Chennai XI vs Deccan Chargers 39th Match at Chennai, 01 May, 2011

Toss: Chennai Super Kings, who choose to bat first
Chennai XI 165/5 (20)
Deccan Chargers 146/8 (20)
Chennai Super Kings won by 19 runs
Man of the Match: JA Morkel
  • Ishant Sharma 1 * (1)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1JA Morkel bowls a short of length delivery to S Sohal, deflects it off his pad just past MSD to get a leg bye.

Over 0.2JA Morkel bowls it short and wide outside off to S Dhawan, cuts that away to square thirdman and gets a single.

Over 0.3JA Morkel bowls a short of length delivery to S Sohal, steers it towards thirdman and gets a single.

Over 0.4JA Morkel bowls a short of length delivery to S Dhawan, tucks that behind squareleg and gets a single.

Over 0.5JA Morkel bowls a short of length delivery to S Sohal, makes room for a cut and is beaten by the bounce and that is a dot ball.

Over 0.6JA Morkel bowls a pitched up delivery to S Sohal, makes room and squeezes the wide one through point and gets a single.


Over 0.6 JA Morkel bowls a bouncer to S Sohal, ducks under that outside leg and the Umpire signals it a wide.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1DE Bollinger bowls a good length delivery to S Sohal, makes room and slashes the wide one just over the top of the leaping square thirdman for a six!

Over 1.2DE Bollinger bowls a short and rising delivery to S Sohal, makes room for an upper cut and is beaten around middle and that is a dot ball.

Over 1.3DE Bollinger bowls a short and rising delivery to S Sohal, this is outside leg and Sohal fends it just past the keeper for a boundary!

Over 1.4DE Bollinger bowls a short and rising delivery to S Sohal, makes room and slashes it safely in front of thirdman and gets a single.

Over 1.5DE Bollinger bowls a short and rising delivery to S Dhawan, sways away from that outside off and that is a dot ball.

Over 1.6DE Bollinger bowls a short of length delivery to S Dhawan, punches it straight to point and all of a sudden, Sohal charges in towards the batting end! The CSK fielders panic and miss out on an easy run out at the bowling end! Dhanwan makes it to the bowling end! And eventually it is a single.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1JA Morkel bowls a short of length delivery to S Dhawan, tucks it behind squareleg and gets a single.

Over 2.2JA Morkel bowls a short and rising delivery to S Sohal, looks to duck under that and the ball nips back to hit the bottom and flies towards thirdman for a fluke boundary!


Over 2.2 JA Morkel bowls a short of length delivery to S Sohal, this is sprayed a mile outside off and it will be a wide.

Over 2.3JA Morkel bowls a pitched up delivery to S Sohal, makes room and slashes it away over square thirdman for a six!

Over 2.4JA Morkel bowls a pitched up delivery to S Sohal, makes room and drives it beautifully through extra covers for a boundary!

Over 2.5JA Morkel bowls a short and rising delivery to S Sohal, backs away from the stumps and guides it just wide of the keeper towards thirdman for a boundary!

Over 2.6JA Morkel bowls a pitched up delivery to S Sohal, makes room and squeezes it straight to covers and that is a dot ball.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1R Ashwin bowls it flat in the air to S Dhawan, goes back and flicks it to square fine leg and gets a single.

Over 3.2R Ashwin bowls it flat in the air to S Sohal, goes back for a late cut and is beaten by a straighter one and MSD fumbles behind to leak a bye.

Over 3.3R Ashwin bowls it flat in the air to S Dhawan, works it through mid wicket and gets a single.

Over 3.4R Ashwin bowls it flat in the air to S Sohal, gets a leading edge to his flick which rolls back to the bowler and that is a dot ball.

Over 3.5R Ashwin bowls it flat in the air to S Sohal, goes back and flicks it to deep squareleg and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 3.6R Ashwin bowls it flat in the air to S Sohal, goes back and flicks it through mid wicket and gets a single.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1S Randiv bowls it flat in the air to S Sohal, sweeps it straight to squareleg and that is a dot ball.


Over 4.1 S Randiv bowls it flat in the air to S Sohal, misses his sweep down the legside and that will be a wide.

Over 4.2S Randiv bowls a tossed up delivery to S Sohal, slog sweeps it high over wide long on for a six!

Over 4.3S Randiv bowls a tossed up delivery to S Sohal, bends down and sweeps it flat over widish long on for a one bounce boundary!

Over 4.4S Randiv bowls a tossed up delivery to S Sohal, takes it on the full and paddles it to short fine leg and gets a single.

Over 4.5S Randiv bowls a tossed up delivery to S Dhawan, defensively pushes it towards covers and steals a single.

Over 4.6S Randiv bowls a tossed up delivery to S Sohal, goes back and is beaten by a straighter one outside off and that is a dot ball.

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