Match 21, Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Kolkata vs Chennai
Match 21, Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Event CentreKolkata beat Chennai by 10 runs
Match Ended - Kolkata beat Chennai by 10 runs
Over
14th
0
1
0
2
2
1
= 6 |
Over
15th
0
1
1
6
4
1
= 13 |
Over
16th
1
4
W
0
0
0
= 5 |
Over
17th
W
1
0
0
1
1
= 3 |
Over
18th
1
4
0
1
4
0
= 10 |
Over
19th
0
0
1
6
4
4
= 15 |

Rahul Tripathi
Player OfThe Match
CRR: 7.85
Commentary
Other Innings>All
W
4s
6s
14.1
0
Varun Chakravarthy to Sam Curran
Flatter delivery, Curran looked to work that on the leg side but gets a leading edge which falls safely on the off side.
14.2
1
Varun Chakravarthy to Sam Curran
Shorter, outside off, punched off the back foot through covers for a single.
14.3
0
Varun Chakravarthy to MS Dhoni
On the shorter side, Dhoni goes back and works this to point.
14.4
2
Varun Chakravarthy to MS Dhoni
Excellent fielding from Rahul Tripathi in the deep. Short ball, Dhoni pulls it firmly. Rahul does well to dive at deep square leg and stop that delivery, which was travelling. Keeps it to just the two.
14.5
2
Varun Chakravarthy to MS Dhoni
Short, outside off, cut to deep point for a couple.
14.6
1
Varun Chakravarthy to MS Dhoni
Single to end the over. Good one for Kolkata, just the six off the over. Dhoni works this to long on and takes one to keep strike.
15.1
0
Sunil Narine to MS Dhoni
Leg bye! On the shorter side down the leg side, Dhoni looked to play at it but misses. Gets it behind the keeper off his pads and takes a leg bye.
15.2
1
Sunil Narine to Sam Curran
Short, firmly pulled away to deep mid-wicket for a single.
15.3
1
Sunil Narine to MS Dhoni
Floated around middle, Dhoni looks to go for the big sweep but does not connect it well. Gets an inside edge, which goes to the off side after deflecting from his body. Takes a single. Wanted two but Curran was not up for it.
15.4
6
Sunil Narine to Sam Curran
SIX! Good use of the feet. Floated outside off, Curran comes down the track and lofts this over long off.
15.5
4
Sunil Narine to Sam Curran
FOUR! Curran needs to play the aggressor role here and he has started off well. Flighted outside off, Curran lofts this over covers. Russell runs to his right but cannot get there. A boundary.
15.6
1
Sunil Narine to Sam Curran
A single as Curran taps this shorter delivery on the leg side and takes one. 44 needed in the last 4 overs for Chennai.
16.1
1
Varun Chakravarthy to Sam Curran
Shortish outside off, driven to wide mid off for a single.
16.2
4
Varun Chakravarthy to MS Dhoni
FOUR! How was that! Chakravarthy pitches it short and well outside off. MS Dhoni, who was waiting to unleash his power, clobbers that over cover-point.
16.3
W
Varun Chakravarthy to MS Dhoni
OUT! BOWLED! Chakravarthy gets his revenge though. MS Dhoni has to walk back. It was floated around off and middle, Dhoni looked to go for the mighty sweep. Wanted to clear the deep square leg fence. He got away with an inside edge earlier, to Narine. This time though, he misses and is cleaned up. The Yellow Army still needs 39 in 21 balls.
16.4
0
Varun Chakravarthy to Kedar Jadhav
Slower in the air around off, Kedar prods forward and keeps this out.
16.5
0
Varun Chakravarthy to Kedar Jadhav
Full on middle, Jadhav lunges forward and defends this out.
16.6
0
Varun Chakravarthy to Kedar Jadhav
Flights this outside off, Jadhav goes back and taps it but straight to short third man. Just the 5 runs and a wicket off that over. Chakravarthy finishes with 4-0-28-1. Chennai need 39 in the last 3 overs.
17.1
W
Andre Russell to Sam Curran
OUT! CAUGHT! And Andre Russell strikes straightaway. Chennai, what are they doing to themselves here? Shortish ball outside off, Curran looked to slap that over covers but ends up giving catching practice to Morgan there. Curran's little cameo comes to an end.
17.2
1
Andre Russell to Ravindra Jadeja
Short ball, Jadeja manages to pull it to square leg for a single.
17.3
0
Andre Russell to Kedar Jadhav
Short, outside off. Pacy it was. Jadhav swings across the line but misses.
17.4
0
Andre Russell to Kedar Jadhav
Another bouncer, Kedar looked to pull again but is done in by the bounce. Good bowling this by Russell.
17.5
1
Andre Russell to Kedar Jadhav
Good length ball on off and middle, tapped to wide mid on for a single.
17.6
1
Andre Russell to Ravindra Jadeja
Good length ball around off, Jadeja goes for the pull. Does not get it well though. It goes to long on for one. 36 needed in the last 2 overs.
18.1
1
Sunil Narine to Ravindra Jadeja
Good bowling from Narine here. Saw him coming down and bowls it well outside off, Jadeja reaches out and manages to hit it on the off side for a single.
18.2
4
Sunil Narine to Kedar Jadhav
FOUR! Much needed boundary for Chennai here. Short ball, Kedar rocks back and pulls this wide of long on. The fielder at long on ran to his right and tried to cut it off but fails to do so. 31 needed in 10 now.
18.3
0
Sunil Narine to Kedar Jadhav
Bowls it flat and well outside off, Jadhav looked to slam that over covers. Ends up getting it off the inner half to the leg side.
18.4
1
Sunil Narine to Kedar Jadhav
Comes down the track, Jadhav. Looked to go big over mid-wicket but ends up mistiming it to square leg. A single.
18.5
4
Sunil Narine to Ravindra Jadeja
FOUR! Another much needed boundary for Chennai here. Sunil Narine bowls it short and well outside off, Jadeja throws the kitchen sink at it and gets it over backward point for a boundary.
18.6
0
Sunil Narine to Ravindra Jadeja
A dot to finish. Excellent from Sunil Narine. Bowls a flatter ball on the pads, Jadeja looked to flick but misses. It comes off his pads to the off side and Narine rushes in to collect that. 26 needed in the last over.
19.1
0
Andre Russell to Kedar Jadhav
Excellent start for Kolkata. Yorker, outside off, dug out straight to cover.
19.2
0
Andre Russell to Kedar Jadhav
Another dot delivery. Good length ball around off, Jadhav looked to work that on the leg side but misses and gets hit on the body. 26 needed from 4 balls now.
19.3
1
Andre Russell to Kedar Jadhav
Another excellent delivery from Russell. A yorker again, outside off, driven through cover-point for just the single.
19.4
6
Andre Russell to Ravindra Jadeja
SIX! Wonderful shot but a little too late from Jadeja. Shortish outside off, he smokes this over point for a maximum. 19 needed in 2 balls. Extras and a boundary might help, if they happen.
19.5
4
Andre Russell to Ravindra Jadeja
FOUR! Goes for four this time. 150 up for Chennai with that. But again, just as we said earlier, too little too late. Short ball, Jadeja ferociously pulls this to the deep square leg fence.
19.6
4
Andre Russell to Ravindra Jadeja
FOUR! Another boundary, but the same point - too little too late. Full and outside off, Jadeja creams this through covers. Does not matter as KOLKATA WIN BY 10 RUNS!