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That's it from the first match of the day. We have a lot more coming up for you asSunrisersHyderabad take on Delhi Daredevils atRajivGandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad.And from this game, it'sgoodbye. Hope you enjoyed the coverage.
Chennai have reclaimed the top spot on the points table with 14 points from 10 games. One more win and they will be through to the playoffs. Bangalore, on the other hand, need to win all their remaining matches to have a chance to qualify for the playoffs.
Ravindra Jadeja is the Man of the Match for his bowling figures of 3/18.
CSK beat RCB by 6 wickets.
CSK 128/4 after 18 overs.
YuzvendraChahalis back into the attack. And CLUBBED from MSD! It was flighted fromChahalandDhonislogs it over deep mid-wicket for SIX!Chahaloversteps and that's criminal in the context of the game. He flat bats a SIX off the free hit over long off.Chahalagain flights it on the stumps andDhoniagain bludgeons it between long on and deep mid-wicket! Bravo takes a single off the last ball and that's it, Chennai win by 6 wickets and 2 overs to spare.
CSK 106/4 after 17 overs.
de Grandhomme into his last over. 6 singles off it. He ends with figures of 1/16. Kohli's captaincy has been very mediocre. Defending a low total, he should've bowled his premier spinner Chahal. 22 needed off 18.
CSK 100/4 after 16 overs.
Murugan Ashwin to bowl his third over. Again a short ball from him and Bravo rocks back and muscles it over deep mid-wicket for SIX. Dhoni also gets a short one outside off and he slaps it away towards sweeper cover boundary for FOUR. Pressure releasing over! 28 needed off 24.
CSK 89/4 after 15 overs.
de Grandhomme continues... Very good over under the circumstances here. Just 3 runs off it. The required rate going up but still Chennai's game to lose from here. 39 needed off 30.
CSK 86/4 after 14 overs.
Murugan Ashwin continues... Big moment in the match, Bravo goes inside out to a flighted ball outside off, Chahal makes all the ground on the sweeper fence but drops a sitter! Is that the turning point of the match? We'll wait and watch! 42 needed off 36.
CSK 82/4 after 13 overs.
de Grandhomme continues... CAUGHT! Another soft dismissal for Chennai. Dhruv Shoreycuts a short and wide delivery straight to backward point. 2 runs and a wicket off the over. 46 needed off 42.
WICKET! Shorey c Mandeep b de Grandhomme 8 (9)
CSK 80/3 after 12 overs.
Murugan Ashwinis introduced into the attack. CAUGHT! And he strikes first ball. Dropped short and wide outside the off stump, Rayudu could've hit it anywhere in the ground but tries to muscle it and gets a leading edge to short third man. 2 wides and a wicket off the over.
WICKET! Rayudu c Siraj b Murugan Ashwin 32 (25)
CSK 78/2 after 11 overs.
Colin de Grandhomme comes into the attack. Singles off the first two balls. Rayuduswivels and pulls the third ball, shorter in length for FOUR towards deep square leg. 7 runs off the over.
CSK 71/2 after 10 overs.
Mohammed Siraj is back into the attack. Bowls a good over till the last ball when he digs in short but Dhruv Shorey is prepared for it. Gets inside the line and hooks the ball over fine leg for SIX.
CSK 62/2 after 9 overs.
UmeshYadavis back into the attack. He is greeted with a FOUR byRaina. It was fast and on legstump,Rainaleg glances ittowards fine leg. CAUGHT! Rainabacks away to a short one and flat bats it to long on where Southee takes a good catch. He took right on the edge of the boundary, he lost balance, went inside the rope, threw the ball in the air and caught it back.
WICKET! Raina c Southee b Umesh Yadav 25 (21)
CSK 58/1 after 8 overs.
YuzvendraChahal is back into the attack. Drops in a short ball and Raina isn't going to miss that as he pulls it for a FOUR towards deep square leg. 7 runs off the over.
CSK 51/1 after 7 overs.
Mohammed Siraj comes into the attack. Raina finally gets one from the meat of his bat, clears the left leg on a length ball and swings it away for a SIX over long on. 9 runs off the over.
CSK 42/1 after 6 overs.
Tim Southee continues... Slower one from him, Rayudu waits for it and slogs it to mid-wicket for a FOUR. Follows it up with a SIX over deep mid-wicket, this time a much better connection and the perfect result for the batsman. Rayudu ends the over with a fierce cover drive between cover and mid-off off an overpitched delivery outside the off stump for FOUR. 16 runs off the over.
CSK 26/1 after 5 overs.
Umesh Yadav to continue. He is bowling a fiery spell here. Just 3 runs off the over.
CSK 23/1 after 4 overs.
Tim Southee is back into the attack. Good comeback after an expensive first over. 5 runs off it.
CSK 18/1 after 3 overs.
UmeshYadavis introduced into the attack. Digs in short,Rayudugoes for the pull, gets the top edge but the pace carries it for a SIX over fine leg. Ends the over with a peach of a delivery to castle Watson's stumps, BOWLED off a yorkerwhich knocked the off stump out of the ground!
WICKET! Watson b Umesh Yadav 11 (14)
CSK 9/0 after 2 overs.
