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MI beat CSK by 1 run | Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings, Highlights And Cricket Score Final T20 Match - Commentary
Indian Premier League, 2019
Date: May 12, 2019 Start Time: 19:30 IST | 14:00 GMT | 19:30 LocalVenue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
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Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings Highlights And Cricket Score Final Match - T20 Commentary
150 to win. Chennai? Mumbai? Super Over? Should be an interesting tussle. The chase is on the other side.
Shardul Thakur is having a chat with Ian Bishop. Thakur says it is a final game and the best two teams are facing off. Adds that one has to play tough. Admits that Mumbai have got off to a good start and he was looking to attack in the Powerplay which he feels is probably the way by taking wickets in it. Mentions that the thought process in the last game was the same, to take wickets but credits Shikhar Dhawan for playing really well. Further adds this game was no different but he stuck to his plan despite getting hit for a biggie by Rohit. On his caught and bowled to dismiss Krunal, Shardul states that after he releases the ball, he thinks he is a fielder and he had to take that catch. Informs he thought it was his catch as the followthrough was in the same direction. Ends by saying he is confident that Chennai can chase this total down.
Decent bowling effort from Chennai. They started poorly but then came back strongly. Deepak Chahar was the pick of the bowlers, with 3/26 in his 4 overs but the real impact was provided by Shardul Thakur. He got the opening breakthrough and took a stunning caught and bowled of Krunal Pandya. The rest were economical and ensured that Mumbai did not run away with the game.
After electing to bat, de Kock and Rohit got the team off to an attacking start, which was expected. But what followed next, came as a surprise. Shardul Thakur got de Kock and then, Chennai started to apply the choke. Batsmen came in and went out, without moving the scoreboard much. In the end, Kieron Pollard's unbeaten 41 from 25 powered the Blue side close to 150.
149 might look less on paper but in a final, this is mighty big. Probably, Mumbai will feel that they are 10 runs light but if dew does not take effect, which should not, the bowler for the Men In Blue should come out all guns blazing.
Dwayne Bravo to Kieron Pollard. FOUR! They get it as Pollard has smashed this one too! Brute power by the big man! Bravo once again misses the yorker and bowls it full and outside off. Pollard hammers it through covers and there is no stopping that. 9 from the last over and MUMBAI FINISH WITH 149/8!
Dwayne Bravo to Kieron Pollard. FOUR! Powered! Full and around off, he misses the yorker by just. Pollard smashes it through covers. It is in the gap and it races away to the fence. Mumbai would love one more.
Jasprit Bumrah walks in.
Dwayne Bravo to Kieron Pollard. OUT! He is way short! McClenaghan has sacrificed his wicket. The good thing for Mumbai is, Pollard will be on strike. Full and on off, Pollard hits it down to long off. They take one and go for the double which was never on. Faf throws it to the bowler who takes it and whips the bails off. The umpire takes it upstairs and replay shows that McClenaghan's dive has not saved him.
A run out appeal has been taken upstairs! McClenaghan is already walking back!
Ha ha ha ha ha ha! Pollard is having some amusement in the middle. The umpires are not amused though and immediately have a word with him. The previous ball was a very big wide but umpire Menon did not feel that it was a wide. Pollard frustratingly threw his bat in the air and for this ball, he was standing well outside the pitch, went even wider and when Bravo was about to deliver, just pulled out, walking in front of the sticks!
Dwayne Bravo to Kieron Pollard. Another dot! This though could have been called a wide! This is outside the tramline and Pollard makes a leave by moving a little towards his off pole. Pollard looks at the umpire but once again, no wide given. Three dots to begin the last over, Chennai could not have asked for a better start.
Dwayne Bravo to Kieron Pollard. Another dot! Pollard walks right across the stumps and Bravo bowls it full and wide outside off. KP looks to drive but then pulls out thinking it is a wide but the umpire does not give it.
Dwayne Bravo to Kieron Pollard. Starts off with a full ball outside off, Pollard hammers it to the long off fielder. The non-striker runs towards the striker's end but then realizes Pollard does not want a run. He then turns and makes it back.
Dwayne Bravo to bowl the last over.
Deepak Chahar to Mitchell McClenaghan. A slower ball, outside off, Mitchell swings hard but misses. 4 runs and 2 wickets from the over, Deepak Chahar finishes with figures of 4-1-26-3!
Deepak Chahar to Mitchell McClenaghan. Outside off, on a length, McClenaghan swings hard but gets a thick inside edge towards short mid-wicket.
Mitchell McClenaghan walks in at number 9, replacing Rahul Chahar.
Deepak Chahar to Rahul Chahar. OUT! Two wickets in the over as brother gets brother. A length ball outside off, Rahul backs away to go over mid off but the bounce does him in. Miscues it towards mid off where Faf du Plessis takes a dolly.
Deepak Chahar to Rahul Chahar. On middle and leg, tucked towards mid-wicket.
Rahul Chahar walks in at number 8, replacing Hardik.
Deepak Chahar to Hardik Pandya. OUT! Plumb LBW in the end. Hardik Pandya has to walk back. He takes the review along with him. The question to be asked is, why did he take a review? He would have surely known if he would have hit it right? Anyway, Chennai will celebrate as they have got the danger man. A yorker on middle, Pandya looks to flick but misses. Gets hit on the pad. Chahar appeals and the umpire raises his finger. Pandya straightaway reviews. Replays roll in and they show that the on-field call is the right one. Raina can breathe a huge sigh of relief as the dropped catch did not cost a lot.
Hardik Pandya has been adjudged LBW! He has taken the review though. Inside edge? Going down leg? Looks close. No inside edge on Ultra Edge. Pitched on middle. Three reds. Hardik seems to be a goner...
Deepak Chahar to Hardik Pandya. FOUR! Clobbered! The slower short ball and on off, Pandya picks it early, goes back and powers it through mid-wicket for a boundary. Ideal start to the over and all these runs will be hurting Raina the most.
Deepak Chahar is back!
Shardul Thakur to Hardik Pandya. A single to end now! This is eased down to long off. 16 from the over, a huge one for Mumbai. However, it could have been a lot less and also, it could have had the wicket of Pandya.
Shardul Thakur to Hardik Pandya. SIX! That is why you do not drop this guy! What a shot! Very full and on middle, Pandya plays the helicopter, connects well and it sails over the mid-wicket stand.
Shardul Thakur to Kieron Pollard. Around off, chipped down to long on for a run.
Shardul Thakur to Kieron Pollard. SIX! This is outta here! We are witnessing a Polly special. Short and outside off, Pollard swivels and pulls it massively over mid-wicket!
Shardul Thakur to Hardik Pandya. DROPPED! Raina has spilled a dolly. How costly is this going to prove? If there is one man you do not want to drop at this stage, it is Hardik Pandya. He is a game-changer. Thakur bowls it short and on off. Pandya goes back and looks to slice it but only manages a top edge. It lobs towards Raina who is running backwards from covers. The sweeper cover fielder also runs in. From the corner of his eye, Raina is looking at that fielder and perhaps thinks that he is going to take it. Then, he looks up at the ball and realizes it is Raina's own catch. That second of distraction costs him and the chance is put down. A single taken.
Shardul Thakur to Kieron Pollard. Bowls it fuller and on off, Pollard does not get the room to free his arms so he pushes it down to long on for a single.
Shardul Thakur is back!
Imran Tahir to Kieron Pollard. Another short one but this is quicker, Pollard only manages to hit it flat and on the bounce to deep mid-wicket for a single. A good over for Mumbai, 10 from it. They would look to get similar amount of runs or more, in each of the next three overs.
Imran Tahir to Kieron Pollard. SIX! He has picked the bones out of that one! Yes, it is a gift but it still has to be put away. Tahir bowls a half-tracker on middle, Pollard goes back and pulls it with ease over the square leg fence.
Imran Tahir to Kieron Pollard. Clever bowling! Slows it up and on middle, gets it to turn away. Pollard is caught by surprise and he defends it.
Imran Tahir to Hardik Pandya. A yorker, Pandya jams it down to long on for a run.
Imran Tahir to Kieron Pollard. Flatter and on middle, Pollard looks to muscle it over the long on fence but mistimes it. Only a single to the fielder there.
