... THE RUN CHASE ...

Right then, Chennai has mounted almost an identical total on the board likewise they did in the previous game, and would be keen to improve their bowling performance this time. They'll aim to remove both the openers of Hyderabad and exert pressure right on. However, the job won't be an easy one as Chennai are very well aware of the dew factor which disrupted their hopes last time. Hyderabad will be aiming to begin right in the fifth gear as they do and get on top of the game from the get-go. Sta

Daryl Mitchell is up for a quick chat. Mitchell says that they will take that score but there is a bit of dew around and they will have to bowl well. Adds that the plan was to hang in there and target the match-ups to score the runs. Mentions that Gaikwad is an amazing player and it was good to be on the other end watching him play that knock. Says that they have something to defend and will give their all in the field

Meanwhile, Hyderabad came out strong, with Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Nitish Kumar Reddy keeping things tight in the initial overs, not giving away any boundaries. However, Bhuvneshwar Kumar struck gold with a crucial wicket in his second over. Despite their best efforts to rotate bowlers and unsettle the batters, Hyderabad found themselves continuously conceding runs without managing to break through. However, it was Jaydev Unadkat who finally disrupted the partnership at a crucial juncture, success

Chennai didn't quite get the ideal beginning they were hoping for, with Ajinkya Rahane falling early yet again during the Powerplay. Ruturaj Gaikwad then decided to up the ante after a couple of quiet overs, treating fans to some delightful boundaries and pushing the scoring rate ahead. Despite the conservative start, Chennai managed to get a decent footing within the Powerplay. After his sensational century in the previous match, Gaikwad continued his impressive form by getting off to another b

And once again, the 200-run mark has been breached in this edition of the Indian T20 League. The fourth time done by the team in yellow, Chennai. But Hyderabad might feel that they have pulled back things a bit in the last couple of overs as the dew has arrived quite early this time and they just conceded 20 runs off those two.

T Natarajan to Shivam Dube, Just a single to end the innings then! Another full toss, outside off, Shivam Dube slices it on the bounce to short third man who makes a good diving stop. They cross. Chennai finishes on 212/3!

T Natarajan to Shivam Dube, ! Into the crowd! T Natarajan misses his yorker and serves another low full toss, on middle, Shivam Dube with his full bat swing whacks it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a maximum.

T Natarajan to MS Dhoni, MISFIELD AND ! T Natarajan bowls a low full toss on the pads, MS Dhoni uses his strong wrists to flick it away towards the deep square leg region, Abhishek Sharma runs forward and goes for the catch but just fails to reach it and allows it to go to the boundary. The crowd goes wild here!

T Natarajan to MS Dhoni, Back of a length and on middle, MS Dhoni pulls it towards deep square leg for a single.

The crowd erupts and the decibels go up as everyone's favorite, MS Dhoni makes his way out to the middle. Will MSD provide a stronger finish for Chennai? Let's find out...

T Natarajan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! c Nitish Kumar Reddy b T Natarajan.

T Natarajan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On a length and down the leg side, slower again, Ruturaj Gaikwad tries to swipe at it but gets a bottom edge back to the keeper.

T Natarajan (3-0-31-0) to bowl the last over.

Jaydev Unadkat to Shivam Dube, No run.

Jaydev Unadkat to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On a length and on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad forces it towards long off for one.

Jaydev Unadkat to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Run out chance...missed! Back of a length and outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad cuts it straight to point and sets off for the run, the fielder throws it at the bowler's end but it is a wild one, Gaikwad gave up on that but now gets an extra run due to an overthrow.

Jaydev Unadkat to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Fuller and outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad lofts it wide of long off for a couple of runs. He moves onto 95 now!

Jaydev Unadkat to Shivam Dube, Uppish but safe again! Short of a length and on middle, slower too, Shivam Dube mistimes his pull towards deep square leg where it lands wide of the fielder, the batters call for the second and the throw comes in at the batter's end, Heinrich Klaasen collects and breaks the stumps but Dube is in. The replay confirms the same.

Jaydev Unadkat to Shivam Dube, Slower again, short and on middle, Shivam Dube hooks it towards fine leg for a single.

Jaydev Unadkat (3-0-30-1) will bowl the penultimate over.

Pat Cummins to Ruturaj Gaikwad, 2 runs.

Pat Cummins to Shivam Dube, Overpitched and on off, Shivam Dube drills it towards sweeper covers for one.

Pat Cummins to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Back of a length and around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Pat Cummins to Shivam Dube, Short of a length and around off, slower again, Shivam Dube tries to cut it away but misses, Heinrich Klaasen fails to collect it cleanly and allows a bye.

Pat Cummins to Shivam Dube, ! A boundary now! Pitched up and on middle, angling in, Shivam Dube gets underneath the ball and heaves it away wide of long on for four more runs. He has completely changed the momentum here.

Pat Cummins to Shivam Dube, Goes short and slower again but way outside off this time, Shivam Dube leaves it alone. Wided.

Pat Cummins to Shivam Dube, ! INCREDIBLE SHOT!

Pat Cummins (3-0-34-0) to continue.

T Natarajan to Shivam Dube, 1 run.

T Natarajan to Shivam Dube, Fullish delivery but down the leg side, Shivam Dube leaves it alone. Wided.

T Natarajan to Shivam Dube, ! Up, up and away! T Natarajan bowls a full toss and just around off, Shivam Dube backs away a bit and uses his strength to muscle it over the deep extra cover fence for a maximum.

T Natarajan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, 1 run.

T Natarajan to Shivam Dube, Good attempt!

T Natarajan to Shivam Dube, Goes slower, short and on middle and leg, Shivam Dube goes through his pull shot earlier and misses it. He takes the review to see if that is a wide or not. The replay shows that it just down the leg side and it is a wide. Close call!

T Natarajan to Shivam Dube, ! BOOM! Shivam Dube goes big now! T Natarajan misses his length this time and serves it full, on middle, Shivam Dube clears his front leg and goes for the slog, does not get it from the middle but generates enough power for it o sail over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

T Natarajan to Shivam Dube, No run.

