Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings Indian Premier League, 2022

BANGALORE WIN BY 13 RUNS! Back of a length, around off, Maheesh Theekshana plays a mistimed lofted shot towards covers for just a single. Two important points for Bangalore and they break into the top four now.

A well-directed bouncer, around leg, Maheesh Theekshana somehow sways away from the firing line.

FOUR LEG BYES! Sliding down the leg side, Maheesh Theekshana tries to glance but misses. It clips the thigh pad and races away to fine leg for a boundary. Job done now for Bangalore.

SIX! Short again from Harshal, around off at 129 kph, Maheesh Theekshana rides the bounce and clobbers it over wide long on for a biggie.

Maheesh Theekshana is the new man in.

OUT! CAUGHT! Harshal Patel again bounces back after conceding a biggie. Digs it in short, around off at 129.4 kph, Dwaine Pretorius tries to power it across the line but instead gets a big top edge. Virat Kohli settles underneath it at long on. This chase is almost put to bed now.

SIX! That's smoked! The chase remains alive. A length ball, around off, it's in the slot and Dwaine Pretorius launches it over mid-wicket for a biggie. 25 needed off 5 balls.

Length and on off. Dwaine Pretorius punches it to mid off for a single. 31 needed off 6 balls.

FOUR! Edged away! The chase is still on! Short and around off. Dwaine Pretorius tries to hook it away but gets a top edge over the keeper and for a boundary.

A length ball, on middle, Singh is cramped for room as he pulls it to mid-wicket for another run.

On a length and around off. Dwaine Pretorius hits it to long on only for a single. Singles won't do for Chennai.

Tad fuller and on middle, Singh flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Simarjeet Singh is in next.

OUT! DHONI HOLES OUT! Josh Hazlewood has been the best bowler for Bangalore all evening and he has hit the jackpot by removing MS at this stage of the chase. Delivers it a touch short and around off at 134.1 kph, MS Dhoni rocks on the back foot and packs a punch at this delivery. He pulls firmly but it goes flat and straight towards Rajat Patidar at deep mid-wicket. He takes the pressure catch and Chennai are staring down the barrel now. 39 needed off 11 balls.

A length ball, outside off. Dhoni taps it to covers and hurls across for a quick single.

A full ball, on middle. Pretorius tickles it straight to short fine leg. A quick single is taken.

Pace on from Harshal Patel and this is nicely bowled! Hits the length hard and bowls it around off. Pretorius looks to play at it but gets beaten. Another dot ball and the pressure keeps on mounting.

On a length and on off. Pretorius looks to tuck it away but gets an inside edge onto his pads.

Dwaine Pretorius is the new man in.

OUT! TAKEN! Harshal bounces back to remove the set batter. He changes his line and delivers a slower length ball outside off at 122.6 kph, Moeen is deceived completely as he reaches out for it. Ends up chipping it tamely to extra cover where Mohammed Siraj makes no mistake. Bangalore get their noses slightly in front in this match.

SIX! Just what Chennai needed! That's an exceptional hit from Moeen Ali. Harshal delivers it on a length, around off, Moeen Ali swings his bat across the line and sends it whistling over square leg for a biggie.

Around the hips and pulled away past backward square leg for a single. Just five off the over. 47 needed now off 18 balls!

Beaten! Hazlewood tightens his line on the off stump line and angles it across. Ali tries to run it fine but the ball zips past the outside edge. Another dot ball!

Good shot for no run! Fullish delivery, around off. Ali drives it on the up and crunches it straight to the man at extra cover.

Back of a length, outside off. Dhoni stays on the back foot and slashes it towards deep backward point for a single. He is off the mark!

This is slanted across off and Ali just steers it past short third man to turn the strike over.

Full and straight, Ali works it through wide mid on and races back for the second. Good running between the wickets.

MS Dhoni is the new man in.

OUT! TAKEN! Good composure shown by Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja walks back after another sedate knock. Harshal Patel bowls it on a length around the off stump and takes the pace off once again. Jadeja tries to launch it over the long off fence but ends up slicing it high and towards wide mid off. Kohli from extra cover moves to his left and keeps his eyes on the ball to pouch the skier safely. 52 needed now off 24 balls.

Change of pace now, slower and around off. Ali pushes it towards covers for a single.

Aerial but safe! After a couple of dots, Moeen Ali tries to break the shackles. This is on off and Ali looks to swing across the line but gets it off the toe end towards cow corner. Rajat Patidar does well to run from the mid-wicket fence and put in the dive but can't reach it. Two taken.

Around the top of off this time, Ali hangs back and punches it towards extra cover.

Over middle, Ali defends it back onto the deck.