Imran Tahir to Hardik Pandya. Flatter and on middle, it is pushed down to long on for a single.
Ravindra Jadeja to Hardik Pandya. Pandya keeps strike for the next over as he pushes it down to long on.
Ravindra Jadeja to Kieron Pollard. Sensible batting! Follows the boundary with a single down to long on.
Ravindra Jadeja to Kieron Pollard. JUST SHORT AND FOUR! Good try though by Chahar! This is bowled outside off, Pollard hits it hard towards sweeper cover. Chahar there gets a second to decide whether to go for the catch or to keep it down to one. He chooses the former. Runs in and then dives ahead but the ball lands short and goes past him for a boundary. Need a few more of these, do Mumbai.
Ravindra Jadeja to Hardik Pandya. Outside off, this is slapped through covers for one.
Ravindra Jadeja to Hardik Pandya. This is fired on middle, it straightens after pitching. Pollard pushes it back to the bowler.
Ravindra Jadeja to Kieron Pollard. Shorter and on off, Pollard goes back and pushes it down with the angle to long on for one.
STRATEGIC BREAK. Even-stevens at the moment. One team needs to have a good bunch of 5 overs. That could possibly decide the winner of this tournament. Pollard or Hardik or both combined could take the total to 175 from here. If Chennai manage to get rid of both quickly, they might be even chasing less than 150. Another interesting period...
Imran Tahir to Kieron Pollard. A single to end an action-packed over! 8 runs and a wicket from it. Pollard goes back and works it through mid-wicket for one.
Imran Tahir to Kieron Pollard. The googly on middle, Pollard tries to defend but it goes off the inner half towards mid-wicket.
Two brothers of destruction in the middle. HP joins KP. Hardik Pandya has come out to bat.
Imran Tahir to Ishan Kishan. OUT! CAUGHT! Imran Tahir is up and running in celebration. He gets his second and he also becomes the LEADING WICKET-TAKER OF THIS EDITION WITH 26 SCALPS. However, the shot here can be questioned. Having got a six already in this over, was this needed from Kishan? Not sure what was going on in his mind. He makes room and then looks to hit this ball which is on middle, over mid-wicket. It was the googly and all he got was a top edge which went high up in the air towards cover. Raina there takes a dolly. Chennai managing to be on top by taking wickets regularly.
Imran Tahir to Kieron Pollard. Very full again, this time Pollard gets bat to ball and hits it down to long on for a single.
Imran Tahir to Kieron Pollard. This is fired in very full on the pads, Pollard looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pads.
Imran Tahir to Kieron Pollard. SIX! Welcome back into the attack, Tahir! A freebie to begin with. A full toss on off, Pollard lofts it over the long off fence for a biggie. 100 up for Mumbai, 35 legal balls to go after this. How many will they target?
Imran Tahir is back on. 1-0-5-1 so far.
Ravindra Jadeja to Kieron Pollard. On the pads again, Pollard works it through mid-wicket and takes one. Just the 4 from Jadeja's first.
Ravindra Jadeja to Ishan Kishan. Whips it with the turn down to long on for a single.
Ravindra Jadeja to Kieron Pollard. Fired it into the pads, Pollard works it through mid-wicket for one.
Ravindra Jadeja to Ishan Kishan. Pushes this past the bowler towards long on for a single.
Ravindra Jadeja to Ishan Kishan. Another quicker delivery, almost a yorker outside off, Kishan looks to dig it out but misses.
Ravindra Jadeja to Ishan Kishan. Full and fired in outside off, watchfully defended.
Ravindra Jadeja into the attack now.
Shardul Thakur to Kieron Pollard. A short ball to end! Pollard evades it. So once again Chennai have managed to take two wickets in back-to-back overs.
Shardul Thakur to Kieron Pollard. Back of a length on middle, this one skids through. Pollard looks to flick but misses to get hit high on the pads.
Shardul Thakur to Ishan Kishan. This is on the pads, Kishan works it towards square leg for one.
Kieron Pollard is the new man in!
Shardul Thakur to Krunal Pandya. OUT! In the air... dropped, no, taken! What a catch that by Thakur. Take a bow. He has covered so much distance there and hangs onto it in the end. Once again it is the short ball which does the trick and once again the change in bowling works wonders for Chennai. It is a quick one on the body of the batsman. Krunal is way too late on the pull shot. He gets a top edge which lobs on the leg side. Thakur sprints towards the ball, gets two hands to it but the ball pops out. He keeps his eyes on it and then hangs on. Tumbles onto the ground after doing so. Mumbai in trouble here.
Shardul Thakur to Krunal Pandya. Another couple! This is driven to the left of the fielder at sweeper cover. Two taken.
Shardul Thakur to Krunal Pandya. Length delivery around off, Pandya plays it late and through point for a couple.
Shardul Thakur is back!
Imran Tahir to Krunal Pandya. A single as Pandya pushes it through covers. End of a successful first over by Tahir.
Imran Tahir to Krunal Pandya. On the stumps again and Pandya is happy blocking it out.
Imran Tahir to Krunal Pandya. The googly, Pandya picks it and then guides it down to third man for a couple.
Imran Tahir to Krunal Pandya. The googly on the stumps, it is kept out.
Krunal Pandya walks in at number 5, replacing Suryakumar.
Imran Tahir to Suryakumar Yadav. OUT! TIMBER! Imran Tahir strikes straightaway! The budding partnership has been cut short. Timely wicket for Chennai as the runs were starting to come again for Mumbai. It is the slider and on middle, Yadav goes back and looks to guide it towards third man but the shot was never on. There was not a lot of room on offer. It goes off the inside edge, onto his pads and then onto the stumps. The one who anchored Mumbai's chase in Qualifier 1, has to walk back. Big wicket!
Imran Tahir to Suryakumar Yadav. Full on middle, worked through mid-wicket for a couple.
Imran Tahir to bowl.
STAT ALERT - In the first 8 matches of their season, CHENNAI managed to concede on average 64 runs in the first 10 overs. Since then, that has ballooned to 81 runs!
Harbhajan Singh to Ishan Kishan. FOUR! Full toss and put away! Back-to-back good overs for Mumbai. 10 from this one. 22 from the last 2. Kishan whips this in the gap in the mid-wicket region and bags a boundary. End of Harbhajan's spell for tonight. He was brilliant till his last over. Ends with figures of 4-0-27-0.
Harbhajan Singh to Suryakumar Yadav. Full and outside off, it is squeezed out towards point for a run.
Harbhajan Singh to Suryakumar Yadav. Goes back and works it towards mid-wicket.
Harbhajan Singh to Suryakumar Yadav. FOUR! A top, top effort in the field through from Jadeja. Harbhajan tosses it up on the leg stump, Yadav plays that stylish flick uppishly towards deep mid-wicket. It seems to be in the gap. Jadeja there though makes a lot of ground to his left and then dives full stretch. He gets fingertips to it but the ball trickles over the fence. That is technically a dropped catch but it was a tremendous effort.
Harbhajan Singh to Ishan Kishan. Looks to play the reverse sweep but does not connect that well, it rolls towards point for a single.
Harbhajan Singh to Ishan Kishan. Played to the point region by the batsman.
Dwayne Bravo to Ishan Kishan. A single now as this is slapped down to long off. End of a much-needed good over for Mumbai, 12 from it.
Dwayne Bravo to Ishan Kishan. FOUR! Well bowled but excellently played! It is the dipping low full toss. Kishan initially goes for the sweep but then the ball dips on him. He goes down even more and hits it behind square on the leg side for a boundary. Second of the over.
Dwayne Bravo to Suryakumar Yadav. Length ball and on middle, Yadav hits it past the bowler for a single.
Dwayne Bravo to Suryakumar Yadav. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
Dwayne Bravo to Ishan Kishan. Full and around off, chipped uppishly, with the ball holding off the deck, towards mid off. A run taken.
Dwayne Bravo to Ishan Kishan. WIDE. A slower ball bouncer, but it is too high. Goes well above the batsman.
Dwayne Bravo to Ishan Kishan. FOUR! Up and over! Mid on was up and de Kock targetted that area. A length ball, around middle and off, Kishan swings it cleanly over mid on. Almost goes all the way. Bounces just inside the ropes.
