Bangalore XI vs Chennai XI 24th Match at Bengaluru, 25 Apr, 2018

Toss: Chennai XI, who chose to bowl
Bangalore XI 205/8 (20)
Chennai XI 207/5 (19.4)
Chennai XI won by 5 wickets
Man of the Match: MS Dhoni
  • Dwayne Bravo 14 * (7)
  • MS Dhoni 70 * (34)

Over 11.1 Corey Anderson bowls a pitched up delivery to MS Dhoni, 1 run, gets forward and drives it along the ground to sweeper cover and gets a single.

Over 11.2 Corey Anderson good length delivery to AT Rayudu, 1 run, gets behind the line on the back foot and pushes it away on the off side and picks up one more.

Over 11.3 Corey Anderson good length delivery to MS Dhoni, 1 run, gets on top of the bounce and punches it away through cover and picks up one more.

Over 11.4 Corey Anderson bowls a pitched up delivery to AT Rayudu, 1 leg bye, gets forward and misses the flick, the ball goes of the pads down to short fine leg and picks up a leg bye.

Over 11.5 Corey Anderson bowls a pitched up delivery to MS Dhoni, Six!! Picks the slower delivery and murders it over long-on. As easy as you like.

Over 11.6 Corey Anderson bowls a pitched up delivery to MS Dhoni, 1 run, comes on to the front foot and driven along the ground to long off and picks up a single.

Over 15.1 Corey Anderson bowls a pitched up delivery to MS Dhoni, 1 run, comes on to the front foot and smashes it along the ground to long off and picks up a single.

Over 15.2 Corey Anderson bowls a pitched up delivery to AT Rayudu, no runs, gets forward and misses the lofted extra-cover drive.

Over 15.3 Corey Anderson good length delivery to AT Rayudu, 1 run, moved across to the off-side, skied the lofted hit straight up. Umesh went for the conventional way, straight in and out.

Over 15.4 Corey Anderson good length delivery to MS Dhoni, 1 run, gets forward and slashes to deep backward point, Mandeep decides to field on the bounce and does so.

Over 15.5Corey Anderson to AT Rayudu Wide ball ...

Over 15.5 Corey Anderson good length delivery to AT Rayudu, Six!! Comes across and forehands it over wide long-off. Carries over the rope, not by much but it will do.

Over 15.6 Corey Anderson good length delivery to AT Rayudu, Six!! Shuffles across and gives it all, off the middle of the bat and way back into the stands. 

Over 17.1 Corey Anderson bowls a pitched up delivery to AT Rayudu, 1 run, gets forward and drives it to sweeper cover and picks up a single.

Over 17.2 Corey Anderson bowls it wide outside off to MS Dhoni, wide, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.Umpire signal it wide.

Over 17.2 Corey Anderson good length delivery to MS Dhoni, Six!! Comes on to the front foot and smacks it. He did really smack it straight down the ground. 

Over 17.3 Corey Anderson good length delivery to MS Dhoni, 1 run, gets back in the crease and cuts it away through point and picks up a single.

Over 17.4 Corey Anderson bowls it short of length to AT Rayudu, Boundary! Gives himself some room and cuts it hard pass backward point and gets the boundary.

Over 17.5 Corey Anderson good length delivery to AT Rayudu, out Rayudu Run Out!! 1 run completed. Brilliant first with the full length dive to get a hand on the attempted square-drive to save the boundary, and then brilliant with recovery time and more importantly smash the stumps with a bullet throw

Over 17.6 Corey Anderson bowls a pitched up delivery to DJ Bravo, 1 run, gets forward and drives it along the ground to sweeper cover and picks up another single.

Over 19.1 Corey Anderson good length delivery to DJ Bravo, Boundary! Stands tall and slogs and gets a thick edge that flies over the leaping keeper and went to the fence.

Over 19.2 Corey Anderson good length delivery to DJ Bravo, Six!! Backs away and gets under the ball to smash it over cover and the ball sails over the rope and in to the stands.

Over 19.3 Corey Anderson bowls it short of length to DJ Bravo, 1 run, gets on top of the bounce and cuts it down to deep point and picks up just a single.

Over 19.4 Corey Anderson good length delivery to MS Dhoni, Six!! Moves across in the crease and slogs this full ball with all his might to clear deep mid-wicket and gets the winning runs with maximum.

Chennai won by 5 wickets

Virat Kohli: Many things that we can look at. The way we bowled is just no acceptable. 72/4 and giving away runs like that. Something that we need to address going forward. If we cannot defend 200, not a good sign. Tough pill for us to swallow. You have to back the guys who are on the park and need to give them confidence. They need to be clear in their plans and execute well. We weren't brave enough with the ball, somewhere there was that fear of the opposition overcoming them. Pitch has played really well, we are happy with that. Spin came as a factor, both for us and for them. But quality batting from both sides. (On Rayudu's being another of the young batting talents) He is not young, has been around for ever. Quality player and we all know that. Has done well in the IPL and domestic, also has done well for India too. Deserves the applause. (On MSD) Nice to see him strike the ball well, not against us though. We wouldn't have wanted that. He is in a good space, batting higher up and expressing himself.

Man of the Match: MS Dhoni

MS Dhoni: I thought when we had the innings this was difficult to chase because when I was keeping, AB batted well and it was tough to score. The key for us was the two left-handers but we lost them early. This was a slightly slowish wicket and that's why AB's knock was special. It wasn't an easy wicket, credit to him. Happy that people are chipping in for us. Shardul will get better. The more he is under pressure, the better he will get. You may win or lose, but if you do the process right, you are on the right track.The finisher can score runs, but if he can help the other batsman with what to play, run quicker between the wickets etc with the experience I have, that is what you want from a finisher. Rayudu's knock was crucial.