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CSK vs RCB, 14th match at Chennai, IPL, Apr 16 2011 - Match Result

RESULT
14th match (D/N), Chennai, April 16, 2011, Indian Premier League

CSK won by 21 runs

Player Of The Match
83* (56)
michael-hussey
Cricinfo's MVP
78.81 ptsImpact List
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Match centre 
Scores: Sanjay Murari | Comms: Sidharth Monga
Scorecard summary
Chennai Super Kings 183/5(20 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore 162/7(20 overs)
35 (28)
2/34 (4)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
PLAYERTeam
TI
Runs
I. Runs
B. Impact
Bowl
I. Wkts
Bo. Impact
CSK78.8183(56)83.4178.81--0
RCB56.08--02/313.4656.08
RCB54.9265(44)65.6154.92--0
RCB42.3635(28)37.1531.810/23-10.55
CSK40.0731(21)35.4340.07--0
end of over 209 runs
RCB: 162/7CRR: 8.10 
Johan van der Wath14 (10b 1x4 1x6)
Daniel Vettori2 (2b)
Tim Southee 4-0-32-1
Albie Morkel 4-0-34-2

That's all Cricinfo has to offer on this tab, but do hop over to the other IPl game where Punjab have put Deccan in. The beauty of that game is that the game features a direct switch from the previous season. Sanga now leads Deccan, Gilly Punjab, wicketkeeper-batsmen both. Thanks for joining us. Okay bye

Presentation

Michael Hussey is Man of the Match. He says: "It's great fun, we have a great franchise. They look very well after their players. We have got a very good feeling in the team. We have got some extremely talented players. The hamstring has been fine. Touch wood, hopefully that continues. Had a bit of luck today, but thankfully it was my day.'

MS Dhoni "That was a good start. When I was batting, I found it harder than some of the other wickets. Michael Hussey was brilliant, contributive efforts from other batsmen. The variation that Hussey, Raina and Morkel bring is also good for us even if the opposition has good offspinners and legspinners. Our bowling attack is quite like-like, two offpsinners for example, so you have to keep rotating them."

Daniel Vettori "That's probably been our downfall in the last two games, our fielding. It's a thing we need to rectify. Our mix is right, and if we field well we give ourselves a good chance."

The win takes Chennai to joint-second among a group of four teams who all have four points from three games each. Bangalore slip down with just one win from four games. "One chance you are gone man..." says Srikkanth on Bangalore's fielding. And how true. Fielding was a big difference between the sides today

19.6
1
Southee to JJ van der Wath, 1 run

and Chennai complete the comprehensive win with a slower bouncer, the top edge, though, falls safe

Srihari: "23 off 1 and a SAF batsman!!!" Oh well

19.5
4
Southee to JJ van der Wath, FOUR runs

length ball this time, he lofts it over extra for four

19.4
1
Southee to Vettori, 1 run

again a yorker, another single, these will do Chennai's net run-rate some good too

19.3
1
Southee to JJ van der Wath, 1 run

near-yorker again, single taken

19.2
1
Southee to Vettori, 1 run

yorker on off, single taken

19.1
1
Southee to JJ van der Wath, 1 run

...there's the single, down to long-on. Now for five sixes

end of over 1910 runs • 1 wicket
RCB: 153/7CRR: 8.05 RRR: 31.00
Johan van der Wath7 (6b 1x6)
Daniel Vettori0 (0b)
Albie Morkel 4-0-34-2
Tim Southee 3-0-23-1

All they need is five sixes and a single in the last over...

