Chennai Super Kings v Deccan Chargers – IPL 5 – Kings secure a 10-run win – Live Score and Update
Chennai Super Kings 160/6 (20/20 ov) v Deccan Chargers 150/5 (20.0/20 ov) - Chennai Super Kings won by 10 runs
Fans at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai saw their team grab a hard earned victory against Deccan Chargers to secure fourth place in the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) with five wins from eleven games, as they clinched a 10-run win in the 46th fixture of the tournament.
After the much needed win, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028, the Chennai skipper said, “The wicket has become slower, difficult for us to capitalise in the latter overs, because of the pitch. It is happening now, it happened last Champions League as well.”
Meanwhile, Deccan needed this win to have a chance of making the qualifiers of the lucrative league, but now that possibility has been blown away.
Not even the high-pitched innings of 77 runs by Cameron White could save the side from defeat and left them ten runs short of target, as Deccan could muster 150 runs in response to 160 posted by Chennai, who after winning the toss chose to bat first.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KC-Sangakkara-c1779, the losing skipper, criticizing the poor fielding from his side that included a couple of dropped catches, said, “It was a case of getting a good start, we got a good start, but they came back well with some good fielding. White batted well, but we dropped far too many to win a close game. We batted and bowled well but our fielding has cost us many games this season.”
Meanwhile, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SK-Raina-c2539 from Chennai, who belted an innings of 32 runs and then took a wicket in his only over, was named as the Player of the Match.
Earlier, the hosts had a good day in the middle as they batted without facing many problems as they bolted a formidable total.
Opener, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Faf-du-Plessis-c1427, was surely the star of the show as he led the batting attack by hammering an astounding knock of 42 runs.
Later, while chasing the total Deccan looked completely out of phase and kept losing wickets where their main batsmen including the skipper failed to put up a big show in order to chase down the tally.
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