IPL CRICKET 2010 - Mumbai Indians Vs Chennai Super Kings

 IPL CRICKET 2010
Mumbai Indians Vs Chennai Super Kings


MAC makes it possible
CSK Beat To Win 3rd Match In A Row At Chepauk

 Chennai: Is it champions' luck? No one at Chepauk co0uld believe till 10.30pm that Chennai Super Kings could win the match. But Sachin Tendulkar, all cramped up and dehydrated, hopped out during the stragety break and in another 15 minutes, the Yellow Submarine was zooming in.

       The 24-run win at the MA Chidambaram Stadium (MAC) on Tuesday has really opened the door for CSK and two wins of the last four may just do it or Dhoni's boys.

        I CSK couldn't make much of an impression on Tendulkar, the heat did and the Little Master, despite his best efforts, just couldn't carry on after the strategy break.

       And the valiant CSK brigade didn't miss the opportunity. They knew run-scoring wasn't all that easy on the track where the ball was just stopping a bit.The canny MS Dhoni employed Bravo and Kieron Pollard faltered.

        The CSK fielding also went to a different level altogether with incredible catches being snapped up and brilliant run-outs exeuteed. Tendulkar (45 of 35 balls) tried one last time after seven wickets had fallen, but things had reallygone out o hand by then.

        Harbhajan singh did hit a couple o huge sixes off Dkoug Bollinger in the 18th over to up the tempo, but the asking-rate was just a little too steep.

        CSK, though, faltered while batting after getting o to a decent start. Pollard (2-27) worked up a lively pace and removed Dhoni and Mattew Hayden off xuccessive balls which put the brakes on CSK as they struggled to 165. Pollard bounced one to Dhoni in the 14th over and the skipper couldn't control the attempted hook shot, ofering a simple catch.

        It was all down to Hayden after that, but the Mongoose man doesn't clear the long-on boundary the very next ball, only to give a catch to R. Sathish, which stunned the packed Chepauk

        Tendulkar deserves credit for the way he handled his bowlers right through the innings. While in the beginning, he bowled Harbhajan Singh (1-23) three on the trot, no other bowler was given more than one over.

        That didn't allow the CSK top order to get settled and when Bhaji removed a dangerous looking M. Vijay, it was evident that things won't be easy for them.

         Mumbai Indians were operating without Zaheer Khan, but the likes of Ryan McLaren, Pollard and Lasith Malinga were always on the spot, making it difficult for CSK, as they tried to break free.

         The most disappointing part for the home team was when Michael Hussey and S. Badrinath struggled to get bat to ball in the last few overs. But Badri did make up a bit with two outrageous reverse Dil-scoops off McLaren in the last over, which did make an impact in the end.