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ICL: Chennai Superstars beat Ahmedabad Rockets

Chennai Superstars registered an emphatic 35-run victory over Ahmedabad Rockets in a truncated ICL T20 match at the Lal Bahadur Shastri stadium here tonight. R Jesuraj and Ahmed prevented the Ahmedabad batsmen from reaching the target of 143 in the stipulated 16 overs as the target was revised after power supply went off for some time.

Except Reetinder Singh Sodhi and skipper Damien Martyn who put up a brave fight, the remaining Ahmedabad batsmen surrerendered meekly as the Ahmedabad side lost six wickets in the last five overs.

Chennai Superstars registered an emphatic 35-run victory over Ahmedabad Rockets in a truncated ICL T20 match at the Lal Bahadur Shastri stadium here tonight. R Jesuraj and Ahmed prevented the Ahmedabad batsmen from reaching the target of 143 in the stipulated 16 overs as the target was revised after power supply went off for some time.

Except Reetinder Singh Sodhi and skipper Damien Martyn who put up a brave fight, the remaining Ahmedabad batsmen surrerendered meekly as the Ahmedabad side lost six wickets in the last five overs.

Jesuraj, Ahmed along with Ian Harvey, kept up the pressure on the rival batsmen from the beginning as they dismissed openers R Campbell and P Aziz by the third over.

The partnership of Martyn (52) and Sodhi (23), that threatened to take the game away from the Chennai team, was broken following the latters run-out after a brilliant throw by South African Nantie Hayward.

Martyn’s 52 came off just 38 deliveries with a huge six and seven boundaries while Sodhi made a quick-fire 23 in just 16 balls that had three boundaries in it.

Tags: Ahmedabad Rockets, Chennai Superstars, ICL