Time-OutMaiden over from Rashid Khan, even though a leg bye came in it.14 RUNS! Shane Watson (97* off 48 balls) ended the Carlos Brathwaite over with a four and a sixFinally a wicket for SRH. Carlos Brathwaite struck to dismiss Suresh Raina (32). CSK 133/2Raina hit a six and three fours in his 24-ball innings27 RUNS! Shane Watson (86* off 45 balls) clobbered 27 runs off Sandeep Sharma as he smacked three consecutive sixes and two fours. Sandeep finished his quota of fours overs with dismal figures of 1 for 52.Shane Watson (60* off 39) hit a four as CSK scored nine runs in Carlos Brathwaite's first over15 RUNS! Shane Watson (53* off 35) started the Shakib Al Hasan over with a six and Suresh Raina (29* off 20) ended it another maximum.for Shane Watson off 33 balls with the help of four sixes and three fours. Completed the milestone with a six off Shakib Al Hasan. CSK 86/1Suresh Raina (22* off 17 balls) ended the Rashid Khan over with a four16 RUNS! Another expensive over from Siddarth Kaul as he conceded 16 runs again. Shane Watson (43*) hit a six and a four in it.Time-OutRashid Khan put a brake on the run flow as he conceded just five runs in his first over, including a leg bye16 RUNS! Shane Watson started with a six in the second ball and Suresh Raina hit two fours off Siddarth Kaul after that as CSK scored 31 runs in the last two overs15 RUNS! End of Powerplay. Finally a big over for CSK. Shane Watson (19* off 19 balls) smacked Sandeep Sharma a six and a four in consecutive balls.Shane Watson smacked the first maximum of the run chase off Sandeep Sharma. CSK 29/1Another good over from Bhuvneshwar Kumar, gave away just four singles in his third over.Caught & Bowled. Sandeep Sharma struck with last ball of the over to dismiss Faf du Plessis (10). CSK 16/1Another outstanding over from Bhuvi, conceded first run in his 11th ball of the innings. Unfortunately, Deepak Hooda's over throw gave CSK a bonus boundaryGood start from Sandeep Sharma too, gave away just five runs in it. Faf du Plessis opened his account with a fourMaiden Over! Brilliant start from Bhuvneshwar KumarShane Watson and Faf du Plessis start the CSK run chase. Bhuvneshwar Kumar with the ball for SRH10 RUNS! Shardul Thakur struck with the last ball to dismiss Carlos Brathwaite (21 off 11 balls), after the West Indian hit a six in the penultimate ball. Yusuf Pathan remained unbeaten on 45 off 25 balls, which included two sixes and four boundariesCarlos Brathwaite (15* off 8 balls) finished it with a massive six but it was a brilliant over from Lungi Ngidi (1/26 in four overs) as the South African conceded just eight runs in the all-important penultimate over.16 RUNS! Yusuf Pathan ended the over with a four after Carlos Brathwaite smacked a big six. Dwayne Bravo finished with the figures of 1/46 in four oversOUT! Lungi Ngidi struck with the last ball to dismiss Deepak Hooda (3) as the batsman's bad form continued. Yusuf Pathan (35* off 18 balls) hit a six as SRH scored 10 runs in the overYusuf Pathan (27* off 15) started the over with a four, but Dwayne Bravo came back strongly to dismiss Shakib Al Hasan (23).Time-OutDwayne Bravo got rid of Shakib Al Hasan (23). SRH 133/4Suresh Raina took a brilliant catch to send back the Bangladesh allrounder, who hit a six and two fours during his 15-ball innings9 RUNS! Yusuf Pathan (21* off 12) hit a six off the second ball, but Karn Sharma came back strongly to concede just three more in the over9 RUNS! Yusuf Pathan (14* off 9) hit a four off Shardul Thakur as SRH collected five singles too.Successful over from spinner Karn Sharma. For SRH, Yusuf Pathan (7*) opened his account with a boundaryMassive blow for Sunrisers. Karn Sharma dismissed Kane Williamson (47). SRH 101/3SRH skipper Kane Williamson missed a deserving fifty and was out stumped for 47 off 36 balls, which included two sixes and five fours.11 RUNS! Kane Williamson (47* off 35 balls) smacked back-to-back fours off Dwayne Bravo as SRH scored 51 in the last five overs17 RUNS! Big over for SRH. Shakib Al Hasan (17*) ended the Ravindra Jadeja over with a six and a four in consecutive balls. Kane Williamson (37*) also hit a four in the overPacer Deepak Chahar came back and gave away just three singles to return with figures of 0/25 in four oversSuccessful start for Ravindra Jadeja as he broke the partnership between SRH's two top batsmen by dismissing Shikhar Dhawan (26 off 25 balls).Big Wicket. Ravindra Jadeja clean bowled Shikhar Dhawan for 26. SRH 64/2Shakib Al Hasan came out as SRH No. 4Strategic time-out11 RUNS! Kane Williamson (28*) ended the Dwayne Bravo over with a four and a six in the last two ballsShikhar Dhawan hit a four in the first over of Karn Sharma as the spinner gave away nine runs in it12 RUNS! End of Powerplay. Another big over for SRH. This time, Shikhar Dhawan hit a six over long-on off Shardul Thakur13 RUNS! Big over for SRH. Kane Williamson hit a six and a four off Deepak Chahar.First maximum of the evening came off the bat of Kane Williamson, a top-edge but the SRH skipper won't mind. SRH 24/1A rare maiden over from Lungi Ngidi as Kane Williamson failed to find gaps in the outfield.Another good over from Deepak Chahar as the pacer conceded just three singles in itShikhar Dhawan hit a four as SRH scored eight runs in the Lungi Ngidi over, but they lost Goswami while going for a needless second run.Shreevats Goswami run out for 5. SRH 13/1Goswami was nowhere near the crease as they tried to snatch second run. Good throw from Karn Sharma and MS Dhoni did the rest.Shikhar Dhawan flicked one to fine leg for first boundary of the evening. Good effort from Karn Sharma, but he touched the rope while clearing the ballLungi Ngidi from the other end for CSKDeepak Chahar started with a no-ball (for height) but recovered well to concede just six runs in the first overHere we go...Shikhar Dhawan and Shreevats Goswami start the SRH innings. Deepak Chahar with the ball for CSKPlayers of both the teams are out in the field and it's time for the National AnthemShane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (w/c), Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Karn Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Lungi NgidiShikhar Dhawan, Shreevats Goswami (w), Kane Williamson (c), Shakib Al Hasan, Deepak Hooda, Yusuf Pathan, Carlos Brathwaite, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddarth Kaul, Sandeep SharmaKarn Sharma replaced Harbhajan SinghSandeep Sharma in for Khaleel Ahmed; Saha is injured and is replaced by Shreevats Goswami."Interesting Surface. Looks a little tacky on top and dry underneath it. This surface is a little tacky, which is why they put water on it recently. I personally like a good total up on the board in a big final. That being said, I would put the opposition in to bat if I won the toss, because it is likely to do something first up. And if it seams around, it will spin too." -Hello and welcome to the live coverage of 2018 Indian Premier League final between Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai. The summit clash start at 7 pm (IST), with toss at 6:30 pm.
