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MI beat CSK by 8 wickets | Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians, Highlights And Cricket Score 27th T20 Match - Commentary
Indian Premier League, 2018
Date: Apr 28, 2018 Start Time: 20:00 IST | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 LocalVenue: Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
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Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians Highlights And Cricket Score 27th Match - T20 Commentary
Krunal Pandya provided the first couple of wickets while Mitchell McClenaghan delivered a couple of big blows to Chennai at the death. Overall, the visitors will be satisfied with how things panned out in the latter half of the innings and now would look to take the momentum into their chase. Remember, they need a win desperately to resurrect their campaign. Can they overhaul the target? Do join us in a short while to find out.
Good comeback by Mumbai towards the end! Chennai were going great guns when Raina formed a partnership with Rayudu and they looked destined to reach somewhere close to 200. But credit to Mumbai's bowling for pulling things back in the last 10 overs. Only 78 runs came from it for the loss of 4 wickets and they managed to restrict the home team to a score which looks below par on this track.
Hardik Pandya to Suresh Raina. SIX! Spoils a very good over but still a good effort from Mumbai to restrict Chennai to below 170. Hardik follows Raina and lands this full on leg, Raina lofts this over mid-wicket for half a dozen. CHENNAI END ON 169/5.
Hardik Pandya to Suresh Raina. Full again on off, Raina lofts this in the gap over covers. Cutting attempts to catch it by moving across swiftly to his right from long off. He puts in a dive but it falls short. Does well to stop the ball and they take two.
Ravindra Jadeja to face the last few balls - or will he? Raina is on strike.
Hardik Pandya to Sam Billings. OUT! Another slower ball and it gets the better of Sam Billings. Lands this in line of the stumps, Sam lofts it towards long on and finds Cutting who takes another good catch. Just three runs so far from the last over.
Hardik Pandya to Suresh Raina. Full toss outside off, Raina chips this over mid-wicket for just one run.
Hardik Pandya to Sam Billings. Slower ball, saw Billings make room so dragged it outside off, Billings hits this to long on for just one. Good start from Hardik.
Hardik Pandya to Suresh Raina. Length on leg, Raina flicks it to deep mid-wicket for one.
Hardik Pandya to bowl the last over.
Jasprit Bumrah to Sam Billings. Slower off cutter from Bumrah outside off. Billings gets low and tries to slog this but only manages to make contact with thin air.
Jasprit Bumrah to Suresh Raina. Another short ball, Raina shuffles in his crease and can only manage to pull it to deep square leg. One more run taken.
Jasprit Bumrah to Sam Billings. Effort ball from Bumrah. Sam pulls it to deep square leg who collects it on the bounce. Easy single.
Jasprit Bumrah to Suresh Raina. Suresh has taken the aerial route and played that over the covers. One run added to the total.
Jasprit Bumrah to Suresh Raina. SIX! Effortlessly done! Slower ball on middle and leg, Raina lofts this over wide long on for a biggie.
Jasprit Bumrah to Suresh Raina. Nicely done, good running between the wickets! Raina hits this uppishly to extra cover for a brace.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Suresh Raina. Digs it in short again, this time Raina cuts it through cover-point for one. Good over for Mumbai two wickets and just 4 from it.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Sam Billings. Billings guides it to third man. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Suresh Raina. Short again, Raina pulls it to deep square leg for a run.
Sam Billings walks out next to bat.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Dwayne Bravo. OUT! Golden duck for Dwayne Bravo this time and he won't haunt them today with the bat at least. Mumbai are pulling things back now. Back of a length ball around off, it rushes into Bravo who looks to pull this one. But gets a top edge to it and Mayank at point makes no mistake. Something about his catching that he always looks like dropping them. Anyway, no mistake made and Mumbai get rid of Bravo for a nought.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Suresh Raina. The batsman plays a pull shot to this short delivery. They pick up a single.
Dwayne Bravo is the new batsmen in. Remember what he did to them the last time?
Mitchell McClenaghan to MS Dhoni. OUT! The skipper departs. A handy cameo comes to an end. Low full toss outside off, Dhoni reaches for it and hits it in the air towards deep cover. Evin Lewis in the deep quickly gets to it and takes a nice catch. The umpire checks for the front foot no ball but McClenaghan is fine with his landing.
Mitchell McClenaghan is brought back to bowl in the death.
Jasprit Bumrah to MS Dhoni. Leg bye! Dhoni misses his flick and gets it off his pads to short third man. They sprint to take the leg bye.
Jasprit Bumrah to Suresh Raina. Fuller ball on off, Raina swings but gets an inside edge to fine leg for one.
Jasprit Bumrah to Suresh Raina. FOUR! Fifty for Raina! His 33rd in the Indian T20 league. Low full toss on leg, Raina chips this over square leg and the ball races away. A wonderful knock by him and now Chennai will want him to finish big.
Jasprit Bumrah to Suresh Raina. Slower ball outside off, Raina fails to put bat on ball.
Jasprit Bumrah to Suresh Raina. FOUR! Short ball again, Raina shuffles across his crease and pulls this behind square leg for a boundary. It was a slower one well picked by Suresh.
Jasprit Bumrah to MS Dhoni. In the air...but safe. Short ball from Bumrah, Dhoni pulls it from the crease but it falls safe at deep mid-wicket. They think of the second but rightly denied by the skipper.
Jasprit Bumrah to MS Dhoni. Wide. The ball is way wide on the leg side but the batsman still goes after it. The umpire has signalled a wide.
