Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings, Indian Premier League, 2022 Full score card

OUT! TAKEN! That's it, Rahul Chahar cleans up the tail and wins the game for Punjab. Shorter in length, around off. Chris Jordan goes deep in his crease and tries to muscle it over the long on fence. Jordan doesn't get much timing on it and hits it straight to Liam Livingstone who takes the catch and ends a stellar individual performance with yet another contribution. Chahar ends with three wickets. PUNJAB WIN BY 54 RUNS!

Googly this time from Rahul Chahar, turning away from the left-hander. Mukesh Choudhary edges it towards point for a single.

Tossed up, on middle. Chris Jordan looks for the big heave leg side but gets a faint inside edge past the leg stump and picks up a single towards short fine leg.

A bit dragged down, on the pads. Jordan clips it behind square on the leg side for a couple of runs.

On middle, pushed down to long on for a single.

Mukesh Choudhary is the last man in.

OUT! TAKEN! What a review from the young Punjab keeper and MS Dhoni has to depart as well! Rahul Chahar spills it down the leg side and Dhoni looks to paddle it away. The umpire signals a wide straightaway. Jitesh Sharma though seems really excited behind the stumps and calls for the review, which is eventually taken. The ball seems close to the bat and the third umpire checks UltraEdge. There is a spike as the ball passes the bat and it's a brilliant take as well from Sharma behind the stumps. The on-field decision is reversed and Chahar picks up the wicket which all but seals it for Punjab.

Flatter delivery, close to the off pole. Jordan looks to cut close to the body and gets an inside edge past the off stump and picks up a couple of runs. 60 needed now off 18 deliveries.

Shorter in length, on off. Dhoni pulls it down to deep mid-wicket for a run.

WIDE! Livingstone pushes it wide but outside the tramline. Wide called.

On middle, blocked.

Edged and four! Around off and turning away, MSD looks to cut but ends up slicing it fine and the ball eludes the fielder at short third man to race away to the fence.

Quicker and flatter, around off. This is cut away towards point.

SIX! MSD had to go sometime and he has put his foot on the accelarator. On off, Dhoni gets low and flat-bats it over the cow corner fence for a maximum. Chennai need many more of these.

NOT OUT! Close shave for Chris Jordan but an excellent review saves him. Flatter delivery, on a shorter length and on off stump. Jordan hops on the back foot and tries to work it leg side but gets caught on the crease. The ball crashes into the top of the pad and Rahul Chahar appeals. The finger is raised but it is eventually reviewed. There is no bat involved and Ball Tracker shows that the ball turned away just a bit and is missing off stump.

Chris Jordan is the next man in.

OUT! TAKEN! Dwaine Pretorius is a goner and Rahul Chahar has the last laugh! Pretorius tries to toy with the bowler as he moves in his crease and gets the ball he is looking for it. This is short but is pushed wider. Pretorius looks to drag it over the mid-wicket fence but hits it flat and straight down the throat of Arshdeep Singh over there. Singh makes no mistake and Chennai lose their eight.

Down the leg side, Dwaine Pretorius rocks back and works it behind square on the leg side for an easy two.

Quicker one, pushed through on off. Pretorius taps it towards extra cover.

SIX! Well, well! Dwaine Pretorius has tonked it first ball. Tossed up, around off. Pretorius gets low and launches it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Flatter delivery, around off and turning away. Dhoni works it to deep cover for a single.

Drinks! Chennai were looking to stay in the hunt and have an outside chance but Liam Livingstone has turned the game well and truly in favour of Punjab once again. He has got rid of the well-set Shivam Dube and on the next ball he has sent Dwayne Bravo packing as well. With 83 needed off 30 balls and just MS Dhoni left on the crease, the veteran will have to pull off a miracle to guide his side to victory. Punjab though will be looking to clean up things at the earliest. Also, Dwaine Pretorius is the next batter in.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! What a fantastic catch from Liam Livingstone and it has surely been his night, first with the bat and now with the ball! This is flatter one, on off. Bravo presses forward to defend but the ball loops up in the air towards left of Liam Livingstone. He moves to his left and then dives full stretch to take a superb catch. A moment of brilliance from Liam Livingstone. It seems that he has killed the chase in this over now as still 83 runs needed from 30 balls!

Dwayne Bravo is in next.

OUT! CAUGHT! The Shivam Dube show comes to an end! Liam Livingstone gets the big wicket and now it seems a too bigger task for Chennai to win from here. This is fuller on off. Dube goes for a big heave across the line but ends up getting a thick outside edge. The ball goes towards short third man and Arshdeep Singh there takes an easy catch.  Liam Livingstone is living up to his billing tonight!

A flatter delivery on leg. Dube works it to deep square leg for a single.

On the shorter side, on off. Dhoni cuts it to deep cover for a single.

A fuller delivery on off. Dube hits it to long on for a single.

FOUR! Just beats the fielder and a boundary again! A full on leg. Dube goes for a big heave across the line. He gets the inside half of his blade past short fine leg for a boundary.

A full ball, on off. Dhoni blocks it out. 91 needed from 36 balls!

