Chennai XI vs Kolkata XI 1st Match at Chennai, 08 Apr, 2011

Toss: Chennai Super Kings, who choose to bat first
Chennai XI 153/4 (20)
Kolkata XI 151/7 (20)
Chennai Super Kings won by 2 runs
Man of the Match: Srikkanth Anirudha
  • Iqbal Abdulla 3 * (3)
  • Rajat Bhatia 0 * (1)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1Iqbal Abdulla bowls a quicker delivery to S Anirudha, works it off the inside edge to squareleg and that is a dot ball.

Over 0.2Iqbal Abdulla bowls a flighted delivery to S Anirudha, drives it inside out towards long off and gets a single.

Over 0.3Iqbal Abdulla bowls a quicker delivery to M Vijay, gets forward and nudges it towards point and that is a dot ball.

Over 0.4Iqbal Abdulla bowls a quicker delivery to M Vijay, gets forward and drives it to the diving Tiwary at extra covers and that is a dot ball.

Over 0.5Iqbal Abdulla bowls a tossed up delivery to M Vijay, uses his feet and flicks it off his pads in the gap through wide mid wicket to get a boundary!

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Over 0.6Iqbal Abdulla bowls a tossed up delivery to M Vijay, steps out and flicks it in the air and straight into the hands of the fielder at mid on. He is Caught!

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1YK Pathan bowls a quicker delivery to S Anirudha, goes back and works it through mid wicket and gets a single.

Over 1.2YK Pathan bowls a quicker delivery to SK Raina, goes back and tucks the short ball straight ball to mid wicket and that is a dot ball.

Over 1.3YK Pathan bowls a quicker delivery to SK Raina, gets forward and eases it to point and that is a dot ball.

Over 1.4YK Pathan bowls a tossed up delivery to SK Raina, steps out an makes room to play an inside out drive which just clears extra covers for a boundary!

Over 1.5YK Pathan bowls a tossed up delivery to SK Raina, works it off his pads through mid wicket and gets a single.

Over 1.6YK Pathan bowls a quicker delivery to S Anirudha, goes back and works it off his pads to short fine leg and that is a dot ball.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1Iqbal Abdulla bowls a quicker delivery to SK Raina, flicks the attempted yorker through widish mid wicket and gets a single.

Over 2.2Iqbal Abdulla bowls it on the shorter side to S Anirudha, goes back and cuts it on the bounce to the fielder at backward point and that is a dot ball.

Over 2.3Iqbal Abdulla bowls a quicker arm ball to S Anirudha, steps out and drives it straight to extra covers and that is a dot ball.

Over 2.4Iqbal Abdulla bowls a tossed up delivery to S Anirudha, takes it on the full and flicks it towards mid on and takes a risky single.

Over 2.5Iqbal Abdulla bowls a quicker delivery to SK Raina, flicks it off his pads to long on and gets a single.

Over 2.6Iqbal Abdulla slips in a full toss to S Anirudha, plays a flashy drive to the wide one in the gap through covers to get a well placed boundary!

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1YK Pathan bowls a tossed up delivery to SK Raina, drives the full ball towards long off and gets a single.

Over 3.2YK Pathan bowls a tossed up delivery to S Anirudha, makes room and flicks it to the right of the bowler and that is a dot ball.

Over 3.3YK Pathan bowls a tossed up delivery to S Anirudha, attempts a sweep shot and is hit just outside the line of off on the pad and that is a dot ball.

Over 3.4YK Pathan bowls a tossed up delivery to S Anirudha, stays in the crease and tonks it flat straight down the ground to the left of the bowler for a boundary!

Over 3.5YK Pathan bowls a quicker arm ball to SK Raina, works it through mid wicket and gets a single.


Over 3.5 YK Pathan bowls a quicker arm ball to S Anirudha, misses his sweep down the legside and a fumble from the keeper results in Two Wides.

Over 3.6YK Pathan bowls a tossed up delivery to S Anirudha, looks to flick it in the air and gets a leading edge which is put down by Yusuf Pathan! That was a simple caught and bowled which goes down and will only be a dot ball.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1L Balaji bowls a short of length delivery to SK Raina, moves back and glides it straight to point and that is a dot ball.

Over 4.2L Balaji bowls a short and rising delivery to SK Raina, pulls the leg stumpish slower one towards fine leg where the diving fielder makes a mess to his left and that will force its way for a boundary!

Over 4.3L Balaji bowls a good length delivery to SK Raina, jumps down the track and ends up leaving it outside off and that is a dot ball.

Over 4.4L Balaji bowls a pitched up delivery to SK Raina, leaves a widish slower one outside off expecting a wide from the Umpire but that ends up being a tame dot ball.

Over 4.5L Balaji bangs it short onto the pitch to SK Raina, plays a late pull shot and the ball balloons towards Pathan at mid on who attempts thrice but yet cannot hold onto that easy overhead catch and Raina instead escapes with a single.

Over 4.6L Balaji bowls a short of length delivery to S Anirudha, goes back and tucks it to mid wicket and gets a single.

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