Jasprit Bumrah to bowl the 17th over.
Mayank Markande to MS Dhoni. Cuts this behind point for a run to end the over.
Mayank Markande to Suresh Raina. Leg bye! Serves this full on leg, Raina misses his sweep and the ball hits his pads. It rolls away from the fielder at short fine leg and they pick up a leg bye.
Mayank Markande to MS Dhoni. Punches this ball through cover for a run.
Mayank Markande to MS Dhoni. SIX! Vintage Dhoni! Loopy ball in line of the stumps, Dhoni dances down the track, brings his bottom hand into play and deposits this to the mid-wicket stand. Limited followthrough of the bat but it has gone the distance.
Mayank Markande to MS Dhoni. Wide! Smart bowling from Mayank. He sees Dhoni charging him so he serves it down leg. Dhoni misses his hoick and the ball goes to the keeper. Kishan takes off the bails but Dhoni gets back in time. Only Dhoni can stump Dhoni.
Mayank Markande to MS Dhoni. FOUR! Fires this one full outside off, Dhoni gets to the ball and cuts it over backward point. Boy! He is looking good!
Mayank Markande to MS Dhoni. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
Mayank Markande to roll his arm.
Hardik Pandya to MS Dhoni. Length ball outside off, Dhoni finds the fielder at point but he misfields and they cross.
Hardik Pandya to MS Dhoni. FOUR! Another one! He waited for this and knew it was coming. Hardik bangs this short, Dhoni picks his spot and slaps it to the mid-wicket region.
Hardik Pandya to MS Dhoni. FOUR! Thala is here! Fuller ball on off, Dhoni slams this over mid off for a boundary. The ball races away like a tracer bullet.
Hardik Pandya to Suresh Raina. Yorker on leg, Raina shuffles across and helps it to fine leg for one.
Hardik Pandya to Suresh Raina. Back of that good length again, Raina tries to pull this but fails to put bat on ball.
Hardik Pandya to MS Dhoni. Back of a length ball on off, Dhoni hangs back and punches this through covers. One run added to the total.
Hardik Pandya to bowl his third over.
Krunal Pandya to MS Dhoni. Dhoni flicks this ball off his pads through backward square leg for a single.
Krunal Pandya to Suresh Raina. Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Krunal Pandya to MS Dhoni. Comes down the track and places this in the gap through square leg for just a run.
Krunal Pandya to Suresh Raina. Eases this through mid-wicket for a run.
Krunal Pandya to Suresh Raina. Poor from Mitchell at backward point. Raina hits it towards him, the ball goes through his hands and it allows them to pick up two runs.
Krunal Pandya to Suresh Raina. Digs in a yorker, Raina hits it back to the bowler.
Second strategic break!
Jasprit Bumrah to MS Dhoni. Fantastic over by Bumrah, only a run from it. A back foot punch by MS but straight to the fielder at covers.
Jasprit Bumrah to MS Dhoni. Once again the length remains on the shorter side and Dhoni pushes it from the crease to covers.
Jasprit Bumrah to MS Dhoni. Back of a length ball on middle, defended off the back foot to mid-wicket.
Jasprit Bumrah to MS Dhoni. A bouncer first up to MS, he allows it through.
Jasprit Bumrah to Suresh Raina. Walks across the stumps and nudges it fine down the leg side for a run.
Jasprit Bumrah to Suresh Raina. Shortish and on middle, Raina helps it towards mid-wicket and looks for a run. Dhoni is not ready.
Jasprit Bumrah to bowl his second over.
Krunal Pandya to Suresh Raina. Raina flicks this away to deep square leg for a single. Another good over for Krunal, a wicket and just two from it.
Krunal Pandya to MS Dhoni. Gets off the mark by driving it through covers for a single.
Krunal Pandya to MS Dhoni. Gets behind the ball and plays it into the ground.
Krunal Pandya to MS Dhoni. Dhoni pushes this ball to covers.
MS Dhoni strides out to bat next.
Krunal Pandya to Ambati Rayudu. OUT! Krunal gets his second! This time not the slower ball but another fired delivery on middle and leg, 99.3 kph. Rayudu tries to slog this over mid-wicket, gets decent connection to it but finds Cutting in the deep. He takes it with a reverse cup and a good innings from Rayudu comes to an end. The fielder there was perfectly placed and Rayudu found him with precision.
Krunal Pandya to Ambati Rayudu. Fires this again outside off, 110.5 kph, Rayudu misses his shot as Kishan collects the ball and appeals. Nothing from the umpire.
Krunal Pandya to bowl another spell.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Suresh Raina. Appeal for a catch by the keeper, not given. Shortish length ball down leg, Raina tries to flick this but misses it. The umpire does not give a wide. Must have hit his thigh pad on the way through which made Ishan Kishan jump in appeal.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Suresh Raina. Short ball outside off, Raina lets it alone.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Ambati Rayudu. Driven through mid off by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Suresh Raina. Works this through square leg for one.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Suresh Raina. Length ball on leg, Raina is early on his flick and gets a soft edge to this. It lands short of the cover fielder.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Suresh Raina. FOUR! Back of a length ball on leg, Raina tucks it away fine past the right side of the wicketkeeper.
Mitchell McClenaghan is brought back on.
Mayank Markande to Suresh Raina. On leg, Raina hits it to square leg for one.
Mayank Markande to Suresh Raina. SIX! For a moment all thought that would land somewhere near the boundary line but Raina just lofts this over the mid-wicket rope. Tossed up again, Raina gets to the ball and makes fine connection.
