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Legend cricketers Photos
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| Gavaskar
February 21, 2013 - On the occasion of Harbhajan Singh's 100th Test, a look at the Indians to get there before him
Sunil Gavaskar
Matches played: 125
Runs: 10,122
Batting average: 51.12
50s/100s: 45/34
Gavaskar is one of the greatest opening batsmen of all time. His game was built around a near-perfect technique and enormous powers of concentration. He had virtually every stroke in the book but traded flair for the solidity his side needed more. Gavaskar's lasting legacy however, is not just the mountain of runs he scored for India. He earned respect for Indian cricket and he taught his team-mates the virtue of professionalism. The self-actualisation of Indian cricket began under him. |
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| Dilip Vengsarkar
February 21, 2013 - On the occasion of Harbhajan Singh's 100th Test, a look at the Indians to get there before him
Dilip Vengsarkar
Matches played: 116
Runs: 6868
Batting average: 42.13
50s/100s: 35/17
Vengsarkar established himself in the Indian team during the tour of Australia in 1977-78. Over the next 15 years he was one of the batting bulwarks of the side. Tall and slimly built, Vengsarkar was basically an elegant strokeplayer but on his day - which was often - he could be a tormentor of even the strongest attacks. |
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| Kapil Dev
February 21, 2013 - On the occasion of Harbhajan Singh's 100th Test, a look at the Indians to get there before him
Kapil Dev
Matches played: 131
Runs: 5248
Batting average: 31.05
50s/100s: 27/8
Wickets: 434
Bowling average: 29.64
Five-fors/Ten-fors: 23/2
Kapil is the greatest pace bowler India has produced, and their most complete cricketer. If he had played at any other time - not when Imran Khan, Ian Botham and Richard Hadlee were contemporaries - he would surely have been recognised as the best allrounder in the world. His greatest feats were to lead India almost jauntily, and by his all-round example, to the 1983 World Cup, and to take the world-record aggregate of Test wickets from Hadlee. To top it off he was a fierce batsman in the lower middle order. |
Thursday, February 21, 2013
India vs Australia 2013 - 1st Test
Chennai, Feb 22: Lillee vs Gavaskar. Kapil vs Border. Sachin vs Warne. Dravid vs Gillespie. Laxman vs Lee. Dhoni vs Clarke. India vs Australia. Yes - it's India vs Australia time again. Time for the talk to end and for the action to begin. Men will be separated from boys. The flour from the grain. It may not have the same buzz as before, but this is a special rivalry. And it's always great cricket when India take on Australia. A warm welcome to one and all from us as we bring you the opening test of this latest stanza. We are going to start the series in Chennai and we are all ready to go. Are you?
A heroic Kapil Dev on painkillers to help India win at Melbourne in 81. Dean Jones' epic 210 in the cauldron of Chennai in 86. Ravi Shastri and Sachin Tendulkar taming a blonde debutant in 91. Sachin's brutal assault on a Chepauk turner in 98. Laxman's once-in-a-lifetime innings at Eden in 2001. India's memorable win at Adelaide in 2004. Steve Waugh's final hurrah in front of his home crowd at Sydney. The conquering of the final frontier in 2004. The Sydney Gate in 2008. After Sydney, redemption in Perth. The retirement of two legends in the home series in 2008. The whitewash in 2011.
Australia have won the toss and elected to bat.
Dhoni: 'We would have batted as well. If it turns from Day 1, toss will not have much of an impact but it would have been good to bat first. The preparation has been good. We had a couple of days of practice in Bangalore and here in Chennai. We got the center wicket practice which we love a lot. We have put in a lot of effort and hope it shows. We have a good mixture of youngsters and experienced players. Shikhar Dhawan, Dinda, Ojha and Rahane are not playing today.'
