That’s it from us folks. We hope you enjoyed our coverage of the game. Join us again on Tuesday for the first Qualifier as Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) take on the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Mumbai. Till then it’s goodbye.
Lungi Ngidi is the Man of the Match for his 4/10 the most economical figures of this season’s IPL.
CSK beat KXIP by 5 wickets.
CSK 159/5 after 19.1 overs.
Mohit Sharma to bowl the final over but he’ll get to send in just one delivery as Dhoni pulls the first ball over backward square leg for a SIX to seal the win. What a victory for CSK as they beat KXIP by 5 wickets.
CSK 153/5 after 19 overs.
Tye to bowl his final over. He sends down a shorter knuckle ball to begin with and Raina absolutely crunches it, sending the ball flat over deep midwicket for a SIX. Raina then brings up his FIFTY by launching the 3rd ball over long on for another SIX. He isn’t done yet as he gets under the 4th ball slashing it past deep backward point for a FOUR. Raina follows this up by pulling the next ball to fine leg for back-to-back FOURs. Scores are level now as 22 runs come off that over.
FIFTY up for Raina 53 (45)
CSK 131/5 after 18 overs.
Mohit is back into the attack. Raina gets a leading edge on the 2nd ball sending it high towards third man, Rajpoot comes charging in but the ball lands just short in front of him, he does well to prevent it from running to the boundary. Raina swings at the 5th delivery but he doesn’t get enough on it as he sends the ball towards deep midwicket, but he’s lucky once again as it lands just short of the man who was running in. Dhoni then shows him how it’s done as he swivels and sends the last ball to deep square leg for FOUR.
CSK now need 23 runs from 12 balls to win.
CSK 120/5 after 17 overs.
Ashwin to bowl out and once again he gets a wicket off the very first ball of his over. Chahar looks the send the first delivery out across the boundary but only gets a top edge to the ball taking it high into the night sky. Mohit Sharma keeps his composure and takes the catch at cover. CSK won’t mind the wicket though as Chahar has done his bit in the middle and the wicket gives MS Dhoni an opportunity to walk out to the crease. 6 runs and a wicket come off the over.
WICKET! Chahar c Mohit b Ashwin 39 (20)
CSK 114/4 after 16 overs.
Axar continues. Chahar once again makes room by moving in his crease and launches the 2nd ball over long off for a SIX. 12 runs off the over.
CSK need 40 runs off 24 balls to win.
CSK 102/4 after 15 overs.
Ashwin to continue. Chahar gets the over off to a blazing start with back-to-back SIXES. He moves across the stumps and then sits low as he sends the first ball flying over deep square leg for the first SIX. He then follows this up by reaching out and sending the next ball sailing over long off and into the stands. He isn’t done yet though as he cuts the 5th ball past the man at point for a FOUR.
CSK go past the 100-run mark and this means that KXIP now have no chance of making it into the playoffs. Rajasthan Royals will qualify in the fourth and final playoff berth. KXIP are now playing for pride here.
CSK 81/4 after 14 overs.
Axar back into the attack. Chahar lifts the 4th ball towards deep midwicket and Mohit Sharma does well with a full length dive to save the boundary. Just 6 runs off the over.
CSK need 73 runs off 36 balls to win.
CSK 75/4 after 13 overs.
Ashwin continues. He starts well giving away just 2 runs off the first 5 balls. Raina punches the last ball to point as they pick up another single. Just 3 runs off that over.
CSK 72/4 after 12 overs.
Tye back into the attack. He isn’t having the best of days as he starts the over with yet another wide ball. The batsmen pick up 8 runs off the over.
CSK need 82 runs from 48 balls to win.
CSK 64/4 after 11 overs.
Ravichandran Ashwin comes into the attack and the KXIP skipper makes an immediate impact dismissing Harbhajan off the very first ball. Ashwin sends down the carrom ball pitched down the middle, Harbhajan goes for the slog sweep and misses as the ball crashes onto his back leg. Good start by Ashwin as he gets a wicket and gives away just 6 runs off the over.
WICKET! Harbhajan lbw b Ashwin 19 (22)
CSK 58/3 after 10 overs.
Axar Patel back into the attack. He keeps it tight giving away just 6 runs off the over. KXIP need wickets desperately as CSK are slowing moving towards the 100-run mark.
CSK 52/3 after 9 overs.
Andrew Tye back into the attack. He cannot get his line right as he sends down two wides at the start of the over. Gives away 7 runs off the over as CSK get past the 50-run mark.
