Ranchi: Skipper Shikhar Dhawan (48, ) and fellow opener Parthiv Patel gave the Sunrisers a rousing start while allrounder Darren Sammy did his best to take his side over the line but the target of 203 set by Chennai Super Kings proved to be 11 runs too many for the Eagles in their Champions League T20 Group 'B' match at the JSCA International Cricket Stadium here on Thursday . The Sunrisers' chase ended at a valiant 191 for 7 at the end of 20 overs. CSK skipper M.S. Dhoni's late-innings blitz of 63 off just 19 deliveries, a knock that included five massive sixes off a Thisara Perera over, proved to be decisive as the Super Kings made 202 for 5 after being asked to bat first. Due credit must be give to Suresh Raina, whose 84 off 57 balls formed the crux of the CSK innings before Dhoni, arriving only in the 15th over, slammed eight sixes to power his side to what proved to be a winning total.After Dhawan won the toss and put CSK in to bat, a fired-up Dale Steyn removed Murali Vijay off just the second ball. No.3 Raina, however, got off to a flier, striking two delightful boundaries off successive in the same over and built a nice partnership with Michael Hussey. The Sunrisers saw the back of Hussey in the seventh over as wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel caught the CSK opener off J.P. Duminy, ending the 44-run partnership. MID-TABLE MUMBAI KEEN ON REVERSING THEIR FORTUNES Rahul Banerji Stuck mid-table after losing their CLT20 Group A opener to Rajathan Royals last week and then seeing the game against Otago Volts literally go down the drain at Ahmedabad, Mumbai Indians now have a clear-cut task facing them in the race for the semifinals, starting with Friday’s night game against Highveld Lions here. Friday’s game could help the Indians regain some traction. On paper, this is a no-contestespecially with the South Africans unable to muster a worthwhile batting ensemble and Mumbai literally bursting at the seams with quality willow-wielders led by the redoubtable Sachin Tendulkar and the skipper. Given the conditions here, Mumbai will look to their fast men — Mitchell Johnson, Rishi Dhawan and Nathan Coulter-Nile in particular — to deliver first up with explosive allrounder Kieron Pollard and wily left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha bringing up the rear.
