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Hayden, Parthiv sizzle

Chennai Super Kings posts a challenging 179

Hayden and Parthiv put up 50 in 4.5 overs
Fourteen runs were scored in the final over

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TIMBER! Parthiv Patel of Chennai Super Kings is bowled by Kevin Pietersen of Royal Challengers Bangalore (unseen) on Monday.

Port Elizabeth: Chennai Super Kings benefited from a 106-run opening partnership to make 179 for the loss of five wickets against Royal Challengers Bangalore, on Monday.

Skipper M.S. Dhoni chose to bat first under a partial cloud cover at Port Elizabeth. Matthew Hayden and Parthiv Patel got the side off to a cracking start, bringing up the side’s 50 in 4.5 overs.

Hayden was severe in his treatment of Jacques Kallis in the fifth over, smashing three fours and a six over long-off while scoring 20 runs in the over.

Hayden’s power-hitting brought his 50 up in just 22 deliveries. Left-hander Parthiv Patel offered splendid support in the opening overs against Praveen Kumar, who couldn’t manage the swing expected of him.

Hayden began proceedings with a boundary through covers in the first over. Kumar struggled with his length as well, and was struck through mid-wicket for Patel’s first boundary. Royal Challengers’ bowlers repeatedly bowled too short or offered full-tosses for Hayden and Patel to capitalise on, in the first 10 overs.

Breakthrough

Royal Challengers managed two quick breakthroughs after the strategic timeout. Skipper Kevin Pietersen brought himself on in the 11th over and struck in his first delivery with Patel’s wicket. Patel attempted to slog sweep a straight one, and missed.

Suresh Raina took off for a chancy single in the very next delivery. Rahul Dravid’s precise throw from point beat Hayden’s dive, for the Australian to depart for a 35-ball 65. Hayden’s innings included nine fours and two sixes.

Raina and Dhoni wasted little time in plundering runs of full-tosses. Raina was given a reprieve by Dale Steyn, who spilled a high chance at deep mid-wicket. Dhoni had no such luck when his outside edge off Kumar was taken by Rajesh Bishnoi at long-off.

Raina, Andrew Flintoff and Albie Morkel struck a few blows to ensure a defendable total. Fourteen runs were scored in the final over.

SCOREBOARD

Chennai Super Kings: P. Patel b Pietersen 30, M. Hayden (run out) 65, S. Raina c Kohli b Kumar 28, M.S. Dhoni c Bishnoi b Kumar 16, A. Flintoff (not out) 22, A. Morkel b Steyn 5; Extras (lb-5, w-8) 13. Total (five wickets; 20 overs) 179.

Fall of wickets: 1-106, 2-106, 3- 144, 4-165, 5-179.

Royal Challengers Bangalore bowling: P. Kumar 4-0-37-2,D. Steyn 4-0-35-1, J. Kallis 2-0-28-0, R. Vinay Kumar 1-0-12-0, V. Kohli 1-0-9-0, A. Kumble 4-0-26-0, K. Pietersen 3-0- 14-1, R.Taylor 1-0-13-0.

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