| 13:51 GMT: Start of play for the day | |||
| Hello and welcome to the coverage of the match between Chennai Super Kings v Kings XI Punjab at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai. Punjab played 7 matches and won 5, Chennai played 8 matches and won 5. | |||
| Kings XI Punjab won the toss and will bowl | |||
| Chennai Super Kings named unchanged team as they played against Delhi, Kings XI Punjab changed 1 man Goel comes in for Gagandeep. | |||
| Chennai Super Kings: Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan, Stephen Fleming, *+Mahendra Singh Dhoni , Suresh Rania, Albie Morkel, Chamara Kapugedera, S Badrinath, Manpreet Gony, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Palani Amarnath, Muttiah Muralitharan. | |||
| Kings XI Punjab: Shaun Marsh, James Hopes, Ramnaresh Sarwan, *Yuvraj Singh, Mahela Jayawardene, Karan Goel, Irfan Pathan, Piyush Chawla, +Uday Kaul, Sreesanth, VRV Singh. | |||
| 14:28 GMT: Start of session's play | |||
![]() © New Zealand Cricket | V Sivaramakrishnan and SP Fleming to open the batting | ||
| 14:30 GMT: Start of innings | |||
| S Sreesanth comes on to bowl | |||
| 0 | b1 | 0 | Sreesanth to Sivaramakrishnan good length ball outside the off, tries to drive it misses. |
| 0 | b2 | 1wd | wide outside the off, tries to drive it misses. |
| 0 | b3 | 1wd | wide outside the off, tries to slash it misses. |
| 0 | b4 | 4 | fuller length ball just outside the off, punches it towards covers for FOUR! |
| 0 | b5 | 4 | fuller length ball just outside the off, drives it got edge towards point for FOUR! |
| 0 | b6 | 0 | Gone! good length ball just outside the off, tries to drive it got outside edge towards slip and Jayawardene taken a good diving catch. |
| Sivaramakrishnan c Jayawardene b Sreesanth (8 runs, 4 balls, 2x4, 0x6) | |||
![]() © CricketArchive | SK Raina comes in to bat | ||
| 0 | b7 | 2 | Sreesanth to Raina fuller length ball on the middle, punches it straight down the ground, Sreesanth stops it with toe and ball devited through to mid-wicket for couple of run.s |
| 0 | b8 | 0 | good length ball on the off, defended towards covers for no run. |
| End of over 1: | (12 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 12-1 (Fleming 0*, 0 balls, Raina 2*, 2 balls) | ||
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| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| IK Pathan comes on to bowl | |||
| 1 | b1 | 0 | Pathan to Fleming good length ball just outside the off and seaming away, left alone. |
| 1 | b2 | 1 | good length ball on the middle, turns it towards square leg for a run. |
| 1 | b3 | 0 | Pathan to Raina good length ball just outside the off and seaming away, tries to push it misses. |
| 1 | b4 | 1wd | short of good length ball outside the off, tries to slash it misses. |
| 1 | b5 | 0 | good length ball just outside the off, pushed towards backward point for no run. |
| 1 | b6 | 2 | good length ball on the off, pulled it over mid-wicket for couple of run.s |
| 1 | b7 | 4 | good length ball just outside the off, punches it towards covers for FOUR! |
| End of over 2: | (8 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 20-1 (Fleming 1*, 2 balls, Raina 8*, 6 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 2 | b1 | 0 | Sreesanth to Fleming fuller length ball on the off, punches it towards extra cover for no run. |
| 2 | b2 | 0 | Gone! fuller length ball just outside the off, drives it straight to extra cover for s straight forward catch to Goel. |
| Fleming c Goel b Sreesanth (1 runs, 4 balls, 0x4, 0x6) | |||
| S Badrinath comes in to bat | |||
| 2 | b3 | 1wd | Sreesanth to Badrinath short of length ball wide outside the off, left alone. |
| 2 | b4 | 0 | good length ball just outside the off, steered it to backward point for no run. |
| 2 | b5 | 0 | fuller length ball just outside the off, tries to drive it misses. |
| 2 | b6 | 0 | fuller length ball on the off, pushed towards mid-off for no run. |
| 2 | b7 | 1 | fuller length ball on the middle, pushed straight down the ground for a run. |