Pat Cummins to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! TWO IN TWO! Pat Cummins bangs this short and around leg, takes pace off, Ruturaj Gaikwad swivels and hooks it just wide of fine leg for another boundary. 11 runs off the over!

Pat Cummins to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! Gets it through this time! Pat Cummins just misses his yorker and bowls a full toss, outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad opens the face of the bat and squeezes it past backward point for a boundary.

Pat Cummins to Shivam Dube, Short of a length and outside off, Shivam Dube once again has to reach it and punches it without much timing towards sweeper covers for another run.

Pat Cummins to Shivam Dube, Goes fuller and angling into the pads, Shivam Dube tucks it straight to mid-wicket.

Pat Cummins to Ruturaj Gaikwad, 1 run.

Pat Cummins to Shivam Dube, Change of pace, back of a length and outside off, Shivam Dube reaches for it and swats it down to long off for a single.

Pat Cummins replaces Jaydev Unadkat.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shivam Dube, On a hard length, angling on the middle and off, Shivam Dube tucks it with soft hands towards widish mid on and quickly hurries for the single. Ruturaj Gaikwad wants the double as the bowler is a bit late to pick the ball but Shivam Dube denies. 14 runs from it, however.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shade full, around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad gets low and cuts it through cover-point for a single.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! With grace! A juicy half-volley on the middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad clears his front leg and picks it up from the middle of the willow, over the bowler's head for a boundary straight down the ground.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! TA HERE! Keeps the length short, on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad reads it early, gets into the position quickly and pulls it well over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. 

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shivam Dube, Pace on, short into the surface around off, Shivam Dube misses to connect the pull and gets pinged on the higher thigh pad. The ball lobs to point and they run.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Cannons on the pads, Ruturaj Gaikwad inside edges onto the boots before the ball rolls to widish square leg for a single.

Jaydev Unadkat to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On a length, just around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad plays it off the inside half of the bat and drives it to deep mid-wicket for just a single to end the over. A successful over though for Unadkat and Hyderabad.

Jaydev Unadkat to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! TONKED! Short in length, on the middle and leg, Ruturaj Gaikwad premeditates the shot, shuffles across off and picks it up and over deep fine leg for a maximum.

Jaydev Unadkat to Shivam Dube, Fired on the fuller length, at middle, Shivam Dube flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Shivam Dube comes out to the middle now.

Jaydev Unadkat to Daryl Mitchell, ! c Nitish Kumar Reddy b Jaydev Unadkat.

Jaydev Unadkat to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Nails in a perfect yorker on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad shuffles a bit and squeezes it to point for a single.

Jaydev Unadkat to Ruturaj Gaikwad, WIDE! Way outside off on a fuller length, Ruturaj Gaikwad shoulders arms at it. Wided.

Jaydev Unadkat to Daryl Mitchell, Around the wicket, on the middle and full, Daryl Mitchell drives it towards long on for a single.

Strategic-Break! Chennai have changed gears nicely and with both Daryl Mitchell and Ruturaj Gaikwad set, they will be looking to score as much as possible in the next overs. They can take a few risks as they still have the likes of Shivam Dube, MS Dhoni, and Ravindra Jadeja in their ranks. Hyderabad have lost a bit of control in the middle phase and will be looking for wickets to slow things down a bit or else they could be chasing a big score on a tricky pitch. An exciting phase of cricket a

Pat Cummins to Daryl Mitchell, Pace-off again, short and on off, Daryl Mitchell swots it off the back foot down the ground for a single to end the over.

Pat Cummins to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On a fuller length, angling to the leg stump, Ruturaj Gaikwad makes room and goes downtown for a single.

Pat Cummins to Daryl Mitchell, ! Innovative and gets the reward! Way outside off, full in length, Daryl Mitchell shuffles way outside off and ramps it over the keeper's head for a boundary.

Pat Cummins to Daryl Mitchell, FIFTY FOR DARYL MITCHELL! 

Pat Cummins to Daryl Mitchell, No run.

Pat Cummins to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Back of a length, outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad picks it and slaps it across to deep square leg for a single.

Shahbaz Ahmed to Daryl Mitchell, Flighted delivery outside off, Daryl Mitchell gets down and throws hands and slices it over backward point for a brace.

Shahbaz Ahmed to Daryl Mitchell, 2 runs.

Shahbaz Ahmed to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Short in length, on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad skips down the track and drives it along the carpet to long off for a single.

Shahbaz Ahmed to Daryl Mitchell, Drifting on the middle and leg on a fuller length, Daryl Mitchell swipes it across to widish long on for a single.

Shahbaz Ahmed to Daryl Mitchell, ! He is striking it well now! Flighted-delivery, right into the slot and on the fuller length, Daryl Mitchell moves to the leg side and picks it over the bowler's head for a boundary straight down the ground.

Shahbaz Ahmed to Daryl Mitchell, ! Poor and rightly punished! Flatter and drifting down leg, full in length, Daryl Mitchell sits on his knee and sweeps it very fine through short fine for a boundary.

T Natarajan to Daryl Mitchell, Knee-length full toss on off, Daryl Mitchell mistimes the drive towards long off for a single.

T Natarajan to Daryl Mitchell, ! Helped away! 100 up for Chennai! Short and slower outside off, Daryl Mitchell has ample time to use the pace of the ball and guide it aerially behind short third for a boundary.

T Natarajan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Around middle and off, on a fuller length, Ruturaj Gaikwad flicks it through square leg for another single.

T Natarajan to Daryl Mitchell, Straight up on the off-stump line, Daryl Mitchell clears his front leg and slaps it down the ground to widish long on for one.

T Natarajan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Angling on the middle and leg from around the wicket, Ruturaj Gaikwad flicks it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

T Natarajan is back.

