D Willey to S Dhawan, Fuller length ball on the stumps and Dhawan pushes it to mid on. He calls for a quick single and gets off strike.
D Willey to S Dhawan, Dhawan goes on the back foot and slaps it to the man at cover-point.
David Willey comes into the attack.
S Thakur to A Hales, Fullish delivery on the stumps and the batsman defends it on to the off side.
S Thakur to S Dhawan, Dhawan taps it on to the leg side and calls for a quick single. Hales is quick to react and makes it before the throw comes in.
S Thakur to S Dhawan, Sharp bumper from Thakur, Dhawan keeps his hands low and lets it through to the keeper.
S Thakur to S Dhawan, Big appeal for an LBW, but the umpire is unmoved! Good length ball, swings in just a little, Dhawan sits back to flick it but misses to get hit on the back leg. There were two noises which created the confusion in Dhoni's mind and they didn't opt for a review. Replays are in and it shows all three reds and there was no bat involved. Chennai missed a trick there. How costly will that prove?
S Thakur to S Dhawan, Dhawan charges down the track and gets closer to the pitch of the delivery. He defends it solidly down the track.
S Thakur to S Dhawan, FOUR! Streaky but Hyderabad will take that with both hands. The ball hits the seam and comes back into the batsman, who is cramped for room as he looks to defend it. Dhawan gets a thick inside edge which misses the leg stump and races away to the fine leg boundary.
Shardul Thakur comes to bowl.
D Chahar to A Hales, Finishes the over with a terrific delivery, a yorker in line with the stumps. Hales jams his bat down in time and manages to block it. Brilliant start from Deepak Chahar.
D Chahar to A Hales, Swing and a miss! Hales goes on the back foot and fishes at a wide delivery from Deepak. The ball swings away and goes past the outside edge of the bat.
D Chahar to A Hales, Sharp nut from Deep, it comes back in quite sharply. Hales stands tall to that one and defends it down the track.
D Chahar to A Hales, Hales plays a square drive to a wide delivery from Deepak. He finds the man at backward point.
D Chahar to A Hales, Fullish delivery closer to the off stump, Hales gets well forward and plays a drive to the mid off region.
D Chahar to S Dhawan, Gentle start from Deepak, on a good length around the middle and leg stump line. Dhawan tucks it square on the leg side. Single taken. Dhawan opens his account.
The umpires are making their way into the middle and they are closely followed by Hyderabad's opening pair of Alex Hales and Shikhar Dhawan. Dhawan will take the strike. For Chennai, Deepak Chahar will open the attack with the new ball.
Kane Williamson, the Hyderabad skipper, says he wanted to bowl first as well. He feels the pitch won't change much and dew won't be a factor as well. Understands the importance of adapting quickly on this surface and posting a good score. He is delighted with the form Shikhar Dhawan is in. He wants his team to stick to their plans and continue to do well. Informs about Yusuf Pathan's condition, he is sore and Deepak Hooda gets a game in place of him.
MS Dhoni, the Chennai skipper, says he wants to bowl first as the wicket won't change much. Adds there is no point of always chasing, except for few venues where people like to chase. States it's important to keep winning. Informs about the only change they have made, Karn Sharma makes way for Deepak Chahar who is fit to go.