Harshal bowls this one on a good length and angles it into the body from 'round the wicket. Jadeja pushes it through mid-wicket for a single.

Strategic Break! 56 runs are needed in 30 balls. The game is nicely poised for an entertaining end. Moeen Ali is looking solid out in the middle. Bangalore are bowling well but they need to handle the pressure now to defend this total.

SIX! TONK! Moeen is taking over control from here. Fuller and around middle, right in his half, Ali goes down and powers it all the way over long on. 9 from the over along with the key wicket of Devon Conway!

Direct hit would have been interesting. Flatter and on middle, Jadeja goes back and turns it in front of square on the leg side. The short mid-wicket fielder rushes across to his left, picks up the ball but misses his shy at the bowler's end.

This time Moeen repeats the last shot and sends a full ball down to long on. Another run.

Very full, around leg, Jadeja knocks it down to long on and opens his account with a single.

Fuller and on off, Jadeja lunges and flicks it to short mid-wicket.

Ravindra Jadeja is the new batter in.

OUT! Conway holes out! The set batter is gone and it's game on! Floated ball, full and around leg, turning away, Conway once again goes down with the conventional sweep shot and does so aerially. This time though his shot lacks the elevation and he picks out the deep square leg fielder with perfection. A simple catch for Shahbaz Ahmed and Bangalore will look to capitalize on this breakthrough. 65 needed off 35 balls.

Wanindu Hasaranga (2-0-22-0) is back on.

Quicker one, around middle, defended on the leg side. 65 needed more in 36 balls.

Slower through the air, around off and turning away, Moeen plays late but finds backward point.

Short and on off, turning away, whacked to deep cover for a single.

FOUR! Not from the middle of the bat but it has found the fence. Full and flighted, around off, Devon Conway decides to play the conventional sweep and it flies off the bottom half of his bat. It lands wide of the diving deep square leg fielder and finds the boundary.

Flatter and on off, Moeen gets back and helps it in front of square on the leg side for a run.

Shortish and outside off, punched away to deep cover-point for a single.

No run.

FIFTY FOR CONWAY! A good-length delivery, Devon Conway hits it towards mid-wicket and gets a single. It's been a fabulous knock from the Kiwi, a lot more fluent than the last match. He holds the key here in this chase for Chennai.

FOUR! Sweet timing and placement! Harshal overpitches, around off, Devon Conway leans forward and creams it delightfully past the cover fielder. The fielder in the deep has no chance to cut it off.

On a good length, slightly shorter, Moeen Ali flicks it towards square leg and rotates the strike.

FOUR! Easy pickings! Short in length, around leg, Moeen swivels on the back foot and pulls it wide of short fine leg for a boundary. Poor line and punished.

A dot. A low full toss on off, Moeen Ali hits it towards mid off.

Harshal Patel to bowl now.

Around leg, full in length, Devon Conway brings out the reverse sweep, connects well but finds backward point. 7 from the over, 82 needed off 48 balls.

Flatter and on off, stroked wide of the point fielder for one.

Tossed up, around off, pushed to covers without any timing.

EDGY FOUR! Loopy and around off, spinning away, Moeen tries to push through the line but edges it wide of the keeper. It screams away to the third man fence.

Fuller and on middle, Devon shows the full face of his bat and eases it towards long on for a run.

Fuller one on middle, Moeen Ali punches the ball towards long on and gets a single.

SIX! This one has gone all the way! The Kiwi is the key for Chennai here. He has sized up this pitch and is playing a handy knock. Floated delivery, full and landing on middle, Devon Conway wears his skates to reach the pitch of the ball and muscles it over mid-wicket for a biggie.

Flatter one on off, Devon Conway tries to sweep it but couldn't connect well. Finds short fine leg.

Turning in from around off, Moeen works it off the inner half, to the left of short fine leg and gets a single.

Fuller one on middle, Moeen Ali defends it solidly.

Flighted and around off, a bit on the shorter side, Conway goes back and guides it through point for a run.

Fuller and on off, Devon Conway pushes the ball back towards the bowler.

Wanindu Hasaranga is back on. He was expensive in his first over.

Arm ball around off, Conway moves back and punches it down to long on for one. Another successful over for the Aussie.

Flatter one outside off, Moeen Ali hits it through covers and gets a single.

Moeen Ali walks in at number 5. Two left-handers at the crease now.

OUT! BOWLED! Maxwell is doing with the ball here for Bangalore. He continues from 'round the wicket angle for the right-hander and dishes out a flatter and shorter ball on middle at 95.5 kph. Rayudu camps back, clears his front leg and tries to play late at it. But the ball skids past his blade and shatters the stumps. Yet another in-form batter for Chennai is back in the dugout. 99 needed off 62 balls.