| End of over 3: | (2 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 22-2 (Raina 8*, 6 balls, Badrinath 1*, 4 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 3 | b1 | 0 | Pathan to Badrinath good length ball on the off, pushed it got inside edge to pads and deflected towards extra cover for no run. |
| 3 | b2 | 1 | good length ball just outside the off, steered it wide of backward point for a run. |
| 3 | b3 | 0 | Pathan to Raina good length ball on the off, defended towards mid-off for no run. |
| 3 | b4 | 1 | short of good length ball on the off, pulled it towards mid-on for a run. |
| 3 | b5 | 1wd | Pathan to Badrinath wide outside the off, left alone. |
| 3 | b6 | 2 | good length ball just outside the off, steered it wide of backward point for couple of runs. |
| 3 | b7 | 0 | good length ball on the off, defended towards mid-off for no run. |
| End of over 4: | (5 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 27-2 (Raina 9*, 8 balls, Badrinath 4*, 8 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 4 | b1 | 1 | Sreesanth to Raina good length ball just outside the off, pushed towards mid-off for a quick run. |
| 4 | b2 | 1lb | Sreesanth to Badrinath good length ball on the legs, tries to flick it misses, off the pads to square leg for a leg bye. |
| 4 | b3 | 1 | Sreesanth to Raina short of good length ball on the off, defended towards cover point for a quick run. |
| 4 | b4 | 0 | Sreesanth to Badrinath good length ball on the off, punches it towards covers for no run. |
| 4 | b5 | 4 | fuller length ball on the middle, flicks it over mid-wicket for FOUR! |
| 4 | b6 | 4 | fuller length ball on the off, drives it straight down the ground for FOUR! |
| End of over 5: | (11 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 38-2 (Raina 11*, 10 balls, Badrinath 12*, 12 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| VR Singh comes on to bowl | |||
| 5 | b1 | 4 | VR Singh to Raina short of good length ball just outside the off, slashed it over point for FOUR! |
| 5 | b2 | 1; 1nb | short of good length ball on the off, turns it to backward square leg for a run. |
| 5 | b3 | 6 | VR Singh to Badrinath Bang! fuller length ball on the off, makes room and smashed it towards mid-wicket for a SIX!! |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that the Chennai Super Kings 50 took 5.2 overs | |||
| 5 | b4 | 0 | short of good length ball on the middle, defended towards mid-wicket for no run. |
| 5 | b5 | 1wd | wide down the legs, tries to flick it misses, Raina looking for another run, sent back on time. |
| 5 | b6 | 0 | fuller length ball on the off, digs it towards point for no run. |
| 5 | b7 | 1 | good length ball on the off, pushed towards mid-off for a run. |
| 5 | b8 | 1 | VR Singh to Raina good length ball on the legs, turns it towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| End of over 6: | (15 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 53-2 (Raina 17*, 13 balls, Badrinath 19*, 16 balls) | ||
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| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| PP Chawla comes on to bowl | |||
| 6 | b1 | 1wd | Chawla to Raina tossed up down the legs, left alone. |
| 6 | b2 | 4 | tossed up on the middle, drives it over mid-wicket for FOUR! |
| 6 | b3 | 4 | tossed up on the legs, defended it got edge wide of short thirdman for FORU! |
| 6 | b4 | 1 | fuller ball on the legs, punches it to long on for a run. |
| 6 | b5 | 1 | Chawla to Badrinath tossed up just outside the off, pushed to long off for a run. |
| 6 | b6 | 0 | Chawla to Raina Gone! tossed up just outside the off, tries to sweep it got top edge towards short thirdman for an easy catch to Marsh. |
| Raina c Marsh b Chawla (26 runs, 17 balls, 4x4, 0x6) | |||
![]() © CricketArchive | MS Dhoni comes in to bat | ||
| 6 | b7 | 0 | Chawla to Badrinath tossed up just outside the off, pushed towards extra cover for no run. |
| End of over 7: | (11 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 64-3 (Badrinath 20*, 18 balls, Dhoni 0*, 0 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 7 | b1 | 0 | VR Singh to Dhoni short of good length ball just outside the off, left alone. |