T Natarajan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, WIDE! Nasty bumper over the batter's head. Wide given.

T Natarajan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Around the wicket, on a shorter length around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad stays on the top and cuts it straight to cover.

Jaydev Unadkat to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Another short delivery, on middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad pulls it over mid-wicket for on .

Jaydev Unadkat to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Good effort in the deep! Jaydev Unadkat bangs this short and on middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad pulls it hard and wide of deep mid-wicket, he fielder runs to hs right and slaps it back inside to keep it down to just two runs.

Jaydev Unadkat to Daryl Mitchell, On a length and on middle, Daryl Mitchell works it off the inside half of the bat towards the mid on region for one.

Jaydev Unadkat to Ruturaj Gaikwad, No pace at all, short and on middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad dabs it to short third man for a run.

Jaydev Unadkat to Daryl Mitchell, ! Powered away! Jaydev Unadkat takes pace off again, full and on middle, Daryl Mitchell this time reads it early, waits for it and smacks it over the bowler's head for a boundary.

Jaydev Unadkat to Daryl Mitchell, Short of a length and on middle, slower as well, Daryl Mitchell mistimes his pull wide of mid-wicket for a single.

Strategic Break! Chennai got off to a conservative start, and once again, they lost a wicket inside the first six. Ajinkya Rahane yet again failed to make any impact but that wasn't the case with the centurion of the last game, Ruturaj Gaikwad. He decided to shift the gears and did it aggressively, and also notched a brilliant half-century striking a massive six. Daryl Mitchell, who was due for runs, has also got a good start here and these two will look to open the floodgates with a lot of fir

Pat Cummins to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! FIFTY FOR GAIKWAD! The skipper is in some form here and continues to rack up the runs.

Pat Cummins to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run.

Pat Cummins to Ruturaj Gaikwad, 1 run.

Pat Cummins to Daryl Mitchell, Back of a length and on middle, Daryl Mitchell mistimes his pull towards long on for a single.

Pat Cummins to Daryl Mitchell, No run.

Pat Cummins to Daryl Mitchell, ! BANG! Welcome to the match, Pat Cummins! He starts with a very full delivery, on off, Daryl Mitchell presents the full face of the bat and launches it over the long off fence for a biggie.

The skipper of Hyderabad, Pat Cummins brings himself into the attack now. He replaces Jaydev Unadkat.

Shahbaz Ahmed to Daryl Mitchell, Flighted, full and on off, Daryl Mitchell drills it down to long off for one more.

Shahbaz Ahmed to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Floated, full and on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad eases it towards long off for one.

Shahbaz Ahmed to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! Punished this time! Shahbaz Ahmed drags his length back again, outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad rocks back and cuts it away wide of point this time, the fielder in the deep dives to his left but fails to stop it from going to the boundary.

Shahbaz Ahmed to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Short again and around middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad backs away and steers it to point.

A slight halt in the proceedings as Ruturaj Gaikwad looks in some pain. He got struck on his right hand. The physio along with Maheesh Theekshana runs in to treat him.

Shahbaz Ahmed to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Flatter, full and on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad uses his feet and drives it straight to covers.

Shahbaz Ahmed to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shorter in length and outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad cuts it through point for a couple of runs.

Spin again. Shahbaz Ahmed (1-0-11-0) replaces T Natarajan.

Jaydev Unadkat to Daryl Mitchell, Slower once more, full and on off again, Daryl Mitchell taps it to short covers.

Jaydev Unadkat to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Goes back to his fuller length around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad pushes it through covers for one.

Jaydev Unadkat to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Short of a length and on middle, takes pace off again, on middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad pulls it towards deep square leg for a brace.

Jaydev Unadkat to Daryl Mitchell, Pitched up and on off, Daryl Mitchell drills it to mid off for a run.

Jaydev Unadkat to Daryl Mitchell, ! Excellent shot! Jaydev Unadkat goes slower, full and around off, Daryl Mitchell stays back, waits for it and drives it beautifully past mid off for a boundary.

Jaydev Unadkat to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Jaydev Unadkat begins with a back-of-a-length delivery, on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad runs it down to third man for a single.

Jaydev Unadkat replaces Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

T Natarajan to Daryl Mitchell, Another good yorker to finish the over, on middle, Daryl Mitchell does well to get some bat on that. Just 5 runs off the over. Chennai are 50/1 at the end of the Powerplay!

T Natarajan to Daryl Mitchell, Pulls his length back this time, on middle, again, Daryl Mitchell tucks it to short mid-wicket,

T Natarajan to Daryl Mitchell, Goes fuller and on middle, Daryl Mitchell knocks it down the pitch.

T Natarajan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On a length and on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad dabs it through point for a single, 50 up for Chennai!

T Natarajan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! Helped away! Back of a length and angling into leg, Ruturaj Gaikwad stays back and pulls it nicely past short fine leg for an easy boundary.

T Natarajan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, No run.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Hard length, on the off stump, Gaikwad plays it to cover point to retain strike. 15 runs coming from the fifth over.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Four!

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! Exquisite! Around off, on a shade fuller length, Ruturaj Gaikwad bends a bit and cuts it through the diving Travis Head at point for a boundary.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Daryl Mitchell, Short on the pads, Daryl Mitchell tucks it to deep square leg for a single.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Daryl Mitchell, ! Nicely done!

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Nice shape on the top of off, Ruturaj Gaikwad plays it closer to the body and pats it through covers for a single.

Shahbaz Ahmed to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Floated up fuller, on the middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad drives it inside out along the ground to long off for a single to end the over. That must have taken some pressure off the two. 11 runs from this over.

Shahbaz Ahmed to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! Glorious written all over it! On the middle and leg, Ruturaj Gaikwad moves to the leg side of the ball and drives it inside out through covers for a boundary.

Shahbaz Ahmed to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! Cuts and cuts it neatly! Just on off on a shade fuller length, Ruturaj Gaikwad rocks back quickly and cuts it precisely through the cover-point gap for a boundary.

