After some nail bitting moments in the end overs finally Chennai Super Kings has made it to the semi-finals and up against the Kings XI Punjab. CSK enjoys clear advantage over KXIP as CSK has won both the matches in the league. Delhi meets Rajasthan in the other semi-finals and it should be a good contest.
Ntini and Goni bowled some very good overs in the start and as usual well supported by Murali and Balaji in the end to restrict DC to 147 and Raina came good with some good partnership with dhoni to finish of the game with a majestic six. CSK could have won the match much earlier if the openers had played their part well, Parthiv and Fleming has not performed consistently well in the early overs and hope they will come good in the semi-finals.
In the post match interview, dhoni's comments on the bowlers does not stand good. CSK has bowled well in most of the games and restricted the opposition to below 160-180, In my opinion the batsmen has not been playing that well, they have not dominated the proceedings of the game after Hayden and Hussey left. It has been a struggle for the CSK to reach scores of 160+ and hope we don't forget the brushing against the RCB. I also don't understand why he should drop Vidyut who has shown glimpses of character with some good knocks, i dont think there is any chance for Abhinav to prove any thing in this format when he is not going to bowl and bat lower in the order. CSK think tank needs to work on a strategy and play with the full strength and stop experimenting.
I am sure Kings XI Punjab is going to come back with a vengeance to beat CSK after losing both the league games and Preety Zinta will be pulling the Mumbai crowd to support her team with her celebrity status. Its sad that the semi-finals and finals host city team Mumbai Indians is out of the tournament.
Its going to be a power packed week-end for the Indian Cricket enthusiasts and the whole of India as IPL has attracted the whole family to the stadium or hooked up to the TV sets to watch the games.
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