Chennai v Kolkata, IPL 2011, Chennai
Chennai steal thriller
The IPL kicked off with an elaborate opening ceremony•AFP
Once the match started, S Anirudha played his shots despite M Vijay falling in the first over •AFP
... and two late blows from Albie Morkel got Chennai to 153 •AFP
The match began to turn when Yusuf Pahan was run out by a direct hit from Dhoni •AFP
... and Chennai held their nerve to win •AFP
Shah Rukh Khan was there to entertain the Chennai crowd•AFP
Suresh Raina scored 33 before perishing to his favourite slog-sweep•AFP
Jacques Kallis got Kolkata's chase off to a rapid start ... •AFP
Manoj Tiwary kept Kolkata in the hunt with a cameo•AFP
MS Dhoni scored a quick 29 ... •AFP
... and shared a 64-run opening stand with Manvinder Bisla•AFP
But he was out off the last ball of the penultimate over ...•AFP