That's it! Mumbai Indian win this game. This is their second win of the season. Hopefully, this victory will put their campaign back on the track. Captain Rohit Sharma finishes unbeaten on 56 off 33 balls. Full Scorecard | IPL 2018 Points Table
Excellent batting this by Rohit Sharma. He smashed Shardul Thakur for four fours and brought up his half-century as well. Mumbai Indians now need just five runs from the last over.
OUT! Dwayne Bravo strikes! They need more wickets from him tonight and that too in quick time. Evin Lewis holes out to the fielder near long-off. Lewis c SN Thakur b Dwayne Bravo 47(43). Meanwhile, Bravo bowls a superb over, gives away just five runs and picked a wicket as well. MI now need 37 more runs to win from 18 balls.
Mumbai Indians now need 47 more runs from 30 balls. The partnership between Evin Lewis and Rohit Sharma is now worth 54 off 31. CSK need couple of wickets to pull things back, otherwise MI look set for a win.
OUT! Superb catch by Ravindra Jadeja near deep mid-wicket. It was bowled short by Harbhajan Singh, Suryakumar Yadav went on the back-foot and pulled it from middle of the bat, but only to find Jadeja on the boundary rope. Suryakumar Yadav c Jadeja b Harbhajan 44(34)
Mumbai Indians now need 129 more runs to win from 15 overs, that's 90 balls. Meanwhile, Suryakumar Yadav and Evin Lewis are off to a decent start. Looks like the plan is to keep wickets in hand.
Watchful start this for Mumbai Indians. Suryakumar Yadav and Evin Lewis have been cautious thus far. Depak Chahar and Shardul Thakur started the proceedings for CSK.
Excellent comeback by Mumbai Indian bowlers. After 10 overs they were 91/1 and looked set to cross 180-run with ease. However, MI bowlers have done a fine job to pull back things. They gave only 78 runs in the last 10 overs and picked four wickets as well.
What an over for Mumbai Indians. Mitchell McClenaghan picked two BIG wickets in this over. He first removed MS Dhoni, who was caught near deep cover, and then ever-so dangerous Dwayne Bravo, who was caught near backward point.
Dhoni is continuing from where he left the other night. The CSK skipper is batting on 25 off 18 balls and looks set to big from here on. Meanwhile, Suresh Raina is nearing half-century.
Six more overs to go and CSK will be eyeing to past 180-run mark from here. Meanwhile, MS Doni has joined Suresh Raina as they now eye the final onslaught.
OUT! A slog-sweep brings end to Ambati Rayudu's knock. He is caught near deep mid-wicket. Second wicket for Krunal Pandya. Rayudu c Cutting b Krunal Pandya 46(35)
Halfway through, Chennai Super Kings are going strong. The partnership between Ambati Rayudu and Suresh Raina is now worth 65 off just 34 balls. Rayudu once again has been impressive and is nearing his half-century.
OUT! Krunal Pandya strikes! Shane Watson goes for the sweep, had to fetch the ball from off-side. He gets the top-edge and ball goes high in the air towards Mayank Markande near square-leg who completes the catch. Watson c Markande b Krunal Pandya 12(11)
Watchful start this for Chennai Super Kings. Mitchell McClenaghan and Jasprit Bumrah start the proceedings for MI while Shane Watson and in-form Ambati Rayudu open the innings for CSK.
TOSS: Mumbai Indians have won the toss and have opted to field.
Table-toppers Chennai Super Kings (CSK) take on bottom-placed Mumbai Indians (MI) in the Indian Premier League 2018 (IPL 2018) match 27 at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. CSK will be looking to register their sixth win and strengthen their position on top of the IPL 2018 points table. Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians will be eyeing their second win. Stay tuned for live score updates of IPL 2018. CSK vs MI LIVE Streaming
This is the second meeting between Super Kings and Mumbai this season. When these two sides met earlier, CSK won by just one run in a closely fought contest. The hosts Mumbai were blown away by Dwayne Bravo’s 30-ball 68. Meanwhile, this will be the 24th encounter between CSK and MI. Mumbai lead the head-to-head record with 12 wins while Chennai have won 11 matches. IPL 2018 Points Table
While CSK are comfortably placed, Mumbai desperately seek a win to stay alive in the tournament. MI are known as late starters and thus a win in this fixture will boost them.
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