| 7 | b2 | 0 | good length ball on the off, steered it to backward point for no run. |
| 7 | b3 | 3 | fuller length ball on the middle, turns it towards mid-wicket for three runs. |
| 7 | b4 | 0 | VR Singh to Badrinath good length ball just outside the off and swings away, treis to drive it misses. |
| 7 | b5 | 1 | short of good length ball on the off, steered it to thirdman for a run. |
| 7 | b6 | 0 | VR Singh to Dhoni fuller length ball just outside the off, tries to drive it got inside edge to pads. |
| End of over 8: | (4 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 68-3 (Badrinath 21*, 20 balls, Dhoni 3*, 4 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 8 | b1 | 0 | Chawla to Badrinath tossed up on the off, pushed towards covers for no run. |
| 8 | b2 | 1 | fuller ball just outside the off, punches it to sweeper cover for a run. |
| 8 | b3 | 6 | Chawla to Dhoni Bang! tossed up just outside theo ff, walks down the track and smashed it towards long on for a SIX!! |
| 8 | b4 | 1 | fuller ball on the off, punches it to long off for a run. |
| 8 | b5 | 1 | Chawla to Badrinath tossed up just outside the off, drives it got inside edge to long on for a run. |
| 8 | b6 | 1 | Chawla to Dhoni short ball on the off, cuts it to deep point for a run. |
| End of over 9: | (10 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 78-3 (Badrinath 23*, 23 balls, Dhoni 11*, 7 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| JR Hopes comes on to bowl | |||
| 9 | b1 | 0 | Hopes to Dhoni good length ball on the off, defended towards mid-wicket for no run. |
| 9 | b2 | 1lb | good length ball on the legs, tries to flick it misses, off the pads to square leg for a leg bye. |
| 9 | b3 | 1 | Hopes to Badrinath short of good length ball on the middle, steered it to thirdman for a run. |
| 9 | b4 | 0 | Hopes to Dhoni short of good length ball on the off and slower one, pushed towards backward point for no run. |
| 9 | b5 | 1 | good length ball on the off, pushed towards mid-off for a quick run. |
| 9 | b6 | 4 | Hopes to Badrinath fuller length ball just outside the off, paddles it wide of short fine leg for FOUR! |
| End of over 10: | (7 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 85-3 (Badrinath 28*, 25 balls, Dhoni 12*, 11 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 10 | b1 | 6 | Chawla to Dhoni Bang! tossed up on the legs, walks down the track and smashed it over mid-wicket for a SIX!! |
| 10 | b2 | 6 | Bang! tossed up just outside the off, walks down the track and smashed it towards long off for a SIX!! |
| 10 | b3 | 2 | short ball on the off, punches it towards covers for couple of runs. |
| 10 | b4 | 0 | tossed up on the off, walks down the track and pushed towards mid-off for no run. |
| 10 | b5 | 1 | tossed up on the middle, walks down the track and pushed towards point for a run. |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that the Chennai Super Kings 100 took 10.5 overs | |||
| 10 | b6 | 0 | Chawla to Badrinath tossed up just outside the off and spins in, leans forward to defend it misses, off the pads to mid-wicket for no run. |
| End of over 11: | (15 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 100-3 (Badrinath 28*, 26 balls, Dhoni 27*, 16 balls) | ||
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| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 11 | b1 | 0 | Hopes to Dhoni good length ball on the off, punches it to covers for no run. |
| 11 | b2 | 1 | fuller length ball on the off, punches it towards mid-off for a run. |
| 11 | b3 | 1wd | Hopes to Badrinath short of good length ball down the legs, tries to pull it misses, shouts for catch declined. |
| 11 | b4 | 4 | good length ball on the off, makes room and smashed it wide of backward point for FOUR! |
| 11 | b5 | 2 | good length ball on the legs, pulled it wide of deep square leg for couple of runs. |
| 11 | b6 | 0 | good length ball outside the off, cuts it to backward point for no run. |
