3rd T20,Group A: Chennai Super Kings v Central District Stags (Winner: CSK)

CSK 151/4 (S Badrinath 52*, S Anirudha 42, D Bracewell 28/2) beat Central District Stags 94 (D Bracewell 30, L Balaji 20/3, M Muralitharan 15/2) by 57 runs.
	Match Scorecard
Man of the Match: S Badrinath	Kingsmead, Durban (neutral venue) (11 Sep,2010)

CSK were clear favourites against Central Districts, with the team like theirs it’s hard to believe otherwise. Dhoni won the toss and chose to bat but CSK lost 3 quick wickets to be in deep waters at 42/3 in 9 overs with a COW of 42%. But a wonderful fifty by Badrinath along with a blistering 42 by Anirudh and a quick cameo by Morkel took them to 152/4 with a COW of 52%. Stags lost the plot right from start as CSK bowlers chipped away at regular intervals. None of their batsmen applied themselves as they slipped to 43/5 in 10 overs with a COW of 29% before Blackwell showed some resistance. That was, however, futile as the Stags were bowled out for just 94 runs to give CSk a well deserved victory.

First Inns (CSK)

5 Overs: CSK 21/2

CDS 54%

Chennai Super Kings got off to horror

start, they lost the wickets of big-hitters Hayden and Raina very early. Chennai Super Kings chances decreased by 6%.

10 Overs: CSK 48/3

CDS 59%

Chennai started to rebuild but not

in the way they would have like, losing another wicket during this period.Chennai Super Kings chances decreased by 5%

15 Overs: CSK 101/3

CDS 53%

Tamil Nadu teammates S Anirudha

and S Badrinath stabilised the innings at the same time, upping the ante.Chennai Super Kings chances increased by 6%.

20 Overs: CSK 151/4

CSK 52%

In what turned out to be an innings

of 2 different halves, Albie Morkel and S Badrinath boosted Chennai’s target till they came out on top .Chennai Super Kings chances increased by 5%.

Second Inns (CDS: Target 152)

5 Overs: CDS 26/2	CSK 61%	After allowing the game to drift
		in the 1st innings, Central Districts did not help their chances by losing 2 wickets to an excellent Chennai Pace attack .Central District Stags chances decreased by 9%
10 Overs: CDS 43/5	CSK 71%	Central Districts was staring at the
		bottom of the barrel as they lost half their side and had scored only 43 runs, with an enormous required rate .Central District Stags chances decreased by 10%
15 Overs: CDS 73/6	CSK 81%	By this time, only the truly diehard
		fans of Central Districts would have hopes for a victory as the world class bowlers of Chennai had the Central District batsmen in knots. Central District Stags chances decreased by 10%
18.1 Overs: CDS 94/10	CSK 100%	Central Districts finished their agony,
		with a limp batting display that failed to overcome the Chennai bowling .Chennai Super Kings won by 57 runs.

3rd T20,Group A: Chennai Super Kings v Central District Stags (Winner: CSK)

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