McCullum and Hodge thrashed Chennai in a last ball thriller for Kolkata

In an one of the finest chase of 2009 IPL, out of the tournament Kol chased down 188 runs on the last ball of the match against Chennai Super Kings and finally take some pride in the dissmal show so far in the tournament on Monday, May 19, at Centurion.

Chennai Super Kings batted 1st made 188/3 in 20 overs thanks to well contribution by Raina made 52 runs, Bailey 30 runs, Parthive Pate 25 runs, Dhoni 40 not out and 10 balls 21 runs Saha.

IPL then witnessed one of the thrilling chase with Brandon McCullum and Brad Hodge put 90 runs for the 2nd wicket in 10 overs contributed 81 runs off 48 balls and unbeaten 71 runs off 44 balls with four sixes respectively to registering a stunning win and brought some smile and pride for SRK and Kolkata fans. Saha also contributed 13 balls 25 runs in the last ball thriller.

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Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) - IPL 2009 51st Match

In the 51st match of 2009 Indian Premier League, The Chennai Super Kings will be keen to avoid Delhi Daredevils in the semifinals by winning this match against Kolkata Knight Riders and ensures that they will be at 4th place in IPL points table on Monday, 18th May, 2009 at Centurion starting from 16.30pm, 14.30GMT, 8.00 PM IST.

Chennai Super Kings had a fantastic game last time against Mumbai Indians. Mathew Hayden has smashed 546 runs in 12 matches and is only 70 runs behind from Australian Shaun Marsh's 616 for the Kings XI Punjab in 2008.

Kolkata night Riders are already out from race to the semifinals. Kolkata Knight Riders bowling is dependent on Ishant Sharma & Murli Kartik while on the batting front, McCullum has fired in just one game, and though Hodge and Hussey are doing well, they need someone to buckle down and get a big score.

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Team Players Squad

MS Dhoni (C/WK), M Vijay, Matthew Hayden, Suresh Raina, Albie Morkel, Jacob Oram, S Badrinath, Shadab Jakati, L Balaji, Sudeep Tyagi, Muttiah Muralitharan.

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Team Players Squad

Brendon McCullum (C), David Hussey, Sourav Ganguly, A Ghosh, A Mathews, Yashpal Singh, Wriddhiman Saha(WK), Ajit Agarkar, Ajantha Mendis, Murali Katik, Ishant Sharma.

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