That's it Punjab choked under pressure. It was a must win game for them and they flunked it big time. They were under no pressure as it was a low target, but the spinners did it for CSK. The spinners bowled a total of 12 overs for 38 runs and took 6 wickets. That is where the Punjab side lost it. Now they need Bangalore to lose heavily against Hyderabad tomorrow to go through to the semi-finals. They are virtually tetering on the brink.
Muralitharan: Dhoni asked me to bowl early on today, I stuck to the right line and length and got wickets. The other bowlers maintained the pressure and that helped. Raina has done a good job for us in so many matches. Semi-Finals are big games, the one who performs well will win, it's that kind of a contest.
Dhoni: Well, ofcourse, the bowlers were brilliant. We picked Ashwin for the first time, he was shuffled a lot but he still managed to bowl well. Murali was outstanding and so was Raina. The pacers managed it well too. Battingwise, we are a good side, it was just one of those days when we didn't click. We were a couple of batsmen short, Haydos wasn't there and Albie has injured himself. Once they get back, it should be good for us.
Yuvraj: Yeah, we're pretty disappointed, we needed to win to go into the Semi-Finals, unfortunately we couldn't do it. I think we had a decent start, we just didn't get a partnership, none of our batsmen got a 40 or 50. Well, we have had a lot of injuries coming into this tournament, everyone has performed the role assigned to them. It has been a bits and pieces tournament for us, when you are in a good position, one needs to nail the opposition. We couldn't do it.
Muttiah Muralitharan is the Man of the Match for his spell of 2/8 in 4 overs.
Today's win by CSK keeps their unbeaten record against Punjab intact. CSK have now won all the 5 matches against Punjab in the IPL.
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