Match Details
Match: 37 T20, IPL3
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Date: April 6, 2010
Time: 8:00 pm
Toss: Chennai Super Kings elected to bat
Result: Chennai Super Kings won by 24 runs

Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat today against Mumbai Indians. Chennai Super Kings opened the innings with Murli Vijay and Hayden, both of which were the in form batsmen for CSK. Sachin’s Mumbai Indians opened the bowling with Mclaren due to Zaheer’s absence. On the other hand, harbhajan started the bowling and this proved beneficial for Mumbai Indians as he got the priced wicket of Murli Vijay in the 4th over. Chennai Super Kings batsmen played really well today and all of them contributed. But in the end overs, when hitting was required, Pollard bowled a wonderful spell and gave double jolt to CSK. However Chennai Super Kings were still able to post a total of 165/4 in 20 overs though at one stage it looked that they could score in excess of 180 as they had wickets in hand.

The chase of 166 began on a high note as Shikhar Dhawan and Sachin Tendulkar opened the innings and scored runs with ease. They scored 46 for the first wicket before Dhawan felt for 16. Sachin and Saurav Tiwary then took the score past 50. Sachin was retired as he was not feeling well. This changed the whole dynamics of the game as the entire middle order of Mumbai Indians collapsed when Sachin got retired ill. From 46/1 they were 89/7 in 14.2 overs and it looked they will be bundled out for less than 100. But then Sachin came back to salvage the pride of Mumbai Indians. He and Harbhajan Singh took the team score past 100. Mumbai Indians were 103/7 in 16 overs and required 63 off last 4 overs. Sachin got out for 45 and the game was almost all over for Mumbai Indians though Harbhajan Singh tried his level best. Chennai Super Kings finally were able to stop the winning streak of Mumbai Indians and won the match by 24 runs.

Match Notes/ Keypoints

* Chennai Super Kings: 50 runs in 6.5 overs , Extras 12
* Chennai Super Kings: 100 runs in 11.4 overs, Extras 15
* Chennai Super Kings: 150 runs in 18.6 overs , Extras 17
Chennai Super Kings – 165/4 in 20.0 overs

* Mumbai Indians: 50 runs in 7.1 overs , Extras 3
* SR Tendulkar retired hurt on 38 from 62/1 (8.6) to 89/7 (14.2)
* Mumbai Indians: 100 runs in 15.4 overs, Extras 7

Match 37 Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings Scorecard

Match Details
Match: 37 T20, IPL3
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Date: April 6, 2010
Time: 8:00 pm

The table toppers, Mumbai Indians will take on rusty Chennai Super Kings in the 37th match of DLF Indian Premier League 2010 today at Chepauk. Mumbai Indians who have already booked a place in semi’s have played superb cricket so far. Sachin Tendulkar has led from the front and thus Mumbai have won 7 out of the 8 matches played so far. On the other hand, Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings have won just 4 out of 9 matches and would thus be looking forward to this match to get the momentum. CSK needs to win this match and get back to winning track and thus make sure the road to semi’s is some what easy for them. But with the kind of form Mumbai Indians are in, CSK might need to show the best of their ability.

Team compositions
Mumbai Indians Team
SR Tendulkar (Captain), DJ Bravo, S Dhawan, JP Duminy, CRD Fernando, Harbhajan Singh, ST Jayasuriya, Z Khan, DS Kulkarni, R McLaren, C Madan, I Malhotra, SL Malinga, AG Murtaza, GR Napier, AM Nayar, KA Pollard, AT Rayudu, R Sathish, KS Sahabuddin, R Shukla, AP Tare†, SS Tiwary.

Chennai Super Kings Team
MS Dhoni (Captain), R Ashwin, SK Raina, M Vijay, HK Badani, ML Hayden, S Badrinath, GJ Bailey, L Balaji, DE Bollinger, C Ganapathy, MS Gony, MEK Hussey, SB Jakati, AB Karthik, JM Kemp, JA Morkel, M Muralitharan, M Ntini, PA Patel, NLTC Perera, T Thushara, S Tyagi,

Match Details
Match: 36 T20, IPL3
Venue: Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur
Date: April 5, 2010
Time: 8:00 pm
Toss: Rajasthan Royals elected to bat.
Result : Rajasthan Royals won by 2 runs
Man of the match: Shane Warne

After winning the toss, Rajasthan Royals decided to bat first. But this decision could not bear fruits as they lost 2 quick wickets and were 17/2 in 2.3 overs.Watson and Faiz then steadied the innings and got to a partnership of 77 runs. Watson scored a fifty and was the highest scorer for Rajasthan Royals. After Faiz got out, the wickets felt one after the other and no one could provide any support to Watson. It was Watson fifty which eventually helped Rajasthan Royals to post a total of 159/10 in 19.5 overs.

