Chennai XI vs Punjab XI 8th Match at Mumbai, 16 Apr, 2021

Toss: Chennai, who chose to bowl
Punjab XI 106/8 (20)
Chennai XI 107/4 (15.4)
Chennai won by 6 wickets
Man of the Match: Deepak Chahar
  • Sam Curran 6 * (5)
  • Faf du Plessis 35 * (32)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1: Single. Mohammed Shami to Ruturaj Gaikwad,

Over 0.2: No runs. Mohammed Shami to Faf du Plessis,

Over 0.3: Single. Mohammed Shami to Faf du Plessis,

Over 0.4: No runs. Mohammed Shami to Ruturaj Gaikwad,

Over 0.5: No runs. Mohammed Shami to Ruturaj Gaikwad,

Over 0.6: No runs. Mohammed Shami to Ruturaj Gaikwad,

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1 Jhye Richardson bowls a good length delivery to Faf du Plessis,1 leg bye, gets forward and misses the flick and the ball goes off the pads towards square leg.

Over 1.2 Jhye Richardson bowls a good length delivery to Ruturaj Gaikwad, no run, gets forward and defends it to point with the angled bat.

Over 1.3 Jhye Richardson bowls a pitched up delivery to Ruturaj Gaikwad, no run, comes across and flicks it straight to the man at mid-on.

Over 1.4 Jhye Richardson bowls a good length delivery to Ruturaj Gaikwad,1 run, charges down the track and lofts it over extra cover and picks up just a single.

Over 1.5 Jhye Richardson bowls a back of length delivery to Faf du Plessis, no run, gets back in the crease and punches it straight to the man at point.

Over 1.6 Jhye Richardson bowls a back of length delivery to Faf du Plessis, no run, gets forward and blocks it to cover watchfully.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1  Mohammed Shami bowls a pitched up delivery to Ruturaj Gaikwad, no run, gets forward and drives it to mid-on with the inside half of the bat.

Over 2.2  Mohammed Shami bowls a pitched up delivery to Ruturaj Gaikwad, no run, gets forward and went for a drive through the off-side, the ball takes the inside edge onto the pads.

Over 2.3  Mohammed Shami bowls a good length delivery to Ruturaj Gaikwad,1 run, gets forward and guides it away down to the third man and picks up a single.

Over 2.4  Mohammed Shami bowls a pitched up delivery to Faf du Plessis,1 run, gets forward and whips it wide of mid-on and picks up a single.

Over 2.5  Mohammed Shami bowls a good length delivery to Ruturaj Gaikwad,1 run, gets forward and defends it to point and picks up one more.

Over 2.6  Mohammed Shami bowls a pitched up delivery to Faf du Plessis,1 run, leans forward and drives it through cover and picks up a quick single.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1 Jhye Richardson bowls a good length delivery to Faf du Plessis, no run, gets forward and blocks it towards cover.

Over 3.2 Jhye Richardson bowls a good length delivery to Faf du Plessis, Boundary! Came down the track and smashes it through cover and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 3.3 Jhye Richardson bowls a good length delivery to Faf du Plessis, no run, once again charges down the pitch mistime heave towards mid-on.

Over 3.4 Jhye Richardson bowls a pitched up delivery to Faf du Plessis, 4 leg byes, gets Moves on the off-side and flicks it off the pads down to the fine leg

Over 3.5 Jhye Richardson bowls a good length delivery to Faf du Plessis, no run, gets inside the line and blocks it from the crease.

Over 3.6 Jhye Richardson bowls a good length delivery to Faf du Plessis,Six!  Walks across gets low nicely before superbly scooping it over short fine leg.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1 Arshdeep Singh bowls a good length delivery to Ruturaj Gaikwad, no run, gets forward and pats it into the off-side

Over 4.2 Arshdeep Singh bowls a back of length delivery to Ruturaj Gaikwad, no run, stays on the back foot and defends it to cover once again.

Over 4.3 Arshdeep Singh bowls a good length delivery to Faf du Plessis,1 run, gets forward and drives it past point and picks up a single.

Over 4.4 Arshdeep Singh bowls a back of length delivery to Ruturaj Gaikwad, no run, punched firmly off the back foot, straight to backward point

Over 4.5 Arshdeep Singh bowls a good length delivery to Ruturaj Gaikwad, no run, gets forward and plays late and opens his bat-face off the back foot, but can't get it past backward point

Over 4.6 Arshdeep Singh bowls it short of length to Ruturaj Gaikwad, out Caught by Deepak Hooda!! Gaikwad compulsively pulls and gets no timing whatsoever on it. Hooda runs in from deep mid-wicket to snaffle it with ease

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