seals it with a six, down the ground and a big hammer over long-on for a big one, finishes it in style
KKR vs CSK, 11th match at Chennai, IPL, Apr 26 2008 - Ball by Ball Commentary
CSK won by 9 wickets (with 18 balls remaining)
So a comprehensive win for Chennai on a near-perfect day. Once they dismissed Brendon McCullum, Chennai never looked back. Oram and Murali led a fine bowling effort before Hayden and Dhoni finished it off easily. They've played three good games so far and remain the team to beat in this competition.
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pushed through to middle and leg, turned away to leg side
punched off the back foot to mid-on, easy single
89kph, on the pads, turned away to midwicket for a single
down the leg side and easily done, helped along to fine leg for a four, only five needed now
Hayden needs 16 more for the orange cap. Can't manage it in this game, though. Kartik on now.
full and straight, pushed down the ground for a single. 18 off the over, a big one for Chennai
waist-high full toss, Dhoni cracks that down the ground, that would have been close to a no-ball, Hayden back on strike
full and on off stump, carved away to the off side
smack, hard and straight, standing tall and blitzing that way over the bowler for a big one, this is all ending too fast, Chennai going bananas. Time for a bath at the Marina.
backs away, gives room, sliced away over extra-cover for a couple, Hayden in a hurry to finish this off, it seems
that was too short and too wide down leg side, attempted bouncer all gone wrong, over the batsman, over the keeper and all the way for four
short one to begin with and Hayden walks down the ground and pulls it forcefully, good bit of fielding at the boundary but they manage two anyway
Ishant is back but the horse is long bolted. 27 off 30. As easy as a walk down Marina beach.
short of a length, cut away powerfully wide of third man, lot of power behind that but the fielder cleans it up
doesn't get better, full and on middle, swept away delicately past short fine for four, power followed by a kiss, a grenade before the flower. Super
too short and too wide, Dhoni simply stands and swishes, big flourish that, top-edge that flies away through third man for four
Chennai superstar Vijay looks on triumphantly
waist-high full toss and was lucky not to pay for that, Dhoni swings hard but straight to the fielder, tough stop for him
yorker outside off, Hayden throws his bat like a broom and rattles that past point
full and on middle stump, driven hard down to long-on
and that's his fifty, full outside off, slices it towards point and brings up his second consecutive fifty of the tournament
Over 17 • CSK 152/1
CSK won by 9 wickets (with 18 balls remaining)