Chennai aiming to finish top of the IPL5 table: Fleming – Cricket News Update
Chennai Super Kings' coach, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Stephen-Paul-Fleming-c91190, has said that the MS Dhoni-led side is aiming to retain its Indian Premier League title, despite having had an erratic current season in terms of performance.
“The team is happy about the fact that we have won 50 percent of the games we have played so far in the home and away format. We are aiming to finish at the top of the points table in the ongoing IPL.”
The Super Kings, winners of the 2011 edition of the IPL, have fluctuated throughout the ongoing tournament, and are currently at number 3 on the points table, having won 4 of the 8 matches they have played so far.
After an indifferent start to the season, which saw them losing their opening match against the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 Indians by 8 wickets, the Super Kings went on to secure a 74-run victory against the Deccan Chargers at Visakhapatnam on April 7.
The team appeared to fall into a pattern, following up every victory with a loss. Their next match, against the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 Daredevils on April 10, in Delhi, resulted in another 8-wicket loss for Dhoni’s men. However, they managed to bounce back, yet again, in
their next fixture against the Royal Challengers Bangalore on April 12 – with a narrow 5-wicket win, and zero balls remaining.
Their 7-wicket loss against the Pune Warriors on April 14 has been their last in the season so far, and the Super Kings went on to secure two consecutive victories, first a 13-run win against the Pune http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warriors-c861, followed by a 7-wicket victory against the
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rajasthan-c837 Royals.
However, the recent improvement in form has not made Fleming complacent, and he insisted that the team needed to focus on maintaining their momentum.
“But we have to keep improving. We are looking at getting to the top spot,” he stressed.
With their previous match, scheduled to take place against the Royal Challengers Bangalore on Aril 25, having been abandoned with a toss owing to rain, the team were unable to continue their winning streak, but will have a chance to move upwards on the points
table as they face off against the Kings XI http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833 today at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk, Chennai today on April 28.
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