On a good length and on off, Devon Conway cuts it towards point and rotates the strike.

Maxwell dishes out a flatter and shorter ball on middle, from 'round the wicket, Rayudu gets back and hits it firmly to deep mid-wicket for one.

Flatter one on off, Devon Conway sweeps it behind square leg for a run.

Strategic break! Chennai's innings so far has been a shadow of what we saw from Bangalore with the bat. Devon Conway is well set at the crease and he and Ambati Rayudu will look to fend off the threat from the spinners in the middle overs. Bangalore though will be hoping the spinners provide a couple more breakthroughs in order for them to get a grip on the match. 102 needed now off 66 balls!

SIX! Dismissed! Shahbaz Ahmed had got a wicket off the long hop but not this time. He drops it short, around off, Ambati Rayudu goes deep inside the crease and hammers it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. 10 from the over!

Flatter one on off, Devon Conway whips it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Loopy and full, around leg, Conway clips it aerially towards square leg and scampers back for the second run. There is a direct hit at the bowler's end but Rayudu is safely in.

Fuller and on middle, Ambati Rayudu drives it through the cover region for a single.

Drags his length short and bowls it around off, Rayudu moves back to punch but mistimes it to the left side of the bowler.

Flatter one on middle, Ambati Rayudu eases it towards point but not in the gap.

A bit short and outside off, Rayudu taps it through the cover region for a single. A successful first over for Glenn Maxwell.

Around off, on a length. Conway eases it to long on for a single.

Length and outside off. Blocked out on the off side.

Full and on off. Rayudu hits it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Ambati Rayudu is the new man in.

OUT! TAKEN! Suyash Prabhudessai (sub) with yet another catch and Glenn Maxwell strikes in his very first over. Tad short, outside off, given width there. Robin Uthappa hangs back to cut but fails to clear the infield. Suyash Prabhudessai, inside the ring at point, takes a simple catch moving across to his left. So just like Bangalore's innings, Chennai have also lost a few quick wickets after the Powerplay.

On a length and on off. Uthappa works it to covers.

FOUR! A good way to finish the over for Chennai! Flatter and on off. Conway rocks on his back foot and punches it through covers for a boundary.

Fuller and on off, pushed to deep cover for a single.

Robin Uthappa is in at number 3.

OUT! CAUGHT! Bangalore strike and break the partnership! This is a touch short and on middle. Ruturaj Gaikwad's eyes once again lit up as he sees a short ball and he looks to pull but does not middle it well. Mistimes his aerial shot to wide long on where Suyash Prabhudessai, the substitute fielder, charges forward and across to his right to take a superb diving catch. Ruturaj Gaikwad goes after giving a good start. 120 needed in 80 balls.

Tossed up, angling around off. Conway reverse-sweeps it to short third man and runs across for a quick single.

Fuller and on off, it is drilled down to long off for a single.

On middle, it is flicked to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Shahbaz Ahmed (1-0-9-0) is back on.

SIX! Chennai finish the Powerplay with a biggie. Just like Bangalore, they are off to a good start! A rank long hop, on middle, Gaikwad rocks back and pulls it over cow corner for a biggie. 123 needed off 84 balls.

Tossed up, outside off, swept to deep square leg for a single.

SIX! In the slot and dismissed! Flighted ball, slower and on off. Conway swings across the line and dispatches it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Floated ball, on off. Conway punches it straight to the cover fielder.

Flatter, slower and around off. Conway knocks it to covers.

Tossed up, full and on leg. Gaikwad comes down the track and jams it out to mid on for a single.

Back of a length, outside off. This is tapped towards covers for a single. 12 from the over, 22 in Siraj's two.

Siraj shortens the length and bowls it on off. Conway with a half-pull sends it down to deep square leg for one.

Length, around off, pushed towards mid off for a run.

FOUR! Gaikwad comes down the pitch now and picks up another boundary. This is full and outside off, Gaikwad steps out and plays a controlled lofted shot right back over the bowler's head to find the fence.

FOUR! After a watchful start, Ruturaj Gaikwad is taking on the bowling now. This is pitched up on middle and Gaikwad comes up with a heave through wide mid on for a boundary.

Around the leg stump and skidding through, Conway tucks it off his hips towards square leg for a single.

Another top over from Josh Hazlewood, just three off it. Fuller and outside off, this is pushed out onto the off side.

Shorter delivery, on off. Ruturaj Gaikwad pulls it well in front of square on the leg side and picks up a couple of runs.

Three dots on the trot now from Hazlewood! Around off, nudged away with soft hands towards the gully region. Kohli quickly moved to his left from backward point and stopped the ball.

And again! Good length, on off and nipping in ever so slightly. Gaikwad watchfully keeps it out.