Much better! A yorker, outside off. Dube reaches for it and hits it to deep backward point for a single. Fifty for Shivam Dube! Brilliant knock by the hard-hitting left-hander. However, Chennai need a lot more from him if they want to cross the line today.

SIX! Another maximum! In the slot, on off. Dube hammers it straight down the ground for a biggie.

SIX! This time he connects and this is the power of Dube! A full ball, on off. Dube gets under it and tonks it over long on for a biggie.

Lands on a length, around leg. Dube looks to whip it away but misses. The ball hits his pads and Dube misses out again.

NO BALL! Rabada oversteps yet again, so this will help Chennai but not much. A fuller delivery on middle. Dube works it to deep square leg for a couple. Free Hit coming up again!

Dot ball! It is too much pressure on Dube! This is very full and outside off. Dube looks to push it towards the off side but misses.

NO BALL! On a length, on off. Dhoni works it to square leg for a single. Rabada oversteps and a Free Hit now for Dube!

On the shorter side on off. Dhoni goes back and pushes it to long on for a single. Just three from this over! 109 needed from 42 balls!

Another dot and this will not help Chennai! A flatter and quicker one, around off. Dhoni punches it to covers again.

Dot ball! A flatter delivery, outside off. Dhoni cuts it to covers.

On the pads. Dube just tucks it to deep square leg for a single.

On the shorter side, around off. Dhoni skips down the track and works it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

A fuller ball, on off. Dhoni looks to drive it away but gets the inside edge onto his pads.

FOUR! This time he gets the boundary! He seems to carrying the confidence of the last game! It is full and outside off. Dube gets under it and drills it through covers for a boundary. 112 needed from 48 balls! They need to get going from both ends, the required rate is 14!

Singh bangs it short on middle. Dhoni with the Natraj pull to deep backward square leg for a single.

Great timing but just a single! On a length, on middle. Dube works it to deep square leg. Shahrukh Khan runs to his right and dives to stop it.

On the shorter side on middle. Dhoni pulls it to fine leg for a single. The fielder there runs to his left and stops it.

On a length, on off. Dhoni punches it to covers.

Whipped away but finds the fielder! Lands on a length, on off. Dube whips it to deep backward square leg for a single.

On the shorter side, on off. Dhoni goes back and punches it to covers. 120 needed now from 54 balls!

Goes quicker and flatter on middle. Dube looks to defend it but gets the inside edge onto his pads. The ball brushes his pads and goes towards the leg side for a single.

FOUR! Dube is looking on great touch here! It is short and outside off. Dube punches it off the back foot through covers for a boundary.

Goes flatter and slightly shorter on middle. Dhoni works it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

A flatter delivery on middle. Dube works it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

A googly on off and it turns into Dhoni. He works it towards long on for a single.

FOUR! Shivam Dube injecting a bit of momentum into the chase. Pitched up, in the hitting arc of Dube and this is heaved into the mid-wicket fence.

Nails the wide yorker does Odean Smith. At 139.9 kpg and hugging the tramline. Dube is well beaten.

We will have change of ball here! The umpires select the ball from the bunch of balls available and we are ready to resume.

SIX! A much-needed boundary for Chennai and Shivam Dube has nailed it. Short again from Smith, around leg stump. Dube swivel-pulls it well over the backward square leg fence for a biggie.

Short of a length this time, pulled away to deep backward square leg for a single.

A bumper now, well outside off. MS Dhoni just lets it through to the keeper.

A length ball, around leg. This is swung away towards deep square leg for one.

DRINKS! What a start this has been for Punjab, really a dream one! Five wickets down already and the target that was looking below-par after the first innings because of the dew factor and the nature of the pitch now seems a distant dream for Chennai. They need MS Dhoni and Shivam Dube to build a special partnership from hereon to chase this down and Punjab will be delighted with their bowlers, especially with the performance of the debutant, Vaibhav Arora. They will hope to continue the good work.

Beaten! Lovely delivery from Chahar as he gives it a lot more air and flights it up around off. Dhoni looks to drive but gets beaten in flight and there is a bit of turn as well.

Nicely bowled! MS Dhoni looks to step out and Rahul Chahar pushes it wider. Dhoni adjusts well to block it out.

Tossed up, full and on middle. Dube drives it down to long on for one.

On a length, around off. Dhoni nudges it towards cover-point for a single.

Chahar slows it up a touch and bowls it around off. The ball turns away a bit and Dhoni keeps it out.

Chahar starts off with a flatter ball on middle. Dube flicks it through mid-wicket and rotates the strike.

Time for some spin now. Rahul Chahar is into the attack.

On a good length, on off. Dube works it through point for a single.

Length, on off and this is tapped towards short cover.

Short of a length, over off. Dhoni watchfully works it onto the leg side and gets off the mark with a single.

MS Dhoni is the next man in.

