Gurney is back into the attack. Yadav gets two runs off the first ball as Lynn misfields at midwicket before the right-hander flicks the next ball in the gap for a four.

Rohit taps the fourth ball on the off-side for one to complete his fifty from 44 balls.

Gurney drops short as Yadav pulls it square for another boundary and keeps strike with one from the last ball.

Pacer Prasidh is back into the attack. A single to Yadav off the first ball and Rohit then throws his bat at a wide delivery but is beaten.

The MI skipper then launches a wide full delivery over the covers for a four followed by two singles, leaving Mumbai to get six from the last four overs.

Russell is back into the attack and Yadav finishes off things in style, as he pulls the first ball over fine leg fence for a six to end the match.

MI hammer KKR by nine wickets with 23 balls to spare as they finish top of IPL, with nine wins from 14 games.

They will meet Chennai Super Kings in Qualifier 1, with the winners advancing to the final.

In the Eliminator match, Delhi Capitals, who slipped to third, take on Sunrisers Hyderabad, who qualified with 12 points on a better run rate.

Pacer Gurney comes back into the attack. He bowls a tidy over, giving away just three singles as MI look in no rush at the moment, wanting to take no unnecessary risk and throw this away.

Fast bowler Warrier is also called back. Rohit mistimes the first ball as he nearly ends up holing out to mid-off but it falls just short.

Rohit then misses the glance fine on the leg side as the ball strikes his pads and wicketkeeper Karthik produces another good diving stop to his left.

Rohit then plays a nice drive through the covers for two runs followed by three singles to raise the 50-run for the second wicket, from 41 balls.

Narine is back into the attack. Rohit picks a single from the first ball before Yadav flicks a flighted delivery over midwicket for a six as Mumbai ease past the 100-run mark, in the 14th over.

Narine drops short as Rohit pulls it for a four to get 12 from the over and inch closer to victory.

Russell continues as Rohit and Yadav pick a single before the MI captain pulls a short ball for a boundary and then keeps strike with a single from the last ball.

Yadav looks in very good touch as he flicks Narine through midwicket for a four and then takes one.

Rohit then punches a short wide delivery through the covers for a four followed by another single.

This is proving to be too easy for MI as they cruise to 88 for one in 11 overs, needing another 46 from nine overs for victory.

Pacer Prasidh Krishna comes into the attack. He strikes first ball with the wicket of de Kock, who top edges the pull shot and wicektkeeper Karthik takes a brilliant catch, running to his right, all the way to fine leg before putting in the dive to complete a stunning catch.

The next ball is short and wide as Rohit cuts it past point for a four and then takes a single to deep square leg.

Suryakumar Yadav pulls a short ball behind square for a four as MI reach 55 for one in seven overs.

Narine continues as Rohit paddles the second ball fine on the leg side for a four and then picks a single next ball.

Three more easy singles as MI collect seven runs from the over without any problems.

Pacer Prasidh continues as two singles come from the first four balls before Yadav uses his wrist to good effect to whip a length ball past midwicket for a four but is beaten last ball.

Mumbai in complete control on 69 for one in nine overs, needing 65 from 11 overs for victory as the asking rate drops below six.

Andre Russell comes into the attack, to bowl the fourth over. Rohit nudges the first ball fine, opening the face of the bat at the last minute, for a boundary to the right of the wicketkeeper.

He runs the next ball to thirdman for one before de Kock swings the third ball over midwicket for a six.

De Kock attempts to pull the next ball but gets a top edge which goes over the wicketkeeper for another six.

Russell tries the slower bouncer but de Kock manages to pull it front of square for another four as MI get 21 runs from the pacer's first over.

Rohit nearly loses his wicket as he steers it to short thirdman and attempts a quick single after a bit of hesitation sets off for the quick single and is lucky that the fielder misses the direct hit.

Russell looks visibly upset as he fires in a quick throw straight at de Kock, who takes a quick run before he clashes with the left-hander.

Rohit then lofts the fifth ball over mid-off for a four as MI reach 45 for no loss in five overs.

Sunil Narine comes into the attack. De Kock is beaten first ball outside the off-stump as the spinner gets some sharp turn and he defends the next four balls before taking a single off the last ball.

Mumbai Indians have made a good start, scoring 46 for no loss in six overs, with de Kock on 30 and Rohit on 14.

