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MI beat CSK by 8 wickets | Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians, Highlights And Cricket Score 27th T20 Match
Indian Premier League, 2018
Date: Apr 28, 2018 Start Time: 20:00 IST | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 LocalVenue: Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
An embattled Mumbai Indians’ fight for survival in the ongoing Indian Premier League begins at Chennai Super Kings’ adopted home ground, an uphill task given their opponents’ form and formidable line-up. The heartbreaking one-wicket defeat in the lung-opener is fresh in their minds but Mumbai Indians will have to play out of their skins to exact revenge at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium. At the Wankhede in Mumbai earlier this month, CSK had defeated the defending champions by one wicket, and with a ball to spare. MI are too keen to get back to winning ways after two straight reverses.
It has been a journey of contrasts for the two teams so far. While Mumbai have managed only one win in their six matches, the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led outfit has won five of their six games. The shifting of games from their original home did not affect Chennai as they won their first match in Pune.
For Mumbai, to survive in the tournament, this is a must-win encounter. Mumbai batters have struggled in the tournament, barring Suryakumar Yadav. Skipper Rohit Sharma has failed to fire in five of the six games and so is Kieron Pollard. But if Rohit, Pollard, Surya, Evin Lewis and Hardik Pandya fire in unison, Mumbai can set up or chase big totals. And coach Mahela Jayawardene would expect all to score heavily tomorrow.
Save his match-winning 94 against Royal Challengers Banglore, Rohit has failed to get past 20 runs in five games. He would he hoping to turn the tables and get some runs under his belt. Rohit’s batting position will also be crucial and MI can ask him to open and bring Surya at number 4.
Even in terms of bowling, MI have failed to perform as a unit. When one performed exceedingly well, he lacked support from the other end. The 20-year-old leggie Mayank Markande has been the find for MI and he has grabbed 10 wickets from six games. But others like ‘death overs’ specialist Jasprit Bumrah and Bangladesh pacer Muztifizur Rahman have not lived up to the expectations. If the star-studded CSK batting line-up has to be restricted, the two will have to play their part to perfection.
Mumbai can also look at bringing in New Zealand pacer Adam Milne for his compatriot Mitchell McClenaghan, who is leaking runs, especially in the end. On the other hand, Chennai would take confidence from their last win when a vintage Dhoni helped the team chase a stiff target of 206 against RCB.
Chennai would be pleased that most of their batters – Australian Shane Watson, Ambati Rayadu, Dwayne Bravo, Dhoni are in form. Only Suresh Raina has been out of form and he would be keen to be among the runs.
Coach Stephen Fleming would expect another stellar performance from his batters on a pitch that usually aids the batsmen. The Chennai bowling, led by Shardul Thakur and complemented by Imran Tahir, Deepak Chahar, has also clicked so far. While Mumbai will be under extreme pressure to deliver, another win for Chennai would consolidate their position in the table.
Teams (from) Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Mustifizur Rahman, Adam Milne, Suryakumar Yadav, Krunal Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Rahul Chahar, Evin Lewis, Saurabh Tiwary, Ben Cutting, Pradeep Sangwan, Jean-Paul Duminy, Tajinder Singh, Sharad Lumba, Siddhesh Lad, Aditya Tare, Mayank Markande Akila Dhanajaya, Anukul Roy, Mohsin Khan, MD Nidheesh and Mitchell McClenaghan.
Chennai Super Kings: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Captain), Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Faf Du Plessis, Harbhajan Singh, Dwayne Bravo, Shane Watson, Ambati Rayadu, Deepak Chahar, K M Asif, Kanish Seth, Lungi Ngidi, Dhruv Shorey, Murali Vijay, Sam Billings, Mark Wood, Kshtiz Sharma, Monu Kumar, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Imran Tahir, Karn Sharma, Shardul Thakur and N Jagadeesan, David Willy.
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Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians Highlights And Cricket Score 27th Match - T20 Summary
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.
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.