Dhoni urges his teammates to cash the middle overs– Cricket News Update
Chennai Supper Kings' skipper, Mahendra Singh, wants his batting line-up to make full use of the middle-overs in order to ensure that they qualify for the next round of the current Indian Premier League season.
The wicket-keeper batsman expressed his views after the team clinched its 8th win of the fifth edition against Kolkata Knight Riders, chasing the target of 158 on the last ball of the match, played at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata on May 14, 2012.
"We began strong with a solid partnership between Hussey and Vijay but did not bat well in middle overs. That is something we have to learn. But for Bravo's last ball six we would have lost the match," said Dhoni.
Earlier, the Super Kings’ openers, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sunil-Philip-Narine-c91869.
The back-to-back breakthroughs mounted undue pressure on the visiting team, which then managed just 29 runs from the next six overs. It meant that the match went to the final over, where the Super Kings needed five off the last ball. Luckily for them, Dwayne
Bravo smashed the final delivery for a six – leading to a five-wicket victory.
The win has further revived their chances of qualifying into the play-offs, and strengthened their position on the points table. However, Dhoni admitted that the team needs to improve in their upcoming games.
"We will take one game at a time and won't think for the play-offs now. We have to win our next match,"said Mahi.
Bravo also expressed his contentment after his valuable contribution, describing it as one of the best IPL matches this term.
“This is one of the best matches of IPL 5. If you need to score six runs off the last ball, there is only one option and that's the boundary option," said Bravo.
Dhoni and company will be playing their next and last match against Kings XI http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833 on May 17, where they will be aiming to secure their berth in the next round of the competition.
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