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Gujarat vs Chennai, Live Score, Qualifier 1 Match, Indian Premier League, 2023

Chennai

Batting R B 4s 6s SR

Ruturaj Gaikwad c David Miller b Mohit Sharma 60 44 7 1 136.36

10.3

Mohit Sharma to Ruturaj Gaikwad, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Mohit Sharma?strikes gold for Gujarat after an expensive first over! Keeps it on a hard length and outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad?gets hurried as he looks to pull this one and gets cramped for room as well. The ball comes off the splice of the bat and skies in the air towards long on. David Miller?stationed there takes a few steps forward and completes the catch. End of a fine knock by Gaikwad and Gujarat will be relieved to see the back of him.?

Devon Conway c Rashid Khan b Mohammad Shami 40 34 4 0 117.65

15.1

Mohammad Shami to Devon Conway, OUT! CAUGHT! Mohammad Shami?comes back on and picks up a wicket right away. This is a length ball around middle and off, Devon Conway?stays back and goes after it. Conway tries to whip it over the mid-wicket fence but doesn't get much timing on it. Rashid Khan?at cow corner stays put and takes a simple catch. End of a sluggish knock from Conway and Chennai now lose their fourth wicket.

Shivam Dube b Noor Ahmad 1 3 0 0 33.33

11.3

Noor Ahmad to Shivam Dube, OUT! BOWLED 'EM! Noor Ahmad?gets into the act now! Shivam Dube?departs and Chennai lose two wickets in quick succession! Bowls the googly and gives the ball air nicely, on middle, Shivam Dube?looks to go through the line and has a wild swing at it. The ball sneaks past his inside edge and he ends up connecting with thin air. The ball crashes back into the stumps to bring an end to his innings. Noor Ahmad?is delighted and so are the support staff of Gujarat in the dugout.?

Ajinkya Rahane c Shubman Gill b Darshan Nalkande 17 10 0 1 170

14.5

Darshan Nalkande to Ajinkya Rahane, OUT! CAUGHT! Darshan Nalkande?has the last laugh! Six and Out for Ajinkya Rahane! Rolls his fingers the ball now and bowls it on a good length, just outside off, Ajinkya Rahane?looks to carve this one past backward point. Ends up hitting it straight to Shubman Gill?there who takes a good catch in front of his face. Gujarat are clawing their way back into the game here.?

Ambati Rayudu c Dasun Shanaka b Rashid Khan 17 9 1 1 188.89

17.6

Rashid Khan to Ambati Rayudu, OUT! CAUGHT! Rashid Khan?has the last laugh here as he finishes his spell off with a wicket. Gives this one a lot more air and floats it full on middle and leg. Ambati Rayudu?goes for the slog-sweep but mistimes it badly in front of square on the leg side. Dasun Shanaka?comes in from the mid-wicket fence?and takes a safe catch to his left. Rayudu goes after a quick start and Chennai have now lost their fifth wicket.

Ravindra Jadeja b Mohammad Shami 22 16 2 0 137.5

19.6

Mohammad Shami to Ravindra Jadeja, OUT! TIMBER! Mohammad Shami?ends the over with a bang but still 15 runs come off it.?Stays from around the wicket and bowls it on a fullish length around off, angling it in. Ravindra Jadeja?hangs deep and winds up for the big heave across the line but misses the ball completely. The ball goes on to crash into the stumps and Chennai finish with a solid total of 172/7 on the board.

MS Dhoni (C) (W) c Hardik Pandya b Mohit Sharma 1 2 0 0 50

18.5

Mohit Sharma to MS Dhoni, OUT! CAUGHT! Defeaning silence inside the ground as MS Dhoni?walks back to the hut. Mohit Sharma?bowls a back of the hand slower ball and bowls it on a hard length outside off. Dhoni reaches out and looks to loft it over cover but the ball sticks in the pitch and Dhoni ends up just chipping it. The ball goes to extra cover where Hardik Pandya?takes an easy catch around his head and Sharma picks up his second wicket.

