After 17 overs,Chennai Super Kings 172/0 ( Ruturaj Gaikwad 96 , Devon Conway 67)
Bhuvneshwar bowls out his final over, keeping things tidy by not conceding a single boundary. Gaikwad and Conway are forced to rotate the strike between themselves through the ones and twos. Just six from the over, with Bhuvi signing off with 0/22 from his quota.
After 16 overs,Chennai Super Kings 166/0 ( Ruturaj Gaikwad 94 , Devon Conway 63)
Natarajan returns in the 16th, with Shashank taken off after just one over. Gaikwad collects a boundary off the first ball, and walks down the track for a pull towards the midwicket fence three balls later, collecting his sixth four in the process that also takes him into the 90s. Survives a run-out scare in the fifth delivery while pushing for a risky second. Natarajan fires a wide down the leg side in the final delivery. Another brace to Gaikwad in the last delivery. 13 from the over. The partnership’s worth 166 at the moment, the highest opening stand this season.
After 15 overs,Chennai Super Kings 153/0 ( Ruturaj Gaikwad 83 , Devon Conway 62)
Conway gets a thick top-edge off a short ball from Jansen, the ball sailing over the long stop fence for a maximum and bringing up a 39-ball half-century for Conway. The New Zealander then collects a four and a six off consecutive deliveries later in the over to pile more misery on the left-arm seamer. Biggest over of the game so far with 20 coming off Jansen’s final over of the evening. Chennai, meanwhile, have crossed the 150-mark in the 15th over, and are looking set for 200-plus tonight.
SIX! It’s Devon Conway’s turn to bring up his half-century now! Gets a thick top-edge off a short ball from Jansen that flies over the keeper’s head and sails over the long stop fence. Brings up the milestone in just 39 deliveries, collecting five fours and two sixes along the way. CSK 139/0
After 14 overs,Chennai Super Kings 133/0 ( Ruturaj Gaikwad 82 , Devon Conway 44)
Shashank Singh introduced in place of Umran Malik. Conway moves into the 40s with a firm cut behind point in the second delivery, collecting his fifth four in the process. Four singles and a brace collected in the over in addition to the boundary, with 10 coming from the over.
After 13 overs,Chennai Super Kings 123/0 ( Ruturaj Gaikwad 78 , Devon Conway 38)
Bhuvneshwar returns with the Sunrisers now desperate to break the partnership. Relatively tidy over for the Sunrisers with Bhuvi conceding six off this third, including a couple of doubles to Conway. Umpire signals timeout at the end of this over.
70 runs have been scored in the last five overs. The SRH bowlers, especially Umran Malik, look clueless at the moment against an on-song Gaikwad and Conway. They desperately need a breakthrough at this stage.
After 12 overs,Chennai Super Kings 117/0 ( Ruturaj Gaikwad 77 , Devon Conway 33)
Malik into his third over. Conway gets into the act now, bringing out a lovely lofted drive over extra cover in the second delivery. Gaikwad makes things even worse for the Jammu pacer with a four and a six off consecutive deliveries later in the over — the six coming off an effortless lofted drive over long off. 17 from the over. Malik’s conceded 40 in the three overs he’s bowled so far.
After 11 overs,Chennai Super Kings 100/0 ( Ruturaj Gaikwad 66 , Devon Conway 29)
A single off each of the first two deliveries before Gaikwad smashes consecutive sixes off Markram, the ball sailing over long on on both occasions. Gaikwad follows the two sixes up with a single to bring up the century stand with Conway. 15 from the over, with Markram having conceded 36 from the three overs he’s bowled so far. SRH in serious trouble at the moment.
The century partnership comes up between Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway — CSK’s first century opening stand this season. Smashes Aiden Markram for consecutive sixes before collecting a single to bring up the milestone in the 11th over.