Chennai Super Kings vs Chennai Super Kings, मैच 49, Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune, 04 May 2022 - कमेंट्री

SIX! That's smoked! The chase remains alive. A length ball, around off, it's in the slot and Dwaine Pretorius launches it over mid-wicket for a biggie. 25 needed off 5 balls.

OUT! CAUGHT! Harshal Patel again bounces back after conceding a biggie. Digs it in short, around off at 129.4 kph, Dwaine Pretorius tries to power it across the line but instead gets a big top edge. Virat Kohli settles underneath it at long on. This chase is almost put to bed now.

SIX! Short again from Harshal, around off at 129 kph, Maheesh Theekshana rides the bounce and clobbers it over wide long on for a biggie.

FOUR LEG BYES! Sliding down the leg side, Maheesh Theekshana tries to glance but misses. It clips the thigh pad and races away to fine leg for a boundary. Job done now for Bangalore.

A well-directed bouncer, around leg, Maheesh Theekshana somehow sways away from the firing line.

BANGALORE WIN BY 13 RUNS! Back of a length, around off, Maheesh Theekshana plays a mistimed lofted shot towards covers for just a single. Two important points for Bangalore and they break into the top four now.

OUT! DHONI HOLES OUT! Josh Hazlewood has been the best bowler for Bangalore all evening and he has hit the jackpot by removing MS at this stage of the chase. Delivers it a touch short and around off at 134.1 kph, MS Dhoni rocks on the back foot and packs a punch at this delivery. He pulls firmly but it goes flat and straight towards Rajat Patidar at deep mid-wicket. He takes the pressure catch and Chennai are staring down the barrel now. 39 needed off 11 balls. 

Tad fuller and on middle, Singh flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 

On a length and around off. Dwaine Pretorius hits it to long on only for a single. Singles won't do for Chennai. 

A length ball, on middle, Singh is cramped for room as he pulls it to mid-wicket for another run. 

FOUR! Edged away! The chase is still on! Short and around off. Dwaine Pretorius tries to hook it away but gets a top edge over the keeper and for a boundary. 

Length and on off. Dwaine Pretorius punches it to mid off for a single. 31 needed off 6 balls.

SIX! Just what Chennai needed! That's an exceptional hit from Moeen Ali. Harshal delivers it on a length, around off, Moeen Ali swings his bat across the line and sends it whistling over square leg for a biggie.

OUT! TAKEN! Harshal bounces back to remove the set batter. He changes his line and delivers a slower length ball outside off at 122.6 kph, Moeen is deceived completely as he reaches out for it. Ends up chipping it tamely to extra cover where Mohammed Siraj makes no mistake. Bangalore get their noses slightly in front in this match.

On a length and on off. Pretorius looks to tuck it away but gets an inside edge onto his pads.

Pace on from Harshal Patel and this is nicely bowled! Hits the length hard and bowls it around off. Pretorius looks to play at it but gets beaten. Another dot ball and the pressure keeps on mounting.

 A full ball, on middle. Pretorius tickles it straight to short fine leg. A quick single is taken. 

A length ball, outside off. Dhoni taps it to covers and hurls across for a quick single. 

Full and straight, Ali works it through wide mid on and races back for the second. Good running between the wickets.

This is slanted across off and Ali just steers it past short third man to turn the strike over.

Back of a length, outside off. Dhoni stays on the back foot and slashes it towards deep backward point for a single. He is off the mark!

Good shot for no run! Fullish delivery, around off. Ali drives it on the up and crunches it straight to the man at extra cover.

Beaten! Hazlewood tightens his line on the off stump line and angles it across. Ali tries to run it fine but the ball zips past the outside edge. Another dot ball!

Around the hips and pulled away past backward square leg for a single. Just five off the over. 47 needed now off 18 balls!

Harshal bowls this one on a good length and angles it into the body from 'round the wicket. Jadeja pushes it through mid-wicket for a single.

