CSK vs KXIP, Indian Premier League 2020: As it happened

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of Match 18 of the 2020 IPL. Today, the bottom two sides in the standings namely Kings XI Punjab and three-time winners Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will face each other.

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Chennai Super Kings (CSK) openers Faf du Plessis and Shane Watson displayed solid performances with the bat to help the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led side thrash Kings XI Punjab by 10 wickets at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday.

Opting to bat first, skipper Rahul led from the front as he not only notched up a half-century of 63 runs but also stitched crucial partnership of 61 and 58 runs with Mayank Agarwal (19-ball 26) and Nicholas Pooran (17-ball 33) to help CSK post a decent score of 178 for four in their stipulated 20 overs. 

Chasing the target, openers Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis not only hammered a fifty each, but also shared a mammoth partnership of 181 runs to help CSK cross the mark in just 17.4 overs.

The victory saw CSK climb up to the sixth spot from eighth place in the IPL standings, while Kings XI Punjab have slumped to the bottom of the table.

Here are the highlights:

04 October 2020

22:57 IST

Du Plessis (64) pulled the second delivery of the 15th over from Harpreet Brar firmly to long-on's right for four runs before punching the fifth ball of the 15th over towards long-on for a maximum. Watson (81) slapped the last ball of the 16th over towards extra cover for four runs. CSK 156/0 (16 overs)

22:43 IST

Harpreet Brar bowled a good 13th over, conceding just four runs, before Sheldon Cottrell gave away 12 runs to CSK. Shane Watson (69) hammered the fourth ball of the 14th over towards the long-on region for a six. CSK 135/0 (14 overs)

22:30 IST

FIFTY!!! CSK openers Shane Watson (55) and Faf du Plessis (50) have both brought up a half-century each. Watson achieved the feat with a four by hitting the second delivery of the 11th over from Chris Jordan wide of mid-off, while Du Plessis flicked the fifth delivery of the same over to third man's right to reach fifty with a single. CSK 119/0 (12 overs)

22:21 IST

MS Dhoni's CSK have crossed the 100-run mark to reduce the chase to 78 runs from 60 balls. Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis are looking solid at the crease and batting at their respective scores of 45 and 49. CSK 101/0 (10 overs)

22:06 IST

The Chennai Super Kings openers have added 21 runs in the previous two overs to reduce the chase to 98 runs needing from 72 balls. Du Plessis (43) smashed the fifth ball of the seventh over from Ravi Bishnoi between deep square and deep midwicket for four runs before flicking a Harpreet Brar delivery wide of long-off for another boundary. Meanwhile, Brar was hammered by Shane Watson (32) for back-to-back boundaries in the eighth over. CSK 81/0 (8 overs)

22:01 IST

Mohammad Shami gave away nine runs to CSK before Chris Jordan conceded 19 runs. Faf du Plessis (32) punched the first delivery of the fifth over from Shami over square leg for four runs before he hammered Jordan for four boundaries in the next over. The Chennai franchise have now crossed the 50-run mark against Kings XI. CSK 60/0 (60 overs)

21:49 IST

16 runs off the last two overs. Shane Watson (20) thrashed the fifth delivery of the third over from Cottrell past the bowler and into the fence for four runs before he lifted the third delivery of the next over from Harpreet Brar over the bowler's head for another boundary. CSK 32/0 (4 overs)

21:39 IST

Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis have made a decent start in CSK's chase of 179 runs. Watson got off the mark by flicking the third delivery of the first over to the fine leg region for a boundary before he slapped the very next ball over mid-on for another four runs. Du Plessis, meanwhile, hit the fourth ball of the next over from Mohammad Shami to wide of mid on to open his account with a single. CSK 16/0 (2 overs)

21:28 IST

Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis have walked down the crease to begin CSK's chase of 179 runs.Sheldon Cottrell to open the attack for Kings XI. 

