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Indian T20 League 2015

Scorecard - 28th Match, Chennai vs Kolkata at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India (28 Apr 2015)

Chennai

134/6 (20) RR:6.7

Chennai won by 2 runs

MOM: Dwayne Bravo
Kolkata

132/9 (20) RR:6.6

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19.5 - U Yadav to Ashwin, FOUR, poor delivery. Full toss and down leg, Ashwin just needed to get some bat on that, he gets enough to glance it fine and pick up his second boundary. These are handy runs for CHN

19.4 - U Yadav to Ashwin, FOUR, too straight from Umesh, Ashwin walks across his stumps and flicks it to square leg, Pandey misfields and allows the ball to go through, Russell runs across from deep mid-wicket, slides and hauls it in. But, he was in contact with the ad cushions

16.2 - B Hogg to du Plessis, FOUR, brilliant shot! It was tossed up well wide of off, du Plessis kneels down and fetches it from outside off and sweeps it between deep mid-wicket and long-on. He split the two fielders in the deep to perfection

12.0 - A Russell to Dwayne Bravo, FOUR, enough sighters says Bravo, pitched up delivery just outside off, Bravo doesn't move his feet much, drives it in the air over mid-off, that ball rocketed away to the fence

8.0 - A Russell to Raina, FOUR, lovely shot, overpitched and in the zone outside off, Raina leans forward, presents the full face of the bat and chips it over extra cover, no chance for the fielder getting across from long-off

5.4 - U Yadav to Raina, FOUR, this is poor bowling from Yadav, bangs it short and well outside off, Raina gets on top of the bounce and cracks it over backward point, away from Russell at third man

4.2 - Chawla to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, aggressive batting from McCullum, shimmies down the track, Chawla goes wider outside off, McCullum reaches out and slaps it back over the bowler's head, a couple of bounces and over the ropes

4.0 - U Yadav to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, edged and four, no luck for Yadav, this was full and in that channel outside off, lured Smith into the drive, finds the outside edge. The ball dropped in between the keeper and Manish at first slip and races away to the fence

3.5 - U Yadav to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, poor ball from Yadav, bowled at 146kmph but drifts it onto Smith's pads, he gets the fine glance going and it races away past Uthappa and into the fence

3.0 - P Cummins to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, Cummins goes for the leg-stump yorker, ends up offering a low full-toss on McCullum's pads, McCullum flicked it behind square on the on-side. Hogg gets across from deep square leg, puts in the dive but the ball beats him to the fence

1.1 - U Yadav to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, that could have been close, but Pathan was late to move across at third man, this was short and just outside off, McCullum rides with the bounce and runs it towards third man, Yusuf has to put in the slide in the end, the ball bounces in front of him and goes past him for a boundary

0.3 - P Cummins to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, edged and four, lucky runs for Smith, width on offer from Cummins, Smith threw his bat at that, gets a thick edge that flies over the lone slip and races away to the fence

5.0 - Chawla to Raina, SIX, that ruins the over for Chawla, tossed up and well outside leg, Raina gets down on his knees and sweeps it high and over backward square leg, sails into the crowd, not a bad way to begin your innings

3.4 - U Yadav to Dwayne Smith, SIX, top-edge and six, T20 is not a game for the bowlers, this was banged in short and just outside off, Smith was shaping for the pull, the ball didn't rise as much as he expected, gets a top edge that loops over the keeper and clears the ropes on the full

2.3 - P Cummins to Brendon McCullum, SIX, McCullum was itching to get going, runs down the track, makes room as he did so and slams Cummins, back over his head and into the sightscreen, that's the first six of the innings

18.5 - B Hogg to Ravindra Jadeja, out Bowled!! Sensational from the experienced Hogg. He has been rewarded for some brilliant bowling. Jadeja gave the charge, Hogg saw that and pushed it through, the batsman was beaten by the pace on that and the ball goes onto crash into middle-stump. CHN not getting the momentum in the final overs. Ravindra Jadeja b B Hogg 15(20)

13.0 - Chawla to Dwayne Bravo, out Caught by Suryakumar Yadav!! Chawla has his second of the night. It was a poor shot from Bravo. CHN have lost half their side and are in trouble. Floated up just outside off, Bravo goes for the inside out loft, gets it straighter than he wanted, offers a simple catch to long-off. Dwayne Bravo c Suryakumar Yadav b Chawla 5(7) [4s-1]

11.3 - A Russell to Dhoni, out Caught by Uthappa!! KOL on top! Russell has got the big wicket of Dhoni. He runs across and pumps his fists. The rest of his mates catch up with him. Banged in halfway down the wicket, Dhoni goes for the pull, the ball kisses the glove on the way to Uthappa. It was a sharp delivery from the West Indian. Dhoni c Uthappa b A Russell 3(6)

