Chennai XI vs Punjab XI 56th Match at Pune, 20 May, 2018

Toss: Chennai XI, who chose to bowl first
Punjab XI 153/10 (19.4)
Chennai XI 159/5 (19.1)
Chennai XI won by 5 wickets
Man of the Match: Lungi Ngidi
  • MS Dhoni 16 * (7)
  • Suresh Raina 61 * (48)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1 Ankit Rajpoot  good length delivery to AT Rayudu, 1 run, gets forward and swings away a tad but Rayudu gets his bat down in time and steers it down to the third man.

Over 0.2 Ankit Rajpoot  good length delivery to Faf du Plessis, no runs, gets forward and tries to pokes at it, the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

Over 0.3 Ankit Rajpoot  good length delivery to Faf du Plessis, 2 runs, hops a bit in the crease and tucks the shortish delivery to deep square leg for two.

Over 0.4 Ankit Rajpoot  good length delivery to Faf du Plessis, no runs, gets forward and let it go outside off through to the keeper.

Over 0.5 Ankit Rajpoot  good length delivery to Faf du Plessis, no runs, gets forward and tries to pokes at it, the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

Over 0.6 Ankit Rajpoot good length delivery to Faf du Plessis, no runs, gets forward and tries to pokes at it, the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1 Mohit Sharma good length delivery to AT Rayudu, no runs, goes on to the back foot and defends it towards point.

Over 1.2 Mohit Sharma good length delivery to AT Rayudu, out Caught by Rahul!!  Short of a length around off, with a bit of away swing written on it. Rayudu tries to fend it down but gets an outside edge and Rahul doesn't make any mistake.

Over 1.3 Mohit Sharma bowls a back of length delivery to Suresh Raina, no runs, stays in his crease and taps it to wide mid-off.

Over 1.4 Mohit Sharma good length delivery to Suresh Raina, 1 run, gets on his toe and tucks that off his hips, Raina's off the mark.

Over 1.5 Mohit Sharma good length delivery to Faf du Plessis, no runs, stays on the front foot and defends it to mid off.

Over 1.6 Mohit Sharma bowls a pitched up delivery to Faf du Plessis, Boundary! Gets forward and checks his drive and manages to elude the bowler. Any other day and this would have been a catch.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1Ankit Rajpoot to Suresh Raina Single ...

Over 2.2Ankit Rajpoot to Faf du Plessis No runs ...

Over 2.3Ankit Rajpoot to Faf du Plessis No runs ...

Over 2.4Ankit Rajpoot to Faf du Plessis Boundary! ...

Over 2.5Ankit Rajpoot to Faf du Plessis No runs ...

Over 2.6Ankit Rajpoot to Faf du Plessis Boundary! ...

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1 Andrew Tye good length delivery to Suresh Raina, no runs, goes on to the back foot and cuts it straight to the man at point.

Over 3.2 Andrew Tye good length delivery to Suresh Raina, no runs, goes on to the back foot and bunts it towards short mid-wicket

Over 3.3 Andrew Tye good length delivery to Suresh Raina, Boundary! Gets reached for it and carved it over point. Third man is too fine to cut this down.

Over 3.4 Andrew Tye good length delivery to Suresh Raina, Boundary! Charges down the wicket and drills this one past the bowler. Tye had no chance to stop it, nor did any of the fielders out there.

Over 3.5 Andrew Tye good length delivery to Suresh Raina, no runs, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 3.5 Andrew Tye good length delivery to Suresh Raina, no runs, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 3.5 Andrew Tye good length delivery to Suresh Raina, no runs, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 3.6 Andrew Tye good length delivery to Suresh Raina, no runs, comes on to the front foot and punches it straight back to the bowler.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1 Ankit Rajpoot bowls a pitched up delivery to Faf du Plessis, no runs, gets forward and driven straight to the man at cover.

Over 4.2 Ankit Rajpoot good length delivery to Faf du Plessis, no runs, goes on to the back foot and works it down the leg side.

Over 4.3 Ankit Rajpoot good length delivery to Faf du Plessis,  out Caught by Gayle!! du Plessis went hard at it and got an outside edge. Gayle at first slip was quick to get down and reverse cup it just before the ball was about to hit the ground.

Over 4.4 Ankit Rajpoot good length delivery to Sam Billings, out Bowled!! This was unplayable, indeed. Pitched on off and snakes away a tad to beat Billings defence and crashes the stumps.

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