Right on the money again from Hazlewood and Gaikwad defends it from inside his crease.

The top of off line and just slanting across. Conway nudges it late and fine towards third man for a single.

Sweetly driven again but finds the fielder this time. On off, driven towards mid off for a single. 10 runs come off Siraj's first over.

FOUR! Sweetly timed! Siraj pitches it up at 142.3 kph and on middle. Devon Conway just punches it on the up and the ball races past the bowler and goes away to the fence at long on.

Good length, outside off, this is steered down to third man for a single.

FOUR! Ruturaj Gaikwad isn't going to miss out twice in a row. Short and wide, Gaikwad hangs on the back foot and cuts it through point for a boundary.

Shorter in length, around 140 clicks and there's width on offer. Gaikwad reaches out but only manages to tap it towards the cover region.

Siraj bustles in and serves it full and outside off. Gaikwad doesn't play at it.

Mohammed Siraj is brought into the attack.

Tidy over from Josh Hazlewood, just the three singles off it. Fuller in length, around middle and looking to bring it into the left-hander's pads. Conway is a bit late in his shot but manages to keep it out off the inner edge.

Good length, angled into the body. Gaikwad pushes it down towards short mid-wicket for a quick run.

Nice shape in the air. This is pitched up, on off and the ball moves away. Gaikwad defends it back towards the bowler.

Nicely bowled! Hazlewood goes fuller and keeps a tight line around the off pole. Gaikwad lets it through to the keeper.

Halt! Sawdust is being spread near the bowler's landing area.

Well played in the end. Back of a length, angled across off and Conway manages to steer it past the slip cordon, down to third man for a run.

Back of a length to start with from Josh Hazlewood, around off. Gaikwad slashes it down to third man for a single.

Who will bowl from the other end? It is Josh Hazlewood.

FOUR! Easily done. On a length, down leg. Conway gets down on one knee and sweeps it behind square on the leg side for a boundary. 9 off the first over.

Quicker delivery, on leg. Conway looks to work it away but the ball seems to have caressed the pad or the glove on its way to the keeper. The bowler seems a bit interested in the lbw but nothing doing.

FOUR! A cheeky way to get off the mark and Devon Conway will enjoy that. Around off, Conway reverse-paddles it very fine and beats the man at short third man. The ball runs away for a boundary, the first of the innings.

This is pushed through on middle, Devon Conway nudges it gently on the leg side.

Gaikwad and Chennai are underway! On off, this is pushed down to long off for a single.

Ahmed starts off with a flatter delivery on off. Ruturaj Gaikwad presses forward and solidly blocks it off.

A searching yorker, turns out to be a low full toss. Dinesh Karthik doesn't get under it and only manages to dig it out towards mid-wicket. Dwaine Pretorius chases and slides to stop the ball. He slips slightly while getting up and the batters steal the second run as well. Bangalore end on 173/8!

OUT! RUN OUT! It is given out in the end and Harshal Patel has to depart without playing a single delivery. This is full and around off stump. Dinesh Karthik drills it to long off and denies the run as he knows they won't be able to come back for the second but Harshal Patel is already halfway down the track. The throw is speared in from Devon Conway and the bails do come off at the bowler's end. The decision is checked by the third umpire and he checks it a few times as the ball slipped out of Pretorius' hand as he disturbed the stumps. The third umpire is satisfied though as the bail did come up while the ball was still in contact with Pretorius.

A run out chance! Harshal Patel is out of his crease when the bails are rattled but the ball is not in the hand of Dwaine Pretorius at that moment. Let's see what happens...

SIX! THUMPED! Dwaine Pretorius pitches it up right in the slot on off, Karthik hangs deep in his crease and opens his arms to pump the ball over the long on fence for another biggie.

This is pitched up, around off. Karthik lifts it over the wide mid off region and picks up a couple of runs.

SIX! HAMMERED AWAY! Dwaine Pretorius misses the yorker mark by a few inches and DK pounces onto it. It's around off, right in the slot, Karthik swings his big blade across the line and dispatches it over deep mid-wicket.

Shout for an lbw! Close, but not close enough for Dwaine Pretorius. Pretorius delivers it from 'round the wicket and gets it in right at the toes of Dinesh Karthik who misses the whip and gets rapped on the pads. Huge appeal from the bowler and it is given. Karthik reviews it straightaway. There's nothing on UltraEdge but Ball Tracking shows it's just pitching outside leg. Karthik survives!

Harshal Patel walks out to the middle.

OUT! Cleaned up! Too good for Shahbaz Ahmed and Maheesh Theekshana picks up three wickets in the 19th over! This is quick again, at 102 kph and around the off stump. Ahmed tries to drive away from the body but it is the carrom ball yet again and the ball turns in. It goes between bat and pad and goes on to rattle the stumps. What a game changer this over could prove to be!

