MI vs CSK Highlights VIVO IPL 2021: Mumbai Indians Beat Chennai Super Kings by Four Wickets

MI Win By Four Wickets! Kieron Pollard You Legend! We are short of adjectives to describe this mayhem from the Caribbean dasher. He finishes at 87 off 34 balls and MI chase down 219, the second-most successful chase in IPL history. With this triumph, MI consolidate their fourth place in the team standings while CSK still are at the top.

OUT! This game is swinging like a roller-coaster! After smashing Sam Curran for two successive sixes, Hardik Pandya is gone while trying to collect another maximum. Faf du Plessis redeems himself after taking an excellent catch at long-off. Hardik Pandya c du Plessis b Sam Curran 16(7)

OUT! Sam Curran finally gets the much-needed breakthrough for CSK as Krunal Pandya departs after a handy 32. It was a peach of a yorker which caught the southpaw off-guard and the senior Pandya was plump in front. Is this the opening for CSK? Krunal Pandya lbw b Sam Curran 32(23)

Kieron Pollard gets to his fifty off just 17 balls, the fastest of this season. He took Shardul Thakur to cleaners in the 15th over to get the milestone. CSK are under the pump now as MI need 66 off 30 balls with Kieron Pollard seeing the ball like a football.

Mumbai Indians are in a dire position here and need Krunal Pandya and Kieron Pollard to forge a massive partnership to get them closer to the target, Chennai Super Kings are in control of the game and need a couple of wickets more to tighten their grip. 

OUT! Moeen Ali can't do anything wrong today! After scoring a fifty, he dismisses the dangerous Quinton de Kock in his first over. The southpaw charged down the track only to chip the ball back to the off-spinner. MI have lost three now and they are in all sorts of trouble. de Kock c and b Moeen Ali 38(28)

OUT! Another one bites the dust and Chennai Super Kings are right back in command. Ravindra Jadeja dismisses the in-form Suryakumar Yadav to dent MI further. The dasher went for a big hit but could only give an inside edge and MS Dhoni took a good catch behind the stumps. Mumbai Indians are two down now. Suryakumar Yadav c Dhoni b Jadeja 3(3)

OUT! Shardul Thakur strikes as Chennai Super Kings finally get the first breakthrough. Skipper Rohit Sharma is gone after a fiery 35. The Hitman went for a big hit but could only slice it to Ruturaj Gaikwad at sweeper cover. Rohit c Ruturaj Gaikwad b Thakur 35(24)

Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock have given Mumbai Indians a flying start and CSK are yet to get their first wicket. The scoring rate is nearly 10 after the powerplay overs and one of the MI openers need to ball till the end.

Mumbai Indians have got off to an impressive start here while chasing 219 to win. Both Quinton de Kock and Rohit Sharma have tasted boundaries and CSK to break this partnership soon.

The players are back in the middle as the action resumes. Quinton de Kock and Rohit Sharma are the two openers for Mumbai Indians while Deepak Chahar starts proceedings with the ball. 

Ambati Rayudu will not forget this night for a long time as he made an absolute mockery of one of the best bowling line-ups in IPL 2021. He scored 72 off 27 deliveries as CSK posted a mountain of 218/4 in their allotted 20 overs. Can the defending champions chase this gigantic total?

Fifty for Ambati Rayudu and that too off just 20 balls! He has been absolutely magnificent in this innings as the likes of Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult have looked entirely ineffective. Two overs are still left in the innings and Rayudu would like to smash some more hits out of the park.

OUT! The golden arm of Kieron Pollard has worked as CSK lose two big wickets in one over. Faf du Plessis and Suresh Raina perish in the 12th over and MI are right back in the contest. The defending champions would be heads high now.

OUT! Finally some sigh of relief for Mumbai Indians as Moeen Ali's mayhem comes to an end. Jasprit Bumrah gets the price scalp. It was a short delivery that Ali tried to send to the third-man boundary but Quinton de Kock's safe gloves came in between. Second wicket down for CSK. Moeen Ali c de Kock b Bumrah 58(36)

Fifty for Moeen Ali! What an innings it has been from the veteran southpaw. Ali has showcased a mixture of sensible batting and brutal hitting as no MI bowlers could breach his defence. Meanwhile, CSK are 95/1 after 10 overs. With dashers like Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja and Suresh Raina, it's scary to imagine where CSK will end up.

So, the powerplay overs are done and dusted and CSK would be happier of the two sides. After losing Ruturaj Gaikwad in the first over, Moeen Ali and Faf du Plessis counter-attacked MI bowlers to put the defending champions on backfoot.

While many would have thought CSK will be cautious after losing Ruturaj Gaikwad in the first over, the Yellow army has been aggressive. Moeen Ali joined Faf du Plessis in the middle and the duo started counter-attacking MI bowlers. As a result, the scoring rate is nine after three overs.

OUT! Just the start Mumbai Indians wanted! The in-form Ruturaj Gaikwad is gone without inflicting much damage. Trent Boult strikes in his first over. It was an out-swinging delivery and the ball took the leading edge of Gaikwad's willow and Hardik Pandya accepted an easy catch at backward point. Ruturaj Gaikwad c Hardik Pandya b Boult 4(4)