OUT! TAKEN! Ripper of a delivery from Odean Smith and even a better catch from Jitesh Sharma to get rid of Ambati Rayudu! Smith digs in a short ball at the body and Rayudu is completely taken by surprise. Rayudu tries to get out of the way but the ball comes off the gloves and goes towards first slip. Sharma does well to delay his dive as the ball got slowed down after hitting the gloves and then flies full stretch to his right and pouches it with both hands. Odean Smith is elated and Chennai in a spot of real bother here.

Banged in short, outside off. Ambati Rayudu looks to ramp it over the keeper but doesn't make a connection.

Smith starts off with a yorker-length delivery on off. Rayudu keeps it out.

Beaten! Top delivery from Vaibhav Arora to end his spell. Pitched up, right in that channel around off and this one holds its line. Dube looks to drive but gets beaten past the outside edge. Arora finishes with figures of, 4-0-21-2!

FOUR! A well-directed short ball but it has cost a boundary. This is around Dube's helmet and he is taken by surprise. Dube just dangles his bat at it and gets a top edge over the keeper's head for a boundary.

On a good length, outside off. Ambati Rayudu steps out and runs it down to third man for a single.

Length again, on off and this is tucked away towards mid-wicket.

Rayudu shuffles a bit and Arora delivers a length ball outside off. Rayudu adjusts well and keeps it out.

FOUR! Just a bit too straight from Arora and Ambati Rayudu takes full advantage. Fuller and sliding down the leg side, flicked away into the fine leg fence.

Singh hits the length hard and slants it into middle. Dube gets behind the line of the ball to make the block. Miserable Powerplay for Chennai as they are currently 27/4!

Back of a length, around off. Dube keeps it down towards backward point.

FOUR! Sweet timing from Shivam Dube and he gets off the mark with a boundary. Short of a length, outside off. Dube hangs back and caresses it through cover-point.

Shivam Dube walks out to the middle now.

OUT! Chopped on! What is happening out there? Chennai folding like a pack of cards. Arshdeep Singh bowls it around the top of off and this one just nips back a touch off the surface. Ravindra Jadeja is caught in two minds whether to come forward or go back and in the end, he does neither. The ball takes the inside edge and castles into the off stump. Chennai lose their fourth wicket inside the Powerplay and Punjab right on top of proceedings here.

Length again, around off. Ambati Rayudu goes deep in his crease and dabs it down towards point for a quick single.

Around the top of off, Rayudu hangs back and defends it out.

Will Mayank Agarwal try to go for the kill and give Kagiso Rabada a third over on the trot? No, he holds him back as Arshdeep Singh comes on to bowl.

End of a brilliant over, a wicket and just a run! On a length, around off. Jadeja punches it to covers. Dot ball.

Lands on a length, on off. Ravindra Jadeja blocks it off the front foot.

The skipper, Ravindra Jadeja walks out to bat with his team in a spot of bother.

OUT! BOWLED! What a debut this is turning out be for Vaibhav Arora! Lazy shot though from Moeen Ali and he pays the price! Lands it on a length again, outside off this time. Ali plays away from his body and looks to push it away. The ball catches the inside edge of his blade and shatters the stumps. Big, big wicket this as Moeen Ali is the man who can the game away in flash. Great start for Punjab!

Lands on a length, around off and it comes into the left-hander. Ali leaves it alone.

Ohh...lovely swing again for the young man! It is almost a yorker this time and swinging away. Ambati Rayudu blocks it out towards the off side and takes a single.

Impressive Vaibhav Arora serves a full ball on middle and this one is shaping in. Ambati Rayudu clips it to mid on.

Just 5 runs from this over! Back of a length, outside off. Ambati Rayudu cuts it to deep point for a single.

Bangs it short again, around off. Ambati Rayudu leaves it alone.

On the shorter side, around off. Ambati Rayudu first looks to cut it but then checks his shot a bit. The ball goes in the air but falls short of the cover-point fielder.

A fullish delivery on off. Ambati Rayudu drives it to mid off now.

FOUR! Sheer timing this time! Back of a length, around off. Ambati Rayudu gets right on the top of the ball and creams it past point for a boundary.

A good-length delivery, outside off. Ambati Rayudu leaves it alone.

Goes fuller on off. Ambati Rayudu drives it to covers. A misfield there allows a single.

WIDE! Now looks for an inswinger but sprays it down the leg side. Ambati Rayudu looks to clip it but misses.

Beaten! This is a fullish delivery, around off and entices Ambati Rayudu to drive it. The ball swings away and beats the outside edge of his blade.

Goes fuller, around off.  Bit of late inward movement and Ambati Rayudu lets it go.

Lands on a length, on off. Ambati Rayudu blocks it out.

Ambati Rayudu is the next man in.

OUT! CAUGHT! Both the openers are back in the hut now, excellent start for Punjab! Vaibhav Arora gets his maiden Indian T20 League wicket! It is full on middle. Robin Uthappa looks to flick it but gets a leading edge instead. The ball goes high in the air behind the bowler. Mayank Agarwal runs to his right from mid off and takes a good catch.

FOUR! Good shot! This is fuller on middle. Robin Uthappa works it past square leg for a boundary.

Moeen Ali is in at number 3 for Chennai.

