Chennai XI vs Kolkata XI 48th match at Chennai, 13 Apr, 2010

Toss: Kolkata Knight Riders, who chose to bat first
Kolkata XI 139/8 (20)
Chennai XI 143/1 (13.3)
Chennai Super Kings won by 9 wickets
Man of the Match: Ravichandran Ashwin
  • Suresh Raina 78 * (39)
  • Murali Vijay 50 * (40)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1: Five Wides! CH Gayle to ML Hayden, flighted delivery, spins it down the legside and the keeper is slow in getting to that and so is the short fine leg fielder! What a start!

Over 0.1: Single. CH Gayle to M Vijay, flighted delivery, goes back and flicks it through squareleg for a single.

Over 0.2: No runs. CH Gayle to ML Hayden, quicker and flatter in the air, let's that go to the keeper outside the off stump.

Over 0.3: Bowled him! CH Gayle to ML Hayden, flighted delivery, doesn't get his frontfoot across in a sweep and the ball drifts in slightly to hit the exposed off stump. Hayden was through the shot too early.

Over 0.4: Two runs. CH Gayle to SK Raina, flatter trajectory delivery, nudges it towards thirdman for a couple.

Over 0.5: Beaten! CH Gayle to SK Raina, quicker and flatter in the air, looks to play a flamboyant drive and is beaten by a straighter one outside off.

Over 0.6: No runs. CH Gayle to SK Raina, quicker and flatter in the air, defends it off the frontfoot towards backward point.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1: Single. AB Dinda to M Vijay, short and rising delivery, runs it down to thirdman for a single.

Over 1.2: Boundary! AB Dinda to SK Raina, short and wide, drives it sweetly backward of point for a boundary.

Over 1.3: Wide Ball. AB Dinda to SK Raina, bangs in a high bouncer which is well collected by Saha.

Over 1.3: No runs. AB Dinda to SK Raina, bangs it short, punches it sweetly to covers.

Over 1.4: No runs. AB Dinda to SK Raina, bangs it short, tucks it straight to squareleg.

Over 1.5: Boundary! AB Dinda to SK Raina, bangs it short, gets inside the line and tucks it away square of short fine leg for a boundary.

Over 1.6: Boundary! AB Dinda to SK Raina, short and wide, punches it away square past backward point for another boundary.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1: No runs. CH Gayle to M Vijay, flatter trajectory delivery, pushes it defensively to the bowler.

Over 2.2: No runs. CH Gayle to M Vijay, flatter trajectory delivery, pushes it towards covers.

Over 2.3: Single. CH Gayle to M Vijay, flatter trajectory delivery, flicks it to straight long on for a single.

Over 2.4: No runs. CH Gayle to SK Raina, quicker and flatter in the air, goes back and drives it to covers.

Over 2.5: Five Wides! CH Gayle to SK Raina, flatter trajectory delivery, thats down the legside and Raina misses it in his fine sweep, the keeper also misses it to leak five wides.

Over 2.5: Two runs. CH Gayle to SK Raina, flatter trajectory deliverymakes room and chips it in the air towards wide long off who makes a valiant attempt for a forward diving catch, lucky that it didn't slip away for a boundary.

Over 2.6: Boundary! CH Gayle to SK Raina, flatter trajectory delivery, lofts it over the bowler's head for a boundary.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1: No runs. AB Dinda to M Vijay, short of length delivery, punches it towards straight mid on.

Over 3.2: No runs. AB Dinda to M Vijay, pitched up delivery, flicks the slower one to mid on.

Over 3.3: Two runs. AB Dinda to M Vijay, bangs it short, miscues his pull just over Ganguly at mid on and gets away with a couple.

Over 3.4: Single. AB Dinda to M Vijay, bangs it short, flicks it wide of mid wicket for a single.

Over 3.5: Boundary! AB Dinda to SK Raina, bangs it short, makes room and pulls it away through squareleg for a boundary.

Over 3.6: Boundary! AB Dinda to SK Raina, pitched up delivery, gets a thick edge in his flashy shot which runs away to the thirdman boundary.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1: No runs. CH Gayle to M Vijay, flighted delivery, steps out and takes the turning ball on the pad.

Over 4.2: Single. CH Gayle to M Vijay, flatter trajectory delivery, sweeps it to deep backward squareleg for a single.

Over 4.3: Two runs. CH Gayle to SK Raina, flatter trajectory delivery, goes back and pulls it to deep wide mid wicket for a couple.

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