Semi-Final, Bangalore Royal Challengers Vs Chennai Super Kings

Played at New Wanderers Stadium, Johnnesburg - March the 23rd 2009

Bangalore won the toss and chose to Bowl

Royal Challengers Bangalore win by 6 wickets with 7 balls to spare

Bangalore Score Card
149/4 in 18.5 Overs(7.91 runs per over)

Top Scorer
Pandey 48 runs from 35 balls

Highest Wicket Taker
Vinay Kumar
4 Overs 2/38

Bangalore Royal Challengers Playing XI

Kumble
Uthappa
Kallis
Dravid
Taylor
Kohli
Van der Merwe
Boucher
Praveen Kumar
Vinay Kumar
Pandey

Bangalore Score Update

149/4 in 18.5 Overs

1st Over - 0,0,1,4,4,0
2nd Over -4,4,0,w,0,0 (Kallis 9)
3rd Over - 2,1,0,2,w,2 (Van de Merwe 2)
4th Over - 4,0,4,4,1(nb),1(free hit),1
5th Over - 4,0,0,4,2,0
6th Over - 4,0,1,4,1,0
7th Over - 1,1,0,0,1,1
8th Over - 2,1,0,1,0,1
9th Over - 2,4,0,1,0,4
10th Over - 1,0,0,1,1,0

Bangalore @ Strategic Timeout 82/2

11th Over - 0,0,0,1,4,1
12th Over - 1(leg bye),1,1,1,0,0
13th Over - 2,0,w,0,1,1(Pandey 48)
14th Over - 0,1,1,1,1,0
15th Over - 1,4,2,2,1,0
16th Over - w,2,0,0,0,0(Dravid 44)
17th Over - 0,1,6,1,6,1
18th Over - 1,0,1,0,6,0
19th Over - 6(noball),1,1,1,0,4

Chennai Score Card
146/5 in 20 Overs(7.3 runs per over)

Top Scorer
Patel 36 runs of 27 balls

Highest Wicket Taker
Muralitharan
4 Overs 1/15

Chennai Super Kings Playing XI

Dhoni
Patel
Hayden
Raina
Badrinath
Morkel
Oram
Jakati
Balaji
Muralitharan
Gony

Chennai Score Update

146/5 in 20 Overs

1st Over - 0,2,0,0,0,0
2nd Over - 1,4,0,4,0,4
3rd Over - 1,1,1,0,4,4
4th Over - 4,0,1,1,2,1
5th Over - 1,1,1,0,4,4
6th Over - 0,4,0,1,1,0
7th Over - 0,1,2,6,0,w (Hayden 26)
8th Over - 3,1,1,1,0,1
9th Over - 0,1,0,w,0,1 (Patel 36)
10th Over - 1,0,1,1,1,0

Chennai @ Strategic Timeout 74/2

11th Over - 0,1,0,0,1(wide),1,0 {24 balls since last boundary}
12th Over - 2,1,2,0,1,1
13th Over - 2,2,1,1,1,1
14th Over - w,0,1,0,1,1 (Raina 20)
15th Over - 2,1,1,1,1,1
16th Over - 1,6,0,1,1,1
17th Over - 1,w,1(wide),1,0,1,1(wide),1(Dhoni 28)
18th Over - 1,6,1,1,1,0
19th Over - 0,w,0,1,1,4(Oram 9)

Chennai Super Kings Vs Kings XI Punjab

Played at Kingsmead - Durban

Chennai Super Kings won the toss and chose to bat

Chennai Super Kings won the match by 24 runs

Man of the Match - Muralitharan

Chennai Super Kings Score Card
116/9 in 20 overs (5.8 runs per over)

Top Scorer
P Patel
32 runs in 23 balls

Highest Wicket Takers
S Sreeshanth
4 overs 2/23

Kings XI Punjab Score Card
92/8 in 20 over (4.6 runs per over)

Top Scorer
Pomersbach
26 runs in 32 balls

Highest Wicket Taker
Muralitharan
4 overs 2/8

Chennai Super Kings Playing XI

Bailey
Patel
Raina
Dhoni
Badrinath
Oram
Ashwin
Gony
Balaji
Muralitharan
Thushara


Kings XI Punjab Playing XI

Sohal
Katich
Pomersbach
Yuvraj Singh
Sangakkara
Mota
Pathan
Lee
Chawla
Powar
Sreesanth

Match Between Chennai Super Kings Vs Kings XI Punjab

Played at SuperSport Park, Centurion - 7th May 2009

Chennai Super Kings won the toss and chose to bat

Chennai Super Kings won the match by 12 runs
Man of the Match - Mathew Hayden


Chennai Super Kings Score Card
185/3 - 18 Overs (10.27 runs per over)


Top Scrorer
Mathew Hayden
89 runs in 58 balls

Highest Wicket Taker
P Chawla
3 Overs 1/28

Kings XI Punjab Score Card
174/3 - 18 Overs (9.66 runs per over)

Top Scrorer
Yuvaraj Singh
58 runs in 36 balls


Highest Wicket Taker
A Morkel
3 Overs 1/36

Chennai Super Kings Playing XI

Badrinath
Hayden
Raina
Bailey
Dhoni
Morkel
Tyagi
Jakati
Balaji
Muralitharan
Gony

Kings XI Punjab Playing XI

Katich
Sohal
Yuvraj
Sangakkara
Jayawardene
Irfan Pathan
Goel
Sreesanth
Chawla
Abdulla
V singh