Moeen Ali not out 9 4 0 1 225

TOTAL: 172 -7 in 20.0 overs (8.6 runs per over)

Extras (lb 2, w 0, nb 2, b 1) 5

Fall of wickets :1-87 (Ruturaj Gaikwad , 10.3 overs), 2-90 (Shivam Dube , 11.3 overs), 3-121 (Ajinkya Rahane , 14.5 overs), 4-125 (Devon Conway , 15.1 overs), 5-148 (Ambati Rayudu , 17.6 overs), 6-155 (MS Dhoni , 18.5 overs), 7-172 (Ravindra Jadeja , 19.6 overs)

Still to bat : Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana

Bowling overs M R W Econ Extras

Mohammad Shami 4 0 28 2 7 1nb, 0w

Darshan Nalkande 4 0 44 1 11 1nb, 0w

Rashid Khan 4 0 37 1 9.25 0nb, 0w

Noor Ahmad 4 0 29 1 7.25 0nb, 0w

Mohit Sharma 4 0 31 2 7.75 0nb, 0w

Gujarat

Batting R B 4s 6s SR

Wriddhiman Saha (W) c Matheesha Pathirana b Deepak Chahar 12 11 2 0 109.09

2.6

Deepak Chahar to Wriddhiman Saha, OUT! CAUGHT! Picks the man out perfectly! Another short ball from Deepak Chahar, over middle and begging to be hit. Wriddhiman Saha?pulls it away but doesn't get any elevation and the ball travels toward deep square leg where Matheesha Pathirana?doesn't have to move an inch and takes a simple catch. Chahar does get the breakthrough after conceding a couple of boundaries.

Shubman Gill c Devon Conway b Deepak Chahar 42 38 4 1 110.53

13.1

Deepak Chahar to Shubman Gill, OUT! TAKEN! Another bowling change that proves fruitful for MS Dhoni?and Chennai. Deepak Chahar?comes in and bowls a slower bumper over middle and leg. Shubman Gill?stays back and waits for it before forcing the pull shot aerially toward deep backward square leg. Devon Conway?moves to his right from deep square leg and takes a good catch just inside the ropes. Gill departs and Chahar is elated.

Hardik Pandya (C) c Ravindra Jadeja b Maheesh Theekshana 8 7 1 0 114.29

5.5

Maheesh Theekshana to Hardik Pandya, OUT! CAUGHT! The pressure of dots gets to Hardik Pandya! Maheesh Theekshana?persists with the short length and bowls it outside off, Hardik Pandya?moves to the leg side and looks to carve this one over backward point. Does not get the elevation and hits it flat and straight to Ravindra Jadeja?there who makes no mistake. MS Dhoni's move to bring Maheesh Theekshana?in the Powerplay has paid off big time.?

Dasun Shanaka c Maheesh Theekshana b Ravindra Jadeja 17 16 1 1 106.25

10.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Dasun Shanaka, OUT! TAKEN! Ravindra Jadeja?strikes and removes Dasun Shanaka! Ravindra Jadeja?bowls it flatter and around off, Dasun Shanaka?pulls out the reverse sweep but the execution is way off. Gets it from the splice of the bat and balloons it towards short third man where Maheesh Theekshana?moves to his right and does the rest.? Ravindra Jadeja?now has 150 wickets in his Indian T20 League career. The move to promote Dasun Shanaka?does not pay off?and Gujarat?are now 3 wickets down.?

David Miller b Ravindra Jadeja 4 6 0 0 66.67

12.5

Ravindra Jadeja to David Miller, OUT! BOWLED'EM! Straight through the gate, and David Miller?is left dumbfounded. Ravindra Jadeja?bowls it quicker and flatter on middle and leg and this is?over 106?clicks. Miller looks to stay back and flick it away but the ball turns in a touch, flicks the front pad and goes on to hit the top of off stump. Jadeja picks up his second wicket and Gujarat are in a spot of bother here.

