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Kings XI vs CSK, 37th match at Chennai, IPL, Apr 28 2012 - Match Result

RESULT
37th match (D/N), Chennai, April 28, 2012, Indian Premier League
(20 ov, T:157) 149/8

Kings XI won by 7 runs

Player Of The Match
56 (50)
mandeep-singh
Cricinfo's MVP
azhar-mahmood
Match centre 
Scores: Gopi Rangarajan | Comms: George Binoy
Scorecard summary
Kings XI Punjab 156/8(20 overs)
3/29 (4)
32 (22)
2/28 (4)
Chennai Super Kings 149/8(20 overs)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
PLAYERTeam
TI
Runs
I. Runs
B. Impact
Bowl
I. Wkts
Bo. Impact
PBKS11918(12)21.6825.533/254.7593.47
CSK93.130(21)33.8936.62/282.6856.5
CSK70.578(9)4.49- 0.823/293.771.39
PBKS69.050(2)- 2.78- 5.342/203.1974.39
PBKS45.8632(22)39.2545.86--0
end of over 209 runs • 1 wicket
CSK: 149/8CRR: 7.45 
Ravichandran Ashwin7 (3b 1x4)
Nuwan Kulasekara5 (3b 1x4)
Azhar Mahmood 4-0-25-3
Praveen Kumar 4-0-40-1

7.35 pm Chennai Super Kings have missed a chance to move to No. 2. they stay on nine points. Kings Xi Punjab have moved to eight points. Was the turning point the decision to promote Wriddhiman Saha ahead of Dhoni, Bravo, Morkel and Jadeja? That took the momentum out of Chennai's chase. And when the big hitters came in for Chennai, the asking rate was unmanageable, but they couldn't do the job.

I'll have the presentation for you shortly. Here's Albie Morkel's reaction to the defeat on Twitter: "That sucks!! We need to step it up."

A word for my Man of the Match (I don't know who the official one is yet) Ahzar Mahmood. He scored 18 runs and took three important wickets, those of the well set Chennai openers and the dangerous Morkel in the 20th over.

I'm sorry, but I don't think they are showing the presentation. So I don't have details of that for you. Apologies, and thank you for your patience. Thank you for your emails as well, over to Kolkata v Bangalore now, the IPL never stops. Cheers.

19.6
2
Mahmood to Ashwin, 2 runs

driven to wide long on for two runs, Punjab win by seven runs. Quite an upset this, especially after the start Chennai got to their chase

19.5
1b
Mahmood to Kulasekara, 1 bye

Kulasekara moved right out side his off stump to play behind square, Mahmood bowled a full ball just outside leg stump, the batsman missed and then ran as the ball went to the keeper. It's not been given wide and rightly so. He had moved so far outside off stump. Ashwin does not like it, and he exchanges words with Praveen Kumar. Chennai have lost this.

Chennai need a six and a four to tie. Two sixes to win. Or a six and a five, but I doubt a five will happen.

19.4
1
Mahmood to Ashwin, 1 run

in the blockhole, not much Ashwin can do with that, he forces it through midwicket

19.3
4
Mahmood to Ashwin, FOUR runs

Ashwin reverse scoops the ball from off and middle stump over short third man for four! Superb improvisation. Super Kings need four more per ball. That was premeditated but well executed

19.2
1
Mahmood to Kulasekara, 1 run

in the blockhole, Kulasekara drives it down the ground to long on, just the single

Ashwin is the new batsman, but Kulasekara is on strike.

19.1
W
Mahmood to Morkel, OUT

Morkel's holed out! Surely Kings XI have this game now. It was a full ball slanting wide outside off stump, Morkel swung hard, aiming for wide long-on, his favourite region. He ended up slicing the ball high in the air, so high that Marsh had time to run in from long-off and take the catch just outside the circle at mid-off

Albie Morkel c Marsh b Azhar Mahmood 8 (9b 0x4 0x6 23m) SR: 88.88

Mahmood to bowl the final over. A Twenty20 veteran, he is. 17 to defend.

end of over 1915 runs • 1 wicket
CSK: 140/7CRR: 7.36 RRR: 17.00
Nuwan Kulasekara4 (1b 1x4)
Albie Morkel8 (8b)
Praveen Kumar 4-0-40-1
Parvinder Awana 4-0-34-0
18.6
4
Praveen to Kulasekara, FOUR runs

that's a lucky boundary for Chennai, a full ball on middle and leg, Kulasekara swings hard, aiming for midwicket or square leg, he gets an edge that goes past the keeper to the fine leg boudnary, that went between Kulasekara's legs

The batsmen did not cross? Kulasekara is on strike.

