Pune Warriors to beat Super Kings (Lead) on 14/4/2012

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" Pune Warriors now lead"

Pune Warriors now lead the points table with three victories from four games while Chennai drop down to sixth place with three losses in five matches.

      A brilliant 73 off 56 balls by Kiwi Jesse Ryder and a blitzkrieg by Australian import Steven Smith (44 off 22 balls) helped Pune Warriors overcome Chennai Super Kings by seven wickets in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium here Saturday. Chasing 156 for victory, Pune reached the target with four balls to spare. Rahul Sharma was the pick of the bowlers for the home team taking two wickets for 16 runs.

Kiwi Jesse Ryder

        The Australian all-rounder overall hit four boundaries and three sixes. Ryder’s hand was also equally valuable as his 56-ball effort included seven fours and a six. Earlier, opener Faf du Plessis (43) and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja (44) mainly contributed to Chennai’s 155 for five.