- Tournament favourites Daredevils turned in a thoroughly professional performance in the clash of the heavyweights at SuperSport Park, beating Deccan by six wickets.
- Dilshan proved his worth yet again with an unbeaten fifty to steer his team to 149; he was supported by Karthik, who finally delivered with the bat after a disappointing season last year.
- This was Deccan's first defeat in the tournament and they now share points with Delhi at the top of the table, though with a better net run rate.
Chennai Super Kings 164 for 5 (Raina 98, Badrinath 29) beat Rajasthan Royals 126 for 9 (Jadeja 37, Balaji 4-21) by 38 runs
- In a demonstration of power-hitting with which he carried Super Kings in the first IPL, Suresh Raina again showed his ability to dominate and, when the need arose, get out of a jam.
- Chennai were in early trouble after being put in to bat but the early loss of the openers to Warne's introduction of spin didn't deter Raina, who dispatched the Royals attack to all parts of SuperSport Park.
- His one-man show was complemented by a disciplined and enthusiastic fielding display - including a wicket and two catches to the man of the moment - and Chennai wrapped up victory by 38 runs.
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