IPL 2013: Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab - As it happened...

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SCORECARD» I COMMENTARY» POINTS TABLE» I SCHEDULE» ==================================================================================== Chennai Super Kings win by 15 runs. ==================================================================================== PUNJAB Over: 20 II Score: 171/6 Dwayne Bravo to bowl the last over of the innings. Marsh is bowled off the first delivery of the over. Gurkeerat Singh is the new man and he hits the first ball to long off for Hussey to take a simple catch. Rajagopal Sathish is the new man as Miller digs out a good yorker to sweeper cover for two runs. That gets Miller to his half century. Miller gets a single off the next ball. Bravo has trapped Sathish with a yorker off the fifth ball of the over. Manpreet Gony is the new man and he misses a ball outside off stump. Sathish lbw b Dwayne Bravo 0(1) Gurkeerat Singh c Michael Hussey b Dwayne Bravo 0(1) Shaun Marsh b Dwayne Bravo 73(51) ==================================================================================== PUNJAB Over: 19 II Score: 157/3 Marsh hits Morris' first ball of the over for a boundary past the fielder at long off. Gets a single of the next ball. This one is on the pads and Miller helps it past the man at short fine leg for a boundary. He gets a single off the next ball. This one is wide outside off stump and marsh dug it out but the ball was brilliantly stopped by Hussey, no run taken. Another fantastic bowl to end the over. Punjab need 19 runs in 6 balls. ==================================================================================== PUNJAB Over: 18 II Score: 157/3 Tight over this from Bravo. Only singles taken off the first five balls. The last ball is lofted over sweeper cover for a six by Miller. Punjab need 30 in 12 runs. ==================================================================================== PUNJAB Over: 17 II Score: 145/3 Chris Morris back into the attack as Marsh gets a single off the first ball to long on. Miller gets another single to mid wicket. Marsh gets another single but that could have been risky for Miller had the throw been direct. Miller gets a boundary this time . Another boundary to Miller. Last ball was dug out for a single. Punjab need 42 runs in 18 balls. ==================================================================================== PUNJAB Over: 16 II Score: 133/3 Bravo to continue as Marsh hits a boundary off the second ball. He gets two runs wide off long on. Single this time to fine leg. The last ball off the over is driven crisply by Miller for a boundary towards sweeper cover. ==================================================================================== PUNJAB Over: 15 II Score: 122/3 Miller steps out to Ashwin's first ball of a new over but gets only a single. Another single for Mash this time. Miller gets two runs to extra cover. Miller steps out and hits it for a boundary. Singles taken off the next two balls to end the over. ==================================================================================== PUNJAB Over: 14 II Score: 112/3 Dwayne Bravo is into the attack now. Miller gets a single off the first ball towards long on. Marsh gets single to third man off the next ball. Another single to Miller. This one is squeezed past short third man for a boundary. Marsh gets to his fifty with that shot. Single off the next ball. ==================================================================================== PUNJAB Over: 13 II Score: 103/3 Miller this time comes down the wicket and smashes it for a six over long off. Gets a single off the next delivery. Marsh pushes this one to long off for another single. Miller cuts this one to sweeper cover for a single. This was hit straight down the ground for a single. Another single to MIller to end the over. ==================================================================================== PUNJAB Over: 12 II Score: 92/3 Raina has been given the ball and Miller, the new batsman, drives it for a single. Marsh gets another single towards the leg side. Miller gets a single off the next ball to long on. Marsh hits this one long and straight for a six. He hits it again over long off this time for a six. This time he hits it along the ground for a boundary to extra cover. ==================================================================================== PUNJAB Over: 11 II Score: 73/3 Ashwin continues as Hussey comes down the wicket and smashes it high in the air, Jadeja caught it at the boundary but his feet was touching the ropes, so that's a six. This one was short and Hussey pulled it to deep mid wicket for two runs. This time he hits the ball in the air and Bravo at long off takes a simple catch. Ashwin beats Marsh with a gem of a delivery outside off stump. Hussey c Dwayne Bravo b Ashwin 22(16) ==================================================================================== PUNJAB Over: 10 II Score: 65/2 Chris Morris comes into the attack and Marsh cuts it straight to the man at point, no run taken. Marsh plays the next one to long off for a single. Hussey guides the next one to third man for a single. Marsh this time gets a single to third man. This was a yorker and HUssey inside edged it and the ball raced away for a boundary to fine leg. Hussey gets a single this time to long on. ==================================================================================== PUNJAB Over: 9 II