Earlier, Abhishek Nayar stormed Chennai most-priced deal Flintoff hitting 3 sixes in his one over to take Mumbai to 166 for 7 in 20 overs. Nayar scored 35 runs in just 14 balls. Skipper Sachin Tendulkar scored fifty and remained unbeaten on 59. Mumbai lost Sanath Jayasuriya who scored 26 while Shikhar Dhawan departed after scoring 22 runs. Local boy JP Duminy failed, he just scored 9 while Bravo made just 5 runs. But, then Nayar provided the much needed aggression to Mumbai as they scored 166 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni has won the toss and has elected to bowl.
Match: Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians
Venue:
Toss: Chennai Super Kings won the toss, elects to bowl
Umpires BR Doctrove and K Hariharan
TV umpire RB
Match referee GR Viswanath
Reserve umpire EC Hendrikse
The much-awaited Twenty20 carnival returns after exactly a hiatus of 12 months with the first tie between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings in Cape Town.MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings have won the toss and elected to bowl first in the first match of the Indian Premier League 2 at the Newlands Stadium.
However, the start was delayed due to rain but it was not enough to dampen the spirits of millions cricket fans across the globe. The drizzle has left the ground moist and that will also make the ball seam consistently.The second edition of the tournament has also introduced new rules. There will be a break of 7 minutes after 10 overs to allow the teams to review and alter their strategies, if needed.
Chennai Super Kings team:
ML Hayden, PA Patel, SK Raina, S Badrinath, captainwicketkeeperMS Dhoni, A Flintoff, T Thushara, JDP Oram, Joginder Sharma, MS Gony, R Ashwin
Mumbai Indians team
ST Jayasuriya, captainSR Tendulkar, S Dhawan, JP Duminy, DJ Bravo, AM Nayar, wicketkeeperPR Shah, Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, SL Malinga, RR Raje
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