Batting scorecard:Chennai Super Kings

With the help of 24 extras, Chennai Super Kings scored 187 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 18.5 overs.


Name
Out/Not Out
Runs
Balls
Fours
Sixes
Strike
Michael Hussey
c de Villiers b Morkel
47
26
7
1
180.76
Murali Vijay
b van der Merwe
0
1
0
0
0.00
Suresh Raina
c Morkel b Wiese
47
28
5
2
167.85
S Badrinath
Not Out
20
20
2
0
100.00
Dwayne Bravo
c Mosehle b Richards
38
26
4
2
146.15
M S Dhoni
c de Villiers b Richards
7
8
0
1
87.50
Ravindra Jadeja
b Richards
0
2
0
0
0.00
Albie Morkel
Not Out
4
2
1
0
200.00

Batting scorecard: Titans

With the help of 9 extras, the Titans scored 185 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs.


Name
Out/Not Out
Runs
Balls
Fours
Sixes
Strike
Henry Davids
st Dhoni b Ashwin
52
43
4
2
120.93
Jacques Rudolph
run out (Bravo/Dhoni)
21
17
4
0
123.52
AB de Villiers
c Bravo b Jadeja
77
36
3
7
213.88
Farhaan Behardien
c Holder b Bravo
21
14
2
1
150.00
David Wiese
c Ashwin b Bravo
0
2
0
0
0.00
Roelof van der Merwe
Not Out
1
3
0
0
33.33
Mangaliso Mosehle
Not Out
4
5
0
0
80.00

Chennai Super Kings v Titans result: Chennai Super Kings wins

The Chennai Super Kings chased down a huge target of 186 runs to register a thumping win over the Titans.
CSK scored 187 runs in 18.5 overs losing 6 wickets in the process.
It was a breathtaking chase dominated by the top order batsmen for Chennai Super Kings.
Michael Hussey and Suresh Raina scored 47 runs each with both of them hitting long sixes in all the parts of the ground.
Hussey hit 7 fours and one six, while Raina hit 5 fours and a couple of sixes.
It was a beauty watching the CSK players bat as they got runs even on good balls too.
After the fall of Hussey and Raina, it was Bravo who took over and looked to finish up the game in a hurry.
In 26 balls, he scored 38 runs with 2 sixes and four hits to the fence.

It was an allround performance, but Raina was the man of the match.

Titans score a challenging 185 runs against Chennai Super Kings

The Champions League 2013 recorded their highest score of 185 runs against Chennai Super Kings.
Batting first the Titans scored 185 runs for the loss of only 5 wickets.
AB de Villiers was the highest scorer for them with 77 runs in only 36 balls.
This score came with the help of 3 fours and as many as 7 sixes – all long and huge.
Captain Henry Davids also contributed handsomely with 52 runs off 43 balls with 4 fours and a couple of sixes.
It was total slaughter of the Chennai bowlers as none of them were shown any kind of respect.
Almost everyone was punished with disdain.
Ravindra Jadeja had the most miserable figures as he conceded 49 runs in only 3 overs and got a single wicket.
All the frontline bowlers were punished as the Titans looked unstoppable.

Dwayne Bravo was the most successful bowler with 2 wickets in 4 overs.

Preview: Titans v Chennai Super Kings

Titans will be taking on Chennai Super Kings in the third match of the first round.
As this is the first match for both the teams, they will be trying to start off on a winning note.
Henry Davids will be a batsman to watch out for, for the visiting team.
Jacques Rudolph and AB de Villiers are the two other batsmen who are capable of changing the equation of the match with their attacking batting.
However, Chennai Super Kings cannot be taken lightly as they have a range of stars in their lineup including M S Dhoni.
CSK are one of the most consistent teams in the T20 format.
And with players like Dhoni and Jadeja in the ranks they can chase any score that is set on the board by the opposition.

Like some of the other earlier matches, this match also promises a lot of excitement.

Trinidad & Tobago v Brisbane Heat result: Trinidad & Tobago wins

Trinidad & Tobago came up with an inspired performance to defend a low total of 135 runs.
Brisbane Heat managed to score only 110 runs in 18.4 overs and were bowled out.
Joe Burns was the top scorer for Brisbane Heat as he scored 45 runs in 43 runs.
He hit 2 fours and 2 sixes in his innings.
Ben Cutting tried to make a match of it when he scored a quick fire 17 runs off 10 balls.
He hit 2 fours and one six in the innings.
Towards the end of the Brisbane’s innings they lost wickets in a heap.
At one stage Brisbane were 101/6.
However, they lost all the remaining wickets for a mere 9 runs and gave T&T a memorable and an exciting win by 25 runs.

Ravi Rampaul was the wrecker-in-chief as he claimed four wickets for just 14 runs in his 3.4 overs.