and Chennai complete the comprehensive win with a slower bouncer, the top edge, though, falls safe
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
Srihari: "23 off 1 and a SAF batsman!!!" Oh well
length ball this time, he lofts it over extra for four
again a yorker, another single, these will do Chennai's net run-rate some good too
near-yorker again, single taken
yorker on off, single taken
...there's the single, down to long-on. Now for five sixes
All they need is five sixes and a single in the last over...
short ball, pulled straight to square leg, takes a single
oh length ball again, tempting his fate again, but van der Wath again swings inside the line
better length, near yorker, but too wide outside off
length again, wide too, it was ripe for the taking, but he just swung inside the line
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
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
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
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
slower short ball, de Villiers completely loses shape on this, and all he can manage is a single to point
and they run two again, this is superb running. He just digs out a yorker towards mid-on, and hares back
full delivery, hit wide of long-on, comes back for two
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
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
drives a full delivery to extra cover. Dot ball, required rate crosses three per ball
van der Wath is the new man
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai | |
Toss | Chennai Super Kings, elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2011 |
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 days | 16 April 2011 - daynight (20-over match) |
Umpires | |
TV Umpire | |
Reserve Umpire | |
Match Referee | |
Points | Chennai Super Kings 2, Royal Challengers Bangalore 0 |
Over 20 • RCB 162/7
Super Kings won by 21 runs