Match 22 Indian Premier League, 2026

Vaibhav Arora to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Samson and CSK are up and running! Arora gets the ball to tail back into the right-hander. This is on a hard length, over off. Samson stays back and lets the ball come to him. He opens the bat face and hops to glide it to the right of short third for the first boundary of the night.

Vaibhav Arora to Sanju Samson, FOUR MORE! Too short and Samson makes Arora pay.

Vaibhav Arora to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Make that a hat-trick of boundaries in a row. Arora continues to be on the shorter side but the line is tighter this time. This is closer to the off pole. Samson stays leg side of the ball and gets on his toes to steer it wide of short third. It goes uppishly but wide of the man at short third to his left for another boundary.

Vaibhav Arora to Sanju Samson, On off, on a back of a length, Sanju pats it through point and crosses over.

Vaibhav Arora to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Angled in on the off stump, on a short of a length. Gaikwad dabs it behind point and gets off the mark with a single. Arora yet to get his lengths right.

Vaibhav Arora to Sanju Samson, Much better from Vaibhav! On the fuller side, honing in on the off stump. Samson covers the line, presents a straight bat and stabs it down on the off side. 14 runs off the first over. A positive start for CSK.

Vaibhav Arora finished the over well, but still a fine start for CSK.

Cameron Green to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Two wides! A wayward start from Green. Sprays it down leg, Gaikwad swings at it but fails to connect. Angkrish Raghuvanshi dives to his left and the ball gets parried away off his fingertips. The batters cross over for one.

Cameron Green to Sanju Samson, Nice and full this time from Green at 137.8 kph. It curves away in the air and Sanju extends his hands to caress it to deep point for a single.

Cameron Green to Ruturaj Gaikwad, EDGED, FOUR! A fortuitous boundary for the CSK captain.

Cameron Green to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Keeps it full, on off. Gaikwad knocks it down the ground. Ajinkya Rahane swiftly moves to his right and makes a diving stop. Keeps the batters down to a single.

Cameron Green to Sanju Samson, No swing on this occasion. This angles into the pads, on a length. Sanju clips it neatly but straight to mid-wicket.

Cameron Green to Sanju Samson, Leg bye! A bit more effort behind this ball from Green.

Cameron Green to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Hurls it on a nagging length, on middle. Ruturaj presses forward and nudges it to the right of mid-wicket for a quick single.

Anukul Roy to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Wide! Roy spots Gaikwad backing away. He tries to follow him but drifts well down leg. Ruturaj lets it go.

Change? Yes, time for some spin now as Anukul Roy replaces Vaibhav Arora.

Anukul Roy to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ruturaj makes room again.

Anukul Roy to Ruturaj Gaikwad, OUT! CAUGHT! The lean run continues for Ruturaj Gaikwad. Anukul Roy picks up a key wicket in his first over. This is speared in from around the wicket, full and on the off stump. Gaikwad reaches out in front and goes hard on the sweep. He is unable to roll his wrists over the ball and a top edge is found. It goes flat to deep mid-wicket, where Rovman Powell moves to his right in the deep and takes a safe catch around his chest.

Early exit for the CSK skipper. Ayush Mhatre walks out to bat at number 3.

Anukul Roy to Ayush Mhatre, 1 run.

Anukul Roy to Sanju Samson, Full and attacking the stumps, Samson watchfully blocks it out with a straight bat.

Anukul Roy to Sanju Samson, Full and on leg. Sanju wrists it through mid-wicket and gets to the other end.

Anukul Roy to Ayush Mhatre, FOUR! Up and over! Roy gives the ball a bit of air this time but ends up being a bit too full, on middle. Mhatre clears the front leg, gets under the ball and launches it over mid on for his first boundary.

Cameron Green to Sanju Samson, Swinging away from the off stump, on a length. Samson pushes at it with hard hands. The ball goes off the outer half through point for a run.

Cameron Green to Ayush Mhatre, FOUR! Gets it through! Green hits the back of a length, just outside off. Mhatre takes a step towards the ball.

Cameron Green to Ayush Mhatre, No run.

Cameron Green to Ayush Mhatre, FOUR! Crunched! Fractionally fuller, not all that wide but Mhatre stays leg side of the ball and exposes all three stumps. He gets his hands through the ball and thrashes it through covers for the second four of the over.

Cameron Green to Ayush Mhatre, Six!

Cameron Green to Ayush Mhatre, SIX! Back-to-back maximums from Mhatre. Green taken down by Ayush. Green bangs it in short but this sits up to be hit, on middle. Ayush climbs onto it in a flash as he swivels and nails the pull over square leg for half a dozen more.

Anukul Roy to Sanju Samson, SIX! Samson joins in on the fun!

Anukul Roy to Sanju Samson, 1 run, that is just a mere push for a run.

Anukul Roy to Ayush Mhatre, Around leg, on a length. Mhatre misses out on the glance. The ball brushes his pads and goes towards short fine leg.

Anukul Roy to Ayush Mhatre, Stumping chance missed!

Anukul Roy to Ayush Mhatre, Keeps it around the off stump, full in length. Ayush keeps it out on the off side.

Anukul Roy to Ayush Mhatre, 1 run.

Last over of Powerplay coming up now.

Vaibhav Arora to Ayush Mhatre, FOUR! Put away! Vaibhav Arora serves a juicy full toss, on middle and leg, begging to be hit. Ayush Mhatre does not miss out and heaves it away over mid-wicket for a boundary.

Vaibhav Arora to Ayush Mhatre, FOUR! Two in two!

