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Diamond Member Username: NydasPost Number: 21045 Registered: Jun-06 | CHENNAI SUPERKINGS vs DECCAN CHARGERS Today, 26th April, 2011 Top stuff -- Flemo praise for fielders, bowlers Chennai: While the Chennai Super Kings sent out strong signals that they have turned the corner with a 25-run win against the Pune Warriors here on Monday night, coach Stephen Fleming attributed the success to a drastic improvement in bowling and fielding. The Super Kings attacked the Warriors like a pack of hungry lions with some outstanding fielding and bowling to defend a modest total of 142 by restricting the visitors to 117 for nine. "We look to replicate the standards in fielding. Today, the situation was that we were desperate to win. We need to keep improving in that area. We were embarrassed with our fielding in the last game and we were desperate to make a difference tonight," said Fleming. The early wickets, followed by some tight bowling and fielding in the middle overs were the cornerstones of the Super Kings' success, the coach said............More |
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Diamond Member Username: NydasPost Number: 21068 Registered: Jun-06 | Rajasthan maul Mumbai by 7 wickets The South African off-spinner first took three wickets for just six runs including the scalps of Andrew Symonds and Kieron Pollard and then 45 runs to help Rajasthan chase down an easy target. Batting first, Rajasthan Royals bowlers took the upper hand right from the start as DJ Jacobs (15 from 15 -- 1 six), Sachin Tendulkar (7 from 7 -- 1 four), Ambati Rayudu (11 from 13 -- 1 four), Rohit Sharma (13 from 22 -- 1 four), Andrew Symonds (17 from 26 -- 1 four) and Kieron Pollard (4 from 15) all failed to produce a big innings as Ashok Menaria and Amit Singh bowled in the right channels and extracted some bite out of the wicket........more |