Mayank Markande to Suresh Raina. FOUR! Perfect! Tosses this one up on middle, Raina charges towards it and chips it over the bowler's head for a boundary.
Mayank Markande to Ambati Rayudu. Googly from Mayank, Rayudu pushes this back past the bowler to take a run.
Mayank Markande to Suresh Raina. Raina drives this through mid off for one more.
Mayank Markande to Ambati Rayudu. Works this through mid-wicket for a single.
Ben Cutting to Ambati Rayudu. Short ball, Rayudu pulls it in front of square on the leg side to end the over with a run.
Ben Cutting to Ambati Rayudu. Pushed to the cover region by Ambati.
Ben Cutting to Suresh Raina. Played to mid-wicket region by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single. That's the 50-run stand between these two. Going at a great rate.
Ben Cutting to Suresh Raina. FOUR! Class! Fullish ball around off, Raina gets low and drives it uppishly over extra cover for a boundary. Expensive over already.
Ben Cutting to Ambati Rayudu. Hits this towards mid on for a run.
Ben Cutting to Ambati Rayudu. SIX! Pitches this up on middle, Rayudu gets to the pitch of the ball and hits it over long on who watches it sail over to the stands.
Ben Cutting to Ambati Rayudu. Wide! Bangs this one short, Rayudu ducks under it but it is over the head height. The umpire signals a wide.
Ben Cutting to bowl his first over.
Mayank Markande to Suresh Raina. Short ball, Raina rocks back and punches it to the off side. Good over from Mayank, just 3 from it.
Mayank Markande to Suresh Raina. Quick and flat outside off, Raina gives room but misses his cut.
Mayank Markande to Ambati Rayudu. Gives this air, Rayudu hits it through mid-wicket for one.
Mayank Markande to Ambati Rayudu. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
Mayank Markande to Suresh Raina. Floated ball on leg, Raina works it to the leg side for one.
Mayank Markande to Ambati Rayudu. Tosses it up, Rayudu hits it through mid on and gets off strike.
Mayank Markande is brought on to bowl.
Krunal Pandya to Suresh Raina. Hits this in the gap with firm hands to the cow-corner region. They pick up two runs. Good stop by Cutting in the deep.
Strategic break!
Krunal Pandya to Ambati Rayudu. Now Rayudu hits it towards long on to get to the other end.
Krunal Pandya to Suresh Raina. Loopy ball around off, Suresh drives this through mid off for a run.
Krunal Pandya to Suresh Raina. Wide. The batsman goes after a wide one but misses. The umpire signals a wide.
Krunal Pandya to Suresh Raina. Straight ball, Raina gets behind it and blocks it.
Krunal Pandya to Suresh Raina. Outside off again, Raina looks to cut this one too but gets beaten.
Krunal Pandya to Suresh Raina. FOUR! Flat ball outside off, Raina cuts it in the gap through backward point. The ball races to the boundary. No chance for the fielder in the deep.
Hardik Pandya to Ambati Rayudu. SIX! What a shot! Length ball on off, Rayudu takes a step forward and lofts it over mid off for half a dozen. He once again is looking in cracking touch. 12 from the over, 51/1 in the Powerplay!
Hardik Pandya to Ambati Rayudu. FOUR! Outside off, Rayudu slashes at this. The ball goes off the outside edge between the keeper and wide slip for a boundary.
Hardik Pandya to Ambati Rayudu. Dropped and there was a run out opportunity at the other end also. A low full toss dipping into the batsman, Rayudu pushes it back uppishly off the toe end of the bat but Hardik fails to hold on to the return catch. It deflects off his right palm and goes very closely past the stumps at the non-striker's end. Raina was quick to plant his bat in but not sure he was safe there or not. It's all happening out there.
Hardik Pandya to Ambati Rayudu. Drives this to mid off for a dot.
Hardik Pandya to Suresh Raina. Leg bye. Similar length, Raina gets hit on the thigh pad trying to flick it away. The ball rolls towards square leg and they steal a leg bye.
Hardik Pandya to Ambati Rayudu. Back of a length ball on leg, Rayudu tucks it to the on side for a run.
Krunal Pandya to Suresh Raina. SIX! What a way to get off the mark. Tossed up ball on off, Raina kneels and slogs this over the mid-wicket region for a biggie!
Krunal Pandya to Suresh Raina. Quick and flat, Raina gets hit on his thigh pad as he misses his flick.
Krunal Pandya to Ambati Rayudu. Played through mid-wicket by the batsman. They pick up a single.
Krunal Pandya to Ambati Rayudu. SIX! Wicket gone? Who cares! Loopy ball again, Rayudu dances down the track and just flicks it off his pads over the mid-wicket ropes. As easy as you get.
Suresh Raina is the next man in.
Krunal Pandya to Shane Watson. OUT! Krunal Pandya strikes! The last ball was fired at 105 kph and this was slower through the air. Watson gets on one knee and looks to sweep this across. Ends by getting a top edge to it and the ball flies towards square leg. Markande moves to his left and settles himself under it but just manages to hold on the catch. Good start for Mumbai.
Krunal Pandya to Shane Watson. Fires this one in line of the stumps, Watson pulls it through mid-wicket for a brace.
Krunal Pandya to roll his arm.
Hardik Pandya to Ambati Rayudu. Length ball outside off, Rayudu gets it off the toe end of the bat to short third man.
