1951dThe Report by Firdose Moonda

Bravo blasts Chennai Super Kings to victory

Chennai Super Kings got their title defence back on track with a chase that covered the spectrum from blue to yellow and all the colours in between against Cape Cobras

Match Centre

Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

DJ Bravo
DJ Bravo
46(25) 3x4 - 2x6
Control %80%
  • Productive Shot
  • leg glance
  • 18 runs
  • 0x4 - 1x6
4 0 10 5 13 0 2 12
OA Shah
OA Shah
45(38) 3x4 - 1x6
Control %79%
  • Productive Shot
  • leg glance
  • 13 runs
  • 1x4 - 0x6
1 4 9 12 4 0 11 4

Best performances - Bowlers

JP Duminy
JP Duminy
O4
M0
R20
W4
Eco5.00
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
DJ Bravo
DJ Bravo
O4
M0
R23
W2
Eco5.75
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Scorer: Sanjay Murari | Commentator: Sidharth Monga

Dwayne Bravo is MoM. He says: "Today was a great day for us. I was backing my ability. Steyn bowled just one bad ball and got on top of it. I have worked hard on my bowling in the nets, changed my action a bit. Happy now, I am enjoying my cricket now. Hope this continues later in the tournament."

Justin Kemp: "Good game. we were right up there until the 18th over. Took something special from Bravo. We would have liked to score more at the back end, but I think the Chennai boys bowled pretty well with the old ball. We bowled well, but it was always going to come down to the last couple of overs, and they have a big batting line-up. A couple of mistakes here and there...

MS Dhoni: "Of course it was [the heart, pounding]. It was a big game. If we had lost, it would have become very difficult. 145 was a very good effort by our bowlers, who capitalised really well when they lost a couple of wickets at the wrong time. The dew did play a part. very time you rotated the strike, the ball came back wet. We neglected the importance of singles at the start."

So Chennai are back to pulling off close ones. Chennai won this game in 5.4 overs. Cobras scored just 21 off their last four overs, and Chennai looted 23 off their last 10 balls. The deluge began with a slower one from Steyn that horribly went wrong. I know the yorker is a tough delivery - takes a lot of skill and is also takes a lot out physically - but I don't see nearly enough yorkers nowadays

19.4
1
Langeveldt to Bravo, 1 run, yorker - finally the yorker - why does it come as the last resort when all types of slower ones have been exhausted? Bravo digs it out, mid-on has a chance to run him out, misses. Chennai are jubilant
19.3
3
Langeveldt to Morkel, 3 runs, full toss outside off, lofted wide of long-off, Ontong puts in a diving save, but they come back for three. Scores are level now
19.2
1
Langeveldt to Bravo, 1 run, another slower one, gets a leading edge, but it falls safe to cover for one
19.1
1
Langeveldt to Morkel, 1 run, slower ball, short, cut away for a single

17 came off the last over. Cobras scored only 21 off their last four. That's where the game was won and lost. Langeveldt comes back. Only five to defend

END OF OVER:
19 | 17 Runs | CSK: 140/6 (6 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.36, RRR: 6.00)

  • Dwayne Bravo44 (23b)
  • Albie Morkel2 (3b)
  • Dale Steyn4-0-29-0
  • Vernon Philander4-0-36-2
18.6
2
Steyn to Bravo, 2 runs, another length ball, worked away wide of deep square, comes back for two
18.5
4
Steyn to Bravo, FOUR, Length ball... you can't bowl length... and what a lovely shot from Bravo, drives inside-out, between mid-off and extra cover... what an over Bravo has played

Third man goes back, mid-off comes on

CSK 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st41MEK HusseyM Vijay
2nd6MEK HusseySK Raina
3rd6S BadrinathSK Raina
4th23SK RainaWP Saha
5th1MS DhoniSK Raina
6th43MS DhoniDJ Bravo
7th26JA MorkelDJ Bravo

Champions League Twenty20

Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
NSW43160.627
MI4215-0.28
T&T42240.176
COBRA41230.229
CSK4132-0.712
Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
SOM4215-0.557
RCB42240.325
KKR42240.306
WAR42240.246
SOA4123-0.533
Qualifying Tournament Pool A
TeamMWLPTNRR
SOM22040.3
KKR2112-0.225
AUCK2020-0.075
Qualifying Tournament Pool B
TeamMWLPTNRR
T&T22041.659
RU2112-0.275
LEICS2020-1.375