Lendl Simmons and Kieron Pollard's heroics with the bat, and Harbhajan Singh and J Suchith's trickery with the ball help MI beat CSK to make it to 2015 IPL Final.
Lendl Simmons and Kieron Pollard's heroics with the bat, and Harbhajan Singh and J Suchith's trickery with the ball help MI beat CSK to make it to 2015 IPL Final.
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In spite of a slow start with the bat, Lendl Simmons helped MI post a formidable total of 187/6 at the end of 20 overs.
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Lasith Malinga gave MI the perfect start in their bowling attack, as CSK's Dwayne Smith was sent back to the dug out in the fourth ball. CSK's Mike Hussey and Faf Du Plessis helped the stuttering CSK batting line-up.
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Faf Du Plessis and Mike Hussey seemed to run away with the match at one stage, but their partnership was finally broken when Hussey was caught behind by MI keeper Parthiv Patel.
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A major turning point in the match came when MI's Harbhajan Singh took the wickets of Suresh Raina and MS Dhoni in consecutive deliveries.
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J Suchith stepped up to the plate for MI, as his wicket of Faf Du Plessis provided the downfall in the CSK batting attack.
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Ravindra Jadeja was the last man standing for CSK, but his cameo innings went in vain as J Suchith's spectacular catch for MI in the deep sent him back into the dug out.
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After restricting CSK to just 162, 26 runs short of their target, MI made it to their second IPL Final in 3 years.
