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Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings – IPL 4 – Final Match – Result
Category: IPL,IPL Chennai Super Kings,IPL Match Results,IPL Royal Challengers BangaloreMay 28th, 2011 : Today was a Final match between Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings in the IPL Cricket Season 4 2011. The match was played at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai. Team Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat. The Chennai Super Kings wrapped up a successful title defence with victory over the Bangalore Royal Challengers in Chepauk in Saturday’s Indian Premier League final.
Chennai did have to break a lot of sweat in their retaining of the IPL, but that only because of the superb running between the wickets and the fielding display exhibited by then. Otherwise, it was a cakewalk for the defending champions, winning the final by 58 runs and in turn holding the trophy for the second time in a row.
The Royal Challengers Bangalore never looked like they were in hunt and fizzled out for 147 for eight in their chase of 206 for a win at the M Chidamabaram in Chennai and relegated them to their second runner-up title.
Match Notes
Toss – Chennai Super Kings elected to bat
Result – Chennai crowned as IPL champions for the second time in a row
Not that 206 was ever going to be very easy to chase in a pressure-final like this. However, the fear of an early Chris Gayle-dismissal leading to a capitulation came true. Chris Gayle failed to trouble the score-keepers, getting a thin edge through to the wicket-keeper in the very first over of the chase and with him went the side’s chances.
Mayank Agarwal smacked a couple of boundaries but his attempt to cut the carom-ball from Ashwin had his stumps dislodged. There was a quick 32-run stand for the third wicket between AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli that seemed to raise the fans’ hopes but once Shadab Jakati had had the better of the South African, Bangalore were staring at an asking rate of almost 12.
Jakati produced a chinaman to surprise Luke Pomersbach and after being hit for a six off his first ball, Suresh Raina trapped Kohli, albeit rather fortunately, lbw. The ball was shown to be pitching outside the leg-stump.
Daniel Vettori’s sojourn at the crease lasted a single ball and after slamming a couple to the fence, Abhimanyu Mithun was the seventh man returning to the pavilion with Bangalore at 92.
In an inconsequential passage of play, Saurabh Tiwary and Zaheer Khan added 38 for the eighth wicket but by then, the Super Kings had both their hands on the trophy. Tiwary remained not-out on 42 but by then, the Royal Challengers Bangalore had been killed from the contest.
The Royal Challengers Bangalore have had issues with their bowling in the past in this IPL, but chose the most inopportune time to almost not turn up. The Indian fans would have been probably reminded of the final of the 2003 World Cup when the bowlers were taken apart by a superlative Ricky Ponting and Australia piled on 359.
In this game, it was Vijay who ran and slammed his way to 52-ball 95 and in partnership with Michael Hussey added the best ever for the first wicket. The pair added 159 in less than 15 overs and laid the foundation for a sterling 205 for five in the 20 overs.
Vijay had gone into the game riding on some poor form, but it hardly seemed that way tonight. In partnership with Hussey, he ran like a hare and each time he got an opportunity, he slammed the ball into the stands. While it would have been exciting to watch the flow of sixes, it was the running between the wickets that stood out conspicuously. The pair ran the opposition ragged with this facet of their game.
Chennai scored 56 without loss in their first six overs, got to 94 after ten and had their run-rate touching 10 at the end of the 12th.
Vijay’s half century came from 29 balls while Hussey took 40 for his and at 159 for no loss, the duo was sitting on the highest ever partnership for the first wicket in IPL history.
Hussey’s 63 was ended by Syed Mohammad but by then, the Super Kings had enough of a base to get to more than 200. Vijay had a chance to get to his second IPL ton and attempted to get there with a six. However, by then, the fatigue had set in and he only managed to spoon it to the fielder at the boundary.
On a pressure final-day like this one, 205 was never going to be easy to chase down but with Gayle in their line-up, the Royal Challengers Bangalore had hope. Sadly, he missed out and Bangalore went hurtling down to another runner-up trophy.
