IPL 2019, CSK vs SRH, Highlights: Watson fires Chennai to top of IPL table

23:42 hrs IST

Match recap

Manish Pandey (83*) and David Warner (57) slammed respective fifties to take Hyderabad total to 175/3 in 20 overs. Shane Watson then scored a blistering 96 to star in CSK’s victory. Suresh Raina chipped in with a handy 38 as Chennai reclaim the top spot on the IPL table.

23:36 hrs IST

Match ends

Ambati Rayudu fell in the last over but Kedar Jadhav had hit a six before that so it meant that CSK needed 1 runs off the final two deliveries. Kedar took a single on the penultimate ball to win the match for CSK and they are on the verge of sealing a place in the final four of the competition.

23:29 hrs IST

9 runs needed

Khaleel Ahmed bowls a good penultimate over as he concedes just four runs off it and this means that CSK will have to score 9 runs off the last over.

23:24 hrs IST

13 runs needed now

CSK now need 13 runs off 12 balls with Khaleel Ahmed to bowl the penultimate over of the innings. As things stand, one would feel CSK are in the driver’s seat but a wicket here could change everything for the home side.

23:18 hrs IST

Watson perishes for 96

Shane Watson falls four runs short of what would have been one of the best IPL centuries. Bhuvi drops the ball short and Watson glouves the ball into the hands of keeper who takes a brilliant catch. Ambati Rayudu now comes out to bat for CSK.

23:12 hrs IST

Watson is on fire

Shane Watson is simply tearing the SRH bowling apart now as he his a four and six off Rashid Khan now to make it 15 from the over. CSK now need 26 off 24 deliveries. Rashid finishes his full quota of four overs with figures of 1/44.

23:08 hrs IST

Milestone for Watson

Shane Watson is now even sparing Bhuvneshwar Kumar as he cuts the pacer for back to back boundaries. With that, Watson becomes only the second Australian after David Warner to score 8000 T20 runs. CSK are moving along nicely in the chase.

23:03 hrs IST

Watson shows his power

Ambati Rayud hit a boundary on the first ball of Rashid Khan over down the ground. But then, Shane Watson simply went berserk as he hit a four towards mid wicket and then hit a monstrous six slightly right of mid-wicket. 16 runs came from that over from Rashid.

22:57 hrs IST

Shakib’s good spell ends

Shakib Al Hasan concedes just 5 runs against the run of play and with that, his four overs come to an end. He gave away just 27 runs at an economy rate of 6.7. Although he ended wicket-less, it was a tidy spell from the SRH spinner.

22:51 hrs IST

17th fifty for Watson

Shane Watson brings up his half-century in style as he hits Sandeep Sharma for a huge six over mid wicket. This is Watson’s 17th IPL fifty and his first of the season. CSK have also crossed the 100-run mark in the chase. 19 runs came from that over from Sandeep Sharma.

22:46 hrs IST

Good over for SRH

Shakib Al Hasan keeps things tight as he gives away just 5 runs from the 11th over of the innings. CSK need 91 runs from the final 9 overs and they need someone to go absolutely berserk from here on.

22:41 hrs IST

Rashid gets Raina

Rashid Khan had beaten Suresh Raina (38) left right and centre in that over and on the last ball, he is comprehensively stumped by Jonny Bairstow after the batsman was sucked into coming out of the crease. Chennai have lost their second wicket as Rayudu comes out to bat now.

22:35 hrs IST

Half-chance dropped

Sandeep Sharma produces an edge off Shane Watson’s bat but Jonny Bairstow fails to grab the ball and the right hander survives for 33. This could prove costly for SRH as Watson is looking in imperious form at the moment.

22:30 hrs IST

Rashid leaks runs as well

Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan now faces the music as he is taken for runs by Watson and Raina. Watson hit a ball down the ground for a boundary and then, a delivery later, Raina edges the ball past the slip fielder for a boundary. 10 runs off Rashid’s first over.

22:25 hrs IST

Partnership

Shane Watson hits Shakib Al Hasan for a huge six over mid wicket ropes as the Bangladesh all-rounder concedes 9 runs from his over. With that, the 50-run partnership is also up between Watson and Raina as CSK are now scoring runs at a brisk pace.

22:20 hrs IST

Raina goes berserk

4,0,4,4,4,6 - Suresh Raina dismantles Sandeep Sharma as the southpaw scores 22 runs all around the park. In no times, CSK have caught up with SRH in w.r.t powerplay overs. The partnership between these two is worth 46 off 21 deliveries now.

