Chennai XI vs Punjab XI 54th match at Dharmasala, 18 Apr, 2010

Toss: Chennai Super Kings, who chose to field first
Punjab XI 192/3 (20)
Chennai XI 195/4 (19.4)
Chennai Super Kings won by 6 wickets
Man of the Match: MS Dhoni
  • JA Morkel 14 * (8)
  • MS Dhoni 54 * (29)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1: No runs. RR Powar to M Vijay, flighted delivery, goes back and flicks it to mid wicket.

Over 0.2: No runs. RR Powar to M Vijay, flighted delivery, steps out and is beaten in the air and is lucky that the turning ball strikes his back thigh.

Over 0.3: Single. RR Powar to M Vijay, quicker and flatter in the air, works it wide of mid wicket for a single.

Over 0.4: No runs. RR Powar to ML Hayden, flighted delivery, gets forward and pushes it to mid off.

Over 0.5: No runs. RR Powar to ML Hayden, flighted delivery, goes back and is hit on the pad outside leg.

Over 0.6: No runs. RR Powar to ML Hayden, quicker and flatter in the air, goes back and is hit on the pad by one that pitched outside leg.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1: Single. IK Pathan to M Vijay, short and wide, cuts it away to square thirdman for a single.

Over 1.2: No runs. IK Pathan to ML Hayden, good length delivery, let's that away swinger go to the keeper outside the off stump.

Over 1.3: No runs. IK Pathan to ML Hayden, short and rising delivery, drags his pull down to mid wicket.

Over 1.4: Boundary! IK Pathan to ML Hayden, good length delivery, slashes at that wide one and the ball flies flat off the bottom towards thirdman for a boundary.

Over 1.5: Single. IK Pathan to ML Hayden, short of length delivery, punches it to mid off for a single.

Over 1.6: Single. IK Pathan to M Vijay, good length delivery, goes back and cuts it towards point and Marsh comes up with a half stop with his dive which saves three runs.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1: Boundary! RR Powar to M Vijay, flighted delivery, steps out and drives it hard between the non striker and mid on for a boundary.

Over 2.2: No runs. RR Powar to M Vijay, flighted delivery, pushes it to the left of the bowler.

Over 2.3: No runs. RR Powar to M Vijay, flighted delivery, steps out and drives it back to the bowler.

Over 2.4: Single. RR Powar to M Vijay, flatter trajectory delivery, goes back and flicks it towards mid on for a single.

Over 2.5: He is Caught! RR Powar to ML Hayden, flighted delivery, attempts an expansive cover drive and gets a thin edge to that turning off break which is caught behind by Sanga.

Over 2.6: Beaten! RR Powar to SK Raina, flighted delivery, draws him forward and gets the ball to turn away sharply to beat the bat.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1: Boundary! IK Pathan to M Vijay, pitched up delivery, hoicks it across flat over wide mid on for a boundary.

Over 3.2: Single. IK Pathan to M Vijay, short of length delivery, plays a cramped up cut to that inducker towards point and gets a single.

Over 3.3: No runs. IK Pathan to SK Raina, pitched up delivery, drives it straight to square covers.

Over 3.4: Boundary! IK Pathan to SK Raina, bangs it short, plays a smacking pull flat through wide mid wicket for a boundary.

Over 3.5: No runs. IK Pathan to SK Raina, good length delivery, hoicks across the line and is hit on the thigh pad by one that swung back.

Over 3.6: Boundary! IK Pathan to SK Raina, good length delivery, skips down the track and lofts it inside out over extra covers for a one bounce boundary.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1: Stumped Out! RR Powar to M Vijay, flighted delivery, gets beaten in a flick by one that turns quickly past the legstump. VJ has dragged his backfoot out of his crease and Sanga whips off the bails in a flash to stump him out. BTW wide has been given as well.

Over 4.2: Single. RR Powar to S Badrinath, flighted delivery, flicks it to wide mid wicket for a single.

Over 4.3: Boundary! RR Powar to SK Raina, flighted delivery, waits on the frontfoot and guides the turning ball past short thirdman for a boundary.

Over 4.4: No runs. RR Powar to SK Raina, flighted delivery, goes back and drives it to covers.

Over 4.5: Boundary! RR Powar to SK Raina, flighted delivery, steps out and lofts it for a one bounce boundary towards long on. Mahela almost got a hand onto that to pull it in but failed to do so.

Over 4.6: Single. RR Powar to SK Raina, flighted delivery, steps out and pushes it to covers and steals a single.

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