Super Kings hand a Royal thrashing to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rajasthan-c837: IPL-News
RR 147/6 20 overs CSK 149/2 18.4 overs
Defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) continue to progress towards the last four of the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League as they trounced the winners of the first edition of the tournament, the Rajasthan Royals (RR), in match played at
Chepauk in Chennai.
Batting first the visiting RR team got off to a stupendous start of 86 runs, the pair of Shane Watson and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rahul-c83321 Dravid made most of the conditions to flay the CSK attack. Dravid who has been in sketchy form finally made an impact with a series of classy
shots all around the park. The test batting great hit 10 fours in his 66 runs innings that came off 51 balls only. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Watson-c96326 was the first one to go. He was sent packing after making 32 runs with the help of 5 fours.
From there on the hosts made a roaring comeback in the match, they kept chipping in at the wickets accounting for the top batsmen from the visiting team. Ross http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915 made 20 runs off 14 balls his innings was studded with 2 fours, the RR failed to make most
of their fine start and ended with a below par score of 147/6 in the allotted 20 overs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Murali-Vijay-c78035 for only five runs. At this juncture Michael Hussey and Suresh Raina laid into the RR's attack to ease the pressure
off their team. The duo hit some spanking drives, cuts and pull shots to the delight of the local crowd.
The two made light work of the target adding 137 runs for the second wicket, Raina perished after a well made 61 that came off 51 balls and included three fours and one six.
Hussey batted throughout the chase. The Australian batsman was unbeaten on 79 when the hosts got past the target. The chase was completed in the penultimate over with as many as 8 wickets in the kitty for the hosts.
Hussey was named Man of the Match for his bright batting performance.
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