2.2 OUT! TAKEN! Mohammed Siraj draws first blood! He gets the in-form, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Bangalore players are pumped up. Siraj bowls this full and on the pads, Ruturaj Gaikwad tries to pick it up and whip it away, but is a bit late on the shot, and hits it of the upper half of the bat. As a result it fails to get the elevation and flies wide of fine leg where Wayne Parnell runs to his left and takes a fine sliding catch. Chennai lose their first wicket! 16/1

15.4 OUT! KNOCKED'EM OVER! Harshal Patel with the perfect yorker to get rid of Devon Conway. Harshal takes pace off a bit once again and bowls it around 121 clicks but goes full and straight. The ball lands perfectly on the popping crease and Conway fails to jam it out. The ball sneaks under the willow and crashes into the middle stump. Conway departs after a wonderful knock and Bangalore have their third. 170/3

9.3 OUT! TIMBER! Wanindu Hasaranga sends Ajinkya Rahane packing. Tosses this one up full and around the off stump. Ajinkya Rahane looks to hit through the line and smoke it over long on but gets beaten in the flight. It is the wrong'un, so it turns into the right-hander and goes on to beat the inside edge and crash into the stumps. Bangalore do manage to break the stand and pick up their second wicket. 90/2

16.3 OUT! TAKEN! An excellent catch in the deep under pressure by Mohammed Siraj and Shivam Dube has to walk back now. Wayne Parnell serves this one on a good length on middle and leg and angled in. Dube gets his hands in front of the pads and lifts it high toward cow corner. The ball seems to be just sailing over but Siraj stands right on the edge of the boundary ropes and pouches it safely. Dube departs after a blistering knock. 178/4

17.4 OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust and Bangalore have their fifth wicket. Vyshak Vijay Kumar bangs this one in halfway down the track and pushes it well outside off. Ambati Rayudu looks to take it on and drag the pull shot but gets in no position whatsoever. Rayudu gets a top edge that lands around leg gully and Dinesh Karthik the wicket-keeper takes it safely. 198/5

19.4 OUT! CAUGHT! Glenn Maxwell does get a wicket. Maxwell valiantly throws up the ball yet again and bowls it on the stumps. Ravindra Jadeja steps out and looks to launch it straight back over the bowler's head but doesn't get the timing right. The ball goes high up in the air and toward long off. The substitute fielder there, Suyash Prabhudessai settles under it and takes a good catch. 224/6

0.4 OUT! BOWLED'EM! What a huge moment this in the game as Virat Kohli departs in the very first over and Akash Singh is elated. This is bowled on a good length on off and middle and just shaping back into the right-hander. Kohli looks to step out and slog it away but gets an inside edge onto the pads. The ball unfortunately then rolls off the boot and go on to hit the stumps and one of the bails comes off. A dream start here for Chennai. 6/1

14 OUT! CAUGHT! MS Dhoni takes yet another solid catch under pressure and Bangalore lose both their set batters now. Moeen Ali gives it a nice loop and flights it on a length on off stump. Faf du Plessis gets down on one knee and looks to slog it away but ends up miscuing it badly. The ball goes high off the top edge and comes down around the short mid-wicket region. Dhoni comes forward and settles under it before pouching it safely. Chennai on top now! 159/4

2 OUT! CAUGHT! A poor choice of shot here from Mahipal Lomror and Bangalore are crumbling under the scoreboard pressure already. Tushar Deshpande bangs in a heavy short ball outside off and angles it across the left-hander. Lomror tries to take it on but gets hurried on. The ball takes the top edge and goes up in the air toward cover-point. Ruturaj Gaikwad there settles under it and takes a simple catch. 15/2

12.1 OUT! TAKEN! Finally, one sticks and Glenn Maxwell has to depart. Maheesh Theekshana flights it up a bit and serves it on a length outside the off stump. Maxwell goes after it and tries to lift it down the ground but ends up getting it off the toe end of the bat. The ball goes high in the night sky and lands around short leg where MS Dhoni settles under it to take a solid catch. Maxwell departs after a fine knock and Chennai are right back in it. 141/3

17.1 OUT! TAKEN! Another one bites the dust! Shahbaz Ahmed looks to go big, but holes out instead. Matheesha Pathirana serves this very full and around off, Shahbaz Ahmed looks for the big shot, but fails to get under it and mistimes his lofted shot in the air towards long off where Ruturaj Gaikwad makes no mistake. Chennai are back in it now! 192/6

16.5 OUT! TAKEN! Third time lucky for Maheesh Theekshana! Tushar Deshpande gets the breakthrough as he gets rid of Dinesh Karthik. This is a low full toss, on off, Dinesh Karthik moves across and tries to drag it to the leg side, but mistimes his slog in the air towards deep mid-wicket where Maheesh Theekshana settles under it and finally takes a catch in this game. Bangalore lose half their side now! 191/5

20 OUT! TAKEN! Matheesha Pathirana has done it for Chennai! He bangs this short and on off, Suyash Prabhudessai looks to pull it away but mistimes it badly as it goes in the air towards deep mid-wicket where Ravindra Jadeja pouches it safely. CHENNAI WIN BY 8 RUNS! 218/8

18.1 OUT! TAKEN! Tushar Deshpande strikes now! He bowls this full and around leg, Wayne Parnell looks to slog it away, but fails to get under the ball and hits it straight in the hands Shivam Dube at long on. Bangalore seven down now! 197/7