Vijay Shankar c Ruturaj Gaikwad b Matheesha Pathirana 14 10 0 1 140

17.3

Matheesha Pathirana to Vijay Shankar, OUT! CAUGHT! Stunning catch by Ruturaj Gaikwad?brings about the departure of Vijay Shankar! Pathirana lands it full around leg, Vijay Shankar?clears his front leg and looks to hoick across the line. Does manage to get underneath the delivery but not enough to clear the deep mid-wicket fence. Skies this one towards cow corner where Ruturaj Gaikwad?sprints forward and dives to take a good low catch. Just when Gujarat were starting to make a comeback into the game, they lose Vijay Shankar.?

Rahul Tewatia b Maheesh Theekshana 3 5 0 0 60

14.3

Maheesh Theekshana to Rahul Tewatia, OUT! CLEANED UP! Maheesh Theekshana?bowls the carrom ball, bowls it flatter as well and around off. It is over 100 clicks and the ball comes in off the deck and sharply too. Rahul Tewatia?is caught flat-footed deep inside the crease and is unable to tuck it away. The ball beats the bat and crashes into the stumps and now, Gujarat have lost their sixth wicket for just 100 runs.

Rashid Khan c Devon Conway b Tushar Deshpande 30 16 3 2 187.5

18.3

Tushar Deshpande to Rashid Khan, OUT! CAUGHT! Is that the game? Low full toss outside off, Rashid Khan?moves across and tries to clear deep point. Does not get the elevation and slices it in the air towards deep point. Devon Conway?there sprints forward and completes a good catch. Tushar Deshpande?is delighted and so are the Chennai fans.?

Darshan Nalkande run out (sub Subhranshu Senapati) 0 1 0 0 0

17.4

Matheesha Pathirana to Darshan Nalkande, OUT! RUN OUT! Another great piece of fielding by a Chennai player and Gujarat lose two in two! Matheesha Pathirana?bowls it full and honing in on the stumps, Darshan Nalkande?bunts it down the ground towards mid off. He sets off for a quick single to bring Rashid Khan?back on strike. He times this one too well and Subhranshu Senapati, the substitute fielder there picks the ball cleanly and hits at the non-striker's end to catch Darshan Nalkande?short of his crease. Gujarat lose slip further now.?

Noor Ahmad not out 7 5 1 0 140

Mohammad Shami c Deepak Chahar b Matheesha Pathirana 5 5 1 0 100

19.6

Matheesha Pathirana to Mohammad Shami, OUT! TAKEN! Gujarat have been bowled out on the last ball! Pathirana bowls it slower and shorter as well, on off and middle, Mohammad Shami?backs away and looks to go down the ground. Does not get a proper connection and skies this one high in the air towards mid on. Deepak Chahar?from mid off backtracks and keeps his eyes on the ball all the way through. Completes a well-judged catch and does start to limp after completing the catch. The Chennai fans go berserk as their side makes it to its 10th Indian T20?League final. Chennai win by 15 runs!

TOTAL: 157 in 20.0 overs (7.85 runs per over)

Extras (lb 2, w 13, nb 0, b 0) 15

Fall of wickets :1-22 (Wriddhiman Saha , 2.6 overs), 2-41 (Hardik Pandya , 5.5 overs), 3-72 (Dasun Shanaka , 10.3 overs), 4-88 (David Miller , 12.5 overs), 5-88 (Shubman Gill , 13.1 overs), 6-98 (Rahul Tewatia , 14.3 overs), 7-136 (Vijay Shankar , 17.3 overs), 8-136 (Darshan Nalkande , 17.4 overs), 9-142 (Rashid Khan , 18.3 overs), 10-157 (Mohammad Shami , 19.6 overs)

Still to bat : Mohit Sharma

Bowling overs M R W Econ Extras

Deepak Chahar 4 0 29 2 7.25 0nb, 3w

Tushar Deshpande 4 0 43 1 10.75 0nb, 2w

Maheesh Theekshana 4 0 28 2 7 0nb, 0w

Ravindra Jadeja 4 0 18 2 4.5 0nb, 0w

Matheesha Pathirana 4 0 37 2 9.25 0nb, 7w

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