Hyderabad: Chennai Super Kings stormed into their second Champions League T20 final with a crushing 65-run victory over Kings XI Punjab here on Thursday.
CSK bowlers wreaked havoc to dismiss Punjab for 117 in 18.2 overs after D Bravo hammered 67 balls off 39 balls and took his team to an imposing 182 for seven in the second semifinal at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
2010 Champions CSK will face KKR in the final on Saturday.
The contest between Chennai and Punjab was billed as the battle of two batting heavyweights. Chennai lived up to the expectation but Punjab failed miserably. Wickets kept on falling regularly after Punjab lost opener Sehwag in the first over. G Maxwell too fell cheaply, ending his lean run in the competition. It was an unexpected batting collapse from Punjab, who came into the match as the only unbeaten side alongside KKR. ( PTI )