CSK vs Kings XI, 31st match at Chennai, IPL, May 10 2008 - Ball by Ball Commentary

the Super Kings win! Balaji ends the game with a slower ball on a good length which Uday Kaul misses

he's got the hat-trick!!! Balaji bowls a short ball outside off stump, VRV backs away and throws his bat at it, the top edge goes straight to Dhoni and the Super Kings mob Balaji! He's thrilled and everyone's gathered around him, amazing scenes and Chennai are roaring on their local lad

Balaji's got another one! Chawla backs away and lofts a full ball in the air towards long-off where Kapugedera takes an easy catch, Balaji has four, can he take five?

caught! and that is that! Balaji bowls a slower ball just short of a length, Pathan pulls off the front foot and lofts the ball straight to Raina at deep square leg, he's gone and taken Punjab's hopes with him

that's a slower ball and Pathan has pulled it towards deep midwicket where Raina dives to save the boundary

that's a huge hit! Balaji bowls a full toss which Pathan has pulled over deep square leg for a six!

Chawla tries to move outside the off stump and paddle the ball to the fine leg boudnary, Morkel bowls a slower one and Chawla gets beaten

fantastic bowling, right up there in the block hole, Pathan drives off the front foot towards long off, Punjab need a boudnary a ball now

Chawla makes room and drives another ball from the block hole towards cover for just the single

excellent ball, in the block hole on middle stump, Chawla digs it out back to the bowler

full ball on middle and off, pushed towards midwicket for one

he's smashed it! Pathan gets under a length ball and lofts it high and far over long-on, they need 16 an over and Pathan's already got six of them.

full ball on off stump, Chawla backs away and lofts the ball expertly over extra cover, four more to end the over

Chawla backs away towards leg to make room and cuts the short ball hard and over point, the ball bounces on the rope and the third umpire tells the on-field umpire that it's six

short of a length delivery outside off stump, Pathan pulls once again but hits it along the ground to midwicket

Pathan aims for the fans at deep midwicket but mis-times the slog, he manages to clear the in-field though but gets only two

short of a length delivery slants across Pathan who slashes hard but misses

Pathan lofts Gony straight back over his head, he's hit it cleanly and the ball clears the boundary with ease

tossed up on middle stump, Chawla drives hard and straight and Murali dives to his right to cut it off, he's finished his spell and it's been a brilliant one for Chennai

defended on the front foot towards point