Chennai Super Kings vs Chennai Super Kings, मैच 68, Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, 20 May 2022 - कमेंट्री

An appeal for the LBW but Chennai do not take a review! A low full toss around leg. Parag looks to flick it but misses. The ball hits his pads and goes towards the off side. There is an appeal but it is going down leg.

FOUR! Ohh...Ashwin, you beauty! It is yorker, around off. Ashwin makes room and slices it toward deep backward point fence for a boundary. Just 2 needed now!

A length delivery, around off. Ashwin looks to push it towards the off side. Mistimes it onto the turf and they take a single. Scores are level now! Ashwin is pumped up as he takes that single!

Good delivery! A fullish delivery, close to off. Riyan Parag looks to heave it across the line but misses.

WIDE! Rajasthan seal this game and the number 2 position on the points table! Matheesha Pathirana goes for a wide yorker but the young man ends up bowling it bit too wide and on the wrong side of the tramline outside off. The umpire signals it wide and Rajasthan win by 5 wickets!

A length ball, on off. Ashwin hits it left of mid off and takes a single.

In the air but safe! Length ball, around the top of off. Riyan Parag goes for the big hit but gets a top edge that goes high and over the vacant point region. Single taken.

SIX! Ashwin with a killer blow! Mukesh Choudhary lands it in the slot on middle from 'round the wicket. Ashwin goes deep in his crease and launches it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. 11 needed now from 9 balls!

A fullish delivery, around off. Ashwin creams it through the extra-cover region and comes back for the second run.

A very full delivery, outside off. Ashwin slices it to third man for a single.

Single to end the over and 7 needed now from the last over! A shorter-length delivery, around off. Parag mistimes his pull towards the right of the bowler. Mukesh Choudhary moves to his right to stop it but only half-stops it and a single is taken towards the mid on region.

WIDE! Full and down the leg side. Parag looks to clip it but misses.

A full delivery on middle. Parag works it to deep mid-wicket for a couple.

FOUR! What a good shot under pressure! Slightly shorter on middle. Parag pulls it in the gap towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

A yorker this time, outside off. Parag looks to get a bat on it but misses.

Another good delivery! A very full delivery, on off. Parag digs it out towards mid off for a single.

FOUR! Ashwin is playing a gem of an innings here! Poor from Matheesha Pathirana though, there is no fielder in the deep behind square on the off side and he goes shorter outside off. Ashwin cuts it over backward point for a boundary.

NOT OUT! Chennai take a review but the replays shows that the ball is pitching outside leg! It is almost a yorker around leg. Ashwin looks to clip it but misses. The ball hits his pads and there is an appeal as the batter run a leg bye. The umpire says no and Dhoni reviews it. However, Ball Tracking confirms that it is pitching outside leg. So a leg bye to end the over and now 19 needed from 12 balls!

FOUR! Shimron Hetmyer starts the over with a boundary! This is a big over in the context of the game! Tossed up on off. Shimron Hetmyer drills it straight down the ground for a boundary.

OUT! CAUGHT! Prashant Solanki gets rid of another big fish and this is a big blow to Rajasthan now! Big, big wicket and credit should be given to Prashant Solanki as he tosses this up despite getting hit for a boundary off the last ball. It is on middle and slower in the air. Shimron Hetmyer gets low and looks to slog-sweep it over deep mid-wicket. However, he gets a huge top edge and the ball goes in the air towards deep mid-wicket. Devon Conway comes running in from the deep and takes a fine catch.

A fuller delivery on off. Parag drives it back to the bowler.

A fuller delivery on off. Parag hits it to long on for a single.

Slower in the air and turning away from around off. Ashwin looks to slog-sweep it but misses.

SIX! This time he connects and hits a big one! 32 needed from 18 balls now! This is on middle. Ashwin gets down on his knee and nails it over deep square leg for a biggie.

Ali goes flatter on middle. Ashwin works it to mid-wicket for a single.

Slower in the air, on middle. Shimron Hetmyer blocks it off the front foot.

