The Hayden show

May 07, 2009

Chennai lost S Badrinath off the first ball but that did not stop Matthew Hayden from attacking the Punjab bowlers•Associated Press

The rain provided Punjab's bowlers some relief•Associated Press

Simon Katich led Punjab's chase with a fiery 50 before he fell to L Balaji's first ball•Associated Press

He cut loose with a succession of fierce drives, pulls and the odd unorthodox shot•Associated Press

But there was no relief once play resumed, with Hayden continuing from where he left off•Associated Press

Yuvraj reached his fifty off 28 balls and kept Punjab's hopes alive•Associated Press

MS Dhoni joined Hayden for a century stand and took Chennai to 185•Associated Press

But he couldn't find the boundary towards the end overs and Punjab fell short•Associated Press