| 0.0 : Pitch report - Simon Doull and Kevin Pietersen are near the pitch! The Kiwi says that it is really hot and you have to bat first here. Further mentions that plenty of wickets have fallen to the fast bowlers on this pitch over the years. KP says the wicket looks a good one, it is lush green and the team batting first won most of the games last time around but Pietersen would prefer chasing. Let's see what Rohit or Dhoni decide... |
| ... MATCH DAY ... |
| Happy days are here again! Forget everything that halted the 14th edition of the Indian T20 League. It's back and it's back with the force of excitement and enthusiasm. Let's unpause this season by blowing the iconic Pepe el Trompeta!!! We're sure, just by reading, that tune would have started to play in your minds and hearts. Hold on to that sound and officially resume what we fondly call - India Ka Tyohar! |
| Arguably, the best T20 League in the world is set to become a part of your life again. Your evening will be occupied with some sumptuous matches and everything else will take a back seat. And the best League is starting with the best match - Mumbai vs Chennai! Two champion teams, great rivals and currently in the top four of the table - What more do you want? This clash will bring the roof down, just like their last clash, and let's hope for a pulsating contest as Indian T20 League announces its |
| Milestone for Jasprit Bumrah! This is going to be his 100th match for Mumbai and he is being handed over a special cap. Also, there are talks surrounding Rohit Sharma, who was seen walking gingerly a while back. Is he fit to lead the champions? We will get to know soon. |
| It's toss time! Kieron Pollard has stepped out along with MS Dhoni. Up goes the coin and it has fallen in favour of MS Dhoni. CHENNAI ELECT TO BAT! |
| MS Dhoni, the captain of Chennai, says it looks like a good wicket so they feel putting up a target is a better option. States it is the same for everyone, most of the players either go and perform for their country or play for some franchise so he can't say if the break is a good one or not and it is all about adjusting to the conditions. Mentions it all comes down to how good you play on that particular day and they are focused on doing the basics right. Informs Sam Curran is not there and th |
| Kieron Pollard, the stand-in skipper of Mumbai, says it is a good toss to lose, he was not sure what he wanted to do. Adds Rohit Sharma is fine and we will see him sooner rather than later. Further says that Rohit is the captain of the ship and Kieron is just standing in for him today. Mentions they started to gain momentum in the last two games, now it is the most important part of the tournament and the players are looking forward to this. Informs that Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya are not |
| Chennai (Playing XI) -Â Faf du Plessis, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, MS Dhoni (WK/C), Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Josh Hazlewood. |
| A quick chat with Moeen Ali. The English all-rounder is very excited to be back. He feels they are in a good position and hopes he can keep contributing. Adds he has got good rest and is all ready to go. States for him it is all about keeping it simple, enjoy the batting and the role he has been given by his side is exciting. Regarding his bowling plans on a lush green surface, Moeen replies that he will still try to spin the ball but it is more about the length. Also says the big boundaries h |
| Let's get going now! The players have arrived in the middle. Mumbai complete a quick huddle with Kieron Pollard giving his boys a pep talk. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis are the openers for Chennai. Trent Boult to begin proceedings with the ball. All in readiness, here we go... |
| 0.5 : Trent Boult to Faf du Plessis, OUT! TAKEN! Faf du Plessis goes for a duck and Boult once again gets a wicket in the first over. A huge one as we all know how good Faf du Plessis has been for Chennai. This is slightly shorter in length and just outside off. Faf goes after it but does so away from his body. This goes more off the outer half and straight to short third man where Adam Milne takes an easy catch. Perfect start for Mumbai. Boult just loves Dubai. He did not have the best of times |
| 0.1 : Trent Boult to Ruturaj Gaikwad, A little bit of swing for Boult! Also, he begins right on target! This starts on off and it tails back in. It is on a length. Gaikwad does not plant his front foot across and defends it with the movement. |
