| 0.0 : It's that time of the year again, people! The Indian T20 League is back to beat the Indian summer. The season opener will kickoff at one of the most historic venue - The Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The defending champs will be up against the men from Chennai who are making a comeback after a 2-year hiatus. MS Dhoni will be back in that yellow jersey but more importantly he'll be leading the side this season, something the fans are anxiously waiting for. |
| Talking about the teams now. Both these sides are packed with heavy players with too much of experience. Both of them have provided sheer entertainment in the past and we have witnessed some nail-biting thrillers when these two lock horns. The last time these two faced each other was in the 2015 final where the men from Mumbai were crowned champions. Let's hope that they fight neck and neck tonight and get things rolling with a bang. Stay tuned as the all-important toss is coming up in a bit. |
| Pitch Report - Sunil Gavaskar says there is an even grass covering which will help the seamers move the ball around by pitching it up. He also adds that the ball will come onto the bat nicely and the batters should have a good time. Ends by saying there are loads of runs on offer and he expects a run-feast at the Wankhede tonight. |
| TOSS - Huge roar from the crowd as both the skippers - Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni walk out for the toss. Up goes the coin and it comes down in the favor of the visitors. Chennai will bowl! |
| MS Dhoni, Chennai captain says there is a bit of dew which will come into the picture in the second half and hence the decision. Reckons he's happy to be back in the yellow jersey and has his emotions under control. States the preparations have been good and hopes for a good show. Wood, Tahir, Watson and Bravo are the four overseas players for them, he informs. |
| Rohit Sharma, Mumbai captain says even they wanted to bowl first but isn't disappointed to have a go with the bat. Adds they have played before and have a hang of the conditions on how to bowl in the second half. Reckons it's a fresh wicket and there should be plenty of runs on offer. States it's a fresh tournament for both the sides and whatever they have done in the past won't count as they will have to start afresh. Informs they have got 4 bowlers, 2 genuine all-arounders in the Pandya brothe |
| After all the fuss around, it's time for the real action to unfold. It's a packed house here at the Wankhede and the crowd is on top of its voice greeting the players as they make their way out to the middle. Mumbai openers are, the big West Indian - Evin Lewis and their skipper Rohit Sharma. This could be a treat to watch it they get going. The latter will be on strike. It will be Deepak Chahar to have a go with the white object first. A slip in place. Lets' roll... |
| 0.1 : D Chahar to R Sharma, What a delivery first up! Chahar with an absolute peach. Pitches it up, right up there on off and gets it to swing away sharply. Rohit has a tentative poke at it but gets beaten. |
| 0.2 : D Chahar to R Sharma, And again! Rohit Sharma gets beaten. He tries to come down the track and go big but this one swings away again. Beats the outside edge by a wee bit. |
| 0.3 : D Chahar to R Sharma, Beaten for the third time in a row! Good bowling from the youngster. He lands it on a length, just outside off, Rohit Sharma tries to cut it away but it's too close to play that shot. |
| 0.4 : D Chahar to R Sharma, FOUR! In the air... and safely through the gap. First boundary of this season comes from the bat of the Mumbai skipper. Fuller ball, a bit too full and shaping away a touch. Sharma drives it on the up. It's in the air but flies through the gap at cover to get the crowd going with a boundary. |
| 0.5 : D Chahar to R Sharma, This one comes back in a bit on middle and leg, clipped past the man at square leg for a single. |
| 0.6 : D Chahar to E Lewis, Good length delivery, in the corridor outside off, Evin is happy to shoulder his arms at it. A good first over comes to an end. |
| Shane Watson will bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : S Watson to R Sharma, Watson starts off with a fuller length ball on off, Rohit lunges ahead a touch and defends it down. |
| 1.2 : S Watson to R Sharma, Rohit is looking a bit nervy out there. Dances down the track to go big but this one bounces a bit more and also swings away to beat the outside edge of his bat. |
