PBKS vs CSK Ball by Ball Commentary

That will do it! Punjab Kings win by 18 runs. Full and around off with pace taken off, Vijay Shankar drags it across to long on for one.

Full and way outside off, Ravindra Jadeja reaches for it and cuts it to deep point for one.

Fuller in length and outside off, Ravindra Jadeja sits on a knee and looks to slog sweep but misses.

SIX! Right into the boundary cushions. On a length, on middle, Ravindra Jadeja whips it to the left of long on. The ball goes flat and hits the boundary.

Full, on middle, Vijay Shankar heaves it to deep mid-wicket for one.

OUT! CAUGHT! Yash Thakur bowls the worst possible ball to start the final over and manages to get the big wicket. This should be it for Punjab Kings! A low full toss, just down leg, MS Dhoni gets low and angles it straight to Yuzvendra Chahal at short fine leg. The ball goes hard at chest height and Yuzvendra Chahal pops it out but manages to grab it on the second attempt.

Arshdeep Singh persists with that full one, outside off, MS Dhoni steers it to deep third for one. 28 runs needed off the last over now.

SIX! Too good a shot from MS Dhoni! Knew Arshdeep Singh would go back to fuller-length outside off and moves a bit to reach for it. Carves it over cover for a biggie.

FOUR! Arshdeep Singh goes short for once and pays the price. Back of a length, angling into the left shoulder of the batter, MS Dhoni swivels and pulls it over short fine leg for a boundary.

Just 4 runs off the over so far! Goes right in the blockhole, on off, Ravindra Jadeja can only jam it to long on for one.

DROPPED! Another one put down! Full and outside off, MS Dhoni slices it to the right of backward point where Yash Thakur moves across and tries to take it with both hands around the shoulder but misses. The batters take one. This is great bowling.

WIDE! Too full and beyond the tramline on off. MS Dhoni leaves it alone.

A low full toss, around off, Ravindra Jadeja whips it to long on for a single.

SIX! A great use of a review but it still will end as back-to-back sixes! A waist-high full toss on middle, MS Dhoni swings across and gets a top edge over short fine leg for a biggie. It is given a No ball by the onfield umpire but Punjab Kings send it upstairs. The Ball Tracker shows the ball was dipping and was lower than the waist height. The on field call is overturned to a fair delivery.

SIX! BANG! That's a clean hit but CSK will need plenty of these. Another knuckle-ball on off and middle, MS Dhoni swings through the line and clears long off for a biggie.

Full and on off, Devon Conway looks to power it on the off side but gets an under edge past the keeper to his right for one.

A loud appeal for LBW but is turned down by the umpire. Punjab Kings decide to challenge it. Full and angling into middle and leg, MS Dhoni looks to whip it off the pads but gets beaten. There is no bat involved and the Ball Tracking shows the ball to be clipping leg stump and comes up as an umpires call. The batters take a leg bye off it. As the ball went off the pads towards backward point, Marcus Stoinis was quick to collect it and had a shy at the bowling end. Had the throw hit, MSD was gone.

Superb effort from the skipper Shreyas Iyer in the deep. On a length, on middle, Devon Conway swipes it across and gets it right in the gap between long on and deep mid-wicket. Iyer, from long on, moves across and just about manages to push the ball back in as he goes past the ropes. Keeps it down to just a single. The third umpire checks multiple angles to see if the foot was in contact with the boundary cushion but deems it a fair effort.

Very full, on the pads, MS Dhoni looks to flick but misses. The ball goes to the square leg region off his pads and the batters take a leg bye. The required rate is sky rocketing and Punjab are bowling really well.

And again. Wider outside off, fuller in length, Conway has to reach for it and lifts it over cover for two more runs. 9 runs off this over. CSK need 59 more runs off 18 balls.

Keeps it outside off, on a fuller length, Devon Conway slices it just over cover for a couple of runs.

Quicker one, full and on middle, MS hits it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Tossed up, on middle, Conway punches it to long on for one.

A bit too short and outside off, Devon Conway cuts it uppishly over backward point for a couple of runs.

Nagging length, on middle and leg, MS Dhoni knocks it through mid-wicket for one.

A huge mix-up and CSK get away with this one. Full and on middle and leg, MS Dhoni tucks it to mid-wicket and sets off for the run. Devon Conway responds too but both batters get stranded in the middle unsure of whether to complete the run or return back. They decide to cross and the fielder fails to hit the stumps at the batting end with the keeper not backing up. Devon Conway was nowhere in the frame as the ball went past the stumps.

OUT! TIMBER! Lockie Ferguson throughly deserved this wicket for being smart with his variations. Bowls the knuckle-ball on a length, on middle and off and angles it into the batter. Shivam Dube swipes across but does so a bit too ealry and gets beaten on the inside edge. The ball zips through the gap between the bat and the pad to knock the bails over.