On middle, pushed down the ground for one.

Comprehensively beaten there, Dinesh Karthik! Short and outside off but it is the carrom ball. Karthik moves past the off stump and tries to work it on the leg side but gets beaten.

This is full and quick, on off. Ahmed drives it down to long off for a single.

Shahbaz Ahmed to face the hat-trick ball.

OUT! TAKEN! Ruturaj Gaikwad almost spills this one too but Maheesh Theekshana has two in no time! This is on off and Wanindu Hasaranga tries to smoke it over the long off fence. The Sri Lankan gets no timing on it whatsoever and Gaikwad runs in from the deep to dive forward and take it on the second attempt. Maheesh Theekshana is on a hat-trick now!

Wanindu Hasaranga comes in now.

OUT! CAUGHT! Huge gamble from MS Dhoni but it has paid off! Maheesh Theekshana serves a low full toss on the middle stump line at around 101 clicks. It is fired in. Mahipal Lomror looks to take on the long on fielder but neither gets the elevation nor the power. The ball goes to Ruturaj Gaikwad and he takes the catch after almost making a meal of it. Lomror departs after a blistering knock.

Maheesh Theekshana to bowl the 19th over.

Two more and that makes it 18 off the over! Full and at the toes, Karthik clips it in front of square on the leg side and picks up a couple of runs.

Full and wide, Lomror reaches out and slices it behind point for a single.

SIX! Wow! Just a slap for a maximum! This is in the slot outside off, Mahipal Lomror fetches it and hits it flat and hard over the wide long on fence. Top shot! The 150 is up for Bangalore.

That looked like a nasty fall! This is pitched up, around off. Mahipal Lomror looks to whack it through the line but miscues it high and towards the extra cover region. Ravindra Jadeja steams in from the fence and puts on the afterburners to get a hand on it but ends up spilling it. He takes a tumble and seems to have hurt his knee, hope he is fine. Two taken.

Halt in play! Ravindra Jadeja has injured himself while trying to take the catch. The physio rushes out to assist him. He looks fine!

WIDE! Pretorius trying to take away Lomror's swinging arc but spills it way beyond the tramline. Wide called.

Change of pace and a change of length as well from Dwaine Pretorius. Full and slow, outside off. Lomror pushes it through extra cover and races back for the second run. Good running.

FOUR! Up and over! Short of a length, outside off. Mahipal Lomror frees his arms and muscles the ball over mid off for a boundary.

A yorker to end the over, on middle and Dinesh Karthik can only squeeze it back to the bowler.

Around off, pushed to covers for no run.

Just over! Flighted ball, on middle, Mahipal Lomror tries to heave but is too late into his shot and the ball goes just over the leaping mid-wicket fielder for a single.

Too full and on off, worked away to covers for a single.

FOUR! Swept away! Tossed up, full and outside off. Dinesh Karthik drags it off the inner half and sweeps it to deep square leg for a boundary.

Flatter and outside off. Dinesh Karthik hangs back to work it on the leg side but ends up slicing it to point.

FOUR! Wonderful shot to end the over! This is full and around off. Lomror gets low and across to sweep it behind square on the leg side for a boundary.

Tad fuller and on middle. Dinesh flicks it aerially but well wide of mid-wicket for a single.

Length and outside off. Mahipal punches it to deep cover for a single.

Wide! Full ball outside off, away from the hitting arc but over the tramline. Lomror leaves it for a wide.

Angling on the pads, it is hit behind square on the leg side for a single.

On a length and on off. Karthik blocks it out.

Strategic break! Just when Bangalore had regained lost momentum, a wicket has gone down but Mahipal Lomror has played enough deliveries to take his side to a decent score now. Chennai spinners kept a lid on the runs but once the batters got their eye in, they were hit for a few boundaries. The innings is very well poised and the remaining overs ought to be exciting.

OUT! TAKEN! Spectacular catch from Mukesh Choudhary! Fuller ball from around the wicket and on off. There was not much pace on offer and Patidar failed to read it. He tries to heave it but does not have much power behind the shot. The ball balloons towards square leg. Mukesh Choudhary charges forward from the fence and covers a lot of ground before putting in a big dive to catch it. Rajat Patidar goes after playing a fine knock.

Dwaine Pretorius to bowl for the first time tonight.

SIX! Mahipal Lomror is turning it on! This stand moves to 44 and Bangalore have recovered well. Floated and full, around leg, Lomror kneels and smokes it over square leg for a maximum. 30 balls left in the innings, can Bangalore get close to 180?

Skidding away, short in length, Maheesh Theekshana goes back to cut but mistimes it back towards the bowler.

