Due to continuous rains at Newlands cricket ground in Cape Town, the match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings was washed away. The match was called off without even a single ball being bowled and thus both teams were awarded one point each
It was Abraham de Villiers hundred in Indian Premier League which helped Delhi Daredevils score an emphatic win over Chennai Super Kings here in Durban. This match is being described as the best one so far in IPL-2 as it was a very close call for both the teams. In a high scoring game, no one could predict till very end that who will win. At last Delhi DareDevils hold on the nerves and registered the win by nine runs.
Delhi DareDevils scored 190 runs, highest in IPL and it looked almost impossible for Chennai Super Kings to even think of winning. But Mathew Hayden gave the best possible start and Chennai Super Kings surpassed the 50-run mark in less than five overs and things seemed to be going their way when Pradeep Sangwan struck in his first over. Soon after Hayden was dismissed for 57 off 27 balls (5×4, 3×6) and Chennai Super Kings were 90 for two after eight overs. After that Chennai Super Kings were were 139 for four (after 14.1 overs) after Raina’s dismissal. They needed 24 runs off the last two overs and Morkel was still in the middle so they had some hope. But three run outs changed the whole scenario and Chennai Lost a well fought match.
Sizzling performance from Matthew Hayden and Muttiah Muralitharan help Chennai to open a victory account in IPL-2 season. Chennai won the toss and elected to bat first. Opening batsman Parthiv Patel and Matthew Hayden do not allow the Royal Challengers bowlers to settle down. Mathew Hayden played his natural attacking game as he scored 65 run from 39 balls before he was run out by Rahul Dravid. But the first breakthrough was provided by captain Kevin Pietersen as he bowled out Parthiv Patel in his first over. After that Raina and Flintoff give some massive blow to opposition and put a total of 179/5 in 20 overs. In reply to this competitive total, Royal Challengers had not a good start as opener Praveen Kumar was bowled out by pacer Gony. Legend spinner Muttiah Muralitharan plays a vital role in victory of his team as he took 3 wickets by giving only 11 runs in 4 overs. From Royal Challengers, Kallis was top scorer as he hit 24 from 19 balls. Royal Challengers were all out for just 87 runs in 15.2 overs.
Man Of The Match – Muttiah Muralitharan
Playing XI –
RCB – Jacques Kallis, Robin Uthappa (W), Ross Taylor, Kevin Pietersen (C), Rahul Dravid, Virat Kohli, Rajesh Bishnoi, Praveen Kumar, Vinay Kumar, Dale Steyn, Anil Kumble
CSK – Parthiv Patel, Matthew Hayden, Suresh Raina, Andrew Flintoff, MS Dhoni (C) (W), Lakshmipathy Balaji, Subramaniam Badrinath, Joginder Sharma, Albie Morkel, Manpreet Gony, Muttiah Muralidaran
The 1st match of DLF – IPL was between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings. Chennai won the toss and decided to field first. Little Master Sachin Tendulkar laid solid foundation for Mumbai Indians by scoring 59 runs not out which helped to put a descent total of 165 at scoreboard. Young talented batsman Abhishek Nayar hit three massive sixes to Flintoff’s over. Drafted from Delhi Daredevils Shikhar Dhawan scored 22 runs. Sanath Jayasuriya scored 26 runs. In reply to this former Australian opener Matthew Hayden hit 44 and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni 36. 1.55-million dollar man Andrew Flintoff scored 24 runs before he was caught and bowled by Harbhajan Singh. Chennai Super Kings manage to scored only 146 for 7 in 20 overs. Fast bowler Lasith Malinga take three for 15 runs in four overs for Mumbai.
Man Of The Match – Sachin Tendulkar
Playing XI –
MI – Sanath Jayasuriya, Sachin Tendulkar (C), Shikhar Dhawan, JP Duminy, Dwayne Bravo, Abhishek Nayar, Pinal Shah (W), Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Lasith Malinga, Rohan Raje
CSK – Matthew Hayden, Parthiv Patel (W), Suresh Raina, Subramaniam Badrinath, MS Dhoni (C), Thilan Thushara, Jacob Oram, Andrew Flintoff, Joginder Sharma, Manpreet Gony, Ravichandran Ashwin
The opening game of the IPL 2009 will see Sachin Tendulkar’s Mumbai Indians, take on IPL 2008 finalists, the Chennai Super Kings, at Newlands in Cape Town.
The Chennai Super Kings, under the leadership of wicketkeeper/batsman MS Dhoni, are entering this year’s IPL as one of the bookmaker’s favourite.
Big hitting all-rounders Andrew Flintoff and Albie Morkel will be at the forefront of the Super Kings attack this coming Saturday.
They will try to be tamed by the Mumbai Indian’s bowlers, consisting of Zaheer Khan, Lasith ‘Slinga’ Malinga and Harbhajan Singh, who have the knowledge of Shaun Pollock (the Mumbai Indians’ mentor) on their side, when taking on the often tricky Newlands pitch.
All eyes will be on Mumbai’s Sanath Jayasuria, to see if he can entertain the sold-out Newlands crowd, as he tries follow up his record as IPL’s greatest six hitter (31 sixes in IPL 2008).
Other Mumbai batsmen to watch will be the “Maestro” Sachin Tendulkar, “Million-Dollar Kid” JP Duminy (on his home ground), and West Indian Dwayne Bravo.
They’ll try to be unsettled by Chennai’s Makhaya Ntini, Muttiah Muralitharan, and Lakshmipathy Balaji.
Source – bleacherreport.com
