Cricket Scorecard

Right then, Chennai will feel that they are slightly ahead in the game as runs on the board are always crucial in a pressure game. That said, they are up against one of the most successful chasing sides in Gujarat. On the other hand, Gujarat would have liked to keep Chennai under 160 but they do have the resources to get over the line here. Do we have another Shubman Gill special on the cards? Let's find out. Back in a bit for the chase. 

Mohit Sharma is in for a chat. He says that the ball did stick a bit and the slower ball is gripping a bit as well. Adds that 172 is a good score and the opposition has good bowlers and they will have to bat well and focus on the running as well. Says that he told Darshan Nalkande that he should bowl to his strengths but keep the ball back and not full. Ends by saying that there is no dew at all.

Mohammad Shami finishes off with a wicket but it is Chennai who have racked up a competitive total on the board! After Chennai were put into bat by Hardik Pandya, as they have done all season, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway got Chennai off to a steady start. Conway was struggling for rhythm but Gaikwad was fluent as usual and stroked his fourth fifty of the season. After his dismissal, the boundaries dried up for Chennai but Ajinkya Rahana provided some much-needed impetus with his cameo

Gujarat being one of the most successful bowling sides in the Powerplay, it was Mohammad Shami who opened the attack for them and bowled a quiet first over. Playing in his first game of the season, Darshan Nalkande dismissed Ruturaj Gaikwad in his very first over only for it to be a no ball. Gujarat seemed to have lost their way after this no ball incident and leaked a lot of runs during the Powerplay. They pulled things back nicely during the middle overs and seemed to have control of the p

Mohammad Shami to Ravindra Jadeja, Well bowled! Full and angled at the stumps, Ravindra Jadeja heaves it down to long on for just a single.

Mohammad Shami to Ravindra Jadeja, ! TIMBER! Mohammad Shami ends the over with a bang but still 15 runs come off it. Stays from around the wicket and bowls it on a fullish length around off, angling it in. Ravindra Jadeja hangs deep and winds up for the big heave across the line but misses the ball completely. The ball goes on to crash into the stumps and Chennai finish with a solid total of 172/7 on the board.

Mohammad Shami to Moeen Ali, Very full again and angled into the leg pole, Moeen Ali gets the front leg out of the way and heaves it through mid-wicket for one more.

Mohammad Shami to Moeen Ali, NO BALL! A beamer from Mohammad Shami! Looks to go full but the ball slips out of the hand and Shami ends up bowling a high full toss around off. Wriddhiman Saha does well to get behind it and Ravindra Jadeja is sprinting to the batter's end for a bye. Saha gets the direct hit in but Jadeja manages to slide his bat inside the crease in time. Free Hit coming up...

Mohammad Shami to Moeen Ali, ! BOOM! Length ball, angling in from around off, Moeen Ali stands tall and keeps his shape before smoking it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Mohammad Shami to Ravindra Jadeja, Good length around off, hit away down to long off for a single.

Mohammad Shami will bowl the final over. Gujarat are one over behind the allotted time which means that they are allowed only four fielders outside the 30-yard circle for the last over. 

Mohammad Shami to Ravindra Jadeja, ! In the gap! Bowled from around the wicket and this is a low full toss on the stumps. Ravindra Jadeja manages to flick it away in front of mid-wicket and the ball runs away into the fence.

Mohit Sharma to Moeen Ali, Good running! Full and straight, Moeen Ali gets the front leg out of the way and drills it down the ground for a couple of runs.

Moeen Ali is the new man in. 

Mohit Sharma to MS Dhoni, ! CAUGHT! Defeaning silence inside the ground as MS Dhoni walks back to the hut. Mohit Sharma bowls a back of the hand slower ball and bowls it on a hard length outside off. Dhoni reaches out and looks to loft it over cover but the ball sticks in the pitch and Dhoni ends up just chipping it. The ball goes to extra cover where Hardik Pandya takes an easy catch around his head and Sharma picks up his second wicket.

Mohit Sharma to Ravindra Jadeja, Bangs this one into the deck and angles it across the left-hander as well. Ravindra Jadeja manages to pull it down to wide long on for a run. The umpire has just had a word with Jadeja for running onto the pitch.

Mohit Sharma to Ravindra Jadeja, ! Up and over! Slower one, pitched up outside off, Ravindra Jadeja picks the pace early and backs away before lofting it over the cover region for a boundary.

Mohit Sharma to MS Dhoni, Full and wide, pace on this time, MS Dhoni reaches out and eases it past the point fielder for a single. The 150 is now up for Chennai.

Mohit Sharma to Ravindra Jadeja, Slower and abnged into the pitch, Ravindra Jadeja advances and muscles it down to long on for a run.

MS Dhoni walks out to bat to a huge roar from the Chennai crowd. 

Rashid Khan to Ambati Rayudu, ! CAUGHT! Rashid Khan has the last laugh here as he finishes his spell off with a wicket. Gives this one a lot more air and floats it full on middle and leg. Ambati Rayudu goes for the slog-sweep but mistimes it badly in front of square on the leg side. Dasun Shanaka comes in from the mid-wicket fence and takes a safe catch to his left. Rayudu goes after a quick start and Chennai have now lost their fifth wicket.

Rashid Khan to Ravindra Jadeja, Drops it short and bowls it around off, Ravindra Jadeja nudges it toward short third man and gets across quickly for a single.

Rashid Khan to Ambati Rayudu, Quicker and flatter, this is eased away to the right of the bowler for one more.

Rashid Khan to Ambati Rayudu, ! BANG! Rashid Khan drags this one down around middle, Ambati Rayudu uses the depth of the crease and pulls it a long way over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Rashid Khan to Ambati Rayudu, Shorter one, this is worked away through mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Rashid Khan to Ravindra Jadeja, Flatter delivery outside off, Ravindra Jadeja stays back and cuts it toward backward point for one.

Mohit Sharma to Ravindra Jadeja, This is slower too, but very full and around off, Ravindra Jadeja jams it out back to the bowler. Mohit Sharma throws the ball back toward the stumps and it deflects off Jadeja. The batters scamper through for one.

Mohit Sharma to Ambati Rayudu, Slower again but pushed well outside off, Ambati Rayudu waits on the back foot and slaps it away toward deep cover for just another single. With that, Rayudu brings up 6000 runs in T20 matches, a big achievement.

Mohit Sharma to Ravindra Jadeja, Keeps taking pace off the ball and bowls it on a length around off. Ravindra Jadeja waits for it and taps it toward backward point for a run.

Mohit Sharma to Ravindra Jadeja, Nicely bowled! Another slower one, this time it's pitched up and bowled around off. Ravindra Jadeja doesn't pick it and is beaten all ends up.

Mohammad Shami to Ambati Rayudu, Good fielding! Full and around off, Ambati Rayudu backs away and drives it firmly to the right of extra cover. Hardik Pandya there dives in and makes an excellent stop as the batters get across for a run.

Mohit Sharma to Ravindra Jadeja, Slower one, bowled into the pitch and around off. Ravindra Jadeja pulls this one in front of mid-wicket and a fumble in the deep allows him to get back for the second run with ease.

Mohit Sharma to Ambati Rayudu, Hits the length hard and bowls it around middle and leg, Ambati Rayudu punches it toward mid on and picks up a single.

Ravindra Jadeja walks out to bat next.

Mohammad Shami to Ravindra Jadeja, Bangs it in from around the wicket and angles it into the body. Ravindra Jadeja manages t pull it away past square leg and picks up a run.

