Chennai Super Kings defeat Dehli Daredevils by 18 runs: IPL News
CSK 176/4 20 overs DD 158/6 20 overs
Chennai Super Kings kept intact their hopes of a title defence as they outplayed the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 Daredevils in an important clash of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2011.
The match played at the Chepauk in Chennai saw the hosts put up a fine performance after choosing to bat first. Australian batting mainstay, Michael Hussey, who has been in great touch with the bat, fell for only 5 runs this time around.
Suresh Raina also failed to make an impression; the left-hander was dismissed for 14 runs scored off 10 balls with the help of a six and a four. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Murali-Vijay-c78035 finally found some success with the bat, the Indian test batsman struck a quick fire 35 off 33 balls,
and he hit 2 fours and 2 sixes before falling to former Indian pace bowler http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ajit-Agarkar-c972.
At 68/3 the hosts were in a spot of bother, however, things quickly changed through an explosive partnership between S Badrinath and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028.
The two lashed away the Daredevils, adding 96 runs for the 4th wicket, the partnership was broken when Badrinath was run out for a well made 55 off 43 balls, and he hit 6 fours and 2 six in his innings.
Dhoni scored a power-packed unbeaten 63, his innings was laced with 5 fours and 4 towering sixes as the local hero made the fans sing and dance in joy. At the end of the Chennai innings a score of 176 was a reflection of a fine batting effort on the part
of the local batsmen.
The Daredevils, who have been forced to play in the absence of their injured captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Naman-Ojha-c2057 scored runs quickly at the top of the innings, yet, both perished in the 20s.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Irfan-Pathan-c1601 who has had an ordinary run with both bat and ball in the tournament suddenly showed the world his batting prowess with a hard hitting 44 off only 34 balls, he was run out in an attempt to score some quick runs at the end.
The Daredevils eventually fell short by 18 runs. For Chennai, Dwayne Bravo and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Ashwin-c2228 were the two most successful bowlers.
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