CSK 45/3 after 8 overs.
Axar Patel comes into the attack now. Harbhajan swings wildly at the 4th delivery but only gets a bottom edge on it as the ball sneaks past the keeper for a FOUR. Good start by Axar giving away just 5 runs off the over.
CSK 40/3 after 7 overs.
Rajpoot continues. He starts with an absolute scorcher pitching the length delivery on the leg stump. Harbhajan misses the ball as he tries to play the flick and the ball only just misses the leg stump. Rajpoot follows this up by a bouncer and he sends down another bouncer on the 3rd ball but the Umpire calls for a No-ball and signals a free hit, Rajpoot isn’t happy as Harbhajan had stepped out of his crease. Harbhajan however, cannot capitalize on the free-hit as he swings and misses. Harbhajan finally gets his bat behind the ball as he swings hard at the 4th delivery sending it flying over long off for a SIX. Rajpoot ends the over with 2 dot balls as just 7 runs come off it.
CSK 33/3 after 6 overs.
Mohit Sharma back into the attack. Harbhajan clears his front foot and slashes at the 5th delivery, sending it over backward point for a FOUR. 6 runs off the over as CSK manage just 33 runs off the powerplay overs.
CSK 27/3 after 5 overs.
Rajpoot to continue. CAUGHT! Rajpoot sends down a beautiful out swinger to du Plessis who went hard at it but only conceded an outside edge as the ball carried to Gayle at slips. The big Jamaican did well to get his hands behind the ball and take a cupped catch to dismiss the CSK opener.
BOWLED! This is sensational bowling from Rajpoot, he sends down an absolute peach of a delivery to Sam Billings who has to return for a ‘Golden Duck’. Rajpoot pitched it on the off stump and somehow the ball managed to evade Billings defense and crash into the top of the off stump. Rajpoot is on a hat-trick now. Harbhajan is the new man in and he just parries away the hat-trick delivery. DROPPED! What an over this has been. Harbhajan gets an outside edge on the last ball and the ball was carrying over to Gayle at slip, but Finch at second slip put in a dive across to take it and makes a mess of it.
Double wicket-maiden for Rajpoot.
WICKET! Billings b Rajpoot 0 (1)
WICKET! du Plessis c Gayle b Rajpoot 14 (15)
CSK 27/1 after 4 overs.
Andrew Tye comes into the attack. He pitches the 3rd ball wide outside off and Raina reaches out and carves it over point for a FOUR. He then follows this up by charging down the track and hitting the next delivery straight down the ground for another FOUR. The pressure is getting to Tye as he sends the next two deliveries wide down the leg side. 10 runs off the over.
CSK 17/1 after 2 overs.
Rapoot continues... Goes a fraction short and du Plessisgoes pushes at an away swinger and it races away off the outside edge past second slip for FOUR towards third man. du Plessisdances down the track on the last ball and hit it over cover for FOUR. Very brave of Faf to do that! 9 off the over.
CSK 8/1 after 2 overs.
Mohit Sharma from the other end. EDGED AND TAKEN! Mohit draws first blood for KXIP. It was on good length in that corridor of uncertainty, Rayudu had to play at it, edges it and Rahul takes an easy catch behind the stumps. du Plessis pushes at the last ball which goes in the air past the bowler for FOUR straight down the ground. That was close and had the bowler interested!
WICKET! Rayudu c Rahul b Mohit Sharma 1 (3)
CSK 3/0 after 1 over.
Rayudu gets off the mark with a single and du Plessistakes a couple to get off the mark. But a brilliant first over from Rajpoot. Just 3 off it.
Ambati Rayudu and Faf du Plessis are opening for Chennai. Ankit Rapoot to start proceedings for Punjab.
Welcome back for the chase. Players walk out to the middle.
CSK need 154 to win from 20 overs.
KXIP 153/10 after 19.4 overs.
Shardul to bowl the final over. CAUGHT! Rajpoot tries to clear the ropes on the 4th delivery but doesn’t get enough on it as du Plessis takes a good catch right at the edge of the ropes at long on. So that’s the end of the innings for KXIP. Will 153 prove enough to get them into the playoffs?
WICKET! Rajpoot c du Plessis b Thakur 2 (4)
KXIP 151/9 after 19 overs.
