DLF IPL SEASON 2( CHENNAI VS PUNJAB)

7TH MAY,2009 WHERE ONE OF THE GREATEST MATCH IN THE DLF IPL SEASON 2 BETWEEN CHENNAI AND PUNJAB ENDED IN THE GREAT MANNER WITH CHENNAI ON THE WINNING SIDE. THOUGH RAIN INTERRUPTED THE PLAY, ITS NOT TOO MUCH. THE MATCH WAS REDUCED TO 18 OVERS GAME FROM 20 OVER. CHENNAI WON THE TOSS AND DIRECTLY DECIDED TO BAT FIRST. WITH THE SHAKY START CHENNAI LOST THEIR FRIST WICKET IN THE FIRST BALL OF THE MATCH, BUT IT DIDNT AFFECTED THE CHENNAI TEAM BECAUSE OF HAYDEN AND RAINA COME UP WITH VERY GOOD STUFF. THOUGH RANIA GOT A GOOD START, HE DID NOT CAPTIALISE ON THAT, THEN COMES THE CHENNAI CAPTAIN DHONI WITH A BLISTTERING KNOCK OF 50 RUNS WITH HAYDEN SOCRING THE HIGHEST SCORE IN THE IPL2 OF 83 RUN WITH GOLORIOUS 5 SIXES. THEREBY THEY PUT UP A TOTAL OF 185 FOR 3 IN 18 OVERS.

THEN COMES THE PUNJAB TEAM, THOUGH ITS A VERY STUFF TOTAL TO CHASE, BUT NOT THE WICKET. ITS VERY GOOD BATTING WICKET AND WELL UTILISED BY THE PUNJAB TEAM. THOUGH THEY TOO HAD SOME KIND OF SHAKY START, SIMON KATICH SCORED SUPERBLY WITH A STUNNING HALF CENTURY IN JUST 25 BALLS. HE SET THE GAME IN THE RIGHT PATH FOR KING ELEVEN PUNJAB. THOUGH HE WAS NOT ABLE TO GO MORE, BUT THE PUNJAB CAPTAIN AND AND SRI LANKAN CAPTAIN PUT UP A GREAT FIGHTBACK BY THROWING THE CHENNAI BOWLERS OUT THE PARK. THERE COMES SURESH RAINA BOWLED THE 15TH AND 17TH WHO CHANGED THE GAME FOR CHENNAI WHO GAVE JUST 8 RUNS WHEN TWO SET BATSMAN ON THE BATTLE FIELD.

AND ONCE AGAIN L.BALAJI CAME WITH A GOOD STUFF BOWLING THE 15TH AND 18TH OVER, WHO BOWLED VERY SENSIBLE AND THE COOL CAPTAIN, DHONI ENCOURAGED THE BOWLER WHO ALLOWED THE BOWLER TO SET THE FIELD WHAT HE WANT , THEREBY CHENNAI WINS THE MATCH BUT HE TOO LOT OF CATCHES WAS DROPPED AND LITTLE MISS FIELDING.

MATCH OF THE MATCH: MATHEW HAYDEN.
HAI HO CHENNAI !