Chennai Super Kings have clinched the DLF IPL season 3 Champions title beating Mumbai Indians by 22 runs in the excellent nail biting game played at Dr D Y Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Sunday.

Chennai after winning the toss chose to bat first and made 168/5 from the 20 overs while Mumbai on their chase were able to make only 146/9 from 20 overs.

Sachin (48 from 45 balls, 7*4), Abhishek Nayar (27 from 26 balls, 1*4, 2*6), Rayudu (21 from 14 balls, 1*4, 1*6) and Pollard (27 from 10 balls, 3*4, 2*6) contributed decently for the MUmbai while rest of them made single digit runs.

For the Super Kings everyone contributed well and made it big at the end of the match.

It is to be remembered that Chennai lost to Rajasthan Royals in the inaugural IPL season and during the second season they lost in the semis.

Chennai also hold the strange record of posting the highest ever total of 246 vs Rajasthan Royals in IPL Season 3 and the second highest winning total of 240 vs Kings XI Punjab in IPL Season 1. Also they have the record for the lowest ever winning score of 55/0 vs Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL Season 1.

With this Chennai have proved that they are the real Super Kings and have become the DLF IPL Champions of 2010.

Tags: Chennai Super Kings IPL 3 Champions, DLF IPL 3, Doug Bollinger, IPL 3 Finals, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Matthew Hayden, MI vs CSK, Mumbai Indians, Murali Vijay, Muttiah Muralitharan, R Ashwin, Sachin Tendulkar, Suresh Raina

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Kings XI Punjab registered a superb win over Chennai Super Kings in the super over of the Indian Premier League match on Sunday.

Punjab who batted first made a moderate score of 136/8 and were on the way of defeat when the home team was 96/1 by the 14th over. But after the visitors made a superb fightback to restrict the Chenai to 136/7 from the 20 overs to set up the first super over victory in the third IPL season.

In the super over bowl out, CSK made nine runs off the bowling of Juan Theron by losing two of their three nominated batsmen Matthew Hayden (0) and captain Suresh Raina (8) while Albie Morkel made one.

Batting second, Kings XI Punjab made 10 for one with Yuvraj Singh hitting a four from the fourth ball off Muttiah Muralitharan to set up the dramatic victory. Mahela Jayawardene was out in the second ball after hitting a six off the first.

Chasing an easy target of 137, CSK looked set for a thumping win before the collapse from 96/1 to 136/7 which led to IPL 3’s first tied match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.

Tags: Chennai Super Kings Vs Kings XI Punjab, Chepauk Stadium, DLF IPL 3, IPL 2010 - IPL 3, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Suresh Raina

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In the eleventh IPL 3 match, Delhi Daredevils face Chennai Super Kings at Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi. Delhi won the toss and chose to bat first. Though Delhi lost Warner in the beginning, Sehwag played excellent shots making 74 runs from 38 balls with 10 fours nd 3 sixes.

It was Mithun Manhas (32 not out) who helped Delhi when they were losing wickets in frequent intervals.

At the end of 20 overs, Delhi set the target of 186.

Chennai who began their chase lost Parthiv Patel for 6 runs and Badrinath for 14. Hayden and Chennai captain Raina are playing with bat.

Tags: Chennai Super Kings Vs Delhi Daredevils, DLF IPL 3, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Matthew Hayden, Parthiv Patel, Suresh Raina, Virender Sehwag

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It was a good day for Praveen Kumar of Royal Challengers bangalore who registered the first hat-trick in the ongoing third IPL season.

Praveen along with Kumble and Kallis destroyed the Rajasthan Royals to just 92 and posted a huge 10 wicket win. Except Yusuf Pathan (26) nobody made a mark with bat in Rajasthan team.

Manish Pandey (42 not out) and Jacques Kallis (44 not out) finished off the Bangalore chase with 56 balls remaining. Jacques Kallis was declared man of the match.

Tags: Anil Kumble, DLF IPL 3, hat-trick, Jacques Kallis, Praveen Kumar, Royal Challengers Vs Rajasthan Royals, Yusuf Pathan

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The Charismatic captain of Chennai Super Kings’, Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be out of IPL third season for 10 days because of an elbow injury. In his absence, left-hander Suresh Raina will lead the side.

Dhoni was hit by a rising Shane Bond delivery in Tuesday’s match against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens, after which he looked in pain and needed medical attention.

CSK team manager Russell Radhakrishnan said “Dhoni has been diagnosed with an elbow injury and advised 10 days’ rest.”

Team owner Gurunath Meyappan and director (cricket operation) V B Chandrasekhar said in a statement that Dhoni would return home and in his absence, Parthiv Patel would keep the wickets.

“Dhoni is going back to Ranchi today and will join the squad in Chennai on March 21 (ahead of their home match against Kings XI Punjab). Thankfully there is no fracture it’s just a bad bruise,” they said.

“He will be assessed in Chennai on March 21 and further details will be given after that,” the statement added.

