Zeenews Sports Bureau Chennai: 09:28 pm 18th over: 118/5 Narine comes into the attack. Dhoni takes a couple towards wide off long-on. Dhoni takes a single towards mid-on. Jadeja tries to hit the ball towards third man, fails, dot ball. Jadeja manages a single towards off-side. Dhoni gets a leading edge that flies towards covers for a single. Jadeja shimmies down the track, HITS IT HIGH IN THE AIR, AND PERISHES JUST LIKE SURESH RAINA, CAUGHT AT LONG ON BY DEBA DAS! Narine got his 12th wicket of IPL 2012.
Ravindra Jadeja c Deba Das b Narine 9(13b)
09:25 pm 17th over: 113/4 Lee to bowl his third over. Lee offers width to Dhoni and he cuts it towards deep backward point for a boundary. This boundary has come after 8 overs! 47 balls to be precise. The second ball is full and on the off, Dhoni turns it on the leg-side for a couple. Another length ball from Lee and this time Dhoni scores a couple towards deep midwicket. Lee bowls a slower one, Dhoni takes a single towards wide of long-on. Jadeja works the fifth ball towards square leg for a single. Lee ends the over with a good yorker and Dhoni takes a single on the off-side.
09:20 pm 16th over: 102/4 Narine comes into the attack. Just four runs from that over.
09:17 pm 15th over: 98/4 Bhatia comes back into the attack. Dhoni punches the first ball towards long-on for a single. Jadeja takes a single towards square leg. Dhoni takes a single towards mid-on. Jadeja takes a single towards long-off for a single. Dhoni takes a single on the leg-side. Jadeja ends the over with a single towards third-man.
09:12 pm 14th over: 92/4 Jadeja is the new batsman. Abdulla is back into the attack. He gets off the mark with a single. Dhoni plays the next ball towards mid-on for no run. Dhoni takes another quick single towards mid-on. Jadeja turns the ball on the leg-side for a single. Dhoni plays a dot ball and ends the over with a quick single towards covers.
Time for a strategy break.
09:06 pm 13th over: 88/4 Kallis to bowl his last over. Abdulla at deep mid on fields the first ball for a single. Dhoni takes a single towards leg-side. Kallis bowls a slower bouncer, no runs scored. Raina takes a single towards long-on. Dhoni pulls the next ball towards deep square leg for a single. Kallis is rewarded for some good bowling. RAINA HITS THE BALL VERY HIGH IN THE AIR AND YUSUF PATHAN TAKES A GOOD CATCH AT MID-WICKET! Raina has thrown his wicket.
SK Raina c Pathan b Kallis 44 (34b)
09:01 pm 12th over: 84/3 Laxmi Ratan Shukla comes into the attack. Raina takes a single off the first ball. Dhoni takes a single towards mid-off. Raina takes a single on the leg side. Dhoni hits the next ball towards vacant square leg area, where a diving Brett Lee stops it for a couple. A bottom edge from Dhoni’s bat produces another couple towards third-man. Shukla ends the over with a half-hearted lbw appeal, dot ball.
08:57 pm 11th over: 77/3 Kallis to continue. Bravo charges down the track and IS CAUGHT AT LONG-ON BY ABDULLA Abdulla who was standing wide of long-on takes a very good running catch. Raina takes a single. Dhoni is the new batsman. Kallis bowls a short ball and it takes an inside edge and hits Dhoni’s thigh, no runs scored. Dhoni plays the next ball back to Kallis. Dhoni gets off the mark with a single. Raina ends the over with a single. Good over from Kallis.
DJ Bravo c Iqbal Abdulla b Kallis 12(12b)
08:51 pm 10th over: 74/2 Bhati comes into attack. Raina hits the first ball over covers for a couple and a misfield produces another single. Bravo takes a single towards long-off. Raina plays two dot balls. Raina guides a ball towards third-man where it is stopped for a single. McCullum misses a stumping chance, Bravo survives on 11 Bravo plays the last ball for a single.
08:47 pm 9th over: 67/2 Kallis to continue. Bravo takes a single towards covers. Kallis bowls a slower delivery which drifts towards leg-side and Raina gives it a death touch for a boundary towards fine-leg. Kallis follows it with a dot ball. Raina charges down the track and hits the ball over off-side, but a man at deep extra cover fields it for a single. RAINA BECOMES THE FIRST CRICKETER TO COMPLETE 2000 RUNS IN IPL CRICKET Kallis bowls two bouncers in a row. Kallis ends the over with a dot ball.
Time for a strategic break.
