Rajasthan Royals marked their fourth victory in a row as Naman Ojha (80) helped the team set a target of 178 runs from 20 overs in the ongoing IPL third season at Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad.
In the chase, Chennai Super Kings were able to make only 160 runs. CSK kept losing wickets in frequent intervals which made them fall short of 17 runs. Only Vijay made 42 runs after facing 28 balls.
In the other match between Mumbai Indians and Deccan Chargers, Mumbai won by 41 runs.
Mumbai who batted first made 172 runs with Captain Sachin making 55 runs from 43 balls. However, other players failed to make it big at the score board and finally it was Harbhajan Singh (49 not out from 18 balls and captured 3 wickets giving only 31 runs) who showcased with both bat and ball at the DY Patil Sports Academy in Mumbai.
Deccan Chargers had a tragic start with Gilchrist walking back without making runs. Only Rohit Sharma (45) made a decent score and all others walked back the pavilion with meagre runs. Finally Deccan were able to make only 131 from 17.4 overs after losing all wickets. With this, Mumbai registered an excellent win by 41 runs.
Naman Ojha and Harbhajan Singh were declared Man of the Match.
It was yet another bad day for chennai and wondering if CSK will ever win a match…