Lucknow Super Giants vs Chennai Super Kings, 30th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Pathirana to Thakur, out Caught by Shaik Rasheed!! Slower full delivery outside off, Thakur looks to go straight and ends up chipping a leading edge straight to mid-off. Regulation take for Rasheed. Thakur c Shaik Rasheed b Pathirana 6(4) [4s-1]

Pathirana to Thakur, FOUR, throws his hands at a 142ks short ball, the top-edge goes flying over the keeper and beats the fielder at third man to his left

Pathirana to Pant, out Caught by Dhoni!! And now a fine catch from the CSK skipper. Pant throws the kitchen sink at a full delivery that was wide of off stump, Ends up dragging it off the thick top-edge and Dhoni catches the high ball behind the stumps. As soon as Pant hit that, he turned his back and kept walking to the pavilion. He was very aware of who was under that ball. Pant c Dhoni b Pathirana 63(49) [4s-4 6s-4]

Pathirana to Abdul Samad, wide, out Abdul Samad Run Out!! MSD magic strikes yet again. It was a leg-side wide from Pathirana and Pant called his partner through for a quick single. Samad was a bit late to react and was found inches short of his crease. Dhoni was smart enough to target the non-striker's end there. He saw that Pant was almost halfway there and gently tossed the ball (underarm throw) to the bowler's end and ended up hitting the bull's eye. Top work. Abdul Samad run out (Dhoni) 20(11) [6s-2]

Khaleel Ahmed to Abdul Samad, SIX, bangs it short and gets dispatched over deep square. Easy pickings for Abdul Samad as he hammers the pull deep into the square leg stands

Khaleel Ahmed to Pant, 1 run, dropped. Tough chance that. Pant miscues the pull high into the night sky and the fielder running back from mid-off couldn't collect it. Rasheed kept his eyes on the ball while running back, but ended up palming it to the fielder running in from long-on

Khaleel Ahmed to Pant, SIX, smoked. Offers pace and bowls it full in the swinging zone outside off, Pant sinks to one knee and mauls it many-a-mile over long-on

Pathirana to Pant, 1 run, direct hit would have been curtains for Rishabh Pant. He attempts to slog and gets a leading edge that goes on the bounce to extra cover. Rahul Tripathi aims and misses, Pant wasn't even in the frame and had given up a bit too early as well...

Pathirana to Pant, SIX, fifty up for Rishabh Pant. He gets a fiery short ball just outside off, Pant plays the one-handed pull and times it incredibly well to bring up his 19th half-century in IPL. Went all the way for an 88-metre maximum

Pathirana to Pant, SIX, juicy full delivery on the stumps, Pant plays the helicopter whips and hits it flat over the mid-wicket fence. Enough power and timing to collect a maximum. 79-metre maximum

Pathirana to Abdul Samad, SIX, poor delivery from Pathirana and punished. Half-volley served in the slot wide of off stump, Samad uses his long levers to carve it over extra cover for an eye-pleasing maximum

Jadeja to Ayush Badoni, out Stumped!! Too easy for MSD. No telly umpire required for this one? Safe to say that Ayush Badoni has thrown it away. After playing a couple of exceptional shots, claiming a bit of luck he has decided to skate down the pitch and launch Jadeja straight down the ground. Jaddu bowled it quicker and wider of off. MSD collects the ball just behind the stumps and whips the bails in the blink of an eye. Telly umpire checks if the gloves are wholly behind and he is fully convinced that there is no part of the glove that is in front of the stumps. A side on angle shows that the gloves may have been just in-line with the stumps, but need a better evidence.Ayush Badoni st Dhoni b Jadeja 22(17) [4s-1 6s-2]

Jadeja to Ayush Badoni, no run, premeditated stuff from Ayush Badoni. Went for the switch hit and got a tiny little brush of the glove onto his pad. He looked dead in front as he was hit in front of middle peg, but for that contact....

