Raina finishes it off in typical fashion, and the authority of that shot underlines Chennai's dominance tonight. Swung away on one foot over midwicket. See you later Kolkata!
KKR vs CSK, 48th match at Chennai, IPL, Apr 13 2010 - Match Result
RESULT
48th match (N), Chennai, April 13, 2010, Indian Premier League
(13.3/20 ov, T:140) 143/1
CSK won by 9 wickets (with 39 balls remaining)
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Scorecard summary
Kolkata Knight Riders • 139/8(20 overs)
48 (48)
3/16 (4)
27 (31)
2/15 (4)
Chennai Super Kings • 143/1(13.3 overs)
78* (39)
1/35 (3)
50* (40)
0/14 (2)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
With that thumping win, Chennai have leap-frogged the entire mid-field in the points table to go from sixth to second! Chennai, Bangalore, Delhi, Rajasthan and Deccan are all tied on points, but Chennai is just ahead of Bangalore on run rate. And rest assured, run rate is going to matter in the end. Kolkata are two points behind the pack, on seventh, and Punjab are eighth. Mumbai of course are in a league that is all their own at the top. All teams have two games to go and the permutations and combinations possible are mind-boggling. It's probably best to forget all the 'If's' and just see how the action unfolds.
Hang on for the presentation.
Sourav Ganguly: "Not a good day for us. We picked the best team possible and tried our best. We lost too many in the first few overs and then did well to get 140. Expected it to turn a bit more, Raina batted beautifully. Hope we can win the next two games."
MS Dhoni: "Good to be in a situation where you go in a bit nervous, it helped us today. Ashwin bowled well, the others chipped in well. The IPL is all about pressure.. they way Raina and Vijay chased down 140 was good, it is a bit of a worry that the middle order is not getting enough practice. Vijay was initially looking to be aggressive, but of late he's realised that the body position is important and the results are showing. Raina soaks up the pressure at number three, he has the responsibility of batting quickly and not getting out, he's been brilliant at finishing games off. It is great for his career. I wish Chennai a very Happy Tamil New Year."
Man of the match is R Ashwin and even Raina would not mind this today. "I don't think I've ever bowled better, I am really happy. I knew the new ball would grip better, and it worked for me. I've been working on my carrom ball for a year, it was spotted by my dad. I hope I can continue the form going ahead."
That's thre story tonight then. Three young Indians put their hands up and pummelled Kolkata. Ashwin, Raina and Vijay - take a bow!
That's it from us tonight. On behalf of the team at cricinfo, this is Nitin Sundar signing off. Cheers!
13.3
6
Abdulla to Raina, SIX runs
13.2
1
Abdulla to Vijay, 1 run
Vijay gets to another fifty! Cuts it away for a single to the off side
13.1
•
Abdulla to Vijay, no run
and this time a double-bouncer from Abdullah! Is he doing this on purpose? Lands close to his feet, bumps up and lands again before the batsman has a go. Very unusual variations
end of over 1310 runs
CSK: 136/1CRR: 10.46 • RRR: 0.57
Murali Vijay49 (38b 4x4 2x6)
Suresh Raina72 (38b 11x4 2x6)
Laxmi Shukla 1-0-9-0
Iqbal Abdulla 2-0-14-0
12.6
1lb
Shukla to Vijay, 1 leg bye
goes for another pull, cannot make connection this time
12.5
6
Shukla to Vijay, SIX runs
that's as high as you will ever see a cricket ball being hit! Vijay got well under that ball and got a thick top edge to the bottom-handed pull, it went miles and miles up in the air, and the laws of oblique projection will be stretched to justify how it landed beyond the ropes!
12.4
1
Shukla to Raina, 1 run
full slower ball, 115.4 kph, Raina drives down the ground and the bowler half-stops
12.3
•
Shukla to Raina, no run
good yorker, just outside off stump line, Raina misses and Saha collects it nicely, standing up
12.2
1
Shukla to Vijay, 1 run
slides on to his pads and Vijay works it away easily behind square on the leg side
12.1
1
Shukla to Raina, 1 run
rank fulltoss outside off, Raina cuts it away, straight to the sweeper
Chennai could potentially go from 6th to 3rd with this win. Even 2nd, depending on how well they win!
end of over 125 runs
CSK: 126/1CRR: 10.50 • RRR: 1.75
Murali Vijay42 (35b 4x4 1x6)
Suresh Raina70 (35b 11x4 2x6)
Iqbal Abdulla 2-0-14-0
David Hussey 2-0-22-0
11.6
•
Abdulla to Vijay, no run
fuller this time, driven straight to cover. Sane and quiet end to the over after that bizarre short ball
11.5
•
Abdulla to Vijay, no run
cuts away straight to point
11.4
•
Abdulla to Vijay, no run
11.3
4
Abdulla to Vijay, FOUR runs
I've never seen something like this! Abdullah was probably trying a bouncer, it bounced a couple of feet in front of him and went up in slow motion, when it came down Vijay was ready with his back lift to send it crashing through midwicket. Maybe, just maybe it slipped out of the bowler's hand.
11.2
•
Abdulla to Vijay, no run
short and wide outside off, cut away nicely by Vijay but straight to the short third man
11.1
1
Abdulla to Raina, 1 run
short of a length, played away to the off side
end of over 1118 runs
CSK: 121/1CRR: 11.00 • RRR: 2.11
Murali Vijay38 (30b 3x4 1x6)
Suresh Raina69 (34b 11x4 2x6)
David Hussey 2-0-22-0
Angelo Mathews 1-0-15-0
10.6
2
Hussey to Vijay, 2 runs
plays it away for a couple more. Vijay has quietly crept up to 38, and is looking ominous now
10.5
4
Hussey to Vijay, FOUR runs
beautiful shot! Vijay sashays down and drives elegantly through the off side. This game is ending really fast
10.4
1lb
Hussey to Raina, 1 leg bye
swing and a miss! Somehow missed the stumps after eluding the sweep
10.3
1
Hussey to Vijay, 1 run
10.2
4
Hussey to Vijay, FOUR runs
shortens the length, Vijay knew it was coming, he was waiting on his back foot and WHACK over midwicket for four
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
CSK
78 runs (39)
11 fours3 sixes
Productive shot
pull/hook on back foot
20 runs
3 fours1 six
CSK
50 runs (40)
4 fours2 sixes
Productive shot
pull/hook on back foot
18 runs
2 fours1 six
Match details
| MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai | |
| Toss | Kolkata Knight Riders, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2009/10 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Hours of play (local time) | 20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.20, Interval 21.20-21.40, Second Session 21.40-23.00 |
| Match days | 13 April 2010 - night (20-over match) |
| Umpires | |
| TV Umpire | |
| Reserve Umpire | |
| Match Referee | |
| Points | Chennai Super Kings 2, Kolkata Knight Riders 0 |
Win Probability
CSK 100%
KKRCSK100%50%100%
Over 14 • CSK 143/1
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