Lucknow vs Chennai Match Stats

Starts a new spell from around the wicket and hurls it on a good length, near the wide guideline on off, Quinton de Kock reaches out and pushes it wide of cover for a single.

Goes short does Deshpande, over middle, KL Rahul rides the bounce well and plays the pull to deep mid-wicket for one more run.

WIDE! Looks to keep it away from the reach of the batter but this slips beyond the tramline on off. Left alone by Quinton de Kock for a wide.

Another delivery that flirts with the wide guideline, full and outside off, Quinton de Kock leans on it for the drive but gets beaten on the outside edge.

FOUR! Smart batting! On a length, in the corridor of off, Quinton de Kock pulls out the reverse scoop and plays it to perfection. Hits it between the keeper and short third to pick up a boundary. Moves to 48 with this shot.

Fullish delivery, outside off, driven through covers for a single by Quinton de Kock.

Nails the yorker from around the wicket, on middle and leg, KL Rahul gets his bat out in front of the pads and digs it out to the right of the bowler.

WIDE! Slower delivery that drifts down leg, full in length, Quinton de Kock swings to help it away but misses.

FIFTY for Quinton de Kock! It has not been the most fluent knock from the southpaw but he has hung in there for his side and has complemented his skipper well. On a back of a length, on off and middle, Quinton de Kock waits on it and pulls it through square leg to get to his third fifty of the season.

Goes for the yorker, outside off. It comes out as a low full toss, KL Rahul walks across his stumps and drags the sweep to the right of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

FOUR! KL Rahul threads the needle to perfection. Shot of the night by the Lucknow skipper. Angling across the left-hander, fuller and slower, KL Rahul moves away to the off side nice and early. Angles the bat face perfectly to drive it right in the gap between deep backward point and deep cover for a boundary.

At pace, on a good length, KL Rahul punches it right under his eyes to deep point for a single.

FOUR! Expertly placed! Another slower delivery by Mustafizur Rahman, on a good length, outside off, Quinton de Kock waits for the ball to arrive and plays it late. Cuts it well and gets it past the backward point fielder for a boundary.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Chennai finally get a breakthrough! Quinton de Kock has done his job though. Mustafizur Rahman rolls his fingers over the ball and goes into the wicket, over middle, Quinton de Kock backs away to play the upper cut but gets cramped for room. The ball brushes his gloves on the way through and MS Dhoni take a good catch bending low to hi right. End of a brilliant 134-run opening stand, the highest opening stand in this year's Indian T20 League.

Short and wide outside the off stump. KL Rahul drills the ball hard along the ground straight to sweeper covers for a single.

Pitches the ball up on the line of the stumps. Nicholas Pooran drives the ball straight towards mid on and runs a single.

KL Rahul was gone for all money had the throw hit there. Full again, on off, KL Rahul drives it to the left of mid off and sets off for a single. Ruturaj Gaikwad gets to the ball quickly but misses the shy at the bowling end.

SIX BANG! It does not take long for Pooran to go big. On a length and right in the slot for the batter, on middle and leg, Nicholas Pooran clears his front leg and swings through the line to go back over the bowler's head for a maximum.

Full and straight, at the stumps, Nicholas Pooran flicks it towards mid-wicket and rotates the strike.

On a good length, outside off, KL Rahul hangs back and stays leg side of the ball to punch it to the right of deep point. The fielder in the deep runs around to his right and cuts it off. Two runs taken.

FOUR! Nails a yorker and Nicholas Pooran drills it from the ground and fetches it behind point, along the ground for a superb boundary to start the over after the break. What a shot.

WIDE! Wayward outside the off stump line. Wide called!

FOUR! Another yorker going for a boundary. Mustafizur Rahman misses his line and angles down the leg stump this time and Nicholas Pooran flicks the ball hard to the right of short fine leg and gets another boundary.

Slower ball from a shorter length outside the off stump. Nicholas Pooran looks to cut it but misses the ball completely.

Holds the length short at the stumps. Nicholas Pooran pulls it away to deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Slower ball again, fuller in length outside the line of the off stump. KL Rahul takes the front foot out and creams the ball into the gap behind point, along the ground, beating both the fielders at the boundary for a four.

Short and wide outside off again. KL Rahul slaps the ball to deep backward point for a single to end the over.

OUT! CAUGHT! Ravindra Jadeja, you beauty! Perfectly times shot from KL Rahul, nothing wrong with that but Ravindra Jadeja plucks it with one hand out of thin air leaping and then tumbling to his left. Matheesha Pathirana drops it short and wide and KL Rahul executes the cut shot to perfection only to find Ravindra Jadeja at point.

Pitches the ball up on the stumps. Marcus Stoinis blocks it off the front foot towards mid-wicket.

LEG BYE! Fuller on the pads of Marcus Stoinis who looks to flick the ball but gets a hit on the pads outside the line of the leg stumps and the ball runs away to the fine leg area for a couple as Leg Byes.

Nails a wide yorker outside off. Marcus Stoinis drives the ball to sweeper covers for a single to open his account.

Fuller on the line of the stumps and Nicholas Pooran walks down to flick the ball but misses it. The ball hits him on the front pads and there is an appeal for LBW. The umpire says NO and Chennai take the review. The UltraEdge shows no bat involved at all and the Ball Tracking shows that the ball is pitched outside the line of the leg stump. Nicholas Pooran survives.

Another ball fuller on the stumps and Nicholas Pooran flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Pitched up on the stumps. Nicholas Pooran drives the ball to long on for a single.

FOUR! Marcus Stoinis drives a fuller ball outside the off stump to perfection and finds the gap to the right of deep point for a boundary. 7 required now for Lucknow to win.

WIDE! Wayward outside the line of the off stump. Wide called.

WIDE! Only 5 required now for Lucknow as Tushar Deshpande has bowled another wide outside the off stump line.

Hits the length hard outside the off stump line. Marcus Stoinis looks to slog it towards mid-wicket but gets an inside edge back to MS Dhoni on the bounce.

Pitches the ball up outside the off stump line. Marcus Stoinis lofts the ball over covers and finds himself a couple.

Holds his length back at the batter. Marcus Stoinis flicks the ball to deep mid-wicket and runs a single.

NO BALL! Tushar Deshpande bowls a beamer towards Nicholas Pooran as he looks to play the upper cut and misses. The umpire signals NO BALL and Chennai take the review. Chennai review but the big screen shows that the ball is way over the waist height of Nicholas Pooran and is a NO BALL. Free Hit coming up with the scores tied.

FOUR! Finishes off in style! Short ball from Tushar Deshpande outside the off stump line and Nicholas Pooran slashes it hard over the head of the point fielder and gets a boundary to win the match for his team. Lucknow win by 8 wickets with an over to spare.