Dean http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJ-Bravo-c1379 Chennai’s “unsung hero” – Cricket News Update
Former Australian batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 Daredevils in the Indian Premier League’s 2nd qualifier,
scheduled to be played today on May 25 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk, Chennai.
“I think Dwayne Bravo has been their unsung hero,” Jones wrote in The Times Of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 Premier League. I can tell
you he has great character, and he can lift the whole team. He is certainly a major cog in the yellow machine.”
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 all-rounder has played 16 games for the Super Kings this season, during which he has claimed 13 wickets, and scored a total of 338 runs, maintaining a consistent performance despite the team’s numerous defeats.
The Super Kings went into the 2012 IPL as defending champions, but started out on a slow note, winning only two of their first five matches. However, they managed to turn the tide in the last few matches, emerging victorious in 4 of their last six matches
before the tournament play-offs.
The chance to earn a confirmed spot in the playoffs slipped out of the team’s grasp after they suffered a 6-wicket defeat at the hands of the Kings XI http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Himachal-Pradesh-c791 Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala (during which Bravo
contributed a score of 48, in addition to taking 2 for 18).
Their progression into the next stage of the competition hung by a thread and depended on the fate of other teams – however, owing to the ouster of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rajasthan-c837 Royals and Royal Challenger Bangalore by the bottom-of-the-table Deccan Chargers, the Super Kings
were able to move ahead.
Dhoni’s men managed to kick off the next stage of the tournament on a high note, knocking the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 Indians out of the competition with a 38-run victory in the elimination final played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on May 23. While Dhoni won
the Player of the Match award for his quick-fire 51 off 20, Bravo also chipped in with an impressive all-round performance, adding 33 off 14 to an unbeaten 73-run stand with the skipper, in addition to claiming 2 for 10 in 3 overs.
The 28-year-old’s contributions will be vital as the team faces off against the Delhi Daredevils for the 2nd qualifier, and should they emerge triumphant, Dhoni’s side will have a shot at winning the IPL third time in a row as they take on the
Kolkata Knight Riders in the final on May 27.
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