Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 6 wickets
What a game this has been and Ravindra Jadeja caps off an amazing win for Chennai with an unbeaten 11-ball 31 and Kolkata is hanging by the thread. With this win, four-times Champions Mumbai Indians become the first team to qualify for the playoffs.
CSK 163/4 after 19 overs: Jadeja has kept this chase alive as he loots Ferguson for 20 in the penultimate over with two boundaries and a six.
CSK 143/4 after 18 overs: Cummins strikes to remove Gaikwad and Chennai has chocked once again. Curran and Jadeja need to tee off of it needs a win.
CSK 139/3 after 17 overs: Gaikwad holds the key as Kolkata has made a tremendous comeback and the wickets of Rayudu and Dhoni has put them in a position of strength.
CSK 128/3 after 16 overs: Narine finishes his quota of four overs and Sam Curran manages a boundary off the last ball. 45 needed off 24 balls.
CSK 121/3 after 15 overs: Varun Chakravarthy is proving his selection right as he gets MS Dhoni but drops Sam Curran and how costly that would be. Rayudu's recklessness might cost CSK the game as Dhoni was never in form all through the tournament.
CSK 120/2 after 14 overs: Ambati Rayudu throws his wicket away and this is the breakthrough that Kolkata needed. Strikes Cummins for consecutive boundaries and then jumps down the track only to hit straight to Narine at mid-off. Poor shot selection and pays the price for being over aggressive.
CSK 109/1 after 13 overs: A drive over covers and Gaikwad along with Rayudu play out Chakravarthy's penultimate over safely but get 9 from it, exactly what the required run-rate is. Chennai on cruise mode.
CSK 100/1 after 12 overs: Gaikwad brings up his fifty and what a fine innings this has been. He has occupied his place at the top for CSK and has put his team in a strong position. The 100 is up for Chennai.
CSK 88/1 after 11 overs: Gaikwad is playing a gem of a knock and the punch off Ferguson through covers and the pull over square for a maximum shows the Maharashtra batsman is in really good touch.
CSK 74/1 after 10 overs: Rayudu has taken Nitish Rana to the cleaners as he smacks the part-timer for a hat-trick of boundaries to make it a 16-run over. He has cashed in big time. Chennai needs 99 off 60.
CSK 58/1 after 9 overs: Time-out: Chennai would be relatively happy with the way how its innings has progressed but Kolkata with the wicket of Watson have kept things tight. Chennai needs a couple of good overs and Kolkata would eye a couple of wickets.
CSK 52/1 after 8 overs: Varun Chakravarthy justifying his decision of earning an India call-up as he gets Watson and breaks the opening stand. Ambati Rayudu joins Gaikwad.
CSK 49/0 after 7 overs: Superb start from Chennai and they need this partnership to flourish in chase of 173. Watson and Gaikwad well-set with the latter playing the role of aggressor.
CSK 44/0 after 6 overs: Gaikwad is taking the attack to the opposition as he dances down the track and smokes Varun Chakravarthy over long-off for a maximum. Watson playing second fiddle.
CSK 37/0 after 5 overs: Gaikwad is oozing in confidence as a drill over Lockie Ferguson's head to the boundary shows the amount of confidence the young batsman has got. Tow boundaries and he is making sure Chennai gets a goood start.
CSK 28/0 after 4 overs: Sunil Narine into the attack and the spinner does what he does best. Economical - just five from the over.
CSK 23/0 after 3 overs: Watson ends the over with a boundary to the deep mid-wicket fence before Gaikwad creamed Cummins through the mid-off for a boundary. Lovely batting from the CSK openers.
CSK 9/0 after 2 overs: Watson gets going with a cracking pull over the deep backward square leg for a maximum and that was some pick-up against the pace of Kamlesh Nagarkoti. Chennai steady in chase of 173.
CSK 2/0 after 1 over: Watson and Gaikwad are off the mark as Pat Cummins bowls a tight first over.
Alright we are set for the chase and it will be Shane Watson along with Ruturaj Gaikwad. For Kolkata it will be Pat Cummins with the new ball.