OUT! CAUGHT! Ruturaj Gaikwad departs early again, Kagiso Rabada gets his first wicket and just the start Punjab wanted. Lands on a good length, around off. Ruturaj Gaikwad looks to drive it away but gets a thick outside edge. The ball goes to Shikhar Dhawan at first slip and this time at a comfortable height. He takes a fine catch and Chennai lose their first.

Ohh...just short of the fielder again! On a length, outside off. Ruturaj Gaikwad drives it on up and the ball falls short of the cover fielder.

Goes slightly fuller on middle. Robin Uthappa pushes it to mid on for a single.

FOUR! Nicely timed! On a length, on middle. Robin Uthappa works it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Slightly on the shorter side again, on middle. Robin Uthappa looks to clip it awqay but misses. The ball hits him high on the pad.

Back of a length, around off. Robin Uthappa looks to defend it but the ball beats the outside edge of his blade.

Kagiso Rabada will start from the other end.

A good-length delivery, outside off. Ruturaj Gaikwad looks to defend it but the ball catches the outside edge of his blade. It goes towards the first slip fielder and falls just short of Shikhar Dhawan. Good start by Vaibhav Arora!

A fuller delivery on middle. Robin Uthappa drives it to mid on for a single.

Ruturaj Gaikwad is off the mark, On a length, on middle. Ruturaj Gaikwad works it towards mid on pocket for a single.

This one goes away from the batter. It lands on a length, around off and shapes away. Robin Uthappa chases it and the ball goes off the outside edge of his blade to third man. The ball falls short of the fielder and a single is taken.

Robin Uthappa and Chennai are underway! On a length, on middle. Robin Uthappa goes across a bit and works it to deep mid-wicket for a couple.

Vaibhav Arora starts with a fullish delivery on off. Bit of inswing there. Robin Uthappa defends it off the front foot.

In the air...safe! Excellent end to the innings from Chennai and Punjab will be a bit disappointed here.  This is bowled into the pitch, around off. Vaibhav Arora looks to swat it towards deep mid-wicket but mistimes it completely. The ball goes off the top edge and lands safely around the short cover region. They get a single and Punjab finish with 180/8!

This is short on middle. Vaibhav Arora looks to pull it but misses.

Length this time, around off. Kagiso Rabada pushes it out off the back foot towards covers for a single.

Yorker length, at the stumps. Rabada can't get it past the bowler.

Full, around off. Kagiso Rabada drills it towards wide long on and races back for the second.

Slower yorker, wide of off stump. Rabada fails to connect.

Vaibhav Arora is the new batter and Dwayne Bravo will bowl the final over.

OUT! TAKEN! Straight to Dwayne Bravo yet again and Rahul Chahar's handy little cameo comes to an end. Full and wide, slower again. Chahar goes after it and ends up slicing it towards the man at the long off fence and Bravo takes another simple catch. Dwaine Pretorius gets his man and is elated.

Slower yorker, close to the off stump. Chahar misses the heave leg side.

SIX! Ruturaj Gaikwad just fails to maintain his balance and Rahul Chahar picks up a maximum. Fullish delivery, outside off. Chahar lifts it high and towards the cover fence. Gaikwad runs back and pouches it but his momentum takes him onto the ropes.

Slower one, outside off. Chahar throws the kitchen sink at it but makes no connection.

FOUR! A much-needed boundary for Punjab. Full and wide, just misses the yorker Pretorius. Rahul Chahar stays deep in his crease and creams it through covers for a boundary.

Gets the wide yorker in does Dwaine Pretorius and Chahar is well beaten.

Who will bowl the penultimate over? It's going to be Dwaine Pretorius.

Very full, hitting the base of middle stump. Chahar squeezes it towards sweeper cover for a single.

Length this time, around off. Rabada hangs deep and taps it towards mid off for a quick single.

Full and wide, driven towards extra cover where the fielder misfields and Kagiso Rabada will pick up a couple of runs.

Pacy delivery, full and close to the off pole. Rabada looks to drive but gets undone by the pace.

Around middle and leg, pushed gently back past the bowler for a run.

Rahul Chahar is in next.

OUT! CAUGHT! Punjab shooting themselves in the foot and Odean Smith has yet another disappointing outing. Full and angled at the toes of the batter, cramps Smith for room. Smith tries to free his arjms and get underneath the ball but only manages to lift it straight towards the man at the long on fence. Dwayne Bravo over there takes the simplest of catches and Chris Jordan has his second wicket.

Excellent end to the over from Pretorius. Slower yorker, just inside the tramline and Rabada is completely beaten by the lack of pace.

WIDE! A third wide in the over! Attempted back of the hand slower ball, spilled way beyond the tramline.

Just a single. Very full and outside off, jammed out to long off by Smith.

WIDE! Seam up this time and pushed beyond the tramline. Smith throws his hands at it but doesn't connect. Wided.

Another dot ball and Dwaine Pretorius is having a ball out there. Perfect yorker, right on the tramline and Odean Smith loses his shape yet again as he cannot get anywhere near the delivery.

Another off-pace delivery, full and wide of off. Smith cannot get underneath it and ends up getting a bottom edge back on the deck.

