23rd April, Dubai International Cricket Stadium - Chennai beat Rajasthan by 7 runs
Quotes
Dhoni - "The last few overs were quite even though we did bowl well for a major part of the innings. The track slowed down a bit as the game progressed. It was important bowl well at the right areas and all the bowlers especially Ishwar did a good job. Smith was batting exceptionally well and made is seem like a different pitch. It's hard to miss out on Bravo who had done a huge role for us in previous years. At the same time, it's a challenge for others to step in to do the job. It's great to see all this support as we are playing outside India. They have braved the temperatures to cheer for us which is really nice to see."
Jadeja (Man of the Match) - "I was looking to bat through the innings as we had lost quite a lot of wickets in the middle. The track was a bit slow and we knew that a score of 140 will be a tough one if we bowl in the right areas which we did. It feels good to be at the winning end."
Shane Watson: It is very disappointing. We needed a partnership. We can say it weas really good bowling or poor batting. Smith is very dynamic. That's the way it goes. I don't know why we failed with the bat. We have to take responsibility and it is a learning curve. Me opening is something we have been discussing and trying the best we can.
Teams:
Chennai: D Smith , B McCullum , S Raina , F Du Plessis , MS Dhoni (Wkt)(Capt) , R Jadeja , M Manhas , R Ashwin , B Hilfenhaus , I Pandey , M Sharma
Rajasthan: A Nayar , A Rahane , S Samson (Wkt) , S Watson (Capt) , S Binny , S Smith , R Bhatia , J Faulkner , T Southee , D Kulkarni , P Tambe