Pune Warriors vs Chennai XI 31st Match at Mumbai, 27 Apr, 2011

Toss: Pune Warriors, who choose to bat
Pune Warriors 141/6 (20)
Chennai XI 145/2 (19.3)
Chennai Super Kings won by 8 wickets
Man of the Match: DE Bollinger
  • Suresh Raina 34 * (25)
  • S Badrinath 63 * (44)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1AC Thomas bowls a good length delivery to MEK Hussey, deflects it off his pad down the legside and the diving keeper stops it and that is a dot ball.

Over 0.2AC Thomas bowls a short of length delivery to MEK Hussey, defends it back to the bowler and that is a dot ball.

Over 0.3AC Thomas bowls a good length delivery to MEK Hussey, flicks it off his pads straight to mid on and that is a dot ball.

Over 0.4AC Thomas bowls a good length delivery to MEK Hussey, gets forward in defence and is beaten by the away swing and that is a dot ball.

Over 0.5AC Thomas bowls a short and rising delivery to MEK Hussey, taps it down to backward point and that is a dot ball.

Over 0.6AC Thomas bowls a short of length delivery to MEK Hussey, defends it to the left of the bowler and that is a dot ball. That is a maiden over.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1JE Taylor bowls a short of length delivery to M Vijay, pushes it defensively to forward point and that is a dot ball.

Over 1.2JE Taylor bowls a good length delivery to M Vijay, who gets forward and defends it towards the bowler and that is a dot ball.

Over 1.3JE Taylor bowls a pitched up delivery to M Vijay, plays a wristy drive towards mid off and takes a risky single.

Over 1.4JE Taylor bowls a short of length delivery to MEK Hussey, defends the slower one to point and that is a dot ball.

Over 1.5JE Taylor bowls a bouncer to MEK Hussey, sways away from that outside off and that is a dot ball.

Over 1.6JE Taylor bowls a good length delivery to MEK Hussey, pushes the slower one towards mid off and gets a single.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1AC Thomas bowls a short of length delivery to MEK Hussey, pushes it down to wide gully and that is a dot ball.


Over 2.1 AC Thomas bowls it short and wide outside off to MEK Hussey, goes back for a cut and is beaten and that has been given as a wide.

Over 2.2AC Thomas bowls a short and rising delivery to MEK Hussey, gives the charge and pulls it away to deep backward squareleg and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 2.3AC Thomas bowls a short of length delivery to MEK Hussey, defends it back to the bowler and that is a dot ball.

Over 2.4AC Thomas bowls a short of length delivery to MEK Hussey, flicks the slower one to the diving short fine leg and gets a single.

Over 2.5AC Thomas bowls a short and rising delivery to M Vijay, tucks it behind squareleg and gets a single.

Over 2.6AC Thomas bowls a short of length delivery to MEK Hussey, jumps down the track and smacks that away past covers for a boundary!

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1 JE Taylor bowls a pitched up delivery to M Vijay, flicks it off his pads sweetly to deep backward squareleg and picks up a couple of runs.


Over 3.1 JE Taylor bowls a short and rising delivery to M Vijay, misses out in a leg glance to fine leg and the Umpire signals it a wide.

Over 3.2 JE Taylor bowls a bouncer to M Vijay, sways away from that outside off and that is a dot ball.

Over 3.3JE Taylor bowls a short and rising delivery to M Vijay, drops his wrists and lets it fly outside off and that is a dot ball.

Over 3.4JE Taylor bowls a short and rising delivery to M Vijay, pulls at that slower one early and the ball falls safely around short fine leg for a single.

Over 3.5JE Taylor bowls a short and rising delivery to MEK Hussey, dabs that down to thirdman and gets a single.


Over 3.5 JE Taylor bowls a bouncer to MEK Hussey, goes for a pull and misses it down the legside, that has been given as a noball for the second illegal bouncer. NB+0

Over 3.6JE Taylor bowls a short of length delivery to M Vijay, flicks it sweetly off his pads to deep mid wicket and picks up a couple of runs.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1M Kartik bowls a flighted delivery to MEK Hussey, drives it straight to covers and that is a dot ball.

Over 4.2M Kartik bowls it on the shorter side to MEK Hussey, goes back and pulls it flat in the air towards deep squareleg where Manish Pandey dives forward to take a low catch. Or did the ball touch the ground? Plenty of replays have been watched the TV Umpire and the catch doesn't look clean and convincing! Well nope, TV Umpire has given that OUT CAUGHT!

Over 4.3M Kartik bowls a flighted delivery to M Vijay, who gets forward and defends it towards covers and that is a dot ball.

Over 4.4M Kartik bowls it flat in the air to M Vijay, looks to flick and is hit on the pad around leg and that is a dot ball.

Over 4.5M Kartik bowls it flat in the air to M Vijay, flicks it straight to mid on and that is a dot ball.

Over 4.6M Kartik bowls a tossed up delivery to M Vijay, who gets forward and defends it to the left of the bowler and that is a dot ball. That's a wicket maiden from Kartik!

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