Mohammad Shami to Ambati Rayudu, Good length, angling it into middle, Ambati Rayudu plays it off the front foot and down to long on for a single.

Mohammad Shami to Ravindra Jadeja, Hits the length hard and bowls it over middle, Ravindra Jadeja stands tall and punches it through mid on for one.

Mohammad Shami to Ravindra Jadeja, Full and at the stumps, Ravindra Jadeja hammers the drive straight down the ground. David Miller runs to his right from long on and slides in to save a couple of runs.

Mohammad Shami to Devon Conway, ! CAUGHT! Mohammad Shami comes back on and picks up a wicket right away. This is a length ball around middle and off, Devon Conway stays back and goes after it. Conway tries to whip it over the mid-wicket fence but doesn't get much timing on it. Rashid Khan at cow corner stays put and takes a simple catch. End of a sluggish knock from Conway and Chennai now lose their fourth wicket.

Darshan Nalkande to Devon Conway, Goes into the wicket, around leg, slower as well, Devon Conway pulls it towards deep square leg for a run. 

Ambati Rayudu is the new man in.

Darshan Nalkande to Ambati Rayudu, ! Ambati Rayudu is up and running! Goes full does Darshan Nalkande and outside off, Ambati Rayudu comes down the track straightaway and lofts it over extra cover. Getts off the mark with a boundary. 

Darshan Nalkande to Ajinkya Rahane, ! Wristy! Full and drifting onto the pads, Ajinkya Rahane picks the length early and swats it over deep square leg for a maximum. 

Darshan Nalkande to Ajinkya Rahane, ! CAUGHT! Darshan Nalkande has the last laugh! Six and Out for Ajinkya Rahane! Rolls his fingers the ball now and bowls it on a good length, just outside off, Ajinkya Rahane looks to carve this one past backward point. Ends up hitting it straight to Shubman Gill there who takes a good catch in front of his face. Gujarat are clawing their way back into the game here. 

Darshan Nalkande to Devon Conway, ! Streaky but Devon Conway will take it! On a length and angling across, outside off, Devon Conway goes for the drive away from the body. Gets a thickish outside edge that flies past Wriddhiman Saha for a boundary. 

Darshan Nalkande to Ajinkya Rahane, Starts with a slower delivery, on the stumps, Ajinkya Rahane dances down the track and goes inside out. Goes wide of mid off and collects three runs. 

Rashid Khan to Ajinkya Rahane, Googly this time, short and on middle and leg, Ajinkya Rahane turns this one to deep square leg and takes a single. 

Rashid Khan to Ajinkya Rahane, Bowls it fuller on middle, Ajinkya Rahane shimmies down the track and lofts it back over the bowler's head for a couple of runs more.

Rashid Khan to Devon Conway, Was that a chance? Yes, it was but a very tough one! Short and turning in, on off, Devon Conway opens the bat face to guide it past short third man. Gets an outside edge that comes off Saha's gloves and rolls to third man for a single. 

Rashid Khan to Devon Conway, In the air but safe! Tossed up, full on leg, Devon Conway gets down to sweep but gets a top edge that flies over short fine leg for a couple of runs. 

Rashid Khan to Devon Conway, Bowls a leg break, short and around middle, Devon Conway backs away to punch this one but gets an inside edge that rolls to short fine leg for a single. 100 comes up for Chennai. 

Rashid Khan to Ajinkya Rahane, Fuller this time, on middle, Ajinkya Rahane brings his wrists into play and flicks it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Strategic break! Chennai have the platform to go big but have lost a couple of quick wickets that has pegged them back just a bit. They do have a long batting lineup and with Devon Conway well-set, they will look to up the ante a bit. Gujarat have done really well to pull things back and would try to sneak in a few quick overs without conceding many runs. They would still be hoping to pick up wickets though in order to keep Chennai to a par score. Let's see how the final phase of the first inni

Darshan Nalkande to Ajinkya Rahane, Bowls it slower this time and on a good length, on off, Ajinkya Rahane dabs it to backward point and calls for a single. Shivam Mavi there picks the ball cleanly and has a shy at the striker's end. He misses which allows Devon Conway to reach his ground. 

Darshan Nalkande to Devon Conway, Continues to go change of pace and bowls it on the stumps, Devon Conway whips it to deep mid-wicket and retains the strike with a single. A tidy over by Darshan Nalkande, only 5 runs came off it. 

Darshan Nalkande to Devon Conway, Another cutter, outside off, Devon Conway looks to drive it on the up but mishits it to extra cover. 

A slight halt in the play as the Gujarat physio is on the field. Probably, to check on Darshan Nalkande. Everything seems fine and we are good to go again.

Darshan Nalkande to Ajinkya Rahane, Length delivery again, outside off, Ajinkya Rahane punches it wide of deep point and collects a couple of runs more. 

Darshan Nalkande to Ajinkya Rahane, Keeps it on a length and outside off, Ajinkya Rahane punches it crisply but straight to extra cover. 

Darshan Nalkande to Devon Conway, Leg bye! Returns to the attack and starts on a good length, outside off, Devon Conway shuffles across to scoop but fails to connect. Wears it on the back pad and the ball rolls to short third man for a single. 

Noor Ahmad to Devon Conway, Floated up, full on the stumps, Devon Conway reverse sweeps it to deep point for a run.

Noor Ahmad to Devon Conway, Tossed up, full and outside off, Devon Conway puts the dancing shoes on and goes for the drive. Gets an inside edge that rolls in front of deep square leg. Two runs taken. 

Noor Ahmad to Ajinkya Rahane, Another googly, short and turning away, outside off, Ajinkya Rahane goes on the back foot and punches it to deep point. Opens his account with a single. 

Ajinkya Rahane is the new man in.

Noor Ahmad to Shivam Dube, ! BOWLED 'EM! Noor Ahmad gets into the act now! Shivam Dube departs and Chennai lose two wickets in quick succession! Bowls the googly and gives the ball air nicely, on middle, Shivam Dube looks to go through the line and has a wild swing at it. The ball sneaks past his inside edge and he ends up connecting with thin air. The ball crashes back into the stumps to bring an end to his innings. Noor Ahmad is delighted and so are the support staff of Gujarat in

Noor Ahmad to Devon Conway, Keeps it fuller and outside off, Devon Conway steps out to drive and mishits it to long on for a single.

Noor Ahmad to Devon Conway, Tossed up, full around leg, Devon Conway gets down on one knee and goes for the sweep but misses. The ball catches him on the front pad but it was sliding down leg. 

Mohit Sharma to Shivam Dube, Good bumper! Mohit Sharma bends his back and bangs it in short, directs this one at the batter, Shivam Dube ducks and lets the ball go. Dube thinks its a wide for height and has a look towards the square leg umpire but the umpire does not think so. 

Mohit Sharma to Devon Conway, Rolls his fingers over the ball and bowls it short, outside off, Devon Conway pulls without any timing to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Mohit Sharma to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Mohit Sharma strikes gold for Gujarat after an expensive first over! Keeps it on a hard length and outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad gets hurried as he looks to pull this one and gets cramped for room as well. The ball comes off the splice of the bat and skies in the air towards long on. David Miller stationed there takes a few steps forward and completes the catch. End of a fine knock by Gaikwad and Gujarat will be relieved to see t

Mohit Sharma to Shivam Dube, Bowls it slightly fuller and outside off, Shivam Dube drives this one without much foot movement towards deep point and gets off the mark with a single.

