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Man of the Match is Sunil Narine for his bowling figures of 2/20 and 32 runs from 20 balls.
KKR beat CSK by 6 wickets.
KKR 180/4 after 18.4 overs.
Bravo send in a low full toss on the first ball and Karthik flicks it off his pads for a FOUR down fine leg. He sends in another low full toss and Karthik once again finds the boundary adding FOUR to the score. He seals the win with another FOUR this time down the off side. Great performance by both Gill and Karthik in the middle.
KKR 165/4 after 17 overs.
Ngidi comes back to the attack. Karthik is looking to end things early here as he pulls the first ball for a FOUR towards fine leg. The KKR batsmen pick up singles on the next 5 balls. 10 runs come off the over.
KKR now need just 13 runs from 18 balls to win.
KKR 155/4 after 16 overs.
Jadeja to bowl his last. Gill brings up his FIFTY with a double on the first ball. He then plays a beautiful cover drive to send the next ball to the boundary for a FOUR. Karthik goes for the reverse sweep on the 5th ball sending it for a FOUR down third man. 14 runs come off the over.
KKR now need 23 runs from 24 balls to win.
FIFTY up for Gill 50 (32)
KKR 141/4 after 15 overs.
Asif comes back into the attack. Sends in a short one on the first ball and Gill pulls it high over deep mid-wicket for a SIX. Asif sends in another short ball this time wide outside off stump, Gill plays the upper-cut behind square, Rayudu puts in a good effort to get a hand to it but can only help it on for a SIX. Asif ends the over with another short ball this time to Karthik whoswivels on his back foot playing a beautiful pull shotsending it sailing over the boundary for yet another SIX. Three short balls and three sixes in that over. Excellent batting by the KKR duo. 21 runs off the over.
KKR 120/4 after 14 overs.
Karn Sharma comes into the attack. He sends the 4th ball wide down the leg stump, Karthik gets down on one knee and sweeps it down to fine leg for a FOUR. 11 runs come off that over.
KKR 109/4 after 13 overs.
Bravo comes into the attack now. Starts well with 2 dot balls. Gill then slices the 3rd ball over mid-off for a FOUR. 8 runs come off the over.
KKR need 69 runs from 42 balls to win.
KKR 101/4 after 12 overs.
Harbhajan finally gets the breakthrough. Sends in a quicker delivery which Rinku swings his bat at it but completely misses the ball as it crashes onto his leg stump. Karthik is the new man in and gets off the mark by sending the last ball for a FOUR. 100 up for KKR.
WICKET! Rinku Singh b Harbhajan 16 (18)
KKR 96/3 after 11 overs.
Jadeja to bowl his 3rd. He does well not to concede any boundaries in it. The batsmen pick up the singles as they get 6 runs off the over. KKR now need 82 runs from 54 balls to win.
KKR 90/3 after 10 overs.
Harbhajan continues his spell. He pitches the first one wide down the off stump and Rinku plays a late cut for a FOUR down third man. Gill pulls the 5th ball which was bowled full sending it through square leg for another FOUR. 10 runs off that over.
KKR 80/3 after 9 overs.
Jadeja continues his spell. There is an appeal for a stumping on the 3rd delivery as the ball came off Dhoni’s pads to hit the stumps but Rinku is safely inside. Jadeja then pitches the next one wide down the leg side and the ball evades even Dhoni behind the stumps as it travels to the boundary for 5 wides. 8 runs come off that over.
KKR now need 98 runs from 66 balls to win.
KKR 72/3 after 8 overs.
Harbhajan Singh comes into the attack. Rinku presses forward and goes for the inside out shot over extra cover for a FOUR off the very 1st delivery. Harbhajan makes a good comeback with four dot balls. Just 5 runs come off the over.
KKR 67/3 after 7 overs.
Jadeja comes into the attack now. Narine stands tall and sends the 2nd delivery high over the cow corner for a SIX. CAUGHT! Narine goes for another big one over deep mid-wicket but this time doesn’t get enough on it as Bravo takes a safe catch in the deep. Finally CSK get the danger man out.