Mumbai's openers Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock have their task cut out, they will just need to bat normally and avoid giving early wickets.

For KKR, the only way back is a few early wickets, if Mumbai get off to a start then they will cruise to victory.

Sandeep Warrier to open the bowling for KKR. He starts with two dot balls to de Kock before the left-hander pulls a short ball and clears the man at fine leg for a six. He then hits the next ball through the covers for two runs before keeping strike with one from the last ball.

Left-arm pacer Harry Gurney from the other end. De Kock turns the first ball on the leg side for one before Rohit defends a slower ball. The pacer then bowls a wide and Rohit clips the last ball through square leg for two runs.

Warrier continues and he starts his second over with a no-ball after his hands dislodged the bails before he delivered the ball. But he bowls a good yorker as de Kock can get just one from the free hit delivery.

Three more singles as Mumbai reach 18 for no loss in three overs.

Left-pacer McClenaghan to bowl the 19th over. The pacers continue to slant it across Uthappa, who is beaten by the first ball which is called a wide. The second ball is again a wide but this time the umpire is unmoved to Uthappa's shock, before the fast bowler sends down another wide.

Uthappa then clubs it to long-on for just a single and Rinku Singh also manages one.

Another wide from McClenaghan before Uthappa miscues the fourth ball to long-on for one and Rinky has another wild swing but misses before he takes one to deep square leg.

Bumrah to bowl the final over. Rinku hits the first ball to long-on for one before Uthappa is beaten by a slower ball as he has a wild swing.

He is looking to hit it over the leg side but can only hit it down to long-off for one for another run.

Rinku then skies it high on the leg side trying for a big hit but only as far as the 30-yard circle for one.

Uthappa's misery finally ends as he miscues a slower ball on the off-side and is dismissed after a struggling innings of 40 from 47 balls, including 25 dot balls.

Rinku misses out a full toss as he hits a full toss straight to Pandya at long-on to perish for four.

KKR finish on a lowly 133 for seven in their 20 overs.

Two wickets for Bumrah in the final over as he finishes with two for 31, while Hardik Pandya claimed two for 20 and Malinga picked three for 35.

KKR managed just 10 sixes and three fours in their 20 overs, as they struggled at the end, losing three for 28 in four overs.

Malinga is back into the attack. He bowls a tidy over, conceding just six runs, including a leg bye as KKR struggle past the 100-run mark, in the 16th over.

Bumrah is back to bowl the 17th over as KKR still struggle to get the boundaries.

Just three singles from five balls before Uthappa lofts the last ball, a full toss, straight down the ground for a much-needed six.

In the next over, Rana swings Malinga over deep square leg for a six, the second in a row to give KKR a much-needed lift.

Uthappa then walks across but is beaten and gets a wide before he misses on the pull shot to a high bouncer which is again ruled a wide.

Uthappa then tries to swing it across the line over midwicket against Malinga from round the wicket but he is beaten by a wide yorker.

Uthappa then defends the next ball straight back to the bowler before he is beaten by a wide full delivery slanting across.

Uthappa keeps strike with a single from the last ball as Malinga finishes with three for 35 in four overs.

This is poor batting from Uthappa, who is also struggling to rotate the strike. He is beaten twice in a row by Bumrah outside the off-stump before he tries the pull and misses again.

He then slashes a wide delivery past point for a four before pulling the last ball over fine leg for a six.

Hardik comes back into the attack. Rana wastes no time as he lofts the first ball from the fast bowler over the long-off fence for a six. He gets two runs off the next ball through the covers before making room and ramping a short wide delivery over the thirdman boundary for another six.

Rana takes one before Uthappa is beaten again and keeps strike with one from the last ball.

Malinga comes back into the attack. Uthappa breaks the shackles as he swings a full delivery over midwicket for a six and then takes one next ball.

Karthik fails to clip a full delivery on the pads before he tries to flick a slower ball uppishly but Krunal takes a good sharp catch timing his jump to perfection.

Karthik walks back for 3 as KKR continue to struggle.

Things go from bad to worse as Andre Russell is done in by a superb bouncer from Malinga directed at his body as he gets some gloves on it and is caught behind for a duck.

Nitish Rana is beaten first ball by a short of good length slanted across him.

Two wickets in the over for Malinga as KKR are left reeling on 73 for four in 13 overs.

