Qualifier 2: Mumbai vs Rajasthan - 48th T20: Kolkata vs Chennai (Winner: Kolkata)
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Kolkata won by 10 runs (D/L method) (Dominance | Chennai 0% | Kolkata 97% | Equal 3%) |
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| Man of the Match : I Abdulla | Eden Gardens, Kolkata (7 May 2011) |
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CSK’s run of good starts came to an end as they lost Vijay and Raina early to be 15/2 after 6 with 41% COW. Hussey fell after a struggle and despite a fifty from Badrinath, even Morkel found it hard to get going as CSK only managed to score 114/4 after 20 with 40% COW. Rain continued interrupting the match as despite losing Morgan early Kallis, Gambhir and Tiwary ensured that KKR were always ahead of CSK as per DL-method. Finally when rain did end the match early KKR’s 61/2 after 10 was good enough to win the match by 10 runs. |
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5 overs: CSK 12/1 | CSK 43% | Murali Vijay was heavily off colour | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| and got out trying to break free as Kolkata strangled Chennai’s batsmen. Chennai’s chances decreased by 8% during this period. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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10 overs: CSK 40/2 | CSK 39% | Before a six in the 10th over, Chennai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| had not scored a single boundary, MS Dhoni’s decision to bat was looking good right now. Chennai’s chances decreased by 4% during this period. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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15 overs: CSK 77/3 | CSK 39% | Hussey departed after a scratchy innings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| but Badrinath and Morkel began to score more regularly to prevent Chennai’s situation from worsening. Chennai’s chances did not change during this period. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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20 overs: CSK 114/4 | CSK 40% | Chennai’s strange inning ended with | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Badrinath getting a classy 50 and Morkel helping Chennai achieve a score they might defend depending on the position of Venus. Chennai’s chances increased by 1% during this period. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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