Bengaluru Vs Chennai Live Cricket Score - Live Cricket Score, Match 52 - Commentary
4.6Krunal Pandya to Ayush Mhatre. 1 run, 1 run. 4.5Krunal Pandya to Sam Curran. 1 run, Short length again, around the pads, Curran nudges it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 4.4Krunal Pandya to Sam Curran. FOUR, FOUR! Curran continues from where he left off in his last game! Short and on off, Sam Curran pounces on it and smashes the pull shot between long on and deep mid-wicket for a cracking boundary. Sam Curran is in at number 3. 4.3Krunal Pandya to Shaik Rasheed. out, OUT! HIT FLAT AND TAKEN! You just cannot keep Romario Shepherd out of this game! And it has bee a dream run for Krunal Pandya with the ball as he breaks the opening stand. Fires in a yorker, wide of off, Shaik Rasheed tries to carve it over the backward point fielder, but doesn't get the bat properly under the ball, and also one hand comes off the bat, and he just hits it flat over the fielder at backward point. Romario Shepherd takes a fine catch over his head. Shaik Rasheed departs for 14 (11). 4.2Krunal Pandya to Ayush Mhatre. 1 run, Slows it up, full and around off, Ayush Mhatre checks his cover drive to the off side for a single. 50 runs for CSK 4.1Krunal Pandya to Shaik Rasheed. 1 run, Into the stumps, on a length, Shaik Rasheed hangs back and tucks it to mid-wicket for a quick single. The 50 is up for CSK in 4.2 overs only! Krunal Pandya is back on. He replaces Yash Dayal. 3.6Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ayush Mhatre. FOUR, FOUR! 26 OFF THE OVER! Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls around off, on a length, Ayush Mhatre half-blocks it and opens the bat face late, to guide the ball between backward point and short third for a boundary. This is by far the best start for CSK this season. 30 runs for Ayush Mhatre 3.5Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ayush Mhatre. FOUR, FOUR! MORE RUNS! What a start this has been for the young Mhatre after initially struggling to find the middle! Angling on the leg stump line, on a good length, Ayush Mhatre stays leg side, gives himself a bit of room and powers it through covers for a cracking boundary. 3.4Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ayush Mhatre. SIX, SIX! WOW, THAT IS A BRILLIANT SHOT! Bhuvi pulls the length back now, a knuckleball, on off, Ayush Mhatre stands tall, waits for it to come at him, and pulls it nonchalantly behind long on for a six. 3.3Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ayush Mhatre. FOUR, FOUR! PUNISHED! A low full toss, on middle and leg, Ayush Mhatre just bludgeons it past the left of mid on for a cracking boundary. 3.2Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ayush Mhatre. FOUR, FOUR! And again! In full control this time! Pitched right up, full in length, on off, Ayush Mhatre clears the front leg again and smashes it down the ground for a boundary. 3.1Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ayush Mhatre. FOUR, FOUR! AUDACIOUS! Back of a length, around off, Ayush Mhatre clears the front leg and strokes it straight behind the bowler for a cracking boundary. 2.6Yash Dayal to Shaik Rasheed. SIX, SIX! Even better and goes the distance! Another one that is pitched down the leg side, on a shorter length, Shaik Rasheed picks the length early, and pulls it aerially. Clears deep fine leg with ease for a six. 12 off Dayal's opening over. 2.5Yash Dayal to Shaik Rasheed. FOUR, FOUR! A loosener from Dayal and he pays the price! A nothing delivery, way down the leg stump, on a length, Shaik Rasheed swivels and guides it with the pull to deep fine leg for a boundary. 2.4Yash Dayal to Shaik Rasheed. no run, Pitched around the leg stump, on a hard length, at 140.2 kph, Shaik Rasheed charges forward to pull but inside edges it onto the thigh pad. 2.3Yash Dayal to Ayush Mhatre. 1 run, Hard length, around off, Ayush Mhatre finds the ball a bit heavy on him and heaves it off the splice of the bat, behind the bowler for a single. 2.2Yash Dayal to Shaik Rasheed. 1 run, Outside leg on a length, Shaik Rasheed pulls it aerially and on the bounce to deep backward square leg for a single. The ball lands and nips away from Bethell in the deep, but he does well to stop it. 2.1Yash Dayal to Shaik Rasheed. no run, Across off on a length, Shaik Rasheed goes for a square cut, but inside edges it and the ball runs towards short third. Yash Dayal replaces Krunal Pandya. 1.6Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ayush Mhatre. no run, An excellent over from Bhuvi. Just five off it. Back of a length, around off with a variable bounce. Ayush Mhatre miscues the pull shot, in front of mid on. 1.5Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ayush Mhatre. no run, Aims the stumps now, does Bhuvi, on a length, Ayush Mhatre stays leg side of the ball, and blocks it off. 1.4Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ayush Mhatre. FOUR, FOUR! Confident! Nagging length, not too full, around off, Ayush Mhatre waits for it, and places it between backward point and short third for a boundary. 1.3Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shaik Rasheed. 1 run, Hard length, just around off, Shaik Rasheed weighs on the back foot and punches it between cover and point for a single. 1.2Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shaik Rasheed. no run, A bit of shape away from off, on a length, Shaik Rasheed looks to punch into the off side, but chops off the inside edge, onto his boot. 1.1Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shaik Rasheed. no run, Back of a length, around off, punched to the cover-point fielder. Bhuvneshwar Kumar to operate from the far end. 0.6Krunal Pandya to Shaik Rasheed. 1 run, Around the hips, on a length, Shaik Rasheed clips it to the left of short fine leg for a single. 0.5Krunal Pandya to Ayush Mhatre. 1 run, Flatter and fuller, around middle, Ayush Mhatre has an ugly swipe across the line and the ball rolls to square leg for a single. 0.4Krunal Pandya to Ayush Mhatre. FOUR, FOUR! CSK and Mhatre are up and running. Fuller and on off, Ayush Mhatre crouches and smashes it over the bowler for a boundary. Not timed quite well, but has enough wheels to race away. 0.3Krunal Pandya to Ayush Mhatre. no run, Nice and full, flatter, pushed to the left of the bowler. 0.2Krunal Pandya to Ayush Mhatre. no run, Quicker again, around the leg stump, Ayush Mhatre is again beaten for pace. 0.1Krunal Pandya to Ayush Mhatre. no run, Starts off on the money. Quick and full, at 116 kph, on leg, Ayush Mhatre looks to work it across but gets rapped on the front pad.