Shahbaz Ahmed to Daryl Mitchell, Flatter trajectory on off, full in length, Daryl Mitchell gets ahead and plays it with soft hands towards cover-point for one.

Shahbaz Ahmed to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Full in length, at off, Ruturaj Gaikwad works it to widish cover for a single. Just couldn't pierce that gap.

Shahbaz Ahmed to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Around the wicket, on the middle and leg, Ruturaj Gaikwad stays leg side of the ball and mistimes it straight to the bowler.

Daryl Mitchell walks out to bat at number 3.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Daryl Mitchell, On a hard length, around off, Daryl Mitchell blocks it but inside edges to the boots to end the over.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ajinkya Rahane, ! c Shahbaz Ahmed b Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ajinkya Rahane, Outside off on a length, nipping away further with the angle, Ajinkya Rahane hits it straight to cover off the inside half of the willow.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Hard length, on the top of the off, Ruturaj Gaikwad plays it closer to his body and drops it ahead of point for a single.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ajinkya Rahane, On the back of a length, around off, Ajinkya Rahane drives it through cover-point for a single.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ajinkya Rahane, ! Some intent there from Rahane! Short in length, on the middle, Ajinkya Rahane walks down the track and picks it over square leg for a boundary at deep backward square leg. No chance for the fielder chasing it from deep fine leg as it has enough wheels on it to breach the fence.

Nitish Kumar Reddy to Ajinkya Rahane, On a length, angling down leg, Ajinkya Rahane is on the back foot and goes for a pull shot but misses. The Umpire signals for a wide. Heinrich Klaasen and Pat Cummins think that some part of Rahane's pad has nicked it. They go upstairs. UltraEdge comes up and shows a spike just when the ball passes through his shirt. Excellent review by Hyderabad as the on-field decision is overturned.

Nitish Kumar Reddy to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! Punished! First boundary of the game and for Chennai! Keeps bowling on the hard length, on the middle and leg, Ruturaj Gaikwad predicts the length correctly and stays inside the crease before pulling it over mid-wicket for a cracking boundary. 

Nitish Kumar Reddy to Ajinkya Rahane, Again, attacks the pads, on a nagging length, Ajinkya Rahane doesn't connect and the ball brushes off the thigh pads to the leg side. They cross for a quick leg bye.

Nitish Kumar Reddy to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Angling on the middle and leg, on a length, Ruturaj Gaikwad flicks it to widish mid on for a quick single. Dealing in singles at the moment.

Nitish Kumar Reddy to Ajinkya Rahane, Around off on a hard length, Ajinkya Rahane goes for a front foot defence but inside edges to the pads. The ball rolls near the strip and they cross for a single.

Nitish Kumar Reddy to Ruturaj Gaikwad, This time he keeps it on the top of the middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad hops on the back foot and drops it in front of point and fetches a quick single.

Nitish Kumar Reddy to Ruturaj Gaikwad, WIDE! Not an ideal start! Bangs it short first up but wayward down leg. Ruturaj Gaikwad misses to pull but Wide given.

Nitish Kumar Reddy to share the attack.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Gets the ball to tail into the batter on off, keeps the hard length, Ruturaj Gaikwad works it to point for a single and gets off the mark to end the first over. A quiet one and a good start for Hyderabad and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Just four runs from it.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ajinkya Rahane, Slightly on the pads, short in length, Ajinkya Rahane tucks it to widish mid-wicket for a quick single.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ajinkya Rahane, Aims the off stump, on a hard length, Ajinkya Rahane blocks it off by covering the off stump towards the off side.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ajinkya Rahane, Beaten! Swings it away from the batter with a beautiful seam presentation, outside off and on a length, Ajinkya Rahane gets beaten on the outside edge.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ajinkya Rahane, Attacks the stumps, on the middle and on a length, Ajinkya Rahane solidly pats it to the strip.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ajinkya Rahane, Right on the money to start with! On a length, angling on the middle and leg, Ajinkya Rahane flicks it nicely through mid-wicket and completes the double quickly. Good running.

We are all set to begin! The players are making their way out to the middle now. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ajinkya Rahane are the two openers for Chennai. Bhuvneshwar Kumar has the new ball in his hand and is raring to go. Let's play...

Daryl Mitchell is up for a flash interview. He says the boys are really excited to be at home and playing in front of this crowd is very special. States the pitch is usually on the slower side and you have to put in a lot of work to score runs. Also adds that you need to read the bowlers closely and put pressure on them. States the nature of T20 cricket is such that you win sometimes and lose sometimes and says it's about coming in and staying in the present. Also says it's crucial to play acco

Ruturaj Gaikwad, the captain of Chennai says they would have bowled first as well but toss is not in our hands. Adds that if they put on a good total there will be scoreboard pressure on their opponents. Tells that they couldn't win the crunch moments in some of the games but the confidence is stil very high in the team.

Pat Cummins, the skipper of Hyderabad won the toss and elects to BOWL first. He says it's pretty loud and the boys are pumped up. Informs that they are going with one extra batter and the leggie Mayank Markande misses out but he feels like they have got 10 bowling options. Appreciates that Bhuvneshwar Kumar is a nice bowler up front and he can bowl at any phase of the game. On being asked about the reason to bowl, he says pretty much in every game they have bowled second and this is pretty goo

Impact Players for Chennai - Sameer Rizvi, Shardul Thakur, Shaik Rasheed, Mitchell Santner, Rachin Ravindra.

Chennai (Playing XI) - Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Ajinkya Rahane, Daryl Mitchell, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (WK), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Mustafizur Rahman, Matheesha Pathirana. 

Impact Players for Hyderabad - Umran Malik, Mayank Markande, Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Anmolpreet Singh.

Hyderabad (Playing XI) - Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (C), Jaydev Unadkat, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan.

TOSS - Pat Cummins calls it right and Hyderabad have elected to BOWL first.