Shivam Dube walks in at number 3.

Mohit Sharma to Devon Conway, Goes slower and into the wicket, on off Devon Conway gets into his pull shot way early and mistimes it to deep square leg for another single.

Mohit Sharma to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On a length, outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad plants his foot forward and bunts it down to long on for a single.

Noor Ahmad to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Nicely tossed up, full and around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad makes a bit of room and drives it along the ground to long off for a single.

Noor Ahmad to Devon Conway, Nagging length, close to the off stump and just bouncing a bit extra. Devon Conway stays back and manages to dab it down toward short third man for one more.

Noor Ahmad to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Fuller in length and around the legs, this is flicked away behind square leg for a run.

Noor Ahmad to Devon Conway, Around off, Devon Conway smashes this one down to long on and collects a single.

Noor Ahmad to Devon Conway, ! Up and over! Tossed up full and outside off, Devon Conway looks to lift it over covers but ends up slicing it a bit. The ball goes over backward point and runs away into the boundary.

Noor Ahmad to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Floats this one up and bowls it full and wide, Ruturaj Gaikwad reaches out and eases it through cover-point for a single.

Mohit Sharma to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Good length around the top of off, nudged away late down to third man for one.

Mohit Sharma to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! Streaky! Banged into the pitch a bit and bowled around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad looks to cut but chops the ball past the stumps and over the keeper's head for a boundary.

Mohit Sharma to Devon Conway, Back of a length again and angled across the left-hander. Devon Conway tentatively plays it off the outer half of the bat and a bit uppishly through backward point for a run.

Mohit Sharma to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Back of a length and around off, punched away on the up and toward sweeper cover for a run.

Mohit Sharma to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! FIFTY for Ruturaj Gaikwad and he has been a completely different player since being let off the hook early on. This is short and wide, Gaikwad goes after it and slaps it away wide of the man at deep backward point for a boundary.

Mohit Sharma to Devon Conway, Mohit Sharma comes into the attack now and starts with a shortish delivery outside off. Devon Conway taps this one through the cover region for a single.

Noor Ahmad to Devon Conway, Tossed up around middle, Devon Conway steps out and drills it down to long on for just another single.

Noor Ahmad to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Floated again, full and on leg stump, this is punched off the front foot by Ruturaj Gaikwad and down to long on for one more.

Noor Ahmad to Devon Conway, Tossed up full and around off, Devon Conway looks for the slog but mistimes it toward mid-wicket for a run.

Noor Ahmad to Devon Conway, On a nagging length and outside off, Devon Conway waits on the back foot and dabs it straight toward backward point.

Noor Ahmad to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Floated up around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad leans on and eases it down to long off for a single.

Noor Ahmad to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Full on middle and leg, Ruturaj Gaikwad uses his wrists and flicks it away in front of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. Good running!

Rashid Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On the shorter side and this is pulled away off the back foot down to long on for an easy single.

Rashid Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Fraction shorter and around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad looks to cut but gets an under edge back on the deck.

Rashid Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! Nicely done! Quicker and flatter around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad waits for it and opens the face of the bat late to guide it fine and into the third man fence.

Rashid Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Nagging length on middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad goes on the back foot and keeps it out.

Rashid Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, A direct-hit but Devon Conway is safe! A tad shorter on middle and leg, Ruturaj Gaikwad stays back and works it away toward wide long on. David Miller there runs around and fires in a flat throw that hits the wickets at the bowler's end but the batters do get two runs.

Strategic break! After being put into bat by Hardik Pandya, this is a solid start by Chennai. Devon Conway hasn't faced many balls but Ruturaj Gaikwad is looking in great nick and is at his usual best. These two will look to set a solid launchpad for the rest of the batting unit. On the other hand, Gujarat bowlers have been put under the pump in the Powerplay and Gaikwad's wicket off a no ball has made matters worse for them. Hardik Pandya would want to regroup and assess the team's plans dur

Rashid Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tossed up outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad goes after it and hits it uppishly through a vacant point region for a couple of runs. The 50 also comes up for Chennai.

Noor Ahmad to Devon Conway, Nicely tossed up outside off, Devon Conway throws his hands at it and looks to thump it over extra cover but mistimes it badly. At the end of the Powerplay, Chennai are 49/0!

Noor Ahmad to Devon Conway, ! Uppish but safe! This is bowled quicker and flatter outside off, Devon Conway backs away and tries to cut it hard. The ball though is sliced to the right of a Dasun Shanaka and runs away to the fence for four more runs.

Noor Ahmad to Devon Conway, Flighted up a bit on the stumps, Devon Conway blocks it out.

Noor Ahmad to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Keeps it a bit full and around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad leans on and pushes it through mid off for a single.

Noor Ahmad to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Pushes this one through a bit fuller and around leg stump, Ruturaj Gaikwad looks to flick but the ball skids on and hits the pads. A stifled appeal for LBW and nothing more.

Spin from both ends now as Noor Ahmad comes into the attack.

Noor Ahmad to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! Put away with ease! Noor Ahmad starts off with a loosener as he bowls this short and around middle. Ruturaj Gaikwad rocks back and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Rashid Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Goes short and on the pads, Ruturaj Gaikwad tucks it to deep mid-wicket and keeps the strike with a single.

Rashid Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! Floated, full on the stumps, Ruturaj Gaikwad picks the length early and gets on the front foot in a flash. Lofts it over extra cover for four more runs. 

Rashid Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Bowls a googly, shorter around leg, Ruturaj Gaikwad steps out and places it in front of mid-wicket for a brace.

Rashid Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Pulls his length back and bowls it on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad keeps this one out on the off side.

Rashid Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tossed up, touch fuller, on off and middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad defends this one with soft hands. Gets and outside edge that goes past first slip for a couple of runs. 

Rashid Khan comes into the attack now.

Rashid Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Starts with a quicker delivery, short and flat, outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad shapes to cut but is beaten for pace.

Darshan Nalkande to Devon Conway, ! Nicely played! Bowls this one just outside off, on a shortish length, Devon Conway rides on top of the bounce and punches it towards backward point. Beats Dasun Shanaka to his right and collects four more runs. 

Darshan Nalkande to Devon Conway, Keeps it on a hard length and angling across, outside off, Devon Conway walks across in the crease and tries to scoop this one over short fine leg. Fails to get any bat on it and wears it on the back leg. The ball trickles towards the stumps but Conway is aware and keeps the ball out. 

Darshan Nalkande to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Goes shorter this time, around leg, Ruturaj Gaikwad gets on his toes and flicks it a bit uppishly. Gets it to the right of Shubman Gill at mid-wicket for a single. 

Darshan Nalkande to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Strays on the pads, on a hard length, Ruturaj Gaikwad tucks it straight to mid-wicket.

Darshan Nalkande to Devon Conway, Sloppy by Noor Ahmad! Bowls it on the stumps, on a length, Devon Conway dances down the track and pushes it to mid off for a run. Noor Ahmad slides to his left and does not manage to get behind the ball. The ball sneaks past him and the batters run a couple of extra runs. 

Darshan Nalkande (1-0-14-0) to continue...

Darshan Nalkande to Devon Conway, Angled across on a hard length, Devon Conway hangs back and punches it towards extra cover.

Mohammad Shami to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Serves it on a good length, around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad gets on the front foot and defends it towards cover.

