Port Elizabeth, April 20: Chennai Super Kings put back their title defence on track in a stunning fashion with a massive 92-run win over Bangalore Royal Challengers in an Indian Premier League match here today.
It was a commendable performance by the Chennai side who bounced back after a 19-run loss to Mumbai Indians in the IPL opening match.
Laxmipathi Balaji took two wickets while Manpreet Gony, Andrew Flintoff, Albie Morkel and Joginder Sharma chipped with one wicket each to throttle the Bangalore batsmen. Australian Matthew Hayden cracked a blistering 65 to help Chennai Super Kings post a commanding 179 for 5 in their Indian Premier League match against Bangalore Royal Challengers here today.
Set a huge target of 180 at nine per over, Bangalore were never in the chase with their top five gone in the eighth over for a mere 50 runs though the St George’s Park wicket has become more difficult to bat on than the first innings. They did not have any partnership either, their biggest being 40 between Robin Utthapa and Jacques Kallis for the second wicket.
The Chennai side began on a rollicking note with Matthew Hayden and Parthiv Patel sharing an opening stand off 106 after captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni elected to bat and that set the momentum of the innings.
The duo breezed away to 50 runs in just 29 balls with 20 runs coming from the fifth over bowled by Jacques Kallis with Hayden hitting three fours and a six.
Bangalore Royal Challengers gave away too many boundaries for their comfort with the run rate rising more than 10 and CSK reaching 106 for no loss after 10 overs with the help of 11 fours and three sixes.
The run rate slowed down latter on with some intelligent bowling by Bangalore bowlers but they failed to stop the CSK from posting the highest score of IPL second season so far, which was studded with 15 fours and six sixes.
Praveen Kumar was the most successful Bangalore bowler by taking two wickets and conceding 37 runs.
Kevin Pietersen first broke the opening partnership bowling Patel from his first ball for 30 (2X4; 1X6) before orchestrating run out of Hayden for 65.
Dhoni did not stay for long as he was out for 16 after facing 14 balls to give the first wicket to Praveen Kumar who also scalped Suresh Raina (28; 1X1 1X6), who was dropped by Dale Steyn when on 12.
Andrew Flintoff (22 off 13) gave some fireworks towards the end to take 14 runs off last over which also saw Albie Morkel dismissed. Brief Scores: Chennai Super Kings: 179 for 5 in 20 overs (Matthew Hayden 65, Parthiv Patel 30, Suresh Raina 28; Praveen Kumar 2/37).
Bangalore Royal Challengers: 87 all out in 15.2 overs (Jacques Kallis 24, Robin Utthapa 20; Muttiah Muralitharan 3/11). (PTI)
It was a commendable performance by the Chennai side who bounced back after a 19-run loss to Mumbai Indians in the IPL opening match.
Laxmipathi Balaji took two wickets while Manpreet Gony, Andrew Flintoff, Albie Morkel and Joginder Sharma chipped with one wicket each to throttle the Bangalore batsmen. Australian Matthew Hayden cracked a blistering 65 to help Chennai Super Kings post a commanding 179 for 5 in their Indian Premier League match against Bangalore Royal Challengers here today.
Set a huge target of 180 at nine per over, Bangalore were never in the chase with their top five gone in the eighth over for a mere 50 runs though the St George’s Park wicket has become more difficult to bat on than the first innings. They did not have any partnership either, their biggest being 40 between Robin Utthapa and Jacques Kallis for the second wicket.
The Chennai side began on a rollicking note with Matthew Hayden and Parthiv Patel sharing an opening stand off 106 after captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni elected to bat and that set the momentum of the innings.
The duo breezed away to 50 runs in just 29 balls with 20 runs coming from the fifth over bowled by Jacques Kallis with Hayden hitting three fours and a six.
Bangalore Royal Challengers gave away too many boundaries for their comfort with the run rate rising more than 10 and CSK reaching 106 for no loss after 10 overs with the help of 11 fours and three sixes.
The run rate slowed down latter on with some intelligent bowling by Bangalore bowlers but they failed to stop the CSK from posting the highest score of IPL second season so far, which was studded with 15 fours and six sixes.
Praveen Kumar was the most successful Bangalore bowler by taking two wickets and conceding 37 runs.
Kevin Pietersen first broke the opening partnership bowling Patel from his first ball for 30 (2X4; 1X6) before orchestrating run out of Hayden for 65.
Dhoni did not stay for long as he was out for 16 after facing 14 balls to give the first wicket to Praveen Kumar who also scalped Suresh Raina (28; 1X1 1X6), who was dropped by Dale Steyn when on 12.
Andrew Flintoff (22 off 13) gave some fireworks towards the end to take 14 runs off last over which also saw Albie Morkel dismissed. Brief Scores: Chennai Super Kings: 179 for 5 in 20 overs (Matthew Hayden 65, Parthiv Patel 30, Suresh Raina 28; Praveen Kumar 2/37).
Bangalore Royal Challengers: 87 all out in 15.2 overs (Jacques Kallis 24, Robin Utthapa 20; Muttiah Muralitharan 3/11). (PTI)
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