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Summary Chennai Super Kings emerged champions of the IPL after thrashing the Royal Challengers.
Chennai Super Kings won a second successive Indian Premier League (IPL) title after thrashing Royal Challengers Bangalore by 58 runs in Saturdays final. Royal Challengers won the toss and opted to field first at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium.Super Kings were off to a flying start as openers Murali Vijay and Mike Hussey smashed half centuries. Vijay scored 95 while Hussey made 63 as the team went on to a first wicket partnership of 159 runs in just 14.5 overs. The openers hit nine sixes and seven boundaries between them as Bangalores bowling completely fell apart.Chennai then lost quick wickets towards the end as they went for more runs, managing to reach a mammoth total of 205 for the loss of five wickets in 20 overs.Royal Challengers Bangalores only hope of pulling off an unlikely victory rested on big-hitting West Indian Chris Gayle but the tournaments top scorer fell in the first over for a duck by the spin attack of Ravichandran Ashwin.At one stage the Royal Challengers were reduced to 70 for six but they managed to limp to 147 for eight wickets at the end of their 20 overs giving Chennai Super Kings the victory and a second successive IPL trophy.