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Kolkata Knight Riders will face off the Chennai Super Kings at the Eden Gardens today in the second match, while Kings XI Punjab have set the target of 204 for the Bangalore Royal Challengers to win.

Kolkata and Chennai have had contrasting starts in this ongoing third IPL T20. Kolkata will be riding on the crest of twin victories when they take on Chennai Super Kings, who went down tamely to Deccan Chargers in their opener on Sunday.

This match will also be a face-off between two of India’s most successful captains. Bold decisions and aggressive body language have been the cornerstone of Sourav Ganguly’s success, while MS Dhoni’s man-management skills have made Team India one of the most formidable sides in world cricket.

Dhoni’s CSK has got George Bailey, the Tasmania skipper with loads of domestic runs under his belt, but it remains to be seen if he can force a berth in the CSK XI straightaway.

Teams

Kolkata Knight Riders: S Ganguly (Capt), A Aaron, A Agarkar, A Dinda, E Ahmid, R Gavaskar, C Gayle, B Hodge, I Abdulla, M Kartik, H Khadiwale, C Langeveldt, b McCullum, A Mathews, A Mendis, C Pathak, C Pujara, W Saha, O Shah, I Sharma, L Shukla, M Tiwary, G Vignesh

Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni (Capt), R Ashwin, H Badani, S Badrinath, G Bailey, L Balaji, C Ganapathy, M Gony, M Hayden, M Hussey, S Jakati, A Karthik, J Kemp, A Morkel, M Muralitharan, M Ntini, J Oram, P Patel, T Perera, S Raina, T Thushara, S Tyagi, M Vijay

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In the opening match of the third Indian Premier League (IPL) at DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai, Kolkata Knight Riders will face the defending champions Deccan Chargers.

With John Buchanan coaching and Bendron McCullum captaining, the Knight Riders went through a lot of negativity in the team in the last season. This season, it is Sourav Ganguly who takes charge as the captain and Dav Whatmore as the new coach.

Both of the teams have got their own shortfalls with foreign players. For Deccan, only four foreign players – Andrew Symonds, Herschelle Gibbs, Chaminda Vaas and Adam Gilchrist while Kolkata Knight Riders have six – Brad Hodge, Owais Shah, Ajantha Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Mashrafe Mortaza and Charl Langeveldt.

Teams:

Deccan Chargers: A Gilchrist (captain/wk), A Reddy, A Singh, A Bilakhia, H Gibbs, H Singh, VVS Laxman, M Mishra, P Ojha, D Ravi Teja, R Sharma, RP Singh, T Suman, B Sumanth, A Symonds, C Vaas, V Rao and A Yadav

Kolkata Knight Riders: S Ganguly (captain), V Aaron, A Agarkar, A Dinda, E Ahmad, R Gavaskar, B Hodge, I Abdulla, M Kartik, H Khadiwale, A Mathews, C Langeveldt, A Mendis, C Pathak, C Pujara, W Saha (wk), O Shah, I Sharma, LR Shukla, M Tiwary and G Vignesh

Tags: Adam Gilchrist, Deccan Chargers vs Kolkata Knight Riders, DLF IPL 3, Indian Premier League, Knight Riders Vs Deccan Chargers, Kolkata vs Hyderabad, Sourav Ganguly

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Mar 12 20:00 IST 1st match – Deccan Chargers v Kolkata Knight Riders
Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai

Mar 13 15:00 IST 2nd match – Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

Mar 13 20:00 IST 3rd match – Kings XI Punjab v Delhi Daredevils
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

Mar 14 16:00 IST 4th match – Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Mar 14 20:00 IST 5th match – Chennai Super Kings v Deccan Chargers
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Mar 15 20:00 IST 6th match – Rajasthan Royals v Delhi Daredevils
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

Mar 16 16:00 IST 7th match – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kings XI Punjab
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Mar 16 20:00 IST 8th match – Kolkata Knight Riders v Chennai Super Kings
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Mar 17 20:00 IST 9th match – Delhi Daredevils v Mumbai Indians
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Mar 18 20:00 IST 10th match – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Rajasthan Royals
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Mar 19 16:00 IST 11th match – Delhi Daredevils v Chennai Super Kings
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Mar 19 20:00 IST 12th match – Deccan Chargers v Kings XI Punjab
Barabati Stadium, Cuttack

Mar 20 16:00 IST 13th match – Rajasthan Royals v Kolkata Knight Riders
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

Mar 20 20:00 IST 14th match – Mumbai Indians v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

Mar 21 16:00 IST 15th match – Deccan Chargers v Delhi Daredevils
Barabati Stadium, Cuttack

Mar 21 20:00 IST 16th match – Chennai Super Kings v Kings XI Punjab
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Mar 22 20:00 IST 17th match – Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

Mar 23 20:00 IST 18th match – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Chennai Super Kings
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Mar 24 20:00 IST 19th match – Kings XI Punjab v Rajasthan Royals
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

