Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders – IPL 5 – Kings bolster 139 runs – 1st innings – Live Score and Update
Chennai Super Kings 139/5 (20/20 ov) – Chennai won the toss and elected to bat
April 30: With the current season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) heading towards its end, things are heating up as every team wants to end in the final four in order to have a serious shot at the title this year.
In the 41st contest of the lucrative tournament, Chennai after winning the toss against Kolkata Knight Riders chose to bat first and went on to amass a decent total of 139 runs on home turf at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai.
After the toss, Chennai skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 expecting to do well in the match said, “Well of course, we do need a win here. We don't want to lag behind, because when you look at the table the top four teams are quite close to each other on points.
You want to be with most of the sides on the table because if you lag behind too much, then it could be difficult to come back.”
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SK-Raina-c2539 was phenomenal today as it was due to his extraordinarily crafted innings of 44 runs that spearheaded Chennai’s batting onslaught, or else the Men in Gold might have faltered in a total a lot less.
Earlier, the batting side had a start they had not wanted as with only five runs on the board they lost the services of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Faf-du-Plessis-c1427 who perished after scoring just three runs.
His demise was an obvious blow to the team as he was expected to launch a resilient batting onslaught to enforce superiority in the game.
With him sitting back in the pavilion, it was time for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 - and Suresh Raina to take charge and unfold a daunting total on the board.
The two batsmen looked dangerous for the while, but then the potentially lethal partnership came to its eventual end on the demise of Hussey, who found his way back to the pavilion after scoring an innings of 18 runs. At the time of his wicket, Chennai had
mustered 32 runs on the board.
Raina was then joined by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJ-Bravo-c1379 as the duo unleashed another exceptional partnership, with Bravo clobbering 12 runs before the fall of his wicket, it was skipper Dhoni who belted an unbeaten knock of 34 runs to help his side end their innings with
a respectable total on the board.
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