MS Dhoni finishes it off in style with a six off Mohit Sharma. CSK 159/5Suresh Raina smacked two sixes and two fours off Andrew Tye. CSK 153/5, need 1 to winfor Suresh Raina off 45 balls. CSK 145/5, in chase of 154MS Dhoni ended the Mohit Sharma over with a boundary. CSK 131/5, need 23 off 12 ballsRavichandran Ashwin conceded six runs in it to finish his quota of four overs with figures of 2/36. CSK 120/5, need 34 off 18 ballsRavichandran Ashwin strikes to dismiss Deepak Chahar (39 off 20 balls). CSK 114/5Deepak Chahar hit a six off Axar Patel. CSK 114/4, need 40 off 24 ballsDeepak Chahar smacked two sixes and a four off Ashwin. CSK 102/4Axar Patel gave away just six runs in it. CSK 81/4, need 73 off 36 ballsTIME-OUTAnother brilliant over from Ravichandran Ashwin, just three came off it. CSK 75/4, need 79 off 42 ballsAnother good over from Andrew Tye, gave away eight runs in it. CSK 72/4, need 82 off 48 ballsSuccessful start from Ravichandran Ashwin, conceded just six runs in it. CSK 64/4, need 90 off 54 ballsRavichandran Ashwin struck first ball, Harbhajan Singh gone for 19. CSK 58/4Strategic time-outAnother good over from Axar Patel - five singles and a bye. CSK 58/3, need 96 off 60 ballsAndrew Tye conceded seven runs in it. CSK 52/3, in chase of 154Good start for Axar Patel, gave away just five runs. CSK 45/3, in chase of 154Harbhajan Singh hit a six off Ankit Rajpoot. CSK 40/3End of Powerplay. Mohit Sharma gave away just six runs in it. CSK 33/3, in chase of 154Ankit Rajpoot took two wickets and gave away nothing. CSK 27/3Two in two for Ankit Rajpoot, clean bowled Sam Billings for a duck. CSK 27/3Ankit Rajpoot struck to dismiss Faf du Plessis (14). CSK 27/2Suresh Raina hit back-to-back fours off Andrew Tye. CSK 27/1, in chase of 154Faf du Plessis hit two fours off Ankit Rajpoot. CSK 17/1Faf du Plessis ended the Mohit Sharma over with a four. CSK 8/1, in chase of 154Mohit Sharma struck early, Ambati Rayudu gone for 1. CSK 3/1, in chase of 154Good start from Ankit Rajpoot, just three runs came off it. CSK 3/0Ambati Rayudu and Faf du Plessis start the CSK run chase. Ankit Rajpoot with the ball for KXIPShardul Thakur dismissed Ankit Rajpoot (2) as the hosts bowled out KXIP for 153Dwayne Bravo got rid of Karun Nair (54). KXIP 150/9for Karun Nair off 25 balls, which included five sixes and three fours. KXIP 150/8Lungi Ngidi returned with excellent figures of 4/10 in four overs. KXIP 134/8Lungi Ngidi got rid of Andrew Tye (0). KXIP 132/8Successful review for CSK. Third wicket for Lungi Ngidi, dismissed Ashwin for a duck. KXIP 132/7Big over for the visitors. Karun Nair (37*) finished the Shardul Thakur over with a six and two fours. KXIP 131/6What A Catch. Sam Billings took a stunner as Shardul Thakur dismissed Axar Patel (14). KXIP 116/6TIME-OUTThis time Axar Patel (12*) smacked a six off Ravindra Jadeja. KXIP 113/5Karun Nair (20*) started the Dwayne Bravo over with a six and took five singles afterward. KXIP 102/5Karun Nair hit a six off Harbhajan Singh. KXIP 91/5Another brilliant over from Dwayne Bravo, a wicket and two runs. KXIP 82/5Dwayne Bravo clean bowled David Miller for 24. KXIP 80/5Miller hit a six and a four during his 22-ball inningsGreat start from Ravindra Jadeja, just four runs came off it. KXIP 80/4Ravindra Jadeja struck immediately, Manoj Tiwary gone for 35. KXIP 76/4Tiwary hit a six and three fours during his 30-ball knock as he added a valuable 60 runs for the fourth wicket with David MillerGood over from Shardul Thakur, conceded just five runs. KXIP 76/3Manoj Tiwary 33*, David Miller 20* guided KXIP to 71/3 at the halfway markStrategic Time-outManoj Tiwary (28*) hit a four off Shardul Thakur. KXIP 61/3Big over for the visitors. Manoj Tiwary hit a four and a six off Harbhajan Singh. KXIP 52/3David Miller smacked a six off last ball (Free-Hit) as Deepak Chahar finished his quota of overs with figures of 1 for 