Finch’s form heads south

AARON Finch was dismissed for his second straight golden duck in the Indian Premier League as his Kings XI Punjab survived a MS Dhoni onslaught to beat Chennai yesterday.

The Super Kings nearly pulled off a third successive last-over victory before finishing on 5-193 with Dhoni, braving back pain, unbeaten on 79 off 44 balls with six fours and five sixes.

After being put in to bat, Chris Gayle made a resounding debut for Punjab by smashing 63 off 33 balls in their total of 7-197.