Ashwin to Nitish Rana, wide, out Stumped!! Dhoni and Ashwin combine to remove Rana and also invoke a bit of nostalgia in the process! This is trademark Ashwin, he fires it out wide outside off, Rana had committed to running down the pitch and he's stranded after failing to reach it, Dhoni gathers and does what he does best. A fine knock from Rana but it's over, he bites his hand and almost gasps as he walks off. He knew he was in for a biggie tonight. Nitish Rana st Dhoni b Ashwin 81(36) [4s-10 6s-5]
Ashwin to Nitish Rana, FOUR, a shot of high-skill and brazen confidence! Full on off-stump, Nitish Rana goes for the full blown switch hit, he sweeps it away through short third man as a proper right hander
Ashwin to Nitish Rana, SIX, Nitish Rana resumes his onslaught! Full on middle-leg, was flat and Nitish Rana cleared his front-leg before mowing it over the cow corner ropes with a slog-sweep, was in the gap and just cleared the ropes
Pathirana to Nitish Rana, 1 run, length delivery on off-stump, tucked towards mid-on for a quick single
Noor Ahmad to Nitish Rana, 1 run, mistimed but it lands safe, length delivery on middle, Nitish Rana makes some room and flays it away towards deep mid-wicket
Noor Ahmad to Nitish Rana, FOUR, Nitish Rana just continues on his merry way! Tossed up full and very wide outside off, Nitish Rana leans in and reaches out before slapping it out towards the deep extra cover ropes, nearly goes all the way
Ashwin to Nitish Rana, FOUR, was shaping up to be a great over but that ruins it a little, still not bad considering it only goes for five. Tossed up full just outside off, Nitish Rana leans in and goes inside-out, lofts it beautifully over extra cover and finds the gap
Ashwin to Nitish Rana, no run, length delivery on off-stump, slowed up and Nitish Rana defends after waiting for it
Ashwin to Nitish Rana, no run, full on off-stump, defended straight back to the bowler
Ashwin to Nitish Rana, no run, decision overturned! Was tossed up very full and it looked to be heading down leg as Nitish Rana shuffled across looking to paddle it, he missed and it struck the outer part of his front pad, no bat involved, ball-tracker says pitching in line, impact in line but missing the wickets! Just didn't turn back enough for it to hit the stumps
Noor Ahmad to Nitish Rana, no run, length delivery on middle, Nitish Rana leans in looking to work it into the leg-side and is struck on the front pad
Noor Ahmad to Nitish Rana, 1 run, full on middle, googly, worked away to square leg
Ashwin to Nitish Rana, no run, he can, a quick and tidy over from Ashwin, just what CSK needed. Flatter delivery on leg-stump, Nitish Rana nudges it towards fine-leg
Ashwin to Nitish Rana, 1 run, flatter delivery on leg-stump, Ashwin just pauses in his action a little, Rana punches it down to long-on
Ashwin to Nitish Rana, 1 run, flatter delivery on middle, punched towards mid-wicket
Khaleel Ahmed to Nitish Rana, SIX, this one has been sent into orbit! Absolutely dismissive from Nitish Rana, slower length delivery just outside off, Nitish Rana picks it and smashes it a mile over the deep mid-wicket ropes
Khaleel Ahmed to Nitish Rana, FOUR, terrific shot to bring up fifty for Nitish Rana! He celebrates with a cradling-gesture and blows a kiss to someone in the crowd. Short of length outside off, Nitish Rana hangs back and slaps it up and over backward point
Khaleel Ahmed to Nitish Rana, no run, length delivery outside off, Nitish Rana hangs back and eases it straight to backward point, timed it well but found the fielder
Khaleel Ahmed to Nitish Rana, no run, length delivery on off-stump, bunted towards backward point
Khaleel Ahmed to Nitish Rana, FOUR, the bleeding continues! Length delivery just outside off, Nitish Rana pressed back looking to slash it away, wasn't quite wide enough for it and he got a thick outside edge that ran down fine past the keeper
Ashwin to Nitish Rana, 1 run, full on leg-stump, very defensive line, Rana works it towards mid-wicket for one
Ashwin to Nitish Rana, FOUR, third sweep in a row and it finds the ropes! Another poor delivery, full-toss on middle, Nitish Rana leans in and smacks it into the vacant deep backward square leg region again
Ashwin to Nitish Rana, SIX, nearly an action replay! Ashwin gives this a bit more air but its the same result, Nitish Rana leans across and sweeps it uppishly to clear the deep backward square leg ropes
Ashwin to Nitish Rana, SIX, poor delivery and put away! Fired in full and heading down leg, Nitish Rana plants his foot across and lifts it over the deep backward square leg ropes with a sweep
Jamie Overton to Nitish Rana, 1 run, very full and on the pads, clipped away to deep square leg
Jamie Overton to Nitish Rana, FOUR, Rana is starting to get into his groove here! Another half-tracker this, Nitish Rana just arches back and waits for it before just presenting the bat in line to ramp it over the keeper
Jamie Overton to Nitish Rana, no run, full on middle, Rana prods forward and blocks
Jamie Overton to Nitish Rana, FOUR, a boundary to finish the previous over and one to start this! Banged in halfway down the track, Nitish Rana gets inside the line, uses the pace and angle to help it over fine-leg who was in the ring
Khaleel Ahmed to Nitish Rana, 1 run, short of length outside off, Nitish Rana rides the bounce and eases it down to third man
Jamie Overton to Nitish Rana, no run, slower short ball on off-stump, beats Nitish Rana as he hacks across the line
Jamie Overton to Nitish Rana, SIX, just over the man! Pretty good shot in the end, short of length and slanting across just outside off, Nitish Rana arched back to create some room before slicing it away quite late, deliberately hit it in the air and just about cleared Khaleel at third man
Jamie Overton to Nitish Rana, 2 runs, in the air but safe! Back of a length on off-stump, it gets big on Nitish Rana as he's a little late on the pull, loops up in the air and clears mid-wicket, they shuffle back for two
Jamie Overton to Nitish Rana, FOUR, Overton goes searching and he pays the price! Not great fielding too and between the two errors, CSK concede a boundary. Too full and on the pads, Nitish Rana waits for it and just flicks it away towards long leg, Pathirana the man there, slid across but couldn't drag it back in
Jamie Overton to Nitish Rana, 1 run, short of length on leg-stump, Nitish Rana gets on top of the bounce and tucks it down to long leg
Khaleel Ahmed to Nitish Rana, byes, 1 run, a fumble from Dhoni! Don't see that often, full and wide outside off, doesn't carry and dies on its way through to Dhoni, he gets a bit of glove on it and they sneak a bye
Khaleel Ahmed to Nitish Rana, FOUR, overpitched again and Rana doesn't miss out a second time! Too full and just outside off, Nitish Rana gets just a small stride in, he waits for it and opens the face of the bat to steer it away nicely past point
Khaleel Ahmed to Nitish Rana, no run, freebie and Nitish Rana misses out, Ahmed dishes out a full-toss just outside off, Nitish Rana looks to punch it away but is a little late on it, ends up missing it completely