Pathirana to Pant, 1 run, on the shorter side, Pant runs it down to third man

Pathirana to Pant, FOUR, Pant plays a glorious cover drive to greet Pathirana. Full and wide outside off, Pant drills it through covers by lunging forward and adds four runs to the tally

Jamie Overton to Ayush Badoni, SIX, back-to-back maximums! Ayush Badoni on the charge. He's a talented young player. Short ball on middle and leg, Ayush Badoni pulls it over fine leg and moves to 20* off 11. That's the most expensive over of this match so far, 14 runs from it

Jamie Overton to Ayush Badoni, SIX, full and wide outside off, Ayush Badoni throws his hands it, thumps it over deep cover for half-a-dozen

Jadeja to Ayush Badoni, FOUR, Ayush Badoni opens his account! He walks out of the crease and lofts it over the off-side. Beautifully played as he adds four runs to the tally

Jadeja to Mitchell Marsh, out Bowled!! You miss, I hit! Flatter through the air, skids along the deck and the batsman gets beaten as he plays across the line. The ball keeps straight, beats the batsman and the stumps have been shattered. Marsh walks back after playing a handy knock. A lapse in concentration due to that break. Jadeja likes it though! His celebration says it all.. Mitchell Marsh b Jadeja 30(25) [4s-2 6s-2]

Jadeja to Pant, 1 run, 50-run stand up! Pant sweeps this through backward square leg for a single

Jadeja to Pant, FOUR, luck going Pant's way! This was full and wide outside off, Pant goes for a sweep and the under-edge nutmegs Dhoni and races away to the boundary

Jadeja to Pant, FOUR, Jadeja hasn't been at his best this season.. Has leaked runs and hasn't taken wickets either. Short and wide outside off, Pant plays it late, cuts it through short third man for a boundary. The fielder in the deep couldn't do much

Jadeja to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, finds the gap! A length delivery on off, Mitchell Marsh plays it late, punches it past the fielder at covers for four runs. After losing a couple of early wickets, LSG are building at good partnership for the third wicket

Jamie Overton to Pant, SIX, 50 up for LSG! A length delivery by Jamie Overton and the batsman plays a reverse scoop. Connects it to perfection as the ball clears the third man fence. Marsh has a smile on his face, gives his partner as fist bump

Anshul Kamboj to Pant, FOUR, Pant opens his account in style! A length delivery by Anshul Kamboj and Pant has whipped this towards deep square leg. Almost goes the distance for a flat six

Khaleel Ahmed to Mitchell Marsh, SIX, flicked away! A length delivery on the pads and Mitchell Marsh flicks it over deep mid-wicket. Goes miles up in the air and clears the deep mid-wicket boundary. Lovely timing by the batsman

Khaleel Ahmed to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, short and punished! At the batsman's hips and Mitchell Marsh swipes it towards deep backward square leg. The fielder in the deep sprints across, but can't get there

Anshul Kamboj to Pooran, out Lbw!! Three reds and with that the dangerous batsman in gone. Looked like clipping leg at first glance, but hawkeye suggests it's crashing into the leg-stump. Was pitched up by the bowler from round the wicket on middle and the batsman got beaten and rapped on the pads. No bat involved, impact is in line and it's crashing into the leg-stump. Perfect start for the Super Kings. Couldn't be any better. Pooran lbw b Anshul Kamboj 8(9) [4s-2]

Anshul Kamboj to Pooran, FOUR, Pooran joins the act now. Back of a length delivery around middle and leg, Pooran whips it towards the deep backward square leg boundary. Just a couple of bounces and over the fence

Anshul Kamboj to Mitchell Marsh, SIX, lovely shot! On a length around off, Mitchell Marsh stands tall and lofts it over long-off for the first maximum of the day. Missed out on the previous game due to personal reasons, but this is the kind of form he has been in

Khaleel Ahmed to Pooran, FOUR, in the air, but safe! Banged in short by Khaleel Ahmed, Pooran goes for a pull and the top edge skies up. Goes miles up in the air and lands before the cushions at fine leg. Almost went the distance in fact

Khaleel Ahmed to Markram, out Caught by Tripathi!! Khaleel Ahmed strikes in the first over! That's a fantastic catch by Rahul Tripathi! Back of a length delivery by Khaleel Ahmed, Markram looks to whip across the line and the leading edge flies over cover-point. Tripathi sprints back, keeps his eyes on the ball and takes it with a dive. Superb take. Just the kind of start CSK were looking for. Khaleel has provided them that early breakthrough. Markram c Tripathi b Khaleel Ahmed 6(6) [4s-1]

Khaleel Ahmed to Markram, FOUR, Markram opens his account with a boundary. Width on offer and Markram has carved it through cover-point to get going. Plenty of width provided, had to be put away