CSK vs SRH Ball by Ball Commentary

OUT! TAKEN! Done and dusted! Chennai dominate Hyderabad once again at Chepauk and win by a daunting margin of 78 runs. Mustafizur Rahman comes from around the wicket and lands it fuller in length, angling in on off, Jaydev Unadkat clears his front foot to go over covers but doesn't time it at all and finds Moeen Ali in the way at covers who bends low and takes the catch a few centimeters above the ground. Hyderabad has been bowled out for the first time this year and Chennai has taken all ten wickets for the first time in this season. And with this win, Chennai leapfrogs to the third position in the standings.

Across off, short in length, Bhuvneshwar Kumar hops back and dabs it to deep third for a single.

Hard lenght, on off, Jaydev Unadkat dabs it off the back foot to backward point for a single.

OUT! TAKEN! Daryl Mitchell has been quite busy with those grabs. His fifth catch of the game! Mustafizur angles it on the pads, and keeps the length fuller, Shahbaz Ahmed swipes across aerially to clear the deep square leg fence but doesn't get the desired distance and finds Daryl Mitchell in the deep who takes another easy catch. Chennai just a solitary wicket away from a convincing win.

FOUR! Guided away! Slower, short and outside off, Shahbaz Ahmed climbs on the ball and upper cuts it over short third for a boundary.

Sprays a full toss on the middle, Bhuvneshwar Kumar shuffles across and flicks it through mid-wicket for a couple of runs to end the over. Hyderabad need 85 runs off 12 deliveries.

Around the wicket, outside off, on a fuller length, Shahbaz Ahmed cuts it to widish point for a quick single.

Slower, shorter, on off, Bhuvneshwar Kumar pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

OUT! TAKEN! Deshpande with a sensational 4-fer!  Lands it fuller and on off, Pat Cummins picks it up and over with no real timing on it and hits it off the inside half of the bat. The ball travels straight towards Daryl Mitchell at long on who takes the fourth catch of the evening. These are the best figures for Tushar Deshpande in the Indian T20 League.

Short, banged into the surface outside off, Pat Cummins leaves it alone. He reviews for a Wide ball as he thinks the ball has passed over his head. However, the side-on replay confirms that Pat Cummins is standing in a crouched position. So it is called a fair delivery.

Slower off-cutter on a good length, outside off, Pat Cummins goes for an expansive shot over covers but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Yorks it outside off at 135 clicks, Pat Cummins squeezes it to backward point for a single.

Shardul follows by landing it full and way outside off. Pat Cummins is already standing covering his off-pole and swings and misses. He straightaway goes upstairs as he believes it is a Wide. The TV replay shows that he is standing across off and so it is deemed as a fair delivery. Hyderabad burn a review here.

FOUR! Shot! Just a fraction of width on offer, around off, and on a length, Pat Cummins clears his front leg and slaps it past covers for a boundary.

Outside off, on a good length, Pat Cummins misses to connect and gets beaten.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Shardul gets his first wicket and Hyderabad are eight down now. Abdul Samad stands covering his off stump and Shardul bowls it away from him on a fuller length. Abdul Samad goes for a biggie but ends up hitting it flat and straight towards Sameer Rizvi who is patrolling the long off fence. He takes a regulation catch in the deep and this could well be the final nail in the coffin.

Around the wicket hustles Shardul, lands it on off and angles into the batter on a length, Shahbaz Ahmed tucks it down to long on for a single.

Full, angling on off, Shahbaz Ahmed prods ahead and pushes it to extra cover for a single to end the over. 95 needed off the last 4 overs.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Matheesha Pathirana strikes gold and it's the big fish as Heinrich Klaasen returns to the dugout. Cannons and aims the woods, ends up bowling a low full toss, Heinrich Klaasen goes flat for a six and looks to clear the long on fence but doesn't quite get enough wood on it and the ball sails straight into the hands of Daryl Mitchell who comfortably reverse-cups it in the long on region. This is his third catch and now Hyderabad are reeling badly.

Deceptive pace off ball, short and well outside off, Abdul Samad waits and pats it through point for a single.

Outside off, full in length, Abdul Samad inside edges the shot to the pitch.

