Champions League Twenty20 2013 Photos

CLT20 2013: Rahane, Tambe take Rajasthan into final

October 04, 2013 23:30

Ajinkya Rahane's third consecutive fifty and Pravin Tambe's timely wickets give Rajasthan Royals a 14-run victory over 2010 champions Chennai Super Kings in the first semifinal at Jaipur.

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Put in to bat, Rajasthan Royals scored 159/8 in their 20 overs with the help of Ajinkya Rahane's fifty. In reply, Chennai could only manage 145/8, losing the match by 14 runs. R Ashwin top scored for CSK with 46 but Man of the Match Pravin Tambe stole the show with his 3/10. (All BCCI pictures)
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Chris Morris was right on target as he removed Rahul Dravid early on to put Chennai Super Kings in charge. he ended up with two wickets.
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But Ajinkya Rahane had other plans as he notched up his 16th T20 fifty - third in-a-row - to lead Rajasthan Royals to a strong total. He scored 70.
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Rahane and Shane Watson (32) were involved in a 59-run stand. Watson was dismissed by Chris Morris.
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Jason Holder also picked up a couple of wickets and was also brilliant on the field as he took two catches.
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Dwayne Bravo went wicketless in his first three overs was simply outstanding in the final over as he picked three wickets to finish at 3/26.
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In reply to Rajasthan Royals' 159/8, Chennai Super Kings never had a good start. Mike Hussey and Murali Vijay were run out and then CSK lost too many batsmen in the middle overs.
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Suresh Raina played a good hand but was under tremendous pressure as he lost out on partners. He too played a loose shot to bring an end to his 29-run knock.
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Ravichandran Ashwin almost took the game away from Rajasthan Royals with his blistering 46-run knock. Together with Chris Morris (26 not out), he added 73 runs from 55 balls.
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But the day belonged to Rajasthan Royals and Pravin Tambe. He picked up wickets a regular intervals and finished with 3/10 to bag the Man of the Match award. CSK could only manage 145/8.

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