Dhoni, Badrinath’s Knock Made CSK win over Daredevils
Published on May 13, 2011 by Anil · No Comments
Chennai Super Kings moved provisionally to the top of the table after an 18-run defeat of Delhi Daredevils at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium on Thursday. Super Kings' blueprint for home wins was not deviated from.
After deciding to bat, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (63 not out) in the company of Subramaniam Badrinath (55) helped the side to a large total (176 for four), which its spinners helped defend, in what was the defending champion's sixth win in front of its fans.
The men in yellow have eight wins and 16 points from 12 games, while its eighth loss left Daredevils, shorn of Virender Sehwag, with no hope of qualification.
The visitor went in with five pacemen and the lone spinner on a Chennai track that has aided the slow bowlers throughout the tournament, preferring instead to beef up its batting with the all-round talents of Irfan Pathan, James Hopes and Andrew McDonald.
It turned out to be a losing gamble at both ends, as Daredevils' medium pacers couldn't hold Super Kings' batting down while the extended batting line-up failed to get the measure of the home side's spinners.
Once Albie Morkel ended Naman Ojha's flourish at the start of Daredevils' innings, Ravichandran Ashwin and Suresh Raina took over, going for 37 runs in their eight overs, while picking up two wickets, to effectively cripple the chase. Irfan played a lone but laborious hand for Daredevils, doing little more than reducing the margin of defeat.
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