Vaibhav Arora to Ayush Mhatre, FOUR! Hat-trick of boundaries! Vaibhav Arora overcompensates and bangs this into the pitch, on off. Ayush Mhatre is anticipating that, shimmies a bit and swats it over the bowler's head for four more runs.

Vaibhav Arora to Ayush Mhatre, Well bowled!

Vaibhav Arora to Ayush Mhatre, Hits the length hard, on middle, jags back in sharply. Ayush Mhatre gets cramped up for room and flat-bats it only as far as mid on.

Vaibhav Arora to Ayush Mhatre, OUT! TAKEN! Vaibhav Arora has the last laugh here, and this is a key wicket for KKR. Arora once again bowls a well-directed bumper at 137.5 kph, on middle, angling in as well.

STRATEGIC BREAK!

Sunil Narine to Sanju Samson, Tossed up, full and on off, turns in, Sanju Samson prods forward and taps it to short cover. He wants the run but is sent back.

Sunil Narine to Sanju Samson, Floated, full and around off, Sanju Samson guides it off the outer half of the bat towards backward point.

Sunil Narine to Sanju Samson, Drops it short and on off, Sanju Samson hops up and punches it down to long off for a single.

Sunil Narine to Dewald Brevis, Short again and around off, Dewald Brevis backs away and pushes it through covers for another run.

Sunil Narine to Sanju Samson, Goes around the wicket, bowls this short and around off, angling away. Sanju Samson pats it down to long off for one.

Sunil Narine to Dewald Brevis, SIX! Clears the fence!

Change.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Sanju Samson, Flatter, full and on leg, angling in, Sanju Samson clips it through square leg for a single.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Dewald Brevis, Floated, full and on off, turns in a bit. Dewald Brevis strides out and taps it out in front of backward point.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Dewald Brevis, Drags his length back, on middle, angles it in. Dewald Brevis tucks it through mid-wicket for a run.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Up and over! Varun Chakaravarthy pushes this through quicker, keeps it short but well outside off. Sanju Samson has the license to slash hard with no protection in the deep. He slices it well over point for a boundary.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Sanju Samson, The bat and ball, both go flying!

Varun Chakaravarthy to Dewald Brevis, Another short delivery, on the pads, Dewald Brevis works it through square leg for one more.

A change of gloves for Sanju Samson. Sunil Narine to continue.

Sunil Narine to Dewald Brevis, Uppish but safe! Tossed up, full and on middle, Dewald Brevis steps across and tries to slog it across the line but gets a leading edge.

Sunil Narine to Sanju Samson, No run.

Sunil Narine to Sanju Samson, Drops it short and around leg, Sanju Samson nudges it towards mid-wicket for a run.

Sunil Narine to Dewald Brevis, Short again and on off, Dewald Brevis moves back and punches it to sweeper cover for another run.

Sunil Narine to Sanju Samson, Dragged back, on off, Sanju Samson stays back and forces it down to lon off for one.

Sunil Narine to Dewald Brevis, Floated, full and around middle. Dewald Brevis crouches low and lofts it down the ground but gets no timing at all. Rinku Singh at long on quickly moves to his left and collects it on the bounce to keep it to just one. Just 5 runs off the over!

Kartik Tyagi to Dewald Brevis, Fuller in length at 146.1 kph, just outside off. Dewald Brevis throws his hands at it but gets beaten by pace.

Kartik Tyagi to Dewald Brevis, And again! 148.4 kph this time, on a good length and around off. Dewald Brevis has a slash at it but misses once more.

Kartik Tyagi to Dewald Brevis, Short of a length and on middle, angling in a bit. Dewald Brevis gets hurried onto his pull shot. Gets it from the inside half of the bat through square leg for a single.

Kartik Tyagi to Sanju Samson, Nicely bowled! Kartik Tyagi bangs this into the pitch hard, keeps the line outside off. Sanju Samson backs away and tries to cut it away but gets beaten due to the extra bounce.

Kartik Tyagi to Sanju Samson, SIX! BANG! Sanju Samson does not miss out this time. This is short again and well outside off. Samson makes a bit of room. extends his arms and carves it over the deep backward point fence for a biggie. 100 UP FOR CSK.

Kartik Tyagi to Sanju Samson, Digs it into the surface again, around off, takes pace off, Sanju Samson stabs it out through covers for one.

After being 72/2 at the end of the Powerplay, the next 4 overs have gone for just 30 runs.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Sanju Samson, From around the wicket, on a good length, on middle. Samson chops it down the strip.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Sanju Samson, Another ball going across off. Samson taps it back to Varun with a straight bat.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Sanju Samson, Nearly sneaked through! Fuller in length, bowled at 95 kph, on middle and leg. Sanju sinks to a knee and goes for the slog sweep. Ekes out an inside edge behind square leg for a single.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Dewald Brevis, This is even quicker, shorter and with a flatter trajectory, on middle. Brevis dabs it to point for one.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Sanju Samson, Varun cranks it up. This is at 108.2 kph, on a nagging length, on middle and leg. Samson is cramped for room and he mistimes the pull through square leg for one.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Dewald Brevis, A dot to end the over. Skidding through, on the shorter side. Brevis looks to clip it away with a closed bat face but is beaten on the inside edge and wears it high on the pads. A tidy over from Varun Chakaravarthy on his return to the attack. Just 3 runs off the over.

Kartik Tyagi to Sanju Samson, SIX! Have some of that, says Sanju! Off-cutter, dug in short, outside off. Samson stands tall and he gets the width to free his arms. Slaps it with a horizontal bat over long off for a six.

Kartik Tyagi to Sanju Samson, OUT! CLEANED HIM UP!

Nelson strikes for CSK.

Kartik Tyagi to Sarfaraz Khan, FOUR! Sarfaraz Khan is away!

