| 0.1 : 0.1: Deepak Chahar to Rohit Sharma,FOUR! Delightful start to the season! No rustiness from the Mumbai skipper. He kicks off the new season with a gorgeous boundary. Deepak starts with a good length ball outside off. Rohit pounces on the width and crunches it through covers to get us rolling with a boundary. |
| 0.4 : 0.4: Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, FOUR! Deepak Chahar struggling to find the right line and length early on. He is guilty of bowling around the pads of de Kock. He says thank you very much and flicks it off the middle through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 1.4: Sam Curran to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Loose delivery and Rohit has capitalised on it. Full wide outside off, Rohit creams it past the diving cover-point fielder and the ball races to the fence. |
| 2.5 : 2.5: Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, FOUR! De Kock makes room and picks up a boundary. Good length ball around off, it comes in a tad not much. De Kock clears his front leg and pulls it in front of square on the leg side for a boundary. |
| 3.2 : 3.2: Lungi Ngidi to Quinton de Kock, FOUR! De Kock takes on his country man with a delicious shot. Slightly overpitched around off, de Kock lofts it over mid off for a boundary. The South African skipper looks on song! |
| 3.4 : 3.4: Lungi Ngidi to Quinton de Kock, FOUR! First over mid off, now over mid on! Fuller around off, de Kock goes across the line and swipes it over mid on for another boundary. |
| 3.5 : 3.5: Lungi Ngidi to Quinton de Kock, FOUR! Clever batting! Good length ball outside off, de Kock goes across his stumps and plays it over fine leg for the third boundary of the over. |
| 4.4 : 4.4: Piyush Chawla to Rohit Sharma, OUT! Caught! Big wicket for Chennai and the first over from spin brings the first success for Chennai! The new acquisition has his first wicket for his new side. Chawla has had a plenty of them for Kolkata and now he has his first for Chennnai. What a big wicket to get! It is the Mumbai skipper, Rohit Sharma! Foated on middle, Rohit looks to go inside out over mid off but it comes off the lower half of his bat and goes straight to Sam Curran at mid off.  Th |
| 5.1 : 5.1: Sam Curran to Quinton de Kock, OUT! Caught! One brings two and it is another new signing of the season, Sam Curran! Both the openers are back in the dug out for Mumbai! Sam Curran is in the thick of action. First with a catch and now with the wicket himself. He comes in and rolls his finger on this length ball. De Kock looks to pull but the ball comes slower than he anticipated and he hits it straight to Shane Watson at short mid-wicket. The experienced Australian makes no mistake. |
| 6.2 : 6.2: Ravindra Jadeja to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! A very tough shot but Suryakumar Yadav has made it look easy. Tossed up on off and middle, Yadav comes down the track and goes inside out over extra cover for a boundary. |
| 7.5 : 7.5: Sam Curran to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Nice shot! Short delivery on off, Yadav cuts it hard through point. Piyush Chawla in the deep tries to stop it but it goes past him for a boundary. |
| 8.2 : 8.2: Ravindra Jadeja to Saurabh Tiwary, SIX! Just over! These are big boundaries but Saurab Tiwary has managed to get enough to send it over the man at long on. Tossed up on off, Tiwary lofts it over long on. The fielder there stretches but cannot get anything. First biggie of the tournament and the game.  |
| 8.4 : 8.4: Ravindra Jadeja to Saurabh Tiwary, FOUR! Cut and cut hard! Short and wide outside off, Tiwary gets on his back foot and cuts it viciously through point for a boundary, |
| 10.6 : 10.6: Deepak Chahar to Suryakumar Yadav, OUT! Caught! Chahar gets another wicket and once again Curran is in the action. Full on off, Suryakumar Yadav looks to loft it with the wind over long on. He cannot time it well and it is a big ground. Curran runs to his left and taks a very good catch. |
| 11.5 : 11.5: Ravindra Jadeja to Hardik Pandya, SIX! Hardik is off the mark with a bang! He is a stylish man and he loves to take centr stage. That is what he has done here. Tossed up around off, Hardik gets down on one knee and slog sweeps it just over mid-wicket for a biggie. The fielder in the deep is not at th ropes, had he been there it might have been a catch. |
| 11.6 : 11.6: Ravindra Jadeja to Hardik Pandya, SIX! This was six the moment it left the bat! Short on middle and leg, Hardik will eat this for breakfast, lunch and dinner. He heaves his pull well into the stand over mid-wicket for the biggest six of the night. |
| 12.3 : 12.3: Lungi Ngidi to Saurabh Tiwary, FOUR! That is smashed! Short delivery on middle, Tiwary pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 12.4 : 12.4: Lungi Ngidi to Saurabh Tiwary, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Tiwary! Full delivery on off, Tiwary comes forward and drives it through mid off for a boundary. |
