04/15Result
12th match (N), Indian Premier League at Mohali, Apr 15 2018
Kings XI won by 4 runs
Player of the Match
Chris Gayle
Chris GaylePunjab Kings
04/15Result
12th match (N), Indian Premier League at Mohali, Apr 15 2018
Kings XI won by 4 runs
Player of the Match
Chris Gayle
Chris GaylePunjab Kings

END OF OVER:
20 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | PBKS: 197/7 | RR: 9.85

  • Andrew Tye3 (4b)
  • Barinder Sran0 (0b)
  • Dwayne Bravo4-0-37-1
  • Shardul Thakur3-0-33-2

9.39pm Good comeback from CSK. Kings XI have certainly fallen 30-40 runs short of where they would have wanted to end up at. It's actually a pretty underwhelming total, and bizarre as it feels to say that after 197 on the board, don't lose sight of the fact that they were 100 in the ninth over. This is exactly what happened with Mumbai Indians yesterday, and we all know how that ended up.

A brilliant innings from Chris Gayle as he celebrated his Kings XI debut with a belligerent fifty. KL Rahul was superb again, and valuable contributions from Mayank Agarwal and Karun Nair too.

"This morning, got a text saying, 'you'll be playing'. It's good to be back and back among the runs," says a chuffed Chris Gayle. "This is still a good batting wicket. I was looking forward to it, being given the opportunity today against a good bowling attack. It was a last-minute pick. Even if I wasn't here at the IPL, life goes on. We've got the runs on the board. It's a good wicket to bat on. Early wickets are going to be important. It's a big ground, and hopefully the bowlers can come good."

19.6
2
Bravo to Tye, 2 runs, low full toss, punched to the left of deep midwicket, and they push back for the second
19.5
0
Bravo to Tye, no run, shifts down the leg side and it's another slower one as Tye swings without a clue about what he's doing. Beaten
19.4
W
Bravo to Nair, OUT, goes for a big heave over the leg side and he's picked out Jadeja at deep midwicket who takes it reverse-cupped. Slower ball from Bravo does the trick as he messes up the timing by rolling his fingers over this delivery

KK Nair c Jadeja b Bravo 29 (17b 2x4 1x6) SR: 170.58

19.3
1
Bravo to Tye, 1 run, wide yorker, pushed across from around the stumps, squeezed out to cover
19.2
0
Bravo to Tye, no run, advances looking for a slog and ends up swinging early due to the lack of pace
19.1
1
Bravo to Nair, 1 run, full ball from around the wicket, knocked to deep midwicket

END OF OVER:
19 | 13 Runs 1 Wkt | PBKS: 193/6 | RR: 10.15

  • Karun Nair28 (15b)
  • Andrew Tye0 (0b)
  • Shardul Thakur3-0-33-2
  • Dwayne Bravo3-0-33-0
18.6
3
Thakur to Nair, 3 runs, length ball outside off, flayed through the gap at extra cover. Long-off runs to his left and slides across. Gets a hand and seems to have done alright as they go upstairs to check
18.5
W
Thakur to Ashwin, OUT, no room on the pull as Ashwin shifts right back and gets a top-edge that Dhoni runs to his left to catch

R Ashwin c †Dhoni b Thakur 14 (11b 0x4 1x6) SR: 127.27

18.4
6
Thakur to Ashwin, SIX, length ball on the pads, Ashwin carts it off the pads over deep fine leg as the ball sails over Vijay leaping up. Could he have caught it if he was further back at the boundary?
18.3
1
Thakur to Nair, 1 run, short of a length, sitting up nicely, pulled one-bounce to deep midwicket
18.2
1
Thakur to Ashwin, 1 run, length ball outside off, Ashwin jabs it to mid-off who loses the ball as he tries to stop it
18.1
2
Thakur to Ashwin, 2 runs, makes room and slams to the right of sweeper cover

Ravi: "Not sure what jaddu doing in this team? He is primarily bowler not bowling at all"

END OF OVER:
18 | 15 Runs | PBKS: 180/5 | RR: 10.00

  • Ravichandran Ashwin5 (7b)
  • Karun Nair24 (13b)
  • Dwayne Bravo3-0-33-0
  • Imran Tahir4-0-34-2
17.6
1
Bravo to Ashwin, 1 run, slower full ball, punched down to long-on
17.5
1
Bravo to Nair, 1 run, full, flicked powerfully off the pads to deep midwicket
17.4
2
Bravo to Nair, 2 runs, good length, drilled wide of midwicket
17.3
4
Bravo to Nair, FOUR, another poor delivery. A length ball, angled into the pads, and Nair flicks to fine leg
17.2
6
Bravo to Nair, SIX, has that been dropped?. Jadeja has hurt his hand quite badly, seems like. And it's his bowling hand. Karun whacked this full toss over deep midwicket and Jadeja leaps and the ball flicks his thumb before continuing on its path over the boundary
17.1
1
Bravo to Ashwin, 1 run, slower length ball, drops to point with an open face

END OF OVER:
17 | 5 Runs | PBKS: 165/5 | RR: 9.70

  • Ravichandran Ashwin3 (5b)
  • Karun Nair11 (9b)
  • Imran Tahir4-0-34-2
  • Shardul Thakur2-0-20-1
16.6
1
Imran Tahir to Ashwin, 1 run, flicks a length ball to deep midwicket. Just five off the 17th
16.5
0
Imran Tahir to Ashwin, no run, full and accurate on middle, defended back. Dots at the slog worth gold
16.4
0
Imran Tahir to Ashwin, no run, fullish length on middle and leg, pushed back

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CSK 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st17SR WatsonM Vijay
2nd22AT RayuduM Vijay
3rd17AT RayuduSW Billings
4th57MS DhoniAT Rayudu
5th50MS DhoniRA Jadeja
6th30MS DhoniDJ Bravo