Chennai beat Hyderabad by 5 wickets

27th April, Sharjah - Chennai beat Hyderabad by 5 wickets

Scorecard - Hyderabad vs Chennai

Quotes

Dwayne Smith (Man of the Match) - ".Brendon and me have decided to stay positive without thinking too ahead of ourselves. I am a positive player and both of us ensure that we aren't affected by the situation of the match or the attack. Being in the Chennai side has been a good experience for me and I am enjoying it."

MS Dhoni - "Well, I think the change of ball changed the game a bit and in the end it went a bit longer than we would have liked. It was difficult to score off towards the end a bit. The total was a decent one though not a big one to chase and we were confident on chasing it down. Overall we are playing good cricket and everybody is contributing which is a very good sign. Hope to keep it coming in the remaining games. The support we have got in the UAE has been exceptional and it was been really nice to see."

Shikhar Dhawan: We never anticipated the dew. The ball was coming nicely on to the wicket. Their batsmen played better cricket. First innings the wicket was dry and it was gripping and spinning. It was tough to hit the ball out of the park. But we came back well scoring 145. We planned to get 150 thinking the wicket was slow and dry but then the dew assisted them. Not taking any credit from their batsmen. Tomorrow is going to be a new day. It is a long tournament to go and you might never know.