all over, bowled on a good length on middle, makes room and chips it over cover to knock off the remaining runs
RR vs CSK, 37th match at Kimberley, May 09 2009, Indian Premier League
CSK won by 7 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
Chennai take the top spot. They were made to work for it for much of their innings. Hayden and Badri saw their team through to the timeout when there wasn't much of a difference between the teams. Things were tight - though Chennai had eight wickets in hand, so held the advantage throughout - but things took a turn in the 16th over when Badri clattered Harwood for 20 , and then took 12 off Amit Singh to seal Rajasthan's fate.
So both the winners today, won chasing, so that says something about the track here at Kimberley. Rajasthan are No.3 on the points table now. We'll get you the presentation details shortly.
Warne: "We were probably 20 runs short. It was a fighting total still, but Badrinath and Hayden batted well. I think both teams read the wicket right, the spinners did well, if we had Badri early it could have been a different game. Today was a big game, but we''ve got another one on Monday and we'll keep fighting."
Dhoni: "We thought the wicket will remain the same. The track was turning, but most of our batsmen are left handed, so it was important that Hayden stayed till the end. Badri made the most of his promotion up the order. We need to improve our fielding though. It was a tough chase, they had set an above-par score. But I'm quite happy with the overall performance."
Not surprisingly, Badrinath is the Man of the Match.
Badri: "It was tough out there. I had to stay at the wicket, and as I spent some time, more options opened up. The Warne over was a tough one first up, but he can only bowl only four. I owe a lot to Hayden, and he helped me out. It mattered in the end."
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tickled off the front foot behind square for a single
All almost over now. A comfortable win for Chennai in the end. Didn't seem it would be as comprehensive at the halfway stage this innings
his best shot of the innings, slower one bowled full on middle, drives it past the bowler, presenting the full face to beat mid-on and long-off
slower one bowled on a length outside off, made room to cart that over cover, missed as it cut away
length ball on middle, gets under it and smashes it over mid-on for a boundary, gets to his fifty, under pressure to perform and has done wonderfully well here
there's no long-on so a safe shot, slower one bowled outside off, struck it over mid-on, cleared him comfortably, two more
Badri collided with Amit Singh while racing for a run, and the bowler, for a while was in some pain. He's on his feet now, so not big worries.
fell just short of deep midwicket, bowled on a good length on middle and off, went for a mighty swing, didn't get hold of it much to his benefit as it landed just short of Yusuf Pathan
slower one cutting into the right hander, defended on the pitch, calls for a single but is sent back
pitched on a good length outside off, defended back to the bowler
Oram comes in
The end of a potentially matchwinning stand. Hayden was much quieter but his presence at the crease was important. Badri stole the show though.
stumped down the leg side, saw him come down and fired it outside leg, it spun down further as Hayden missed, Ojha took it well diving to his right and then held his balance to take down the stumps, Hayden was miles out
flighted outside leg stump, driven down the ground to long-on
a touch fuller, pushed back to the bowler, targeting middle and leg
picked it beautifully, he's almost caught up with Hayden here, short on middle, waited for it to spin away, rocked back and pulled it away wide of mid-on for a boundary
short of a length outside off and spun in, pulled away to deep square leg
tossed up on leg stump, comes down and chips it between deep midwicket and deep square leg for a couple more
24 needed, a run a ball from here. Warne comes bacl
it works this time, short of a length, attempted bouncer, moved away and cut that past Raut, connected well this time, and who would have thought that it will be Badri, not Hayden, who would cut loose
banged in short outside off, tried to upper cut that past the keeper, missed
a decisive over this, full toss on leg stump, misdirected, was trying for the yorker, just a slight shuffle and whip over short fine, rached away for four
full and wide, poor ball that, moved away and steered it wide of point, a massive gap between deep point and third man and he finds it perfectly
picked it nicely, full outside off, moved across and clipped it over square leg for two more, picking up the pace now
De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley | |
Toss | Rajasthan Royals, elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2009 |
Player Of The Match | |
Hours of play (local time) | 16.30 start, First Session 16.30-17.50, Interval 17.50-18.10, Second Session 18.10-19.30 |
Match days | 9 May 2009 - daynight (20-over match) |
Umpires | |
TV Umpire | |
Reserve Umpire | |
Match Referee | |
Points | Chennai Super Kings 2, Rajasthan Royals 0 |
Over 19 • CSK 141/3
CSK won by 7 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)