Indian T20 League 2015

Scorecard - 20th Match, Bangalore vs Chennai at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India (22 Apr 2015)

Chennai

181/8 (20) RR:9.05

Chennai won by 27 runs

MOM: Suresh Raina

Bangalore

154/8 (20) RR:7.7

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18.1 - Wiese to Ashwin, FOUR, drops the slower ball halfway down the pitch, Ashwin backs away and cuts it behind point, third man was inside the circle and it was easy pickings for the off-spinner

18.0 - I Abdulla to du Plessis, FOUR, drilled! It was a flighted delivery on middle and leg, du Plessis jumps out of the crease, gets to the pitch and smashes it past the non-striker, ABD at long-on had no chance of cutting that

17.0 - Starc to Dwayne Bravo, FOUR, an expensive over from Starc. 15 runs off it. A low full toss on middle and leg, Bravo leans forward and flicks it handsomely in front of square, no chance for the fielder in the deep to stop that

16.4 - Starc to du Plessis, FOUR, Starc misses the yorker and pays the price for that, a high full toss outside off, du Plessis goes deep in the crease, opens the bat face and slices it to the deep backward point fence

16.1 - Starc to du Plessis, FOUR, poor start from Starc, short and on the ribs, du Plessis shuffles across, gets inside the line and glances it fine, Bisla runs across and dives, but can't save the boundary

15.5 - I Abdulla to du Plessis, FOUR, bad delivery from Abdulla, short and on the stumps, Faf had all the time in the world to pick his spot, he goes back and pulls it between deep mid-wicket and long-on

13.3 - Harshal Patel to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR, fine shot! Harshal bangs it in short at his pace, it sat up nicely for Jadeja, he transfers his weight on the back foot and pulls it in front of square, beat the man in the deep comfortably

11.1 - I Abdulla to Raina, FOUR, Abdulla expected Raina to come down the wicket and fired it outside off, Raina stays put and slaps it square of the wicket, the ball travelled to the fence in no time

10.4 - Wiese to Dhoni, FOUR, hammered! Full and outside off, Dhoni shimmies down the wicket and drills it to deep extra cover, Sarfaraz runs to his right, dives but still can't stop the ball from reaching the fence. Such was the power behind that shot

9.0 - Harshal Patel to Dhoni, FOUR, that's not a bad way to get going, pitched up and just outside off, Dhoni leans forward and caresses it past point, the fast outfield takes care of the rest

8.1 - Harshal Patel to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, poor ball from Patel, full and on Smith's pads, he waits on it and tucks it very fine, the man at fine leg is very square and the ball beats him to the fence

7.4 - Wiese to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, Wiese is leaking runs here, low full toss and well outside off, Smith leans forward and caresses it past extra cover for a boundary

4.4 - Harshal Patel to Raina, FOUR, Patel isn't learning his lessons here, too much width once again, Raina goes up and over point for another boundary

4.3 - Harshal Patel to Raina, FOUR, lovely shot, overpitched and well outside off, Raina leans forward and caresses it square past point, no need to run for those

3.1 - Chahal to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, Smith gets lucky! This was tossed up and spun away from outside off, the leg-break, Smith was looking to go over mid-on, gets a thick edge that loops over point and races away to to the fence

2.0 - Chahal to Raina, FOUR, even Superman AB can't get to the ball, this was tossed up and just outside off, Raina came charging down the track, goes for the lofted off-drive, doesn't get hold of the shot, the ball stays in the air for a long time. AB charges across from long-on, puts in the dive but the ball drops away from him

1.0 - Starc to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, Starc gets his radar wrong, this is full and well outside off, McCullum slices it away over point, almost went all the way, bounces just in front of the ropes

0.4 - Starc to Brendon McCullum, leg byes, FOUR, wrong line from Starc, drifts one onto McCullum's pads, he looks to flick and misses, the ball races away off the pads and into the fence

19.0 - Wiese to du Plessis, SIX, nice way to finish the over. It was once again the change of pace, du Plessis spots it early, clears his front leg out of the way and tonks it over long-on for a maximum

12.4 - Chahal to Raina, SIX, a hat-trick of sixes for Raina. Kohli looks a worried man. Floated up around off, Raina goes down on one knee and slog sweeps, it was a top-edge and the small ground helps Raina to collect another six

