We were in control: http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Stephen-Paul-Fleming-c91190 on Chennai’s late finish – Cricket News Update
With the 26th match of the ongoing, 5th edition of the Indian Premier League, between defending champions Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals coming down to the wire with a last-ball finish in favor of the former, the Chennai coach,
Stephen Fleming remain unperturbed, stating that his men were in control of the game throughout.
“We should not have but we were always in control of things,” said Fleming, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 import, who also captained his national side.
The Rajasthan Royals setup a moderate 146-run total in Chennai, losing four wickets in the process. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/OA-Shah-c2134 and
home-grown http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ashok-c46345 Menaria scored 92 runs amongst themselves to take the side to 146, while four of Chennai’s bowlers returned with a wicket a piece.
Setting out to chase, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kevon-Cooper-c71194, leaving the team stranded at 117, Chennai really felt the pressure.
“It got tight in the end after we lost Suresh [Raina] and Faf [du Plessis] and they also bowled well. They did not give us any easy runs, especially http://www.senore.com/Cricket/George-Bradley-Hogg-c59047. They put a lot of pressure and the pitch was getting slower and lower. It was not easy to get
beneath the ball and clear the field. A few more runs and it would have been tighter,” shared the Chennai coach.
However, it was skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJ-Bravo-c1379, ran for a double on the last delivery to finish
the match on the dot, chasing the 147-run target.
Lauding Dhoni’s match finishing abilities, which have been witnessed many a times in his national and franchise outings, Fleming termed him a crucial player for the franchise, coming in handy when the need arose.
The Chennai side will be heading to Bangalore to face the Royal Challengers in their next match, scheduled for April 25, 2012.
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