Chennai beat Rajasthan in run fest, Vijay stands tall with amazing ton

3rd April

CHENNAI SUPER KINGS vs RAJASTHAN ROYALS

1 Century

M.Vijay 127

3 Half centuries

N.Ojha 94*
A.Morkel 62
S.Watson 60

Murali Vijay scored his maiden IPL century.
His 127 included 11 sixes and 8 fours and scored off only 56 balls.
Vijay's 127 is the 2nd highest individual in IPL history.

Naman Ojah scored his 94 off 55 balls with 6 sixes and 8 fours.

Chennai Super Kings' total of 246 surpassed their own record of 240/5 vs Punjab in 2008 as the highest team total.
Rajasthan Royals' 223 today is the 3rd in the list.

Total runs of these two teams is a record for IPL.

26 sixers were hit in this match and 39 fours.

The partnership between Vijay and Morkel (152) is the 2nd best in IPL history.

Muralidharan gave 52 runs off his 4 overs and which is the worst in IPL 2010.

Australian Doug Bollinger took 2/15 off his 4 overs and took a splendid catch in his 1st match.

Man of the match - M.Vijay

Most runs - Orange Cap

J.Kallis 371

S.Tendulkar 314

N.Ojha 307

Most wickets - Purple cap

M.Muralitharan 12

A.Mishra 11

L.Malinga 10

S.Tait 10

R.Vinay Kumar 10

Most sixes

Y.Pathan 21

M.Vijay 20

R.Uthappa 16