Kane Williamson (47) and Yusuf Pathan (45*) helped SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) post a competitive total of 178/6 against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) final at the Wankhede Stadium. After being put into bat by Chennai captain MS Dhoni, SRH openers Shikhar Dhawan and Shreevats Goswami were off to a cautious start. Goswami was trying to settle in but he was run out after a horrible mix up in the 2nd over itself and was dismissed for 5 runs. Dhawan looked in fine touch for his 25 but a superb delivery by Ravindra Jadeja foxed the opener and he was clean bowled by him in the 9th over. Williamson continued to hit the balls after settling in. He hits 5 fours and 2 sixes to give SRH some control of the game and forged a decent partnership with Shakib Al Hasan (23) in the middle overs. He was eventually dismissed for 47 runs in the 13th over. Pathan played some ferocious shots laced with 4 fours and 2 sixes as he remained unbeaten on 45 runs off 25 balls. Carlos Brathwaite scored a quickfire 11-ball 21 runs in the end to help his team reach 178. Lungi Ngidi yet again starred with the ball for Chennai returning with figures of 1/26 in his four overs. (LIVE SCORECARD)
IPL 2018 Live updates of Chennai Super Kings vs SunRisers Hyderabad Final match, straight from Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
22:23 IST: Chennai Super Kings need 33 runs in 30 balls
22:20 IST: Ambati Rayadu is the new man in for Chennai.
22:20 IST: SIX! Another six for Watson. Watson is hitting boundaries for fun now. CSK 145/2 in 14 overs
22:18 IST: FOUR! Watson rampage continues. He is in the nineties now. Uses the pace of the ball and gets it past the fielder. The outfield is super quick. CSK 139/2 in 13.5 overs
22:16 IST: OUT! Review taken. Caught behind. Raina is walking. Carlos Brathwaite gets his man. Raina departs for 32 runs. Chennai lose their second wicket. CSK 133/2 in 13.3 overs
22:12 IST: WIDE! Pressure on the bowler after getting hit for three sixes in a row by Watson. Finishes the over with a boundary. 27 runs off the over. CSK 131/1 in 13 overs
22:10 IST: SIX! Biggie. Watson looks unstoppable. Over the long on fielder for a maximum. back-to-back sixes. This time its the second deck. Poor bowling but a fantastic batting display. 100-run partneship up between Raina and Watson. Three sixes in a row. One more ball to go. Sandeep Sharma can do nothing here.
22:08 IST: FOUR! Watson is in full throttle. He has held his nerves after a slow start. Superb batting.
22:06 IST: FOUR! Watson brings up CSK's hundred in style. Pulls it over leg side for a boundary. Nine runs off the over. CSK 104/1 in 12 overs
22:01 IST: SIX! Now Raina gets into the act. Two sixes off tht over. Chennai are in complete control of this match at the moment. CSK 95/1 in 11 overs
22:00 IST: SIX! What a way to get his 17th IPL fifty. Superb shot. Pulls it over the leg side boundary for a six. CSK 86/1 in 10.1 overs
21:56 IST: FOUR! Very fine and Raina got enough on it to see it race towards the boundary. CSK 80/1 in 10 overs
21:52 IST: FOUR! Slower delivery and Watson picks it perfectly. He races to 41 runs after a slow start. 16 runs off it. CSK 72/1 in 9 overs
21:51 IST: 50-run partnership up for Watson and Raina. Only 29 balls taken. Excellent effort by Rashid Khan to take a catch. CSK 66/1 in 8.4 overs
21:50 IST: SIX! Long enough for Watson. Over the bowler's head and Kaul has been leaking runs now. Chennai are slowly taking control of the proceedings here. CSK 64/1 in 8.3 overs
21:47 IST: Siddarth Kaul returns for SRH.
21:40 IST: FOUR! Its raining boundaries now. Sidharth Kaul is getting hammered by these two. Rains helps the ball on its way towards the boundary. An excellent over for Chennai. Raina finishes the over with a four. CSK 51/1 in 7 overs
21:38 IST: SIX! Flick and a six off Sidharth Kaul. Now we are witnessing Watson's batting prowess. He is taking over the proceedings now. He is finding the middle of the bat more often. CSK 43/1 in 6.3 overs
21:31 IST: SIX! Watson gets one into the stands. Pulls it over the on side region. Picks up the man at deep mid wicket. Backs it up with a four. Watson is turning it on now. He is making up for his slow start. Finding his groove now. CSK 33/1 in 5.4 overs
21:28 IST: Bhuvi gives away only four runs. Yet again he is on point with the ball. CSK 20/1 in 5 overs
21:25 IST: Bhuvi has been SRH's standout bowler. Hyderabad have been excellent in the first four overs. They have put Chennai on the backfoot early on.