SIX! Well struck! In the slot, around off, Abdul Samad gets underneath it and deposits it behind long on for a maximum. They need more and more of these.

Slows down the pace, lands on a length, just around off, Heinrich Klaasen pulls early and inside edges to the pads before the ball rolls down to deep third for a single.

A superb over! Shardul Thakur bangs this into the pitch, outside off, Abdul Samad looks to cut but gets a bottom edge back to the keeper. Only three runs off that over!

Pitched up and on off, Heinrich Klaasen tries to go for the slog but gets an inside edge onto his pads as the ball rolls to the off side. They cross.

Goes back to his shorter length, on off, Abdul Samad slaps it to long on for a run. Ruturaj Gaikwad collects it but lt looks like he has hurt the same finger that was wounded while batting.

Swing and a miss! Goes fuller and around off, Abdul Samad moves across and has a slog across the line but only connects with thin air.

Short again and around off, Heinrich Klaasen pulls it towards deep square leg for a single.

Short of a length and outside off, Heinrich Klaasen slashes hard at it but fails to connect.

Quicker one, short once more, on off, Heinrich Klaasen stabs it to short covers for one more. Ravindra Jadeja finishes a fine spell of bowling!

Another short delivery, on off, Abdul Samad cuts it to sweeper covers for one.

Shortish and outside off, Heinrich Klaasen has to reach for it and mistimes his punch to long off for a run.

Tossed up, full and just outside off, Heinrich Klaasen leaves it alone.

Short again and around off, Abdul Samad cuts it to point where Moeen Ali fumbles and allows a single.

Quicker, short and outside off, Abdul Samad tries to cut but misses.

Short once more and outside off, Abdul Samad chops it down to short third man for one more.

Put down! You rarely see this happening! This one is on a good length and around off, Abdul Samad looks to push it away but gets an outside edge wide of the keeper, MS Dhoni dives to his right and tries to grab it with his right hand but it just spills it out. They cross.

Short of a length and outside off, Heinrich Klaasen cuts it away towards deep point for one.

Shorter now, on middle, Abdul Samad forces it towards mid-wicket for one.

Just short! Touch fuller and on off, Abdul Samad drills it uppishly towards mid off where it just falls in front of Moeen Ali who does well to stop it.

FOUR! Fine shot! Short of a length and around off, Abdul Samad stands tall and slaps it away through extra covers for a boundary. They need a lot more of these.

Fires this one full, on middle, Heinrich Klaasen knocks it wide of the bowler, Ravindra Jadeja tries to stop it with his foot but deflects it away. However, the batters do not take the run.

Shortish and on middle, Abdul Samad works it towards long on for a run.

Quicker, full and on leg, Heinrich Klaasen works it through mid-wicket for a run.

SIX! There he goes! Rachin Ravindra floats it up a bit, full and on middle, Heinrich Klaasen backs away a bit and dispatches it over the long off fence for a biggie.

Short again and on off, Heinrich Klaasen punches it to extra covers.

Flatter, short and on leg, Abdul Samad clips it through square leg for a single.

Overpitched and on off, Abdul Samad drills it towards mid off for a quick run.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! That is Matheesha Pathirana at his best! He steams in and absolutely nails the yorker, on middle, Aiden Markram backs away and tries to play at it but gets beaten by the pace as the ball goes through to uproot the middle stump out of the ground. Hyderabad lose half their side now!

A wild full toss now down the leg side, Aiden Markram misses out on that as he fails to connect with his swipe. Wided again!

Short and around off, Heinrich Klaasen pulls it towards deep square leg for just another run.

Pitched up and on the pads, Heinrich Klaasen clips it towards deep square leg for a brace.

Back of a length, slower too but down the leg side, Heinrich Klaasen misses his pull. Wided.

Fuller one and on off, Aiden Markram drills it down to long on for a run.

Matheesha Pathirana starts with a good-length delivery, on off, Heinrich Klaasen chops it down behind the stumps for a single.

Another deceptive slower one, on a shortish length, pitching on the leg stump line, Aiden Markram waits for it and pulls it towards deep mid-wicket and scampers back for the second. Ravindra Jadeja runs forward from the deep, picks the ball and rocket arms it to MS Dhoni who runs forward to the stumps and flicks the ball off his gloves directly to the stumps. The TV Umpire confirms that Markram is well within the popping crease. NOT OUT pops up on the giant screen.