Slower yorker this time, on off. Rabada digs it out towards mid on for a run.

WIDE! Pretorius sees Rabada making a bit of room and goes for a slower ball. He spills it outside the tramline and a wide is signalled.

FOUR! Pretorius angles in a low full toss on the pads. Rabada lofts it over wide mid on and the ball runs away into the fence.

Full and wide, driven off the bottom edge towards short third man for a quick single. Punjab need Odean Smith to step up tonight as anything under 200 will be an under-par score.

Full and quick, going across the left-hander. Rabada looks to cover drive but gets beaten.

Kagiso Rabada is the new man in for Punjab.

OUT! CAUGHT! Chennai get rid of another dangerous batter! This is a low full toss on middle. Shahrukh Khan looks to whip it off his legs. He fails to get enough distance as the boundary is long on that side. He finds Dwaine Pretorius at deep backward square leg. He takes a good catch and a big wicket for Chennai!

A fuller delivery on middle. Khan hits it to deep square leg with the inside half of his blade and takes a couple.

A fuller delivery on middle. Smith hits it to long on for a single.

A brilliant yorker on middle and leg. Smith digs it out.

WIDE! Jordan starts the new spell with a wide, it is full and down the leg side. Smith watches it go.

Slower again, pitched up and wide of off stump. Odean Smith drives it towards extra cover and sets off for a quick single.

DRINKS! Chennai have done well to pick wickets at regular intervals since the last break. However, Punjab have a lot of firepower in their batting lineup and they are still scoring around 10 runs per over. Shahrukh Khan is still in the crease and he will be joined by Odean Smith now. Both can be quite dangerous if they get going in the last five overs. So expect a great battle out there, as Chennai look to restrict them under 200.

OUT! TAKEN! Jitesh Sharma will look at that shot and feel that it was unecessary. Full and wide, its the slower ball this time. Sharma was playing the orthodox shots so well but decides to be cute and attempts the reverse scoop. Sharma goes hard at it but there's no pace on the ball and he ends up chipping it straight towards Robin Uthappa at short third man and Uthappa isn't going to drop that one. Dwaine Pretorius has provided Chennai with a crucial breakthrough.

Back of a length, outside off. Khan pulls it down to long off for a single.

In the air...but safe! Fullish delivery, around off. Jitesh Sharma goes inside out over extra cover but doesn't get a good connection. The fielder from the cover fence comes in but pulls out to take it on the bounce. Single taken.

A length ball, outside off. This is slapped away in front of square on the off side and the fielder does well to slide across and keep it down to a couple.

Full and wide, Sharma looks to fetch it and sweep it across but gets a bottom edge back to the keeper.

Dwaine Pretorius is back into the attack. He has bowled one over and has given away just 6 runs in it.

On off, pushed to the left of Jadeja who dives down and stops the ball.

On off, Sharma steps out and mistimes the heave towards long off for just a single this time.

SIX! Geez, Jitesh Sharma has got some power! On a length, quicker and angled into leg stump. Sharma makes room leg side and forces the ball all the way over the long on fence for a biggie.

WIDE! This is angled down the leg side for another wide.

Darted in around off stump. Shahrukh Khan hops back and cuts it to deep point for a run.

This is speared into the pads. Khan pushes it out towards wide mid on.

WIDE! Quicker again, down the leg side and a wide is called.

Quicker and flatter, outside off. This is sweetly punched towards deep cover for a single.

Ravindra Jadeja (3-0-23-1) is back on.

In the air...but lands well in front. Full and around off, Sharma jabs it over mid off and collects a single down to long off. The run rate has come down from 12 runs per over to 10 runs per over now and Punjab will be looking to up the ante a bit here.

Choudhary goes back to the hard length and bowls it on off stump. Sharma defends it out.

SIX! A bit of a top edge but the intent was clear. Banged in halfway down the leg side. Jitesh Sharma takes it on and clears the fine leg fence.

On middle this time and Sharma just pushes it gently back to the bowler.

A length ball, slanting across off. This is dabbed down towards backward point. Sharma looks for a single but is sent back and rightly so.

Mukesh Choudhary is back on. He has given away 44 runs so far in his three overs and has taken an important wicket of Mayank Agarwal.

Back of a length, over middle. Khan punches it down to long on for a run.

Shorter this time from Moeen Ali. Shahrukh Khan rocks back and pulls it behind square on the leg side for a single.

Slowed up, on a length and turning into leg stump. Khan tucks it towards square leg.

Full and straight, eased down to long on for a single.

On middle, pushed back towards the bowler.

SIX! First match for Jitesh Sharma and he smokes his third delivery for a huge hit. Angled into middle and leg, Sharma steps out and lifts it all the way over the mid-wicket fence.

Moeen Ali is into the attack now.

Floated up, on the pads. Sharam nudges it towards mid-wicket.

This is darted into off, Khan just blocks it out once again.

Flatter delivery, on off. Khan blocks it out.

Shahrukh Khan walks out to bat now.