| 14.1 : 14.1: Ravindra Jadeja to Saurabh Tiwary, OUT! Caught! Superb catch from Faf du Plessis. Finally something to cheer about for Jadeja. He has his first wicket. He has been expensive so far but he will hope this wicket changes things for him. Saurabh Tiwary's fine knock comes to an end. Tossed up on off, Tiwary looks to go for a big slog sweep. He does not get enough on it and the boundaries here are big as well. Faf du Plessis at deep mid-wicket, jumps and takes a very good catch at the edge of th |
| 14.5 : 14.5: Ravindra Jadeja to Hardik Pandya, OUT! Caught! Another fantastic catch and what an over this is turning out to be. First Tiwary and now the big wicket of Hardik Pandya. We all know how dangerous he is especially in the death over. Jadeja has been expensive before this over but these two wickets have turned his bad day to a good evening. Tossed up on off, Hardik hits it flat and hard towards long off. Faf du Plessis there times his jump to perfection and takes a brilliant catch. He is all s |
| 15.2 : 15.2: Piyush Chawla to Kieron Pollard, SIX! That is huge! Floated delivery on middle, Pollard lofts it over long on for a maximum. |
| 16.1 : 16.1: Lungi Ngidi to Krunal Pandya, OUT! Caught! Ngidi gets his first of the season. A very annoying wicket if you are a batsman but you are not complaining if you are the bowler. Slower ball on the leg side. Krunal looks t tickle it down to the leg side but gets a little edge on it. Dhoni dives to his right and takes a very good catch. Chennai strike right after the break. |
| 17.2 : 17.2: Sam Curran to James Pattinson, FOUR! Powerful shot. Full on middle, Pattinson moves away from his stumps and hits it with power over Curran and over mid off for a boundary. |
| 17.4 : 17.4: Sam Curran to Kieron Pollard, FOUR! Poor ball! Curran bowls it full and on the pads. Pollard flicks it away from short fine leg and fetches a boundary. |
| 18.1 : 18.1: Lungi Ngidi to Kieron Pollard, OUT! Caught behind! Massive wicket for Chennai as the big man Pollard departs. Ngidi finishing well here after having a terrible start! Ngidi hits the deck hard outside off, Pollard looks to hit it straight but ends up getting a thick outside edge which goes straight into the mitts of Dhoni. Massive blow for Mumbai as this can make a difference of 20-25 crucial runs. |
| 18.3 : 18.3: Lungi Ngidi to James Pattinson, MISFIELD AND FOUR! Big oopsie from Deepak Chahar! Lungi Ngidi won't be happy.Good length ball on middle. Pattinson pulls it to the right of deep mid-wicket. Deepak Chahar runs to that side but the ball goes through him and to the fence. |
| 18.5 : 18.5: Lungi Ngidi to James Pattinson, OUT! Caught! A big turn around for Ngidi as he has his 3rd wicket of the game. Pattinson departs and Chennai keep plucking wickets. Back of a length on off, Pattinson goes for the pull. He hits it high in the air but finds long on. Faf du Plessis has taken two very tough catches but takes this comparatively easy one. |
| 19.1 : 19.1: Deepak Chahar to Trent Boult, OUT! BOWLED! Another one bites the dust and Mumbai have struggled badly at the back end. Two in two for Deepak Chahar and he has made a good comeback as well just like many of his teammates. On the leg pole, Boult swings but misses and turns around to see his leg pole uprooted. |
| 0.5 : 0.5: Trent Boult to Shane Watson, FOUR! Watson is off the mark in style! Slightly overpitched around off, Watson lofts it over covers and gets a boundary. |
| 0.6 : 0.6: Trent Boult to Shane Watson, OUT! LBW! Mumbai needed an early wicket and their new recruit, Trent Boult has given them exactly that. Full and Boult shapes it in to the right hander. Watson looks to drive but misses and gets hit on the back pad. This is the ball that has troubled a lot of batters and it has done the same to Watson. The Mumbai players appeal and the umpire raises the dreaded finger. Watson has a word with Vijay but opts against the review. Good call as replay later on shows h |
| 1.6: James Pattinson to Murali Vijay, OUT! LBW! This time Pattinson gets his man. Mumbai are off to a flier with the ball here. Both the Chennai openers are back in the dug out for early showers. Good length ball pitching on off and once again it comes back in sharply and with pace. Vijay looks to play but misses and gets hit on the pad. Pattinson and co. appeal and the umpire this time raises the dreaded finger. Vijay has a word with Faf du Plessis and he decides not take the re |
| 2.6: Trent Boult to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Excellent shot! Full ball on off, du Plessis drives it through covers for a boundary. |
| 3.1 : 3.1: James Pattinson to Ambati Rayudu, FOUR! Terrific shot! Length delivery on off, Rayudu punches it through covers for a boundary. |
| 4.1: Trent Boult to Ambati Rayudu, FOUR! Glorious! Slightly overpitched and Rayudu creams it. Full around off, Ambati gets on his front foot and creams his drive through covers for a boundary. |
| 5.6 : 5.6: Jasprit Bumrah to Ambati Rayudu, Four! The short ball is dispatched. The square cut comes out the ball crosses the ropes. |
| 5.6: Jasprit Bumrah to Ambati Rayudu, NO BALL AND FOUR! That went like a tracer bullet! Good length ball outside off, Rayudu smashes it over point and gets a boundary. Bumrah is guilty of overstepping and has been caught by the T.V. umpire. FREE HIT coming up. |