... THE RUN CHASE ...

Right then, Chennai has mounted almost an identical total on the board likewise they did in the previous game, and would be keen to improve their bowling performance this time. They'll aim to remove both the openers of Hyderabad and exert pressure right on. However, the job won't be an easy one as Chennai are very well aware of the dew factor which disrupted their hopes last time. Hyderabad will be aiming to begin right in the fifth gear as they do and get on top of the game from the get-go. Sta

Daryl Mitchell is up for a quick chat. Mitchell says that they will take that score but there is a bit of dew around and they will have to bowl well. Adds that the plan was to hang in there and target the match-ups to score the runs. Mentions that Gaikwad is an amazing player and it was good to be on the other end watching him play that knock. Says that they have something to defend and will give their all in the field

Meanwhile, Hyderabad came out strong, with Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Nitish Kumar Reddy keeping things tight in the initial overs, not giving away any boundaries. However, Bhuvneshwar Kumar struck gold with a crucial wicket in his second over. Despite their best efforts to rotate bowlers and unsettle the batters, Hyderabad found themselves continuously conceding runs without managing to break through. However, it was Jaydev Unadkat who finally disrupted the partnership at a crucial juncture, success

Chennai didn't quite get the ideal beginning they were hoping for, with Ajinkya Rahane falling early yet again during the Powerplay. Ruturaj Gaikwad then decided to up the ante after a couple of quiet overs, treating fans to some delightful boundaries and pushing the scoring rate ahead. Despite the conservative start, Chennai managed to get a decent footing within the Powerplay. After his sensational century in the previous match, Gaikwad continued his impressive form by getting off to another b

And once again, the 200-run mark has been breached in this edition of the Indian T20 League. The fourth time done by the team in yellow, Chennai. But Hyderabad might feel that they have pulled back things a bit in the last couple of overs as the dew has arrived quite early this time and they just conceded 20 runs off those two.

T Natarajan to Shivam Dube, Just a single to end the innings then! Another full toss, outside off, Shivam Dube slices it on the bounce to short third man who makes a good diving stop. They cross. Chennai finishes on 212/3!

T Natarajan to Shivam Dube, ! Into the crowd! T Natarajan misses his yorker and serves another low full toss, on middle, Shivam Dube with his full bat swing whacks it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a maximum.

T Natarajan to MS Dhoni, MISFIELD AND ! T Natarajan bowls a low full toss on the pads, MS Dhoni uses his strong wrists to flick it away towards the deep square leg region, Abhishek Sharma runs forward and goes for the catch but just fails to reach it and allows it to go to the boundary. The crowd goes wild here!

T Natarajan to MS Dhoni, Back of a length and on middle, MS Dhoni pulls it towards deep square leg for a single.

The crowd erupts and the decibels go up as everyone's favorite, MS Dhoni makes his way out to the middle. Will MSD provide a stronger finish for Chennai? Let's find out...

T Natarajan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! c Nitish Kumar Reddy b T Natarajan.

T Natarajan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On a length and down the leg side, slower again, Ruturaj Gaikwad tries to swipe at it but gets a bottom edge back to the keeper.

T Natarajan (3-0-31-0) to bowl the last over.

Jaydev Unadkat to Shivam Dube, No run.

Jaydev Unadkat to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On a length and on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad forces it towards long off for one.

Jaydev Unadkat to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Run out chance...missed! Back of a length and outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad cuts it straight to point and sets off for the run, the fielder throws it at the bowler's end but it is a wild one, Gaikwad gave up on that but now gets an extra run due to an overthrow.

Jaydev Unadkat to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Fuller and outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad lofts it wide of long off for a couple of runs. He moves onto 95 now!

Jaydev Unadkat to Shivam Dube, Uppish but safe again! Short of a length and on middle, slower too, Shivam Dube mistimes his pull towards deep square leg where it lands wide of the fielder, the batters call for the second and the throw comes in at the batter's end, Heinrich Klaasen collects and breaks the stumps but Dube is in. The replay confirms the same.

Jaydev Unadkat to Shivam Dube, Slower again, short and on middle, Shivam Dube hooks it towards fine leg for a single.

Jaydev Unadkat (3-0-30-1) will bowl the penultimate over.

Pat Cummins to Ruturaj Gaikwad, 2 runs.

Pat Cummins to Shivam Dube, Overpitched and on off, Shivam Dube drills it towards sweeper covers for one.

Pat Cummins to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Back of a length and around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Pat Cummins to Shivam Dube, Short of a length and around off, slower again, Shivam Dube tries to cut it away but misses, Heinrich Klaasen fails to collect it cleanly and allows a bye.

Pat Cummins to Shivam Dube, ! A boundary now! Pitched up and on middle, angling in, Shivam Dube gets underneath the ball and heaves it away wide of long on for four more runs. He has completely changed the momentum here.

Pat Cummins to Shivam Dube, Goes short and slower again but way outside off this time, Shivam Dube leaves it alone. Wided.

Pat Cummins to Shivam Dube, ! INCREDIBLE SHOT!

Pat Cummins (3-0-34-0) to continue.

T Natarajan to Shivam Dube, 1 run.

T Natarajan to Shivam Dube, Fullish delivery but down the leg side, Shivam Dube leaves it alone. Wided.

T Natarajan to Shivam Dube, ! Up, up and away! T Natarajan bowls a full toss and just around off, Shivam Dube backs away a bit and uses his strength to muscle it over the deep extra cover fence for a maximum.

T Natarajan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, 1 run.

T Natarajan to Shivam Dube, Good attempt!

T Natarajan to Shivam Dube, Goes slower, short and on middle and leg, Shivam Dube goes through his pull shot earlier and misses it. He takes the review to see if that is a wide or not. The replay shows that it just down the leg side and it is a wide. Close call!

T Natarajan to Shivam Dube, ! BOOM! Shivam Dube goes big now! T Natarajan misses his length this time and serves it full, on middle, Shivam Dube clears his front leg and goes for the slog, does not get it from the middle but generates enough power for it o sail over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

T Natarajan to Shivam Dube, No run.