9.3 - A Russell to Raina, out Caught by Uthappa!! Edged and caught! KOL are chipping away at the wickets. This was short of a length and went away with the angle, Raina was expecting the short ball again, he was deep inside the crease, ends up sparring at the ball, gets a thick edge and Uthappa does the rest. CHN are in some trouble now. Raina c Uthappa b A Russell 17(21) [4s-2 6s-1]

8.4 - B Hogg to Raina, out Dwayne Smith Run Out!! That's a smart piece of work from Yusuf at short third man. Excellent delivery first-up by Hogg, the leg-break, ripping across Raina, he was down the track and stranded, luckily, the ball hit his arm and rolled away towards short third man. He called for a quick single, Dwayne Smith responded early but fails to beat the direct hit from Pathan. CHN have lost both openers now. Dwayne Smith run out (Y Pathan) 25(19) [4s-3 6s-1]

4.4 - Chawla to Brendon McCullum, out Lbw!! Chawla has struck for KOL! This was a well disguised googly, pitched around off and spun back in, McCullum plonked his foot forward as he shaped for the push, didn't read the delivery one bit and was struck low on his pads and in front of off-stump. The ball was going on to crash into middle, McCullum wasn't happy with the call, but there was no edge on that and it looked pretty adjacent. Brendon McCullum lbw b Chawla 19(14) [4s-3 6s-1]

10.0 - A Russell to Dhoni, 3 wides, this is poor bowling from Russell, fires this one miles down leg-side. Uthappa dives and gets a hand onto it, Dhoni runs hard and wants the second run, a direct hit might have found him short of his ground

20.0 - Dwayne Bravo to ten Doeschate, FOUR, KOL fall short by 2 runs. CHN register their 9th successive win at home. Tendo fought hard, but he had just too much to do. Another full delivery outside off, ten Doeschate shimmies down the and drills it to the deep extra cover fence

19.5 - Dwayne Bravo to ten Doeschate, FOUR, ten Doeschate is doing it fabulously for KOL. It was a full delivery outside off, Tendo charges down, gives himself some room and drives it square of the wicket, there was no one in the deep and he keeps KOL in the game

18.2 - Nehra to ten Doeschate, FOUR, a nice juicy full toss and ten Doeschate cashes in. It was at a good height as well, ten Doeschate heaves it towards deep square leg, it almost went the distance. The TV umpire checked and confirmed that the ball bounced before the rope

6.5 - Ravindra Jadeja to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR, nicely played by Suryakumar Yadav, pushed through flatter and just outside off, Yadav waited on it, opens the face of the bat at the last moment and guides it past first slip, Ashwin gives chase but it's one in vain

5.0 - Nehra to M Pandey, FOUR, edged and four, split the gap between MS and Ashwin at first slip, both were ball watching, this was full and slanting across the right-hander, drew Manish into the lazy drive, the edge is found and it flies through the gap. Ashwin was at wide slip, if at all it was a chance, it should have been Dhoni's

4.4 - Nehra to Uthappa, FOUR, lovely shot, overpitched and well outside off, Uthappa leans forward, presents the full face of the bat and lofts it over mid-off, almost went all the way, just one bounce and over the ropes

3.3 - Mohit Sharma to Uthappa, FOUR, Mohit isn't learning here, he has only one man in the deep on the on-side, yet he bowls short and just outside off, Uthappa swivels across and helps it behind square on the on-side, a third successive boundary

3.2 - Mohit Sharma to Uthappa, FOUR, too short from Mohit, can't bowl with his pace, Uthappa was lunging forward, swivels across and pulls it over square leg for another boundary

3.1 - Mohit Sharma to Uthappa, FOUR, drilled, length ball on off, no pace either from Mohit, Uthappa picks up the length early and heaves it wide of mid-on for a boundary

2.4 - I Pandey to Uthappa, FOUR, cracking shot, this is turning out to be an expensive over, full and on the stumps, Uthappa uses the bottom hand to good effect and flicks it over mid-wicket for a boundary

1.5 - Nehra to Uthappa, FOUR, cracking shot, fraction short and just outside off, Uthappa swivels across and pulls it high and over mid-wicket, a couple of bounces and over the ropes

0.4 - I Pandey to M Pandey, FOUR, lovely shot, width on offer from Pandey, Manish leans into the drive and cracks it in front of square on the off-side, doesn't need to run for those

19.4 - Dwayne Bravo to ten Doeschate, SIX, massive! Is there still life in the game? KOL need two more of those to win it. ten Doeschate was expecting the slower ball, waits and waits before tonking it over cow corner, the ball sails over the rope

18.3 - Nehra to ten Doeschate, SIX, smashed! Tendo is not giving up yet. A length delivery right in the slot, ten Doeschate gets his front leg out of the way and hammers it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum

