CSK lose way after solid start, post 141/4

Chennai Super Kings lost way after a solid start as they scored a modest 141 for four in their IPL match against Rajasthan Royals here today.
Put in to bat, Chennai openers Michael Hussey and Murali Vijay put on 83 runs in 11.3 overs and looked like they would post a big score only to fritter the strong start at the second half of their innings.
Vijay top-scored with a 50-ball 55 studded with six fours while Hussey contributed a 40-ball 41. Dwayne Bravo chipped in with a late flourish of 11-ball 23 not out on a Sawai Mansing Stadium pitch which offered a bit of seam movement and swing.

Interestingly, Chennai batsmen failed to score a single six in their innings for the first time for the team this season.
Hussey and Vijay gave Chennai a strong before the former was out in the 12th over. Hussey, who was looking set for another big knock, was dismissed rather tamely as his leg stump was knocked off while trying to pull a Stuart Binny delivery.
Last match hero Suresh Raina (1) did not last long as he perished in the next over in a soft dismissal, just four balls after Hussey's departure. Raina offered a comfortable catch to long-off fielder Sanju Samson of the bowling of Kevon Cooper.

Chennai lost their third wicket in quick succession in uncharacteristic fashion as captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (2) fell to Cooper in the same over, four deliveries after Raina's dismissal.

Dhoni failed to connect properly a length delivery which got the thick edge of his blade for Shane Watson to take the catch comfortably at first slip. From 83 for no loss in 12th over, Chennai suddenly slumped to 89 for three in 13th over.
Vijay was run out in the 18th over with Dishant Yagnik breaking the wickets with an under-arm throw. Ravindra Jadeja and Dwayne Bravo gave respectability to Chennai total with a quick 28-run stand in just 2.4 overs for the unbroken fifth wicket.

Kevon Cooper was the most successful Rajasthan bowler with two wickets for 32 runs while Stuart Binny got one.