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It was the last day to Lalit Modi as IPL commissioner and he is suspended from this post. Now Chirayu Amin is the name coming to IPL interim chairman. Chirayu Amin is an industrialist. He is also the head of the Baroda Cricket Association.

In a good match, Chennai Super Kings defeated the Mumbai Indians and became the winner of IPL 3. It was the first time in the IPL when any Indian captain lifted the trophy. MS Dhoni did this job. Raina was the hero of the final match who smashed a great knock and took 1 wicket. He also contributed in the fielding that made him Man of the Match. Man of the series award gone to Sachin. He also won the orange cap for being the highest run getter in this tournament. Fair play award gone to MS Dhoni while purple cap to Ojha.

Results and score card

Chennai Super Kings won by 22 runs

CSK – 168 in 20 overs

MI – 146 in 20 overs

Man of the match – Raina (Chennai Super Kings)

Man of the series - Tendulkar (Mumbai Indians)

Now the focus is on the grand finale of IPL 3. However this time very little excitement is viewing from the viewers. It is very important to see how Sachin will perform because they have the orange cap in his head and he is planning to score good runs. Dhoni is also in the good form and he is also planning for blast. So keep your eyes on the TV set and watch the final of IPL 4 on 25 April.

Sachin Tendulkar is in very good form in the IPL season 3. He has got 4 man of the match award in this tournament and it is highest number of winning a man of the match awards in this tournament. Sachin Tendulkar also got orange cap in this series.

Last Updated on – 14 April 2010

Having an orange cap indicates about the leading run getter in the tournament. And at this time orange cap is on the head of Sachin Tendulkar. He is now the highest run scorer in the IPL. However Kallis is not too far behind him.

Check out the images of Katrina Kaif hugs Shahrukh Khan during IPL 2010 Match. 

The highest score in the IPL 3 is scored by Chennai Super Kings against Rajasthan Royals. It was the total score of 246 for the loss of 5 wickets. M Vijaya was the hero of this match who smashed 127 runs in 56 balls with 11 sixes and 9 fours.

IPL season 3 is going on and there are numbers of records have been made. Check out the IPL 2010 highlights and fixtures.

• Mumbai Indians skipper Sachin Tendulkar’s match-winning knock of 72 off 52 balls against Chennai Super Kings fetched him the fifth Man of the Match award in the Indian Premier League. It is the most by any Mumbai Indians player. 

• Subramaniam Badrinath’s unbeaten 55 off 45 balls is his fourth 50 and, in the course of his innings, he has completed 500 runs in the IPL, aggregating 519 (ave.27.31) in 36 matches. 

• Sachin Tendulkar, playing his 25th match in the IPL, has become the first batsman for Mumbai to complete 800 runs at an average of 38.09, including six fifties. He has obliterated Jayasuriya’s tally of 767 (ave.28.40) in 29 matches, including one century and four fifties. 

• In the third edition of the IPL, Sachin is the second player after Jacques Kallis (310) to aggregate 200 runs or more – 248 runs at an average of 62.00, including three fifties. 

• Shikhar Dhawan’s top-class effort of 56 off 34 balls is his fifth IPL fifty. 

• Shikhar and Sachin have shared a 92-run stand, which is Mumbai’s highest for any wicket against Chennai. 

• Mumbai Indians have registered their fourth victory in five matches, ensuring a place at the top in the points table. 

• Chennai Super Kings and Kings XI Punjab have lost four games each in the 2010 edition of the IPL. 

• Harbhajan Singh’s tally of 5 wickets at 20.00 runs apiece in five matches is the best for Mumbai Indians. His overall average is also good – 22 at 19.90 runs apiece in 21 matches. 

• Muralitharan is the top wicket-taker in the IPL and his tally is now 11 at 12.90 runs apiece. 

• Suresh Raina is the second batsman to aggregate 1,000 runs in the IPL and his tally (1,035 at 35.68) is exceeded only by Adam Gilchrist – 1,080 at an average of 32.72. 

• Raina’s unbeaten 83 off 52 balls is his second highest innings in the IPL – his best being the 98 off 55 balls against Rajasthan at Centurion on April 30, 2009. 

• Raina’s aforesaid knock is his sixth fifty in the IPL. 

• Raina and Badrinath were associated in a third wicket stand of 142 (unbroken), which is the highest stand for this wicket-position in the IPL.