Hardik Pandya to Ambati Rayudu. Short ball on off, it rushes to Rayudu who misses his pull and gets hit on his body.
Hardik Pandya to Ambati Rayudu. FOUR! Aerial but safe! Length ball outside off, Rayudu gets low and cuts it aerially past Duminy at backward point. There is no third man and the ball meets the fence. That was a risky shot, not very far away from Duminy's outstretched left hand.
Hardik Pandya to Ambati Rayudu. Back of a length ball on leg, Rayudu taps it to the on side.
Hardik Pandya to Shane Watson. Fuller length on middle and leg, this time Shane plays it towards mid-wicket to rotate strike.
Hardik Pandya to Ambati Rayudu. Full toss on middle, Ambati works it through mid-wicket for a run.
Hardik Pandya is introduced into the attack.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Shane Watson. Strays this on the pads of Shane who helps it on its way to the fine leg region. They come back for the second run.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Ambati Rayudu. Fuller ball around off, Rayudu gently pushes this to mid off and hares to the other end.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Shane Watson. Length ball on leg, Shane flicks it to deep square leg for a single.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Shane Watson. Short again, Watson helps it around but finds the short fine leg fielder.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Shane Watson. FOUR! Pitches it up and Watson drives it superbly through the line. Rohit from mid off gets a hand to it but cannot manage to stop it from reaching the boundary.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Shane Watson. Comes in from over the wicket and bangs it short. It skids through and hits Shane on his chest who missed his pull.
Jasprit Bumrah to Shane Watson. Hits this to mid on to retain strike for the next over. Good over from Bumrah just 2 from it.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ambati Rayudu. Outside off, Rayudu flashes hard and it goes to third man off the outside edge. They cross.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ambati Rayudu. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ambati Rayudu. In the air, just short! Short again, Rayudu tries to fend this one but gets a soft leading edge to it. Bumrah hares forward to catch it but it falls short of him.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ambati Rayudu. Back of a length ball on middle and leg, Rayudu hops a tad and taps it in front of him.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ambati Rayudu. Steams in from over the wicket and lands it on a good length outside off. Rayudu shoulders his arms to it.
Jasprit Bumrah will share the new ball.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Shane Watson. Pitches it up and Watson drives it to covers. End of the first over, 8 from it.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Ambati Rayudu. Short again, Rayudu pulls it behind square leg for one.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Ambati Rayudu. Back of a length ball outside off, Ambati pushes it to covers.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Ambati Rayudu. SIX! There it is. No more sighters. Length ball in line of the stumps, Rayudu dances down and smokes this over the bowler's head for a maximum.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Ambati Rayudu. Slower ball on that fifth stump channel, Rayudu tries to guide it to third man but can only manage to edge it behind. It goes to Kishan on the bounce.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Shane Watson. Starts by bowling one full around the off stump, Watson leans forward and slices it to third man to get off the mark.
Chennai openers Shane Watson and Ambati Rayudu have taken the field. The Mumbai team is in a huddle and Rohit has given the new ball to Mitchell McClenaghan. A slip in place. 'Lets' play' flashes on the giant screen.
MS Dhoni the Chennai skipper says that the pitch looks the same like the last match and even he wanted to bowl first. When asked about their team arriving late, he jokes saying that the last time the officials came late and today it was their turn. Ends by saying that they are playing the same team as the last game.
Rohit Sharma the Mumbai skipper says that the pitch looks good and it won't change during the course of the game. He says they want a target in front of them and it is important to take one game at a time. Ends by saying that they have made two changes, JP Duminy and Ben Cutting come in for Kieron Pollard and Mustafizur Rahman.
TOSS - Mumbai have won the toss and will take the field first.
PITCH REPORT - Michael Clarke doing the pitch report tells us that there is a tinge of grass and a green covering on the surface. He continues saying that it is dry underneath and looks like a good pitch for batting. States that dew will come in later and the captains might look to bowl first after winning the toss.
Hello and welcome folks to Match 27 of the Indian T20 League! These two teams faced in the season's opener and how many of you still wondering how Bravo and co. managed to pull off a heist? Perhaps only Mumbai fans. Very contrasting starts for the sides so far and this is a must-win game for the visitors. They won't be short of home support as their fans have to make the short journey to Pune. Rohit's men have a better head-to-head against Chennai than any other team and they would hope to keep the upper hand. They have once qualified by winning just 7 games and someone needs to tell them to believe. It is surely going to be a cracker of a contest. Toss is on the way.
Time to sign off. A couple of games coming up tomorrow. First up, Rajasthan will take on Hyderabad at 1600 IST (1030 GMT) and then in the evening at 2000 IST (1430 GMT), Bangalore will be hosting Kolkata. Promises to be an exciting Super Sunday. Do join us for all the action. Until then, it's goodbye and cheers!
Rohit Sharma is chosen for the Man of the Match award for his responsible knock in the chase. His presence in the middle made things easy for Mumbai and didn't allow Chennai any opening.
Chennai were not up to the mark with the ball tonight. Their pacers went for aplenty while the spinners weren't too effective. Having said all that, what cost the home team the most was their batting in the last 10 overs. They failed to bat with the same intensity and managed only a below-par total. No need to press the panic button though, as batting at the death has been their strongest suit this season and they will consider today's performance as an aberration.
A clinical win for Mumbai and their campaign stays alive! They were in a desperate need of this victory to revive their fortunes. The chase was planned well by the visiting team. It was not a big total in front of them and they went cautiously up front. Suryakumar Yadav and Evin Lewis provided a steady start and laid a strong platform and then Rohit Sharma promoted himself to number 3 to take things under his control. His extraordinary knock proved to be enough as Mumbai crossed the line quite easily in the end.
