DD v CSK - MATCH 75 - Qualifier 2 (25-5-2012) - Full Highlights

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IPL 2012: Match 75, Qualifier 2 - Delhi Daredevils and Chennai Super kings

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Delhi Daredevils captain Virender Sehwag tosses the coin as Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni calls and Match Referee Ranjan Madugalle looks on during the second Qualifying match of the Indian Premier League ( IPL) 2012 between The Chennai Superkings and the Delhi Daredevils held at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on the 25th May 2012

Murali Vijay powered the Chennai Super Kings to their third successive IPL final with a sparkling century that helped the defending champions beat the Delhi Daredevils at Chepauk. After Vijay’s 113 (58 balls; 15x4, 4x6) took CSK to a towering score of 222, the bowlers, led by R Ashwin (three for 23), inflicted an 86-run defeat on the Daredevils.

Earlier, DD surprised everyone by opting to play debutant off-spinner Sunny Gupta in place of Purple Cap-holder, Morne Morkel. With Irfan Pathan also nursing a hand injury, the Daredevils opted to play all-rounder Andre Russell instead. CSK, on the other hand, played the same XI that triumphed against the Mumbai Indians in Bengaluru.

Soon, these changes made by the Daredevils backfired completely as the Super Kings openers set off at a brisk pace. Vijay led the assault from the very beginning as he hit Gupta for a couple of fours in the very first over and then went on to do the same to Varun Aaron to bring up CSK’s 50 at the end of the sixth over.

Michael Hussey, who led CSK’s resurgence against MI, hit a steady 22-ball 20, before he edged a delivery to wicketkeeper Naman Ojha while charging down the track to Aaron. CSK were 68 for one in 8.1 overs at the loss of Hussey’s wicket.

There was no slowing down Vijay though. With Virender Sehwag attempting to bring himself on to curtail CSK’s run-rate, Vijay hit the Daredevils captain for a sequence of 6, 4, 0, 4, 6 and 1 to take Chennai to 104 for one at the end of 11 overs. The first of those hits, a six, was caught by Ross Taylor, standing at the midwicket boundary, who unfortunately stepped over the ropes as he landed.

Suresh Raina too contributed to CSK’s cause with a 69-run stand with Vijay that saw the left-hander hit a 17-ball 27, before he was caught and bowled by left-arm spinner Pawan Negi. MS Dhoni then continued his good form with a 10-ball 23-run cameo. While he was dropped by David Warner at long-on when he was on 14, he was eventually caught by Negi off Aaron in the 17th over.

Meanwhile, Vijay, who had reached 99 at the fall of Dhoni’s wicket, brought up his first century of IPL 2012 in just 51 balls by flicking a delivery from Aaron off his pads behind square. Although Albie Morkel fell to Umesh Yadav for a first-ball duck, with Dwayne Bravo (33* off 12 balls) cutting loose, CSK reached a mammoth 222 for five in 20 overs. Bravo hit Aaron for 25 runs in the 19th over, which led to the pacer finishing with figures of 4-0-63-2 – the worst by any bowler in the IPL. Sunny Gupta, the debutant, also fared poorly; his three overs cost DD 47 runs.

Faced with a stiff target, DD made another unusual decision with Mahela Jayawardene sent ahead of Virender Sehwag to open the innings along with David Warner. However, even that move didn’t pay off as Warner (3) fell to Ben Hilfenhuas in the third over. Sehwag (1), batting at No.3, also didn’t trouble the scorers much as he was caught brilliantly by Michael Hussey off Albie Morkel in the fourth over.

From 22 for two, Delhi tried to stay in the game with Jayawardene forging a 52-run stand with Ross Taylor. However, after Taylor (24) was caught by Suresh Raina at long-on in the ninth over, CSK’s spin duo of R Ashwin and Shadab Jakati combined to take five wickets and brought an end to DD’s innings in just 16.5 overs. Jayawardene, who was bowled by Ashwin in the 15th over, top scored for DD with 55 (38 balls); the Daredevils compiled only 136 runs.

CSK will now have the opportunity to win their third consecutive IPL titles when they take on the Kolkata Knight Riders in the final on May 27 at the same venue.

Man-of-the-match: Murali Vijay for his brilliant innings of 113* off 58 balls, which powered CSK to their third successive IPL final

CHENNAI SUPER KINGS WIN BY 86 RUNS



  • Dhoni: It was up to the individuals, Vijay and Hussey gave us a good start, good to see Raina hitting a few balls away and in the end it was closed off well by Bravo. 220 was a lot to chase. Personally, I thought they had had line-up to do it but it was not going to be easy. It was a good pitch and you could score 180 was chaseable, but 40 more runs was going to be difficult to chase.
  • Sehwag: The way Vijay played, he took the game away from us, then they have a good batting line-up and it took it away. Yes, we missed Morne Morkel, unfortunately Pathan got injured and had to maintain the balance. Lot of positives, not expected us to end number one after the league, thanks to the owners for backing us, we will try and come back hard in the Champions League.



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 Michael Hussey receives the Karbonn Kamaal katch award during the second Qualifying match of the Indian Premier League ( IPL) 2012 between The Chennai Superkings and the Delhi Daredevils held at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on the 25th May 2012

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 Murali Vijay receives the DLF Maximum sixes award during the second Qualifying match of the Indian Premier League ( IPL) 2012 between The Chennai Superkings and the Delhi Daredevils held at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on the 25th May 2012

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Murali Vijay receives the man of the match award during the second Qualifying match of the Indian Premier League ( IPL) 2012 between The Chennai Superkings and the Delhi Daredevils held at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on the 25th May 2012

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