Over middle, Ali defends it back onto the deck.

Around the top of off this time, Ali hangs back and punches it towards extra cover.

Aerial but safe! After a couple of dots, Moeen Ali tries to break the shackles. This is on off and Ali looks to swing across the line but gets it off the toe end towards cow corner. Rajat Patidar does well to run from the mid-wicket fence and put in the dive but can't reach it. Two taken.

Change of pace now, slower and around off. Ali pushes it towards covers for a single.

OUT! TAKEN! Good composure shown by Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja walks back after another sedate knock. Harshal Patel bowls it on a length around the off stump and takes the pace off once again. Jadeja tries to launch it over the long off fence but ends up slicing it high and towards wide mid off. Kohli from extra cover moves to his left and keeps his eyes on the ball to pouch the skier safely. 52 needed now off 24 balls.

OUT! Conway holes out! The set batter is gone and it's game on! Floated ball, full and around leg, turning away, Conway once again goes down with the conventional sweep shot and does so aerially. This time though his shot lacks the elevation and he picks out the deep square leg fielder with perfection. A simple catch for Shahbaz Ahmed and Bangalore will look to capitalize on this breakthrough. 65 needed off 35 balls.

Fuller and on off, Jadeja lunges and flicks it to short mid-wicket.

Very full, around leg, Jadeja knocks it down to long on and opens his account with a single.

This time Moeen repeats the last shot and sends a full ball down to long on. Another run.

Direct hit would have been interesting. Flatter and on middle, Jadeja goes back and turns it in front of square on the leg side. The short mid-wicket fielder rushes across to his left, picks up the ball but misses his shy at the bowler's end.

SIX! TONK! Moeen is taking over control from here. Fuller and around middle, right in his half, Ali goes down and powers it all the way over long on. 9 from the over along with the key wicket of Devon Conway!

Shortish and outside off, punched away to deep cover-point for a single.

Flatter and on off, Moeen gets back and helps it in front of square on the leg side for a run.

FOUR! Not from the middle of the bat but it has found the fence. Full and flighted, around off, Devon Conway decides to play the conventional sweep and it flies off the bottom half of his bat. It lands wide of the diving deep square leg fielder and finds the boundary.

Short and on off, turning away, whacked to deep cover for a single.

Slower through the air, around off and turning away, Moeen plays late but finds backward point.

Quicker one, around middle, defended on the leg side. 65 needed more in 36 balls.

A dot. A low full toss on off, Moeen Ali hits it towards mid off.

FOUR! Easy pickings! Short in length, around leg, Moeen swivels on the back foot and pulls it wide of short fine leg for a boundary. Poor line and punished.

On a good length, slightly shorter, Moeen Ali flicks it towards square leg and rotates the strike.

FOUR! Sweet timing and placement! Harshal overpitches, around off, Devon Conway leans forward and creams it delightfully past the cover fielder. The fielder in the deep has no chance to cut it off.

FIFTY FOR CONWAY! A good-length delivery, Devon Conway hits it towards mid-wicket and gets a single. It's been a fabulous knock from the Kiwi, a lot more fluent than the last match. He holds the key here in this chase for Chennai.

No run.

Fuller one on middle, Moeen Ali punches the ball towards long on and gets a single.

Fuller and on middle, Devon shows the full face of his bat and eases it towards long on for a run.

EDGY FOUR! Loopy and around off, spinning away, Moeen tries to push through the line but edges it wide of the keeper. It screams away to the third man fence.

Tossed up, around off, pushed to covers without any timing.

Flatter and on off, stroked wide of the point fielder for one.

Around leg, full in length, Devon Conway brings out the reverse sweep, connects well but finds backward point. 7 from the over, 82 needed off 48 balls.

Fuller and on off, Devon Conway pushes the ball back towards the bowler.

Flighted and around off, a bit on the shorter side, Conway goes back and guides it through point for a run.