08:40 pm 8th over: 60/2 Rajat Bhatia comes into the attack. Raina hits the first ball towards midwicket for a single. Bravo takes a single towards long-off for a single. Raina takes a single towards midwicket. The last ball is drifting on the leg-side and Raina flicks it over fine leg for a boundary. The next ball is played towards long-off for a single. Bravo takes a single towards square leg for a single.
Suresh Raina 29*(19), Bravo 9*(6)
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08:36 pm 7th over: 50/2 Kallis brought into the attack. Raina welcomes him with a boundary towards covers for a boundary, fabulous shot! Raina takes a single towards third-man. Bravo plays the third ball towards mid on for no run. Bravo takes a single off the fourth ball towards third-man for a single. Raina attempts an upper cut towards third-man, fails as McCullum collects the ball. The last goes towards third-man for a single. 50 up for Chennai.
08:32 pm 6th over: 43/2 Dwayne Bravo is the new batsman. Abdulla brought back into the attack. Raina plays the first ball back to the bowler for no run. The second ball is hit towards cover which is just short of Lee. Raina sweeps the third ball towards square leg for a boundary, very good shot! Raina takes a single towards midwicket. Bravo plays the first ball straight which is just short of a diving Abdulla. Bravo charges down the track and his flick off the wrists PRODUCES A SIXX OVER MIDWICKET!!
08:28 pm 5th over: 32/2 Narine comes into the attack. Hussey fails to read the first ball and makes fails to make any contact. Hussey takes a single towards leg-side. Raina pushes the next ball towards mid-on for a single. Narine follows it with a peach of a delivery! Hussey gets some room and he cuts it towards covers for a boundary. HUSSEY IS RUN-OUT!! Hussey turned on the ball and wanted a quick single, Raina wasn’t interested and Lee was quick to throw the ball back to McCullum who removed the bails in no time! Big blow for Chennai!
MEK Hussey run out 18 (19b)
08:22 pm 4th over: 26/1 Lee to continue. Hussey once again fails to smash Lee towards leg-side. The next ball is right on the money and Hussey plays it for no runs. Hussey gets a bottom edge and the ball flies towards third-man where Sunil Narine saves a couple for his side, excellent fielding effort. Hussey scores a single off a straight drive. WHAT A SHOT FROM RAINAA!! Short delivery from Lee, and Raina clobbers it over long-off for their FIRST DLF MAXIMUM!! The next ball is driven towards covers, where a misfield produces a couple.
08:18 pm 3rd over: 15/1 Yusuf Pathan comes into the attack. Hussey steers it towards square leg for a boundary, it was too short from Pathan. Pathan bowls a wide. The next ball goes high in the air just short of man at short third man. Raina faces a length ball and fails to score on a half-volley. Raina takes a single towards long-off. It is followed by a dot ball. Hussey takes a quick single off the last ball.
08:14 pm 2nd over: 5/1 Lee to bowl the second over. Hussey on strike. The first ball is a swing and a miss. The second ball shapes in to Hussey to defends it for no run. The third ball bounced back to McCullum who couldn’t hold onto it as the batsmen took a single. And Lee GETS THE BREAKTHROUGH! DU PLESSIS IS GONE! it was a length delivery and du Plessis tried to pull the ball as it took a leading edge and the wicket-keeper dived in his front to take a good catch. Raina is the new batsman. A terrific ball from Lee, extreme pace and Raina fails to make any contact with the bat. Raina plays the last ball back to the bowler. Superb over from Lee!
Faf du Plessis c McCullum b Lee 3(4b)
08:06 pm 1st over: 4/0 Plessis hits the ball towards mid-off for a couple. The second ball is defended for no run. He takes a quick single on the leg-side off the third ball. Hussey on strike for the first time in IPL 2012. Hussey wanted a single and was rightly sent back by Plessis. The fifth ball is tapped back to the bowler for no run. Hussey gets off the mark with a single on the leg-side.
Hussey and du Plessis to open for Chennai, Iqbal Abdulla to bowl the first over.
Mr Cricket Mike Hussey is in for Nuwan Kulasekara!
TOSS 07:35 pm: Chennai have won the toss and they will bat first.
Defending champions Chennai Super Kings take on fancied Kolkata Knight Riders at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
While the Kolkata Knight Riders have been pretty successful this season, Chennai Super Kings would like to continue their good run on their home ground. They have been defeated twice in Chennai which was considered to be their fortress and they would be keen to register a win and reach on top of the table.
Players to watchout for
Kolkata Knight Riders: His all-round performance in the previous encounter helped Kolkata register a victory and Jacques Kallis is known to perform in big matches. The encounter against the Chennai Super Kings can be one of those occasions where we see the best from the legend.
Chennai Super Kings: He has been a run-machine for his side in the previous editions and Suresh Raina will have a role to play against KKR.
The match begins at 8:00 pm
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