IPL8 – CSK beat RR by 12 runs to once again prove that they have the firepower

#IPL8 #CSKvsRR #RavindraJadeja #BrendonMcCullum It was a home game for Chennai Super Kings but, at one time, it appeared that the score of 157 for 5 that they had put up might not have been enough. But, Ravindra Jadeja rose to the occasion to scalp 4 wickets for just 11 runs to defeat Rajasthan Royals by 12 runs and allow CSK to regain the No 1 spot in the points table.
Mohit Sharma (3/25) also bowled a good spell and added to the miseries of Rajasthan Royals.
This has been reported in zeenews.india.com dated 11 May 2015.

MS Dhoni won the toss and opted to bat first but when Dwayne Smith and Suresh Raina returned to the dugout with the score at 15 for 2 in the 4th over, it meant trouble ahead. However, Brendon McCullum smashed a quick-fire 81 and in the company of Faf du Plesis (29) steadied the ship with a 101-run stand for the third-wicket.
However, RR bowler Chris Morris (3/19) produced a brilliant display with the ball and managed to restrict CSK to a modest 157 for five.
Chasing this apparently achievable target, Rajasthan's innings just fell apart after a steady start by Ajinkya Rahane (23). He and Shane Watson (28) shared 37 runs for the opening wicket before disaster struck in the form of Mohit Sharma when he scalped Rahane.
Samson (26 off 17), James Faulkner (16 off 13) and Chris Morris (16 not out off 10) made useful contributions but Dwayne Bravo (2/43) got two wickets towards the end to snuff out any opposition.

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#IPL8 #CSKvsRR #Motera #AjinkyaRahane #ShaneWatson It was a day of disappointments for Chennai Super Kings as the Rajasthan Royals mauled them on their home turf at Motera in Ahmedabad – it was the 5th straight win for RR. This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 20 April 2015.

Captain M S Dhoni won the toss and chose to bat under the scorching 43 degrees Celsius temperature and, their top three batsmen returned to the pavilion with hardly 30 runs on the board. It was then the turn of Dhoni himself and Dwayne Bravo to set things right and put up at least 180 runs on the board. But, while Bravo did bat aggressively, the same aggression was missing from Dhoni’s bat. In the end, the CSK could not go beyond 156 which was peanuts for the RR.
Dhoni is known to be one of the best finishers in T20 cricket but, this was one occasion when he looked totally at sea and could not hit the sixes as he usually does when near the finishing line. He would have this loss on his hands for a long time to come.
Chasing 157 for their 5th consecutive win at their adopted home ground at Motera, RR posted a 144-run record opening stand between skipper Watson (73 off 47 balls) and Rahane (76 not out). RR made it home 18.2 overs to hand CSK their first loss in IPL8.

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