Lucknow vs Chennai Match Stats

Slanting into the pads, on a length, Shankar clips it to the left of short fine leg for a single.

Serves the googly, slower and shorter, landing outside the leg stump, Dube hangs back and stabs it down.

Slows it down even more, it is the googly, short and on off, Shivam plays it with the turn to cover.

Big swing and a miss! Looped up, googly, outside off, Shivam Dube clears his front leg and swings to go back over the bowler's head but misses. Rishabh Pant is quick to take the bails off but Dube has his back leg grounded inside the crease.

Short and on off, Dube punches it to long on for a run.

OUT! TAKEN! Digvesh Singh strikes with his final ball of the night! Nicely tossed up by Singh, enticting the batter into the big shot. It is the googly and Vijay Shankar spots the ball above his eyeline. He cannot resist himself and swings to go downtown. The ball spins away to catch the outer half of the bat and balloons towards short third where Avesh Khan moves to his right and slides to take a safe catch. Excellent over from Singh. 2 runs and a wicket off it. CSK are now 111/5, needing 56 runs off 36 balls.

Wide! A wayward delivery by Avesh, low full toss, landing outside the cut strip on the off side. Given as wide since the ball landed beyond the stumps.

Very full, on off, Shivam jams it out towards mid off for a single.

Angling into the pads, on a length, glanced down to deep fine leg for a single by MSD to get off the mark.

In the slot, on off, Dube swings a bit too hard and loses his shape. Slices it over backward point for just a single.

Beaten! At 138.3 kph, on a good length, outside off, MS has a waft at the delivery and gets beaten on the outside edge.

FOUR! Smashed! On a back of a length, outside off, Dhoni hangs back and gets on top of the bounce. Slaps it along the ground to the left of mid off for a boundary.

FOUR! Edged away! Fuller in length, on off, MS Dhoni leans forward and jabs at the delivery with a straight bat. Gets an outside edge that races wide of deep third for four more. Good finish to the over for CSK. 12 runs off the over. Chennai Super Kings need 44 runs in 24 balls.

Pushes a full ball across the left-hander from over the wicket, near the tramline, Dube digs it out to cover.

FOUR! Slammed! Thakur looks for the wide yorker but misses his mark by a bit. Dube reaches out and nails the drive all along the ground to the left of cover for a boundary.

Dube will feel that he missed out there! Thakur misses his yorker and ends up serving a low full toss, outside off, Dube swings for the hills but does not connect.

Another full toss but it only goes for a single! Full toss, outside off, Dube smashes it towards extra cover where the fielder cuts it off with a dive to his left.

Wide! Thakur tries to keep it away from the batter but sprays it beyond the tramline. MSD lets it be.

Wide! And again! Slips a full ball outside the wide guideline on the off side. Left alone by Dhoni.

Manages to sneak the full ball inside the tramline this time, MS Dhoni can only jam it out back to Thakur.

SIX! One hand comes off the bat but it still sails over the fence! An off-pace delivery, on off, on a length, MSD swings across the line a bit early. Drags it off the inner half of the bat but clears the deep square leg fence for a flat six. 13 runs off the over.

Nails the wide yorker, around off, Shivam steers it to deep backward point for a single.

FOUR! Streaky! Avesh serves it full and outside off, MSD swings hard as he looks to go back over the bowler's head. Gets an outside edge that flies between the keeper and short third for a boundary. 26 needed off 16 for CSK.

In the slot, outside off, MS Dhoni stays leg side of the ball and thumps it to the left of long off. David Miller is quick across the turf and collects it on the bounce. Keeps the batters down to just a single. 6 runs off the over so far.

Executes the yorker, on off, Dube thrashes it back towards the bowler. Avesh Khan sticks out his left hand to make the stop. Seems to have injured himself in the process. The physio is out to tend to him.

A couple of valuable dots for LSG! Angling across the left-hander, very full, outside off, Dube tries to squeeze it out but misses.

Good effort in the deep! A wide yorker, outside off, Shivam throws his hands at the delivery. Gets an outside edge that races past Digvesh Singh at short third. Ravi Bishnoi puts in a good sprint at deep backward point and slides to cut it off. Just a single. 24 needed off 12 balls.

FOUR! The over starts well for CSK! Gets the ball very full, wide on off, Shivam Dube gets his bat down and opens the face of the bat. Glides to the left of short third for a boundary.

NO BALL AND SIX! Oh, dear! Shardul Thakur gets it all wrong! The ball slips from Thakur's hand and it is an above-waist full toss, outside off, Dube reaches out and slaps it over deep backward point for a biggie. Free Hit coming up. 11 runs off one legal ball.

Full and outside off, drilled down to long of for a single.

DROPPED! Straight in and straight out! Ravi Bishnoi shells it. Wide on off, on a length, MS Dhoni smashes it hard and flat towards extra cover. Ravi Bishnoi standing on the edge of the ring, tries to take a reverse-cup catch over his head but fails to cling on as the ball pops out of his grasp. A single taken.

Wide! Sprayed beyond the tramline on off. Dube lets it be.

Gets the ball to sneak inside the tramline this time, very full, Dube jams it out back towards Thakur who makes a sharp stop to his right.

Wide yorker on off, Dube steers it towards deep backward point for a single.

FOUR! Full toss and that has been dispatched! Thakur misses his mark and serves a juicy full toss, outside off, MSD picks it up nicely and swats it over mid-wicket. The ball bounces just in front of the boundary cushions. The 50-run stand comes up. 19 runs off the penultimate over. Just 5 needed in the final over for CSK. 

Begins with a wide yorker, Dube hits it along the ground to deep point for a single.

Gets the yorker right in, on off, MS Dhoni squeezes it out in front of cover and crosses over.

FOUR! Shivam Dube with the winning runs for CSK! The Super Kings finally manage to end their losing streak! Angling across, full in length, Dube stays leg side of the ball and carves it with an angled bat face. Hits it aerially but wide of cover for a boundary. CSK win by 5 wickets with 3 balls to spare!