Raina blows away unfortunate Bangalore

Sep 24, 2010

Rain arrived in the third over and held up play for over two hours. The game was reduced to 17 overs per side•Getty Images

Suresh Raina got going for Chennai ...•Getty Images

Raina and Vijay added 81 runs in eight overs before Vijay fell to Vinay Kumar•Associated Press

Bangalore had a horror start to their chase as they slumped to 12 for 3 in the fourth over•Associated Press

Dale Steyn injured himself while taking a catch in the fourth over, and did not bowl or bat in the match•AFP

... Raina was supported by M Vijay•AFP

Though MS Dhoni was bowled for 11, there was no stopping Raina ...•Associated Press

Doug Bollinger picked up 3 for 27 as wickets fell regularly ...•Associated Press

Bangalore were poor in the field, B Akhil dropping Vijay on 30•Associated Press

... as he clobbered six sixes on way to an unbeaten 94 off 48 balls. Chennai finished on a challenging 174 for 4•Getty Images

... Though Manish Pandey resisted with 52, Bangalore were dismissed for 123. Chennai progressed to the final after their 52-run win•AFP