IPL Season - Match 37 - CSK Vs KXIP

Match 37   Chennai Super Kings Vs Kings XI Punjab

at MAC Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Kings XI Punjab won the toss and without any hesitation chose to bat, understanding the conditions at Chennai and the typical Chennai wicket which might offer low bounce as the game progresses.

Mandeep Singh and Shaun Marsh provided an excellent start.  Marsh got out for 32 off 22 balls.  Azhar Mahmood joined Mandeep and played some brilliant shots but got out soon scoring 18 off 12 balls.  David Miller also played extremely well.  Like Azhar Mahmood he too got out after scoring some runs.  He made 19 off 15 balls.  Mandeep who was holding the other end also fell for a well made 56 off 50 balls.  Thereafter it was a total collapse for KXIP as the remaining batsmen fell for paltry scores.  At one stage KXIP were poised to reach a score of 180 plus.  But the late order collapse enabled them to post just 156/8.  Albie Morkel was the most successful bowler claiming 3 wickets.  Bravo captured 2 wickets.

CSK started their chase in a brilliant manner, their openers Du Plessis and Badrinath playing some attacking shots.  Du Plessis got out after scoring 29 off 20 balls.  Badrinath was the next to go making 25 off 18.  Raina could not contribute much getting stumped after scoring 15 off 17. Saha played a reckless shot and was bowled by David Hussey for 6.  Ravindra Jadeja played some good shots and got out making 17.  Dhoni ran without any idea when the ball was just behind him and was run out.  Bravo played well to score 30 off 21.  But there was little support from the other end.  CSK fell short by 7 runs.

Azhar Mahmood was the pick of the KXIP bowlers capturing 3/25.  Piyush Chawla bowled economically and captured 2/20.