Bangalore XI vs Chennai XI 28th Match at Chennai, 31 Mar, 2010

Toss: Royal Challengers Bangalore, who chose to bat first
Bangalore XI 161/4 (20)
Chennai XI 162/5 (18.5)
Chennai Super Kings won by 5 wickets
Man of the Match: Murali Vijay
  • Chandrasekar Ganapathy 0 * (0)
  • Suresh Raina 40 * (34)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1: No runs. PS Kumar to M Vijay, good length delivery, strokes it on the up to extra covers.

Over 0.2: No runs. PS Kumar to M Vijay, short of length delivery, opens the face and pushes it to cover point.

Over 0.3: Two runs. PS Kumar to M Vijay, good length delivery, flicks the inswinger through mid wicket for a couple.

Over 0.4: Boundary! PS Kumar to M Vijay, short and wide, punches it through extra covers for a boundary.

Over 0.5: No runs. PS Kumar to M Vijay, bouncer, sways away from that outside off.

Over 0.6: Single. PS Kumar to M Vijay, short and rising delivery, fends it down to point and steals a single.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1: Boundary! DW Steyn to M Vijay, pitched up delivery, flicks it off his pads sweetly past squareleg for a boundary.

Over 1.2: No runs. DW Steyn to M Vijay, pitched up delivery, drives it sweetly to mid off.

Over 1.3: Single. DW Steyn to M Vijay, short and wide, opens the face and slices it to thirdman for a single.

Over 1.4: 1 Bye. DW Steyn to ML Hayden, pitched up delivery, leaves it outside off to the keeper Uthappa who gets the awkward bounce and ends up leaking a bye.

Over 1.5: Beaten! DW Steyn to M Vijay, short of length delivery, gets the ball to land on the seam and nip away to beat VJ.

Over 1.6: Single. DW Steyn to M Vijay, short of length delivery, pushes it to covers and steals a single.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1: No runs. PS Kumar to M Vijay, short of length delivery, punches it to extra covers.

Over 2.2: Sixer! PS Kumar to M Vijay, bouncer, top edges his hook shot and is lucky that the ball flies over fine leg for a six!

Over 2.3: Two runs. PS Kumar to M Vijay, bangs it short, whips it off his pads to deep backward squareleg for a couple.

Over 2.4: Sixer! PS Kumar to M Vijay, short of length delivery, picks the slower one early and hoicks it confidently in the air over wide long on for a six in the crowd!

Over 2.5: Boundary! PS Kumar to M Vijay, short of length delivery, flicks it off his pads through fine leg for a boundary.

Over 2.6: Sixer! PS Kumar to M Vijay, good length delivery, plays a magnificent pick up shot flat in the air over squareleg for his second six!!

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1: Beaten! A Kumble to ML Hayden, flatter trajectory delivery, draws him forward and beats the bat with a googly that turns away.

Over 3.2: Single. A Kumble to ML Hayden, flighted delivery, pushes the googly to covers for a single.

Over 3.3: Single. A Kumble to M Vijay, flatter trajectory delivery, steps out and inside edges the googly to fine leg for a single.

Over 3.4: No runs. A Kumble to ML Hayden, flighted delivery, works the googly off his pads to short fine leg.

Over 3.5: No runs. A Kumble to ML Hayden, flatter trajectory delivery, goes back and pushes it to the bowler.

Over 3.6: Single. A Kumble to ML Hayden, flatter trajectory delivery, pushes the googly to covers for a single.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1: Single. DW Steyn to ML Hayden, short of length delivery, flicks it to deep wide mid wicket for a single.

Over 4.2: Single. DW Steyn to M Vijay, short of length delivery, pushes the slower one to cover point and takes a risky single.

Over 4.3: Single. DW Steyn to ML Hayden, bangs it short, pulls it through squareleg for a single.

Over 4.4: Two runs. DW Steyn to M Vijay, short of length delivery, cuts it through backward point where Kohli lets the ball go through his legs to leak a couple of runs.

Over 4.5: Single. DW Steyn to M Vijay, short of length delivery, flicks it to long on for a single.

Over 4.6: No runs. DW Steyn to ML Hayden, bouncer, sways away from that outside off.

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