Slightly shorter and around off. Shimron Hetmyer slaps it straight to the cover fielder in the ring.

Pushed quicker on off. Shimron Hetmyer punches it to long off for a single.

Darted on middle and leg. Ashwin works it to deep backward square leg for a single.

Pitches it on off and it turns away a bit with bounce. Shimron Hetmyer mistimes his cut shot towards the off side for a single. 43 needed from 24 ball now as Moeen Ali finishes his spell with another tidy over.

SIX! Easily done by Yashasvi Jaiswal. Solanki starts off with a tossed-up delivery on middle. Jaiswal steps down the track and lofts it with the turn, all the way over the long on fence for a biggie.

Leg bye! Flatter this time, around leg stump. Jaiswal looks to pull but gets it off the pads towards backward square leg. Just a leg bye then.

Fuller and on off, Ashwin strokes it down to long off for a single.

Excellent piece of fielding from Narayan Jagadeesan. Dragged down again and around leg stump. Jaiswal pulls it hard and towards the square leg fence. Jagadeesan sprints to his left from deep mid-wicket and pulls it back in. Two taken.

OUT! TAKEN! A maiden wicket in the tournament for Prashant Solanki and what a big one this could prove to be. Solanki drags it down again around leg stump and invites Yashasvi Jaiswal to take on the longer boundary. Jaiswal goes after it but goes a bit too hard at it. Jaiswal ends up mistiming it towards the backward square leg fence. Matheesha Pathirana slides in to take a good catch. 47 needed now off 31 balls.

This is pushed through fuller and quicker on leg stump. Hetmyer just nudges it out on the leg side.

SIX! Some intent right after the break and Ravichandran Ashwin has smoked it. Flighted delivery on middle, Ashwin dances down the track and launches it over the wide long on fence for a huge hit.

Dragged down from Ali this time, Ashwin tucks it behind square on the leg side for just a single.

A bit slower, on off. Jaiswal eases it through covers for a single and that will be his FIFTY, a well-compiled innings from the young man. Now he will look to stay till the end and get his side over the line.

On middle, Ashwin pushes it towards mid on.

Quicker one, on off. Ashwin dabs it towards point and sets off for a quick single.

On middle and leg, swept away hard to the man at the backward square leg fence for a run. 10 runs come off it. 57 needed now off 36 balls.

Flatter and quicker, close to the off pole. Jaiswal cuts it hard to deep point for a single.

Uppish but safe! This is darted into middle and leg, Ashwin gets a leading edge through covers as he looks to work it leg side. A single taken.

Flatter again, angled into middle. Yashasvi Jaiswal backs away and cuts it through covers for one more.

Sent back! on the pads, tickled away to short fine leg. Ashwin looks to sneak in a single but Jaiswal sends him back.

Floated up on leg stump, Ashwin just pushes it back towards the bowler.

Around off, Ashwin lofts it over extra cover and picks up a single. It's been ages since the last boundary and the required rate just keeps on rising.

On a length, down leg. Jaiswal gets down on one knee and sweeps it to deep backward square leg for one.

OUT! Cleaned up! Deja vu! Are we really watching a mirror image of the first innings? Nicely drifted into middle stump from Moeen Ali. Devdutt Padikkal with absolutely no intent looks to sweep but is nowhere near the pitch of the ball. The ball dips and goes on to hit the top of middle stump. An uncanny innings from Padikkal comes to an end and Rajasthan lose their third.

Flatter, on middle. Ashwin just knocks it down to long on for a single.

A tad shorter, angled into middle. Jaiswal rocks back and eases it through cover-point for a run.

A bit flighted, on off. Ashwin leans in and pushes it through mid on for one more.

A bit slower and on the pads. Jaiswal works it through mid-wicket and collects a run. Just 5 singles and a wicket off it.

This is a bit shorter and on the body. Padikkal looks to turn it leg side but gets a leading edge onto the off side.

Full and off stump, this is driven down to long on for a single.

