Mumbai, May 6: Mumbai Indians all-rounder Dwayne Smith's(9-ball 24) heroic knock helped his side beat Chennai Super Kings by two wickets in yet another final-ball finish in their IPL 5 return-leg tie at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Highlights of Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings:
# Dwayne Smith won it for Mumbai Indians with a four off the final ball.
# Mumbai have beaten Chennai both at home and away this season.
# Mumbai have registered back-to-back wins and remain on third spot with 14 points, while Chennai retain the fourth position with 11 points in 12 games.
# Ben Hilfenhaus bowled a maiden first over and gave away 16 runs in the last.
# Sachin Tendulkar smashed 11 fours and a six to score 74 off 44 balls.
# Rohit Sharma scored his third fifty this season with the help of six fours and two sixes.
# Chennai posted a total of 173/8 including 13 boundaries and eight sixes.
# Chennai scored 100 runs in 12.3 overs (75 balls)
# Murali Vijay posted his highest score (41) in IPL 5. Vijay smashed four boundaries and three sixes.
# The two teams played in the IPL 5 opener at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
# S Badrinath played his 100th Twenty20 match.
# M Vijay crossed 1000-run mark in IPL career.
# RP Singh dropped Faf du Plessis (9) at four but ran him out directly.
# Dwayne Bravo completed 2000 runs in his Twenty20 career.
# Suresh Raina is leading run-scorer in the Indian Premier League.
# Lasith Malinga has the highest dot balls percentage this seasonn with 53.3% in eight matches.
# Second best start for Chennai this season with 52/1 in 6 overs.
# Raina and Dwayne Bravo added 62 runs for the third wicket.
# Lasith Malinga retained the Purple Cap with 20 wickets in IPL 5.
# Malinga conceded only fours including two wickets in the 20th over.
# RP Singh claimed three wickets for 28 runs in his four-over spell.
# R Ashwin is the most economical bowler in IPL with 6.14 runs per over.
# Sachin Tendulkar scored his first fifty in IPL 5.
# Sachin Tendulkar and Rohit Sharma recorded the highest partnership(126) for any wicket this season.
# Mumbai skipper Harbhajan Singh registered his third duck this season.
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