yorker - finally the yorker - why does it come as the last resort when all types of slower ones have been exhausted? Bravo digs it out, mid-on has a chance to run him out, misses. Chennai are jubilant
Cape Cobras vs CSK, Group A at Chennai, Sep 28 2011 - Ball by Ball Commentary
CSK won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
Dwayne Bravo is MoM. He says: "Today was a great day for us. I was backing my ability. Steyn bowled just one bad ball and got on top of it. I have worked hard on my bowling in the nets, changed my action a bit. Happy now, I am enjoying my cricket now. Hope this continues later in the tournament."
Justin Kemp: "Good game. we were right up there until the 18th over. Took something special from Bravo. We would have liked to score more at the back end, but I think the Chennai boys bowled pretty well with the old ball. We bowled well, but it was always going to come down to the last couple of overs, and they have a big batting line-up. A couple of mistakes here and there...
MS Dhoni: "Of course it was [the heart, pounding]. It was a big game. If we had lost, it would have become very difficult. 145 was a very good effort by our bowlers, who capitalised really well when they lost a couple of wickets at the wrong time. The dew did play a part. very time you rotated the strike, the ball came back wet. We neglected the importance of singles at the start."
So Chennai are back to pulling off close ones. Chennai won this game in 5.4 overs. Cobras scored just 21 off their last four overs, and Chennai looted 23 off their last 10 balls. The deluge began with a slower one from Steyn that horribly went wrong. I know the yorker is a tough delivery - takes a lot of skill and is also takes a lot out physically - but I don't see nearly enough yorkers nowadays
full toss outside off, lofted wide of long-off, Ontong puts in a diving save, but they come back for three. Scores are level now
another slower one, gets a leading edge, but it falls safe to cover for one
slower ball, short, cut away for a single
17 came off the last over. Cobras scored only 21 off their last four. That's where the game was won and lost. Langeveldt comes back. Only five to defend
another length ball, worked away wide of deep square, comes back for two
Length ball... you can't bowl length... and what a lovely shot from Bravo, drives inside-out, between mid-off and extra cover... what an over Bravo has played
Third man goes back, mid-off comes on
two hits and the game is split wide open... another slower ball, short of a length on off, Bravo opens the face, bisects point and short third man
Slower ball, from behind the stumps, doesn't matter where he bowls this from. It ends up being a juicy full toss, and Bravo has monstered this over midwicket for a huge six... 102 metres
Now it's more than two a ball
full, quick, outside off, driven to long-off for one
slower ball around off, Morkel swings outside its lien, beaten
Steyn to bowl out. Who will bowl the 20th? Not yet two a ball. Morkel to face Steyn now. Formerly Pretoria team-mates
Has Philander missed a run-out? This is punched wide of deep midwicket, they go for two, Morkel seems to be struggling, but Philander fails to collect the throw
Keeper comes up
gets an inside edge onto the pad, for a single to square leg
Albie Morkel walks out. The stage is set for him. Plays for Pretoria. Against Cape Town here. Keeper goes back
He has dragged this on from well wide of off. Slower offcutter again, Dhoni looks to force this through off, gets the bottom edge into the ground and then onto the stumps
short of a length, on off, pushed to midwicket for one
slower ball again, Bravo tries to open the face, is beaten
That has Caribbean written all over it. Short of a length, outside off, slower ball too, Bravo stands tall, drives this on the up with his West Indian flourish, over extra cover. And it keeps going
33 off 18 now. Philander to continue. Peterson and Langeveldt have a total of five overs left
slower one on off, Dhoni checks his shot, pushes it back to Steyn. Excellent comeback for Steyn
short of a length, pushed back to Syen, who fields to his left
chipped into the on side, and the hare through for two. Soft hands get them the extra run
Dropped. Duminy, who took four wickets, has dropped Dhoni. Full, outside off, Dhoni ends up slicing it, Duminy comes in running from deep cover, but overruns it, and is lobbed
misses out... this is a leg-side half-volley, and he has clipped it to deep square for just a single
full and straight, pushed to long-off for one. Steyn slips while trying to stick his foot out to stop this
Steyn comes back. 39 required. Remember Cobras scored just 21 from here