OUT! CAUGHT! Soft dismissal and its Ambati Rayudu who has his redemption! This is quicker and outside off, there to be hit. Liam Livingstone looks to power it over extra cover but gets a thick outside edge. The ball flies straight down the throat of the fielder at short third man and Rayudu this time doesn't make any mistake. Ravindra Jadeja has done the trick for his team and Livingstone departs after an entertaining innings. Punjab pushed on the back foot once again.

Around off, pushed through covers for a run by Sharma to get off the mark.

Around off, cut away again through the cover region but this time it will only be a single.

FOUR! Slapped away! Short and wide, a nothing delivery really from Jadeja. Liam Livingstone cuts it powerfully through the cover region for a boundary.

Jitesh Sharma walks out to bat at number 5.

OUT! CAUGHT! End of a handy knock from Shikhar Dhawan! Good slower ball by Bravo! He delivers it full and outside off. Shikhar Dhawan looks to drive it away but plays it a bit early as the ball is slower in pace. It goes high in the air behind the cover fielder in the ring. Ravindra Jadeja runs behind and to his right and takes the catch easily in the end. So finally the partnership has been broken and Chennai will looks to capitalise on it now.

A fuller delivery on leg. Liam Livingstone works it to deep backward square leg for a single.

Well bowled! Dwayne Bravo with a wide yorker, outside off. Liam Livingstone looks to get a bat on it but misses.

SIX! Fifty comes up for Liam Livingstone! It has been a brilliant one! Finally he delivers. This ball is short on middle and leg. Liam Livingstone looks to pull but gets a top edge. The ball goes in the air and over the fine leg fence for a maximum.

A very full delivery, outside off. Shikhar Dhawan drives it to covers for a single this time.

FOUR! With all the attention on Liam Livingstone, it is Shikhar Dhawan who has got regular boundaries in the last few overs! This is fuller outside off. Shikhar Dhawan skips down the track and creams it through covers for a boundary. 100 up for Punjab!

WIDE! Bravo starts another over with a wide! This is full and outside off. Shikhar Dhawan lets it go.

Short on middle now. Shikhar Dhawan rocks back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Lovely shot by the senior pro! This is on middle and leg. Shikhar Dhawan gets a bit across and paddle-sweeps it fine towards the fine leg fence for a boundary.

Fuller on off. Liam Livingstone pushes it to covers for a single.

WIDE! Fires thi bit wider outside off. Liam Livingstone leaves it alone.

This is pushed quicker outside off. Liam Livingstone pushes it to covers.

Short and wide outside off. Liam Livingstone looks to cut but misses.

A flatter and quicker one, outside off. Liam Livingstone cuts it to covers.

Drinks! Pheww! Too much happening in the game right now and it's fair to say that everyone deserves a breather. After a sensational start with the ball and in the field by Chennai, a storm by the name of Liam Livingstone has struck the ground and he has turned the game on its head. Livingstone though has got a couple of lives but it is now up to him to make the most of them. Dhawan too has given him ample support and Chennai are desperate for a wicket here, just to slow things down a bit.

Ends the over with a full ball, on middle. Liam Livingstone knocks it down to long on for a single. Good over from Dwaine Pretorius!

A low full toss on off. Shikhar Dhawan skips down the track and pushes it to long off for a single.

WIDE! This is again very full and outside off. Shikhar Dhawan leaves it alone.

A very full delivery on off again. Shikhar Dhawan slog-sweeps it to deep mid-wicket and the batters run couple. Bravo does well in the deep to stop a boundary there.

A fuller delivery, outside off. Liam Livingstone squeezes it to point for a single.

NOT OUT! Liam Livingstone gets another life! This is full and around leg. Liam Livingstone looks to clip it but gets a faint part of his blade. The ball goes towards left of Dhoni. He dives to his left takes a catch but as he falls the ball just hits the ground. Dhoni is not sure and the umpire takes it upstairs. The replays roll in and they show that the ball has hit the ground. So Liam Livingstone survives.

Is that out? MS Dhoni straightaway signals that he isn't sure if the ball hit the ground and the umpires do go upstairs. This is a tough call, Dhoni seems to have taken it clearly as can be seen on the replay but just when he landed the ball seems to have hit the ground. The third umpire has a good look at it and makes his decision. NOT OUT!

Starts with a yorker, outside off. Shikhar Dhawan gets across and looks to sweep but misses. The ball hits his pads and a leg bye is taken towards the off side.

Dwaine Pretorius comes into the attack now.

A flatter delivery on off. Liam Livingstone punches it to covers.

Ohhh... Ambati Rayudu, you will not get a more easy catch than this one, he has dropped it! A tossed up delivery, around off. Liam Livingstone skips down the track and looks to go for a big one. The ball catches the outside edge and goes right of short third man. He runs slightly to his right and drops a sitter. Costly miss!

On the shorter side on leg. Dhawan works it to short fine leg for a single.

A fuller delivery on middle. Shikhar Dhawan skips down the track and works it to deep mid-wicket for a couple.

A flatter and shorter delivery on off. Liam Livingstone rocks back and cuts it to deep point for a single.

