7.55 pm It's nearly game time. The umpires and players are being introduced to the crowd, for those who need the introduction. My prediction for today's game - Chennai to win, perhaps easily.

Lendl Simmons and William Perkins are the openers for T&T, and Albie Morkel will open the bowling for the Super Kings.

7.45 pm "I want T&T to win. Please have this memo sent to them," says Aravinda. Perhaps someone in that T&T camp is reading this.

Ankit: "I want T&T to win! You have played good cricket in the tournament finishing at the wrong side everytime. I want Ganga to be more aggressive today. Go T&T!"

Puneet: "@ Arvinda - I will be really happy if they can stand up, give a fight & dont throw it away in the end if they reach that close." T&T came agonisingly close to winning both their games. They lost to Mumbai off the final ball and to NSW in the Super Over after the match was tied.

"All of T&T is hopeful that the team can win today and put themselves back in contention for a qualifying spot. We know the quality of the team, once they get the basics right today, we can win," says Niala.

Ajay: "I want T&T to win both games. Then there will be chance of both IPL teams progressing." How will Chennai progress if they lose this I have no idea.

Toss, 7.30 pm Daren Ganga has won the toss and Trinidad & Tobago are batting. Ganga says his bowlers will like this pitch. Dhoni says his team needs to bat sensibly during the chase, on a pitch that isn't a batting paradise. It's the same surface as NSW and Mumbai played on.

T&T have made one change. They brought in William Perkins, who is slotted to open, to replace Jason Mohammed. The Super Kings are unchanged.

7.20 pm If Chennai Super Kings lose today, out they go from the Champions League Twenty20, unless there's a mathematical miracle I'm unaware of. If Trinidad & Tobago lose today, they are definitely out. They are almost out already. Welcome to ESPNcricinfo's ball-by-ball coverage of the second game at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

New South Wales survived a serious top-order choke to beat Mumbai Indians in the first game, so here's how this group stands at the moment.

0.1

Morkel to Simmons, no run, short of a length outside off, punched firmly off the back foot towards cover where Dwayne Bravo dives to his right and cuts it off. Bravo who once played for T&T

0.2

Morkel to Simmons, no run, defended on the off side

0.3

Morkel to Simmons, 1 run, played off the back foot close on the off side for a single

0.4

Morkel to Perkins, FOUR, too full on the pads, Perkins moves across his crease and flicks the ball in the air and over the infield at square leg

0.5

Morkel to Perkins, no run, another full ball on the pads but Perkins misses the flick this time, Morkel appeals for lbw but that was missing leg

0.6

Morkel to Perkins, no run, defended on the front foot towards the bowler

Doug Bollinger from over the wicket ...

1.1

Bollinger to Simmons, 1 run, full ball around off stump, driven towards cover by Simmons

1.2

Bollinger to Perkins, no run, short of a length and straight, defended from the crease towards the off side

1.3

Bollinger to Perkins, no run, good length on leg and middle, the batsman stays in his crease and blocks

1.4

Bollinger to Perkins, 1 run, Perkins tries to dab on the off side but gets an inside edge on to the pad

1.5

Bollinger to Simmons, 2 runs, short of a length angling across the right-hander, Simmons steers towards third man where Jakati fumbles but recovers in time to prevent the boundary

1.6

Bollinger to Simmons, no run, Simmons tries the steer to third man again but the length is fuller and he gets beaten outside off

2.1

Morkel to Perkins, FOUR, too full outside off and Perkins lays into it with a fierce drive through cover, he hit it in the air but also in the gap

2.2

Morkel to Perkins, no run, defended on the back foot towards the off side

2.3

Morkel to Perkins, 1 run, short of a length angling into the right-hander, Perkins pulls with one leg in the air, the front foot

2.4

Morkel to Simmons, no run, played off the back foot towards Raina at cover

2.5

Morkel to Simmons, 1 run, worked off the pads through square leg

2.6

Morkel to Perkins, no run, good length and straight, the batsman gets behind the line and defends towards the bowler

3.1

Bollinger to Simmons, no run, short of a length angling across the right-hander, Simmons slashes and gets beaten

3.2

Bollinger to Simmons, no run, short of a length once again and Simmons plays a powerful pull, except that he didn't connect. That ball bounced a touch more, beat him for pace

3.3

Bollinger to Simmons, no run, driven from the crease towards cover point, tight line and length from Bollinger, this one was fuller

3.4

Bollinger to Simmons, FOUR, he's connected with this! Simmons was in position to pull early, getting forward and then rocking back to pull a short of a length ball towards the wide long-on boundary, one-bounce four

3.5

Bollinger to Simmons, no run, cut hard from the crease towards point, Simmons is perhaps trying to hit the ball too hard on this pitch

3.6

Bollinger to Simmons, 1 run, he tries to drive on the off side but gets an inside edge towards short fine leg

Saravani: "I'm 15kms away from chepauk. It started raining here." Can anyone else confirm?

