Champions League T20: Chennai Super Kings vs Brisbane Heat - As it happened...

Live updates from the 13th match of the Champions League Twenty20 between Chennai Super Kings and Brisbane Heat to be played at JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi.

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==================================================================================== Updates by Suyash Srivastava Follow Suyash Srivastava here on twitter: @Syu4u» SCORECARD» | COMMENTARY» | REPORT» ==================================================================================== Brief summary: The Chennai Super Kings are known to chase formidable totals and even though Brisbane Heat added 50 runs in the last three overs to reach a respectable score, it was predicted to be a cakewalk for a champion side like the CSK. And so it was as the top order made some significant contributions. Michael Hussey in particular was the star of the match and with each passing match, Mr. Cricket is getting more consistent and his value addition to the Dhoni-led side is enormous. Dhoni once again entertained the local crowd who would have wanted him to hit the winning runs with a six – which is nothing new for him. The competition might get tougher in the semis, but they have already rung the alarm bells for other teams with their formidable show so far in the series. ==================================================================================== Chennai Super Kings innings: Over 15.5 || Score 140/2 Cutting brought back into the attack. Hussey played a pull shot of the second ball which was slightly short, didn’t time it well yet it sailed through the midwicket boundary. The fourth ball was short, this time to MS Dhoni who pulled it past square leg for a boundary! 4 needed to win and to reach semis. And Dhoni hits the winning runs with a six straight down the ground! The crowd roars as Chennai have stormed into the semis with this thumping victory! Michael Hussey 57* (48b) MS Dhoni 13* (5b) ==================================================================================== Over 15 || Score 125/2 Gannon to bowl his third over. First ball was a short of length delivery and Hussey convincingly pulled that for a boundary through fine leg and also reached his boundary off just 43 balls! What a top class player! He makes any chase look so easy with amazing consistency. Nine runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 14 || Score 116/2 Christian brought back into the attack. Five runs came off the first five balls and then Raina was dismissed as he was hit on the pads and that looked plumb! The 41-run partnership between these two has been broken. The breakthrough has probably come a little too late for Brisbane Heat. Four from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 13 || Score 112/1 Gale to bowl his second over. The first ball was short and Hussey smashed that towards wide of long-on for a boundary. Even Gale tried a short ball to Raina and he once again slaps that, high and handsome over square leg for a Six! 14 from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 12 || Score 98/1 Cutting to bowl his third over. It was proving to be a quiet over before Cutting tried to end it with a short ball and Raina handsomely pulled that over deep midwicket for a Six! 11 from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 11 || Score 87/1 Hauritz into his third over. Hussey drove the first ball through covers and a misfield gave him a boundary. Raina charged down the wicket off the fifth ball, converted it into a full-toss and timed it over the bowler’s head for a boundary! 11 from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 10 || Score 76/1 Cutting to continue. The first ball had slightest of width on offer but Vijay played a magnificent cut shot as the ball sailed past deep backward point for a boundary! The second ball was a short delivery and Vijay went after it, hit it high towards fine leg where Joe Burns took an excellent catch diving to his left inside the ropes. In-form Suresh Raina has come to the crease. Five runs from the over. M Vijay c Burns b Cutting 42 (27b) ==================================================================================== Over 9 || Score 71/0 Hauritz to continue. Second ball was a length delivery and Hussey drove that through covers for a boundary! Ten from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 8 || Score 61/0 Ben Cutting comes into the attack. The second ball was a short of length delivery and Vijay slapped that straight down the ground off the backfoot for a boundary! Nine runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 7 || Score 52/0 Nathan Haouritz comes into the attack. Fourth ball was a full-toss and Vijay shimmied down the track and slapped that over deep midwicket for a Six! Vijay charged down yet once again off the fifth ball and this time cleared deep square leg for a boundary. Vijay is getting back into his groove, Chennai have reached their 50. 