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 #CSKvSRH #DavidWarner #orangecap CSK suffered the second consecutive loss, this time at the hands of SRH, due to the whirlwind innings of its captain David Warner who hammered the CSK bowlers to all corners of the stadium to score 61 runs off 28 balls (his 50 came in 20 balls). The final score of 197 was quite big enough but, the CSK is known for its batting power and, could have put up an equal fight but that did not happen.
This has been reported in zeenews.india.com dated 3 May 2015.

Dhoni won the toss and, unlike his normal logic, opted to bowl first. And, realized his mistake when David Warner (28-ball 61) and Shikhar Dhawan (37) put up am imposing total of 86-run in their opening stand in less than 9 overs to help SRH post 197 for seven in 20 overs.
Chennai kept losing its batsmen at regular intervals and, when Faf du Plessis (33) and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (20) came together to put upa 46-run fourth wicket partnership, there were hopes that CSK could still win.
But, the unfortunate run out of Faf du Plessis coupled with the way Dhoni went out spelled doom for the CSK.
However, in spite of the win, SRH continued to flounder at the bottom of the points table while CSK, in spite of its loss, remained in the No 1 position.
With his 5th half-century of the tournament, David Warner snatched the orange cap from Rajasthan Royals' Ajinkya Rahane.

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