21:24 IST: Suresh Raina is the new bastman for Chennai.
21:23 IST: OUT! Sandeep Sharma gets the breakthrough as Faf Du Plessis departs for 10 runs. He is the man in form. Change of pace does the trick. Knuckle ball and the ball hits the toe end of the bat. CSK 16/1 in 4 overs
21:21 IST: FOUR! Goes straight and picks up four. ten dot balls and this time gets it off the middle of the bat. Poor bowling from Sandeep Sharma. CSK 15/0 in 3.4 overs
21:18 IST: FOUR! Over throw by Deepak Hooda. No need of hitting stumps. Bhuvi doensn't look happy. CSK 10/0 in 3overs
21:16 IST: 9 balls and still no runs off Bhuvi. What a tremendous bowling display by the India pacer. Super stuff. Another dot.
21:14 IST: Barring a boundary, a good over by Sandeep Sharma. Watson yet to open his account. CSK 5/0 in 2 overs
21:11 IST: FOUR! Fraction short. Du Plessis plays it perfectly on the off side for a boundary. CSK 4/0 in 1.3 overs
21:11 IST: Sandeep Sharma is the new bowler for SRH.
21:10 IST: Maiden over for Bhuvi. Wonderful bowling. Watson couldn't decipher where the ball would come next. Excellent stuff. CSK 0/0 in 1 over
21:06 IST: What a beauty by Bhuvi. The ball just carried to the keeper in no time. Superb line and length. Good start for Bhuvi.
21:05 IST: Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis open the batting for Chennai. Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls the first over for SRH.
20:50 IST: Innings Break
20:50 IST: SunRisers Hyderabad 178/6 in 20 overs.
20:49 IST: OUT! Last ball fetches a wicket for Thakur.
20:48 IST: SIX! Over the fielder for a maximum. Braithwaite gets his six over long long on boundary. Not timed well but still gets a maximum.
20:46 IST: Thakur uses the knuckle ball exceptionally well. Good stuff by him. Every dot ball hurting the SRH here.
20:46 IST: Two runs for Yusuf Pathan. Excellent runs by these two men. WIDE. Extra ball bowled by Thakur. Not what Dhoni would have liked at all.
20:45 IST: Shardul Thakur bowls the last over.
20:44 IST: SIX! Lungi Ngidi has bowled extremely well. Teriffic bowling by the young pacer. Braithwaite hits a maximum off the last ball but credit to the bowler for not giving way runs other than the six. SRH 168/5 in 19 overs
20:40 IST: This is excellent stuff from Ngidi. 2 dots and a single off his first three balls. SRH 162/5 in 18.3 overs
20:39 IST: Lungi Ngidi returns to bowl the 18th over for Chennai.
20:38 IST: FOUR! Bottom hand and he generates superb power to get his boundary at long off region. SRH 160/5 in 18 overs
20:36 IST: Mistimed but Brathwaite survives. SRH 156/5 in 17.5 overs
20:35 IST: SIX! Brathwaite hits it clean and long. Bravo can only look at the ball sail over the long off six. Picks the slower ball and hits 85 metres long. Superb batting by him. SRH 154/5 in 17.3 overs
20:33 IST: Carlos Brathwaite is the new batsman for SunRisers Hyderabad.
20:32 IST: WICKET! Deepak Hooda departs for 3 runs. A slower one and Ngidi gets his man. Hyderabad lose their fifth wicket. Hooda reaches out and tries to swing it over mid-wicket. But it flies off the inner half of the bat and the fielder at deep backward square leg makes no mistake. Dhruv Shorey is the sub who took that catch.SRH 144/5 in 17 overs
20:30 IST: SIX! Not a bad delivery by Ngidi but Yusuf Pathan gets himself on the front foot and hits it over the mid off region for a boundary. SRH 144/4 in 17 overs
20:30 IST: Last 27 balls, 36 runs for the loss of 2 wickets for SRH.
20:28 IST: Outside edge and Pathan gets a single. SRH 136/4 in 16.2 overs
20:24 IST: OUT! Trace of bullet and Suresh Raina takes a superb catch. Shakib Al Hasan departs for 23 runs off 15 balls. Shakib will be disappointed after missing out on a juicy full toss. SRH 133/4 in 15.5 overs
20:20 IST: FOUR! Yusuf gets another boundary. Stylish shot over the mid off region for a boundary.
20:18 IST: SIX! Over extra cover and Yusuf gets his six. That is some brute hitting by the big man. He has to stand out tonight. This is the big stage for him to show that he can be their impact player for his team. SRH 124/3 in 14.4 overs
20:14 IST: FOUR! What a shot by Yusuf. Such power on that shot. Plays it across the off side and gets his boundary. Last 21 balls, 42 runs for SRH with the loss of one wicket. SRH 117/3 in 14 overs
20:12 IST: Two new SRH batsmen, Shakib and Pathan, out there in the middle. These two have to see they keep scoring runs. SRH 1.9/3 in 13.1 overs
20:07 IST: WICKET! STUMPED! Kane Williamson departs for 47 runs. Hyderabad lose their third wicket. Deceived by the turn and Karn Sharma gets the prized wicket of the SunRisers captain. SRH 105/3 in 12.3 overs
20:06 IST: 11 runs off it. Good over again for the batting side. Both Williamson and Shakib have upped the ante with some good-looking shots out there. SRH 101/2 in 12 overs
20:04 IST: 100 up for SunRisers Hyderabad. SRH 100/2 in 11.5 overs
20:02 IST: FOUR! Fantastic shot. Sweet cover drive off Bravo's delivery. Beats deep point and long off perfectly. He is now on 41. Finds the gap again. Successive boundaries. One off the front foot and other off the back foot. SRH 98/2 in 11.3 overs
20:00 IST: SIX! Shakib goes for a huge one. Jadeja is over the wicket and Shakib frees his arms and gets his boundary. Tries again and gets another boundary. 17 runs off the over. This is impeccable timing by the Bangladesh all-rounder. SRH 90/2 in 11 overs
19:58 IST: Almost there. FOUR! Lucky boundary for Williamson. Little bit of fortune for him. Falls short before that in fielder Ngidi. Much needed boundary for SunRisers. SRH 80/2 in 10.3 overs
19:58 IST: Last 26 balls, 33 runs for the loss of one wicket for SRH.
