Chennai Super Kings register second win, beating Royal Challengers Bangalore - Cricket News Roundup – Part 1 – April 13, 2012
On Thursday, Chennai Super Kings finally registered their second win in the Indian Premier League (IPL) after beating Royal Challengers Bangalore by five wickets, at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai.
This win has come after the side had a terrible start to this year’s IPL campaign and now have two wins from four matches.
After being slapped for a massive tally of 205 runs, Chennai’s batsmen http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Faf-du-Plessis-c1427 (71) – Player of the Match - and Mahendra Sing Dhoni (41) led their side to a fantastic win.
In the second match of the day, Kings XI http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warriors-c861 by first giving an exuberant performance while bowling and then backing it up while batting second as the side chased down the target of 116 runs.
From Punjab, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SE-Marsh-c2470 played an excellent innings of 64 runs to steer his side to their first win of the season.
It was the outstanding bowling from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AD-Mascarenhas-c912 that actually pulverised Pune as the bowler grabbed five wickets in his four overs to leave Pune dejected.
I am super excited, said Faf du Plessis after he led his side Chennai Super Kings to a win against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Thursday’s encounter.
Speaking in the post match ceremony he said, “To be part of a match like that, I don't think I have ever been (in a situation) like that. I am super excited. To get those 45 runs or something in last two overs, I said it's going to take some supernatural."
The batsman was named as the Player of the match after belting an innings 71 runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750, as the all-rounder was in the United States getting treatment for a rare form of lung cancer.
"Since the time he has joined the Indian team, I saw his work ethic and I wished and wondered why I didn't have that work ethic when I was his age," Yuvraj said
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