Clarke: 'We're definitely going to bat first. The wicket looks extremely dry. I don't think we can prepare a practice wicket this dry. The conditions are very different from what we come across in Australia. We have a young team and that's the challenge. I hope we can put on a good performance with the bat. The people in Chennai have looked after us like gold, we've had great practice wickets here. As announced earlier, we are just going with one spinner in Lyon and three pacers.'
Teams:
India (Playing XI): Virender Sehwag, Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Harbhajan Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma
Australia (Playing XI): Ed Cowan, David Warner, Phillip Hughes, Shane Watson, Michael Clarke(c), Matthew Wade(w), Moises Henriques, Peter Siddle, James Pattinson, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon
List of the sold IPL 2013
First phase of the auction of the players for the Indian Premier
League 2013 was held on Sunday. A total of 37 players out of 108 were
sold and bought by the 9 IPL teams. Auction for rest of the players will be carried out in coming days.
Interestingly for the first time, legendary Sachin Tendulkar will be play together with his archrival Ricky Ponting as he has been bought by Mumbai Indians.
Glen Maxwell of Australian team was the most expensive player bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 5,29,60,000.
Following is the list of players who were sold and bought and name of their IPL teams:
Interestingly for the first time, legendary Sachin Tendulkar will be play together with his archrival Ricky Ponting as he has been bought by Mumbai Indians.
Glen Maxwell of Australian team was the most expensive player bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 5,29,60,000.
Following is the list of players who were sold and bought and name of their IPL teams:
| S.No. | Name of the Player : | Price (Rs) |
Bought By:
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ricky Ponting | 2,11,84,000 |
Mumbai Indians
|
| 2 | RP Singh | 2,11,84,000 |
Royal Challengers Bangalore
|
| 3 | Johan Botha | 2,38,32,000 |
Delhi Daredevils
|
| 4 | Michael Clarke | 2,11,84,000 |
Pune Warriors
|
| 5 | Luke Pomersbach | 1,58,88,000 |
Kings XI Punjab
|
| 6 | Phillip Hughes | 52,96,000 |
Mumbai Indians
|
| 7 | James Faulkner | 2,11,84,000 |
Rajasthan Royals
|
| 8 | Glenn Maxwell | 5,29,60,000 |
Mumbai Indians
|
| 9 | Moises Henriques | 1,58,88,000 |
Royal Challengers Bangalore
|
| 10 | Abhishek Nayar | 3,57,48,000 |
Pune Warriors
|
| 11 | Thisara Perera | 3,57,48,000 |
Sunrisers Hyderabad
|
| 12 | Jesse Ryder | 1,37,69,600 |
Delhi Daredevils
|
| 13 | Darren Sammy | 2,25,08,000 |
Sunrisers Hyderabad
|
| 14 | Jaydev Unadkat | 2,78,04,000 |
Royal Challengers Bangalore
|
| 15 | Pankaj Singh | 1,53,58,400 |
Royal Challengers Bangalore
|
| 16 | Ravi Rampaul | 2,64,80,000 |
Royal Challengers Bangalore
|
| 17 | Manpreet Gony | 1,11,21,600 |
Kings XI Punjab
|
| 18 | Fidel Edwards | 52,96,000 |
Rajasthan Royals
|
| 19 | Sudeep Tyagi | 52,96,000 |
Sunrisers Hyderabad
|
| 20 | Dirk Nannes | 3,17,76,000 |
Chennai Super Kings
|
| 21 | Nathan McCullum | 52,96,000 |
Sunrisers Hyderabad
|
| 22 | Ajantha Mendis | 3,83,96,000 |
Pune Warriors
|
| 23 | Jeevan Mendis | 26,48,000 |
Delhi Daredevils
|
| 24 | Chris Morris | 3,31,00,000 |
Chennai Super Kings
|
| 25 | Sachithra Senanayake | 3,31,00,000 |
Kolkata Knight Riders
|
| 26 | Christopher Barnwell | 26,48,000 |
Royal Challengers Bangalore
|
| 27 | Nathan Coulter-Nile | 2,38,32,000 |
Mumbai Indians
|
| 28 | Ben Laughlin | 10,59,200 |
Chennai Super Kings
|
| 29 | Kane Richardson | 3,70,72,000 |
Pune Warriors
|
| 30 | Jacob Oram | 26,48,000 |
Mumbai Indians
|
| 31 | Quinton de Kock | 10,59,200 |
Sunrisers Hyderabad
|
| 32 | Dan Christian | 52,96,000 |
Royal Challengers Bangalore