19:58 IST: Jadeja back into the attack for CSK.
19:56 IST: Not a bad over by Chahar. Only two runs off his first four deliveries . Varied his pace throughout the over. Superb bowling display by the pacer. Williamson attempts to cut it through point but is early into the shot. Gets beaten. SRH 73/2 in 10 overs
19:50 IST: FOUR! Shakib Al Hasan comes in and gets his first boundary. SRH 68/2 in 8.4 overs
19:50 IST: WICKET! Clean bowled. Hyderabad lose their second wicket. Dhawan departs for 26 runs. Dhawan misses it completely. Jadeja angled it on the stumps and gets his man. When we thought Hyderabad were taking control of the match, Jadeja strikes with a peach of a delivery. SRH 64/2 in 8.3 overs
19:47 IST: 50-run partnership up between these two. SRH 64/1 in 8.2 overs
19:46 IST: Punched towards the long on by Dhawan region for a single. SRH 63/1 in 8.1 overs
19:45 IST: Ravindra Jadeja is the new bowler for Chennai.
19:44 IST: Strategic Time Out!
19:43 IST: SIX! Superb pull by Williamson. Dhawan and Williamson have steadied the SRH innings after losing Goswami to a terrible run out early on. These two will be key to SunRiser's chances in this match. SRH 62/1 in 8 overs
19:41 IST: FOUR! Over covers and Williamson picked the line well to free his arms. Gets his boundary, he waited for the ball and times it well. (Play Fantasy Cricket and Win Cash Daily)
19:40 IST: Appeals for a caught behind but the umpire is unmoved. Dhawan stays. SRH 52/1 in 7.4 overs
19:39 IST: Starts with a slower delivery and Dhawan can't get it through the off side fielder within the circle. SRH 51/1 in 7.2 overs
19:39 IST: Dwayne Bravo is the new bowler for Chennai.
19:38 IST: FOUR! Swung away and Dhawan gets his boundary. These two are getting into the groove. He hit it with the turn. 50 up for SRH in 6.5 overs
19:35 IST: Single run. Man behing point region. Only one run for Dhawan. SRH 44/1 in 6.2 overs
19:34 IST: Karn Sharma is the new bowler for Chennai.
19:33 IST: Single towards the third man. End of the powerplay. SRH 42/1 in 6 overs
19:32 IST: 13 off the previous over and 11 off it already with a ball to go for SRH.
19:31 IST: SIX! Tennis ball bounce and over long on Dhawan hammers it for a six. 77 metres long shot by him. Follows it by two runs. The ball was racing towards the boundary but the fielder does well.
19:30 IST: Excellent timing by Dhawan but straight to the fielder. Superb cover drive. No runs for the left hander. SRH 32/1 in 5.2 overs
19:28 IST: Shardul Thakur starts with a wide for Chennai Super Kings.
19:25 IST: FOUR! A little room and he finds the gaps on the leg side perfectly. Chahar getting hammered now. SRH 30/1 in 5 overs
19:24 IST: SIX! Top edge and gone. Williamson gets a welcome six. He makes it up with a huge leading edge six over the fine leg fielder for a maximum. SRH 24/1 in 4.2 overs
19:23 IST: TRIVIA! Lungi Ngidi is the first bowler to bowl two maiden overs in this season of IPL.
19:22 IST: Williamson tries to push the ball on the offside but no runs off it. A little bit of room and Williamson misses the ball. He has faced nine deliveries and scored only 3. A maiden over for Ngidi. Superb bowling the South African bowler. SRH 17/4 in 4 overs
19:20 IST: This is fantastic stuff from Ngidi. No runs off his first tree deliveries.
19:18 IST: Ngidi is continuing his fine form with the ball.
19:17 IST: Some terrific bowling by Chennai's Chahar. Both Dhawan and Williamson seem nervous out there in the middle. SRH 17/1 in 3 overs
19:12 IST: SRH skipper Kane Williamson is the new batsman in. SRH 14/1 in 2 overs
19:10 IST: OUT! Shreevats Goswami is run out. That was no run. Big mistake and the opening partnership comes to an end in the second over itself. He departs for 5 runs. A brilliant throw by Karn Sharma and Dhoni dislodges the stumps in no time. SRH 13/1 in 1.5 overs
19:08 IST: FOUR! Excellent stop by Karn Sharma at the fine leg boundary. Dhawan times the ball perfectly. Replays show the fielder's body touched the boundary rope.
19:07 IST: Lungi Ngidi bowls the second over for Chennai Super Kings. A familiar star for him. He is the x-factor for CSK. Ngidi has so much control on his deliveries. He repeats those deliveries hitting the deck hard.
19:06 IST: Chahar is bowling well. Maintaining his line and length. Dhawan is taking time to settle in the middle. Quick runs off the second last ball. These two batsmen are calming their nerves down. A decent first over for Chahar. Only six runs off it. SRH 6/0 in 1 over
19:03 IST: One run. Straight to the fielder at long on. Dwayne Bravo makes it look easy. SRH 4/0 in 0.3 over
19:01 IST: A big full toss and its a no ball. FREE HIT! Shikhar Dhawan on strike.