Around the top of off, Jaiswal forces the drive towards cover-point and picks up a single. The boundaries have completely dried up at the moment.

Good short ball from Pathirana, around off and at a good height. Padikkal looks to get it up and over the keeper's head but misses.

Unlucky! Full and straight, Padikkal drills it straight a bit too straight though as he shatters the middle stump at the opposite end.

A tidy over from Matheesha Pathirana, just the two singles off it. Around off, Padikkal can't get it away.

A fuller delivery on middle. Jaiswal sweeps it to short fine leg.

Nice loopy delivery on middle. Jaiswal defends it towards the leg side.

Darted on middle and leg. Jaiswal works it to deep square leg for a single.

Slower in the air, on off. Devdutt Padikkal drives it to covers.

Tossed up on off. Devdutt Padikkal lunges forward and drives it to long off for a single.

Flighted delivery that pitched on middle. Hint of turn and Yashasvi Jaiswal gets well forward to block it. 78 needed now from 60 balls!

A flatter one on middle. Samson blocks it towards the off side.

Pitches on middle and it turns away a bit. Samson looks to work it towards the leg side but gets a leading edge and the ball falls short of Mitchell Santner.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Mitchell Santner with a sharp catch off his own bowling and Samson departs! This is a fuller delivery on off. Samson goes deep in his crease and smashes it straight back towards the bowler. It is hit with great power. However, Mitchell Santner shows great reflexes and takes a brilliant catch. Can Chennai comeback with couple of quick wickets here?

A tossed up delivery, on off. Devdutt Padikkal pushes it towards backward point for a single.

Darted on middle and leg. Jaiswal works it towards deep backward square leg for a couple.

A fuller delivery on off. Jaiswal drives it to long off for a single.

Matheesha Pathirana starts off with a fullish delivery on off at 138.8 kph. Jaiswal drives it to mid off.

FIVE WIDES! Have to say, Dhoni could have done better there! A full delivery but down the leg side. Jaiswal looks to clip it but misses as the ball is way down the leg side. Dhoni moves to his right but the ball brushes his gloves and goes through him.

A fullish delivery on off. Jaiswal drives it to covers.

WIDE! Sprays down the leg side again. This time Dhoni moves swiftly and collects the ball as the batter lets it go.

The fullish length again and outside off. Jaiswal drives it off the outside half of his blade towards third man for a single.

Overpitched on off. Samson drives it to covers.

Half-volley again on off. This time Sanju hits it hard but straight to Santner at covers in the ring. Good stop by the Kiwi!

On the shorter side, around leg. Samson works it to fine leg for a single. 

FOUR! Yashasvi Jaiswal greets Mitchell Santner with a boundary! Shorter length outside off. Yashasvi Jaiswal gets into the position early and punches it through covers for a boundary.

On the shorter side again, around off. This time the punch from Jaiswal goes straight to the cover fielder in the ring.

Flatter one on off. Jaiswal pushes it to long off for an easy single.

Darted on leg. Samson works it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

A full delivery on leg again. Jaiswal works it to short fine leg for a single.

An arm ball on middle. Samson goes back and defends it. 92 needed now from 78 balls!

A slower fullish delivery on off. Yashasvi Jaiswal drives it to mid off.

Back of a length, around off. Yashasvi Jaiswal punches it to deep point for a single.

A slower full ball, on leg. Samson works it towards the leg side. Good delivery this!

FOUR LEG BYES! After a good last ball, Simarjeet Singh follows it up with a poor delivery! On a length, around leg. Samson looks to clip it but misses. The ball brushes his pads and races away towards the fine leg fence for a boundary.

Back of a length, outside off. Samson looks to cut but misses as the ball seams away a bit.

On a length and slower one again, on off. Samson with a solid block.  End of the Powerplay and it is a good one for Rajasthan as they are cruising at 52/1.

FOUR! Delightful from Sanju Samson. Length ball, angled across the right-hander, Samson with just a perfectly timed punch through the cover region for a boundary.

