Ravindra Jadeja celebrates as Chennai Super Kings beat Rajasthan Royals. PHOTO: BCCI
Chennai Super Kings continued their impressive run in the seventh edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as they trounced Rajasthan Royals by five wickets in a match played in Ranchi, Jharkand.
Batting first, Rajasthan could only muster a score of 148 for the loss of eight wickets. Captain Shane Watson top-scored with 51 off 36 balls.
Mohit Sharma snared three wickets, while Ranvindra Jadeja bagged two scalps
Chennai were in control of the chase right from the start, courtesy Dwayne Smith’s 44 and Faf du Plessis’ 38.
In the end, Dhoni once again proved his worth by striking a massive six off James Faulkner on the second ball of the final over of the match scoring an unbeaten 26 off only 16 balls. Jadeja remained unbeaten on 11 off six balls.
Jadeja was named man of the match for his all-round show.
Simmons looks for more half tons
Mumbai Indians opener Lendl Simmons said he wants to score half-centuries for his team in all matches, as the visitors beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by seven wickets late Tuesday.
West Indies player Simmons contributed 68 before being bowled out by Bhuvneshwar Kumar to help Mumbai successfully chase the 158-run target set by Hyderabad.
“I want to do my part for the team by giving a good start and scoring with a good strike-rate,” said Simmons.
“My main aim is to score a half-century in every game and get my team off to a flier at the top of the innings.”
Published in The Express Tribune, May 14th, 2014.
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