Breaking News! The Mumbai Indians started their IPL Season 2 campaign in style, as they prevailed over last year's runners-up Chennai Super Kings. Mumbai Indians beat the Chennai Super Kings by 20 runs in the first match of the tournament in Cape Town today. Sachin Tendulkar was declared as "Man of the Match" for his unbeaten 59 off 49 balls.
Chasing a victory target of 167, Chennai Super Kings lost quick wickets and were 18/2 after 2.5 overs. The Mumbai Indians bowlers kept up the pressure despite some good batting by Matthew Hayden, Andrew Flintoff and MS Dhoni. The Chennai Super Kings finally ended at 146/7 in 20 overs.
For Chennai Super Kings, Hayden was the top scorer with 44. Flintoff contributed 24, while Dhoni made 36. For Mumbai Indians, Malinga took 3 wickets, while Jayasuriya bagged 2 wickets Abhishek Nayar won the "Maximum Number of Sixes" award.
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