Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals – IPL 5 – Chennai reign supreme – Live Score and Update
Rajasthan Royals 146/4 (20/20 ov) v Chennai Super Kings 147/3 (20.0/20 ov) - Super Kings won by 7 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)
Chennai Super Kings reigned supreme on Saturday, thanks to the outstanding batting from Player of the Match, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adrian-Roger-Kirshaw-Pierson-c42135 by smashing a belligerent knock of 73 runs to help his side secure its fourth win in the ongoing season-five of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in a game that was played at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai.
After winning the toss, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rajasthan-c837 skipper chose to place Chennai under pressure by scoring a huge total on the board.
“It looks like a good wicket so we would like to bat on it and set a good total. Against a side like Chennai you probably need more than the par score,” said Dravid before the start of play.
Dravid alongside http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ajinkya-Rahane-c970 gave his side an opening stand of 36 runs before Rahane became the first wicket of the day, losing his place after scoring 15 runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/OA-Shah-c2134 came in at number-three and batted his way to dominance later in the innings, while at the beginning he backed Dravid giving the senior more deliveries to face.
The potentially threatening partnership finally came to an end with 50 runs on the board as Dravid faltered after scoring an innings of 26 runs.
With Dravid out of the way, Shah took command and charged the bowlers, rattling the opposition for a moment.
The onslaught launched by Shah took Chennai by surprise as the batsman finished his innings after clobbering an impressive 52-run knock.
After restricting Royals on 146 runs, it was then Chennai’s turn to exhibit talents with the bat as they came out to chase down the total needed to win the game.
Chennai openers, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Subramaniam-Badrinath-c91587 and du Plessis made a major impact on the game as they provided an opening stand of 55 runs with the bulk of the scoring done by the latter.
On their way to supremacy, Chennai lost three wickets, but steadfast as skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJ-Bravo-c1379 (16) steered the side home in 20 overs.
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