Chennai Super Kings batsman Suresh Raina said bowlers made the decisive difference in his team's 10-run win over Deccan Chargers in their IPL match. “It was Ben Hilfenhaus' first match and I thought he bowled brilliantly. So did Albie (Morkel) and Dwayne (Bravo). (Ravindra) Jadeja's first two overs were brilliant. So a lot of credit of this win goes to our bowling,” Raina said in the post-match press conference after his team successfully defended 160 runs last night.
Raina said the dismissal of Deccan captain Kumar Sangakkara by him also proved crucial in the final analysis.
“I was introduced because Dhoni thought it's better that an off-spinner bowled to a left-hander and if I got a wicket in the first over, he said he would give me a second over.
“I was focusing on not giving easy room to him. It was a crucial wicket because he is a great batsman and he can take the game away from you if he stays till the end,” he explained.
Raina said CSK are improving with every match but a lot remains to be achieved.
“We have the best fielding unit in the tournament but still there are areas we need to improve like with our direct throws. For a team, there is always some scope of improvement,” he said.
On reaching the 2,000-run milestone during the match with his 32-run knock in the match, Raina said, “It's god grace and there will be lot more expectations. I'm lucky to have played with legends of the game such as Stephen Fleming, Matthew Hayden, Mike Hussey and Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
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