Raina and Badrinath (34) put up a decent 75-run stand for the third wicket that stabilized the innings after the Super Kings lost openers Michael Hussey and Wriddhiman Saha early.
Hussey (5) was the first to be dismissed when the Aussie failed completely to judge Richardson's delivery and was comprehensively bowled.
Saha (13) then joined his fellow opener in the dug out when Rahul Sharma caught the Chennai batsman plumb in his failed attempt to sweep the delivery.
Then after a much needed stand, Badrinath was dismissed when he was caught at long-off by Steven Smith off the bowling of Wright.
Raina, however, continued his stalwartly innings by completing his half-century in 42 balls with the help of 3 boundaries and a lone six.
The Super Kings have made just one change for this match with Albie Morkel coming in place of Dirk Nannes. On the other hand, Pune bring in T Suman for Mithun Manhas.
Their campaign in doldrums at the half-way stage, Pune Warriors would be desperate to change the scenario but they face a gigantic challenge when they take on table-toppers Chennai Super Kings.
Languishing at the bottom of the table, Pune Warriors would be keen to repeat the performance they gave a fortnight ago against the same opposition, when they defeated them by 24 runs -- that too in an away match.
Teams:
Pune Warriors: Robin Uthappa, Aaron Finch (Capt.), Yuvraj Singh, Luke Wright, Steven Smith, T Suman, Abhishek Nayar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rahul Sharma, Ashoke Dinda, Kane Richardson.
Chennai Super Kings: Wriddhiman Saha, Michael Hussey, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (Capt. & wk), Subramaniam Badrinath, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Albie Morkel, Chris Morris, R Ashwin, Mohit Sharma.
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