| 5.6: Jasprit Bumrah to Ambati Rayudu, SIX! Bang! Rayudu makes Bumrah pay for the Free Hit and the extra delivery! Shortish ball around off, Rayudu takes the license to go for it with open arms and smashes his pull over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. It made a crunching sound as it hit the bat. 14 off Bumrah's first and that is a good end to the Powerplay for Chennai! Still Mumbai's Powerplay as Chennai are 37/2 at the end of it. |
| 7.5 : 7.5: Rahul Chahar to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Beautifully played. Tossed up on off, du Plessis comes down the track and lofts it inside out over extra cover for a boundary. Not an easy shot to play but Faf has played it very well. |
| 9.3 : 9.3: Rahul Chahar to Ambati Rayudu, FOUR! Poor ball from Chahar! Short delivery on leg, Rayudu pulls it towards fine leg for a boundary. |
| 9.4 : 9.4: Rahul Chahar to Ambati Rayudu, FOUR! Nicely played! Full ball on off, Rayudu lofts it over covers. Boult in the deep tries to stop it but misfields and concedes a boundary. |
| 10.2 : 10.2: Krunal Pandya to Ambati Rayudu, SIX! Rayudu punishing his old side here. He is looking in the mood here and has moved to 45 with that. Shorter on off, Ambati comes down the track and pulls it over mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 11.5 : 11.5: Jasprit Bumrah to Ambati Rayudu, FOUR! FIFTY FOR RAYUDU! His 19th in this competition and what an innings this has been! Becomes the first player of the season to score a half century and he gets there in style. Length ball on off, Rayudu comes down the track and slashes it hard to the right of Bumrah and through the long off fence for a boundary. |
| 12.2 : 12.2: Rahul Chahar to Ambati Rayudu, SIX! Excellent footwork, timing and this is the shot of the day. Tossed up on off and middle, Rayudu comes down the track and lofts it with the spin over extra cover for a biggie. |
| 14.3 : 14.3: Jasprit Bumrah to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! That went like a tracer bullet. Good length ball outside off, Faf comes inside his stumps and then goes away from it and smashes it through covers for a boundary. |
| 15.6 : 15.6: Rahul Chahar to Ambati Rayudu, OUT! Caught! Is this the turning point in this game? The man who was hitting the ball nicely and taking the game on to Mumbai departs, Rahul gets his first of the season and the well-set Rayudu is out of here. Floated leg spinner around off from Rahul. Rayudu comes down the track and looks to go over long off. It hits the lower half of his bat and goes high in the air. Rahul Chahar runs behind and calls it to be his catch. He manags to take a very good catch |
| 16.1 : 16.1: James Pattinson to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! Poor delivery from Pattinson! Length ball on the pads, Jadeja flicks it towards fine leg for a boundary. |
| 16.5 : 16.5: James Pattinson to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! Good shot! Full toss outside off, Jadeja smashes it through point for a boundary. |
| 17.1 : 17.1: Krunal Pandya to Ravindra Jadeja, OUT! LBW! The change in bowling does the trick. Krunal is a smart customer and he has used his smartness well here. He fires a quicker one on middle. Jadeja looks to flick it to the leg side and get a run or two but gets outdone by pace and gets hit on the pad. The Mumbai players appeal and the umpire raises his finger. 29 needed off 17 now. |
| 17.4 : 17.4: Krunal Pandya to Sam Curran, SIX! Why need Dhoni when you have Sam Curran? Low full toss on off and middle, Curran smokes it over the cow corner fence for a biggie. |
| 17.5 : 17.5: Krunal Pandya to Sam Curran, FOUR! Curran on the charge! This man is sent to finish and so far he has not disappointed. Short and wide outside off, Curran slashes it over cover for a boundary. |
| 18.1 : 18.1: Jasprit Bumrah to Sam Curran, SIX! Sam is not messing around and proving his worth in his debut for Chennai. Back of a length on off and middle, Curran pulls it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. 10 needed off 11 now. |
| 18.2 : 18.2: Jasprit Bumrah to Sam Curran, OUT! Caught! Bumrah gets rid of Sam Curran and there is still hpe for Mumbai. Fantastic catch from James Pattinson. Fullish ball on off and middle, Curran premeditates the scoop to go over fine leg but ends up chipping it high in the air and behind just behind fine leg. James Pattinson runs behind, not an easy task to do and takes a wonderful catch tumbling down. |
| 18.3 : 18.3: Jasprit Bumrah to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Smoked over covers! Good length ball outside off, du Plessis slashes it over extra covers for a boundary. Moves to 49! |
| 19.1 : 19.1: Trent Boult to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Just a run away now from victory are the Men in Yellow! Good length ball around off, du Plessis punches it over cover for a boundary. |
| 19.2 : 19.2: Trent Boult to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! There it is! Chennai have ended their rut against Mumbai and have won the game comprehensively. Back of a length ball on off, du Plessis pulls it through mid-wicket and finishes the game in style. CHENNAI WIN BY 5 WICKETS! |
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