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

A Rajpoot to du Plessis, BEATEN! Very well bowled by Rajpoot. Once again it is the awayswinger on off. Faf lunges forward and tries to defend it but gets beaten.

A Rajpoot to A Rayudu, Swing first up but that was nicely played by Rayudu. This is on a length around off, it shapes away. Ambati adjusts and plays it late with an angled bat down to third man for a run. Chennai are up and running.

We are back for the chase! Ambati Rayudu has a new partner with him as Faf du Plessis makes his way out to the middle. Ankit Rajpoot will start the proceedings for Punjab. He has two slips in place. Here we go...

Bravo feels that Chennai will be happy chasing 154. Praises his bowling unit for doing well tonight. Stresses that the bowlers need to pitch the ball in the right areas, even if the conditions favoured swing bowling. Hence feels that the new-ball bowlers got it right this evening. On being asked about this being their perfect death-over bowling, Bravo reckons there is room for improvement but tonight was better than the previous game. Also says that one will have different days and one needs to be mentally strong.

A cameo however in the end by Karun Nair evoked belief in the Punjab camp. But a flurry of wickets towards the end sees Chennai head into the break as the happier side. Lungi Ngidi was the star of the show, finishing with 4 scalps. The home side will fancy its batsmen to chase this down but the visitors will give their all as it is a do-or-die game for them. The wicket is providing something for the new-ball bowlers and Ashwin will hope to replicate what the Chennai bowlers did.

Excellent bowling display by Chennai and they have restricted Punjab to a total which is way below par. Electing to field first, the Chennai bowlers came out all guns blazing. They had Punjab right on the mat after the Powerplay, getting rid of the top three with not much on the board. Then, Manoj Tiwary and David Miller did try and steady the ship with a 50-run stand but the two departed in quick succession. At that time Punjab looked like they would be bundled out for a paltry total.

S Thakur to A Rajpoot, OUT! Ankit holes out and that is the end of the Punjab innings! Rajpoot dances down the track and he gets a short ball. He flat bats it towards Faf du Plessis at long on who seems to have taken it just inside the ropes. The umpires though still go upstairs to check but replays confirm that it is a clean catch. PUNJAB END WITH 153 ON THE BOARD!

S Thakur to M Sharma, This is nicely driven but only for a run. Sharma strokes it through covers for a run.

S Thakur to A Rajpoot, Full outside off, Rajpoot slices it over point but just for a run.

Shardul Thakur to bowl the last over.

S Thakur to A Rajpoot, Outside off, Rajpoot swings but misses. A dot to begin the last over.

D Bravo to A Rajpoot, Slower ball on the stumps, Rajpoot works it towards mid-wicket for a run. So 17 from the over but Bravo gets the priced scalp of Nair.

Ankit Rajpoot is the last man in.

D Bravo to K Nair, OUT! Nair's brilliant cameo comes to an end. The change of angle for Bravo works. He comes around the wicket and bowls a low full toss which are not always easy to hit. Nair tries to clear mid off but it goes off the bottom half towards that fielder. Chahar there accepts a dolly. Bravo gives the batsmen a send-off as he has the last laugh. A dejected Nair walks back.

D Bravo to K Nair, SIX! Two in a row and 16 from the last three balls. This time he gives the charge, gets a short ball and he pulls it over cow corner for a biggie.

D Bravo to K Nair, SIX! We always talk about the bowler making great use of the crease. Here we can see Nair making brilliant use of it. Walks right across the stumps and gets a slower ball outside off. Nair picks his spot to perfection as he scoops it over the fine leg fence for a biggie.

D Bravo to K Nair, FOUR! Innovation and it comes off really well! He gets a fast ball the stumps. He positions himself early for a reverse sweep. Connects really well and it goes over the point fielder for a boundary.