Chennai are through to the final, Ojha slugs that one to Bollinger at long-on, Deccan are all out for 104, It's Chennai v Mumbai on Sunday
CSK vs Chargers, 2nd Semi-Final at Navi Mumbai, IPL, Apr 22 2010 - Match Result
Murali: "140 is something, we though we had a chance because of the spongy bounce in the wicket, Ashwin and Bollinger were superb at the start. Dhoni said 140 is a good score and that if we bowl well and field well, we have a chance."
Deccan have made an absolute mess of the chase, which they should have completed especially with three big-name overseas batsmen in the side. Chennai, though, were fantastic in the field and bowled to their fields, there was very little width on offer for the batsmen. Ashwin and Bollinger were excellent at the start, not giving away anything, and making Chennai believe they were still in the game, then Murali and Morkel backed them up. Jakati too struck twice, before being taken for runs in his final two overs.
Badrinath: "I wanted to stay till the end, because on this wicket you have to spend some time, and I had done that, but all's well that ends well.
We lacked a quality fast bowler till Bollinger came along, and he's slotted in perfectly. We have put effort in our fielding and the results are showing.
The crowds are going to support Mumbai in the final, but as professionals we should be able to overcome that."
Post-match presentation:
Gilchrist: "Our bowlers did a good job, but theirs did a better job. Our batting unit let us down today, also Chennai held all their catches. All credit to Chennai, they outplayed us in the big moments."
Dhoni: "We didn't get enough runs on the board, Ashwin bowled well with the new ball, Bollinger's got the pace for us, he dug the ball in and got our job done. I think the batting performance can be better, good that Anirudha got a couple of big sixes, Badri also batted very well. We are playing at only 60-65% of our potential in the past seasons, looking at the players in the dressing room, if we perform at 90% we can beat any team in the world, not just in the IPL."
Bollinger is the Man of the Match: "The wicket had a bit of bounce in it, I thought 140 was quite competitive on this track, it was all about getting wickets. The final is going to be a ripper, and thanks to the crowd for turning out today."
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Ojha looks to cut but misses
Suresh Raina to bowl final over
makes room to cut, misses, the ball goes through to the keeper
the doosra, RP can only hit it back to the bowler
straighter one from Murali, defended back to the bowler
tips the ball just over the head of the bowler, Ojha gets a single
defended towards the off side, Murali rushes across to field
Deccan collapsing here, Chennai set to make their second final, the quick delivery that turns in just a touch, pitching on off, hitting on middle, bye bye Harmeet
Bollinger gets his fourth wicket, a yorker makes a mess of the stumps, Sumanth has to go, great way to finish his spell
139.8kmh bouncer, batsman ducks under it
Chennai move closer to victory, Harris charges down the track and looks to blast the ball over long-off, can't clear Vijay there, who takes a nonchalant catch in the deep
full toss outside off, slashed towards deep point for a single
fullish and outside off, Sumanth backs away and swings but can't connect
full and outside off, laced towards mid-off
overpitched, makes room and punches it crisply through extra cover for four, Deccan aren't going down without a fight
charges down the track and can only block it towards the bowler
slashed away to backward point, only a single this time
and another swipe to midwicket for four, muscular hit that one, Vijay dives near the rope in vain
again Harris skips towards leg, slog it powerfully over midwicket, way over the rope
Harris backs away and slaps that one towards cover
Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai | |
Toss | Chennai Super Kings, elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2009/10 |
Player Of The Match | |
Series result | Chennai Super Kings advanced |
Hours of play (local time) | 20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.20, Interval 21.20-21.40, Second Session 21.40-23.00 |
Match days | 22 April 2010 - night (20-over match) |
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Over 20 • DCH 104/10