McCullum hundred sets up big win
Brendon McCullum's second IPL century, his first for Chennai Super Kings, set up a big second win for the hosts
Brendon McCullum's second IPL century, his first for Chennai Super Kings, set up a big second win for the hosts
Scorer: Sanjay Murari | Commentator: Deivarayan Muthu
That's all we have for you from this game. Vishal Dikshit is calling the KKR v RCB game, do join him there. Until next time, this is Deivarayan Muthu and Sanjay Murari saying sayonara.
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Brendon McCullum, Man of the Match: I though today's performance was really good and it was thorough batting performance. It was far too long ago. We have a really good team spirit and it is nice to start the campaign like this. I was a little more circumspect today. In New Zealand you can start from ball one and be proactive. It helps when you have Dwayne Smith at the other end. Partnership is very crucial and we had a few of them. The SRH boys have some good guys, it will be tough to beat them later in the competition. We get on the road now.
MS Dhoni, CSK captain: I think we batted really well as a unit, the beauty was the way he [McCullum] carried. Coming from New Zealand, he would have felt hot. We perhaps got 20 more runs. It is a difficult one to rate. ODIs and T20s are different. When it is fresh in mind, you always rate it best. No point rating it, he played well. It is always important to win at home. It is a good win for us and looks a settled side. The fielding has gone up further. I think it was a very good effort.
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The combination of Baz's ton, Dhoni's lusty clubs and the force of the Chepauk crowd was too good for SRH. David Warner and Dhawan gave SRH a bright start, but the middle order did not turn up. Williamson's batting demotion was as surprising as Axar's promotion yesterday. Ashwin settled into an asphyxiating rhythm and was well backed up by the assortment of the slower balls from Bravo and Mohit as SRH came up short by 45 runs.
Ishant Sharma beat bat four times in less than two overs, but to Super Kings' delight, also sent down three no-balls. He was bowling well, but he was bowling badly
Plays of the day from the match between Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai
Brendon McCullum's second IPL century, his first for Chennai Super Kings, set up a big second win for the hosts