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Sachin Tendulkar's return dominated most of the pre-match buzz but it was the eruption from Sanath Jayasuriya that Mumbai toasted at the end of a comfortable nine-wicket win, their fourth in a row, at the Wankhede Stadium

Mumbai v Chennai scorecard | Bulletin | Simmering Jayasuriya finally boils over | Plays of the day | Old hand in new world

Balaji five-for sinks Kings XI Punjab

Chennai v Punjab scorecard | Bulletin - IPL's first hat-trick | Smiling glory | List of Twenty20 hat-tricks | Points table

Chennai triumph in last-ball thriller

Delhi v Chennai scorecard | Bulletin | Plays | Final-ball wins in Twenty20s | 'We missed a fifth bowler' - Sehwag

Deccan outplay insipid Chennai

Scorecard | Bulletin - Gilchrist leads chase | Super Kings' troubles start at the top

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IPL Features

The best IPL team, and the most effective hitter

The Numbers Games crunches figures from the tournament

Twenty-four from the Twenty20

Sambit Bal: A couple dozen thoughts on the revolutionary IPL

The lull after the storm

Sriram Veera analyses why totals have come down in the IPL

Twenty20 is cricket too

Peter Roebuck: The IPL has provided its own dramas

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Records
Highest totals	Most runs
Highest strike rates	Most wickets
Best economy rates	Most dismissals
Most catches	Highest partnership by runs

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About Team
Owner: India Cements Franchise fee: $91 million Most expensive player: Mahendra Singh Dhoni - $1.5 million

Results

36th match: Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings at Mumbai - May 14, 2008
Mumbai Indians won by 9 wickets (with 37 balls remaining). Chennai Super Kings 156/6 (20/20 ov); Mumbai Indians 158/1 (13.5/20 ov)

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31st match: Chennai Super Kings v Kings XI Punjab at Chennai - May 10, 2008
Chennai Super Kings won by 18 runs. Chennai Super Kings 181/4 (20/20 ov); Kings XI Punjab 163/9 (20/20 ov)

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28th match: Delhi Daredevils v Chennai Super Kings at Delhi - May 8, 2008
Chennai Super Kings won by 4 wickets (with 0 balls remaining). Delhi Daredevils 187/5 (20/20 ov); Chennai Super Kings 188/6 (20/20 ov)

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26th match: Chennai Super Kings v Deccan Chargers at Chennai - May 6, 2008
Deccan Chargers won by 7 wickets (with 12 balls remaining). Chennai Super Kings 144/7 (20/20 ov); Deccan Chargers 148/3 (18/20 ov)

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24th match: Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings at Jaipur - May 4, 2008
Rajasthan Royals won by 8 wickets (with 34 balls remaining). Chennai Super Kings 109 (19/20 ov); Rajasthan Royals 110/2 (14.2/20 ov)

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20th match: Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Daredevils at Chennai - May 2, 2008
Delhi Daredevils won by 8 wickets (with 6 balls remaining). Chennai Super Kings 169/6 (20/20 ov); Delhi Daredevils 172/2 (19/20 ov)

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15th match: Bangalore Royal Challengers v Chennai Super Kings at Bangalore - Apr 28, 2008
Chennai Super Kings won by 13 runs. Chennai Super Kings 178/5 (20/20 ov); Bangalore Royal Challengers 165 (19.4/20 ov)

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11th match: Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders at Chennai - Apr 26, 2008
Chennai Super Kings won by 9 wickets (with 18 balls remaining). Kolkata Knight Riders 147/9 (20/20 ov); Chennai Super Kings 152/1 (17/20 ov)

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8th match: Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians at Chennai - Apr 23, 2008
Chennai Super Kings won by 6 runs. Chennai Super Kings 208/5 (20/20 ov); Mumbai Indians 202/7 (20/20 ov)

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2nd match: Kings XI Punjab v Chennai Super Kings at Mohali - Apr 19, 2008
Chennai Super Kings won by 33 runs. Chennai Super Kings 240/5 (20/20 ov); Kings XI Punjab 207/4 (20/20 ov)

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Fixtures
Sun 18 May	41st match	Kolkata Knight Riders v Chennai Super Kings	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Wed 21 May	46th match	Chennai Super Kings v Bangalore Royal Challengers	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Sat 24 May	49th match	Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Tue 27 May	54th match	Deccan Chargers v Chennai Super Kings	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

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Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Pts	Net RR	For	Against
Bangalore	10	2	8	4	-1.577	1410/195.4	1644/187.1
Chennai	10	6	4	12	-0.203	1725/197.0	1659/185.1
Deccan Chargers	10	2	8	4	-0.380	1589/190.0	1632/186.4
Delhi Daredevils	10	5	5	10	+0.331	1576/187.1	1607/198.4
Kings XI Punjab	9	6	3	12	+0.458	1496/172.2	1465/178.1
Kolkata	10	5	5	10	-0.014	1471/195.0	1339/177.1
Mumbai Indians	9	5	4	10	+0.658	1267/153.1	1307/171.4
Rajasthan Royals	10	8	2	16	+0.876	1558/184.4	1439/190.2

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Home Ground

MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
The spiritual home of cricket in the state since the start of the Presidency matches in 1916, the MA Chidambaram Stadium, noted for its sporting pitches. Better known as Chepauk, taken from the area of its existence, the first Test played here was in 1933-34 between Douglas Jardine's England and CK Nayudu's India. For long, Test matches at Chepauk were synonymous with the Pongal (Harvest) festival. There have been records galore at this venue. History was made with the first ever Ranji Trophy match played at the venue when AG Ram Singh, with 11 wickets, bowled Madras to victory over Mysore within a day. India recorded their first Test win at the ground in 1951-52 when they defeated England by an innings and eight runs. Sunil Gavaskar notched up his record breaking 30th Test h... More

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