9.54pm A bunch of records broken or equalled tonight: 1) Russell's 11 sixes was the most (in all T20s) for a batsman who did not score a hundred. 2) KKR's effort of 17 sixes also equals the record for most sixes in a T20 match at the Chepauk

9.45pm Andre Russell's 11th six means he finishes on 88. Eleven sixes from the big man, while hitting only one four. That's just a testament to Dre Russ' brute force. This target won't be easy for CSK, and one thinks they missed a trick or two with their bowling options. CSK won't have it easy, but it's definitely gettable for a team that has Billings, Watson, Raina, Dhoni and Bravo in their XI. See you soon for the chase. This should be exciting.

Here's the big man himself. Russell says: "Special knock for me. I've been doing some work with Jacques. All he told me to do is stay still, so 'just stay still, and you'll be more focused on the ball'. Bravo's my team-mate, a good friend, but I enjoyed the shot that went over the roof. I've learnt a lot since my one-year absence. I've learned how to build an innings. It's a good wicket - ok, not the best wicket, but we have some good discussions in the team meeting. We'll defend this if we stick to our plans."

Russell's score is now the highest score at No. 7 or lower

Prashanth Shank: "KKR are the frontrunners at this point, purely because of their batting might, all the way upto No.10. Heck, even Vinay can swing it around a bit. Throw in Kuldeep, Narine and Chawla and it's a mighty XI. "

third man, fine leg inside the circle. Thakur to bowl the final over

Kuldeep: "If WWE has Wrestle Mania, cricket has Russel Mania!!"

Vignesh: "can curran bat?" - yep, has a T20 fifty to his name as well

Since the 14th over, the only scoring shots have been 1 and 6.

Maqsood Ali: "In my opinion, It's good that a team has its middle order exposed early on in the tournament. That would be a good test-if successful would give them confidence else it's an opportunity to go back to the drawing board and retrospect"