Chennai Super Kings restricted to 128 runs – IPL-4
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) managed 128 runs for the loss of eight wickets against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) match number 69. The match is being played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore on 22nd May, 2011.
Both Captains were confident about winning the match and consolidating their position at the top four.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Peter-Willey-c81951 get better as it progresses. Bangalore
is always good for batsmen".
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Daniel-Luca-Vettori-c52306 won the toss and put Chennai Super Kings in to bat first and commented,
"Teams have got an eye on the semis as well. We have tried to put a full-strength side. There have been a few changes. If we can keep a team under 180, it will be a good job".
The decision paid off as they got the important wicket of competent batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MEK-Hussey-c1942, when he had scored just four runs.
Royal Challengers Bangalore bowlers were unplayable and the batsmen found it very difficult to score runs. They lost four wickets at just 22 runs when http://www.senore.com/Cricket/WP-Saha-c2800, and, Captain Dhoni joined together and contributed 42 runs partnership for the fifth wicket.
Saha was the fifth batsman to go after scoring 22 runs.
Dhoni held up one end as the wickets kept on tumbling at the other end. He shared a 15-run partnership for the sixth wicket, 21 runs partnership with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JA-Morkel-c1613 for the seventh wicket, and, could add 10 runs for the eigth wicket.
The seventh wicket was lost at 110 runs in 18.5 overs and Dhoni thrashed 17 runs in the final over.
Chennai Super Kings reached 128 by the end of the 20th over, as Dhoni remained unbeaten on 70 runs off 40 balls, with the help of six towering sixes and three fours.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Kohli-c2737 claimed one wicket each.
It seems to be a very easy target to chase and Royal Challengers Bangalore are in a position to win the match.
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