Live : Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings – IPL 4 – Final Match
Category: IPL,IPL Chennai Super Kings,IPL Royal Challengers BangaloreToss: Chennai Super Kings have won the toss and elected to bat
Dhoni: The franchise showed a lot of confidence in us and retained most of the players and we have done well to get here. We could not get the centre wicket for practice for two days, but we have done as much as we can. We have the talent to beat any side. We want to bat first, the track will slow down a bit and strokeplay will be difficult. The wicket looks dull in colour, it will be on the softer side. We have always said that we don’t want to start with a fixed target in mind.
Vettori: We want to finish No. 1, that’s what both teams have come here for, it will be tough to beat Chennai at home but we are hoping for the best. My luck with the toss has been poor, but hopefully I’ll grab a gold coin tonight. We would like to bowl well initially. Guys are feeling good from last night and it’s good that we are playing today.
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings – IPL 4 – Final Match – Live Updates
Category: IPL,IPL Chennai Super Kings,IPL Royal Challengers BangaloreToss: Chennai Super Kings have won the toss and elected to bat
Teams:
Royal Challengers Bangalore (Playing XI): Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers(w), Luke Pomersbach, Saurabh Tiwary, Daniel Vettori(c), Sreenath Aravind, Abhimanyu Mithun, Zaheer Khan, Syed Mohammad Jamaluddin
Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Michael Hussey, Murali Vijay, Suresh Raina, Subramaniam Badrinath, Wriddhiman Saha, MS Dhoni(w/c), Dwayne Bravo, Albie Morkel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shadab Jakati, Doug Bollinger
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings – IPL 4 – Final Match – Scorecard
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Match: Final IPL Match 2011
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Date: May 28th,2011 (Saturday)
Toss: Chennai Super Kings elected to bat
Result: Chennai Super Kings beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 58 runs
Scoreboard : Chennai Super Kings Innings
| Chennai Super Kings Innings | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
| Michael Hussey | c A Mithun b S Mohammad | 63 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 140.00 | |
| Murali Vijay | c D Vettori b S Aravind | 95 | 52 | 4 | 6 | 182.69 | |
| MS Dhoni (C) (W) | c V Kohli b S Aravind | 22 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 169.23 | |
| Suresh Raina | b Chris Gayle | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 160.00 | |
| Albie Morkel | c V Kohli b C Gayle | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Subramaniam Badrinath | Not Out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Dwayne Bravo | Not Out | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 600.00 | |
| Wriddhiman Saha | |||||||
| Ravichandran Ashwin | |||||||
| Doug Bollinger | |||||||
| Shadab Jakati | |||||||
| Extras | (b 0,lb 7,w 2, nb 0) | 9 | |||||
| Total | (5 wickets; 20.0 overs) | 205 | (10.25 runs per over) | ||||
Fall of wickets (Chennai Super Kings):
1-159 (Hussey, 14.5 ov), 2-188 (Vijay, 18.1 ov), 3-188 (Dhoni, 18.2 ov), 4-199 (Morkel, 19.4 ov), 5-199 (Raina, 19.5 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
| Zaheer Khan | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 7.50 | |
| Sreenath Aravind | 3 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 13.00 | (w 2) |
| Chris Gayle | 4 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 8.50 | |
| Syed Mohammad | 3 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 13.00 | |
| Daniel Vettori | 4 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 8.50 | |
| Abhimanyu Mithun | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11.00 |
Powerplay: 1-6
Scoreboard : Royal Challengers Bangalore Innings
| Royal Challengers Bangalore Innings | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
| Mayank Agarwal | b Ravichandran Ashwin | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 200.00 | |
| Chris Gayle | c MS Dhoni b R Ashwin | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Virat Kohli (C) | lbw b Suresh Raina | 35 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 109.38 | |
| AB de Villiers (wk) | lbw b Shadab Jakati | 18 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 150.00 | |
| Luke Pomersbach | c & b Shadab Jakati | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 | |
| Saurabh Tiwary | Not Out | 42 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 123.53 | |
| Daniel Vettori (C) | c & b Ravichandran Ashwin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Abhimanyu Mithun | c D Bollinger b D Bravo | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 137.50 | |