Match Between Chennai Super Kings Vs Delhi Daredevils

Played at Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg(neutral venue) 2 May 2009 - daylight(20-over match)

Delhi Daredevils won the toss and chose to field

Chennai Super Kings Won by 18 runs

Man-of-the-Match
Jakati

Chennai Super Kings Total Score
163/10 in 20 Overs (8.15 runs per over)

Top Score
Badrinath 45runs in 34 balls

Highest Wicket Taker
Jakati
4 Overs 4/24

Chennai Super Kings Playing XI

Vijay
Hayden
Raina
Dhoni
Morkel
Oram
Badrinath
Tyagi
Jakati
Balaji
Muralitharan

Delhi Daredevils Score Card
164/8 in 20 Overs (7.25)

Top Scorer
Karthik 52 runs of 31 balls

Highest Wicket Taker
Nannes and Nehra
4 Overs 3/27 each

Delhi Daredevils Playing XI

Gambhir
Warner
AB de Villiers
Dilshan
Karthik
Manhas
Bhatia
Mishra
Sangwan
Nehra
Nannes

Match Between Rajasthan Royals Vs Chennai Super Kings

Played at SuperSport Park, Centurion(neutral venue), 30 April 2009(20-over match)

Rajasthan Royals won the toss and chose to field

Chennai Super Kings won by 38 runs

Chennai Super Kings Total Score
164/5 20 Overs

Top Scorer
Suresh Raina 98 runs of 55 balls

Highest Wicket Taker
Balaji
3.3 Overs 4/21

Chennai Super Kings Playing XI

Hayden
Patel
Raina
Badrinath
Dhoni
Morkel
Oram
Tyagi
Jakati
Balaji
Muralitharan

Rajasthan Royals Total Score
126/10 in 19.3 Overs

Top Scorer
Jadeja 37 runs of 33 balls

Highest Wicket Taker
Yusuf Pathan
3 Overs 2/17

Rajasthan Royals Playing XI

Smith
Asnodkar
Quiney
Yusuf Pathan
Mascarenhas
Jadeja
Warne
Rawat
Munaf Patel
Trivedi
Kamran Khan

Result of Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Chennai Super kings Match

Played at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth (neutral venue), on 20 April 2009 - day/night (20-over match)

Result Chennai Super Kings won by 92 runs

Chennai Super Kings Score Card

179/5 - 20 overs (8.95 runs per over)

Top Scrorer

Mathew Hayden 65

Highest Wicket Taker

Praveen Kumar
4 Overs 2/37

Chennai Super Kings Playing XI

Parthiv Patel (W)
Matthew Hayden
Suresh Raina
MS Dhoni (C)
Andrew Flintoff
Albie Morkel
Subramaniam Badrinath
Joginder Sharma
Lakshmipathy Balaji
Manpreet Gony
Muttiah Muralidaran

Bangalore Royal Challengers Score Card
87/10 - 15.2 Overs (5.67 runs per over)

Top Scrorer

Jacques Kallis 24

Highest Wicket Taker

Muttiah Muralidaran
4 Overs 3/11

Bangalore Royal Challengers Playing XI

Praveen Kumar
Robin Uthappa (W)
Jacques Kallis
Ross Taylor
Kevin Pietersen (C)
Rahul Dravid
Virat Kohli
Rajesh Bishnoi
Vinay Kumar
Dale Steyn
Anil Kumble

Chennai Score Card

Total Score
146/7 - 20 overs(7.30 runs per over)

Top Scorer
Hayden 44

Highest Wicket Taker
MS Gony 4 Overs 2/32


Lowest Economy
Joginder Sharma 6.25


Players who could improve
Dhoni
Fintoff
Thusara
Oram

Probables for Mumbai and Chennai Team

Chennai Super Kings

Matthew Hayden
Parthiv Patel
Suresh Raina
MS Dhoni (capt/wk)
S Badrinath
Andrew Flintoff
Albie Morkel
L Balaji
Joginder Sharma
Manpreet Gony
Muttiah Muralitharan

Mumbai Indians

Sanath Jayasuriya
Sachin Tendulkar (capt)
Shikhar Dhawan
JP Duminy
Dwayne Bravo
Abhishek Nayar
Yogesh Takawale (wk)
Harbhajan Singh
Dhawal Kulkarni
Zaheer Khan
Kyle Mills

Note:

Morkel, Duminy and Ntini it means playing the IPL opener within hours of finishing the day-night ODI against Australia in Johannesburg.

Diamond-studded trophy for Man of the Match in Mumbai Indians IPL ties

A scintillating trophy coated with hundreds of diamonds and other precious stones would be presented to the man of the match for the home matches of Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League Season 2.

The 2-feet tall trophy primed by The Gitanjali Group, bejeweled with 550 diamonds and 785 precious stones worth for about Rs. 3.5crore

Mumbai Indians, led by champion batsman Sachin Tendulkar, are to commence their campaign in the IPL by playing in the tournament opener at Cape Town on April 18 against 2008 runners-up Chennai Super Kings (CSK), led by India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

IPL have designated the home and away matches for the eight franchise teams in the 2nd edition of the tournament as its being held outside the country.