Airtel Champions League T20: Chennai Super Kings beat Chevrolet Warriors to win T20
The Chennai Super Kings from have India have won the prestigious T20 Champions League after defeating the Chevrolet Warriors from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 by eight wickets in the final.
Chennai didn’t disappoint their fans this time around as well, adding to their IPL season three crown and doubling the jubilation for their supporters.
The win means that the players who have started to gel will depart on a high as all the participants of the IPL have to release all players except four of their best so that they may be placed for auction.
Chennai captain Dhoni was full of praise for his teammates who have given their best for the team. With the introduction of two new franchises in the IPL, the format has also been revised. The next auction clearly means that there
will be dramatic changes in the squads and Dhoni took the best opportunity to thank his team members with a winning tribute.
For Chennai, spinners http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Muttiah-Muralitharan-c78157 bowled really well setting up the victory with the Warriors not able to bat them away. They were restricted to a low total of 128 for the loss of seven wickets
in their 20 overs.
Chennai got off to flyer with openers Mike Hussey and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Murali-Vijay-c78035 putting on an outstanding display of batting scoring, 103 runs in the process for the first wicket stand playing risk free strokes to all corners of the ground.
The victory was imminent for the side from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 with such a brilliant stand and the captain couldn’t have asked for better. The outcome never seemed to be in question at any stage of the game with Chennai outclassing their opponents
in every department of the game. Dhoni fittingly sealed the win for his team, hitting the winning runs with an over to spare. Chennai pocketed a whopping 2.5 million dollar jackpot for their victory. Meanwhile, the runners up, Warriors, received an amount
of 1.3 million dollars
Dhoni was also full of praise for coach Stephen Fleming, labeling him as the man who really deserved the credit for turning Chennai into such a strong team. He further added that it was the presence of the former Kiwi player which
had a calming effect on the players creating an atmosphere in which players can enjoy and play their natural game.
Dhoni didn’t stop just there. He also hailed the impact of Australian stars Matthew Hayden and Mike Hussey and how their experience had helped the younger players improve their game and technique. Dhoni further added that he is
privileged and fortunate enough that the two star Aussies were his team mates and he will always cherish the time they spent together.
Dhoni praised the efforts of spin duo Ashwin and Muralitharan as well for bowling superbly and changing the tie in favour of the Channai Super Kings after the Warriors got off to a brilliant start with their skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Davy-Jacobs-c1343
smashing 34 off just 24 balls.
The Warriors in no time raced to 39 with all ten wickets intact in the first four overs. Finally Doug Bollinger removed Ashwell Prince from the crease when he had a personal score of six. That broke the rhythm of the innings as
well settled Jacobs too perished in the very next over, missing out on an adventurous reverse sweep on the bowling of Ashwin. He was given out on leg before wicket (LBW).
After the dismissal of the two openers, the run rate seemed to be going up again till the end with Aswin finishing his four overs giving away just sixteen runs and chipping in with two wickets. Muralitharan also finished strongly,
taking 3 victims while only giving away sixteen runs too.
Ashwin finished as the top wicket-taker of the tournament. In batting Murli Vijay scored fifty eight and Mike Hussey contributed fifty one, helping Chennai to an easy and successful run chase.
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