Chennai in final

Chennai Super Kings, boosted by a determined display from their bowlers led by Doug Bollinger, put an end to Deccan Chargers’ run of five consecutive wins to qualify for the IPL final for the second time. They overcame a poor start, aided by a measured partnership from MS Dhoni and S Badrinath, and a late surge from S Anirudha helped post 142 in tricky conditions.

Chennai Super Kings: 142 for 7 (Badrinath 37, Harris 3-29)

Deccan Chargers: 104 (Symonds 23, Bollinger 4-13, M Muralitharan 1-16)