| 1.3 : S Watson to R Sharma, In the air... again but lands down safely. Isn't getting the timing right. Fuller in length and on the stumps, Sharma stands tall and whips it away. Goes high up in the air but lands in the no man's land at mid-wicket. They take a couple. |
| 1.4 : S Watson to R Sharma, Edged but it falls short of Bhajji. Fuller ball, straightening a touch off the seam and putting Rohit in a bit of a tangle here. He looks to defend as he gets squared up. The ball takes the edge and bounces just in front of Harbhajan Singh at widish first slip. |
| 1.5 : S Watson to R Sharma, On middle and off, Sharma looks to have a crack at it but gets a thick inside edge on the pads as the ball rolls back towards Watson. |
| 1.6 : S Watson to R Sharma, Shows some patience as he dabs the ball away towards backward point. |
| A huge shout and the finger has gone up for an LBW. It's Evin Lewis the man in question. He takes the review straightaway. Is it going down leg? |
| 2.1 : D Chahar to E Lewis, OUT! The big West Indian walks back for a duck! The Chennai fans find their voices in the crowd. Big, big wicket for the visitors. Deepak Chahar with a breakthrough. Fuller ball, nipping in appreciably and beating the attempted flick shot of Lewis who gets rapped on the pads and nearly falls over. In fact, even the bowler is down in his followthrough. A huge appeal from him and he gets the nod from the umpire. Lewis takes the review, the first of the season but it does |
| 0.0 : Ishan Kishan is the new man in. |
| 2.2 : D Chahar to I Kishan, That's strange from the new man. He shimmies down the track, maybe to cover the swing and then flicks it in front of square on the leg side for a brace. |
| 2.3 : D Chahar to I Kishan, On the pads, worked around the corner for an easy single. |
| 2.4 : D Chahar to R Sharma, On a length and moving away off the seam, Rohit prods ahead in defense but fails to put bat on ball. |
| 2.5 : D Chahar to R Sharma, Presses forward to a full delivery and keeps it out towards cover. |
| 2.6 : D Chahar to R Sharma, Up and over mid off! Once again didn't get it off the meat, Rohit. He's just not able to find the timing tonight. Fullish in length and around off, Sharma looks to loft it down the ground but mistimes it in the air. Much to his delight, he gets it over Murali Vijay at mid off and picks up a couple of runs. |
| 3.1 : S Watson to I Kishan, Length ball, angling away outside off, guided through backward point for a single. |
| 3.2 : S Watson to R Sharma, Good length delivery on middle and off, Sharma defends it back down the wicket. |
| 3.3 : S Watson to R Sharma, Wide! Watson sprays it wider outside off, too far away from the tramline and it's called as wide. |
| S Watson to R Sharma, SIX! That's gone the distance. This should get Sharma going. Fuller in length and moving away from off, Sharma reaches out to that one and goes inside out over cover. Seemed to have sliced it but doesn't matter as the ball goes over the rope for the first maximum of the season. |
| 3.4 : S Watson to R Sharma, Stays back and dabs it with an angled bat towards point. |
| 3.5 : S Watson to R Sharma, OUT! Top edge and Rohit Sharma's nervy stay at the crease comes to an end. Shane Watson lets out a huge roar as he sends the Mumbai skipper back. Good length delivery, shaping away a touch, Rohit Sharma wants to hit it over mid-wicket but the away movement takes the big top edge and go high up in the air. Rayudu at backward point calls for it, comes a couple of steps ahead, keeps his eyes on the ball and takes it safely in the end. It almost popped out but the ex-Mumba |
| Suryakumar Yadav is the new man in. |
| 3.6 : S Watson to I Kishan, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. |
| 4.1 : D Chahar to S Yadav, Hangs back to a length delivery and defends. |
| 4.2 : D Chahar to S Yadav, FOUR! Shot! Cracking sound it made off the beat. On a length and a bit of room on offer, Yadav punches it through point and opens his account in style. |
| 4.3 : D Chahar to S Yadav, Back of a length delivery outside off, Suryakumar defends it with a straight bat. |
| 4.4 : D Chahar to S Yadav, Digs in a short one outside off, Yadav looks to pull but gets an inside edge on the shoulder. |
| 4.5 : D Chahar to S Yadav, Short of a length delivery on middle, tapped towards mid-wicket where the fielder dives and makes a stop. |
| 4.6 : D Chahar to S Yadav, Back of a length delivery outside off, pushed off the back foot towards cover. |
| 5.1 : S Watson to I Kishan, Taps it in front of Rayudu at backward point and scampers through for a quick single. |
