CSK vs KXIP: Chennai Super Kings beat Kings XI Punjab by 5 wickets

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It's all over! Rajasthan Royals in playoffs as CSK beat KXIP by five wickets
OVERS 19.1: SIX! MS Dhoni finishes it off in style with a six off Mohit Sharma. CSK 159/5

OVERS 19: 22 RUNS! Suresh Raina smacked two sixes and two fours off Andrew Tye. CSK 153/5, need 1 to win

OVERS 18.3: FIFTY for Suresh Raina off 45 balls. CSK 145/5, in chase of 154

OVERS 18: 11 RUNS! MS Dhoni ended the Mohit Sharma over with a boundary. CSK 131/5, need 23 off 12 balls

OVERS 17: Ravichandran Ashwin conceded six runs in it to finish his quota of four overs with figures of 2/36. CSK 120/5, need 34 off 18 balls

OVERS 16.1: OUT! Ravichandran Ashwin strikes to dismiss Deepak Chahar (39 off 20 balls). CSK 114/5

OVERS 16: 12 RUNS! Deepak Chahar hit a six off Axar Patel. CSK 114/4, need 40 off 24 balls

OVERS 15: 21 RUNS! Deepak Chahar smacked two sixes and a four off Ashwin. CSK 102/4

And with it, Rajasthan Royals become fourth team to qualify for the playoffs
100 up for CSK in 14.5 overs
OVERS 14: Axar Patel gave away just six runs in it. CSK 81/4, need 73 off 36 balls

TIME-OUT

OVERS 13: Another brilliant over from Ravichandran Ashwin, just three came off it. CSK 75/4, need 79 off 42 balls

OVERS 12: Another good over from Andrew Tye, gave away eight runs in it. CSK 72/4, need 82 off 48 balls

OVERS 11: Successful start from Ravichandran Ashwin, conceded just six runs in it. CSK 64/4, need 90 off 54 balls

OVERS 10.1: OUT! Ravichandran Ashwin struck first ball, Harbhajan Singh gone for 19. CSK 58/4

Strategic time-out

OVERS 10: Another good over from Axar Patel - five singles and a bye. CSK 58/3, need 96 off 60 balls

OVERS 9: Andrew Tye conceded seven runs in it. CSK 52/3, in chase of 154

50 up for CSK in 8.3 overs
OVERS 8: Good start for Axar Patel, gave away just five runs. CSK 45/3, in chase of 154

OVERS 7: Harbhajan Singh hit a six off Ankit Rajpoot. CSK 40/3

OVERS 6: End of Powerplay. Mohit Sharma gave away just six runs in it. CSK 33/3, in chase of 154

OVERS 5: MAIDEN OVER! Ankit Rajpoot took two wickets and gave away nothing. CSK 27/3

OVERS 4.4: OUT! Two in two for Ankit Rajpoot, clean bowled Sam Billings for a duck. CSK 27/3

OVERS 4.3: OUT! Ankit Rajpoot struck to dismiss Faf du Plessis (14). CSK 27/2

OVERS 4: 10 RUNS! Suresh Raina hit back-to-back fours off Andrew Tye. CSK 27/1, in chase of 154

OVERS 3: 9 RUNS! Faf du Plessis hit two fours off Ankit Rajpoot. CSK 17/1

OVERS 2: Faf du Plessis ended the Mohit Sharma over with a four. CSK 8/1, in chase of 154

OVERS 1.2: OUT! Mohit Sharma struck early, Ambati Rayudu gone for 1. CSK 3/1, in chase of 154

OVER 1: Good start from Ankit Rajpoot, just three runs came off it. CSK 3/0

Ambati Rayudu and Faf du Plessis start the CSK run chase. Ankit Rajpoot with the ball for KXIP

Kings XI Punjab set 154-run target for Chennai Super Kings
OVERS 19.4: Shardul Thakur dismissed Ankit Rajpoot (2) as the hosts bowled out KXIP for 153

OVERS 18.5: OUT! Dwayne Bravo got rid of Karun Nair (54). KXIP 150/9

OVERS 18.4: FIFTY for Karun Nair off 25 balls, which included five sixes and three fours. KXIP 150/8

OVERS 18: 3 RUNS & 2 WICKETS! Lungi Ngidi returned with excellent figures of 4/10 in four overs. KXIP 134/8

