Chennai Super Kings 178-3 (Dhoni 58no, Hayden 43) beatDeccan Chargers 100 (Smith 49, Jakati 4-22) by 78 runsIndian Premier League, East LondonScorecard
Shadeb Jakati picked up four wickets for the second match in a row as the Chennai Super Kings moved to the top of the table with a 78-run thrashing of the Deccan Chargers in East London.
Left-arm spinner Jakati returned four for 22 as the Chargers were bowled out for 100 in the 15th over after a Mahendra Singh Dhoni half-century drove the Super Kings to a score of 178 for three.
And the victory came despite a terrible fielding display, with three catches going down and one of the most farcical run out misses of the tournament to date.
There was nothing farcical about their batting display, however, which was given a trademark fast start from Matthew Hayden, who pummelled 43 in in 26 balls with five fours and three sixes before captai Dhoni got himself back into some form with an unbeaten 58 from 37 balls with six fours and a six.
Suresh Raina (32) and Murali Vijay (31) also chipped in as the Super Kings set up a commanding score. RP Singh, Shaoib Ahmed and Tirumalasetti Suman took a wicket apiece.
The Chargers were quickly one for three, losing Adam Gilchrist to the first ball of the innings when he was trapped in front by Albie Morkel, Herschelle Gibbs was bowled by Sudeep Tyagi and VVS Laxman clipped Morkel to Jakati at midwicket, all three men failing to score.
Dwayne Smith then counter-attacked although he was twice missed in the deep early on in his innings and he smashed five sixes in two fours in a blistering knock of 49 in 21 balls before he was trapped in front by the impressive Jakati. Just prior to that, he had been at the same end as Suman, but was able to recover his ground as the stumps were first broken without the ball, and then a return throw sailed past.
Once Smith was dismissed, however, there was no way back for the Chargers, particularly since Rohit Sharma (21) had thrown his wicket away shortly beforehand when he lofted Jakati to Badrinath at midwicket.
Jakati hastened the end of the match by having Venugopal Rao caught by Muttiah Muralitharan and bowling Ryan Harris and the Sri Lankan wasn't to be denied, grabbing two wickets in two balls to dismiss Suman (17) and RP Singh (2). He didn't have a chance to complete a hat-trick, though, as Raina had Ojha caught by Jakati to close the innings in 14.4 overs.
The Chargers dropped to fourth in the table as a result of the loss, their third in a row.
Shadeb Jakati picked up four wickets for the second match in a row as the Chennai Super Kings moved to the top of the table with a 78-run thrashing of the Deccan Chargers in East London.
Left-arm spinner Jakati returned four for 22 as the Chargers were bowled out for 100 in the 15th over after a Mahendra Singh Dhoni half-century drove the Super Kings to a score of 178 for three.
And the victory came despite a terrible fielding display, with three catches going down and one of the most farcical run out misses of the tournament to date.
There was nothing farcical about their batting display, however, which was given a trademark fast start from Matthew Hayden, who pummelled 43 in in 26 balls with five fours and three sixes before captai Dhoni got himself back into some form with an unbeaten 58 from 37 balls with six fours and a six.
Suresh Raina (32) and Murali Vijay (31) also chipped in as the Super Kings set up a commanding score. RP Singh, Shaoib Ahmed and Tirumalasetti Suman took a wicket apiece.
The Chargers were quickly one for three, losing Adam Gilchrist to the first ball of the innings when he was trapped in front by Albie Morkel, Herschelle Gibbs was bowled by Sudeep Tyagi and VVS Laxman clipped Morkel to Jakati at midwicket, all three men failing to score.
Dwayne Smith then counter-attacked although he was twice missed in the deep early on in his innings and he smashed five sixes in two fours in a blistering knock of 49 in 21 balls before he was trapped in front by the impressive Jakati. Just prior to that, he had been at the same end as Suman, but was able to recover his ground as the stumps were first broken without the ball, and then a return throw sailed past.
