Champions League Twenty20 - Cape Cobras v Chennai Super Kings – Match Recap
Cape Cobras 145 v Chennai Super Kings 146 - Chennai Super Kings won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
Chennai Super Kings managed to grab a sensational victory over rivals http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 on Wednesday, September 28, 2011.
Chennai were almost out of the game had it not been for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJ-Bravo-c1379’s last-ditch heroics where he smashed an unbeaten knock of 46 runs off 25 deliveries to secure the game for his side.
Earlier, after winning the toss Cape Cobras chose to bat first, aiming to score enough runs on the board to give their bowlers a realistic chance of winning the game against a formidable Chennai Super Kings squad.
However, Cobras who where captained by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Ashwin-c2228.
The batsman found his way back to the pavilion after posting six runs off four deliveries.
Experienced opener, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DE-Bollinger-c1348.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gibbs-c60021 scored 18 runs off 14 deliveries before his demise, when the team had managed to post only 35 runs in 4.3 overs.
Wicketkeeper/batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JP-Duminy-c1742 added 57 runs to the total.
The duo batted superbly in the fourth-wicket partnership as they clobbered the opposition all around the park without remorse and brought their side in a dominating position.
The Chennai bowlers were completely taken aback by the two batsmen and especially by the sensational batting exhibition by Shah who played a hefty innings of 45 runs off 38 deliveries.
However, Chennai all-rounder http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shadab-Jakati-c2475 at fine-leg.
A delivery later, Shah also departed when he was caught by Michael Hussey at midwicket. At the time of this wicket, Cape Cobras had scored 126 runs for the loss of five wickets.
It was a sad tale for the Cobras from here on in as their batsmen were left rattled by the Chennai bowlers who prevented the batting side from posting a humongous total on the board.
Nonetheless, a total of 145 runs was always going to be tough in a twenty20 game on a given day.
With a modest total to achieve, Chennai began their innings hoping to score runs early on as openers Hussey and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Vernon-Philander-c2753.
On the penultimate delivery of the next over, Hussey was stumped by wicketkeeper Vilas off the bowling of Duminy on 29 runs off 24 deliveries.
The fall of the openers brought a shocking decline in the scoring run rate as Cape Cobras crawled back in the game.
With six wickets down on 120 runs in 17.4 overs, Chennai looked well out of the game before Bravo played a blitz of an innings to earn an unexpected win as his side reached the target in 19.4 overs.
The West Indian Bravo was named as the Man of the Match for his astounding performance with the bat.
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