21/04Result

26th match (D/N), Indian Premier League at Chennai, Apr 21 2012

Rajasthan RoyalsRajasthan RoyalsRR
146/4
Chennai Super KingsChennai Super KingsCSK
147/3 (20 ov)

CSK won by 7 wkts (0b rem)

Player of the Match

Faf du PlessisChennai Super Kings

21/04Result

26th match (D/N), Indian Premier League at Chennai, Apr 21 2012

Rajasthan RoyalsRajasthan RoyalsRR
146/4
Chennai Super KingsChennai Super KingsCSK
147/3 (20 ov)

CSK won by 7 wkts (0b rem)

Player of the Match

Faf du PlessisChennai Super Kings

Match Day

2654dThe Report by Siddarth Ravindran

Chennai leave it late but down Rajasthan

A cruise to victory for Chennai Super Kings became a tense final-ball one before Rajasthan Royals were beaten

2654dS Rajesh

The case for Hodge batting higher up

Rajasthan Royals have done several things right in this IPL, but one area where they've messed up so far is in utilising the services of Brad Hodge

CSK INNINGS		R	B
S Badrinath	stumped	15	22
F du Plessis	caught wk	73	52
SK Raina	caught	26	24
MS Dhoni	not out	15	12
DJ Bravo	not out	16	10
RA Jadeja
WP Saha
R Ashwin
KMDN Kulasekara
SB Jakati
DE Bollinger
EXTRAS	(lb 1, w 1)
TOTAL	147 (3 wkts; 20 ovs)

RR BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
AL Menaria	2.0	0	10	0	5
STR Binny	2.0	0	20	0	10
A Singh	4.0	0	45	0	11.25	(1w)
KK Cooper	4.0	0	23	2	5.75
GB Hogg	4.0	0	18	1	4.5
SK Trivedi	4.0	0	30	0	7.5

CSK 2nd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	55	S Badrinath	F du Plessis
2nd	61	SK Raina	F du Plessis
3rd	1	MS Dhoni	SK Raina
4th	30	MS Dhoni	DJ Bravo

Indian Premier League

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
DC	16	11	5	22	0.617
KKR	16	10	5	21	0.561
MI	16	10	6	20	-0.1
CSK	16	8	7	17	0.1
RCB	16	8	7	17	-0.022
PBKS	16	8	8	16	-0.216
RR	16	7	9	14	0.201
DCH	16	4	11	9	-0.509
PWI	16	4	12	8	-0.551