|
| 33 | Akila Dananjaya | 10,59,200 |
Chennai Super Kings
|
| 34 | Clint McKay | 52,96,000 |
Sunrisers Hyderabad
|
| 35 | Jason Holder | 10,59,200 |
Chennai Super Kings
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| 36 | Ryan McLaren | 26,48,000 |
Kolkata Knight Riders
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| 37 | Kushal Perera | 10,59,200 |
Rajasthan Royals
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Monday, September 27, 2010
Dhoni lauds ‘aggressive’ Ashwin
Dhoni lauds ‘aggressive’ Ashwin
MS Dhoni’s processes and plans worked to clockwork precision on Sunday as Chennai stormed to the ACLT20 title.
By Rajarshi Gupta in Johannesburg
His trademark shot to the fence helped the Chennai Super Kings win the Airtel CL T20 but MS Dhoni remained and as cool and collected as ever- even as the rest of his team went wild with frenzy. And why not- they had achieved a double within the space of months- the IPL and now the conquest in South Africa- a conquest that obviously came on the back of some strong planning.
The calm Dhoni exuded after hitting the winning runs in a packed Wanderers, three years after he had led India to the World T20 championship reflected how he looked at the final on Sunday. “We stick to processes and if we stick to them, we will end up on the winning side,” is something Dhoni often says. Sunday evening was an example of what exactly he means. There is nothing copybook in his cricket or captaincy but there certainly is a clever method to all his ‘Midas touches.’
The turning point of the match was easy to spot. Warriors skipper Davy Jacobs was in the midst of another blitz, Doug Bollinger and Alibe Morkel were under heavy fire and Chennai looked like they needed to chase down a massive total till it happened. R Ashwin, the eventual Man of the Series and the highest wicket taker of the tournament, trapped Jacobs in front of the wickets. Few had expected the fiery opener to go down without a major assault on Chennai’s spinners but Dhoni had done his homework well.
“The Warriors got off to a perfect start, the kind of start needed in the final of a big tournament like this. But we all knew the spinners' spell would be the key feature.
“We knew that the Warriors would have been expecting Ashwin in early, like always. He got the wicket of Davy Jacobs at the end of the sixth over and after that we were able to put some pressure on their batting," Dhoni said.
The India skipper, who might have just led the Super Kings for the last time (what with the fresh auctions coming up in November), had a different role for his spinners.
“We wanted the spinners to bowl in the middle stages because we don’t have a lot of bowlers who can take the pace off the ball. That would have hampered our chances of winning.”
That was actually a masterstroke. It wasn’t until the sixth over that the skipper brought on the more successful bowler of the tournament despite the two pacers being treated with disdain. Coming on for the last over of the power play meant Ashiwn would always be under pressure from a set batsman, who was looking to use the field restrictions to the hilt. The offie kept his cool and delivered, in the process, earning accolades from his captain.
“Ashwin is an aggressive character and is always up for a challenge. He is always ready to bowl and is a very smart character. He has a lot of variations and knows what field he wants to bowl to. He really doesn’t need much guidance on the field,” Dhoni said.
Dhoni was also effusive in his praise for L Balaji who, with Ashwin and Muttiah Muralitharan restricted the Warriors in the middle stages.
“Also let's not forget the bowling spell of Balaji. "That was also important to keep the pressure on from both sides and we saw how his spell allowed for Murali and Ashwin to get wickets."
