| 13:49 GMT: Start of play for the day | |||
| Hello and hi to everybody, welcome to the coverage of today's match between Chennai Super Kings v Deccan Chargers at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai. Chennai won 4 matches out of 6 and Chargers won only a match out of 6 they played. | |||
| Deccan Chargers won the toss and will bowl | |||
| Chennai Super Kings team: PA Patel, SP Fleming, S Anirudha, SK Raina, *+MS Dhoni, S Badrinath, JA Morkel, Joginder Sharma, M Ntini, M Gony, M Muralitharan | |||
| Deccan Chargers team: *+AC Gilchrist, HH Gibbs, Shahid Afridi, RG Sharma, SB Styris, Y Venugopal Rao, SB Bangar, AS Yadav, RP Singh, DP Vijaykumar, PP Ojha | |||
| 14:31 GMT: Start of session's play | |||
![]() © New Zealand Cricket | PA Patel and SP Fleming to open the batting | ||
| 14:31 GMT: Start of innings | |||
| PD Vijay Kumar comes on to bowl | |||
| 0 | b1 | 0 | Vijay Kumar to Patel fuller length ball on the legs and from around the wicket, tries to flick it misses, hit him on pads, shouts for lbw, declined. |
| 0 | b2 | 0 | good length ball on the off, defended towards point for no run. |
| 0 | b3 | 4 | good length ball just outside the off, punches it towards point and Afridi misfields it for FOUR! |
| 0 | b4 | 0 | good length ball on the off, pushed towards extra cover for no run. |
| 0 | b5 | 0 | good length ball just outside the off, walks down the track and drives it back to bowler, Vijay Kumar dropped it for no run. |
| 0 | b6 | 0 | Gone! short of good length ball on the off, pulled it got top edge towards deep square leg and RP Singh taken a good running catch. |
| Patel c Singh b Vijay Kumar (4 runs, 6 balls, 1x4, 0x6) | |||
| End of over 1: | (4 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 4-1 (Fleming 0*, 0 balls) | ||
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| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| A Srikkanth comes in to bat | |||
| RP Singh comes on to bowl | |||
| 1 | b1 | 0 | Singh to Srikkanth good length ball on the off and seaming in, tries to push it got inside edge to pads. |
| 1 | b2 | 0 | short of good length ball just outside the off, tries to steer it misses. |
| 1 | b3 | 4lb | good length ball on the legs, tries to flick it misses, off the pads to fine leg for four leg byes. |
| 1 | b4 | 1 | good length ball just outside the off, steered it to thirdman for a run. |
| 1 | b5 | 0 | Singh to Fleming good length ball just outside the off, tries to steer it misses. |
| 1 | b6 | 1 | good length ball on the legs, turns it to fine leg for a run. |
| End of over 2: | (6 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 10-1 (Fleming 1*, 2 balls, Srikkanth 1*, 4 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 2 | b1 | 0 | Vijay Kumar to Fleming good length ball just outside the off, tries to steer it misses. |
| 2 | b2 | 2 | fuller length ball on the legs, turns it wide of mid-wicket for couple of runs. |
| 2 | b3 | 0 | good length ball on the off, pushed towards point for no run. |
| 2 | b4 | 2 | fuller length ball just outside the off, tries to drive it got outside edge towards slip and Bangar dropped it for couple of runs. |
| 2 | b5 | 0 | fuller length ball on the middle, punches it to mid-on for no run. |
| 2 | b6 | 0 | fuller length ball on the off, punches it to mid-off for no run. |
| End of over 3: | (4 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 14-1 (Fleming 5*, 8 balls, Srikkanth 1*, 4 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 3 | b1 | 1wd | Singh to Srikkanth wide outside the off, tries to cut it misses. |
| 3 | b2 | 0 | good length ball just outside the off, tries to drive it misses, some uneven bounce there in the pitch. |
| 3 | b3 | 0 | good length ball on the off, pushed back to bowler for no run. |
| 3 | b4 | 0 | Gone! short of good length ball just outside the off, tries to slash it got top edge towards point for an easy catch to Afridi. |
| Srikkanth c Shahid Afridi b Singh (1 runs, 7 balls, 0x4, 0x6) | |||
![]() © CricketArchive | SK Raina comes in to bat | ||
| 3 | b5 | 1 | Singh to Raina good length ball on the legs, turns it to deep square leg for a run. |
| 3 | b6 | 0 | Singh to Fleming fuller length ball on the off, pushed back to bowler for no run. |
| 3 | b7 | 1wd | wide down the legs, tries to pull it misses. |
| 3 | b8 | 4 | good length ball on the legs, flicks it towards fine leg for FOUR! |
| End of over 4: | (7 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 21-2 (Fleming 9*, 10 balls, Raina 1*, 1 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 4 | b1 | 0 | Vijay Kumar to Raina good length ball on the off, punches it to extra cover for no run. |