OVERS 17.3: OUT! Lungi Ngidi got rid of Andrew Tye (0). KXIP 132/8

OVERS 17.1: OUT! Successful review for CSK. Third wicket for Lungi Ngidi, dismissed Ashwin for a duck. KXIP 132/7

OVERS 17: 18 RUNS! Big over for the visitors. Karun Nair (37*) finished the Shardul Thakur over with a six and two fours. KXIP 131/6

OVERS 16.3: OUT! What A Catch. Sam Billings took a stunner as Shardul Thakur dismissed Axar Patel (14). KXIP 116/6

TIME-OUT

OVERS 16: 11 RUNS! This time Axar Patel (12*) smacked a six off Ravindra Jadeja. KXIP 113/5

OVERS 15: 11 RUNS! Karun Nair (20*) started the Dwayne Bravo over with a six and took five singles afterward. KXIP 102/5

100 up for KXIP in 14.4 overs
OVERS 14: 9 RUNS! Karun Nair hit a six off Harbhajan Singh. KXIP 91/5

OVERS 13: Another brilliant over from Dwayne Bravo, a wicket and two runs. KXIP 82/5

OVERS 12.1: OUT! Dwayne Bravo clean bowled David Miller for 24. KXIP 80/5

Miller hit a six and a four during his 22-ball innings

OVERS 12: Great start from Ravindra Jadeja, just four runs came off it. KXIP 80/4

OVERS 11.1: OUT! Ravindra Jadeja struck immediately, Manoj Tiwary gone for 35. KXIP 76/4

Tiwary hit a six and three fours during his 30-ball knock as he added a valuable 60 runs for the fourth wicket with David Miller

OVERS 11: Good over from Shardul Thakur, conceded just five runs. KXIP 76/3

OVERS 10: 10 RUNS! Manoj Tiwary 33*, David Miller 20* guided KXIP to 71/3 at the halfway mark

Strategic Time-out

OVERS 9: 9 RUNS! Manoj Tiwary (28*) hit a four off Shardul Thakur. KXIP 61/3

OVERS 8: 13 RUNS! Big over for the visitors. Manoj Tiwary hit a four and a six off Harbhajan Singh. KXIP 52/3

50 up for KXIP in 7.4 overs
OVERS 7: 10 RUNS! David Miller smacked a six off last ball (Free-Hit) as Deepak Chahar finished his quota of overs with figures of 1 for 30. KXIP 39/3

OVERS 6: End of Powerplay. Another good over from Lungi Ngidi, six came off it. KXIP 29/3

OVERS 5: Deepak Chahar gave away seven runs in his third over. KXIP 23/3

OVERS 4: OUT! What a delivery. Lungi Ngidi clean bowled in-form KL Rahul for 7. KXIP 16/3

OVERS 2.5: OUT! Deepak Chahar struck to dismiss Aaron Finch (4). KXIP 14/2

OVERS 2: Brilliant start from Lungi Ngidi, gave away just one bye. KXIP 8/1

OVERS 1.2: OUT! Lungi Ngidi struck early, Chris Gayle gone for a duck. KXIP 7/1

OVER 1: KL Rahul hit a four off Deepak Chahar. KXIP 7/0

With the defeat of Mumbai Indians at Kotla, the situation is clear for KXIP - win by 53 or more runs and book a play-off spot
Here we go...KL Rahul and Chris Gayle start the KXIP innings. Deepak Chahar with the ball for CSK

TOSS | Chennai Super Kings win the toss and opt to bowl against Kings XI Punjab in Pune
Playing XIs
Chennai Super Kings: Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (w/c), Sam Billings, Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Lungi Ngidi

Kings XI Punjab: KL Rahul (w), Chris Gayle, Aaron Finch, David Miller, Karun Nair, Manoj Tiwary, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin (c), Andrew Tye, Mohit Sharma, Ankit Rajpoot

Changes in starting XIs
CSK - Faf du Plessis replaced Shane Watson.
KXIP - Yuvraj Singh and Marcus Stoinis OUT; Karun Nair and David Miller IN

Play-off scenario
If Mumbai Indians lost to Delhi Daredevils, Kings XI Punjab will have to win by 53 + runs to overtake Rajasthan Royals.