| 0.0 : TOSS - The two captains are out in the middle. The coin toss lands in the favour of MS Dhoni and Chennai have opted to BOWL first. |
| Impact Players nominated by Mumbai - Ramandeep Singh, Sandeep Warrier, Arjun Tendulkar, Kumar Kartikeya and Nehal Wadhera. |
| Impact Players nominated by Chennai - Ambati Rayudu, Akash Singh, Subhranshu Senapati, Shaik Rasheed and Rajvardhan Hangargekar. |
| Chennai (Playing XI) - Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (C/WK), Shivam Dube, Dwaine Pretorius, Deepak Chahar, Mitchell Santner, Sisanda Magala, Tushar Deshpande. |
| Rohit Sharma, the captain of Mumbai, says that they would have bowled first as well. Adds that Wankhede has always been a good pitch to bat and has something in it for the bowlers. Shares that the mood has been upbeat despite the loss and mentions that they have trained well. States that they have spoken about what went wrong and hopes to correct it in this game. Informs that Jofra Archer has been rested as a precautionary measure. Ends by saying that it is great to be back at Wankhede and he i |
| MS Dhoni, the skipper of Chennai, informs that they will bowl first. Adds that this is one of the most memorable venues not only because of the 2011 ODI World Cup win but also due to the reception they got after returning from the 2007 T20 World Cup victory. Shares that the wickets here are generally good and the batters can play their shots. Informs that there are a few injury concerns and adds that Moeen Ali and Ben Stokes are not available. Mentions that Ajinkya Rahane and Dwaine Pretorius |
| Mumbai (Playing XI) - Rohit Sharma (C), Ishan Kishan (WK), Cameron Green, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tim David, Tristan Stubbs, Arshad Khan, Hrithik Shokeen, Jason Behrendorff, Piyush Chawla. |
| We are all set for the game to begin! The umpires are out in the middle and so are the players of Chennai. Skipper Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan will open the innings for Mumbai. Deepak Chahar has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Let's play... |
| 0.2 : Deepak Chahar to Rohit Sharma, Keeps it on a good length in the channel outside off, shaping away, Rohit Sharma watchfully lets it go. |
| 0.3 : Deepak Chahar to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Rohit Sharma and Mumbai are underway! Tailing in on a length, on middle, Rohit Sharma steps out of the crease and frees his arms. Lofts it wide of mid off and collects his first boundary. |
| 0.4 : Deepak Chahar to Rohit Sharma, On a length and swinging in on off, Rohit Sharma turns this one down to fine leg for a single. |
| 0.5 : Deepak Chahar to Ishan Kishan, Fuller and angling at the pads, Ishan Kishan prods but gets an inside edge. The ball rolls wide of square leg where Ravindra Jadeja performs the chase and keeps it to one. |
| A slight halt in the play as Deepak Chahar seems to be struggling a bit with the left hamstring. The physio is out and is having a look. Chahar is getting the hamstring all strapped up and hopefully, he can carry on. Everything seems to be fine and the play can now resume. |
| 0.6 : Deepak Chahar to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Chahar hobbles to the crease and serves on a length and outside off, Rohit Sharma clears his front leg and thumps it over mid off for yet another boundary. A good first over for Mumbai. |
| 0.1 : Deepak Chahar to Rohit Sharma, Starts on a good length around off, a hint of away movement, Rohit Sharma clips it straight to mid-wicket. |
| Tushar Deshpande to Ishan Kishan, Begins his spell on a good length, angling across outside off, Ishan Kishan dabs it to backward point where Ravindra Jadeja dives to his left and makes a good stop. |
| 0.6 : Tushar Deshpande to operate from the other end. Also, Deepak Chahar has limped off the field, which is a big blow for Chennai. |
| 1.2 : Tushar Deshpande to Ishan Kishan, WIDE! Full but way down the leg side, Ishan Kishan tries to flick but misses. MS Dhoni dives quickly to his right and prevents any runs. |
| Tushar Deshpande to Ishan Kishan, Leg bye! Full again and honing at the pads, Ishan Kishan does not get any bat on the clip. The ball rolls down to fine leg and batters cross for a leg bye. |
| 1.3 : Tushar Deshpande to Rohit Sharma, Lands it on a good length and outside off, Rohit Sharma stays inside the crease and taps it towards backward point. Does not manage to beat Ravindra Jadeja there. |
| 1.4 : Tushar Deshpande to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Rohit Sharma is showing good intent here. Length delivery around off by Tushar Deshpande, Rohit Sharma stays leg side of the ball and carves it wide of backward point. The ball beats Shivam Dube at third man and Rohit collects another boundary. |
| 1.5 : Tushar Deshpande to Rohit Sharma, Good-length delivery, going away on off, Rohit Sharma tries to go over mid off but connects with thin air. |
| 1.6 : Tushar Deshpande to Rohit Sharma, Close! Back of a length and swinging away outside off, Rohit Sharma backs away and slashes but does not connect. |
| Sisanda Magala comes into the attack now on debut. |
| 2.1 : Sisanda Magala to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! Ishan Kishan greets Sisanda Magala with a boundary! Starts with a length delivery on off, Ishan Kishan presses forward and drives it on the up. Gets it through covers for his first boundary. |
| 2.2 : Sisanda Magala to Ishan Kishan, Shortish delivery on off, Ishan Kishan hangs back and dabs it to point for a dot. |
| 2.3 : Sisanda Magala to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! Goes full this time and just outside off, Ishan Kishan picks the length early and drives it hard and wide of mid off for a boundary. |
| 2.4 : Sisanda Magala to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! Shortens his length and bowls it at the batter, Ishan Kishan gets into a good position and pulls it over square leg for yet another boundary. Ishan Kishan is putting pressure on the debutant Sisanda Magala here. |
| 2.5 : Sisanda Magala to Ishan Kishan, Short of a length again and on leg, Ishan Kishan helps it down to fine leg and gets to the other end. |
| 2.6 : Sisanda Magala to Rohit Sharma, Full this time and shaping away outside off, Rohit Sharma reaches out and gets it from the outer part of the bat to third man. Keeps the strike with a single. |
| 3.1 : Tushar Deshpande to Rohit Sharma, SIX! SHOT! Short and wide outside off, Rohit Sharma gets on his toes and hammers this one over point for a flat maximum. |
| 3.2 : Tushar Deshpande to Rohit Sharma, Length delivery, straying onto the pads, Rohit Sharma tucks it down to fine leg and takes a single. |
| 3.3 : Tushar Deshpande to Ishan Kishan, Good delivery! Back of a length and at the batter, the ball jags back in sharply and cramps Ishan Kishan for room. |
| 3.4 : Tushar Deshpande to Ishan Kishan, On a good length this time and around off, Ishan Kishan gets on the front foot and taps it to backward point. |
| 3.5 : Tushar Deshpande to Ishan Kishan, Angling onto the pads on a shortish length, Ishan Kishan turns this one down to fine leg and collects a single. |
| 3.6 : Tushar Deshpande to Rohit Sharma, OUT! TIMBER! A peach of a delivery by Tushar Deshpande! Bowls it on a good length at the stumps, Rohit Sharma shapes to work this one on the leg side and gets caught on the crease. The ball straightens after pitching and beats the outside edge of the bat. It goes on to knock the middle stump and Tushar Deshpande is delighted, so he should be. A much-needed breakthrough for Chennai. |