12.3 - Chahal to Raina, SIX, back-to-back maximums for Raina. This was dragged halfway down the wicket, Raina is quick to rock back and pull it over deep mid-wicket, he connected well this time around

12.2 - Chahal to Raina, SIX, Raina reaches yet another T20 League fifty. Even a mishit carries the distance at this ground. Tossed up on off and middle, Raina comes down the track, doesn't get to the pitch but still goes through with the shot, the ball clears the long-on fielder

11.5 - I Abdulla to Raina, SIX, fabulous shot! Fantastic footwork from Raina once again, he takes a couple of steps down the wicket, gets to the pitch of the ball and sends it sailing over deep mid-wicket for his third six

9.1 - I Abdulla to Raina, SIX, massive, nice way to greet the left-arm spinner, skips down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and sends it high and deep into the mid-wicket stands

7.3 - Wiese to Dwayne Smith, SIX, this is even better from Smith, fraction short and just outside off, Smith swivels across and pulls it over mid-wicket for another maximum

7.2 - Wiese to Dwayne Smith, SIX, 5000 T20 runs for Smith, this was pitched up and well outside off, Smith gets underneath and lofts it back over the bowler's head, sends it sailing into the stands

5.4 - Wiese to Raina, SIX, massive, pitched up and in that channel outside off, Raina gets a good stride forward, presents the full face of the bat and launches it back over Wiese's head, into the sightscreen

4.0 - Chahal to Dwayne Smith, SIX, that ruins the over for Chahal! Drops this one horridly short and on the stumps, Smith rocks back and pulls it high and over square leg for a maximum

19.4 - Starc to Mohit Sharma, out Bowled!! Castled! This was bound to happen. It was just a matter of time before it did. A length delivery bowled at 144.6kph, Mohit backed away to the leg-side, exposed his stumps and was beaten for pace, the off-stump gets uprooted. Mohit Sharma b Starc 2(6)

18.2 - Wiese to Ashwin, out Caught by Bisla!! Chennai losing their way. It was another off-speed delivery, full and just outside off as well, Ashwin makes room and has to reach for it, he ends up slicing it to short third man, Bisla didn't have to move to take that. Ashwin c Bisla b Wiese 5(3) [4s-1]

17.3 - I Abdulla to Dwayne Bravo, out Caught by de Villiers!! That is the 5th wicket by a spinner today. Again it was slowed up by Abdulla, Bravo wanted to go inside out, he gets it off the inside part of the bat, the ball skies towards mid-on, ABD runs in from long-on and hangs onto it quite easily. Dwayne Bravo c de Villiers b I Abdulla 5(4) [4s-1]

15.2 - I Abdulla to Ravindra Jadeja, out Caught by Kohli!! Another big wicket for the home side. They have now picked up 3 in the last 4 overs. Jadeja tries to hit it with the turn, doesn't get under it, gets the elevation but not the distance, picks out Kohli at long-on. Chennai slightly losing their way here. Ravindra Jadeja c Kohli b I Abdulla 8(8) [4s-1]

14.1 - Chahal to Dhoni, out Caught by de Villiers!! That is a huge wicket for BLR. Dhoni goes trying to score quickly. Chahal after getting some pasting has got both Raina and Dhoni. This was tossed up outside off, Dhoni goes for the inside out loft, he gets it squarer than he wanted, picks out one of the best fielders in the world. ABD never looked like dropping that at deep extra cover. Dhoni c de Villiers b Chahal 13(13) [4s-2]

12.5 - Chahal to Raina, out Caught by Rossouw!! Finally, some respite for Chahal. Raina got a bit greedy there. He wanted to hit this for the fourth consecutive six in this over and perished in the process. This was pushed wider from Chahal, Raina came down the track, had to reach for it and he lofts it towards long-off, Rossouw runs to his right and takes it cleanly. Raina c Rossouw b Chahal 62(32) [4s-4 6s-6]

8.5 - Harshal Patel to Dwayne Smith, out Caught by D Karthik!! Edged and caught! That's a huge wicket for Harshal, Smith was starting to take the game away from BLR. This was short of a length and held its line outside off, Smith was looking to run it down towards third man, is cramped for room, extra bounce as well, he ends up getting a thick edge. Karthik moves across to his right and gobbles the chance. Dwayne Smith c D Karthik b Harshal Patel 39(29) [4s-3 6s-3]

