Super Kings Rules Centurion

IPL2: CSK Vs KEP
Overview

KEP started to chase a mammoth but not impractical 187 target by D/L method. Sohal and Katich started to show their intention from first ball. Sohal tries to smack first ball of innings, but on second ball Morkel bowled him out. Then Katich and Goel took responsibility of consolidate innings as well as don’t let down required run rate. Katich plays a superb innings of 50 runs in just 25 balls with 3x4, 4x6. He along with Yuvraj steered inning. Both shown great batting temperament and scored more than balls runs individually with all proper cricketing shots.

After Katich went back to dug out, Yuvraj and Mahela tries hard to take KEP to victory. Yuvraj makes use of a opportunity he got when he was just on 10 runs, Gony unable to catch sky scrapper and given life line to Yuvraj. He along with Mahela rattled CSK blowers all over park. Morkel, Gony and Murali are then once who suffered from his furious batting.

When it’s looking like KEP will chase CSK, Dhoni played a master stroke. He introduced Raina into attack. He bowled extremely well under pressure, with conceding only 8 runs in 2 over’s. Raina and Ballaji bowled superb death over’s, to take CSK to victory by 12 runs.

Before this CSK won toss and elected to bat first. They continued their experiment with opening slot. Badrinath got out on first ball. Then match was affected by rain. After 1hours covers took off and play started, by D/L method each team will get 18 over’s.

Hayden, Raina and Dhoni continued their superb form. Hayden shows once again why he belongs to Orange Cap. He rattled 89 runs in just 58 balls with 8x4,6x6. He also carried on his revenge with Sreesanth. With Raina’s 32 runs in 20 balls with 4x4, 1x6 and Dhoni’s 56 runs in just 27 balls with 7x4, 2x6, CSK able to post stiff total of 185/3.


Exiting Moments of Match

When it looks like KEP will win Centurion battle. Yuvraj and Mahela brutally scoring runs all over park. No bowler able to contain them and KEP had 7 wickets in hands. So they are going ahead with all guns blazing.
Dhoni decided to play a masterstroke. He called Suresh Raina to bowled in death over’s, when Yuvraj in no mercy mood. That gamble played off. Raina bowled excellent spell with figures look like 2-0-8-0.

THE GAME

Matthew Hayden got MOM match for his brutal knock of 89 runs in just 58 balls with 8x4, 6x6. He retains his Orange Cap with 378 runs, in 8 matches. This 89 runs innings is his highest score in IPL.