CSK vs KXIP, IPL 2018 Live Cricket Score: Chennai Super Kings beat Kings XI Punjab by 5 wickets

A Rajpoot to H Singh, Strange way to play the hat-trick ball. Walks across his stumps and swats the short ball towards mid-wicket.

Oh my my! Harbhajan Singh is in now, to face the hat-trick ball!!!

A Rajpoot to Sam Billings, OUT! BAM GOES SAM! Or his stumps, rather. Ankit targets the length outside off again and gets it to nip back in appreciably. Billings looks to defend but is comprehensively beaten. The ball goes past his outside edge and sends the off stump for a walk. Rajpoot is on a hat-trick!!!

Sam Billings walks in at number 4, replacing Faf du Plessis.

A Rajpoot to du Plessis, WHAT-A-CATCHHHHH! Take a bow, Chris Gayle. You have us floored. Terrific, terrific catch. A combination of some terrific bowling and fielding. Let us go play by play. Rajpoot comes charging in. Now let us have a look at Faf du Plessis' feet position. Pause. He is standing a bit sideways, opening his body a bit. Continue playing. Now let us have a look at where the ball is landing. Pause again. On a good length outside off, just around the area where there is a collection of grass. Continue playing. Now the movement. The ball jags back in off the seam and Faf is forced to play at it. Pause. Now because Faf is batting in a sideways position, he cannot leave the ball. Continue playing. Nothing he can do now. He is squared up and the ball flies off the outside edge. Now Chris Gayle at first slip. He watches the ball like a hawk and goes very low to his left. Now pause. Pause. Pause. In that position, he takes it with his palm facing skywards! How on earth did he do that? Well he did it on this very planet called earth. The umpires were not sure initially but replays confirmed that Faf has to go. What a catch, sir!

Gone? Yes, feels Gayle. Double yes, feels Rahul. Soft signal is OUT as the verdict is referred upstairs...

A Rajpoot to du Plessis, Outside off, a fish and a miss from du Plessis.

A Rajpoot to du Plessis, Full and outside off, driven straight to point.

A Tye to S Raina, Full and outside off, SR drives this through the covers but the fielder dives to stop what would have been the third boundary of the over. 10 from the over - the bowler who was brought in to take some control has been controlled.

A Tye to S Raina, Outside off, left alone for a change.

A Tye to S Raina, WIDE. Another one down the leg side, SR misses his flick again.

A Tye to S Raina, WIDE. Pressure on Tye, bowls this down the leg side, Suresh misses his flick.

A Tye to S Raina, FOUR! Ho ho ho! Vintage Raina? Mostly! Backed away on the previous ball but here, he gives the charge. Jumps out, gets to the pitch of the ball and blasts it past the bowler down the ground for boundaries in succession. Moves to 10 from 7 balls with his second boundary. The stand is worth 22 from 15 balls. 129 more needed to win from 84 balls for Chennai to go on top.

A Tye to S Raina, FOUR! THUNDEROUS! A short ball outside off, Raina steps back and slashes it behind point for a boundary!

A Tye to S Raina, Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

A Tye to S Raina, Short and outside off, cut straight to point.

A little bit of hold is needed on the proceedings. Hence, Andrew Tye comes on to bowl.

A Rajpoot to du Plessis, FOUR! Lovely shot, yet audacious. Walks down the track, converts the length ball into a half volley and smacks it over the infield at cover for a boundary. 137 more needed from 88 balls to go on top for Chennai.