| Cameron Green walks in at number 3. Also, Mitchell Santner comes into the attack. |
| 4.1 : Mitchell Santner to Ishan Kishan, Short and flatter on off, Ishan Kishan pushes it to mid on and takes a quick single. |
| 4.2 : Mitchell Santner to Cameron Green, Darted in full and on leg, Cameron Green stays back and clips it to square leg. Opens his account with a single. |
| 4.3 : Mitchell Santner to Ishan Kishan, Follows the batter and bowls it a bit short, Ishan Kishan moves to the leg side and works it to mid on for a run. |
| 4.4 : Mitchell Santner to Cameron Green, FOUR! Fuller this time and outside off, Cameron Green stays leg side and frees his arms. Drills it hard to the right of long off. The fast outfield does the rest and Green picks up his first boundary. |
| 4.5 : Mitchell Santner to Cameron Green, Angled into the pads, Cameron Green turns it to square leg for a run. |
| 4.6 : Mitchell Santner to Ishan Kishan, Quicker this time and on middle, Ishan Kishan flicks it to deep mid-wicket for another single. |
| Sisanda Magala (1-0-14-0) is back on. |
| 5.1 : Sisanda Magala to Ishan Kishan, Pitched up around middle, Ishan Kishan flicks this one uppishly but through the gap at mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 5.2 : Sisanda Magala to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! Hammered down the ground! Sisanda Magala goes full and serves a low full toss around off, Ishan Kishan slams this one right back past the bowler and into the long off fence for a boundary. The 50 is up for Mumbai. |
| 5.3 : Sisanda Magala to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! Overpitched and punished! Bowled right in the slot on off stump, Ishan Kishan hits through the line and whacks it over mid on for another boundary. |
| 5.4 : Sisanda Magala to Ishan Kishan, Full again and outside off, Ishan Kishan goes hard at it and ends up slicing it over the cover region for a couple of runs. |
| 5.5 : Sisanda Magala to Ishan Kishan, Very full around off, driven toward mid off for a quick run. |
| 5.6 : Sisanda Magala to Cameron Green, Excellent work in the field! Good length outside off, Cameron Green slaps this one to the right of extra cover where Mitchell Santner springs to his weaker side and parries the ball toward long off for a single. Santner is a bit hurt in the process as well. |
| Ravindra Jadeja is introduced into the attack. |
| 6.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Cameron Green, Starts off with a flatter one on the pads, Cameron Green nudges it 'round the corner for a single. |
| 6.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Ishan Kishan, Shorter and pushed across the left-hander, Ishan Kishan rocks back and cuts it toward deep cover for a run. |
| 6.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Cameron Green, Ravindra Jadeja sees Cameron Green advancing and simply fires it in on the pads. Green manages to work it through mid on for one more. |
| 6.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Ishan Kishan, OUT! CAUGHT! There to be hit but Ishan Kishan holes out. Ravindra Jadeja drags this one down and bowls it outside off. Kishan stays back and looks to pull it hard over the mid-wicket fence. Kishan loses his shape and ends up getting a top edge toward long on. Dwaine Pretorius there takes a safe catch and Kishan departs after a bright start. |
| 6.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Suryakumar Yadav, Fuller and angled into the leg stump, Suryakumar Yadav knocks it down to long on for a single. |
| 6.4 : Suryakumar Yadav comes in at number 4. |
| 6.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Cameron Green, Fraction shorter and around leg stump, Cameron Green nudges it toward short mid-wicket and scampers through for the run. |
| 7.1 : Mitchell Santner to Cameron Green, A tad shorter and angled into the batter, Cameron Green hangs back and knocks it down to long on for a run. |
| 7.2 : Tilak Varma walks out to the middle. |
| 7.3 : Mitchell Santner to Tilak Varma, Shortish length, turning into the pads, Tilak Varma works it off the back foot past square leg for a single. |
| 7.4 : Mitchell Santner to Cameron Green, Short around middle and leg, pulled away on the bounce to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 7.2 : Mitchell Santner to Suryakumar Yadav, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! What a sharp take from MS Dhoni and Suryakumar Yadav walks back for another cheap score. Mitchell Santner sprays this one down leg and Suryakumar Yadav looks to sweep but misses. Dhoni moves swiftly to his left and gloves it really well. Dhoni goes up in appeal but it is turned down and decides to go upstairs. UltraEdge confirms that the ball did caress the under-side of the glove and Chennai have their third wicket. |
| 7.5 : Mitchell Santner to Tilak Varma, FOUR! Nicely played! Quicker one, angled across the left-hander, Tilak Varma stays put and just opens the face of the bat at the last moment and runs the ball past first slip for a boundary. |
| 7.6 : Mitchell Santner to Tilak Varma, Fired in on middle and leg, Tilak Varma eases it back to the bowler. |
| 8.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Cameron Green, Short and outside off, tapped in front of point. |
| 8.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Cameron Green, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! What brilliant reflexes from Ravindra Jadeja and Mumbai are in a spot of bother now. Jadeja bowls this one full and wide of the off stump. Cameron Green reaches out and smashes the ball right back at the bowler. The umpire is down on the floor as he tries to save himself and Jadeja crouches down but sticks out both his hands over his head. Jadeja's eyes are almost closed but the ball sticks to his right hand and he manages to hold |
| 8.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Arshad Khan, Flatter delivery on off, Arshad Khan stays back and whips it in front of mid-wicket for a run. |
| 8.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Tilak Varma, Pushed through on off stump, this is turned away through mid-wicket for one. |
| 8.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Arshad Khan, Quicker one on off stump, this is drilled back toward the bowler off the back foot. |
| 8.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Arshad Khan, Short and around off, Arshad Khan plays a whippy shot off the back foot down to long on and picks up a single. |
| 8.2 : Strategic break! The Chennai spinners are ruling the roost here at Wankhede Stadium. After the pacers failed to start well with the ball, the spinners pulled things back and how! On the contrary, Mumbai were going along nicely with the opening pair of Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan in the middle. Since their departure, Mumbai have lost their way, losing wickets in a clump. The star of the last game, Tilak Varma now needs to bail his side out of trouble once again. |
| 9.1 : Mitchell Santner to Arshad Khan, OUT! LBW! What is happening out there? Mitchell Santner comes from around the wicket and serves it around middle and leg. This one slides on and Arshad Khan ends up playing down the wrong line as he tries to work it leg side. Khan misses and gets rapped on the pads. There is a big shout for LBW and the finger is raised. Khan has a chat with Tilak Varma at the other end and they decide not to go upstairs. It did seem pretty adjacent and Mumbai have suddenl |