Score: 57/2 Ashwin is into the attack now. Hussey gets a single off the first ball. Marsh gets a leading edge to the next delivery and the ball goes away to the off side for a single. Hussey flicks the ball to mid wicket, no run taken. Next one is defended to cover, no run again. Hussey gets this past the bowler for a single. Marsh plays the next ball to long off for a single. ==================================================================================== PUNJAB Over: 8 II Score: 53/2 Mohit Sharma now into his last over and he beats Marsh outside off stump with the first ball. Marsh nudges this to third one for a single. Slower delivery this time and Hussey smashes it over mid off for a boundary. Hits the next one to cover, no run taken. This time he gets a single to sweeper cover. Marsh drives this just over the top of the fielder at cover for a boundary. ==================================================================================== PUNJAB Over: 7 II Score: 43/2 Morkel into his final over as Marsh gets a single towards the off side. David Hussey is the new man in the middle. He drives the first one and the ball falls just short of a diving Raina at cover. Hussey guides the next one to third man for a single. Marsh lofts this one over the man at mid on for a boundary. He gets a single off the next ball to square leg. Hussey misses with an attmpted pull and the ball goes just over the stumps. ==================================================================================== PUNJAB Over: 6 II Score: 36/2 Mohit Sharma continues with a short one outside off stump which Marsh punches to cover, no run taken. Marsh drives a slower one past mid off for a boundary. Marsh gets a single off the next ball to mid on. Mandeep hits this one to cover, Marsh looking for a single is sent back and a direct hit would have had him. Mandeep pulls a short one to deep mid wicket for a boundary. This time Mandeep slashes and hit the ball straight to Raina at cover. Mandeep Singh c Raina b Mohit Sharma 15(15) ==================================================================================== PUNJAB Over: 5 II Score: 27/1 Morkel into his third over as Mandeep gets a single off the first ball to third man. Marsh nudges one on the leg side for a single. Mandeep misses with a pull but he gets a single on the off side. Marsh gets a single off the next ball. Mandeep defends the next one back to the bowler. No run off the last over as well. Just four runs off the over. ==================================================================================== PUNJAB Over: 4 II Score: 23/1 Mohit Sharma continues as Mandeep pulls a short one straight to the fielder at deep mid wicket who drops a simple catch, batsmen take a single. Marsh gets another single off the next ball. The next ball is hit to point, no run taken. Mandeep guides the next one to third man for a single. Short this time and Marsh pulls it away for a boundary. No run off the last ball. ==================================================================================== PUNJAB Over: 3 II Score: 16/1 Albie Morkel continues as Mandeep gets a single off the first one. Shaun Marsh comes to the middle now. He drives one to cover, no run taken. Next one is defended to mid off, no run again. He drives again but can't pierce the gap, no run taken. This time he dabs it to the on side for a single. Mandeep gets a single off a misfield to end the over. ==================================================================================== PUNJAB Over: 2 II Score: 13/1 Mohit Sharma to bowl the second over, Mandeep gets a single off the first ball. Pomersbach gave himself a bit of room and smashes it past covers for a boundary. This time he hits it to mid on, no run taken. The next one is defended back to the bowler. Good short ball and that surprised Pomersbach, no run taken. This time Pomersbach misses with a heave and the ball crashes onto the stumps. Pomersbach b Mohit Sharma 7(9) ==================================================================================== PUNJAB Over: 1 II Score: 8/0 Pomersbach and Mandeep Singh are in the middle for Punjab. Albie Morkel to bowl the first over. Pomersbach pushes the first ball to cover, no run taken. He turns the next one to the leg side, no run again. This time he gets a single to mid on. Mandeep beats the fielder at mid off for a boundary. Mandeep tries to hit this one towards fine leg but the ball hits his pads and he gets a single for it. Pomersbach plays this one on the leg side for two runs. ==================================================================================== CSK Over: 20 II Score: 186/4 Praveen Kumar to bowl the last over of the innings. He starts off with one wide outside off stump, no run taken. This time he gets two runs square on the off side. Raina launches this one over the bowler's head for a six. He gets two runs off the next ball. He dabs the next one to third man for a single and that gets him to a century. This has been a gem of a knock from the left hander. Jadeja gets a single off the next ball. ==================================================================================== CSK Over: 19 II Score: 174/4 Awana is back into the attack and he starts his new spell with one on Raina's body who helps it to fine leg for a single. Full outside off stump and Morkel got an edge on it and the ball raced away for a boundary. Morkel pulls this one but does not time it well and the catch is held by the man at long on. Ravindra Jadeja is the new man