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Hayden does it again for Super Kings

Mumbai Indians’ chances of a semifinal berth appear slimmer after this loss

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ROCK SOLID: Matthew Hayden was once again in the thick of things as Chennai Super Kings defeated Mumbai Indians in a crucial match.

Port Elizabeth: Riding on yet another superb innings by Matthew Hayden (60), Chennai Super Kings defeated Mumbai Indians by seven wickets in the Indian Premier League match here on Saturday.

Set a target of 148 by Mumbai, built largely on J.P. Duminy’s knock of 62, Chennai once again relied heavily on Hayden to romp home with five balls to spare.

Hayden was not his usual explosive self to start with but soon cut loose to help Chennai recover from a rather wobbly start.

The Australian opener, who is currently the leading run-scorer of the tournament, hit his fifth fifty of the event in the process. Hayden also shared a match-winning, 87-run partnership with skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (23).

The burly left-hander hit Harbhajan Singh for a massive six in the 17th over to complete his fifty. In fact, that one Harbhajan over, in which he conceded 17 runs, turned the match in Chennai’s favour.

Bad start

After Chennai bowlers did a fine job to restrict Mumbai to 147 for five, Chennai’s chase didn’t get off to a very good start as Parthiv Patel was dismissed off the very first ball by Lasith Malinga, who trapped the Indian leg-before.

Suresh Raina did not last long either and was brilliantly caught and bowled by Dwayne Bravo after 20 off 12 balls that included two fours and an equal number of sixes. S. Badrinath too fell at his individual score of 22, the team score reading 64 for three.

Then Hayden and Dhoni got together to ensure Chennai Super Kings’ victory.

Earlier, electing to bat, Mumbai was dealt an early blow when Dwayne Bravo’s (5) stumps were knocked down by Albie Morkel in the second over.

Sanath Jayasuriya then played a blistering 30-run knock that came off just 17 balls. Sri Lanka’s ageless warrior, who had been slightly off-colour with the bat, smashed three fours and a couple of sixes before top-edging a Sudeep Tyagi delivery to Suresh Raina at cover.

Crucial blow

Jayasuriya’s dismissal slowed down Mumbai’s scoring rate and the team went into the strategy break with 72 runs in the first 10 overs.

Mumbai suffered another setback after the break when skipper Sachin Tendulkar (11) holed out to Lakshmipathy Balaji at deep midwicket off a Raina delivery.

It was left to Duminy, yet again, to steer the innings and he lived up to the task with a 54-ball 62.

The South African combined with Abhishek Nayar for a 65-run fourth-wicket stand that was ultimately crucial in Mumbai posting a respectable total. — PTI

SCOREBOARD

Mumbai Indians: S. Jayasuriya c Raina b Tyagi 30 (17b, 3x4, 2x6), D. Bravo b Morkel 5 (8b, 1x4), J.P. Duminy (run out) 62 (54b, 4x4, 2x6), S. Tendulkar c Balaji b Raina 11 (14b), A. Nayar (not out) 33 (27b, 1x4, 2x6), Harbhajan (run out) 1(1b); Extras (lb-3, w-1, nb-1): 5; Total (for five wkts. in 20 overs): 147.

Fall of wickets: 1-7, 2-49, 3-74, 4-139, 5-147.

Chennai Super Kings bowling: Morkel 4-0-31-1, Tyagi 3-0-29-1, Muralitharan 4-0-19-0, Raina 4-0-22-1, Jakati 3-0-26-0, Balaji 2-0-17-0.

Chennai Super Kings: P. Patel lbw b Malinga 0 (1b), M. Hayden (not out) 60 (57b, 4x4, 1x6), S. Raina c & b Bravo 20 (12b, 2x4, 2x6), S. Badrinath c Takawale b Kulkarni 22 (23b, 2x4, 1x6), M.S. Dhoni (not out) 23 (22b, 2x4); Extras (lb-16, w-10): 26; Total (for three wkts. in 19.1 overs): 151.

Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-24, 3-64.

Mumbai Indians bowling: Malinga 4-0-19-1, Kulkarni 4-0-45-1, Bravo 3.1-0-19-1, Harbhajan 3-0-22-0, Duminy 2-0-9-0, Nanda 3-0-21-0.

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