| 5.2 : S Watson to S Yadav, Fuller ball on the stumps, driven towards the man at mid on. |
| 5.3 : S Watson to S Yadav, FOUR! Suryakumar is in the mood it seems! Has timed the ball really well on the both the occasions. Back of a length delivery outside off, Yadav gets on top of the bounce and hits it through covers for a boundary. Pierced the gap to perfection. |
| 5.4 : S Watson to S Yadav, Leading edge... Good length delivery and seems to have stopped a bit on the pitch, Suryakumar looks to flick it on the leg side but gets a leading edge which falls safely towards the left of the bowler. |
| 5.5 : S Watson to S Yadav, Good length delivery outside off, clipped in front of square on the leg side for a brace. |
| 5.6 : S Watson to S Yadav, SIX! Elegant from SKY and it's gone into the sky. A bit too straight from Watson, Yadav walks across the stumps and drops kicks it handsomely over mid-wicket for half a dozen. Nice way to end the Powerplay. |
| First change of the day then. It's the ex-Mumbai player Harbhajan Singh to roll his arm over. |
| 6.1 : H Singh to I Kishan, Tosses it up from around the wicket, bunted back to the bowler by Kishan. |
| 6.2 : H Singh to I Kishan, Quicker and flatter outside off, punched down to long on for one. |
| 6.3 : H Singh to S Yadav, A bit short and pushed quicker through the air, hit down to long on for one more. |
| 6.4 : H Singh to I Kishan, Floats it up outside off, Kishan lets the ball come to him and then tries to dab it away. Raina at first slip anticipates well to stop it with a dive. |
| 6.5 : H Singh to I Kishan, Kishan dances down the track to work it away but is done in, in the flight. Gets it off the inner half down to long on for one. |
| 6.6 : H Singh to S Yadav, Slower through the air, landed full outside off, pushed into the gap at cover for a single. Good start for Harbhajan. |
| Double change as it's spin from both the ends. Ravindra Jadeja into the attack. |
| 7.1 : R Jadeja to S Yadav, Darted in on leg stump, milked down to long on for a single. |
| 7.2 : R Jadeja to I Kishan, FOUR! Slapped! Jadeja fires it full and wider outside off, Kishan lunges ahead and slaps it through extra cover for a boundary. |
| 7.3 : R Jadeja to I Kishan, Slower through the air, wider on off, dabbed towards short third man. |
| 7.4 : R Jadeja to I Kishan, Stays back and tries to repeat the shot that he played on the second ball of the over. Mistimes it towards cover. |
| 7.5 : R Jadeja to I Kishan, FOUR! Deft! Flatter ball outside off, Kishan waits for the ball to come and opens the face of the bat at the last moment. Almost takes it off Dhoni's gloves and picks up a boundary towards third man. Played that really well. |
| 7.6 : R Jadeja to I Kishan, Quicker through the air, fired on a shorter length outside off, Ishan looks to cut but misses. |
| 8.1 : H Singh to S Yadav, Good stop, Rayudu. Suryakumar Yadav gets down and brooms it behind square on the leg side. Rayudu comes sprinting to his right and does well to stop it with a dive. Two taken. Excellent fielding. |
| 8.2 : H Singh to S Yadav, Another good stop, this time it's Tahir. Shortish ball outside off, punched in front of square on the off side. Imran Tahir moves across to his right in the deep and makes a tumbling stop near the fence to save two for his side. |
| 8.3 : H Singh to S Yadav, FOUR! Drilled! Floated delivery outside off, Yadav makes a bit of room and drills it through extra cover. Not a soul moved there. This is good batting. |
| 8.4 : H Singh to S Yadav, Flicked off the pads on the leg side for a single. |
| 8.5 : H Singh to I Kishan, Harbhajan Singh spots Kishan coming down the track and hence drops it short on the stumps. Kishan manages to flick it through mid-wicket and pick one. |
| 8.6 : H Singh to S Yadav, Flattish outside off, Yadav looks to cut but fails to put any bat on it. |
| The first strategic break of the match has been taken. Mumbai are doing well to build a partnership here. Let's see what Dhoni has to say to his boys during the small talk. |
| Mark Wood to bowl his first over now. |
| 9.1 : M Wood to I Kishan, Good length delivery, angling away a touch, Kishan defends it gently off the front foot. |
| 9.2 : M Wood to I Kishan, Wood spots Kishan giving the charge and hence he digs one short. Ishan arches back to evade it. Good stuff! |
| 9.3 : M Wood to I Kishan, Length delivery on leg stump, pulled on the bounce to the fielder at deep square leg for a single. |
| 9.4 : M Wood to S Yadav, Back of a length delivery outside off, punched by getting on top of the bounce through cover for a single. |
