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Anirudha Srikkanth’s fifty and useful contributions from Suresh Raina and M.S. Dhoni helped Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by two runs in the opening match of the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League at M.A. Chidambaram Stadium on Friday

Chennai Super Kings registered a thrilling two-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders in the opening match of Indian Premier League-IV at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here on Friday.

Set a target of 154, KKR needed nine to win off the last over, but Tim Southee restricted the visiting side to just six, allowing the defending champion to begin its campaign on the right note.

In its chase, KKR appeared to be coasting when it was 111 for two in 15 overs. Forty-three were required off 30 balls when R. Ashwin returned to bowl his last over, the 16th of the innings, and snared a well-set Jacques Kallis (54, 42b, 7×4), who was caught at short fine-leg by S. Badrinath.

In the next over, new man Eoin Morgan was stumped off Suresh Raina and two balls later, KKR skipper Gautam Gambhir ran himself out following a series of fumbles and stop-starts, leaving his team to get 34 runs off 19 balls, five wickets in hand.

The 19th over from Suraj Randiv changed the equation somewhat, as Manoj Tiwary plundered two sixes and Laxmi Ratan Shukla a four, to bring the requirement down to nine runs in seven balls. Tiwary went for another heave off Randiv’s last ball, but was stumped smartly by Dhoni.

KKR’s chase had begun in the right earnest when Kallis smashed Southee for three boundaries in the fourth over to set the pace, the 50 coming up in the sixth over. In the same over, Dhoni made a hash of what appeared to be a stumping chance of Manvinder Bisla off Randiv.

KKR lost its first wicket on 64 in the ninth over, when Bisla (27) advanced down the track to Shadab Jakati, missed, and was finally stumped by Dhoni.

Yusuf Pathan struck a gigantic six off Jakati, only to survive a close stumping call in the next over bowled by Randiv. Yusuf’s luck soon ran out when he was run out a ball later, ‘Captain Cool’ running and picking up the ball from short square-leg and hitting the stumps directly.

Earlier, Dhoni elected to bat and CSK reached 153 for four mainly through Anirudha Srikkanth, who had opened the batting, rousing memories of another Srikkanth who had served so well at the top of the order.

Source: News Agencies

Chennai Super Kings wasted no time in adding Upul Tharanga and Tim Southee to the squad. Both went unsold in the auction and now they have been bought by CSK for the upcoming IPL Season 4. Doug Bollinger and Ben Hilfenhaus are injured while Baily is also a concern.

• MS Dhoni (C)
• Suresh Raina
• Murali Vijay
• Albie Morkel
• Wriddhiman Saha
• Michael Hussey
• Dwayne Bravo
• Michael Hussey
• Doug Bollinger
• R Ashwin
• S Badrinath
• Scott Styris
• Ben Hilfenhaus
• Joginder Sharma
• Nuwan Kulasekara
• Sudeep Tyagi
• Suraj Randiv
• George Bailey
• Francois du Plessis
• Upul Tharanga
• Tim Southee
• Vasudeva Das
• Anirudha Srikanth
• Abhinav Mukund
• Yo Mahesh
• Ganapathy Vignesh
• Shadab Jakati

• Coach - Stephen Fleming
• Fielding Coach – Rixon
• Bowling Coach - Andy Bichel