Full, on middle and leg, with pace taken off, Conway pushes it to long off and rotates the strike over. The pressure is building!

Another full toss, on off, Shivam Dube swings hard but hits it straight to long on for just one.

WIDE! Way too short and outside off, Dube leaves it alone.

Smartly takes pace off and keeps it short and outside off, Dube is beaten by the lack of pace as he looks to pull.

TWO WIDES! Lockie Ferguson goes full but way down leg. Prabhsimran Singh dives to his right and makes half a stop but the batters sneak a run.

A full toss, outside off, Shivam Dube thumps it straight to long off for a single.

Superb over from Arshdeep! Six singles off the over. Dube knows that it is going to be full and wide, near the guideline, so he walks across well before the release and drills this full ball to long off for one.

Drags the length back, outside off, Conway pats it wide of extra cover for a single.

DROPPED! Lockie Ferguson puts it down! Third dropped catch by the Kings. Arshdeep keeps it full and away from the batter's arc. Dube tries to use the pace by opening the bat face. He fails to keep it along the ground and glides it straight to backward point where it goes at waist height to Lockie Ferguson but he shells it. They cross.

Arshdeep goes short, outside off, Devon hits it firmly with a horizontal bat to long on for one.

Nails the wide yorker with a deep backward point in place, Dube steers it to that man in the deep for a single.

Starts with a knuckleball, on a good length, outside off, Conway slaps it to deep point for a single.

Pace off, fuller in length, on the pads, Devon tucks it to deep mid-wicket for one. 19 runs off the over. An ideal over for CSK right after the break.

Into the wicket, over middle and leg, Dube mistimes the pull off the splice of the bat towards deep mid-wicket for one.

SIX! In the arc and out of the park! A length delivery, on middle and leg, Dube swings through the line and clobbers it over long on for a biggie.

Nails the yorker, at the toes, Conway jams it out towards deep backward square leg for one.

SIX AND FIFTY FOR CONWAY! Cracking shot to get to the half-century. Conway will be hoping that these two shots will help him break free. Slanting into the pads, on a length, Conway brings his bottom hand into play and whips it over deep mid-wicket for a flat six.

FOUR! A boundary right after the break! Jansen digs it in short, over off, Devon waits back and pulls it firmly towards deep mid-wicket. Glenn Maxwell puts in a dive to his right in the deep but in vain.

Stoinis goes short and takes pace off, Conway fetches it from over his head and pulls it down to deep backward square leg for one. 10 runs off Stoinis' first over. Chennai Super Kings need 100 runs in 42 balls.

Well bowled! Takes pace off and pushes it across the left-hander, on a short of a length, Devon is early into the swing across the line and is beaten all ends up.

Slower one and bowled into the wicket, on middle, Dube helps the pull wide of backward square leg for one.

Just short! A good effort from Shashank Singh! On the pads, on a length, Conway swats it on the bounce to deep backward square leg. Shashank attacks the ball and goes for the catch. The ball drops short of him and hits him on the forearm. Just a single.

Wide! Sprayed down leg, Conway swings but fails to get any bat on it. Prabhsimran Singh cuts it off with a dive to his right.

On a hard length, on middle, Conway pushes it back to Marcus.

SIX! Marcus Stoinis is welcomed with a six! On a back of a length, it sits up to be hit, on middle, Conway picks his spot and muscles the pull over deep mid-wicket for a flat six.

FOUR! Gets it through! Short of a good length, outside off, Dube waits back in the crease and slaps it along the ground. Beats the diving Shreyas Iyer at mid off to his right for a boundary.

A sharp and quick bouncer, at the batter, Dube ducks under it.

Banged in short, over middle, Conway pulls it on the bounce to deep backward square leg for one.

Now, a misfield and it is the captain Shreyas Iyer! Fuller in length, on off, Dube firms the drive towards mid off where Iyer lets it through his legs and concedes a single.

DROPPED AGAIN! It is Yash Thakur this time! Dug in short, over off, Conway backs away and tries to ramp it over deep third. Gets more height than distance on it and Thakur runs and slides to his left in the deep. He gets there but fails to grab it. They cross. Conway dropped twice in as many balls!

Did that carry? Yes, it did. It will go down as a chance. Tailing back into the left-hander, at the toes, Devon flicks it uppishly towards short fine leg. It goes around shin height towards Yuzvendra Chahal, who fails to cling on and concedes a couple of runs.

Misses out once again, does Conway! Sliding onto the pads, on a length, Devon tries to help it away but misses. A leg bye is taken as the ball goes off the pads towards short fine leg.