Imran Tahir to Hardik Pandya. Flighted ball outside off, Pandya plays it late and down to third man for the winning run. Pandya has his hands up in celebration. Smiles in the Mumbai dugout. Sachin Tendulkar is seen hugging and congratulating his players. A much-needed win for the defending champions!
Imran Tahir to Rohit Sharma. Short and on middle, Rohit looks to pull it firmly but gets it away off the toe end of the bat. It goes past short mid-wicket and they take a run. All level now.
Imran Tahir to Rohit Sharma. Walks down the track and flicks it through mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
Imran Tahir to Hardik Pandya. Flatter on middle, punched down to long on for a run.
5 needed off the last over. Can Imran Tahir pull it off for Chennai?
Shardul Thakur to Rohit Sharma. FOUR! What a shot! Genius. It's a low full toss around off, Rohit gets down on one knee and sweeps it over square leg. No fielder in the deep and it's a boundary. Fifty up for the Mumbai skipper, 34th in the Indian T20 League. 17 from the over. The visitors are roaring.
Shardul Thakur to Rohit Sharma. Play and a miss! Thakur speeds in and bowls a quick full delivery outside off, Rohit flashes and misses.
Shardul Thakur to Rohit Sharma. FOUR! Well played, Rohit Sharma! Thakur takes the pace off the delivery and delivers it short and wide outside off. Sharma waits for it and just places his shot through the gap between backward point and short third man. 9 more needed.
Shardul Thakur to Rohit Sharma. FOUR! Rohit knows his angles! Gets a full ball this time, shuffles across the stumps and with a good wristwork he puts it away to the long leg fence.
Shardul Thakur to Rohit Sharma. FOUR! Up and over backward point! Width on offer outside off, Rohit is quick to latch onto it and goes hard at it. Ends up slicing it over Harbhajan Singh for a boundary.
Shardul Thakur to Hardik Pandya. Very full and outside off, Hardik drills it through covers and takes a single.
Shane Watson to Rohit Sharma. Full toss outside off, Rohit walks down the track, reaches out for it and strokes it through covers. A couple taken. 15 from the over and the equation has come down to 22 off 12 balls.
Shane Watson to Hardik Pandya. Watson searches for a yorker, ends up bowling a low full toss on middle, not letting the batsman get under it. Hardik flicks it off the inside half of the bat through mid-wicket for a run.
Shane Watson to Hardik Pandya. SIX! Into the night sky! Watson with a length delivery outside off, Hardik goes full monty and launches it over long on for a biggie. The crowd has gone silent.
Shane Watson to Rohit Sharma. Fullish and on middle, forced down to long on for a single.
Shane Watson to Rohit Sharma. FOUR! A misfield in the deep and a boundary for Mumbai! Good length ball around off, Rohit stays back and pummels it over covers. Tahir scoots across to his right but fails to make the stop as it goes under his hand.
Shane Watson to Rohit Sharma. Wide! Watson goes full and it's just outside the tramline on the off side. Rohit leaves it.
Shane Watson to Rohit Sharma. Pitched up ball on off, driven through the line but straight to extra cover.
Shane Watson is back on.
Dwayne Bravo to Hardik Pandya. Slower delivery, 106.4 kph, Pandya tries to tuck it on the leg side but ends up pushing it back to the bowler.
Dwayne Bravo to Hardik Pandya. Good length ball outside off, Hardik punches it through extra cover and the fielder in the deep rushes across to his right to stop the ball. A couple taken.
Dwayne Bravo to Rohit Sharma. Width on offer outside off, Sharma has played it to the point region. One run added to the total.
Dwayne Bravo to Hardik Pandya. Bravo mixing up his pace well. Bowls it in the 130s this time around off and Hardik eases it down to long on for a single.
Dwayne Bravo to Rohit Sharma. Short and down the leg side, Sharma mistimes his pull shot down to fine leg for a run.
Hardik Pandya is promoted up the order.
Dwayne Bravo to Evin Lewis. OUT! Lewis holes out! Just the kind of start Chennai needed after the break. Back of a length delivery outside off, 133.4 kph, Lewis tries to heave it across the line but gets a top edge. It has gone straight up in the air and Thakur coming in from long off makes no mistake. Good pressure catch by him.
Strategic break. 42 needed from 24 balls. This game is going down to the wire but still with wickets in hand, Mumbai have their noses in front.
Shardul Thakur to Evin Lewis. A silent over almost fetched a wicket. Lewis felt the pressure and goes after the shorter delivery. Plays a miscued pull shot in the air towards long on, but it doesn't carry to the fielder in the deep. Only 5 from it. Well bowled, Thakur!
Shardul Thakur to Evin Lewis. Too full and on middle, Lewis drills it down the ground but finds mid off. Dot ball. Great over, so far.
Shardul Thakur to Rohit Sharma. Full again and angling down the leg side, Rohit flicks it off his pads to deep mid-wicket for a run.
Shardul Thakur to Rohit Sharma. Fullish and on middle, clipped through mid-wicket and immediately called for two. Got it with ease eventually.
Shardul Thakur to Rohit Sharma. Shortish and on off, Rohit jumps out of the crease and hits it through the line. Raina quickly stops it at extra cover and has an immediate shy at the non-striker's end. Misses the stumps but anyway the West Indian was safely in.
