Bangalore XI vs Chennai XI Qualifier 1 at Mumbai, 24 May, 2011

Toss: Chennai Super Kings, who chose to field
Bangalore XI 175/4 (20)
Chennai XI 177/4 (19.4)
Chennai Super Kings won by 6 wickets
Man of the Match: Suresh Raina
  • JA Morkel 28 * (10)
  • Suresh Raina 73 * (50)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1Z Khan to MEK Hussey, gets forward and leaves an indipper just outside off and the diving keeper fumbles to leak a bye.


Over 0.1 Z Khan to MEK Hussey, and Zak has started off with a widish away swinger way outside off to leak a wide.

Over 0.2Z Khan to M Vijay, goes back and leaves the away going one outside off and that is a dot ball.

Over 0.3Z Khan to M Vijay, gets late on the frontfoot and drags his drive off the inside edge through mid wicket and gets a single.

Over 0.4Z Khan to MEK Hussey, defends the short ball down to covers and that is a dot ball.

Over 0.5Z Khan to MEK Hussey, goes back and steers it down to point and that is a dot ball.

Over 0.6Z Khan to MEK Hussey, terrific bowling from Zak, bends his back and gets the ball to dart back off the seam to hit the back pad of Hussey plumb infront of middle! Hussey was caught in the crease to get OUT LBW!

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1S Aravind to M Vijay, this is a pitched up away swinger and Vijay confidently lifts that flat on the up over straight mid on for a boundary!

Over 1.2S Aravind to M Vijay, drives the widish pitched up delivery splendidly on the up but fails to beat covers and that is a dot ball.

Over 1.3S Aravind to M Vijay, got him OUT LBW! Vijay is late in stretching forward in a reckless flick shot and gets hit on the pad by an inswinger, he seemed to have got an inside edge but the Umpire looks convinced in his decision! Oh dear replays show that the ball had pitched outside leg!!

Over 1.4S Aravind to S Badrinath, gets forward and defends it to the off side and that is a dot ball.

Over 1.5S Aravind to S Badrinath, drives the wide pitched up delivery square through point in the gap for a boundary!

Over 1.6S Aravind to S Badrinath, steers it to the left of point and calls his partner for a risky run which he completes with a dive. Single.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1Z Khan to S Badrinath, defends it off the frontfoot towards covers and that is a dot ball.


Over 2.1 Z Khan to S Badrinath, this is banged in short just outside leg and will be a wide.

Over 2.2Z Khan to S Badrinath, goes back and chops the short one towards point and that is a dot ball.

Over 2.3Z Khan to S Badrinath, looks to drive the good length delivery on the up through the off side but gets an inside edge and that is a dot ball.

Over 2.4Z Khan to S Badrinath, makes room looking to guide the short one to thirdman and is BEATEN.

Over 2.5Z Khan to S Badrinath, gets hit on the thighpad by a short indipper around middle and that is a dot ball.

Over 2.6Z Khan to S Badrinath, defends the length ball towards mid off and that is a dot ball.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1S Aravind to SK Raina, shuffles back and deflects it off the pad behind squareleg and picks up a leg bye.

Over 3.2S Aravind to S Badrinath, makes room and eases it straight to point and that is a dot ball.

Over 3.3S Aravind to S Badrinath, plays a miscued pull shot to a rising delivery flat over wide mid wicket and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 3.4S Aravind to S Badrinath, opens the face and steers the short one straight to point and that is a dot ball.

Over 3.5S Aravind to S Badrinath, makes room and drags his expansive drive onto the pad off an inside edge and that is a dot ball.

Over 3.6S Aravind to S Badrinath, makes room and chops it straight to point and that is a dot ball.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1Z Khan to SK Raina, gets an inside edge on the backfoot towards mid wicket and that is a dot ball.

Over 4.2Z Khan to SK Raina, goes back and punches the short ball straight to extra covers and that is a dot ball.

Over 4.3Z Khan to SK Raina, plays a fluent drive to a good length delivery which is fabulously stopped by the diving covers and that is a dot ball.

Over 4.4Z Khan to SK Raina, strikes the short and wide delivery straight to extra covers and that is a dot ball.

Over 4.5Z Khan to SK Raina, makes a bit of room and launches the good length delivery flat over straightish mid off for a boundary!

Over 4.6Z Khan to SK Raina, gets inside the line and pulls the banged in short ball through mid wicket in the gap for a boundary!

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