CSK vs RCB, IPL 2019, 1st Match at Chennai, March 23, 2019

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Virat Kohli (c)	c Jadeja b Harbhajan Singh	6	12	-	0	0	50.00

Parthiv Patel †	c Jadhav b Bravo	29	35	-	2	0	82.85

Moeen Ali	c & b Harbhajan Singh	9	8	-	0	1	112.50

AB de Villiers	c Jadeja b Harbhajan Singh	9	10	-	0	0	90.00

Shimron Hetmyer	run out (Raina/†Dhoni)	0	2	-	0	0	0.00

Shivam Dube	c Watson b Imran Tahir	2	5	-	0	0	40.00

Colin de Grandhomme	c †Dhoni b Jadeja	4	6	-	1	0	66.66

Navdeep Saini	c Watson b Imran Tahir	2	3	-	0	0	66.66

Yuzvendra Chahal	c Harbhajan Singh b Imran Tahir	4	12	-	0	0	33.33

Umesh Yadav	b Jadeja	1	10	-	0	0	10.00

Mohammed Siraj	not out	0	1	-	0	0	0.00
Extras	(lb 3, nb 1)	4
TOTAL	17.1 Ov (RR: 4.07)	70
Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Virat Kohli, 3.3 ov), 2-28 (Moeen Ali, 5.2 ov), 3-38 (AB de Villiers, 7.2 ov), 4-39 (Shimron Hetmyer, 7.6 ov), 5-45 (Shivam Dube, 9.2 ov), 6-50 (Colin de Grandhomme, 10.3 ov), 7-53 (Navdeep Saini, 11.1 ov), 8-59 (Yuzvendra Chahal, 13.4 ov), 9-70 (Umesh Yadav, 16.5 ov), 10-70 (Parthiv Patel, 17.1 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Deepak Chahar	4	0	17	0	4.25	12	1	0	0	1
Harbhajan Singh	4	0	20	3	5.00	13	0	1	0	0
3.3 to V Kohli, he's got him! Harbhajan hadn't got a wicket in the last three T20s he played in. What a time and what a wicket to break that duck. Dragged this a little shorter, but it was still spinning into Kohli, who transferred weight back and pulled fiercely. But the ball's not really coming on to the bat, so even though he connected well, he didn't get the distance, and Ravindra Jadeja at deep midwicket stayed still and caught the ball, calm as you please. Chepauk's gone ballistic. 16/1 5.2 to MM Ali, popped back to the bowler tames of dismissals. This one was on the length from where the ball is holding up. It held up even more, pitched on off and spinning away, and Moeen was way too early into his shot, trying to drive. Ends up popping the ball in the air off the end of the bat, and Harbhajan has all the time in the world to pluck the catch over his head. What a start by Harbhajan and Chennai. 28/2 7.2 to AB de Villiers, you cannot deny Harbhajan today AB tries to sweep again, but doesn't get hold of it once again. The pitch is not one where you can rely on the ball coming on even a bit, and AB is too early, the top edge flies to midwicket this time. And Jadeja is the man there, he isn't going to drop any. even when he has to run in and dive forward. RCB in tatters. 38/3
Suresh Raina	1	0	6	0	6.00	1	0	0	0	0
Imran Tahir	4	1	9	3	2.25	18	1	0	0	0
9.2 to S Dube, Dube departs cheaply, googly does the trick. Was a length ball around off and spinning away, Dube looks to steer it on the off side, gets an outside edge and Watson takes an easy catch around stomach height at first slip. 45/5 11.1 to NA Saini, fuller around off, a googly again to beat the forward defence, an appeal for lbw but think it hit him outside the line of the off stump. Not out but Dhoni has decided to review it. Front foot is fine. Looks like there is some bat involved, an inside edge, replays confirm. But wait, Watson have taken the catch as well, so it's not lbw but caught behind. 53/7 13.4 to YS Chahal, goes for the slog sweep, the idea was good as it was a googly but doesn't get the timing right and Harbhajan takes a neat catch pedalling backward at deep square leg. 59/8
Ravindra Jadeja	4	1	15	2	3.75	15	1	0	0	0
10.3 to C de Grandhomme, caught behind! A similar delivery, but a touch fuller this time, pitching around off, de Grandhomme comes forward to defend but it spins away sharply to take the outside edge, Dhoni makes no mistake. 50/6 16.5 to UT Yadav, Jadeja gets his line right finally, pitching on middle and spinning away, comes forward to defend and beats the bat to flatten the off stump. 70/9
Dwayne Bravo	0.1	0	0	1	0.00	1	0	0	0	0
17.1 to PA Patel, and he strikes first ball. Parthiv it is, so he doesn't become the first batsman to carry his bat in the IPL. Coming to the ball, it was short down the leg side, Parthiv goes for the pull but ends up hitting it straight to Jadeja at square leg. 70/10

