| 0.3 : 0.3: M McClenaghan to du Plessis, FOUR! Glorious! Faf du Plessis is off the mark in style. Mitchell bowls a half volley outside off, Faf leans into it and strokes it through covers. The ball races away. |
| 1.4 : 1.4: K Pandya to S Watson, FOUR! That is a beauty. Tossed up, outside off, Watto leans and drives it through the covers! |
| 3.2 : 3.2: K Pandya to du Plessis, FOUR! Thumped! Loopy and full around middle, du Plessis jumps out of the crease and powers it over the bowler's head. Terrific footwork. |
| 3.3 : 3.3: K Pandya to du Plessis, SIX! High and handsome! Krunal tries following the batsman down the line with a flatter full ball, Faf hops back and hoists it over long on for a biggie. Chennai are cruising! |
| 3.4 : 3.4: K Pandya to du Plessis, FOUR! Faf keeps going and keeps getting the desired result. Makes room and Krunal fires it full on middle, this is driven square on the off side. Beats the fielders inside the ring and then there is no stopping it. |
| 3.6 : 3.6: K Pandya to du Plessis, OUT! Faf du Plessis is stumped out! Krunal gets his revenge eventually. Smart bowling by him. He senses the charge from the batsman again and smartly slips in a fullish ball wide outside off. Du Plessis fails to reach out and de Kock behind the stumps does the rest. The cameo from the South African is over but he has done the early damage. 117 needed off 96 balls. |
| 5.2 : 5.2: L Malinga to S Watson, FOUR! Edgy from Watson this time! Malinga spears in a very full ball on off, Shane winds up for a big shot across the line but ends up slicing it off the outer half of his bat. It flies past the right side of the diving backward point fielder for a boundary. |
| 5.4 : 5.4: L Malinga to S Watson, SIX! This one has disappeared! Malinga attempts the slower one but fails to get his line right. It's on the pads and Watson muscles his slog sweep behind square leg for a maximum. |
| 5.5 : 5.5: L Malinga to S Watson, FOUR! Bang! A typical Watson shot! There isn't enough room on this one, it's bowled around off, Shane jumps on the back foot to create room and whacks it past the right side of short third man for a boundary. |
| 8.2 : 8.2: M McClenaghan to S Watson, FOUR! Boom! Watson has absolutely thwacked it. This one is a bit overpitched around off, Watson gets behind the line and spanks it past his partner at the other end for a boundary at long off. |
| 9.2: R Chahar to S Raina, OUT! That's hitting the middle stump! Raina's time is over! Chahar provides the breakthrough. A leg spinner again. Landing around middle and turning back in a shade. Raina rather than getting forward, stays back to work it around. He fails to put bat on ball and is hit flush on the pads. The finger goes up immediately after the appeal is made. Raina decides to once again chance his luck and takes the DRS. But this time the replays show that it has hit him in line and is |
| 10.3 : 10.3: J Bumrah to A Rayudu, OUT! Bumrah has done the job. Rohit brought him to do just that. He digs in a short ball on middle at 136.4 kph, Rayudu tries his best to pull but fails to counter the extra bounce. It goes over his bat, tickles his gloves and flies behind to the keeper. Quinton de Kock makes no mistake and Mumbai are roaring back into this match. 77 needed off 57 balls as the crowd is going mad. It's time for, guess who? |
| 11.6 : 11.6: R Chahar to S Watson, FOUR! Misfield from Bumrah! Loopy delivery, around leg and going down, Watson kneels down and sweeps it firmly in the direction of short fine leg. Bumrah there puts in a dive to his left but it brushes his hands and runs behind for a boundary. 71 needed off 48 balls. |
| 12.4 : 12.4: H Pandya to S Watson, OUT! Dhoni is millimeters short is the verdict of Nigel Llong! Body blow to Chennai and Mumbai will be feeling on top. Hardik serves a short ball on middle, Watson tries to pull it but fails to middle his shot properly. It probably goes off his gloves towards square leg and they cross. Dhoni calls his partner for the second as the fielder misses his shy at the bowler's end. The long off fielder runs in the deep and scores a direct hit at the bowler's end as Dhoni drag |
| 15.1 : 15.1: L Malinga to D Bravo, SIX! Ufff... those wrists of steel! Malinga spears in a fuller length ball on middle and leg, Bravo swings his bat across the line and dismisses it over mid-wicket. |
| 15.3 : 15.3: L Malinga to S Watson, EDGY FOUR! Malinga is very full with his length, it's just outside off, Watson crouches a bit to hit it square on the off side but it takes the outside edge and screams past short third man for a boundary. |
| 15.4 : 15.4: L Malinga to S Watson, FOUR! Another streaky boundary to bring up Chennai's 100 and Watson's fifty! Malinga offers width outside off, Shane throws his bat at it and ends up slicing it off the outside edge behind backward point. No chance for the fielder in the deep. |
| 15.5 : 15.5: L Malinga to S Watson, FOUR! Watson has launched himself here. 19 from the over, so far. Malinga once again fails to find the blockhole and ends up delivering a juicy half-volley outside off. Watson latches onto it and spanks it to the deep cover fence. |
| 17.2 : 17.2: K Pandya to S Watson, SIX! Watson has sent it rocketing over covers. Clean hit. Clean as a whistle! Floated one, full and wide outside off, Watson unleashes onto the room on offer and dispatches it into the stand. |
| 17.3 : 17.3: K Pandya to S Watson, SIX! Watson goes straight and clears the rope yet again! Flatter delivery, a touch short and on middle, Shane goes on the back foot and bludgeons it over the bowler's head. 25 needed off 15 balls! |
| 17.4 : 17.4: K Pandya to S Watson, SIX! Out of here! Hat-trick of sixers! Watson, you ageless beauty! Loopy delivery, full and around leg, Shane clears his front leg, goes down on one knee and smokes it over mid-wicket. |
| 18.2 : 18.2: J Bumrah to D Bravo, OUT! Bravo is caught behind! This match is not over yet. Going right down to the wire. Bumrah bowls it with a lot of fire and intensity. Digs in a short ball on middle at 148.5 kph, Bravo moves back to play a big pull shot but edges it behind. Third dismissal in the match for de Kock. 17 needed off 10 balls. |
| 19.4 : 19.4: L Malinga to S Watson, OUT! Watson is run out! What a big moment in this match! A very full length delivery outside off, Shane squeezes it out through backward point and crosses for a run. Plenty of hesitation over the second run and Watson eventually decides to go for it. The throw comes to the keeper who collects it and deflects it onto the stumps as the Aussie dives in. It's referred upstairs and the replays find Watson well short. Fantastic knock by him but he has left his team in a sp |
| 19.6 : 19.6: L Malinga to S Thakur, OUT! MUMBAI ARE THE CHAMPIONS FOR THE FOURTH TIME! Malinga holds his composure. He delivers a slower full length ball on middle and leg, Thakur is deceived there as he is early into his shot. Misses the ball completely and is rapped on the pads. They appeal and the umpire has his finger up almost instantly. Start the celebration, Mumbai. Rohit Sharma is running in joy. The Mumbai dugout has gone mad. The crowd is jumping up and down. Off go the fireworks. What an atm |
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