| 11 | b7 | 1 | short of good length ball on the legs, pulled it to deep square leg for a run. |
| End of over 12: | (9 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 109-3 (Badrinath 35*, 30 balls, Dhoni 28*, 18 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| IK Pathan comes on to bowl | |||
| 12 | b1 | 1wd | Pathan to Badrinath fuller length ball wide outside the off, left alone. |
| 12 | b2 | 0 | fuller length ball on the off, drives it to mid-wicket for no run. |
| 12 | b3 | 6 | Bang! fuller length ball on the middle, smashed it straight down the ground for a SIX!! |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that Subramaniam Badrinath has passed his previous highest score of 40 in Twenty20 Matches | |||
| CricketArchive Oracles say that the partnership of 50 (Badrinath 21, Dhoni 28) took 33 balls | |||
| 12 | b4 | 0 | good lenth ball on the off, pushed towards extra cover for no run. |
| 12 | b5 | 6 | Bang! short of good length ball on the middle, pulled it towards mid-wicket for a SIX!! |
| 12 | b6 | 1 | fuller length ball just outside the off, drives it to sweeper cover for a run. |
| 12 | b7 | 1 | Pathan to Dhoni fuller length ball just outside the off, drives it to long on for a run. |
| End of over 13: | (15 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 124-3 (Badrinath 48*, 35 balls, Dhoni 29*, 19 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| Yuvraj Singh comes on to bowl | |||
| 13 | b1 | 1 | Yuvraj Singh to Dhoni tossed up on the middle, punches it to long on for a run. |
| 13 | b2 | 1 | Yuvraj Singh to Badrinath tossed up on the off, pushed towards point for a run. |
| 13 | b3 | 4 | Yuvraj Singh to Dhoni tossed up on the off, smashed it straight down the ground for FOUR! |
| 13 | b4 | 0 | short ball on the middle, punches it to extra cover for no run. |
| 13 | b5 | 1 | tossed up on the middle, walks down the track and punches it straight down the ground for a run. |
| 13 | b6 | 1 | Yuvraj Singh to Badrinath tossed up just outside the off, pushed towards point for a run and Badrinath completes his maiden T20 Fifty. |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that Subramaniam Badrinath has made 50 in 37 balls with 4 fours and 3 sixes | |||
| End of over 14: | (8 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 132-3 (Badrinath 50*, 37 balls, Dhoni 35*, 23 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| VR Singh comes on to bowl | |||
| 14 | b1 | 2 | VR Singh to Badrinath fuller length ball on the off, pushed towards extra cover and Yuvraj misfields it for couple of runs. |
| 14 | b2 | 1 | fuller length ball just outside the off, drives it to sweeper cover for a run. |
| 14 | b3 | 0 | VR Singh to Dhoni low full toss on the off, punches it to mid-off for no run. |
| 14 | b4 | 1 | good length ball outside the off, cuts it to sweeper cover for a run. |
| 14 | b5 | 4 | VR Singh to Badrinath fuller length ball on the off, drives it straight down the ground wide of long on for FOUR! |
| 14 | b6 | 4 | fuller length ball just outside the off, drives it wide of mid-off for FOUR! |
| End of over 15: | (12 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 144-3 (Badrinath 61*, 41 balls, Dhoni 36*, 25 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| S Sreesanth comes on to bowl | |||
| 15 | b1 | 1 | Sreesanth to Dhoni good length ball just outside the off, guides it to thirdman for a run. |
| 15 | b2 | 1 | Sreesanth to Badrinath fuller length ball on the off, drives it got edge towards mid-on for a run. |
| 15 | b3 | 0 | Sreesanth to Dhoni short of good length ball on the off, left alone. |
| 15 | b4 | 1 | fuller length ball on the legs, pushed to long off for a run. |
| 15 | b5 | 1 | Sreesanth to Badrinath fuller length ball just outside the off, digs it wide of backward point for a run. |
| 15 | b6 | 1 | Sreesanth to Dhoni low full toss on the legs, turns it to deep square leg for a run. |
| End of over 16: | (5 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 149-3 (Badrinath 63*, 43 balls, Dhoni 39*, 29 balls) | ||
