Chennai Super Kings vs. Dolphins, CLT20: Scorecard and Report

The Chennai Super Kings recorded the biggest total of the 2014 Champions League Twenty20 tournament as they crushed the Dolphins by 54 runs in Bangalore.

The 2014 Indian Premier League third-placed finishers made 242-6 in their 20 overs at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.

The South African franchise could only make 188 in their reply as they slipped to their second consecutive defeat in Group A.

Suresh Raina was the star for CSK, smashing eight sixes in making 90 from just 43 balls.

He put on 91 for the second wicket with Brendon McCullum (49) and 65 with Faf du Plessis (30) before being caught at point in the 15th over off Robbie Frylinck.

Ravi Jadeja gave the innings a late flourish by crashing 40 from just 14 balls.

		R	B	4s	6s
DR Smith	c Zondo b Maharaj	7	3	0	1
BB McCullum	c Smit b Zondo	49	29	5	3
SK Raina	c Delport b Frylinck	90	43	4	8
F du Plessis	c van Jaarsveld b Alexander	30	19	3	1
MS Dhoni*†	b Frylinck	0	1	0	0
DJ Bravo	c van Jaarsveld b Abbott	11	9	2	0
RA Jadeja	not out	40	14	3	3
R Ashwin	not out	4	5	0	0
Extras	(lb 4, w 4, nb 3)
Bowling		O	M	R	W
KA Maharaj		4	0	54	1
KJ Abbott		4	0	37	1
CJ Alexander		3	0	40	1
R Frylinck		4	0	52	2
AL Phehlukwayo		1	0	19	0
K Zondo		2	0	19	1
D Smit		2	0	17	0

However, the Dolphins started with a flourish, as Ashish Nehra’s opening over went for 20 and 56 came up off just three overs with Cameron Delport blasting 34 from nine deliveries.

Cody Chetty and Vaughn van Jaarsveld then picked up the mantle as the 2013–14 Ram Slam T20 Challenge winners reached 115-3 at halfway.

However, Dwayne Bravo had Chetty (37) caught at deep square leg with his second ball and wickets began to fall in quick succession, with Mohit Sharma finishing with 4-41.

		R	B	4s	6s
MN van Wyk*†	lbw b Ashwin	17	7	2	1
CS Delport	b Sharma	34	9	5	2
C Chetty	c Sharma b Bravo	37	28	3	2
KA Maharaj	b Sharma	8	8	1	0
VB van Jaarsveld	c Smith b Bravo	30	22	1	2
K Zondo	c Raina b Nehra	9	8	1	0
D Smit	run out (†Dhoni)	0	3	0	0
AL Phehlukwayo	b Sharma	22	17	2	1
R Frylinck	b Nehra	6	7	0	0
KJ Abbott	b Sharma	5	4	1	0
CJ Alexander	not out	16	7	2	1
Extras	(lb 1, w 3)	4
Bowling		O	M	R	W
A Nehra		4	0	42	2
R Ashwin		4	0	38	1
MM Sharma		4	0	41	4
RA Jadeja		3	0	35	0
SK Raina		1	0	14	0
DJ Bravo		4	0	17	2

Perth Scorchers, Kolkata Knight Riders and Lahore Lions, who came through the qualifying pool, complete Group A in the sixth edition of the event.

The top two will progress to the semi-finals with the tournament coming to a crescendo in Bangalore on October 4.