Highlights, IPL 2021, CSK vs KKR Full Cricket Score: CSK win by two wickets in thriller

CSK go to the top of points table! 

It was a terrific nail-biter at Abu Dhabi. CSK needed just four from the last over but lost two wickets and could only manage three from the first five balls. Narine bowled superbly to take the game to the last ball but Deepak Chahar kept his cool to get the winning run on the last ball. KKR’s winning streak comes to an end. CSK have won all three matches of the second leg so far. They are on top of the table with 16 points.

CSK win by two wickets! 

Deepak Chahar sweeps the last ball to midwicket and CSK take the all-important single to clinch a thriller at Abu Dhabi.

After 20 overs,Chennai Super Kings 172/8 ( Shardul Thakur 3 , Deepak Chahar 1)

REVIEW AND OUT! 

Ravindra Jadeja lbw b Narine 22 (8)

Jadeja gets struck on the pads trying to sweep the length ball from Narine. He takes a review but it’s three reds and Jadeja has to walk back. CSK still need one to win.

Wicket! Sam Curran c (sub)K Nagarkoti b Narine 4(4)

Some twist in the game now. Curran wanted to get the winning runs but his shot on first ball of final over has been taken by the long-off fielder to his right. 4 still needed.

After 19 overs,Chennai Super Kings 168/6 ( Ravindra Jadeja 22 , Sam Curran 4)

KKR were in the ascendancy but Jadeja has turned the game on its head. Poor execution from Prasidh. Offisde has longer boundaries but he ends up bowling a short ball and that is pulled over backward square leg by Jadeja for a six. Next ball is drilled down the ground from length. A full toss and this one is slashed to deep backward point for a four. That’s not it. Another boundary for Jadeja on off side on the last ball. 22 from this over. Just four need from the last one.

After 18 overs,Chennai Super Kings 146/6 ( Ravindra Jadeja 1 , Sam Curran 3)

Big over for KKR! Two wickets with both Raina and Dhoni departing. Raina got run out at non striker’s end with a good throw from long-off as Dhoni called for a double. CSK captain got out, castled, after being outfoxed by a googly. Five from the over. Excellent bowling by Varun. 26 in 12 needed.

Dhoni out! 

MS Dhoni b Varun 1 (4)

Excellent slower googly from Varun. He is brave with his bowling and is rewarded with Dhoni’s wicket. The CSK skipper was looking to go big down the ground but the googly evaded his bat to hit the stumps.

RUN OUT! 

Suresh Raina run out (Tripathi/Varun) 11 (7)

Dhoni drives the fuller ball to long off and asks for a double. Good fielding from deep and Raina is caught well short of the crease at non-striker’s end.

After 17 overs,Chennai Super Kings 141/4 ( Suresh Raina 11 , MS Dhoni (C) (W) 0)

A single on Ferguson’s first ball. He goes for a yorker on the second ball but ends up bowling a beamer that Raina evades. Free hit only accounts for a single. Moeen Ali’s flick shot is saved at midwicket by Russell but he ends up injuring himself and is not fielding at the moment. Ali departs on the next ball with his slap-pull being taken by Iyer at long-on. Dhoni joins Raina now. 31 needed from the last three overs.

OUT! Moeen Ali c Iyer b Ferguson 32 (28)

Moeen Ali gets out at a crucial time. He pulls the length ball straight to the long-on fielder. Iyer does well to take the catch just ahead of the ropes.

After 16 overs,Chennai Super Kings 132/3 ( Moeen Ali 29 , Suresh Raina 8)

Medium pacer Venkatesh Iyer gets the ball. Five from this. Two run out opportunities there against Raina but he survived. One time he got half down the track after Ali bunted a ball back to the bowler. Iyer took a shy at stumps but Raina came home safely. Then a tight single where DK tried to run out Raina with an underarm throw but Raina put in a dive to survive.