Mohammad Shami to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! Glorious! Shami misses his line and sprays this one wide outside off, on a length, Ruturaj Gaikwad frees his arms and drives it through extra cover for four more runs. 

Mohammad Shami to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Length delivery again, outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad tries to run this one down on the off side but gets an under edge. The ball rolls behind the wicket for a dot. 

Mohammad Shami to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Keeps it on a hard length and shaping in on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad pushes this one to point for a dot.

Mohammad Shami to Devon Conway, Angled in around off, on a good length, Devon Conway uses his feet and pushes it wide of mid off for a run.

Mohammad Shami to Devon Conway, Lands it on a good length, Devon Conway keeps this one out on the off side.

Darshan Nalkande to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Back of a length this time and just outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad punches it off the back foot to point for a dot.

Darshan Nalkande to Ruturaj Gaikwad, NO BALL! Ruturaj Gaikwad gets caught at mid-wicket but guess what, Darshan Nalkande has overstepped! Bowls it on a good length, on off and middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad looks to clip this one but plays his shot way too early. Lobs the simplest of catches to Shubman Gill at mid-wicket who makes no mistake. Darshan Nalkande is pumped and Ruturaj Gaikwad starts to trudge off. The no ball siren goes off to signal that Nalkande has overstepped and Gaikwad ret

Darshan Nalkande to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shortens his length and bowls it outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad stays back and guides it wide of third man and comes back for the second run with ease.

Darshan Nalkande to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! Sublime by Ruturaj Gaikwad! On a good length, around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad gets on the front foot and times the drive through covers for a boundary. This is turning from bad to worse for Nalkande. 

Darshan Nalkande to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! SHOT! Nalkande keeps it short and on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad gets into a good position and the ball sits up nicely for him. Flat bats this one well over long on for a maximum. 

Well, the previous delivery was a front-foot no ball so, instead of an early wicket for Darshan Nalkande, it will be a Free Hit for Ruturaj Gaikwad.

Darshan Nalkande to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sharp delivery! Bends his back and goes into the wicket, around off, a hint of away movement, Ruturaj Gaikwad hops to punch this one but misses.

Darshan Nalkande to operate from the other end.

Darshan Nalkande to Devon Conway, Begins his spell on a length, outside off, Devon Conway opens the bat face and steers it down to third man for a single. 

Mohammad Shami to Devon Conway, Devon Conway is off the mark as well! Shami serves it on a hard length, on off, Devon Conway uses the pace of the delivery and runs it down to third man. Opens his account with a single. 

Mohammad Shami to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Leg bye! Mohammad Shami bowls the inswinger now, on a shortish length, around leg, Ruturaj Gaikwad misses the tuck and gets it off his thigh pad. The ball rolls in front of square leg for a leg bye.

Mohammad Shami to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Beauty! Continues to bowl it in the channel outside off, on a good length, Ruturaj Gaikwad pokes at the away going delivery and is lucky to not edge this one behind. 

Mohammad Shami to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Chennai are underway! Bowls on a back of a length, around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad plants his foot forward and opens the bat face. Guides it to the right of Noor Ahmad at third man for a couple of runs. 

Mohammad Shami to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On a length now, on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad gets on the front foot and times it to cover-point.

We are all set for Qualifier 1 to begin! The two umpires make their way out to the middle as the players of Gujarat are seen in a huddle before striding out to the middle as well. Out come the openers for Chennai - Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway. Mohammad Shami has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. The crowd is absolutely buzzing, so, let's play...

Mohammad Shami to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Starts on a good length, at 136.4 kph, shaping away, outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad shoulders arms and lets it go. The ball continues to move away after passing the batter and drops just short of the diving Wriddhiman Saha. 

Chennai (Unchanged Playing XI) - Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (C/WK), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana.

MS Dhoni, the skipper of Chennai, says that they would have bowled first as well. Adds that Gujarat have chased well and he wanted to put them into bat first. Mentions that his team has shown maturity and have shown that they can read the game well. Reckons that it is important to back one's strengths and that confidence should be high. Adds that they have been able to do that which is why they are in the playoffs. Shares that the pitch will slow down and a lot will depend on the dew and it migh

Hardik Pandya, the captain of Gujarat says that they will bowl first because there might be dew and they would know how much they need to win. Adds that being in the top two has a different pressure as well and the thing to keep in mind is to play good cricket. Says that the kind of players they have, they play smartly and try to get the best out of the wicket whether it be the batters or the bowlers. Ends by informing that they have one change with Darshan Nalkande coming in for Yash Dayal.

Gujarat (Playing XI) - Wriddhiman Saha (WK), Shubman Gill, Rashid Khan, Hardik Pandya (C), David Miller, Dasun Shanaka, Rahul Tewatia, Darshan Nalkande (In for Yash Dayal), Noor Ahmad, Mohammad Shami, Mohit Sharma. 

Impact Players nominated by Gujarat - Vijay Shankar, KS Bharat, Jayant Yadav, Sai Sudharsan and Shivam Mavi.

Impact Players nominated by Chennai - Matheesha Pathirana, Mitchell Santner, Subhranshu Senapati, Shaik Rasheed and Akash Singh.

TOSS - The coin toss lands in the favour of Hardik Pandya and Gujarat have opted to BOWL first.

We are back for the chase. 

... THE RUN CHASE ...

Right then, Gujarat will feel that they are slightly ahead in the game, having managed to pull things back in the second half of their bowling effort. The onus is now on their batters to get their side over the line. On the other hand, Chennai will be a bit disappointed with their batting effort towards the end but this is still a competitive total. We surely have a match on our hands. Stick around as the chase is coming up shortly... 

After Hardik Pandya won the toss and opted to bowl first, Mohammad Shami as he usually does, provided Gujarat with an early breakthrough. However, other bowlers were unable to compliment him and were blown away by the onslaught from Ruturaj Gaikwad. Hardik Pandya then brought Rashid Khan into the attack and the leggie repaid the faith by striking twice in quick succession. This helped Gujarat tighten the screws and they kept chipping in wickets at regular intervals during the middle overs.

Moeen Ali is in for a quick chat. He says that they are a bit disappointed and should have got 15-20 runs more but at the end of the day, they have to bowl well. Adds that the pitch was decent and good for batting but Ruturaj Gaikwad played a brilliant inning. Mentions that the Chennai support is always strong and when he was batting, it was really loud in the middle.

Despite the final over flourish by MS Dhoni, this has been a good fightback by Gujarat and they have done well to keep Chennai under 180. After being put into bat first, Chennai were rocked early with the early departure of Devon Conway. His opening partner, Ruturaj Gaikwad took no time to get going and got into the groove with a couple of crisp boundaries. Those boundaries were a sign of things to come as Gaikwad kept finding the ropes at regular intervals. Moeen Ali looked good during his

Joshua Little to MS Dhoni, Ends well does Joshua Little! Another slower one, on a good length and around middle. MS Dhoni waits for it and pulls it toward deep square leg for a single. Chennai finish with 178/7 on the board!

Joshua Little to MS Dhoni, Here comes the change up! Bowls it slower and a touch fuller outside the off stump. MS Dhoni swings hard across the line but is undone by the lack of pace.

Joshua Little to MS Dhoni, ! Another one around middle and leg at over 142 clicks. MS Dhoni heaves this one in between square leg and mid-wicket and picks up a boundary. Joshua Little is under immense pressure now.