Shardul Thakur to Evin Lewis. Good length delivery on middle, Lewis punches it from the back foot to covers. The fielder is at the edge of the circle and hence an easy single taken.
47 needed off last five overs. You got to back the chasing team at this stage but strange things have happened in cricket. MS Dhoni brings Shardul Thakur in the attack.
Dwayne Bravo to Evin Lewis. Once again Bravo is on the pads of his countryman, Lewis eases it wide of short fine leg and crosses.
Dwayne Bravo to Rohit Sharma. Bowls it on a shorter side outside off, Rohit cuts it from the back foot through cover-point. A single taken.
Dwayne Bravo to Evin Lewis. Bravo takes the pace off the ball but delivers it full and on the pads. Lewis nudges it in front of square leg and picks a single. 49 needed off 32 balls.
Dwayne Bravo to Rohit Sharma. Full and speared into the batsman, Sharma tries to heave but gets an inside edge onto the pads. It ricochets in the gap at covers and they cross.
Dwayne Bravo to Rohit Sharma. Walks forward to a length ball and pushes it right back. Bravo picks it up and has an immediate shy at the striker's end as Ro rushes back. No harm done.
Dwayne Bravo to Rohit Sharma. FOUR! Shot! Short in length and angling into the batsman, Rohit gets on top of the bounce immediately and pulls it behind square leg for a boundary. Elegance! 50-run stand comes up in quick time between the pair.
Dwayne Bravo to Rohit Sharma. Wide! Slips a length ball down the leg side, Rohit tries to flick but misses.
Shane Watson to Rohit Sharma. Ends with a single by driving it down to long off. 13 from the over.
Shane Watson to Rohit Sharma. Sharma has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 6, 0, 0, 6, 0 - It's been an all or nothing over so far by Watson.
Shane Watson to Rohit Sharma. SIX! No half measures there! Watson serves it full and just outside off, Rohit gets forward and across to scoop it high and handsome over fine leg for a maximum.
Shane Watson to Rohit Sharma. Slower one outside off, some extra bounce, Rohit taps it down to point.
Shane Watson to Rohit Sharma. Hits it firmly through the line but the cover fielder makes a nice stop.
Shane Watson to Rohit Sharma. SIX! Whoa! What looked like a mishit has sailed into the stand. Watson with an off pace delivery around off, Rohit gets forward with a big stride and then the extension of his arms take over. Probably he is a shade early into the shot and that's why the bottom hand comes off the handle but still it finds the sweet spot of the bat and clears the long off field.
Shane Watson comes back into the attack.
Dwayne Bravo to Evin Lewis. FOUR! Spoils a good over with a boundary off the last delivery. Bravo serves a full toss on off, Lewis stays back and packs a punch through extra cover for a boundary.
Dwayne Bravo to Rohit Sharma. Pacey delivery, full around middle and leg, 135 kph, Rohit fails to flick and it goes off his pads to backward square leg. A leg bye taken.
Dwayne Bravo to Evin Lewis. Lands it full and around off, Lewis drives it down the ground to long off and rotates the strike.
Dwayne Bravo to Rohit Sharma. Back of a length delivery around off, shaping back in, Rohit leans back and steers it through backward point for a single.
Dwayne Bravo to Evin Lewis. A low full toss wide outside off, Lewis throws his bat at it and drives it to sweeper cover. Only a single.
Dwayne Bravo to Evin Lewis. Outside off on a length, Lewis plays it down to point.
Dwayne Bravo is introduced into the attack. 77 needed off 48 balls. This game is still in the balance, although Mumbai will feel that they are slightly ahead.
Harbhajan Singh to Evin Lewis. Gets forward and quietly pushes it towards cover-point for another run in this over. 6 from it, Harbhajan has bowled out, 3.5-0-20-1.
Harbhajan Singh to Rohit Sharma. Easy pickings. Full and on off, forced down to long on. Five singles in the over.
Harbhajan Singh to Evin Lewis. Full flighted on off, driven down through mid off for a run.
Harbhajan Singh to Rohit Sharma. Fires one on the pads and Rohit works it behind square leg for one.
Harbhajan Singh to Evin Lewis. Goes on the back foot and strokes it through covers for a run.
Harbhajan Singh to Rohit Sharma. Flatter and on off, punched down to long on for a single.
Imran Tahir to Evin Lewis. A googly around off, spinning away, Lewis moves back and tries to squeeze it out but gets beaten. 16 from the over!
Imran Tahir to Evin Lewis. SIX! All power! Lewis has absolutely hammered this short delivery out of the park. The key was he picked the length early and then showed no mercy in putting it over long on. The fall of a wicket has not disturbed his concentration a single bit.
Imran Tahir to Rohit Sharma. Driven towards the mid off region. They pick up a single.
Imran Tahir to Evin Lewis. Short and on middle, pulled ferociously to deep mid-wicket. Stopped near the boundary line and they crossed for a run.
Imran Tahir to Evin Lewis. Wide! This one is served way wide outside the tramline.
Imran Tahir to Evin Lewis. SIX! That's hit with tremendous power! Tahir gets this one to spin away from the batsman, Lewis moves back to make space, not sure he read the variation but still goes with the shot. Middles it well and rockets it over covers for a maximum.
Imran Tahir to Rohit Sharma. Taps it down in the gap on the leg side and gets off the mark with a single.
Harbhajan Singh to Evin Lewis. Works it off his pads to deep backward square leg for a brace. 6 runs and wicket from the over, a good one by Bhajji.