4.1

Morkel to Simmons, 1 run, short of a length and straight, Simmons flat-bats it past the bowler but doesn't time it

4.2

Morkel to Perkins, 1 run, Perkins slogs wildly and gets a top edge that flies towards third man, where Bollinger fields

Mid-on goes back to long-on for Simmons.

4.3

Morkel to Simmons, no run, slower ball outside off, Simmons tries to cut but misses

4.4

Morkel to Simmons, 1 run, Simmons makes room by moving towards leg, Morkel follows him with a full ball, Simmons drives to mid-on

4.5

Morkel to Perkins, 1 run, Morkel cuts a good length ball into Perkins who pushes towards cover and runs

Sam: "Am a couple of kms away from the stadium, it seems alright now." We have clear weather at the moment.

4.6

Morkel to Simmons, no run, Simmons once again mis-times the ball to cover after trying to hit it too hard

The Super Kings have controlled T&T's scoring rather satisfactorily.

5.1

Bravo to Perkins, 1 run, played towards midwicket for a single

Bravo's bowling from over the wicket.

5.2

Bravo to Simmons, no run, Simmons inside-edges a full ball on to the pad and it rolls rather close to the stumps

5.3

Bravo to Simmons, no run, Simmons backs away towards leg, Bravo follows him with a slower ball and cramps him for room, Simmons is forced to defend

5.4

Bravo to Simmons, 1 run, full delivery outside off stump, driven off the front foot through cover

5.5

Bravo to Perkins, no run, Perkins backs away and hits the ball hard into the pitch and towards the bowler, these T&T openers are unable to time the ball

5.6

Bravo to Perkins, 2 runs, Perkins moves across his stumps and glances a full ball off his pads towards short fine leg, where the fielder fumbles to allow the extra run

The fielding restrictions are over, and T&T have got only 28, but they haven't lost a wicket. Mumbai and NSW had lost plenty at this point during their game.

6.1

Jakati to Simmons, 1 run, hit hard off the back foot on the off side

6.2

Jakati to Perkins, no run, Perkins swipes across the line and misses

6.3

Jakati to Perkins, 1 run, Jakati loops the ball into the right-hander from round the wicket, the batsman closes the face too early and gets a leading edge that lobs safely on the off side

6.4

Jakati to Simmons, 1 run, ouch, Simmons smashed the ball straight back at Jakati. He's dropped a hard chance and might have hurt his finger, the physio's coming out

Li: "If T&T beats both CSK and CC and CSK beats NSW, T&T, CSK and NSW will be on 4 points. Mumbai goes through with 5 points. CC will be out with 3 points!!! Mumbai and whoever with a higher run-rate will go through. Any team can still make it." Ok then.

6.5

Jakati to Perkins, no run, cut from the crease towards backward point

6.6

Jakati to Perkins, no run, that's rather wide outside off, Perkins couldn't make contact but the umpire lets it go

7.1

Bravo to Simmons, no run, Bravo bowls a good length wide outside off, Simmons had cleared his front foot to hit on the leg and so wasn't in a position to reach for the ball

7.2

Bravo to Simmons, no run, the slower ball on a fuller length outside off, Simmons slogs across the line and makes no contact

7.3

Bravo to Simmons, no run, Bravo pitches in the blockhole, Simmons digs it out back to the bowler

7.4

Bravo to Simmons, 1 run, full ball and Simmons drives towards long-on

7.5

Bravo to Perkins, 1 run, Perkins tries to pierce the gap between the keeper and short third man but can't, he steers it to short third man

7.6

Bravo to Simmons, 1 run, slower ball to end the over, Simmons pushes towards point

R Ashwin from over the wicket.

8.1

Ashwin to Simmons, 1 run, played off the back foot towards midwicket

8.2

Ashwin to Perkins, 2 runs, Perkins slogs towards deep midwicket where Vijay runs to his left and taps the ball back into the field

8.3

Ashwin to Perkins, 2 runs, Perkins sweeps hard but Saha dives on the deep square leg boundary and saves two runs

8.4

Ashwin to Perkins, no run, mis-hit to short fine leg

8.5

Ashwin to Perkins, SIX, finally they find the boundary! Perkins slams the ball high and far over long-on, he got down low and swung very hard

8.6

Ashwin to Perkins, 1 run, nudged towards square leg

9.1

Jakati to Perkins, no run, Perkins tries to cut a flat ball outside off but gets beaten

9.2

Jakati to Perkins, SIX, Perkins clears his front foot out of the way and slogs the ball powerfully, he's hit it well enough to clear the midwicket boundary

9.3

Jakati to Perkins, OUT, caught at backward point! The ball was flat and outside off stump, Perkins went back and cut hard. He made good contact but hit it in the air and straight to Badrinath, who caught it at head height

