22/04Result
30th match (N), Indian Premier League at Chennai, Apr 22 2013
CSK won by 5 wkts (1b rem)
Player of the Match
Michael HusseyChennai Super Kings
22/04Result
30th match (N), Indian Premier League at Chennai, Apr 22 2013
CSK won by 5 wkts (1b rem)
Player of the Match
Michael HusseyChennai Super Kings

That does it for Monday night. See you tomorrow. Hats off to the Huss

Hussey is the Man of the Match. Hussey: "Good batting condtions, best batting pitch we have had here this season. Needed a bit of luck along the way. Suresh was in the zone today, was finding the boundary at will."

Dhoni: "When opposition scores 185, 90% it will go into the last over. It got close but Bravo did well. Hussey gave the start, he and Raina gave us the platform. Always important to win at home as you know the conditions better. Was a good wicket, groundsmen are trying their best and we are trying to adapt."

Rahul Dravid: "Very pleased [with 185]. One of the finest T20 innings from Watto, in humid conditions. Early on, we missed it a bit [with the ball]. You felt they always had the team. Every time we got a wicket, someone came in and got a six."

Dwayne Bravo praises Hussey's work ethic, saying he still keeps going despite being done with international cricket

Shane Watson: "Few things went my way with the bat but you'd take that back for a win. We knew that was a lot of runs on that wicket but we knew they have a long batting order and we would have to bowl well, but we could not execute well. [My bowling] has been something I have been missing last three months, could not do it today. Hopefully it will come out better."

19.5
2
Watson to Bravo, 2 runs, Bravo seals it with a ball to spare, clips this low full toss off the pad wide of deep midwicket and Chennai have chased 185 after Watson's hundred
19.4
2
Watson to Bravo, 2 runs, full toss outside off turned to wide long on and they take the second quite comfortably
19.3
6
Watson to Bravo, SIX, Bravo gets lots of bat under it this time, making room to leg and sends this full one soaring over sweeper cover
19.2
0
Watson to Bravo, no run, Watson gets this very low and full, Bravo cannot get enough bat under it, hits it back to the bowler, non-striker was way out of his ground, but Watson was staring at the batsman
19.1
1
Watson to Morris, 1 run, low full toss on middle, hit down to long on

Sundaresh: "Royals need a Mishy to win from here..."

Watson will bowl the last over

END OF OVER:
19 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | CSK: 175/5 (11 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 9.21, RRR: 11.00)

  • Dwayne Bravo5 (5b)
  • James Faulkner4-0-20-3
  • Kevon Cooper4-0-49-0
18.6
W
Faulkner to Dhoni, OUT, Dhoni goes for the six, swipes over midwicket, but Binny has made ground to his right from long on, and jumped to take this over his head, they check replays for the no-ball, they zoom in and zoom out, Faulkner is fine

MS Dhoni c Binny b Faulkner 21 (37m 16b 1x4 0x6) SR: 131.25

18.5
2
Faulkner to Dhoni, 2 runs, Cooper fumbles running across from deep midwicket as Dhoni swipes a full delivery, he's struggling on the second run
18.4
1lb
Faulkner to Bravo, 1 leg bye, full into the pads, Bravo misses, they take the single as it rolls on the off side
18.3
1
Faulkner to Dhoni, 1 run, in the blockhole wide outside off, Dhoni underedges it to the leg side

Dhoni getting some treatment, could be cramps

18.2
2
Faulkner to Dhoni, 2 runs, full outside off, tighter line, swiped powerfully through midwicket
18.1
0
Faulkner to Dhoni, no run, full and wide, under the bat as Dhoni stretches for it

END OF OVER:
18 | 12 Runs | CSK: 169/4 (17 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 9.38, RRR: 8.50)

  • MS Dhoni16 (11b)
  • Dwayne Bravo5 (4b)
  • Kevon Cooper4-0-49-0
  • James Faulkner3-0-15-2
17.6
1
Cooper to Dhoni, 1 run, very full, rolls to the off side as Dhoni gets a thick inside edge onto pads, throw misses at the striker's end, direct hit and Bravo was gone
17.5
2
Cooper to Dhoni, 2 runs, swats a full toss to Dravid at extra cover, who picks up the ball cleanly this time, then slaps it away, and concedes one more
17.4
4
Cooper to Dhoni, FOUR, Dhoni gets the boundary, full and widish, he powers it straight past the bowler, and long off's dive is in vain
17.3
2
Cooper to Dhoni, 2 runs, full and wide, Dhoni cannot place it wide of extra cover, but Dravid lets it slip through, and kicks the air in frustration
17.2
1
Cooper to Bravo, 1 run, pitched up, driven down to long off
17.1
2
Cooper to Bravo, 2 runs, angled full into the stumps, and wristily clipped through midwicket

Vasant Patil: "I think the stage is being set up for MSD to show his heroics again. He never likes a win without making spectators heart pound faster!"

END OF OVER:
17 | 3 Runs 2 Wkts | CSK: 157/4 (29 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 9.23, RRR: 9.66)

  • Dwayne Bravo2 (2b)
  • MS Dhoni7 (7b)
  • James Faulkner3-0-15-2
  • Kevon Cooper3-0-37-0
16.6
1
Faulkner to Bravo, 1 run, full on the pads, flicked to deep square

Padmanabhan: "Call the cardiologist please, CSK are doing it again!"

16.5
1
Faulkner to Dhoni, 1 run, stretches out to push a full one to point
16.4
1
Faulkner to Bravo, 1 run, full toss driven to long on
16.3
W
Faulkner to Jadeja, OUT, Faulkner, what a ball, accurate, quick yorker, on leg stump, and Jadeja cannot keep it out, seriously good delivery to get second ball

RA Jadeja b Faulkner 0 (1m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

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CSK 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st22MEK HusseyM Vijay
2nd90MEK HusseySK Raina
3rd42MEK HusseyMS Dhoni
4th0MS DhoniRA Jadeja
5th21MS DhoniDJ Bravo
6th11DJ BravoCH Morris