Chargers vs CSK, 5th match at Chennai, IPL, Mar 14 2010 - Match Result

Those early blows cost Chennai the game, and by the time Dhoni and Morkel came together, the task, though not beyond them, was way too stiff. Chennai begin their IPL campaign with a defeat, Deccan have made amends to their loss in the opening game. Symonds, with a half-century and two wickets, is the most likely Man of the Match. Thanks for sending us your feedback. It was a pleasure bringing you the coverage, and join us again tomorrow. Until then, on behalf of everyone at Cricinfo, this is Sid Talya signing off. Adios!

Ohh, P.S - some post-match quotes. Vaas was the Man of the Match, for that fantastic opening spell, and not Symmo.

Dhoni: "In a Twenty20 game, you think you can get 190-odd runs. We haven't really played much T20 before this, but we could have done better. A bit disappointed, and the guys diverted from their roles a bit. But this is just the start of the tournament. Even 20 runs make a lot of difference in this format, we could have restricted them to 170. We are doing well in the practice sessions, but we don't seem to be bowling yorkers when it comes to the game. Tyagi was doing well in the nets, and I thought he might get the yorkers right at the death with a bit of reverse swing."

Gilchrist: "Fantastic all-round performance. It's great to get some momentum going and some big runs on the board. It's a big win for us. The wealth of experience they have, they took their time. Once Symonds pulls the trigger, he finds his groove. They showed their maturity and smarts at the end of the innings. We're off to Cuttack now, we're the nomads and we don't mind that. Being defending champions doesn't really come into the mindset, given the schedule. You don't have time to think and ponder about the past. Everyone's in the race."

Vaas: "190 is a good score and is easy to defend. We bowled well upfront and took early wickets. I have retired from only Tests, and I have been playing the domestic T20 competition and look forward to doing well in the IPL."

Murali joins in

Parth: "Someone should tell Nilesh that this is T20 and not test cricket. Rohit was required to go for shots with less than 2 overs left in the innings and Raina just got carried away from the previous shot. Look at Badrinath, he is a good test player but hasnt has much success with the IPL and you cant really judge Raina and Rohit about their patience in test cricket when they really havent play test cricket yet!!"