Chennai XI vs Delhi XI 2nd T20 at Chennai, 09 Apr, 2015

Toss: Delhi Daredevils, who chose to field
Chennai XI 150/7 (20)
Delhi XI 149/9 (20)
Chennai Super Kings won by 1 run
Man of the Match: Ashish Nehra
  • Domnic Joseph Muthuswami 0 * (0)
  • JA Morkel 73 * (55)

Over 12.1 DJ Bravo bowls it wide outside off to JA Morkel, Wide, gets forward and left alone outside off.

Over 12.1 DJ Bravo bowls it short of length to JA Morkel, 1 run, makes room and cuts it hard but straight to the man in the deep.

Over 12.2 DJ Bravo bangs it short onto the pitch to KM Jadhav, 1 run, goes deep in the crease and dabs it down to third-man.

Over 12.3 DJ Bravo bowls a good length delivery to JA Morkel, no runs, comes on to the front foot and defends it straight back to the bowler.

Over 12.4 DJ Bravo bowls it short of length to JA Morkel, 1 run, goes back and across, pulls it through mid-wicket.

Over 12.5 DJ Bravo bowls a good length delivery to KM Jadhav, 1 run, gets forward and works it pass square-leg.

Over 12.6 DJ Bravo bowls a good length delivery to JA Morkel, no runs, stays back in the crease and tries to cut misses.

Over 14.1 DJ Bravo bowls a slower one to JA Morkel, 1 run, stays on the back foot and mistime pull to mid-wicket.

Over 14.1 DJ Bravo bowls a slower one to JA Morkel, 1 run, stays on the back foot and mistime pull to mid-wicket.

Over 14.2 DJ Bravo bowls a good length delivery to Yuvraj Singh, no runs, gets forward and goes for the big booming drive off the front foot and is lucky to not have edged it.

Over 14.3 DJ Bravo to Yuvraj Singh,  out Caught by I Pandey!! It was a well directed short ball from Bravo, Yuvraj was in two minds whether to go after it or duck. In the end, he ends up playing a half-hearted forehand pull and ends up giving a catch to Pandey, who runs to his right from mid-wicket and takes it. Yuvraj c I Pandey b Dwayne Bravo 9(6) 

Over 14.4 DJ Bravo bowls a pitched up delivery to JP Duminy, 1 run, gets forward and pushes it through the off-side and gets of the mark with a single.

Over 14.5 DJ Bravo bowls a pitched up delivery to JA Morkel, 1 run, gets forward and mistimes the drive to the left of mid-off and gets to the other end.

Over 14.6 DJ Bravo bowls a good length delivery to JP Duminy, 1 run, gets waits for it, opens the face of the bat and runs it down to third man.

Over 16.1 DJ Bravo bowls it short and wide outside off to JA Morkel, Boundary! Backs away and slashes it hard, the ball takes the outside edge and went over the keeper's head for four.

Over 16.2 DJ Bravo bowls a good length delivery to JA Morkel, no runs, gets forward and looks to run it down to third man after backing away a touch, but fails to lay bat on that.

Over 16.3 DJ Bravo bowls a pitched up delivery to JA Morkel, 1 run, gets forward and drives it pass the bowler and gets a single.

Over 16.4 DJ Bravo bowls a back of length delivery to Nathan Coulter-Nile, 1 run, goes deep in the crease and tucks it behind square on the on-side.

Over 16.5 DJ Bravo bowls it short of length to JA Morkel, 2 runs, moves across in the crease and mistime pull through mid-wicket.

Over 16.6 DJ Bravo bowls a good length delivery to JA Morkel, 1 run, comes on to the front foot and punches it down to deep-cover.

Over 19.1 DJ Bravo bowls a good length delivery to JA Morkel, Boundary! Gets forward and goes hard at it. He gets a thick edge that runs away to the third man fence.

Over 19.2 DJ Bravo bowls a good length delivery to JA Morkel, 1 run, gets clears the front leg and goes for the pull, mistimes it to long-on.

Over 19.3 DJ Bravo to Imran Tahir, out Caught by Raina!!   It was a short delivery from Bravo, Tahir went for the full-blooded pull, but he got more height than distance on it. Raina at deep mid-wicket runs forward, dives and completes a good catch. Tahir c Raina b Dwayne Bravo 2(2)

Over 19.4 DJ Bravo bowls a slower one to JA Morkel, Six!! Gets waits for it, clears the front leg and hammers it over the cow corner fence.

Over 19.5 DJ Bravo bowls it short of length to JA Morkel, 2 runs, makes room and cuts it down to sweeper-cover and picks up couple of runs.

Over 19.6 DJ Bravo bowls a pitched up delivery to JA Morkel, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot and lofts it over mid-off and the ball just bounce the inside the rope and raced away to the boundary.

 Cheannai Super Kings won by 1 run and Delhi Daredevils will be very disappointed with this

Chennai Super Kings won by 1 run and Delhi Daredevils will be very disappointed with this.

JP Duminy: It's unbelievable. It's a game of small margin, but proud of the boys. We didn't have large partnerhsips but still got close. One or two balls more and we would have won it. The gameplan was try to take wickets, we knew they will come out hard against us. All credit to the spinners for pulling things back in the middle. I am feeling good. Obviously, we would have liked to win today, but it's just the first game. We will take a lot of heart from this game. The turning point was that we didn't have any partnerships and that's why getting that close was a valiant effort

MS Dhoni: I think you have to hold onto your nerves, that's what is important. The last ball was not in the slot and Bravo probably didn't like it himself. We were probabloy 10-15 runs short. He is good. At times he gets injured, but he bowls well. It's good to see him the way he bowls, he has been with us for the last couple of seasons. He is one of the few Indian bowlers who bowl effortlessly at decent pace. It was an important win as we had not played here for a long time. The fans come here and support, they want us to win but they still support the other team as well if they play good shots.

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