Mumbai Indians loses again!! Dhoni triumphs

Australia opener Matthew Hayden was the linchpin as Chennai saw off the Mumbai Indians by six runs at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.

Hayden struck 81 from 46 balls as the hosts hit 5-208 after being inserted by Mumbai stand-in skipper Harbhajan Singh.

The Indians lost wickets regularly in reply and, despite contributions of 43 and 45 from Robin Uthappa and Abhishek Nayar respectively, they fell just short, reaching 7-202.

Hayden came to life in the third over, with a cheeky flick for four and a colossal straight six off the bowling of Shaun Pollock.

But Ashish Nehra put the brakes on with an over which went for just one, including the wicket of Parthiv Patel and Mike Hussey played on to Dhawal Kulkarni, leaving Chennai on 2-39.

That brought Hayden and Suresh Raina together but, with Hayden struggling to get on strike, it was the 21-year-old who dominated.

He scored 53 off 37 balls in a century stand before holing out to Dwayne Bravo to give Musavir Khote his first of two wickets.

Hayden struck a succession of boundaries - 12 in total, to go with two maximums - before being run out by Harbhajan.