Captain
MS Dhoni is back in form as
Chennai Super Kings beat
Deccan Chargers by 78 runs. Batting first, Chennai Super Kings scored a massive 178 runs in their allotted 20 overs.
Matthew Hayden set the tone by some powerful hitting and Dhoni finished the innings unbeaten on 58 runs. In reply, Deccan Chargers lost the first 3 wickets for just 1 run. Though
Dwayne Smith and
Rohit Sharma provided a little resistance, Deccan Chargers never looked like they can reach the target.
Shadab Jakati had a consecutive four-wicket haul and Chennai Super Kings leads the IPL Points table with 4 wins from 8 matches.
Chennai Super Kings: 178/3 (20.0 overs)
MS Dhoni 58*(37), Matthew Hayden 43(26),
Suresh Raina 32(19),
Shoaib Ahmed 1/14
Deccan Chargers: 100 all out (14.4 overs)
Dwayne Smith 49(23), Rohit Sharma 21(20), Shoaib Jakati 4/22
Result: Chennai Super Kings beat Deccan Chargers by 78 runs
Player of the match: MS Dhoni
