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IPL: Watson gone for 96
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23:38
Chennai 163-3 (18 ovs) vs Hyderabad 175-3 (20 ovs) | Scorecard
Chennai beat Hyderabad by 6 wickets thanks to some blistering batting by Shane Watson (96 off 53) and Suresh Raina after losing Faf du Plessis for 1 early in the chase.
But Raina (38 off 24) and Watson in particular, creamed the bowling to all corners of the park and did not even spare Rashid to help see Chennai through.
Bravo is the new man with one needed as Jadhav on strike.
Jadhav then just plays the ball straight down and that is the winning run.
Sandeep comes to bowl the last over and Rayudu gets a single to short fine.
Jadhav comes down the track and pulls it over deep mid for a six! Pandey takes a catch but he is over the boundary cushion. Six signalled by the umpire.
2 needed now from 4 balls and Jadhav gets a single to mid-off next ball. Rayudu then is caught by Shankar as he miscues and is caught at long-off.
He goes for 21 off 25.
Khaleel continues and after a dot, Jadhav and Rayudu deal in singles as 10 needed off 8 balls. Just four come off the over.
9 needed off the last over and this is again going down the wire.
23:24 Bhuvi has the big wicket
Chennai 163-3 (18 ovs) vs Hyderabad 175-3 (20 ovs) | Scorecard
Jadhav is the new man in and gets off the mark with a single.
Just 3 runs and a wicket come in the over.
Bhuvi back in the attack, a short ball and Watson gets an edge and Bairstow completes a good diving catch to send Warner back four short off his century.
He goes for 96 off 53.
With 26 needed off 24 balls, Khaleel brought back into the attack.
After Rayudu takes a single, Watson rocks back and pulls it over mid-wicket for a six, into the stands that goes!
Watson then gets a single to long-on.
After two dots, Rayudu comes down the track and hammers it over extra cover for a couple as 10 come off the over.
23:13 Nears his century
Chennai 150-2 (16 ovs) vs Hyderabad 175-3 (20 ovs) | Scorecard
Rashid continues and Rayudu starts with a single before Watson pulls the short one to mid-wicket, Pandey does well to pull the ball in as Watson just gets a couple.
Watson then clobbers the ball straight down the ground over long-on for a six.
A couple of singles later, Watson pulls the ball to backward square for a boundary.
15 come off the Rashid over.
Bhuvi brings himself back in the attack and the batsmen take a single each off the first three balls before Watson just plays yorker through backward point for a four -- he completes 8000 T20 runs.
Watson then slashes and the ball flies off the edge to third man for another boundary.
A dot to end the over as 10 come off it.
23:03 Chennai need 51 off last 6 overs
Chennai 125-2 (14 ovs) vs Hyderabad 175-3 (20 ovs) | Scorecard
51 needed off the last 6 overs and with Watson going the way he is, it looks very gettable.
Rashid back in the attack, Rayudu goes back and pulls the short ball for a four through to mid-wicket.
After a single, Watson sweeps the ball square on the leg side for a four.
Watson then goes down on one knee and hammers it over mid-wicket for a six!
A dot later, Watson takes a single to long-on as 16 come off the over.
Shakib continues and does well to give just five in the over.
22:56 He gets to his 50 with a six
Chennai 104-2 (12 ovs) vs Hyderabad 175-3 (20 ovs) | Scorecard
Watson is on fire here and if he goes in the same vein, he might just single-handedly take Chennai across the line.
Sandeep brought back into the attack and Watson starts with a nice shot through third man for a boundary.
After a wide, Sandeep bangs it in short and Watson gets a couple to square leg.
Another shot one and Watson smashes it to deep mid-wicket for a boundary. He is finding the gaps nicely here.
Watson brings up his fifty with a six over backward square leg!
Right in the blockhole and Watson slaps it to the leg side for a single.
Rayudu takes a single to end the over as 19 come off it.
Rayudu is the new man in as Shakib comes back in the over. Rayudu gets off the mark with a couple as just 5 come off it.
22:45 Rashid gets his first
Chennai 80-2 (10 ovs) vs Hyderabad 175-3 (20 ovs) | Scorecard
Rashid continues and he gets some turn here as he bowls a googly.
Raina and Watson then get a single each.
Rashid then bowls a wide before the ball is missed by Raina and Bairstow as the ball runs down to the boundary for 4 byes.
Rashid bowling well with no real luck. But just when I type that Rashid invites Raina down the track, beats him all ends up as Bairstow breaks the stumps to send Raina back for a well-made 38 off 24.
10 come off the over.
Sandeep back in the attack and Watson get a life as he dropped by an outstretched Bairstow behind the stumps as he slashes at the ball. Watson gets a reprieve on 33.
Runs coming in singles as 5 come off it.
22:34 Rashid, Shakib clobbered
Leggie Rashid comes into the attack and the runs are flowing off the bat of both batsmen.
First Watson drives the ball down the ground for a four and after a single, Raina plays the ball deftly as it flies past first slip for a four to third man.