Right then, Chennai will feel that they are slightly ahead in the game as runs on the board are always crucial in a pressure game. That said, they are up against one of the most successful chasing sides in Gujarat. On the other hand, Gujarat would have liked to keep Chennai under 160 but they do have the resources to get over the line here. Do we have another Shubman Gill special on the cards? Let's find out. Back in a bit for the chase. 

Mohit Sharma is in for a chat. He says that the ball did stick a bit and the slower ball is gripping a bit as well. Adds that 172 is a good score and the opposition has good bowlers and they will have to bat well and focus on the running as well. Says that he told Darshan Nalkande that he should bowl to his strengths but keep the ball back and not full. Ends by saying that there is no dew at all.

Mohammad Shami finishes off with a wicket but it is Chennai who have racked up a competitive total on the board! After Chennai were put into bat by Hardik Pandya, as they have done all season, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway got Chennai off to a steady start. Conway was struggling for rhythm but Gaikwad was fluent as usual and stroked his fourth fifty of the season. After his dismissal, the boundaries dried up for Chennai but Ajinkya Rahana provided some much-needed impetus with his cameo

Gujarat being one of the most successful bowling sides in the Powerplay, it was Mohammad Shami who opened the attack for them and bowled a quiet first over. Playing in his first game of the season, Darshan Nalkande dismissed Ruturaj Gaikwad in his very first over only for it to be a no ball. Gujarat seemed to have lost their way after this no ball incident and leaked a lot of runs during the Powerplay. They pulled things back nicely during the middle overs and seemed to have control of the p

Mohammad Shami to Ravindra Jadeja, Well bowled! Full and angled at the stumps, Ravindra Jadeja heaves it down to long on for just a single.

Mohammad Shami to Ravindra Jadeja, ! TIMBER! Mohammad Shami ends the over with a bang but still 15 runs come off it. Stays from around the wicket and bowls it on a fullish length around off, angling it in. Ravindra Jadeja hangs deep and winds up for the big heave across the line but misses the ball completely. The ball goes on to crash into the stumps and Chennai finish with a solid total of 172/7 on the board.

Mohammad Shami to Moeen Ali, Very full again and angled into the leg pole, Moeen Ali gets the front leg out of the way and heaves it through mid-wicket for one more.

Mohammad Shami to Moeen Ali, NO BALL! A beamer from Mohammad Shami! Looks to go full but the ball slips out of the hand and Shami ends up bowling a high full toss around off. Wriddhiman Saha does well to get behind it and Ravindra Jadeja is sprinting to the batter's end for a bye. Saha gets the direct hit in but Jadeja manages to slide his bat inside the crease in time. Free Hit coming up...

Mohammad Shami to Moeen Ali, ! BOOM! Length ball, angling in from around off, Moeen Ali stands tall and keeps his shape before smoking it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Mohammad Shami to Ravindra Jadeja, Good length around off, hit away down to long off for a single.

Mohammad Shami will bowl the final over. Gujarat are one over behind the allotted time which means that they are allowed only four fielders outside the 30-yard circle for the last over. 

Mohammad Shami to Ravindra Jadeja, ! In the gap! Bowled from around the wicket and this is a low full toss on the stumps. Ravindra Jadeja manages to flick it away in front of mid-wicket and the ball runs away into the fence.

Mohit Sharma to Moeen Ali, Good running! Full and straight, Moeen Ali gets the front leg out of the way and drills it down the ground for a couple of runs.

Moeen Ali is the new man in. 

Mohit Sharma to MS Dhoni, ! CAUGHT! Defeaning silence inside the ground as MS Dhoni walks back to the hut. Mohit Sharma bowls a back of the hand slower ball and bowls it on a hard length outside off. Dhoni reaches out and looks to loft it over cover but the ball sticks in the pitch and Dhoni ends up just chipping it. The ball goes to extra cover where Hardik Pandya takes an easy catch around his head and Sharma picks up his second wicket.

Mohit Sharma to Ravindra Jadeja, Bangs this one into the deck and angles it across the left-hander as well. Ravindra Jadeja manages to pull it down to wide long on for a run. The umpire has just had a word with Jadeja for running onto the pitch.

Mohit Sharma to Ravindra Jadeja, ! Up and over! Slower one, pitched up outside off, Ravindra Jadeja picks the pace early and backs away before lofting it over the cover region for a boundary.

Mohit Sharma to MS Dhoni, Full and wide, pace on this time, MS Dhoni reaches out and eases it past the point fielder for a single. The 150 is now up for Chennai.

Mohit Sharma to Ravindra Jadeja, Slower and abnged into the pitch, Ravindra Jadeja advances and muscles it down to long on for a run.

MS Dhoni walks out to bat to a huge roar from the Chennai crowd. 

Rashid Khan to Ambati Rayudu, ! CAUGHT! Rashid Khan has the last laugh here as he finishes his spell off with a wicket. Gives this one a lot more air and floats it full on middle and leg. Ambati Rayudu goes for the slog-sweep but mistimes it badly in front of square on the leg side. Dasun Shanaka comes in from the mid-wicket fence and takes a safe catch to his left. Rayudu goes after a quick start and Chennai have now lost their fifth wicket.

Rashid Khan to Ravindra Jadeja, Drops it short and bowls it around off, Ravindra Jadeja nudges it toward short third man and gets across quickly for a single.

Rashid Khan to Ambati Rayudu, Quicker and flatter, this is eased away to the right of the bowler for one more.

Rashid Khan to Ambati Rayudu, ! BANG! Rashid Khan drags this one down around middle, Ambati Rayudu uses the depth of the crease and pulls it a long way over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Rashid Khan to Ambati Rayudu, Shorter one, this is worked away through mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Rashid Khan to Ravindra Jadeja, Flatter delivery outside off, Ravindra Jadeja stays back and cuts it toward backward point for one.

Mohit Sharma to Ravindra Jadeja, This is slower too, but very full and around off, Ravindra Jadeja jams it out back to the bowler. Mohit Sharma throws the ball back toward the stumps and it deflects off Jadeja. The batters scamper through for one.

Mohit Sharma to Ambati Rayudu, Slower again but pushed well outside off, Ambati Rayudu waits on the back foot and slaps it away toward deep cover for just another single. With that, Rayudu brings up 6000 runs in T20 matches, a big achievement.

Mohit Sharma to Ravindra Jadeja, Keeps taking pace off the ball and bowls it on a length around off. Ravindra Jadeja waits for it and taps it toward backward point for a run.

Mohit Sharma to Ravindra Jadeja, Nicely bowled! Another slower one, this time it's pitched up and bowled around off. Ravindra Jadeja doesn't pick it and is beaten all ends up.

Mohammad Shami to Ambati Rayudu, Good fielding! Full and around off, Ambati Rayudu backs away and drives it firmly to the right of extra cover. Hardik Pandya there dives in and makes an excellent stop as the batters get across for a run.

Mohit Sharma to Ravindra Jadeja, Slower one, bowled into the pitch and around off. Ravindra Jadeja pulls this one in front of mid-wicket and a fumble in the deep allows him to get back for the second run with ease.

Mohit Sharma to Ambati Rayudu, Hits the length hard and bowls it around middle and leg, Ambati Rayudu punches it toward mid on and picks up a single.

Ravindra Jadeja walks out to bat next.

Mohammad Shami to Ravindra Jadeja, Bangs it in from around the wicket and angles it into the body. Ravindra Jadeja manages t pull it away past square leg and picks up a run.