SIX! Liam Livingstone greets the Chennai skipper with a maximum! Jadeja fires this on off. Liam Livingstone dances down the track and tonks it over long off for a biggie. 87 metres hit!

The skipper, Ravindra Jadeja brings himself into the attack now.

FOUR! Another expensive over to end the Powerplay! Lands on a length, around leg. Dhawan clips it past short fine leg for a boundary. After Powerplay, Punjab are 72/2!

A slower full delivery on middle. Shikhar Dhawan skips down the track and takes it on full. He hits it straight to mid on.

Well bowled! Bravo sees Dhawan moving in the crease and serves a slower ball, outside off. Shikhar Dhawan first backs away then gets across towards the off side and leaves it in the end.

FOUR! Nice timing again! This is full and outside off. Shikhar Dhawan creams a drive through covers for a boundary.

SIX! Now, Shikhar Dhawan joins the act! Pressure on Dwayne Bravo straightaway! This is fuller on middle. Shikhar Dhawan picks the slower ball and launches it over long on for a maximum.

Back  of a length, outside off. Shikhar Dhawan chops it to covers.

WIDE! Bravo starts with a full and wide delivery, outside off. Shikhar Dhawan skips down the track and lets it go as it is too wide.

Dwayne Bravo is into the attack now.

SIX! 26 off the over! This is slanted well across the off stump, Liam Livingstone shuffles across and smokes it towards the mid-wicket fence. This time the ball hits the advertising ropes on the full and eventually, a maximum is called.

FOUR! A bit lucky this time but make it 20 runs off the over with a ball still to go. A wide yorker, Livingstone opens the face of the bat to make sure the edge flies over short third man and goes into the fence. 50 is up for Punjab as well.

FOUR! Liam Livingstone is punishing Mukesh Choudhary now. Full and wide again, Livingstone lifts it over extra cover and collects yet another boundary.

WIDE! Full and wide again, a bit too wide though.

WIDE! Choudhary sees Livingstone advancing and pushes it full and wide, close to the tramline. Wide called.

FOUR! Brute power! Full and straight, Livingstone makes room leg side and drills it over the head of the man at mid off for a boundary. He seems in the mood tonight.

Good comeback from Choudhary. It's the off-cutter this time, going across the right-hander. Livingstone looks to run it fine but misses.

SIX! Monster hit from Liam Livingstone and he has put everything in this shot! A length ball, around off. Livingstone drags it high and long over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie and the ball travels a massive 108 meters.

A bit fuller and closer to the off pole, pushed towards short cover.

On a good length this time and Dhawan can't get it past the fielder at point again.

A length ball, slanting across off stump. Dhawan plays it towards the point region.

This is pushed wider, Shikhar Dhawan steps out and hammers it towards cover-point where Dwayne Bravo does extremely well to get a hand on it. The batters get a couple of runs and Bravo seems to be in some pain. It was hit really hard to be honest.

Angling into middle and leg, flicked away to square leg for one more.

Back of a length, around off. Dhawan hangs back and dabs it down towards backward point for a single.

FOUR! Crunched! Choudhary bangs it in short and Liam Livingstone just walks toward him. Livingstone then absolutely slaps the ball over extra cover and hits the advertising cushion on the full. Well, the ball just bounced before hitting the cushion and it is given as a boundary.

A length ball, around off. This is pushed towards extra cover.

Flat-batted for SIX! Banged in short, around leg stump. Livingstone pulls it over the fine leg fence for a maximum with ease.

Good-length, on off. Livingstone hangs back and dabs it back onto the deck.

Livingstone will feel he missed out there. A half-volley outside off and this is driven on the up but straight to the man at cover.

Full and wide, angled across the right-hander. Livingstone leaves it alone.

The batters think about the quick single but decide against it. On the pads, tucked away towards square leg.

Around the top of off, Dhawan stands tall and taps it towards cover.

Brilliant effort in the deep from Dwaine Pretorius and he saves a boundary. On the pads, picked up by Livingstone and hit aerially towards the long backward square leg fence. Pretorius runs around from the fine leg fence and just about pushes it back in. The batters get three runs.

A length ball, slanted into middle. Livingstone keeps it out.

Liam Livingstone walks out to the middle now.

OUT! RUN OUT! Punjab is dire straits early on and what a costly mix-up this could prove to be! On a good length over middle stump. Rajapaksa pushes it out towards short mid-wicket and wants the single. At first, Shikhar Dhawan responds to the call but sees Chris Jordan onto it in a flash. Dhawan turns back but Rajapaksa is stranded halfway. Jordan has a pop at the batter's end but misses. MS Dhoni does extremely well to dive to collect the ball and throw it onto the stumps. The decision is taken upstairs and Rajapaksa isn't even in the frame.

SIX! Just a little one-hander from Bhanuka Rajapaksa! Jordan starts off with a shortish ball around the hips. Rajapaksa looks to pull but one hand comes off the handle and the ball flies off the top edge all the way over the fine leg fence for a biggie.

Chris Jordan to share the new ball with Mukesh Choudhary.