Chasing 160 to win, Laxman and Gilchrist opened the innings for Deccan Chargers. Laxman failed to provide the required start and was out for 6runs. Gilchrist on the other hand scored a quick fire 34 off just 17 balls and was then out leaving Deccan’s 47/2 in 4.5 overs. Symonds, Anirudh Singh and Dwayne Smith also then got out cheaply and the match was poised evenly and any team could. Deccan Chargers needed 42 runs off 30 balls and Royals needed 5 wickets. Warne’s bowled the 18th over and got two wickets, Deccan Chargers were 139/7 in 17.4 overs.Rohit Sharma was firm on one end and scored 73 runs off just 44 balls but his innings could not help them win the match as they lost three wickets in last over and thus lost the match by 2 runs.Deccan choked again in the final overs and Royals were finally able to clinch it by a narrow margin.

Match Keypoints

* Rajasthan Royals: 50 runs in 6.3 overs, Extras 5
* Rajasthan Royals: 100 runs in 11.5 overs , Extras 7
* SR Watson: 50 off 29 balls (2 x 4, 3 x 6)
* Rajasthan Royals: 150 runs in 18.6 overs, Extras 12
* Rajasthan Royals – 159/10 in 19.5 overs

* Deccan Chargers: 50 runs in 5.1 overs, Extras 5
* Deccan Chargers: 100 runs in 11.5 overs, Extras 8
* RG Sharma: 50 off 33 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
* Deccan Chargers: 150 runs in 18.5 overs, Extras 9

Match 36 Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals Scorecard

Match Details
Match: 36 T20, IPL3
Venue: Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur
Date: April 5, 2010
Time: 8:00 pm

Today in the 36th match of DLF IPL 2010, two Australian greats will be face to face at Nagpur. Gilchrist’s Deccan chargers and Warne’s Rajasthan Royals would face each other in a very crucial encounter. Both the teams need to win this match as the place for semi’s is at stake. DC’s big guns- Gibbs, Symonds and Gilchrist have had a mix tournament so far and thus the defending champions are not been able to show the class so far in this season. On the other hand first edition champs, Rajasthan Royals also have not played to the potential so far. Today’s win will help the team in raising the confidence and thus look forward for the semi’s.

Team compositions
Rajasthan Royals Team
SK Warne (captain), SA Asnodkar, J Botha, SK Trivedi, FY Fazal, YK Pathan, AJ Finch, AA Jhunjhunwala, Kamran Khan, MJ Lumb, M Morkel, S Narwal, NV Ojha(wk), MM Patel, AG Paunikar†, SA Quadri, AS Raut, A Singh, SW Tait, A Uniyal, AC Voges, SB Wagh.

Deccan Chargers Team
A Gilchrist (captain/wicket keeper), RJ Harris, DR Smith, A Symonds, WPUJC Vaas, Y Venugopal Rao, MR Marsh, B Sumanth, MD Mishra, AA Reddy, AA Bilakhia, HH Gibbs, VVS Laxman, DB Ravi Teja, RG Sharma, TL Suman, AS Yadav, Anirudh Singh, PP Ojha, Harmeet Singh, RP Singh, KAJ Roach, R Sharma, Jaskarandeep Singh Bhuttar.

Final eleven will be announced before match.

Match: 35 T20, IPL3
Venue: Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Date: April 4, 2010
Time – 8:00 pm
Toss: Delhi Daredevils elected to bat
Result: Delhi Daredevils won by 37 runs

Delhi Daredevils won the toss and decided to bat first. Sehwag and Warner opened the innings for them and got to a decent start. The first wicket partnership of 41 ended when Sehwag was bowled by Mithun. Gambhir was also run out cheaply and Delhi were 52/2 in 5.4 overs. Warner then played some superb shots and hit few sixes before he was caught by Kohli near the fence. Soon Karthik also got out and the team was down at 90/4 in 10.3 overs. But then Collingwood took the charge and started hitting ball all over the park. He played some sensational shots and completed his half century. Vettori also chipped in with useful 19 and helped Delhi post a total of 184/5 in 20 overs.

Royal Challengers Bangalore opened the innings with Kallis and C White but White got out in the 4th over of the innings when the score was just 25. Chasing 185, Kallis was the one who had to shoulder the responsibility and he did scored a fifty and stood firm on one end but the middle order failed and none could support him well and thus with increasing pressure, he also got out leaving RCB in trouble at 118/5 in 15.5 overs. The chase was never easy and with the fall of Kallis it looked all over. RCB could manage only 147/9 in 20 overs and thus lost by 37 runs.

Match Notes/ Main Points
* Delhi Daredevils: 50 runs in 5.2 overs (33 balls), Extras 1
* Delhi Daredevils: 100 runs in 11.4 overs (72 balls), Extras 2
* P Collingwood: 50 off 37 balls (2 x 4, 4 x 6)
* Delhi Daredevils: 150 runs in 17.3 overs (108 balls), Extras 4
* Royal Challengers Bangalore: 50 runs in 8.5 overs (54 balls), Extras 2
* Royal Challengers Bangalore: 100 runs in 13.6 overs (85 balls), Extras 2
* J Kallis: 50 off 38 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)

Match 35 Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Scorecard