From correspondents in Africa, 12:00 AM IST

Chennai Super Kings defeated Kings XI Punjab by 24 runs in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match here Wednesday to make the last four of the tournament.

With the defeat, Kings XI Punjab are out of the semifinal contention.

Brief scores: Chennai Super Kings 116/9 in 20 overs (Parthiv Patel 32, Suresh Raina 20; Irfan Pathan 2-32, S.Sreesanth 2-23). Kings XI Punjab 92/8 in 20 overs (Luke Pomersbach 26; Muttiah Muralitharan 2-8, R. Ashwin 2-13).

(Staff Writer, © IANS)