| 0.2 : Trent Boult to Ruturaj Gaikwad, A huge appeal but turned down! Going down leg! Boult goes fuller this time but the line is way too straight. Ruturaj Gaikwad looks to flick but misses. It hits the pad and goes down to third man. The bowler appeals and in the meantime, Faf calls his partner through for a run. Chennai are underway with a leg bye. |
| 0.5 : Who will walk out at number 3? Moeen Ali it is! Two slips in place. |
| 0.3 : Trent Boult to Faf du Plessis, Drags his length back a little and lands it on middle, it's defended by Faf. |
| 0.4 : Trent Boult to Faf du Plessis, Angles this one across, lands it on middle and on a length, Faf plays it to point. |
| 0.6 : Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, Another good nut to end and Boult starts off with a brilliant first over. Fuller and it shapes away from outside off. Left alone. |
| 1.1 : Adam Milne to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad pushes at it away from his body, it goes off the outer half down to third man for one. |
| 0.6 : Adam Milne to steam in from the other end. Watch out for his pace! |
| 1.2 : Adam Milne to Moeen Ali, That was nippy! Length and on off, this one jags back in. Ali looks to flick but gets hit high on the pads. |
| 1.3 : Adam Milne to Moeen Ali, OUT! CAUGHT! Moeen Ali also goes without scoring and Milne is the one who gets a wicket. He does not take long to make an impression. This seems to have come slow off the surface. It is shorter and outside off at 141.2 kph. Ali slashes at it from the back foot but this goes more off the toe end of the bat and towards Saurabh Tiwary at covers. He dives across and takes it. Chennai are in big trouble here. First a Kiwi removes an Aussie and now another Kiwi takes o |
| Ambati Rayudu walks out to bat now! |
| 1.4 : Adam Milne to Ambati Rayudu, Nothing slow about that one! That was very quick. Close to 140 KPH. It is on a length and around off, extra bounce and also skids through. Rayudu does well by dropping his hands at the very end. |
| 1.5 : Adam Milne to Ambati Rayudu, Goes short and on middle, Rayudu pulls but to short leg. That one again came slowly off the surface. |
| 1.6 : Physio comes out! Ambati Rayudu is in a lot of pain. He is going out, retired hurt. Suresh Raina replaces him at the crease. |
| Adam Milne to Ambati Rayudu, That is nasty! Rayudu is floored. This is quite short, Rayudu looks to sway away from the line of fire by leaning back but is hit on the left arm. The ball deflects towards short fine leg and they cross. |
| 2.1 : Trent Boult to Suresh Raina, Very predictable! Welcomes Raina with a short one and on the body, it is worked to square leg. There is a square leg and a leg gully too for him. |
| 2.2 : Trent Boult to Suresh Raina, Yet another short one, this is a lot quicker and on the body, ducked under. |
| 2.3 : Trent Boult to Suresh Raina, No foot movement! That is what a short ball does. However, the last one was called one for the over so Boult probably was going to go full here. It is outside off and shapes away. Raina just has a push at it away from the body and misses. |
| 2.4 : Trent Boult to Suresh Raina, EDGY FOUR! Raina seems to be rattled by those two short balls. Yes, he gets off the mark with a boundary but it is an ugly one! Length and shaping away. Raina clears his front leg and swings, this goes off the outside edge down to the third man fence for another boundary. |
| 2.5 : Trent Boult to Suresh Raina, Goes short again and on the body, Raina nudges it to leg gully. |
| 3.1 : Adam Milne to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Length and on off, blocked. |
| 2.6 : Trent Boult to Suresh Raina, OUT! CAUGHT! Raina's struggle comes to an end! This is one inning he would not want to watch again! A well-planned wicket for Mumbai. Boult worked up Raina with a few sharp short ones, exposing his weakness and gets him with a length ball. It is on middle, Raina once again makes room and swings his bat across the line. This one shapes away a bit and comes off the bottom of the blade. It flies to point where Rahul Chahar makes no mistake. A big chunk of wood |
| 3.3 : Adam Milne to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Finally, Chennai have something to cheer about! Can this get them going? Short and on middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad pulls, it is more off the upper part of the bat, no fielder in the deep square leg region. Fine leg does run across to his left but he has no chance. |
| 3.2 : Adam Milne to Ruturaj Gaikwad, A yorker now on middle, Gaikwad jams it out to mid on. |
| 3.4 : Adam Milne to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Outside off, length. Left alone. |
| 3.5 : Adam Milne to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Length again and outside off, this one zips through. Gaikwad looks to push at it but is beaten. |