in the middle. This one is short outside leg stump and that's called a wide. Raina pulls it from his body to deep mid wicket for two runs. Similar delivery and Raina pulls it agai but this time only for a single. This one is driven past cover by Jadeja for a boundary. Albie Morkel c David Miller b Awana 23(16) ==================================================================================== CSK Over: 18 II Score: 161/3 Praveen Kumar comes back into the attack. Raina flicks the first ball in the gap between long on and deep mid wicket for a six. Raina plays the next one on the leg side for two runs. Slower one this time and Raina does not make contact. This time he can't get the ball past the man at mid off, single taken. Morkel this time gets a single to long off. Raina drives the last ball for a single. ==================================================================================== CSK Over: 17 II Score: 150/3 Sathish is back into the attack. Morkel gets a single off the first ball. Raina gets two runs off the next delivery. Raina cuts this beautifully for a boundary. Raina sweeps the next ball for another boundary. He gets a single off the next ball. Morkel this time launches one into the stands for six runs. ==================================================================================== CSK Over: 16 II Score: 132/3 Gony comes back into the attack. Raina hits the first ball in the air towards long on but the ball falls safely and the batsmen take a single. Next ball is driven to mid off for a single by Morkel. Raina launches a slower one straight over the bowler's head for a six. This time he drives the ball to mid off and completes a single. Another full toss is hit to long off by Morkel for a single. Another slower one and Raina hits it for a six. ==================================================================================== CSK Over: 15 II Score: 116/3 Chawla starts this over with one on the leg side that Raina attempts to sweep but the ball gets the top edge and runs away for a boundary to third man. Single this time to Raina. This one is swept in the air by Morkel and the fielder at deep square leg misses a simple catch, batsmen take a single. Single to long on for Raina this time. Morkel gets another single. Raina gets to his fifty with a nudge to the leg side for a single. ==================================================================================== CSK Over: 14 II Score: 107/3 Awana is back into the attack. Morkel gets a leg bye off the first ball. Raina drives it straight down the ground but the fielder gets across from long on and restrict the batsmen to two runs. He hits the next one to long off for a single. Slower one this time and Morkel mistimes a drive, no run taken. This one is short and Morkel cuts it hard for a boundary to deep backward point. No run taken off the last ball. ==================================================================================== CSK Over: 13 II Score: 99/3 Rajagopal Sathish comes into the attack. Dhoni flicks this one and takes off for the second run as well but the throw is good and Dhoni is short of his crease.Albie Morkel is the new man in the middle. Gets a off the first ball he faces. This one is on the pads and Raina sweeps it over short fine leg for a boundary. Raina gets a single off the next ball. Morkel plays the next ball to mid off, no run taken.This time hedrives a full toss to sweeper cover for a single. Dhoni run out (Sathish/Gurkeerat Singh) 2(2) ==================================================================================== CSK Over: 12 II Score: 91/2 Chawla starts this one with a quicker one and Hussey stepped out but missed the ball and was stumped. MS Dhoni is the new batsman in the middle and he gets off the mark with a single to cover. This one is swept by Rania over deep mid wicket for a six. Raina hits the next ball straight back but Chawla gets a hand on iot and the batsmen get no run. This one is flicked from his pads and he gets two runs. The last ball is driven to cover, no run taken. Michael Hussey st Gurkeerat Singh b Chawla 35(29) ==================================================================================== CSK Over: 11 II Score: 82/1 Manpreet Gony comes into the attack now and he starts with a short ball that Hussey pulls for a boundary. This time he nudges it to the on side and takes two runs. Another short one and pulled again for another boundary. This one is cut to short third man for a single. Raina gets a single to deep mid wicket this time. Slower one this time and Hussey hits it to long off for a single. ==================================================================================== CSK Over: 10 II Score: 69/1 Hussey into his final over and Raina drives it fiercely through covers for a boundary. Gets a single this time to long on. Hussey gets a single to short third man this time. Raina flicks this one from his pads towards deep square leg for a single. Another single for Hussey. This time Raina hits it high and far for a six. ==================================================================================== CSK Over: 9 II Score: 55/1 Chawla continues as Hussey drives it back to the bowler. Hussey sweeps this time and gets two runs. He flicks the next one towards the leg side for a single. Raina gets a single this time to backward square leg. Hussey sweeps this nice and hard but the fielder gets around and restricts the batsmen to two runs. Reverse sweep this time but can't get it past the fielder at short