2.2 - I Pandey to Uthappa, SIX, Uthappa is looking in excellent touch, length ball and on his pads, Uthappa gets forward, uses his wrists and flicks it handsomely over the mid-wicket fence, first six of the innings

18.5 - Nehra to U Yadav, out Bowled!! Knocked over! Umesh thought he wanted to go for the jugular. A length delivery in the slot, Umesh goes towards the leg-side and has a slog at that, he missed it completely and the ball hits the top of middle-stump. That was a mindless shot from Umesh, who had Tendo at the other end, he just had to rotate the strike. U Yadav b Nehra 0(1)

17.5 - Dwayne Bravo to Chawla, out Caught by Dhoni!! Second of the over. CHN inch closer towards victory. Chawla goes without troubling the scorers. Once more it is the slower one that outfoxes the batsman, Chawla advances and goes for the loft, skies it straight up, Dhoni calls for it and takes it right next to the stumps. Bravo embraces him in a bear hug. Chawla's bottom hand comes off the bat as he played that. Chawla c Dhoni b Dwayne Bravo 0(2)

17.1 - Dwayne Bravo to P Cummins, out Caught by Ravindra Jadeja!! Another one bites the dust. CHN running away with the game. Bravo has his second of the game. It was the off-speed delivery, Cummins clears his front leg and goes for the mighty heave, picks out Jadeja perfectly at deep mid-wicket. P Cummins c Ravindra Jadeja b Dwayne Bravo 0(2)

16.5 - Nehra to ten Doeschate, out A Russell Run Out!! 1 run completed. KOL are falling apart here. CHN have applied the choke superbly. It was banged in halfway down the wicket, ten Doeschate mistimes the pull to deep square leg, Jaddu runs to his left, picks it one-handed and throws it to Dhoni, who does the rest. It was Tendo's call as he was the one who called for two. Russell is not a happy man, he hits the bat on the ground as he walks off. A Russell run out (Ravindra Jadeja/Dhoni) 4(4)

15.2 - Dwayne Bravo to Y Pathan, out Bowled!! The strangle is on. Pathan looks at the stumps in disbelief. Bravo is overjoyed as he does another one of his jigs. An off-cutter which is short in length, keeps a tad low as well, Pathan goes for the pull and under-edges it onto the stumps. CHN all over KOL at the moment. Y Pathan b Dwayne Bravo 13(18)

12.2 - Mohit Sharma to Suryakumar Yadav, out Caught by Dwayne Bravo!! That's a stunner. Bravo enjoyed it and so did the crowd. The West Indian runs off in celebration. A wicket at the right time for CHN. Short delivery from Mohit, Yadav was hurried on the pull, he spoons it towards mid-on, Bravo runs all the way from long-on, dives forward and snaffles it with both hands. He made sure he had control on the ball when he hit the ground. The best part was even Faf was coming from mid-off, but he was not put off by that. Replays show that, he went with both hands but the ball got stuck in his left hand. Suryakumar Yadav c Dwayne Bravo b Mohit Sharma 16(26) [4s-1]

7.1 - Ashwin to M Pandey, out Caught by Dwayne Bravo!! Poor cricket from Manish! Second wicket for Ashwin, this was tossed up slower and just outside off, Manish went for the big slog sweep, is done in by the turn and gets a thick top-edge. The ball goes high and towards deep mid-wicket where Bravo's waiting, he doesn't drop it and KOL have lost another set batsman. M Pandey c Dwayne Bravo b Ashwin 15(20) [4s-2]

5.1 - Ashwin to Uthappa, out Caught by Brendon McCullum!! Sharp catch at short mid-wicket and Ashwin has struck first ball! This was tossed up and wider outside off, Uthappa went for the slog sweep, doesn't get hold of the shot and ends up hitting it straight to Baz, he doesn't drop those, a much needed break for CHN. Can they press further and cause panic in KOL's ranks? Uthappa c Brendon McCullum b Ashwin 39(17) [4s-6 6s-1]

0.2 - I Pandey to Gambhir, out Caught by Dhoni!! Pandey has struck! That's a poor waft from the KOL skipper. This was short and shaping away from outside off, there were two slips in place, yet Gambhir went for the cute little dab, gets a thin edge, straight into Dhoni's gloves. Just the start CHN were after. First duck of the season for Gambhir. Gambhir c Dhoni b I Pandey 0(1)

13.4 - Raina to ten Doeschate, no run, dropped! It was a tough chance though, but for McCullum's class you expect him to take it. Floated up on the stumps, ten Doeschate comes down the track and whips it to short mid-wicket, Baz dives to his left and is not able to hang on. That ball was travelling

11.1 - Raina to Suryakumar Yadav, 2 runs, dropped! Ashwin puts down the catch. Flatter and just outside off, Yadav goes back and punches it in the air towards cover, Ash dives to his right and spills it. He has hurt his finger in the process.