Mohammad Shami to Ambati Rayudu, Good length, angling it into middle, Ambati Rayudu plays it off the front foot and down to long on for a single.

Mohammad Shami to Ravindra Jadeja, Hits the length hard and bowls it over middle, Ravindra Jadeja stands tall and punches it through mid on for one.

Mohammad Shami to Ravindra Jadeja, Full and at the stumps, Ravindra Jadeja hammers the drive straight down the ground. David Miller runs to his right from long on and slides in to save a couple of runs.

Mohammad Shami to Devon Conway, ! CAUGHT! Mohammad Shami comes back on and picks up a wicket right away. This is a length ball around middle and off, Devon Conway stays back and goes after it. Conway tries to whip it over the mid-wicket fence but doesn't get much timing on it. Rashid Khan at cow corner stays put and takes a simple catch. End of a sluggish knock from Conway and Chennai now lose their fourth wicket.

Darshan Nalkande to Devon Conway, Goes into the wicket, around leg, slower as well, Devon Conway pulls it towards deep square leg for a run. 

Ambati Rayudu is the new man in.

Darshan Nalkande to Ambati Rayudu, ! Ambati Rayudu is up and running! Goes full does Darshan Nalkande and outside off, Ambati Rayudu comes down the track straightaway and lofts it over extra cover. Getts off the mark with a boundary. 

Darshan Nalkande to Ajinkya Rahane, ! Wristy! Full and drifting onto the pads, Ajinkya Rahane picks the length early and swats it over deep square leg for a maximum. 

Darshan Nalkande to Ajinkya Rahane, ! CAUGHT! Darshan Nalkande has the last laugh! Six and Out for Ajinkya Rahane! Rolls his fingers the ball now and bowls it on a good length, just outside off, Ajinkya Rahane looks to carve this one past backward point. Ends up hitting it straight to Shubman Gill there who takes a good catch in front of his face. Gujarat are clawing their way back into the game here. 

Darshan Nalkande to Devon Conway, ! Streaky but Devon Conway will take it! On a length and angling across, outside off, Devon Conway goes for the drive away from the body. Gets a thickish outside edge that flies past Wriddhiman Saha for a boundary. 

Darshan Nalkande to Ajinkya Rahane, Starts with a slower delivery, on the stumps, Ajinkya Rahane dances down the track and goes inside out. Goes wide of mid off and collects three runs. 

Rashid Khan to Ajinkya Rahane, Googly this time, short and on middle and leg, Ajinkya Rahane turns this one to deep square leg and takes a single. 

Rashid Khan to Ajinkya Rahane, Bowls it fuller on middle, Ajinkya Rahane shimmies down the track and lofts it back over the bowler's head for a couple of runs more.

Rashid Khan to Devon Conway, Was that a chance? Yes, it was but a very tough one! Short and turning in, on off, Devon Conway opens the bat face to guide it past short third man. Gets an outside edge that comes off Saha's gloves and rolls to third man for a single. 

Rashid Khan to Devon Conway, In the air but safe! Tossed up, full on leg, Devon Conway gets down to sweep but gets a top edge that flies over short fine leg for a couple of runs. 

Rashid Khan to Devon Conway, Bowls a leg break, short and around middle, Devon Conway backs away to punch this one but gets an inside edge that rolls to short fine leg for a single. 100 comes up for Chennai. 

Rashid Khan to Ajinkya Rahane, Fuller this time, on middle, Ajinkya Rahane brings his wrists into play and flicks it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Strategic break! Chennai have the platform to go big but have lost a couple of quick wickets that has pegged them back just a bit. They do have a long batting lineup and with Devon Conway well-set, they will look to up the ante a bit. Gujarat have done really well to pull things back and would try to sneak in a few quick overs without conceding many runs. They would still be hoping to pick up wickets though in order to keep Chennai to a par score. Let's see how the final phase of the first inni

Darshan Nalkande to Ajinkya Rahane, Bowls it slower this time and on a good length, on off, Ajinkya Rahane dabs it to backward point and calls for a single. Shivam Mavi there picks the ball cleanly and has a shy at the striker's end. He misses which allows Devon Conway to reach his ground. 

Darshan Nalkande to Devon Conway, Continues to go change of pace and bowls it on the stumps, Devon Conway whips it to deep mid-wicket and retains the strike with a single. A tidy over by Darshan Nalkande, only 5 runs came off it. 

Darshan Nalkande to Devon Conway, Another cutter, outside off, Devon Conway looks to drive it on the up but mishits it to extra cover. 

A slight halt in the play as the Gujarat physio is on the field. Probably, to check on Darshan Nalkande. Everything seems fine and we are good to go again.

Darshan Nalkande to Ajinkya Rahane, Length delivery again, outside off, Ajinkya Rahane punches it wide of deep point and collects a couple of runs more. 

Darshan Nalkande to Ajinkya Rahane, Keeps it on a length and outside off, Ajinkya Rahane punches it crisply but straight to extra cover. 

Darshan Nalkande to Devon Conway, Leg bye! Returns to the attack and starts on a good length, outside off, Devon Conway shuffles across to scoop but fails to connect. Wears it on the back pad and the ball rolls to short third man for a single. 

Noor Ahmad to Devon Conway, Floated up, full on the stumps, Devon Conway reverse sweeps it to deep point for a run.

Noor Ahmad to Devon Conway, Tossed up, full and outside off, Devon Conway puts the dancing shoes on and goes for the drive. Gets an inside edge that rolls in front of deep square leg. Two runs taken. 

Noor Ahmad to Ajinkya Rahane, Another googly, short and turning away, outside off, Ajinkya Rahane goes on the back foot and punches it to deep point. Opens his account with a single. 

Ajinkya Rahane is the new man in.

Noor Ahmad to Shivam Dube, ! BOWLED 'EM! Noor Ahmad gets into the act now! Shivam Dube departs and Chennai lose two wickets in quick succession! Bowls the googly and gives the ball air nicely, on middle, Shivam Dube looks to go through the line and has a wild swing at it. The ball sneaks past his inside edge and he ends up connecting with thin air. The ball crashes back into the stumps to bring an end to his innings. Noor Ahmad is delighted and so are the support staff of Gujarat in

Noor Ahmad to Devon Conway, Keeps it fuller and outside off, Devon Conway steps out to drive and mishits it to long on for a single.

Noor Ahmad to Devon Conway, Tossed up, full around leg, Devon Conway gets down on one knee and goes for the sweep but misses. The ball catches him on the front pad but it was sliding down leg. 

Mohit Sharma to Shivam Dube, Good bumper! Mohit Sharma bends his back and bangs it in short, directs this one at the batter, Shivam Dube ducks and lets the ball go. Dube thinks its a wide for height and has a look towards the square leg umpire but the umpire does not think so. 

Mohit Sharma to Devon Conway, Rolls his fingers over the ball and bowls it short, outside off, Devon Conway pulls without any timing to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Mohit Sharma to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Mohit Sharma strikes gold for Gujarat after an expensive first over! Keeps it on a hard length and outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad gets hurried as he looks to pull this one and gets cramped for room as well. The ball comes off the splice of the bat and skies in the air towards long on. David Miller stationed there takes a few steps forward and completes the catch. End of a fine knock by Gaikwad and Gujarat will be relieved to see t

Mohit Sharma to Shivam Dube, Bowls it slightly fuller and outside off, Shivam Dube drives this one without much foot movement towards deep point and gets off the mark with a single.

