Date – May 9, 2009
Result – Chennai Super Kings Won By 7
Rajasthan Royals Innings
Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat first. But they lost Ojha on a duck but then Smith and Asnodkar played some good shots and took the score pass 50 run mark. It looked a good start for Rajasthan Royals but once they lost Smith and Asnodkar, the middle order fell like cards. None of the batsmen could score some fast runs so that a good total can be set for Chennai Super Kings and in the end it was 140/7 in 20 overs.
FOW:N Ojha (1-1, 0.3), S Asnodkar (54-2, 8.5), G Smith (75-3, 12.2), R Jadeja (92-4, 14.1), Y Pathan (100-5, 15.5), L Carseldine (104-6, 16.4), A Raut (111-7, 17.2)
Highlights – Rajasthan Royals
* Rajasthan Royals: 50 runs in 8.2 overs (51 balls), Extras 3
* 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 48 balls (GC Smith 23, SA Asnodkar 25, Ex 3)
* Drinks: Rajasthan Royals – 61/2 in 10.0 overs (GC Smith 28, RA Jadeja 4)
* Rajasthan Royals: 100 runs in 15.1 overs (92 balls), Extras 4
* Innings Break: Rajasthan Royals – 140/7 in 20.0 overs (SK Warne 21, SM Harwood 6)
Chennai Super Kings Innings
Chasing a target of 141, Chennai Super Kings lost two wickets for just 37 runs in 6 overs. But Hayden and Badrinath played sensibly and scored runs with ease. They both hammered the bowlers to all corners and it looked that Chennai Super Kings would win the match easily. This exactly happened and due to 48 runs by Hayden and 59 by Badrinath, Chennai Super Kings registered a 7 wicket win.
FOW:M Vijay (19-1, 3), S Raina (37-2, 6), M Hayden (126-3, 16.5)
Highlights – Chennai Super Kings
* Chennai Super Kings: 50 runs in 8.0 overs (52 balls), Extras 6
* Drinks: Chennai Super Kings – 67/2 in 10.0 overs (ML Hayden 30, S Badrinath 7)
* 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 50 balls (ML Hayden 25, S Badrinath 19, Ex 6)
* Chennai Super Kings: 100 runs in 15.1 overs (96 balls), Extras 9
* S Badrinath: 50 off 38 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
Man of the match: S Badrinath