WKD Perkins c Badrinath b Jakati 34 (40m 28b 2x4 2x6) SR: 121.42

9.4

Jakati to Bravo, 1 run, played from the crease towards backward point

9.5

Jakati to Simmons, no run

9.6

Jakati to Simmons, 1 run, pushed off the back foot towards long on

10.1

Ashwin to Simmons, no run, a slog from outside off, dribbles towards midwicket

10.2

Ashwin to Simmons, 1 run, stays back and steers towards backward point

10.3

Ashwin to Bravo, OUT, spin for Ashwin, turns away from Bravo who pokes it towards point, and there's a chance of a run-out as a tight single is attempted, Saha whips in the throw to Dhoni, who as usual is quick to break the stumps, Simmons' knew he was out even as the third umpire was called for, replays confirm he was well short, T&T have lost their second

LMP Simmons run out 20 (45m 33b 1x4 0x6) SR: 60.60

10.4

Ashwin to Barath, no run, spins in from a length ball, Barath defends

10.5

Ashwin to Barath, 1 run, tucks the ball off the pads towards midwicket

Round the wicket to the left-hander

10.6

Ashwin to Bravo, no run, slaps the final ball of the over to backward point

11.1

Jakati to Barath, 1 run, just outside off, on to the back foot in a flash, and stabs it towards backward point, follows through with a big flourish

11.2

Jakati to Bravo, no run, length ball just outside off, defended towards cover

11.3

Jakati to Bravo, no run, gets forward and taps it a touch uppishly towards the bowler

11.4

Jakati to Bravo, OUT, this time he taps it into the bowler's hands, Bravo's short stay is over, he can only chip a short of length ball back to Jakati, the ball stopped on him and Bravo was through with the shot too early, easy take for Jakati

DM Bravo c & b Jakati 1 (6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 16.66

Daren Ganga is the new batsman

11.5

Jakati to D Ganga, no run, a full toss that Ganga can't capitalise on

11.6

Jakati to D Ganga, no run, defended back towards the bowler, T&T in trouble here

12.1

Ashwin to Barath, 1 run, swept but can't get it past Bollinger at short fine leg, Bollinger moved across to his left to collect that

Bad news It has started to rain

12.2

Ashwin to D Ganga, 2 runs, a lofted shot towards long-on for a couple

12.3

Ashwin to D Ganga, 1 run, played with soft hands in front of point

12.4

Ashwin to Barath, no run, carrom ball from Ashwin, blocked off the back foot

12.5

Ashwin to Barath, 1 run, well wide of the stumps, carved towards backward point

12.6

Ashwin to D Ganga, 1 run, swept towards short fine leg for one more

It continues to rain steadily. We could be in for a stoppage shortly.

13.1

Jakati to D Ganga, 1 run, short of length ball outside off, paddled towards short fine

13.2

Jakati to Barath, 1 run, gets to the pitch and drives along the ground to long-off

It's a light drizzle now

13.3

Jakati to D Ganga, 1 run, swept in the air, for a moment it seemed like that would reach Bravo at deep midwicket but it lands well short

13.4

Jakati to Barath, 1 run, punched towards midwicket for a single

13.5

Jakati to D Ganga, 1 run, fullish and on the pads, Ganga gets on one knee and sweeps to deep square leg

13.6

Jakati to Barath, 1 run, looks to thrash this one to the off side, bat turns in his hand as he plays the shot, the ball rolls towards mid-on

14.1

Ashwin to Barath, 1 run, length ball on the pads, tucked behind square leg for a single

14.2

Ashwin to D Ganga, 1 run, on the pads once again, another sweep attempted, a top-edge and should have been a catch for short third man, Albie Morkel couldn't pick that up though, and he was very slow to react, it lands to his left

14.3

Ashwin to Barath, 1 run, and another sweep, and another top-edge, and again it lands to the left of Albie

14.4

Ashwin to D Ganga, OUT, third time luck for Chennai, Ganga tried to slog sweep this one, yet again there is a top edge, the ball goes miles up and but doesn't cover much distance, Raina positioned himself nicely under it and collected that with ease, again the carrom ball does the job

D Ganga c Raina b Ashwin 8 (8m 10b 0x4 0x6) SR: 80.00

14.5

Ashwin to Barath, 1 run

14.6

Ashwin to Ramdin, 1 run, tucked behind square leg for a single

15.1

Morkel to Ramdin, 1 run, length ball outside off, cut from the crease towards backward point where Badri dives and fields

15.2

Morkel to Barath, 1 wide, the slower ball is too wide outside off, Barath reaches for it but can't make contact

15.2

Morkel to Barath, FOUR, deft shot, the slower ball short of a length outside off, Barath waits on the back foot and opens the face late to beat third man

15.3

Morkel to Barath, 1 run, steered towards third man for a single

15.4

Morkel to Ramdin, 1 run, played from the crease towards backward point

15.5

Morkel to Barath, no run, that's way too close to off stump to try and steer towards third man, he gets beaten

15.6

Morkel to Barath, 1 run, Barath cut the short of a length ball very hard but can't beat the diving Badrinath at point

Bravo and then Bollinger will finish the innings for Chennai.