The two Pandyas bowling in tandem have turned the innings on it's head. While Hardik has picked up both the openers, his brother Krunal has piled on the pressure from the other end with some tight bowling.

Krunal concedes just four runs in his third over, including a wide as KKR reach 61 for two in 10 overs.

The two Pandyas have combined taken two for 14 in five overs.

McClenaghan comes back into the attack. Uthappa has a wild swing off the second ball but misses before he tries to run it down to thirdman and is beaten again.

Two more plays and misses as Uthappa plays out a maiden over from McClenaghan as KKR continue to struggle with the bat.

Krunal continues as singles come from the first three balls before Uthappa has a wild swing over midwicket and is beaten. He then surprisingly offers no shot to the next delivery before taking a single from the last ball.

Krunal finishes with excellent figures of 14 runs from his four overs.

KKR have slowed down big time, scoring just 16 runs from the last six overs while losing two wickets without a single boundary, to struggle to 65 for two in 12 overs.

Pandyas from both ends as Krunal comes in from the other end. He bowls a tight over, conceding just four singles in his second over.

Hardik makes another crucial breakthrough in his second over. Lynn goes hard at a wide full delivery but is completely foxed by the change of pace as he skies it high on the leg side and is caught by wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock.

Lynn walks back after a quickfire 41 from 29 balls as KKR are reduced to 55 for two, in the ninth over.

Two important blows by Hardik as KKR are left in a spot of bother after a good start.

KKR captain Dinesh Karthik walks in at No 4 ahead of Andre Russell.

Uthappa takes a single from the fourth ball before Hardik nearly strikes again, getting one to move away enough to go past the edge.

Jasprit Bumrah comes into the attack. Gill does well to tap the first ball into the covers for one to hand the strike back to Lynn.

Lynn drives a full delivery through the covers for two runs before he slashes a high full toss over the covers for a four as Bumrah is penalised with a no-ball.

But Bumrah does well with the free hit delivery as Lynn can only smash it to mid-off, who misfields it, to give away a single.

Bumrah does well to end the over with three dot balls in a row to Gill, as he concedes nine runs in his first over.

Leg-spinner Rahul Chahar comes into the attack. The second ball is flighted up as Lynn lofts it back over the bowler's head for a six and two balls later he smashes it over long-off for another six.

KKR are off to a flier as they race to 49 for no loss in six overs, with Lynn hitting 38 from 22 balls and Gill on nine.

Hardik Pandya comes into the attack and he strikes first ball with the wicket of Gill. The right-hander looks to clip it across the leg side but misses and is trapped leg before wicket for nine.

Robin Uthappa gets off the mark with a single before Lynn also takes a single as Pandya concedes just two singles in his first over, while making the breakthrough.

Lynn taps the first ball from McClenaghan on the leg side for one before Gill tries to heave it over midwicket as he mishits it to deep midwicket for just a single.

Lynn also tries to swing it over the leg side but fails to make connection for a leg bye Gill pulls a short ball to deep square for one.

Lynn finally makes good connection as he pulls it high over midwicket for a six.

Lasith Malinga comes into the attack. Gill clips the first ball behind square for two runs before he takes a single on the leg side.

Lynn then smashes a short wide delivery powerfully through the off-side for a four.

The fast bowler then tries a bouncer which Lynn avoids but pulls the next over the fine leg fence for a six.

23 runs from the last two overs as KKR recover after a slow start to reach 28 for no loss in four overs.

The impressive Shubman Gill walks out to open the batting with the dangerous Chris Lynn for KKR.

Mitchell McClenaghan will open the bowling for the hosts.

Gill drives the first ball on the off-side and takes a single to get off the mark before Lynn is struck on the pads but survives the LBW shout as Mumbai decide against the review with the right-hander getting a bit of inside edge.

He then takes a single before Gill takes one off the last ball as just three come from the opening over.

Spinner Krunal Pandya to bowl from the other end. Gill takes one to long-off followed by three dot balls to Lynn, who keeps strike with a single off the last ball.

In the second match of the day, Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma has won the toss and elected to bowl against Kolkata Knight Riders in Mumbai.

Hosts Mumbai have made two changes as Mitchell McClenaghan and Ishan Kishan come in for Evin Lewis and Barinder Sran.

KKR have made just one change as pacer Prasidh Krishna replaces leg-spinner Piyush Chawla.

