IPL Final Highlights, Chennai Super Kings vs SunRisers Hyderabad: Watson's Unbeaten 117 Powers CSK To IPL Title
IPL 2018 Final Highlights, CSK vs SRH: Chennai Super Kings beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets to clinch IPL 2018 title
Shane Watson's unbeaten 117 helped Chennai Super Kings (CSK) clinch the 2018 Indian Premier League (IPL) title after an 8-wicket win over SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday. Chasing 179 runs, Chennai didn't get the start they wanted as Faf Du Plessis departed early for 10 runs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar (0/17) bowled a fiery spell in the powerplay and put SunRisers on top during that period. After Du Plessis' dismissal, Watson took over the batting responsibilities and hammered the SRH bowlers all over the park. After taking ten dliveries to open his account, Watson looked unstoppable and reached his century in only 51 balls hitting 7 fours and 8 sixes. Suresh Raina (32) chipped in with a crucial knock but it was Watson who stole the show and helped his team win their third IPL title. Barring Rashid Khan and Bhuvneshwar, all other SRH bowlers were expensive with an economy of over 10 runs per over. (SCORECARD)
Earlier, Kane Williamson (47) and Yusuf Pathan (45*) helped Hyderabad post a competitive total of 178/6 against Chennai in the IPL final at the Wankhede Stadium. After being put into bat by Chennai captain MS Dhoni, SRH openers Shikhar Dhawan and Shreevats Goswami were off to a cautious start. Goswami was trying to settle in but he was run out after a horrible mix up in the 2nd over itself and was dismissed for 5 runs. Dhawan looked in fine touch for his 25 but a superb delivery by Ravindra Jadeja foxed the opener and he was clean bowled by him in the 9th over. Williamson continued to hit the balls after settling in. He hits 5 fours and 2 sixes to give SRH some control of the game and forged a decent partnership with Shakib Al Hasan (23) in the middle overs. He was eventually dismissed for 47 runs in the 13th over. Pathan played some ferocious shots laced with 4 fours and 2 sixes as he remained unbeaten on 45 runs off 25 balls. Carlos Brathwaite scored a quickfire 11-ball 21 runs in the end to help his team reach 178. Lungi Ngidi yet again starred with the ball for Chennai returning with figures of 1/26 in his four overs.
When and Where to Watch Chennai Super Kings (CSK) vs SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH)
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India: TV: Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 HD (English, Hindi, Tamil). Live Streaming: Hotstar.
UK: TV: Sky Sports 2. Live Streaming: Sky Go and Watch Sky Sports.
Bangladesh: TV: GTV and Star Sports.
USA: TV: Willow TV. Live Streaming: Willow TV Live Online.
Australia: TV: Fox Sports. Live Streaming: Foxtel.
New Zealand: TV: Sky Sport 1. Live Streaming: Sky Go NZ.
South Africa: TV: SuperSport 2. Live Streaming: SuperSport Live Video.
Middle East: TV: OSN Sports Cricket. Live Streaming: OSN Play.
Singapore: TV: Star Cricket
England (Playing XI) - Jason Roy, Philip Salt, Dawid Malan, James Vince, Sam Curran, Jos Buttler (C?WK), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Rehan Ahmed, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer.
Bangladesh (Playing XI) - Tamim Iqbal (C), Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mushfiqur Rahim (WK), Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Taijul Islam.
TOSS - Bangladesh have won the toss and will BAT first!
On the other hand, England have enjoyed this series. After having a poor ODI run, the Englishmen have won this series. They are now all set for a clean sweep as they enter into this game. Can they do it? Or will the hosts walk out of this series with their heads held high? Let's find out together. Toss and team news in a bit.
The hosts have had a poor start to this year and have lost both of their games against the Englishmen. The first game was a close one, but the hosts suffered a gut wrenching 132 run defeat in the second game. They will look to end the series on the happy note and salvage their pride.
Hello and a warm welcome to the final ODI game of England tour of Bangladesh. The visitors have already clinched the series, having won the first two games. Bangladesh will have to regroup, and win this game, and end the series on a high in front of the home crowd.
... MATCH DAY ...
It is time for the third and final ODI between Bangladesh and England which will be played at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong before we shift our focus to the T20I series. England has already secured the series by winning the first two games and will be looking for a whitewash. It was Dawid Malan's century that proved to be the difference in the first game, while Jason Roy absolutely bludgeoned 132 runs off just 124 balls in the second match. Their skipper, Jos Buttler, also has runs under his belt, but Philip Salt and James Vince have found it difficult in these conditions. Moeen Ali is the perfect player to handle the middle order, and they have the power-hitting abilities of Sam Curran too. Their bowling has been brilliant in both matches, and everyone has contributed. Curran and Adil Rashid were the standouts in the previous game with four wickets each. They rested their frontline pacer, Jofra Archer, for the second ODI, and they may rest him again to manage his workload now that the series is already wrapped up. Bangladesh, on the other hand, was able to show some fight in the first match, but they were outplayed in the previous game. Except for Tamim Iqbal, Shakib Al Hasan, and Najmul Hossain Shanto, no other batters looked comfortable, and they really struggled against a strong English bowling attack. With their experience, players like Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah will need to take more responsibility if they want to get anything out of this game. Their bowling was decent in the first game, but they fell apart in the second ODI. Mehidy Hasan and Taijul Islam were the only bowlers who were able to check the runs, but they haven't been able to pick wickets in the middle overs. Taskin Ahmed has by far been their best bowler and will look to continue his good form. They will have to come up with a different approach, and with the crowd behind them, they could cause an upset. They will be playing for pride and will want to finish this series on a high. Will they be able to do it? Or will England whitewash them? Let's find out together.