- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR18.4 bowled him! What a yorker! This was brilliant. He speared a yorker into the feet of du Plessis, he tried to get his feet out of the way, it came off the pads onto the stumps and Faf ended up on all fours! What a great innings though. Out for 96 163/34.1 got him! A good length, and just holds its line after pitching around middle and off, and Watson looks to run it down towards third man, but misses on contact completely. Strikes the top of off, and gives Kings XI Punjab the much-needed breakthrough in the Powerplay 30/116.4 caught at short fine leg! Short slower ball does the trick. Raina got inside the line to pull as it was going down leg, he rolled the wrists but didn't get it down, hitting it straight to Shami who took a simple catch 150/219.2 caught at deep square midwicket! This was in the slot on leg stump, he heaved it away but didn't nail it, he dragged it square and flat to Mandeep in the deep and he held the catch well. 166/419.4 Bowled him! Beaten for pace. This was 145kph, full and tailing into off stump, Jadhav swung hard but it flew past the flashing blade and crashed into off stump. Really well bowled 167/5Extras2 (lb 1, w 1)TOTAL170/5 (20 Overs, RR: 8.5)Fall of wickets: 1-30 (Shane Watson, 4.1 ov), 2-150 (Suresh Raina, 16.4 ov), 3-163 (Faf du Plessis, 18.4 ov), 4-166 (Ambati Rayudu, 19.2 ov), 5-167 (Kedar Jadhav, 19.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Harpreet Brar 3 0 24 0 8.00 7 1 2 0 0 Mohammed Shami 3 0 17 2 5.66 8 2 0 0 0 SM Curran 4 0 35 3 8.75 8 2 2 1 0 R Ashwin 4 0 23 0 5.75 7 2 0 0 0 AJ Tye 3 0 37 0 12.33 2 5 1 0 0 M Ashwin 3 0 33 0 11.00 3 4 1 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR10.3 skied to cover! Finally a mistake. Rahul had been flawless until now. He tossed this up and it just dropped on Rahul late as he ran down and tried to loft over long on, he got a leading edge and skied it straight up to cover, Tahir had to sit under it for awhile but he held on 108/110.4 Two in two! Holed out to long on! Game has changed. This was a half tracker, Gayle sat back and tried to smoke this over long on, he got it off the toe of the bat and hit it flat straight down the substitute's throat. Sixth time Harbhajan gets Gayle! 108/216.2 caught behind! Great catch from Dhoni. It was fired short and wide at speed, Pooran flashed at a cut shot, he got quite a healthy deflection and Dhoni's gloves swallowed it. 164/412.2 caught at deep backward square! This was a short drag down, Agarwal was back and pulling this high behind square but he picked out Jadeja! He hit it straight to him. Could have hit that anywhere. Harbhajan has three 118/3Extras14 (b 4, lb 5, w 5)TOTAL173/4 (18 Overs, RR: 9.61)Fall of wickets: 1-108 (KL Rahul, 10.3 ov), 2-108 (Chris Gayle, 10.4 ov), 3-118 (Mayank Agarwal, 12.2 ov), 4-164 (Nicholas Pooran, 16.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB DL Chahar 4 0 28 0 7.00 14 4 1 0 0 Harbhajan Singh 4 0 57 3 14.25 8 5 5 1 0 DJ Bravo 4 0 27 0 6.75 8 1 0 4 0 Imran Tahir 4 0 36 0 9.00 9 2 3 0 0 RA Jadeja 2 0 16 1 8.00 5 1 1 0 0
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- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 42 runs, 1 wicket)
- Chennai Super Kings: 50 runs in 7.1 overs (43 balls), Extras 2
- Strategic Timeout: Chennai Super Kings - 67/1 in 9.0 overs (F du Plessis 31, SK Raina 27)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 36 balls (F du Plessis 17, SK Raina 33, Ex 0)
- Over 11.3: Review by Kings XI Punjab (Bowling), Umpire - KN Ananthapadmanabhan, Batsman - SK Raina (Struck down)
- F du Plessis: 50 off 37 balls (7 x 4)
- Chennai Super Kings: 100 runs in 12.5 overs (77 balls), Extras 2
- SK Raina: 50 off 34 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Strategic Timeout: Chennai Super Kings - 124/1 in 15.0 overs (F du Plessis 64, SK Raina 51)
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 67 balls (F du Plessis 51, SK Raina 51, Ex 0)
- Chennai Super Kings: 150 runs in 16.3 overs (99 balls), Extras 2
- Innings Break: Chennai Super Kings - 170/5 in 20.0 overs (MS Dhoni 10, DJ Bravo 1)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 68 runs, 0 wicket)
- Kings XI Punjab: 50 runs in 3.4 overs (22 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 22 balls (KL Rahul 46, CH Gayle 4, Ex 1)
- KL Rahul: 50 off 19 balls (5 x 4, 5 x 6)
- Strategic Timeout: Kings XI Punjab - 85/0 in 7.0 overs (KL Rahul 56, CH Gayle 22)
- Kings XI Punjab: 100 runs in 8.6 overs (54 balls), Extras 7
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 54 balls (KL Rahul 68, CH Gayle 25, Ex 7)
- Kings XI Punjab: 150 runs in 14.6 overs (90 balls), Extras 10
- Strategic Timeout: Kings XI Punjab - 163/3 in 16.0 overs (N Pooran 36, Mandeep Singh 7)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsThese games mess with your mind, we were off on a number of fronts - Stephen Fleming
MS Dhoni lauds his bowling unit for bouncing back to keep Kings XI on the field for long enough to ensure a top-two finish for Super Kings
Focus on Kedar Jadhav's fitness for World Cup after being ruled out of IPL playoffs
He will have an x-ray and a scan on Monday, CSK coach Stephen Fleming said
Talking Points - Raina's return to form has made up for Watson's struggles
With playoff pressure gone, KL Rahul comes into his own, becoming the third man to hit a T20 half-century inside four overs
Chennai Super Kings seal top-two finish despite convincing defeat
Kings XI Punjab ride on KL Rahul's blistering half-century and Nicholas Pooran's finishing job to sign off with six-wicket win
Chennai Super Kings look to return home for first qualifier
A win against Kings XI will help them finish the league stage on top. A two-two finish would still be within their grasp even if they lose (by a slender margin)