Chennai Superkings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (31st March 2010)

Result: Chennai Super Kings won by 5 wkts

Royal Challengers won the toss and elected to bat first and scored 161/4 in 20 overs. Kallis scored 51 while Kevin Pietersen was not out with 23. Chasing 162 to win CSK achived the target in 19 overs losing 5 wickets. Murali Vijay top scored with 78 and Suresh Raina was not not out with 44.

Murali Vijay was declared as the Man of the Match.

Numbers that mattered, Match 28

4 Number of maidens bowled in this IPL. Shadab Jakati joined Chaminda Vaas (2) and Albie Morkel (1).


5 Consecutive matches after which Royal Challengers Bangalore made a change in their playing eleven.

78   Murali Vijay’s innings is the highest for Chennai against Bangalore.

362   Jacques Kallis’ run-aggregate in this IPL – Highest for any batsman. He went ahead of Sachin Tendulakr’s aggregate of 314 runs.

800   The second four in the Bangalore innings (hit by Manish Pandey) was the 800th boundary in this IPL.

1,093   Suresh Raina’s career tally in IPL – highest for any batsman. He went ahead of Deccan Chargers’ Adam Gilchrist, who has aggregated 1,081 runs.

1,400   Murali Vijay’s last of the six sixes was the 1400th six hit in all IPL games.