IPL 2012 Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers: As it happened…

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Chennai: Chennai finally managed to register a win in front of the home crowd. After losing three matches in a row, the defending champions defeated Deccan Chargers by 10 runs on their home turf. Scorecard »I Points table »I Match Report » 11:28 pm 20th over: 150/5 Hilfenhaus to bowl the last over. The first ball is flicked towards square leg for a boundary by Christian, so it’s not over yet. 16 needed off the last 5 balls. Christian slashes hard at the second ball which goes towards third-man, just for a single this time. Reddy is the new man. Reddy hits it straight down the ground for a couple. REDDY IS CAUGHT AT DEEP COVER! Reddy got some width and he smashed it towards deep cover where Murli Vijay ran to his left to complete a good catch. Christian manages a single off the penultimate delivery. The last ball produces just one run. Chennai win by 10 runs! A Ashish Reddy c Vijay b Hilfenhaus 3 (3b) 11:22 pm 19th over: 140/4 Bravo to continue. White is run-out! He was looking for a second run and perished! Another fantastic innings from White comes to an end. Christian scores a boundary off the fifth ball towards fine leg. 20 needed off the last over. CL White run out 77 (53b) 11:16 pm 18th over: 132/3 Jadeja to continue. 18 runs from that over! White smashed two sixes in that over and the last ball produced a boundary! Deccan are right back in the game. They need 29 runs from the last two overs. 11:11 pm 17th over: 114/3 Bravo comes into the attack. Christian takes one towards midwicket. White works one towards long-on for a single. Christian attempts to work the ball over fine-leg, doesn’t connect and the ball goes to Dhoni who appeals for a caught behind, denied by the umpire. The next ball produces just a single. White smokes the next ball, STRAIGHT DOWN THE GROUND FOR A MUCH NEEDED BOUNDARY! Bravo bowls a full-toss and White manages just a single towards short fine leg, that could have been guided for another boundary. Time for another strategic timeout. 11:04 pm 16th over: 106/3 Jadeja to continue. A dot ball. White charges down the track and plays it back to Jadeja for no run. White takes a single towards long-off. Christian takes a single. White comes down the wicket and scores a single towards deep cover. A single to end the over, 4 runs from it. 11:02 pm 15th over: 102/3 Hilfenhaus comes into the attack. Christian takes a single towards square leg. White follows it with another single towards point. 50 up for White off 39 balls! His third successive half-century! Christian picks a slower one from his team-mate and clobbers it over deep midwicket for A SIX! Christian takes a single towards third-man. White takes a single towards long-off. Hilfenhaus ends the over with a dot ball. 10:58 pm 14th over: 92/3 Jadeja comes into the attack. White takes a single towards long-on. Christian follows it with another single. White works another ball towards square leg for a single. Christian defends the next ball. Another dot ball. Christian ends the over with a single. 10:55 pm 13th over: 88/2 Morkel back into the attack. White takes a quick single. Morkel follows it with a dot ball. Another dot ball by Morkel. Christian gets off the mark with a single towards covers. White fails to get a bat to the next ball. White takes a single off the last ball, three runs from the over. 10:51 pm 12th over: 85/2 Raina comes into the attack. He begins with a dot ball. Sanga comes down the wicket and defends the ball for no runs. He works the third one on the leg-side for a single. White attempts a reverse-sweep, connects well and that easily clears third-man for a boundary. White plays the next ball towards square leg for a single. RAINA DISMISSES SANGA OFF HIS OWN BOWLING OFF A TERRIFFFIC CATCHHH! Sanga was looking to hit it towards mid-on and the ball went in the air as Raina dived on his right to complete an outstanding catch! Christian is the new batsman. KC Sangakkara c & b Raina 1 (5b) 10:47 pm 11th over: 79/2 Bravo back into the attack. Dhawan comes down the wicket and plays it towards covers for no run. Dhawan plays the next ball towards mid-on, no runs scored. Dhawan gets a short ball and scores a single. Dhawan is run-out! White played it back to the bowler who got his hands to it and Dhawan was well outside his crease when the ball hit the stumps! Crucial breakthrough for Chennai. Sangakkara is the new batsman. White takes a single towards off-side. Sanga gets off the mark with a single. S Dhawan run out 36 (29b) 10:42 pm 10th over: 76/1 Ashwin to continue. He begins with a dot ball. White takes a single towards long-on. Ashwin turns one away from Dhawan, good ball. Dhawan takes a single towards midwicket. White gets some room and he cuts it towards extra cover for a boundary. Ashwin bowls a wide. Ashwin ends the over with a dot ball. Dhawan 35*(26b) White 39*(29b) Time for a strategy break. 