slower one to finish, Irfan can't make contact and it dribbles through to the keeper
CSK vs Kings XI, 2nd match at Mohali, IPL, Apr 19 2008 - Match Result
A fine finish for Chennai and Michael Hussey is elated. 33-run win for Chennai, an emphatic start to the tournament. Punjab did their bit early on but James Hopes' dismissal started a decline. Sangakkara fought hard but eventually it was Hussey's sensational innings that won the day.
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dug out towards the off side for a single, good yorker
in the slot and that's smouldered over midwicket for a big six, Katich plonks his foot forward and swings hard, fine shot but a case of too little, too late
full and straight, Joginder ending it well here, no contact with bat on ball
another full one, no elevation, pushed to long-off
full and outside off, carved away towards deep point for a single
43 off 6 balls. Take your pick. Gary Sobers, Ravi Shastri, Herschelle Gibbs, Yuvraj Singh ... not possible. Joginder with the final over ... who else
slower one, Katich down the ground but he can't get the timing, balloons up towards short midwicket
yorker length again, swatted towards fine leg but there's a fielder there mopping up
dropped, tough chance but Oram could have held on to it, driven powerfully back to the bowler, that was a tough one
full again, down the track but it's tough to get any elevation, driven to short midwicket
full and straight, swished towards long-on but only a single
pushed to mid-on for a single, that's a good way to go about it
Oram on now
pushed back to the bowler, fine over at this point, Murali is quite a champion
that's a mis-stumping from Dhoni, down the ground and beaten in the flight, that should have been a regulation stumping, but Dhoni misses that, he won't mind it too much given the match situation
Irfan Pathan comes in
he's holed out, desperate times look for desperate measures, Sangakkara down the ground and tries to loft him over long-on but can only find the fielder, Murali gets Sanga (now that's a rare entry in the scorebook). This match is headed in only one direction. Down south towards the Bay of Bengal.
another one in the yorker, sweeps but that is all along the ground to the fielder
quick and straight, driven down the ground
full and on off, Sangakkara can't get the elevation, only one to midwicket
55 from 18. It's now or never. Murali is the bowler.
fine finish, full on middle stump, Katich whips it away but can't find the boundary
good ball again, full and outside off, quick too, Sangakkara tries to stand and deliver but can only get an inside edge to the leg side
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh | |
Toss | Chennai Super Kings, elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2007/08 |
Player Of The Match | |
Hours of play (local time) | 17.00 start, First Session 17.00-18.20, Interval 18.20-18.40, Second Session 18.40-20.00 |
Match days | 19 April 2008 - daynight (20-over match) |
T20 debut | |
Umpires | |
TV Umpire | |
Reserve Umpire | |
Match Referee | |
Points | Chennai Super Kings 2, Kings XI Punjab 0 |
Over 20 • KXIP 207/4
CSK won by 33 runs