Cobras got off to a bad start losing both their openers inside five overs.
Herschelle Gibbs hit 3 fours in his 14-ball 18 before Doug Bollinger had him caught by Michael Hussey at mid-on.
R Ashwin gave Chennai the first breakthrough when he trapped Richard Levi plumb in front of the wicket on his first ball of the match.
This was after captain Justin Kemp won the toss and chose to bat.
CSK's hopes of advancing to the semifinals hangs in balance after the defending champions failed to restrict a depleted Mumbai Indians in their opening match last week.
Cape Cobras are buoyed after the win over New South Wales Blues, and will be keen to extend their supremacy in group A with yet another victory.
The South African champions, though, were not really tested in their opening encounter, as they eased past the Australians with seven wickets in hand.
The side will rely heavily on the exploits of speedster Dale Steyn besides pinning hopes on the likes of Herschelle Gibbs and Richard Levi to come good.
Dhoni's men will look up to Michael Hussey, who was in brilliant nick during his knock of 81 against MI, and a lot will also depend on Suresh Raina and the skipper.
Murali Vijay, who was at loss against Lasith Malinga the other night, too, will look to rediscover his touch.
If the hosts wilt under pressure again, it will be the end of the road for them, and the dream to win a unique CLT20 double will remain just a dream.
No comments:
Post a Comment