Michael Hussey hit a half-century and Albie Morkel bagged three wickets to help Chennai Super Kings post a 25-run win over Pune Warriors in an Indian Premier League match on Monday.

Australian Hussey made a 48-ball 61 and South African paceman Morkel took 3-29 as Chennai bowled and fielded impressively to restrict Pune to 117-9 after scoring 142-6 for their third win in six matches of the Twenty20 tournament.