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Chennai Super Kings defeated Delhi Daredevils by 18 runs at Chepauk, Chennai. CSK captain MS Dhoni won the toss and decided to bat. Mahendra Singh Dhoni played a blistering knock of 63 runs not out off 31 balls and he was supported by Subramanium Badrinath who scored 55 runs off 43 balls as CSK posted 176/4 in 20 overs. In reply, Delhi Daredevils kept on losing wickets and Irfan Pathan was the lone ranger as he scored 44 not out off 34 balls as DD ended up at 158/6 in 20 overs. R Ashwin and Dwayne Bravo scalped 2 wickets apiece for CSK. Chennai skipper Dhoni was awarded the Man of the Match for his blistering knock.

Chennai Super Kings thrashed Rajasthan Royals by 63 runs at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur which has always been regarded as a sort of fortress for the RR team where they have been nearly impossible to beat all these years. Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne won the toss and put CSK to bat. Michael Hussey (46 runs off 30 balls) and Murali Vijay (53 runs off 40 balls) gave them a great start following by two more good knocks by Suresh Raina (43 runs off 27 balls) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (41 runs off 19 balls) as CSK scored a massive 196/3 in 20 overs. In reply, Rajasthan Royals kept on losing wickets cheaply with the exception of Ajinkya Rahane (52 runs off 36 balls) as they got all out for just 133 runs in 19.3 overs. Doug Bollinger took 3 wickets while R Ashwin also took 2 wickets for the Super Kings. Suresh Raina also took 2 wickets in just 3 balls he bowled at the end of the match without giving away any runs. Murali Vijay was awarded the Man of the Match for his half century.

Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Chennai Super Kings in rain curtailed match at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. CSK captain Dhoni won the toss and decided to bat in an already rain delayed match. CSK lost a few early wickets and with a terrible run rate at the first half of the match but Subramanium Badrinath (54 runs off 41 balls) and Albie Morkel (30 runs off 30 balls) game CSK somewhat of a competitive score for that pitch at 114/4 in 20 overs. In reply, KKR made 61/2 in 10 overs when rain curtailed the match and KKR won as per Duckworth Lewis match. Iqbal Abdulla was awarded the Man of the Match for 1 wicket for 15 runs only in 4 overs.

Chennai Super Kings beat Rajasthan Royals by 8 wickets with 8 balls remaining as they posted their fourth consecutive win. RR captain Warne won the toss and decided to bat. Rajasthan Royals made a great start as they scored 86 runs in the first 10 overs without losing even a single wicket. But after the openers Rahul Dravid (66 runs off 51 balls) and Shane Watson (32 runs off 26 balls) departed, the rest of the batsmen failed to capitalize on the start and RR kept on losing wickets cheaply as they ended up with just 147/6 in their 20 overs. Albie Morkel and Shadab Jakati took 2 wickets each for CSK. In reply, Michael Hussey (79 runs off 55 balls) and Suresh Raina (61 runs off 51 balls) blasted off as they helped CSK cruise to 149/2 in 18.4 overs. Michael Hussey was awarded the Man of the Match for his awesome knock.