Gets behind the line and punches it back. Maheesh Theekshana fails to stop it cleanly and parries it to mid-wicket. They cross.

FOUR! Tossed up, full and on middle, Rajat Patidar throws all his power behind it and smacks it over the mid on region for a powerful boundary.

Quicker on middle, skidding off the surface, Mahipal somehow keeps it out off the inner half. It rolls towards square leg and they cross.

A little short and on off, Rajat punches it down to wide long on for a run.

Maheesh Theekshana (1-0-6-0) is back on.

Slower through the air, full and around off, Rajat Patidar works it towards square leg for one. Moeen is done with his spell, 4-0-28-2, a fantastic effort from him.

Goes on the back foot to a short ball around off and punches it to sweeper cover for a run.

Allows the ball to spin back in from around off and nudges it behind square leg for a run.

Wide! Spinning down the leg side, Rajat tries to flick but misses.

AERIAL BUT SAFE! Flighted off spinner, around off, Rajat Patidar aims for a big shot but it takes the toe end of his bat and flies towards wide long on. It falls safely and they take a couple.

Loopy and around off, pushed gently to covers for one.

FOUR! Smashed away! Fuller and around middle, Mahipal Lomror uses his bottom hand to good effect and clobbers it straight down the ground for a boundary.

Will Moeen Ali bowl out as well? Yes, he will. Ali has figures of 3-0-17-2 so far.

Full and around off, driven through covers for a single.

A touch short and on off, Mahipal turns it on the leg side but finds the fielder in front of square on the leg side.

Around off, tapped down to covers for a quick run.

A fuller one on off, Mahipal Lomror cuts it through point and gets a single.

Quicker one, around off, Mahipal Lomror gets back and helps it off the inner half to square leg for one.

Fuller one on off, Rajat Patidar plays it a bit aerially but wide of the cover fielder. They cross.

Ravindra Jadeja to bowl out.

Full and floated, around off and turning in, Patidar tries to flick but misses. It goes off his pads to short fine leg and they cross for a leg bye. 11 from the over!

Flatter one on off, Mahipal Lomror eases it through mid off and rotates the strike.

Tossed up, around off, Mahipal Lomror pushes it with gentle hands towards cover-point and eyes a quick run. He is sent back.

Fuller one on off, Rajat Patidar pushes it towards square leg and gets a single.

Wide! Spinning down the leg side, Rajat lets it be to the keeper.

SIX! Out of here! Floated delivery, landing full and around off, Rajat Patidar goes with the spin and punishes it over wide long on for a biggie. Bangalore will hope that this shot breaks the shackles.

Tossed-up delivery on off, Mahipal Lomror eases it through mid off and gets a single.

Short and around off, Mahipal Lomror rocks back and cuts it to deep point for one. A lovely phase of play for Chennai!

A fuller one on middle, Mahipal Lomror tries to cut it through covers but couldn't connect well. He mistimes it towards covers.

Quicker one, around off, Rajat Patidar pushes it in the gap at covers for a run.

Flatter one and on off, Mahipal Lomror plays it towards point and gets a single.

On middle, worked through square leg for a run.

On a good length and on middle, Mahipal Lomror flicks it towards square leg and gets a single.

Gets behind the line and defends it to the bowler. At the halfway mark, Bangalore are 79/3!

Rajat Patidar walks in at number 5.

OUT! BOWLED! Moeen is turning on the heat in his comeback game! It's a well-tossed up delivery, landing full around off and turning back in sharply. Virat Kohli strides forward, attempting to flick but misses and it goes right through the gate to rattle the stumps. A massive breakthrough for Chennai, Kohli falls after a slow knock.

Wide! Spinning down the leg side, Kohli tries to flick but misses.

Beaten! Skidding away after landing on a shorter length outside off, Kohli tries to cut but misses.

Loopy and on off, flicked on the leg side but straight to square leg.

Floated and full, around off, Lomror plays it with soft hands to the off side and looks for a run. He is sent back. A wayward throw at the striker's end and this time the batters cross.

A flatter one on leg, Virat Kohli eases it towards square leg and rotates the strike.

Strategic Break! The wicket of Glenn Maxwell has just pulled back Bangalore on the back foot. After a good opening stand, Bangalore have lost two quick wickets and will look upto Virat Kohli to handle the innings now. Chennai did not have the best of starts but the spinners have done really well to put a lid on the runs. Mahipal Lomror joins Kohli in the middle.

OUT! RUN OUT! A small moment of indecision has cost Glenn Maxwell his wicket. Tossed up, around off, Kohli eases it down to covers and sets off for a run. Glenn also takes off but stutters a bit before racing away. Robin Uthappa, in the meantime, attacks the ball and sends across a good throw to the keeper. MS Dhoni breaks the stumps and Maxwell is short of the crease. The replays also confirm the same and the Aussie will have to go.

