live Cricket Score CSK vs KXIP, IPL 2019, Match 18: Hello and welcome to our blog of Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab live from MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. Chennai were coasting along with just one wicket lost and looked like they got the perfect platform for the final flourish. The local lad, Ravi Ashwin though has picked a couple of wickets in the same over and that too of both the set batsmen. The current duo of MS Dhoni and Ambati Rayudu which is out in the middle will have to get their eyes in quickly and also go for quick runs in the last five overs. Punjab meanwhile will hope to bowl dot balls and also pick wickets to restrict Chennai to as low as possible. ()

Live Cricket Score, CSK vs KXIP from MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai: Chennai 127/3 (18 overs) vs Punjab in Chennai

17.30 IST: Andrew Tye to MS Dhoni, FOUR!


17.26 IST: Another quiet over from Punjab. Just six off it

17.22 IST: Sam Curran back on for Punjab

17.21 IST: Great over from Tye. Just two off it.

17.19 IST: Andrew Tye to MS Dhoni, There is a mix up between the two but luckily no trouble there. Dhoni pushes this length ball towards mid-wicket and goes off for a run. Rayudu responds to it but then stops midway and shouts no. They hear the call loudly and hence no trouble there.

17.18 IST: AJ Tye will restart now after the break

17.14 IST: Strategic time-out! Chennai were coasting along with just one wicket lost and looked like they got the perfect platform for the final flourish. The local lad, Ravi Ashwin though has picked a couple of wickets in the same over and that too of both the set batsmen. The current duo of MS Dhoni and Ambati Rayudu which is out in the middle will have to get their eyes in quickly and also go for quick runs in the last five overs. Punjab meanwhile will hope to bowl dot balls and also pick wickets to restrict Chennai to as low as possible.

17.13 IST: Mohammed Shami to Ambati Rayudu, FOUR! First boundary for Rayudu. Shami bowls it full outside off, Rayudu goes on the back foot and drives it on the up towards cover.

17.09 IST: Mohammed Shami will bowl his third over

17.06 IST: Ambati Rayudu is the next man in

17.06 IST: Ravichandran Ashwin to Suresh Raina, OUT! Two in two! Cleans Raina all ends up! A flatter one on middle, lands and straightens slightly. Raina goes for a swipe across the line coming on his knee but fails to put bat on ball. It goes on to disturb the timber! Ashwin is pumped up and the crowd is silent here! Hat-trick ball coming up!



17.05 IST: MS Dhoni walks out at number 4 to a huge roar from the crowd.

17.04 IST: Ravichandran Ashwin to Faf du Plessis, OUT! Faf holes out! The second wicket for Ashwin and his 50th in Chennai. A carrom ball landing on off, du Plessis looks to get under it and lift it over long on. He does not get enough power and ends up giving a simple catch into the hands of David Miller at long on. Huge relief for Punjab!

17.04 IST: Ravichandran Ashwin to Suresh Raina, TWO! In the air...and lands in no man's land. A flighted ball wide outside off, Raina looks to hit it over cover but fails to time the ball well. It goes high but luckily for him lands in the region between extra cover and deep cover in between 2 fielders. A single is taken. The 100 comes up for the hosts.

16.56 IST: Murugan Ashwin to Faf du Plessis, SIX! FIFTY! Fifty for Faf du Plessis and he gets there in some style. Murugan Ashwin bowls it on his pads, Faf gets on his knees and slops sweeps it flat over the backward square leg fence.



16.56 IST: Ravichandran Ashwin to Faf du Plessis, SIX! Down the track and the full flow of the bat! Boom! The secret was to try not to over hit the ball there. A flighted ball on middle, du Plessis runs down the track and lifts it over the bowler's head. It goes over the rope.

16.56 IST: Ravichandran Ashwin comes back on for Punjab

16.54 IST: Murugan Ashwin to Faf du Plessis,  Driven wide of cover for a double.

16.53 IST: Murugan Ashwin to Faf du Plessis, Another half-tracker this time, du Plessis pulls it to mid-wicket for a run.

16.49 IST: Andrew Tye to Suresh Raina, FOUR! Excellent placement! A length ball wide outside off, Raina just reaches out and puts the ball in the gap past the short third man fielder to his left. No chance stopping that once it beat that man.

16.46 IST: AJ Tye back on in place of R Ashwin

16.45 IST: Murugan Ashwin to Suresh Raina, Floated outside off, Raina lofts it over mid off and takes a run.

16.40 IST: Ravichandran Ashwin to Faf du Plessis, Round arm from Ashwin, flatter outside off. Du Plessis pushes this ball to deep cover off the back foot and gets to the other end.

16.39 IST: Suresh Raina is the next man in

16.38 IST: Ravichandran Ashwin to Shane Watson, OUT! CAUGHT! The local lad strikes and Watson has to depart. This was a slower ball on middle, Watson goes on his and slog sweeps it over square leg. Sam Curran at deep mid-wicket, runs to his right and takes a good catch. Watson goes for 26. That's the opening that Punjab needed. Can they keep the momentum going and stop the run scoring.

16.37 IST: R Ashwin back on for KXIP as they look to apply more pressure

16.33 IST: Murugan Ashwin to Faf du Plessis, Slightly fuller but flat on middle and off. A little turn away from the right-hander but Faf adjusts and defends it towards the left of cover. No run though.

