IPL 2020 highlights, CSK vs KXIP: Chennai Super Kings beat Kings XI Punjab by 9 wickets

Punjab's lone batting star of the moment, Deepak Hooda, is caught for a quick chat. Hooda says that he is pleased with the team score and his batting. Feels if they bowl well, they can defend it. Bowling variations will be the key, he adds. Mentions that he was just trying to stay positive and if it was in his range, he was going after it.

So Chennai need 154 to spoil Punjab's party and take them with them to the airport. Punjab will need to be at their best with the ball if they are to keep their hopes alive of qualification. Can Punjab defend it and stay alive for the playoffs? Join us for the chase to find out. 

After being put into bat, Mayank and Rahul got them off to a good start. Once Mayank departed, runs started to dry up and it looked like the wheels started to come off. From 48/0 they were struggling at 72/4. It looked like the side from the North of India would struggle to get to 130 but a fantastic unbeaten 62 off just 30 balls from Deepak Hooda has seen Punjab recover well and breach the 150-run mark.

A very good performance from Deepak Hooda and that has helped Punjab recover and keep their hopes of a spot in the playoffs alive. Chennai though will back themselves to chase this down. At the halfway stage, one must feel that Chennai will be the happier of the two sides. But 40 from the last three overs sees Punjab head into the break with momentum.

Lungi Ngidi to Deepak Hooda, Just one off the last ball. Hooda gets across and looks to slam the full toss on the leg side. But he mistimes it to square leg. One run taken. PUNJAB FINISH ON 153/6.

Lungi Ngidi to Deepak Hooda, SIX! That takes Punjab to over 150. Superb shot. On middle, fullish, Hooda swings it well over deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

Lungi Ngidi to Chris Jordan, NOT OUT! Full toss outside off, Chris swings for the heavens but misses. It goes through to Dhoni and the batters run for a bye. Dhoni misses to hit at the stumps, the ball goes through to Ngidi. The bowler effects a run out at his end as Jordan puts in the dive. The umpires take it upstairs to have a look. But one replay is enough to show that the batsman made it inside even before Ngidi effected the run out.

The umpires have gone upstairs to check for the run out. Naah... Well in, even before Ngidi could whip the bails off.

Lungi Ngidi to Deepak Hooda, Very full outside off, jammed out to deep point for a single.

Lungi Ngidi to Deepak Hooda, FOUR! Nice shot again. Deepak Hooda was across the line of off stump even before the delivery came. The ball was full and outside off, he lofts it over extra cover. Faf du Plessis comes running in from wide long off but has no chance in stopping that. A boundary.

Lungi Ngidi to Chris Jordan, Full and outside off, stroked uppishly but safely ahead of the man at sweeper cover. A single only.

Who will bowl the crucial last over for Chennai? Chahar has an over left, Curran has 2. Ngidi and Jadeja have one each. Cannot be the latter mostly. It is Lungi Ngidi to finish things off with the ball for Chennai.

Shardul Thakur to Chris Jordan, Very full and outside off, Jordan moves to the leg side and jams it out to deep cover for a run.

Shardul Thakur to Chris Jordan, Short ball, Chris pulls but does not get any timing at all. It comes back to the bowler off the inner half.

Shardul Thakur to Chris Jordan, Shortish and on off, clipped through short mid-wicket for a couple.

Shardul Thakur to Deepak Hooda, On middle, tapped to short fine leg for one. Hooda gets to his 50. This is some excellent rearguard batting from him and Punjab. It is his 2nd 50 in the League.

Shardul Thakur to Deepak Hooda, FOUR! WOW! That shot reminded us of Suryakumar Yadav. Full and on off and middle, the knuckle ball, Hooda goes inside out over extra cover and gets a boundary.

Shardul Thakur to Deepak Hooda, On the pads, tucked to wide long on for a couple.

Shardul Thakur is back to bowl the penultimate over.

Lungi Ngidi to Deepak Hooda, A single. Full and outside off, driven through the covers for a single.