END OF OVER:20 | 15 Runs 1 Wkt | CSK: 210/4 | RR: 10.50
- MS Dhoni4 (1b)
- Ruturaj Gaikwad108 (60b)
- Marcus Stoinis4-0-49-0
- Mohsin Khan4-0-50-1
9.20pm Gaikwad goes out to a big applause. He has scored 108 off exactly half the legal deliveries bowled to CSK. The rest of the innings has scored 102 despite the Jadeja struggle. Thanks to Dube. The pitch hasn't been as slow as the pitch report suggested. The LSG tactics and fieldinfg were not the sharpest.
"Definitely enjoyed it," says Dube. "The support from the crowd is amazing. This crowd pushes me a little more. I thougght Rutu was playing from a long time so I thought he needed one over to recover so I went first. We are at least 10 runs above par on this surface. I enjoyed watching Rutu bat."
Well Ashish Pant will put Dube's words to the test when we are back with the chase.
This place is going wild. Third and fine leg up in the circle. Dhoni deep in the crease as Stoinis runs in
Can you hear this at the Marina Beach? MS Dhoni has come out to bat for two balls, might not even get the strike, but Chepauk is going bananas at the sight of their Thala in batting pads. Can Gaikwad just play along and take just a single? Or three
S Dube run out 66 (41m 27b 3x4 7x6) SR: 244.44
Around the wicket
Stoinis has to bowl the last over because the spinners weren't used early when they had their match-ups going for them. Over the wicket to Dube
END OF OVER:19 | 17 Runs | CSK: 195/3 | RR: 10.26
- Ruturaj Gaikwad107 (59b)
- Shivam Dube56 (23b)
- Mohsin Khan4-0-50-1
- Yash Thakur4-0-47-1
George: "When will captains learn that umpires protect each other? Unless it is a couple of feet out, wide calls will always stay with the field umpire."
Mohsin to bowl out now
END OF OVER:18 | 16 Runs | CSK: 178/3 | RR: 9.88
- Ruturaj Gaikwad107 (58b)
- Shivam Dube39 (18b)
- Yash Thakur4-0-47-1
- Mohsin Khan3-0-33-1
Akshay: "that 17.3 six from Rutu was very Dhoni-esque!"
Around the wicket now
Thakur to bowl out
END OF OVER:17 | 8 Runs | CSK: 162/3 | RR: 9.52
- Ruturaj Gaikwad93 (54b)
- Shivam Dube38 (16b)
- Mohsin Khan3-0-33-1
- Yash Thakur3-0-31-1
Mohsin has come back well after the first-ball six, but now is the challenge: Dube on strike. The camera shows Dhoni, and the crowd goes wild. Dhoni asks the camera to move away. Mohsin stays over the wicket