Chennai XI vs Kolkata XI 38th Match at Abu Dhabi, 26 Sep, 2021

Toss: Kolkata , who chose to bat
Kolkata XI 171/6 (20)
Chennai XI 172/8 (20)
Chennai Super Kings won by 2 wickets
Man of the Match: Ravindra Jadeja

    Over 3.1 Varun Chakravarthy tossed up delivery to Faf du Plessis,1 leg bye, deflects off the thigh as Faf misses the clip.

    Over 3.2 Varun Chakravarthy tossed up delivery to Ruturaj Gaikwad,1 run, shimmies down but isn't to the pitch and knocks it to mid-on

    Over 3.3 Varun Chakravarthy tossed up delivery to Faf du Plessis, Boundary! Leans into it nicely before unfurling a cracking drive through extra cover for four.

    Over 3.4 Varun Chakravarthy bowls it short of length to Faf du Plessis, Boundary! Rock back in the crease and  manages to cut it away through the covers for four.

    Over 3.5 Varun Chakravarthy bowls a quicker arm ball to Faf du Plessis, no run, gets forward and defended into the covers

    Over 3.6 Varun Chakravarthy bowls a quicker arm ball to Faf du Plessis, no run, gets forward and plays it defensively into the off-side ring again

    Over 7.1 Varun Chakravarthy tossed up delivery to Ruturaj Gaikwad, no run, stays on the front foot and knocks it down the pitch.

    Over 7.2 Varun Chakravarthy tossed up delivery to Ruturaj Gaikwad,1 run, gets across the line and clips it to deep midwicket

    Over 7.3 Varun Chakravarthy bowls it flat in the air to Faf du Plessis,1 run, uses his feet to get close to the ball and drives to long-on

    Over 7.4 Varun Chakravarthy tossed up delivery to Ruturaj Gaikwad,1 run, gets to the pitch of the ball and still manages to whip it to deep midwicket

    Over 7.5 Varun Chakravarthy bowls a quicker arm ball to Faf du Plessis,1 run, gets forward and punches wide of point

    Over 7.6 Varun Chakravarthy bowls a quicker arm ball to Ruturaj Gaikwad,1 run, gets forward and taps it in front of cover

    Over 13.1 Varun Chakravarthy tossed up delivery to AT Rayudu,1 run, gets forward and nudges it through mid-wicket for a single.

    Over 13.2 Varun Chakravarthy tossed up delivery to Moeen Ali, no run, gets back in the crease and  cracks it straight to backward point

    Over 13.3 Varun Chakravarthy tossed up delivery to Moeen Ali, no run, gets late on the backfoot punch and the ball beats the outside edge

    Over 13.4 Varun Chakravarthy bowls it flat in the air to Moeen Ali,1 run, gives the charge and flays it to sweeper cover, just a single

    Over 13.5 Varun Chakravarthy tossed up delivery to AT Rayudu,1 run, shimmies down to go big but miscues it horribly towards long-on, Iyer runs in but the ball lands in front of him.

    Over 13.6 Varun Chakravarthy tossed up delivery to Moeen Ali, no run, gets forward and  goes for the sweep and misses

    Over 17.1: Single. Varun Chakravarthy to MS Dhoni,

    Over 17.2: No runs. Varun Chakravarthy to MS Dhoni,

    Over 17.3: Bowled him!. Varun Chakravarthy to Ravindra Jadeja,

    Over 17.4: Two runs. Varun Chakravarthy to Sam Curran,

    Over 17.5: Single. Varun Chakravarthy to Sam Curran,

    Over 17.6: Single. Varun Chakravarthy to Ravindra Jadeja,