Match Day

3114dSidharth Monga

Edged, not attempted, repeat

Plays of the Day from the IPL match between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders in Chennai

2619dArun Venugopal in Chennai

Loss of Ashwin hurts Super Kings

As Chennai Super Kings travel to Kolkata and Hyderabad minus R Ashwin over the next few days, spin is bound to remain a critical element. Ravindra Jadeja and Suresh Raina will be expected to take a greater load

They keep quacking

4

Number of ducks by KKR batsman today, an unprecedented number for them in an IPL game.

Quack Quack

11

Number of IPL ducks for Gautam Gambhir, the joint-most with Harbhajan Singh.

Stable

0

Changes made by CSK to their playing XI in 7 games this IPL. Every other team has made at least 3 changes

Defending Record

6

Number of times CSK have successfully defended a total of 150 or less, the second-most times after KKR (7)

The Tumbling Top

46

Runs for which Chennai lost 5 wickets, going from 42-0 to 88-5.

Golden Oldie

44

Brad Hogg's age, making him the oldest ever player in the IPL going past Rajasthan's Pravin Tambe (43).

Twin Failures

1

Number of times this IPL that both Chennai openers have scored 25 runs or less - today was the first such instance.

Home Advantage

4-2

Chennai's win-loss record against Kolkata at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk.