Chennai Super Kings beat
Kings XI Punjab in a thrilling match that went down to the last over. Batting first in a rain interrupted match,
Matthew Hayden and
MS Dhoni's power hitting helped Chennai score 185 runs in 18 overs. In reply, Kings XI Punjab fought till the end but fell short by just 12 runs.
Simon Katich gave a good start to Punjab and
Yuvraj Singh and
Mahela Jayawardene picked up when Simon departed. In the end, Chennai won the match by 12 runs and moved to the first place in the IPL Points table.
Chennai Super Kings: 185/3 (18.0 overs)
Matthew Hayden 89(58), MS Dhoni 56*(27),
Piyush Chawla 1/28
Kings XI Punjab: 174/3 (20.0 overs)
Yuvraj Singh 58*(36), Simon Katich 50(25), Mahela Jayawardene 44*(25), Jakati 1/20
Result: Chennai Super Kings beat Kings XI Punjab by 12 runs (D/L method)
Player of the Match: Matthew Hayden
DLF Maximum Sixes award: Matthew Hayden (6 sixers)
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