30. KXIP 39/3End of Powerplay. Another good over from Lungi Ngidi, six came off it. KXIP 29/3Deepak Chahar gave away seven runs in his third over. KXIP 23/3What a delivery. Lungi Ngidi clean bowled in-form KL Rahul for 7. KXIP 16/3Deepak Chahar struck to dismiss Aaron Finch (4). KXIP 14/2Brilliant start from Lungi Ngidi, gave away just one bye. KXIP 8/1Lungi Ngidi struck early, Chris Gayle gone for a duck. KXIP 7/1KL Rahul hit a four off Deepak Chahar. KXIP 7/0Here we go...KL Rahul and Chris Gayle start the KXIP innings. Deepak Chahar with the ball for CSKFaf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (w/c), Sam Billings, Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Lungi NgidiKL Rahul (w), Chris Gayle, Aaron Finch, David Miller, Karun Nair, Manoj Tiwary, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin (c), Andrew Tye, Mohit Sharma, Ankit RajpootFaf du Plessis replaced Shane Watson.Yuvraj Singh and Marcus Stoinis OUT; Karun Nair and David Miller INIf Mumbai Indians lost to Delhi Daredevils, Kings XI Punjab will have to win by 53 + runs to overtake Rajasthan Royals.
CSK win
With KXIP's defeat, Rajasthan Royals have made it to the qualifies along with SRH, CSK and KKR. Here's what Dhoni has to say about the win. "If you see their bowling line-up, it was definitely swinging a bit more so for Ankit. From a captain's perspective, you want to take as many wickets upfront. So sending in Bhajji and Chahar causes chaos. The bowlers lose their lines and lengths, instead of sticking to the plan. Plus Bhajji and Chahar could come in handy during the playoffs. Owners have been brilliant. We have a set of people who are close to the players. They have a history of understanding the game. Looking at ten years, it has been very good for us. We like to do the process right because that's what gives you the result. When the format is like this, just a couple of big hits or a run-out can change things. Everyone wants to win. They've done well to go into the knockout stages."
That's all from our side for this match.
CSK vs KXIP
VIVO IPL 2018
Watch streaming of the VIVO IPL 2018 match between Chennai Super Kings and Kings XI Punjab
Suresh Raina hit a fine fifty helping Chennai Super Kings beat Kings XI Punjab by 5 wickets in their Indian Premier League clash on Sunday. With the defeat, Punjab's hopes of qualifying for a playoff berth was dashed. Chasing 154, Chennai didn't get the start they've wanted as Ambati Rayudu departed for 3 runs in the second over off Mohit Sharma's delivery. Faf du Plessis (14) didn't get many runs while Sam Billings (0) and Harbhajan Singh (19) also faltered in the run chase. However, it was Raina (61*) and Deepak Chahar who controlled the Chennai innings in the middle overs. Chahar was dismissed by KXIP captain R Ashwin for 39 runs. Dhoni (16*) remained unbeaten in the end and supported Raina ensuring Chennai crossed the finishing line. Ankit Rajpoot (2/19) was again at his bowling best for Punjab. (SCORECARD)
Earlier, Lungi Ngidi's fiery bowling spell (4/10) helped Chennai bowl out Punjab for 154 runs in their Indian Premier League (IPL) on Sunday. Put into bat by Chennai, Punjab got off to a worst possible start after losing Lokesh Rahul (7), Chris Gayle (0) and Aaron Finch (4) within the first four overs. Manoj Tiwary (35) played a key knock in the middle with help of David Miller (24) to restore some faith for Punjab after losing early wickets. Ngidi took the crucial wickets of KL Rahul and Gayle to halt the momentum of Punjab. Karun Nair (54) was the lone ranger for Punjab as he hit some good looking shots helping Punjab reach a competitive total. He hit a 26-ball 56 runs laced with 5 sixes and 3 boundaries. However, Ngidi hogged the limelight with his stupendous bowling display. Shardul Thakur and Dwayne Bravo took two wickets each.
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