Chennai XI vs Hyderabad XI 44th Match at Sharjah, 30 Sep, 2021

Toss: Chennai, who chose to bowl
Hyderabad XI 134/7 (20)
Chennai XI 139/4 (19.4)
Chennai Super Kings won by 6 wickets
Man of the Match: Josh Hazlewood
  • MS Dhoni 15 * (13)
  • AT Rayudu 16 * (12)

Over 0.3 Deepak Chahar bowls a good length delivery to Wriddhiman Saha, no run, gets forward and pushes it to backward point with no feet movement

Over 0.4 Deepak Chahar bowls a good length delivery to Wriddhiman Saha,3 runs, leans forward and drives away from his body. Flies off the outside edge and well wide of backward point. Hazlewood runs across from third man and makes a good stop

Over 0.5 Deepak Chahar bowls a good length delivery to Wriddhiman Saha, no run, gets forward and  brings his bat down to keep it out on the on-side

Over 0.6 Deepak Chahar bowls a pitched up delivery to Wriddhiman Saha,1 run, comes on to the front foot and drives it past the man at mid-off and picks up a single.

Over 1.1 Josh Hazlewood bowls a good length delivery to Wriddhiman Saha, no run, backs away in the crease and slashes and misses

Over 1.2 Josh Hazlewood bowls a good length delivery to Wriddhiman Saha, no run, stands tall and punches straight to cover

Over 1.3 Josh Hazlewood bowls a good length delivery to Wriddhiman Saha, no run, opens his bat-face for a back-footed punch, finds backward point

Over 1.4 Josh Hazlewood bowls a good length delivery to Wriddhiman Saha, no run, gets back in the crease and plays with soft hands and eyes a sharp single. The ball trims the inner edge, hits the turf and before brushing his back thigh

Over 1.5 Josh Hazlewood bowls a back of length delivery to Wriddhiman Saha,1 run, gets forward and  pushes at it with hard hands and almost chops on

Over 2.1 Deepak Chahar bowls a good length delivery to Wriddhiman Saha, no run, gets forward and wants to drive down the pitch and is beaten comprehensively

Over 2.2 Deepak Chahar bowls a pitched up delivery to Wriddhiman Saha,Six! Gets forward and  uses the bowler's angle to clobber it over deep mid-wicket. Breaks the shackles

Over 2.3 Deepak Chahar bowls a good length delivery to Wriddhiman Saha, no run, gets back in the crease and punches it straight to the man at extra cover.

Over 2.4 Deepak Chahar bowls a pitched up delivery to Wriddhiman Saha,Six! Gets forward and plays a lovely lofted off-drive. Presses forward and relies on timing as he elevates it over long-off.

Over 2.5 Deepak Chahar bowls a good length delivery to Wriddhiman Saha,1 run, shuffles across on the back foot and tucked to deep square leg

Over 3.3 Josh Hazlewood bowls a short and rising delivery to Jason Roy, out Caught by Dhoni!! Roy waltzes down the pitch and in the process moves leg-side to try and mow this across the line. A wild swing of the bat and all he manages is a faint under edge. Easy grab for Dhoni. 

Over 3.5 Josh Hazlewood bowls a good length delivery to Kane Williamson, no run, gets forward and hurriedly blunts it into the on-side

Over 4.1 Shardul Thakur bowls a good length delivery to Wriddhiman Saha,1 run, gets forward and nudges it in front of mid-wicket

Over 4.5 Shardul Thakur bowls a good length delivery to Wriddhiman Saha, no run, opens his bat-face and dinks in front of backward point, can't steal the single as Jadeja is swift to get to the ball

Over 4.6 Shardul Thakur bowls a pitched up delivery to Wriddhiman Saha, Boundary! Gets half-forward and superbly lifts it over Thakur's head. Long-on was too wide.

Over 5.5 Deepak Chahar bowls a pitched up delivery to Wriddhiman Saha, no run, gets early into the pull and the ball scoots under his blade. Wasn't too far away from the off-stump

Over 5.6 Deepak Chahar bowls a pitched up delivery to Wriddhiman Saha,1 run, gets forward and lifts it over extra cover. Off the splice of the bat and mid-off runs across to his left to tidy that up

Over 6.1 Dwayne Bravo bowls a good length delivery to Wriddhiman Saha,1 run, gets forward and clips it through mid-wicket for a single.

Over 6.3 Dwayne Bravo bowls a pitched up delivery to Kane Williamson, out Lbw!! Williamson misses the flick and is pinned on the back leg adjacent to the sticks. Easy decision for the umpire.

Over 6.5 Dwayne Bravo bowls a good length delivery to Wriddhiman Saha, no run, comes across and flicks to short fine leg

Over 6.6 Dwayne Bravo bowls a good length delivery to Wriddhiman Saha, no run, moves away in the air and Saha fails to put bat on ball as he tries to drive through the covers

Over 7.1: Single. Ravindra Jadeja to Wriddhiman Saha,

Over 7.2: Single. Ravindra Jadeja to Wriddhiman Saha,

Over 7.4: No runs. Ravindra Jadeja to Wriddhiman Saha,

Over 7.5: Single. Ravindra Jadeja to Wriddhiman Saha,

Over 8.1 Shardul Thakur bowls a good length delivery to Wriddhiman Saha, 2 runs, punched away backward of square on the off-side. Hazlewood tidies up moving to his right from third man

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