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22:14(IST)
Barinder Sran has been wicketless in the 2 of his last 3 IPL games prior to today.
His last IPL wicket came against RCB at Bangalore in 2016.
Needing 17 off the final over, MS Dhoni hit a six and a four but managed 12 runs in it. CSK 193/5Another massive over for Chennai. Dhoni smashed Tye for a four and two sixes. CSK 181/5, need 17 off six ballsAndrew Tye got rid of Ravindra Jadeja (19). CSK 163/5, need 35 more off 10 ballsDhoni and Jadeja smacked Mohit Sharma for a four and two sixes. CSK 162/4for MS Dhoni off 34 balls. CSK 156/4, need 42 more off 13 ballsThe chase is still on as Dhoni and Jadeja hit Tye for a four each. CSK 143/4, in chase of 198Time for last Strategic Time-out. Chennai Super Kings 131/4, need 67 more off 24 ballsMS Dhoni smacked Ashwin for a maximum. CSK 119/4Ashwin direct hit sent Ambati Rayudu (49) back. CSK 113/4, need 85 more off 38 ballsRayudu was primed for his half-century on 49 off 35 balls, which included a six and five fours, before the mix-up with his skipper ended his innings.Ashwin gave away just five singles plus a leg bye. CSK 107/3, in chase of 198Dhoni took some treatment in the middle for his lower backMujeeb Ur Rahman gave away just four singles in it. CSK 85/3 at the halfway mark, need 113 more from the final 10 overs*Strategic Time-out*Another big over for Chennai as Dhoni and Rayudu hit Ashwin for a four each. CSK 81/3, in chase of 198MS Dhoni hit Yuvraj Singh for a four in the over. CSK 68/3 Kings XI Punjab won the review. Ravichandran Ashwin got rid of Sam Billings (9). CSK 56/3Umpire gave it a four, but Ashwin was convinced that it did not hit the bat. He asked for the review and won it. Sam Billings gone LBW for 9.Chennai Super Kings 53/2 after six Powerplay oversAndrew Tye struck with his first ball, dismissed Murali Vijay (12). CSK 39/2, in chase of 198Big over. Murali Vijay and AMbati Rayudu hit Barinder Sran for a six and a four respectively. CSK 31/1Mohit Sharma struck early, Shane Watson gone for 11. CSK 17/1, target - 198Back-to-back fours for Shane Watson off Mohit Sharma. CSK 17/0Nine runs came off Sran over, which included four extras. CSK 9/0, in chase of 198The chase begins...Murali Vijay and Shane Watson with the bat for CSK, while Barinder Sran started the proceedings for KXIPThe home team managed 82 runs in the final ten overs after racing to 115 in the first half. Will it be enough?Just five runs came off Dwayne Bravo's final over. KXIP 197/7Dwayne Bravo got rid of Karun Nair (29). KXIP 195/7Shardul Thakur struck again, Ravichandran Ashwin gone for 14. KXIP 190/6Ravichandran Ashwin flicked one over deep fine leg. KXIP 190/5Big over for the home team after a while. KXIP 180/5 with two overs to goKarun Nair hit a six and a four off consecutive balls off Dwayne Bravo. KXIP 176/5Imran Tahir completed his four overs by conceding five runs in the last - 2/34. KXIP 165/5Good over from Shardul Thakur, gave away just six runs in it to go with the wicket of Yuvraj Singh. KXIP 160/5Shardul Thakur dismissed Yuvraj Singh (20). KXIP 157/5Yuvraj hit a six and two fours in his 13-ball cameoTwo in two for Imran Tahir, scalped Aaron Finch (0). KXIP 149/4Back-to-back golden ducks for Aaron FinchImran Tahir got rid of Mayank Agarwal (30). KXIP 149/3Back-to-back fours for Yuvraj Singh off the last two balls. KXIP 149/2Time for second Strategic Time-outImran Tahir gave away just seven runs, even though Yuvraj hit a six in it. KXIP 136/2Shane Watson got the big wicket, Chris Gayle gone for 63. KXIP 127/2It is a big relief for CSK. Gayle on his first innings of the season was literally on fire, hitting four sixes and seven fours in his 33-ball blitzkrieg.Mayank Agarwal start the over with a big straight six off Shane Watson. KXIP 126/1Good over for CSK. Dwayne Bravo gave away only five singles in it. KXIP 120/1Mayank Agarwal hit Harbhajan for a six and a four in consecutive balls. KXIP 115/1 at the halfway markScoring rate has slowed down after Rahul wicket, Punjab scored just 10 in last two overs. KXIP 102/1Finally a wicket for CSK. Harbhajan Singh dismissed KL Rahul (37). KXIP 96/1Big respite for CSK as Harbhajan gave away just four runs in the over too. Rahul hit seven fours in his 22-ball innings.Time for first Strategic Time-outBig overs are becoming a regular for the hosts. Gayle ended it with a straight six. KXIP 92/0Massive over for the home team. Gayle smacked two sixes and two fours. KXIP 75/0Chris Gayle smashed Deepak Chahar for 14 in three balls. KXIP 68/0Another big over for Kings XI Punjab, 53/0Big over. Gayle and Rahul smacked a six and three fours in Harbhajan over. KXIP 39/0- Back-to-back boundaries for Chris Gayle off Harbhajan Singh. KXIP 30/0Another good over for CSK. Deepak Chahar bowled four dot balls and conceded five runs. KXIP 20/0Good start from Harbhajan Singh, gave away five runs. KXIP 15/0KL Rahul ended the over with a brilliant cover drive for four. KXIP 10/0KL Rahul hit it over cover to open the account. KXIP 4/0Here we go...Chris Gayle and KL Rahul to start the KXIP innings. Deepak Chahar with the ball for CSKKL Rahul (w), Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Aaron Finch, Yuvraj Singh, Karun Nair, Ravichandran Ashwin (c), Andrew Tye, Barinder Sran, Mohit Sharma, Mujeeb Ur RahmanShane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, Murali Vijay, MS Dhoni (w/c), Sam Billings, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Deepak Chahar, Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir, Shardul Thakur
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These are early days in this edition with teams looking for ways to turn an effective combination into a winning one. Whether it is the eternal favourite Chennai Super Kings or perennial under-performer Kings XI Punjab, all franchises are in test-run mode before the bigger battles.
When the two ‘Kings’ clash on Sunday, home skipper R. Ashwin will have the advantage of knowing how the CSK think-tank approaches a contest. An integral part of CSK in the past decade, Ashwin can be expected to use every bit of information from his mental database to help Kings XI.
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