| Zaheer Khan | c M Hussey b D Bollinger | 21 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Syed Mohammad | Not Out | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Sreenath Aravind | |||||||
| Extras | (b 2,lb 2,w 1, nb 1) | 6 | |||||
| Total | (8 wicket; 20.0 overs) | 147 | (7.35 runs per over) | ||||
Fall of wickets (Royal Challengers Bangalore):
1-1 (Gayle, 0.4 ov), 2-16 (Agarwal, 2.3 ov), 3-48 (de Villiers, 6.3 ov), 4-62 (Pomersbach, 8.3 ov), 5-69 (Kohli, 9.6 ov), 6-70 (Vettori, 10.2 ov), 7-92 (Mithun, 12.6 ov), 8-130 (Khan, 18.4 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 4 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 4.00 | |
| Albie Morkel | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 8.00 | |
| Doug Bollinger | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 9.33 | (w 1) |
| Shadab Jakati | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5.25 | (nb 1) |
| Suresh Raina | 4 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 9.75 | |
| Dwayne Bravo | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 7.50 |
Powerplay: 1-6
Teams:
Royal Challengers Bangalore (Playing XI): Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers(w), Luke Pomersbach, Saurabh Tiwary, Daniel Vettori(c), Sreenath Aravind, Abhimanyu Mithun, Zaheer Khan, Syed Mohammad Jamaluddin
Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Michael Hussey, Murali Vijay, Suresh Raina, Subramaniam Badrinath, Wriddhiman Saha, MS Dhoni(w/c), Dwayne Bravo, Albie Morkel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shadab Jakati, Doug Bollinger
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings – IPL 4 – Final Match
Category: IPL,IPL Chennai Super Kings,IPL Royal Challengers BangaloreMay 28, 2011 : The last time these two sides played, Chennai had overcome a sluggish start in their chase to overhaul the Bangalore score. That had allowed Chennai to enter the final while Bangalore had to take a slightly convolute route to get there. However, at the end of the competition, the two best teams in the competition, at least on the points table, will face-off against each other in the final of the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League at the M Chidamabaram in Chennai. That win for the Super Kings had allowed them a break of three days even as Bangalore slugged it out on the day before the final. At the fag end of such a long tournament, the Super Kings would be a more pleased unit if not a fitter one, going into the final. This is not to say that the Royal Challengers Bangalore will be second favourites by a long distance. Chennai would understand that the presence of Chris Gayle in the opposing line-up can do a lot of damage to the bowling morale. Where the Super Kings will be different from most other teams is with their fielding and the ability to keep fighting back.
On the other hand, Bangalore will take a lot of positives from their win against the Mumbai Indians. After a morale-shattering loss to Chennai, confidence will be one of the biggest pluses, so will the belief in the ability to defend totals after having failed to do so against the Super Kings. Royal Challengers Bangalore’s worry, however, will be the form of the rest of the batsmen. Barring Gayle and Virat Kohi, the others haven’t done much to go into a pressure game like this with a lot of confidence. Saurabh Tiwary has dawdled around, Mayank Agarwal’s 41 in the Mumbai game notwithstanding, has very little experience while AB de Villiers hasn’t played an innings in anger for some time. Contrast this to the Super Kings, who have all their batsmen in fine fiddle with the exception of Murali Vijay. Michael Hussey continues to bat through the innings on more occasions than not, Suresh Raina won them the last game against Bangalore, MS Dhoni’s finishing skills match those of Gayle’s at the start of the innings and S Badrinath has been the joker in the pack with his ability to play strokes that would enthral the purists and yet, cause no damage to the scoring rate.
The pitch can be expected to play the way it did in the Bangalore-Mumbai game. It will allow the batsmen to play their strokes to begin with but once the ball becomes older, the shot-making could become more difficult. This is why, Bangalore will continue to play Syed Mohammad as their fifth bowler and keep the extra batsman out. Chennai should go unchanged, unless, of course, Dhoni comes up with one of his favourite brainwaves but even then, the doubts will only be around Dwayne Bravo’s presence in the side. Bangalore have entered the final once before, before going down to the Chargers in 2009. Chennai have won the tournament once, in 2010, after having ended as the losing finalists in 2008. If Bangalore win it, they will become the fourth side in four years to lift the trophy. On the other hand, it will be a second title for Chennai if they win.