| 0.0 : Tim David walks out to bat with his side reeling at 76-5. |
| 9.2 : Mitchell Santner to Tim David, Shorter one at the stumps, Tim David works it away through mid-wicket and races back for two runs. |
| 9.3 : Mitchell Santner to Tim David, Short again on middle, nudged away leg side for a run. |
| 9.4 : Mitchell Santner to Tilak Varma, FOUR! Flatter one, angling across the off stump, Tilak Varma rocks back and cuts it behind point for a boundary. |
| 9.5 : Mitchell Santner to Tilak Varma, Around leg stump, Tilak Varma sits down and sweeps it down to deep backward square leg for a single. |
| 9.6 : Mitchell Santner to Tim David, What a ripper! Mitchell Santner gives this one a lot more air and flights it up around middle and off. Tim David looks to reach forward and block but the ball grips and turns away beating the outside edge, The ball also misses the top of the stumps by a whisker. |
| 10.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Tilak Varma, Short and quicker on off, Tilak Varma goes back to whip but gets an inside edge. Luckily for him, the ball does not roll back onto the stumps. |
| 10.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Tilak Varma, Short and flatter on off, Tilak Varma stays back and taps it to backward point for a dot. |
| 10.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Tilak Varma, Fuller this time and on off, Tilak Varma presses forward and works it to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 10.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Tim David, At the stumps on a short length, Tim David pushes it uppishly but to the left of Ravindra Jadeja for one. |
| 10.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Tilak Varma, Continues to bowl it flat and on off, Tilak Varma backs away to cut but toe-ends it to point for a dot. |
| 10.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Tilak Varma, Fuller this time and at the stumps, Tilak Varma turns this one to deep mid-wicket and keeps the strike with a single. |
| 11.1 : Dwaine Pretorius to Tilak Varma, Starts his spell with a back-of-a-length delivery on middle, Tilak Varma whips it to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 11.2 : Dwaine Pretorius to Tim David, Fuller and around off, Tim David moves across and drives it firmly to mid off. A yes-no situation but the batters decide not to take a single. The fielder has a shy at the non-striekr's end but does not hit. Tilak Varma makes his ground safely but in process of doing so, his bat catches Pretorious near the waist. He gets back on his feet to bowl. |
| 11.3 : Dwaine Pretorius to Tim David, Full again and outside off, Tim David goes for the drive away from his body. Gets an inside edge and the ball rolls behind square on the leg side for one. |
| 11.4 : Dwaine Pretorius to Tilak Varma, WIDE! Slower this time and on a length, but just outside the tramline on the off side. Tilak Varma lets it go. |
| Dwaine Pretorius to Tilak Varma, Another cutter on off by Dwaine Pretorius, Tilak Varma reaches out to drive but mishits it beside the wicket. |
| 11.5 : Dwaine Pretorius to Tilak Varma, WIDE! Tries to go wide again but sprays the slower delivery way outside off, Tilak Varma lets it go. |
| Dwaine Pretorius to Tilak Varma, Slower and fuller outside off, Tilak Varma drives it to long off for one. |
| 11.6 : Dwaine Pretorius to Tim David, Pace on this time and on a length, at the stumps, Tim David knocks it down to long on for a single. |
| 12.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Tim David, Full and on middle, Tim David drives but gets an inside edge. Dwaine Pretorius at short third man makes a good stop and keeps it to one. |
| 12.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Tilak Varma, Full and on middle, Tilak Varma clips it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 12.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Tim David, Short and at the stumps, Tim David punches it to long off for a run. |
| 12.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Tilak Varma, Short and on off, Tilak Varma goes back and pushes it to cover for a dot. |
| 12.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Tilak Varma, SIX! Darted in on leg, on a length, Tilak Varma stays inside the line of the ball and whips it over fine leg fence for a maximum. |
| 12.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Tilak Varma, OUT! LBW! Ravindra Jadeja has the last laugh! Flatter and turning in on middle by Ravindra Jadeja, Tilak Varma presses forward to clip but gets beaten by the turn. The ball sneaks past the inside edge and catches him on the front pad in front of the stumps. The Chennai players go up in unison and the umpire raises his finger in agreement. Tilak Varma goes for the review, more in hope than anything. The UltraEdge shows no bat and it is three reds on Ball T |
| Tristan Stubbs walks in at number 8. |
| 13.1 : Dwaine Pretorius to Tim David, Slower and full at the pads, Tim David flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 13.2 : Dwaine Pretorius to Tristan Stubbs, Bowls it with pace and full at the stumps, Tristan Stubbs clips it to deep mid-wicket and gets off the mark with one. |
| 13.3 : Dwaine Pretorius to Tim David, Low full toss around off by Dwaine Pretorius, Tim David drills it hard but straight to extra cover. |
| 13.4 : Dwaine Pretorius to Tim David, On a good length and outside off, Tim David cuts it along the ground to deep cover for another single. |
| 13.5 : Dwaine Pretorius to Tristan Stubbs, Shorter this time and slower as well, Tristan Stubbs shapes to cut but does not connect due to the extra bounce. |
| 13.6 : Dwaine Pretorius to Tristan Stubbs, Short and near the tramline on the off side, Tristan Stubbs shuffles to cut but connects with thin air. |
| 14.1 : Mitchell Santner to Tim David, Tosses this one slower on off, Tim David pushes it to deep cover for a single. |
| 0.0 : Mitchell Santner (3-0-24-2) comes back in to finish his spell. |
| 14.2 : Mitchell Santner to Tristan Stubbs, Just short! Short and turning away on middle, Tristan Stubbs moves leg side to work it through cover. Pushes it a bit uppishly but wide of extra cover. |
| 14.3 : Mitchell Santner to Tristan Stubbs, Fired in short and on middle, Tristan Stubbs makes room but just about gets his bat down in time. Jams this one to cover for a single. |
| 14.4 : Mitchell Santner to Tim David, Flighted delivery, full around off, Tim David gets down to slog sweep but does not get any bat on it. The ball just about misses the off stump. |
| 14.5 : Mitchell Santner to Tim David, Flatter and quicker at the stumps, Tim David dabs it to point for one. |
| 14.6 : Mitchell Santner to Tristan Stubbs, Floated, full and outside off, Tristan Stubbs drives it down to long off and keeps the strike with a single. Another tidy over by Mitchell Santner. |
| Strategic break! After the early blitz from Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan, it has been all Chennai. The spin-duo of Ravindra Jadeja and Mitchell Santner have bowled exceptionally well and have put their side in command here. With 5 overs left, Mumbai will hope Tim David and Tristan Stubbs can do some damage and take them to a defendable total. Chennai will be hoping to pick up more wickets and keep Mumbai under the 150-run mark. They now bring Sisanda Magala back into the attack. |