WICKET! Narine c Bravo b Jadeja 32 (20)
KKR 56/2 after 6 overs.
Watson continues his spell. Gill pulls the shorter 2nd delivery comfortably past deep square leg for a FOUR. He then opens the face of the bat and guides the 4th ball toward the third man fence for another FOUR. He isn’t done yet as he cuts the last delivery past backward point for yet another FOUR. This is some great batting from the KKR youngster. 12 runs come off that over.
KKR 44/2 after 5 overs.
Asif comes back into the attack and finally gets a wicket, this time it’s Uthappa who gets a top edge on his pull shot sending it high towards mid-on and this time Bravo is the man under the ball and makes no mistake taking the catch. Shubman Gill is the new man in and he gets off the mark with a FOUR, misfield by Harbhajan lets the ball escape to the boundary at deep backward point. He ends the over well with just 5 runs and a wicket coming off it.
WICKET! Uthappa c Bravo b Asif 6 (8)
KKR 39/1 after 4 overs.
Shane Watson comes into the attack now. He gets in 3 consecutive dot balls in the first 5 deliveries. Narine then slices the last ball over the fielders in the circle for a FOUR in the third man region.
KKR 32/1 after 3 overs.
Ngidi continues his spell. Narine edges the 2nd ball over the man at slip for a FOUR. He then lifts the next shorter delivery over mid-wicket for another FOUR. Uthappa then gets into the act with a well-timed shot past deep midwicket for a FOUR. 14 runs come off that over.
KKR 18/1 after 2 overs.
KM Asif comes into the attack now. He starts well with 3 dot balls. Asif sends in a shorter one on the 4th and Narine opens his body and sends the ball over long-on to get off the mark with a SIX. DROPPED! Narine goes for another big one but doesn’t get hold of it and the ball goes to Jadeja at mid-offwho surprisingly lets it slip from his grip. DROPPED! Narine goes for another big one down the same side and to everyone’s surprise Jadeja who leaps up well once again gets his hands behind it but drops the ball. Two dropped catches in a row from one of the best fielders in the IPL.
KKR 12/1 after the first over.
Ngidi sends in a bouncer on the very first ball which takes Lynn by surprise and hits his gloves. Lynn finally gets behind the 3rd ball bowled short once again and gets off the mark with a SIX down deep square leg. He then follows this up by lifting the next ball bowled full down the middle for a SIX straight down the ground. Lynn swings at the last ball which goes off his pad straight to Watson at the slips, Ngidi and Watson think there’s an edge and Dhoni goes for the review. Replays reveal the slightest of edges and Lynn has to return to the dugout early. Big wicket for CSK as he was looking dangerous in the middle.
WICKET! Lynn c Watson b Ngidi 12 (6)
Lungi Ngidi to bowl the first over for CSK.
Chris Lynn and Sunil Narine step out to open the batting.
Chris Lynn and Sunil Narine step out to open the batting.
KKR need 178 to win from 20 overs.
CSK 177/5 after 20 overs.
Chawla to bowl the final over. Jadeja dances down the track and hits it straight back towards the bowler for a FOUR. Chawla sends in a turner which Jadeja misses but so does Karthik and the ball steals back to the boundary for a FOUR. Jadeja then goes for the big one but only sends it high in the air and Karthik keeps his cool to take a safe catch. Dhoni facing the last ball slaps it to backward square leg to end the innings with a FOUR. 15 runs come off the over.
WICKET! Jadeja c Karthik b Chawla 12 (12)
CSK 163/4 after 19 overs.
Narine back into the attack. He does brilliantly to not give away any boundaries in the over. Just 5 runs come off it.
CSK 158/4 after 18 overs.
Yadav to bowl his last over. DROPPED! Dhoni goes for another flat six toward deep square leg, Shubman Gill who was well stationed to take the catch lets the ball slip from between his hands and escape for a SIX. That could turn out to be an expensive mistake. 12 runs come off the over.
