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Chennai in semifinals

AFP, Durban
Muttiah Muralidaran led a disciplined spin attack as Chennai Super Kings qualified for the Indian Premier League semifinals with a 24-run win over Kings XI Punjab here on Wednesday.
The Sri Lankan off-spinner finished with 2-8 off four overs as Chennai restricted Punjab to 92-8 after posting 116-9.
Delhi (18 points) and Chennai (17) have made it to the semifinals, while Punjab await the result ofThursday’s match between Deccan and Bangalore as the three teams now have 14 points apiece.
Defending champions Rajasthan Royals (13 points), Mumbai Indians (11) and Kolkata (seven) are already out of the race.
Man-of-the-match Muralidaran was superbly backed by off-spinners Suresh Raina (2-17) and Ravichandran Ashwin (2-13). The trio
conceded only 38 runs off 12 overs.
Australian Luke Pomersbach top-scored with 26 in Punjab's dismal batting display in the last match.
Punjab earlier put in an impressive bowling performance to restrict Chennai to a modest total, with fast bowlers Shanthakumaran Sreesanth and Irfan Pathan taking two wickets apiece.
Australian paceman Brett Lee also prevented the Chennai batsmen from scoring freely, conceding only 16 in his four overs.
Chennai added 40 for the opening wicket off just 4.5 overs through India's Parthiv Patel (32) and Australian George Bailey (15), but lost their way after the openers' dismissals. Raina was the other main scorer with20.
Sreesanth got two wickets in three balls when he had Subramaniam Badrinath (four) caught by Pathan at mid-on and then bowled skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni for two.
Pathan removed New Zealander Jacob Oram (17) and Ashwin (eight) to finish with 2-32.
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BRIEF SCORES
CHENNAI: 116-9 in 20 overs (Patel 32, Raina 20; Sreesanth 2-23, Pathan 2-32).
PUNJAB: 92-8 in 20 overs (Pomersbach 26; Muralidharan 2-8, Ashwin 2-13, Raina 2-17, Thushara 2-28).
RESULT: Chennai won by 24 runs.