Rolls his fingers on the length, lands it outside off on a fuller length, Heinrich Klaasen slashes it to pierce the cover region but Moeen Ali slides and stops the ball. A single taken though.

Again, short in length, on the top of off, Aiden Markram pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for another single.

Slow and short in length, on the leg stump line, Heinrich Klaasen waits and pulls it toward deep mid-wicket for a single.

Pace on, good length across off, Heinrich Klaasen pats it to the strip getting an inside edge.

Fired on a good length, on the leg stump line, Heinrich Klaasen goes for a tuck but gets it off the thickish outside edge toward point.

Tossed up outside off and fuller in length, Heinrich Klaasen leans forward and drives it through cover-point for a single to end the over. A successful one for Jadeja and Chennai.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Jadeja with a breakthrough now and Hyderabad is in all sorts of trouble! Bangs it short on the deck and keeps it outside off, quicker and flatter in trajectory. Nitish Kumar Reddy readies himself for an expansive pull shot but gets deceived by the pace and the ball takes off the leading edge before spooning up in the night sky. MS Dhoni runs to his left near the square leg region and calls for his catch, and eventually takes a comfortable grab. The crowd at Chepauk erupts and cheers to the fullest.

On a length, outside off, this is worked toward long off for a single.

Beaten! Flatter and outside off, on a shade fuller length, Aiden Markram goes for a flash but gets beaten and MS Dhoni collects it well behind the stumps.

Drags his length around off, Nitish Kumar Reddy turns it down to long on for a single.

Flatter on off, full in length, Nitish Kumar Reddy pats it to the right of the bowler. Jadeja collects it.

Good comeback from Shardul after conceding a boundary in the first ball. Around off on a length, Nitish Kumar Reddy opens the bat's face and steers it towards deep third for another single to end the over.

Hard length, closer to the body on the off stump, Nitish Kumar Reddy nudges it to mid-wicket and scampers back for the second. Good running.

Outside off, on a length, Aiden Markram cuts it well past point for a single.

On the back of a length, around middle, Nitish Kumar Reddy works it to point for one.

Short, outside off, Aiden Markram goes for a heave but can't get the timing right. Hits it over mid on and lands ahead of Daryl Mitchell at long on. No damage done. Just a single.

NO BALL! Uh, oh! A vicious beamer slipping out of his hands, down leg, Aiden Markram ducks and it is called a No Ball. Free Hit to follow.

FOUR! A loosener to start with and punished by Markram! Sprays it on a length, down leg, Aiden Markram pulls it getting an inside edge. The ball beats MS Dhoni who stretches to his left and runs away for a boundary.

Darted on the pads, on a dragged length, around middle and leg, Aiden Markram tucks it between mid-wicket and mid on for a single to end the over. Another quiet over as Jadeja concedes just 6 runs from it.

Flat, short on the middle, Aiden Markram cuts it to point off the back foot.

Flatter, on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy tucks it to long on for a single.

On a fuller length, outside off, Nitish Kumar Reddy drives it nicely along the ground through covers. Sameer Rizvi slides in the deep and stops the ball. Two taken.

Flighted-delivery on the middle and off, full in length, Aiden Markram drives it inside out to long off for a single.

Full, on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy drives it through covers for a single.

Surprises the batter with pace on on the back of a length, pitching on the leg stump line, Aiden Markram negotiates well and pushes it back to the bowler. End of the mandatory Powerplay. Hyderabad is slightly behind the eight ball being 53/3.

Slower one on the middle and leg, the length is fuller, Nitish Kumar Reddy pushes it firmly in front of covers and fetches a quick single.

Pitching on the leg stump line, shade full in length, Nitish Kumar Reddy flicks it well through mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Takes the pace off, lands it full and way outside off, Aiden Markram bends low and reaches to the ball and digs it to the off side for a single.

On the back of a length, on the top of the middle, Aiden Markram plays it straight to covers.

FOUR! Not exactly where he intended to hit but he will take it! Around off, fuller in length, Aiden Markram goes for a cover drive but slices it through point for a boundary.

