R Ashwin, Suresh Raina humble Kolkata

Chennai Super Kings, inspired equally by R Ashwin, Suresh Raina and M Vijay, crushed a scruffy Kolkata Knight Riders by nine wickets in front of a throbbing, partisan home crowd

Mexican waves and cheerful Ntini

Cricinfo presents the Plays fo the Day for the match between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders in Chennai

Ashwin turns it on for Chennai

The young offspinner has stepped up for Chennai, bringing balance to their team composition and solving their new-ball woes

Super show in sticky Chennai

This schoolgirl enjoyed watching her home team trump Kolkata. But why didn't the camera pan to her stand? Boo

We threw it away against Bangalore

We need to emerge at the earliest from the shadows of the last game. Chennai Super Kings have lost the last match, as we have, and whichever team re-groups first will call the shots in this game

Ashwin sets up crushing win for Chennai

Chennai v Kolkata, IPL 2010, Chennai