18.5
W
Praveen to Dwayne Bravo, OUT

caught at deep midwicket! And caught very well! Bravo came forward, made room and heaved across the line, pulling the slower ball towards the fielder. Chawla came in from the boundary and then lunged to his right to take a crucial catch for his team

Dwayne Bravo c Chawla b Kumar 30 (21b 0x4 2x6 26m) SR: 142.85
18.4
2
Praveen to Dwayne Bravo, 2 runs

a full ball on middle and leg, Bravo calls two two two as soon as he flicks it towards deep midwicket, gets two easily

18.3
2
Praveen to Dwayne Bravo, 2 runs

length ball on off and middle, Bravo moves forward swings across the line, he mis-times it behind square but sprints back for the second. Sharma fielded that ball behind square but has hurt himself as he threw it to the keeper. A substitute will be needed

18.2
6
Praveen to Dwayne Bravo, SIX runs

a full toss, the yorker gone wrong, Bravo can get under this one and he powers it over the straight boundary with a thumping shot

18.1
1
Praveen to Morkel, 1 run

full and straight, Morkel can't get under it and he hits through midwicket, along the ground

Super Kings need 32 off two overs, the penultimate one will be bowled by Praveen Kumar.

end of over 187 runs
CSK: 125/6CRR: 6.94 RRR: 16.00
Albie Morkel7 (7b)
Dwayne Bravo20 (17b 1x6)
Parvinder Awana 4-0-34-0
Praveen Kumar 3-0-25-0
17.6
1
Awana to Morkel, 1 run

he can! Another full ball outside off, Morkel biffs it hard and flat to the fielder at long-off

Awana has been terrific in this over, can he finish well?

17.5
1
Awana to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run

a low full toss which Bravo can only drive to long-on, Marsh got to the ball quickly

17.4
1
Awana to Morkel, 1 run

in the blockhole once again, terrific bowling, not allowing Morkel to get under the ball, driven to long off for a single

17.3
1
Awana to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run

Bravo moved outside leg stump but Awana followed him with a blockhole delivery, Bravo had to dig it out to long on

17.2
2
Awana to Dwayne Bravo, 2 runs

full ball on middle stump, Bravo flicks the ball towards deep midwicket, didn't get under it so couldn't time it well

17.1
1
Awana to Morkel, 1 run

full ball outside off stump, Morkel plays it out towards point

end of over 1711 runs
CSK: 118/6CRR: 6.94 RRR: 13.00
Albie Morkel4 (4b)
Dwayne Bravo16 (14b 1x6)
Praveen Kumar 3-0-25-0
Azhar Mahmood 3-0-17-2
16.6
1
Praveen to Morkel, 1 run

Morkel bashes the ball down the ground to long off, 11 off the over. A run and a half less than what was needed at the start of the over.

16.5
1
Praveen to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run

Praveen got away with a full toss on the pads, Bravo clipped it to fine leg

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
Mandeep Singh
56 runs (50)
5 fours1 six
Productive shot
off side drive on front foot
15 runs
2 fours0 six
Control
68%
SE Marsh
32 runs (22)
4 fours1 six
Productive shot
cut shot on front foot
12 runs
3 fours0 six
Control
83%
Best performances - bowlers
Azhar Mahmood
O
4
M
0
R
25
W
3
ECO
6.25
JA Morkel
O
4
M
0
R
29
W
3
ECO
7.25
Match details
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
TossKings XI Punjab, elected to bat first
Series
Season2012
Player Of The Match
Hours of play (local time)16.00 start, First Session 16.00-17.25, Interval 17.25-17.45, Second Session 17.45-19.10
Match days28 April 2012 - daynight (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsKings XI Punjab 2, Chennai Super Kings 0
Win Probability
KXIP 100%
KXIPCSK
100%50%100%KXIP InningsCSK Innings

Over 20 • CSK 149/8

Albie Morkel c Marsh b Azhar Mahmood 8 (9b 0x4 0x6 23m) SR: 88.88
W
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TEAMMWLPTNRR
DC16115220.617
KKR16105210.561
MI1610620-0.100
CSK1687170.100
RCB168717-0.022
KXIP168816-0.216
RR1679140.201
DCH164119-0.509
PWI164128-0.551