| 2.6 : MS Dhoni walks out to bat now! Can the skipper lead a recovery? |
| Adam Milne to Ruturaj Gaikwad, A dot to end! Back of a length and on middle, defended. A wicket-less over for a change for Mumbai. |
| 4.1 : Trent Boult to MS Dhoni, Dhoni is underway! Length and on off, he pushes it through covers for one. |
| 4.2 : Trent Boult to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Angled into the pads, Ruturaj Gaikwad works it through square leg and gets to the other end. |
| 4.3 : Trent Boult to MS Dhoni, Goes short and on middle, Dhoni pulls it down to fine leg and takes one. |
| 0.0 : Mumbai (Playing XI) -Â Quinton de Kock (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Anmolpreet Singh, Saurabh Tiwary, Kieron Pollard (C), Krunal Pandya, Adam Milne, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult. |
| 4.4 : Trent Boult to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Outside off, Gaikwad guides it to point. |
| 4.5 : Trent Boult to Ruturaj Gaikwad, EDGY FOUR! Chennai don't mind how they come as long as they come! Ruturaj Gaikwad comes down the track and makes room. Boult bowls it full and outside off, Gaikwad looks to go over covers but it flies off the outside edge and down to the third man fence. |
| 4.6 : Trent Boult to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Almost chops it on! Shorter and outside off, Ruturaj looks to guide it down to third man. Not enough room to play that, he gets an under-edge, the ball lands just beside the off pole and goes to the keeper. |
| Adam Milne to continue... |
| 5.1 : Adam Milne to MS Dhoni, Quick delivery from the Kiwi, fuller in length around middle and leg, angling down, Dhoni fails to flick and is hit on the pads. They appeal but it's missing the leg stump. |
| 5.2 : Adam Milne to MS Dhoni, Identical to the last delivery, this time Dhoni has his bat down in time and works it off the inner half to mid-wicket for a run. |
| 5.3 : Adam Milne to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! First shot of some authority from Chennai. Milne goes fuller and around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad leans forward and across before flicking it wide of mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 5.4 : Adam Milne to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Fullish and around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad plays a well-timed cover drive but fails to pierce the gap on the off side. |
| 5.5 : Adam Milne to Ruturaj Gaikwad, A touch short, it's served outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad waits for it on the back foot and dabs it down to third man for a run. Smart batting. |
| 5.6 : Adam Milne to MS Dhoni, OUT! Wicket number 4 goes down for Chennai and they are in dire straits. MS Dhoni exits. Once again two Kiwis have combined, this time to remove an Indian legend. New Zealand are roaring in the Indian T20 League. Adam Milne digs in a well-directed short ball, around off and invites MS Dhoni to go for the pull shot. MS responds by wheeling a pull shot, times it well too but it has gone straight to Trent Boult at deep square leg who shows great reflexes to reverse cu |
| 6.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Ruturaj Gaikwad, The batsman goes back in his crease and guides it to third man for a single. |
| 0.0 : Who will save Chennai now? 'Sir' Ravindra Jadeja emerges out from the dugout. He can do anything. Jasprit Bumrah is ready to bowl as well. |
| 6.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, Fuller in length and outside off, Ravindra Jadeja drives it from the outer half of his bat through point and collects a couple. |
| 6.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, Back of a length, around off, Jadeja sticks back and plays it down to point. |
| 6.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, Some extra bounce on this one, it's short and outside off, Jadeja drops his hands and allows it through. |
| 6.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, Shortish and around off, Jadeja is on his toes as he keeps it out safely to covers. It probably came off his gloves. |
| 6.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, Short in length and outside off, curving away, Jadeja leans back and leaves it. |
| Kieron Pollard brings himself into the attack. |
| 7.2 : Kieron Pollard to Ravindra Jadeja, Wide! Sliding down the leg side, on a good length, Jadeja tries to flick but misses. |
| 7.1 : Kieron Pollard to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Slower one, on a length and outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad taps it down wide of point and takes a single. |