A win for Mumbai will help them finish in the top two and a place in Qualifier 1, while KKR also need to win to qualify for the play-offs.

Tahir comes back into the attack and continues to suffer. Dhoni in a rare instance misses one as it goes in between his leg for four byes.

Tahir then drops short as Dhoni pulls a short ball over midwicket for a six followed by two singles as the leggie goes for 12 in his third over.

Punjab close in on victory with just eight needed from four overs for victory.

Jadeja strikes with the wicket of Pooran, who is caught behind after a quickfire 36 from 22 balls.

A good tight over from Jadeja as he takes the wicket and gives away just three runs, in his second over.

Tahir continues as Mandeep picks a single to bring the question down to one.

Sam Curran watchfully defends two balls from the leggie before taking one on the off-side and Mandeep picks a single off the next.

Curran slaps the last ball of the over down the ground, hitting it over the bowler for a four to take Punjab to a convincing six-wicket victory.

Bravo comes back into the attack. Kedar Jadhav injures his shoulder as he dives to stop the ball following an overthrow and has to go off the field, the Indian selectors will be watching this keenly.

Pooran, on 13, gets a lifeline as substitute fielder Murali Vijay puts down a simple catch at point off Bravo.

To make it worse for Bravo, Pooran smashes the very next delivery through the covers for a four followed by a single before Mandeep takes two from the last ball.

Ravindra Jadeja comes into the attack, to bowl the 15th over and he is welcomed to the crease by a huge six as Pooran swings it powerfully over midwicket.

Pooran then clubs a length ball back over Jadeja for a four before he powerfully cuts the next to deep point for one and Mandeep gets two from the last ball.

Punjab in control on 151 for three in 15 overs, needing 20 from the last five overs for victory.

With the two openers gone, Tahir also comes back into the attack. Agarwal and Nicholas Pooran pick two singles as the leg-spinner concedes just four singles from the over.

Harbhajan continues his wicket ways. Agarwal pulls a short ball straight into the hands of Jadeja at deep square leg to perish for seven.

A single to new batsman Mandeep Singh to get off the mark before Pooran pulls the last ball for a six.

What a superb comeback from Harbhajan! After going for 41 runs in his first two overs, the senior spinner has taken three for 16 in his next two, to finish three for 57 in his four overs.

Bravo bowling a tight spell as he tries to slant it across Gayle and ends up bowling a couple of wides.

Interestingly, except for his onslaught against Tahir, Gayle has preferred to play with caution and just pick the singles and hand the strike back to Rahul, who has been on the attack right from the word go.

Gayle is beaten before he takes a single and Rahul clips the last ball to deep square leg for another run as Bravo concedes just six in his third over.

CSK are looking to stretch the match beyond 14 overs, which would ensure their run rate stays above Delhi Capitals and an assured place in the top two.

At the halfway stage, Punjab have raced to 106 for no loss in 10 overs, needing another 65 runs from 10 overs for victory.

Harbhajan, who has hit for runs in his first two overs, comes back into the attack. The veteran spinner gets revenge with the wicket of the dangerous Rahul, who comes down the track but miscues it and is caught on the off-side.

Rahul walks back after a cracking innings of 71 from 36 balls, having hit five sixes and seven fours, to put Punjab on course for a morale-boosting win to end their IPL campaign.

He laid the foundation putting on 108 runs from 63 balls for the opening wicket with Gayle.

Harbhajan strikes again as Gayle pulls a short ball straight into the hands of Tahir at long-on to perish for a run-a-ball 28 and stands his crease for a few seconds after his dismissal, shocked that he perished to a rank poor delivery.

Mayank Agarwal gets off the mark with a boundary pulling a short ball from Harbhajan through square leg before taking one from the last ball.

Some relief for CSK courtesy of Harbhajan's double strike but Punjab still in control on 113 for two in 11 overs, needing 58 from nine overs for victory.

CSK desperate for a breakthrough as they introduce leg-spinner Imran Tahir into the attack, to bowl the seventh over.

Gayle misses out on a half-tracker as he plays the pull shot but fails to make connection.

Gayle then drives a full toss through the covers for a four before smashing the fifth ball down the ground over long-off for a six.

Gayle in full flow as he smashes the last ball over the long-on fence for another six as Tahir goes for 17 in his first over.