| 9.5 : M Wood to I Kishan, Leg bye! On the leg stump line again, Kishan tries to be cheeky here. He walks across and attempts to play the paddle sweep but gets it off the pads towards square leg. They cross for a leg bye. |
| 9.6 : M Wood to S Yadav, Short of a length delivery, skidding a touch of the pitch. Yadav looks to pull it across the line but is beaten by the extra bounce and pace on the ball. Lovely over from Wood, just 3 off it. Halfway done and Mumbai are 65/2! |
| Imran Tahir into the attack now. |
| 10.1 : I Tahir to I Kishan, FOUR! Misfield from Bravo! How often do you see that? Tahir starts off with a fuller ball outside off, Kishan slams it straight down the ground towards long off. Dwayne Bravo charges towards the ball but tumbles and lets the ball through. A boundary to welcome the leggie. |
| 10.2 : I Tahir to I Kishan, SIX! Up and over Jadeja! The stand between these two is worth 50-plus runs now. A good move on from Mumbai. Floated delivery on off, Kishan gets down on one knee and smacks it over long on. Jadeja leaps with his left hand up but the ball clears him and goes into the fence for a maximum. |
| 10.3 : I Tahir to I Kishan, FOUR! 14 from the first three balls! Tahir is taken for runs already. Kishan makes a bit of room, shimmies down the track and belts it straight back. No stopping it. |
| 10.4 : I Tahir to I Kishan, Drives it past cover and takes one. Sensible batting. |
| 10.5 : I Tahir to S Yadav, Just wide of Bravo. This one seemed to have stopped again. Yadav goes back and tries to flick it away and it just about evades a diving Bravo at short mid-wicket for one. |
| 10.6 : I Tahir to I Kishan, Too full outside off, driven hard down the ground. This time there is Raina at long off to stop it. 18 coming from the first over of Tahir. |
| The magician, Dwayne Bravo is unleashed into the attack. Watch out for those slower ones. |
| 11.1 : D Bravo to S Yadav, FOUR! Runs continue to bleed! Shortish delivery to begin with, Suryakumar stays back and pulls it with disdain over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 11.2 : D Bravo to S Yadav, FOUR! Dropped! Length delivery outside off, Yadav stands tall and lofts it towards mid off. Jadeja at the edge of the circle leaps to take it reverse cup but the ball bursts through his fingers and trickles away to the fence. |
| 11.3 : D Bravo to S Yadav, FOUR! Clean shot! 30 from the last 9 balls. Mumbai are getting a move on. These two are unleashing now. On a length and outside. Yadav stays leg side and lofts it cleanly. Inside out over extra cover she goes. |
| 11.4 : D Bravo to S Yadav, Slower delivery, angling in, worked with soft hands down to long on for a single. |
| 11.5 : D Bravo to I Kishan, Low full toss on leg, Kishan sweeps it down to fine leg for a single. |
| 11.6 : D Bravo to S Yadav, Skiddy length delivery outside off, Yadav tries to cut but misses. Another good over for the hosts. |
| Shane Watson is recalled into the attack. |
| 12.1 : S Watson to I Kishan, Shortish delivery on middle and leg, Kishan gets across and looks to pull. Gets it off the sticker of the bat down to fine leg. He wants another one as well but is sent back by his partner. |
| 12.2 : S Watson to S Yadav, Fuller and wider on off, Yadav looks to go after it but misses. |
| 12.3 : S Watson to S Yadav, OUT! Watson strikes and provides the much-needed breakthrough for his side. He is all pumped up. Chennai needed this wicket as these two were going great guns. Watto drops it short on middle, it keeps climbing on Yadav who doesn't want to hold back. Takes on the challenge of pulling it and that brings his downfall. Hits it straight down the throat of Harbhajan Singh at deep square leg who takes it easily. Oh boy, he is pumped up as well. Tosses the ball and kicks it aw |
| Hardik Pandya is the new man in. |
| 12.4 : S Watson to H Pandya, Punches it neatly towards sweeper cover to open the account does Pandya. |
| 12.5 : S Watson to I Kishan, The batsman plays a pull shot to this short delivery. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 12.6 : S Watson to H Pandya, Back of a length delivery outside off, crunched through cover for a single. Watson finishes his spell with figures of 4-0-29-2! Terrific! |
| Mark Wood is back on.. |
| 13.1 : M Wood to H Pandya, FOUR! What was that? Shortish ball, angling into the body, Pandya moves across and duck-pulls it down to fine leg. Innovation from Hardik. |
| 13.2 : M Wood to H Pandya, Fuller in length, worked towards the leg side for a single. |
