IPL History: 3 Most Exciting Matches Of IPL 2010

The craze of IPL 2021 will begin in just a few days as the tournament is set to commence on April 9, 2021. Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore will lock horns in the first game of IPL 2021. The match will be played at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals will clash on April 10, 2021, at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Mumbai Indians is the most successful team in the Indian Premier League with 5 IPL trophies to their name. Chennai Super Kings comes on the 2^nd spot with 3 IPL trophies so far. Chennai Super Kings won their first IPL trophy in 2010 when they defeated Mumbai Indians in the final. In IPL 2010, there are few nail-biting matches that thrilled the cricket fans to a great extent. Here we relive the memories of IPL 2010 and take a look at the 3 most exciting matches of IPL 2010.

IPL History: 3 Most Exciting Matches Of IPL 2010

Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab (MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai)

Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab match in IPL 2010 was an exciting one as it ended in a tie. After batting first, Kings XI Punjab scored 136-8 in 20 overs. Yuvraj Singh scored 43 runs while Irfan Pathan contributed essential 39 runs while batting as an opener. Muttiah Muralitharan took 3 wickets while Albie Morkel grabbed 2 wickets in the match.

Batting second, CSK opener Parthiv Patel played a great knock of 57 runs and Matthew Hayden scored 33. However, other batsmen lost their wickets cheaply. On the final ball of Irfan Pathan, Ravichandran Ashwin needed to score 1 run to win the match. However, the CSK spinner was caught by Mohammad Kaif and the match ended in a tie with CSK scoring 136-7.

In the super over, CSK lost Matthew Hayden and Suresh Raina and scored 9-2. Muttiah Muralitharan bowled the super over for CSK and was hit for a six on the very first ball by Mahela Jayawardene. On the 2nd ball, Muralitharan dismissed Mahela with a catch at long-on. Kings XI Punjab needed 4 runs off 4 balls while CSK needed a wicket to win the match. On the 3rd ball, Yuvraj Singh hit a four to win the match for Punjab Kings.

Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals (MA Chidambaram Stadium)

Chennai Super Kings scored their highest ever total in IPL 2010 in a match against Rajasthan Royals. Chennai Super Kings rocked at their home ground MA Chidambaram Stadium with 246-5 in 20 overs. Opener Murali Vijay smashed an iconic century (127) off 56 balls. Albie Morkel also played a quickfire knock of 62 off 34 balls.

Batting second, Rajasthan Royals were equally destructive in the match. Rajasthan lost their openers cheaply but Naman Ojha played a spectacular unbeaten knock of 94 runs. Shane Watson also smashed a blistering knock of 60 runs off 25 balls. Rajasthan Royals reached 223-5 in 20 overs but lost the match by 23 runs.

Rajasthan Royals vs Deccan Chargers (Vidarbha Cricket Stadium, Nagpur)

Rajasthan Royals vs Deccan Chargers match in IPL 2009 was a nail-biting game to watch. Rajasthan Royals were bowled out for 159 runs while batting first. Shane Watson scored a half-century (58) while Faiz Faizal hit 36 runs. Deccan Charges witnessed a great knock by opener Adam Gilchrist who scored 34 runs off 17 balls. Later, Rohit Sharma handled the team’s batting with his 73 runs.

Siddharth Trivedi was bowling the final over for Rajasthan Royals. At 157-7 in 19.2 overs, Deccan Charges needed 3 runs to win in 4 balls. However, RP Singh, Harmeet Singh, and Rohit Sharma lost their wickets in the next three deliveries. Rajasthan Royals twisted the game in their favour as Deccan Charges were bowled out at 157 with 2 runs short of victory.