Pat Cummins to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! TWO IN TWO! Pat Cummins bangs this short and around leg, takes pace off, Ruturaj Gaikwad swivels and hooks it just wide of fine leg for another boundary. 11 runs off the over!

Pat Cummins to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! Gets it through this time! Pat Cummins just misses his yorker and bowls a full toss, outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad opens the face of the bat and squeezes it past backward point for a boundary.

Pat Cummins to Shivam Dube, Short of a length and outside off, Shivam Dube once again has to reach it and punches it without much timing towards sweeper covers for another run.

Pat Cummins to Shivam Dube, Goes fuller and angling into the pads, Shivam Dube tucks it straight to mid-wicket.

Pat Cummins to Ruturaj Gaikwad, 1 run.

Pat Cummins to Shivam Dube, Change of pace, back of a length and outside off, Shivam Dube reaches for it and swats it down to long off for a single.

Pat Cummins replaces Jaydev Unadkat.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shivam Dube, On a hard length, angling on the middle and off, Shivam Dube tucks it with soft hands towards widish mid on and quickly hurries for the single. Ruturaj Gaikwad wants the double as the bowler is a bit late to pick the ball but Shivam Dube denies. 14 runs from it, however.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shade full, around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad gets low and cuts it through cover-point for a single.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! With grace! A juicy half-volley on the middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad clears his front leg and picks it up from the middle of the willow, over the bowler's head for a boundary straight down the ground.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! TA HERE! Keeps the length short, on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad reads it early, gets into the position quickly and pulls it well over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. 

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shivam Dube, Pace on, short into the surface around off, Shivam Dube misses to connect the pull and gets pinged on the higher thigh pad. The ball lobs to point and they run.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Cannons on the pads, Ruturaj Gaikwad inside edges onto the boots before the ball rolls to widish square leg for a single.

Jaydev Unadkat to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On a length, just around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad plays it off the inside half of the bat and drives it to deep mid-wicket for just a single to end the over. A successful over though for Unadkat and Hyderabad.

Jaydev Unadkat to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! TONKED! Short in length, on the middle and leg, Ruturaj Gaikwad premeditates the shot, shuffles across off and picks it up and over deep fine leg for a maximum.

Jaydev Unadkat to Shivam Dube, Fired on the fuller length, at middle, Shivam Dube flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Shivam Dube comes out to the middle now.

Jaydev Unadkat to Daryl Mitchell, ! c Nitish Kumar Reddy b Jaydev Unadkat.

Jaydev Unadkat to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Nails in a perfect yorker on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad shuffles a bit and squeezes it to point for a single.

Jaydev Unadkat to Ruturaj Gaikwad, WIDE! Way outside off on a fuller length, Ruturaj Gaikwad shoulders arms at it. Wided.

Jaydev Unadkat to Daryl Mitchell, Around the wicket, on the middle and full, Daryl Mitchell drives it towards long on for a single.

Strategic-Break! Chennai have changed gears nicely and with both Daryl Mitchell and Ruturaj Gaikwad set, they will be looking to score as much as possible in the next overs. They can take a few risks as they still have the likes of Shivam Dube, MS Dhoni, and Ravindra Jadeja in their ranks. Hyderabad have lost a bit of control in the middle phase and will be looking for wickets to slow things down a bit or else they could be chasing a big score on a tricky pitch. An exciting phase of cricket a

Pat Cummins to Daryl Mitchell, Pace-off again, short and on off, Daryl Mitchell swots it off the back foot down the ground for a single to end the over.

Pat Cummins to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On a fuller length, angling to the leg stump, Ruturaj Gaikwad makes room and goes downtown for a single.

Pat Cummins to Daryl Mitchell, ! Innovative and gets the reward! Way outside off, full in length, Daryl Mitchell shuffles way outside off and ramps it over the keeper's head for a boundary.

Pat Cummins to Daryl Mitchell, FIFTY FOR DARYL MITCHELL! 

Pat Cummins to Daryl Mitchell, No run.

Pat Cummins to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Back of a length, outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad picks it and slaps it across to deep square leg for a single.

Shahbaz Ahmed to Daryl Mitchell, Flighted delivery outside off, Daryl Mitchell gets down and throws hands and slices it over backward point for a brace.

Shahbaz Ahmed to Daryl Mitchell, 2 runs.

Shahbaz Ahmed to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Short in length, on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad skips down the track and drives it along the carpet to long off for a single.

Shahbaz Ahmed to Daryl Mitchell, Drifting on the middle and leg on a fuller length, Daryl Mitchell swipes it across to widish long on for a single.

Shahbaz Ahmed to Daryl Mitchell, ! He is striking it well now! Flighted-delivery, right into the slot and on the fuller length, Daryl Mitchell moves to the leg side and picks it over the bowler's head for a boundary straight down the ground.

Shahbaz Ahmed to Daryl Mitchell, ! Poor and rightly punished! Flatter and drifting down leg, full in length, Daryl Mitchell sits on his knee and sweeps it very fine through short fine for a boundary.

T Natarajan to Daryl Mitchell, Knee-length full toss on off, Daryl Mitchell mistimes the drive towards long off for a single.

T Natarajan to Daryl Mitchell, ! Helped away! 100 up for Chennai! Short and slower outside off, Daryl Mitchell has ample time to use the pace of the ball and guide it aerially behind short third for a boundary.

T Natarajan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Around middle and off, on a fuller length, Ruturaj Gaikwad flicks it through square leg for another single.

T Natarajan to Daryl Mitchell, Straight up on the off-stump line, Daryl Mitchell clears his front leg and slaps it down the ground to widish long on for one.

T Natarajan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Angling on the middle and leg from around the wicket, Ruturaj Gaikwad flicks it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

T Natarajan is back.

