Chennai Super Kings stopped Puna Warriors on 117 to secure win

A good show by Chennai Super Kings players in the field get their IPL campaign back on track as they defended modest 142 against the Pune Warriors. Chennai superb commitment in the field and good bowling by their bowlers made 142 look a lot more daunting than it was.

Chennai Super Kings 142 for 6 (M Hussey 61, Taylor 3-30) beat Pune Warriors 117 for 9 (Yuvraj 34, A Morkel 3-29) by 25 runs

• Indian Premier League - 29th match
• Chennai Super Kings v Pune Warriors
• Chennai Super Kings won by 25 runs
• Twenty20 match - 2011 season
• Played at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

25 April 2011 - day/night (20-over match 

Chennai Super Kings innings (20 overs maximum)

R B 4s 6s SR

M Vijay c McCullum b Thomas 31 29 2 1 106.89
MEK Hussey c Pandey b Taylor 61 48 6 1 127.08
SK Raina b Thomas 2 4 0 0 50.00
MS Dhoni*† st †Uthappa b Sharma 26 21 2 1 123.80
JA Morkel c Ryder b Taylor 0 4 0 0 0.00
S Badrinath not out 11 7 0 1 157.14
S Anirudha c †Uthappa b Taylor 7 7 0 0 100.00
Extras (b 1, w 3) 4
Total (6 wickets; 20 overs) 142 (7.10 runs per over)

Did not bat R Ashwin, DE Bollinger, SB Jakati, S Randiv

Fall of wickets 1-64 (Vijay, 9.2 ov), 2-66 (Raina, 9.6 ov), 3-118 (Dhoni, 16.4 ov), 4-122 (Hussey, 17.2 ov), 5-123 (Morkel, 17.4 ov), 6-142 (Anirudha, 19.6 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ

NL McCullum 2 0 12 0 6.00
JE Taylor 4 0 30 3 7.50 (2w)
AC Thomas 4 0 29 2 7.25 (1w)
M Kartik 4 0 29 0 7.25
R Sharma 4 0 27 1 6.75
Yuvraj Singh 2 0 14 0 7.00

Pune Warriors innings (target: 143 runs from 20 overs) R B 4s 6s SR

JD Ryder b Ashwin 15 11 1 1 136.36
MD Mishra b Morkel 9 9 1 0 100.00
MK Pandey b Morkel 12 9 2 0 133.33
RV Uthappa† b Ashwin 0 4 0 0 0.00
Yuvraj Singh* c Jakati b Morkel 34 43 2 0 79.06
M Manhas c †Dhoni b Bollinger 20 23 0 1 86.95
NL McCullum c Jakati b Bollinger 15 16 0 0 93.75
R Sharma run out (†Dhoni) 1 1 0 0 100.00
JE Taylor run out (sub [A Mukund]) 2 1 0 0 200.00
M Kartik not out 1 2 0 0 50.00
AC Thomas not out 1 2 0 0 50.00
Extras (lb 3, w 2, nb 2) 7

Total (9 wickets; 20 overs) 117 (5.85 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-19 (Mishra, 2.4 ov), 2-27 (Ryder, 3.6 ov), 3-40 (Pandey, 4.5 ov), 4-40 (Uthappa, 5.3 ov), 5-78 (Manhas, 12.5 ov), 6-109 (Yuvraj Singh, 18.3 ov), 7-110 (Sharma, 18.5 ov), 8-114 (Taylor, 19.1 ov), 9-114 (McCullum, 19.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ

JA Morkel 4 0 29 3 7.25 (1nb, 1w)
DE Bollinger 4 0 20 2 5.00 (1w)
R Ashwin 4 1 19 2 4.75
S Randiv 4 0 23 0 5.75
SK Raina 2 0 11 0 5.50
SB Jakati 2 0 12 0 6.00

Match details
Toss Pune Warriors, who chose to field
Points Chennai Super Kings 2, Pune Warriors 0
Player of the match MEK Hussey (Chennai Super Kings)
Umpires Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and RB Tiffin (Zimbabwe)
TV umpire SS Hazare
Match referee AJ Pycroft (Zimbabwe)
Reserve umpire K Srinath

Match notes
Chennai Super Kings innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 45 runs, 0 wicket)
Chennai Super Kings: 50 runs in 7.1 overs (43 balls), Extras 1
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 43 balls (M Vijay 29, MEK Hussey 24, Ex 1)
Chennai Super Kings: 100 runs in 15.1 overs (91 balls), Extras 1
MEK Hussey: 50 off 42 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 39 balls (MEK Hussey 25, MS Dhoni 26, Ex 1)
Innings Break: Chennai Super Kings - 142/6 in 20.0 overs (S Badrinath 11)

Pune Warriors innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 40 runs, 4 wickets)
Pune Warriors: 50 runs in 8.3 overs (52 balls), Extras 4
Pune Warriors: 100 runs in 16.4 overs (101 balls), Extras 5