11.45pm Both teams topped 200 and overall 26 sixes were hit at the Wankhede. That's a wrap. Hope you enjoyed this high-scoring thriller as much as we did bringing it to you. This is Deivarayan Muthu signing off. Stay safe and cheers.
Dhoni: I think it's easy [for me] in a game like this because from the 15th and 16th over onwards, the contest was between the fast bowler and the batsman [laughs]. It was you vs me. The side that won was maybe the one that executed it better. If 20 overs had been completed, it would have been more closer. It's important to be humble and give respect to the opposition. Every IPL team has big-hitters. I told them [my team-mates] we have good runs on the board, but we need to stay humble. Only option was Jadeja [vs Russell] because the ball was stopping and spinning. No [was it a plan to have Russell bowled?] The batting has been really well. Rutu showed his class in the last IPL. We always need to assess where he is mentally. He eyes revealed he wasn't rattled and he has the basics to make it big. What would've helped him is the last few games last year when he wasn't successful.
Faf du Plessis, Player of the Match: It was the most fluent I've felt so far. I felt in the previous game things started to tick better and today felt technically better. It's just the rhythm of the flow of the hands. We felt the ball was stopping in the pitch. Jadeja for us and the other spinners also get grip [at Wankhede], so seamers can catch-up. He's [Gaikwad's] a fantastic young talent. It's great to see him trust his timing and technique. Once he gets to 15-20, he's hard to bowl to. For a small guy, he can hit the ball a long way. Lucky to play under MS for a long time. He knows what he's doing.
11.30pm Phew, that was one heck of a finish. CSK survive the late assault from Russell and Cummins to secure their third successive victory. Cummins remains unbeaten on 66 off 34 balls. This is only the second time a team has scored over 200 in a T20 after being five down for less than 50. The first instance: that Russell game. Do stick around for the presentation
11.20pm Morgan: It's quite high at the moment [how's the pulse?] One hell of a game. Andre Russell and Dinesh Karthik put a partnership together and following that Pat Cummins gave us every chance towards the end. Tremendous fight from the middle and lower order. You ride the emotions throughout the day. The first five overs of batting didn't go our way. We didn't play as well as we would've liked. We can be happy with [how we adapted to a] new ground, different challenges. Going back to it, I don't think there was any margin for error for the bowlers. We need to be kinder to the bowlers. You really need to be on the money. I tend to stay away from Dre after he gets out [laughs]. It's great he's in this sort of form. Disappointing that the rest of us couldn't help him out.
Chahar: I'm just trying to bowl straight balls. The ball was swinging and seaming [early on]. I didn't pick a lot of wickets last year, but then I realised when I'm bowling I have more responsibility to set the tone in the powerplay. I think the dew came in and the ball was coming nicely onto the bat. We bowled some poor balls as well. Good batting as well. So it was difficult to bowl with wet ball. Sam was bowling cutters, but it came nicely onto the bat. I can't tell about others but I was thinking we shouldn't lose the match. At one point, they needed 40 off 20 balls, which was gettable. You learn a lot of things from this match. It was a great match.
J Jehoson Jires: "Any update on Moen Ali? He is a vital cog in this rejuvenated CSK 2021" --- No official update yet on Moeen
Rahul Challa: "Watching the post match presentation. Shocked to know that Pat Cummins received no award, despite his fight to win the game for his team."
Malli: "I might be too early to say this but if Dhoni found something in Rituraj Gaikwad expect him to do big. If you have doubt look at players like Virat and Rohit."
M Prasidh Krishna run out 0 (6m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
Over to Cummins. They need 20 off the last over, which will be bowled by Thakur. Dhoni and Rayudu set the field. Point, cover, long-off, long-on, midwicket back
END OF OVER:19 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | KKR: 201/9 (20 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 10.57, RRR: 20.00)
- Prasidh Krishna0 (1b)
- Pat Cummins65 (33b)
- Sam Curran4-0-58-1
- Shardul Thakur3-0-47-0
Slip in place
No.11 Krishna, but Cummins on strike
CV Varun run out 0 (13m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
Dhoni walks up to Curran and has a chat with the seamer
Can Curran recover from the pasting he got in the 16th over from Cummins?
END OF OVER:18 | 12 Runs | KKR: 193/8 (28 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 10.72, RRR: 14.00)
- Pat Cummins58 (28b)
- Varun Chakravarthy0 (1b)
- Shardul Thakur3-0-47-0
- Lungi Ngidi4-0-28-3
Ansley: "Pat Cummins gave away 58 in his 4, he is about to make up for that big time, especially if he can take them over the line"
Jadeja moves to sweeper now. Thakur is going for the full, wide ball
Thakur is back
END OF OVER:17 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | KKR: 181/8 (40 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 10.64, RRR: 13.33)
- Varun Chakravarthy0 (1b)
- Pat Cummins49 (22b)
- Lungi Ngidi4-0-28-3
- Sam Curran3-0-51-1
Varun. He is a six-hitter in club cricket in Chennai. Can he hang on with Cummins?
KL Nagarkoti c du Plessis b Ngidi 0 (8m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
Sampath has this nugget: KKR have scored 145 runs since the fall of 5th wicket. The most by any team after the fall of 5th wicket in an IPL game. T20 record is 184 runs during the 2018 CPL game where Russell hit a hundred
END OF OVER:16 | 30 Runs | KKR: 176/7 (45 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 11.00, RRR: 11.25)
- Pat Cummins48 (19b)
- Kamlesh Nagarkoti0 (0b)
- Sam Curran3-0-51-1
- Lungi Ngidi3-0-27-2
Curran has leaked 30 off that over. KKR need 45 off 24 balls. Nagarkoti can bat too - he has a List A fifty to his name