Length again, around off, this is nicely timed again but straight to the man at mid off.

Fuller, on off and skidding through. Samson gets it off the inner half of the bat behind square on the leg side for a single.

Good shot for no run. Back of a length, on off. Jaiswal with a crunching back-foot punch but it is half-stopped at covers. The batters don't go for the risky single.

FOUR! Low full toss this time, drifting onto the pads. Jaiswal clips it through backward square leg and picks up yet another boundary.

Should have been a couple but they settle for the single. Shorter, on the body, Jaiswal pulls it in front of square on the leg side and looks for two but Samson sends him back.

FOUR! Through the gap! Length ball, outside off and this is shaping away from the batter. Sanju Samson just throws his hands at it and luckily for him, the ball goes in between the fielders at third slip and gully for a boundary.

Length again, at the stumps this time and Samson just works it towards wide mid on for a single.

Full and straight, pushed away to mid off for a quick run.

On a good length, close to the off stump. Samson hangs back and just times it sweetly to deep point for one more.

FOUR! The aggressive intent from Yashasvi Jaiswal is helping him pick up boundaries here. Just short of a length, around off. Jaiswal leans back and muscles it off the toe end of the bat, one bounce into the mid-wicket fence.

Top delivery! Simarjeet Singh with a snorter over off stump. Jaiswal does well to sway his head away from the line of the ball.

Around the top of off, Jaiswal pushes it towards covers.

Lovely shape on the ball. Choudhary goes fuller and tighter on off stump, Jaiswal has a big swing at it but the ball shapes away and he is beaten past the outside edge.

FOUR! This has flown! Good length ball, outside off. Yashasvi Jaiswal goes hard at it and gets a thick outside edge that goes one bounce and into the third man fence.

FOUR! Quick hands from Jaiswal this time. Choudhary looks to bounce out Jaiswal but the latter pounces on it and crunches it through mid-wicket for another boundary.

Length this time, angled into middle and leg. Jaiswal looks to flick but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

Very full and angling into the pads, Jaiswal nudges it towards square leg.

FOUR! Just like Choudhary, Yashasvi Jaiswal greets Simarjeet Singh with a boundary as well. This is a half-volley, well outside off, Jaiswal lays into it and gets it over the point region for a cracking boundary.

Leg bye! Around the hips, Jaiswal looks to pull but gets it off the thigh pads. The ball pops up around leg gully and the batters get a leg bye.

Pitched up, well outside off. Buttler looks to drive it through covers but is beaten past the outside edge.

OUT! CAUGHT! Jos Buttler departs cheaply and his poor run of form in the second half of this league stage continues. This is just a length ball, wide of the off stump and shaping away. Buttler shuffles across the off stump but doesn't move his feet as he looks to whip it leg side. The outside edge is taken and Moeen Ali takes a sharp catch at first slip. Simarjeet Singh has the early breakthrough that Chennai needed.

A bit of hunger in the eyes of Singh now as he bends his back and bowls a good short ball around off. Sanju Samson just watches it go past him.

Back of a length, outside off. Samson stands up tall and just times it through covers to get off the mark with a brace.

FOUR! What a way to start off the innings! Mukesh Choudhary starts off with a length ball, around off and shaping away as well. Yashasvi Jaiswal just drives it uppishly and through covers for a boundary. Rajasthan are up and running here.

FOUR! Back-to-back! Choudhary pitches it a bit further up, around off and Jaiswal with a controlled punch past the man at mid off for yet another boundary.

 Choudhary shortens his length and bowls it straighter. Jaiswal with an awkward looking pull shot towards mid-wicket for a single.

Length, on leg stump. Buttler tucks it away to mid-wicket.

Fuller, on off stump. Buttler stays solid in defense.

Edgy way to get off the mark from Jos Buttler. Close to the off pole, Buttler just opens the face of the bat at the last moment and edges it really fine. Simarjeet Singh runs around to his length from the third man fence and dives in to save two runs for his team. 11 off the first over, a good one for Rajasthan.