- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.6 direct hit from midwicket, and Gill is gone! Rayudu with the magic there. Gill came dancing down much before the ball was bowled, as Chahar pitched that on a good length on middle and leg. The ball took his front pad toward midwicket, and Gill set off for a run in a flash. But there was hardly a run there, and so Iyer remained unmoved. But by that time, Gill was already halfway down, and Rayudu had enough time to dislodge the stumps. Gill dived back, but in vain 10/15.1 and Iyer edges behind first ball! But he reviews belatedly. More drama, as if what we have had so far wasn't enough. Iyer goes flashing at that full delivery wide of off, as he plays with foot movement and away from his body. There is a clear edge, as UltraEdge confirms, and Iyer has to finally walk back 50/212.2 speared in quickly, and Tripathi seems to have pre-meditated a reverse sweep. More of a swipe in the end, as he realises the ball is far too full for that shot. Ends up very late on that, as it crashes into the base of off-stump. Just reward for what has been a spell of very clever bowling from Jadeja 89/49.1 du Plessis completes a tight catch at the long-on fence! He hsa taken the catch, but knows that the boundary line is just behind him. So he pops the ball back and goes inside the rope. And by the time he is out again, there is enough time for him to complete that take easily. That was coming high and quick to him, as Morgan slapped that good length ball on middle after coming down and making room. Another low score for Morgan 70/316.4 gone! Dre Russ is Lord Shardul's latest exploit. It's not a great shot, to be perfectly honest. It's a length ball, just around off, and possibly a subtle change of pace. Russell has wound himself into action and then looked to spank this over midwicket. Just gets the inside edge, and on to the stumps. Quietly makes his way off. That could save Chennai some 20-25 runs right there, you never know... 125/519.4 gone this time? It's a yorker, and he was looking to run it down towards third man. Collected by Dhoni. It's an umpire's review, but does look out at first glance. Possibly an intended drive to a full ball, with an open face of the bat, but just off the edge. 166/6Extras8 (b 1, lb 1, nb 1, w 5)TOTAL171/6 (20 Overs, RR: 8.55)Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Shubman Gill, 0.6 ov), 2-50 (Venkatesh Iyer, 5.1 ov), 3-70 (Eoin Morgan, 9.1 ov), 4-89 (Rahul Tripathi, 12.2 ov), 5-125 (Andre Russell, 16.4 ov), 6-166 (Dinesh Karthik, 19.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB DL Chahar 4 0 32 0 8.00 8 5 0 1 0 SM Curran 4 0 56 0 14.00 5 6 3 2 1 JR Hazlewood 4 0 40 2 10.00 8 5 1 2 0 SN Thakur 4 1 20 2 5.00 10 1 0 0 0 RA Jadeja 4 0 21 1 5.25 5 0 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR8.2 leading edge popped to cover! Looks to flick this good length ball on middle, but perhaps plays that too early. The ball was again coming into him, and had good bounce too. Morgan leaps on grabbing at that, as Russell roars out after this much-needed wicket for Knight Riders 74/111.3 short, slashed, and straight to deep point. Lockie Ferguson seems to have overrun it a bit, and looking into the sun, but has done well to adjust and take it behind him to his right 102/216.4 short, slapped down towards long on. Venkatesh Iyer is right by the boundary, and does well to ensure he stays well inside. Another twist in the tale? 138/414.2 timber this time! Rayudu with another ambitious skip down the wicket. Has ended up missing a length ball just outside off. Spins back just enough to come back in and tickle off. Welcome wicket for Kolkata at this stage 119/317.1 fullish, driven towards long off. To the left of the man there, and they have pushed the second. It's a good bit of fielding, though, as Varun whips the bails off. Raina is well short. No third time lucky for Chinna Thala! 142/517.3 he dares! He perishes! Similar length, but this was the one that goes the other way. Tosses it up a touch. Dhoni this time has no option, with the mounting equation, but to go for a big, booming drive. That leaves a substantial gap between bat and pad, and that's exactly where the ball has gone through 142/619.5 straighter ball, and he looks to sweep this. Given out leg before! Jadeja reviews. May have just got him outside off. Though it might stay on umpire's call. Dot ball in any case. It reveals umpire's call on impact. So Jadeja will have to go back. Super Over, anybody? 171/819.1 Curran skips down the track, and looks to clear long off, but he cannot do that. Substitute Kamlesh Nagarkoti dives low to his right and picks it off. No celebration, understandably 168/7Extras5 (lb 2, nb 1, w 2)TOTAL172/8 (20 Overs, RR: 8.6)Did not bat: JR HazlewoodFall of wickets: 1-74 (Ruturaj Gaikwad, 8.2 ov), 2-102 (Faf du Plessis, 11.3 ov), 3-119 (Ambati Rayudu, 14.2 ov), 4-138 (Moeen Ali, 16.4 ov), 5-142 (Suresh Raina, 17.1 ov), 6-142 (MS Dhoni, 17.3 ov), 7-168 (Sam Curran, 19.1 ov), 8-171 (Ravindra Jadeja, 19.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB M Prasidh Krishna 4 0 41 1 10.25 9 5 2 0 0 LH Ferguson 4 0 33 1 8.25 10 3 1 1 1 CV Varun 4 0 22 1 5.50 9 2 0 0 0 SP Narine 4 0 41 3 10.25 7 3 2 0 0 AD Russell 3 0 28 1 9.33 3 2 1 1 0 VR Iyer 1 0 5 0 5.00 2 0 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Kolkata Knight Riders , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
14.00 start, First Session 14.00-15.30, Interval 15.30-15.50, Second Session 15.50-17.20
Match days
26 September 2021 (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Chennai Super Kings 2, Kolkata Knight Riders 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 50 runs, 2 wickets)
- Over 0.5: Review by Kolkata Knight Riders (Batting), Umpire - Tapan Sharma, Batter - Shubman Gill (Upheld)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 50 runs in 4.6 overs (31 balls), Extras 2
- Over 5.1: Review by Kolkata Knight Riders (Batting), Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - VR Iyer (Struck down)
- Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders - 70/2 in 9.0 overs (RA Tripathi 33, EJG Morgan 8)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 100 runs in 13.4 overs (83 balls), Extras 4
- Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders - 104/4 in 14.0 overs (N Rana 16, AD Russell 4)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 150 runs in 18.2 overs (111 balls), Extras 6
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 150 runs in 18.4 overs (113 balls), Extras 5
- Over 19.5: Review by Chennai Super Kings (Bowling), Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - SP Narine (Struck down)
- Innings Break: Kolkata Knight Riders - 171/6 in 20.0 overs (N Rana 37, SP Narine 0)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 52 runs, 0 wicket)
- Chennai Super Kings: 50 runs in 5.4 overs (34 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 34 balls (RD Gaikwad 23, F du Plessis 28, Ex 1)
- Strategic Timeout: Chennai Super Kings - 52/0 in 6.0 overs (RD Gaikwad 23, F du Plessis 28)
- Chennai Super Kings: 100 runs in 10.5 overs (65 balls), Extras 1
- Strategic Timeout: Chennai Super Kings - 119/3 in 14.2 overs (MM Ali 24)
- Chennai Super Kings: 150 runs in 18.3 overs (112 balls), Extras 5
- Over 19.5: Review by Chennai Super Kings (Batting), Umpire - Tapan Sharma, Batter - RA Jadeja (Struck down - Umpires Call)
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