| 7.2 : Kieron Pollard to Ravindra Jadeja, Shortish and on off, angling away, Jadeja punches it through cover-point for one. |
| 7.3 : Kieron Pollard to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Beaten! On a length and outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad tries to play late but is too late in making contact. |
| 7.4 : Kieron Pollard to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Short and wide outside off, slapped to deep point for a single. |
| 7.5 : Kieron Pollard to Ravindra Jadeja, Slower one, on a length around off and staying low. Jadeja brings his bat down in time and takes the inside edge before deflecting to point. |
| 7.6 : Kieron Pollard to Ravindra Jadeja, Fuller in length and outside off, Ravindra Jadeja drives but finds the cover fielder. Chennai continue to struggle with their run rate. |
| 8.1 : Rahul Chahar to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Flighted delivery, full and around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad gets forward and defends it to the off side. |
| 0.0 : Will Jasprit Bumrah continue? Nopes. Rahul Chahar will operate now. |
| 8.2 : Rahul Chahar to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Chahar drags his length short and bowls it outside off, Gaikwad goes back and cuts it to deep point for a single. |
| 8.3 : Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Loopy and full on middle, Jadeja flicks it gently in front of square leg for a couple of runs. Lovely placement and a good running between the wickets. |
| 8.4 : Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Flatter and shorter on middle, Jadeja goes deep inside the crease and punches it to long on for a single. |
| 8.5 : Rahul Chahar to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Fuller and on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad tries to drive but gets an inside edge onto the pads. It deflects to covers. |
| 8.6 : Rahul Chahar to Ruturaj Gaikwad, DROPPED! Flatter one, a touch short and outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad goes back to cut but gets a thick outside edge to de Kock. It's not taken by the South African. Ruturaj survives. |
| 9.1 : Krunal Pandya to Ravindra Jadeja, Flatter and shorter on middle and leg, Jadeja tucks it through square leg for a single. |
| 0.0 : Strategic Time-Out! It has been all Mumbai so far in this match. Trent Boult and Adam Milne bowled with a lot of fire in the Powerplay and floored Chennai very early in the game. They are four down and Ambati Rayudu is also back in the pavilion, retired hurt. Can the 3-time champions find a way back? Krunal Pandya to bowl after the break. |
| 9.2 : Krunal Pandya to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Aerial but safe! Floated and full, around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad tries to sweep but gets a top edge. It falls in no man's land at short fine leg and goes to the deep. They take two. |
| 9.3 : Krunal Pandya to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Quicker and fuller, around middle and leg, Ruturaj Gaikwad works it in front of square leg for a run. |
| 9.4 : Krunal Pandya to Ravindra Jadeja, Four runs in total for Chennai! A delivery down the leg side, Jadeja fails to flick and de Kock also fails to collect it to his right. It scoots behind and the batsmen collect three more. That's four wides! |
| Krunal Pandya to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Walks down the track and helps it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 9.5 : Krunal Pandya to Ravindra Jadeja, Quicker and on middle, Jadeja defends it to the leg side. |
| 9.6 : Krunal Pandya to Ravindra Jadeja, Shortish and on off, Jadeja moves back and punches it back, Pandya makes the stop to his right. Chennai are 44/4 at the halfway mark. |
| 10.1 : Rahul Chahar to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Really good running! On middle, this is pulled through mid-wicket. It is in the gap and a couple of runs taken. |
| 10.2 : Rahul Chahar to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Now brings out the reverse sweep, plays it nicely by rolling the wrists over the ball, hits it to short third man though. |
| 10.3 : Rahul Chahar to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Floats it up on off this time, it is pushed through covers for one. |
| 10.4 : Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Flatter this time and on middle, Jadeja works it to mid-wicket. |
| 10.5 : Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Slightly shorter, it is the googly, Jadeja cuts but to point. These dots will only build the pressure. |
