Match 54 IPL: KXIP Vs CSK – Openers fall early as Chennai chase 193
Shaun Marsh and Irfan Pathan dismissed Chennai’s bowling to all corners of Dharamshala as Kings XI Punjab finished their 20 overs with a mammoth 192 runs on the board.
Opting to field first after winning the toss, Chennai didnt start off well with Punjab opener Mahela Jayawardene going after Sudeep Tyagi in the very first over. He hit the right-arm seamer for two sixes and the first over went for 15 runs. Jayawardene continued to attack before being dismissed, caught brilliantly by Tyagi while trying to hit one over the top of mid-off.
The acceleration though continued unabated as Kumar Sangakkara and Shaun Marsh hit regular boundaries. Marsh was also aided by a chance when Albie Morkel dropped a sitter at short fine-leg. The two made Punjab had 86 on the board after 10 overs, having lost just one wicket.
Immediately after the strategic time-out, Ravichandra Ashwin struck to dismiss the Punjab skipper Sangakkara. Then Suresh Raina in the next over sent back Yuvraj Singh. The southpaw has failed disastrously in the tournament and today he had a good chance to score a few, considering the true nature of the surface.
On the other-end Marsh continued to play his shots and score freely. He welcomed Shadab Jakati to the bowling crease with a huge six and a boundary in his first over. He brought up his 50 in the next over, smacking Raina for a huge six over long-on. Runs continued to flow through his bat as Punjab had 131 runs after 15 overs, having lost three wickets.
Irfan Pathan joined him in the carnage, hitting Ashwin for a cross-batted boundary in the off-spinners last over. The two raised their 50-run stand in just 26 balls and continued to bat in rollicking fashion. Even the good-till-now Bollinger was not spared as the duo hit the left-arm seamer for 17 runs in the penultimate over, this included two sixes from
Marshs willow. Then it was Morkels turn to face the music. The medium pacer was taken for 16 runs in the final over of the innings and with it Punjab finished their innings at 192 for the loss of three wickets.
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