| 4 | b2 | 1 | good length ball on the off, pushed towards mid-off for a quick run. |
| 4 | b3 | 0 | Vijay Kumar to Fleming yorker length ball on the off, digs it got inside edge to pads and deflected towards point for no run. |
| 4 | b4 | 4 | fuller length ball just outside the off, punches it towards covers for FOUR! |
| 4 | b5 | 1lb | good length ball on the off, tries to drive it misses, off the pads to backward point for a leg bye. |
| 4 | b6 | 4 | Vijay Kumar to Raina fuller length ball on the off, drives it over bowler for FOUR! |
| End of over 5: | (10 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 31-2 (Fleming 13*, 13 balls, Raina 6*, 4 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| SB Styris comes on to bowl | |||
| 5 | b1 | 0 | Styris to Fleming good length ball on the off, defended towards mid-wicket for no run. |
| 5 | b2 | 1 | short of good length ball just outside the off, pulled it to deep square leg for a run. |
| 5 | b3 | 1 | Styris to Raina good length ball on the middle, turns it towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 5 | b4 | 0 | Styris to Fleming Gone! fuller length ball on the off, makes room and drives it towards cover point Sharma taken a wonderful catch to dismiss Fleming. |
| Fleming c Sharma b Styris (14 runs, 16 balls, 2x4, 0x6) | |||
| S Badrinath comes in to bat | |||
| 5 | b5 | 1wd | Styris to Badrinath short of length ball on the off, ducks underneath it. |
| 5 | b6 | 0 | good length ball just outside the off and seaming away, tries to steer it misses. |
| 5 | b7 | 0 | good length ball on the off, pushed towards point for no run. |
| End of over 6: | (3 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 34-3 (Raina 7*, 5 balls, Badrinath 0*, 2 balls) | ||
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| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| Shahid Afridi comes on to bowl | |||
| 6 | b1 | 4 | Shahid Afridi to Raina short ball on the off, pulled it towards square leg for FOUR! |
| 6 | b2 | 4 | fuller ball on the legs, sweeps it wide of short fine leg for FOUR! |
| 6 | b3 | 1 | tossed up on the off, pushed to long off for a run. |
| 6 | b4 | 0 | Shahid Afridi to Badrinath tossed up on the off, pushed towards point for no run. |
| 6 | b5 | 0 | Gone! short ball outside the off, guides it wide of backward point and Gibbs taken a good catch. |
| Badrinath c Gibbs b Shahid Afridi (0 runs, 4 balls, 0x4, 0x6) | |||
![]() © CricketArchive | MS Dhoni comes in to bat | ||
| 6 | b6 | 0 | Shahid Afridi to Dhoni tossed up on the off, pushed back to bowler for no run. |
| End of over 7: | (9 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 43-4 (Raina 16*, 8 balls, Dhoni 0*, 1 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 7 | b1 | 1 | Styris to Raina good length ball just outside the off, cuts it to deep point for a run. |
| 7 | b2 | 0 | Styris to Dhoni good length ball just outside the off, pushed towards covers for no run. |
| 7 | b3 | 0 | short of good length ball on the middle, ducks underneath it. |
| 7 | b4 | 4 | good length ball just outside the off, steered it wide of slip for FOUR! |
| 7 | b5 | 1 | good length ball just outside the off, pushed towards deep point for a run. |
| 7 | b6 | 1 | Styris to Raina good length ball just outside the off, pushed towards mid-off for a quick run. |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that the Chennai Super Kings 50 took 7.6 overs | |||
| End of over 8: | (7 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 50-4 (Raina 18*, 10 balls, Dhoni 5*, 5 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 8 | b1 | 1 | Shahid Afridi to Raina fuller ball on the middle, pushed towards long on for a run. |
| 8 | b2 | 0 | Shahid Afridi to Dhoni tossed up on the off, walks down the track to push it misses, hit him on pads. |
| 8 | b3 | 4 | short ball just outside the off, cuts it wide of backward point for FOUR! |
| 8 | b4 | 0 | tossed up on the off, steered it to backward point for no run. |
| 8 | b5 | 1 | tossed up on the off, punches it to wide of extra cover for a run. |
| 8 | b6 | 4 | Shahid Afridi to Raina short ball on the off, punches it straight down the ground for FOUR! |
| End of over 9: | (10 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 60-4 (Raina 23*, 12 balls, Dhoni 10*, 9 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| SB Bangar comes on to bowl | |||
| 9 | b1 | 0 | Bangar to Dhoni good length ball on the off, turns it towards mid-wicket for no run. |
| 9 | b2 | 0 | short of good length ball on the middle, tries to pull it got bottom edge and bounces to keeper for no run. |
