IPL 2019 Live Cricket Score Online, CSK vs KXIP IPL Live Match Score: Dhoni, Rayudu settle down CSK

SIX! What a hit by MS Dhoni - Sam Curran bowls his line and length and MS Dhoni has just slammed it for a straight over mid-on. That's the Mahi-way in the death overs.

HELICOPTER SHOT! MS Dhoni flicks a fuller delivery from Andrew Tye for a straight boundary. Pre-meditated shot from MS Dhoni. Paid off. There was no chance for the fielder to stop this one.

R Ashwin has changed the match in a matter of two balls - the two wickets in two balls has now put CSK on the back foot. 15 overs gone, CSK are 108/4. Rayudu and Dhoni look to hit in death overs.

WICKET! Suresh Raina has been cleaned up in the next ball and now R Ashwin is on a hat-trick. Raina completely missed the turn on the ball, paid the price. CSK 100/2

GONE! R Ashwin has deceived Faf du Plessis with a carrom ball. Pitched it straighter, du Plessis tried to hammer it over mid-on. But it did not clear the distance. David Miller takes an easy catch. CSK 100/2

IN THE AIR.. LANDS SAFELY! Suresh Raina slices a wider delivery, it went miles in the air, but it landed between two fielders. Two runs on the offer and it takes CSK's total past 100.

FLAT SIX! Murugan Ashwin had kept tidy bearings so far, but now he has been hit for a flat six by Faf du Plessis. This takes him to a 33-ball half century.

SIX! The boundaries had dried up after the end of powerplay. Faf du Plessis releases pressure as he steps up to Suresh Raina and hits him for a straight six. Moves into the 40s.

BOUNDARY! Suresh Raina plays a late cut against Andrew Tye and the ball goes between two fielders at backward square. It raced to the boundary. CSK 71/1

GONE! Ashwin bowls a carrom bowl to Watson. It went straight. Watson tried to go for a six - but he has holed out in the deep to Sam Curran. CSK 56/1

While every bowler was smashed in the powerplay overs, here comes the local lad Murugan Ashwin to bowl the 7th over. He then gets away with just 1 run and 5 dot balls. What an over.

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FOUR! Pulled away fine, it wil race to the boundary. Watson ends the powerplay in style. 6 overs gone, CSK are 54/0. This has been a solid straight from the defending champions.

Shane Watson has hammered a slow delivery from Sam Curran straight back to him. But it was hit with a lot of power. Curran tried to catch it, missed it and it has struck him badly on the right shoulder.

SIX! That is an injustice that Faf du Plessis will get only six from it - that should be an eight. Pitched it on the pads, Tye, and du Plessis has smashed it out of the park. Brilliant shot. 5 overs gone, CSK 47/0

FOUR! Fantastic shot from Shane Watson and welcome into the attack Andrew Tye. Pitched it fuller and Watson pulled it towards deep backward square for a boundary!

SIX! What a shot! Straight six from Watson. Back of a length delivery from Tye and Watson hits it from the sweet spot of the bat. Goes over the fielder and clears the distance.

SIX! That is a scoop of the highest order. Mohammed Shami bowls on the pads, and du Plessis turned around and pulled it over deep backward square. Goes the distance. 

FOUR! Typical Faf du Plessis short. Mohammed Shami goes for a slightly shorter delivery. Faf du Plessis steps forward and then punches it over the fielder inside the circle. 

FOUR! He follows it with another at mid-on. Shami bowled wide outside off stump and du Plessis slams it for a boundary. 

FOUR! Shane Watson is on the move. Pitched fuller, slow delivery from Ashwin. Watson had plenty of time, sits down, selects his area and slog sweeped for a boundary. First one for CSK.

Mohammed Shami gives a good start to Punjab in the first over. Only 4 runs coming in it. Chennai Super Kings openers off to slow start. But that could all change pretty soon.

R Ashwin out to bowl from the other end.

Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis out to open the innings for Chennai Super Kings. Mohammed Shami is out here to bowl for Kings XI Punjab. HERE WE GO!

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

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

KXIP skipper Ashwin: We were looking to bat first as well. It looks really hard and hope it remains through the same for 40 overs. It's quite emotional to be honest. I am very happy to be back playing here in Chennai but I am looking forward to it. Chris is back into the XI, Hardus is out. Mujeeb sits out as well and Tye comes in.

Dhoni: We will bat first. The wicket looks good to bat on initially, it's hard on the top. The wickets that we played on mostly were on the slower side. It's important to keep backing your strengths, irrespective of how many runs you're putting on the board. Lots of changes for us. Mohit, Shardul and Bravo are out. Scott Kuggeleijn, Harbhajan and Faf come into the XI.

Chennai Super Kings win toss and elect to bat!

.@msdhoni wins the toss and puts his team @ChennaiIPL in to bat first on a hot afternoon in Chennai. 🌞#CSKvKXIP pic.twitter.com/Hy7vW3www3

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 6, 2019

We are happy to get three wins. We have some challenges as some of our players are injured. We try to read conditions and guess conditions but it keeps changing. And that is a challenge. The first game was a surprise, second game pitch was god but outfield was bad. We are excited. Kings have a similar kind of a set-up, good spinners and top-heavy batting.

"Hot conditions, very warm out here. This wicket looks like a new-ball one. Spinners will have their work cut-out. There are plenty of runs on offer."

- Brett Lee

"I am not concerned about the form of Rayudu and Watson. Watching them at the nets, they are preparing really well at the nets. Both are hitting the ball extremely well. I am convinced that there is a big score just round the corner."

- Michael Hussey

"Ashwin is a thinking cricketer. He's someone who really thinks about the game. He brings that into the team. A lot of thought and a lot of planning, about why we are playing a batsman or a bowler, comes from him. He's defining roles and that helps the individual. He's excited to be here in Chepauk. He knows the wicket in and out."

- Mayank Agarwal

Predicted Playing XI: Ambati Rayudu, Shane Watson, Suresh Raina, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni (c, wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur/Mohit Sharma, Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir

Predicted Playing XI: KL Rahul (wk), Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Sarfaraz Khan, David Miller, Mandeep Singh, Sam Curran, R Ashwin (c), M Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Mujeeb ur Rahman

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