Rejoiced Jesse Ryder and Steve Smith celebrating their team' win against #CSK.

In the battle of India’s two most reckoned skippers, Sahara Stadium of Pune witnessed a dadagiri win over luck of MS Dhoni. Though, captaincy tactics from the beginning till end brought full marks for Ganguly. Not just the team selection, but also the on field performance – Dada overshadowed Mahi. Stick to their impressive fielding, Ryder named a win for much anticipated Warrior’s game.

After winning toss, Chennai invited Warriors for fielding. Proving on captain’s faith, Murali Karthik justified with his selection. Some tight bowling along with well-supported fielding efforts increases woes for Super Kings. Thanks to Ashish Nehra who came in as 2nd seamer and provided room of runs by disturbing the disciplined efforts of his colleagues. Super Kings didn’t committed any mistake and hit him over the roof for boundaries and sixes.

Soon then, the arrival of Warriors’ invention – Rahul Sharma did the damage in form of grabbing du Plessis and Suresh Raina just when they were looking for big scores. Although, Jadeja and skipper Dhoni contributed score-board with their efforts but the anticipation of Warriors’ fielding left a remark between both sides. As a result, Chennai posted a total of 155 runs in their allotted 20 overs quota. Though, at a stage they were 100/3 after 13 overs and were supposed to end on a sum of 170-175.

In reply, Warriors got the handsome start. Couple of good hits and lavishing boundaries boosted the entire stadium. After electrifying fielding, none of any Warriors' seemed tired. Even the eagerness to score more runs lead a run out in form of Uthappa. Ryder, a hard hitter of ball, built a platform for Pune win along with aggression of Ganguly.

Two wickets fall within 4 overs and Warriors were 90/3 after 13 — just 10-runs short from Super Kings comparatively. But it wasn’t enough for Dhoni to be concerned about as Smith joined Ryder for more fire-works at home ground. Both hit Super Kings’ for stylish boundaries and huge sixes.

And then match went into last over thrill. Yo Mahesh who replaced Jakati in today’s match was failed to be a hero for his side. Might be, Chennai fans were considering him as Joginder Sharma who became hero after the final over against Pakistan in 2007 T20 World Cup.

But the beauty of IPL is totally different. Ryder hit young led for marvelous boundary and sealed the win with a six. The reward of quality fielding turned into win by good batting.


Pune Warriors India 156/3 (Ryder 73*, Smith 44*; Yo Mahesh 1/22) beat Chennai Super Kings 155/5 (du Plessis 43, Jadeja 44; Rahul Sharma 2/16) by 7 wickets.

Man of the Match: Ryder (Pune Warriors India)
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First published on Sportpulse.net !