Raina then gets a single to long-off and a dot to end the over as 10 come off Rashid's opening over.
Shakib back in the attack and Watson takes a fancy to him here as he pulls the ball over backward square leg for a six! 9 come off the over.
22:24 Sandeep gets a tonking
Chennai 49-1 (6 ovs) vs Hyderabad 175-3 (20 ovs) | Scorecard
Sandeep comes into the attack and Raina is going after him.
He first takes a four off him and after a dot, he takes him for 3 consecutive fours through different parts of the park.
Raina is not done and he pulls the ball over mid-wicket for another six!
22 runs come off the last over of the Powerplay.
Khaleel back in the attack and he is bowling on the money.
Just when it looked like it was heading to be a good over, Watson hammers him for a four and a six off consecutive balls.
A dot to end the over as 11 come off it.
22:11 Chennai in trouble early again
Chennai 16-1 (4 ovs) vs Hyderabad 175-3 (20 ovs) | Scorecard
Shakib comes into the attack and Watson starts the over with a sweep to the square leg boundary for a four.
After a single, Raina plays out two dots before getting a single.
Watson then gets a couple to deep mid-wicket as 8 come off the over.
Watson on strike as Raina walks in to bat.
After Watson gets a single, Raina gets off the mark with a sweet shot straight down the ground to the boundary.
A dot to end the over as 6 runs and a wicket come off it.
Bhuvi continues and Watson gets a single.
A dot later, Deepak Hooda gets into the action and his quick pick up and throw finds Du Plessis run out. The third umpire took a lot of time and saw all the angles before giving it out.
Chennai lose their first wicket.
22:01 Chennai need 176 for victory
Chennai 2-0 (2 ovs) vs Hyderabad 175-3 (20 ovs) | Scorecard
Khaleel opens from the other end and he is on the money not giving anything away to Du Plessis.
CSK get on the scoreboard as Du Plessis gets off the mark with a single.
Watson then gets off the mark with a single as 2 come off the over.
Faf du Plessis and Shane Watson walk out to chase the total for Chennai as Bhuvi opens the bowling.
What a start! A maiden to start the proceedings with peach after peach, bowling in the corridor to Watson.
21:40 Pandey props Hyderabad
Hyderabad get to 175 for 3 in their 20 overs thanks to Manish Pandey and David Warner on a humid evening in Chennai.
Just 15 runs and a wicket came off the last 2 overs after Manish Pandey (83 off 49), David Warner (57) and Vijay Shankar helped Hyderabad put on a fighting total.
Bhajji was the pick of the bowlers for Chennai with figures of 2 for 39.
Pathan is the new man in.
Bravo on to bowl the last over and after two dots, he gets a couple of twos off consecutive balls, Bravo doing well to keep the batters from going big.
Yusuf then takes a single to mid-off.
Pandey then gets a couple to long-off as 8 come off the last over.
Chahar brought back into the attack and Pandey and Shanka take a single each before Pandey is dropped by Raina in the deep.
Shankar then pulls the ball through mid-wicket for a four.
He then holes out in the deep and goes for a well-made 26 off 20 as just 7 runs and a wicket come in the over.
21:24 Shankar chipping in nicely
Hyderabad 160-2 (18 ovs) vs Chennai | Scorecard
Bravo back in the attack and after giving just three singles, Shankar reaches out and plays the ball through cover-point for a four. What a sublime shot!
The batsmen then take a single each as 9 come off the over.
Tahir continues and Pandey gets a couple to long-off before smashing a six over cow corner.
The batsmen then take a singles and twos to bring up the 150 and take 13 from the over.
Jadeja back in the attack and after a dot, Shankar gets a couple to mid-wicket.
Two dots later, the batsmen take a single each as 4 come off the over.
Tahir back in the attack and after a single to Pandey, Shankar plays a suerb shot over the bowler's head for a six!
After two dots, Shankar gets a single before Pandey miscues but manages to get a couple to long on as 10 come off the over.
21:07 Warner out for 57
Shankar is the new man in and gets off the mark with a quick couple to the leg side.
The batsmen then take a single each as 8 runs and wicket come in the over.
Bhajji back in the over and Warner gets two couples before he is stumped by Dhoni, chasing a wide one, swinging his arms, he misses it and Dhoni does the rest.
Warner gone for 57 off 45.
Jadeja back in the attack and Pandey dances down the track and creams him for a boundary straight down the ground.
The batsmen then take four singles and survive run-out chances at either end as 9 come off that comically dramatic over.
20:58 The duo is on fire
Hyderabad 108-1 (12 ovs) vs Chennai | Scorecard
Hyderabad have pulled off a masterstroke of sorts sending Pandey in at No 3 as the batsmen brings up his half ton in just 25 balls.
Warner also continues in his fine form for another half-century this IPL.
Tahir continues and the Pandey takes a single to long on.
Warner then gets a single to bring up his 50 in 39 balls.
A dot later, Pandey and Warner take a single each as 5 come off the over.
Bravo back in the attack and Pandey starts the over with a powerful shot through cover-point for a four.