third man. ==================================================================================== CSK Over: 8 II Score: 49/1 David Hussey into his third over as Raina gets a single off the first ball. Hussey drives to long off for another single. This one is driven again but can't find the gap on the off side. Another single this time towards the leg side. This one is wide down the leg side.. Another single to cover. No run off the last ball. ==================================================================================== CSK Over: 7 II Score: 44/1 Piyush Chawla is into the attack. Hussey gets a single to mis wicket off the first ball. Raina hits a full toss back to the bowler. Another single to Raina. Raina goes inside out and finds the gap this time as the ball goes goes for a boundary. A single off the last ball. ==================================================================================== CSK Over: 6 II Score: 36/1 Awana continues as Rania is cramped for room and ends up getting a leg bye. Hussey gives him the charge this time but can't make contact. Hussey slogs this time but still can't find the gap. Hussey miscues a pull but the ball lands safely and the batsmen take two runs. Gets a single to mid on this time. This is driven firmly to mid off, no run taken. ==================================================================================== CSK Over: 5 II Score: 32/1 David Hussey comes into the attack as Raina plays the first two deliveries back to the bowler. The next one is a full toss and Raina slaps it through cover for a four. This time Raina hits it to mid on and takes off for a quick single but a direct hit causes problems for him. The third umpire is called into action and Raina survives a scare. Hussey drives the next ball but can't find the gap on the off side. No run off the last ball as well. ==================================================================================== CSK Over: 4 II Score: 27/1 Parvinder Awana is into the attack and he starts with a short one as well, Hussey rocks back and dispatches it to the mid wicket fence for a boundary. Hussey gets an inside edge on an attempted drive this time and the batsmen take a single. Saha drives but can't get the ball past the fielder at cover. The next one is defended back to the bowler, no run again. Saha flicks this straight to the man at deep mid wicket and the fielder there takes a simple catch. Suresh Raina is the new man in the middle as Hussey defends the last ball to cover, no run taken. Saha c Shaun Marsh b Awana 18(18) ==================================================================================== CSK Over: 3 II Score: 22/0 Praveen Kumar starts his second over with a short one that is pulled over deep mid wicket for a six. The next one is bowled on a better length and Saha hits it to cover, no run taken. Slower delivery this time and Saha hits it in the air but the ball goes just over Praveen on the follow through. This time Saha drives it past the fielder at backward point for a boundary. Another short one and Saha pulls it to deep mid wicket for two runs. No run off the last ball. ==================================================================================== CSK Over: 2 II Score: 10/0 David Hussey to bowl the second over as Saha works the first one on the leg side for a single. This is a full toss and Michael Hussey slaps it through covers for two runs. This time he works it on the leg side for a single. Saha gets another single towards the leg side. This ball is driven to long off for a single. Another single off the last ball. ==================================================================================== CSK Over: 1 II Score: 3/0 Michael Hussey and Wriddhiman Saha are in the middle for Chennai Super Kings. Praveen Kumar to start proceedings for Punjab. Saha dabs the first ball past point for two runs. This time he plays the ball to point., no run taken. This time he plays the ball to cover, no run again. Another shot straight to the man at cover, he needs to find the gap and get away from the strike. Again he dabs the ball and looks for a run but they decided against it. This time he dabs it to the leg side for a single. ==================================================================================== TOSS: Chennai have won the toss and have decided to bat. Punjab (Playing XI): Shaun Marsh, Mandeep Singh, David Hussey(c), David Miller, Luke Pomersbach, Rajagopal Sathish, Gurkeerat Singh(w), Manpreet Gony, Piyush Chawla, Praveen Kumar, Parvinder Awana Chennai (Playing XI): Wriddhiman Saha, Michael Hussey, Suresh Raina, S Badrinath, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Albie Morkel, Dwayne Bravo, Ravichandran Ashwin, Chris Morris, Mohit Mahipal Sharma ==================================================================================== Live Updates of the match between Chennai Super Kings versus Kings XI Punjab to be played at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai. Chennai Super Kings with 16 points from 10 matches look all set to go through to the last four. MS Dhoni has ld from the front and Michael Hussey has been their trump card so far in the tournament. Also there have been useful performances from the likes of Jadeja, Bravo and Mohit Sharma. Kings XI Punjab looked a much better side in the last match when Gilchrist decided to sit out and make way for Shaun Marsh. A lot will depend on David Miller and they will also be looking for a much better performance from Azhar Mahmood with the bat.