Sidelights:
Two different sets of 10 overs from RR cost them the match. In the first 10 they scored 84 for 1 and in the next 10 overs only 64 for 7 cost them the game. Although Tambe, Cooper and Bhatia kept them in the hunt by bowling tight line on a pitch which was tailor made for them, ultimately the CSK batting powerhouse was always going to win such games even when they had to score 12 runs from the final over. Till the kinds of Dhoni, Jadeja or Raina are there on the pitch 12 to 15 runs are not enough to pressurize them.
IPL 7 | Match 37 | CSK Vs DD
Venue: The JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi
Toss: RR and elected to bat first
Playing XIs:
RR: Ankit Sharma, Shane Watson, Ajinkya Rahane, Karun Nair, Stuart Binny, James Faulkner, Dishant Yagnik, Rajat Bhatia, Kevon Cooper, Praveen Tambe
CSK: Dwayne Smith, Brendon McCullum, Suresh Raina, Faf du Plessis, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Vijay Shankar, Ishwar Pandey, Mohit Sharma, Samuel Badree
Mini Score Card:
RR 148/8 (20) Run rate: 7.40
Shane Watson 51 (36) | Mohit Sharma 3/31
Ankit Sharma 30 (27) | Ravindra Jadeja 2/18
CSK 149/5 (20) Run rate: 7.57
Dwayne Smith 44 (35) | Ankit Sharma 2/20 (4)
Faf du Plessis 38 (39) | Kevon Cooper 1/25 (4)
Result: CSK won by 5 wickets
Points: CSK 2 (Total 16) | RR 0 (Total 12)
Man of the match: Ravindra Jadeja (CSK)
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford | C Shamshuddin | Rajesh Deshpande (3rd) | Anil Dandekar (Reserve)
Match Referee: Javagal Srinath
How they played the game
Powerplay: RR 42 runs, 0 wickets | CSK 48 runs, 2 wickets
First 50 runs: RR 42 balls | CSK 39 balls
50-100 runs: RR 36 balls | CSK 45 balls
EXTRAS: CSK 12 (1 B, 3 LB, 8 Wd) | RR 8 (3 LB, 5 Wd)
Best Partnership
RR: 1st wicket – 60 runs off 47 balls between Sharma 30 (27) and Watson 21 (20)
CSK: 3rdwicket – 35 runs off 34 balls between du Plessis 20 (19) and Smith 13 (15)
Fours and SIXES
RR 10 Fours – 4 by Sharma, 3 by Watson, 1 each by Nair, Smith and Bhatia | 7 SIXES – 4 by Watson, 2 by Binny, 1 by Sharma
CSK 9 Fours – 5 by Smith, 2 by du Plessis, 1 each by Ashwin and Dhoni | 5 SIXES – 2 by Smith, 1 each by McCullum, Dhoni and Jadeja
Important Fact about the match:
* CSK’s Vijay Shankar made his IPL debut
In the PIC: Another last over six by Dhoni helped his team to win a close game
Picture Courtesy: ESPN – Cricinfo