Warriors skipper Davy Jacobs admitted that his team was outfoxed by Chennai’s spinners and that they weren’t good enough to handle them.
“The two spinners tied us down and our batsmen did not play them well. That was the game,” Jacobs said, hardly betraying any emotion after losing a big ticket final infront of a massive home crowd.
The Super Kings lorded over the Bull Ring Sunday night and there was no mistaking where the campaign had started- in that sharp mind Dhoni keeps handy. Talk of sticking to processes.
Courtesy: ESPN.COM
MS Dhoni’s processes and plans worked to clockwork precision on Sunday as Chennai stormed to the ACLT20 title.
By Rajarshi Gupta in Johannesburg
His trademark shot to the fence helped the Chennai Super Kings win the Airtel CL T20 but MS Dhoni remained and as cool and collected as ever- even as the rest of his team went wild with frenzy. And why not- they had achieved a double within the space of months- the IPL and now the conquest in South Africa- a conquest that obviously came on the back of some strong planning.
The calm Dhoni exuded after hitting the winning runs in a packed Wanderers, three years after he had led India to the World T20 championship reflected how he looked at the final on Sunday. “We stick to processes and if we stick to them, we will end up on the winning side,” is something Dhoni often says. Sunday evening was an example of what exactly he means. There is nothing copybook in his cricket or captaincy but there certainly is a clever method to all his ‘Midas touches.’
The turning point of the match was easy to spot. Warriors skipper Davy Jacobs was in the midst of another blitz, Doug Bollinger and Alibe Morkel were under heavy fire and Chennai looked like they needed to chase down a massive total till it happened. R Ashwin, the eventual Man of the Series and the highest wicket taker of the tournament, trapped Jacobs in front of the wickets. Few had expected the fiery opener to go down without a major assault on Chennai’s spinners but Dhoni had done his homework well.
“The Warriors got off to a perfect start, the kind of start needed in the final of a big tournament like this. But we all knew the spinners' spell would be the key feature.
“We knew that the Warriors would have been expecting Ashwin in early, like always. He got the wicket of Davy Jacobs at the end of the sixth over and after that we were able to put some pressure on their batting," Dhoni said.
The India skipper, who might have just led the Super Kings for the last time (what with the fresh auctions coming up in November), had a different role for his spinners.
“We wanted the spinners to bowl in the middle stages because we don’t have a lot of bowlers who can take the pace off the ball. That would have hampered our chances of winning.”
That was actually a masterstroke. It wasn’t until the sixth over that the skipper brought on the more successful bowler of the tournament despite the two pacers being treated with disdain. Coming on for the last over of the power play meant Ashiwn would always be under pressure from a set batsman, who was looking to use the field restrictions to the hilt. The offie kept his cool and delivered, in the process, earning accolades from his captain.
“Ashwin is an aggressive character and is always up for a challenge. He is always ready to bowl and is a very smart character. He has a lot of variations and knows what field he wants to bowl to. He really doesn’t need much guidance on the field,” Dhoni said.
Dhoni was also effusive in his praise for L Balaji who, with Ashwin and Muttiah Muralitharan restricted the Warriors in the middle stages.
“Also let's not forget the bowling spell of Balaji. "That was also important to keep the pressure on from both sides and we saw how his spell allowed for Murali and Ashwin to get wickets."
Warriors skipper Davy Jacobs admitted that his team was outfoxed by Chennai’s spinners and that they weren’t good enough to handle them.
“The two spinners tied us down and our batsmen did not play them well. That was the game,” Jacobs said, hardly betraying any emotion after losing a big ticket final infront of a massive home crowd.
The Super Kings lorded over the Bull Ring Sunday night and there was no mistaking where the campaign had started- in that sharp mind Dhoni keeps handy. Talk of sticking to processes.
Courtesy: ESPN.COM
Super Kings crowned T20 champions!
Johannesburg: The Chennai Super Kings ascended the World T20 throne and the coronation took place at the Wanderers here tonight when they rode high, mighty and handsome while demolishing the Eastern Cape Warriors by eight wickets in the final of the Airtel Champions League.
