IPL 2020, SRH vs CSK live: Watson, Rayudu build partnership as Chennai eye big finish

After 14 overs, CSK are 102/2 (Watson 34, Rayudu 34)
T Natarajan returns to the attack and Ambati Rayudu hits one for four. Ten runs come from that over and it’s time for a strategic timeout.

After 13 overs, CSK are 92/2 (Watson 32, Rayudu 27)
Shot! Shane Watson whacks one from Rashid Khan over long-on for six. CSK getting a bit of a move on.

After 12 overs, CSK are 84/2 (Watson 25, Rayudu 26)
Shane Watson survives! Manish Pandey takes a brilliant catch running in from long-on but replays show the ball bounced as he grabbed it. Ambati Rayudu then hits the last ball for six. Shahbaz Nadeem finishes with figures of 0/29.

After 11 overs, CSK are 74/2 (Watson 23, Rayudu 18)
Another good over for SRH, just five runs from it. A bit of a worry there for Rashid Khan as he got hit on his fingers by a powerful straight-drive from Shane Watson. Luckily for SRH, the star leggie seems fine now.

After 10 overs, CSK are 69/2 (Watson 20, Rayudu 16)
Good over from Nadeem, just five runs from it. CSK would want to start upping the ante soon.

After 9 overs, CSK are 64/2 (Watson 17, Rayudu 14)
Star Afghan leg-spinner Rashid Khan joins the attack and delivers a tight over, just three runs from it. Time for a strategic timeout.

After 8 overs, CSK are 61/2 (Watson 16, Rayudu 12)
Rayudu survives! He gets a faint edge off Nadeem but Bairstow can’t hold on. That was a tough chance. Watson then cuts the next ball away for four.

After 7 overs, CSK are 52/2 (Watson 10, Rayudu 9)
Shot! T Natarajan drifts on to Shane Watson’s pads and is clipped away for six. Eight runs come from the left-arm pacer’s first over.

After 6 overs, CSK are 44/2 (Watson 3, Rayudu 8)
Left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem joins the attack and concedes just a single off his first five balls, but Ambati Rayudu steps out to the last one and lifts it over covers for four. That’s the end of the powerplay, which team will be happier at this point?

After 5 overs, CSK are 39/2 (Watson 2, Rayudu 4)
Ambati Rayudu thumps the second ball he faces over mid-off for four. But another top over from Sandeep Sharma.

After 4.4 overs, CSK are 35/2 – Curran is gone!
OUT! Sandeep Sharma has removed a dangerous-looking Sam Curran! The left-hander is clean-bowled and has to walk back for 31 off 21. Sandeep has brilliant figures of 2/6 from 2.4 overs.

After 4 overs, CSK are 34/1 (Curran 31, Watson 1)
4, 4, 6, 1, 1, 6 – BIG OVER for CSK! Poor bowling from Khaleel Ahmed and he is taken to the cleaners by Sam Curran. The left-arm pacer keeps pitching it short (without any real pace) and Curran keeps whacking it.

After 3 overs, CSK are 12/1 (Curran 10, Watson 1)
A successful over for SRH. Sandeep Sharma has figures of 1/5 after his first two overs. Shane Watson has joined Sam Curran at the crease.

After 2.1 overs, CSK are 10/1 – Faf is gone!
OUT! Faf du Plessis is gone for a first-ball duck! The in-form South African didn’t get to face a single ball in the first two overs, before edging a wonderful delivery from Sandeep Sharma to the keeper. Big wicket for SRH! The first duck for Faf in the IPL since 2014.

After 2 overs, CSK are 10/0 (Curran 9, Faf 0)
Khaleel Ahmed pitches it short and wide and Sam Curran cuts it over point to get SRH their first boundary. Faf du Plessis is yet to face a ball as seven runs come from the second over.

After 1 over, CSK are 3/0 (Curran 3, Faf 0)
Wonderful over first up from Sandeep Sharma. Swings the ball away from the left-handed Sam Curran and concedes just three runs.

7.30 pm: We’re ready for the first ball in Dubal! Sam Curran (surprise, surprise) and Faf du Plessis to open the batting for CSK. Sandeep Sharma has the new ball in hand for SRH. Here we go!

7.09 pm: Playing XIs
SRH: David Warner (C), Jonny Bairstow (w), Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Priyam Garg, Vijay Shankar, Shahbaz Nadeem, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed, T Natarajan.
CSK: Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Dwayne Bravo, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Piyush Chawla, Karn Sharma.

7.05 pm: TOSS – MS Dhoni wins the toss and CSK will bat first for the first time this season! CSK have one change: Piyush Chawal returns in place of N Jagadeesan. SRH have one change to: Shahbaz Nadeem replaces Abhishek Sharma.

6.45 pm: CSK lead the head-to-head with SRH 9-4. Will MS Dhoni and Co get a much-needed win tonight?

6.40 pm: Hello everyone and welcome to live coverage of match No 29 of Indian Premier League 2020. Tonight, David Warner’s Sunrisers Hyderabad take on Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings at the Dubai International Stadium.