Once Smith was dismissed, however, there was no way back for the Chargers, particularly since Rohit Sharma (21) had thrown his wicket away shortly beforehand when he lofted Jakati to Badrinath at midwicket.
Jakati hastened the end of the match by having Venugopal Rao caught by Muttiah Muralitharan and bowling Ryan Harris and the Sri Lankan wasn't to be denied, grabbing two wickets in two balls to dismiss Suman (17) and RP Singh (2). He didn't have a chance to complete a hat-trick, though, as Raina had Ojha caught by Jakati to close the innings in 14.4 overs.
The Chargers dropped to fourth in the table as a result of the loss, their third in a row.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 150-1 (Kallis 69no, Uthappa 66no) beatMumbai Indians 149-4 (Jayasuriya 52, Bravo 50) by nine wicketsScorecardIndian Premier League, Johannesburg
The Royal Challengers Bangalore took their third win in a row with unbeaten half-centuries from Jacques Kallis and Robin Uthappa enabling them to cruise to an eight-wicket victory over the Mumbai Indians in Johannesburg.
The Indians' score of 149 for four was propped up by half-centuries from Sanath Jayasuriya and Dwayne Bravo before Kallis made 69 and Uthappa, against the team he played for last year, 66 to seal a convincing win with 11 balls to spare.
The Indians were reduced to 32 for three as Dillon du Preez ripped through their batting to dismiss Sachin Tendulkar (11), Ajinkya Rahane (0) and JP Duminy (1).
Jayasuriya hit 52 in 43 balls and Bravo 50 not out in 40 deliveries, adding 60 for the fourth wicket which came when Jayasuriya was caught by Vinay Kumar off left-arm spinner Roelof van der Merwe.
Abhishek Nayar stroked four fours to remain unbeaten on 29 in 20 balls but 149 never looked enough with du Preez finishing with three for 32.
The Indians struck early to remove Wasim Jaffer, caught by Nayar off Zaheer Khan for seven but thereafter, Kallis and Uthappa held sway.
Kallis lifted Lasith Malinga effortlessly for six over backward square leg early in his innings before Uthappa overcame a shaky start to smash Bravo out of the ground for the biggest six of the competition so far.
Kallis faced 59 balls, hitting five fours and two sixes in all while Uthappa faced 42 deliveries, thumping eight fours and two sixes.
The Bangalore side picked four South Africans and seven Indians in their side and the balance worked well enough to put them up to fourth in the table, while the Mumbai team have dropped to sixth.
The Royal Challengers Bangalore took their third win in a row with unbeaten half-centuries from Jacques Kallis and Robin Uthappa enabling them to cruise to an eight-wicket victory over the Mumbai Indians in Johannesburg.
The Indians' score of 149 for four was propped up by half-centuries from Sanath Jayasuriya and Dwayne Bravo before Kallis made 69 and Uthappa, against the team he played for last year, 66 to seal a convincing win with 11 balls to spare.
The Indians were reduced to 32 for three as Dillon du Preez ripped through their batting to dismiss Sachin Tendulkar (11), Ajinkya Rahane (0) and JP Duminy (1).
Jayasuriya hit 52 in 43 balls and Bravo 50 not out in 40 deliveries, adding 60 for the fourth wicket which came when Jayasuriya was caught by Vinay Kumar off left-arm spinner Roelof van der Merwe.
Abhishek Nayar stroked four fours to remain unbeaten on 29 in 20 balls but 149 never looked enough with du Preez finishing with three for 32.
The Indians struck early to remove Wasim Jaffer, caught by Nayar off Zaheer Khan for seven but thereafter, Kallis and Uthappa held sway.
Kallis lifted Lasith Malinga effortlessly for six over backward square leg early in his innings before Uthappa overcame a shaky start to smash Bravo out of the ground for the biggest six of the competition so far.
Kallis faced 59 balls, hitting five fours and two sixes in all while Uthappa faced 42 deliveries, thumping eight fours and two sixes.
The Bangalore side picked four South Africans and seven Indians in their side and the balance worked well enough to put them up to fourth in the table, while the Mumbai team have dropped to sixth.
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