| 10.6 : Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Just a single to end then! On the pads, it is worked through square leg for one. Tidy from Chahar. |
| 10.5 : Mahela Jayawardene, the head coach of Mumbai, gives a quick interview. Says the pacers have done well and they are in a good position till the halfway mark. Feels that the pitch is not quick and it's holding up a bit off the surface. Hopes that it will play better under lights. Shares that Rohit was good to go but they took extra precaution with him as he suffered an injury in England recently. |
| 11.1 : Krunal Pandya to Ravindra Jadeja, Outside off, this is pushed through covers for one. |
| 11.2 : Krunal Pandya to Ruturaj Gaikwad, SIX! What a shot to bring up 50! Wow! Ruturaj Gaikwad skips down the track, gets to the pitch of the delivery and then with a straight bat, he lofts it over the long off fence for a welcome biggie. Even Pollard was impressed there. Really good. |
| 11.5 : Krunal Pandya to Ravindra Jadeja, On the pads, this is worked through square leg and one is taken. |
| 11.6 : Krunal Pandya to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Another boundary to end an expensive over, 18 coming off it! Fuller on middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad plays the reverse sweep. This time hits it uppishly and over point. It goes for another boundary. Is this the momentum-changing over? |
| 12.1 : Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, On middle, this is played back to the bowler. |
| 12.2 : Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Shorter and on middle, this is pulled down to long on for one. |
| 12.3 : Rahul Chahar to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Swept nicely! Good fielding too! Fuller on middle, this is swept hard through backward square leg. The fielder in the deep runs to his right, dives and keeps it down to two. |
| 13.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, Fuller and on off, Jadeja jams it out to covers. |
| 12.6 : Change! Jasprit Bumrah is back on. Just one over from him so far and it went for 3 runs. |
| 13.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, Angled into the pads, an attempted yorker, this is worked through square leg. Two more. |
| 13.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, More runs! Beautifully timed again! A slower one on middle, this is worked through mid-wicket. Two taken. |
| 13.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, Well stopped! Slightly shorter and outside off, Jadeja guides it to point. Suryakumar Yadav moves to his right quickly and does not let them take a run. |
| 13.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, WIDE! This one is down the leg side. Jadeja looks to flick but misses. Wided. |
| Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, Outside off, Jadeja guides it to point. They take one. The fielder misfields but no extra run is conceded. |
| 14.1 : Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Really full, gets it to drift nicely from outside leg into the batter. Jadeja looks to sweep but misses to get hit on the pads. |
| 14.2 : Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Two more! Good placement! Shorter and on middle, this is worked through mid-wicket. In the gap and easy two. |
| 14.3 : Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Flatter and on the pads, Jadeja works it off his pads but finds mid-wicket. |
| 14.4 : Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Two! On middle, Jadeja looks to flick, he does so early and also against the turn. The ball goes off the leading edge through point for two. |
| 14.5 : Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, This time he does work it through mid-wicket for one. |
| 14.6 : Rahul Chahar to Ruturaj Gaikwad, A single to end the over and Chahar's spell! No wicket for him but just 22 runs in his 4 overs. Flatter delivery, a googly around off, short in length, Ruturaj Gaikwad forces it down to long on for a single. |
| 11.3 : Krunal Pandya to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Good sensible batting! Follows the biggie with a single as this is pushed down to long off. |
| 11.4 : Krunal Pandya to Ravindra Jadeja, WIDE! Down the leg side, Jadeja looks to flick but misses. Wided. |
| Krunal Pandya to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! Nicely played! Just uses the pace! Outside off and quicker, it is guided past short third man and this one races away to the fence. Runs flowing now for Chennai. |
| Rahul Chahar to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Cut away! Shorter and outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad cracks it through point. Away from the fielder in the deep and bags another boundary. Gaikwad is toying with the spinners here. Scoring at will. |