Bravo bowls a tidy over, giving away just five singles doing well to keep it simple by bowling on the stumps.

With the two spinners going for runs, Dhoni forced to call back pacer Chahar back into the attack.

Rahul hits the first ball, a full toss, straight down but ends up hitting the stumps before he drives the next full toss to long-on for one.

Gayle takes a single off the fourth ball before Rahul walks down the track and swings Chahar through midwicket for a four.

Chahar then pitches it up as Rahul lofts it down the ground for another four as Punjab race to 100 for no loss in nine overs.

Rahul has smashed his way to 68 from 32 balls, while Gayle has made 25 from 22 balls.

Harbhajan comes under further attack at the hands of Rahul, in his second over.

Bravo gifts the Punjab opener a freebie as he is slow to get down to the ball in the covers and gives away a four.

The next ball is pulled over midwicket for another four before he lofts the next over mid-on for the third boundary of the over.

Rahul then comes down the track and lofts it over the covers for a six before he attempts to play the fine sweep but is beaten and survives the leg before shout as he got some gloves on it.

Rahul then smashes a length ball over the long-off fence for the second six as the opener races to his fifty, from just 19 balls.

Harbhajan is hit for 24 in his second over, having conceded a total of 41 in his first two over as Punjab race to 57 for no loss in four overs.

Pacer Chahar continues as Gayle, who is content to play second fiddle, continues to bat with patience. He watchfully defends the first three balls before taking a single to mid-off.

Rahul then clips the fifth ball over midwicket as the fielder does well to keep it inside the ropes and give away just two runs as Chahar concedes just three runs from the over.

Dwayne Bravo comes into the attack in place of Harbhajan, who was taken to the cleaners by Rahul.

Gayle finally decides to play a shot in anger as he throws his bat at a wide delivery but is beaten before he takes a quiet single.

Bravo strays down the leg side as Rahul attempts the glance which he misses but picks up four leg byes. He then plays a straight drive but Harbhajan at mid-off puts in the dive to stop the boundary.

Bravo then bowls two wides in a row to Gayle before the left-hander looks to swing the last ball but misses.

Punjab are off to a flier as they race to 68 for no loss in six overs, with Rahul on 55 from 23 balls and Gayle on six.

Pacer Deepak Chahar to open the bowling for CSK. He makes a tidy start, with five dot balls in a row to KL Rahul before the Punjab opener pulls the last ball over midwicket for a six, to get off the mark in grand style.

Harbhajan Singh from the other end. The first ball is down the leg side as Chris Gayle pulls it fine for a four to get off the mark before Rahul plays the inside out lofted shot to the off-spinner for a six over the covers.

He then walks across his stumps and swings the next ball over the fine leg fence for another six before taking a single to retain strike.

Chahar continues as Rahul clips the first ball through square leg for a four and then hits the third ball through the same region for another boundary before taking as Punjab race to 33 for no loss in three overs.

Faf du Plessis and Suresh Raina hit quickfire half-centuries to lift Chennai Super Kings to 170 for five against Kings XI Punjab in Mohali.

Faf stroked 96 from 55 balls, hitting four sixes and 10 fours, while Raina stroked 53 from 38 balls to rally CSK after an early wicket.

The duo laid the foundation as they put on 120 runs from 75 balls for the second wicket.

But Kings XI Punjab's bowlers fought back well at the end to restrict CSK under the 200-run mark as the visitors lost four wickets for 28 runs in the last four overs.

Shami bowled an excellent final over, taking two wickets for five runs to finish with two for 17 in his three overs, while Sam Curran picked up three for 35 in his four ovvers.

Ravi Ashwin bowls a tight over under the circumstances, conceding just four singles in the 18th over.

Du Plessis has stroked his way to 90 from 53 balls and will look to complete his century and also lift CSK to somewhere around the 180-run mark.

Pacer Curran to bowl the 19th over. Dhoni flicks the first ball square on the leg side for two runs and then pulls to deep midwicket but only for a single.

Du Plessis then pulls a short ball over midwicket for a huge six to take his score to 96 and within one shot of his century.

But Curran denies the CSK opener a well-deserved century as he breaks through his defences with a cracking yorker.

Du Plessis loses his footing as the ball goes off the inside edge on to the pads before crashing into the stumps.

He walks back after a superb innings of 96 from 55 balls, having hit four sixes and 10 fours.

