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Durban, Sep 11 (PTI) A superb exhibition of counter attacking batting from Subramaniam Badrinath and Srikkanth Anirudha helped Chennai Super Kings recover from a disastrous start and post a competitive 151 for four in their Champions League Twenty20 match against Central Districts here tonight. CSK were reeling at five for two in the second over after opener Matthew Hayden (0) and Suresh Raina (4) were out early before Badrinath (52 not out) and Anirudha (42) took their side past 150 after electing to bat. The duo shared 73 runs from 49 balls for the fourth wicket with some well-struck fours and sixes on a spongy Kingsmead pitch which saw odd balls kicking up to trouble the batsmen. Badrinath''s unbeaten 52 came from 42 balls with the help of four fours and two sixes while Anirudha hit five fours and as six in his 29-ball innings. Both Hayden, who fell in the first ball he faced in the opening over, and Raina, who followed suit after four balls, were done in by deliveries which had extra bounce. Hayden top-edged a Michael Mason delivery to deep square leg fielder Peter Ingram. Raina failed to negotiate a rising ball from 18-year-old pacer Adam Milne and it kissed the batsman''s gloves before landing at the hands of second slip fielder Brendon Diamanti. The early jolt meant that CSK had to dig deep and Badrinath and Murli Vijay (19) did just that. They ran in singles and doubles to keep the scoreboard ticking under some fine bowling display by the New Zealand champion side. Yet again, extra bounce on the pitch claimed Vijay as he tamely hung outside the off to a Dough Bracewell delivery for Mathew Sinclair to take a high catch off the edge. Vijay had shared 38 runs with Badrinath from 39 balls for the third wicket before departing. It was hard grind for Badrinath and Anirudha for some time as they could hit just a four from the fifth to the 10th over. But once they got a hang of the pitch, the duo opened up with some superb strokeplay. Badrinath smashed Mitchell McClenaghan for a six and a four to take 14 runs from the 11th over and he repeated it with a six and a four off Bracewell in the 14th over. Anirudha joined in with a six and four off Mason in the 15th over before he was out in the 17th over at CSK score of 113 for four. Albie Morkel produced the late fireworks with a 15-ball unbeaten 26 which had a four and two sixes. For Central Districts, Bracewell was the most successful bowler with two for 28 while Mason and Milne took a wicket apiece.
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