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  • 2012 Champions League Twenty20

    Chennai Super Kings vs Sydney Sixers - Match 3

    October 14, 2012, 10:30PM AET New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

    Match Status: Completed
    Sydney Sixers won by 14 runs

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20th Over
MATCH RESULT: Sydney Sixers 5/185 (Henriques 49*, Watson 46, Smith 26, Ashwin 2/32, Jadeja 1/26) df. Chennai Super Kings 9/171 (Raina 57, du Plessis 43, Ashwin 18, Henriques 3/23, Starc 3/31) by 14 runs. Points: SYS 4, CSK 0. MOM: Moises Henriques (SYS).
A super effort from Moises Henriques, a clear choice for man of the match with 49* with the bat and 3/23 with the ball to help the Sixers to a crucial win here at Johannesburg. Thanks for your company, see you next time!
But a superb catch from Steve Smith right on the long on rope to dismiss Raina turned the match in favour of the Sixers and a steady stream of wickets enabled the Sixers to win quite comfortably in the end.
The Super Kings got off to a good start with wickets in hand and with Raina powering along in the middle over, they were more than a chance of winning.
A terrific win for the Sydney Sixers against the powerhouse Chennai Super Kings at the New Wanderers Stadium, restricting the IPL side to 14 runs shy of their total of 5/185.
Over 19.6: Starc to Mahesh, no run, OUT, flicks a full ball off his toes, in the air, straight to Lumb at deep square, a wicket off the last ball. CSK 9/171 (Mahesh 2, Hilfenhaus 7)
Over 19.5: Starc to Mahesh, two runs, pitched full and angled to leg, flicks it off his toes to deep square for a couple
Over 19.4: Starc to Hilfenhaus, one run, low full toss that follows him, drives it up to long off, needed a six, could only get a single, Sixers home now
Over 19.3: Starc to Hilfenhaus, two runs, APPEAL, clubs a full and straight one up to long on, Mahesh charges back, excellent throw from Smith to Starc, Mahesh just scrapes home
Ashwin c Smith b Starc 18 (9b 3x4 0x6). FOW 8/166. Yo Mahesh in.
Over 19.2: Starc to Ashwin, no run, OUT, shuffles across, follows him with a full ball, gets underneath it, almost clears Smith at wide long on but well taken in the end, that'll be game set and match!
Over 19.1: Starc to Hilfenhaus, one run, around the wicket, angled in full towards off, blasts it up to long on, just the single, 20 needed from 5
 19th Over
21 needed from the last over and Starc will bowl it from the Golf Course End.
Over 18.6: Watson to Ashwin, FOUR, in the slot wide of off and clubs this past extra cover and finds the rope, 21 needed from the last over. CSK 7/165 (Ashwin 19, Hilfenhaus 3)
Over 18.5: Watson to Ashwin, two runs, DROPPED, slower ball in the slot, slogs across the line, out to deep square, Maddinson underneath it but misjudges it, a chance goes begging
Over 18.4: Watson to Hilfenhaus, one run, slower ball on middle stump, makes room and can only defend towards extra cover, just the single
Over 18.3: Watson to Hilfenhaus, two runs, short ball outside off, baseball swings this one over mid wicket, lands safely
Over 18.2: Watson to Ashwin, one run, follows him outside off and he works it to mid wicket, just the single
Jadeja c Rohrer b Watson 2 (3b 0x4 0x6). FOW 7/155. Ben Hilfenhaus in.
Over 18.1: Watson to Jadeja, no run, OUT, skies a full pitched off the outside half of the bat, Rohrer gets underneath it at point and holds onto it safely, seventh wicket down!

Chennai Super Kings: Michael Hussey, Murali Vijay, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (c/wk), Francois du Plessis, Ravindra Jadeja, Subramaniam Badrinath, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yo Mahesh, Doug Bollinger, Ben Hilfenhaus

Sydney Sixers: Michael Lumb, Shane Watson, Brad Haddin (c/wk), Nic Maddinson, Steven Smith, Moises Henriques, Ben Rohrer, Steve O'Keefe, Patrick Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood

Umpires: Asad Rauf (PAK), Erasmus, M (SAF)
Third Umpire: Taufel, SJA (AUS)
Match Refree: Madugalle, RS (SLA)