2011: Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
A new look RCB ran into perennial performers CSK in the finals of the 2011 IPL which was held just after the ICC World Cup.
Murali Vijay was in a zone of his own, launching sixes at will in the company of a more sedate Michael Hussey. In 15 overs, the duo added 159 runs before Hussey departed against the run of play with a 45-ball 63. Dhoni promoted himself up the order and powered a 22 run cameo, before a middle order collapse pulled things back for Bangalore. A target of 206 was still daunting.
Ashwin manage to capture Gayle off only the third delivery of the match to set the ball rolling for CSK. He came back to dismiss Mayank Agarwal. AB De Villiers looked in good nick with a couple of boundaries, but was undone by Shadak Jakati which made RCB slide further in trouble. At 48-3, the game looked as good as gone. Kohli carried on at the other end but found no support from any of the lower order batsmen. Saurabh Tiwary ended the innings with a little flutter, but the target became too much in the end