STRATEGIC BREAK. Good comeback by Chennai after an onslaught in the early overs of the Powerplay. 30/0 in the first 3 and then just 28 in the next 6, signalling the control exerted by the bowling side. This will be the spin time for Chennai, something which they excel in, but Mumbai too, have quality batsmen who play spin well. Should be a fascinating contest.
Harbhajan Singh to Ishan Kishan. This is fired in very full and on middle, Kishan strokes it back nicely towards the bowler. Harbhajan dives to his left, gets a hand to it but can't stop the single down to long on. 5 from this over and only 13 from the last 3.
Harbhajan Singh to Ishan Kishan. Quicker and outside off, Ishan goes back and goes really hard at it. Ends up chopping it to covers.
Harbhajan Singh to Suryakumar Yadav. Fires it on the stumps, this is punched down to long on for a run.
Harbhajan Singh to Ishan Kishan. Short and slower outside off, IK slaps it through covers but only for a single.
Harbhajan Singh to Ishan Kishan. Short! Kishan goes back and punches this uppishly but just short of covers.
Harbhajan Singh to Ishan Kishan. Slower through the air outside off, tempting Kishan to go for it but Ishan leaves it alone. Wided.
Harbhajan Singh to Suryakumar Yadav. Goes for the sweep, Yadav wanted to hit it a lot squarer but ends up hitting it towards mid-wicket for a single.
Dwayne Bravo to Ishan Kishan. A dot to end another fantastic over! The runs have dried up now. Back of a length on off, it is kept out.
Dwayne Bravo to Ishan Kishan. On the middle pole, Kishan blocks it out.
Dwayne Bravo to Suryakumar Yadav. On the leg stump again, Yadav plays it with a straight bat and down to long on for a single.
Dwayne Bravo to Ishan Kishan. Length and outside off, Kishan plays it late towards third man for a single.
Dwayne Bravo to Suryakumar Yadav. Leading edge but safe! This is down the leg side, Yadav looks to flick but closes the face of the bat early, it goes off the leading edge towards long on for a single. Singles are all that Mumbai are dealing in at the moment.
Dwayne Bravo to Suryakumar Yadav. On the fuller side, Yadav strokes it to mid off.
Dwayne Bravo is on!
Harbhajan Singh to Suryakumar Yadav. So 5 singles in this over! This one brings up the 50. Yadav goes back once again and this time works it through square leg.
Harbhajan Singh to Suryakumar Yadav. A dot now! On middle, SKY goes back and works it to mid-wicket.
Harbhajan Singh to Ishan Kishan. Another single as this is punched down to long on.
Harbhajan Singh to Suryakumar Yadav. Flatter and on off, Yadav goes back and punches it down to long on for one.
Harbhajan Singh to Ishan Kishan. On the stumps, this is tapped towards point for a quick run. Ishan also gets underway.
Harbhajan Singh to Suryakumar Yadav. Yadav works it with the turn through square leg for a single. He gets off the mark.
Harbhajan Singh is back!
Deepak Chahar to Ishan Kishan. Now the awayswinger! Top stuff by Chahar. This is landed on off and then it leaves Kishan. He looks to defend but gets beaten. A WICKET MAIDEN FOR DEEPAK CHAHAR - Mumbai finish the Powerplay on 45/2.
Deepak Chahar to Ishan Kishan. Inside edge! Chahar has his tail up now! This is on a length and around off, jags back in. Kishan looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto his pads.
Deepak Chahar to Ishan Kishan. On the fuller side on off, Kishan plays a confident drive to covers.
Deepak Chahar to Ishan Kishan. Wide outside off, inside the tramline though. Left alone.
Ishan Kishan walks in at number 4, replacing his skipper.
Deepak Chahar to Rohit Sharma. OUT! Change of ends for Chahar does the trick! Back-to-back wickets for Chennai. Chahar is elated. Excellent slower one on off, it dips on the batsman and also moves away a little. Sharma looks to go downtown but ends up playing inside the line. The ball kisses the outside edge and goes low towards Dhoni who takes it diving across to his right. 132 DISMISSALS IN THE INDIAN T20 LEAGUE FOR MS DHONI - Most for a keeper in the Indian T20 League. Chennai ending the Powerplay strongly.
Deepak Chahar to Rohit Sharma. Fuller on middle, Rohit defends it back to the bowler.
Deepak Chahar will bowl the final over of the Powerplay.
Shardul Thakur to Suryakumar Yadav. A dot to end a successful over for Chennai. Length and on off, it is kept out.
Suryakumar Yadav walks in at number 3, replacing de Kock.
Shardul Thakur to Quinton de Kock. OUT! In the air... taken! Shardul Thakur has the last laugh and the extra yard of pace I was talking about, is visible here. He goes back to bowling a seam-up ball and bangs it short on the body of de Kock. The delivery skids through. De Kock is way too late on the pull. It hits his glove and lobs towards Dhoni who takes it. De Kock has already started walking. Thakur gives him a send off. A much-needed wicket for Chennai. The free-flowing opening stand has been cut short. De Kock goes back after playing a good cameo. Chennai will now try and pull things back a little.
Shardul Thakur to Quinton de Kock. SIX! That made a cracking sound of the bat! The slower one and it is shorter in length. De Kock waits for it and then hammers it over the mid-wicket fence. Even Sachin Tendulkar was impressed, such was the quality of the shot.
Shardul Thakur to Quinton de Kock. Thakur seems to have an extra yard of pace in his bowling tonight. He goes full and wide outside off. De Kock is a touch late in bringing his bat down and gets beaten.
Shardul Thakur to Rohit Sharma. Mistimed! A short delivery, it hurries onto the batsman. Rohit looks to pull but mistimes it towards deep backward square leg for a single.
Shardul Thakur to Quinton de Kock. On the bounce! Shorter in length and on the body, de Kock pulls it and on the bounce to deep square leg for one. He seems to be going after everything here.
Change of ends for Shardul Thakur. 1-0-8-0 so far.
Harbhajan Singh to Rohit Sharma. FOUR! Swept and swept fine! The last ball kind of spoils the over. This is on the pads, Sharma sweeps it with the turn through square leg and bags a boundary.
STAT ALERT - 20 runs off the 3rd over. That's the most Chennai have conceded in an over during the Powerplay this season!
Harbhajan Singh to Rohit Sharma. The batsman gets to the pitch of the ball and defends it.
Harbhajan Singh to Rohit Sharma. The yorker on middle, Sharma jams it out. Not a lot you can do with that ball.
Harbhajan Singh to Quinton de Kock. Well bowled! De Kock dances down the track but Harbhajan slows it up. De Kock swings but it goes off the inner half towards mid-wicket for one.
Harbhajan Singh to Rohit Sharma. Hesitation but safe! Not sure where de Kock was running there. Rohit works it with the turn through mid-wicket. They take one, he initially calls for two and de Kock sets off after completing the one. Rohit though shouts loudly no which means de Kock has enough time to turn and make it back in.
Harbhajan Singh to Quinton de Kock. Floats it up on middle, de Kock eases it down to long off for one.
We have the first bowling change of the evening. Harbhajan Singh comes on to bowl.
Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock. Now a single! 20 from the third and Mumbai are off to a flier. Shortish and outside off, it is guided down to third man for one.
Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock. SIX! Dealing in maximums are Mumbai. Another top class shot. De Kock makes room and Chahar feeds another full ball on off. QdK just lifts it over covers and it goes all the way. Third of the over.
Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock. Cramps the batsman for room by bowling it on the body, it is pushed to mid on.
Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock. SIX! OUTRAGEOUS! How has that gone all the way? Probably because of the modern bats. De Kock makes room and Chahar bowls it outside off, de Kock opens the face and drives it uppishly. It goes straight into the direction of Harbhajan Singh at third man but over him. Chahar can't believe it. Second maximum of the innings.
Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock. Gets it right this time and lands it on a length around off, de Kock strokes it to covers. The ball seems to be coming on nicely onto the bat.
STAT ALERT - A gentle reminder. Chennai have taken the most wickets in the Powerplay(27) this season. Will there be an addition tonight?
Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock. WIDE! Pressure, pressure, trying to stay away from de Kock's hitting zone. Chahar bowls it wide outside off but it is too wide and it has been signaled one.
Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock. SIX! De Kock now joins the party! WOW! This is some hit. He shuffles right across on off and this is full and on off. He just picks it and sends it sailing over the mid-wicket fence. A maximum on the very first ball of the over, pressure on the bowler.
Shardul Thakur to Rohit Sharma. A crisp drive not but straight to the fielder! Length and on off, it is stroked to cover-point. So the second over goes Mumbai's way. 8 from it.
New ball please! The previous one has gone right in the gap between the stands and into the drain. Out comes the fourth umpire with a box of replacement balls.
Shardul Thakur to Rohit Sharma. SIX! That has been pulled off the front foot. Trademark Rohit Sharma. First maximum of the final. Shardul looks to surprise Sharma by bowling it short. It was a good one but all Rohit does is stand tall and pull it with ease over the square leg fence.
Shardul Thakur to Rohit Sharma. Well bowled again! Steams in and spears this very full on middle, Rohit gets his bat down in time and strokes it to mid on.
Shardul Thakur to Rohit Sharma. Play and a miss! That begins just outside off but then moves away. Rohit like de Kock, goes after it away from his body but gets beaten.
Shardul Thakur to Rohit Sharma. Back of a length and just outside off, Rohit looks to smash it through the off side but the ball hits the higher portion of the bat and rolls towards covers.
Shardul Thakur to Rohit Sharma. Starts off with a wrong line, on the pads, Rohit flicks it through square leg and takes two.
Shardul Thakur to share the new ball with Deepak Chahar.
Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock. Play and a miss! Good carry there to the keeper. This is short and outside off, Chahar seems to have bent his back on this one as de Kock looks to cut but is beaten by the extra bounce. Despite Chahar being a little wayward, it ends up being a tight over, just two from it.
Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock. Almost chops it on! Just no footwork there by de Kock. This is short and just outside again, not a lot of width on offer this time. De Kock throws his bat at it but away from his body. He gets an inside edge onto his pads and the ball rolls back but away from the off stump.
Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock. De Kock would feel he missed out there! Chahar has not begun well. This is short and outside off, de Kock reaches out to it and cuts it but straight to point.
Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock. Goes full this time, however, there is no swing at all. De Kock leans into it and drives it solidly but straight to cover.
Deepak Chahar to Rohit Sharma. Rohit is off the mark now! Short again and on his body, he nudges it towards square leg for one. Chahar has started off with two short deliveries, you do not see that often from him. He is normally bowling it full. Nerves of the final? Maybe.
Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock. Mumbai are underway straightaway! A shortish delivery, it is just outside off, de Kock cuts it down to third man and a single is taken.
We are all set to begin now! The two umpires make their way out to the middle. Then MS Dhoni walks out and he is followed by his team. They are now in a huddle. The two Mumbai openers, Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock make their way to the middle. The Chennai fielders now head to their fielding positions while Deepak Chahar is seen marking his run up. He will be bowling to Quinton de Kock who will be facing the first ball. Here we go...
Chennai (UNCHANGED XI) - Faf du Plessis, Shane Watson, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (WK/C), Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Imran Tahir.
Mumbai (Playing XI) - Rohit Sharma (C), Quinton de Kock (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Krunal Pandya, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Rahul Chahar, Mitchell McClenaghan (IN FOR JAYANT YADAV), Jasprit Bumrah, Lasith Malinga.
Chennai skipper, MS Dhoni, says they were looking to bowl first anyway. Mentions if the result is in your favour then the lack of break does not matter. Further adds the guys are ready to go for this game. Informs they are playing the same team from the match against Delhi.
Mumbai skipper, Rohit Sharma, says it is a big game and he prefers to bat first. Reckons there might be some help for the pacers and spinners initially but they are ready for it. States they immediately came to Hyderabad after Qualifier 1. Further adds a lot of guys trained hard in those days and a few of them took a break. Further adds, the break was a good thing for him as he feels fresh now. Informs they have one change, Mitchell McClenaghan coming in for Jayant Yadav.
TOSS - Time for the spin of the coin. We are all in readiness. Rohit Sharma is the home captain for this game, as Mumbai qualified first and so, MS Dhoni will call. HEADS is the call but it turns out to be TAILS. MUMBAI WILL BAT FIRST.
PITCH REPORT - VVS Laxman says the wicket looks a belter. Mentions there is an even spread of grass cover and it is rock solid. Ends by saying the boundaries are big and running between the wickets will be important.
After nearly two months of this exhilarating tournament, we are coming to the end of it. It is finals day and two of the most successful teams of this competition are going head-to-head. Chennai will be locking horns with Mumbai in Hyderabad. It just does not get bigger than this. Both the teams are eyeing their 4th Trophy and that will also mean, the team winning tonight will be the most successful franchise of the Indian T20 League. Who will come out on top? We will have to wait to find out. For now, we welcome you to the coverage.
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Victorious Mumbai skipper, Rohit Sharma, is all smiles. Says that throughout the tournament, Mumbai played good cricket which is the reason they finished on top. Stresses that they got some momentum at the start in the first half and when that was achieved, all plans started falling into place. Praises each and every player of the 25-man squad for chipping in at some point of time. Believes that Mumbai's bowling was excellent in this game with the bowlers putting their hand up post the Powerplay and bringing the team back in the match. Details that they backed themselves to bowl in any conditions and any situation and which is why they could bounce back in this match. Praises Lasith Malinga for coming back so well in that last over, in spite of going for over 40 runs in the first 3. Admits that at one stage, he wanted to go to Hardik Pandya for that final over but he went for experience. On his own captaincy skills, Rohit humbly says that whatever he is, it is because of the entire team.
Chennai skipper, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, says that as a team they had a good season but wants to go back and discuss how to win finals. Admits that throughout the tournament, batting never clicked but somehow they managed to get to this stage but here, the poor batting cost them. Smiles and says that during the game, it felt like Mumbai and Chennai were passing the trophy to one another but eventually Mumbai held their nerve. Feels that bowling was Chennai's strength and even in the final, they did well, strongly commenting that this was not a 150-pitch but more. Adds that the batting needs to come good next season, else they will struggle during the knockouts. But for now, wants to focus on the upcoming World Cup.
The match officials are given their match medallions.
IMRAN TAHIR is given the award for taking the most number of wickets this season - 26. Believes that age is just a number (he is 40 now) and thanks Chennai for repeatedly giving him opportunities. Is sad that the team could not win but praises Mumbai for playing well. On playing in the Indian T20 League, Tahir says that it is not easy to bowl on such pitches and that too, against the best batsmen in the world but he believed in himself. On being jokingly asked whether he can play for another 10 years, Tahir says that he would love to play for as long as he possibly can.
Australia's David Warner, playing for Hyderabad, is awarded the leading run-getter of the season with 692 runs. Before he left, he managed to record an interview. Thanks the organizers for this award but also stresses that players do not play for awards. Thanks the Hyderabad crowd for religiously coming out in large numbers and says that he enjoys the Indian T20 League the most.
SHUBMAN GILL has been given the EMERGING PLAYER OF THE YEAR award. The 19-year old looks to be having a very good career ahead of him, with all the shots from the cricketing book.
First comes the Man Of The Final - JASPRIT BUMRAH - for his 4-0-14-2. Modestly says that he is very happy. Stresses that Mumbai know that in finals, things go very close, so all the players were very calm. He adds that even in his final over, he was trying to be calm and was focused on bowling one ball at a time, not thinking about any other pressure and backs himself in any situation.
Finally, we are ready for the actual presentation...
Akash Ambani praises Lasith Malinga for his outstanding bowling at the death. Feels the environment around in the team is the key to their success as they treat everyone as one family.
Nita Ambani says that it was very tense and she wasn't watching the ball and was going by the reaction of the crowd. Counts all the years they have won the title and congratulates Rohit Sharma for leading the team so well.
Finally... phew this is tiring... the Mumbai owners come on to talk. The mother and son are all smiles...