16.33 IST: Murugan Ashwin to start after the break

16.30 IST: Strategic time-out! After a sedate start in the first couple of overs, the two Chennai openers have pressed the gas pedal. They have picked up boundaries at will in the last few overs and added 50-plus at the end of the Powerplay. Chennai will look to accelerate even further from here on whereas Punjab will desperately look for a breakthrough to slow down things. If they don't get one soon, they could on a leather hunt today! Meanwhile, it is Murugan Ashwin to bowl after the break.

16.29 IST: Sam Curran to Shane Watson, FOUR! A good end to the powerplay. But that boundary spoils a good over from Curran. He bowls it pitching full and on the pads, Watson goes on his knees and sweeps it behind square leg for a boundary.

16.27 IST: Sam Curran to Shane Watson, DROPPED! Sam Curran drops a catch in his followthrough. It was hit back hard by Watson. Curran looks in some pain as he hurt himself near the right shoulder trying to take that return catch. The magic spray is out though and he should be okay to continue...

16.23 IST: Andrew Tye to Faf du Plessis, SIX! That has just been lifted by du Plessis as he uses his blessed, magical wrists. A full-length ball on middle and leg, Faf clears his front leg before putting this deep over the long on boundary.

16.21 IST: Andrew Tye to Shane Watson,  SIX! Four first, now six! Watson has suddenly found his timing out of nowhere here. A fuller length ball outside off, a half-volley to be honest. Watson goes through the line and deposits it over long off for a biggie.

16.21 IST: Andrew Tye to Shane Watson, FOUR! This is now the highest opening partnership for Chennai this year. Tye starts off with a full length ball on the pads, Watson flicks it over fine leg for a maximum.

16.20 IST: Andrew Tye introduced into the attack.

16.17 IST: Sam Curran to Shane Watson, Changes the length this time and bowls it short and angling in to Watson's body, Watson just ducks under it and lets it go.

16.16 IST: Sam Curran comes onto bowl his first over

16.14 IST: Mohammed Shami to Faf du Plessis, SIX! That is such smart cricket! In these hot conditions, energy conservation is a must. Faf du Plessis is experienced enough to know that and does exactly the same. A length ball on off, Faf comes inside the line, scoops it over fine leg for a maximum. Just used the pace there. Brilliant batting! 16 runs off the over, expensive!

16.13 IST: Mohammed Shami to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Two in two! This is even better timing! A short length ball outside off now, du Plessis was down the track and then adjusts in the end as he places it through the cover-point region. Finds the gap and picks up another boundary.

16.11 IST: Mohammed Shami to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Beautiful use of the feet by the South African! A length ball on middle, du Plessis preempts and runs down the track before lifting this over mid off for a boundary. Good timing!

16.10 IST: Mohammed Shami to Shane Watson, Mistimed! But it is safe in the end. A length ball on middle, Watson looks to pull it over mid-wicket coming slightly ahead. The ball comes off the top of the blade and goes slightly in the air towards the left of mid-wicket where Sarfaraz makes a tumbling stop. Single taken.

16.07 IST: Ravichandran Ashwin to Shane Watson, FOUR! First boundary for Chennai! Ashwin bowls a fuller ball on the pads, Watson goes on his knees and sweeps it behind backward square leg for a boundary.

16.06 IST: Ravi Ashwin to open the bowling alongside Shami

16.05 IST: One over gone and just four runs off it. Good start from Shami

16.00 IST: We are all set for the first ball of the game. Faf Du Plessis and Shane Watson are the opening batsmen for Chennai. The fielders are in position and the new ball is in the hands of Mohammed Shami. All set to go, let's play!!!

15.35 IST: Playing XIs:

Kings XI Punjab: Lokesh Rahul (WK), Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Sarfaraz Khan, David Miller, Mandeep Singh, Sam Curran, Ravichandran Ashwin (C), Andrew Tye, Murugan Ashwin, Mohammed Shami

Chennai Super Kings: Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni (WK/C), Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Scott Kuggeleijn, Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir



15.31 IST: TOSS - MS Dhoni won the toss and opted to bat first on a hot day in Chennai



15.29 IST: Another milestone for Dhoni



15.05 IST: With Chris Gayle likely to return, it will be interesting to see which overseas player will drop to the bench now given that Sam Curran replaced him last time around. Coming to the hosts, they had the perfect start to the season winning all of their first 3 games. But then came the roadblock in Mumbai, who always have been their toughest opposition in the League's history. 

15.00 IST: What is Ashwin thinking?

14.45 IST: Match 18 of the Indian T20 League is the first one of the double-header Super Saturday. It is a clash of North vs South. It is Chennai vs Punjab at the former's home ground, the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Both the teams are placed well in the top four of the points table, winning 3 out of the 4 games that they have played so far. 

14.30 IST: Hello and welcome to our live blog for Match 18 of the IPL 2019 where Chennai Super Kings (CSK) host Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) at their home. The toss will take place at 15.30 IST. Stay tuned for all the updates.

Brief Preview: It will be a battle of leadership styles of Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Ravichandran Ashwin when Chennai Super Kings clash with Kings XI Punjab an IPL match here on Saturday. Dhoni's ability to stay calm and keep his cool even in the trickiest of situations versus Ashwin's aggressive approach and out-of-the-box decisions would certainly make for an interesting contest. The two teams have three wins each and both will try to outdo each other to take the upper hand. (Read Full Preview Here)

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