Sammy delighted; SRH beat Chennai

CSK (Shar)made three changes to their playing eleven – Brendon McCullum, Ishwar Pandey, and Ben Hilfenhaus made way for David Hussey, Mohit, and Pawan Negi.

SRH made no changes to their playing eleven.

On winning the toss, Daren Sammy, SRH’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of CSK’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was the first and the sixth over. They scored 60, and lost a wicket.

CSK’s openers put on 33. Faf du Plessis, whose 11-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 19. Twenty-one balls into the match, Karn Sharma ran him out.

CSK scored 50 off 5.2 overs (32 balls). SRH hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

Dwayne, whose 28-ball innings included four boundaries and as many sixes, scored 47. Twenty balls after du Plessis’ dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Karn, who broke the (Smi)thirty-five-ball stand.

Suresh Raina had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored four. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Aaron Finch. Karn broke the nine-run stand.

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

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 44 balls. While David Hussey’s contribution to the partnership was 31, the contribution of Mahendra Singh, CSK’s skipper, to it was (Dho)nineteen. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

CSK scored 150 off 18 overs (108 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave SRH no reason to be in seventh heaven.

David Hussey’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 33 balls. He was unbeaten.

Dhoni’s half-century – which included a boundary and four sixes – came off 39 balls.  

The fourth-wicket pair put on 100 off 66 balls. While David Hussey’s contribution to the partnership was 47, Dhoni’s contribution to it was 51. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

Dhoni, whose 41-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes, eventually scored 57. He was unbeaten.

CSK eventually conceded eight extras. SRH scored 185 for the loss of three wickets off 20 overs.

Sammy, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 11.

Irfan Pathan, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 14.

Dale Steyn, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and Parvez Rasool bowled four wicketless overs apiece. They conceded 43, 36, and 35, respectively.

Karn, who bowled four overs, conceded 19. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The first Powerplay of SRH’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was the first and the sixth over. They scored 64, without the loss of a wicket.

SRH’s openers put on 50 off 5.3 overs (33 balls). CSK hadn’t conceded any extras at that point. While the contribution of David Warner, the player of the match, to the partnership was 44, Shikhar Dhawan was in seventh heaven.

Warner’s half-century – which included 10 boundaries and a six – came off 25 balls.  

SRH’s openers put on 100 off 10 overs (61 balls). CSK had conceded four extras at that point. While Warner’s contribution to the partnership was 80, Shikhar’s contribution to it was 16.

Warner, whose 45-ball innings included a dozen boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 90. Sixty-nine balls into the match, Hastings broke the 116-run partnership.

SRH scored 150 off 15.2 overs (93 balls). CSK had conceded four extras at that point.

Shikhar’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes – came off 40 balls.

He eventually scored 64 off 49 balls, which included four boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes. He was unbeaten.  

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 34 balls. While Shikhar’s contribution to the partnership was 33, Naman Ojha’s contribution to it was 19. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Naman, whose 18-ball innings included a six, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Thirty-six balls after Shikhar’s dismissal, he was caught by Negi. Raina broke the 52-run partnership.

Although his three-ball innings included a six, Finch had no reason to be in seventh heaven – five balls later, Raina and Negi ran him out.

Sammy, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. Seven balls later, he was caught by du Plessis. Jadeja broke the eight-run stand.

Venugopal Rao, who faced a ball scored four. He was unbeaten.

CSK eventually conceded five extras. SRH, who scored 189 for the loss of four wickets off 19.4 overs, won by half-a-dozen wickets with a couple of balls to spare.

Mohit Sharma, who bowled three overs, conceded 33. He was wicketless, as were Negi and Ravichandran Ashwin, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 38, the latter conceded 29.

Raina bowled two overs, conceding 17. He picked up a wicket.

Hastings bowled three overs, conceding 29. He picked up a wicket.  

Jadeja bowled 3.4 overs, conceding 42. He picked up a scalp.