The Super Kings, winners of the 2010 IPL, thus achieved a unique double as they picked up the cash prize of US Dollars 2.5 Million while the Warriors who looked out of depth, went home richer by USD 1.3 Million.
For bonus, the Super Kings picked up both the Golden Bat and Golden Wicket awards as Murali Vijay (294) and Ravichandran Ashwin (13), who turned 24 only last week, topped for most runs and wickets, respectively. Ashwin also won the Man of the Series award while Vijay was adjudged Man of the Match.
Batting first on winning the toss, the Warriors, after a rollicking start, were all at sea against the “Spin Twins” Muttiah Muralitharan (3 for 16) and Ashwin (2 for 16) and managed just 128 for seven.
In reply, the Super Kings had few problems in chasing down the total. Openers Michael Hussey (51 not out) and Murali Vijay (58), pacing themselves brilliantly, made light of the target with a 103-run partnership as the Super Kings made 132 for two in 19 overs.
The Warriors lost the plot after the exit of skipper David Jacobs who blasted a 21-ball 34. The rest of the batsmen were far too circumspect, especially against the spinners who, on their part, teased and tormented the willow-wielders.
In the event, while the first five overs saw eight boundaries, all by Jacobs, the next 15 had mere five hits to the fence and a six as the Warriors crumbled after a promising start.
Like the proverbial cat on the hot tin roof, Jacobs danced about the crease, hitting fours as if there was no tomorrow. He was severe on the two new ball bowlers, Doug Bollinger and Albie Morkel to set a scorching pace for the innings.
However, it was too good to last and Bollinger struck with a low full toss that Ashwell Prince missed to lose his off-stump, in the fifth over.
Dhoni, shrewd as ever, brought on Ashwin for the next over and the tall offie obliged, courtesy a rash attempt by Jacobs who was caught plumb in front missing a reverse sweep.
The two wickets turned the game around and the Super Kings then cut through the line-up that appeared clueless against the spin of Ashwin and Muralitharan as wickets fell at regular intervals.
The only solace for the Warriors came in the form of the 18 runs that they scored off Balaji’s final over and innings’ 17th with Craig Thyssen belting a six and two boundaries.
Such was the grip that the Super Kings bowlers exerted that the 20th over, bowled by Muralitharan saw only four runs scored for the loss of one wicket, leaving the Warriors floundering at 128 for seven, a total that looked well within the reach of the Chennai outfit.
The Super Kings, as usual, began sedately with Vijay doing most of the scoring. A couple of boundaries off Makhaya Ntini provided the chase an early acceleration as the openers bided their time.
The focus of the openers was to play safe, running the singles hard and an occasional boundary breaking the pattern. The runs came at a steady pace while the Warriors missed out on two opportunities to take a wicket.
Vijay, on 15 in 27 for no loss, was lucky when he edged Juan Theron between the lone slip Justin Kreusch and wicket-keeper Mark Boucher to the third man fence. And when on 35 in a total of 61), he had another reprieve when Boucher fumbled with a collection with the batsman lured out of the crease by Johan Botha.
A quiet word from Hussey apparently steadied Vijay and the pair batted most sensibly while looking to be on a Sunday evening stroll in the park. However, Vijay opened up soon after with two towering sixes before holing out in the deep, before holing out in the deep attempting another off Boje.
In the next over, Suresh Raina got out for a slog shot to provide a little twist to the match as the Super Kings needed run a ball to get to the target which Hussey and Dhoni did quite comfortably.
Quite fittingly, Dhoni delivered the decisive blows with a massive six followed by two boundaries off Theron, bowling the 19th over, to set off the celebrations.