| 15.1 : Sisanda Magala to Tristan Stubbs, Slower one, on a length and around off, Tristan Stubbs stays back and dabs it in front of point. |
| 15.2 : Sisanda Magala to Tristan Stubbs, Very full and reversing a bit into the toes, Tristan Stubbs jams it out in front of square leg and picks up a single. |
| 15.3 : Sisanda Magala to Tim David, Another slower one but this is banged in outside off, Tim David pulls this one down through wide mid on and rotates the strike. |
| 15.4 : Sisanda Magala to Tristan Stubbs, Full and at the stumps, driven firmly down to long on for one more. |
| 15.5 : Sisanda Magala to Tim David, Full and straight, Tim David stays deep in his crease and flicks it away to deep backward square leg for a run. |
| 15.6 : Sisanda Magala to Tristan Stubbs, OUT! CAUGHT! What an effort from Dwaine Pretorius around the ropes but it will be Ruturaj Gaikwad who will get the accolade here. Sisanda Magala takes pace off the ball and serves it on a length outside off. Tristan Stubbs goes after it and ends up mistiming his lofted shot high in the air toward long off. Pretorius there backtracks a bit and takes it with both hands before falling over the ropes. Pretorius though manages to flick the ball back up in t |
| 16.1 : Tushar Deshpande to Tim David, DROPPED! Difficult chance but it goes down. Full and around off, Tim David hits it hard and flat toward long off. Ruturaj Gaikwad comes charging in and dives forward and fails to hang on. The batters get a single as well. |
| 0.0 : Hrithik Shokeen walks out to bat. Also, Tushar Deshpande (2-0-13-1) comes back into the attack. |
| 16.2 : Tushar Deshpande to Hrithik Shokeen, Short and outside off, Hrithik Shokeen chops it in front of point for one. |
| 16.3 : Tushar Deshpande to Tim David, SIX! BANG! This is bowled in the slot around off and Tim David just stands his ground and smokes it high and long over the long off fence for a biggie. |
| 16.4 : Tushar Deshpande to Tim David, FOUR! Short and wide now, Tim David slaps this one over the cover region and the fielder in the deep fails to make a clean stop as the ball trickles into the fence. |
| 16.5 : Tushar Deshpande to Tim David, SIX! Tim David is lighting it up here. Fullish length pushed well outside the off stump. David gets under it and manages to powerfully loft it over the extra cover fence for a maximum. |
| 16.6 : Tushar Deshpande to Tim David, OUT! CAUGHT! Tushar Deshpande does get his revenge and Tim David is devastated with himself here. Slightly short of a length and around off. David hangs back and looks to pull but gets a bit cramped up and ends up hitting it flat toward deep mid-wicket. Ajinkya Rahane at the mid-wicket fence takes a fine catch low in front of him and David has to walk back. Tushar Deshpande is all pumped up. |
| 17.1 : Dwaine Pretorius to Hrithik Shokeen, Slower one, full and outside off, pushed away toward mid off. |
| 0.0 : Piyush Chawla comes out to bat. |
| 17.2 : Dwaine Pretorius to Hrithik Shokeen, Back of a length around off, worked away behind square leg for one. |
| 17.3 : Dwaine Pretorius to Piyush Chawla, Full and outside off, Piyush Chawla leans on and stylishly drives it through cover for a single. |
| 17.4 : Dwaine Pretorius to Hrithik Shokeen, Bangs this one in halfway down the track and pushes it well outside the off stump. Hrithik Shokeen tries to reach out and uppercut it but misses. |
| 17.5 : Dwaine Pretorius to Hrithik Shokeen, Short of a length outside off, this is hit away crisply to deep cover-point for just another single. |
| 17.6 : Dwaine Pretorius to Piyush Chawla, Full and on off stump, this is drilled down to long off for one more to end the over. |
| 18.1 : Sisanda Magala to Piyush Chawla, Serves it in the blockhole around the toes, Piyush Chawla manages to drive it down to long on for a single. |
| 18.2 : Sisanda Magala to Hrithik Shokeen, Nicely bowled! Takes pace off now and bowls it around the top of off. Hrithik Shokeen looks to play at it but the ball holds in the surface and the ball lobs up off the splice of the bat toward the vacant mid-wicket region. They get a single. |
| 18.3 : Sisanda Magala to Piyush Chawla, Full and around off, slower again, Piyush Chawla looks for the expansive drive but gets an inside edge behind square leg for one. |
| 18.4 : Sisanda Magala to Hrithik Shokeen, Pitched up around off, Hrithik Shokeen drills it uppishly and just over the bowler's head. The fielder from mid off does well to spring to his right and keep it down to a run. |
| 18.5 : Sisanda Magala to Piyush Chawla, Leg bye! Length ball on the pads, Piyush Chawla looks to tuck but misses. Chawla misses and the ball goes off the pads toward backward square leg. They get a leg bye. |
| 18.6 : Sisanda Magala to Hrithik Shokeen, On a good length around the pads, worked away through square leg for a single. |
| 19.1 : Dwaine Pretorius to Hrithik Shokeen, FOUR! Streaky but Hrithik Shokeen and Mumbai will take it. Length ball around middle, Shokeen shapes up for the big heave across the line but gets a top edge that lobs up over short third man and goes away into the fence. |
| 19.2 : Dwaine Pretorius to Hrithik Shokeen, WIDE! Tries to go full and wide now but spills it beyond the tramline. |
| Dwaine Pretorius to Hrithik Shokeen, Bye! Slower one, full and wide, gets it right this time. Hrithik Shokeen throws his hands at it but misses. The keeper, MS Dhoni gets a bad bounce and fails to collect the ball. The batters scamper through for a bye. |
| 19.3 : Dwaine Pretorius to Piyush Chawla, Back of a length around off stump, Piyush Chawla half-pulls it in front of square leg and picks up a run. |
| 19.4 : Dwaine Pretorius to Hrithik Shokeen, FOUR! Another top edge and the 150 is now up for Mumbai. Bangs in a bumper now over the stumps, Hrithik Shokeen looks to take it on but gets a top edge that flies over the keeper's head for a boundary. |
| 19.5 : Dwaine Pretorius to Hrithik Shokeen, WIDE! Full and wide, a bit too wide though for the umpire's liking. |
| Dwaine Pretorius to Hrithik Shokeen, FOUR! Hrithik Shokeen is finishing with a flourish here for Mumbai. A full toss around off, Shokeen lofts it over the mid off region and picks up a boundary. |
| 19.6 : Dwaine Pretorius to Hrithik Shokeen, Ends with a dot does Dwaine Pretorius, or does he? Pretorius seems to have nailed the wide yorker but Hrithik Shokeen takes the review. The replays show that the ball is just beyond the tramline but also that Shokeen moved and the on-field decision stands. Pretorius ends with a dot but 16 runs come off the final over. Mumbai finish with 157/8 on the board! |
| Hrithik Shokeen's final over flourish has helped Mumbai finish well and end up with a fighting total on the board. After being put into bat, Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan showed signs of intent straightaway and got going with a flurry of boundaries. Rohit's stay was cut short by Tushar Deshpande but Ishan Kishan ensured that Mumbai ended the Powerplay on a high. However, his departure triggered a mini-collapse as Mumbai kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Tilak Varma looked good b |