10:36 pm 9th over: 69/1 Jakati to continue. White works the first one towards leg side for a couple. 50 up between these two batsmen off 39 balls. White makes some room and clobbers Jakati over extra cover towards deep cover for a boundary, very good shot that. White takes a single towards covers. Dhawan charges down the track and the ball is just short of fielder at long-on, scores a couple. Dhawan takes a single. White ends the over with a quick single. 10:33 pm 8th over: 58/1 Ashwin to continue. He bowls a slower one that hits the pads and CSK camp appeal for a caught behind, denied by the umpire. White attempts a sweep as the ball hits him on the head. The third ball is played towards midwicket for no run. Four dot balls in a row for Ashwin so far. Ashwin attempts a carom ball, White gets some room and he hits it towards wide off long-off where Bravo tries to stop it with his leg, fails, and it produces a boundary. White takes a single off the last ball. 10:30 pm 7th over: 53/1 Jakati comes into the attack. Dhawan takes a single on the leg-side. White scores a single towards long-off. Dhawan takes a quick single towards mid-on. White works the next ball towards midwicket for a single. Dhawan scores a single towards midwicket. A single taken off the last ball due to an overthrow. 10:26 pm 6th over: 47/1 Ashwin comes into the attack. Dhawan defends the first ball. He takes a single off the second. White defends the first ball. White hits the next ball straight down the ground for a once bounce boundary. White takes a single towards long-on. Dhawan ends the over with a single. 10:22 pm 5th over: 40/1 Bravo comes into the attack. Dhawan clears the man at short fine leg and scores a boundary. Dhawan takes a single towards point. White picks a slower ball and clears the man at mid-on for a boundary! A ball that came into White produces a single, that could have hit the stumps. Dhawan flicks the fifth ball towards deep square leg for a single. White ends the over with a boundary towards fine-leg. Not that good start from Bravo. 15 runs from the over. 10:17 pm 4th over: 25/1 Morkel to continue. White smacks the first ball towards fine leg for just a single. Dhawan follows it with a single towards fine-leg. White takes a single towards third-man. Dhawan takes a single towards backward point. White clears short square leg to take a single. Dhawan finds gap towards the covers as the batsmen run three. 10:13 pm 3rd over: 17/1 Hilfenhaus to continue, Dhawan takes a single off the first ball. White takes a quick single towards long-on. The third ball is a dot, Dhawan hits it towards point. The next ball gets through the fielder at midwicket for a single. The fifth ball is beautifully driven though covers for a boundary! Top shot! Hilfenhaus ends the over with a dot ball. 10:09 pm 2nd over: 9/1 Morkel comes into the attack. The first ball is driven through covers for a boundary! Parthiv Patel is BOWLED! He gets an inside-edge that crashes onto the stumps. Morkel drops a very easy caught and bowled chance! That could have been two in two for Morkel! The last bal lis defended for no run by White! PA Patel b Morkel 1 (5b) 10: pm 1st over: / Hilfenhaus to bowl the first over. Four runs from the first over. Good start for Chennai. Chennai will take that score. They have managed to score 160 runs and they have the bowlers who can defend it on the home ground. Sangakkara and White will have to play a major role to chase the total and the team will want Shikhar Dhawan to provide a good start. 09:45 pm 20th over: 160/6 Christian to bowl the last over. And he strikes! DHONI IS BOWLED! Dhoni heaving the bat towards the leg-side as an inside-edge crashes onto the stumps! Badrinath is the new batsman. He gets off the mark with a single. Christian bowls a full-toss, Bravo hits it high in the air, Parthiv Patel runs under it, and Sharma at short third-man drops it! Bravo makes full use of that dropped catch, smashes one over DEEP MIDWICKET FOR A MASSSIVE SIXXX! Two more balls to go. He hits it towards wide off long-off for a couple. Bravo takes a couple off the last ball towards long-on. MS Dhoni b Christian 34 (28b) 09:38 pm 19th over: 147/5 Reddy to bowl the penultimate over. He begins with a slower ball and Dhoni fails to pick it. The next ball is a yorker and Dhoni plays it towards wide off long-on for a couple. Reddy bowls a full-toss and Dhoni scores a single towards square leg. Jadeja looks to hit one on the leg-side and JADEJA IS CAUGHT, PERISHES OFF A SLOWER BALL! Reddy has been bowling some very good slower ones and is finally rewarded. Dhoni hits the next ball straight down the ground for a boundary, that was picked by Dhoni. Dhoni takes a single off the last ball. RA Jadeja c Sangakkara b Ashish Reddy 4 (9b) 09:32 pm 18th over: 139/4 Steyn to bowl his last over. Steyn heaves one towards long-on for a single. Dhoni takes a couple towards extra cover. Dhoni takes a single on the off-side. Steyn bowls a short one to Jadeja, a slower bouncer. Jadeja takes a single towards long-on. Dhoni ends the over with a single. 