IPL5: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings - Bisla guides KKR to their maiden IPL title
Red hot Manvinder Bisla, well complimented by Jacques Kallis, single-handedly took the game away from Chennai Super Kings, bagging Kolkata Knight Riders their first ever IPL title in front of an adoring Chennai crowd in a summit clash at the MA Chidambaram
Stadium, Chepauk.
Bisla played a blatant knock of 89 runs from just 48 balls while Kallis struck a 49-ball 69 as the Knight Riders chased down an imposing 191-run target with five wickets and two balls to spare.
Gautam Gambhir’s wicket on the sixth ball of KKR’s run chase, courtesy http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JH-Kallis-c1692 provided the side an impressive
launch pad, sharing a hefty stand of 136 runs for the second-wicket partnership to put the side on course to a five-wicket win in an enthralling IPL-V here at Chepauk.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/YK-Pathan-c2815
in the 18th and Jacques Kallis in the 19th over. But Shakib Al Hasan and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJ-Bravo-c1379.
Bravo proved to be the most expensive bowler for Chennai conceding runs at an economy rate of 13.36 an over. Ben Hilfenhaus claimed two wickets while Morkel, Ashwin and Bravo returned with one wicket apiece.
Earlier, Chennai Super Kings, riding on half centuries from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SK-Raina-c2539, set an imposing total of 190 for 3 in their stipulated 20 overs. Hussey played a pugnacious half century knock off 43 runs and shared an 87-run opening stand with
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/M-Vijay-c1867 to provide the side a solid start.
Once Vijay departed in the 11th over, caught by Shakib Al http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rajat-Bhatia-c83456, Suresh Raina and Mike Hussey stepped up the scoring with another half century stand, with the bulk coming from Raina. Suresh Raina played a whirlwind knock of 73
runs off just 38 balls and was caught by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shakib-Al-Hasan-c2492 on the last ball of the innings, as Chennai posted an imposing total of 190 runs.
Shakib Al Hasan, Kallis and Bhatia shared one wicket each. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sunil-Philip-Narine-c91869, the mystery bowler returned wicketless tonight, hence failing to claim the purple cap of the season.
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