Chennai disappointed; Dada-led PWI triumph

PWI made one change to their playing eleven – Manish Pandey made way for Murali Kartik.

CSK made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Shadab Jakati and Doug Bollinger made way for Nuwan Kulasekara and Yo Mahesh.

On winning the toss, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, CSK’s skipper, chose to bat.

The first Powerplay of CSK’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 43, without the loss of a wicket.

Murali Vijay, who faced 11 balls, scored eight. Thirty-seven balls into the match, he was caught by Ashok Dinda. Angelo Mathews, who broke the 43-run stand.

CSK scored 50 off 7.1 overs (43 balls). PWI hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

Faf du Plessis, whose 33-ball (Rob)innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 43. Eighteen balls after du Plessis’ dismissal, he was stumped by Uthappa. Rahul Sharma broke the 24-run stand.

Suresh Raina, whose 19-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 20. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Steven Smith. Sharma broke the 19-run stand. 

CSK scored 100 off 12.5 overs (79 balls). PWI had conceded five extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 38 balls. While Dhoni’s contribution to the partnership was 15, Ravindra Jadeja’s contribution to the partnership was 37. Extras’ contribution to it was a run.

Dhoni, whose 28-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored 26. Forty-five balls after Raina’s dismissal, he was caught by Kartik. Dinda broke the 61-run partnership.

Jadeja, whose 26-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 44. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Smith. Ashish Nehra broke the one-run stand.

CSK scored 150 off 19.4 overs (120 balls). PWI had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Albie Morkel, who faced three balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten, as was Dwayne Bravo, who scored five. His two-ball innings included a boundary.

CSK scored 155 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Kartik bowled three overs, conceding 18. He was wicketless, as was Marlon Samuels, who bowled four overs, conceding 29.

Mathews bowled two overs, conceding 18. He picked up a wicket, as did Nehra and Dinda, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 43, the latter conceded 30.

Sharma bowled four overs, conceding 16. He picked up two scalps.

The first Powerplay of PWI’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 56, and lost a wicket.

PWI’s openers put on 31. Although his innings included a six, Uthappa had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored 10. Three overs into the chase, Bravo and Kulasekara ran him out.

PWI scored 50 off 5.1 overs (31 balls). CSK had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 34. Sourav Ganguly, PWI’s skipper, scored 16. His run-a-ball innings included a boundary. Thirty-two balls after Uthappa’s dismissal, Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin ran him out.

Jesse Ryder, the player of the match, scored 50 off 36 balls, which included seven boundaries.

Samuels, who faced 15 balls, scored eight. Twenty-six balls later, Yo Mahesh broke the 25-run stand.

PWI scored 100 off 14 overs (84 balls). CSK had conceded four extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 35 balls. While Ryder’s contribution to the partnership was 20, Smith’s contribution to the partnership was 32. Extras’ contribution to it was a run.

PWI scored 150 off 19.1 overs (115 balls). CSK had conceded five extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Ryder, whose 56-ball innings included the aforementioned number of boundaries, in addition to a six, eventually scored 73. He was unbeaten, as was Smith, who eventually scored 44 off 22 balls, which included four boundaries and a six.

PWI, who scored 156 for the loss of three wickets off 19.2 overs, won by seven wickets with four balls to spare.

Morkel bowled two wicketless overs, conceding 22.

Bravo bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 31.

Kulasekara, Raina and Ashwin bowled four wicketless overs apiece. They conceded 38, 22, and 19, respectively.

Yo Mahesh bowled 2.2 overs, conceding 22. He picked up a wicket.