| After MS Dhoni called it right and opted to bowl first, Chennai were dealt an early blow when Deepak Chahar experienced discomfort in his hamstring and walked off the field after bowling the first over. At that point, it seemed like Chennai would be left scratching their heads for bowling options but the spin twins stepped up big time. Ravindra Jadeja and Mitchell Santner spun a web around the opposition batters and never allowed them to gain any momentum. This performance rubbed on the likes |
| Mitchell Santner is in for a flash interview. He says that the total on board is a bit below par and reckons that the ball is holding in the pitch. Adds that the pitch started off flat but it changed as the innings went on and a few balls gripped as well. Mentions that after a few years, they got to play at home and now playing in this stadium and in front of this crowd is a special thing. |
| Right then, Chennai would certainly be the happier side at the halfway mark. However, their batters have a challenging task ahead of them considering the turning nature of the wicket. On the other hand, Mumbai would have liked a few runs more but they have something to bowl at. Can their bowlers make a match out of this? We shall find out shortly. Back in a bit for the chase... |
| ... THE RUN CHASE ... |
| We are back for the chase. Rohit Sharma and co. are seen in a huddle near the ropes. |
| 0.1 : Jason Behrendorff to Devon Conway, Starts off with a fullish delivery in that channel around off. Gets the ball to swing away a touch and Devon Conway just leaves it alone. Jason Behrendorff ends up on the deck but seems fine. |
| 0.2 : Jason Behrendorff to Devon Conway, Lovely delivery! Perfect length, keeps it around the off pole and Devon Conway has a tentative spar at it. The ball nips away and Conway is beaten. |
| 0.3 : Jason Behrendorff to Devon Conway, Hard length around off and Devon Conway looks to pull this one away. The length isn't that short and Conway is beaten on the underedge. |
| 0.4 : Jason Behrendorff to Devon Conway, OUT! CHOPPED ON! Devon Conway with another tentative push and this time he pays the ultimate price. Jason Behrendorff keeps it on a good length and around the off pole. Conway looks to get on the front foot and block it with hard hands but is a bit late on it. The ball takes the inside edge and goes back on to hit the stumps. The bails are dislodged and Jason Behrendorff is elated. |
| Ajinkya Rahane walks in at number 3 for Chennai. |
| 0.5 : Jason Behrendorff to Ajinkya Rahane, Ajinkya Rahane and Chennai are off the mark. Back of a length outside off, Rahane just pushes it gently and threads the gap at cover for a couple of runs. |
| 0.6 : Jason Behrendorff to Ajinkya Rahane, FOUR LEG BYES! Good length on the pads and swinging down leg. Ajinkya Rahane looks to work it off the hips but misses and the ball goes off the thigh pads. The keeper Ishan Kishan gives chase but the ball runs away into the fine leg fence. |
| It will be Arshad Khan to operate from the other end. |
| 1.1 : Arshad Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, WIDE! Down the wrong line to start off with. This is bowled from over the stumps, full and swinging well down leg, wide called. |
| Arshad Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Good length around the top of off, Ruturaj Gaikwad bunts it off the front foot toward cover and scampers through for a quick single. Gaikwad is off the mark straightaway! |
| 1.2 : Arshad Khan to Ajinkya Rahane, A touch fuller around middle and leg, Ajinkya Rahane shuffles across and flicks it behind square on the leg side for one. |
| 1.3 : Arshad Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, WIDE! Tries to bowl it full and angle it across but ends up pushing it beyond the tramline outside off. Left alone for a wide. |
| Arshad Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Play and a miss! Nagging length outside off and slanting it across the right-hander. Ruturaj Gaikwad goes for the expansive drive but is well beaten. |
| 1.4 : Arshad Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Length again on the pads, tucked away to fine leg for a single. |
| 1.5 : Arshad Khan to Ajinkya Rahane, Goes fuller and on leg stump, Ajinkya Rahane clips it through square leg and rotates the strike. |
| 1.6 : Arshad Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On a length around leg stump and shaping back in a touch. Ruturaj Gaikwad looks to lean on and drive but misses and gets hit on the pads. A loud appeal from the bowler for LBW but the umpire remains unmoved. |
| 2.1 : Jason Behrendorff to Ajinkya Rahane, Back of a length around off, Ajinkya Rahane punches it off the back foot toward cover where the fielder lets it through his hands and allows the batters to pick up a couple of free runs. |
| 2.2 : Jason Behrendorff to Ajinkya Rahane, Fraction shorter around leg stump, Ajinkya Rahane looks to pull it behind square but misses and the ball lobs up off the thigh pads. |
| 2.3 : Jason Behrendorff to Ajinkya Rahane, SIX! Easily done! Short but not short enough and over leg stump, Ajinkya Rahane pulls it over the backward square leg fence for a maximum. |
| 2.4 : Jason Behrendorff to Ajinkya Rahane, Almost gets chopped on now! On a hard length around off, Ajinkya Rahane looks to push at it off the back foot but gets an inside edge onto the back leg. The ball doesn't go anywhere and after a bit of a mix-up, the batters manage to scamper through for a run. |
| 2.5 : Jason Behrendorff to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Bangs this one in outside off and at a good height as well. Ruturaj Gaikwad lets it through to the keeper. |
| 2.6 : Jason Behrendorff to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Good length over off stump, Ruturaj Gaikwad punches it a bit uppishly and toward mid off. |
| 3.1 : Arshad Khan to Ajinkya Rahane, SIX! Nonchalantly done! A length ball on the pads and swinging down leg, Ajinkya Rahane just picks it up and flicks it all the way over the fine leg fence for a biggie. |
| 3.2 : Arshad Khan to Ajinkya Rahane, FOUR! Onto it in a flash! Short of a length outside off, Ajinkya Rahane goes on the back foot and cuts it hard in front of the point fielder for a boundary. |
| 0.0 : Arshad Khan will continue. |
| 3.3 : Arshad Khan to Ajinkya Rahane, FOUR! Deft touch now and Ajinkya Rahane is simply toying with Arshad Khan here. Back of a length around off, Rahane hangs back and just opens the bat face to run it past short third man for yet another boundary. |
| 3.4 : Arshad Khan to Ajinkya Rahane, FOUR! That has been slapped and Ajinkya Rahane makes it a hat-trick of boundaries now. Short and wide, begging to be hit, Rahane hammers it well in front of square on the off side for another boundary. |
| 3.5 : Arshad Khan to Ajinkya Rahane, FOUR! Comes from around the wicket and pitches it up on off stump. Ajinkya Rahane punches it off the front foot and straight back down the ground for a fourth four in a row and already 22 runs off it. |
| 3.6 : Arshad Khan to Ajinkya Rahane, Back of a length outside off, this is chopped away in front of cover for a single. |
| 4.1 : Cameron Green to Ajinkya Rahane, Good length around the top of off, Ajinkya Rahane blocks it in front of the man at cover and sets off for the quick single. |
| 0.0 : Cameron Green is introduced into the attack. |
| 4.2 : Cameron Green to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Back of a length, bowled from wider of the crease and angled back in from around off. Ruturaj Gaikwad dabs it close from his body down to short third man for a single. |
