Vignesh to Shajahan, SIX, six more! Rank full toss on the stumps, the batsman moves across slightly in his crease and pummels it over deep mid-wicket
19.4
6
Vignesh to Shajahan, SIX, low full toss, Shajahan comes forward and smacks it over long-on. gigantic hit
19.3
W
Vignesh to Rajkumar, out Caught by Shahrukh Khan!! And, Vignesh strikes in his very next ball. Not the greatest ball. Low full toss, Rajkumar toe-ends the slog straight to long-on. Rajkumar c Shahrukh Khan b Vignesh 15(14) [4s-1 6s-1]
19
6
M Poiyamozhi to Shajahan, SIX, great shot! Made that look so easy. Short of a good length, Shajahan steps out of his crease and lobs it down the ground. Gets it off the meat of the bat and the ball sails over the sightscreen
18.2
6
M Poiyamozhi to Rajkumar, SIX, and Rajkumar takes full toll of the freebie. Length ball on the stumps, Rajkumar moves across and lofts it straight over the bowler's head. Just manages to clear the boundary rope
18.1
M Poiyamozhi to Shajahan, 1 run, dropped! Short ball outside off, Shajahan moves across and gets a glove looking to pull. The keeper moves to his right, but fails to hold onto it
17.4
4
Vignesh to Shajahan, FOUR, wow! Excellent shot! Pitched up delivery outside off, Shajahan moves across and flicks it superbly behind square on the on-side. There is no one to stop that
17.2
4
Vignesh to Rajkumar, FOUR, full ball outside off, Rajkumar shapes to loft it downtown by clearing his front leg. Gets a fat outside edge and the ball races away into the third man fence
16.4
4
M Poiyamozhi to Shajahan, FOUR, beautiful shot! Overpitched outside off, Shajahan leans onto it and drives it over extra cover. Stood and admired his shot did Shajahan
16.2
4
M Poiyamozhi to Rajkumar, byes, FOUR, slower delivery outside off, Rajkumar doesn't spot it and misses it. The keeper fails to collect it and the ball dribbles away into the third man fence
15.4
W
DT Chandrasekar to Rajhamany Srinivasan, out Caught by Arun Karthik!! Two in two for Chandrasekar! Srinivasan holes out to long-off. He stands tall and goes aerial. Doesn't time it well and gifts a simple catch to Karthik at long-off. Rajhamany Srinivasan c Arun Karthik b DT Chandrasekar 2(3)
15.3
W
DT Chandrasekar to Vishal Vaidhya, out Caught by Edward Kennedy!! Vaidhya is gone! end of a fine knock. He perishes looking to up the ante. It was slightly slower and a bit short as well. Vaidhya gets low and is early into his stroke - slog sweep. Gets a top edge that goes miles up in the air. The fielder at short fine leg settles under it and takes a safe catch. Vishal Vaidhya c Edward Kennedy b DT Chandrasekar 65(51) [4s-5 6s-3]
15.2
6
DT Chandrasekar to Vishal Vaidhya, SIX, shot! Chandrasekar bowls one right in Vaidhya's slot. Vaidhya crouches low and bludgeons it over cow corner for a gigantic six
14.5
W
Karthikeyan to Badrinath, out Badrinath Run Out!! Badrinath is livid. To be honest, there was no run there. He was probably angry, as Vishal Vaidhya didn't deny him the single. Shortish ball outside off, Badrinath cuts it straight to point and takes off for a run. He is late to turn back. And, by the time he comes back, the bails are taken off by the keeper. It was a good throw from point. Badrinath run out (Arun Karthik/Prashanth Prabhu) 12(9) [4s-2]
14
4
Shahrukh Khan to Badrinath, FOUR, short and quick, easy picking for Badrinath who waits for the ball and helps it away behind square on the on-side. 13 runs from the over
13.4
4
Shahrukh Khan to Badrinath, FOUR, short ball and Badrinath latches onto it. Goes deep in his crease and pummels the pull through square leg
12.4
W
Karthikeyan to Anirudha, out Lbw!! Finally, Madurai get a breakthrough. A flat ball that pitches on off and turns. Anirudha plays across the line and fails to put bat on ball. The impact is in front of middle. Height would have been the only question. The umpire reckons it'd have gone onto hit the stumps. Anirudha lbw b Karthikeyan 40(31) [4s-4 6s-1]
12.3
4
Karthikeyan to Anirudha, FOUR, fetches this flat ball from well outside off and sweeps in front of square on the on-side. A flat hit and the man at deep mid-wicket dives to his right to try and catch it. Good effort, but it was out of his reach. One bounce and over the fence
12.2
Karthikeyan to Vishal Vaidhya, 1 run, Vaidhya leans forward and cover-drives. A single to sweeper cover brings up the 100-run stand
12.1
F
Karthikeyan to Vishal Vaidhya, SIX, superbly done! Vishal Vaidhya brings up his fifty in style. Doesn't overhit it. Loopy delivery on middle, Vaidhya comes forward and lofts to over long-on
10.4
6
Senthilnathan to Anirudha, SIX, shot! Superb pick-up shot. Fuller length delivery on the pads, Anirudha slightly moves across and flicks it superbly over backward square leg. He hit that along the direction of the wind
9
4
Senthilnathan to Anirudha, FOUR, that's a gift and Anirudha accepts it gleefully. Full toss on the pads, easy pickings for any batsman, Anirudha flicks it backward of square leg. One bounce and into the fence
7.3
4
Edward Kennedy to Vishal Vaidhya, FOUR, plays with the spin and collects a boundary. Short, flat, leggie, Vaidhya jumps back and pulls it between deep mid-wicket and long-on
6.1
Vignesh to Vishal Vaidhya, 1 run, the partnership between Vishal Vaidhya and Anirudha is now 50. Pitched up delivery on middle, driven down to long-on
4.5
4
Vignesh to Vishal Vaidhya, FOUR, cracking shot! Shortish ball outside off, Vaidhya hangs back and cuts it fiercely through the covers. Bullets away into the fence
3.5
4
DT Chandrasekar to Anirudha, FOUR, muscled away! Tossed up delivery outside off, slightly too full, Anirudha whips it through mid-wicket. The man in the deep puts in a dive, in vain
2.5
6
M Poiyamozhi to Vishal Vaidhya, SIX, shot! Wow. Short and wide outside off, Vaidhya hangs back in his crease and cuts it over cover. Quick hands from Vaidhya and the ball crossed the boundary rope by a long way
2.2
4
M Poiyamozhi to Vishal Vaidhya, FOUR, just short of a good length but ample width outside off, Vaidhya opens his bat face and nicely guides it between cover-point and backward point. The quick outfield does the rest
1.5
4
Suresh Kumar to Vishal Vaidhya, FOUR, shot! Flat ball coming into the left-hander around off, Vaidhya gets down on one knee and lofts it over mid-on
1.3
4
Suresh Kumar to Anirudha, FOUR, overpitched outside off, Anirudha doesn't go hard against it. Just push-drives it to the right of mid-off. The fielder dives way too early and doesn't even get a finger on it. Races away
0.4
4
M Poiyamozhi to Vishal Vaidhya, FOUR, edged and dropped! Poiyamozhi is disappointed and rightly so. Shortish ball outside off, Vaidhya just has a poke at it and gets an outside edge. Was a straightforward catch for the first slip fielder, who allowed it to burst through his fingers