11 runs from Curran's final over as the England all-rounder finishes with good figures of three for 35 in four overs.

Pacer Shami to bowl the final over. Dhoni hits the first ball to long-off for a single before Ambati Rayudu hits a full delivery straight into the hands of Mandeep at deep midwicket to perish for one.

Dhoni swings the next ball but only for a single on the leg side before Kedar Jadhav has a mighty swing but misses the full length delivery and is bowled for a duck.

Dwayne Bravo clips the fifth ball to square leg for one and Dhoni can squeeze out a yorker to long-on for two runs.

Just five runs and two wickets from the final over by Shami, who finishes with excellent figures of two for 17 as CSK finish on 170 for five in their 20 overs.

Pacer Tye is back into the attack. Du Plessis spots the knuckle ball early as he crashes it through the covers for a four and pulls the next through midwicket for the same result.

Tye bowls a full delivery as du Plessis smashes it down the ground for a six before taking two runs through midwicket followed by two singles to get 18 from the over.

Curran is back into the attack. Du Plessis continues his attack as he smashes the second ball straight down the ground for a six to continue his attacking approach.

Curran then makes the breakthrough with the wicket of Raina, who pulls the slower bouncer straight into the hands of Shami at short fine leg.

Raina walks back after a good innings of 53 from 38 balls, putting on 120 runs for the second wicket from 75 balls.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni walks in at No 4 as Curran bowls a bouncer first up which the CSK leaves alone before he defends the next on the leg side.

Du Plessis clips M Ashwin on the leg side for a single to bring up his fifty from 37 balls followed by three more single as the leggie bowls a tidy over, conceding just four singles.

CSK reach 101 for one in 13 overs, and with wickets in hand, will be aiming for a strong finish to post a total around the 175-run mark.

Captain R Ashwin comes back into the attack. Three singles from the first three balls before du Plessis is beaten by the carrom ball which goes straight on.

The CSK opener sweeps the next ball to fine for just one as Punjab look to build the pressure by drying up the boundaries.

In the next over, Raina pulls a short ball from M Ashwin through midwicket for two runs before he slams the next ball in the gap through midwicket for a four to bring up his fifty from just 34 balls.

Du Plessis also joins the party as he comes down the track and drills a full toss straight down the ground past mid-on for a four. He lofts the next ball over the long-on region and it carries all the way for a six followed by a single to get 18 from the over.

CSK in control on 124 for four in 15 overs, with Raina on 51 and du Plessis on 64.

Leg-spinner Murugan Ashwin introduced into the attack, to bowl the 11th over.

A single each to du Plessis and Raina before the former chips down the track and lofts the spinner straight back over his head for a four.

He is gifted another boundary two balls later as KL Rahul messes up an easy save two balls later followed by a single as 11 come from it.

Pacer Tye continues as du Plessis gets a single from the first ball on the leg side.

Raina then glances the next ball fine for a four before he survives a huge shout for leg before wicket, courtesy of an inside edge as Punjab waste their only DRS review for the innings.

Raina then walks across and pulls a short ball to fine leg for one before du Plessis is beaten by a slower ball and he picks a single from the last ball.

Brar proving to be too easy for CSK's batsmen. Three singles from three balls before Raina again gives the spinner the charge and lofts him wide of long-on for a six off the fifth ball.

He keeps strike with a single from the last ball as CSK reach 67 for one in nine overs.

Pacer Andrew Tye comes into the attack, to bowl the 10th over. Du Plessis on the charge as he lofts the second ball over the covers for a four and then takes a single.

Raina then guides a wide delivery square on the off-side for a four followed by two singles to 12 from the over.

At the halfway stage, CSK have progressed well to 79 for one in 10 overs, with Raina on 33 and du Plessis on 37.

Ravichandran Ashwin comes into the attack, to bowl the sixth over. Du Plessis sweeps the second ball for a single before Raina pulls a short ball over midwicket for a four and then takes a single off the last ball.

CSK have got off to a brisk start despite the early wicket to reach 42 for one in six overs.

Brar comes back into the attack. He starts with three dot balls to Raina, who then chips down the track and lofts the young spinner straight back over his head for a six.

He clips the next ball to square leg for a quick single and du Plessis also uses his feet but can't beat point.

