Misfiring opening duo Faf du Plessis and Murali Vijay have registered stands of 4, 2 and 0 so far. Though du Plessis scored 39 against Deccan Chargers, Vijay is yet to enter double digits. In IPL-IV, Michael Hussey &amp; Vijay formed an effective pair <img alt="" src="/imagedata/2012/apr/dhonibollingera.jpg" /> Slacking champions: CSK skipper MS Dhoni talks to Doug Bollinger during their match against Deccan last Saturday. Pic/AFP Dhoni batting too low THE captain batted at No 7 on two out of three occasions. CSK&rsquo;s success over the years has come largely due to Dhoni&rsquo;s exploits alongwith Suresh Raina up the order. At the moment, Dhoni is facing too few balls for his team&rsquo;s liking Bollinger&rsquo;s dismal show The left-arm seamer played a pivotal role in Chennai&rsquo;s previous two title victories. As compared to an economy rate of seven last season, he has conceded nine runs per over in IPL-V. Also, his bowling at the death has lost sting Middle-order flop S Badrinanth, Suresh Raina and skipper Dhoni have failed to hold together the middle-order of Chennai&rsquo;s batting. In fact, the Super Kings barely managed to cross the 100-run mark during their losses to MI and Delhi Margin of defeats They lost to both Mumbai and Chennai by an identical margin of eight wickets. The re-laid surface at Chepauk hasn&rsquo;t been conducive to spinners. That&rsquo;s the reason CSK&rsquo;s bowlers haven&rsquo;t been able to defend low totals like before

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