Rajasthan Royals win by 3 wickets
Mumbai: The final of the Indian Premier League promised to be an absorbing contest as Chennai notched up a competitive 163-5 in the final against Jaipur at the DY Patil Stadium here on Sunday.Rajasthan Won By 3 wickets
Highlights of the Match
After a colourful opening ceremony delayed the match by 15 minutes, all-rounder Yusuf Pathan took centre-stage to return a fine bowling analysis of 3-22 that pegged the opposition back and prevented a free flow of runs in the middle overs despite a steady start provided by Parthiv Patel (38).
Suresh Raina and Mahendra Dhoni came up with brisk knocks later in the innings to keep the team’s hopes alive. Left-handed Raina scored a quick 43 off 30 balls and Dhoni 29 off 17 balls, both batsmen hitting two sixes and a four each.
Earlier, Pathan found success as much due to good fielding as a tight line. Pathan got his first wicket as Sidharth Trivedi took a lovely diving catch in the deep after Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan (16) pulled in an effort to clear the mid-wicket boundary. Pathan got success again when wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal pouched a fine catch on second attempt with Patel trying to cut the ball. Akmal also caught Albie Morkel (16) in a melee to give Pathan his third scalp.
Jaipur, who suffered a major blow before the match with the injury of Graeme Smith, brought in Kamran Akmal in the team. The extremely impressive Niraj Patel also earned a comeback for the crucial clash.
Chennai, who decimated Mohali in their semi-final game on Saturday, made no changes to their playing eleven.
Teams:
Chennai: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Parthiv Patel, S Vidyut, Suresh Raina, Albie Morkel, S Badrinath, Chamara Kapugedera, Laxmipathy Balaji, Manpreet Gony, Muthiah Muralitharan, Makhaya Ntini.
Jaipur: Shane Warne (captain), Kamran Akmal, Swapnil Asnodkar, Mohammad Kaif, Shane Watson, Yusuf Pathan, Ravindra Jadeja, Niraj Patel, Sohail Tanvir, Munaf Patel, Siddharth Trivedi.
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