1.5 - Chahal to Brendon McCullum, out Caught by Rossouw!! Chahal strikes! A short stay for McCullum, this was dropped short and just outside off, skidded through after pitching, McCullum was perhaps done in by some extra bounce, can't keep his cut down and finds Rossouw at cover-point. Just the kind of start BLR wanted, CHN have lost one of their gun players early. Brendon McCullum c Rossouw b Chahal 4(6) [4s-1]

19.5 - Dwayne Bravo to Wiese, FOUR, that's thumped to the fence, it was short and slightly wide outside off once again. Wiese goes for the cut once again and this time makes a good connection, sends it to the left of backward point and the ball runs away to the fence

18.1 - Mohit Sharma to Starc, FOUR, banged in short and at the batsman, Starc pulls it to the right of short fine leg and the ball hurries across the turf and runs away

17.4 - Dwayne Bravo to Wiese, leg byes, FOUR, angles this one in on the pads, Wiese tries to help it on the on-side and misses, the ball goes to the left of the short third man fielder off the pad, Nehra dives but the ball escapes and runs away to the fence

17.3 - Dwayne Bravo to Wiese, FOUR, one too many slower balls from Bravo, Wiese was expecting that as he flat-bats it over the bowler and long-off couldn't stop it running to his right

15.0 - Dwayne Bravo to Kohli, FOUR, on a good length and outside off, Kohli comes on the front foot and drives it past the diving fielder at extra cover, the fielder from sweeper cover too runs to his right, but the ball was way out of his reach. 12 runs came off the over

14.3 - Dwayne Bravo to Kohli, FOUR, short and slightly wide outside off, Kohli reaches out and cuts it to the deep extra cover fence, the fielder at sweeper cover was a spectator there

9.1 - Ravindra Jadeja to Kohli, FOUR, flatter and outside off, Kohli cuts it to the left of backward point, Nehra moves across and lets the ball escape through his legs, Kohli gets a boundary for that and that effort from the veteran bowler wouldn't please his captain

7.5 - Ashwin to Kohli, FOUR, classy shot! That is his favourite shot. Another leg-spinner which is pitched up, Kohli presses forward and drills the drive wide of long-off, Pandey had no chance near the rope

7.2 - Ashwin to D Karthik, FOUR, wrong line from Ashwin, pitched on middle and spun away further, Karthik shuffles across and sweeps it very fine, beats short fine to his right as well as the fielder in the deep

3.0 - Mohit Sharma to Rossouw, FOUR, an expensive over from Mohit Sharma. Once more drags the length short, Rossouw skips down the wicket and flat-bats it to the right of mid-on, one bounce and into the fence. 19 runs came off the over

2.1 - Mohit Sharma to Bisla, FOUR, not the best of starts from Mohit. Banged in halfway down the wicket, Bisla goes on the back foot and pulls it over mid-wicket, didn't middle it but he will pick up four

0.5 - I Pandey to Bisla, FOUR, in the air but in the gap. For a moment he would have thought that he picked out the fielder. Fraction short and outside off, Bisla flays it wide of cover, Baz can't get there to stop the ball

0.2 - I Pandey to Bisla, FOUR, Bisla off the mark in style. Banged in midway down the wicket, no real pace on that, Bisla was quick to rock back and pull it in front of square, one bounce and into the fence

19.0 - Mohit Sharma to Wiese, SIX, Mohit pays the price for bowling way too many slower balls. Wiese was expecting that as he waited for the ball to arrive and then he hammered it over the cow corner fence for a mighty six

15.5 - Ravindra Jadeja to Kohli, SIX, Kohli reaches his fifty with a six, it was tossed up on the stumps, Kohli clears his front leg and tonks it straight down the ground for a maximum

13.1 - Ravindra Jadeja to Sarfaraz Khan, SIX, shimmies down the track and lofts this flighted delivery inside-out over the deep extra cover fence. What a shot from the youngster there

11.0 - I Pandey to de Villiers, SIX, hammered! AB gets another six off the last ball of the over. It was full and outside off, AB gets under it and lofts it easily over the long-off fence, that went quite the distance