| 9 | b3 | 2 | fuller length ball on the legs, flicks it to fine leg for couple of runs. |
| 9 | b4 | 2 | good length ball just outside the off, punches it wide of sweeper cover for couple of runs. |
| 9 | b5 | 0 | good length ball on the off, punches it towards extra cover for no run. |
| 9 | b6 | 2 | good length ball on the off, punches it straight down the ground for couple of runs. |
| End of over 10: | (6 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 66-4 (Raina 23*, 12 balls, Dhoni 16*, 15 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| PP Ojha comes on to bowl | |||
| 10 | b1 | 1 | Ojha to Raina tossed up on the middle, turns it towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 10 | b2 | 2 | Ojha to Dhoni tossed up just outside the off, cuts it wide of deep point for couple of runs. |
| 10 | b3 | 0 | fuller ball on the legs, turns it towards mid-wicket for no run. |
| 10 | b4 | 0 | tossed up on the off, turns it to mid-wicket for no run. |
| 10 | b5 | 1wd | wide down the legs, tries to paddle it misses. |
| 10 | b6 | 0 | from over the wicket, tossed up on the legs, tries to paddle it misses, hit him on pads. |
| 10 | b7 | 0 | tossed up on the legs, tries to flick it misses. |
| End of over 11: | (4 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 70-4 (Raina 24*, 13 balls, Dhoni 18*, 20 balls) | ||
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| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 11 | b1 | 4 | Bangar to Raina fuller legnth ball on the off, smashed it straight down the ground over mid-on for FOUR! |
| 11 | b2 | 0 | good length ball on the off and slower one, pushed back to bowler for no run. |
| 11 | b3 | 0 | fuller length ball just down the legs and slower one, makes room to drive it misses. |
| 11 | b4 | 1 | good length ball just outside the off, pushed to long off for a run. |
| 11 | b5 | 1 | Bangar to Dhoni short of good length ball on the off, pulled it to deep square leg for a run. |
| 11 | b6 | 1 | Bangar to Raina good length ball on the off, pushed to long on for a run. |
| End of over 12: | (7 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 77-4 (Raina 30*, 18 balls, Dhoni 19*, 21 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 12 | b1 | 1 | Ojha to Raina tossed up on the off, turns it towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 12 | b2 | 0 | Ojha to Dhoni tossed up on the off, pushed towards covers for no run. |
| 12 | b3 | 0 | short ball on the off, punches it towards covers for no run. |
| 12 | b4 | 1 | fuller ball on the off, punches it to long off for a run. |
| 12 | b5 | 1 | Ojha to Raina fuller ball just outside the off, pushed towards extra cover for a run. |
| 12 | b6 | 1 | Ojha to Dhoni tossed up on the off, pushed towards long on for a run. |
| End of over 13: | (4 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 81-4 (Raina 32*, 20 balls, Dhoni 21*, 25 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 13 | b1 | 0 | Bangar to Dhoni fuller length ball on the off, pushed back to bowler for no run. |
| 13 | b2 | 1 | low full toss on the legs, pushed to long on for a run. |
| 13 | b3 | 0 | Bangar to Raina Gone! low full toss just outside the off, drives it to extra cover for an easy catch to Sharma. |
| Raina c Sharma b Bangar (32 runs, 21 balls, 5x4, 0x6) | |||
| JA Morkel comes in to bat | |||
| 13 | b4 | 0 | Bangar to Morkel short of good length ball on the middle, ducks underneath it. |
| 13 | b5 | 0 | good length ball on the off, pushed back to bowler for no run. |
| 13 | b6 | 2 | fuller length ball just outside the off, drives it over covers for couple of runs. |
| End of over 14: | (3 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 84-5 (Dhoni 22*, 27 balls, Morkel 2*, 3 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 14 | b1 | 0 | Ojha to Dhoni tossed up on the legs, tries to flick it misses, off the pads to extra cover for no run. |
| 14 | b2 | 0 | tossed up on the legs, walks down the track to drive it misses, hit him on pads. |
| 14 | b3 | 1 | tossed up on the middle, pushed towards point for a run. |
| 14 | b4 | 1 | Ojha to Morkel tossed up on the off, pushed towards long on for a run. |
| 14 | b5 | 0 | Ojha to Dhoni Gone! short ball on the legs, tries to sweep it got edge towards backward point for an easy catch to Afridi. |
| Dhoni c Shahid Afridi b Ojha (23 runs, 31 balls, 2x4, 0x6) | |||
| J Sharma comes in to bat | |||
| 14 | b6 | 0 | Ojha to Sharma tossed up just outside the off, pushed towards point for no run. |
| End of over 15: | (2 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 86-6 (Morkel 3*, 4 balls, Sharma 0*, 1 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| Shahid Afridi comes on to bowl | |||