| 4.3 : Cameron Green to Ajinkya Rahane, SIX! Ajinkya Rahane is playing a blinder of a knock here. Slightly shorter and angled into the pads, Rahane picks up the length early and pulls it well over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. |
| 4.4 : Cameron Green to Ajinkya Rahane, Full and outside off, driven square of the wicket to deep cover-point for a run. |
| 4.5 : Cameron Green to Ruturaj Gaikwad, WIDE! Full and trying to attack the pads but spills it down the leg side. |
| Cameron Green to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Length ball, right on the money and Ruturaj Gaikwad defends it off the front foot. |
| 4.6 : Cameron Green to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Fullish length on the pads, Ruturaj Gaikwad works it away to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 5.1 : Piyush Chawla to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Starts with a tossed up delivery, full on middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad presents a straight bat and drives it to long off for a single. |
| 5.2 : Piyush Chawla to Ajinkya Rahane, FOUR! Floated, full outside off by Piyush Chawla, Ajinkya Rahane goes for the drive away from his body. Hits it a bit uppishly but in the gap on the off side for a boundary. |
| 5.3 : Piyush Chawla to Ajinkya Rahane, FOUR! Ajinkya Rahane with another boundary and he brings up his FIFTY as well, the fastest one of this year's tournament. This is short and on middle and leg, Rahane rocks back and muscles the pull shot into the square leg fence. There is no stopping him at the moment. |
| 5.4 : Piyush Chawla to Ajinkya Rahane, Short and on middle and leg, Ajinkya Rahane goes back and tucks it through mid-wicket for one. |
| 5.5 : Piyush Chawla to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Flighted delivery, full on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad presses forward and lofts it down to long off. The fielder there dives forward for the catch but the fall still falls short of him. The batters run two in the process. |
| 5.6 : Piyush Chawla to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Googly this time, full and on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad drives it down to long off and retains the strike with a single. At the end of the Powerplay, Chennai have scored 68 runs for the loss of one wicket. |
| 6.1 : Kumar Kartikeya to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Short and around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad gets forward and punches it down to long off for one. |
| 0.0 : Strategic break! This has been a rollicking start to the chase by Chennai. Ajinkya Rahane has come in after the early wicket and has simply broken the back of the chase. Chennai now need 90 runs to win off 84 balls and they should get the win without much fuss. Can Mumbai pull things back in the middle overs and make a match out of it? Also, Mumbai are bringing on Kumar Kartikeya as their Impact Player. He replaces Tim David and is ready to bowl his left-arm orthodox spin as well. |
| 6.2 : Kumar Kartikeya to Ajinkya Rahane, Good stop! Short and on middle, Ajinkya Rahane stays back and pulls it to deep square leg. Hrithik Shokeen there dives low to his left and keeps it to one. |
| 6.3 : Kumar Kartikeya to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Keeps it short and on leg, Ruturaj Gaikwad whips it off the back foot to long on for one. |
| 6.4 : Kumar Kartikeya to Ajinkya Rahane, Angled in quicker and short on leg, Ajinkya Rahane turns it to short fine leg and gets to the other end. |
| 6.5 : Kumar Kartikeya to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Touch slower this time and on middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad gets on the front foot and taps it to deep cover for a run. |
| 6.6 : Kumar Kartikeya to Ajinkya Rahane, Darted in full at the pads, Ajinkya Rahane clips it in front of deep square leg and settles for a single. A quiet first over by Kumar Kartikeya. |
| 7.1 : Piyush Chawla to Ajinkya Rahane, Tossed up, full and turning away on middle, Ajinkya Rahane rolls his wrists and works it to square leg for one. |
| 7.2 : Piyush Chawla to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Gives this one air and bowls it full on middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad clips it wide of long on and collects a couple of runs. |
| 7.3 : Piyush Chawla to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Short this time and on middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad goes on the back foot and whips it to deep mid-wicket for another single. |
| 7.4 : Piyush Chawla to Ajinkya Rahane, FOUR! Nicely played! Tosses this one full on middle, Ajinkya Rahane shimmies down the track and gets to the pitch of the ball. Clips it in the air but well wide of deep mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 7.5 : Piyush Chawla to Ajinkya Rahane, Fuller this time and on off, Ajinkya Rahane gets forward and defends it to cover. |
| 7.6 : Piyush Chawla to Ajinkya Rahane, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Piyush Chawla bowls it short and at the stumps, Ajinkya Rahane does pick the length early and goes back in his crease. Punches it with an angled bat and tries to clear the long on fielder. Gets it from the bottom part of the bat and holes out to Suryakumar Yadav who runs forward and completes an easy catch. Ajinkya Rahane falls but not before a fine knock. A much-needed breakthrough for Mumbai. |
| Shivam Dube is the new man in. |
| 8.1 : Cameron Green to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On a length and angling at the pads, Ruturaj Gaikwad tries to clip but gets rapped on the pads. The ball rolls behind the wicket to Ishan Kishan. |
| 8.2 : Cameron Green to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Short of a length this time and around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad hangs back and runs it down to third man for a single. |
| 8.3 : Cameron Green to Shivam Dube, Goes short and at the batter, Shivam Dube stays put and punches it to extra cover. |
| 8.4 : Cameron Green to Shivam Dube, Bangs it in short and on middle, Shivam Dube pulls it through mid-wicket and opens his account with a couple of runs. |
| 8.5 : Cameron Green to Shivam Dube, Continues to go short and bowls it on off, Shivam Dube looks to pull this one from off. The ball lobs off the toe end of his bat but falls short of the mid off fielder. |
| 8.6 : Cameron Green to Shivam Dube, Short again and on off and middle, Shivam Dube pulls it off the back foot to deep mid-wicket and takes a single. |
| 9.1 : Piyush Chawla to Shivam Dube, FOUR! Hammered! Tossed up in the slot on off, Shivam Dube clears his front leg and drills it to the right of long off for his first boundary. |
| 9.2 : Piyush Chawla to Shivam Dube, Googly, full on off, Shivam Dube pushes it towards extra cover for a dot. |
| 9.3 : Piyush Chawla to Shivam Dube, Googly again, short and on off, Shivam Dube cuts it to deep cover for a single. |
| 9.4 : Piyush Chawla to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Gives this one air and bowls it full and outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad gets the width he needs and does not miss out. Creams the drive through extra cover for four more runs. |
