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CSK vs RCB, 37th match at Chennai, IPL, May 04 2015 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
37th match (D/N), Chennai, May 04, 2015, Pepsi Indian Premier League

CSK won by 24 runs

Player Of The Match
52 (46)
suresh-raina
Cricinfo's MVP
85.18 ptsImpact List
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Full commentary

7.42pm How CSK turned things around on their home ground! They scored a modest 148, RCB were on top of the chase with Kohli and DK going strong with a partnership of 63, before Bravo turned things around with a run out. RCB needed 52 off 37 before Kohli fell, but once he did, CSK marched towards the win with sharp fielding, the never-ending slower balls to bowl RCB out for 124. No wonder they are on top of the points table. RCB lost their last seven wickets for only 27 runs, and that man Nehra - 3 for 19 from his four overs. The purple cup is not going anywhere but on his head. The second match has almost started at Eden Gardens, so we'll wrap up here. Enjoy that one! Ciao!

19.4
W
Dwayne Bravo to Abdulla, OUT

it's all over, Abdulla cuts that slower ball from outside off to backward point. There was a bit of room, Abdulla swung his bat outside off and Negi took a low catch coming forward to seal the win

Iqbal Abdulla c Negi b Bravo 0 (3b 0x4 0x6 4m) SR: 0
19.3
Dwayne Bravo to Abdulla, no run

charges down the track and misses the back of length delivery outside off

19.2
Dwayne Bravo to Abdulla, no run

some pace on that one, 129kph, and Harshal swings and misses on the off side

Vinoth: "This is why Chennai are the champions of IPL :) Wat a comeback :)"

bikram baniya: "havent seen anyone as lucky as MSD. "

19.1
W
Dwayne Bravo to Wiese, OUT

one more for CSK, Wiese caught at deep backward square leg! Slow and short offcutter coming into the batsman, Wiese heaves on the leg side and finds the fielder behind square. Bravo celebrates with a jig

David Wiese c Negi b Bravo 17 (14b 2x4 0x6 27m) SR: 121.42

25 required from the last over, Dhoni having a chat with Bravo, who will bowl now

end of over 197 runs • 1 wicket
RCB: 124/8CRR: 6.52 RRR: 25.00
David Wiese17 (13b 2x4)
Mohit Sharma 4-0-29-1
Dwayne Bravo 3-0-17-0
18.6
W
Mohit to Starc, OUT

120.8kph, good catch by Raina at long-on, running to his left! It was another slower one, on the leg side and Starc lofted that very high, trying a six over long on. But he didn't middle that and Raina got under it nicely to take it with both hands

Mitchell Starc c Raina b Sharma 1 (7b 0x4 0x6 10m) SR: 14.28
18.5
Mohit to Starc, no run

slow offcutter from good length beats Starc's heave outside the off stump

18.4
1
Mohit to Wiese, 1 run

fullish outside off, Wiese drives it late towards deep point for one

18.3
1
Mohit to Starc, 1 run

full offcutter outside off, Starc drills that down the ground to long off but can't come back for the second

Kohli and DK are standing right at the boundary rope

Bharath: "Bravo's stunning run out was the turning point of the match "

18.2
1
Mohit to Wiese, 1 run

full and swinging in on off, driven down to long off for one

18.1
4
Mohit to Wiese, FOUR runs

Wiese starts well by slashing at that short and wide ball outside off and goes wide of point to find four behind square!

32 from 12 now, how CSK have turned this around. Mohit for his last over

end of over 185 runs
RCB: 117/7CRR: 6.50 RRR: 16.00
Mitchell Starc0 (4b)
David Wiese11 (10b 1x4)
Dwayne Bravo 3-0-17-0
Ashish Nehra 4-0-19-3
17.6
Dwayne Bravo to Starc, no run

on length outside off without any pace, Starc bottom-edges it to the keeper and there's no time for a run

17.5
Dwayne Bravo to Starc, no run

another slower one outside off, no pace at all and Starc misses again

Dhoni also has taken his right glove off

17.4
Dwayne Bravo to Starc, no run

that slower ball outside off hardly bounces as Starc heaves on the leg side but misses it by a long way

Third man comes in

17.3
Dwayne Bravo to Starc, no run

slow and full outside off, Starc swings his bat to drive that but misses

17.2
1
Dwayne Bravo to Wiese, 1 run

inner edge past the stumps to short fine leg, the fielder targets the stumps at keeper's end but misses and Starc makes it

17.1
4
Dwayne Bravo to Wiese, FOUR runs

slower ball cutting in, Wiese uses the angle and swivels his bat to find the fine leg boundary with a thick inner edge

RCB 26 for 4 in the last five overs. 37 more to go...

end of over 173 runs • 2 wickets
RCB: 112/7CRR: 6.58 RRR: 12.33
David Wiese6 (8b)
Ashish Nehra 4-0-19-3
Dwayne Bravo 2-0-12-0
16.6
W
Nehra to Harshal, OUT

it's Nehra again, he's got one more in this over! It was a yorker outside off, Harshal poked at it by opening the face of the bat towards point and edged it behind. Dhoni appeals, so does Nehra and the umpire raises his finger. Harshal looks unhappy, though, because there was no edge and the sound was of the bat hitting the ground

Harshal Patel c †Dhoni b Nehra 0 (1b 0x4 0x6 1m) SR: 0

zohaib: "Ok! without Gayle and AB batting up the order. RCB is not going to win any match. "

16.5
1
Nehra to Wiese, 1 run

in the block hole outside off, pushed towards cover for a single

16.4
W
Nehra to Khan, OUT

easily taken at fine leg, that went straight to him! Nehra angled the ball in, it wasn't that quick, and Sarfaraz swiped it high to the leg side, but it didn't go a long way and Smith hardly moved to catch that one

Sarfaraz Khan c Smith b Nehra 8 (8b 1x4 0x6 14m) SR: 100
16.3
Nehra to Khan, no run

full on off now, aiming for the yorker, it's drilled straight to Baz

Win Probability
CSK 100%
CSKRCB
100%50%100%CSK InningsRCB Innings

Over 20 • RCB 124/10

David Wiese c Negi b Bravo 17 (14b 2x4 0x6 27m) SR: 121.42
W
Iqbal Abdulla c Negi b Bravo 0 (3b 0x4 0x6 4m) SR: 0
W
CSK won by 24 runs
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TEAMMWLPTNRR
CSK1495180.709
MI148616-0.043
RCB1475161.037
RR1475160.062
KKR1476150.253
SRH147714-0.239
DC145811-0.049
KXIP143116-1.436