SOCRE-BOARD
Eastern Cape Warriors Innings:
David Jacobs lbw Ashwin 34 (21b, 8 x 4)
Ashwell Prince b Bollinger 06 (9b)
Colin Ingram c Raina b Morkel 16 (23b, 1 x 4)
Justin Kreusch c Raina b Muralitharan 17 (17b, 1 x 4)
Mark Boucher b Muralitharan 05 (11b)
Johan Botha c Srikkanth b Ashwin 07 (10b)
Craig Thyssen c Srikkanth b Muralitharan 25 (18b, 1 x 6, 3 x 4)
Nicky Boje (not out) 08 (10b)
Juan Theron (not out) 02 (1b)
Extras (lb-4, w-4): 08
Total (for 7 wkts, 20 overs): 128.
Fall of wickets: 1-39 (Prince, 4.1); 2-45 (Jacobs, 5.4); 3-73 (Ingram, 10.5); 4-81 (Boucher, 13.1); 5-82 (Kreusch, 13.5); 6-111 (Botha, 17.5); 7-125 (Thyssen, 19.4).
Bowling: Doug Bollinger 4-0-33-1; Albie Morkel 4-0-31-1 (2w); Ravichandran Ashwin 4-0-16-2 (1w); Lakshmipathy Balaji 4-0-28-0 (1w); Muralitharan 4-0-16-3.
Chennai Super Kings Innings:
Michael Hussey (not out) 51 (46b, 3 x 4)
Murali Vijay c Kreusch b Boje 58 (33b, 2 x 6, 6 x 4)
Suresh Raina c Botha b Ntini 02 (3b)
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (not out) 17 (12b, 1 x 6, 2 x 4)
Extras (lb-1, w-3): 04
Total (for 2 wkts, 19 overs): 132.
Fall of wickets: 1-103 (Vijay, 14.5);
Bowling: Makhaya Ntini 4-0-30-1 (1w); Lonwabo Tsotsobe 3-0-14-0; Juan Theron 4-0-40-0 (2w); Johan Botha 4-0-18-0; Nicky Boje 4-0-29-1.
Umpires:Rudi Koertzen (South Africa) and Aleem Dar (Pakistan)
The Super Kings, winners of the 2010 IPL, thus achieved a unique double as they picked up the cash prize of US Dollars 2.5 Million while the Warriors who looked out of depth, went home richer by USD 1.3 Million.
For bonus, the Super Kings picked up both the Golden Bat and Golden Wicket awards as Murali Vijay (294) and Ravichandran Ashwin (13), who turned 24 only last week, topped for most runs and wickets, respectively. Ashwin also won the Man of the Series award while Vijay was adjudged Man of the Match.
Batting first on winning the toss, the Warriors, after a rollicking start, were all at sea against the “Spin Twins” Muttiah Muralitharan (3 for 16) and Ashwin (2 for 16) and managed just 128 for seven.
In reply, the Super Kings had few problems in chasing down the total. Openers Michael Hussey (51 not out) and Murali Vijay (58), pacing themselves brilliantly, made light of the target with a 103-run partnership as the Super Kings made 132 for two in 19 overs.
The Warriors lost the plot after the exit of skipper David Jacobs who blasted a 21-ball 34. The rest of the batsmen were far too circumspect, especially against the spinners who, on their part, teased and tormented the willow-wielders.
In the event, while the first five overs saw eight boundaries, all by Jacobs, the next 15 had mere five hits to the fence and a six as the Warriors crumbled after a promising start.
Like the proverbial cat on the hot tin roof, Jacobs danced about the crease, hitting fours as if there was no tomorrow. He was severe on the two new ball bowlers, Doug Bollinger and Albie Morkel to set a scorching pace for the innings.
However, it was too good to last and Bollinger struck with a low full toss that Ashwell Prince missed to lose his off-stump, in the fifth over.
Dhoni, shrewd as ever, brought on Ashwin for the next over and the tall offie obliged, courtesy a rash attempt by Jacobs who was caught plumb in front missing a reverse sweep.