Touch fuller, on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy miscues his push back to the bowler. Just 3 runs off the over!

Play and a miss! Deepak Chahar continues with his shorter length and outside off, Nitish Kumar Reddy swings hard on his cut shot but fails to connect.

Short again and outside off, Aiden Markram bunts it towards mid off for another run.

Deepak Chahar bangs this short and on middle, Nitish Kumar Reddy gets hurried into his pull shot and mistimes it towards mid-wicket. They cross.

Back of a length and outside off, Aiden Markram cuts it away to deep point for a single.

Fuller and on off, Aiden Markram drives it firmly but straight to extra covers.

Hard-length delivery, on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy punches it wide of deep point for a brace.

OUT! TAKEN! Tushar Deshpande has three in the Powerplay! Excellent bowling and excellent captaincy as well. He bowls this short again and just outside off, Abhishek Sharma takes the bait and goes for the cut, but does so aerially straight towards deep point where Daryl Mitchell takes another fine catch. Abhishek Sharma goes after playing a cameo but Hyderabad are in a spot of bother now!

FOUR! Slapped away! Tushar Deshpande hits the hard length and on off, Abhishek Sharma stays back and swats it away past the bowler for a boundary.

Short of a length and on off, Aiden Markram pats it uppishly but safely towards mid off for another run.

Back of a length and around off, Abhishek Sharma swats it towards extra covers for a run.

No hat-trick for Tushar Deshpande! Fuller and on middle, angling in, Aiden Markram knocks it towards mid off for a single.

Good length and on the pads, Aiden Markram works it through square leg for one.

Deepak Chahar bangs this into the pitch, on middle, Abhishek Sharma miscues his pull shot towards the short fine leg region for one.

Short of a length and on middle, Aiden Markram flicks it through mid-wicket for a run.

FOUR! A bit steaky but Aiden Markram won't mind! This is short and outside off, Aiden Markram slashes hard at it, gets an outside edge that flies over short third man for another boundary.

FOUR! Fine shot to get off the mark! Deepak Chahar lands this back of a length and on off, Aiden Markram stays back, gets on top of the bounce and crunches it through point for a boundary.

On a length and on middle, Abhishek Sharma nudges it through mid-wicket for a single.

OUT! TAKEN! Tushar Deshpande with the double whammy! The Impact Player for Hyderabad goes back for a duck. Fuller one and on middle, angling in, Anmolpreet Singh looks to flick it away but close the face of the bat a bit early, the ball lobs up off the leading edge towards extra covers where Moeen Ali backtracks and takes a dolly. Tushar Deshpande will be on a hat-trick in the next over!

OUT! TAKEN! Tushar Deshpande has the last laugh here! A massive wicket for Chennai as the dangerous Travis Head goes back to the hut. This one is on a good length and outside off, Travis Head goes down and tries to go over covers, but fails to reach it fully and slices it in the air towards deep point, Daryl Mitchell runs forward and takes an important catch for the home side. Hyderabad suffers an early blow! Another failure for Travis Head.

Back of a length and on off, Abhishek Sharma dabs it towards point for a run.

SIX! WOW! Abhishek Sharma joins the party now! Tushar Deshpande sticks to his fuller length, on middle, Abhishek Sharma steps across a bit and absolutely smokes it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a maximum.

Full again and around off, Travis Head slices it towards deep point for a single.

SIX! BANG! Travis Head greets Tushar Deshpande with a maximum! This is full and on the pads, Travis Head picks it up nicely and whips it over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.

Pitched up and around off, angling away, Abhishek Sharma leaves it alone. 7 runs off the first over then!

On a length and on middle, Travis Head looks to push it away but gets an inside edge towards backward square leg for one.

Fuller one and on middle, shaping in, Abhishek Sharma tucks it towards mid-wicket for a run and gets off the mark.

Short again and on middle, Travis Head plays the Natarajan pull shot towards deep square leg for a single.

Short of a length and on middle this time, Travis Head stabs it to short covers.

FOUR! Hyderabad and Travis Head get underway in fine fashion! Deepak Chahar starts with a back-of-a-length delivery, outside of, Travis Head gets the chance to free his arms and punches it sweetly through covers for a boundary.