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings – IPL 4 – Qualifier 1st Match – Result
Category: IPL,IPL Chennai Super Kings,IPL Match Results,IPL Royal Challengers BangaloreMay 24, 2011 : Today was a match between Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings in the IPL Cricket Season 4 2011. This was the 1st Qualifier match of the league 2011. The match was played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. Team Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field. Chennai Super Kings entered the final of the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League with a thrilling last-over win over the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the first qualifier at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Chennai showed just why they are the most successful team in the history of IPL. If Hussey and Dhoni don’t get you, Raina will. The south-paw kept his cool even when the asking rate jumped over twelve in a mountainous run chase of 176, as Bangalore bowlers began to feel the heat and lost their line and length as well as a chance to wrap up a summit-clash berth. With this six-wicket win, Chennai stormed into the finals and are now the hot favorites to retain their title.
Match Notes
Toss – Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field
Result – Chennai Super Kings beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 6 wickets
Bangalore were undone by an ordinary bowling effort which saw them concede 60 runs in the last four overs. That however was different from the start of Chennai innings when the Bangalore bowlers were all over them.
Zaheer Khan got his bunny Michael Hussey for a nought. The next to go Murli Vijay was dismissed through a rough LBW decision. With 2 down for just 7 runs, Chennai were in trouble. As often happens, Raina was joined by Badrinath for the rear-guard work. The duo added 63 but took more than 9 overs as the asking rate began to climb.
However, Dhoni’s 29 run cameo was the turning point of the match. He combined with Raina to add 61 runs in little more than 5 overs mainly due to a 23 run over by Mithun. In between, Gayle who had earlier failed with the bat, bowled a stifling spell to make the chase even more difficult.
Dhoni and Raina targeted Zaheer, three deliveries were mowed over the ropes, and another twenty run over put the defending champions on track. Once Dhoni left, Morkel joined the party to get his team across the line. Raina was the hero for Chennai with a spirited 73.
Prior to this gripping climax, Bangalore’s quality batting finally had to put some hard after Chris Gayle departed early. Their inning had an unusual start in the sense that Gayle could score only 8 out of the 30 when he fell to R Ashwin not before launching the mystery bowler over the mid-wicket boundary for a maximum. His opening partner, Mayank Agarwal played some crisp strokes to keep the score going.
The youngster’s aggression allowed Virat Kohli to settle down and the Bangalore vice-captain did exactly that to score a potential match-winning innings. Meanwhile, de Villiers and Agarwal were dismissed in quick succession and Bangalore in a spot of bother at 85 for 3 in the twelfth over.
While Kohli was solid at one end, Luke Pomersbach complimented him with a few lusty blows in his 18-ball 29. He was particularly severe on the West Indian all-rounder Dwayne Bravo, couple of fours and a flat six part of an over that bled 17 runs. In the next over, Kohli signaled his intentions with a clean hit off Ashwin that sailed into the crowd.
At this point, Bangalore were heading towards a 150 sort of total but Kohli targeted the weak link in the Chennai attack, Albie Morkel to power his team to a massive score of 175. First Morkel was carted over point for a boundary, the next ball disappeared over long-on followed by the shot of the innings- an elegant inside-out hit went for half-a-dozen, in the process Kohli brought up a fine half-century.
Chennai pacer Doug Bollinger bowled a superb last over to end an energetic spell. Initially, he troubled Gayle with his pace; the Australian ran in hard every time the ball was handed over to him. His figures of 4 overs for just 20 runs were incredible as everybody else went for 8 or more per over. Ashwin although dismissed Gayle, was nearly cleaned up by a Surabh Tiwary shot that hit him on the head.
Bangalore will now have to face the winner of tomorrow’s eliminator for a place in the final and Chennai head home for the title-clash.