Hayden

Hayden has aggregated 298 in six innings at an average of 59.60, including three fifties.

The following are the statistical highlights of the Twenty20 match between Chennai Super Kings and Bangalore Royal Challengers:

Chennai Super Kings (179 for five) registered the highest total in the second edition of the IPL so far, surpassing the 165 for 7 by Mumbai Indians against Chennai Super Kings at Cape Town Saturday.

The score is Chennai’s highest against Bangalore, eclipsing the 178 for five at Bangalore last year.

Chennai Super Kings with their comprehensive win over Bangalore Royal Challengers, have now won ten games out of 18 in the IPL. Rajasthan Royals have won the most matches (13) and Kings XI Punjab 10.

Chennai Super Kings’ 92-run victory is their highest by runs margin in the IPL, surpassing their 33-run win over Kings XI Punjab at Mohali, April 19, 2008. The victory is Chennai’s second in three games over Bangalore.

Muttiah Muralitharan (3/11) has for the first time claimed three wickets in an IPL innings, eclipsing the 2 for 39 against Rajasthan at Mumbai on June 1,2008.

Muralitharan received his first MOM award in the IPL.

Parthiv Patel and Hayden recorded the first century stand for the opening wicket for their side.

Bangalore Royal Challengers (87) posted their second lowest score in the IPL, their lowest is 82 against Kolkata Knight Riders at Bangalore last year.

Chennai Super Kings’ 92-run victory is the third biggest in terms of runs in the IPL - the top two being by 140 runs by Kolkata over Bangalore at Bangalore and by 105 runs by Rajasthan over Delhi Daredevils in the first edition of the IPL.

Sydney, Oct 6 (IANS) Harbahajan Singh’s declaration that he is not out to make friends against Australia has fired up his foe opener Matthew Hayden, who said such comments would only inspire him to perform better against the hosts.The 36-year-old said he doesn’t harbour any grudge against the off-spinner who drew the ire of the Aussies during the series between the two teams early this year.

“There is a lot less of the personal tension with Harbhajan than what is made out. In a lot of ways, I feel if that is affecting him, it’s a good thing for me because I don’t feel I am harbouring any massive resentment,” Hayden was quoted as saying in the Sydney Morning Herald.

“I think he is a very good bowler and it is challenging to play well. Over the years those kind of tensions have always made me play better, and I will certainly be using that to my advantage.

“It (the series) is going to have Test match tension and I don’t feel threatened. The only thing that threatens me is what balls he can deliver to get me out. To me, that has been a great source of motivation, not just (against) Harbhajan. They’ve got a very solid bowling attack right around,” he said,

The Australian opener has had running battles with Harbhajan during the series earlier in the year and famously called him “an obnoxious little weed” - a remark that drew a reprimand from Cricket Australia.