Chennai XI vs Kolkata XI 38th Match at Abu Dhabi, 26 Sep, 2021

Toss: Kolkata , who chose to bat
Kolkata XI 171/6 (20)
Chennai XI 172/8 (20)
Chennai Super Kings won by 2 wickets
Man of the Match: Ravindra Jadeja

      Over 1.0   

    Over 0.1 Prasidh Krishna bowls a good length delivery to Ruturaj Gaikwad, no run, gets back in the crease and defends it towards point.

    Over 0.2 Prasidh Krishna bowls a good length delivery to Ruturaj Gaikwad, no run, comes on to the front foot and  knocks it to mid-on

    Over 0.3 Prasidh Krishna bowls a back of length delivery to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Boundary! Gets on top of the bounce and punches it square of the wicket on the off-side and gets a boundary.

    Over 0.4 Prasidh Krishna bowls a good length delivery to Ruturaj Gaikwad, no run, shuffles across on the back foot and flicks it straight to the man at mid-wicket.

    Over 0.5 Prasidh Krishna bowls it short of length to Ruturaj Gaikwad,1 run, goes deep inside the crease and nudges in front of mid-on for a quick single

    Over 0.6 Prasidh Krishna bowls a good length delivery to Faf du Plessis, no run, gets forward and tries angling it towards third but it climbs on him slightly. Takes the edge close to the bat-shoulder but doesn't carry

      Over 2.0   

    Over 1.1 Lockie Ferguson bowls a pitched up delivery to Ruturaj Gaikwad, 2 runs,  gets a nice stride forward and drives on the up through extra cover.

    Over 1.2 Lockie Ferguson bowls a pitched up delivery to Ruturaj Gaikwad,1 run, gets forward and creams the square-drive to deep backward point


    Over 1.3 Lockie Ferguson bowls a good length delivery to Faf du Plessis,1 run, gets forward and tucks it in front of mid-on

    Over 1.4 Lockie Ferguson bowls a good length delivery to Ruturaj Gaikwad, no run, gets on top of the bounce and chops it on the off-side.

    Over 1.5 Lockie Ferguson bowls a pitched up delivery to Ruturaj Gaikwad, no run, gets forward and went hard on the drive, the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

    Over 1.6 Lockie Ferguson bowls a good length delivery to Ruturaj Gaikwad, no run, gets away with it. The ball deflects off the thigh and would've run away fine if not for a diving DK with the gloves

      Over 3.0   

    Over 2.1 Prasidh Krishna bowls a good length delivery to Faf du Plessis, Boundary! Gets back in the crease and  rolls his wrists beautifully to clip it through midwicket for four.

    Over 2.2 Prasidh Krishna bowls it short of length to Faf du Plessis, no run, gets inside the line and blocked from the crease

    Over 2.3 Prasidh Krishna bowls a good length delivery to Faf du Plessis, Boundary! Charges down and whacks the length ball over mid-on for four.

    Over 2.4 Prasidh Krishna bowls a good length delivery to Faf du Plessis, no run, gets back in the crease and dabbed to short third man.

    Over 2.5 Prasidh Krishna bowls a good length delivery to Faf du Plessis,1 run, gets forward and tucks it through midwicket

    Over 2.6 Prasidh Krishna bowls a good length delivery to Ruturaj Gaikwad, no run, gets forward and defended to cover

      Over 4.0   

    Over 3.1 Varun Chakravarthy tossed up delivery to Faf du Plessis,1 leg bye, deflects off the thigh as Faf misses the clip.

    Over 3.2 Varun Chakravarthy tossed up delivery to Ruturaj Gaikwad,1 run, shimmies down but isn't to the pitch and knocks it to mid-on

    Over 3.3 Varun Chakravarthy tossed up delivery to Faf du Plessis, Boundary! Leans into it nicely before unfurling a cracking drive through extra cover for four.

    Over 3.4 Varun Chakravarthy bowls it short of length to Faf du Plessis, Boundary! Rock back in the crease and  manages to cut it away through the covers for four.

    Over 3.5 Varun Chakravarthy bowls a quicker arm ball to Faf du Plessis, no run, gets forward and defended into the covers

    Over 3.6 Varun Chakravarthy bowls a quicker arm ball to Faf du Plessis, no run, gets forward and plays it defensively into the off-side ring again

      Over 5.0   

    Over 4.1 Sunil Narine bowls a quicker arm ball to Ruturaj Gaikwad, 2 runs, gets uses his feet nicely and despite not being to the pitch, he's able to clip it wide of long-on

    Over 4.2 Sunil Narine tossed up delivery to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Boundary! Gets forward and  goes through with the lofted drive over mid-off and it's come off nicely for Gaikwad! Some form he's in to be able to execute that

    Over 4.3 Sunil Narine bowls it short of length to Ruturaj Gaikwad, no run, gets back in the crease and  cuts this to point

    Over 4.4 Sunil Narine tossed up delivery to Ruturaj Gaikwad,Six! Coming down the track. He's closer to the length of the ball than he was on the previous occasion, and all he does is ease into the shot over mid-off.

    Over 4.5 Sunil Narine tossed up delivery to Ruturaj Gaikwad,1 run, gets forward and works it through mid-wicket for a single.

    Over 4.6 Sunil Narine bowls a quicker arm ball to Ruturaj Gaikwad,1 run, goes deep inside the crease and nudges it through midwicket

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