RCB start with spin from the other end. Yuzvendra Chahal into the attack. Excellent over from the leg-spinner, keeps Watson quiet. Starts off with a maiden. How many times you see that in a T20 match!
CSK 9/0 after 1 over.
Short and outside the off stump first ball, that's bread and butter for Watson! Cuts it away for FOUR in front of square. Southee adjusts his length but gets too full and Watson drills a magnificent cover drive for FOUR. There was sweeper back on the fence but even he can't cut that off.
Shane Watson and Ambati Rayudu walk out to open for CSK. Time Southee to start proceedings for RCB.
All set for the chase now.
RCB 127/9 after 20 overs.
Bravo to bowl the last over of the innings. Mix-up betweenSoutheeand MohammedSiraj, who pulls up a muscle in the process of going back to his crease. Siraj is RUN OUT off the last ball. He hits the full toss towards long on, had to go for the second run but the injury earlier in the over seemed to have done him in... He dives to make his ground but the throw from Rayudu was fast enough to dismiss him. 4 runs off the last over.
WICKET! Mohammed Siraj run out (Rayudu/Dhoni) 3 (7)
RCB 123/8 after 19 overs.
Shardul Thakur comes back into the attack. Bowls a slow cutter, which is way too short, Southee tees up and pulls it away for a SIX over deep backward square leg. He goes for scoop shot the next ball but gets a leading edge off the full toss and the ball flies away for a FOUR towards third man. 11 runs off the over.
RCB 112/8 after 18 overs.
Dwayne Bravo comes into the attack. Southee welcomes him with a powerful cover drive for FOUR towards deep extra cover. FOUR overthrows from Ngidito end the over. 13 runs off the over. Sloppy stuff!
RCB 99/8 after 17 overs.
David Willey into his last over. Concedes an unlucky boundary as Tim Southeewalks across his stumps, gets a full toss wide outside off stump, swings at it, gets an inside edge which goes past short fine leg for FOUR. 7 runs off the over.
RCB 92/8 after 16 overs.
Lungi Ngidi comes back to bowl his last over. And there's a RUN OUT on the first ball. UmeshYadav pushes a pitched up ball towards mid off and takes off for a single but Willey attacks the ball and scores a direct hit, and that's curtains for Yadav. 3 runs off the over.
WICKET! Umesh Yadav run out (WIlley) 1 (5)
RCB 89/7 after 15 overs.
David Willey comes back into the attack. Gets his first IPLwicket. Bowls in the cutter and de Grandhomme goes for the ambitious shot on a slow pitch. Just gets the elevation and not the distance as he skies one to extra cover where Raina takes it easily. Wicket and 2 runs off the over.
WICKET! de Grandhomme c Raina b Willey 8 (8)
RCB 87/6 after 14 overs.
Harbhajanto bowl his last over. STUMPED! The Turbanator bringing all his experience to the fore, slowed it up, Murugan Ashwin came pushing at it, the ball straightened to leave him and Dhoniwhipped the bails in a flash. Always lightening quick! Bhajji ends with figures of 2/22.
WICKET! Murugan Ashwin st Dhoni b Harbhajan 1 (2)
RCB 85/5 after 13 overs.
Jadejato bowl his last over. After a forgettable last match, he has come back really strong today. Deceives Patel with change in pace and length who gets a leading edge straight to the bowler for a simple caught and bowled. Jaddu ends with brilliant figures of 3/18. Terrific comeback this!
WICKET! Parthiv Patel c and b Jadeja 53 (41)
RCB 80/4 after 12 overs.
Harbhajan continues... It was turning out to be a good over but Colin de Grandhomme comes down the pitch on the last ball and smacks it straight down the ground for FOUR. 7 runs off the over.
Fifty up for Parthiv Patel. He has scored 50* off 37.
RCB 73/4 after 11 overs.
Jadejainto his third over. He is mixing it up really well today. And he is on the lookout to prove his detractors wrong! Bowls it into the stumps, Mandeepgoes for the sweep but doesn't keep it down as he is caught at fine leg. Jadejajust gives a stare at the batsman, new style to celebrate that!
WICKET! Mandeep Singh c Willey b Jadeja 7 (13)
RCB 68/3 after 10 overs.
Harbhajan Singh continues. Patel greets him with a FOUR off his first ball. It was darted into the stumps but Patel managed to make some room for him and cut it past between backward point and short third man. 7 runs off the over.
RCB 61/3 after 9 overs.
Ravindra Jadeja continues. He is bowling well today, giving nothing away to the batsmen. Just 4 runs off the over.
RCB 57/3 after 8 overs.
Harbhajan Singh comes into the attack. Patel welcomes him with a reverse sweep which goes for a FOUR. The very next ball, Bhajjidrops Patel off his own bowling. But doesn't matter as he has got the big fish STUMPED. de Villiers goes for a pre-meditated reverse sweep, misses the ball and is out of his crease and Dhoni does the rest! Bangalore's big three back in the hut!
WICKET! de Villiers st Dhoni b Harbhajan 1 (4)
RCB 51/2 after 7 overs.
Ravindra Jadeja comes into the attack. And a what a start for him! Cleans up Kohliwith a quicker one, 100.7 kmph to be precise! Kohli was looking to steer it towards third man, gets beaten by the pace as his stumps are castled. 4 runs and a wicket off the over.
