Chennai Super Kings Bagged IPL Title
Chennai Super Kings Bagged IPL Title: Shane Watson smashed an unbeaten 117 as Chennai Super Kings thrashed Sunrisers Hyderabad to win their third Indian Premier League title in a spectacular return from a two-year corruption ban.
Watson, who will be turning 37 in a few weeks and retired from international cricket nearly three years ago, played his magnificent Hammer-of-Thor hundred as Chennai Super Kings got to victory stand in the Indian Premier League (IPL) final against Sun-risers Hyderabad.
Set an imposing 179 to win the trophy for a third time, they cruised home with eight wickets and nine balls to spare. Watson smashed 8 sixes and 11 fours in his 57-ball 117, adding a second winner’s medal to accompany the one he won with Rajasthan Royals in the inaugural season (2008).
That Chennai won with such ease was all the more remarkable given that they made just 20 in the first five overs, losing Faf du Plessis in the process. After that calm, the Watson hitting storm blew Hyderabad away, as he matched the 51-ball century he made earlier in the season. With Suresh Raina, now a three-time champion with Chennai, turning the strike over, the two added 117 in just 57 balls to effectively end the contest.
The last time Chennai won the big prize, in 2011, Barack Obama was in his first term in the Oval Office, Pep Guardiola was creating a European dynasty with Barcelona, and Rory McIllroy was about to win a record-breaking first major at the US Open in Bethesda.
Chennai finished on 181-2 to crush their opponents by eight wickets. Ambati Rayudu was also unbeaten at the end on 16 in Mumbai´s Wankhede Stadium which was packed with more than 33,000 people.
Chennai, IPL winners in 2010 and 2011, were banned for two seasons in 2015 along with Rajasthan Royals after team officials were found guilty of involvement in illegal gambling.
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