| 9.5 : Piyush Chawla to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Fraction short and on off by Piyush Chawla, Ruturaj Gaikwad cuts it to deep cover for another single. |
| 9.6 : Piyush Chawla to Shivam Dube, Googly, short on middle, Shivam Dube reads it and knocks it down to long on for one. An expensive over by Piyush Chawla, 11 runs came off it. |
| 10.1 : Cameron Green to Shivam Dube, Banged in short and over leg stump, Shivam Dube pulls it away firmly and in front of the man at deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 10.2 : Cameron Green to Shivam Dube, Good length around off and middle, Shivam Dube backs away and eases it toward mid off. |
| 10.3 : Cameron Green to Shivam Dube, Full and on off stump, this is driven toward mid off. |
| 10.4 : Cameron Green to Shivam Dube, Keeps it nice and full around off, Shivam Dube pushes it down to long off and rotates the strike. The 100 is now up for Chennai. |
| 10.5 : Cameron Green to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Very full and angled into middle and leg, Ruturaj Gaikwad punches it on the full and down to long on for one. |
| 10.6 : Cameron Green to Shivam Dube, Length ball outside off, Shivam Dube leans on and strokes it down to long off for yet another single. |
| Hrithik Shokeen comes on to bowl, replacing Piyush Chawla. |
| 11.1 : Hrithik Shokeen to Shivam Dube, Starts with a shortish ball from around the wicket and on off stump. Shivam Dube backs away and hits it down to long off for a run. |
| 11.2 : Hrithik Shokeen to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Switches to over the wicket now and bowls another shortish delivery around middle. Ruturaj Gaikwad pushes it off the back foot through mid on and turns the strike over. |
| 11.3 : Hrithik Shokeen to Shivam Dube, Stays from over the wicket and fires it in around leg stump. Shivam Dube blocks it onto the leg side. |
| 11.4 : Hrithik Shokeen to Shivam Dube, FOUR! Drops it short and gets punished! This is bowled on off and middle, Shivam Dube drags this one off the back foot and to the left of the man at deep mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 11.5 : Hrithik Shokeen to Shivam Dube, Floated delivery around middle, Shivam Dube strides forward to defend. |
| 11.6 : Hrithik Shokeen to Shivam Dube, Quicker and flatter around off, hit away straight to mid off. |
| 12.1 : Kumar Kartikeya to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Floats it up full and outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad eases it toward cover. |
| 12.2 : Kumar Kartikeya to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Fraction short on middle and leg, this is heaved away through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 12.3 : Kumar Kartikeya to Shivam Dube, Dragged down around off, Shivam Dube shapes up for the pull shot but ends up hitting it down to long off for only a single. |
| 12.4 : Kumar Kartikeya to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Full and around off, driven through the cover region for one more. |
| 12.5 : Kumar Kartikeya to Shivam Dube, Bowls it from the back of the hand this time and on off stump, Shivam Dube pushes it straight back to the bowler. |
| 12.6 : Kumar Kartikeya to Shivam Dube, Flatter one at the stumps, nudged away toward mid-wicket for one. |
| 13.1 : Hrithik Shokeen to Shivam Dube, SIX! Shivam Dube has decided to up the ante and this is probably the cleanest strike of the game. Tossed up in the slot around off, Dube simply frees his arms and smokes it way, way over the long on fence for a biggie. |
| 13.2 : Hrithik Shokeen to Shivam Dube, Shorter one on the pads, tucked away behind square leg for a single. |
| 13.3 : Hrithik Shokeen to Ruturaj Gaikwad, A bit more round-arm, bowled from around the wicket and angled across the right-hander. Ruturaj Gaikwad stays back and half-pulls it through mid-wicket for one. |
| 13.4 : Hrithik Shokeen to Shivam Dube, Drop and run! Floated up around off, Shivam Dube bunts it out in front of point for a quick single. |
| 13.5 : Hrithik Shokeen to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Just a fraction short and Ruturaj Gaikwad is all over it. This is bowled around leg stump, Gaikwad rocks back and pulls it into the vacant mid-wicket fence for a boundary. |
| 13.6 : Hrithik Shokeen to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Flatter one, angled across the off stump, Ruturaj Gaikwad chops it in front of the cover region. |
| 14.2 : Kumar Kartikeya to Shivam Dube, OUT! CHOPPED ON! The variations have worked here for Kumar Kartikeya. Kartikeya bowls this one like a wrist spinner and bowls it a tad shorter outside off. Shivam Dube goes on the back foot and looks to cut but the ball skids on and Dube is a bit late on the shot. The ball takes the inside edge and castles into the stumps. Dube is not happy with his dismissal but the Impact Player Kartikeya is elated. |
| 14.1 : Kumar Kartikeya to Shivam Dube, Flighted delivery, drifts it onto middle and leg, Shivam Dube blocks it out. |
| 0.0 : Chennai have brought on Ambati Rayudu as their Impact Player in place of Deepak Chahar. Rayudu now comes out to bat at number 5. |
| 14.3 : Kumar Kartikeya to Ambati Rayudu, Nicely flighted, gives it a lot more air and bowls it outside off. Ambati Rayudu drives it through extra cover for a single. |
| 14.4 : Kumar Kartikeya to Ruturaj Gaikwad, SIX! A gift here for Ruturaj Gaikwad. A friendly full toss on middle and leg, Gaikwad slogs it over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum. |
| 14.5 : Kumar Kartikeya to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Fuller and sliding across the right-hander, played toward cover-point. |
| 14.6 : Kumar Kartikeya to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Quicker and flatter outside off, this is cut away hard and to the left of the man at deep cover-point for a couple of runs. |
| 15.1 : Piyush Chawla to Ambati Rayudu, Googly, short and quicker on off, Ambati Rayudu hangs his bat out to defend but gets an inside edge onto his front pad. |
| 15.2 : Piyush Chawla to Ambati Rayudu, Another googly, full around off, Ambati Rayudu gets forward and pushes it to the left of the bowler. |
| 15.3 : Piyush Chawla to Ambati Rayudu, Tossed up, full and turning away outside off, Ambati Rayudu presses forward and keeps it out down the wicket. |
| 15.4 : Piyush Chawla to Ambati Rayudu, Googly this time, full and just outside off, Ambati Rayudu drives it straight to extra cover for a dot. |
| 15.5 : Piyush Chawla to Ambati Rayudu, Bowls another googly, full on middle, Ambati Rayudu steps out of the crease and knocks it wide of extra cover for a single. |
| 15.6 : Piyush Chawla to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shorter and at the stumps, Ruturaj Gaikwad goes back in his crease and punches it straight to Rohit Sharma at extra cover. A tidy over by Piyush Chawla. Chennai need 23 runs from the last four overs. |
| Strategic break! Right then just 23 runs are needed off 24 balls and with plenty of wickets in hand, Chennai would look to finish things off at the earliest and give that net run rate a nice boost. Mumbai on the other hand will keep on trying to take wickets and make Chennai wait for the win. Are there any twists in the tale left? We shall find out soon. |
| 16.1 : Kumar Kartikeya to Ambati Rayudu, Fraction short and just outside off, Ambati Rayudu punches it off the back foot but fails to beat extra cover. |
