Some teams that are just so good, that they make even the best opposition look sub standard. The Chennai Super Kings did just that on Sunday evening when they strolled home to an 8 wicket victory against the Warriors in the finals of the Champions League T20.
 The IPL Champs hammer the Warriors and bring home the Champions League crown. © AFP |
The evening’s display began with Chennai’s much revered bowling attack that practically strangled the Warriors who went in to bat first. There was some early hitting which gave the home team a glimmer of hope, but as soon as Murli and Ashwin came to the party, the runs seemed to evaporate and the wickets began to tumble. Murli finished as the pick of the bowlers taking three wickets on the night while Ashwin will take home the mantle of the tournaments highest wicket taker with a haul of 13 wickets over six matches. They combined to restrict the Warriors to a score of 128 for 7 for their 20 overs.
Chennai then went into bat with an opening pair that has seen nothing but success in this Champions League. Vijay and Hussey were that pair and they carried on with their hot streak, scoring a half century each, to ensure that the game would go Chennai’s way. The half century also ensured that Murali Vijay became the highest run scorer in the Champions League taking home the Golden Bat. Of course, the runs they scored weren’t at the blitzkrieg rate you’d expect from a T 20 game, and there was a moment or two towards the end, where it looked as if the slow run rate might be Chennai’s undoing. But, it is for such occasions that Mahendra Singh Dhoni was born. He came in to hammer a quick fire 17 that carried the IPL Champs over the final hurdle.
It’s the result that every Indian cricket fan wanted and whatever your IPL allegiances, it’s a win that all of India will celebrate.
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