Mumbai: Mohali's previous defeats to Chennai appeared of no consequence in the second semi-final at the Wankhede stadium here on Saturday. But Chennai came prepared.
When the two sides met again, Mohali's set of Kings had no answer to their Chennai counterparts, as they fell apart for just 112-8 before Mahendra Singh Dhoni's side mopped up the runs to canter to a nine-wicket win and set up a clash with Jaipur in the final on Sunday.
Manpreet Gony, Chennai's most successful bowler in the IPL, was splendid throughout his four-over spell, bagging two wickets at the expense of 14 runs, while Ntini jolted Mohali from the other end with a relentless 2-23.
Muthiah Muralitharan's four overs went for a frugal 19 and a wicket before the left-handed duo of Parthiv Patel (51 not out) and Suresh Raina (55 not out) avoided any repeat of the scenes against Bangalore when they suffered a dramatic collapse, striking up a 102-run partnership as Chennai got home with 5.1 overs to spare.
Jaipur's inspirational showing with the bat in the first semi-final had influenced both skippers enough with what they had in mind on winning the toss. Yuvraj Singh turned out to be the unfortunate one.
The formidable Mohali batting line-up was ripped to shreds as they were reduced to 34-4 inside the powerplay before slumping further to 45-6 inside 10 overs, and a top six which only had one reaching double figures. Ramesh Powar, batting at No 9, top-scored with an unbeaten 28.
Mohali safely negotiated the first over after Dhoni chose to throw the ball to Muthiah Muralitharan to unsettle the Australian opening duo. However, the storm came from the other end, as Ntini snared Hopes to a wild swipe outside off, before Gony's double-strike ensured Mohali's No 2,3 and 4 fell for exactly those numbers.
Marsh's golden run in the tournament came to an end when he played on to his stumps off Gony, while a faricical mix-up with Mahela Jayawardene ended Irfan Pathan's stay.
When the two sides met again, Mohali's set of Kings had no answer to their Chennai counterparts, as they fell apart for just 112-8 before Mahendra Singh Dhoni's side mopped up the runs to canter to a nine-wicket win and set up a clash with Jaipur in the final on Sunday.
Manpreet Gony, Chennai's most successful bowler in the IPL, was splendid throughout his four-over spell, bagging two wickets at the expense of 14 runs, while Ntini jolted Mohali from the other end with a relentless 2-23.
Muthiah Muralitharan's four overs went for a frugal 19 and a wicket before the left-handed duo of Parthiv Patel (51 not out) and Suresh Raina (55 not out) avoided any repeat of the scenes against Bangalore when they suffered a dramatic collapse, striking up a 102-run partnership as Chennai got home with 5.1 overs to spare.
Jaipur's inspirational showing with the bat in the first semi-final had influenced both skippers enough with what they had in mind on winning the toss. Yuvraj Singh turned out to be the unfortunate one.
The formidable Mohali batting line-up was ripped to shreds as they were reduced to 34-4 inside the powerplay before slumping further to 45-6 inside 10 overs, and a top six which only had one reaching double figures. Ramesh Powar, batting at No 9, top-scored with an unbeaten 28.
Mohali safely negotiated the first over after Dhoni chose to throw the ball to Muthiah Muralitharan to unsettle the Australian opening duo. However, the storm came from the other end, as Ntini snared Hopes to a wild swipe outside off, before Gony's double-strike ensured Mohali's No 2,3 and 4 fell for exactly those numbers.
Marsh's golden run in the tournament came to an end when he played on to his stumps off Gony, while a faricical mix-up with Mahela Jayawardene ended Irfan Pathan's stay.
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