"His two-seamer was riding pretty good when it was down, but I think it was just a couple of spots missed, " catcher John Jaso said.

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Chennai Super Kings, one of the top franchises, has two Sri Lankans - seamer Nuwan Kulasekara and off-spinner Akila Dananjaya.

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He smashed three huge sixes - including two straight ones off seamer Elton Chigumbura - and reached 50 from just 40 balls before he was was caught at long-off.

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