Indian Premier League, 2009-10
Wisden's review of Chennai Super Kings v Royal Challengers Bangalore, IPL 2009-10
Nagraj Gollapudi
15-Apr-2011
At Chennai, March 31, 2010. Chennai Super Kings won by five wickets. ‡Royal Challengers
Bangalore 161-4 (20 overs) (J. H. Kallis 52, V. Kohli 34); Chennai Super Kings 162-5 (18.5 overs)
(M. Vijay 78, S. K. Raina 40*). MoM: M. Vijay.
Kevin Pietersen, in his first game of the tournament,
contributed a handy 23* at the end of Bangalore's innings, but it was not enough. Murali Vijay gave
himself a birthday present a day early with a robust performance that included six sixes as Chennai
halted their slide.
Nagraj Gollapudi is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo