INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
21:14 IST: SIX! Inside out and Nair gets his second six in two overs
He waited for Bravo to bowl a length ball and gets his boundary
A good looking shot.21:11 IST: SIX! Karun Nair gets his first six
Swept and swept really well! Nair goes down on one knee to the ball on leg stump
He gets it off the middle and it just clears the man at deep backward square leg for a biggie
KXIP 88/5 in 13.2 overs21:06 IST: WICKET! Kings XI Punjab lose their fifth wicket as David Miller departs for 24 vs Chennai | KXIP 80/5 in
12.1 overs21:04 IST: Excellent over by Jadeja
A wicket and 4 runs off it
KXIP 84/4 in 12 overs21:01 IST: WICKET! Ravindra Jadeja comes into attack for Chennai and he strikes on his first ball
A clear edge and Dhoni takes an easy catch
Not a good shot to play in the first ball
Punjab lose their fourth wicket
Tiwary departs for 35 runs
KXIP 77/4 in 11.1 overs21:00 IST: Projected score for Punjab (6.94 runs per over) is 13920:55 IST: FOUR! Top edge and Tiwary gets his
boundary behind the Chennai keeper Dhoni's head
10 runs off it. KXIP 71/3 in 10 overs20:52 IST: Dwayne Bravo has bowled well
50-run partnership up between Tiwary and Miller
A much-needed one for KXIP after losing three early wickets.20:47 IST: Well that was a comical situation out there
Chennai fielders throwing the all over the place
Overthrows and free runs for Punjab
Poor from Chennai but good running by the two batsmen out there
They are looking out for every opportunity of a run and also taking it
KXIP 61/3 in 9 overs20:44 IST: FOUR! Tiwary gets on the offensive and is hitting boundaries now
Little uppish from Thakur and he punishes it.20:43 IST: Shardul Thakur is the new bowler for Chennai.20:40 IST: FOUR! Harbhajan Singh gets
Manoj Tiwary picks up th eball early and plays it late
Tiwary smashes another ball to the long on boundary for a six
Jadeja leaps to catch the ball but fails to do so. KXIP 49/3 in 7.3 overs20:38 IST: FREE HIT! SIX! Second bouncer of the over by Chahar
And Miller strikes it beautifully over the long off region for a huge SIX
KXIP 39/3 in 7 overs20:35 IST: Once again keeps it tight by bowling it on off and on a length
Manoj taps it towards covers for a brisk run
Chahar has been brilliant with the ball.20:31 IST: Another good over for Chennai
Bravo maintains his line and length
KXIP 29/3 in 6 overs20:27 IST: Miller, Manoj Tiwary need to rebuild for Punjab if they want to remain in the playoff hunt
Chennai bowlers Chahar and Ngidi have been superb
KXIP 23/3 in 5 overs20:26 IST: FOUR! Peach of a delivery but David Miller hits a superb boundary towards the leg side
Punjab need to win by 53+ run margin to usurp Rajasthan in order to enter the IPL playoffs.20:22 IST: WICKET! Another one bites the dust
Kings XI Punjab lose their third wicket as KL Rahul departs for 7 runs vs Chennai | KXIP 16/3 in 4 overs20:20 IST: Once again it is on a
length and outside off, it straightens a touch after pitching
Tiwary feels for it and gets beaten by Ngidi
So far so good for Chennai
KXIP 16/2 in 3.5 overs20:16 IST: WICKET! Raina takes a stunning catch
Punjab lose their second wicket as Aaron Finch departs for 4 runs vs Chennai Super Kings
Superb out swinging delivery by Chahar
KXIP 15/2 in 3 overs20:10 IST: Ngidi bowls a fantastic over
One run and a wicket for him
KXIP 8/1 in 2 overs20:09 IST: OUT! Chris Gayle departs for a duck
The ball brushes past his glove and the replays prove the touch. The players appeal but the umpire shakes his head but Gayle starts walking
and the Chennai players start celebrating
A huge blow for Punjab in a big game for them. KXIP 7/1 in 1.2 overs20:06 IST: What a first ball
Bangs it short and the ball moves away from the batsman
No runs.20:05 IST: Lungi Ngidi is the new bowler for Chennai.20:04 IST: FOUR! Superb stroke! Not a bad ball by any means
A good length out swinger, Rahul leans forward and creams the drive through extra cover getting his boundary
KXIP 7/0 in 1 over20:02 IST: The first match is over now
Mumbai Indians are out of the IPL playoffs after losing to Delhi by 11 runs.20:01 IST: First runs off the bat for KL Rahul
Two runs towards fine leg.20:00 IST: Lokesh Rahul, Chris Gayle open the batting for Punjab while Deepak Chahar begins the proceedings with
the ball for Chennai Super Kings19:58 IST: We now head to the match between CSK and Punjab now
We will update you with the Mumbai-Delhi match once it gets over.19:57 IST: Mumbai are eight down and still need 18 runs off the final 6
balls.19:55 IST: If Delhi beat Mumbai, Punjab need to beat CSK by 53+ runs to qualify for IPL playoffs.19:50 IST: The Delhi-Mumbai match is
Mumbai need 23 runs off 12 balls to win19:45 IST: No Shane Watson for CSK, no Yuvraj Singh for Kings XI Punjab.19:40 IST: Chennai Super
Kings (Playing XI): Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni(w/c), Sam Billings, Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan
Singh, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Lungi NgidiKings XI Punjab (Playing XI): Lokesh Rahul(w), Chris Gayle, Aaron Finch, David Miller,
Karun Nair, Manoj Tiwary, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin(c), Andrew Tye, Mohit Sharma, Ankit Rajpoot19:33 IST: Chennai Super Kings captain
MS Dhoni wins toss, elects to bowl vs Kings XI Punjab19:20 IST: We are few minutes away from the toss.19:06 IST: TRIVIA! CSK are the best
batting side of the tournament averaging 37.56 per wicket
They have lost the fewest wickets this season - 62.19:03 IST: Chris Gayle needs six more runs to become the second overseas player to score
MS Dhoni is ten runs away from the same milestone.18:40 IST: Hello and welcome to the live match updates of the final round robin Indian
Premier League (IPL) match between Chennai Super Kings and Kings XI Punjab.Barring opener KL Rahul, who has 652 runs from 13 innings, Punjab
have failed to click as a unit
Chris Gayle, the self-proclaimed 'Universe Boss', came out with some impressive knocks in the first half of the season but failed to
Aaron Finch, Karun Nair, Marcus Stonis, Mayank Agarwal and Yuvraj Singh have failed to score so far
In the bowling department, Andrew Tye has single-handedly led the pace attack with 24 wickets from 13 games and is currently the leading
wicket taker in the league. (Play Fantasy cricket and win cash daily)For Chennai, Ambati Rayadu has been brilliant so far, delivering on
He has been amongst the runs nd has received good support from his partner Shane Watson
Playing 13 innings, Rayudu has 585 runs while the Australian all-rounder has gathered 438 runs. (Play Fantasy cricket and win lakhs
daily)Skipper Dhoni (430 runs), has once again silenced his critics while Suresh Raina, who failed with the bat against Delhi, Dwayne Bravo
and Ravindra Jadeja will also need to come good with the bat on Sunday.