21:20 IST

Kings XI Punjab post a decent score of 178/4 against Chennai Super Kings. KXIP 178/4 (20 overs)

21:10 IST

Glenn Maxwell and Sarfaraz Khan are curently batting at the crease for Kings XI Punjab at their respective scores of 10 and four. KXIP 166/4 (19 overs)

20:56 IST

WICKET!! Back-to-back wickets for Shardul Thakur. Nicholas Pooran (33) looked to go high on the first delivery of the 18th over, only to see Ravindra Jadeja grab a good catch at deep midwicket. Skipper KL Rahul (63), on the other hand, was caught by MS Dhoni behind the stumps on the very next ball. KXIP 152/4 (17.2 overs)

20:45 IST

FIFTY!! Kings XI Punjab skipper KL Rahul has brought up a half-century off 45 deliveries. He lofted the second delivery of the 15th over from Shardul Thakur over the deep cover region to achieve the feat before smashing the CSK bowler for back-to-back boundaries. KXIP 130/2 (15 overs) 

20:39 IST

Kings XI Punjab have crossed the 100-un mark against the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led CSK. KL Rahul (46), who is approaching a fifty, looked to take a drive on a Bravo delivery in the 13th over, but ended up edging it to the third man region for a boundary. Meanwhile, Nicholas Pooran (12) hammered Ravindra Jadeja for a boundary and a six on back-to-back deliveries in the next over. KXIP 114/2 (14 overs)

20:31 IST

WICKET!! Mandeep Singh is caught by Ambati Rayudu at extra cover on the last ball of the 12th over from Ravindra Jadeja.With this, the Kings XI Punjab player's cameo of 16-ball 27 runs has also come to an end. KXIP 94/2 (12 overs)

20:24 IST

Mandeep Singh has come to bat at No.3 spot for Kings XI Punjab. Singh (24) played a slog sweep on the second ball of the 11th over from Piyush Chawla over mid-wicket fence for six runs before pulling the fifth ball of the over hard over the deep mid-wicket fence for a maximum. KXIP 88/1 (11 overs)

20:16 IST

WICKET!! Shortly after Kings XI Punjab crossed the 50-run mark, Mayank Agarwal (26) smashed the first delivery of the ninth over from Piyush Chawla to deep midwicket, only to see Sam Curran grab a good catch. KXIP 66/1 (9 overs)

20:10 IST

KL Rahul (32) and Mayank Agarwal (26) have added 15 runs in the last two overs to help Kings XI Punjab cross the 50-run mark against the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led side. The Kings XI Punjab skipper cut the fifth ball of the seventh over from Dwayne Bravo through the point region for four runs. KXIP 61/0 (8 overs)

19:55 IST

Mayank Agarwal (21) thrashed the second delivery of the fifth over from Deepak Chahar over cover for a boundary before he pulled the first ball of the next over from Shardul Thakur to the deep mid-wicket region for another four runs. KXIP 46/0 (6 overs)

19:50 IST

19 runs off the last two overs for Kings XI Punjab. KL Rahul (21) cut the third delivery of the third over from Chahar through cover-point to collect four runs before he punched the last ball of the next over from Sam Curran past backward point for another boundary. Agarwal (10), meanwhile, hammered the fourth delivery from Curran between short third and backward point for a boundary. KXIP 31/0 (4 overs)

19:42 IST

KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal have provided a decent start to Kings XI Punjab, adding 12 runs in the first two overs. Rahul (8) got off the mark by punching the first delivery of the first over fom Chahar to deep point's left for two runs, while Agarwal (4)  opened his account with a single by  jabbing the last delivery to extra cover's left. KXIP 12/0 (2 overs)

19:31 IST

Skipper-cum-opener KL Rahul and opening batsman Mayank Agarwal have walked down the crease to begin Kings XI's innings. Deepak Chahar to open the proceedings for CSK. 

19:12 IST

Interestingly, CSK are going with the same squad against Kings XI Punjab that slumped to a seven-run defeat at the hands of Sunrisers Hyderabad. Meanwhile, Kings XI have made three changes in their Playing XI. Karun Nair, K Gowtham, and Jimmy Neesham are out, while Mandeep Singh, Harpreet Brar, and Chris Jordan come in.

19:09 IST

LINEUPS:

Chennai Super Kings Playing XI: Faf du Plessis, Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Dwayne Bravo, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Piyush Chawla

Kings XI Punjab Playing XI: KL Rahul (capt & wk), Mayank Agarwal, Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Mandeep Singh, Sarfaraz Khan, Chris Jordan, Harpreet Brar, Ravi Bishnoi, Sheldon Cottrell, Mohammed Shami

18:56 IST

Kings XI win the toss, opt to bat first against Chennai Super Kings!

18:56 IST

The toss for the CSK vs KXIP clash will take place shortly.