Chennai Super Kings (T: 71 runs from 20 ovs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Shane Watson	b Chahal	0	10	-	0	0	0.00

Ambati Rayudu	b Mohammed Siraj	28	42	-	2	1	66.66

Suresh Raina	c Dube b Ali	19	21	-	3	0	90.47

Kedar Jadhav	not out	13	19	-	1	0	68.42
Ravindra Jadeja	not out	6	15	-	0	0	40.00
Extras	(lb 1, nb 1, w 3)	5
TOTAL	17.4 Ov (RR: 4.01)	71/3
Did not bat: MS Dhoni (c)†, Dwayne Bravo, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir
Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Shane Watson, 2.1 ov), 2-40 (Suresh Raina, 9.2 ov), 3-59 (Ambati Rayudu, 14.2 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Yuzvendra Chahal	4	1	6	1	1.50	18	0	0	0	0
2.1 to SR Watson, got him that's an ugly heave from Watson to a slider that pitched on off. Went for a slog sweep but misses it entirely and the ball cannons into the stumps.. 8/1
Navdeep Saini	4	0	24	0	6.00	16	2	1	1	1
Moeen Ali	4	0	19	1	4.75	15	3	0	0	0
9.2 to SK Raina, goes for the big hit this time but doesn't get the timing right, skips down to this length ball and Dube takes a comfortable catch at long-on. 40/2
Umesh Yadav	3	0	13	0	4.33	9	1	0	1	0
Mohammed Siraj	2	1	5	1	2.50	8	0	0	0	0
14.2 to AT Rayudu, chopped on! Down the track but this is short and aimed at the batsman, Rayudu is cramped and is in no position to pull, ends up chopping it on to his stumps. 59/3
Shivam Dube	0.4	0	3	0	4.50	2	0	0	1	0

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Royal Challengers Bangalore innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 33 runs, 2 wickets)
Strategic Timeout: Royal Challengers Bangalore - 45/4 in 9.0 overs (PA Patel 16, S Dube 2)
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 50 runs in 10.1 overs (62 balls), Extras 3
Over 11.1: Review by Chennai Super Kings (Bowling), Umpire - BNJ Oxenford, Batsman - NA Saini (Upheld)
Strategic Timeout: Royal Challengers Bangalore - 59/7 in 13.0 overs (PA Patel 20, YS Chahal 4)
Over 14.2: Review by Chennai Super Kings (Bowling), Umpire - AY Dandekar, Batsman - PA Patel (Struck down)
Innings Break: Royal Challengers Bangalore - 70/10 in 17.1 overs (Mohammed Siraj 0)

Chennai Super Kings innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 16 runs, 1 wicket)
Strategic Timeout: Chennai Super Kings - 36/1 in 9.0 overs (AT Rayudu 19, SK Raina 15)
Chennai Super Kings: 50 runs in 11.5 overs (72 balls), Extras 2
Strategic Timeout: Chennai Super Kings - 68/3 in 16.0 overs (KM Jadhav 12, RA Jadeja 5)

MATCH DETAILS

MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Toss	Chennai Super Kings, elected to field first
Series	Indian Premier League
Season	2019
Player Of The Match	Harbhajan Singh
Hours of play (local time)	20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.30, Interval 21.30-21.50, Second Session 21.50- 23.20
Match days	23 March 2019 - night (20-over match)
Umpires	Anil Dandekar Bruce Oxenford
TV Umpire	Nitin Menon
Reserve Umpire	Saiyed Khalid
Match Referee	Javagal Srinath
Points	Chennai Super Kings 2, Royal Challengers Bangalore 0