Kartik Tyagi to Sarfaraz Khan, No run.

Kartik Tyagi to Sarfaraz Khan, Around off, on a good length, Khan goes hard on the drive but miscues it to long on off the inner half. They cross.

Kartik Tyagi to Dewald Brevis, Pitched up now, on off. Brevis firms the drive down the ground. The ball is past him before Tyagi can react. The long on fielder gets around and cuts it off. Two runs taken.

Sunil Narine to Sarfaraz Khan, Slower through the air. This grips a bit in the surface, on a nagging length. Sarfaraz Khan pats it to backward point from the crease.

Sunil Narine to Sarfaraz Khan, Turn for Narine! Tossed up, full and on middle. Sarfaraz Khan presses forward to push it down the ground but the ball spins back in to go past the inside edge.

Sunil Narine to Dewald Brevis, Quick and short, on middle. Brevis makes room to force it through the off side. Ends up chopping it down in front of point for a run.

Sunil Narine to Sarfaraz Khan, No run.

Sunil Narine to Sarfaraz Khan, That looks straight but KKR feel height could be an issue. Sunil Narine did not even go up. Ajinkya Rahane has a chat with the keeper and they eventually decide against the review. Flighted delivery, on a good length, on middle. Sarfaraz Khan drops down on a knee for the slog sweep but misses and gets hit on the right bicep as he crouches.

Sunil Narine to Sarfaraz Khan, 1 run.

Both teams are wearing black armbands, as mentioned on air by Ravi Shastri, in memory of C. D. Gopinath, who recently passed away at the age of 96. He was the last surviving member of India's first-ever Test-winning team, and this gesture serves as a mark of respect for his contribution to Indian cricket.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Sarfaraz Khan, Full and angled into the pads. Sarfaraz Khan reaches out in front and attempts the slog sweep but fails to connect and wears it on the pads.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Sarfaraz Khan, SIX! Clean strike! A loopy ball at 93 kph, full and on. Sarfaraz Khan waits for the ball to arrive and, with a clean swing of the arms, he clubs it over long on for half a dozen.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Sarfaraz Khan, Drags the length back, on off. Sarfaraz Khan swivels for the pull but is early into the shot. Toe-ends it to long on for a single.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Dewald Brevis, FOUR! Hammered away! Varun Chakaravarthy switches to around the wicket and drops it short. Brevis cashes in on the width and thumps it to the left of the diving extra cover fielder for a boundary.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Dewald Brevis, FOUR! Power followed by finesse!

Varun Chakaravarthy to Dewald Brevis, No run.

Strategic Break!

Anukul Roy to Sarfaraz Khan, Wide! In an attempt to keep it away from the batter, Roy slips beyond the tramline.

Anukul Roy to Sarfaraz Khan, Full and drifting in on leg. Sarfaraz Khan goes for the sweep but gets it off the toe end to mid on. They cross.

Anukul Roy to Dewald Brevis, No run.

Anukul Roy to Dewald Brevis, Wide! This time, Roy drifts beyond the tramline. Brevis lets it go.

Anukul Roy to Dewald Brevis, Keeps coming in with the arm, on a good length. Brevis hops back but is cramped for room and punches it to cover.

Anukul Roy to Dewald Brevis, Wide! The cat and mouse continues. Anukul Roy pushes it away from the right-hander but this is just outside the guideline.

Anukul Roy to Dewald Brevis, Tossed up, outside off.

Anukul Roy to Sarfaraz Khan, Shorter and outside off. Sarfaraz Khan guides it to the left of backward point. He wants a single but Brevis sends him back.

Anukul Roy to Sarfaraz Khan, A fine over from Roy. Just 6 runs off it. Flighted delivery and near the guideline. Sarfaraz Khan reaches out and one hand comes off the handle.

Change.

Vaibhav Arora to Sarfaraz Khan, Oh, that could have gone anywhere!

Vaibhav Arora to Dewald Brevis, SIX! Top edge and it goes all the way!

Vaibhav Arora to Dewald Brevis, Wide yorker nailed by Arora. Brevis falls over as he reaches out but manages to hit it down to long off for one.

Vaibhav Arora to Sarfaraz Khan, SIX! That will help Sarfaraz Khan feel a little better.

Vaibhav Arora to Sarfaraz Khan, Back to the wide yorker plan from around the wicket. Sarfaraz Khan jams it out to long off for a run.

Vaibhav Arora to Dewald Brevis, Wide! Arora slips in a full ball and the ball keeps going away with the angle. Dewald Brevis thinks about going after it but eventually bails out. Wide not given and Brevis reviews the wide call. The Ball Tracker shows that no part of the ball was within the guideline. The on-field decision is overturned to wide.

Vaibhav Arora to Dewald Brevis, FOUR! Just the over CSK were looking for here! Full toss, on middle, there to be hit. Dewald Brevis swipes across the line, gets it from the inner half of the bat but finds the gap at deep mid-wicket for four runs. 20 runs off the over.

Sunil Narine to Sarfaraz Khan, OUT! BOWLED'EM! Sunil Narine strikes now.

This could be a blessing in disguise for CSK, given the struggles tonight for Sarfaraz Khan. Shivam Dube walks in next.

Sunil Narine to Shivam Dube, Flatter, full and around leg, Shivam Dube goes for the swipe but misses and the ball goes off his pads towards short fine. Two leg byes taken.

Sunil Narine to Shivam Dube, 1 run.

Sunil Narine to Dewald Brevis, Beauty!

Sunil Narine to Dewald Brevis, FOUR! Fine shot! Dragged back and just around off Dewald Brevis backs away early to make soom room and slaps it away past extra covers for a boundary. Narine vents out a roar in frustation.

