Gambhir-led ‘hosts’ KKR beat Chennai

KKR made three changes to their playing eleven – Brendon McCullum, Debabrata Das and Lakshmipathy Balaji made way for Manvinder Bisla (the player of the match), Manoj Tiwary and Brett Lee.

CSK made no changes to their playing eleven.

On winning the toss, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, CSK’s skipper, chose to bat.Although the match was played in Chennai, KKR were the home team for this match, because they finished ahead of CSK on the points table in the league stage.

The first Powerplay of CSK’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 54, without the loss of a wicket.

CSK’s openers put on 50 off 5.5 overs (36 balls). KKR had conceded a couple of extras at that point. While Michael Hussey’s contribution to the partnership was 30, Murali Vijay’s contribution to it was 21. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Vijay, whose 32-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, eventually scored 42. Sixty-three balls into the match, he was caught by Shakib Al Hasan. Rajat Bhatia broke the 87-run partnership.

CSK scored 100 off 11.5 overs (73 balls). KKR had conceded four extras at that point.

Hussey’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 38 balls.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 29 balls. While Hussey’s contribution to the partnership was a dozen, Suresh Raina’s contribution to it was 29. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

CSK scored 150 off 16.3 overs (101 balls). KKR had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Hussey eventually scored 54 off 43 balls. Forty-one balls later, Jacques Kallis broke the 73-run partnership.

Raina’s half-century – which included three boundaries and four sixes – came off 27 balls.

He eventually scored 73 off 38 balls, which included the aforementioned number of boundaries, in addition to the five sixes. Seventeen balls after Hussey’s dismissal, he was caught by Lee. Shakib broke the 30-run stand.

Dhoni, whose nine-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. He was unbeaten.

The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave KKR no reason to be in seventh heaven.

CSK scored 190 for the loss of three wickets off 20 overs.

Yusuf Pathan and Iqbal bowled a wicketless over apiece. While the former conceded 17, the (Abdul)latter conceded nine.

Lee and Sunil Narine (the player of the series) bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 42, the latter conceded 37.

Shakib and Bhatia bowled three overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 25, the latter conceded 23.

Kallis, who bowled four overs, conceded 34. He picked up a wicket.

The first Powerplay of KKR’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 56, and lost a wicket.

Gautam Gambhir, KKR’s skipper, faced four balls, scoring a couple. An over into the chase, Ben Hilfenhaus broke the three-run stand.

KKR scored 50 off 5.4 overs (34 balls). CSK had conceded four extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 28 balls. While the contribution of Manvinder Bisla, the player of the match, to the partnership was 37, Kallis’ contribution to it was 10. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

Bisla’s half-century – which included five boundaries and three sixes – came off 27 balls.

KKR scored 100 off 9.5 overs (59 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave CSK no reason to be in seventh heaven.

The second-wicket pair put on 100 off 56 balls. While Bisla’s contribution to the partnership was 67, Kallis’ contribution to it was 28. Extras’ contribution to the partnership gave CSK no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Bisla, whose 48-ball innings included eight boundaries and five sixes, eventually scored 89. Eighty-two balls after Gambhir’s dismissal, he was caught by Subramaniam Badrinath. Albie Morkel broke the 136-run partnership.

KKR scored 150 off 15.3 overs (93 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave CSK no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Laxmi Ratan Shukla, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored three. Ten balls after Bisla’s dismissal, he was caught by Hussey. Dwayne Br(av)oke the 13-run stand.

Pathan, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Five balls later, he was caught by Badrinath. Ravichandran Ashwin broke the 12-run stand.

Kallis’ half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 39 balls.

He eventually scored 69 off 49 balls, which included seven boundaries and a six. Ten balls later, he was caught by Ravindra Jadeja. Hilfenhaus broke the 11-run stand.

Shakib, whose innings included a boundary, scored 11. He had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he was unbeaten, as was Tiwary, who scored nine off three balls, which included a couple of boundaries.

CSK eventually conceded eight extras. KKR, who scored 192 for the loss of five wickets off 19.4 overs, won by five wickets with a couple of balls to spare.

Shadab Jakati, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 38.

Bravo, who bowled 3.4 overs, conceded 49. He picked up a wicket, as did Ashwin and Morkel, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 41, the latter conceded 38.

Hilfenhaus, who bowled four overs, conceded 25. He picked up two scalps.

KKR won the 2012 IPL.

Chris Gayle of the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) became the first batsman to win the Orange Cap for the second year in a row.