Sachin Tendulkar now says the key moment was Dhoni's run out. But also feels that Bumrah's overs were very crucial especially after Malinga and Krunal went for runs. Appreciates Malinga's effort in the last over and feels he bowled a brilliant last over. Remembers the last final here in 2017 when they defended 129 and they have defended another low score tonight. Sachin adds further they have a mixture of youth and experience. Believes Rahul Chahar is the stand out for them this season and he feels he was brilliant throughout. Adds that the spinners were excellent in the middle overs and hence, they could win this tournament. Also praises Hardik Pandya for his exceptional hitting.
Mahela Jayawardene says you can't control the match from the dugout but they trust the players out there. Feels they had the game in the bag when Dhoni was run out but Watson came out all guns blazing. States they wanted to defend but they do not want such close games. Says Pollard has the experience and also has a good record against Chennai. They had lost a couple of wickets quickly and hence, he was sent up the order. Stresses that Bumrah and Rahul Chahar bowled brilliantly and he came of age. Feels the pressure he created was what brought them back into the game.
Okay. Time to talk to the maestros. Batting mentor Mahela Jayawardene and Mumbai's icon Sachin Tendulkar.
Shane Bond says that it's the culmination of a lot of hard work. Admits that 150 was a below par total but they knew they have quality bowlers and there will be the pressure of the final. Says that this League is draining and he is going to take some time off. Mentions about Jason Behrendorff and Alzarri Joseph who are not here but also played their part. Thanks all the players and their families for their contribution.
Mitchell McClenaghan smiles and says that he is proud of the whole squad and praises all the boys who did the dirty work behind the scene. Mentions that they give it their all.
Hola! says Shane Bond. Don't leave me out! Here come the Kiwi duo of Bondy and McClenaghan.
Ishan Kishan now says this is the best part of the T20 format and Mumbai are known to make a comeback. Reckons they won the crucial parts of the game. Ends by saying he was backing Bumrah as he had two overs left and the pacer did his job extremely well.
Suryakumar Yadav says it was a very exciting and the perfect final. Mentions they wanted this to happen at the end of the season and he is pleased. States the routine the team follows is very important, they have great chemistry and they study the opposition a lot which helps them win titles.
The fireworks go high in the night sky and let us now see what SKY has to say...
Hardik Pandya says that they kept telling each other it will be 4-0 but admits that it was very tight. Adds that before making his debut, he had the image of the Mumbai franchise as his wallpaper on the phone and calls Krunal a pillar in his life. Adds that he keeps on learning things from him every day. Mentions that his plan was to win this League and is targeting the World Cup now and wants to win that too.
Krunal Pandya says that it was an unbelievable game. Tells that it's a dream come true for him and mentions that Mumbai was his dream team when he wasn't even a part.
This is a final. So no stoppage of interviews. More are coming. Here are the Pandya brothers.
Lasith Malinga says they needed a wicket, he wanted a wicket and he went for a wicket taking delivery. Nothing more is asked...
Jasprit Bumrah then says the ball was reversing a little bit towards the end. On the game getting close, Jasprit says that the team tried to stay as calm as possible. Mentions it went till the last ball like the 2017 final. Further adds he always believed in his team. States they are confident in their team players and he is pleased they are the champions.
Kieron Pollard starts by saying these are the games you want to perform and these are what people remember. Mentions he was just trying to stick there till the end and it worked well for him. Further adds Bumrah and Malinga were brilliant and they pulled it off for Mumbai. States 2017 was a similar match where they did not put up a lot of runs and it went down to the last ball. Reckons the team that panics would probably end up on the losing side. States it was a team effort and he is pleased they are the champions.
Time for some chatting. Pollard, Malinga and Bumrah first up, with Sanjay Manjrekar.
Chennai got off to a decent start, racking up 53/1 in the Powerplay. Then the choke began, which resulted in the momentum shifting. The defending champions slipped from 70/1 to 82/4 in the span of 21 balls and suddenly, Mumbai were favourites to win. But then, Watson started to come into his own. He took on Lasith Malinga in the 16th over and that changed complexion again. But on the penultimate ball, with 5 needed, Watson got run out while taking the second and that, once again, turned the game in Mumbai's favour.
Easily, Chennai panicked. This is what happens when you depend only on one or two players. Dhoni - their go-to man throughout the tournament - failed here. Watson - a man for the big finals - did it again but could not quite take his team over the line. But there was nothing from the other batsmen, with almost everyone throwing it away. Normally, just one solid partnership and one good innings at the top are required chasing 150 or below. Chennai had both. But Mumbai had the unbelievable never-say-die spirit. Lasith Malinga went for 42 in his 3 overs. But when it mattered, in the final over, defending 8, he conceded just 7. Champion stuff. Only Krunal had an off day.
The orchestrators of this win were three people - Kieron Pollard, Jasprit Bumrah and Rahul Chahar. Pollard because, his unbeaten 41 took Mumbai to a competitive total. Bumrah ensured that after the early leakage of runs, there was control in the middle overs and the end but what a spell Rahul Chahar bowled. 4-0-14-1 - same as Bumrah with one wicket less but the choke that he had during the middle overs was exceptional.
Second 1-run win for Mumbai in the final of an Indian T20 League tournament. Remember the 2017 final against Pune? That was a 1-run victory as well.
Unbelievable again. How many nails are left on your fingers? Not many on mine. Just wondering - are there more twists on a path around a hill or in this game? So many turns. Mumbai winning, Chennai winning, no, Mumbai winning again, wait... Chennai back on... oh wow... Super Over and eventually, the game is over!
Lasith Malinga to Shardul Thakur. OUT! MUMBAI ARE THE CHAMPIONS FOR THE FOURTH TIME! Malinga holds his composure. He delivers a slower full length ball on middle and leg, Thakur is deceived there as he is early into his shot. Misses the ball completely and is rapped on the pads. They appeal and the umpire has his finger up almost instantly. Start the celebration, Mumbai. Rohit Sharma is running in joy. The Mumbai dugout has gone mad. The crowd is jumping up and down. Off go the fireworks. What an atmosphere! What a match, truly worthy of a grand finale!
Tension everywhere! Prayers are on. Players are taking their own sweet time. What a final!
Lasith Malinga to Shardul Thakur. Full toss on middle and leg, Thakur stands back inside the crease and swings it through square leg for a couple of runs. 2 needed off 1. Super Over?
Shardul Thakur walks out to bat! He somehow needs to get bat to ball. That will surely be the message given to him before walking out.
Lasith Malinga to Shane Watson. OUT! Watson is run out! What a big moment in this match! A very full length delivery outside off, Shane squeezes it out through backward point and crosses for a run. Plenty of hesitation over the second run and Watson eventually decides to go for it. The throw comes to the keeper who collects it and deflects it onto the stumps as the Aussie dives in. It's referred upstairs and the replays find Watson well short. Fantastic knock by him but he has left his team in a spot. 4 needed off 2 balls.
Appeal for a run out! Shane Watson is the batsman in question. Has he made it with a dive? Looks out. Let's see...
Lasith Malinga to Shane Watson. Malinga continues to be very full and around leg, Watson fails to get under the line entirely but still whips it down to wide long on for a brace. 5 needed off 3 balls.
Lasith Malinga to Ravindra Jadeja. Too full in length on middle, Jadeja hits it right back to the bowler who fails to stop it cleanly and they scamper across for a quick single.
Lasith Malinga to Shane Watson. A low full toss on middle, Watson hops back and forces it down to long on for a single. 8 needed off 5 balls.
Who will bowl the final over? 9 needed. 8 for a Super Over. Lasith Malinga will bowl it. 3-0-42-0 so far.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja. Four byes! What a point in the match to err! Bumrah dishes out a sharp delivery again, it's short and outside off, Jadeja swishes and misses. De Kock tries to collect but it goes right through his gloves and reaches the fence behind.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja. Angles in a length ball on middle, Jadeja gets inside the line and slogs it over mid-wicket. McClenaghan in the deep stops the ball, slips a bit and that's enough for the batsmen to pinch the second run.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja. Flashes and misses! Sharp short delivery around off at 146.9 kph, Jadeja hangs back to hit it square of the wicket on the off side but is beaten due to the excessive pace.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja. Switches to 'round the wicket and spears in a very full ball on off. Jadeja swings his bat at it and inside edges it past the stumps and behind square leg. They take a couple of runs.