Fuller one on middle, Moeen Ali defends it solidly.

Turning in from around off, Moeen works it off the inner half, to the left of short fine leg and gets a single.

Flatter one on off, Devon Conway tries to sweep it but couldn't connect well. Finds short fine leg.

SIX! This one has gone all the way! The Kiwi is the key for Chennai here. He has sized up this pitch and is playing a handy knock. Floated delivery, full and landing on middle, Devon Conway wears his skates to reach the pitch of the ball and muscles it over mid-wicket for a biggie. 

Flatter one on off, Devon Conway sweeps it behind square leg for a run.

Maxwell dishes out a flatter and shorter ball on middle, from 'round the wicket, Rayudu gets back and hits it firmly to deep mid-wicket for one.

On a good length and on off, Devon Conway cuts it towards point and rotates the strike.

OUT! BOWLED! Maxwell is doing with the ball here for Bangalore. He continues from 'round the wicket angle for the right-hander and dishes out a flatter and shorter ball on middle at 95.5 kph. Rayudu camps back, clears his front leg and tries to play late at it. But the ball skids past his blade and shatters the stumps. Yet another in-form batter for Chennai is back in the dugout. 99 needed off 62 balls.

Flatter one outside off, Moeen Ali hits it through covers and gets a single.

Arm ball around off, Conway moves back and punches it down to long on for one. Another successful over for the Aussie.

Flatter one on middle, Ambati Rayudu eases it towards point but not in the gap.

Drags his length short and bowls it around off, Rayudu moves back to punch but mistimes it to the left side of the bowler.

Fuller and on middle, Ambati Rayudu drives it through the cover region for a single.

Loopy and full, around leg, Conway clips it aerially towards square leg and scampers back for the second run. There is a direct hit at the bowler's end but Rayudu is safely in.

Flatter one on off, Devon Conway whips it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

SIX! Dismissed! Shahbaz Ahmed had got a wicket off the long hop but not this time. He drops it short, around off, Ambati Rayudu goes deep inside the crease and hammers it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. 10 from the over!

On a length and on off. Uthappa works it to covers.

OUT! TAKEN! Suyash Prabhudessai (sub) with yet another catch and Glenn Maxwell strikes in his very first over. Tad short, outside off, given width there. Robin Uthappa hangs back to cut but fails to clear the infield. Suyash Prabhudessai, inside the ring at point, takes a simple catch moving across to his left. So just like Bangalore's innings, Chennai have also lost a few quick wickets after the Powerplay. 

Full and on off. Rayudu hits it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Length and outside off. Blocked out on the off side.

Around off, on a length. Conway eases it to long on for a single. 

A bit short and outside off, Rayudu taps it through the cover region for a single. A successful first over for Glenn Maxwell.

On middle, it is flicked to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Fuller and on off, it is drilled down to long off for a single.

Tossed up, angling around off. Conway reverse-sweeps it to short third man and runs across for a quick single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Bangalore strike and break the partnership! This is a touch short and on middle. Ruturaj Gaikwad's eyes once again lit up as he sees a short ball and he looks to pull but does not middle it well. Mistimes his aerial shot to wide long on where Suyash Prabhudessai, the substitute fielder, charges forward and across to his right to take a superb diving catch. Ruturaj Gaikwad goes after giving a good start. 120 needed in 80 balls.

Fuller and on off, pushed to deep cover for a single.

FOUR! A good way to finish the over for Chennai! Flatter and on off. Conway rocks on his back foot and punches it through covers for a boundary. 

Tossed up, full and on leg. Gaikwad comes down the track and jams it out to mid on for a single.

Flatter, slower and around off. Conway knocks it to covers.

Floated ball, on off. Conway punches it straight to the cover fielder.

SIX! In the slot and dismissed! Flighted ball, slower and on off. Conway swings across the line and dispatches it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. 

