Indian Premier League 2011 Photos

IPL4: Kochi Tuskers vs Chennai Super Kings

April 19, 2011 00:57

The Kochi Tuskers continued their new found form as they beat the Chennai Super Kings by 7 wickets in their match on Monday.

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The Kochi Tuskers continued their new found form as they beat the Chennai Super Kings by 7 wickets in their match on Monday. (AFP Photos)
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The hosts won the toss, opted to field and struck early on with RP Singh sending Michael Hussey back to the dug-out in the third over of the day.
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Murali Vijay too didn't quite seem to be his usual self and was dismissed by Thisara Perera for 28.
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Suresh Raina however, came to the middle and began playing the ball around to deny Kochi any further success in the initial spell.
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Raina's knock was cut short when rain began pouring down and the match had to be halted for a considerable period of time.
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Once the match began again though, with 17-overs a side, Raina shifted gears and slammed a commendable 50. He however was run out soon after.
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The Chennai fans could perhaps sense that the rains and the eventual reduction in overs had left their team at a slight disadvantage as S Badrinath followed Raina back.
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Skipper MS Dhoni though came to the middle and made full use of the remaining overs to take his team to a total of 131 in the re-alloted overs.
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Once Brendon McCullum gets going, no total can seem to be enough. It was true against the Chennai side as well, as the Kiwi struck a thunderous 47 with three massive sixes.
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McCullum was partnered well by his skipper Mahela Jayawardena who hit 16 but could not carry on his innings to take his team home himself.
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The damage though had already been done as even though McCullum fell soon after, the Chennai Super Kings were unable to salvage the match as Kochi won with 2 overs to spare.

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