IPL: Deccan's bowlers restrict Chennai to 160
May 04, 2012  21:44
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Chennai 147-6 (19.1 ovs) vs Deccan

Dhoni has once again struggled to get the big hits with a subdued innings of 34 from 27 balls so far.

Christian to bowl the final over and he starts with a wicket. Dhoni looks to slog it across the line on the leg side but misses and is bowled for 34.

Chennai have two new batsmen out in the middle in Dwayne Bravo and S Badrinath.

Badrinath hits the first ball down the ground for a single.

Bravo then gets a lifeline as Ankit Sharma drops a high catch on the off-side after he is distracted by wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel who also rushes to take the catch and nearly bangs into Sharma. Chennai won't complain as Bravo gets two runs.

And he rubs further salts into Deccan's wounds as he thumps the next ball over midwicket for a six. Deccan's poor fielding has cost them a lot of runs today.

He chips the next ball wide of the fielder at long-off and sprints across for two runs.

The final ball is a full toss and Bravo hits it straight to long-on to get two more runs.

Chennai finish on 160 for six in their 20 overs. They managed just 36 runs in the last five overs, hitting just one boundary and a six in the last 30 balls, while losing two wickets in the process.
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