15 runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 6 || Score 37/0 Christian into his third over. The first ball was aimed at the pads and Vijay flicked that through midwicket for a boundary. Seven from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 5 || Score 30/0 Gannon to bowl his second over. Another decent over, just two runs from it. ==================================================================================== Over 4 || Score 28/0 Daniel Christian comes into the attack. Five runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 3 || Score 23/0 Cameron Gannon brought into the attack. The fifth delivery was bowled at the pads and Vijay worked that fine towards fine leg for a boundary! The last ball was full and wide and Vijay lifted that over the fielder at cover for another boundary! Eight runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 2 || Score 15/2 Matthew Gale comes into the attack. The second ball was bowled at the pads and Hussey worked that convincingly through midwicket for a boundary! Eight from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 1 || Score 7/0 James Hopes will bowl the first over, Michael Hussey and Murali Vijay will open for CSK. The second ball had some width on offer, but Hussey found the gap on the off-side through covers and scored his first boundary! Seven from the over. ==================================================================================== Brisbane Heat innings: Over 20 || Score 137/7 Mohit Sharma to bowl the last over. The first ball was a length delivery and Cutting once again goes straight down the ground for a Six! The second ball was a half-volley again and Cutting this time slapped that over long-off for another Six! Massive late onslaught from Cutting! A single taken off the last ball. The fourth ball was full and wide and Hartley just timed that to deep backward point for a boundary! The fifth ball was short again and Hartley pulled that handsomely towards deep midwicket for a boundary! The last ball was a slow bouncer, Hartley was taken by surprise and he hit that straight to Holder at short fine leg. Terrific seventh wicket partnership between Ben Cutting and Chris Hartley where they added 71 runs within no time! CD Hartley c Holder b Sharma 35 (32b) Ben Cutting 42* (25b) ==================================================================================== Over 19 || Score 116/6 Holder brought back into the attack. The third ball was a slower delivery, Cutting once again connected well and launched it over wide of long-on for a Six! Terrific cameo from Cutting this! The fifth ball had some width on offer and left-hander Cartley drove that through covers for a boundary! 50-run partnership between these two within no time! 13 from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 18 || Score 103/6 Bravo to bowl his second over. The second ball was a length delivery, Cutting launched it towards long-off and Holder misjudged a catch that cost his team two runs. The third ball was a slower one, Cutting connected with that one and clobbered it over midwicket for a Six! The fifth ball was short of length against and Cutting slapped that over long-on for his second six of the over! That six also brought 100 runs for the Brisbane Heat. Excellent over for Brisbane Heat, 16 runs from it. ==================================================================================== Over || Score 87/6 Jadeja to bowl his final over. Eight runs from the over. Jadeja’s superb spell comes to an end. Jadeja: 4-0-18-2 ==================================================================================== Over 16 || Score 79/6 Raina to bowl his third over. Just two from the over. The Brisbane batsmen aren’t taking any chances at the moment and are currently looking to bat through their 20 overs. ==================================================================================== Over 15 || Score 77/6 Jadeja to bowl his third over. Five from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 14 || Score 72/6 Dwayne Bravo brought into the attack. Good start for the all-rounder, just four from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 13 || Score 68/6 Raina to continue. He strikes, Chris Sabburg is bowled! The left-hander was stuck at the crease as a ball spun in, got an inside edge and hit the stumps. Ben Cutting is the new man in. CJM Sabburg b Raina 2 (14b) ==================================================================================== Over 12 || Score 65/5 Ashwin to bowl his final over. Excellent maiden over from Ashwin, he has bowled superbly today. Ashwin: 4-1-10-1 ==================================================================================== Over 11 || Score 65/5 Suresh Raina brought into the attack. Economical over from Raina, just four runs from it. ==================================================================================== Over 10 || Score 61/5 Ashwin to continue. Ashwin gets a wicket off a carom ball! Lynn was surprised as the ball spun away from him after pitching and he hit that straight to the fielder at point. The Brisbane Heat batsmen are in extreme rush at the moment. One run from the over. CA Lynn c Jadeja