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09 May 2009, 01:07:41 PM

By Robin Shelton

Another thriller where Super Kings erred in their fielding and team selection. But thanks to the knock by Haydos and some fine death bowling by Raina and Balaji, Chennai Super Kings managed to romp through.

Kings XI Punjab - you surely exceeded my expectations and thanks for pushing Chennai Super Kings to the limit. Experience of winning these thrillers would do a lot of good for Chennai Super Kings.

Positives:

- Today, Haydos clearly showed to the world why he has that orange cap firmly placed on his head. An explosive innings that really made the difference between the two teams.

- It seems the time spent on the pitch by Dhoni in the last match has done a lot of good for him. It was nice to see him hitting from the middle of the bat right from the first ball.

- Balaji showed today that he is as cool as cucumber in the pressure situations. I am sure his role would be critical in all those thrillers we would be playing.

- How can we forget those two great overs by Raina? The overs that ultimately won the match for Chennai Super Kings.

Negatives:

- Badrinath as opener? Yeah! With the talent Badrinath possesses, he might come good as an opener in a few matches. But I am sure, in the long run, Vijay would prove himself to be a better choice. Even with the current XI, I would have prefered Bailey rather than Badri. Hope Fleming never repeats this mistake. If you need an extra bowler, pick Ntini (for that matter even Joginder) and not the poor Gony who has proved that South African conditions do not suit his bowling.

- Chennai Super Kings' fielding woes continue. Gony dropped a sitter. Jakati blocked Murali from catching. Balaji missed out the easiest of run-out chances.

- Yeah! Bringing Raina in the death overs was a master stroke by Dhoni. But it is sad to see Tyagi remaining under-utilized in the team. Tyagi might not be a good death bowler but he surely deserves the chance to bowl his entire quota.

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