The two wickets turned the game around and the Super Kings then cut through the line-up that appeared clueless against the spin of Ashwin and Muralitharan as wickets fell at regular intervals.
The only solace for the Warriors came in the form of the 18 runs that they scored off Balaji’s final over and innings’ 17th with Craig Thyssen belting a six and two boundaries.
Such was the grip that the Super Kings bowlers exerted that the 20th over, bowled by Muralitharan saw only four runs scored for the loss of one wicket, leaving the Warriors floundering at 128 for seven, a total that looked well within the reach of the Chennai outfit.
The Super Kings, as usual, began sedately with Vijay doing most of the scoring. A couple of boundaries off Makhaya Ntini provided the chase an early acceleration as the openers bided their time.
The focus of the openers was to play safe, running the singles hard and an occasional boundary breaking the pattern. The runs came at a steady pace while the Warriors missed out on two opportunities to take a wicket.
Vijay, on 15 in 27 for no loss, was lucky when he edged Juan Theron between the lone slip Justin Kreusch and wicket-keeper Mark Boucher to the third man fence. And when on 35 in a total of 61), he had another reprieve when Boucher fumbled with a collection with the batsman lured out of the crease by Johan Botha.
A quiet word from Hussey apparently steadied Vijay and the pair batted most sensibly while looking to be on a Sunday evening stroll in the park. However, Vijay opened up soon after with two towering sixes before holing out in the deep, before holing out in the deep attempting another off Boje.
In the next over, Suresh Raina got out for a slog shot to provide a little twist to the match as the Super Kings needed run a ball to get to the target which Hussey and Dhoni did quite comfortably.
Quite fittingly, Dhoni delivered the decisive blows with a massive six followed by two boundaries off Theron, bowling the 19th over, to set off the celebrations.
SOCRE-BOARD
Eastern Cape Warriors Innings:
David Jacobs lbw Ashwin 34 (21b, 8 x 4)
Ashwell Prince b Bollinger 06 (9b)
Colin Ingram c Raina b Morkel 16 (23b, 1 x 4)
Justin Kreusch c Raina b Muralitharan 17 (17b, 1 x 4)
Mark Boucher b Muralitharan 05 (11b)
Johan Botha c Srikkanth b Ashwin 07 (10b)
Craig Thyssen c Srikkanth b Muralitharan 25 (18b, 1 x 6, 3 x 4)
Nicky Boje (not out) 08 (10b)
Juan Theron (not out) 02 (1b)
Extras (lb-4, w-4): 08
Total (for 7 wkts, 20 overs): 128.
Fall of wickets: 1-39 (Prince, 4.1); 2-45 (Jacobs, 5.4); 3-73 (Ingram, 10.5); 4-81 (Boucher, 13.1); 5-82 (Kreusch, 13.5); 6-111 (Botha, 17.5); 7-125 (Thyssen, 19.4).
Bowling: Doug Bollinger 4-0-33-1; Albie Morkel 4-0-31-1 (2w); Ravichandran Ashwin 4-0-16-2 (1w); Lakshmipathy Balaji 4-0-28-0 (1w); Muralitharan 4-0-16-3.
Chennai Super Kings Innings:
Michael Hussey (not out) 51 (46b, 3 x 4)
Murali Vijay c Kreusch b Boje 58 (33b, 2 x 6, 6 x 4)
Suresh Raina c Botha b Ntini 02 (3b)
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (not out) 17 (12b, 1 x 6, 2 x 4)
Extras (lb-1, w-3): 04
Total (for 2 wkts, 19 overs): 132.
Fall of wickets: 1-103 (Vijay, 14.5);
Bowling: Makhaya Ntini 4-0-30-1 (1w); Lonwabo Tsotsobe 3-0-14-0; Juan Theron 4-0-40-0 (2w); Johan Botha 4-0-18-0; Nicky Boje 4-0-29-1.
Umpires:Rudi Koertzen (South Africa) and Aleem Dar (Pakistan)
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