T Natarajan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, WIDE! Nasty bumper over the batter's head. Wide given.

T Natarajan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Around the wicket, on a shorter length around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad stays on the top and cuts it straight to cover.

Jaydev Unadkat to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Another short delivery, on middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad pulls it over mid-wicket for on .

Jaydev Unadkat to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Good effort in the deep! Jaydev Unadkat bangs this short and on middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad pulls it hard and wide of deep mid-wicket, he fielder runs to hs right and slaps it back inside to keep it down to just two runs.

Jaydev Unadkat to Daryl Mitchell, On a length and on middle, Daryl Mitchell works it off the inside half of the bat towards the mid on region for one.

Jaydev Unadkat to Ruturaj Gaikwad, No pace at all, short and on middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad dabs it to short third man for a run.

Jaydev Unadkat to Daryl Mitchell, ! Powered away! Jaydev Unadkat takes pace off again, full and on middle, Daryl Mitchell this time reads it early, waits for it and smacks it over the bowler's head for a boundary.

Jaydev Unadkat to Daryl Mitchell, Short of a length and on middle, slower as well, Daryl Mitchell mistimes his pull wide of mid-wicket for a single.

Strategic Break! Chennai got off to a conservative start, and once again, they lost a wicket inside the first six. Ajinkya Rahane yet again failed to make any impact but that wasn't the case with the centurion of the last game, Ruturaj Gaikwad. He decided to shift the gears and did it aggressively, and also notched a brilliant half-century striking a massive six. Daryl Mitchell, who was due for runs, has also got a good start here and these two will look to open the floodgates with a lot of fir

Pat Cummins to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! FIFTY FOR GAIKWAD! The skipper is in some form here and continues to rack up the runs.

Pat Cummins to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run.

Pat Cummins to Ruturaj Gaikwad, 1 run.

Pat Cummins to Daryl Mitchell, Back of a length and on middle, Daryl Mitchell mistimes his pull towards long on for a single.

Pat Cummins to Daryl Mitchell, No run.

Pat Cummins to Daryl Mitchell, ! BANG! Welcome to the match, Pat Cummins! He starts with a very full delivery, on off, Daryl Mitchell presents the full face of the bat and launches it over the long off fence for a biggie.

The skipper of Hyderabad, Pat Cummins brings himself into the attack now. He replaces Jaydev Unadkat.

Shahbaz Ahmed to Daryl Mitchell, Flighted, full and on off, Daryl Mitchell drills it down to long off for one more.

Shahbaz Ahmed to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Floated, full and on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad eases it towards long off for one.

Shahbaz Ahmed to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! Punished this time! Shahbaz Ahmed drags his length back again, outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad rocks back and cuts it away wide of point this time, the fielder in the deep dives to his left but fails to stop it from going to the boundary.

Shahbaz Ahmed to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Short again and around middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad backs away and steers it to point.

A slight halt in the proceedings as Ruturaj Gaikwad looks in some pain. He got struck on his right hand. The physio along with Maheesh Theekshana runs in to treat him.

Shahbaz Ahmed to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Flatter, full and on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad uses his feet and drives it straight to covers.

Shahbaz Ahmed to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shorter in length and outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad cuts it through point for a couple of runs.

Spin again. Shahbaz Ahmed (1-0-11-0) replaces T Natarajan.

Jaydev Unadkat to Daryl Mitchell, Slower once more, full and on off again, Daryl Mitchell taps it to short covers.

Jaydev Unadkat to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Goes back to his fuller length around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad pushes it through covers for one.

Jaydev Unadkat to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Short of a length and on middle, takes pace off again, on middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad pulls it towards deep square leg for a brace.

Jaydev Unadkat to Daryl Mitchell, Pitched up and on off, Daryl Mitchell drills it to mid off for a run.

Jaydev Unadkat to Daryl Mitchell, ! Excellent shot! Jaydev Unadkat goes slower, full and around off, Daryl Mitchell stays back, waits for it and drives it beautifully past mid off for a boundary.

Jaydev Unadkat to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Jaydev Unadkat begins with a back-of-a-length delivery, on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad runs it down to third man for a single.

Jaydev Unadkat replaces Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

T Natarajan to Daryl Mitchell, Another good yorker to finish the over, on middle, Daryl Mitchell does well to get some bat on that. Just 5 runs off the over. Chennai are 50/1 at the end of the Powerplay!

T Natarajan to Daryl Mitchell, Pulls his length back this time, on middle, again, Daryl Mitchell tucks it to short mid-wicket,

T Natarajan to Daryl Mitchell, Goes fuller and on middle, Daryl Mitchell knocks it down the pitch.

T Natarajan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On a length and on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad dabs it through point for a single, 50 up for Chennai!

T Natarajan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! Helped away! Back of a length and angling into leg, Ruturaj Gaikwad stays back and pulls it nicely past short fine leg for an easy boundary.

T Natarajan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, No run.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Hard length, on the off stump, Gaikwad plays it to cover point to retain strike. 15 runs coming from the fifth over.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Four!

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! Exquisite! Around off, on a shade fuller length, Ruturaj Gaikwad bends a bit and cuts it through the diving Travis Head at point for a boundary.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Daryl Mitchell, Short on the pads, Daryl Mitchell tucks it to deep square leg for a single.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Daryl Mitchell, ! Nicely done!

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Nice shape on the top of off, Ruturaj Gaikwad plays it closer to the body and pats it through covers for a single.

Shahbaz Ahmed to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Floated up fuller, on the middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad drives it inside out along the ground to long off for a single to end the over. That must have taken some pressure off the two. 11 runs from this over.

Shahbaz Ahmed to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! Glorious written all over it! On the middle and leg, Ruturaj Gaikwad moves to the leg side of the ball and drives it inside out through covers for a boundary.

Shahbaz Ahmed to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! Cuts and cuts it neatly! Just on off on a shade fuller length, Ruturaj Gaikwad rocks back quickly and cuts it precisely through the cover-point gap for a boundary.

