CHENNAI — Chennai Super Kings (CSK) trounced Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) by 97 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2015 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium here Saturday. Batting first, Chennai put up 192 for three and then spun KXIP out of the contest to record a big victory. KXIP never looked in the game. Murali Vijay fought a touch but cut a lone figure as wickets kept falling at the other end. Brief scores: Chennai Super Kings 192 for 3 (B. McCullum 66, MS Dhoni 41 not out; Anureet Singh 1 for 40, Akshar Patel 1 for 35). Kings XI Punjab 95 for 9 (Murali Vijay 34; Ashish Nehra 2 for 16, Ravindra Jadeja 3 for 33, Ravichandran Ashwin 2 for 14). Earlier, Mumbai Indians defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 20 runs at the Wankhede Stadium in Bombay. After posting 157-8 Mumbai restricted Hyderabad to 137-8 as Lasith Malinga claimed 4 wickets for 23 runs. Brief scores: Mumbai Indians 157-8 (Simmons 51, R. Sharma 24, K. Pollard 33, B. Kumar 3-26, D.Steyn 2-28, P. Kumar 2-35). Sunrisers Hyderabad 137-8 (S. Dhawan 42, L. Rahul 25, R. Bopara 23, L. Malinga 4-23, M. McClenaghan 3-20). — SG