Rohit Sharma is in next at number 3.
Harbhajan Singh to Suryakumar Yadav. OUT! Extremely well taken by Jadeja in the deep! A short delivery on middle, turning back in a shade, Yadav keeps himself on the back foot as he pulls it across the line. Makes fine connection but Jadeja in the deep at mid-wicket covers fair ground and dives to catch the dying ball. Wonderful athleticism shown by Sir. Chennai taste first success. Can they build on this?
Harbhajan Singh to Evin Lewis. Skidding back into the batsman and cramping him for room. Lewis plays it out at the last moment to deep point for one.
Harbhajan Singh to Suryakumar Yadav. Turning the other way, Yadav plays it down to long on and collects another run.
Harbhajan Singh to Evin Lewis. Short and outside off, cut through cover-point for a single.
Harbhajan Singh to Suryakumar Yadav. Tossed up ball on off, forced down to long on for a run.
Strategic break. Good going from Mumbai. They haven't gone bonkers from the word go but have done well not to lose any wicket. Just behind the required rate and keeping wickets in the tank will help. Having said that, we might see a shift in gear by one of the two batsmen. Chennai will be eyeing wickets obviously.
Imran Tahir to Evin Lewis. FOUR! That's all power. Tahir bowls a high full toss outside off, Lewis attacks it with all his might and spanks it over the bowler's head for a boundary.
Imran Tahir to Evin Lewis. Four byes! Tahir continues to fire it in. This time it's way wide outside off, Lewis swings and misses and Dhoni also fails to collect. It races behind for a boundary. Bonus runs and it will relieve some pressure.
Imran Tahir to Evin Lewis. Quicker and fuller on off, driven straight to the cover fielder.
Imran Tahir to Evin Lewis. Another play and a miss! This time Lewis tries to go inside out over covers but the ball turns away enough to beat the bat.
Imran Tahir to Evin Lewis. Fabulous delivery, fuller and outside off, keeping its line, Lewis plays for the spin but is beaten.
Imran Tahir to Suryakumar Yadav. Fires in a fuller ball around leg, 95 kph, Yadav drills it down to long on and takes a run.
Imran Tahir to bowl his leggies.
Harbhajan Singh to Evin Lewis. Flatter and on off, hit back to the bowler to end a superb over, only 2 coming off it.
Harbhajan Singh to Evin Lewis. Once again it's hit firmly through the line but Raina is manning that region like a leopard. Another fine stop.
Harbhajan Singh to Evin Lewis. Brilliant fielding, Raina! A shortish ball around off, Lewis punches it powerfully through the line and Raina makes an outstanding diving stop to his left.
Harbhajan Singh to Evin Lewis. Quicker on off, kept out to covers.
Harbhajan Singh to Suryakumar Yadav. Loopy off spinner on middle and leg, it's tickled to deep backward square leg for a run.
Harbhajan Singh to Evin Lewis. Shortish and on off, punched to sweeper cover for a single.
Harbhajan Singh is back on.
Shane Watson to Evin Lewis. Not in control. Lewis throws his bat at a full ball wide outside off and it flies off the outer half of the bat. Goes safely to third man and they cross for a single.
Shane Watson to Evin Lewis. Fullish and around off, Lewis gets behind the line and pushes it back with a straight bat.
Shane Watson to Suryakumar Yadav. Shortish and on off, it's forced off the back leg towards covers and a run is taken.
Shane Watson to Evin Lewis. Pitches it up and outside off, Lewis blazes his cover drive to the fielder in the deep. Only a run taken.
Shane Watson to Suryakumar Yadav. Waits for a length ball around off and pushes it with an angled bat through cover-point for a single.
Shane Watson to Suryakumar Yadav. Shortish and slower in pace outside off, it's punched from the back foot to extra cover. The fielder there misfields a bit but no run taken as the ball rolls towards mid off.
Shane Watson returns after the fielding restriction relaxes.
Shardul Thakur to Suryakumar Yadav. Turns it off his pads to square leg for a run. 50 up for Mumbai in quick time as the Powerplay comes to an end.
Shardul Thakur to Suryakumar Yadav. This one probably stops a bit onto the batsman who pushes it back uppishly. Doesn't carry to the bowler and it rolls down to mid off. The non-striker shows interest in a run but is sent back.
Shardul Thakur to Suryakumar Yadav. SIX! This young man continues to impress! Receives a delivery on his pads with glee and swings it big over backward square leg for a maximum.
Shardul Thakur to Evin Lewis. The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total.
Shardul Thakur to Suryakumar Yadav. Chance of a run out! A slower delivery, full and wide outside off, Yadav mishits it towards mid on and looks for a quick single. Vijay (sub) misses his shy at the non-striker's end. Would have been touch and go.
Shardul Thakur to Suryakumar Yadav. A length ball on off, Suryakumar defends it by getting half forward.
Shardul Thakur is back on.
Harbhajan Singh to Suryakumar Yadav. Knocks it down to long on and once again keeps strike. 7 from the over.
Harbhajan Singh to Suryakumar Yadav. FOUR! This time he has nailed it! The length remains short from Harbhajan, it's around off and Yadav goes through with his shot. Doesn't try to hit it hard, just places his shot through cover-point and finds the fence.
Harbhajan Singh to Suryakumar Yadav. Tossed up ball around off, a bit on the shorter side, it's punched from the back foot to covers. Off the leading half a bit.