18.6
1
Morkel to JJ van der Wath, 1 run

short ball, pulled straight to square leg, takes a single

18.5
Morkel to JJ van der Wath, no run

oh length ball again, tempting his fate again, but van der Wath again swings inside the line

18.5
1w
Morkel to JJ van der Wath, 1 wide

better length, near yorker, but too wide outside off

18.4
Morkel to JJ van der Wath, no run

length again, wide too, it was ripe for the taking, but he just swung inside the line

18.3
6
Morkel to JJ van der Wath, SIX runs

Hello? Length ball from a fellow Saffer, and van der Wath lofts it over midwicket. Perfect length for that shot. Length ball, at medium pace, enough said

Vettori is the new man in, but van der Wath on strike

18.2
W
Morkel to de Villiers, OUT

never mind losing the strike, he has lost his wicket. Game, set, match. It was a good inside-out shot, but he just placed it straight down the throat of sweeper-cover. Chennai have two points in the bag

AB de Villiers c Anirudha b Morkel 65 (44b 5x4 2x6) SR: 147.72
18.1
2
Morkel to de Villiers, 2 runs

wide and full, mis-hit, but he gets it over point, comes back for two. The moment he loses strike here might also be the game for Chennai

All down to de Villiers now. 41 off 12. You'll get big odds if you bet on Bangalore right now

end of over 1815 runs
RCB: 143/6CRR: 7.94 RRR: 20.50
Johan van der Wath0 (2b)
AB de Villiers63 (42b 5x4 2x6)
Tim Southee 3-0-23-1
Suraj Randiv 4-0-24-2
17.6
Southee to JJ van der Wath, no run

the short ball again, too good for van der Wath. He doesn't know whether to duck or to pull. Dot ball

All right 15 off 5 so far in this over, but it will take some keeping up from van der Wath

17.5
1
Southee to de Villiers, 1 run

slower short ball, de Villiers completely loses shape on this, and all he can manage is a single to point

17.4
2
Southee to de Villiers, 2 runs

and they run two again, this is superb running. He just digs out a yorker towards mid-on, and hares back

17.3
2
Southee to de Villiers, 2 runs

full delivery, hit wide of long-on, comes back for two

17.2
6
Southee to de Villiers, SIX runs

What a shot! Every once in a while, this game shows you things you have never seen in years of watching cricket. Read this carefully: ABD has reverse-swept Southee, bowling at least at 130ks, for a six. This is no edge, no mis-hit, calculated, predetermined, reverse scoop, and how well he has connected it off a length

AB has a chat with Tony Hill. Does he want the ball replaced? Too brown

17.1
4
Southee to de Villiers, FOUR runs

nice shot, de Villiers shuffles way across, takes this from well wide of off, and scoops it over short fine. Fifty up for ABD, but he knows there is a lot more to be done

Southee comes back. Chennai absolute favourites now

end of over 175 runs • 1 wicket
RCB: 128/6CRR: 7.52 RRR: 18.66
Johan van der Wath0 (1b)
AB de Villiers48 (37b 4x4 1x6)
Suraj Randiv 4-0-24-2
Ravichandran Ashwin 4-0-23-1
16.6
Randiv to JJ van der Wath, no run

drives a full delivery to extra cover. Dot ball, required rate crosses three per ball

van der Wath is the new man

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
MEK Hussey
83 runs (56)
11 fours1 six
Productive shot
leg glance
27 runs
3 fours1 six
Control
77%
AB de Villiers
65 runs (44)
5 fours2 sixes
Productive shot
sweep
19 runs
3 fours1 six
Control
64%
Best performances - bowlers
S Randiv
O
4
M
0
R
24
W
2
ECO
6
JA Morkel
O
4
M
0
R
34
W
2
ECO
8.5
Match details
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
TossChennai Super Kings, elected to bat first
Series
Season2011
Player Of The Match
Hours of play (local time)16.00 start, First Session 16.00-17.20, Interval 17.20-17.40, Second Session 17.40-19.00
Match days16 April 2011 - daynight (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsChennai Super Kings 2, Royal Challengers Bangalore 0
Win Probability
CSK 100%
CSKRCB
100%50%100%CSK InningsRCB Innings

Over 20 • RCB 162/7

CSK won by 21 runs
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