Chennai Super Kings turned in a professional display as they beat defending champions Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets, becoming the second side after Kings XI Punjab to chase a target successfully in the DLF Indian Premier League at the De Beers Diamond Oval here on Saturday.
After Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne won the toss and opted to bat, the Chennai Super Kings bowlers did very well to restrict them to 140 for seven in their 20 overs. As many as three top order batsmen – Graeme Smith, Swapnil Asnodkar and Ravindra Jadeja – got off to starts but none was able to play an impact innings.
It was only a swashbuckling effort by Warne in the end that took Rajasthan Royals to 140, leaving his counterpart Mahendra Singh Dhoni wondering if Chennai Super Kings had conceded a few runs more than expected. He knew his spinners had bowled 11 overs and that Rajasthan Royals could try something similar.
Indeed, Warne tried that, bowling Yusuf Pathan's four overs before the Strategic Break and bowling four himself and using Jadeja's left-arm spin. But there was a key difference. The Chennai Super Kings spinners claimed four wickets and the Rajasthan Royals tweakers manager only one among them. And Warne's pace bowlers were more expensive too.
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