| 16.2 : Kumar Kartikeya to Ambati Rayudu, Fuller and around off, Ambati Rayudu gets on the front foot and drives it to long off for one. |
| 16.3 : Kumar Kartikeya to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Short and on off and middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad chops it on the bounce to backward point. A half stop there by Rohit Sharma allows the batters to cross for a single. |
| 16.4 : Kumar Kartikeya to Ambati Rayudu, Full and on middle, Ambati Rayudu pushes it down to long off and gets to the other end. |
| 16.5 : Kumar Kartikeya to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Short and flatter at the stumps, Ruturaj Gaikwad punches it off the back foot to long on for another single. |
| 16.6 : Kumar Kartikeya to Ambati Rayudu, Goes full and on off and middle, Ambati Rayudu shimmies down the track and works it to long off for one. Chennai are doing it in singles here. |
| 17.1 : Jason Behrendorff to Ambati Rayudu, FOUR! Ambati Rayudu greets Jason Behrendorff with a boundary! Starts with a low full toss around off, Ambati Rayudu skips down the track and drives it wide of extra cover for a boundary. |
| 17.2 : Jason Behrendorff to Ambati Rayudu, WIDE! Bends his back and bowls it short on middle, Ambati Rayudu shapes to ramp but lets the ball pass. The ball sails over his head and the umpire signals a wide. |
| Jason Behrendorff to Ambati Rayudu, FOUR! Streaky but Ambati Rayudu and Chennai will take it. Bowls it full and at the stumps from 'round the wicket, Ambati Rayudu looks to whip this one but gets an outside edge. The ball flies past short third man for yet another boundary. |
| 17.3 : Jason Behrendorff to Ambati Rayudu, Full and on off, Ambati Rayudu thumps it back over the bowler's head. Does not get it from the middle of the bat but collects a couple towards the long off region. |
| 17.4 : Jason Behrendorff to Ambati Rayudu, Fuller and on off, Ambati Rayudu knocks it straight back to the bowler. |
| 17.5 : Jason Behrendorff to Ambati Rayudu, Full and wide outside off by Jason Behrendorff, Ambati Rayudu slices it in the air towards deep point for a single. |
| 18.1 : Chennai have taken the bragging rights in the first El Classico of the season that too away from home and have made it back-to-back wins. A dominant display from the away side and they will be pretty content with it. |
| Arshad Khan to Ruturaj Gaikwad, WIDE! Arshad Khan comes into the attack and starts with a loosener. Sprays it well wide outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad lets it pass. Ishan Kishan dives to his right but does not manage to hold onto it. Parries it to short third man and batters sneak in a bye. |
| 17.6 : Jason Behrendorff to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tries to go full but ends up bowling a full toss on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad clips it to long on for another single. Chennai are now 5 runs away from a victory. |
| 18.1 : Arshad Khan to Ambati Rayudu, FOUR! THAT'S IT! Ambati Rayudu finishes things off in style! Full and angling across outside off by Arshad Khan. Ambati Rayudu frees his arms and drills it in the air towards long off. The fielder puts in a full-length dive to his left but the ball beats him to the fence. Chennai win by 7 wickets. |
| Chennai didn't have a big target at hand but lost Devon Conway in the very first over which might have put them on the back foot. But, Ajinkya Rahane had other plans as he came in and simply timed the ball to perfection finding boundaries with utmost ease. Ruturaj Gaikwad, generally the aggressor, played second fiddle as Rahane brought up the fastest fifty of this year's tournament before eventually getting out for 61 off just 27 balls. Shivam Dube then came in and built a nice partnership wi |
| Mumbai started their campaign off with a loss and have now gone on to lose their first game at home as well. They threw away a bright start with the bat and after picking up a wicket in the very first over, they failed to capitalize as well. Jason Behrendorff was solid up top but Arshad Khan was taken to the cleaners by Ajinkya Rahane and the spinners too weren't able to control things in the middle phase. The Impact Player, Kumar Kartikeya did bowl well and picked up a wicket as well but by |
| Earlier in the game, Mumbai were put into bat by MS Dhoni and they got off to a sensational start as well. Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan both looked in the zone but once Rohit fell, the Mumbai innings started going downhill. Ravindra Jadeja and Mitchell Santner stemmed the flow of runs and some excellent catching allowed them to pick up wickets at regular intervals. Tilak Varma and Hrithik Shokeen played decent little innings and it was Tim David who hit a few lusty blows to take Mumbai |
| Rohit Sharma, the captain of Mumbai, starts by saying that they lost their way in the middle and could not capitalize on the start. Feels that they were 30-40 runs short considering the start they got. Credits the Chennai spinners for keeping them under pressure. Shares that they need to try out different things and need to be brave. Mentions that it is important to give the young guys some time and back them by showing trust. Also says that senior guys need to step up with the bat. Feels that g |
| The presentation ceremony... |
| The man of the moment, Ajinkya Rahane is down for a quick chat. He says that he really enjoyed it and he got to know just before the toss that Moeen Ali is unwell and he would get to play. Adds that he wants to play to his strength which is playing proper cricketing shots and looking to time the ball rather than slog it away. Mentions that you have to be ready for your opportunity as the tournament is a long one. Says that he always enjoys playing at Wankhede and it's all about playing proper |
| MS Dhoni, the skipper of Chennai, says that it feels good to get the win. Adds that it was a different challenge losing Deepak Chahar in the first over and with Sisanda Magala playing his first game. Feels that the spinners bowled really well and adds that it was a two-paced wicket. Shares that the wicket wasn't turning initially but once it did, the spinners made good use of it. Mentions that Sisanda Magala bounced back well and it was a good effort to restrict Mumbai to under 160. On Tushar |
| Ravindra Jadeja (4-0-20-3) is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his brilliant spell of spin bowling. Jadeja says that when they were bowling, the odd ball was spinning and they had a chat about bowling in the good areas. Adds that every time they come here, the wicket plays differently as sometimes it is flat and sometimes it is sticky or dry and they have to prepare for that. Mentions that he and Mitchell Santner keep talking in between overs about how the wicket is playing and how should they var |
| That is it from this game and it is Chennai who have made it two wins on the trot whereas Mumbai have lost two in a row. On Sunday, the 9th of April, there's another doubleheader lined up for the fans. First up, it will be Gujarat taking on Kolkata in Ahmedabad and that game will begin at 3.30 pm IST (10 am GMT). That game will be followed by a clash between Hyderabad and Punjab in Hyderabad beginning at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT) but our build-up for both those games will begin much sooner. Do jo |
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