Match Number 9 : Chennai Super Kings vs Wayamba at Centurion on 15.09.10 : Chennai Super Kings won by 97 runs

Chennai Super Kings won this game by 97 runs providing the largest margin of victory in terms of runs in the tournament. The previous best was 80 runs victory carved by Royal Challengers Bangalore over Otago at Bangalore on 12.10.09

Chennai Super Kings posted a total of 200 for 3 providing the second occasion of a team posting a total in excess of 200 runs in the tournament. The other occasions was Cape Cobras’ total of 213 for 4 vs Eagles at Hyd-RGS on 18.10.09

Wayamba were dismissed all out for 103 runs providing the seventh occasion of a team all out in the tournament.

M Vijay {68} and SK Raina {87} scored fifties in this game providing the 34^th and 35^th occasion of batman scoring fifties in the tournament

M Vijay’s 68 in this game provide the ninth occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty while batting at number one and also represent the 21^st occasion of an opening batsman scoring a fifty in the tournament.

SK Raina’s 87 in this game represent the third fifty and also the highest individual score by a Chennai Super Kings batsman in the tournament. The next best is M Vijay’s 68 in this very game.

SK Raina’s 87 in this game represent the third fifty by a batsman batting at number three in the tournament. He wrested the record from H Davids of Cape Cobras who had scored 69 not out against Victoria at Bangalore on 17.10.09

M Vijay {68} and SK Raina {87} scored fifties in this game providing the seventh occasion of two batsmen scoring fifties in the same innings in the tournament

M Vijay and SK Raina added 137 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the third occasion of a three figure partnership in the tournament. The other two occasions are – 121 runs for the first wicket between PJ Hughes and DA Warner of NSW vs Tri & Tob at Hyd-RGS on 16.10.09 and 112 for the first wicket between M Klinger and DJ Harris of South Australia vs Mumbai at Durban on 14.09.10

Thus the 137 runs partnership for the third wicket between M Vijay and SK Raina represent the record partnership for any wicket in the tournament.

M Vijay and SK Raina added 137 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the record partnership for second wicket in the tournament, the previous best being the 93 runs partnership between R Dravid and LRPL Taylor of RCB against Delhi at Bangalore on 17.10.09.

BAW Mendis and UWMBCA Welegedera conceded 45 and 47 respectively in this game providing the 11^th and 12^th occasion of a bower conceding 45 runs in the tournament. It also provides the first occasion of two bowlers from the same team conceding 45 plus runs in the tournament.

HGJM Kulatunga scored zero in this game providing the 38^th occasion of a batsman scoring a duck in the tournament.

MS Dhoni effected four dismissals {02 caught and 02 stumped} which is a record for most dismissals by a wicket keeper in an innings in the tournament. He wrested his own record of three dismissals effected against Central Districts at Durban on 11.09.10

At the end of this MS Dhoni also holds the record of most dismissals in the tournament with seven dismissals { 04 ct plus 03 ct} to his credit. His four catches puts him on par with D Ramdin of Trinidad and Tobaga who also has pouched four catches, while his three stumping dismissals put him on par with DLR Smith who also have effected three stumping dismissals

JA Morkel {3 for 22} and R Ashwin {4 for 18} captured three or more wickets in this game providing the 31^st and 32^nd occasion of a bowler capturing three or more wickets in the tournament. Their feat provide the first occasion of two bowelers capturing three or more wickets in the same innings.

R Ashwin with his 4 for 18 became the fifth bowler to capture four wickets in the tournament. Others are – 4 for 24 by DP Nannes of Delhi vs Wayamba at Delhi on 11.10.09, 4 for 23 by DJ Bravo of Tri & Tob vs Somerset at Bangalore on 12.10.09, 4 for 21 by AB McDonald of Victoria vs RCB at Bangalore on 15.10.09 and 4 for 17 by CJD Villiers of Eagles vs Somerset at Hyd-RGS on 16.10.09

R Ashwin became the second bowler after DP Nannes of Delhi to capture four wickets against Wayamba. He also became the first Chennai Super Kings bowler to capture four wickets in the tournament