CHENNAI: South African allrounder Albie Morkel smashed 28 in the 19th over from Virat Kohli to help Chennai Super Kings achieve an unbelievable five-wicket victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League here at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk on Thursday.
Chasing an improbable target of 206, Chennai snatched an astonishing win off the last ball of the match.
They needed 43 runs from the last two overs and they completed the upholding task hitting 45 in 12 balls.
South African batsman Faf du Plessis top scored with 71 from 46 balls with four sixes and five fours to earn the man-of-the-match award and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni made a breezy 24-ball 41 with two sixes.
However, the winning shot was played by Ravindra Jadeja after Morkel made 28 from just seven balls with three towering sixes and two fours and West Indian Dwayne Bravo scored 25 off 15 balls with a six and two fours.
For Bangalore, Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan took three wickets for 21.
Earlier, Bangalore winning the toss batted first and piled up a huge total of 205 for eight in 20 overs.
Chris Gayle of the West Indies struck six sixes and two fours in his 68 made off only 35 balls while Virat Kohli hit 57 in 46 balls with five fours and two sixes and Mayank Agarwal scored 45 off 26 balls with five fours and three sixes.
Gayle and Kohli were involved in a second wicket partnership of 109 runs in eleven overs.
Australia’s left-arm fast-medium bowler Doug Bollinger claimed three for 24.
In all, 23 sixes were hit in the match – 12 by Bangalore and 11 by Chennai.
Geo Super showed this high-scoring match live from Chepauk, Chennai.
