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56th Match • IPL • T20 • Wankhede

Mumbai Indians

Gujarat Titans

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NED

(50 ov) 272/7

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U.A.E. chose to field.

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CSK vs KKR, 1st match at Chennai, IPL, Apr 08 2011 - Match MVPs

RESULT

1st match (N), Chennai, April 08, 2011, Indian Premier League

Prev

Chennai Super Kings

153/4

Kolkata Knight Riders

(20 ov, T:154) 151/7

CSK won by 2 runs

Player Of The Match

Srikkanth Anirudha

, CSK

64 (55)

Cricinfo's MVP

, KKR

76.36 ptsImpact List

Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match

Player	Team	TI	Runs	I. Runs	B. Impact	Bowl	I. Wkts	Bo. Impact
Jacques Kallis	KKR	76.36	54(42)	56.46	49.78	2/34	2.18	26.58
Suresh Raina	CSK	73.41	33(29)	33.21	29.48	1/3	1.64	43.93
Srikkanth Anirudha	CSK	52.57	64(55)	59.63	52.57	-	-	-
Ravichandran Ashwin	CSK	46.42	-	-	-	1/26	1.37	46.42
Iqbal Abdulla	KKR	38.45	3(3)	1.52	0.73	1/26	1.55	37.71
Shadab Jakati	CSK	36.53	-	-	-	1/26	1.25	36.53
Tim Southee	CSK	35.8	-	-	-	1/30	1.33	35.8
Yusuf Pathan	KKR	35.51	11(12)	8.75	3.82	1/19	1.33	31.69
Manoj Tiwary	KKR	33.1	27(15)	30.3	33.1	-	-	-
Suraj Randiv	CSK	30.97	-	-	-	1/33	1.32	30.97
MS Dhoni	CSK	28.68	29(21)	28.78	28.68	-	-	-
Lakshmipathy Balaji	KKR	17.16	-	-	-	0/25	0	17.16
Laxmi Shukla	KKR	12.89	14(10)	13.11	12.89	-	-	-
Manvinder Bisla	KKR	12.29	27(29)	23.47	12.29	-	-	-
Albie Morkel	CSK	11.57	15(9)	15.69	20.76	0/32	0	- 9.19
Scott Styris	CSK	10.24	5(2)	6.71	10.24	-	-	-
Rajat Bhatia	KKR	4.76	0(1)	- 1.49	- 2.4	0/19	0	7.17
Murali Vijay	CSK	3.33	4(4)	3.75	3.33	-	-	-
Eoin Morgan	KKR	1.91	6(6)	4.15	1.91	-	-	-
S Badrinath	CSK	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sarabjit Ladda	KKR	- 1.13	-	-	-	0/29	0	- 1.13
Gautam Gambhir	KKR	- 2.79	1(2)	- 0.87	- 2.79	-	-	-

Win Probability

CSK 100%

CSKKKR

100%50%100%

Over 20 • KKR 151/7

Laxmi Shukla c Styris b Southee 14 (10b 2x4 0x6) SR: 140

W

CSK won by 2 runs

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IPL beats cricket fatigue worries

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Dhoni and Southee pull off yorker coup

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Chennai sneak last-ball victory

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'It was a tricky wicket to bat on' - Anirudha

'It was a tricky wicket to bat on' - Anirudha

Gambhir calls for improved fielding

Gambhir calls for improved fielding

KKR Innings

Player Name		R	B
MS Bisla	stumped	27	29
JH Kallis	caught	54	42
YK Pathan	run out	11	12
MK Tiwary	stumped	27	15
EJG Morgan	stumped	6	6
G Gambhir	run out	1	2
LR Shukla	caught	14	10
R Bhatia	not out	0	1
Iqbal Abdulla	not out	3	3
Extras	(lb 1, w 7)
Total	151(7 wkts; 20 ovs)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	64	Jacques Kallis	Manvinder Bisla
2nd	29	Jacques Kallis	Yusuf Pathan
3rd	19	Jacques Kallis	Manoj Tiwary
4th	7	Eoin Morgan	Manoj Tiwary
5th	1	Gautam Gambhir	Manoj Tiwary
6th	25	Laxmi Shukla	Manoj Tiwary
7th	2	Rajat Bhatia	Laxmi Shukla
8th	4	Rajat Bhatia	Iqbal Abdulla

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Indian Premier League

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
RCB	14	9	4	19	0.326
CSK	14	9	5	18	0.443
MI	14	9	5	18	0.040
KKR	14	8	6	16	0.433
KXIP	14	7	7	14	-0.051
RR	14	6	7	13	-0.691
DCH	14	6	8	12	0.222
Kochi	14	6	8	12	-0.214
PWI	14	4	9	9	-0.134
DC	14	4	9	9	-0.448