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Bangalore Royal Challengers defeated Chennai Super Kings by 8 wickets at their home ground M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore as they topped the points table in IPL 4. RCB captain Daniel Vettori won the toss and put CSK to bat. Most of the Chennai Super Kings wickets including their whole top order fell in single digits and only their captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was the lone ranger as he scored 70 runs off 40 balls to take CSK to a below par total of 128/8 in 20 overs. Zaheer Khan, S Aravind and Daniel Vettori took 2 wickets each for the Royal Challengers Bangalore. In reply, Chris Gayle smashed a 75 run knock off only 50 balls to guide RCB to 129/2 in 18 overs. Chris Gayle was awarded the Man of the Match once again for his brilliant knock.

Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sahara Pune Warriors by 7 wickets at Navi Mumbai as they finalized their spot in the playoffs of IPL 4. KKR captain Gautam Gambhir won the toss and put Pune Warriors to bat. None of the Sahara Pune Warriors batsmen scored big as KKR bowlers bowled well and restricted PW to only 118/7 in 20 overs. Yusuf Pathan, Shakib Al Hassan and Lakshmipathy Balaji took 2 wickets each for KKR. In reply, Gautam Gambhir (54 runs n.o. off 46 balls) lead from the front and was supported by Yusuf Pathan (29 runs off 25 balls) and Manoj Tiwary (24 runs off 24 balls) as they cruised to 119/3 in 16.4 overs. Yusuf Pathan was awarded the Man of his Match for his all round performance including his 2 wickets for 23 runs in 4 overs, knock of 29 runs off 25 balls and catch of Saurav Ganguly in the field.

Chenai Super Kings defeated Kochi Tuskers Kerala by 11 runs as they remained undefeated at their home ground at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai through IPL 4. CSK captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and decided to bat. They lost a few early wickets but Wriddhiman Saha rose to the occasion as he scored 46 runs off 33 balls to guide CSK to 152/5 in 20 overs. Ravindra Jadeja took 2 wickets for KTK. In reply, Kochi Tuskers Kerala could only score 141/5 in 20 overs as Brendon McCullum top scored with 33 runs off 37 balls. Wriddhiman Saha was awarded the Man of the Match for his crucial knock.

Gilly and Marsh decimated Royal Challengers bowlers as Kings XI Punjab demolished Royal Challengers Bangalore by 111 runs. Adam Gilchrist won the toss and decided to bat. After a steady start for the first 5 overs, skipper Adam Gilchrist and fellow Australian Shaun Marsh demolished RCB bowling throughout the rest of the innings as they also broke the record for the highest partnership for any wicket in any T20 match. Adam Gilchrist got his second IPL ton as he scored 106 runs off 55 balls while Shaun Marsh scored 79 runs off 49 balls to guide KXIP to the highest score of IPL 4 at 232/2 in 20 overs. Charl Langeveldt took 2 wickets for RCB. In reply, RCB batsmen were bundled out for 121 in 17 overs as KXIP defeated RCB by the second highest run margin of defeat by any team in IPL history . Piyush Chawla took 4 wickets, Ryan Harris took 3 wickets and Shalabh Srivastava took 2 wickets for KXIP. Adam Gilchrist was awarded the Man of the Match for his amazing knock.