Chennai Super Kings extended their winnings streak as they beat
Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets on a turning wicket. Batting first,
Rajasthan Royals were able to score 140/7 in their alloted 20 overs as their opening worries returned.
Naman Ojha fell in the first over of the innings bowled by
Albie Morkel.
Graeme Smith started off slow and steady and tried to keep the score board ticking. Rajasthan Royals hope for a big score were put to break when
Yusuf Pathan fell to
Shadab Jakati for seven runs. In reply,
Matthew Hayden and
Subramaniam Badrinath scored 48 and 59 respectively to win the match for Chennai Super Kings.
Rajasthan Royals: 140/7 (20.0 overs)
Ravindra Jadeja 27(19),
Shane Warne 21*(11),
Muttiah Muralitharan 2/22
Chennai Super Kings: 141/3 (18.2 overs)
Subramaniam Badrinath 59*(41), Matthew Hayden 48(44),
Siddharth Trivedi 1/23
Result: Chennai Super Kings beat Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets with 10 balls to spare
Player of the match: Subramaniam Badrinath
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