csk vs dolphins Preview Chennai (CHN) had a jittery start to their campaign as they ended up on the losing side against Kolkata (KOL) after being in a commanding position. The two-time T20 League champions will be keen to register their first win when they take on Sunfoil Dolphins, who lost their opening encounter against Perth. Chennai CHNs top order boasts of Dwayne Smith, Brendon McCullum, Suresh Raina and Faf du Plessis. All four got off to promising starts against KOL, but failed to capitalize on that. The openers will be eager to make amends and give a solid platform for the likes of Raina, du Plessis, MS Dhoni and Dwayne Bravo to build on. After being reduced to 86/4 at one stage, captain Dhoni and Bravo put on a good partnership to propel Chennai to a competitive total against Kolkata. However, they were 15-20 runs short, as admitted by the skipper, who appeared pretty shaken up after Andre Russell and Ryan ten Doeschate pulled off a heist following a top-order collapse. Ashish Nehra came with an inspired spell in the game against Kolkata, picking up 4/21 in his four overs. However, the rest of the bowlers did a shoddy job. Spinners, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja will be hoping for an improved performance against the Dolphins, following their expensive outing against Kolkata. Their wayward bowling enabled the Knights Riders to launch a fightback after they were reeling 51/5 in 9 overs. Ishawar Pandey and Mohit Sharma too went for runs, and Dhoni will be hoping that they can turn things around in the next game. Sunfoil Dolphins Dolphins are a team made of many little-known faces, except for Kyle Abbot and skipper Morne van Wyk. The South African side has players such as Craig Alexander, Cody Chetty, Cameron Delport and Keshav Maharaj - all talented cricketers who would be eager to make an impression. In their defeat in the opening game against Australias Perth, the Dolphins had lost half their side for 75 runs by the 11th over. It was only because of Khaya Zondos efforts (63* off 50) that Dolphins could post a competitive 164 for seven. Captain Wyk, Cameron Delport and Cody Chetty - Dolphins top three batsmen - fell cheaply in the game against Perth. It is imperative that they come up with better contributions in order to challenge a formidable team such as Chennai. The Ram Slam champions showed a lot of spirit in their defence of 164, but were unable to contain Mitchell Marsh in the end, as he won the game for the Scorchers by scoring back-to-back sixes off the final two deliveries. With some international experience under his belt for South Africa, Abbott will be key for the Dolphins. He bowled economically against Perth while picking up one wicket. The pacer will be keen to bag a few more scalps to his bag and would be pumped up going against the big names in the Chennai batting order. Robbie Frylinck, who was taken apart in the final over by Marsh, did a good job otherwise. He will be eager to put the loss behind him and start afresh. Quotes: I am very proud of the way we fought. We are on the wrong side of it. But these finishes are good for the game - Dolphins skipper Morne van Wyk, after the loss against Perth. Teams: Chennai (From): Dwayne Smith, Brendon McCullum, Suresh Raina, Faf du Plessis, MS Dhoni(c/w), Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohit Sharma, Ashish Nehra, Ishwar Pandey, Pawan Negi, John Hastings, Samuel Badree, Mithun Manhas Dolphins (From): Morne van Wyk(c/w), Cameron Delport, Cody Chetty, Keshav Maharaj, Khayelihle Zondo, Daryn Smit, Vaughn van Jaarsveld, Andile Phehlukwayo, Robert Frylinck, Kyle Abbott, Craig Alexander, Jonathan Vandiar, Prenelan Subrayen, Sibonelo Makhanya, Daryn Miles Dupavillon
Posted on: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 12:32:34 +0000
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