- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.3 bottom edge to the keeper. Fullish ball outside off. Roy dances down the track to make room and drag a shot through midwicket. Ball stays low, takes the feather touch, and Dhoni gobbles it up. 23/112.3 and this is a simpler catch for Dhoni! This is on a good length on middle, and not all that short for Saha to pull. But he still goes for it from deep in his crease, and gets a top edge. The ball just lands to his left, after Dhoni takes a few steps forward to pocket that. Sunrisers tumbling here, with their run rate already six an over 74/46.3 easy decision for the umpire as Bravo bowls the perfect full ball. Overpitched on off, and the ball straightens instead of coming into leg. Williamson flicks down the wrong line, and the ball goes past the bat to hit him on the front leg. He isn't reviewing that 43/210.5 Dhoni runs a few steps to his left, and pouches that safely! Bravo pitches it short of a length just outside off, as Garg pulls but gets a top edge. The ball takes off high after hitting his bat, as Dhoni moves to his left while signaling to the fielders near him that he is happy to go for it 66/316.3 taken by du Plessis at long-on! The ball was again full, but this time straighter on middle. He looks to lift that again, and this time over the bowler's head, but gets that off the bottom off the bat to lob that right down to the man, who is in fact a few steps inside the boundary 109/516.5 taken high by Moeen at point! Moeen times his slight jump well, and another Sunrisers wicket falls. Hazlewood pitches that really full and pretty wide of off. Samad tries to slice that over the man inside the circle, but doesn't time that all that well, as the ball lobs toward point, where Moeen is alert to the chance 110/618.2 good catch by Chahar at deep point! He goes low to his right at the last moment, and ends up pocketing it while falling to the ground. That was miles up in the air - and for a long time too - as Holder tried to repeat the shot from the previous ball by trying slash that full and wide ball outside off 117/7Extras10 (lb 5, nb 1, w 4)TOTAL134/7 (20 Overs, RR: 6.7)Fall of wickets: 1-23 (Jason Roy, 3.3 ov), 2-43 (Kane Williamson, 6.3 ov), 3-66 (Priyam Garg, 10.5 ov), 4-74 (Wriddhiman Saha, 12.3 ov), 5-109 (Abhishek Sharma, 16.3 ov), 6-110 (Abdul Samad, 16.5 ov), 7-117 (Jason Holder, 18.2 ov)
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR10.1 taken by mid-off after leaping a little! Holder pitches it short outside off, and the ball bounces little more than usual - perhaps due to his height. Gaikwad looks to loft that over the in-field, but gets it off the higher side of the bat, maybe because he wasn't expecting to bounce more. Williamson at mid-off lifts his arms, and takes it above his head for a good catch 75/115.5 and du Plessis departs in the same over!. Holder changes his pace to bowl short and just outside off. du Plessis goes for the pull, but is almost off balance while trying to play from deep in his crease. The ball balloons for Kaul at midwicket to complete an easy take. Some late drama here, as Sunrisers strike twice in the over 108/414.4 strange dismissal there! Moeen looks to heave that shortish ball on middle and leg across the line to the on side, but gets an inside edge near his groin, with the ball rolling off to the pitch and then striking the stumps. Those three dots earlier in the over may have forced him to go for a big one, as he has to depart 103/215.3 traps him leg before! That was a yorker on middle - with Raina deep in his crease perhaps expecting the short delivery - as he plays across the line to try and flick that to the on side. But the ball pitches on middle, and looks to be striking middle stump too. Raina's run of low scores continues, as Holder nabs another. Replays show the ball would have rammed into off stump 107/3Extras3 (w 3)TOTAL139/4 (19.4 Overs, RR: 7.06)Fall of wickets: 1-75 (Ruturaj Gaikwad, 10.1 ov), 2-103 (Moeen Ali, 14.4 ov), 3-107 (Suresh Raina, 15.3 ov), 4-108 (Faf du Plessis, 15.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Sandeep Sharma 3 0 18 0 6.00 7 1 0 0 0 B Kumar 4 0 34 0 8.50 12 1 3 2 0 JO Holder 4 0 27 3 6.75 9 3 0 0 0 Rashid Khan 4 0 27 1 6.75 12 3 1 1 0 S Kaul 2.4 0 24 0 9.00 8 2 2 0 0 Abhishek Sharma 2 0 9 0 4.50 6 1 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Chennai Super Kings , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
18.00 start, First Session 18.00-19.30, Interval 19.30-19.50, Second Session 19.50-21.20
Match days
30 September 2021 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Chennai Super Kings 2, Sunrisers Hyderabad 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 41 runs, 1 wicket)
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: 50 runs in 8.1 overs (49 balls), Extras 6
- Strategic Timeout: Sunrisers Hyderabad - 57/2 in 9.0 overs (WP Saha 33, PK Garg 4)
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: 100 runs in 15.3 overs (94 balls), Extras 9
- Strategic Timeout: Sunrisers Hyderabad - 102/4 in 16.0 overs (Abhishek Sharma 12, Abdul Samad 17)
- Innings Break: Sunrisers Hyderabad - 134/7 in 20.0 overs (Rashid Khan 17, B Kumar 2)
- Over 19.6: Review by Chennai Super Kings (Bowling), Umpire - Nitin Menon, Batter - Rashid Khan (Struck down)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 47 runs, 0 wicket)
- Over 5.3: Review by Chennai Super Kings (Batting), Umpire - Nitin Menon, Batter - RD Gaikwad (Upheld)
- Strategic Timeout: Chennai Super Kings - 47/0 in 6.0 overs (RD Gaikwad 31, F du Plessis 15)
- Chennai Super Kings: 50 runs in 6.4 overs (40 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 40 balls (RD Gaikwad 32, F du Plessis 21, Ex 1)
- Chennai Super Kings: 100 runs in 13.2 overs (80 balls), Extras 1
- Strategic Timeout: Chennai Super Kings - 103/1 in 14.0 overs (F du Plessis 40, MM Ali 17)
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