19:00 IST: Shikhar Dhawan, Shreevats Goswami open the batting for SunRisers Hyderabad. Deepak Chahar begins the proceedings with the ball for Chennai Super Kings.
18:56 IST Both teams are out in the middle for the big summit match of the IPL 2018 final.
18:55 IST: SRH captain Kane Williamson says that although he is happy to bat first, they also would have liked to bowled first. He reckons that the surface looks good and they would want to defend whatever they put on board.
18:50 IST: CSK captain Dhoni feels they will bowl first and feels that their batsman have to take the extra pressure and responsibility. Reckons that runs on the board is always good in a final but looking at the conditions he has chosen to bowl. Adds that the journey has been good for them but a challenging one.
18:45 IST: Fans are divided on who will win this match. Chennai Super Kings and SunRisers Hyderabad are on the same boat it seems ahead of their summit clash.
18:36 IST: SunRisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Shikhar Dhawan, Shreevats Goswami(w), Kane Williamson(c), Shakib Al Hasan, Deepak Hooda, Yusuf Pathan, Carlos Brathwaite, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddarth Kaul, Sandeep Sharma
Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(w/c), Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Karn Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Lungi Ngidi
18:35 IST: For SunRisers Hyderabad: Shreevats Goswami, Sandeep Sharma; Khaleel Ahmed and Wriddhiman Saha sit out.
18:32 IST: Karn Sharma comes in for Harbhajan Singh in Chennai Super Kings.
Harbhajan doesn't find place in CSK team for final. Leggie Karn Sharma does. Big decision considering Bhajji's rich experience at Wankhede... — Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) May 27, 2018
18:30 IST: TOSS! Chennai Super Kings MS Dhoni wins toss, elects to bowl first vs SunRisers Hyderabad in Mumbai.
18:21 IST: We are now moments away from the toss.
18:11 IST: CSK's Suresh Raina and Ambati Rayadu both have a strike rate in excess of 150 against SRH's Rashid Khan.
18:02 IST: CSK have lost their last three IPL finals and they will look to change that.
I wish both the teams #CSK and #SRH all the very best for tonight's finals ! May the best team win — Amit Mishra (@MishiAmit) May 27, 2018
17:47 IST: The stage is set for the most anticipated clash of the whole IPL 2018. Chennai take on Hyderabad in the summit clash and we bring you the live updates of the match from Wankhede Stadium. The match begins at 7 PM IST.
17:42 IST: Suresh Raina is 47 runs away from reaching 5000 IPL runs.
17:38 IST: Harbhajan Singh will play his 150th IPL match tonight.
Cricket unites all. Looking forward to an amazing #IPLfinal2018 pic.twitter.com/OhXZrdix4S — VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) May 27, 2018
17:30 IST: SunRisers Hyderabad are the only side to defend totals less than 150 thrice while Chennai Super Kings are the only side to chase down 180+ targets thrice.
17:28 IST: Fans are getting all set and posting their pictures as they prepare to cheer for Chennai Super Kings.
17:08 IST: TRIVIA! CSK are the best batting side in the tournament with the highest average of 35.04 per wicket combined with a scoring rate of 8.92 (second best behind DD's 9.10)
17:00 IST: Hello and welcome to the live match updates of the IPL 2018 final between Chennai Super Kings vs SunRisers Hyderabad from Wankhede Stadium.
Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan, who came up with a sensational 3 for 19 stint on Friday night apart from scoring a rapid-fire 34 in 10 balls and then taking two catches and effecting a run-out, had troubled the Super Kings with a 2 for 11 burst in the first qualifier. CSK got out of the jail courtesy the calm and assured innings of 67 not out from South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis who played the game only after Sam Billings was ruled out due to injury.
Super Kings will also be wary about the match-turning all-round abilities of Carlos Brathwaite, the hero of the Caribbeans title-winning contest in the 2016 World T20 Championship. The big West Indian shone with the ball at the death against KKR after his blistering innings of 43 not out here against CSK. (Play Fantasy Cricket and Win Lakhs Daily)
Sunrisers will, however, need captain Kane Williamson to get back into the sort of stupendous form he exhibited in the league stage, along with India opener Shikhar Dhawan to improve their title-clinching chances. Their middle and lower order have not really been firing barring the odd game.
Teams (From):
Chennai Super Kings: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (C), Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Faf du Plessis, Harbhajan Singh, Dwayne Bravo, Shane Watson, Ambati Rayadu, Deepak Chahar, K M Asif, Kanish Seth, Lungi Ngidi, Dhruv Shorey, Murali Vijay, Sam Billings, Mark Wood, Kshtiz Sharma, Monu Kumar, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Imran Tahir, Karn Sharma, Shardul Thakur, N Jagadeesan, David Willy.
SunRisers Hyderabad: Kane Williamson (C ), Shikhar Dhawan, Manish Pandey, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Wriddhiman Saha, Siddharth Kaul, Deepak Hooda, Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma, Yusuf Pathan, Shreevats Goswami, Ricky Bhui, Basil Thampi, T Natarajan, Sachin Baby, Bipul Sharma, Mehdi Hasan, Tanmay Agarwal, Alex Hales, Carlos Brathwaite, Rashid Khan, Shakib Al Hasan, Mohammad Nabi and Chris Jordan.
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Watson has had enough of this looking to break the shackles and goes big in this Sandeep Sharma over as he first hits a six and then goes straight and hits this past the mid-off fielder. The score reads 35/1 after 6 overs and that is the end of the powerplay. 15 runs from the Sandeep over as CSK now need to go for the kill if they are to chase this one down at the Wankhede.
