ON THE RAMPAGE: Brendon McCullum's power-hitting took Kochi Tuskers Kerala to victory over Chennai Super Kings in Kochi on Monday.
KOCHI: Kochi Tuskers Kerala pulled off another upset as it defeated holder Chennai Super Kings by seven wickets at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium here.Chasing a target of 135, reset as per the Duckworth/Lewis method, KTK was always in the race as Brendon McCullum and skipper Mahela Jayawardene kept up the required pace initially. The Kiwi batsman was severe on Albie Morkel, hoisting the bowler twice while the Sri Lankan was also in his element.
The fall of Jayawardene after putting on 39 runs for the opening wicket due to his own discretion did not in any way alter the script as the local team was given the required momentum by Parthiv Patel, who together with McCullum ensured that KTK was always ahead of the required run-rate.
Though both these batsmen fell in almost quick succession, KTK was led to its back-to-back giant-killing act by its utility players Brad Hodge and Ravindra Jadeja with 12 balls to spare.
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