Super Kings secure big win in run-fest
A stunning 43-ball 90 from Suresh Raina was the cornerstone of Chennai Super Kings’ 54-run win over Dolphins in Bangalore but the contest, at least for the early part of the Dolphins innings, was far more closely matched than the eventual victory margin suggests.
Dolphins captain Morne van Wyk had opted to bowl and said his decision had been influenced by the reputation the M Chinnaswamy Stadium had for aiding sides batting second. For 20 overs of Super Kings’ innings, however, van Wyk could only watch from behind the stumps as Raina, Brendon McCullum, Faf du Plessis and Ravindra Jadeja plundered the runs at will, powering Super Kings to a mammoth 242 for 6.
The Dolphins response was equally scrappy at the start. Van Wyk and Cameron Delport together raised the side’s 50 in 15 balls. By the end of the Powerplay, Dolphins had raced to 85 for 2, bettering the CLT20 record set by Super Kings earlier in the day. As is typical in big chases, the breakthroughs came when the Dolphins batsmen kept playing for the big shots, but they were also left to rue a poor decision from umpire K Srinath, who adjudged Van Wyk lbw when a ball from R Ashwin had pitched several inches outside leg stump; crucially, the dismissal came in an over where the Dolphins captain had smacked two fours and a six off the bowler.
CHENNAI SUPER KINGS
DR Smith c Zondo b Maharaj 7
BB McCullum c Smit b Zondo 49
SK Raina c Delport b Frylinck 90
F du Plessis c van Jaarsveld b Alexander 30
MS Dhoni b Frylinck 0
DJ Bravo c van Jaarsveld b Abbott 11
RA Jadeja not out 40
R Ashwin not out 4
Extras (lb 4, w 4, nb 3) 11
Total (6 wickets; 20 overs) 242
Did not batA Nehra, IC Pandey, MM Sharma
Fall of wickets 1-8 (Smith, 0.5 ov), 2-99 (McCullum, 8.2 ov), 3-164 (Raina, 14.2 ov), 4-174 (Dhoni, 14.6 ov), 5-190 (du Plessis, 15.6 ov), 6-222 (Bravo, 17.5 ov)
Bowling
KA Maharaj 4-0-54-1, KJ Abbott 4-0-37-1, CJ Alexander 3-0-40-1, R Frylinck 4-0-52-2, AL Phehlukwayo 1-0-19-0, K Zondo 2-0-19-1, D Smit 2-0-17-0
DOLPHINS
MN van Wyk lbw b Ashwin 17
CS Delport b Sharma 34
C Chetty c Sharma b Bravo 38
KA Maharaj b Sharma 8
VB van Jaarsveld c Smith b Bravo 30
K Zondo c Raina b Nehra 9
D Smit run out (†Dhoni) 0
AL Phehlukwayo b Sharma 22
R Frylinck b Nehra 6
KJ Abbott b Sharma 5
CJ Alexander not out 16
Extras (w 3) 3
Total (all out; 20 overs) 188
Fall of wickets 1-34 (van Wyk, 1.4 ov), 2-56 (Delport, 2.6 ov), 3-90 (Maharaj, 6.6 ov), 4-115 (Chetty, 10.2 ov), 5-138 (van Jaarsveld, 13.2 ov), 6-139 (Smit, 13.6 ov), 7-139 (Zondo, 14.1 ov), 8-152 (Frylinck, 16.1 ov), 9-165 (Abbott, 17.5 ov), 10-188 (Phehlukwayo, 19.6 ov)
Bowling
A Nehra 4-0-42-2, R Ashwin 4-0-38-1, MM Sharma 4-0-41-4, RA Jadeja 3-0-36-0, SK Raina 1-0-14-0, DJ Bravo 4-0-17-2
MATCH DETAILS
Toss – Dolphins, who chose to field
Player of the match – SK Raina (Chennai Super Kings)
Umpires – VA Kulkarni and K Srinath
TV umpire – RM Deshpande
Match referee – Chinmay Sharma
Reserve umpire – K Bharatan