| 15 | b1 | 1 | Shahid Afridi to Morkel tossed up on the off, pushed towards extra cover and over throw results a run. |
| 15 | b2 | 1 | Shahid Afridi to Sharma tossed up on the legs, turns it to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 15 | b3 | 1lb | Shahid Afridi to Morkel short ball on the legs, turns it to short fine leg for a run. |
| 15 | b4 | 4 | Shahid Afridi to Sharma tossed up on the off, drives it towards mid-wicket and RP Singh misfields it for FOUR! |
| 15 | b5 | 1 | tossed up on the middle, makes room and drives it to long off for a run. |
| 15 | b6 | 1 | Shahid Afridi to Morkel tossed up on the legs, turns it towards square leg for a run. |
| End of over 16: | (9 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 95-6 (Morkel 5*, 7 balls, Sharma 6*, 4 balls) | ||
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| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 16 | b1 | 2 | Ojha to Morkel tossed up on the legs, turns it to deep square leg for couple of runs. |
| 16 | b2 | 6 | Bang! tossed up on the off, smashed it towards mid-wicket for a huge SIX!! ball went out of the ground. |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that the Chennai Super Kings 100 took 16.2 overs | |||
| 16 | b3 | 1 | tossed up on the off, drives it to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 16 | b4 | 1 | Ojha to Sharma tossed up on the off, tries to pull it got bottom edge to pads and rolls towards extra cover for a run. |
| 16 | b5 | 1 | Ojha to Morkel tossed up on the off, makes room and drives it to long off for a run. |
| 16 | b6 | 1 | Ojha to Sharma short ball on the off, pulled it to long on for a run. |
| End of over 17: | (12 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 107-6 (Morkel 15*, 11 balls, Sharma 8*, 6 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| SB Styris comes on to bowl | |||
| 17 | b1 | 1 | Styris to Sharma good length ball on the legs, drives it got inside edge to deep square leg for a run. |
| 17 | b2 | 0 | Styris to Morkel good length ball just outside the off, punches it towards extra cover for no run. |
| 17 | b3 | 6 | Bang! fuller length ball just outside the off, smashed it towards long off for a SIX!! |
| 17 | b4 | 0 | fuller length ball outside the off, tries to drive it misses. |
| 17 | b5 | 1 | fuller length ball just outside the off, drives it towards covers for a run. |
| 17 | b6 | 6 | Styris to Sharma Bang! short of good length ball on the legs, pulled it towards mid-wicket for a SIX!! |
| End of over 18: | (14 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 121-6 (Morkel 22*, 15 balls, Sharma 15*, 8 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| RP Singh comes on to bowl | |||
| 18 | b1 | 1 | Singh to Morkel fuller length ball on the off, punches it straight down the ground for a run. |
| 18 | b2 | 1 | Singh to Sharma low full toss on the legs, pushed to long on for a run. |
| 18 | b3 | 1 | Singh to Morkel good length ball on the off, drives it got inside edge to deep square leg for a run. |
| 18 | b4 | 0 | Singh to Sharma Gone! yorker length ball on the legs, makes room to dig it misses, clean bowled this time. |
| Sharma b Singh (16 runs, 10 balls, 1x4, 1x6) | |||
| MS Gony comes in to bat | |||
| 18 | b5 | 0 | Singh to Gony fuller length ball on the middle, tries to drive it got inside edge to pads and deflected towards covers for no run. |
| 18 | b6 | 0 | low full toss on the middle, digs it towards backward point for no run. |
| End of over 19: | (3 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 124-7 (Morkel 24*, 17 balls, Gony 0*, 2 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| SB Bangar comes on to bowl | |||
| 19 | b1 | 1 | Bangar to Morkel short of good length ball on the off, pulled it got edge towards deep square leg for a run. |
| 19 | b2 | 6 | Bangar to Gony Bang! fuller length ball on the off, smashed it towards mid-wicket for a SIX!! |
| 19 | b3 | 2 | fuller length ball on the legs, drives it towards covers for couple of runs. |
| 19 | b4 | 6 | Bang! full toss on the legs, smashed it towards long on for a SIX!! |
| 19 | b5 | 1 | fuller length ball just outside the off, punches it to long off for a run. |
| 19 | b6 | 4 | Bangar to Morkel good length ball on the off, pulled it wide of mid-wicket for FOUR! |
| End of over 20: | (20 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 144-7 (Morkel 29*, 19 balls, Gony 15*, 6 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 16:07 GMT: End of innings | |||
| 16:08 GMT: Deccan Chargers need 145 runs to win. | |||