Chandigarh and Chennai post wins

Left-arm spinner Bipul Sharma was the eighth bowler used by Chandigarh Lions and his spell of 4 for 8 was crucial in dismissing Royal Bengal Tigers for 120, a target which Chandigarh overhauled with six wickets in hand in Hyderabad. Bengal's openers had added 44 runs in quick time before Deep Dasgupta fell. The innings went downhill thereafter as wickets fell at regular intervals. Bipul ran through the middle and lower order, taking four wickets in three overs. Chandigarh opener Chetan Sharma scored 51 off 42 balls to rule out the possibility of Bengal bouncing back. Bipul remained unbeaten on 11 off six balls when the winning runs were scored in the final over.

Chennai Superstars' openers Ganapathi Vignesh and Hemanth Kumar added 92 for the first wicket against Delhi Giants, a partnership that laid the foundation for their team's 24-run victory in Hyderabad. Vignesh scored 49 and Kumar made 80 and by the time the latter was dismissed, Chennai had reached 151 in the 18th over. They lost four wickets cheaply as the remaining batsmen tried to accelerate and settled for a total of 167 for 7. TP Sudhindra was Delhi's best bowler, taking 4 for 35 in four overs. Delhi's openers struggled against Chennai's new-ball attack of Rajamani Jesuraj and Tamil Kumaran, and they slipped to 50 for 5 in the 11th over. Syed Mohammad struck two more quick blows to ensure there was no fightback even though Abid Nabi smashed 41 off 15 balls with three sixes. Delhi finished on 143 for 8 after 20 overs.