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14 overs - Chennai Super Kings - 145 for 2 (Watson 97, Rayudu 2) vs Sunrisers Hyderabad - 178 for 6
Wicket down but Watson not done yet. He gently dabs Brathwaite to third man for a four and then pulls to deep midwicket for a six. Within striking distance of a century.
WICKET - Short ball from Brathwaite from round the wicket and Raina ducks and looks very uncomfortable as he tried to fend it off to the leg side, the keeper is confident that was a catch and the umpire says not out. SRH review it and ultra edge shows a very slight edge off the glove. Raina had started walking
Raina c Goswami b Brathwaite 31
13 overs - Chennai Super Kings - 131 for 1 (Watson 86, Raina 31) vs Sunrisers Hyderabad - 178 for 6
Sandeep gets taken to the cleaners by Watson here. A low full toss is scooped over the covers for four. Then Watson pulls a short ball for a huge six over long-on. Then a full toss is deposited even high over long-on. But wait, Watson's not done yet as he claims a hat-trick of sixes sending this one rows back over long-on. They should give helmets to the crowd there. The final ball (after a wide) is squeezed out wide of short third man for four. Phew! 27 off that over
12 overs - Chennai Super Kings - 104 for 1 (Watson 60, Raina 31) vs Sunrisers Hyderabad - 178 for 6
Brathwaite comes on. An overthrow costs another single and this is frustrating for SRH. A short ball is pulled for fout to the wide open spaces at square leg.With so many wickets in hand, CSK have the edge at this stage
11 overs - Chennai Super Kings - 95 for 1 (Watson 53, Raina 29) vs Sunrisers Hyderabad - 178 for 6
Watson redeems himself with a fifty, and brings it up with a trademark slog sweep for six off Shakib al Hasan. This partnership might be getting SRH a little worried. Raina ends the over with quite an effortless six over long-on
10 overs - Chennai Super Kings - 80 for 1 (Watson 45, Raina 22) vs Sunrisers Hyderabad - 178 for 6
Was shaping up to be another quiet Rashid over till the last ball, which he strayed down the leg side and Raina managed to sweep for four
9 overs - Chennai Super Kings - 72 for 1 (Watson 43, Raina 16) vs Sunrisers Hyderabad - 178 for 6
Kaul doesn't seem to be having a good night so far. Watson sends one high and clears long-on. Then an excellent effort in the deep by Rashid diving forward. The next ball was full and wide and Watson almost landed it over the rope at long-off. The fun continues as Watson lofts over the off side and 3 fielders run after and somehow the ball lands between all of them
8 overs - Chennai Super Kings - 56 for 1 (Watson 28, Raina 15) vs Sunrisers Hyderabad - 178 for 6
Rashid Khan now, with one slip. The batsmen don't try anything risky by just playing out singles. Kaul has been SRH's weaklink so far after that one expensive over.
7 overs - Chennai Super Kings - 51 for 1 (Watson 26, Raina 13) vs Sunrisers Hyderabad - 178 for 6
Siddarth Kaul comes on. Watson plays a glorious pick-up shot for a six over square leg and it's a crowd catch. Watson gets his placement right again as he hits in the air and the ball lands between two fielders. Raina swivels and pulls for a four down to fine leg. CSK gaining some momentum here. And Raina repeats that again with another swivel pull to fine leg. Poor over from Kaul
6 overs - Chennai Super Kings - 35 for 1 (Watson 19, Raina 4) vs Sunrisers Hyderabad - 178 for 6
Watson pulls one in front of square, a fielder stops it with one hand at the boundary. His name is Rashid Khan. Made that look simple. But Watto has other plans as the over goes on. Biffs a short one over deep midwicket and then bashes it down the ground wide of mid-off. Appeal for a run out after they scamper a leg bye but Raina dives and makes his ground. The Powerplay ends with CSK at 35.
5 overs - Chennai Super Kings - 20 for 1 (Watson 7, Raina 2) vs Sunrisers Hyderabad - 178 for 6
What a fine start this is by SRH. Just four off this over by Bhuvi, all singles. Watson retains the strike. Raina joins him. CSK need a move on so much depends on Raina.
4 overs - Chennai Super Kings - 16 for 1 (Watson 5) vs Sunrisers Hyderabad - 178 for 6
Watson in desperation to get off the mark tries to slog one away off Sandeep and is nearly given out lbw. Missing leg as it swung in a bit too much. But Watto has a fitting response the following ball crunching it down the ground
WICKET - du Plessis goes to a skier! SRH have their man who tormented them in the playoff. Faf failed to pick the knuckle ball from Sandeep, down the track, top edge and the bowler himself does the honours. These high catches under lights are not simple.
du Plessis c and b Sandeep 10
3 overs - Chennai Super Kings - 10 for 0 (Watson 0, du Plessis 10) vs Sunrisers Hyderabad - 178 for 6
Bhuvneshwar is persisting with that line that's keeping du Plessis quiet as well. No room at all to hit it anywhere and late movement making the batsmen cautious. Something's got to give. A run at last - make that five! Overthrows for four, after du Plessis takes a quick single to point. Bhuvi is peeved, 'thanks a ton fellows!' Nevertheless, another top over
2 overs - Chennai Super Kings - 5 for 0 (Watson 0, du Plessis 5) vs Sunrisers Hyderabad - 178 for 6
Faf du Plessis gets CSK up and running with a crispy punch wide of cover for four. Sandeep Sharma comes back well later in the over by not giving Watson room. Watson scoreless for 8 balls.
1 over - Chennai Super Kings - 0 for 0 (Watson 0, du Plessis 0) vs Sunrisers Hyderabad - 178 for 6
The openers are out. Can SRH defend 178? Will CSK make it 4-0 against them this season? The chase begins.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a beauty outside off to beat Watson first ball. Reminds me of his spells in SA where he regularly beat the bat. Tucks him up for room after that. Four dot balls as Hooda does brilliantly at point to save a few runs. Fifth ball is slapped straight to that man Hooda again. Bhuvi saves his best for the last ball as the ball kicks up and has Watto all at sea. Maiden over, ladies and gentlemen.
