| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Shane Watson | 26 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 108.33 |
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7.2 OUT! CAUGHT! The local lad strikes and Watson has to depart. This was a slower ball on middle, Watson goes on his knee and slog sweeps it over square leg. Sam Curran at deep mid-wicket, runs to his right and takes a good catch. Watson goes for 26. That's the opening that Punjab needed. Can they make the most of it and stop the run flow? 56/1
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| Faf du Plessis | 54 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 142.10 |
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13.3 OUT! Faf holes out! The second wicket for Ashwin and his 50th in Chennai. A carrom ball landing on off, du Plessis looks to get under it and lift it over long on. He does not get enough power and ends up giving a simple catch into the hands of David Miller at long on. Huge relief for Punjab! 100/2
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| Suresh Raina | 17 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 85 |
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13.4 OUT! Two in two! Cleans Raina all ends up! A flatter one on middle, lands and straightens slightly. Raina goes for a swipe across the line coming on his knee but fails to put bat on ball. It goes on to disturb the timber! Raina's struggling innings in the middle comes to an end. He never looked in peace out there. Ashwin is pumped up and the crowd is silent here! Hat-trick ball coming up! 100/3
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| MS Dhoni C Wk | 37 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 160.86 |
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| Ambati Rayudu | 21 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 140 |
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| Extras | 5 Runs (wd: 5) | ||||
| Total | 160/3 20.0 (RR: 8) | ||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ |
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| Mohammad Shami | 4 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 10.25 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 4 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 5.75 |
| Sam Curran | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 8.75 |
| Andrew Tye | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Murugan Ashwin | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 5.75 |
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| KL Rahul Wk | 55 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 117.02 |
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17.3 OUT! Something had to give in and it has! Rahul holes out at deep mid-wicket! This is a huge blow for Punjab and the Chennai crowd has gotten even louder. A short ball dug in hard almost halfway down the track, Rahul fails to middle his pull. It goes off the top half of his bat and flies high towards deep mid-wicket. Jadeja there comes in a bit and takes a really safe catch. Brilliant result for Chennai, they're tightening the noose on the visitors now. 117/3
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| Chris Gayle | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 71.42 |
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1.4 OUT! Harbhajan strikes in his very first over and the dangerous Chris Gayle is back in the hut. Just the kind of start Chennai wanted. The fans here are going bonkers. The ploy to give the new ball to Harbhajan has worked. Flighted delivery outside off, the ball spins slightly away after pitching. Gayle swings his bat and gets a feather on it. Dhoni behind the stumps, makes no mistake and takes the catch. He goes up in celebration. Gayle thinks about the review but does not take it. It was a good decision as the Snickometer later on shows there was a big spike as the ball went past the blade. 7/1
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| Mayank Agarwal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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2 OUT! That is the second wicket in the over! Harbhajan is pumped up and so is the Chennai crowd! A flighted ball on middle, Mayank Agarwal looks to come down the track and hit it over long on but fails to reach the pitch of the ball. Agarwal though goes through with the shot and fails to hit it long. The ball goes high and Faf du Plessis at long on settles under the ball and completes a good catch. A double-wicket maiden! The hosts are right on top here. 7/2
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| Sarfaraz Khan | 67 | 59 | 4 | 2 | 113.55 |
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19.4 OUT! Sarfaraz falls with 2 balls left in the game. A short ball, outside off, Sarfaraz looks to pull but plays this earlier than expected. That is primarily because of the ball coming on late. A top edge is induced, which is calmly taken by Faf du Plessis at long on. Though, he had to circle under it a bit. Useful knock by Khan, but one has to wonder - why did not the attack start during the 15th over? Left too much too late. 137/5
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| David Miller | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 120 |
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19 OUT! BOWLED! Lock, stock and barrel. No Killer Miller show tonight. The virtue of keeping it full and straight. You miss, I hit. Full and in line of the stumps, Miller swings hard, only to miss. The stumps are a mess. The over which began so badly, has ended nicely for Chahar and Chennai. 135/4
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| Mandeep Singh * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
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| Sam Curran | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Extras | 4 Runs (wd: 2, nb: 2) | ||||
| Total | 138/5 20.0 (RR: 6.9) | ||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ |
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| Deepak Chahar | 4 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 10 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 4 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 4.25 |
| Scott Kuggeleijn * | 4 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 9.25 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 6 |
| Imran Tahir | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 5 |