Sunil Narine to Dewald Brevis, Shortish again and around off, Dewald Brevis stabs it out to extra cover. Narine finishes a fine spell with figures of 4-0-21-1.

Kartik Tyagi comes back on.

Kartik Tyagi to Shivam Dube, Fuller and around off, Shivam Dube knocks it wide of mid off for a quick single.

Kartik Tyagi to Dewald Brevis, A low full toss, outside off. Dewald Brevis reaches out for it but only manages to stab it out to short cover.

Kartik Tyagi to Dewald Brevis, WIDE! Tries the wide yorker, but just spills it over the tramline, outside off. Dewald Brevis lets it go.

Kartik Tyagi to Dewald Brevis, OUT! CAUGHT! Another timely wicket for KKR, and Kartik Tyagi gets his second. He lands this short of a length, outside off, but cleverly rolls his fingers to take pace off. Dewald Brevis throws his hands at it but goes through the shot early due to the lack of pace.

The new batter is...

Kartik Tyagi to Jamie Overton, Gets the wide yorker right, just inside the tramline. Jamie Overton fails to dig it out.

Kartik Tyagi to Jamie Overton, FOUR! Good shot! Bangs this into the pitch, outside off, takes pace off again. Jamie Overton picks it up early, waits for it and smacks it over extra covers for a boundary.

Kartik Tyagi to Jamie Overton, Pace off again, full and just outside off. Jamie Overton has a big swoosh across the line but misses due to the lack of pace. Just 6 runs and a wicket off the 18th!

Vaibhav Arora to bowl the 19th over. KKR's head coach, Abhishek Nayar, seems unhappy with something. He is in a conversation with the fourth umpire, where he is letting his displeasure be known.

Vaibhav Arora to Shivam Dube, WIDE! Vaibhav Arora goes for the wide yorker outside off stump, this is very close to the guideline. Shivam Dube lets it go. Called a wide but KKR take the review here, with the keeper, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, looking confident The replay shows that Dube is standing a bit outside off, so that moves the wideline further. Ball Tracking shows that a part of the ball is inside the tramline. The wide call has been overturned.

Vaibhav Arora to Shivam Dube, Wickets becomes a fielder!

Vaibhav Arora to Shivam Dube, Wide!

Vaibhav Arora to Shivam Dube, FOUR! Gets it away! Short of a length and around middle, takes pace off. Shivam Dube gets inside the line, waits for it and helps it over backward square leg for a boundary.

Vaibhav Arora to Shivam Dube, Dot ball! Nails the yorker, on middle and off, Shivam Dube can only dig it back to the bowler.

Vaibhav Arora to Shivam Dube, WIDE!

The timer has run out. KKR are 10 minutes behind on the over rate.

Vaibhav Arora to Shivam Dube, WIDE! And again! Much fuller and beyond the tramline, outside off. Shivam Dube once again shoulder arms to it.

Vaibhav Arora to Shivam Dube, Hard length and just outside off, Shivam Dube punches it away to sweeper cover for one.

Vaibhav Arora to Jamie Overton, From around the wicket, bowls a low full toss, well outside off. Jamie Overton toe-ends it down to long off for just one. Despite the wides, still a good over from Arora.

Kartik Tyagi to Jamie Overton, In the blockhole, outside off, Jamie Overton jams it out to sweeper cover for a single.

Time for the final over. As expected, the Kolkata Knight Riders can only have 4 fielders outside the 30-yard circle due to the slow over-rate penalty. Kartik Tyagi will close out the innings.

Kartik Tyagi to Shivam Dube, Another good yorker, on off, Shivam Dube digs it out off the inner half of the bat towards mid-wicket and comes back for the second run.

Kartik Tyagi to Shivam Dube, Run out chance...missed! Short of a length and around off, takes pace off. Shivam Dube pulls it off the inside edge towards mid-wicket and sets off for the run.

Kartik Tyagi to Shivam Dube, 1 run.

Kartik Tyagi to Jamie Overton, Fails to put it away!

Kartik Tyagi to Shivam Dube, Superb final over! Kartik Tyagi bowls another full toss, outside off. Shivam Dube too, gets rushed due to the pace and only manages to force it through extra covers for one. CSK finish on 192/5!

Speaking with the broadcasters after the Powerplay, KKR's assistant coach, Shane Watson, said that given the start CSK got, they would be happy to keep the home side under 220. Having kept them under 195 is a really good job from the Knight Riders.

Khaleel Ahmed to Finn Allen, Leg bye! An extra to get the chase underway. Khaleel bowls it on a good length but errs in line and delivers this around the pads of Finn. The batter gets inside the line and goes for the flick but misses out and gets it clipped off the pads through short fine leg for a leg bye. 

Khaleel Ahmed to Sunil Narine, Wobble seam ball from Khaleel, around off, Sunil Narine moves away to his legside and looks to free his arms. Swings at it but misses out on any sort of connection with the bat. 

Khaleel Ahmed to Sunil Narine, Back of a length this time from the left-handed pacer. Sunil Narine goes for the pull but connects only with thin air. It will be either hit or miss for Sunil Narine by the looks of it. 

Sawdust coming out.

Khaleel Ahmed to Sunil Narine, Bananaesque swing from Khaleel and Narine had no answer to it. Full and around off, shaping a long way away from the batter. Sunil remains leg side to the ball and doesn't even bother to swing at it. 

Khaleel Ahmed to Sunil Narine, SIX! Narine connects with one and deposits this into the stands.

Khaleel Ahmed to Sunil Narine, Fuller one, around off, just shaping away from the southpaw. Narine looks to slice this through the off side but fails to get bat on the ball. 7 runs come off the Khaleel over. 

