Hussey lead Chennai Win by Chasing

Chennai Super Kings 149 for 2 (Hussey 79*, Raina 61) hit Rajasthan Royals 147 for 6 (Dravid 66, Watson 32, Jakati 2-22) by eight wickets


Mike Hussey and Suresh Raina strike half-centuries to direct Chennai to an eight-wicket triumph next to the Rajasthan Royals on Wednesday.

Batting first, experienced person Rahul Dravid (66) imprinted an 86-run opening stand with Shane Watson (32), but Rajasthan were limited to 147 for six thanks to two wickets each from Albie Morkel and Shadab Jakati.

Chennai misplaced Murali Vijay (five) early on, but Raina (61) and Hussey (79) joint for a mammoth 137 runs to make sure a Chennai Supper Kings win in 18.4 overs and uphold their five-match victorious home record.

Dravid lead the Royals' early charge - cracking nine boundaries to reach 50 in 37 balls - as he and Watson meted out extraordinary action to a bland Chennai spin attack.

Ironically, it was turn that brings Chennai back into the match as Watson fell to Jakati, who also get rid of Johan Botha (eight) after Ravichandran Ashwin had snap up Ashok Menaria (two).

Dravid was ultimately wedged out attempt a slog off Suraj Randiv, and while Ross Taylor added 20 vital runs, Morkel dismiss him and Ajinkya Rahane (four) culminate in a Doug Bollinger final over that yield just seven.

In reply, Raina and Hussey help Chennai overcome the near the beginning loss of Vijay and kept them in cruise control all through. Both reach their half-centuries in the 13th over and made full use of the measured pitch to smash 11 boundaries between them.

Only skippers Shane Warne maintain a tight line to keep the necessity at a run a ball going into the last five overs. Siddharth Trivedi's bouncer had Raina trapped by Johan Botha but it was for naught as Hussey hit the charming boundary to round things off.

TEAMS

Chennai: M Vijay, MEK Hussey, SK Raina, MS Dhoni (captain & WK), JA Morkel, S Badrinath, S Anirudha, R Ashwin, DE Bollinger, SB Jakati, S Randiv

Rajasthan: SR Watson, R Dravid, J Botha, AL Menaria, LRPL Taylor, AM Rahane, SK Warne (captain), ND Doshi, STR Binny, DH Yagnik (WK), SK Trivedi

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