Wide! Slanting down leg, on a length, Conway swings to get it away past short fine leg but misses. 9 runs off the over so far.

On a good length, on middle, Dube backs away and pushes it to deep point for a run.

Takes pace off, at the pads, on a length, Conway knocks it to long on for a run.

FOUR! Put away! Low full toss, on off, Conway does not try to overhit this one and just times the drive past extra cover for a boundary.

Bangs in a bumper, over off, Dube arches back and ramps it on the bounce to deep third. Yuzvendra Chahal gets around to his left and cuts it off. They cross.

Bowls the off-cutter, at the stumps, on a nagging length, swatted away to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Hard length, over middle, Dube pushes it out to cover.

WIDE! Lockie Ferguson takes some pace off and bowls it on a length but down leg.

SIX! BANG! Much-needed one for Dube and CSK! Short of a length, on middle, Shivam Dube stands tall and pulls it flat over mid-wicket for a six.

Full, on off, Devon Conway drives it to long on for one.

WIDE! Slips this one down leg, on a length, Devon Conway swings across but fails to connect.

Lockie Ferguson fires the yorker, on leg, Devon Conway is bamboozled and gets beaten onto the pads.

Short again, on off, Dube pushes it to cover for one.

Another one that goes in the air, but falls beyond. Lockie Ferguson digs it short and angles it into the batter at a good pace, Shivam Dube is hurried onto his pull and top-edges it over short fine leg. Yash Thakur does well to chase the ball and dive ahead to push it back in, keeping it down to two runs.

In the air, but falls safe. Short of a length, angling into middle and off, Devon Conway pulls it off the outer half of the bat and clears mid-wicket. Gets two runs off it.

On a good length, outside off, Dube cuts it to deep backward point for a single.

Very full, on off, Shivam Dube pushes it to mid off.

FOUR! Smartly done. Back of a length, just around off, Shivam Dube waits back and steers it past Yuzvendra Chahal at short third to his left for a boundary.

Short one, on off, Dube pulls it over mid-wicket and collects a couple of runs.

Very full, angling into middle and leg, Devon Conway swipes across and misses. The ball goes to deep third off his pads and the batters take a leg bye.

Angling across, on a length, on middle and off, Dube punches it to cover.

FOUR! Superbly done! Short of a length, over off, Shivam Dube gets on top of his toes, allows the ball to reach and punches it past mid off to his right for a boundary.

Hard length, on off, Dube pushes it to backward point.

WIDE! Short one and going down leg. Lockie Ferguson will have to reload this one.

Full, on middle and off, Shivam Dube lifts it over cover and takes a couple of runs to get off the mark.

OUT! TAKEN! Lockie Ferguson makes an immediate impact and Chennai Super Kings lose two quick wickets in the span of just 6 balls. Ferguson goes into the deck, on a length, on middle and off, Ruturaj Gaikwad presses ahead and looks to pump it through the off side but is hurried onto the shot. Hits it off the inner half of the bat and to the left of short mid-wicket, who was placed there for exactly this shot. Shashank Singh, with good reflexes, takes a fine catch with both hands to his left around his left shoulder.

Lockie Ferguson comes into the attack and bowls it on a length, on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad pushes it to backward point.

Quicker one, full and on middle and leg, Devon Conway steps out and gets beaten onto the pads.

Tossed up, on off, Devon Conway chops it down the deck and towards point.

A low full toss, on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad sweeps it to deep square leg for one and gets off the mark.

OUT! STUMPED! Glenn Maxwell breaks the opening stand! Smart piece of bowling and quick glove work as well. Sees Rachin charge down the track and drops it short and outside off. The ball sticks to the surface a bit and bounces a bit more than Rachin was expecting. He looks to flay it away on the off side but is beaten on the outside edge by the extra bounce. The keeper Prabhsimran Singh takes it to his left and knocks the bails off with Rachin Ravindra not having an ounce of chance to make it back.

An appeal for LBW but is turned down. Punjab Kings don't go upstairs. Short and on middle, Devon Conway looks to reverse sweep and seems to have gotten a faint inside edge off his pads to short fine leg for one.

Full, on middle, Rachin Ravindra walks down the track, making room and punches it to long off for one.

Attacks the pads, on a fuller length, Rachin Ravindra looks to flick but misses. The ball clips his pads and rolls towards the mid-wicket region, and the batters take a leg bye. Chennai Super Kings end the Powerplay at 59/0!

Jansen goes short and on off, Devon Conway pulls it to deep square leg for one. The fielder throws the ball to the batting end and it gets deflected off Rachin Ravindra's bat but they do not run.

Just short of the fielder. A bit of width offered, on off, Rachin Ravindra slices it hard but the ball dips in front of Yuzvendra Chahal at backward point. A single taken.