Raina goes back and nudges Ashwin fine on the off-side past the slip fielder for a four and then takes a single to long-on.

Three more singles as CSK go past the 50-run mark, in the eighth over.

Curran continues as he starts his second over with a short ball down the leg side. Watson goes for the pull but misses as the bowler appeals for caught behind which is turned down.

Curran pitches the next ball up as Watson looks to run it down to thirdman but misses as he is bowled for seven. Except for one innings of 90, Watson has been a disappointment in IPL-12 so far but interestingly CSK have continued to persist with him.

Suresh Raina gets off the mark with a single before du Plessis comes down the track and slaps it down the ground past mid-off for a four and keeps strike with a single from the last ball.

Just one over for spinner Brar before Sam Curran is called into the attack. The first ball is pitched up as du Plessis drives it straight down the ground for a four and then pulls the next ball for twor uns.

Du Plessis then takes a quick single and makes his ground despite the direct hit from mid-on, followed by two more singles to get nine from the over.

Du Plessis comes down the track to Shami but is forced to defend before he takes a single.

Watson goes for the pull but misses and is hit on the body as he takes a leg bye.

Du Plessis comes down the track but again he can only defend before he clips a full toss through midwicket for a four.

CSK off to a good start as they reach 29 for no loss in four overs, with Watson on seven and du Plessis on 21.

Left-arm spinner Harpreet Brar, playing in only his second match in IPL-12, will open the bowling for Kings XI Punjab.

Faf du Plessis clips the first ball to midwicket for a single to get off the mark. Shane Watson defends the first ball he faces and then nudges the next on the leg side for one.

A full delivery on the pads is clipped to long-on by du Plessis for another single.

Brar drops short and wide as Watson cracks the last ball through the covers for a four to get seven from the opening over.

Mohammed Shami to bowl the second over. The first ball is on the pads as du Plessis hits it square on the leg side for a four and then takes one.

Watson plays a nice drive off the front foot but straight to mid-off before he runs the fifth ball down to thirdman for one and du Plessis picks a single off the last ball.

It is a virtually-impossible task for Kings XI Punjab, who need to win by 251 runs to keep their play-offs hopes alive.

Meanwhile, CSK need to win to guarantee the top spot and also a place in Qualifier. If CSK lose this game and Mumbai Indians beat KKR in the second match then CSK could slip down to third and will have to play in Eliminator.

Kings XI Punjab captain Ravichandran Ashwin has the toss and elected to bowl against Chennai Super Kings in Mohali.

Punjab have made a change as Harpreet Brar comes in for Arshdeep Singh as they continue to play a different team in every game.

Meanwhile, the already-qualified CSK have retained the same team.

Kings XI Punjab: Ravichandran Ashwin (captain), Chris Gayle, KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Nicholas Pooran (w/k), Mandeep Singh, Sam Curran, Harpreet Brar, Andrew Tye, Murugan Ashwin, Mohammed Shami.

Chennai Super Kings: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain, w/k), Faf du Plessis, Shane Watson, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Deepak Chahar, Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir

Welcome to the coverage of the IPL match between Kings XI Punjab and Chennai Super Kings in Mohali on Sunday.

Already assured of a playoff berth, table toppers Chennai Super Kings will aim to maintain their pole position with a victory over a struggling Kings XI Punjab in their last IPL group league encounter.

After a defeat against Mumbai Indians in an earlier match, Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led CSK bounced back with a massive 80-run win over Delhi Capitals in their last game, to once again capture the No.1 spot.

Heavy loss against Mumbai Indians saw their net run-rate falling and now with just a game left in the league stage, the defending champions need a win to maintain their dominance and cement their position at the top.

In their previous match against Delhi Capitals, skipper Dhoni and Suresh Raina guided the team to a challenging 179/4 and then restricted the opponent to just 99.

Imran Tahir and Ravindra Jadeja shared seven scalps between them as they wrecked havoc.

Dhoni, Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis will look to score big runs in Mohali, while Tahir and Harbhajan will aim to flummox the Kings XI batsmen with their spin magic.

In contrast, Kings XI Punjab, who are already out of the play-offs race, would be playing only for pride. With 10 points from 13 games, they are at seventh spot, a rung above bottom-placed Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Inconsistent KXIP's hopes of making it to the playoffs were dashed in a seven-wicket loss to Kolkata Knight Riders in their last match in Mohali.