The two Indian Premier League (IPL) giants Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) locked horns with each other at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. After winning the toss, the CSK skipper, MS Dhoni decided to bowl first citing the dew factor. Mumbai has finally stopped the winning run of Chennai as they defeated the visitors by 37 runs.
During the toss, the MI skipper, Rohit Sharma revealed that they have made two changes in the squad with Mitchel McClenaghan and Mayank Markande made way for Jason Behrendroff and Rahul Chahar. On the other hand, CSK made only one change as Mohit Sharma replaced Mitchell Santner.
After losing Quinton De Kock early, Mumbai failed to get back the momentum as they lost Rohit as well in the 8th over of the game. However, then came the moment of brilliant from Ambati Rayudu in the very next over bowled by Imran Tahir to dismiss none other than Yuvraj Singh. After his dismissal, Krunal Pandya added 62 runs with Surya Kumar Yadav for the fourth wicket. However, the former got out in the 17th over and Yadav followed him in the next over of Dwayne Bravo.
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Bravo’s over
After that dismissal, Hardik Pandya and Kieron Pollard struck big to remain unbeaten and boosted the total. Hardik smashing as many as three sixes and one four and the latter hitting twice over the ropes. In the final over bowled by Bravo, Pollard and Pandya smashed as many as 29 runs and one of the three sixes in the over, came off a no-ball and took Mumbai to a respectable toa fo 170/5.
During the chase, Chennai lost both their openers in the first two over itself, however, after that, Suresh Raina made a good 27 runs with Kedar Jadhav for the third wicket but was also got dismissed in the fifth over itself owing to a brilliant catch at deep cover by Pollard.
Pandya’s over
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After Raina’s dismissal, Jadhav made a good partnership of 54 runs for the fourth wicket. But then came the crucial 14th over bowled by Hardik in which he took two crucial wickets of Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja and after that, the game was almost done for the visitors. However, Jadhav continued some momentum with Bravo after that, but after Kedar’s dismissal in the 18th over. CSk lost the plot completely as they only managed to reach the total of 133/8 in their quota of 20 overs.
Brief Score:
Mumbai Indians – 170/5 in 20 overs (S Yadav: 59, K Pandya: 42; I Tahir: 1/25) defeated Chennai Super Kings – 133/8 in 20 overs (K Jadhav: 58; H Pandya: 3/20, S Malinga: 3/34) by 37 runs.