Shivam Dube walks in at number 3.

Mohit Sharma to Devon Conway, Goes slower and into the wicket, on off Devon Conway gets into his pull shot way early and mistimes it to deep square leg for another single.

Mohit Sharma to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On a length, outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad plants his foot forward and bunts it down to long on for a single.

Noor Ahmad to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Nicely tossed up, full and around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad makes a bit of room and drives it along the ground to long off for a single.

Noor Ahmad to Devon Conway, Nagging length, close to the off stump and just bouncing a bit extra. Devon Conway stays back and manages to dab it down toward short third man for one more.

Noor Ahmad to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Fuller in length and around the legs, this is flicked away behind square leg for a run.

Noor Ahmad to Devon Conway, Around off, Devon Conway smashes this one down to long on and collects a single.

Noor Ahmad to Devon Conway, ! Up and over! Tossed up full and outside off, Devon Conway looks to lift it over covers but ends up slicing it a bit. The ball goes over backward point and runs away into the boundary.

Noor Ahmad to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Floats this one up and bowls it full and wide, Ruturaj Gaikwad reaches out and eases it through cover-point for a single.

Mohit Sharma to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Good length around the top of off, nudged away late down to third man for one.

Mohit Sharma to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! Streaky! Banged into the pitch a bit and bowled around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad looks to cut but chops the ball past the stumps and over the keeper's head for a boundary.

Mohit Sharma to Devon Conway, Back of a length again and angled across the left-hander. Devon Conway tentatively plays it off the outer half of the bat and a bit uppishly through backward point for a run.

Mohit Sharma to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Back of a length and around off, punched away on the up and toward sweeper cover for a run.

Mohit Sharma to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! FIFTY for Ruturaj Gaikwad and he has been a completely different player since being let off the hook early on. This is short and wide, Gaikwad goes after it and slaps it away wide of the man at deep backward point for a boundary.

Mohit Sharma to Devon Conway, Mohit Sharma comes into the attack now and starts with a shortish delivery outside off. Devon Conway taps this one through the cover region for a single.

Noor Ahmad to Devon Conway, Tossed up around middle, Devon Conway steps out and drills it down to long on for just another single.

Noor Ahmad to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Floated again, full and on leg stump, this is punched off the front foot by Ruturaj Gaikwad and down to long on for one more.

Noor Ahmad to Devon Conway, Tossed up full and around off, Devon Conway looks for the slog but mistimes it toward mid-wicket for a run.

Noor Ahmad to Devon Conway, On a nagging length and outside off, Devon Conway waits on the back foot and dabs it straight toward backward point.

Noor Ahmad to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Floated up around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad leans on and eases it down to long off for a single.

Noor Ahmad to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Full on middle and leg, Ruturaj Gaikwad uses his wrists and flicks it away in front of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. Good running!

Rashid Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On the shorter side and this is pulled away off the back foot down to long on for an easy single.

Rashid Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Fraction shorter and around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad looks to cut but gets an under edge back on the deck.

Rashid Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! Nicely done! Quicker and flatter around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad waits for it and opens the face of the bat late to guide it fine and into the third man fence.

Rashid Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Nagging length on middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad goes on the back foot and keeps it out.

Rashid Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, A direct-hit but Devon Conway is safe! A tad shorter on middle and leg, Ruturaj Gaikwad stays back and works it away toward wide long on. David Miller there runs around and fires in a flat throw that hits the wickets at the bowler's end but the batters do get two runs.

Strategic break! After being put into bat by Hardik Pandya, this is a solid start by Chennai. Devon Conway hasn't faced many balls but Ruturaj Gaikwad is looking in great nick and is at his usual best. These two will look to set a solid launchpad for the rest of the batting unit. On the other hand, Gujarat bowlers have been put under the pump in the Powerplay and Gaikwad's wicket off a no ball has made matters worse for them. Hardik Pandya would want to regroup and assess the team's plans dur

Rashid Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tossed up outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad goes after it and hits it uppishly through a vacant point region for a couple of runs. The 50 also comes up for Chennai.

Noor Ahmad to Devon Conway, Nicely tossed up outside off, Devon Conway throws his hands at it and looks to thump it over extra cover but mistimes it badly. At the end of the Powerplay, Chennai are 49/0!

Noor Ahmad to Devon Conway, ! Uppish but safe! This is bowled quicker and flatter outside off, Devon Conway backs away and tries to cut it hard. The ball though is sliced to the right of a Dasun Shanaka and runs away to the fence for four more runs.

Noor Ahmad to Devon Conway, Flighted up a bit on the stumps, Devon Conway blocks it out.

Noor Ahmad to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Keeps it a bit full and around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad leans on and pushes it through mid off for a single.

Noor Ahmad to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Pushes this one through a bit fuller and around leg stump, Ruturaj Gaikwad looks to flick but the ball skids on and hits the pads. A stifled appeal for LBW and nothing more.

Spin from both ends now as Noor Ahmad comes into the attack.

Noor Ahmad to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! Put away with ease! Noor Ahmad starts off with a loosener as he bowls this short and around middle. Ruturaj Gaikwad rocks back and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Rashid Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Goes short and on the pads, Ruturaj Gaikwad tucks it to deep mid-wicket and keeps the strike with a single.

Rashid Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! Floated, full on the stumps, Ruturaj Gaikwad picks the length early and gets on the front foot in a flash. Lofts it over extra cover for four more runs. 

Rashid Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Bowls a googly, shorter around leg, Ruturaj Gaikwad steps out and places it in front of mid-wicket for a brace.

Rashid Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Pulls his length back and bowls it on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad keeps this one out on the off side.

Rashid Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tossed up, touch fuller, on off and middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad defends this one with soft hands. Gets and outside edge that goes past first slip for a couple of runs. 

Rashid Khan comes into the attack now.

Rashid Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Starts with a quicker delivery, short and flat, outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad shapes to cut but is beaten for pace.

Darshan Nalkande to Devon Conway, ! Nicely played! Bowls this one just outside off, on a shortish length, Devon Conway rides on top of the bounce and punches it towards backward point. Beats Dasun Shanaka to his right and collects four more runs. 

Darshan Nalkande to Devon Conway, Keeps it on a hard length and angling across, outside off, Devon Conway walks across in the crease and tries to scoop this one over short fine leg. Fails to get any bat on it and wears it on the back leg. The ball trickles towards the stumps but Conway is aware and keeps the ball out. 

Darshan Nalkande to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Goes shorter this time, around leg, Ruturaj Gaikwad gets on his toes and flicks it a bit uppishly. Gets it to the right of Shubman Gill at mid-wicket for a single. 

Darshan Nalkande to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Strays on the pads, on a hard length, Ruturaj Gaikwad tucks it straight to mid-wicket.

Darshan Nalkande to Devon Conway, Sloppy by Noor Ahmad! Bowls it on the stumps, on a length, Devon Conway dances down the track and pushes it to mid off for a run. Noor Ahmad slides to his left and does not manage to get behind the ball. The ball sneaks past him and the batters run a couple of extra runs. 

Darshan Nalkande (1-0-14-0) to continue...

Darshan Nalkande to Devon Conway, Angled across on a hard length, Devon Conway hangs back and punches it towards extra cover.

Mohammad Shami to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Serves it on a good length, around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad gets on the front foot and defends it towards cover.