Sunrisers Hyderabad innings
20 overs - Sunrisers Hyderabad - 178 for 6 (Williamson 47, Yusuf 45*, Brathwaite 21)
Thakur to bowl the final over. Chance for a run out as Pathan mistimes the ball just wide of the pitch, Brathwaite sets off and he has to scamper back as the striker is not interested. Thakur thinks about hitting down the stumps but stops short. Four runs off the first four balls as Brathwaite fails to read a knuckle ball and swings and misses. The fifth was clubbed over long-on but it just about clears the rope for a six.
WICKET - Brathwaite tries to repeat the six off the previous ball but he doesn't time this one as well, skier taken at wide long-on
Brathwaite c Rayudu b Thakur 21
19 overs - Sunrisers Hyderabad - 168 for 5 (Yusuf 42, Brathwaite 15)
Brathwaite mistimes a slog and one more skier drops in front of the fielders at long-on. Ngidi doing well in the death overs with his slower balls. Just two off five balls. Brathwaite fails to pick on and he swings at thin air. But a final-ball six spoils the over for Ngidi as Brathwaite connects and swings it over wide long-on.
Kane Williamson is stumped by CSK captain MS Dhoni | Photo Credit: Prashant Nakwe
34 runs off the last three overs.
18 overs - Sunrisers Hyderabad - 160 for 5 (Yusuf 41, Brathwaite 8)
No sighters for Brathwaite as he deposits his first ball for a six over long-off. The Bravo slower ball isn't working. A yorker is squeezed out to point who does well to dive and stop a four. Brathwaite mistimes one that drops well short of two guys in the deep on the on side. Pathan however biffs one down the ground and it beats long-on running across.
17 overs - Sunrisers Hyderabad - 144 for 5 (Yusuf 35)
WICKET - Sending Hooda above Brathwaite hasn't worked. He clips a slower ball from Ngidi down to deep square leg who takes it comfortably.
Hooda c Shorey b Ngidi 3
Before the wicket, Pathan muscled one over long-on for six.
16 overs - Sunrisers Hyderabad - 134 for 4 (Hooda 1, Yusuf 27)
Yusuf starts yet another over with a boundary - this time a short ball is smashed wide of deep cover for a four. Bravo's lengths getting predictable. Bravo does well to charge to his left to stop the ball and rhere's some hesitation in the running.
WICKET - Shakib gets his placement spot on - to the fielder! Bravo gets away with a full toss, Shakib makes room and smashed it straight to cover who takes it low and falls back
Shakib c Raina b Bravo 23 (15 balls)
15 overs - Sunrisers Hyderabad - 126 for 3 (Shakib 22, Yusuf 21)
Tossed up by Karn and in the slot for Pathan to get forward and loft it over wide long-off for a six! Shakib made room to slog and it was much slower and he missed it. Gets his back foot back in time before Dhoni breaks the bails. Shakib down the track and he slips after driving so turns down the single there.
14 overs - Sunrisers Hyderabad - 117 for 3 (Shakib 20, Yusuf 14)
Thakur returns. Can he bowl the knuckle ball to contain Yusuf? One was too short outside off which Yusuf cut to deep point for a four. No slip so Shakib dabs it away easily even if cramped for room. Yusuf pulls the final ball but finds deep midwicket.
13 overs - Sunrisers Hyderabad - 108 for 3 (Shakib 18, Yusuf 7)
Clever bowling by Karn and he gets the Big Fish Kane Williamson!
WICKET - Karn sensed that Williamson was going to use his feet so he deliberately bowled it wide outside off and made him reach for it. It was a leg spinner and wide of the bat and Kane just didn't have time to make it back.
Williamson st Dhoni b Karn 47
Yusuf Pathan walks in and second ball he dabs it wide of slip and Ngidi chases but the ball wins.
12 overs - Sunrisers Hyderabad - 101 for 2 (Shakib 18, Williamson 47)
Williamson finds that gap between deep cover and long-off as well with a strong front foot drive. Bravo bowls one shorter and Kane pulls it to deep midwicket for a four. Bravo struggling with his length here. Surprisingly, a full toss only fetches a single. Over ends quietly after those boundaries.
11 overs - Sunrisers Hyderabad - 90 for 2 (Shakib 17, Williamson 37)
Flat and quick by Jadeja. Close call for Williamson as he gets an outside edge that spoons up towards short third man and Ngidi moves to his right and dives in vain. The ball rolls away for four. Shakib meanwhile picks the length early and swats a six on his knees over deep midwicket. If that wasn't enough, Shakib slogs another one and this one bisects two fielders on the on side for a four.
10 overs - Sunrisers Hyderabad - 73 for 2 (Shakib 6, Williamson 32)
Chahar retuens for his final over. Taking the pace off the ball and bowls a slower short ball and Kane fails to get bat on ball. Single to long-on and Chahar finishes an impressive spell 4-0-25-0.
9 overs - Sunrisers Hyderabad - 70 for 2 (Shakib 5, Williamson 30)
Dhoni shuffling his bowlers like a card player here. It's Jadeja now.
Sunrisers Hyderabad players form a huddle before the start of the Vivo Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018 final match beween Chennai Super Kings Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: Prashant Nakwe
WICKET - Jadeja comes over the wicket to Dhawan and he keeps it flat on the stumps, Dhawan sizes up to swot it to the leg side but plays too early and the ball crashes onto the stumps.
Dhawan b Jadeja 26 (25 balls)
Shakib walks in and begins with a very satisfying cut to third man for a four. That didn't take long.