Ravindra Jadeja walks out to the middle.
Jasprit Bumrah to Dwayne Bravo. OUT! Bravo is caught behind! This match is not over yet. Going right down to the wire. Bumrah bowls it with a lot of fire and intensity. Digs in a short ball on middle at 148.5 kph, Bravo moves back to play a big pull shot but edges it behind. Third dismissal in the match for de Kock. 17 needed off 10 balls.
Jasprit Bumrah to Shane Watson. Back of a length delivery angling into the batsman, Watson stays back and pulls it aerially through mid-wicket for a run.
Krunal Pandya to Shane Watson. Too full in length and outside off, Watson drills it towards point where the fielder makes a half-stop with a dive. A single is taken to cap off a 20-run over. 50-RUN STAND COMES UP, IN 32 BALLS. 18 needed off 12 balls.
Krunal Pandya to Shane Watson. DOT BALL! Krunal sees the batsman making room wide outside off and he fires it very full and just inside the tramline. Watson leaves.
Krunal Pandya to Shane Watson. SIX! Out of here! Hat-trick of sixers! Watson, you ageless beauty! Loopy delivery, full and around leg, Shane clears his front leg, goes down on one knee and smokes it over mid-wicket.
Krunal Pandya to Shane Watson. SIX! Watson goes straight and clears the rope yet again! Flatter delivery, a touch short and on middle, Shane goes on the back foot and bludgeons it over the bowler's head. 25 needed off 15 balls!
Krunal Pandya to Shane Watson. SIX! Watson has sent it rocketing over covers. Clean hit. Clean as a whistle! Floated one, full and wide outside off, Watson unleashes onto the room on offer and dispatches it into the stand.
Krunal Pandya to Dwayne Bravo. Arrows in a very full ball on middle, almost a yorker, Bravo stays leg side to this one and drives it through covers for a single.
Krunal Pandya to bowl now. This is a gamble from Rohit Sharma. Could go either way.
Jasprit Bumrah to Dwayne Bravo. Taps a length ball to the right of the point fielder and crosses for a run. Just 4 from the over. 38 needed off 18 balls.
Jasprit Bumrah to Shane Watson. Extra for Chennai! Bumrah digs in a shortish ball, Watson tries hooking but once again fails to connect. De Kock fails to collect it with a jump to his left and they steal a bye.
Jasprit Bumrah to Shane Watson. MIX-UP, SAFE! A length ball, around middle and leg, Watson looks to swipe across the line but misses. The ball hits his bats and deflects to the off side. Bravo is looking for the single but Watto sends him back. Bumrah rushes to his left, picks it up and has a shy at the bowler's end and appeals but umpire Ian Gould does not even take it upstairs. Replays show that Bravo is well in.
Jasprit Bumrah to Shane Watson. Beaten in pace! That's quick from Bumrah. It's short and around off, Watson rocks back to play the square cut but it whizzes past his blade.
Jasprit Bumrah to Dwayne Bravo. Bumrah follows the batsman down the leg side and Bravo tries to help it on its way but is cramped for room. It goes off the outer half of his bat on the leg side and they cross.
Jasprit Bumrah to Shane Watson. CHAHAR DROPS! Costly miss. Has he dropped the trophy? Bumrah's short ball has been pulled without timing over square leg. Chahar tries to get under it in the deep and take the catch but it pops out of his hands. Bumrah is distraught. One more run added to the total.
Jasprit Bumrah is brought back into the attack!
Lasith Malinga to Shane Watson. Malinga switches to 'round the wicket and finally manages to hit the yorker mark. Watson squeezes it out to the off side and takes a run. 20 from the over, 42 needed off 24 balls.
Lasith Malinga to Shane Watson. FOUR! Watson has launched himself here. 19 from the over, so far. Malinga once again fails to find the blockhole and ends up delivering a juicy half-volley outside off. Watson latches onto it and spanks it to the deep cover fence.
Lasith Malinga to Shane Watson. FOUR! Another streaky boundary to bring up Chennai's 100 and Watson's fifty! Malinga offers width outside off, Shane throws his bat at it and ends up slicing it off the outside edge behind backward point. No chance for the fielder in the deep.
Lasith Malinga to Shane Watson. EDGY FOUR! Malinga is very full with his length, it's just outside off, Watson crouches a bit to hit it square on the off side but it takes the outside edge and screams past short third man for a boundary.
Lasith Malinga to Dwayne Bravo. A low dipping full toss on off, Bravo goes hard at it and hits it down to long on for a run.
Lasith Malinga to Dwayne Bravo. SIX! Ufff... those wrists of steel! Malinga spears in a fuller length ball on middle and leg, Bravo swings his bat across the line and dismisses it over mid-wicket.
Lasith Malinga is back!
Mitchell McClenaghan to Dwayne Bravo. Fractionally short and outside off, Bravo hits it in front of square on the off side and collects a run to close the over. McClenaghan also bowls out, 4-0-24-0, an economical spell by him.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Dwayne Bravo. A bouncer around leg, Bravo ducks underneath it.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Dwayne Bravo. Shortish and outside off, Dwayne rises on his back foot and slaps it past backward point. The third man fielder mops it up in the deep and they take a couple of runs.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Dwayne Bravo. Play and a miss! McClenaghan gets a length ball to leave the batsman with his natural left-arm angle. Bravo without any footwork pokes at it and misses.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Dwayne Bravo. Back of a length delivery outside off, Bravo punches it square of the wicket on the off side but finds the point fielder.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Dwayne Bravo. A touch short in length around off, Bravo goes on his toes and defends it to the off side.
The final strategic break of this season has been signaled! 65 needed in 36. With Dhoni back in the hut, you have to say, it is Mumbai who are on top. However, Chennai still have Watson out there and it depends entirely on him from hereon. Can he once again be the hero for them in the final or will Mumbai be the team to win it? Mitchell McClenaghan is back on.
Rahul Chahar to Shane Watson. Short and on off, punched off the back foot to covers. Just 3 from it and the dropped catch as well. Chahar finishes his spell with outstanding figures of 4-0-14-1! A big effort by the leggie in the final.
Rahul Chahar to Shane Watson. DROPPED! Watson gets another life. Full and flighted on off, Watson drills his drive straight back to the bowler, it's aerial and Chahar reacts quickly to attempt for the catch. However, it's hit ferociously and the leggie fails to hang on. The wicket of Watson at this stage would have made things even better for Mumbai.
Rahul Chahar to Dwayne Bravo. Loopy and on middle, spinning away, Bravo is squared up and he keeps it out somehow from the outer half of his bat to short third man. Takes a run.
Rahul Chahar to Shane Watson. Flatter and a touch shorter on middle, Watson goes on the back foot and plays it down on the off side for a single.
Rahul Chahar to Dwayne Bravo. Tossed up ball delivery outside off, Bravo gets forward and pushes it with an angled bat towards point for one.
Rahul Chahar to Dwayne Bravo. Bravo has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
Hardik Pandya to Shane Watson. Once again fails to find the gap in the backward point region. Slower and shorter outside off, Watson guides it to backward point. Just the three runs and the run out of Dhoni from the over. Probably the game-changing one. Chennai need 68 from 42 balls.
Hardik Pandya to Shane Watson. Back of a length around off, it is guided to short third man.
Dwayne Bravo walks out to the middle.
Hardik Pandya to Shane Watson. OUT! Dhoni is millimeters short is the verdict of Nigel Llong! Body blow to Chennai and Mumbai will be feeling on top. Hardik serves a short ball on middle, Watson tries to pull it but fails to middle his shot properly. It probably goes off his gloves towards square leg and they cross. Dhoni calls his partner for the second as the fielder misses his shy at the bowler's end. The long off fielder runs in the deep and scores a direct hit at the bowler's end as Dhoni drags his bat in. The third umpire is referred and after watching numerous replays from different angles, he has pressed OUT on the giantscreen. No benefit of the doubt to the batsman. It was really close to be honest. One frame was finding MS just in, another one had the bat just on the line. Touch and go, you never know. Mumbai are not complaining. Ishan Kishan was the fielder who hit the jackpot for Mumbai with his bull's eye. Chennai under pressure now.
