IPL 2015: Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab - As it happened...

Live updates from the 52nd match of the Indian Premier League between Kings XI Punjab and Chennai Super Kings at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh.

New Delhi: MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings thrashed George Bailey-led Kings XI Punjab by 7 wickets in the 52nd match of the Indian Premier League at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh.

Kings XI Punjab innings: (130/7 - Patel 32, Negi 25/2)

Chennai Super Kings innings:

Over 16.5 | Score 134/3 (Raina 41* Dhoni 25*)

Anureet to bowl his third over. Dhoni defended the first ball towards point for no run. Like all other Punjab pacers, Anureet too tried surprising Dhoni with a short ball, Dhoni made room by shuffling on the off-side and slapped the ball over fine leg for a Six! Dhoni charged down the wicket off the second ball, converted it into a full-toss and hammered it over long-off for another Six! Just two needed now. Dhoni worked the fourth ball towards third man for a single. Raina was offered width off the fourth ball, a full-toss, he worked it towards third man, where a misfield converted it into a boundary. Convincing win for CSK!

Over 16 | Score 117/3 (Raina 37* Dhoni 12*)

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Hendricks to bowl his third over. He bowled one short to Dhoni which was tonked past midwicket for another boundary. Dhoni can do that all day long at that pace. Time for a strategic break. CSK now need just 14 from 24 balls.

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Over 15 | Score 111/3 (Raina 36* Dhoni 7*)

Anureet Singh is back. He banged one short to Dhoni, who pulled it past square leg for a boundary. Nine from the over.

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Over 14 | Score 102/3 (Raina 34* Dhoni 0*)

Dhawan is back in attack. Faf charged down the wicket off the second ball, Dhawan fired a yorker and Faf has been bowled! That wicket also ended the 92-run stand for the second wicket. MS Dhoni is the new man in.

F du Plessis b Dhawan 55 (41b)

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Over 13 | Score 97/2 (Du Plessis 51*; Raina 34*)

Gurkeerat to continue. Faf worked the second ball down the leg side for a single to bring his fifty off 36 balls. Five from the over, KXIP still searching for the third breakthrough!

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Over 12 | Score 92/2 (Du Plessis 49*; Raina 31*)

Axar to continue. Faf was down the wicket off the second ball and hit it over the bowler's head for a Six! He bowled a short ball to Faf, who once again smashed it over midwicket for a boundary. 11 from the over.

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Over 11 | Score 81/2 (Du Plessis 38*; Raina 31*)

Gurkeerat into his second over. Five from the over.

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Over 10 | Score 76/2 (Du Plessis 36*; Raina 28*)

Axar to bowl his second over. He started with a short ball and du Plessis pulled it over midwicket for a boundary. Nine from the over.

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Over 9 | Score 67/2 (Du Plessis 29*; Raina 26*)

Anureet Singh has been brought into the attack. Just four from the over. Time for a strategic break.

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Over 8 | Score 63/2 (Du Plessis 27*; Raina 24*)

Axar Patel brought into the attack. 8 from the over.

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Over 7 | Score 55/2 (Du Plessis 23*; Raina 21*)

Glenn Maxwell is brought into the attack. Second ball was short and Faf worked it fine past fine leg for a boundary. He bowled a short one to Raina, who hit it back to him, instead of catching it with two hands, Maxwell tried grabbing it just from the right hand and spilled it! Raina has been dropped on 20, that could be a costly miss!

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Over 6 | Score 47/2 (Du Plessis 18*; Raina 20*)

Rishi Dhawan comes into the attack. Faf charged down the wicket off the fourth ball and it straight down the ground for a boundary.

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Over 5 | Score 40/2 (Du Plessis 13*; Raina 19*)

Gurkeerat Singh is the next man in. Raina charged down the wicket off the second ball and lifted it over mid-on for a boundary. Last ball was bowled short and Raina just timed it past mid-on for another boundary. Poor field setting there. 12 from the over.

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Over 4 | Score 28/2 (Du Plessis 12*; Raina 8*)

Hendricks to continue. He offered width to Faf first ball and it was smashed over covers for a boundary. 11 from the over.

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Over 3 | Score 17/2 (Du Plessis 4*; Raina 6*)

Sandeep to continue. He bowled a length ball to Raina, who timed it well through covers for a boundary. 7 from the over.

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Over 2 | Score 10/2 (Du Plessis 3*, Raina 0*)

Beuran Henricks is the new man in, Faf du Plesis walks in ahead of Raina. McCullum charged down the wicket off the fourth ball, got a top edge which rushed past third man for a boundary. Hendricks surprised Baz with a well-directed bouncer, he got a bottom edge which crashed on to the stumps. Suresh Raina is the new man in.

