Muttiah Muralidaran led a disciplined spin attack as Chennai Super Kings qualified for the Indian Premier League semifinals with a 24-run win over Kings XI Punjab here on Wednesday.
The Sri Lankan off-spinner finished with 2-8 off four overs as Chennai restricted Punjab to 92-8 after posting 116-9.
Delhi (18 points) and Chennai (17) have made it to the semifinals, while Punjab await the result of Thursday's match between Deccan and Bangalore as the three teams now have 14 points apiece.Man-of-the-match Muralidaran was superbly backed by off-spinners Suresh Raina (2-17) and Ravichandran Ashwin (2-13). The trio conceded only 38 runs off 12 overs.
The Sri Lankan off-spinner finished with 2-8 off four overs as Chennai restricted Punjab to 92-8 after posting 116-9.
Delhi (18 points) and Chennai (17) have made it to the semifinals, while Punjab await the result of Thursday's match between Deccan and Bangalore as the three teams now have 14 points apiece.Man-of-the-match Muralidaran was superbly backed by off-spinners Suresh Raina (2-17) and Ravichandran Ashwin (2-13). The trio conceded only 38 runs off 12 overs.
BRIEF SCORES
CHENNAI: 116-9 in 20 overs (Patel 32, Raina 20; Sreesanth 2-23, Pathan 2-32).
PUNJAB: 92-8 in 20 overs (Pomersbach 26; Muralidharan 2-8, Ashwin 2-13, Raina 2-17, Thushara 2-28).
RESULT: Chennai won by 24 runs.
PUNJAB: 92-8 in 20 overs (Pomersbach 26; Muralidharan 2-8, Ashwin 2-13, Raina 2-17, Thushara 2-28).
RESULT: Chennai won by 24 runs.
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