16.1

Bravo to Barath, FOUR, the slower ball bowled short and wide outside off, the batsman waits for it and carves it over point where there's no fielder in the deep

16.2

Bravo to Barath, 2 runs, fuller, straighter and faster. Barath flicks towards deep square leg

16.3

Bravo to Barath, no run, Barath tries to run the ball towards third man but bottom edges it into the ground towards the keeper, Barath was setting off for a run so Dhoni collected and threw at the stumps. Dhoni's throw, however, was high and Barath dived to the ground to avoid getting hit by the ball. Bravo did a fine job of backing up on his follow through

16.4

Bravo to Barath, 1 run, played towards point

16.5

Bravo to Ramdin, OUT, that is plumb. Bravo slipped in the slower offcutter and hit Ramdin right in front of his stumps as he moved across. Bravo was celebrating even before Bowden raised the finger

D Ramdin lbw b Bravo 3 (10m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 75.00

16.6

Bravo to Cooper, 2 runs, full ball outside off and Cooper opens the face to steer towards wide third man

17.1

Bollinger to Barath, no run, Barath tries to slash outside off but misses

17.2

Bollinger to Barath, OUT, Bollinger has detonated the off stump from the ground, Bollinger angled the ball cross the right-hander from over the wicket, Barath played down the wrong line and lost off stump. He played inside it

AB Barath b Bollinger 23 (26m 22b 2x4 0x6) SR: 104.54

17.3

Bollinger to S Ganga, 1 leg bye, I'm not sure he was playing a shot here, or he decided to play it rather late and missed, getting hit on the thigh

17.4

Bollinger to Cooper, 1 run, short of a length on leg stump, the batsman moves across and plays towards fine leg

17.5

Bollinger to S Ganga, 1 run, full and straight, Ganga gets a bit of bat on it

17.6

Bollinger to Cooper, SIX, Cooper backs away to a length ball and slogs it with a flat bat over the straight boundary, it didn't look like he connected well, but evidently he did

18.1

Bravo to S Ganga, no run, short of a length outside off stump, Ganga swings at it but misses

18.2

Bravo to S Ganga, 1 run, full ball outside off stump, Ganga lofts it towards deep cover

18.3

Bravo to Cooper, no run, Cooper moves across his stumps and tries to paddle a slower ball to fine leg but can't connect

18.4

Bravo to Cooper, SIX, length ball wide outside off stump, Cooper throws his bat at it and lofts it towards the cover boundary

18.5

Bravo to Cooper, 1 run, quick single taken towards Dhoni after the batsman fails to make contact, Dhoni misses the run out at the striker's end

18.6

Bravo to S Ganga, 1 run, Ganga pushes towards the off side and sprints

19.1

Bollinger to S Ganga, OUT, that's the end of Ganga, he moved his front leg out of the way to try and slog towards deep midwicket, the ball was full and straight from Bollinger and crashed into middle stump

S Ganga b Bollinger 3 (9m 6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00

19.2

Bollinger to Rampaul, 1 run, played towards point from the crease

19.3

Bollinger to Cooper, SIX, length ball around middle and off and Copper has carted it back over the bowler's head. He moved his front foot and swung hard, made clean contact

19.4

Bollinger to Cooper, 2 runs, full ball outside off, played towards deep point and they come back for the second to give Copper the strike

19.5

Bollinger to Cooper, FOUR, shot! Cooper moves across his stumps, gets down low and scoops a length delivery over short fine leg's head

19.6

Bollinger to Cooper, OUT, caught at midwicket. Cooper backed away to pull but Bollinger followed him with a short of a length ball. Cooper ended up mis-hitting to Bravo at midwicket, he's added some unexpected and valuable runs at the death

K Cooper c Bravo b Bollinger 28 (17m 10b 1x4 3x6) SR: 280.00

9.30 pm T&T scored 49 runs off the final five overs to get up to 123 on a slow pitch. If they bowl and field sharply, Chennai will have to chase well to win this. I'll be back in ten minutes.

TLA Li is back: "So in less than 2 hours, T&T will be the first to be eliminated? If that happens, CC goes through if they beat T&T. If they lose, MI goes through. Either CSK or NSW will go through if they beat each other. Hope there is no more whitewash. All but T&T end of with 5 points. CC beats T&T, Whitewash between NSW and CSK. CC and CSK go through with better run-rates."