| 13.3 : M Wood to I Kishan, Punched off the back foot by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 13.4 : M Wood to H Pandya, Good length delivery, skidding a bit off the deck, Pandya calmly pushes it back towards the bowler. |
| 13.5 : M Wood to H Pandya, FOUR! Now a duck-cut, says Simon Doull on air. He shares some words of wisdom with Mark Wood after the shot. This could be a contest, folks. Shortish ball outside off, Hardik waits for the ball to come, arches his back and ramps it over the keeper for the second boundary of the over. |
| 13.6 : M Wood to H Pandya, Wood drops it short, HP taps it in front of point and gets to the other end to retain strike. |
| Imran Tahir is back on. |
| 14.1 : I Tahir to H Pandya, Quicker ball, landing full on off, Pandya defends. |
| 14.2 : I Tahir to H Pandya, Floated delivery outside off, turning away, Hardik presses ahead to drive but gets an inside edge through his legs towards short fine leg for a single. |
| 14.3 : I Tahir to H Pandya, Works it towards mid-wicket and takes a single. |
| 14.4 : I Tahir to I Kishan, OUT! Top edge and gone! Imran Tahir picks up a wicket after taken for aplenty in his first over. Bowls a googly, it keeps going away from the southpaw. Kishan gets down on one knee and tries to swing it across the line. A big fat top edge is taken which goes high in the air towards short third man where Mark Wood takes a dolly of a catch. In the first over that Tahir bowled, he wasn't able to bowl the googly with the correct length as he ended up bowling too full. This |
| Krunal Pandya walks out to bat next. |
| 14.5 : I Tahir to K Pandya, FOUR! Krunal Pandya doesn't need any sighters. Gets a fuller ball outside off which he absolutely drills it through extra cover. That's some way to get off the mark. |
| 14.6 : I Tahir to K Pandya, Loopy delivery outside off, Krunal Pandya lunges forward to bunt it back to the bowler. Good over from the leggie, 5 runs and a wicket off it. |
| The second strategic break has been taken now. Mumbai were going well but have just lost a couple of wickets. They though still have the Pandya brother's in the middle and even the big Pollard is awaiting his chance. Will Mumbai get past that 180 mark? |
| Dwayne Bravo comes back for another spell. |
| 15.1 : D Bravo to H Pandya, Length ball on off, Hardik tries to slap this one but only gets a bottom edge to Dhoni. They scamper for a run as Dhoni tries his luck. |
| 15.2 : D Bravo to K Pandya, Slower ball around off, Krunal goes for the big swing but gets beaten. |
| 15.3 : D Bravo to K Pandya, Length ball outside off, Krunal cuts it towards Mark Wood at backward point. The ball goes through his hands and the batsmen pick up a run. |
| 15.4 : D Bravo to H Pandya, Pitches this up, HP hits it towards mid on and goes to the other end. |
| 15.5 : D Bravo to K Pandya, Full on middle, Krunal works this to the fielder at mid-wicket for a dot. |
| 15.6 : D Bravo to K Pandya, Finds the gap this time, jogs to the other end as this ball goes past mid-wicket. |
| 16.1 : M Wood to K Pandya, SIX! Picks the slower one and deposits it! Stays back to a length delivery, slower in pace and smacks it powerfully over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum. |
| 16.2 : M Wood to K Pandya, Fuller delivery, following the batsman, Krunal still manages to whip it down to long on for a single. |
| 16.3 : M Wood to H Pandya, Very full on the stumps, Hardik crouches low and jams it out with an angled bat towards short third man for an easy single. |
| 16.4 : M Wood to K Pandya, FOUR! Nicely done! This time he uses the pace does Krunal. Gets across to a pacy length delivery on leg stump and pulls it past the man at short fine leg for a boundary. |
| 16.5 : M Wood to K Pandya, Wide! Once again wants to get across and repeat the shot but fails to put bat on ball. |
| M Wood to K Pandya, Wood changes the angle and goes around the wicket, bowls a slower one on middle and leg, Krunal whips it through mid-wicket and some good running between the wickets allows them to come back for a double. |
| 16.6 : M Wood to K Pandya, FOUR! Brilliantly done! Fuller delivery, angling in, Krunal Pandya makes a bit of room and drills it along the carpet through extra cover to fetch 19 from the 17th over. The elder brother has quickly moved to 23 off just 11 balls. |
| 17.1 : D Bravo to H Pandya, Slower delivery outside off, Hardik goes hard at it but gets an inside edge towards fine leg for a single. |