A wide ball later, Pandey gets a single.
Bravo then darts it wide, making Warner chase it, luckily he had not edged it.
A single later, Pandey swivels and gets a boundary past short fine to get to his 50 off just 25 balls and bring up the team 100.
He then takes a quick single to end the over as 12 come off it.
Tahir comes into the attack and Warner takes a single.
Two dots later, Pandey launches and hammers the ball straight into the stands over long-on for a six!
Pandey then plays an uppish shot over mid-wicket for a couple.
A single to end the over as 10 come off it.
20:46 Pandey making most of the chance up the order
Hyderabad 81-1 (9 ovs) vs Chennai | Scorecard
Jadeja continues and Warner and Pandey keep up the pressure by taking the singles and twos. And then Warner swings his arms and smashes the ball over deep square leg for a six.
He then takes a single to end the over as 12 come off the over!
Bravo brought into the attack and after a dot, Warner mistimes a pull and scampers for a single.
The batsmen then rotate the strike as 6 come off the over.
Jadeja brought into the attack and Warner lifts him to mid-wicket for a four off the first ball.
He then gets a couple square of the wicket .
After a dot, he gets a single to backward square leg.
Paney gets a single before Warner flicks the ball down to fine leg for a single as 9 come off the over.
20:35 Bhajji, Chahar taken for runs
Hyderabad 54-1 (6 ovs) vs Chennai | Scorecard
Warner and Pandey have done well to keep the run rate up and get the big hits every over and keep the pressure on Chennai especially after losing Bairstow early.
Bhajji continues and after a single by Warner, Pandey plays the ball wide of leg slip for a four.
He then gets a couple to the leg side for a couple.
Pandey then plays a beautiful late cut as the ball races past backward point for a another four.
Dot to end the over as 11 come off it. At the end of the Powerplay, Hyderabad are 54 for 1.
Chahar continues and Warner just punches the ball past the bowler for a four. Nice shot that! Hitting it through the line and making it look good.
Warner then gets a single to mid-wicket
Pandey then whacks the ball right past an evasive Chahar as the boundaries keep flowing.
Pandey then plays an uppish shot through mid-wicket as Du Plessis does well to cut the ball at the boundary and keep it down to 3.
A dot later, Warner made to scamper for a single as 13 runs come in the over.
Warner and Pandey have their task cut out and they are not allowing Bhajji to settle down as they take 15 runs in the over.
Bhajji comes around the wicket, full ball and Warner smashes it straight right into the sightscreen for the first six of the match!
He then gets a couple wide of extra cover.
A single to mid-wicket later, Pandey smashes another six in the over -- this time over covers!
Chahar continues and Warner plays two balls to the off side as he keeps it tight and the fielders giving nothing away.
Warner then gets a gift ball, a short ball that he pulls to deep mid-wicket for a four!
After a dot, Warner gets a single to long-off as 5 come off the over.
20:13 Bairstow gone for a duck
Hyderabad 9-1 (2 ovs) vs Chennai | Scorecard
Manish Pandey comes in at No 3 and starts with a good shot over the bowler for a four to long off.
Pandey plays two dots as five runs and a wicket come in the over.
Bhajji comes into the attack and Warner plays it to covers and hares down the pitch for a single.
After a dot, Bairstow made to play at it gets the outside edge and is caught by Dhoni. Bairstow out for a duck! Hyderabad lose their first wicket inside two overs.
David Warner and Jonny Bairstow to open the batting for Hyderabad while Chahar opens the bowling for Chennai.
Chahae gets some inswing first up to Warner and follows that up with a wide bal.
Warner then taps it to the on side and wants a run but is sent back in time.
He then gets off the mark with a couple to backward square leg, the batsmen scamper down the pitch.
Two dots later, Warner hits the ball straight down the ground but only gets a single as 4 come off the first.
19:39 Bhuvi back as Hyd captain
Chennai captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has won the toss and elected to bowl against Hyderabad in Chennai on Tuesday.
The wretched form of Chennai Super Kings' top three will be primary worry for Mahendra Singh Dhoni as Chennai Super Kings aims to arrest the mini-slide when they take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in an Indian Premier League encounter, in Chennai, on Tuesday.
If CSK's problem is the non-performance of the top-order, Sunrisers Hyderabad's issues are that there are no performers in the middle-order with bulk of the runs being scored by openers David Warner (517 runs) and Jonny Bairstow (445 runs).
A win will almost ensure a play-off berth for the defending champions, who lost back-to-back away matches against Sunrisers Hyderabad and RCB respectively.
Back at its den after a schedule of away games, Dhoni's men will be slight favourites as it will be Bairstow's last game for the last year's runners-up as he heads back to England for World Cup preparations.
Playing XI
Sunrisers Hyderabad: David Warner, Jonny Bairstow(w), Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Shakib Al Hasan, Yusuf Pathan, Deepak Hooda, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar(c), Sandeep Sharma, K Khaleel Ahmed
Chennai Super Kings: Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni(w/c), Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir
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