Indian Cricket Team Updates

2 Number of Indian bowlers to take 150 wickets in T20 cricket. R Ashwin joined Amit Mishra in doing so. 5 MS Dhoni became fifth Indian to aggregate 4000 runs in T20 cricket, joining the ranks with Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli.  (Also Read:  MATCH REPORT: M15 - PERTH SCORCHERS V CHENNAI SUPER KINGS ) 27 Runs conceded by Yasir Arafat in the 19th over of Chennai Super Kings innings – most expensive over in this edition of CLT20. Jason Holder and Aizaz Cheema had conceded 26 runs in one over. 86 Runs scored by Chennai Super Kings batsmen in last six overs. They had scored only 69 in first 14 overs! 155 Chennai Super Kings’ total – lowest total successfully defended by an Indian side in a 20-over IPL / CLT20 match at Bengaluru. source: clt20.com

The Chennai Super Kings took one step closer to progressing to the semi-finals of the Oppo CLT20 2014 after they defeated the Perth Scorchers by 13 runs in their final group stage match at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Despite starting poorly, CSK recovered through a rearguard partnership between skipper MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja to set a competitive target, and then bowled and fielded with a high degree of intensity to restrict the Scorchers to 142 for 7.  (Also Read:  QUICK STATS: M15 - PERTH SCORCHERS V CHENNAI SUPER KINGS ) Earlier in the evening, a stunning rescue-from-the-dumps kind of an association between Ravindra Jadeja and MS Dhoni powered the Chennai Super Kings, who were put in to bat, to a respectable 155. On a sticky surface where the spinners got plenty of purchase, where the ball kept low many a times and didn’t offer the batsmen too much pace, CSK – courtesy some poor shot selection - found themselves in a miserable situation at 82 for 5 head...