Super Kings beat Kings XI Punjab by six wickets

Chennai Super Kings beat Kings XI Punjab by six wickets in an Indian Premier League match here on Sunday.

By (PTI)

Published: Sun 18 Apr 2010, 5:06 PM

Last updated: Mon 6 Apr 2015, 2:13 AM

Brief score:

Kings XI Punjab: 192 for 3 in 20 over (Shaun Marsh 88 not out, Irfan Pathan 44 not out, Kumar Sangakkara 33; R Ashwin 1/20).

Chennai Super Kings: 195 for four in 19.4 overs (MS Dhoni 54 not out, S Badrinath 53; Ramesh Powar 2/28).PTI-04-18 1922

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Marsh, Pathan power Punjab to 192/3 against Chennai

Shaun Marsh scored a superb half century to help the Kings XI Punjab reach 192-3 to leave the Chennai Super Kings with a tough run chase to reach the IPL semi finals.

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Dhoni wins toss, asks Kings XI Punjab to bat

Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and asked Kings XI Punjab to bat first in an Indian Premier League match here on Sunday.

Chennai effected two changes in the side, bringing in Justin Kemp and Sudeep Tyagi for Michael Hussey and L Balaji.

Punjab made three changes, leaving Reetinder Sodhi, Shalabh Srivastava and Vikramjeet for Sunny Sohal, Ramesh Powar and VRV Singh.

Teams:

Kings XI Punjab: Kumar Snagakkara ©, Shaun Marsh, Mahel Jayawardene, Yuvraj Singh, Karan Goel, Irfan Pathan, Juan Theron, Ramesh Powar, Piyush Chawla, Sunny Sohal and VRV Singh.

Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni ©, Matthew Hayden, Murali Vijay, Suresh Raina, Albie Morkel, Justin Kemp, S Badrinath, R Ashwin, Shadab Jakati, Doug Bollinger and Sudeep Tyagi.

Umpires: Billy Bowden and Amish Saheba.

Third Umpire: Marais Erasmus.

Match Referee: Devidas Govindjee.PTI-04-18 1626