M Johnson dropping catch

McCullum 66, Dhoni 41, Jadeja 3 wickets ensures CSK win by 97 runs

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M Johnson dropping catch
M Johnson dropping catch

Pepsi Indian Premier League, 24th match: Chennai Super Kings v Kings XI Punjab at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk,Chennai, Apr 25, 2015

Chennai Super Kings 192-3, BB McCullum 66 off 44 , 8 fours and 3 sixes, MS Dhoni 41 off 27, 2 fours and 2 sixes, AR Patel 35-1, Anureet Singh 40-1

Kings XI Punjab  95 – 9, M Vijay 34 off 32, 4 fours and 1 six, WP Saha 15 off 23, RA Jadeja 22-3, R Ashwin 14-2

Chennai Super Kings won by 97 runs

McCullum  66 off 44, 8 fours and 3 sixes, was dropped by Mitchell Johnson on 21, and CSK made Kings XI pay, slashing and pulling got to his fifty – 32 balls – with two pulls off Johnson: the first not perfectly timed to the midwicket boundary, the second superbly pulled over deep square leg. By the time he was dismissed, Super Kings had got to 116 in 12.1 overs. Dhoni quick fire  41 off 27, 2 fours and 2 sixes ensure CSK  posted 192-3.

Without Glenn Maxwell who was dropped because George Bailey returned as captain, Kings XI were restricted to their second lowest 20-over score in eight IPL seasons. They stumbled to 95 for 9 as the Super Kings’ invigorated spinners Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin shared five wickets for 36 runs in eight overs after an ordinary start to the tournament.