Tossed up, outside off, swept to deep square leg for a single.

SIX! Chennai finish the Powerplay with a biggie. Just like Bangalore, they are off to a good start! A rank long hop, on middle, Gaikwad rocks back and pulls it over cow corner for a biggie. 123 needed off 84 balls.

Around the leg stump and skidding through, Conway tucks it off his hips towards square leg for a single.

FOUR! After a watchful start, Ruturaj Gaikwad is taking on the bowling now. This is pitched up on middle and Gaikwad comes up with a heave through wide mid on for a boundary.

FOUR! Gaikwad comes down the pitch now and picks up another boundary. This is full and outside off, Gaikwad steps out and plays a controlled lofted shot right back over the bowler's head to find the fence.

Length, around off, pushed towards mid off for a run.

Siraj shortens the length and bowls it on off. Conway with a half-pull sends it down to deep square leg for one.

Back of a length, outside off. This is tapped towards covers for a single. 12 from the over, 22 in Siraj's two.

The top of off line and just slanting across. Conway nudges it late and fine towards third man for a single.

Right on the money again from Hazlewood and Gaikwad defends it from inside his crease.

And again! Good length, on off and nipping in ever so slightly. Gaikwad watchfully keeps it out.

Three dots on the trot now from Hazlewood! Around off, nudged away with soft hands towards the gully region. Kohli quickly moved to his left from backward point and stopped the ball.

Shorter delivery, on off. Ruturaj Gaikwad pulls it well in front of square on the leg side and picks up a couple of runs.

Another top over from Josh Hazlewood, just three off it. Fuller and outside off, this is pushed out onto the off side.

Siraj bustles in and serves it full and outside off. Gaikwad doesn't play at it.

Shorter in length, around 140 clicks and there's width on offer. Gaikwad reaches out but only manages to tap it towards the cover region.

FOUR! Ruturaj Gaikwad isn't going to miss out twice in a row. Short and wide, Gaikwad hangs on the back foot and cuts it through point for a boundary.

Good length, outside off, this is steered down to third man for a single.

FOUR! Sweetly timed! Siraj pitches it up at 142.3 kph and on middle. Devon Conway just punches it on the up and the ball races past the bowler and goes away to the fence at long on.

Sweetly driven again but finds the fielder this time. On off, driven towards mid off for a single. 10 runs come off Siraj's first over.

Back of a length to start with from Josh Hazlewood, around off. Gaikwad slashes it down to third man for a single.

Well played in the end. Back of a length, angled across off and Conway manages to steer it past the slip cordon, down to third man for a run.

Nicely bowled! Hazlewood goes fuller and keeps a tight line around the off pole. Gaikwad lets it through to the keeper.

Nice shape in the air. This is pitched up, on off and the ball moves away. Gaikwad defends it back towards the bowler.

Good length, angled into the body. Gaikwad pushes it down towards short mid-wicket for a quick run.

Tidy over from Josh Hazlewood, just the three singles off it. Fuller in length, around middle and looking to bring it into the left-hander's pads. Conway is a bit late in his shot but manages to keep it out off the inner edge.

Ahmed starts off with a flatter delivery on off. Ruturaj Gaikwad presses forward and solidly blocks it off.

Gaikwad and Chennai are underway! On off, this is pushed down to long off for a single.

This is pushed through on middle, Devon Conway nudges it gently on the leg side.

FOUR! A cheeky way to get off the mark and Devon Conway will enjoy that. Around off, Conway reverse-paddles it very fine and beats the man at short third man. The ball runs away for a boundary, the first of the innings.

Quicker delivery, on leg. Conway looks to work it away but the ball seems to have caressed the pad or the glove on its way to the keeper. The bowler seems a bit interested in the lbw but nothing doing.

FOUR! Easily done. On a length, down leg. Conway gets down on one knee and sweeps it behind square on the leg side for a boundary. 9 off the first over.