Anshul Kamboj to Finn Allen, On a length, around off, Finn flicks this through mid-wicket and jogs to the other end for a single to get off the mark. 

Anshul Kamboj will operate from the other end. Surprisingly, no slip in place but there is a man at short third.

Anshul Kamboj to Sunil Narine, FOUR! Just helped away for a boundary. Back of a length, around leg, Narine swivels and looks to pull but ends up tickling this of his bat through the left of short fine leg for a boundary. 

Anshul Kamboj to Sunil Narine, Yorker, around leg, Narine jams this around silly mid on and rotates the strike.

Anshul Kamboj to Finn Allen, OUT! CAUGHT! Kamboj gets rid of the dangerous Finn and gives CSK a sensational start with the ball. On a length, around off, shaping away from the right-hander. Finn looks to slog this across the line but the swing outfoxes him. Allen ends up ballooning this over Shivam Dube at point and he makes no mistake and holds onto it. 

Anshul Kamboj to Ajinkya Rahane, A tad fuller this time, on off, Ajinkya Rahane drives this to covers for no run. 

A big wicket early on for CSK. In walks the KKR skipper, Ajinkya Rahane at number 3.

Anshul Kamboj to Ajinkya Rahane, Hard length, just outside off. Ajinkya Rahane gets up on his toes and dabs this in front of covers and takes a single to get off the mark. A successful over for CSK as Anshul Kamboj gives away just 7 runs and takes the all-important wicket of Finn Allen as well. 

Khaleel Ahmed to Ajinkya Rahane, Short and on off, width was on offer but Jinx just gets late into the cut and ends up chopping this off the inner half of his bat to point.

A slight hold-up in play before the start of the 3rd over. The two umpires have gotten together. Not sure about the reason. We can spot Matthew Short on the field.

Khaleel Ahmed to Ajinkya Rahane, Good length, around off, Ajinkya Rahane presses onto the front foot and drives this well but straight to mid off.

Khaleel Ahmed to Ajinkya Rahane, Khaleel lands this on a good length and takes this across the batter. Ajinkya Rahane cuts this to the left of the fielder at point and takes a single as deep third cuts this off.

Warning.

Khaleel Ahmed to Sunil Narine, SIX! Narine continues to swing his willow. Hard length, into the batter, Sunil Narine stays leg side to the line of the ball and swings at it. Hits this right from the middle of his bat and deposits this over Dewald Brevis at wide long on for his second biggie of the chase. 

Khaleel Ahmed to Sunil Narine, Khaleel comes around the stumps, hits the hard length and takes this across the southpaw. Narine swings and misses. 

Khaleel Ahmed to Sunil Narine, Khaleel hunts the toes this time and goes for a yorker. Sunil Narine drives this in front mid off and takes a single. Narine will keep the strike at the start of the next over. 

Anshul Kamboj to Sunil Narine, Swing and a miss! Short of a length and outside off, angling away. Sunil Narine backs away for the pull shot but misses.

Anshul Kamboj to Sunil Narine, DROPPED! Would you believe it? Attempted yorker from Anshul Kamboj, but ends up bowling a low full toss, on off.

Anshul Kamboj to Sunil Narine, Another swing and a miss!

Anshul Kamboj to Sunil Narine, FOUR! Gets it away! Hard length and around middle, shaping in this time. Sunil Narine has a big heave across the line. Gets it from the inside half of the bat but wide of mid-wicket and it races to the fence for a boundary.

Anshul Kamboj to Sunil Narine, 2 runs.

Anshul Kamboj to Sunil Narine, Slower one, full and on off, Sunil Narine drills it to mid off.

Khaleel Ahmed to Ajinkya Rahane, Back of a length and on off, angling in. Ajinkya Rahane looks to swipe across the line but gets an inside edge onto his pads as the ball rolls to the off side. A single taken.

Khaleel Ahmed to Sunil Narine, OUT! c Gurjapneet Singh b Khaleel Ahmed.

Both the KKR openers are back in the hut now.

Khaleel Ahmed to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Fuller in length and around off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi looks to push it away but gets a thick outside edge towards short third.

Khaleel Ahmed to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Pitched up and just outside off. Angkrish Raghuvanshi uses his feet, reaches out and flat-bats it aerially but on the bounce to mid off.

Khaleel Ahmed to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Back of a length and outside off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi steers it away through point for a run.

Khaleel Ahmed to Ajinkya Rahane, Slower one, full and around off, Ajinkya Rahane strides out and drives it to sweeper cover for one more. Just 3 runs and a wicket from the over. Top stuff from Khaleel!

Akeal Hosein to Ajinkya Rahane, Drops it short first up, on middle. Rahane is late to rock back and he mistimes the pull to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Akeal Hosein to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, No run.

Akeal Hosein to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, A loud shout for LBW, but turned down! Flat and short, pushed through, on off. Angkrish Raghuvanshi walks across and sinks to a knee for the sweep but misses and gets hit on the back thigh. Samson feels that the impact is outside off and CSK do not go for the review.

Akeal Hosein to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, FOUR! Gets it through! A bit on the shorter side, around off. Angkrish gives himself room to open the off side and he thumps it to the left of the diving Anshul Kamboj at cover-point for a boundary.

Akeal Hosein to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Darted in on a good length, on middle. This is punched to cover.

Akeal Hosein to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, There's that ball that curves back into the right-hander. At the stumps, on a nagging length. Angkrish Raghuvanshi backs away but manages to drop his bat down and keep it out. At the end of 6 overs, KKR are 36/2.