22:14 hrs IST

Watson cuts loose

Shane Watson is now taking the attack to SRH bowlers as he hits six and four off successive deliveries from Khaleel. 11 runs come from that over from the left-arm pacer as CSK are getting a move on now in the chase.

22:09 hrs IST

Four and four

Welcome boundaries for CSK as Suresh Raina and Shane Watson hit one boundaries each in successive overs to put some of the pressure back on the bowlers. As things stand,SRH are on top of their opponents. Shakib concedes 8 runs from his first over of the innings.

22:04 hrs IST

Du Plessis departs for 1

The initial pressure created by the pacers has worked as Faf Du Plessis went for a suicidal run and paid for it with his wicket. Deepak Hooda effected a direct hit from mid off as Du Plessis has to head back into the hut. SRH off to a perfect start in the innings.

21:59 hrs IST

Khaleel starts well too

Khaleel Ahmed keeps things tight from the other end as well as he bowls a a good second over. He gives just two runs from his over as CSK have now scored just two runs from the first two overs. Watson is struggling at the moment.

21:53 hrs IST

Maiden over

Bhuvneshwar Kumar starts off on the perfect note for SRH as he bowls a maiden over to Shane Watson. He made the ball do the talking as kept moving the ball away from the right-hander. Excellent start made by the away side.

21:48 hrs IST

Chase begins

Shane Watson and Faf Du Plessis are out in the middle and we are about to get underway in the chase. Bhuvneshwar Kumar has the new ball in his hand and he will bowl the first over.

21:41 hrs IST

Stats attack

Manish Pandey remains not out on 83* (49) and this is his 3rd highest score in the IPL. Also, this is the third highest score by an SRH batsman vs CSK. Also, this is the 7th highest score vs CSK at Chennai in the IPL

21:35 hrs IST

Innings over

SRH score 8 runs from the last over of the innings as they finish at 175/3 in 20 overs. Pandey remained unbeaten on 83 while Warner also chipped in with a half-century. Harbhajan Singh was the pick of the bowlers for CSK as he ended with a two wicket haul.

21:29 hrs IST

Vijay Shankar departs

In trying to clear the long on boundary, Vijay Shankar is caught out in the deep by Ravindra Jadeja off Deepak Chahar who picks his first wicket of the innings. Seven runs came from the over as Pandey has six balls now to score as many runs as possible for the away side.

21:24 hrs IST

Boundary ruins the over

Dwayne Bravo had bowled a good over but it was ruined by a boundary from Vijay Shankar over cover points. Bravo concedes 9 runs from the over as the partnership between these two is worth 41 now. Two overs left in the SRH innings.

21:19 hrs IST

Huge hit from Pandey

Manish Pandey is showing no signs of stopping at the moment as he hits his third six of the innings off Imran Tahir. 13 runs conceded by the spinner in the over as SRH cross the 150 run mark in the 17th over.

21:14 hrs IST

Stat attack

Harbhajan Singh has now dismissed David Warner four times in the IPL. This is the most times Warner has been dismissed by a single bowler in the cash-rich league. Balaji, Umesh, Praveen and Hilfenhaus have dismissed Warner thrice each.

21:08 hrs IST

Shankar joins in the party

Vijay Shankar hits his first six of the innings as he hits Imran Tahir over long-on. Warner may have fallen but Pandey and Sharkar have maintained the run-rate. SRH are primed to score a big innings today.

21:03 hrs IST

Warner departs

David Warner went for a slog shot but missed the line of the delivery and keeper Dhoni took off the bails in a flash. Hyderabad have lost their second wicket as Warner departs for 57. Vijay Shankar comes out to bat now.

20:58 hrs IST

Fifty for Warner

David Warner joins in the fun as after Pandey, he also goes past the 50-run mark. This is Warner’s 43rd IPL fifty and his seventh 50+ score this season. SRH are primed for a huge score today with these two in the middle.

20:54 hrs IST

Fifty for Pandey

Manish Pandey has completed his half-century and it has come off just 25 deliveries. His innings has so far included six boundaries and two sixes. Warner too is on the verge as he is currently batting on 49 off 38 deliveries.

20:50 hrs IST

Six and four

Manish Pandey looks like a man possessed as he his hitting boundaries for fun at the moment. After hitting Imran Tahir for a huge six over long-on, he follows it up with a boundary off Bravo through the covers. Pandey has been hitting at a strike rate of 195 at the moment.

