Chennai Super Kings win Champions League Final
Chennai Super Kings claimed victory in the final of the Champions League with a dominant performance over theWarriors at the Wanderers.
The Warriors’ hopes of setting a challenging score rested with opening batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Australia-c844 in the semi-final on Saturday and got his team off to another promising start in this match.
He provided the bulk of the runs for the first-wicket stand of 39 with Ashwell Prince, who scored just six before he was bowed by Doug Bollinger, and Jacobs had pushed the Warriors to 45 in the sixth over. Then the captain tried a reverse sweep to one from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Ashwin-c2228 (2-16) but was out lbw.
After Jacobs departed, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Craig-Thyssen-c1291 was the second top-scorer, with 25, as the Warriors reached 128-7 in their 20 overs.
In reply Michael Hussey (51 not out) and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Murali-Vijay-c78035 (58), who overtook Jacobs during as the leading run-scorer in the tournament, set an even tempo. They reached 50 in seven overs, Vijay reaching his half-century from 47 balls.
The century stand came in the 15th over shortly before Vijay was out – caught by Kreusch off the bowling of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 to the wicket and he settled the match in commanding fashion.
With two overs left Chennai still needed 13 but, after a single, the remainder of the deficit was cut in half with one mighty swipe from Dhoni, down the wicket, which was then followed by a boundary to long-on.
A wide brought the scores level with eight balls left and Dhoni (pictured) completed the eight-wicket victory with another long-on boundary and a full over to spare.
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