Full and on middle and leg, Rachin Ravindra makes room and works it past backward point for a couple more.

FOUR! Punished! Marco Jansen drops it short and on off, Rachin Ravindra stands tall and pulls it wide of mid on to his left for a boundary.

Jansen goes full and at the stumps, Rachin Ravindra swings across and hits it miles in the night sky just wide of deep square leg who moves to his right. A couple of runs taken.

Starts from over the wicket and bangs the deck, on a back of a length, around off, Rachin Ravindra punches it off the inner half of the bat to cover. Oh no, Marco Jansen has overstepped and it will now be followed by a Free Hit.

Pushed through, on the pads, Rachin glances it towards backward square leg where the fielder dives to his left and gets a hand to it. The ball gets parried away towards short fine leg. Just a single.

Floats it up and goes wide of the crease, on off, Conway eases it past cover for one.

Flatter trajectory, on off, Conway cuts it late but can't get it past Arshdeep Singh at backward point.

FOUR! Short and punished! Maxwell errs in length, too short, on middle, Devon rocks on the back foot in a flash and pulls it to the left of mid on for a boundary.

Fuller in length, outside off, knocked to long off for a single by Rachin.

Drops it short does Maxwell, on middle, Conway jabs it in front of mid on for a single.

FOUR! A hat-trick of boundaries for Rachin Ravindra! A good over for CSK. 17 runs off it. On a good length, around the sixth stump, Rachin plays it right under his eyes. Punches it through covers for yet another boundary.

FOUR! Nothing streaky about this one! Another slower one from Thakur, on a back of a length, on off, Ravindra gets on top of the bounce and pumps it along the ground. Beats a diving Glenn Maxwell at mid off to his right for four more.

FOUR! Streaky but they all count! Off-pace delivery, at 114 kph, on a back of a length, around off, Rachin skips down the track and has a swipe across the line. Loses his shape in the process. Gets an inside edge that races past short fine leg for a boundary.

Angling into the left-hander, on a good length, Conway nudges it to deep backward square leg for a run.

Corrects both his line and length, on off, on a good length, Conway mistimes the drive to cover.

FOUR! Hit with real authority! Yash tries to slip in the bumper from around the wicket but does not get it high enough, on off, Conway stands tall and nails the pull past mid-wicket for a boundary.

Three dots to end the over! Lands it on a good length, on off, Ravindra plays it with a straight bat towards mid off.

Pace taken off by Arshdeep, on a nagging length, outside off, Rachin waits for it and cracks it away but straight to backward point.

On a good length, on off, Rachin presses forward and drives it well but straight to cover.

FOUR! Smart batting! Singh bangs it into the deck, outside off, Rachin hops and rises with the bounce. Ramps it over short third for a boundary.

On the off stump, at 130.8 kph, on a good length, Devon guides it towards backward point for one.

FOUR! Up and over! At 135.6 kph, outside off, on a length, Conway commits to the shot and powers the drive over cover for a boundary.

On a back of a length, on off, Conway drops it with soft hands beside the pitch on the off side for a single. A tidy start by Yash. Just 4 runs off his first over.

At 136.9 kph, dug in short, over middle, Conway premeditates as he shimmies down the track. Adjusts to the length by ducking under the ball.

Length delivery, on off, driven nicely but straight to cover.

Beaten! A hint of away nibble, on off, on a good length, Conway uses his feet and looks to ease it away on the off side but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Hurls it full, outside off, Rachin pushes at the delivery. Gets an inside edge that sneaks past the stumps and rolls towards the vacant deep fine leg region. Arshdeep runs around from deep backward square leg and cuts it off with a slide. Ends up flicking it over the converging Prabhsimran Singh and that allows the batters to take the third run.

Goes wide of the crease on the around-the-wicket angle, on a good length, outside off, Ravindra punches it sweetly but can't get it past cover.

Fuller in length, on off, Conway leans on it and drives it straight to point. 9 runs off the first over.

FOUR! Threads it through! Swinging away, on a length, on off, Devon waits back and opens the bat face to glide it between short third and backward point for a boundary.

On a back of a length, in the channel, Rachin gets on top of the bounce and punches it to the right of cover for one.

Corrects the line, bringing it closer to the off stump, on a good length, steered straight to short third by Rachin.

FOUR! Rachin Ravindra and CSK are underway! Width offered on off, on a short of a length, Rachin slaps it through point. Nehal Wadhera in the deep, sprints and dives to his left but the ball trickles off his body onto the fence.

Beats the bat straight away! Curving away from over the wicket, on a back of a length, Rachin pushes at the delivery away from his body but the ball stays low and sneaks under his bat. Just about carries to the keeper.