20:45 hrs IST

Warner nears fifty

David Warner hits his second six of the of the innings off Ravindra Jadeja and he hits it in between long on and mid wicket. Warner is now nearing his well deserved half-century and he is reaching there at a very good pace.

20:40 hrs IST

Tidy over from Bravo

Dwayne Bravo stops the flow of runs a bit as he gives away just 6 runs from his first over of the innings. The CSK bowlers had been leaking runs before this over but Bravo stems the flow of boundaries a bit.

20:35 hrs IST

Jadeja too leaks runs

David Warner welcomes Ravindra Jadeja into the attack by hitting him for a boundary towards mid-wicket on his first ball. But the spinner pulls things back a bit from there on as he gives away 9 runs in total off his 6 deliveries. CSK need to break this stand which is already worth 58 off 33 balls.

20:30 hrs IST

SRH power past 50

Another expensive over from Harbhajan Singh as he goes for 11 runs after giving away 15 from his last over. Pandey hit couple of boundaries in the over as he is looking in great nick after being left out of the squad for most parts of the season. SRH have gone past the 50-run mark in the 6th over.

20:25 hrs IST

Four and four

Deepak Chahar now faces the music as he concedes 13 runs from his third over. Warner started the over by hitting him for a boundary down the ground. Then, a ball later, Pandey targeted the same area and got a boundary as well. SRH have gotten over Bairstow’s wicket very early.

20:20 hrs IST

Expensive over from Bhajji

Warner and Pandey are now taking the attack to Harbhajan as SRH score 15 runs from the tweaker’s second over of the innings. Warner hit him for a boundary on the first ball while Pandey hit the first six of the innings over long-off. SRH are getting a move on now.

20:15 hrs IST

First four for Warner

Deepak Chahar drops the ball short and David Warner hits the ball over the shot mid wicket fielder’s head for a boundary. This is SRH’s second four of the innings after Manish Pandey hit his first ball for a boundary down the track in the last over. Chahar concedes 6 runs from the over.

20:10 hrs IST

Bairstow departs for 0

Harbhajan Singh has done the trick in his first over itself as he gets rid of in-form Jonny Baitstow. The right-hander went for the cut but edged the ball into the hands of keeper Dhoni. Bairstow will now board the plane to UK with a 0 in his last IPL innings of the season. This is Bairstow’s first duck in the IPL.

20:06 hrs IST

Good first over

Deepak Chahar bowls a good first over for CSK as he concedes just 4 runs. He kept Warner on his toes by bringing the ball inside him. Harbhajan Singh will now bowl the second over of the innings. Remember he was brought in for Shardul Thakur for this clash.

19:58 hrs IST

Match begins

The players are now making their way out in the middle and we are about to get underway here at the Chepauk. David Warner and Jonny Bairstow are opening the innings for SRH while Deepak Chahar has the new ball in his hand.

19:53 hrs IST

Final flourish for Bairstow

This is the last game for Jonny Baitstow in the IPL this season and he will look to make the most of it against CSK. He and Warner have been the most destructive pair in the cash-rich league this season and they will look for more of the same against Dhoni’s troops.

19:45 hrs IST

Stat attack

143: Average 1st innings score at Chennai extrapolated over last 5 completed innings at this ground in IPL matches.

6/6: CSK have not lost a single match in their last 6 matches at Chennai in IPL.

0/2: SRH have played 2 and lost both at Chennai in IPL.

1/5: SRH have won only once in their last 5 encounter against CSK in IPL. Their last win vs CSK came earlier this season at Hyderabad.

42.74: David Warner has the 3rd best batting average in the IPL (Min: 10 innings) after Amla (44.38) and Iqbal Abdulla (44.00).

1 & 3: Siddarth Kaul and Rashid Khan are 1 and 3 wickets respectively away from completing 50 wickets in IPL. Rashid Khan can become the 2nd bowler to take 50 wickets for SRH after Bhuvneshwar Kumar in IPL.

6.44: Rashid Khan has the best economy rate in IPL (Min: 250 balls).

44.18: MS Dhoni has the best batting average for CSK in IPL (Min: 10 innings).

143.26: Shane Watson has the 2nd best batting strike-rate for CSK in IPL (Min: 125 balls faced) after Albie Morkel (144.83).

18.72: Imran Tahir has the best bowling average for CSK in IPL (Min: 250 balls).

19:37 hrs IST

Playing XIs

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

Hyderabad: David Warner, Jonny Bairstow(w), Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Shakib Al Hasan, Yusuf Pathan, Deepak Hooda, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar(c), Sandeep Sharma, K Khaleel Ahmed

19:31 hrs IST

Toss update

Chennai Super Kings have won the toss and opted to bowl first against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Bhuvneshwar Kumar says during the toss that they also wanted to field first on this wicket.