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| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| JR Hopes comes on to bowl | |||
| 16 | b1 | 2 | Hopes to Dhoni fuller length ball just outside the off, steered it wide of backward point for couple of runs. |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that the Chennai Super Kings 150 took 16.1 overs | |||
| 16 | b2 | 1 | good length ball on the off, pushed towards mid-off for a run. |
| 16 | b3 | 1 | Hopes to Badrinath fuller length ball just outside the off, pushed to long off for a run. |
| 16 | b4 | 1 | Hopes to Dhoni fuller length ball on the off, punches it to long on for a run. |
| 16 | b5 | 0 | Hopes to Badrinath fuller length ball just outside the off, tries to paddle it misses. |
| 16 | b6 | 0 | fuller length ball outside the off, tries to steer it misses. |
| End of over 17: | (5 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 154-3 (Badrinath 64*, 46 balls, Dhoni 43*, 32 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| VR Singh comes on to bowl | |||
| 17 | b1 | 0 | VR Singh to Dhoni fuller length ball just outside the off, tries to drive it misses. |
| 17 | b2 | 1 | fuller length ball on the off, punches it to long on for a run. |
| 17 | b3 | 0 | VR Singh to Badrinath Gone! fuller length ball on the off, drives it to extra cover for an easy catch to Yuvraj. |
| Badrinath c Yuvraj Singh b VR Singh (64 runs, 47 balls, 6x4, 3x6) | |||
| JA Morkel comes in to bat | |||
| 17 | b4 | 2 | VR Singh to Morkel short of good length ball on the off, pulled it wide of mid-wicket for couple of runs. |
| 17 | b5 | 1 | fuller length ball on the middle, drives it got inside edge to deep square leg for a run. |
| 17 | b6 | 1lb | VR Singh to Dhoni fuller length ball just outside the off, moves across to paddle it misses, off the pads to square leg for a leg bye. |
| End of over 18: | (5 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 159-4 (Dhoni 44*, 35 balls, Morkel 3*, 2 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 18 | b1 | 2 | Hopes to Dhoni fuller length ball just outside the off, drives it wide of backward point for couple of runs. |
| 18 | b2 | 1wd | fuller length ball outside the off, left alone. |
| 18 | b3 | 6 | Bang! good length ball just outside the off and slower one, pulled it towards long on for a SIX!! and Dhoni completes his T20 Fifty. |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that Mahendra Dhoni has made 50 in 37 balls with 1 four and 4 sixes | |||
| 18 | b4 | 1lb | fuller length ball just outside the off, tries to paddle it misses, off the pads to backward point for a leg bye. |
| 18 | b5 | 1 | Hopes to Morkel low full toss outside the off, drives it to sweeper cover for a run. |
| 18 | b6 | 4 | Hopes to Dhoni fuller length ball just outside the off, drives it wide of extra cover for FOUR! |
| 18 | b7 | 2 | low full toss outside the off, drives it to sweeper cover for couple of runs. |
| End of over 19: | (17 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 176-4 (Dhoni 58*, 40 balls, Morkel 4*, 3 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| IK Pathan comes on to bowl | |||
| 19 | b1 | 1 | Pathan to Morkel good length ball just outside the off, drives it got inside edge wide of short fine leg for a run. |
| 19 | b2 | 0 | Pathan to Dhoni short of good length ball on the off and slower one, tries to pull it misses. |
| 19 | b3 | 1 | good length ball on the off, drives it to mid-wicket for a run. |
| 19 | b4 | 1 | Pathan to Morkel fuller length ball on the off, drives it to long on for a run. |
| 19 | b5 | 1 | Pathan to Dhoni fuller length ball just outside the off, punches it to extra cover for a run. |
| 19 | b6 | 1 | Pathan to Morkel fuller length ball on the off, punches it to long off for a run. |
| End of over 20: | (5 runs scored) Chennai Super Kings 181-4 (Dhoni 60*, 43 balls, Morkel 7*, 6 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 16:15 GMT: End of innings | |||
| 16:16 GMT: Kings XI Punjab need 182 runs to win. | |||