Chennai outgun Rajasthan in run-fest
An in-form Vijay drubbed a dazed Rajasthan Royals into submission with an outstanding century of powerful and clean hitting and powered Chennai Super Kings to the highest score in IPL history
An in-form Vijay drubbed a dazed Rajasthan Royals into submission with an outstanding century of powerful and clean hitting and powered Chennai Super Kings to the highest score in IPL history
That's all we have from Match No. 32. Do hop over to the other tab for Match 33. Okay bye
Presentation
M Vijay is the Man of the Match He says: "Very happy. Not really tired. Just enjoying it. I just though of hitting straight, the ball came onto the bat nicely, and I enjoyed it."
MS Dhoni "We batted brilliantly. Vijay and Morkel were special. Not much power, no stupid shots, but clean hitting. If you have 240-245 on the board, it's very difficult for the chasing team. Rajasthan batted really well, though, but Dougie bowled really well and his catch was special."
Shane Warne "Fantastic game. Our boys chased amazingly, but we can't keep on fielding and bowling like this. Credit to Lumb, Watson and Ojha for the way they batted."
Phew! Finally time to draw some breath. Thirty sixes in the match, to go with 39 fours. Vijay's century, Morkel's monster hits, Ojha's near-ton, Watson's near-magic, but among all that, Dougie Bollinger is the highlight of the match for me. Four overs for just 15 runs, and that amazing catch at the long-on boundary. Wouldn't be wrong to say that he was the difference in the match. Do hang on for presentation ceremony
Chennai can't lose this one now
So now, fair enough to say the only interest left in the match is, whether Ojha can get a century
There were no signs of jet lag or weariness when Bollinger charged in and maintained his accuracy, while his colleagues were getting hammered
After a sleepy start to the tournament M Vijay has taken the IPL by storm with successive Man-of-the-Match awards
It isn't easy getting into the stadium but once he's in, this Rajasthan fan enjoys the run-fest, and a very cool catch by Bollinger