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Dominant Super Kings crush Kings XI

ESPNcricinfo staff
Dwayne Smith got Chennai Super Kings of to a flier, smashing Karanveer Singh for 22 runs in the third over  PTI
Anureet Singh dismissed Smith for a 13-ball 26, the ball crashing onto the stumps after ricocheting off Smith's arm  BCCI
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Brendon McCullum, however, didn't stop attacking. He smashed his way to a fifty in just 32 balls as Super Kings were 97 for 1 after 10 overs  BCCI
Mitchell Johnson had a forgetful day on the field, dropping McCullum and Suresh Raina to go with a couple of misfields  PTI
Karanveer Singh managed to get a hand to a straight drive from MS Dhoni to run out Raina at the non-striker's end, but the hosts had more than enough in their tank to motor to 192 for 3  BCCI
Super Kings' spinners dominated the Kings XI batsmen after the seamers gave the early breakthroughs, with Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin snaring five wickets between them. Kings XI did not even put up a fight and were kept to 95 for 9, meaning Super Kings moved to the top of the table with a 97-run victory  PTI

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