The Chennai Super Kings had been the powerful team in the IPL Cricket until Mathew Hayden and Michael Hussey departed from the game due to Australia’s tour in West Indies. Since then, the team has faced three consecutive defeats against Delhi Daredevils, Rajasthan Royals and Deccan Chargers. In yesterday’s match, the Deccan Chargers defeated the Chennai Super Kings by 7 wickets.

Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to field first. The Chennai Super Kings started their Innings with a poor start. Suresh Raina scored a decent 32 runs off 21 balls. The team’s skipper M.S. Dhoni scored 23 runs. Morkel made an unbeaten 29 runs off 19 balls with 2 sixers and a boundary. At the end of 20 overs, the Chennai Super Kings scored 144 runs for the fall of 7 wickets.

The Deccan Chargers headed by the stand-in captain Adam Gilchrist (due to Laxman’s hand injury) started their innings chasing the modest target of 145 runs. Adam Gilchrist thrashed the bowling attack of the Chennai Super Kings and scored 54 runs off 36 balls (7 boundaries and 2 sixers). Scott Styris remained unbeaten at 36 runs. Rohit Sharma scored 23 runs and Shahid Afridi made 20 runs off just 6 balls (2 boundaries and 2 sixers). The Deccan Chargers met their target in 18 overs and won the match by 7 wickets. Adam Gilchrist was announced the Man of the Match.

Posted on May 7th, 2008 by Cricket
Filed under: IPL Cricket