Match 29 : Pune fail to chase 143 as Chennai won by 25 runs.Tag
IPL-2011
How to make a moderate target seem so tough that few are surprized at the loss in the end? well, lose four wickets in four overs back to back! this is what Pune Warriors did as they chased 143 against Chennai Super Kings in this Monday night encounter and finally lost the game by clear margin on 25..Mohnish Mishra in 3rd over, Jesse Ryder in 4th, Manish Pandey (playing his first IPL game of the season) in 5th and Robin Uthappa in 6th ~ Pune Warriors shot themselves in foot as all those batsmen were bowled out and pressure was back on captain Yuvraj Singh. Depite adding 28 runs with Mithun Manhas and 31 with Nathan McCullum, Yuvi couldn't find middle of his bat and hence asking run rate kept on mounting. Chennai fielded much better today and secured a confidence boosting win. Earlier, home team were invited in to bat first and Murali Vijay, having survived coule of close run out chances, scored brisk 31 to give them the acceleration. Suresh Raina was once again out for a low score by MS Dhoni's attacking knock kept hopes of a solid target alive despite Pune bowlers maintaining their line and length. Michael Hussey was named man of the match for scoring the only half century of this low scoring twenty20 match. The scorecard :-
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