Shahbaz Ahmed to Daryl Mitchell, Flatter trajectory on off, full in length, Daryl Mitchell gets ahead and plays it with soft hands towards cover-point for one.

Shahbaz Ahmed to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Full in length, at off, Ruturaj Gaikwad works it to widish cover for a single. Just couldn't pierce that gap.

Shahbaz Ahmed to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Around the wicket, on the middle and leg, Ruturaj Gaikwad stays leg side of the ball and mistimes it straight to the bowler.

Daryl Mitchell walks out to bat at number 3.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Daryl Mitchell, On a hard length, around off, Daryl Mitchell blocks it but inside edges to the boots to end the over.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ajinkya Rahane, ! c Shahbaz Ahmed b Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ajinkya Rahane, Outside off on a length, nipping away further with the angle, Ajinkya Rahane hits it straight to cover off the inside half of the willow.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Hard length, on the top of the off, Ruturaj Gaikwad plays it closer to his body and drops it ahead of point for a single.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ajinkya Rahane, On the back of a length, around off, Ajinkya Rahane drives it through cover-point for a single.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ajinkya Rahane, ! Some intent there from Rahane! Short in length, on the middle, Ajinkya Rahane walks down the track and picks it over square leg for a boundary at deep backward square leg. No chance for the fielder chasing it from deep fine leg as it has enough wheels on it to breach the fence.

Nitish Kumar Reddy to Ajinkya Rahane, On a length, angling down leg, Ajinkya Rahane is on the back foot and goes for a pull shot but misses. The Umpire signals for a wide. Heinrich Klaasen and Pat Cummins think that some part of Rahane's pad has nicked it. They go upstairs. UltraEdge comes up and shows a spike just when the ball passes through his shirt. Excellent review by Hyderabad as the on-field decision is overturned.

Nitish Kumar Reddy to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ! Punished! First boundary of the game and for Chennai! Keeps bowling on the hard length, on the middle and leg, Ruturaj Gaikwad predicts the length correctly and stays inside the crease before pulling it over mid-wicket for a cracking boundary. 

Nitish Kumar Reddy to Ajinkya Rahane, Again, attacks the pads, on a nagging length, Ajinkya Rahane doesn't connect and the ball brushes off the thigh pads to the leg side. They cross for a quick leg bye.

Nitish Kumar Reddy to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Angling on the middle and leg, on a length, Ruturaj Gaikwad flicks it to widish mid on for a quick single. Dealing in singles at the moment.

Nitish Kumar Reddy to Ajinkya Rahane, Around off on a hard length, Ajinkya Rahane goes for a front foot defence but inside edges to the pads. The ball rolls near the strip and they cross for a single.

Nitish Kumar Reddy to Ruturaj Gaikwad, This time he keeps it on the top of the middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad hops on the back foot and drops it in front of point and fetches a quick single.

Nitish Kumar Reddy to Ruturaj Gaikwad, WIDE! Not an ideal start! Bangs it short first up but wayward down leg. Ruturaj Gaikwad misses to pull but Wide given.

Nitish Kumar Reddy to share the attack.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Gets the ball to tail into the batter on off, keeps the hard length, Ruturaj Gaikwad works it to point for a single and gets off the mark to end the first over. A quiet one and a good start for Hyderabad and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Just four runs from it.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ajinkya Rahane, Slightly on the pads, short in length, Ajinkya Rahane tucks it to widish mid-wicket for a quick single.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ajinkya Rahane, Aims the off stump, on a hard length, Ajinkya Rahane blocks it off by covering the off stump towards the off side.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ajinkya Rahane, Beaten! Swings it away from the batter with a beautiful seam presentation, outside off and on a length, Ajinkya Rahane gets beaten on the outside edge.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ajinkya Rahane, Attacks the stumps, on the middle and on a length, Ajinkya Rahane solidly pats it to the strip.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ajinkya Rahane, Right on the money to start with! On a length, angling on the middle and leg, Ajinkya Rahane flicks it nicely through mid-wicket and completes the double quickly. Good running.

We are all set to begin! The players are making their way out to the middle now. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ajinkya Rahane are the two openers for Chennai. Bhuvneshwar Kumar has the new ball in his hand and is raring to go. Let's play...

Daryl Mitchell is up for a flash interview. He says the boys are really excited to be at home and playing in front of this crowd is very special. States the pitch is usually on the slower side and you have to put in a lot of work to score runs. Also adds that you need to read the bowlers closely and put pressure on them. States the nature of T20 cricket is such that you win sometimes and lose sometimes and says it's about coming in and staying in the present. Also says it's crucial to play acco

Ruturaj Gaikwad, the captain of Chennai says they would have bowled first as well but toss is not in our hands. Adds that if they put on a good total there will be scoreboard pressure on their opponents. Tells that they couldn't win the crunch moments in some of the games but the confidence is stil very high in the team.

Pat Cummins, the skipper of Hyderabad won the toss and elects to BOWL first. He says it's pretty loud and the boys are pumped up. Informs that they are going with one extra batter and the leggie Mayank Markande misses out but he feels like they have got 10 bowling options. Appreciates that Bhuvneshwar Kumar is a nice bowler up front and he can bowl at any phase of the game. On being asked about the reason to bowl, he says pretty much in every game they have bowled second and this is pretty goo

Impact Players for Chennai - Sameer Rizvi, Shardul Thakur, Shaik Rasheed, Mitchell Santner, Rachin Ravindra.

Chennai (Playing XI) - Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Ajinkya Rahane, Daryl Mitchell, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (WK), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Mustafizur Rahman, Matheesha Pathirana. 

Impact Players for Hyderabad - Umran Malik, Mayank Markande, Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Anmolpreet Singh.

Hyderabad (Playing XI) - Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (C), Jaydev Unadkat, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan.

TOSS - Pat Cummins calls it right and Hyderabad have elected to BOWL first.