| 17.2 : D Bravo to K Pandya, Krunal works this slower delivery on the pads through mid-wicket. He wants the second but doesn't get the positive response from his brother. Just a single then. |
| 17.3 : D Bravo to H Pandya, Fullish delivery, angling in on the pads, Hardik flicks it neatly but finds the man at deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 17.4 : D Bravo to K Pandya, Bowls it into the blockhole, nothing the batter can do about this. He just plays it back to the bowler. |
| 17.5 : D Bravo to K Pandya, Beaten again! Slower delivery, angling away, Krunal gets down on one knee to go big but is undone by the lack of pace on it. Hardik walks across to his brother and has something to say. |
| 17.6 : D Bravo to K Pandya, What an over from Bravo. Just 3 runs, death specialist for a reason. Rolls his fingers nicely and lands it full outside off, Pandya can't put bat on ball. |
| 18.1 : M Wood to H Pandya, Full toss on the stumps, HP swings across the line but it goes to Jadeja manning the square leg fence. He collects it on the bounce to keep them down to a single. |
| 18.2 : M Wood to K Pandya, FOUR! Fuller delivery on the stumps, KP clears the front leg and hits it past the non-striker for a boundary. |
| 18.3 : M Wood to K Pandya, FOUR! Dead straight again! Pitched up again from Wood, Krunal makes room and belts it straight back again. Back-to-back boundaries for Krunal Pandya. 150 comes up for Mumbai! |
| 18.4 : M Wood to K Pandya, Digs in a short one on middle and leg, Krunal looks to pull but misses. |
| 18.5 : M Wood to K Pandya, Top edge but it lands safely. Walks across to a length delivery and looks to pull. Gets a top edge but much to his delight it lands in the safe zone at mid-wicket. A couple added to the total. |
| 18.6 : M Wood to K Pandya, SIX! Ends the over with a biggie. Mark Wood has gone for 49 in his first ever game. Shortish again, Krunal anticipates it as he walks across, lifts one leg up and dumps it over fine leg for a maximum. |
| 19.1 : D Bravo to H Pandya, Fuller and fired on middle and leg, Hardik looks to hit it across the line but misses to get hit on the pads. The ball rolls towards fine leg and they cross for a leg bye. |
| 19.2 : D Bravo to K Pandya, Shortish and angling away on off, Krunal looks to ramp it down to third man but this one loops over his head. Superb from Bravo again. |
| 19.3 : D Bravo to K Pandya, Fuller on the stumps, knocked down to long on for a single. |
| 19.4 : D Bravo to H Pandya, A perfect yorker, dished out at the base of the stumps. Hardik fails to jam it out and is down on the floor. High class death bowling. |
| 19.5 : D Bravo to H Pandya, Walks miles across his off stump, Bravo follows him. Bowls a slower length delivery which Hardik mistimes down to long on. They take a couple. |
| 19.6 : D Bravo to H Pandya, Just 5 from the over, simply outstanding from DJ Bravo. What has happened to Hardik Pandya? He seems to be struggling as he is down in agony at the non-striker's end. This isn't good for his side. He is carried off the field. Ball - Fuller ball on the stumps, dragged off the inner half through mid-wicket. He looks for the second one but almost dashes into Bravo at the other end. The innings end with a single and Mumbai finish with 165/4! |
| A good recovery from Mumbai after an early stutter. They lost both their openers inside the Powerplay as Watson and Chahar hit the right chords at the start. It was Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan who brought things back on track. The duo just unleashed and swatted the bowlers all-around the park as they stitched a 78-run stand to leave the visitors thinking. |
| MS Dhoni then took a bold move to bring Watson back and that provided them the breakthrough in the name of Yadav. Tahir then removed the other set batsman Kishan in quick succession to gain the upper hand. However, the Pandya brothers didn't let that hamper the momentum as they kept scoring freely. It was Krunal Pandya who stole the show with his 41 off 22 balls. |
| Chennai wouldn't be too disappointed with how the way they pulled things back. The death specialist Dwayne Bravo was on song and made the run-scoring a difficult task. He was taken for 14 in his opening over but came back well to give away just 11 in the next three overs. Rest all were good but Mark Wood had a night to forget. Right then, there is something in the pitch for the bowlers and it would be interesting to see if the hosts' bowlers can do what their counterparts did in the first inning |
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