Chennai Super Kings v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 Indians - Indian Premier League - 1st innings Report
Chennai Super Kings 112 (19.5/20 ov) v Mumbai Indians - Mumbai Indians won the toss
April 04: In the opening match of the fifth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), hosts Chennai Super Kings finished their innings after posting 112 runs in 19.5 overs as they suffered a batting collapse in the middle against a talented bowling attack from Mumbai Indians at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai.
After going through a lean patch, most of the Indian players are eagerly awaiting for their chance to play in the IPL to bounce back in form as the Indian team is facing immense criticism since losing to teams like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746.
Another major cause of concern is the poor form of the senior player such as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556 and Harbhajan Singh, who can get good practice from playing the IPL matches.
Singh, due to his lacklustre form was axed from the national team and would now be looking to impress the selectors to find his way back.
After winning the toss, Mumbai under the leadership of their new captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Harbhajan-Singh-c61453, chose to field first in order to restrict the opposition on a meagre tally.
The side made early inroads as they collected their first wicket when Chennai had posted only four runs on the board.
From Dhoni’s Chennai, South African http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Faf-du-Plessis-c1427 was the first wicket to fall, who found his way back to the pavilion after scoring just three runs.
It was then time for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/M-Vijay-c1867 failed to bear fruit as the latter lost his wicket after posting 10 runs, leaving the team standing on a tally of 38.
Raina was then joined by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJ-Bravo-c1379 as Chennai sought a batting resurgence with its top middle-order batsmen together on the crease.
Raina, who looked dangerous was the main target of the fielding side as Mumbai knew it was imperative for them to dismiss the young batsman before he could cause some serious damage.
Nonetheless, he was the third wicket to fall at a time when the side had amassed 75 runs on the board. Raina found his way off the field after scoring an innings of 36 runs.
The demise of the hard-hitting batsman triggered a batting collapse as the side faltered without even playing the whole 20 overs.
Tags: