Chennai Super Kings crowned Champions

25th April

IPL 2010 FINAL

MUMBAI INDIANS vs CHENNAI SUPER KINGS

CSK won the toss and elected to bat.

Brief scores

CSK 168/5 in 20 overs

S.Raina 57*

M.Vijay 26

M.Dhoni 22

D.Fernando 2/24

Mumbai Indians 146/9 in 20 overs

S.Tendulkar 48

A.Nayar 27

K.Pollard 27

S.Jagati 2/26

1 Half century

S.Raina 57*

S.Tendulkar 48

Man of the match - S.Raina

Suresh Raina smashed 3 sixes and 3 fours in his quick knock of unbeaten 57 in only 35 balls.

This was Chennai's first IPL trophy after previously missing out in 2008(losing finalists) and 2009 (losing semi finalists).

Player of the series - S.Tendulkar

Both teams have qualified for this year's Champions League Twenty20 tournament to be held in South Africa this September.

3rd place team Bangalore Royal Challengers also qualified.

Most runs - Orange Cap

S.Tendulkar 618

J.Kallis 572

S.Raina 520

Most wickets - Purple cap

P.Ojha 21

Harbhajan Singh 17

A.Mishra 17

A.Kumble 17

Most sixes

R.Uthappa 27

M.Vijay 26

Y.Pathan 24

Bollinger powers Chennai into Final

22nd April

2nd Semi Final

DECCAN CHARGERS vs CHENNAI SUPER KINGS

Chennai Super Kings won by 38 runs.

Brief Final Score:

CSK -142/7 in 20 overs (Badrinath 37, Dhoni 30, Harris 3/29)

DC- 104 all out in 19.2 overs (Symonds 23, Bollinger 4/13, Jakati 2/44)

No half centuries

S.Badrinath 37

M.Dhoni 30

D.Bollinger 4/13

R.Harris 3/29

Man of the match - D.Bollinger

Doug Bollinger's superb bowling figure is the best in IPL 2010 and also the best in IPL semi finals.

Chennai Super Kings now join Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2010 Finals on the 25th.

These two teams are qualified for the Champions League which is going to be played in September this year.

The 3rd team will be decided in a play off between semi final losers Bangalore and Deccan.

Chennai is playing in IPL final after 2008. Last year also they qualified for the semi finals.

Most runs - Orange Cap

S.Tendulkar 570

J.Kallis 553

S.Ganguly 493

Most wickets - Purple cap

P.Ojha 21

Harbhajan Singh 17

A.Mishra 17

Most sixes

R.Uthappa 27

Y.Pathan 24

M.Vijay 24

Magnificent Mumbai crush Bangalore to enter Final

21st April

1st Semi Final

MUMBAI INDIANS vs ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE

Mumbai Indians won by 35 runs.

Brief Scores:

Mumbai Indians: 184 for 5 in 20 overs (Saurabh Tiwary 52 not out; Dale Steyn 2/43).

Royal Challengers Bangalore: 149 for 9 in 20 overs (Ross Taylor 31 not out; Kieron Pollard 3/17)

1 Half century

S.Tiwary 52*

A.Rayudu 40
K.Pollard 33*

R.Taylor 31*

K.Pollard 3/17

Man of the match - K.Pollard

Pollard put up an awesome all round performance today. Scored his 33 quick runs with 3 huge sixes in only 13 balls and took 3 crucial wickets. Pollard also excelled in fielding too.

Saurabh Tiwary is continuing his good form, Hitting 4 sixes and 3 fours in his 31 ball 52.

Mumbai Indians now face the winner between Chennai Vs Deccan semi final on the 25th.

This is the 1st time Mumbai entered into IPL semi finals and they made it to the Finals.