Noor Ahmad to Ajinkya Rahane, Noor Ahmad starts with a loosener. This is dragged down, across off. Rahane fails to take full toll of it. He pulls it to deep mid-wicket without much timing. Just a single.

Noor Ahmad to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Quicker and fuller as well, on middle. Angkrish Raghuvanshi chops it past point for one more.

According to Ian Bishop on air, this is the third-lowest Powerplay score this season. Here is Noor Ahmad to bowl now.

Noor Ahmad to Ajinkya Rahane, Sliding across the right-hander again, the length stays short. Rahane reaches out and bunts it down off the bottom edge. He hurries to the othe end as the ball dribbles in front of point.

Noor Ahmad to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, FOUR! Innovative and effective! Floated up, fuller in length, on the off stump. Angkrish brings out the reverse and switches his grip on the bat. He gets under the ball before going over short third for a boundary.

Noor Ahmad to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, 1 run.

Noor Ahmad to Ajinkya Rahane, Too straight, too full, on the pads. Rahane neatly clips it to the left of deep square leg and comes charging back for the second run. A good over for KKR. 10 runs off it. The Knight Riders need 147 runs in 78 balls.

Akeal Hosein to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Sliding on with the arm, on a good length. Angkrish gets on top of it and punches it through point. They cross.

Akeal Hosein to Ajinkya Rahane, Slower and a bit of air given, on the fuller side, outside off. Rahane has a swipe across the line but miscues it off the toe end to deep square leg for a run.

Akeal Hosein to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, DROPPED, SIX! Dewald Brevis palms it over the ropes. A big moment in the game. Slightly short, on middle. Angkrish Raghuvanshi goes deep in the crease for the pull. Gets it high on the bat and it is skied between deep mid-wicket and long on.

Akeal Hosein to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Pushes it through, on a nagging length, on middle. Angkrish plays the short-arm jab to the right of deep mid-wicket.

Akeal Hosein to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, On the off stump, fractionally short. This is cut away to deep point for another single.

Akeal Hosein to Ajinkya Rahane, Full and drifting in at the stumps, Rahane turns it to deep square leg for one more.

Strategic Break! It has been a sedate start to the chase for KKR, and losing both the openers inside the Powerplay did not help their cause.

Gurjapneet Singh to Ajinkya Rahane, Wide! Sprayed down leg, on a good length. Rahane swivels and swings at it but is beaten for pace.

Gurjapneet Singh to Ajinkya Rahane, SIX! Nicely done! KKR will hope that this shot gets Rahane going.

Gurjapneet Singh to Ajinkya Rahane, Pace off now, on a short of a length. Ajinkya dabs it to point.

Gurjapneet Singh to Ajinkya Rahane, SIX! Dispatched! A bit too short and Gurjapneet Singh knows it as he walks back to his mark, unhappy with himself. Rahane hangs deep and is quick to swivel in the crease. 

Gurjapneet Singh to Ajinkya Rahane, At the hips, off-pace delivery, on a short of a length. Rahane tucks it square on the leg side for a single.

Gurjapneet Singh to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, FOUR! Clever, very clever! Just the kind of over KKR needed after the break. On a hard length, over off and middle. Angkrish Raghuvanshi backs away slightly and lets the ball come to him. He opens the bat face and steers it to the right of short third for a four. 18 runs off the over with a ball to go.

Gurjapneet Singh to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Skidding through, on top of off. Angkrish Raghuvanshi drops it beside the strip on the off side and calls Rahane through for a single.

Akeal Hosein to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Drifting in at the sticks, on a length. Angkrish taps it in front of cover for a single.

Akeal Hosein to Ajinkya Rahane, PUT DOWN! It is Sarfaraz Khan this time. First Angkrish Raghuvanshi and now Ajinkya Rahane. Both batters have gotten a lifeline. You have to feel for Akeal Hosein.

Akeal Hosein to Angkrish Raghuvanshi, OUT! c Dewald Brevis b Akeal Hosein.

Third time lucky for Akeal Hosein.

Akeal Hosein to Rinku Singh, Turning into the pads, on a nagging length. Rinku misses out on the glance. The ball clips his pads and goes nowhere.

Akeal Hosein to Rinku Singh, Hosein stays short but this is slower, on middle and leg. Rinku taps it to long on and opens his account with a single.

Akeal Hosein to Ajinkya Rahane, Full and on middle. This is flicked to deep square leg for one.

Noor Ahmad to Ajinkya Rahane, Floated, short and around off, Ajinkya Rahane opens the bat face and punches it through covers for a single.

Noor Ahmad to Rinku Singh, Flatter, short again and on off, Rinku Singh guides it through point for a run.

Noor Ahmad to Ajinkya Rahane, Tossed up, full and on leg, Ajinkya Rahane drills it to long on for another run.

Noor Ahmad to Rinku Singh, Flighted, full and on middle, Rinku Singh drives it down the ground to the right of long on for one.

Noor Ahmad to Ajinkya Rahane, OUT! CAUGHT! 50th IPL wicket for Noor Ahmad. He dishes out a googly, fuller and around off, turns away a bit. Ajinkya Rahane goes inside-out and tries to loft it over covers but fails to read the wrong'un.

Both set batters have fallen in successive overs.

Noor Ahmad to Cameron Green, OUT! CLEANED UP! Back-to-back wickets for Noor Ahmad and he gets rid of Cameron Green for a golden duck, whose nightmare IPL continues.

Akeal Hosein to Rinku Singh, Short and around leg, Rinku Singh swipes it away to deep square leg for a single.

Rovman Powell walks in next. Akeal Hosein will bowl out now.

Akeal Hosein to Rovman Powell, Floated, full and on middle, Rovman Powell tucks it away through mid-wicket for a run.