CSK 146/4 after 17 overs.
Johnson to bowl his last. He sends the 2nd ball short and Dhoni swivels on his back foot pulling that for a flat-six over the square leg boundary. Dhoni then gets on the back foot once again and this time smashes the good length delivery high over long-on for a SIX. 15 runs come off the over.
CSK 131/4 after 16 overs.
Mavi to bowl his 3rd over. He gives away just 3 runs off the first 4 balls. He then sends one down short and wide on the off stump and Dhoni lifts it past deep mid-wicket for a SIX. 10 runs come off that over.
CSK 121/4 after 15 overs.
Narine comes back to the attack. Rayudu tries to lift the 1st one to the boundary but doesn’t connect well, he’s lucky as the ball lands just short of the man who was coming charging in from long-on. Narine however gets Rayudu’s wicket with an absolute beauty, he sends down a googly that sneaks in between the bat and pads to crashes into the stumps. Brilliant over by Narine as a wicket and just 4 runs come off it.
WICKET! Rayudu b Narine 21 (17)
CSK 117/3 after 14 overs.
Chawla to bowl his 3rd. He sends one wide down the leg stump and Rayudu sweeps it away to fine leg for a FOUR. Chawla responds well with 2 dot balls. 7 Runs comes off the over. KKR have done well to contain the CSK batsmen for now.
CSK 110/3 after 13 overs.
Johnson back into the attack. Rayudu edges the 2nd ball past Karthik for a FOUR behind the wickets. Johnson does well to just give away 3 runs off the next four balls. Just 7 runs come off the over.
CSK 103/3 after 12 overs.
Yadav comes in for his 3rd over. CAUGHT! Raina goes for a big one but doesn’t account for the spin as it takes the ball away from him and he doesn’t get enough on it sending the ball straight to Johnson at long-on. Two wickets in two overs for KKR. This could prove to be a turning point for them. But Dhoni is the new man in.
WICKET! Raina c Johnson b K Yadav 31 (26)
CSK 97/2 after 11 overs.
Narine comes back to bowl and finally gets the important wicket of Watson who was looking dangerous. Narine lands one short and Watson lifts it towards the boundary off his back foot. He doesn’t get enough on it though and Mavi takes a comfortable catch right on the edge of the boundary. Rayudu is the new man in and he gets low and sweeps the 5th one between square leg and deep mid-wicket for a FOUR.
WICKET! Watson c Mavi b Narine 36 (25)
CSK 90/1 after 10 overs.
Yadav continues his spell. He starts well and gives away just 3 runs off the first 5 balls. Watson then gets down on one knee, reaches for the last ball pitched outside off and sends it high over the bowlers hear for a SIX. 9 runs come off the over.
CSK 81/1 after 9 overs.
Karthik brings back Mavi to bowl. Good over by the youngster as he gives away just the singles in it. CSK get 5 runs off the over.
CSK 76/1 after 8 overs.
Kuldeep Yadav comes into the attack. Watson goes for the big sweep on the 2nd delivery but is completely deceived by the spin. Watson extends his front foot and scoops the 4th delivery over to fine leg for a FOUR. Just 7 runs come off the over.
CSK 69/1 after 7 overs.
Andre Russell comes into the attack. He sends the 2nd ball wide off the leg stump, Raina simply sticks out his bat and guides it down to fine leg for a FOUR. Russell tries to pitch one wide on the off stump and Raina opens the face of the bat and places it past the man at backward point for another FOUR. 12 runs come off the over.
CSK 57/1 after 6 overs.
Chawla finally makes the breakthrough for KKR, he sends in the googly which takes du Plessis completely by surprise and crashes onto his stumps. Raina is the new man in and immediately gets off the mark with a FOUR, lifting the wider delivery over cover. Chawla sends in a half tracker down leg and Raina pulls it past short fine leg for a FOUR. 9 runs and a wicket come off the over.
