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After its second edition in South Africa, the Indian Premier League was back to where it all began. The return was garnished by a cliffhanger between Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

The Super Kings racked up a respectable total of 153 courtesy a gritty knock of 64 runs by Srikanth Anirudha - son of former Indian cricketer, Krishnamachari Srikanth.

The Knight Riders, with Jacques Kallis and Manoj Tiwary at the crease, ambled along at a rate of seven runs per over, with nine wickets in hand. However, a flurry of wickets pushed KKR back and they eventually fell short by just two runs.

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