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.
Watch – Kieron Pollard grabs a stunner at boundary rope against CSK
Jason Behrendorff’s thunder bolts
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.
Hardik Pandya’s deadly blow
Mumbai’s talismanic all-rounder had a great match against Chennai. First he smashed Dwyane Bravo in death overs to finish the innings on high, where he scored 25 runs in 8 balls. 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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Top-order crumbled
CSK’s top-order had a bad outing against Mumbai at Wankhede Stadium. First Ambati Rayudu got out for a golden duck and then Shane Watson followed him with a poor shot. Sure Suresh Raina was looking in good touch with some sizzling boundaries down the ground but he was undone by a stunning catch. Kieron Pollard grabbed a stunner near the boundary rope to cut short his innings for 16 runs in 15 balls.
