Chennai XI vs Deccan Chargers 5th Match at Chennai, 14 Mar, 2010

Toss: Deccan Chargers, who chose to bat first
Deccan Chargers 190/4 (20)
Chennai XI 159/9 (20)
Deccan Chargers won by 31 runs
Man of the Match: WPUJC Vaas
  • S Tyagi 3 * (4)
  • JA Morkel 42 * (26)

Over 10.3: Single. T Suman to A Morkel, flatter trajectory delivery, drives it to long off for a single.

Over 10.5: Single. T Suman to A Morkel, flatter trajectory delivery, drives it past the diving extra covers for a single.

Over 11.1: Single. Rohit Sharma to A Morkel, flighted delivery, goes back and gets a leading edge which falls safely to covers. Will get a single.

Over 11.3: No runs. Rohit Sharma to A Morkel, flighted delivery, goes back and works it straight to short fine leg.

Over 11.4: Single. Rohit Sharma to A Morkel, quicker and flatter in the air, drives it down the ground to long off for a single.

Over 11.6: No runs. Rohit Sharma to A Morkel, flighted delivery, goes back and cannot get it past square in his flick. Good turn in that from Rohit.

Over 12.2: Single. C Vaas to A Morkel, pitched up delivery at 121 kmph, flicks it to long on for a single.

Over 12.4: Single. C Vaas to A Morkel, pitched up delivery, swings the yorker along the ground to long on for a single.

Over 12.6: Two runs. C Vaas to A Morkel, pitched up delivery, swings it across along the ground to wide long on for a couple.

Over 13.2: Single. P Ojha to A Morkel, flighted delivery, clears his frontfoot and whips it to long on for a single.

Over 13.5: Single. P Ojha to A Morkel, quicker and flatter in the air, steps out and flicks it to Vaas at short fine leg who misfields but secodn run not taken.

Over 14.1: Single. A Symonds to A Morkel, short of length delivery, drives it towards point for a single.

Over 14.3: Single. A Symonds to A Morkel, pitched up delivery, clears his frontfoot and whacks it between mid wicket and mid on but can only find a single.

Over 15.1: Sixer! Rohit Sharma to A Morkel, flighted delivery, steps out and heaves it a long way into the crowd over long on for a six.

Over 15.2: Single. Rohit Sharma to A Morkel, quicker and flatter in the air, pushes it to point for a single.

Over 15.6: Two runs. Rohit Sharma to A Morkel, flighted delivery, steps out and heaves that full toss to wide long on for a couple.

Over 16.2: Single. A Symonds to A Morkel, full toss, heaves it in the air and the ball falls short of Rohit who charges in from long on.

Over 16.4: Single. A Symonds to A Morkel, short of length delivery, heaves it away to deep mid wicket for a single.

Over 17.3: Wide Ball. R P Singh to A Morkel, bouncer, ducks under that high one. Wide called.

Over 17.3: Single. R P Singh to A Morkel, pitched up delivery, flicks the yorker to deep mid wicket for a single.

Over 18.3: No runs. A Symonds to A Morkel, good length delivery, stays back and dabs the slower one to short thirdman.

Over 18.4: Sixer! A Symonds to A Morkel, pitched up delivery, clears his frontfoot and gives it an almighty swing over the bowler's head for a six.

Over 18.5: Single. A Symonds to A Morkel, pitched up delivery, swings it along the ground to long on for a single.

Over 18.6: Single. A Symonds to Sudeep Tyagi, pitched up delivery, heaves it along the ground to deep mid wicket for a single.

Over 19.3: Boundary! R P Singh to A Morkel, pitched up delivery, smashes it powerfully down the ground and beats long off for a boundary.

Over 19.4: Wide Ball. R P Singh to A Morkel, full toss, sprays it wide outside off.

Over 19.4: Sixer! R P Singh to A Morkel, good length delivery, gives it whatever power he has got in a swing across the line and the ball sails over long on for a huge six.

Over 19.5: No runs. R P Singh to A Morkel, pitched up delivery, can only dig out an inswinging yorker.

Over 19.6: Single. R P Singh to A Morkel, pitched up delivery, flicks it to fine leg for a single.

So then Chennai Super Kings have been defeated on their home turf by Deccan Chargers who have won this match by 31 runs. Its an important win for the Chargers as they had started this edition with a defeat against the Kolkata Knight Riders. Well they batted first  and piled up 190 on the board which was always going to be tough if the chasing side loses early wickets. CSK needed somebody to play a Yusuf Pathan knock but that kind of innings doesn't come too often!

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