END OF OVER:20 | 11 Runs 3 Wkts | CSK: 246/5 | RR: 12.30
- S Badrinath4 (1b)
- Srikkanth Anirudha0 (0b)
- Shane Watson4-0-47-2
- Shaun Tait4-0-44-0
What a show! Some good old-fashioned Twenty20 hitting. 155 runs in the last 10 overs! Vijay batted beautifully, hardly ever hitting anything not off the sweet part of the bat. Morkel came to the party too. And Rajasthan chased some white leather. Join us for the chase
19.6
4
Watson to Badrinath, FOUR, and a poor delivery to end the innings, length ball on the pads, with fine leg up, and Badri flicks it over the fielder
19.6
1w
Watson to Badrinath, 1 wide, and the hat-trick ball does well to land on the wicket, slower bouncer gone horribly wrong, way outside off
19.5
W
Watson to Dhoni, OUT, Watson is on a hat-trick! slower ball, and Dhoni doesn't get power into the shot down the ground, and long-on does the rest
MS Dhoni c Narwal b Watson 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0
19.4
W
Watson to Vijay, OUT, end of a superb innings from Vijay! Finally he mis-hits one and holes out to deep midwicket! He walks out to a unanimous standing ovation. Take a bow
M Vijay c Fazal b Watson 127 (56b 8x4 11x6) SR: 226.78
19.3
6
Watson to Vijay, SIX, high elbow and all that! Again Watson misses the yorker length not even by one foot, and he chips it over extra cover, straight into the boundary rope! Highest IPL total
19.2
W
Watson to Morkel, OUT, smacked too powerfully to mid-off and the single is not on. But he had to go for it anyway, and Narwal's direct-hit finds him short
JA Morkel run out 62 (34b 3x4 5x6) SR: 182.35
19.1
0
Watson to Morkel, no run, well bowled, yorker outside off, Morkel is beaten on an attempt to run it down to third man
Time to mention a couple of records: the highest score in all T20 is 260, by SL against Kenya, and the highest IPL total is 240 by Chennai against Punjab. Johnny: "Gambhir's honesty should be applauded; I was getting tired of the scripted press conferences. I am 100% with Gambhir on RR. He was lucky to escape without a fine, though... ". Watson to bowl last over
END OF OVER:19 | 9 Runs | CSK: 235/2 | RR: 12.36
- Murali Vijay121 (54b)
- Albie Morkel62 (32b)
- Shaun Tait4-0-44-0
- Shane Watson3-0-36-0
18.6
4
Tait to Vijay, FOUR, low full toss, and this is not wide enough of Vijay who gets enough bat on it to beat deep point - the partnership is now worth 150-plus
18.5
2
Tait to Vijay, 2 runs, yorker on off stump, limply hit towards long-on, and because it hasn't been hit powerfully they steal a second
18.4
0
Tait to Vijay, no run, Tait flirting with the wide line, and and has managed to stay inside it, and still wide enough of Vijay. Well bowled
18.3
1b
Tait to Morkel, 1 bye, smartly bowled, full and wide yorker, beating a backing-away Morkel, but they sneak in a bye here
18.2
1
Tait to Vijay, 1 run, makes room, Tait bowls full and wide, but Vijay gets bat on it and then a single to third man
18.1
1
Tait to Morkel, 1 run, follows a backing-up Morkel with a full delivery, who gets a single to mid-on
Tait to bowl his last over
END OF OVER:18 | 18 Runs | CSK: 226/2 | RR: 12.55
- Murali Vijay114 (50b)
- Albie Morkel61 (30b)
- Shane Watson3-0-36-0
- Shane Warne3-0-32-1
17.6
6
Watson to Vijay, SIX, eat your heart out MS Dhoni! This is Dhoni-like hitting! Setting up early, taking a ball that has missed the yorker length by inches, and whiplashes it over long-on
17.5
2
Watson to Vijay, 2 runs, slower ball, short, and deliberately cut uppishly to clear the infield, gets a couple
17.4
4
Watson to Vijay, FOUR, first streaky boundary for Vijay! Perhaps the first mis-hit! Makes room and slogs, gets an inside edge past short fine leg
17.3
1
Watson to Morkel, 1 run, Umm, I am not going to repeat what Gauti said! It's a top-edged skier that hasn't gone far off the pitch. three fielders get under it, Ojha calls for it, and lets it slip right through
17.2
1
Watson to Vijay, 1 run, slower ball, cut away from in front of stumps, doesn't find the gap, gets a single
17.1
4
Watson to Vijay, FOUR, what a way to get to his hundred! Smashes a length ball down the ground, past mid-off, takes three steps down the pitch, and pumps his fists. Take a bow Vijay
END OF OVER:17 | 12 Runs | CSK: 208/2 | RR: 12.23
- Albie Morkel60 (29b)
- Murali Vijay97 (45b)
- Shane Warne3-0-32-1
- Sumit Narwal2-0-41-0
16.6
6
Warne to Morkel, SIX, this is what happens when Morkel connects with the slog! Into the crowd behind deep midwicket, no trouble at all! It was nicely flighted and in Morkel's zone
16.5
4
Warne to Morkel, FOUR, flighted on the pads, slogged away, not well hit but wide of deep square and gets him four
16.4
0
Warne to Morkel, no run, Vijay almost runs himself out! Off Morkel's pad, but it hasn't gone too far away from Ojha, and Morkel sends Vijay back. A wide throw saves Vijay here