Nicely bowled! This is a bit fuller and angled into off stump. The ball shapes away a bit but straightens as well. Dhawan plays inside the line of the ball. 8 runs and a wicket off an eventful first over!

Full and wide, shaping away. Rajapaksa just opens the face of the bat and slices it down to third man for a single.

Good running! Angled into middle and leg, pushed through the mid-wicket region for a couple of runs. Rajapaksa is off the mark.

Length this time, outside off. Rajapaksa looks to cut but edges it well in front of a diving MS Dhoni.

WIDE! Trying to attack the pads but spilled down the leg side. Rajapaksa misses the flick and a wide is called.

Bhanuka Rajapaksa walks in at number 3.

OUT! CAUGHT! Mayank Agarwal's poor run of form continues as he falters in the first over itself. A bit wider and this isn't a half volley. Agarwal looks to drive on the up and does so away from his body. There is a bit of extra bounce as well and the ball goes off the bottom part of the bat towards Robin Uthappa at covers. Robin Uthappa takes a sharp catch and Mukesh Choudhary has given Chennai a dream start.

FOUR! Mayank Agarwal and Punjab are up and running right away. Mukesh Choudhary serves a length ball, on the pads and there is a bit of movement inwards as well. Agarwal tucks it off his pads and the ball races away into the fine leg fence.

We are all set to begin! The umpires walk out to the middle. Chennai players follow them now. Shikhar Dhawan and Mayank Agarwal are the openers for Punjab. Mukesh Choudhary, the left-arm seamer will start with the ball for Chennai. Mayank Agarwal will take the strike. Here we go...

Punjab have a strong batting lineup but they faltered in the last game when they batted first. Can they put up a better performance in this game? Also, Chennai have boosted their bowling attack as Chris Jordan with all his experience and death bowling skills replaces Tushar Deshpande. It will be an interesting battle, let's see how things pan out.

Mayank Agarwal, the skipper of Punjab, says that it looks like a good batting wicket and it will be nice to put runs on the board. Tells that it was an off day in the last game but they did not need to ponder a lot about that. Mentions that they need to learn from that game though. Tells that they have couple of changes as Vaibhav Arora comes in for Harpreet Brar and Jitesh Sharma comes in for Raj Bawa.

Ravindra Jadeja, the skipper of Chennai, says that they will bowl first. He adds that they try to keep things very simple and back each and every player. Mentions that they have experienced players who know how to perform when under the pump. Informs that they have one change as Chris Jordan comes in place of Tushar Deshpande.

Punjab (Playing XI) - Mayank Agarwal (C), Shikhar Dhawan, Bhanuka Rajapaksa (WK), Liam Livingstone, Shahrukh Khan, Odean Smith, Jitesh Sharma (In place of Raj Bawa), Rahul Chahar, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh, Vaibhav Arora (In place of Harpreet Brar).

Chennai (Playing XI) - Robin Uthappa, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja (C), MS Dhoni (WK), Dwaine Pretorius, Dwayne Bravo, Chris Jordan (In place of Tushar Deshpande), Mukesh Choudhary.

TOSS - The coin goes up and lands in favour of Chennai. They have elected to BOWL first.

The live pictures show that Vaibhav Arora and Jitesh Sharma are getting their caps in the Punjab huddle. So expect at least two changes in the Punjab lineup today.

PITCH REPORT - Matthew Hayden is pitchside. Haydos mentions that there is an anti-dew agent that is being sprayed onto the pitch to counter the dew a bit. He adds that the side towards the ocean is much longer and the boundaries are about 80 meters but the wicket is an absolute cracker. Reckons it will be a batting paradise and the team batting first will have to post a mammoth total.

Chennai, on the other hand, put together a strong batting performance in the last game and with Moeen Ali back in the fold, the batting looks quite formidable. MS Dhoni has truly turned back the clock at the start of the tournament and is set to play his 350th T20 match tonight. However, the bowling looks quite inexperienced and that will remain a big concern against a strong batting lineup of Punjab. Except for Dwayne Bravo and Dwaine Pretorius in the last game, everyone else struggled and it remains to be seen how they go about their business tonight. Their skipper, Jadeja surely needs to contribute more than he has done so far. Can they bring their A-game onto the table and register their first win of the season? Or will Punjab overpower them? We shall find out. Toss and team sheets in a while.

Punjab have one of the strongest teams on the paper with some tremendous firepower in their batting unit. If they get going with all their might, we might see plenty of big scores from this Punjab batting lineup this season. Their batting will be boosted further tonight with Jonny Bairstow now available for the selection. The bowling is led by Kagiso Rabada and he has some able bowlers to support him like Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh. However, the biggest positive for them is the presence of hard-hitting all-rounders like Odean Smith and Liam Livingstone and we can expect this power-packed lineup to come out all guns blazing tonight.

Our daily dose of some mouth-watering T20 action continues as the defending champions, Chennai go head-to-head against Punjab at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai. Punjab started on a bright note with a win in the first game but failed to deliver the goods in their second game. Chennai, on the other hand, were better in the second game but ended on a losing note yet again, thus failing to open their account in the two games so far.

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