Appeal for a run out. MS Dhoni is the batsman in question as there is a direct hit at the non-striker's end. Big moment in the match! This one is turning out to be very close. The third umpire is watching numerous angles, in one frame MS is in, in another, he appears short... Good luck to the third umpire.
STAT ALERT - Bumrah vs Dhoni in T20s (Prior to today). Runs - 47, Balls - 46, Outs - 3. This will be THE contest that decides the tournament.
Hardik Pandya to Shane Watson. Width on offer outside off, Watson cuts but finds the point fielder yet again. Really frustrating as a batsman.
Hardik Pandya to Shane Watson. Wide! This one is served on a length but way wide outside off. Shane allows it through to the keeper.
Hardik Pandya to Shane Watson. An off pace delivery, short and wide outside off, Watson mistimes his cut shot to point.
Hardik Pandya to MS Dhoni. Fractionally short and around off, Dhoni hangs on the back foot and punches it to sweeper cover for a single.
Hardik Pandya is on now!
Rahul Chahar to Shane Watson. FOUR! Misfield from Bumrah! Loopy delivery, around leg and going down, Watson kneels down and sweeps it firmly in the direction of short fine leg. Bumrah there puts in a dive to his left but it brushes his hands and runs behind for a boundary. 71 needed off 48 balls.
Rahul Chahar to MS Dhoni. Jumps out of the crease to a full ball and pushes it down through mid off for a run. Dhoni is off the mark.
Rahul Chahar to MS Dhoni. Shortish and outside off, MSD gets back and taps it down on the off side. Finds covers.
Rahul Chahar to MS Dhoni. Walks down the track and defends it on the leg side.
Rahul Chahar to MS Dhoni. What a delivery! Loopy leg spinner, landing full and outside off, Dhoni leans forward to push through the line but is beaten by the away spin.
A slip in place...
Rahul Chahar to Shane Watson. Flighted delivery, landing in the blockhole, Watson does well to force it out down to long on for a run.
Jasprit Bumrah to MS Dhoni. Lands it on a length and close to off stump, Dhoni presses forward and pushes it to covers. Top over by Bumrah, just 1 run off it along with the wicket of Rayudu.
Jasprit Bumrah to MS Dhoni. Hurls in a length delivery in the corridor outside off, Dhoni shoulders arms.
STAT ALERT - The Chahars are having a match to remember! Chahars - 4/31 (Econ - 5.17). Rest of the bowlers - 5/190 (Econ - 7.92).
Jasprit Bumrah to MS Dhoni. Beaten first up! Bumrah has his tail up. Steams in and delivers a good length ball outside off. It holds its line after pitching and Dhoni without any footwork is caught pushing and missing inside the line.
The crowd erupts here as MS Dhoni walks out to the middle. The skipper needs to lead from the front like he always does.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ambati Rayudu. OUT! Bumrah has done the job. Rohit brought him to do just that. He digs in a short ball on middle at 136.4 kph, Rayudu tries his best to pull but fails to counter the extra bounce. It goes over his bat, tickles his gloves and flies behind to the keeper. Quinton de Kock makes no mistake and Mumbai are roaring back into this match. 77 needed off 57 balls as the crowd is going mad. It's time for, guess who?
Jasprit Bumrah to Shane Watson. Shortish and on off, Watson remains back and taps it down to third man for a run. The Aussie showing his experience.
Jasprit Bumrah to Shane Watson. The batsman defends it from within the crease.
Rohit Sharma has gone back to his ace bowler realizing that this is a crunch moment in the run chase with a new batsman in the middle.
Jasprit Bumrah is back!
Rahul Chahar to Ambati Rayudu. Goes on the back foot to play the square cut but finds point. 2 runs to end the 10th over, Chennai need 78 more for a win.
Rahul Chahar to Ambati Rayudu. Beauty to beat the bat! A lovely tossed up delivery, landing full around off and forcing the batsman forward. Rayudu tries to block but it spins past his bat.
Rahul Chahar to Shane Watson. Short and wide outside off, Watson cuts it off his back foot through point for a run.
Rahul Chahar to Ambati Rayudu. Greets the new batsman with a long hop on middle, Rayudu rocks back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a run.
Ambati Rayudu walks in next.
Rahul Chahar to Suresh Raina. OUT! That's hitting the middle stump! Raina's time is over! Chahar provides the breakthrough. A leg spinner again. Landing around middle and turning back in a shade. Raina rather than getting forward, stays back to work it around. He fails to put bat on ball and is hit flush on the pads. The finger goes up immediately after the appeal is made. Raina decides to once again chance his luck and takes the DRS. But this time the replays show that it has hit him in line and is crashing onto the stumps. 80 needed off 64 balls.
Raina has been adjudged LBW! He has a long chat with Watson and eventually takes the review. Looks very close. Might be umpire's call at best.
Rahul Chahar to Suresh Raina. Beaten comprehensively! Chahar dishes out a leg spinner around middle and leg and gets it to spin back into the batsman. Raina sticks back to keep it out but it curls past him, beats the inside edge of his bat and goes to the keeper.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Shane Watson. Shortish and on off, Watson tries to run it down but finds short third man. 10 from the over.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Shane Watson. Slower one, on the shorter side, Watson mistimes his pull shot back towards the bowler.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Shane Watson. In the air... IN THE AIR... The ball falls safely! Watson survives. McClenaghan nearly bounced him out there. He bangs it in short on middle, Watson top edges his attempted pull shot and it flies behind towards square leg. Malinga tries to get under it from short fine leg and then attempts to catch it with a dive but fails to even touch the ball. Two taken.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Shane Watson. Mistimed shot! A slower one again, fuller in length around off, Watson goes hard at it and drags it off the inside half of his blade to deep mid-wicket for a couple.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Shane Watson. Wide! Slower one, on a length and outside off, Watson leaves it alone. A touch and go call that but the umpire has stretched his arms to signal a wide.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Shane Watson. FOUR! Boom! Watson has absolutely thwacked it. This one is a bit overpitched around off, Watson gets behind the line and spanks it past his partner at the other end for a boundary at long off.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Suresh Raina. Phew! Had Raina missed that, he was a plumb lbw candidate. McClenaghan goes for the slower yorker, he hurls it in at 111 kph and it reaches Raina on the full. The southpaw does well to get his bat down just in time as he deflects it down to fine leg for a run. The Kiwi was seen appealing but to no avail.
Rahul Chahar to Suresh Raina. The line is straight and Raina flicks it with the spin behind square leg for one. 3 from this one, 7 in the last two, Mumbai trying to choke the run flow post the Powerplay.
Rahul Chahar to Suresh Raina. Another dot ball. A googly on the slower side around off, Raina plays at it late but still finds short third man.
Rahul Chahar to Suresh Raina. Quicker one, fired in full on middle at 96 kph, Raina helped it in front of square leg. Dot ball.
Rahul Chahar to Shane Watson. A leg spinner again on the shorter side, allowing the batsman time to get back and slap it down to sweeper cover. A single is taken.
Rahul Chahar to Shane Watson. Gets away with a poor delivery, Chahar! Flatter and shorter ball on off, Watson gets back to pull it across the line but finds the mid-wicket fielder inside the ring.
Rahul Chahar to Suresh Raina. Tossed up ball on middle, Raina works it with the spin towards long leg and runs the first run hard. Turns for the second but Watson is not interested.
Rahul Chahar is on now!
Mitchell McClenaghan to Shane Watson. Inside edge! A delivery bowled very full and around off at 141 kph, Watson tries flicking but it takes the inside edge and deflects off his boot to covers. Dot ball to end a 4-run over.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Shane Watson. Appeal for an lbw! A slower one deceiving Watson. He tries to flick it on the leg side but is beaten due to the lack of pace. Gets hit on the pads, the bowler appeals but it pitched outside leg.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Suresh Raina. A length ball angling into the batsman, the line is too straight and Raina easily tucks it behind square leg for one.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Suresh Raina. NOT OUT! Raina has made the best possible use of the technology and buys himself a life. Coming to the delivery, McClenaghan tries to reopen those old scars of Raina by digging in a short ball at 140.4 kph. Suresh is caught in a tangle and awkwardly tries to fend at it. His eyes are off the ball as it sails over him, going very closely past his gloves. Quinton de Kock collects the ball and tosses it up in celebration. The bowler also turns in appeal and the umpire has his finger up. Raina is quick to take the DRS and the Ultra Edge finds nothing.