b Ashwin 29 (25b) ==================================================================================== Over 9 || Score 60/4 Jadeja into his second over. Another good one from Jadeja, just four runs from it. ==================================================================================== Over 8 || Score 56/4 Ashwin to continue. And guess what, Dhoni has dropped a catch! Lynn mistimed a shot high in the air and as a result of some confusion between Raina and Dhoni, the ball went through the CSK skipper’s gloves. Two from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 7 || Score 55/4 Ravindra Jadeja brought into the attack, he has had forgettable two matches. And he strikes first ball, Christian is OUT! The right-hander decided to charge down the wicket off the first ball, ended up hitting it very high and it landed into the safe hands of Michael Hussey at long-on. Jadeja strikes again, Joe Burns is out for a first-ball duck! It was a quicker delivery from Jadeja and Burns was surprised by the pace as he edged it to first slip and Raina took a neat catch. Terrific start for Jadeja, just one run and two wickets from the over. JA Burns c Raina b Holder 0 (1b) DT Christian c Hussey b Holder 4 (7b) ==================================================================================== Over 6 || Score 54/2 Ashwin brought into the attack. Four runs came off the first five balls but then Christian created some room off the last ball and hit that towards cover for a boundary to end the over, eight runs from it. ==================================================================================== Over 5 || Score 46/2 James Holder brought into the attack. Lynn used the pace of the bowler and slapped his third ball over long-off for a Six! The next ball was short delivery and Lynn pulled to fine leg for another boundary! 13 from the over. The batsmen aren’t hesitating to play their strokes. ==================================================================================== Over 4 || Score 33/2 Morkel to continue. The first ball was a length delivery and Hopes slapped that past Vijay at mid-on for a boundary! Hopes then made some room off the second ball and timed that well through covers for another boundary! The fourth ball was a short of length ball and Hopes tried to go straight down the ground but James Holder took a good catch running backwards from mid-off, Morkel gets his first wicket! The fifth ball was bowled at the pads and it clipped the pads and went for 4 byes. 12 from the over. JR Hopes c Holder b Morkel 20 (14b) ==================================================================================== Over 3 || Score 21/1 Sharma to continue. The second ball was short and even though Hopes mistimed it, it went towards vacant deep square leg region for a boundary! The fifth ball was a half-volley and Lynn smashed it toeards deep backward point for another boundary! Nine from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 2 || Score 12/1 Albie Morkel to bowl from the other end, Chris Lynn is the new man at the crease. The third ball was short and Lynn charged down the wicket and launched it towards long-on for a boundary! Seven from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 1 || Score 5/1 Mohit Sharma to bowl the first over for CSK, James Hopes and . CSK got their first breakthrough when Dominic Michael charged down the wicket and mistimed his shot towards short cover where Badrinath dived to his front and took a good catch. Just five from the over and as he often does, Sharma has got an early breakthrough. DP Michael c Badrinath b Sharma 0 (2b) ==================================================================================== TOSS: MS Dhoni won the toss and decided to bowl first. Chennai Super Kings have played like champions so far in the tournament and they would want to continue to topple their opponents. In their previous match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Suresh Raina played a match-winning knock which was followed by a late onslaught from MS Dhoni where he slammed the fastest ton in CL T20 history off just 16 balls. The only concern for them would be the form of opener Murali Vijay else apart from that, they have been spot on so far. On the other hand, Brisbane Heat are yet to make an impact in the tournament and it won’t be easy for them to match with the pace and class of the CSK outfit. Their batting hasn’t clicked so far and players like James Hopes and Daniel Cristian will have to make significant contributions if they entertain any chances of putting up a fight against the Dhoni-led side. Teams: Brisbane (From): James Hopes(c), Joe Burns, Peter Forrest, Ben Cutting, Daniel Christian, Chris Lynn, Chris Hartley(w), Chris Sabburg, Matthew Gale, Nathan Hauritz, Alister McDermott, Cameron Gannon, Alex Kemp, Kemar Roach, Bradley Ipson, Dominic Michael Chennai (From): Murali Vijay, Michael Hussey, Suresh Raina, S Badrinath, MS Dhoni(w/c), Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohit Sharma, Chris Morris, Albie Morkel, Jason Holder, Faf du Plessis, Imtiyaz Ahmed, Wriddhiman Saha