Harbhajan Singh to Evin Lewis. A top stop in the deep by Rayudu! Saves a certain boundary. The delivery was short around leg which was pulled behind square leg. Rayudu does extremely well to stop the racing ball. Keeps them down to just one.
Harbhajan Singh to Evin Lewis. Flighted and full around off, a slider probably, Lewis pushes it down off the inside half of the bat to mid on.
Oh dear! It seems Deepak Chahar has done something to his hamstring. Not looking comfortable and in fact is walking gingerly off the field. Harbhajan Singh to complete the over.
Deepak Chahar to Suryakumar Yadav. A 119.1 kph slower delivery, it's full and on middle, Yadav flicks it through square leg and collects a single.
Shane Watson to Suryakumar Yadav. Once again the line is quite straight from Watson and it has been worked around with ease by Yadav. He clips it in front of square leg and retains strike with a single.
Shane Watson to Suryakumar Yadav. Full and angling in on middle, it's flicked through the gap at mid-wicket and they take a couple of runs.
Shane Watson to Suryakumar Yadav. On a length around off, defended off the back foot.
Shane Watson to Suryakumar Yadav. Once again edgy by Yadav. He tries to play the line which is around off but closes the face of the bat. It squirts off the outside edge and goes through backward point for a couple.
Shane Watson to Suryakumar Yadav. FOUR! Once again placement was the key! Shortish and wide outside off, Yadav reaches out for it and steers it through the gap at backward point. There is a fielder in the deep but he is a mere spectator.
Shane Watson to Suryakumar Yadav. Nearly a return catch! This one hold up a bit after landing as it's angled around off, Yadav closes the face of the bat early as he attempts to flick. It pops out off the leading edge but falls wide of Watson.
Shane Watson to bowl now.
Deepak Chahar to Evin Lewis. A slower full ball on the pads, 123 kph, it's eased wide of short fine leg and they take a couple of runs. 11 from the over and it's been a good start for Mumbai, so far.
Deepak Chahar to Suryakumar Yadav. The batsman works it down the leg side. One run added to the total.
Deepak Chahar to Suryakumar Yadav. FOUR! Excellently connected. A pacey delivery this time, on a shorter length outside off, Yadav waits for it on his back foot and ramps it over short third man for a boundary.
Deepak Chahar to Suryakumar Yadav. Clever change in pace to deceive the batsman. It's short and outside off, Yadav swings his bat early and misses.
Deepak Chahar to Suryakumar Yadav. Gets behind the line of the delivery and punches it straight back. Chahar stops it in his followthrough, although not a clean one.
Deepak Chahar to Suryakumar Yadav. FOUR! Nicely timed and placed! A length ball around off, Yadav stays back and tucks it through backward square leg. The old legs of Harbhajan gives it the chase from deep mid-wicket but fails to cut it off. Suryakumar is particularly strong on his pads and that's the reason why the fielder was a bit square in the deep. Still he found the gap.
Shardul Thakur to Evin Lewis. FOUR! Not in much control though! Thakur bends his back to go short and serves it around middle and leg, Lewis turns inside the crease with the pull shot, fails to middle it properly but gets enough wood to send it racing away to the fine leg fence.
Shardul Thakur to Evin Lewis. Oohhh...a false shot this time. Lewis is tempted into a drive this time. He tries to drill a full ball wide outside off and gets beaten.
Shardul Thakur to Evin Lewis. Back of a length delivery outside off, there is an opportunity to go after it and the West Indian does. He punches it off his back foot but fails to beat Raina at cover-point.
Shardul Thakur to Evin Lewis. Angling away from the batsman, on a good length, Lewis is ready to give himself time today. Makes yet another leave.
Shardul Thakur to Evin Lewis. Straighter in line and it has been worked off the pads through mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
Shardul Thakur to Evin Lewis. In the channel outside off, good pace, 141.8 kph, Lewis makes a leave.
Shardul Thakur to Evin Lewis. Wide! Wrong beginning, down the leg side, Lewis tries to flick but misses.
Shardul Thakur to bowl from the other end.
Deepak Chahar to Suryakumar Yadav. A zippy delivery, on the shorter side once again, Yadav tries to pull but is probably beaten for pace. Takes a blow on his body. Not for the first time we have seen this in this game, reminds our colleague. Yup, Shane Watson also copped a similar blow while batting.
Deepak Chahar to Suryakumar Yadav. Wide! A delivery on the length but slipping down the leg side, Yadav tries to flick but misses.
Deepak Chahar to Suryakumar Yadav. Chahar continues to be on the shorter side of the length, Yadav's punchy shot from the back foot is stopped by a tumbling Billings.
Deepak Chahar to Suryakumar Yadav. Short again and Chahar gets away with it. Yadav attacks it and flat-bats it through the line. Makes proper connection but finds Raina at cover-point.
Deepak Chahar to Suryakumar Yadav. This one is on the pads and helped on its way through square leg for a couple of runs.
Deepak Chahar to Suryakumar Yadav. FOUR! Slashes and slashes hard! Once again Chahar is on the shorter side and this time he offers width as well. Suryakumar latches onto it and smashes it past the diving cover-point fielder for a boundary.
Deepak Chahar to Suryakumar Yadav. Starts with a back of a length ball around off, Yadav gets behind the line and blocks it back.
We are back for the chase. Mumbai do not flirt with their opening pair. Evin Lewis and Suryakumar Yadav are out in the middle. Many Mumbai fans would like to see Rohit open the innings, they will have to wait for another game. Chennai have taken the field and given Deepak Chahar the ball.