Run out appeal! Just one replay is enough for the TV umpire to make the decision. Glenn Maxwell is a goner.

FOUR! Short in length and outside off, Virat Kohli opens up and cuts it towards backward point for a boundary.

A touch flatter and on middle, pushed back to the bowler.

Fires it full and around leg, Glenn nudges it through square leg and rotates the strike.

Leans forward and pushes it gently towards point for a quick run.

FOUR LEG BYES! A flatter one on leg, Virat Kohli tries to flick it but misses. It hits his pads and the ball goes behind the ropes for a boundary in the fine leg region.

Close to the off pole, Kohli hangs back and stabs it towards short third man for a quick single.

Tossed up a bit, around off. Maxwell presses forward and pushes it down to long off for another single.

Shorter delivery, on middle. Kohli turns it through mid on for a single.

Pitched up, on off. Maxwell drives it down to long on and gets off the mark with a single.

Glenn Maxwell is the new man in.

OUT! CAUGHT! Moeen Ali comes into the attack and breaks the opening stand! This is a bit of a long hop, around off. It is there to be hit and Faf du Plessis takes it on. Du Plessis rocks back but doesn't quite go through with the swing of his bat. Faf ends up hitting it towards the mid-wicket fence where Ravindra Jadeja takes a simple catch. Du Plessis departs but he has provided Bangalore a good start!

Moeen comes into the attack. He begins with a fullish delivery, around off and there's just a hint of turn into the right-hander. Faf du Plessis keeps it out on the off side.

This is speared into off, Faf drives it down to long off and picks up a run.

On middle, eased through square leg for a single.

Just a bit shorter in length and outside off. Kohli dabs it down towards backward point.

This one just holds a bit on the surface. On middle, du Plessis nudges it past square leg for a run.

Flatter, on middle, flicked through mid-wicket for one more.

On a length, around off. Du Plessis cuts it in front of square on the off side for one.

Ravindra Jadeja is into the attack.

This is a bit shorter and angled into the leg stump. Du Plessis moves past the leg stump and works it through mid-wicket to make it six singles in the over. At the end of the Powerplay, Bangalore are at 57/0, a good start from them.

A bit fuller and around middle, Kohli leans in and works it down to long on to rotate the strike.

This is smart batting from these two, just milking the strike bowler. On middle and leg, worked around the corner for a single.

Flatter and quicker, on middle. Virat Kohli wrists it towards mid-wicket for one more.

Around middle, Faf nudges it towards wide mid on. The bowler chases it down and the batters settle for a single.

Theekshana starts off with a quicker delivery, short of a length and around off. Kohli smashes it off the back foot but it is well stopped at covers. Single taken.

Spin for the first time as Maheesh Theekshana comes to bowl the final over of the Powerplay.

SIX! 50 up for Bangalore! FInally, their openers are off to a superb start! This is full and on off, Faf du Plessis gets low, clears his front leg and slams it over long on for a maximum. 18 runs off the over.

Fuller ball outside off. Du Plessis looks to go over covers but it goes off the splice and over the point fielder for a couple of runs.

On the pads, it is flicked to deep backward square leg for a couple of runs.

FOUR! Second boundary off the over! Too full and outside off. Du Plessis looks to drive but gets a thick outside edge. No slip this time and the ball races away to the third man fence.

Angles a length ball across and Faf du Plessis is beaten as he tries to cut it away.

FOUR! Good shot! Touch fuller and around off. Du Plessis punches it swiftly past mid off for a boundary.

SIX! Short in length and room given outside off. Virat Kohli swings his bat hard and hammers it over covers for a biggie.

Around off, on a length. Virat knocks it to covers.

Bangs a bouncer, on middle. Virat Kohli misses his hook.

Three taken! Length ball, on middle. Du Plessis tucks it past square leg. Fast outfield here and the batters will take three runs.

FOUR! Bangalore are finding a way to snatch a boundary every over. Not the best of shots again from du Plessis. Length ball, way outside off. Du Plessis throws his bat at it. The ball goes off the outer half of the bat and over short third man for a boundary.

Length and on off. Kept out by du Plessis.

A widish yorker, just outside off. Kohli jams it out to cover-point. Good bowling from Mukesh Choudhary, keeping it tight.

Wide! Spills this one way outside off, over the tramline. A wide called.

Around off, it is hit in front of point for no run.

Length ball on off. Virat drops it to backward point. Straight to the fielder.

Outside off, dabbed away to third man for a run.

A length ball, angling across, outside off. Du Plessis swings his bat at it but misses.

