बेंगलुरु vs चेन्नई मैच आँकड़े

Starts the new spell from over the stumps and bowls it on a fuller length around off, Mitchell Santner punches it to point where Cameron Green misfields and they get a single.

Back of a length and slightly slower too, this one grips and Ravindra Jadeja does well to lean back and play it uppishly through mid-wicket for one more.

Bowled quite full on the off stump, Mitchell Santner jams the ball back into the deck and it bounces over the bowler and down to long on. Just another single.

Oh, hello! A snorter of a delivery from Mohammed Siraj and that almost woke up Ravindra Jadeja. The quick bumper now, bowled over middle and leg and angled across. The ball takes off after pitching and Jadeja does well to sway his head out of the way.

Banged in short again over middle, Ravindra Jadeja comes down the track and slaps the ball aerially down to deep point for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! A bolt out of the blue! Faf du Plessis with probably the catch of the season and the crowd has gone berserk inside the Chinnaswamy. Mohammed Siraj runs in and serves a low full toss outside the off stump, Mitchell Santner doesn't quite get under it and ends up hitting it just over mid off. The ball seems to be going over but Faf leaps up and sticks out a right hand before touching it out of thin air. The hangtime was unreal and no one can quite believe it.

Fuller and on middle, Ravindra Jadeja drills it towards long on for a single.

On a length and on off, MS Dhoni pushes it back to the bowler. It is getting tougher and tougher for Chennai now.

Back of a length and on middle, MS Dhoni flicks it away nicely wide of short fine leg for a couple of runs.

Touch fuller and on middle, MS Dhoni nudges it towards deep square leg for a run.

Bangs this into the pitch, on middle, Ravindra Jadeja mistimes his pull through square leg for one.

FOUR! Mahi gets going now! Cameron Green lands this short again, on middle, a gift really for the batter, MS Dhoni just helps it over short fine leg for a boundary.

SIX! BANG! Ravindra Jadeja goes big straight after the break! Yash Dayal tries the back-of-the-hand slower one, but serves this in the slot, on off, Ravindra Jadeja waits for it and dispatches it over te long off fence for a biggie.

Good comeback from Yash Dayal! He nails the yorker this time, outside off, Ravindra Jadeja fails to dig it out.

A low full toss, on middle, Ravindra Jadeja drills it towards long on for a single.

FOUR! Easy pickings! Yash Dayal misses his yorker again and bowls a full toss, on the pads, MS Dhoni just needs to get some bat on that and glances it away wide of short fine leg for a boundary.

Slower one again, on a length and on off, MS Dhoni steers it towards short third man for a run.

Another off-pace delivery, back of a length and outside off, Ravindra Jadeja punches it towards sweeper covers for one. 13 runs off the over. Chennai needs 50 runs off the last three overs to qualify.

SIX! Just over!  Mohammed Siraj goes fuller and on middle, begging to be hit, Ravindra Jadeja presents the full face of the bat and lofts it towards the long off fence where it just goes over the fielder for a maximum. Good start for Chennai!

Buzzers! Sloppy from Virat Kohli! Short of a length and on off, Ravindra Jadeja mistimes his pull towards mid-wicket for a single, Virat Kohli runs in from the deep, picks up the ball and throws unnecessarily at the non-striker's end with no back up which allows the batter to take the second.

Back of a length and outside off, Ravindra Jadeja tries to cut but gets an inisd edge behind the stumps. A precious dot!

FOUR! Put away! Mohammed Siraj goes short and well outside off with no real protection in the deep, Ravindra Jadeja reaches for it and cuts it over backward point for a boundary now.

Another short delivery, on middle, Ravindra Jadeja pulls it towards long on for one.

Goes for the bouncer again but this it way over the head of the batter, MS Dhoni leaves it alone. Wided.

On a length and around off, MS Dhoni steers it towards point for just one. 15 runs off the over and Chennai now need 35 off the last two overs to qualify.

Oh...wow! That is a huge No Ball! Lockie Ferguson loses his grip and bowls a full toss that goes way over the head of the batter, MS Dhoni cannot do anything with that. Free Hit coming up now. The umpires having a chat with Ferguson as this is the second beamer from him.

Gets away with it! Full and on middle, MS Dhoni looks to slog it away but mistimes it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Just what Chennai needed! Lockie Ferguson lands this on a good length but down the leg side, Ravindra Jadeja nicely flicks it over short fine leg for a boundary.

Hard length, on leg, cramps up the batter, Ravindra Jadeja nudges it towards deep mid-wicket for a run.

FOUR! Fine shot! Lockie Ferguson goes a bit fuller this time, outside off, MS Dhoni swings hard and smacks it over extra covers for another boundary. 24 needed off 8 now for Chennai to qualify.

Back fo a length and on middle, angling in, MS Dhoni gets hurried and miscues his pull through square leg for just one. A huge ball coming up.

SIX! Into the crowd! Lockie Ferguson goes into the pitch once again, on pace, Ravindra Jadeja is already on his back foot waiting for this length, he whacks it away over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. 17 runs needed in the last over for Chennai to qualify and MS Dhoni will be on strike.

SIX! OUT OF THE GROUND! New Ball Please! Yash Dayal goes full and around leg, slower too, MS Dhoni picks it up and absolute whips it away over the fine leg fence for a massive maximum. This is out of the stadium. 110 METERS!

OUT! TAKEN! Oh..another twist in the tale! MS Dhoni has to walk back and Yash Dayal gets a huge wicket now. He brings out the slower one again, full and on leg. MS Dhoni tries to go for the big slog but gets a bit of a top edge towards deep square leg, Swapnil Singh settles under it and takes the catch under immense pressure. MS Dhoni will be disappointed as that was there to be put away but he has played a good cameo here.

A crucial dot now! Yash Dayal takes pace off again, short of a length and on off, Shardul Thakur tries to pull but misses. Ravindra Jadeja gets stranded at the other end. Chennai need 11 off 3 now to qualify.

Pitched up and around off, slower once again, Shardul Thakur swings wildly across the line, gets an outside edge towards short third man for a single. Ravindra Jadeja needs to 10 off the last two balls to get his side home.

Redemption for Yash Dayal! He sticks with his off-pace delivery, full and outside off, Ravindra Jadeja goes through his heave early and misses. Barring a No Ball, the home side will got through to the playoffs now. Yash Dayal and every Bengaluru player start celebrating and Chinnaswamy has gone wild now! 

Another dot! Yash Dayal has done it! He bangs this one short of a length and outside off again, no pace at all, Ravindra Jadeja goes for the pull but misses again. BENGALURU WIN BY 27 RUNS AND MAKES IT TO THE PLAYOFFS!