BB McCullum b Hendricks 6 (6b)

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Over 1 | Score 2/1 (McCullum 1*)

Sandeep Sharma to bowl the first over, Michael Hussey and Brendon McCullum to open for CSK. Hussey was struggling in that over, Sandeep pitched one full, Hussey edged it and Saha took a clean catch. Early breakthrough for KXIP, excellent start from Sandeep.

MEK Hussey c Saha b Sandeep Sharma 1 (4b)

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Over 20 | Score 130/7 (Dhawan 25*; Hendricks 1*)

Nehra to bowl the final over, Beuran Hendricks is the new man in. He started with a dot ball and Hendricks worked the second over covers for a single. Nehra surprised Dhawan with a short delivery and it proved to be another dot ball. Nehra bowled a yorker to Dhawan, who hit it straight to mid-off for no run. Nehra's penultimate delivery was a juicy wide full-toss to Dhawan who hammered it once again over wide of long-on for a Six! Dhawan hit the last ball towards deep midwicket, but just for a single. Eight from the last over and it should be a cakewalk for CSK.

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Over 19 | Score 122/7 (Dhawan 18*)

Bravo to continue. He started with a slower ball, Axar went after it and cleared wide of long-on for a Six! Axar charged down the wicket off the second ball, didn't connect as Bravo bowled it wide from him. He followed it with a low full-toss and Axar hit it towards long-off for a single. Dhawan charged down the track off the fourth ball and tonked it high over wide of long-on for a Six! Dhawan took a single off the fifth ball. Axar was down the track off the last ball, got a top edge which went behind the wicket and MS Dhoni does't miss those! A valuable 32-run knock from Axar has come to an end. He has played a pivotal role in getting his team past the 100-run mark.

AR Patel c Dhoni b Bravo 32 (29b)

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Over 18 | Score 108/6 (Patel 25*; Dhawan 11*)

Jadeja into his third over. Fifth ball was bowled full and Axar powerfully smashed it straight down the ground for a boundary.  

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Over 17 | Score 100/6 (Patel 19*; Dhawan 10*)

Dwayne Bravo brought into the attack. Six singles from the over.

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Over 16 | Score 94/6 (Patel 16*; Dhawan 7*)

Negi, who has picked two wickets today so far, to bowl his final over. Dhawan played a slog-sweep off the second ball and hammered it past midwicket for a boundary. Eight from the over. These two can bat and the challenge ahead of them would be to bat through the 20 overs and take their team to a respectable total.

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Over 15 | Score 86/6 (Patel 15*; Dhawan 1*)

Suresh Raina has been brought into the attack. Axar charged down the wicket off the fifth ball and hit it through wide of long-on for a boundary.  

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Over 14 | Score 78/6 (Patel 9*; Dhawan 0*)

Negi to bowl his final over. Second ball was a fuller delivery, Miller was yorker and it also beat the keeper and went for 4 byes. He bowled one short to Miller, the left-hander took a chance but mistimed it straight towards deep midwicket where Jadeja took an excellent catch diving towards his left. Rishi Dhawan is the next man in. 10 from the over.

DA Miller c Jadeja b Negi 11 (15b)

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Over 13 | Score 68/5 (Miller 11*; Patel 7*)

Ashwin into his final over. Just three from the over. Punjab have taken no chances whatsover against CSK's premier spinner. He ends a terrific spell 4-0-14-1

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Over 12 | Score 68/5 (Miller 10*; Patel 5*)

Jadeja to continue. Miller played a good reverse-sweep off the fifth ball which went past short third man for a boundary. 12 from the over. A decent over for KXIP after quite some time.

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Over 11 | Score 56/5 (Miller 3*; Patel 3*)

Ashwin into his third over. Another economical over for CSK. The spinners have further built more pressure on Punjab.

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Over 10 | Score 56/5 (Miller 2*; Patel 1*)

Ravindra Jadeja has been brought into the attack. Maxwell attempted to execute reverse-sweeps on a few occasions in that over, before Jadeja bowled a straighter one which went past his defense and The Big Show is gone! Axar Patel is the new man in. Two from the over and a massive wicket for Jadeja.

GJ Maxwell b Jadeja 6 (14b)

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Over 9 | Score 54/4 (Maxwell 6*; Miller 1*)

Ashwin to bowl his second over. Gurkeerat was offered some width off the second ball which he cut past short third man for a boundary. But Ashwin took his revenge off the very next ball as Gurkeerat was down the track, Ashwin saw that and he spun it into him from middle stump and he was stumped! Another one departs. David Miller, probably the only in-form KXIP player, is the next man in. This has to be a key partnership for Punjab. Six from the over.