19:25 hrs IST

Pitch report

Spinner have picked 50 percent of the wickets here at the Chepauk and it will be more of the same in today’s clash. Another low-scoring encounter is in the offing at CSK’s home ground.

19:20 hrs IST

Hyderabad predicted XI

The turning wicket of Chepauk will force SRH’s hands and they will have to go in with an extra spinner for this clash. That could see Afghanistan spinner Mohammad Nabi return into the line in place of skipper Kane Williamson, who has gone back New Zealand for personal reasons.

Predicted XI: David Warner, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Vijay Shankar, Deepak Hooda, Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sandeep Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed

19:11 hrs IST

Chennai predicted XI

As seen in the previous matches, the Chepauk wicket has favoured spinners more and that will force the home side to once again go in with a spin heavy attack. Shardul Tharkur is likely to be replaced by Harbhajan Singh, who has been in good wicket-taking form this term. In four matches, Harbhajan has picked up seven wickets at an economy rate of 5.12.

Predicted XI: Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Imran Tahir, Deepak Chahar, Harbhajan Singh

19:05 hrs IST

CSK favourites for this clash

If we look at the numbers, the form and record of CSK in their home territory has been exceptional. They have won their last six matches at the venue. Not only this, Sunrisers Hyderabad have not fared too well at Chepauk - they have lost the last two matches played at Chepauk. Also, SRH have won only once in their last 5 encounters against CSK in IPL, which came earlier in this season.

18:58 hrs IST

Dhoni vs Warner battle

Despite batting in the middle order, Dhoni has been CSK’s highest scorer this season by some distance. He has scored 314 runs in 9 matches at a strike rate of 137.11. Dhoni has the 2nd best batting average(56) vs SRH in IPL (Min: 10 innings) after Yusuf Pathan Pathan (57.20).

With 517 runs in 9 matches at a staggering average of 73.85, David Warner is the current Orange Cap holder of IPL 2019. Warner has an average strike rate of 175 against CSK’s new-ball bowlers – Deepak Chahar and Shardul Thakur. Warner has no troubles against the left-arm spins of Ravindra Jadeja either.

18:51 hrs IST

Gaping hole for SRH

With the ODI World Cup scheduled to start on May 30 in UK, David Warner and Kane Williamson will be leaving the IPL mid-way owing to national duty. “Without a doubt Warner and Bairstow will be big losses, they are world class players. We knew at the start of the tournament that we will lose them at the back end of the tournament and new guys will come in then,” Williamson said.

18:45 hrs IST

No Williamson for SRH

Hyderabad captain Kane Williamson will miss out on this clash against CSK, owing to personal reasons. Williamson has returned to New Zealand, it has been learnt. He is likely to rejoin the team ahead of Sunrisers’ next match against Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur on April 27. Bhuvneshwar Kumar will lead the side today in Williamson’s absence as he has done previously in the tournament when the Kiwi star missed out due to injury.

18:37 hrs IST

Pitch causing CSK problems?

The Chepauk pitch has been sluggish in the games played so far and coach Stephen Fleming attributed it to being one of the reasons for top-order’s poor show. “We played on Chennai tracks, where it is little bit difficult to find form. We are being little bit reckless and that comes about from guys who want to find form and do the job, but what is happening is we are relying heavily on Dhoni and Rayudu to patch things up and we won’t win the competition if this continues,” Fleming sounded a warning ahead of the clash.

18:30 hrs IST

MSD before the clash

“The top three needs to finish more matches,” Dhoni said after CSK’s one-run loss to RCB on Sunday. Back at its den after a schedule of away games, Dhoni’s men will be slight favourites as it will be Bairstow’s last game for the last year’s runners-up as he heads back to England for World Cup preparations.

18:23 hrs IST

CSK’s top-order woes

It is difficult not to shed light on the poor show of CSK’s top three which is putting the skipper under unimaginable pressure. Last season’s hero Shane Watson (147 runs), Ambati Rayudu (192) and Suresh Raina (207) haven’t lived up to expectations. The pressure has been entirely on Dhoni, who leads the charts with 314 runs and the batting unit needs to step up.

18:15 hrs IST

Hello and welcome

A very warm welcome to the live blog of the Indian Premier League clash between Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad. CSK are coming into this match on the back of back to back defeats in the league. While as for SRH, they have won two matches on the trot and are high on confidence.