Bravo back to the attack. Nair pulls off an unconventional reverse swing on the 2nd ball as Bravo pitches the ball on the leg stump but Nair improvises well as he whips the ball past backward point. He then gets down on one knee and launches the next ball over fine leg for a SIX. Nair isn’t done yet as he dances down the track and slaps the next one over long on for back-to-back SIXES.
CAUGHT! Nair looks to play the next one over mid-off but doesn’t connect well as the ball goes tamely into the hands of Chahar. Nair has done his job here though giving his bowlers something to work with.
WICKET! Nair c Chahar b Bravo 54 (26)
FIFTY up for Nair 54 (25)
KXIP 134/8 after 18 overs.
Ngidi to bowl his final over. CAUGHT BEHIND! Ngidi sends down a shorter delivery outside off and Ashwin looks to play it but doesn’t connect. Ngidi goes up in appeal but the Umpire isn’t interested. The bowler persists and goes for the review and Ultraedge reveals the slightest of edges. The KXIP skipper has to return for a ‘Golden Duck’.
CAUGHT! Tye is the new man in and after being greeted with a scorching Yorker, Ngidi sends in another shorter length delivery which Tye tamely chips towards Raina at mid-off who takes the catch. What a spell Ngidi has had tonight as he ends with figures of 4/10.
WICKET! Tye c Raina b Ngidi 0 (2)
WICKET! Ashwin c Dhoni b Ngidi 0 (1)
KXIP 131/6 after 17 overs.
Shardul back into the attack. Misfield by Chahar helps Axar pick up a double on the 2nd ball. CAUGHT! The list of stunning catches just keeps on getting longer in this edition of the IPL. Axar goes for the pull on the 3rd delivery but he mistimes it sending the ball towards deep midwicket. Billings who was the man there came charging in and puts in a beautiful dive to snatch the ball just before it could hit the ground.
Nair then goes on the offensive to nullify the fall of the wicket. He starts by clipping the 4th ball over the cover regions for a FOUR. Nair then stands in his crease and pulls at the next delivery sending it flying over square leg for a SIX. Thakur sends the next ball wide and Nair gets an outside edge on the last ball sending it past Dhoni for another FOUR. 18 runs off the over.
WICKET! Axar c Billings b Thakur 14 (12)
KXIP 113/5 after 16 overs.
Jadeja to bowl his 3rd. Axar picks up the shorter 4th delivery and launches it over long off for a SIX. He connected beautifully with that one, sending the ball sailing comfortably over the fielder there. 11 runs off that over.
KXIP 102/5 after 15 overs.
Bravo continues. He sends the first ball full and outside off and Nair executes a well-timed lofted shot sending the ball flying over long off for a SIX. The batsmen pick up singles off the next 5 balls of the over, taking KXIP past the 100-run mark.
KXIP 91/5 after 14 overs.
Jadeja to continue. Nair gets down on one knee and plays a slog sweep sending the 2nd ball over square leg for a much needed SIX. Jadeja does well to give away just 3 runs after that.
KXIP 82/5 after 13 overs.
Bravo back into the attack and the ‘Champion’ strikes on his very first delivery. He sends in a perfect Yorker to Miller who is late in bringing his bat down as the ball crashes into his middle stump. Both batsmen who were well set at the crease have departed in consecutive overs now. Great over by Bravo as he gets a wicket and gives away just 2 runs off it.
WICKET! Miller b Bravo 24 (22)
KXIP 80/4 after 12 overs.
Ravindra Jadeja enters the attack and strikes on his very first ball. He flights one up to Tiwary who gets down on one knee to sweep the ball but only gets an edge on it and Dhoni wraps it up between his gloves. CSK hardly even appeal as Tiwary has to walk back. Good start by Jadeja as just 4 runs and a wicket come off it.
WICKET! Tiwary c Dhoni b Jadeja 35 (30)
KXIP 76/3 after 11 overs.
Shardul continues. Miller goes for the pull on the shorter 5th delivery and he too just gets a top edge on it, the ball lands safely at fine leg as he picks up a double. Good over by Shardul as he gives away just 5 runs off it.
KXIP 71/3 after 10 overs.
Dwayne Bravo is introduced to the attack. Miller opens the face of his bat and guides the first ball behind backward point to pick up a couple. Miller picks up a single on the 4th ball bringing up the 50-run partnership between him and Tiwary. Tiwary then goes for the pull on the shorter delivery and a top edge takes the ball over the head of Dhoni for a FOUR. 10 runs off the over.