09:26 pm 17th over: 133/4 Christian comes into the attack. He begins with a dot ball and Dhoni takes a single off the second delivery towards midwicket. Jhunjhunwala misses a run-out chance. Jadeja survives on 1. Dhoni takes a single. Jadeja hits the fifth ball towards mid-on for no run. Jadeja takes a single on the off-side. Good over for Deccan, just 4 runs from it. 09:22 pm 16th over: 129/4 Jadeja is the new batsman. Steyn brought back into the attack. He begins with a yorker and Dhoni takes a couple on the off-side. The next ball whistles past Dhoni’s bat to keeper’s gloves. Dhoni takes a single towards point. Jadeja gets off the mark with a single towards square leg. Dhoni scores a single towards midwicket. Steyn ends the over with a good bouncer. 09:17 pm 15th over: 124/4 Jhunjhunwala brought back into the attack. Morkel takes a quick couple towards mid-on. Morkel hits the next ball towards wide of long-off for another couple. A dot ball. Morkel charges down the track and scores another couple towards wide of long-on. A dot ball. MORKEL IS BOWLED! He tries to heave one over midwicket as the ball crashes onto the stumps! JA Morkel b Jhunjhunwala 13 (9b) 09:10 pm 14th over: 118/3 Veer Pratap Singh comes into the attack. Plessis comes down the track and IS CAUGHT AT SQUARE LEG BY DHAWAN! A good knock comes to an end. Morkel is the new batsman. A dot ball followed by a single by Dhoni towards square leg. Morkel on strike. Reddy bowls a WIDE. Morkel gets off the mark with a boundary towards fine-leg. Morkel cuts the next ball towards deep backward point for a couple. Morkel ends the over with a single. F du Plessis c Dhawan b Pratap Singh 42 (35b) 09:04 pm 13th over: 109/2 Ashish Reddy comes into the attack. Plessis takes a single towards deep midwicket. Dhoni takes a quick single towards short third-man. A dot ball as Plessis fails to make contact with the bat. Plessis takes a single towards long-off. Dhoni takes a single on the off-side, as Reddy bowls a NO BALL, free hit to be faced by Plessis. Reddy bowls a juicy full-toss, Plessis hits it high in the air towards square leg, where the fielder takes a catch and the batsmen run two. Plessis ends the over with a single. 08:58 pm 12th over: 101/2 Christian comes into the attack. Dhoni punches it towards covers for a boundary. Dhoni takes a single towards long-on. Plessis takes a single towards off-side. Dhoni takes a single towards covers. Dhoni takes a quick single towards off-side, 100 up for Chennai! Plessis takes a single off the last ball as a result of a misfield. 08:53 pm 11th over: 91/2 Sharma comes into the attack. Two byes scored. Dhoni takes a single on the leg-side. Plessis takes a couple on the leg-side. Plessis takes a single towards midwicket. Dhoni takes a single on the off-side. Plessis ends the over with a couple. 08:50 pm 10th over: 82/2 Mishra to continue. The first ball takes a leading edge and produces a couple towards third-man. Raina comes down the wicket and takes a single towards long-off. Plessis scores one towards mid-off. Raina tries to hit a big shot and Mishra gets a wicket! RAINA IS CAUGHT AT LONG-ON Dhoni is the new batsman. Dhoni comes down the wicket and scores three runs towards third-man. Mishra ends the over with a dot ball. SK Raina c Jhunjhunwala b Mishra 32 (24b) 08:42 pm 9th over: 75/1 Jhunjhunwala to continue. Plessis takes a single. Raina takes a single on the leg-side. Plessis takes another single on the leg-side. Raina gets a full-toss and he hits towards covers where White misfields and it produces a couple. Raina defends the next ball. Raina scores a single towards point. Raina 29*(21b) Plessis 29*(22b) 08:39 pm 8th over: 69/1 Amit Mishra comes into the attack. Plessis takes a single towards long-off. Raina takes a single on the leg-side. Plessis shimmies down the track and clobbers the ball over wide of long-on for a SIXX! He follows it with a single on the off-side. Raina scores a single towards square leg. Plessis ends the over with a single. 