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The 2011 Indian Premier League final was a day/night Twenty20 cricket match played between the Chennai Super Kings and the Royal Challengers Bangalore on 28 May 2011 at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai to determine the winner of the 2011 Indian Premier League, an annual professional Twenty20 cricket league in India.
They met the same team, Royal Challengers Bangalore at the final, after RCB defeated the Mumbai Indians in the second Qualifier. CSK won the toss once again, this time elected to bat first. They got off to a brisk start as openers Michael Hussey and Murali Vijay shared a record first-wicket partnership of 159 runs before Hussey got out for 63 ...
The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (often abbreviated as RCB) are a franchise cricket team based in Bengaluru, Karnataka, that plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). One of the original eight teams in the IPL, the team has made three final appearances in the IPL, losing all (in 2009 to the Deccan Chargers, in 2011 to the Chennai Super Kings and in 2016 to the Sunrisers Hyderabad).
Gayle's inclusion led RCB to a seven-match winning streak. [38] [39] In their final league match, RCB defeated defending champions Chennai Super Kings, securing the top position in the points table. [40] They lost the final, again facing the Super Kings, by 58 runs. Chris Gayle was named Man of the Tournament. [41]
The 2011 Indian Premier League season, abbreviated as IPL 4 or the IPL 2011, was the fourth season of the Indian Premier League, the top Twenty20 cricket league in India. The tournament was hosted in India and the opening and closing ceremonies were held in M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, the home venue of the reigning champions Chennai Super Kings.
Royal Challengers Bangalore were one of the ten teams that took part in the 2011 Indian Premier League. They were captained by former New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori and coached by Ray Jennings. They finished as runners-up of the tournament after losing to Chennai Super Kings in the final.
Chennai Super Kings: Winners, 2011 Indian Premier League: India: Kolkata Knight Riders: Qualifying stage India: Mumbai Indians: Third ranked team, 2011 Indian Premier League: India: Royal Challengers Bangalore: Runners-up, 2011 Indian Premier League: South Africa: Warriors: Runners-up, 2010–11 Standard Bank Pro20: South Africa: Cape Cobras
Player of the match: Mustafizur Rahman (Chennai Super Kings) Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to bat. Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) became the first Indian to reach 12,000 runs in T20s , [ 13 ] and the first player to score 1,000 runs against Chennai Super Kings in the IPL.