8 overs - Sunrisers Hyderabad - 62 for 1 (Dhawan 25, Williamson 28)
Now it's the turn of DJ Bravo. Bouncer down the leg side and Dhawan tries to pull and nearly gloves it. Bravo and Dhoni think of reviewing it but the captain isn't so sure. Ultra edge shows nothing. A slower ball is picked up early by Williamson who lofts it wide of deep extra cover. And that's well caught!.. by the ball boy beyond the rope at fine leg! Slower ball and a friendly full toss which Kane laps it away easily.
7 overs - Sunrisers Hyderabad - 51 for 1 (Dhawan 24, Williamson 18)
Spin now and it's Karn Sharma. Brace yourselves for more spin this match as this pitch was predicted to be a bit slow. Karn keeps it flat and straight. Dhawan gets in position early for the sweep and he plays it square and places it wide of fine leg, lovely shot. Down the track and the final ball is forced to long-on.
6 overs - Sunrisers Hyderabad - 42 for 1 (Dhawan 18, Williamson 16)
Thakur comes on, replaces Ngidi who just bowled a maiden. Interesting. He feeds a length ball for Dhawan who happily tonks it over wide long-on for a big six. Single to third man to end the over and with it the Powerplay. I think CSK will be pretty happy with this.
5 overs - Sunrisers Hyderabad - 30 for 1 (Dhawan 9, Williamson 14)
Williamson breaks the shackles with a hook off Chahar that clears fine leg. The batsman advances down the pitch the next ball and dabs it to the off side. Fourth ball is too short and gentle and the New Zealander pounds it to deep midwicket for a four. Then Chahar bowls a bouncer but it was too high. Williamson continues to charge down but can only find mid-off.
4 overs - Sunrisers Hyderabad - 17 for 1 (Dhawan 8, Williamson 3)
Ngidi bowls with control too, stump to stump. No runs off the first four balls. Kane is feeling restricted. Fifth ball is wide outside off and Williamson chases it, bowler almost penalised there. Sixth is driven forcefully and cover does well to dive and stop. A maiden over! That's gold dust.
3 overs - Sunrisers Hyderabad - 17 for 1 (Dhawan 8, Williamson 3)
Chahar gets the ball to swing in to the left-hander. Dhawan takes singles to the on side. Quick single by Williamson who pushes one towards point. End of a fairly tight over.
2 overs - Sunrisers Hyderabad - 14 for 1 (Dhawan 7, Williamson 1)
Boundary from Ngidi's second ball. Good over so far from Ngidi apart from the boundary. Good throw from Karn Sharma, run out, excellent work from M.S. Dhoni. First wicket for Chennai Super Kings, Goswami out for 5.
1 over - Sunrisers Hyderabad - 6 for 0
Chahar begins with a waist high full toss to Dhawan and we have a Free Hit!Dhawan hits it to long-on but it doesn't carry.They steal a quick single to point but Raina fumbles.
The teams stand for the national anthem.
SRH have defended totals really well this season. How much can CSK restrict them to? The openers take guard. Deepak Chahar will open the bowling.
Toss and teams
MS Dhoni has won the toss and CSK will bowl first. This was after some confusion over who called heads, but it was just Dhoni fooling around!
One change for CSK - Karn Sharma comes in for Harbhajan Singh. Two for SRH - Saha is injured so Shrivats Goswami comes back. Ibrahim Khaleel makes way for Sandeep Sharma.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Kane Williamson(Capt), Shikhar Dhawan, Shreevats Goswami, Shakib Al Hasan, Deepak Hooda, Yusuf Pathan, Carlos Brathwaite, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddarth Kaul, Sandeep Sharma.
Chennai Super Kings: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Capt), Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Karn Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Lungi Ngidi.
Pitch
Very dry surface, says Michael Clarke. Captains should look to bowl first and spin could be the biggest factor. If that's the case then Rashid Khan would be itching to bowl right away.
The toss will follow shortly.
First, they were banned for two years due to the spot-fixing scandal involving their owner. Once it was lifted, they were told they couldn't play at their beloved home ground in Chepauk for political reasons, far removed from cricket or sport in general. After just one 'home' game, they had to adjust to a new home base but their fans hopped on special trains to cheer them on. Rewind a bit - they were laughed at for picking a team of over-30s in what is known as a young man's format. Now, they are in the IPL 2018 final. That's Chennai Super Kings's journey for you.
Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Kane Williamson and Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni pose with the IPL trophy before the final | Photo Credit: PTI
The most consistent team in the history of the IPL takes on Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai tonight. It's fitting that the two best sides of IPL 2018 are in the title clash. CSK have the head-to-head edge, having won all three games so far. SRH lost a game they had in their grasp in Qualifier 1 (against CSK) but they tactically outsmarted Kolkata Knight Riders in the second Qualifier to make it to Mumbai. SRH have the best bowling attack among the eight teams and they have demonstrated it by defending low totals. Their topm performers this season have been Kane Williamson, Rashid Khan and Siddharth Kaul.
If CSK win it will be their third title. For SRH, it will be their second title and third overall for a Hyderabad-based franchise, adding the 2009 title by the now defunct Deccan Chargers.
Head-to-head in IPL 2018
In the first match between these two sides, in Hyderabad, CSK posted 182 thanks to Ambati Rayudu and Suresh Raina. SRH looked out of it but gave CSK a scare thanks to some big hitting by Yusuf Pathan and Williamson. CSK prevailed by four runs. The second meeting was all about Rayudu as his unbeaten 100 helped CSK chase down 180 with ease. The third was a thriller, at the Qualifiers. Chasing a relatively low 140, CSK slipped and looked like folding up but Faf du Plessis kept his cool and guided his team home with 67, supported by some invaluable boundaries by the tail-enders.
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Preview
When Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings, the teams that finished at the top of the league standings of the Vivo-Indian Premier League, met at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday, it was billed ‘a battle between captain cool Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his cooler counterpart Kane Williamson’.
