- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.4 Morkel strikes, end of Hopes' innings, he was looking to power that over the off side again, skips down the track, can't middle it, edges it the ball swirls towards mid-off, Holder pedals back beyond the circle and collects that 29/20.5 duck on debut for Michael, he chips this pitched-up delivery straight to Badrinath at cover, Michael wlaks off shaking his head in disappointment, not the best of strokes that to a harmless delivery, he skips down the track and looks to scythe that through off, good catch from Badrinath, another bad start from Brisbane 5/19.3 the conventional legspinner from Ashwin, the batsman has no idea about that, looks to swipe that and the outside edge sends the ball towards gully, Brisbane are down to 61 for 5, the innings has unravelled seriously quickly 61/56.1 calmly collected by Hussey, there's the third wicket for Heat, Jadeja has had a terrible tournament with the ball so far, but this time he strikes first ball, Christian falls cheaply, looking to smash Jadeja straight away, doesn't get to the pitch of the ball, off the bottom of the bat, holes out to long-on 54/36.5 Jadeja's tournament is swiftly improving, his second wicket of the over, a thick edge towards slip, good low catch snapped up by Raina, and Brisbane Heat's batsmen are floundering yet again, a golden duck for Joe Burns, "Brisbane Heat have gone cold," says Ravi Shastri 55/419.6 short slow ball does the job, Hartley was already into his stroke before the ball arrived, had to adjust, and only ends up getting a top-edge which ends as a simple catch to short fine leh 137/712.3 Heat have no clue how to play against the spinners, no magic about the delivery, skidding on, and an inside edge from Sabburg sends the ball onto middle stump, 2 off 14 deliveries for Sabburg, his nightmare innings ends, trying a strange shot, getting forward and then rocking back 66/6Extras6 (lb 4, w 2)TOTAL137/7 (20 Overs, RR: 6.85)Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Dom Michael, 0.5 ov), 2-29 (James Hopes, 3.4 ov), 3-54 (Dan Christian, 6.1 ov), 4-55 (Joe Burns, 6.5 ov), 5-61 (Chris Lynn, 9.3 ov), 6-66 (Chris Sabburg, 12.3 ov), 7-137 (Chris Hartley, 19.6 ov)
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR9.2 superb catch from Joe Burns to end Vijay's innings, this was a short one from Cutting, who followed the batsman after Vijay backed away from the stumps, no room for Vijay to swing his arms, still goes for the hook, top-edges it down to fine leg, Burns takes it low to his right, diving to get to it, and he is only a yard from the rope when he takes it 75/113.6 Raina's innings is over, that was angling in towards the pads, Raina was looking to work that to the leg side, he misses and is hit on the pads, was that going on to hit leg stump, the umpires certainly thinks so 116/2Extras5 (lb 2, w 3)TOTAL140/2 (15.5 Overs, RR: 8.84)Fall of wickets: 1-75 (Murali Vijay, 9.2 ov), 2-116 (Suresh Raina, 13.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB JR Hopes 1 0 7 0 7.00 2 1 0 0 0 MG Gale 2 0 22 0 11.00 4 2 1 2 0 CJ Gannon 3 0 19 0 6.33 9 3 0 0 0 DT Christian 3 0 16 1 5.33 7 1 0 1 0 NM Hauritz 3 0 36 0 12.00 4 3 2 0 0 BCJ Cutting 3.5 0 38 1 9.91 8 4 2 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Chennai Super Kings , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.20, Interval 21.20-21.40, Second Session 21.40-23.00
Match days
28 September 2013 - night match (20-over match)
Twenty20 debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Chennai Super Kings 4, Brisbane Heat 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 54 runs, 2 wickets)
- Brisbane Heat: 50 runs in 5.5 overs (35 balls), Extras 5
- Brisbane Heat: 100 runs in 17.5 overs (107 balls), Extras 6
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 38 balls (CD Hartley 20, BCJ Cutting 29, Ex 1)
- Innings Break: Brisbane Heat - 137/7 in 20.0 overs (BCJ Cutting 42)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 37 runs, 0 wicket)
- Chennai Super Kings: 50 runs in 6.5 overs (41 balls), Extras 3
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 41 balls (MEK Hussey 17, M Vijay 30, Ex 3)
- Chennai Super Kings: 100 runs in 12.1 overs (73 balls), Extras 4
- MEK Hussey: 50 off 43 balls (6 x 4)
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