After 15 overs,Chennai Super Kings 127/3 ( Moeen Ali 25 , Suresh Raina 7)

Narine strikes to remove Rayudu on his return. The first ball gets Rayudu a boundary with an inside-out cover drive. Next ball he gets out after skipping down the track. He missed the length ball which turned inside to hit the stumps. Raina comes in and starts with a pull shot four. 12 from the over.

OUT! Ambati Rayudu b Narine 9 (9)

Rayudu exposed the stumps after coming down the track. Narine got the ball to turn back in just enough to miss the blade and hit the timber.

After 14 overs,Chennai Super Kings 115/2 ( Moeen Ali 24 , Ambati Rayudu 6)

Spin is back. Varun is back. An economical over as CSK collect just three singles from it. There was also a chance for Varun as Rayudu got down the track for a lofted shot but it fell just ahead of Iyer at long-on.

After 13 overs,Chennai Super Kings 112/2 ( Moeen Ali 23 , Ambati Rayudu 4)

Russell continues and starts this over with a wide. He corrects his line and finishes the over after giving away five singles. Boundaries weren’t an issue for CSK so far with Faf and Ruturaj guiding the chase but it will be interesting to see how Moeen Ali and Rayudu bat here. The required rate is still 8.57.

After 12 overs,Chennai Super Kings 107/2 ( Moeen Ali 21 , Ambati Rayudu 1)

Morgan brings Prasidh back and the pacers respond with Faf’s wicket. Ferguson who took the catch at deep point deserves more credit. Faf came down and cut the short ball with power but Ferguson did well against the sun to take the catch despite overrunning it a bit. Ambati Rayudu is the new man in. Five from the over.

OUT! Faf du Plessis c Ferguson b Prasidh Krishna 44 (30)

Excellent catch by Ferguson at deep point. Faf slashes the length hard after coming down the ground but Ferguson does well to adjust against un to take the cat to his right.

After 11 overs,Chennai Super Kings 101/1 ( Faf du Plessis 43 , Moeen Ali 17)

100 up for CSK as they gallop. Two fours from Russell’s over. The outside off ball was slapped to covers fence by Moeen Ali. Faf edged a pull shot past DK to fine leg fence. Singles from the remaining four balls.

After 10 overs,Chennai Super Kings 89/1 ( Faf du Plessis 37 , Moeen Ali 11)

Ferguson starts off well. Only one form first four balls and then a full toss that is flicked to midwicket by Moeen Ali for a four. The next ball is short and is cracked over deep square leg for a six.

After 9 overs,Chennai Super Kings 78/1 ( Faf du Plessis 36 , Moeen Ali 1)

Russell is welcomed into the attack with a six over long-off by Ruturaj. But the West Indian takes his revenge on the very next ball. Ruturaj was early into his flick shot and the leading edge was taken at cover. Moeen Ali is welcomed to the crease with a bouncer. Four from the remaining three balls.

WICKET! Ruturaj Gaikwad c Morgan b Russell 40 (28)

The leading is taken at cover. Ruturaj was looking to work the length ball to leg side but he was early in his shot and leading edge popped to Morgan.

After 8 overs,Chennai Super Kings 68/0 ( Ruturaj Gaikwad 34 , Faf du Plessis 33)

Chakravarthy back into the attack. He begins with a dot ball. Second one is clipped to midwicket by Ruturaj for a single. Faf pushes the next ball to long-on for another single. Next three balls fetch three more singles.

After 7 overs,Chennai Super Kings 63/0 ( Ruturaj Gaikwad 31 , Faf du Plessis 31)

We are back after the strategy break and Narine bowls this over, from round the wicket. He starts with a dot ball but the next one is sent over long-on by Ruturaj with a pull shot. Three singles and a double on the remaining four balls.

After 6 overs,Chennai Super Kings 52/0 ( Ruturaj Gaikwad 23 , Faf du Plessis 28)

Boundaries keep coming for CSK. Two gains in the over for Faf as Ferguson returns to attack. The first one was creamed through the covers as Faf capitalised on a fuller outside off ball. Another fuller delivery was belted down the ground. 10 from the over. Powerplay ends.