- BATSMENRB4s6sSR19.4 end of a superb innings from Vijay! Finally he mis-hits one and holes out to deep midwicket! He walks out to a unanimous standing ovation. Take a bow 241/45.5 soft dismissal! full and wide half-volley, and he has hit it straight down extra cover's throat. Wagh is thrilled, he has had his own back after three boundaries 62/18.2 another soft wicket! Full and wide, would have been called wide had Raina not flirted with it, and he has to really reach out for it, and the edge settles safely at point 83/219.2 smacked too powerfully to mid-off and the single is not on. But he had to go for it anyway, and Narwal's direct-hit finds him short 235/319.5 Watson is on a hat-trick! slower ball, and Dhoni doesn't get power into the shot down the ground, and long-on does the rest 241/5Extras6 (b 4, w 2)TOTAL246/5 (20 Overs, RR: 12.3)Fall of wickets: 1-62 (Matthew Hayden, 5.5 ov), 2-83 (Suresh Raina, 8.2 ov), 3-235 (Albie Morkel, 19.2 ov), 4-241 (Murali Vijay, 19.4 ov), 5-241 (MS Dhoni, 19.5 ov)
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR7.2 hits a length ball straight down sweeper-cover's throat. He had to go for everything here, hit this with an open face, and holes out 69/17.6 oh Bollinger you beauty! Pathan has mis-hit this into the stratosphere, but Bollinger settles himself at the edge of long-on boundary, stretches behind his body to take the catch, and while off balance, throws the ball back into the play, takes a step outside field of play,and comes back to complete the catch. That's wicked stuff for a fast bowler who is not one of the most mobile units you will see. The beauty is, he tried to resist the momentum, then saw he couldn't do that, and then threw it back! 80/215.1 Bollinger you beauty! slower off cutter, 122ks, beats Watson on the slog, gets the top of off! Smiles at Watson as he walks back, pats him on the back, says well played, Watson nods back. That's how it should be! 177/317.1 after keeping Fazal on strike with his fielding in the last over, Murali gets hisd wicket too, nicely flighting an offbreak. Fazal gets the toe end of the bat while looking for the big shot, and lobs it to cover-point 192/418.3 slower offcutter gets another wicket! 116ks, Jhunjhunwala makes good connection with it, muscling it down the ground, but Raina judges it well and catches it at mid-off. Good captaincy too, to have mid-off up for Bollinger 210/5Extras15 (b 4, lb 6, nb 1, w 4)TOTAL223/5 (20 Overs, RR: 11.15)Fall of wickets: 1-69 (Michael Lumb, 7.2 ov), 2-80 (Yusuf Pathan, 7.6 ov), 3-177 (Shane Watson, 15.1 ov), 4-192 (Faiz Fazal, 17.1 ov), 5-210 (Abhishek Jhunjhunwala, 18.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB JA Morkel 4 0 56 2 14.00 4 10 1 0 0 DE Bollinger 4 0 15 2 3.75 15 1 0 1 1 S Tyagi 4 0 45 0 11.25 8 5 2 2 0 M Muralidaran 4 0 52 1 13.00 9 2 6 1 0 SB Jakati 3 0 37 0 12.33 4 1 4 0 0 SK Raina 1 0 8 0 8.00 1 1 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Chennai Super Kings , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
16.00 start, First Session 16.00-17.20, Interval 17.20-17.40, Second Session 17.40-19.00
Match days
3 April 2010 - day/night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Chennai Super Kings 2, Rajasthan Royals 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 66 runs, 1 wicket)
- Chennai Super Kings: 50 runs in 4.5 overs (29 balls), Extras 0
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 29 balls (M Vijay 28, ML Hayden 22, Ex 0)
- Chennai Super Kings: 100 runs in 11.1 overs (67 balls), Extras 3
- M Vijay: 50 off 30 balls (4 x 4, 3 x 6)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 29 balls (M Vijay 21, JA Morkel 26, Ex 3)
- Chennai Super Kings: 150 runs in 13.5 overs (83 balls), Extras 3
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 43 balls (M Vijay 48, JA Morkel 48, Ex 4)
- JA Morkel: 50 off 26 balls (2 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Chennai Super Kings: 200 runs in 16.5 overs (101 balls), Extras 4
- M Vijay: 100 off 46 balls (6 x 4, 9 x 6)
- 3rd Wicket: 150 runs in 64 balls (M Vijay 85, JA Morkel 62, Ex 5)
- Innings Break: Chennai Super Kings - 246/5 in 20.0 overs (S Badrinath 4, S Anirudha 0)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 62 runs, 0 wicket)
- Rajasthan Royals: 50 runs in 5.1 overs (31 balls), Extras 6
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (MJ Lumb 32, NV Ojha 13, Ex 6)
- Rajasthan Royals: 100 runs in 9.5 overs (59 balls), Extras 7
- NV Ojha: 50 off 30 balls (3 x 4, 4 x 6)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 25 balls (NV Ojha 20, SR Watson 30, Ex 0)
- Rajasthan Royals: 150 runs in 13.4 overs (82 balls), Extras 9
- SR Watson: 50 off 21 balls (4 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Rajasthan Royals: 200 runs in 17.5 overs (108 balls), Extras 12
Match Coverage
All Match NewsBustling Bollinger buoys Chennai
There were no signs of jet lag or weariness when Bollinger charged in and maintained his accuracy, while his colleagues were getting hammered
Vijay parades his Twenty20 skills
After a sleepy start to the tournament M Vijay has taken the IPL by storm with successive Man-of-the-Match awards
Chennai v Rajasthan, IPL 2010, Chennai
The Vijay and Bolly show
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