CSK has already placed their birth in the semis but still if they win this match then they will go into the semis with more points. For the kings XI Punjab it’s a must win game to get the birth in the semis.
The toss was won by dhoni and he chose to bat. The opening partnership was very good without their regular opener hayden who has been rested due to an injury. The CSK lost their way after a good start loosing couple of wickets. Raina played a good knock even though he was dropped on the very first ball. Jacob oram’s poor form with the bat in ipl 2009 still continues. Dhoni also failed to perform with the bat. The middle order and the tail Enders failed to get a respectable total. They finally ended up with 116, which is not a decent score to chase in a t20 game.
The kings XI Punjab openers came to crease and started off very slowly due to the skimpy target. But the pressure was building up. Dhoni again was going with the spinners like murali, Raina and ashwin. The spinners did a very good job for him bowling 12 overs with a decent economy rate. The KXIP batsmen failed to face the spinners. Initially the required rate was less than run a ball but the KXIP batsmen failed to maintain the run rate going. At last they lost their way and lost the game.
Muralidharan who bowled a good spell, was adjudged the man of the match for his excellent bowling performance.
Even it was a must game for the KXIP to get a birth in the semis. They still have a chance if the deccan chargers beat the royal challengers Bangalore by a good run rate. If that happens then the KXIP will get into the semis by virtue of their run rate
The toss was won by dhoni and he chose to bat. The opening partnership was very good without their regular opener hayden who has been rested due to an injury. The CSK lost their way after a good start loosing couple of wickets. Raina played a good knock even though he was dropped on the very first ball. Jacob oram’s poor form with the bat in ipl 2009 still continues. Dhoni also failed to perform with the bat. The middle order and the tail Enders failed to get a respectable total. They finally ended up with 116, which is not a decent score to chase in a t20 game.
The kings XI Punjab openers came to crease and started off very slowly due to the skimpy target. But the pressure was building up. Dhoni again was going with the spinners like murali, Raina and ashwin. The spinners did a very good job for him bowling 12 overs with a decent economy rate. The KXIP batsmen failed to face the spinners. Initially the required rate was less than run a ball but the KXIP batsmen failed to maintain the run rate going. At last they lost their way and lost the game.
Muralidharan who bowled a good spell, was adjudged the man of the match for his excellent bowling performance.
Even it was a must game for the KXIP to get a birth in the semis. They still have a chance if the deccan chargers beat the royal challengers Bangalore by a good run rate. If that happens then the KXIP will get into the semis by virtue of their run rate
