4 OUT! TIMBER! Could have been so easily been another wicket maiden for Ngidi. Nevertheless, he gets the man in-form Rahul and what a way to get him. He got the ball before this to leave him and this time bowls the booming inswinger. It comes in from outside off and it is on a fuller length. Rahul plants his front foot forward and shoulders arms to a ball which keeps coming in. It hits the top of off and the LED bails light up. Ngidi is all pumped up and Punjab are in big trouble here. 16/3

1.2 OUT! A huge appeal and guess what Chris Gayle has started to walk! Ngidi gets the big man which means there is no Gayle storm today. Not the best of deliveries by him, it is short and down the leg side. Gayle tries to work it fine but he might have gone off his gloves to Dhoni who takes it by stretching out to his right. The players appeal but the umpire shakes his head. Hang on! Gayle starts walking and the Chennai players start celebrating. A huge blow for Punjab in a big game for them. 7/1

2.5 OUT! Edged and a blinder! Chennai have taken their second wicket. On a length, outside off, coming back in, Finch pushes at it and gets a thick outside edge. The ball flies behind and Suresh Raina at second slip flies to his left to take a stinger! 14/2

11.1 OUT! Maybe the quietest of appeals I have seen but Dhoni was very confident and the umpire agrees with him. Jadeja strikes on his very first ball. This is flatter and outside off, it turns away a little. Manoj goes for the slog sweep but it seems to have taken some part of the bat and goes towards Dhoni who takes it on the second attempt. There is a muted appeal and after a thought the umpire raises his finger. Timely wicket for Chennai as this partnership was starting to look dangerous. Tiwary walks back after getting a start. Also replays later on show, it had taken the bottom edge off the bat. 76/4

12.1 OUT! BOWLED 'EM! Once again the bowling change does the trick. What a delivery. A corker of a yorker by Bravo. He goes wide of the crease and spears in a very full ball on middle. Miller clears his front leg, maybe expecting a slower ball. He however, does not get one and is late to get his bat down in time. It sneaks through and shatters the stumps behind. Another set batsman makes his way back to the pavilion and Punjab now have half the side back in the hut. 80/5

18.5 OUT! Nair's brilliant cameo comes to an end. The change of angle for Bravo works. He comes around the wicket and bowls a low full toss which are not always easy to hit. Nair tries to clear mid off but it goes off the bottom half towards that fielder. Chahar there accepts a dolly. Bravo gives the batsmen a send-off as he has the last laugh. A dejected Nair walks back. 150/9

16.3 OUT! In the air... that might just fall short but NO. Sam Billings has pulled of a ripper. Thakur gets the wicket but a lot of credit has to be given to Billings. It is short and on middle, Axar goes for the pull but does not get it off the middle. It goes uppishly towards Billings at deep mid-wicket. He runs in, dives forward and takes it inches above the ground. He is quick on his feet and throws it up in joy. Another one bites the dust and Thakur gets his first. 116/6

17.1 OUT! Snicko shows a spike. Brilliant review! Ashwin goes for a duck. This is on a length around off, Ashwin tries to guide it down to third man. He seems to have missed it as it goes into the mitts of the keeper. Dhoni takes it and Ngidi appeals. The umpire stays put but Lungi is very confident and he asks Dhoni to take it upstairs. MS signals the 'T'. They go upstairs and replays show there is an edge. Ashwin is given his marching orders. 132/7

17.3 OUT! Lungi gets another and one more Punjab batsman is out for a duck! The bounce does Tye in. It is a length ball on off, Tye tries to clear mid off but the ball hits the higher portion of the bat. It lobs towards mid off where Raina takes it running to his right. Ngidi gets his fourth. He has three balls left, can he take a fifer? 132/8

19.4 OUT! Ankit holes out and that is the end of the Punjab innings! Rajpoot dances down the track and he gets a short ball. He flat bats it towards Faf du Plessis at long on who seems to have taken it just inside the ropes. The umpires though still go upstairs to check but replays confirm that it is a clean catch. PUNJAB END WITH 153 ON THE BOARD! 153/10

1.2 OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Sharma draws first blood and look at the Punjab players they are ecstatic. Brilliantly bowled. This is on a length around off, it pitches and then moves away from the batsman. Rayudu tries to defend but does not account for the movement away. The ball kisses the outside edge and goes into the mitts of Rahul who throws it up and appeals and the umpire agrees with him. Early wicket for the visitors and it is of the man who has been prolific for Chennai this season. Rayudu walks back for his first single digit score this season and it is game on here in Pune. 3/1

4.3 WHAT-A-CATCHHHHH! Take a bow, Chris Gayle. You have us floored. Terrific, terrific catch. A combination of some terrific bowling and fielding. Let us go play by play. Rajpoot comes charging in. Now let us have a look at Faf du Plessis' feet position. Pause. He is standing a bit sideways, opening his body a bit. Continue playing. Now let us have a look at where the ball is landing. Pause again. On a good length outside off, just around the area where there is a collection of grass. Continue playing. Now the movement. The ball jags back in off the seam and Faf is forced to play at it. Pause. Now because Faf is batting in a sideways position, he cannot leave the ball. Continue playing. Nothing he can do now. He is squared up and the ball flies off the outside edge. Now Chris Gayle at first slip. He watches the ball like a hawk and goes very low to his left. Now pause. Pause. Pause. In that position, he takes it with his palm facing skywards! How on earth did he do that? Well he did it on this very planet called earth. The umpires were not sure initially but replays confirmed that Faf has to go. What a catch, sir! 27/2

4.4 OUT! BAM GOES SAM! Or his stumps, rather. Ankit targets the length outside off again and gets it to nip back in appreciably. Billings looks to defend but is comprehensively beaten. The ball goes past his outside edge and sends the off stump for a walk. Rajpoot is on a hat-trick!!! 27/3

10.1 OUT! Plumb LBW! The leg spinner from Ashwin to an offie, who does not read what is essentially the doosra. He goes for a wild swipe but misses and is hit right in front of the sticks. Ashwin appeals and up goes the umpire's finger. Harbhajan walks off, only to be called back by Raina for a discussion regarding the review. Not a big chat and Bhajji is on his way. Hawk Eye confirms that to be hitting the stumps. 58/4

16.1 OUT! No half century for Deepak. A slightly tossed up delivery outside off, pushed a bit wider outside off, Chahar swings hard but is a bit early into the shot. Gets a top edge which swirls in the air and is comfortably pouched by Mohit Sharma at short cover. Decent net session for Chahar. 114/5