Most runs - Orange Cap

S.Tendulkar 570

J.Kallis 533

S.Ganguly 493

Most wickets - Purple cap

P.Ojha 20

Harbhajan Singh 17

A.Mishra 17

Most sixes

R.Uthappa 27

Y.Pathan 24

M.Vijay 23

Rohit Sharma guides Deccans to win over Punjab

16th April

KINGS XI PUNJAB vs DECCAN CHARGERS

3 Half centuries

M.Jayawardene 93*
R.Sharma 68*
K.Sangakkara 52

Man of the match - R.Sharma

Rohit Sharma once again proved his talents as a finisher with today's unbeaten innings. He faced only 38 balls scoring 3 sixes and 6 fours.
The six he smashed off Srivastava's bow;ing was the 500th in IPL 2010.

Mahela Jayawardene continues his superb form as opener. He missed his second century in IPL 2010 by mere 7 runs today. He faced only 62 balls for his unbeaten innings, scoring 13 fours and 2 sixes.

Dharmasala ground made its debut.

With today's win Deccan has moved into 4th in the points table but its net run rate is still in minus is the worrying factor for them.

Most runs - Orange Cap

S.Tendulkar 542

J.Kallis 528

M.Jayawardene 418

Most wickets - Purple cap

P.Ojha 18

R.Vinaykumar 16

A.Mishra 16

Most sixes

R.Uthappa 25

Y.Pathan 24

M.Vijay 23

Points Table

Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	N/R	Pts	Net RR	For	Against
Mumbai Indians *	12	9	3	0	0	18	+1.116	2084/237.0	1831/238.3
Royal Challengers Bangalore *	13	7	6	0	0	14	+0.467	2032/240.4	2054/257.3
Delhi Daredevils *	13	7	6	0	0	14	+0.066	2021/255.4	2021/257.5
Deccan Chargers *	13	7	6	0	0	14	-0.363	2043/257.4	2120/255.4
Chennai Super Kings	13	6	7	0	0	12	+0.270	2090/251.3	2065/256.5
Rajasthan Royals	13	6	7	0	0	12	-0.421	2047/250.4	2091/243.3
Kolkata Knight Riders	12	5	7	0	0	10	-0.632	1876/239.2	1927/227.3
Kings XI Punjab	13	4	9	0	0	8	-0.490	2086/256.2	2170/251.3

* Finalists and the winner of the third-place play-off qualify for the Champions League Twenty20

Gambhir leads Delhi to win in low scoring crucial match

15th April

CHENNAI SUPER KINGS vs DELHI DAREDEVILS

1 Half century

G.Gambhir 57*

S.Badrinath 30

A.Nehra 3/26

Man of the match - G.Gambhir

Chennai Super Kings managed only their 2nd lowest total in IPL.

Delhi spinners (two of them are part timers) Mishra,Sehwag and Dilshan bowled 12 overs in between them and took 4 wickets only for 50 runs.

Partnesrhip of 75 runs between Gambhir and Manhas was crucial in this Delhi victory.

With this win Delhi is in 3rd and Chennai is in 4th position.

Chennai needs to win their last game to go through to the semi finals.

Most runs - Orange Cap

S.Tendulkar 542

J.Kallis 528

S.Raina 415

Most wickets - Purple cap

P.Ojha 18

R.Vinaykumar 16

A.Mishra 16

Most sixes

R.Uthappa 25

Y.Pathan 24

M.Vijay 23

Points Table

Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	N/R	Pts	Net RR	For	Against
Mumbai Indians *	12	9	3	0	0	18	+1.116	2084/237.0	1831/238.3
Royal Challengers Bangalore *	13	7	6	0	0	14	+0.467	2032/240.4	2054/257.3
Delhi Daredevils *	13	7	6	0	0	14	+0.066	2021/255.4	2021/257.5
Chennai Super Kings *	13	6	7	0	0	12	+0.270	2090/251.3	2065/256.5
Rajasthan Royals	13	6	7	0	0	12	-0.421	2047/250.4	2091/243.3
Deccan Chargers	12	6	6	0	0	12	-0.438	1865/238.3	1946/235.4
Kolkata Knight Riders	12	5	7	0	0	10	-0.632	1876/239.2	1927/227.3
Kings XI Punjab	12	4	8	0	0	8	-0.484	1912/236.2	1992/232.2

* Finalists and the winner of the third-place play-off qualify for the Champions League Twenty20