Suresh Raina has been given out caught behind! He has immediately taken the review. Has it missed his bat or gloves? Let's find out...
Mitchell McClenaghan to Suresh Raina. Wide! McClenaghan loses his line this time and bowls it down the leg side. Raina tries his best to put bat on ball but fails.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Shane Watson. Slower length ball on off, angling away at 117 kph, Watson stays back footed and dabs it down past backward point to third man. He jogs across to the other end for a single.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Suresh Raina. Good length delivery sliding down the leg side, Raina goes on his toes and glances it down towards long leg for a run.
The strategic break has been signaled and it is a much-needed one for Mumbai. Chennai are going along really well here. They are the one who have dominated the Powerplay and they need another 97 in 84 balls. They would hope to continue in the same manner. Mumbai on the other hand, need wickets and a couple of them that too quickly. They now have time to re-group and come up with a plan. Will they fight back or will Chennai continue to dominate? Also, Mitchell McClenaghan is back!
Lasith Malinga to Shane Watson. Angles in a length ball on middle, Watson closes the face of his bat and helps it on the leg side. Finds the fielder. 15 from the over, Chennai have cruised to 53/1 in the Powerplay, that's a rarity for them this season. Anyway, in the all-important final, they have got the best possible start in spite of losing du Plessis.
Lasith Malinga to Shane Watson. FOUR! Bang! A typical Watson shot! There isn't enough room on this one, it's bowled around off, Shane jumps on the back foot to create room and whacks it past the right side of short third man for a boundary.
Lasith Malinga to Shane Watson. Wide called for height! Malinga goes full pace this time. Speeds in and bends his back to dig in a short ball. It shoots off the surface as Watson attempts to pull it on the leg side. It bounces over his bat and de Kock does really well to jump and collect the ball.
Lasith Malinga to Shane Watson. SIX! This one has disappeared! Malinga attempts the slower one but fails to get his line right. It's on the pads and Watson muscles his slog sweep behind square leg for a maximum.
Lasith Malinga to Shane Watson. Back of a length ball on off, Watson cuts it off his back foot but finds point.
Lasith Malinga to Shane Watson. FOUR! Edgy from Watson this time! Malinga spears in a very full ball on off, Shane winds up for a big shot across the line but ends up slicing it off the outer half of his bat. It flies past the right side of the diving backward point fielder for a boundary.
Lasith Malinga to Shane Watson. Clever slower one. A touch short and around off, Watson plays it late and deflects it down towards short third man. Looks for a run but Raina sends him back.
Lasith Malinga to bowl the last over of the Powerplay!
Jasprit Bumrah to Suresh Raina. Back of a length and on off, Raina goes back and blocks it out. Just the 5 from Bumrah's first, a tight one to begin by him.
Jasprit Bumrah to Suresh Raina. The slower delivery and it is shorter in length on the body, Raina pulls it through square leg for a couple.
Jasprit Bumrah to Shane Watson. Back of a length again and Watson plays it late and down towards third man for one.
Jasprit Bumrah to Suresh Raina. Down the leg side, it is worked towards fine leg for a run. Raina gets underway!
Jasprit Bumrah to Suresh Raina. Well bowled and well kept! A bumer and it is a well-directed one. Raina evades it. The ball keeps rising as it reaches the keeper. Quinton leaps and takes it with one hand.
Jasprit Bumrah to Shane Watson. Back of a length on off, Watson guides it down to third man for a single.
Suresh Raina is the new man in! Also, Jasprit Bumrah is on.
Krunal Pandya to Faf du Plessis. OUT! Faf du Plessis is stumped out! Krunal gets his revenge eventually. Smart bowling by him. He senses the charge from the batsman again and smartly slips in a fullish ball wide outside off. Du Plessis fails to reach out and de Kock behind the stumps does the rest. The cameo from the South African is over but he has done the early damage. 117 needed off 96 balls.
Krunal Pandya to Faf du Plessis. Makes room again but this is short and on middle, Faf cuts it but finds point.
Krunal Pandya to Faf du Plessis. FOUR! Faf keeps going and keeps getting the desired result. Makes room and Krunal fires it full on middle, this is driven square on the off side. Beats the fielders inside the ring and then there is no stopping it.
Krunal Pandya to Faf du Plessis. SIX! High and handsome! Krunal tries following the batsman down the line with a flatter full ball, Faf hops back and hoists it over long on for a biggie. Chennai are cruising!
Krunal Pandya to Faf du Plessis. FOUR! Thumped! Loopy and full around middle, du Plessis jumps out of the crease and powers it over the bowler's head. Terrific footwork.
Krunal Pandya to Faf du Plessis. Goes on the back foot and punches it to covers.
Lasith Malinga to Faf du Plessis. FIVE RUNS! Bonus runs for Chennai. Not what Mumbai can afford. To begin with, it was another run out chance. Faf taps it to the left of de Kock and sets off for a single. Quinton picks the ball up and has a shy at the non-striker's end but misses. There is no one backing up and the ball goes to the fence. The last ball somewhat spoils the over for Malinga. 7 from it.
Lasith Malinga to Shane Watson. A direct hit and Watson was a goner! A very risky run that. The pressure of dot balls forced him to do so. Watson pushes it straight to covers and sets off. Kishan there picks it up and has a shy at the non-striker's end but misses. Replay shows Watson's dive would not have saved him.
Lasith Malinga to Shane Watson. Watson stays leg side of this delivery and Malinga bowls it just short and outside off, Watson looks to cut but is beaten. That shot was never on. Just the single from the over so far.
Lasith Malinga to Shane Watson. Slower one and on off, Watson guides it to point.
Lasith Malinga to Shane Watson. Back of a length on middle, Watson nudges it to square leg.
Lasith Malinga to Faf du Plessis. A single! Back of a length on off, this is guided through point.
Lasith Malinga is on now!
Krunal Pandya to Shane Watson. Floated one, full and on off, a bit of a drift, Watson defends it off his front foot to the off side.
Krunal Pandya to Shane Watson. Flatter and shorter on middle, Watson moves back and helps it on the leg side. Pandya moves across to his right to stop the ball and du Plessis is sent back by Shane.
Krunal Pandya to Shane Watson. FOUR! That is a beauty. Tossed up, outside off, Watto leans and drives it through the covers!
Krunal Pandya to Shane Watson. Outside off, plenty of width, driven straight to point.
Krunal Pandya to Shane Watson. That has been creamed! Full and outside off, Watson hits it right off the middle but straight to covers.
Krunal Pandya to Faf du Plessis. Nearly a return catch first ball for Krunal Pandya! He delivers a shortish ball outside off and it holds up a bit onto the batsman. Du Plessis sticks on the back foot and then checks his shot at the last moment. Krunal dives across to his left, gets his fingertips onto it as the ball travels behind to long off. A single is taken. Mumbai need these chances to stick.
Krunal Pandya to bowl from the other end.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Shane Watson. A couple to end the over! A good one for Chennai. Shortish and on middle, Watson stands tall and pulls it to the left of mid-wicket for a couple.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Shane Watson. Slightly full on off, Watson should be playing that off the front foot but he goes back and guides it to point.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Faf du Plessis. A single to follow the boundary! On the pads, Faf works it towards fine leg and gets to the other end.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Faf du Plessis. FOUR! Glorious! Faf du Plessis is off the mark in style. Mitchell bowls a half volley outside off, Faf leans into it and strokes it through covers. The ball races away.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Faf du Plessis. Good delivery! Extra bounce there! Length and around off, it takes off after pitching and also angles away. Faf looks to stroke it on the up but gets beaten.
Mitchell McClenaghan to Faf du Plessis. Starts off with a fuller delivery on middle, Faf pushes it to mid on.
We are back for the chase! Out walk Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis, the Chennai openers. The Mumbai players are in a huddle and now stride out to the middle. The new ball is given to Mitchell McClenaghan. He will be bowling to Faf du Plessis. Here we go...