Chennai: Pacing their chase to near-perfection, Chennai Super Kings strolled to their third consecutive win, drubbing Kolkata Knight Riders by nine wickets in the Indian Premier League here on After Jacob Oram's three-wicket haul restricted Knight Riders to 147 for nine, the Super Kings, thanks to Matthew Hayden's second successive half-century cruised to a victory that put them on top of the IPL leaderboard with six points.
The Super Kings batted sensibly taking no risks whatsoever and romped home with ease.
Hayden, who had made 81 in the previous game against Mumbai Indians, put on 66 for the first wicket with Parthiv Patel - the highest opening stand in the tournament so far - to provide an ideal platform for skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni to finish the game in style.
Given the relatively modest target, the Super Kings focused on denying the Riders early breakthroughs and then had plenty in reserve to step up the pace when it was required with Hayden hitting 70 not out.