Akeal Hosein to Rinku Singh, Short and outside off, Rinku Singh cuts it away to deep point for another run.

Akeal Hosein to Rovman Powell, Slows it up, full and on middle, Rovman Powell turns it to the leg side.

Akeal Hosein to Rovman Powell, Quicker one, short and on middle, Rovman Powell moves back and nudges it through mid-wicket for one.

Akeal Hosein to Rinku Singh, Drops it short again, on off, turns in, Rinku Singh punches it through cover-point for one more. Akeal Hosein ends a superb spell of bowling with figures of 4-0-26-1.

Noor Ahmad to Rinku Singh, No hat-trick!

Here's Noor Ahmad on a hat-trick. No one at slip, surprisingly.

Noor Ahmad to Rinku Singh, The dots are piling up now! Shorter in length and around off, Rinku Singh punches it wide of cover, where Sarfaraz Khan dives to his left to make a good stop.

Noor Ahmad to Rinku Singh, Three dots in a row! Short again and down the leg side, there to be put away. Rinku Singh looks to pull it away but gets it off the gloves on the bounce to short fine.

Noor Ahmad to Rinku Singh, Pushed through quicker, shortish and on off, Rinku Singh taps it out in front of point. He calls for the run but is sent back. Pressure building!

Noor Ahmad to Rinku Singh, OUT! TAKEN! Noor Ahmad has three now. The pressure was building on Rinku Singh, who succumbed under it. A wrong'un, full and on middle, turns in a bit. Rinku Singh goes down on one knee to clear the long on fence, but gets it more from the inner half of the bat.

Noor Ahmad to Ramandeep Singh, Dragged back and around off, Ramandeep Singh punches it through covers for one and gets off the mark.

CSK tighten their grip on the game. Ramandeep Singh comes out to bat.

A luxury for Ruturaj Gaikwad to bring on Jamie Overton at this stage in the game. Overton was CSK's most successful bowler in their win over DC.

Jamie Overton to Ramandeep Singh, Jamie Overton bangs in a quick bouncer at 140.9 kph, on middle. Ramandeep Singh looks to hook it away but gets late on it and misses. Sanju Samson behind the stumps, grabs it near his head height. Hang on! CSK take a very late review for caught behind. Overton did not look that interested, though. The replay shows that the ball is passing very close to the gloves. UltraEdge shows a flatline and CSK lose a review.

Jamie Overton to Ramandeep Singh, Slower one, on a length and on off, Ramandeep Singh steps across and clips it through square leg for a single.

Jamie Overton to Rovman Powell, Hard length and on middle, angling in, Rovman Powell tucks it towards mid-wicket for a run.

Jamie Overton to Ramandeep Singh, Back of a length and on off, takes pace off. Ramandeep Singh gets across and hooks it towards deep fine for another run.

Jamie Overton to Rovman Powell, SIX! 100 UP FOR KKR! Jamie Overton serves this fuller and just outside off, pace on. Rovman Powell gets his hands through the shot. He never tried to hit it down and carved it over the deep extra cover fence for a biggie. Made it look effortless.

Jamie Overton to Rovman Powell, Pulls his length back a bit, on middle, shapes away a touch. Rovman Powell guides it away towards short third.

Noor Ahmad to Ramandeep Singh, Short and outside off, Ramandeep Singh cuts it away to deep point for a single.

Noor Ahmad to Rovman Powell, A googly, short and on off, Rovman Powell pats it towards cover for a run.

Noor Ahmad to Ramandeep Singh, Dragged back and around off, Ramandeep Singh slaps it to sweeper cover for another run.

Noor Ahmad to Rovman Powell, Flighted, full and on leg, Rovman Powell clips it through square leg for one.

Noor Ahmad to Ramandeep Singh, Slows it up, full and around leg, follows the batter. Ramandeep Singh backs away to flick but misses as the ball goes off his pads towards short fine. A leg bye taken.

Noor Ahmad to Rovman Powell, Quicker, full and on leg, Rovman Powell works it through backward square leg and turns around for the second run. He has to hurry but makes his ground in the end. Noor Ahmad finishes his spell with outstanding figures of 4-0-21-3.

Jamie Overton to Ramandeep Singh, Overton hits the hard length at 138.2 kph, on off. Ramandeep walks across to access the 58-metre boundary behind square on the leg side. He is beaten on the inside edge and wears it on the thigh pad.

Jamie Overton to Ramandeep Singh, FOUR! Smart battng!

There has been a change of ball between overs here. A lot of due on the ground and CSK have opted for a dry ball for the last five overs.

Jamie Overton to Ramandeep Singh, SIX! All the way! If KKR are to get home from here, Rovman Powell cannot do it all alone. He needs support at the other end and this is a good first half of the over from Ramandeep Singh. Cross-seam ball, on a shortish length, on middle. This sits up to be hit and Singh clobbers it in front of square on the leg side for half a dozen.

Jamie Overton to Ramandeep Singh, Wide! Banged in short, too high. Ramandeep Singh watches it sail over his head.

Jamie Overton to Ramandeep Singh, No run.

Jamie Overton to Ramandeep Singh, Takes pace off and this is on a back of a length, on off. Ramandeep taps it to the left of backward point and crosses over.

Jamie Overton to Rovman Powell, Bowled from a bit wide on the crease, on a good length, on middle. Powell clips it through mid-wicket and keeps the strike with a single. Despite 11 runs off the first 3 balls, KKR can only collect 13 from the over.

Strategic Break!

Khaleel Ahmed to Rovman Powell, Starts with a back-of-a-length delivery, on middle. Rovman whips it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Khaleel Ahmed to Ramandeep Singh, Pushed across the right-hander, on a good length. Singh cuts it to deep point for just a single.

