Chennai vs Gujarat Match Stats

Fuller one and around off, Azmatullah Omarzai swipes it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Change of pace, on a length and on middle, Sai Sudharsan gets deceived by it and only manages to block it on the pitch.

DROPPED! Matheesha Pathirana bowls another slower one, fuller and on middle, Sai Sudharsan goes through his lofted stroke early and mistimes it high in the air, Rachin Ravindra at extra covers fails to settle under it and spills it out while trying to take it over his head. Two runs taken. Sai Sudharsan gets a life but can he make the most of it here?

Sharp bouncer now, on middle, angling away, Sai Sudharsan tries to ramp it away but misses.

Back of a length and around leg, Sai Sudharsan misses his pull. Wided.

OUT! TAKEN! Matheesha Pathirana gets his man this time! He serves this full and on middle at a good pace, Sai Sudharsan tries to slog it away but fails to ger underneath the ball and does not get the elevation, the ball goes in the air towards long on where Sameer Rizvi runs forward and takes a fine catch tumbling forward. Gujarat lose the set batter and half their side is back to the hut now.

Matheesha Pathirana ends the over with a quick bouncer around 148 clicks, on middle, Rahul Tewatia gets hurried as he tries to sway away and loses his balance too. Excellent over for Chennai!

FOUR! Much, much needed boundary. Angles it on the leg stump line on a length, Azmatullah Omarzai flicks it uppishly through deep square leg for a boundary.

OUT! TAKEN! Another stunner in the field for Chennai, and Rachin Ravindra makes no mistake this time with this blinder. Tushar Deshpande bangs it short and on off, Azmatullah Omarzai tries to loft it over covers but he mistimes it by throwing his hands at it. The ball goes high up in the night sky over extra covers. Rachin Ravindra runs to his left and settles underneath the ball keeping his eyes still on the ball before reverse-cupping it and falling over. Matheesha Pathirana and Chennai celebrate.

Short and angling in, Rashid Khan guides it to short third for one.

On the back of a length angling across, Rahul Tewatia goes for the punch but gets beaten.

Oh, Chennai has opted for a review here against the Umpire's decision for a Wide. Tushar Deshpande cannons it full and outside the tramline. Rahul Tewatia bends low and looks to drive it away through the off side but misses. The replay confirms that the ball has passed just inside the tramline. A good review from Chennai and the Umpire's decision is overturned.

 Deshpande fires it on the fuller length, right ahead of the boot of Tewatia. He goes for a flick shot but completely misses and gets a ping on the front pad. MS Dhoni also looks excited for this one and they go for a review. UltraEdge shows no bat is involved. Ball Tracker confirms that the ball is pitched outside leg. Not Out and the on-field Umpire's decision stands. Also, they cross for a leg bye.

Over the wicket, on the back of a length, with pace off outside off, Rahul Tewatia pulls it to long on for one.

OUT! TAKEN! Rachin Ravindra takes an easy catch and it is Rashid Khan who walks back to the sheds cheaply without troubling the opposition with the bat. Gujarat are now falling like a pack of cards as they lose their 7th wicket. Mustafizur Rahman slants it on the length on the leg and middle, Rashid Khan clears his front leg trying to hoist it over deep mid-wicket. He mistimes the pull and the ball goes miles up in the air towards deep mid-wicket where Rachin Ravindra takes an easy catch. Mustafizur Rahman gets his first wicket.

Off-cutter outside off with pace off, Umesh Yadav swings hard and misses to connect.

Another off-cutter on the short length, on the middle, Umesh Yadav gets beaten again on the outside edge.

On the back of a length across off, Umesh Yadav taps it back to the bowler.

Short of length, rolling his fingers on the leather, on off, Umesh Yadav swipes across and swings early and misses. He gets a ping on the front thigh pad. An excellent over from Mustafizur Rahman as he concedes just a solitary run and a big wicket of Rashid Khan.

 A huge confident appeal for LBW and up goes the finger. Rahul Tewatia straightaway reviews it and sends it upstairs.  This is fired in at 151 clicks by Tushar Deshpande on a fuller length aiming the leg stump line, Rahul Tewatia swings for a flick and misses. The ball thuds his pads. UltraEdge comes and shows a flat line. Ball Tracker though shows that the ball is clearly pitching outside leg. Not Out and the on-field decision is overturned.

Full again, and on the middle and leg, Rahul Tewatia flicks it through square leg for just one.

A precise yorker on the stumps by Pathirana. Umesh Yadav somehow jams his bat towards deep backward square leg for a single.

FOUR! Pulled away and in the gap! Short and straight on the leg stump line, Rahul Tewatia stands in the crease and helps the poor delivery by pulling it with the pace towards deep fine leg for a boundary.

A yorker down leg at 150 clicks. Tewatia misses on his flick and gets pinged on his boot.

WIDE! Way down leg on a shorter length. This is given as a Wide.

Another excellent over from Matheesha Pathirana. He goes full and around off this time. Rahul Tewatia swings hard to go downtown but only manages to meet thin air. Just a couple of overs left and Gujarat need 79 runs. What a sensational display of bowling from Chennai's bowlers. 

Mustafizur Rahman continues and bowls on the middle and leg channel on a fuller length, Umesh Yadav flicks it with soft hands towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

OUT! TAKEN! Rachin Ravindra takes the third catch of the match and the yellow army inches closer to the victory. Mustafizur Rahman bowls it full outside off, Rahul Tewatia mistimes his lofted shot and finds Rachin Ravindra at long off who takes an easy catch near the ropes by reverse-cupping it. Mustafizur Rahman gets his second and he continues to impress with his bowling performance.

This is cannoned on the pads from over the wicket, Spencer Johnson misses the flick onto the pads and rolls to cover-point for a leg bye.

On the back of a length at the middle, Umesh Yadav pulls it with no real timing towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Shot! Offers a juicy full toss on the stumps, Spencer Johnson lofts it over covers for a boundary on a single bounce towards the deep extra cover fence.

On the back of a length around off, Spencer Johnson sways away from the line of the ball and cuts it but finds the fielder at backward point. End of another successful over for Chennai. 

Over the wicket comes Pathirana and fires in on the back of a length outside off, Umesh Yadav swings hard but misses on the outside edge.

Short and pace off this time, outside off, on a length, Umesh Yadav cuts it through point for a single.

A slower yorker outside off, Spencer Johnson shoulders arms at it. The Umpire calls it a fair delivery.

Short and on the top of off, Spencer Johnson pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

SIX! Some fun for Umesh Yadav! Matheesha Pathirana offers a half-volley, slightly outside off, Umesh Yadav gets underneath the ball and swings hard at it with a good connection before thumping it over mid-wicket for a biggie.

Done and dusted! Chennai win clinically and humble Gujarat by 63 runs. Matheesha Pathirana bowls it outside off on a hard length, Umesh Yadav swings his bat hard and misses as the ball passes his outside edge through to MS Dhoni. This has been a sheer dominating performance by Chennai and they hold their fortress unbreached yet again. Also, this is the biggest defeat for Gujarat by the margin of runs.