In the clash of titans, Chennai Super Kings won the toss and opted to bowl first. They named Mohit Sharma in the playing XI in place of Mitchell Santner while Mumbai Indians brought Rahul Chahar in place of Mayank Markande and Jason Behrendorff replaced Mitchell McClenaghan. Mumbai’s top-order crumbled badly in this game as they lost their first three wickets for 50 runs. Suryakumar Yadav held one end tight to score his first fifty of the season. Hardik Pandya and Kieron Pollard gave a finishing touch to Mumbai’s innings with blazing cameos, which took their total to 170/5 in 20 overs.
Chennai didn’t get off to a desired good start in their quest to chase 171 runs down. They lost Ambati Rayudu in the first over for a golden duck and Shane Watson followed him in the pavilion four balls later. Suresh Raina was looking in good touch but Pollard grabbed a stunner to dismiss him. Kedar Jadhav showed some resistance but his fifty went in vain as no other batsmen gave him support. CSK managed just 133/8 in their 20 overs to lose the match by 37 runs.
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Suryakumar Yadav (MI)
Mumbai’s number three was badly out of form before this match but he grabbed this golden opportunity to rescue his team. He kept the one end tight while other batsmen were struggling to score runs on this pitch. He scored 59 runs in 43 balls, which includes eight fours and one six.
Hardik Pandya (MI)
Mumbai was looking to finish their innings on either side of 150 runs but Hardik Pandya’s flourish in the death overs boosted their score. Junior Pandya came to bat after Senior Pandya got out and showed his intent clearly. He finished the innings with some heavy blows and cashed 28 runs in the final over. Pandya scored 25 runs in just 8 balls, which includes one four and three sixes. Then he returned to give an edge to the Mumbai’s bowling lineup, where he dismissed three batsmen including MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja in the same over. He registered figures of 3 for 20 in his four overs.
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Jason Behrendorff (MI)
Lanky Australian pacer was making his Indian Premier League debut and showed his caliber immediately. He ripped Chennai’s top-order apart and gave Mumbai early breakthroughs in the power play. First he dismissed Ambati Rayudu for a golden duck and then snared Suresh Raina’s prized scal to leave CSK struggling. He finished with match figures of 2 for 22 in his four overs.
Kedar Jadhav (CSK)
Jadhav was the only Chennai batsman which showed some resistance against Mumbai’s bowling lineup. He scored a half-century to keep his team in hunt but the creeping required run-rate got better of him. He scored 58 runs in 54 balls, where he hit eight fours and one six. He got out to Malinga in the 18th over but CSK had lost the game till then.