FOUR! Edged, this time from the bat of Faf! Good shape again from Choudhary, on a length and around off, Faf du Plessis hangs back to punch it but gets an inside edge, past the leg stump for a boundary at fine leg.

Easy couple! Length ball, slanting on the pads. Kohli nudges it past square leg for two runs.

Angling on middle, it is hit to mid-wicket.

Length ball, outside off, this one nips away. Kohli this time defends it watchfully.

FOUR! Edged away for a boundary! A length ball, outside off, shaping away. Kohli is drawn forward to drive this but gets a thick outside edge, past the second slip fielder and to the third man fence.

On middle, on a length, tucked to mid-wicket.

Short of a length and on the hips, du Plessis glances it to square leg for a single.

Wide! Full ball down the leg side, du Plessis misses his flick.

Simarjeet Singh to bowl from the opposite end.

Aggression from Mukesh! This is on a length and around off. Kohli steps forward and blocks it back to the bowler. Mukesh Choudhary collects and has a shy across but hits the batter instead. Choudhary apologizes immediately.

FOUR! First one of the innings! Too straight, on the pads. Kohli just helps it away fine to fine leg for a boundary.

Choudhary continues to bowl on a length, around middle. Virat defends by getting a straight bat down.

On a length, around off, shaping in. Kohli taps it gently to covers.

Shape again there, fuller ball and around middle, du Plessis nudges it to deep square leg to get off the mark with a single.

Starts with a full ball, shaping into the batter, on the pads. Kohli leans and flicks it to deep square leg for a single. With that, Kohli and Bangalore are off the mark.

We are all set for the play to begin! The two umpires make their way out to the middle followed by the players of Chennai. The Bangalore skipper Faf du Plessis joins Virat Kohli to open the innings. Mukesh Choudhary has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Let's play...

Glenn Maxwell is up for a chat. Shares that he has been hitting the ball well, he feels there's a big score around the corner. Adds that they played nicely in the last game but were unlucky, the wicket of Tewatia would have been a different game. Further says that there is good energy around. Tells that each match is exciting and hopes for a great contest here.

Faf du Plessis, the captain of Bangalore says even he wasn't sure of the wicket and he was considering batting first. Adds that the previous match had a good batting performance and he wants his team to play the same way. Informs they are going with the same XI.

MS Dhoni, the skipper of Chennai says that they will bowl first. Adds that the ball stops a bit initially here and the dew comes in pretty late, so it doesn't make much of a difference. Mentions that the wicket looks good and they want to play good cricket. Informs that Moeen Ali comes in for Mitchell Santner. Adds that they want to be more consistent with the batting and not give away a big over at crucial stages while bowling and hopes to improve upon the fielding as well.

Bangalore (Unchanged playing XI) - Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (C), Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Shahbaz Ahmed, Mahipal Lomror, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood, Mohammed Siraj.

Chennai (Playing XI) - Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Moeen Ali (In for Mitchell Santner), MS Dhoni (C/WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Simarjeet Singh, Dwaine Pretorius, Mukesh Choudhary, Maheesh Theekshana.

Toss - Chennai have won the toss and they have elected to BOWL first!

PITCH REPORT - Danny Morrison is pitchside. Danny says it's the third time they are playing on this pitch and it is dry, the grass has come off a bit more. Adds that the spinners will enjoy more and the pacers will have to vary their pace and bowl into the deck more. Suggests that the pacers should also look to bowl more yorkers.

Bangalore, on the other hand, are on a three-match losing streak and even though Virat Kohli scored a half-century last time it wasn't quite vintage Virat. Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell and even Mahipal Lomror were good in the middle order but Kohli and du Plessis need to get their side off to a flying start so that those big-hitters can come into play more. They are in desperate need of a win tonight or else they will just keep falling behind in the playoffs race. So, both teams need a win big time and this will make for an even more entertaining watch. Which side will emerge victorious? We'll find out. Toss and team news in a bit.

In their last game, MS Dhoni took on the reigns back from Ravindra Jadeja and the former Chennai skipper rallied his troops to a much-needed win thanks to some explosive batting from Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway at the top. Chennai are still pretty further down in the table but a win here will all of a sudden get them level on points with a couple of sides above them. Also, on a personal milestone, MS Dhoni will be playing his 200th Indian T20 League game for Chennai.

Last night we saw Gujarat lose their second game of the season after five consecutive wins which also meant that Punjab got back in the mix for the playoffs race. Tonight, in match number 49 we will witness the reverse fixture between Chennai and Bangalore. The last time these two sides met, we saw an entertaining and high-scoring encounter that Chennai edged thanks to a big score on the board. Expect some more fireworks tonight and on that note, we welcome you to the coverage.

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