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2.3 Overs taken by Dolphins to reach their fifty- fastest in an IPL / CLT20 match. Royal  Challengers Bangalore had also taken same overs against Kochi Tuskers Kerala at Bengaluru in 2011. The previous fastest team fifty in a CLT20 match had come in 3.4 overs for Eagles against T&T at Hyderabad in 2009.  ( Also Read:  MATCH REPORT : M8 – DOLPHINS V CHENNAI SUPER KINGS ) 7 Number of players to aggregate 5000 runs in T20 cricket. Raina joined the ranks with Chris Gayle, Brad Hodge, David Hussey, Brendon McCullum, David Warner and Owaish Shah. 8.4 Number of overs taken by Chennai Super Kings to race to their hundred- equalling the fastest team hundred in CLT20 history. Royal Challengers Bangalore had also taken 8.4 overs to reach the mark against New South Wales in 2011. 85 Number of runs scored by Dolphins in Powerplay overs – a record in CLT20 history. Eagles had made 77 against T&T at Hyderabad in 2009. 377.77  Cameron Delport’s strike-rate (34 runs off ...

It was nothing short of a massacre at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The Chennai Super Kings rewrote the history books by posting 242 – the highest total in the Champions League T20 – and then restricted their opponents Dolphins to 188 to register a resounding 54-run victory in the Oppo CLT20 2014.    ( Also Read:  QUICK STATS: M8 - DOLPHINS V CHENNAI SUPER KINGS ) CSK put the Dolphins bowling attack to the sword as Brendon McCullum, Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja lit up the evening skies with some of the cleanest hitting. Dwayne Smith deposited the fourth ball of the match into the stands but departed next ball when he holed out to the man at long-off, leaving the stage to McCullum and Raina.  McCullum, who gave the Indian Premier League a rousing launch with his spectacular 158 at this very venue six years ago, appeared to be in similar punishing mood as he hit five boundaries and three sixes in his 29-ball 49. Raina, who matched his Kiwi partner str...