Gurkeerat Singh st Dhoni b Ashwin 15 (14b)

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Over 8 | Score 48/3 (Maxwell 6*; Gurkeerat 11*)

Nehra to bowl his second over. Nehra pitched a length ball to Gurkeerat, who showed the full face of the bat as the ball rushed past the fielder at mid-on for a boundary. Five from the over. Good bowling once again from Nehra.

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Over 7 | Score 43/3 (Maxwell 5*; Gurkeerat 5*)

Time for more spin, Ashwin to bowl his first over. The contest between him and Maxwell has become a very interesting one since the last year. Good start for the tweaker, just two from his first over.

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Over 6 | Score 41/3 (Maxwell 5*; Gurkeerat 5*)

Pandey into his third over. First ball had width on offer, Vohra went hard after it and it holed straight to Ashish Nehra at third man. KXIP are wobbling here. Gurkeerat Singh is the new man in. He was offered some width off the last ball and he timed it well between point and covers for a boundary. Six from the over. KXIP have had a very poor powerplay.

M Vohra c Nehra b Pandey 4 (7b)

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Over 5 | Score 35/2 (Vohra 4*; Maxwell 4*)

Ashish Nehra is brought into the attack. And he struck first ball! He moved the first ball away from Bailey who got an edge and Dhoni took a good low catch diving to his right. Nothing working for Punjab once again. Glenn Maxwell is the new man in. Fifth ball was a slow bouncer and Maxi hammered it past midwicket for a boundary. Four from the over, good start once again for Nehra.

GJ Bailey c Dhoni b Nehra 12 (7b)

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Over 4 | Score 31/1 (Vohra 4*; Bailey 12*)

Pandey to continue. He started with a short ball and Bailey whacked it over midwicket for a boundary. Seven from the over.

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Over 3 | Score 24/1 (Vohra 2*; Bailey 7*)

Negi to continue. He offered width to Saha off the second ball and he mistimed it high towards covers where McCullum took an easy catch. George Bailey is the new man in. Negi bowled one short to Bailey who easily smashed it past fine leg for a boundary.

WP Saha c McCullum b Negi 15 (12b)

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Over 2 | Score 14/0 (Saha 13*; Vohra 1*)

Ishwar Pandey to bowl from the other end. He bowled a short ball to Saha who slapped it over midwicket for a boundary. Good over for KXIP, nine runs off it.

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Over 1 | Score 5/0 (Saha 5*; Vohra 0*)

Pawan Negi to open bowling for CSK, Wriddhiman Saha and Sandeep Sharma to open for Punjab. He started with three dot balls and followed it with a short ball which was hit over covers by Saha for a boundary. Five from the first over.

KXIP Playing XI: WP Saha (wk), M Vohra, GJ Maxwell, DA Miller, GJ Bailey (c), AR Patel, Gurkeerat Singh, R Dhawan, BE Hendricks, Anureet Singh, Sandeep Sharma

CSK Playing XI: MEK Hussey, BB McCullum, SK Raina, F du Plessis, MS Dhoni (c & wk), DJ Bravo, P Negi, RA Jadeja, R Ashwin, A Nehra, IC Pandey

Toss: George Bailey won the toss and he decided to bat first on what looks like a good batting track.

After a forgettable season, KXIP have nothing to lose in today's match, something which could prove to be their strength against CSK, who are the first team to advance to the playoffs.

Glenn Maxwell's poor form has been one of the major reasons behind Punjab's downfall this year. The Australian all-rounder, who set the tournament on fire last year with his blistering knocks, doesn't have a half-century to his name this year. Another reason why Punjab have struggled this season is due to the form of Sandeep Sharma. The youngster, who has the knack of getting early breakthroughs, has picked just 5 wickets in last nine matches.

Punjab still look like a decent team on paper and the entire squad would be desperate to leave the tournament a win. They will play against CSK with some confidence after a superb win against Royal Challengers Bangalore in a rain-curtailed encounter.

CSK, on the other hand have been a force to reckon with like any other season.

The match against Punjab could be Brendon McCullum's last match as he will join his national squad after it. The Kiwi has been a major force behind CSK's success this year and he too would want to end his campaign this season with another whirlwind knock.

While the form of Suresh Raina is a matter of concern for the team, MS Dhoni too has performed poorly as per his own standards. The bowlers have saved the team from precarious positions and once again, the team management would want them to deliver as a unit.