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Sixers vs CSK, Group B at Johannesburg, , Oct 14 2012 - Match Result

RESULT
Group B, Johannesburg, October 14, 2012, Champions League Twenty20
(20 ov, T:186) 171/9

Sixers won by 14 runs

Player Of The Match
49* (23) & 3/23
moises-henriques
Match centre 
Scores: Gopi Rangarajan | Comms: Sidharth Monga
Scorecard summary
Sydney Sixers 185/5(20 overs)
Chennai Super Kings 171/9(20 overs)
end of over 206 runs • 2 wickets
CSK: 171/9CRR: 8.55 
Ben Hilfenhaus7 (5b)
Mitchell Starc 4-0-31-3
Shane Watson 3-0-31-1

That's all from game one today. Cheers for joining us

Quotes from presentation

"The end of the first innings, we thought we gave away 15 too many," says MS Dhoni. "It happens in this format. We batted really well. Hussey and Faf batted brilliantly up front. After that Suresh Raina was aggressive and calculated throughout. If we hadn't lost me and Raina, it would have been closer."

"It was important t get a good start, and that's what we did today," says Brad Haddin. "We need to get better ad better with the tournament. We know it's a hard ground to defend so we needed all the runs in the last five overs. We are happy with the result, but it is important to get better with each game."

"It was a nice day out," says MoM Moises Henriques. "Very happy to get the win. It was very important to change the pace. I certainly thought towards the end the ball was easier to hit. They were right in it until the last couple of overs. Just shows how close this tournament is. Steve Smith is a great fielder. When Raina's shot went up, I was very happy to see him under it."

Sixers finish a comprehensive win. It was Henriques's match: lovely cameo with the bat, and the wickets of Raina, Dhoni and Badri

19.6
W
Starc to Mahesh, OUT

plays the pick-up shot, finds Lumb at deep square leg

Yo Mahesh c Lumb b Starc 2 (2b 0x4 0x6 3m) SR: 100
19.5
2
Starc to Mahesh, 2 runs

wristly flick from Mahesh, gets a single to deep square leg

19.4
1
Starc to Hilfenhaus, 1 run

low full toss, middle and leg, pushed to cover

19.3
2
Starc to Hilfenhaus, 2 runs

driven to long-on, they want the second, Smith's throw lands on a half-volley, which gives Yo Mahesh enough time to dive in

19.2
W
Starc to Ashwin, OUT

Ashwin is gone. Smith is superb on the boundary again. Moves across the stumps, gets a length ball, shovels it towards cow corner, but there is Smith in its way

Ravichandran Ashwin c Smith b Starc 18 (9b 3x4 0x6 12m) SR: 200
19.1
1
Starc to Hilfenhaus, 1 run

length ball, angling in from round the stumps, gets a single to long-on

21 required off the last over, but Ashwin is off strike

end of over 1910 runs • 1 wicket
CSK: 165/7CRR: 8.68 RRR: 21.00
Ravichandran Ashwin18 (8b 3x4)
Ben Hilfenhaus3 (2b)
Shane Watson 3-0-31-1
Mitchell Starc 3-0-25-1
18.6
4
Watson to Ashwin, FOUR runs

Ashwin keeps on fighting with the bat. Length ball, on off, driven through extra cover

18.5
2
Watson to Ashwin, 2 runs

dropped by Maddinson. Slower ball, slogged away, hits the sky, comes down, and Maddinson can't hold on to it at deep midwicket

18.4
1
Watson to Hilfenhaus, 1 run

driven wide of cover for one

":) - it was shoking commentary from Ganga ... i chuckled too [it was a mistimed querdle at best]." Luke, I hope you have not patented "querdle". That's a nice word to be used in comms

18.3
2
Watson to Hilfenhaus, 2 runs

mistimed pull, clears midwicket

18.2
1lb
Watson to Ashwin, 1 leg bye

full, wide, Ashwin tries to sweep it, and is hit on the pad. Takes the leg-bye

"2 overs in a row! And people were worried our fast bowlers weren't going to get a proper preparation for the SA test series." James, these are small mercies of T20 theorymen

18.1
W
Watson to Jadeja, OUT

Jadeja slogs, Jadeja goes. Length ball, he just swings across it, and manages just a thick edge to cover

Ravindra Jadeja c Rohrer b Watson 2 (3b 0x4 0x6 10m) SR: 66.66

31 needed off the last two. Watson to bowl now

end of over 1813 runs
CSK: 155/6CRR: 8.61 RRR: 15.50
Ravichandran Ashwin12 (5b 2x4)
Ravindra Jadeja2 (2b)
Mitchell Starc 3-0-25-1
Moises Henriques 3-0-23-3
17.6
Starc to Ashwin, no run

inside edge onto the pad, Ashwin is running, and is sent back. But Haddin misses by a mile

17.5
4
Starc to Ashwin, FOUR runs

length ball, on leg, he plays the pick-up through midwicket

17.4
2
Starc to Ashwin, 2 runs

Watson has taken this too casually. Has he dropped a Karbon Smart T20 league match? Ashwin has got too much height on this, Watson runs back, and seems to have been put off by the man running in from long-on. Doesn't even get a touch on this

17.3
2
Starc to Ashwin, 2 runs

shovels this yorker-length delivery towards deep midwicket

17.2
4
Starc to Ashwin, FOUR runs

Ashwin keeps showing he is a good enough batsman to bat No. 7. Makes room, takes the length ball, chips it over point

17.1
1
Starc to Jadeja, 1 run

length ball, no room, pushed into the off side for one

Starc is back

end of over 176 runs • 2 wickets
CSK: 142/6CRR: 8.35 RRR: 14.66
Ravindra Jadeja1 (1b)
Ravichandran Ashwin0 (0b)
Moises Henriques 3-0-23-3
Pat Cummins 4-0-42-1
16.6
1
Henriques to Jadeja, 1 run

short of a length, angling in, tucked away for a single

Jadeja is the new man in

16.5
W
Henriques to Dhoni, OUT

and now the captain departs too. Henriques seals the Man-of-the-Match award. I can see people growing this moustache to emulate Henriques now. Bouncer, on off, Dhoni has no room, pulls towards deep midwicket, and Hazelwood dives forward to take a special catch. Special, considering he is a fast bowler

MS Dhoni c Hazlewood b Henriques 8 (8b 1x4 0x6 12m) SR: 100
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
SK Raina
57 runs (33)
8 fours2 sixes
Productive shot
off side drive on front foot
25 runs
5 fours0 six
Control
67%
MC Henriques
49 runs (23)
5 fours3 sixes
Productive shot
off side drive on front foot
21 runs
3 fours1 six
Control
87%
Best performances - bowlers
MC Henriques
O
3
M
0
R
23
W
3
ECO
7.66
MA Starc
O
4
M
0
R
31
W
3
ECO
7.75
Match details
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
TossChennai Super Kings, elected to field first
Series
Season2012/13
Player Of The Match
Hours of play (local time)13.30 start, First Session 13.30-14.50, Interval 14.50-15.10, Second Session 15.10-16.30
Match days14 October 2012 - day (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsSydney Sixers 4, Chennai Super Kings 0
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Instant answers to T20 questions
CSK Innings
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