‘CSK’ Archives
Moving season for the IPL
Since its inception, the IPL has never been sold or bought in half-measures. Its approach has always been full-throttle, top-volume. Appropriately, then, an assessment of season four must avoid waffling around the half-empty or half-full. Is 2011 to be remembered for the fireworks on the final [...]
Chennai thump Bangalore, maintain IPL supremacy
A clinical Chennai Super Kings clinched their second Indian Premier League title in a row with a 58-run thrashing of Royal Challengers Bangalore in a lop-sided final on Saturday. Opener Murali Vijay cracked 95 runs off just 52 balls to help the defending champions pile up 205-5 before [...]
Chennai Super Kings beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 58 runs
Chennai Super Kings 205 for 5 (Vijay 95, Hussey 63) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 147 for 8 (Ashwin 3-16) by 58 runs. What would have been on Chennai Super Kings' wish list before this final? 1) Win toss on a slow pitch. 2) Great start by the openers. 3) Remove Chris Gayle for a duck. PS: [...]
Chennai Super Kings set up final clash with Royal Challengers Bangalore
The stage couldn't have been set up any better for the Chennai Super Kings as they set to take the field in the final of the Indian Premier League at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Saturday. The defending champions have all the aces in their pack as they try to defend their title and [...]
Gayle-led Royal Challengers take on consistent Super Kings
CHENNAI: You can easily call this a battle between a man and a machine! Chennai Super Kings are like that well-oiled unit that just doesn't stop. And they are up against a player who has taken the Indian Premier League by storm. Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Daniel Vettori may say [...]
Chennai Super Kings reach IPL 4 final
Chennai Super Kings beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by six wickets to reach IPL 4 final as Suresh Raina hit an unbeaten 50-ball 73 at Wankhede stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday. Chennai chased down the 176-run target in 19.4 overs as Raina and Albie Morkel put up a 46-run stand off 18 [...]
RCB vs CSK: Lot at stake for Bangalore and Chennai
It might be the first IPL 4 clash involving two sides that have already made it to the playoffs. But when Royal Challengers Bangalore host Chennai Super Kings in the Sunday fixture at the M Chinnaswamy stadium, a lot is at stake for the teams. Firstly, the winner will be guaranteed a top-two [...]
Chennai Super Kings chose to bat v Kochi Tuskers Kerala
Chennai Super Kings 152 for 5 (Saha 46, Hussey 32) beat Kochi Tuskers Kerala 141 for 5 (Hodge 51*, McCullum 33) by 12 runs. The MA Chidambaram Stadium continued to be a fortress that couldn't be breached, as Chennai sealed a seventh straight win at home to end Kochi Tuskers Kerala's maiden [...]
Super Kings aim for perfect home run, take on Tuskers
Out of reckoning for the playoffs, IPL debutants Kochi Tuskers Kerala would aim to sign off on a positive note but that looks easier said than done as they take on the unbeaten-at-home defending champions Chennai Super Kings in an IPL match in Chennai on Wednesday. It is an unequal battle [...]
Devils’ nightmare
If Thursday’s Indian Premier League match against the Delhi Daredevils was important for S Badrinath to help the Chennai Super Kings seal a berth in the playoffs, it was equally crucial for the Tamil Nadu batsman to build a firm case for recall to the national team. The stylish player managed [...]