Mar 25 16:00 IST 20th match – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Delhi Daredevils
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Mar 25 20:00 IST 21st match – Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

Mar 26 20:00 IST 22nd match – Rajasthan Royals v Deccan Chargers
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

Mar 27 16:00 IST 23rd match – Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

Mar 28 16:00 IST 24th match – Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

Mar 28 20:00 IST 25th match – Deccan Chargers v Mumbai Indians
Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai

Mar 29 20:00 IST 26th match – Delhi Daredevils v Kolkata Knight Riders
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Mar 30 20:00 IST 27th match – Mumbai Indians v Kings XI Punjab
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

Mar 31 16:00 IST 28th match – Chennai Super Kings v Royal Challengers Bangalore
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Mar 31 20:00 IST 29th match – Delhi Daredevils v Rajasthan Royals
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Apr 1 20:00 IST 30th match – Kolkata Knight Riders v Deccan Chargers
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Apr 2 20:00 IST 31st match – Kings XI Punjab v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

Apr 3 16:00 IST 32nd match – Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Apr 3 20:00 IST 33rd match – Mumbai Indians v Deccan Chargers
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

Apr 4 16:00 IST 34th match – Kolkata Knight Riders v Kings XI Punjab
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Apr 4 20:00 IST 35th match – Delhi Daredevils v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Apr 5 20:00 IST 36th match – Deccan Chargers v Rajasthan Royals
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur

Apr 6 20:00 IST 37th match – Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Apr 7 16:00 IST 38th match – Rajasthan Royals v Kings XI Punjab
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Apr 7 20:00 IST 39th match – Kolkata Knight Riders v Delhi Daredevils
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Apr 8 20:00 IST 40th match – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Deccan Chargers
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Apr 9 20:00 IST 41st match – Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

Apr 10 16:00 IST 42nd match – Deccan Chargers v Chennai Super Kings
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur

Apr 10 20:00 IST 43rd match – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kolkata Knight Riders
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Apr 11 16:00 IST 44th match – Delhi Daredevils v Kings XI Punjab
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Apr 11 20:00 IST 45th match – Rajasthan Royals v Mumbai Indians
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Apr 12 20:00 IST 46th match – Deccan Chargers v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur

Apr 13 16:00 IST 47th match – Mumbai Indians v Delhi Daredevils
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

Apr 13 20:00 IST 48th match – Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Apr 14 20:00 IST 49th match – Rajasthan Royals v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Apr 15 20:00 IST 50th match – Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Daredevils
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Apr 16 20:00 IST 51st match – Kings XI Punjab v Deccan Chargers
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharmasala

Apr 17 16:00 IST 52nd match – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Mumbai Indians
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Apr 17 20:00 IST 53rd match – Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Apr 18 16:00 IST 54th match – Kings XI Punjab v Chennai Super Kings
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharmasala

Apr 18 20:00 IST 55th match – Delhi Daredevils v Deccan Chargers
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Apr 19 20:00 IST 56th match – Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Apr 21 20:00 IST Semi-Final – TBC v TBC
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Apr 22 20:00 IST Semi-Final – TBC v TBC
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Apr 24 20:00 IST 3rd Place Play-off – TBC v TBC
Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai

Apr 25 20:00 IST Final – TBC v TBC
Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai

Tags: DLF IPL 3, Indian Premier League, IPL 2010 - IPL 3, IPL Schedule

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The Opening ceremony of DLF IPL season 3 was scheduled to be held at Hyderabad but not the IPL has decided to shifts its opening to Mumbai. This is due to the Telengana issue, the committee has decided to shift it from Hyderabad to Mumbai.

They have also announced that only the location has been changed and it will still be Kolkata Knight Riders vs Deccan Chargers in the opening encounter.

Modi said “It remains Deccan Chargers vs Kolkata Knight Riders match but instead of Hyderabad, it would be held in Mumbai. The opening game, the opening ceremony and the opening gala dinner (on March 11) are very important for us. People from all over the world are coming and we are going to make sure that everything is in order. We don’t want to take any chances.”

He also made it clear that there will not be any changes in the other matches.

“There are no changes to other matches, everything looks fine. We have worked it out with the franchises and the teams and decided that match would be held in Mumbai,” he added.

Tags: DLF IPL 3, IPL 2010, KKR vs DC, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Deccan Chargers

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Sources in the Pakistan team revealed that hurt Pakistani cricketers have decided to ‘avoid’ the Indian Premier League (IPL) until Indo-Pak diplomatic ties don’t normalise.

The players who remained unsold in the third IPL auction held a meeting on Tuesday in Brisbane, where the team will play an ODI series against Australia. They have decided to ignore the event at least for the time being. This decision was taken by all the players unanimously. They are said to have agreed not to play in the IPL until bbilateral cricket ties resume between the two countries. The players felt that no franchise was willing to bid for them and they all felt that it was a planned move by the IPL to humiliate publicly.

Tags: DLF IPL 3, IPL 2010, Pakistan Cricketers

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