Chennai vs Punjab
Match 41, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Match Centre
Punjab beat Chennai by 4 wickets
Match Ended - Punjab beat Chennai by 4 wickets
Over 
14th 
0
0
2
4
0
1
0
  = 7     | 
Over 
15th 
6
6
0
6
W
2
  = 20     | 
Over 
16th 
1
6
1
2
6
1
  = 17     | 
Over 
17th 
W
1
4
0
1
1
1
  = 8     | 
Over 
18th 
4
2
0
0
W
4
0
1
  = 11     | 
Over 
19th 
1
0
0
2
2
3
  = 8     | 
Devon Conway

Devon Conway

Player Of
The Match

BATTERS

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CRR: 10.05

Commentary

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14.1
0
Maheesh Theekshana to Liam Livingstone
Quicker one, outside off, Liam Livingstone looks to slap it but gets beaten.
14.2
0
Maheesh Theekshana to Liam Livingstone
Bowls it too full and down leg, Liam Livingstone looks to flick it but misses and gets a hit on his shin. A stifled appeal but turned down. Perhaps, missing leg.
14.3
2
Maheesh Theekshana to Sam Curran
Lands it on off, some turn as well, Sam Curran goes for a wild swing but mistimes it completely. The ball goes up in the air and lands safely between mid on and mid off. They collect two.
14.4
4
Maheesh Theekshana to Sam Curran
FOUR! Lands it on off, Sam Curran picks it well and drives it through covers as the ball finds the fence.
14.5
0
Maheesh Theekshana to Sam Curran
Two Wides! Lands it down leg, Sam Curran misses his stroke. The keeper fails to collect it as the batters cross.
14.5
1
Maheesh Theekshana to Liam Livingstone
Lands it on middle, Liam Livingstone looks to flick it but doesn't connect well. The ball rolls towards mid-wicket as the batters collect one.
14.6
0
Maheesh Theekshana to Sam Curran
Quicker one, following the batter, down leg, Sam Curran shuffles across to play at it but gets beaten.
15.1
6
Tushar Deshpande to Liam Livingstone
SIX! BANG! This is full on middle but right in the slot. Liam Livingstone clears the front leg and smokes it a long way over the wide long on fence for a biggie.
15.2
6
Tushar Deshpande to Liam Livingstone
SIX! And again! Full and wide outside the off stump, Liam Livingstone reaches out and thumps it over the extra cover fence for another maximum.
15.3
0
Tushar Deshpande to Liam Livingstone
FOUR LEG BYES! Streaky! Fulish length outside off, Liam Livingstone looks to have a swipe across the line but misses. The ball goes off the pads and lobs up around short third man. The fielder there dives forward but misses and the ball goes away into the fence.
15.4
6
Tushar Deshpande to Liam Livingstone
SIX! Liam Livingstone is on a roll here! Bangs it in a bit over middle and it sits up for the batter. Livingstone swings across the line and smokes it over deep mid-wicket for another biggie.
15.5
W
Tushar Deshpande to Liam Livingstone
OUT! TAKEN! Tushar Deshpande has the last laugh here and the danger man Liam Livingstone departs. This is banged in even shorter and over the stumps. Livingstone advances and goes after the ball. He ends up getting it off the top edge over mid-wicket. Ruturaj Gaikwad runs in from the deep and puts in a big dive forward to take an excellent catch with both hands.
15.6
2
Tushar Deshpande to Jitesh Sharma
Slower ball around off, Jitesh Sharma pushes at it and gets it off the outer half past backward point for a couple of runs.
16.1
1
Ravindra Jadeja to Sam Curran
Flatter around middle, Sam Curran backs away and pushes it out through covers for one.
16.2
6
Ravindra Jadeja to Jitesh Sharma
SIX! All the way! Flights it up around middle, Jitesh Sharma gets low and under the ball before whacking it a long way over the long on fence for a biggie.
16.3
1
Ravindra Jadeja to Jitesh Sharma
A tad shorter outside off, tapped away through extra cover for a single.
16.4
2
Ravindra Jadeja to Sam Curran
Shorter around off, punched away off the back foot through the cover region for a couple of runs.
16.5
6
Ravindra Jadeja to Sam Curran
SIX! BOOM! Flatter delivery around off, Sam Curran dances down the track and thumps it right back over the bowler's head for a biggie.
16.6
1
Ravindra Jadeja to Sam Curran
Slower and shorter around off, nudged away through mid-wicket for a single.
17.1
W
Matheesha Pathirana to Sam Curran
OUT! TIMBER! Matheesha Pathirana knocks over Sam Curran and there's another twist in the tale here. Full and quick at almost 145 clicks and gets it right in the blockhole. Curran looks to back away and drive but is beaten by the pace and the slingy action. Curran gets beaten all ends up as the ball crashes into the stumps. 31 needed now off 17 balls.
17.2
1
Matheesha Pathirana to Shahrukh Khan
