Centurion, May 8 (Inditop) Chennai Super Kings defeated Kings XI Punjab by 12 runs via the Duckworth-Lewis Method in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Centurion Park here Thursday.

Brief scores: Chennai Super Kings 185/3 in 18 overs (Matthew Hayden 89, Mahendra Singh Dhoni 56 not out). Kings XI Punjab 174/3 in 18 overs (Yuvraj Singh 58 not out, Simon Katich 50).