Chennai XI vs Punjab XI 18th Match at Chennai, 06 Apr, 2019

Toss: Chennai, who chose to bat
Chennai XI 160/3 (20)
Punjab XI 138/5 (20)
Chennai won by 22 runs
Man of the Match: Harbhajan Singh
  • Sam Curran 0 * (1)
  • Mandeep Singh 1 * (1)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1 Deepak Chahar bowls a good length delivery to Lokesh Rahul, no run, gets forward and defends it to point with an angled bat.

Over 0.2 Deepak Chahar bowls a good length delivery to Lokesh Rahul,1 run, gets forward and defends it to mid-on and gets off the mark with a single.

Over 0.3Deepak Chahar to CH Gayle Wide ball ...

Over 0.3 Deepak Chahar bowls a pitched up delivery to CH Gayle, Boundary! Goes back in the crease and plays it on the up over the backward point and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 0.4 Deepak Chahar bowls a good length delivery to CH Gayle, no run, comes on to the front foot and went for a drive away from the body but gets beaten.

Over 0.5 Deepak Chahar bowls a good length delivery to CH Gayle,1 run, gets forward and turns it with a closed bat face to mid-wicket.

Over 0.6 Deepak Chahar bowls a good length delivery to Lokesh Rahul, no run, comes across and tucks it down the leg side.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1 Harbhajan Singh tossed up delivery to CH Gayle, no run, comes on to the front foot and defends it back to the bowler.

Over 1.2 Harbhajan Singh tossed up delivery to CH Gayle, no run, gets forward and chases for the drive and the ball turns away trimming his outer half to point.

Over 1.3 Harbhajan Singh tossed up delivery to CH Gayle, no run, comes on to the front foot and pushes it straight back to the bowler.

Over 1.4 Harbhajan Singh tossed up delivery to CH Gayle, out Caught by Dhoni!! Gayle wields his bat ungainly. Slight nick and MSD grabs it and knew it straightaway. Throws it up and Gayle is a goner.

Over 1.5 Harbhajan Singh tossed up delivery to Mayank Agarwal, no run, goes back in the crease and works it away to square leg.

Over 1.6 Harbhajan Singh tossed up delivery to Mayank Agarwal, out Caught by du Plessis!!  Agarwal stepped out and doesn't quite time his loft. Skies it up as far as long-on and there was a fielder waiting for this. Faf doesn't make any mistake.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1 Deepak Chahar bowls a good length delivery to Lokesh Rahul, no run, gets forward and worked to mid-wicket with soft hands.

Over 2.2 Deepak Chahar bowls a good length delivery to Lokesh Rahul, no run, gets forward and defends it down the pitch back to the bowler.

Over 2.3 Deepak Chahar bowls a good length delivery to Lokesh Rahul,1 run, gets forward and drops it with soft hands to cover and gets a single.

Over 2.4 Deepak Chahar bowls a good length delivery to Sarfaraz Khan, 2 runs, gets wait for the ball on the back foot and dabs it down to the third man and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 2.5 Deepak Chahar bowls a good length delivery to Sarfaraz Khan, no run, gets forward and opens his bat a touch and pokes it into the off-side.

Over 2.6 Deepak Chahar bowls a good length delivery to Sarfaraz Khan,1 run,  stays back and opens his bat face to guide it to third man.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1Harbhajan Singh to Sarfaraz Khan Single ...

Over 3.2Harbhajan Singh to Lokesh Rahul Single ...

Over 3.3Harbhajan Singh to Sarfaraz Khan Single ...

Over 3.4Harbhajan Singh to Lokesh Rahul Two runs ...

Over 3.5Harbhajan Singh to Lokesh Rahul Two runs ...

Over 3.6Harbhajan Singh to Lokesh Rahul Single ...

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1 Deepak Chahar bowls a pitched up delivery to Lokesh Rahul, Boundary! Gets forward and presents a straight bat face and drives it elegantly past mid-on. His drives are a thing of beauty.

Over 4.2 Deepak Chahar bowls a good length delivery to Lokesh Rahul,1 run, gets forward and defends it to point and gets a single.

Over 4.3 Deepak Chahar bowls it short of length to Sarfaraz Khan, no run, gets on top of the bounce and punches it to cover.

Over 4.4 Deepak Chahar bowls it short of length to Sarfaraz Khan,1 run, shuffles across on the back foot and pulls it behind square on the onside and gets a single.

Over 4.5 Deepak Chahar bowls it short of length to Lokesh Rahul,Six!! Rocks back in the crease and hammered it powerfully over cow corner for a maximum.

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