3008dThe Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

Spirited Kochi make it two in two

Brendon McCullum made a severe dent into the below-par D/L-adjusted target, and handy contributions from Parthiv Patel and Brad Hodge then gave Kochi Tuskers their second win in a row

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Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

SK Raina
SK Raina
50(40) 5x4 - 1x6
  • Productive Shot
  • off side drive on front foot
  • 24 runs
  • 3x4 - 0x6
9 0 2 5 17 3 10 4
BB McCullum
BB McCullum
47(33) 4x4 - 3x6
  • Productive Shot
  • off side drive on front foot
  • 17 runs
  • 1x4 - 2x6
4 1 10 0 1 13 12 6

Best performances - Bowlers

R Ashwin
R Ashwin
O4
M0
R31
W2
Eco7.75
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
DE Bollinger
DE Bollinger
O3
M0
R18
W1
Eco6
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

END OF OVER:
15 | 11 Runs | Kochi: 135/3 | RR: 9.00

  • Ravindra Jadeja16 (6b)
  • Brad Hodge19 (14b)
  • Ravichandran Ashwin4-0-31-2
  • Tim Southee3-0-38-0

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Brendon McCullum is the Man of the Match. Brendon: "when the rain started it was disappointing, thankfully we got a game. I try and remain true to my game and play to my instincts, sometimes it comes, sometimes it doesn't. Parthiv and Mahela played well. We have some quality players, Hodge and Jadeja coming in to finish off was brilliant."

Mahela Jayawardene: "We bowled well, that was the difference. After the rain the 5-6 overs were very crucial. You don't anticipate these kind of things like the rain. We did the little things right, executed well, batted well. The crowd is brilliant, hope they keep turning up."

MS Dhoni: "The interruption did not help at all. The overs we lost were crucial. the big hitters were left in the dressing room. Credit to their batting. Brendon played very well, and the others as well. Not enough runs on the board."

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Tariq: "What lost Chennai the match? Rain or D/L method?" How about neither?

Kochi have completed a sensational win, beating the defending champions and notching up a maiden win in front of their own crowd. Geoff Lawson said that if they could beat Mumbai in Mumbai anything would be possible, and it has been. The victory puts them into the top four.

Patel: I thought our bowlers did a superb jon to restrict them. My strength was against the left-arm spinner. You have to look to play some shots in twenty-over cricket.

14.6
2
Ashwin to Jadeja, 2 runs, and now it is a first home victory for Kochi. The roar from the crowd says how much this means. Worked off the backfoot and strong running sees Jadeja come back for the second with ease after a poor throw from the deep
14.5
6
Ashwin to Jadeja, SIX, Jadeja wants to finish it like a superstar and he is. Gets under the ball and send its sailing over deep mid-wicket. Mahela claps from the dug out and it's almost a first home victory
14.4
0
Ashwin to Jadeja, no run, played to the left of Ashwin, no room for a run
14.3
1
Ashwin to Hodge, 1 run, steered to point and good run taken
14.2
1
Ashwin to Jadeja, 1 run, bit of bounce from Ashwin, easy again, through the covers
14.1
1
Ashwin to Hodge, 1 run, eased past mid on

Kochi 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st39DPMD JayawardeneBB McCullum
2nd51PA PatelBB McCullum
3rd20BJ HodgePA Patel
4th25BJ HodgeRA Jadeja