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 5.1 Shardul Thakur bowls a good length delivery to Deepak Hooda, no run, gets on top of the bounce and punches it straight to the man at point.

Over 5.2 Shardul Thakur bowls a back of length delivery to Deepak Hooda, Boundary! Gets on top of the bounce and played it on the up to get it racing on the off-side.

Over 5.3 Shardul Thakur bowls a pitched up delivery to Deepak Hooda, 2 runs, gets forward and drives it down to sweeper cover and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 5.4 Shardul Thakur bowls a good length delivery to Deepak Hooda, no run,  gets a thick inside edge on the drive back to the bowler

Over 5.5 Shardul Thakur bowls it short of length to Deepak Hooda, no run, goes on to the back foot and punches it straight to the man at cover.

Over 5.6 Shardul Thakur bowls it short of length to Deepak Hooda,1 run, backs away in the crease and cut away square on the off-side and Deepak Hooda will retain strike.

Over 8.1 Shardul Thakur bowls a pitched up delivery to Jhye Richardson, Boundary! Comes across and flicks it along the ground to deep mid-wicket fence for four.

Over 8.2 Shardul Thakur bowls a good length delivery to Jhye Richardson,1 run, makes use of the width and steers a back of a length delivery down to third man

Over 8.3 Shardul Thakur bowls a pitched up delivery to Shahrukh Khan,1 run, gets forward and  drives hard and gets it to the left of sweeper cover.

Over 8.4 Shardul Thakur bowls a good length delivery to Jhye Richardson,1 run, goes on to the back foot and worked away square on the leg-side

Over 8.5 Shardul Thakur bangs it short onto the pitch to Shahrukh Khan, no run, shuffles across on the back foot and looks to pull and gets beaten on the top-edge.

Over 8.6 Shardul Thakur bowls a good length delivery to Shahrukh Khan, Boundary! Gets on top of the bounce and punches it beautifully through cover and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 15.1 Shardul Thakur bowls a good length delivery to Shahrukh Khan, 2 runs, gets forward and slaps it wide of sweeper cover. Came off the toe-end so doesn't have the timing to go all the way

Over 15.2 Shardul Thakur bowls it short of length to Shahrukh Khan, Boundary! Rock back in the crease and pulls it down to deep mid-wicket fence for four.

Over 15.3 Shardul Thakur bowls it short of length to Shahrukh Khan,1 run, goes on to the back foot and plays it square of the wicket on the off-side and gets a single.

Over 15.4 Shardul Thakur bowls a good length delivery to Murugan Ashwin, no run, gets forward and defends it to point with an open face bat.

Over 15.5 Shardul Thakur bowls a good length delivery to Murugan Ashwin, no run, gets forward and watches it along with going through to the keeper.

Over 15.6 Shardul Thakur bowls a back of length delivery to Murugan Ashwin,1 run, backs away in the crease and looks to cut but chops it to the right of backward point

Over 17.1: Wide ball. Shardul Thakur to Shahrukh Khan, 

Over 17.1 Shardul Thakur bowls a good length delivery to Shahrukh Khan,1 run, gets back in the crease and carved out to sweeper cover.

Over 17.2 Shardul Thakur bowls a good length delivery to Mohammed Shami,1 run, gets forward and defends it to point and picks up a single.

Over 17.3 Shardul Thakur bowls a pitched up delivery to Shahrukh Khan, no run, gets forward and tries to swig through the line but gets beaten.

Over 17.4 Shardul Thakur bowls a pitched up delivery to Shahrukh Khan, no run, gets forward and  throws his hands at it but can't connect. Seemed to be wide of the marker.

Over 17.5 Shardul Thakur bowls a pitched up delivery to Shahrukh Khan, 2 runs, moves on the off-side and squeezes it through midwicket and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 17.6 Shardul Thakur bowls it short of length to Shahrukh Khan, Boundary! Goes deep inside the crease and rushed on the pull shot. But the top-edge flies over the keeper.