Full and around off, slinging away, Shahrukh Khan eases it through cover for one.
17.3
4
Matheesha Pathirana to Jitesh Sharma
FOUR! Lovely shot! Full and outside off, shaping away, Jitesh Sharma goes inside-out over extra cover and caresses it perfectly for a boundary.
17.4
0
Matheesha Pathirana to Jitesh Sharma
WIDE! Short and pushed well across the off stump, beyond the tramline in fact. Jitesh Sharma cannot reach it and a wide is called.
17.4
1
Matheesha Pathirana to Jitesh Sharma
Nails the yorker on off stump, Jitesh Sharma manages to get some bat on it as the ball goes off the inside edge toward backward square leg. A single is taken.
17.5
1
Matheesha Pathirana to Shahrukh Khan
Surprise, surprise! Shahrukh Khan gets set for the yorker but Matheesha Pathirana outsmarts him with a short one. Khan gets hurried on but manages to get his bat in front of his pace. The ball rolls onto the on side and they get a single.
17.6
1
Matheesha Pathirana to Jitesh Sharma
Just a single to end and now 22 runs are needed off 12 balls. Full and wide of the off stump, Jitesh Sharma strokes it away to deep cover for a single.
18.1
4
Tushar Deshpande to Jitesh Sharma
FOUR! Jitesh Sharma begins the over in fine fashion. A low full toss, well outside off, Sharma reaches out and lifts it over the cover region for a boundary.
18.2
2
Tushar Deshpande to Jitesh Sharma
Very full again and outside off, Jitesh Sharma meets it on the full and hammers it wide of deep cover for a couple of runs.
18.3
0
Tushar Deshpande to Jitesh Sharma
WIDE! Full and wide, spilled well beyond the tramline outside off. Jitesh Sharma fails to reach it and a wide is called.
18.3
0
Tushar Deshpande to Jitesh Sharma
Good change up! Tushar Deshpande bowls this one slower and outside off, rolling his fingers over the ball. Jitesh Sharma looks for the big heave across the line but is through his shot way too early.
18.4
W
Tushar Deshpande to Jitesh Sharma
OUT! TAKEN! Oh, my God! One of the most dramatic catches we will ever see! Tushar Deshpande bowls another slower one, back of a length and outside off. Jitesh Sharma goes hard at it and tries to slog it away. The ball though comes off the toe end of the bat and skies it really high toward long on. The substitute fielder, Shaik Rasheed runs back and settles under it well to grab it. Unfortunately, Rasheed slips and his foot seems to have just brushed the boundary cushion. The third umpire checks it thoroughly and finds that the foot didn't touch the ropes. itesh haas to walk back!
18.5
4
Tushar Deshpande to Sikandar Raza
FOUR! Poor delivery! A juicy full toss outside off, Sikandar Raza throws his hands at it but the ball goes off the cue end of the bat and runs away quickly into the third man fence.
18.6
0
Tushar Deshpande to Sikandar Raza
WIDE! Just a bit too wide. Full and quick, just beyond the tramline outside off, wide called. 10 needed now off 7 balls.
18.6
1
Tushar Deshpande to Sikandar Raza
A single to end and now, Punjab need 9 runs off the final over. Slower and shorter over middle, pulled away to deep mid-wicket by Sikandar Raza for a single.
19.1
1
Matheesha Pathirana to Sikandar Raza
Full and wide outside off, Sikandar Raza reaches out and drives it to deep cover for a single.
19.2
0
Matheesha Pathirana to Shahrukh Khan
Leg bye! Top delivery! Full and quick, gets it in at the toes. Shahrukh Khan fails to dig it out. The ball thuds into the padas and rolls toward backward point. They get a leg bye.
19.3
0
Matheesha Pathirana to Sikandar Raza
A golden dot ball! Slower ball, on a length and outside off, Sikandar Raza throws the kitchen sink at it but fails to connect. MS Dhoni does well to get behind the ball as it bounces a second time.
19.4
2
Matheesha Pathirana to Sikandar Raza
Full and straight, heaved away in front of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. 5 needed now off 2 balls and Punjab are one hit away.
19.5
2
Matheesha Pathirana to Sikandar Raza
Two more! Slingy delivery, pushed outside off, Sikandar Raza shuffles across and pulls it away toward deep square leg. The batters scamper back for two. 3 needed now off 1 ball and the crowd is going wild.
19.6
3
Matheesha Pathirana to Sikandar Raza
What a finish! The home crowd has been silenced as the Punjab team celebrates valiantly. Short of a length and over middle, Sikandar Raza gets inside the line of the ball and pulls it over backward square leg. Maheesh Theekshana from inside the ring runs after it and just about manages to pull it back in. The batters push hard and get back for the third run to seal the win. PUNJAB WIN BY 4 WICKETS!