Mohammad Shami to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! Glorious! Shami misses his line and sprays this one wide outside off, on a length, Ruturaj Gaikwad frees his arms and drives it through extra cover for four more runs. 

Mohammad Shami to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Length delivery again, outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad tries to run this one down on the off side but gets an under edge. The ball rolls behind the wicket for a dot. 

Mohammad Shami to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Keeps it on a hard length and shaping in on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad pushes this one to point for a dot.

Mohammad Shami to Devon Conway, Angled in around off, on a good length, Devon Conway uses his feet and pushes it wide of mid off for a run.

Mohammad Shami to Devon Conway, Lands it on a good length, Devon Conway keeps this one out on the off side.

Darshan Nalkande to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Back of a length this time and just outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad punches it off the back foot to point for a dot.

Darshan Nalkande to Ruturaj Gaikwad, NO BALL! Ruturaj Gaikwad gets caught at mid-wicket but guess what, Darshan Nalkande has overstepped! Bowls it on a good length, on off and middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad looks to clip this one but plays his shot way too early. Lobs the simplest of catches to Shubman Gill at mid-wicket who makes no mistake. Darshan Nalkande is pumped and Ruturaj Gaikwad starts to trudge off. The no ball siren goes off to signal that Nalkande has overstepped and Gaikwad ret

Darshan Nalkande to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shortens his length and bowls it outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad stays back and guides it wide of third man and comes back for the second run with ease.

Darshan Nalkande to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! Sublime by Ruturaj Gaikwad! On a good length, around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad gets on the front foot and times the drive through covers for a boundary. This is turning from bad to worse for Nalkande. 

Darshan Nalkande to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! SHOT! Nalkande keeps it short and on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad gets into a good position and the ball sits up nicely for him. Flat bats this one well over long on for a maximum. 

Well, the previous delivery was a front-foot no ball so, instead of an early wicket for Darshan Nalkande, it will be a Free Hit for Ruturaj Gaikwad.

Darshan Nalkande to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sharp delivery! Bends his back and goes into the wicket, around off, a hint of away movement, Ruturaj Gaikwad hops to punch this one but misses.

Darshan Nalkande to operate from the other end.

Darshan Nalkande to Devon Conway, Begins his spell on a length, outside off, Devon Conway opens the bat face and steers it down to third man for a single. 

Mohammad Shami to Devon Conway, Devon Conway is off the mark as well! Shami serves it on a hard length, on off, Devon Conway uses the pace of the delivery and runs it down to third man. Opens his account with a single. 

Mohammad Shami to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Leg bye! Mohammad Shami bowls the inswinger now, on a shortish length, around leg, Ruturaj Gaikwad misses the tuck and gets it off his thigh pad. The ball rolls in front of square leg for a leg bye.

Mohammad Shami to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Beauty! Continues to bowl it in the channel outside off, on a good length, Ruturaj Gaikwad pokes at the away going delivery and is lucky to not edge this one behind. 

Mohammad Shami to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Chennai are underway! Bowls on a back of a length, around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad plants his foot forward and opens the bat face. Guides it to the right of Noor Ahmad at third man for a couple of runs. 

Mohammad Shami to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On a length now, on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad gets on the front foot and times it to cover-point.

We are all set for Qualifier 1 to begin! The two umpires make their way out to the middle as the players of Gujarat are seen in a huddle before striding out to the middle as well. Out come the openers for Chennai - Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway. Mohammad Shami has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. The crowd is absolutely buzzing, so, let's play...

Mohammad Shami to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Starts on a good length, at 136.4 kph, shaping away, outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad shoulders arms and lets it go. The ball continues to move away after passing the batter and drops just short of the diving Wriddhiman Saha. 

Chennai (Unchanged Playing XI) - Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (C/WK), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana.

MS Dhoni, the skipper of Chennai, says that they would have bowled first as well. Adds that Gujarat have chased well and he wanted to put them into bat first. Mentions that his team has shown maturity and have shown that they can read the game well. Reckons that it is important to back one's strengths and that confidence should be high. Adds that they have been able to do that which is why they are in the playoffs. Shares that the pitch will slow down and a lot will depend on the dew and it migh

Hardik Pandya, the captain of Gujarat says that they will bowl first because there might be dew and they would know how much they need to win. Adds that being in the top two has a different pressure as well and the thing to keep in mind is to play good cricket. Says that the kind of players they have, they play smartly and try to get the best out of the wicket whether it be the batters or the bowlers. Ends by informing that they have one change with Darshan Nalkande coming in for Yash Dayal.

Gujarat (Playing XI) - Wriddhiman Saha (WK), Shubman Gill, Rashid Khan, Hardik Pandya (C), David Miller, Dasun Shanaka, Rahul Tewatia, Darshan Nalkande (In for Yash Dayal), Noor Ahmad, Mohammad Shami, Mohit Sharma. 

Impact Players nominated by Gujarat - Vijay Shankar, KS Bharat, Jayant Yadav, Sai Sudharsan and Shivam Mavi.

Impact Players nominated by Chennai - Matheesha Pathirana, Mitchell Santner, Subhranshu Senapati, Shaik Rasheed and Akash Singh.

TOSS - The coin toss lands in the favour of Hardik Pandya and Gujarat have opted to BOWL first.

We are back for the chase. 

... THE RUN CHASE ...

Right then, Gujarat will feel that they are slightly ahead in the game, having managed to pull things back in the second half of their bowling effort. The onus is now on their batters to get their side over the line. On the other hand, Chennai will be a bit disappointed with their batting effort towards the end but this is still a competitive total. We surely have a match on our hands. Stick around as the chase is coming up shortly... 

After Hardik Pandya won the toss and opted to bowl first, Mohammad Shami as he usually does, provided Gujarat with an early breakthrough. However, other bowlers were unable to compliment him and were blown away by the onslaught from Ruturaj Gaikwad. Hardik Pandya then brought Rashid Khan into the attack and the leggie repaid the faith by striking twice in quick succession. This helped Gujarat tighten the screws and they kept chipping in wickets at regular intervals during the middle overs.

Moeen Ali is in for a quick chat. He says that they are a bit disappointed and should have got 15-20 runs more but at the end of the day, they have to bowl well. Adds that the pitch was decent and good for batting but Ruturaj Gaikwad played a brilliant inning. Mentions that the Chennai support is always strong and when he was batting, it was really loud in the middle.

Despite the final over flourish by MS Dhoni, this has been a good fightback by Gujarat and they have done well to keep Chennai under 180. After being put into bat first, Chennai were rocked early with the early departure of Devon Conway. His opening partner, Ruturaj Gaikwad took no time to get going and got into the groove with a couple of crisp boundaries. Those boundaries were a sign of things to come as Gaikwad kept finding the ropes at regular intervals. Moeen Ali looked good during his

Joshua Little to MS Dhoni, Ends well does Joshua Little! Another slower one, on a good length and around middle. MS Dhoni waits for it and pulls it toward deep square leg for a single. Chennai finish with 178/7 on the board!

Joshua Little to MS Dhoni, Here comes the change up! Bowls it slower and a touch fuller outside the off stump. MS Dhoni swings hard across the line but is undone by the lack of pace.

Joshua Little to MS Dhoni, ! Another one around middle and leg at over 142 clicks. MS Dhoni heaves this one in between square leg and mid-wicket and picks up a boundary. Joshua Little is under immense pressure now.