10.0 - Ravindra Jadeja to de Villiers, SIX, AB gets into the groove, he kneels down and slog sweeps this magnificently over the deep mid-wicket fence. That went right off the meat of the bat and made a cracking sound as he connected with it

7.4 - Ashwin to Kohli, SIX, superb shot! Pressure straightaway on Ashwin. It was trifle short and Kohli latches onto it, he stands tall and pulls it into the crowd at deep mid-wicket. That went a long way

2.4 - Mohit Sharma to Rossouw, SIX, monster hit! Rossouw advances down the wicket, converts it into a length delivery, gets under it and hammers it over long-on for the first six of the innings. "Fetch that" reads the giant screen

20.0 - Dwayne Bravo to Wiese, out Caught by Dwayne Smith!! CHN win by 27 runs, a dominant performance from MSD's men. They take a wicket off the last ball too. It was the slower ball from Bravo, Wiese goes for a slog and gets a leading edge that goes high in the air. Smith from sweeper cover runs in and takes a simple catch. Wiese c Dwayne Smith b Dwayne Bravo 22(20) [4s-2 6s-1]

16.2 - Nehra to Harshal Patel, out Caught by Dwayne Bravo!! Nehra on a hat-trick. Even last time in this fixture, Nehra picked up 4 wickets and today also he has 4. It was a short of length delivery on the stumps, Patel backs away and top-edges the pull over the bowler, Bravo moves to his right from mid-on and takes it comfortably. He also does a little dance step. Harshal Patel c Dwayne Bravo b Nehra 0(1)

16.1 - Nehra to Kohli, out Caught by Dwayne Smith!! Is that the match for CHN? Kohli departs after scoring a fifty. It was a full delivery on middle stump line, Kohli flicks it in the air and Smith at deep mid-wicket stays calm and takes a good catch over his head. He made sure that he doesn't fall over, well judged catch by the West Indian. BLR are in tatters here. Kohli c Dwayne Smith b Nehra 51(42) [4s-4 6s-2]

13.3 - Ravindra Jadeja to Sarfaraz Khan, out Caught by Mohit Sharma!! That was hit fiercely but straight to the fielder at deep mid-wicket. It was the tossed up delivery, Sarfaraz kneels down and smashes the slog sweep towards deep mid-wicket, where Mohit was standing in the way. The ball was travelling but Mohit takes it easily. Sarfaraz Khan c Mohit Sharma b Ravindra Jadeja 11(7) [6s-1]

11.3 - Ravindra Jadeja to Kohli, out de Villiers Run Out!! 1 run completed. BLR have lost their biggest striker! It was a flatter delivery outside off, Kohli punches it towards deep extra cover. Kohli turned back for the second run there, but decides against it after taking a few steps and de Villiers was charging to the other end. Smith had quickly ran across to his right to stop the ball and then fires in a quick throw too. AB had to stop midway on the pitch and needs to rush back in as the throw from the deep arrives. Dhoni collects the throw away from the stumps, but intelligently parries it towards the stumps and catches de Villiers short. de Villiers run out (Dwayne Smith/Dhoni) 14(10) [6s-2]

8.2 - I Pandey to D Karthik, out Caught by Dwayne Bravo!! Bravo takes a sensational catch and does a little jig. BLR lose a wicket just when a partnership was building. It was a back of a length delivery, Karthik goes for the pull, gets it high on the bat and hits it to long-on, Bravo runs forward and takes a good low catch. D Karthik c Dwayne Bravo b I Pandey 10(11) [4s-1]

4.0 - Nehra to Rossouw, out Bowled!! Nehra blows a kiss after knocking over Rossouw. It was a harmless length delivery on the stumps, Rossouw stays rooted to the crease and misses it completely. He makes an indication as to the ball kept low. But, it didn't seem like it did as it hit the middle of middle stump. BLR rocked back with those two dismissals. Rossouw b Nehra 14(9) [4s-1 6s-1]

3.3 - Nehra to Bisla, out Caught by du Plessis!! A stunner from Faf! He might have hurt himself even more as he catches the shoulder after completing the catch. Bisla once again gives the charge, doesn't get close enough to the pitch of the ball, toe-ends the loft towards mid-off, Faf runs back and takes it with one (right) hand over his head, he tumbles over but still manages to hold onto the ball. Bisla c du Plessis b Nehra 17(14) [4s-3]