Chennai Super Kings beat Rajasthan Royals by 8 wickets

Michael Hussey

According to the fresh reports from the IPL 2011 season, Chennai Super Kings team beat Rajasthan Royals by 9 wickets in a very interesting match here Played at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai  .

Michael Hussey (79 n.o., 55b, 8x4, 1x6) and Suresh Raina (61, 51b, 3x4, 1x6) helped Chennai ease to an eight-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, here on Wednesday.

Rajasthan made 147 and its lack of bowling wherewithal meant that even the early loss of Murali Vijay did little to hamper Chennai's chase; the target was whittled down in 18.4 overs.

Dravid smashed ten boundaries in his 51-ball quick-fire innings as he raced to fifty in just 37 balls whereas Watson hit five fours in his rapid 26-ball knock.


SCOREBOARD


Rajasthan Royals:

S. Watson c & b Jakati 32 ( 26b, 5x4), R. Dravid c Vijay b Randiv 66 ( 51b, 10x4), A. Menaria c Vijay b Ashwin 2 ( 8b), J. Botha c Raina b Jakati 8 ( 6b, 1x4), R. Taylor c Hussey b Morkel 20 ( 14b, 2x4), A. Rahane c & b Morkel 4 ( 8b), S. Binny (not out) 7 ( 7b), D. Yagnik 1 ( 1b); Extras (lb-5, w-1, nb-1): 7; Total (for six wkts. in 20 overs): 147.


Fall of wickets: 1-86, 2-92, 3-109, 4-117, 5-139, 6-139.


Chennai Super Kings bowling:

Morkel 4-0-24-2, Bollinger 4-0-28-0, Ashwin 4-0-36-1, Jakati 4-0-22-2, Randiv 4-0-32-1.


Chennai Super Kings:

M. Hussey (not out) 79 ( 55b, 8x4, 1x6), M. Vijay lbw b Botha 5 ( 6b, 1x4), S. Raina c Botha b Trivedi 61 ( 51b, 3x4, 1x6), A. Morkel (not out) 0 ( 0b); Extras (w-4): 4; Total (for two wkts. in 18.4 overs): 149.


Fall of wickets: 1-8, 2-145.


Rajasthan Royals bowling:

N. Doshi 2-0-24-0, Botha 4-0-22-1, Watson 4-0-27-0, Trivedi 3.4-0-37-1, Warne 3-0-14-0, Binny 1-0-12-0, Menaria 1-0-13-0.


Man of the match: M. Hussey .