08:36 pm 7th over: 58/1 Abhishek Jhunjhunwala comes into the attack. Raina takes a single towards long-on. Two dot balls. The third ball is fielded by the bowler for no run. Plessis scores a single off the next ball. Jhunjhunwala ends the over with a dot ball. Time for strategic timeout. 08:31 pm 6th over: 56/1 Christian comes into the attack. Plessis scores a couple on the off-side. Christian bowls a Wide and that is very well collected by the keeper. Christian drifts the next ball towards leg stump and du Plessis guides that towards fine-leg for a boundary. Plessis takes a single on the leg-side. Raina plays the next ball towards off-side for no run. Raina takes a single on the leg-side. 08:27 pm 5th over: 47/1 Singh to continue. He bowls a touch short and du Plessis works it towards deep mid-wicket to take three runs. Raina gets a short one and he clears the fielder at mid-on and scores a boundary! Raina takes a quick single towards mid-off. Plessis charges down the track, the ball takes a leading edge and Amit Mishra drops du Plessis at third-man for 10. Raina opens his shoulders, short ball, and he clobbers it over deep-midwicket for Chennai’s FIRST DLF MAXIMUM!! Singh bowls another short ball and its BACK-TO-BACK SIXES FOR SURESH RAINA!! Raina smacked that over fine-leg for half a dozen! 21 runs from that over! 08:22 pm 4th over: 26/1 Steyn to continue. He bowls du Plessis on the pads and is punished towards square leg for a boundary off first ball. Plessis charges down the track and takes a single straight down the ground. Raina plays the first ball towards mid-off for no run. Raina gets a short ball and he plays it towards point for no run. Steyn bowls a short one, Raina got a leading edge and it rubbed through Patel’s gloves for a boundary. Steyn ends the over with a dot ball. 08:17 pm 3rd over: 17/1 Veer Pratap Singh comes into the attack. He begins with some width to Vijay and he smacks it over covers for a boundary! The second ball flies to third man and DECCAN GET THEIR FIRST BREAKTHROUGH! VIJAY IS OUT! Suresh Raina comes into the attack. Raina plays the first one towards mid-off for no run. Raina gets off the mark towards fine-leg for one run. Plessis takes a single towards gully area for one run. M Vijay c Mishra b Pratap Singh 14 (11b) 08:10 pm 2nd over: 11/0 Steyn comes into the attack. Vijay finds gap on the off-side and scores a couple. The second ball is played toward mid-off for no run. Vijay plays the third ball back to Steyn. The fourth ball is played towards mid-off for no run. Vijay plays the next ball towards short of covers for no run. Vijay plays the last ball towards mid-wicket for three runs. 08:05 pm 1st over: 6/0 Murali Vijay and Faf du Plessis to open the innings for Chennai, Ankit Sharma to bowl the first over. The first ball is played back to the bowler. Plessis is off the mark with a single on the leg-side. Vijay plays the first ball towards mid-on for no run. Vijay comes down the wicket and hits the ball towards covers for a boundary, good shot and timing! He follows it with a single on the leg-side. Sharma ends the over with a dot ball. Time 7:35 pm, Toss Dhoni spins it and wins it. He has once again decided to bat first! They were undefeated on their home ground and clinched their second IPL title in 2011, but defending champions Chennai Super Kings have looked like a mediocre side in this season so far. Chennai dugout which is full of talented Indian batsmen have suffered as none of them have clicked on a consistent basis. The form of MS Dhoni has further added to their woes. On the other hand Deccan Chargers are all geared up after their two wins from two matches against Ganguly-led Pune Warriors. Back in form Cameron White has played a major role in both the wins with 46-ball 78 and 45-ball 74 against Pune Warriors India. Skipper Sangakkara was also back in form in the last match against the Pune Warriors. For Chennai Super Kings, apart from Faf du Plessis none of the players have been able to make an impact. They have been struggling in all the matches and the team management will have to find a solution if they want to stay in the contest. Players to watch out for: Chennai Super Kings: He was back in some form in the last match and Chennai would have high expectations from Suresh Raina who crossed 2,000-run mark in IPL. Rains plays a major role in Chennai dugout and they will certainly need him to fire to get the team back in the rhythm. Deccan Chargers: As an opener Shikhar Dhawan has provided decent starts to his side in several matches however the Chargers ended up losing those matches. But now when his team is back to winning ways, Dhawan shall leave no stone unturned to continue their winning streak. The match begins at 8:00 pm