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Chennai secure last ball thrilling win | Chennai secure last ball thrilling win |
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| Written by Admin | |
| Friday, 09 May 2008 | |
![]() The Chennai Super Kings scored 15 runs from the last over to snatch a heart-stopping four-wicket victory over Delhi Daredevils. Shoaib Malik was the man to be blamed for the Delhi Daredevils as the Chennai team reached the target by scoring 15 runs in last over including one wide in that over. Manpreet Gony hit Shoaib Malik for six off the first ball, with a wide and an edged four which confirmed an easy win for Chennai super kings. It was the match of the IPL so far and it shows that in T20 any thing can happen even if you have big score on the board. Chennai Super Kings won the toss and choose to bowl first but it was wrong decision on batting pitch and Gambhir and Virender Sehwag began in positive fashion, completed 45 runs in five overs before Sehwag was sent back to the pavilion. The very next over De'Villiers followed but Dhawan and Gautam Gambhir put a century stand to help the Delhi team reach a winning position with a total of 187 for five. Gautam Gambhir was highest scorer for the match with his knock of 80 runs from 49 balls. Chasing 188, Super Kings top order clicked after 3 defeats in a row and put a good start by Fleming and Vidyut as they made 62 runs in just 6 overs. Morkel hit three consecutive sixes and a four off one Sehwag over which reduced the pressure. It was a great day for Chennai as they have luck with them and managed last ball thrilling victory. After this match Chennai and Delhi both are on level in terms of points with 10 points each. |
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