Khaleel Ahmed to Rovman Powell, FOUR! Powerfully struck! Khaleel rolls his fingers over the ball and looks to make use of the angle by running this across the right-hander. This is not wide enough and Powell is able to reach out. He slams it over extra cover for a one-bounce boundary.

Khaleel Ahmed to Rovman Powell, Nails the yorker, at the toes. Powell digs it out beside the strip on the leg side. Khaleel moves to his right and cuts down the possibility of a single.

Khaleel Ahmed to Rovman Powell, Very full, in line with the off stump. Powell cannot get under it. Hits it down to long on for one.

What happened there? Just before the release of the ball, it looks like Khaleel Ahmed has pulled something here.

Gurjapneet Singh to Ramandeep Singh, FOUR! Up and over! Gurjapneet Singh serves the off-pace ball and this is bowled into the wicket. Ramandeep Singh reaches out and fetches it from near the tramline. He hops and flays it over extra cover. Ruturaj Gaikwad turns around and goes after it, but the ball wins the race. Another under-par over for KKR. 11 runs off it. 62 runs required off 18 balls.

Anshul Kamboj (2-0-13-1) is back on.

Anshul Kamboj to Rovman Powell, Wide! A marginal call, but it goes in favour of the batter. Kamboj spots Powell standing on the off stump and he looks to fire in a yorker in at the leg stump, just the way he cleaned up Tim David, but he had overstepped then. Powell swings at it but misses.

Anshul Kamboj to Rovman Powell, Needless throw!

Anshul Kamboj to Ramandeep Singh, Full and on middle. Singh clears the front leg and has a heave across the line. Toe-ends it square on the leg side for a single.

Anshul Kamboj to Rovman Powell, Going away, full in length. Powell throws his hands at the ball. Gets a thickish outside edge down to deep third, where Noor Ahmad mops it up. Just a single.

Anshul Kamboj to Ramandeep Singh, Gets the wide yorker in, Ramandeep steers it to deep backward point for one.

Anshul Kamboj to Rovman Powell, So far, so good!

Anshul Kamboj to Ramandeep Singh, Superb execution throughout the over from Kamboj. Slips in the yorker right at the base of the off pole. Ramandeep jams it out through point for another single. Just 7 runs off it, and the task gets even steeper for KKR.

Jamie Overton to Ramandeep Singh, Bashes the hard length, over middle. Ramandeep Singh swings across and pulls it to the left of deep square leg. With this brace, the 50-run stand comes up.

Who bowls the 19th? It will be Jamie Overton.

Jamie Overton to Ramandeep Singh, FOUR! Cleverly done! Pace off and into the surface, over middle. Ramandeep Singh gives himself a bit of room and gets under the ball. Plays the upper-cut over the man at short third for a boundary.

Jamie Overton to Ramandeep Singh, Good response from Overton. A yorker on the off stump. Singh squeezes it out wide of point and gets to the other end.

Jamie Overton to Rovman Powell, A sharp and quick bumper from Overton at 143.8 kph. Powell looks to take it on but is beaten for pace and the ball zips over his right shoulder.

Jamie Overton to Rovman Powell, A big swing and a miss! Rovman Powell has a perplexed look on his face. He feels that it should be a wide. Powell has sent it upstairs. Overton dishes out the off-cutter, full and outside off. Powell is standing on the off stump and he throws the kitchen sink at it but fails to connect. The replays confirm that the ball was well within the guideline.

Jamie Overton to Rovman Powell, Wide! Lands it on a back of a length and it is the off-cutter. It spins down leg and Powell misses as he swings across the line.

Jamie Overton to Rovman Powell, Overton bends his back and digs it in short, over middle. Rovman Powell does not quite get hold of it on the pull and it goes only as far as deep square leg. Noor Ahmad is behind square in the deep and he runs across to his left. He ends up overrunning the ball but the second run was always on. The deep mid-wicket fielder backs Noor up and he hauls it in.

Anshul Kamboj to Ramandeep Singh, FOUR! Good cricket all around!

Anshul Kamboj to Ramandeep Singh, Wide! Kamboj targets the leg pole with a full delivery. Singh walks inside the line to get it away but misses. Not far away from the leg stump but it has been given as a wide.

Anshul Kamboj to Ramandeep Singh, Low full toss, outside off. Ramandeep reaches out and hits it to cover without much timing.

The next batter in is?

Anshul Kamboj to Ramandeep Singh, OUT! CAUGHT! A sharp catch by Sarfaraz Khan.

Anshul Kamboj to Anukul Roy, Not allowing the batter to get under it. Almost in the blockhole, on the off stump. Roy drills it to mid off for a single.

Anshul Kamboj to Rovman Powell, SIX! Kamboj misses and Powell cashes in. Anshul goes searching for the yorker but ends up serving a friendly full toss, on the pads. Rovman picks it up nicely off the pads and parks it into the stands beyond deep backward square leg.

Anshul Kamboj to Rovman Powell, A dot to end the game. A comprehensive win for CSK, their second straight win after losing their first three games. Kamboj slants it across the batter, full in length. Powell moves across the stumps and swings for the hills but misses. Not given as a wide and Rovman reviews, more in hope than anything else. The replays show that Powell is standing slightly outside the off stump and the ball is passing well within the revised guideline.

Chennai Express back on track - The Chennai Express has finally picked up pace, with two back-to-back home wins, finding rhythm at just the right time in the season. It didn’t come easy, but they handled the key moments better than the away side. Plenty of food for thought for Kolkata Knight Riders, who remain winless after five games and firmly rooted at the bottom of the table.