| 12.5 : Rahul Chahar to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shortish again, this is cut again but straight to point. A rare dot in the last few overs. |
| 12.6 : Rahul Chahar to Ruturaj Gaikwad, A single to end and the 50-run stand is up! Much-needed! They are bringing Chennai right back in this game but the job is not done yet. Still some way to go. The last ball is swept through square leg. They take one. Jadeja wants another but is sent back. |
| 13.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Gaikwad straightaway uses his feet and looks to go over the off side. It takes the outside edge and flies down to third man for one. |
| 14.6 : Strategic Time-Out! Excellent recovery from Chennai through this unbeaten partnership between Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ravindra Jadeja. They have pulled them out of trouble but still, Chennai need a big finish in the remaining 5 overs to put a challenging total on the board. A crucial passage of the game coming up now... Kieron Pollard to bowl! |
| 15.2 : Kieron Pollard to Ravindra Jadeja, Back of a length, on middle and leg, Jadeja steps back and taps it to the left of point for one. |
| 15.3 : Kieron Pollard to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Nicely timed and placed! Pollard goes wide of the crease and serves a short ball outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad stands tall and pulls it to the cow corner fence for a boundary. FIFTY FOR GAIKWAD! A very responsible knock by the young man. |
| 15.4 : Kieron Pollard to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Mind games there. Pollard senses the movement from the batsman. He sends across a slower one, on a length but down the leg side, Ruturaj Gaikwad shuffles across the stumps for the paddle shot but misses. Gaikwad is not happy with the umpire as this is not given a wide. |
| 15.5 : Kieron Pollard to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Boom! Short in length and outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad latches onto the width and smashes it down to long on for a boundary. |
| 15.6 : Kieron Pollard to Ruturaj Gaikwad, On a length, around off, Ruturaj steps down the track and hammers it to long off for one. 11 from the over, the charge is on from Chennai. |
| 15.1 : Kieron Pollard to Ruturaj Gaikwad, The West Indian starts with a slower length ball outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad pushes it wide of short third man and picks up a single. |
| Jasprit Bumrah to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Starts with a slower one, full and wide outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad tries to play late with an open face but fails to connect. His attempt was more to scoop it by using the pace. |
| 0.0 : Bowling change. Jasprit Bumrah is back on to operate at the death. |
| 16.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Ruturaj Gaikwad, SIX! High and handsome! What a shot to bring up 100! Jasprit Bumrah tries to stay away from the slot so he bowls it full and wide outside off, Gaikwad throws his bat at it and it flies off the toe end to clear the extra cover fence. |
| 16.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Short and outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad plays it down to backward point for a single. |
| 16.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, OUT! Jadeja holes out! Great deception from Jasprit Bumrah. He dishes out a slower one and lands it slightly short outside off, Jadeja shapes up for an aerial shot over the off side but ends up slicing it down to long off. A simple catch for Kieron Pollard in the deep. End of a handy knock by Jadeja and more importantly a vital partnership to revive Chennai. |
| Who will bat next? Dwayne Bravo arrives. |
| 16.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Ruturaj Gaikwad, A low dipping full toss on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad keeps it out to mid-wicket. |
| 16.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Fullish and on middle, whipped down to wide long on for a couple of runs. |
| 17.1 : Adam Milne to Dwayne Bravo, Starts by spearing in a very full ball on middle, a near yorker, Bravo stays deep inside the crease and keeps it out to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 17.2 : Adam Milne to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Fuller in length, around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad steps back but cuts it straight to point. |
| 17.3 : Adam Milne to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Back of a length, around off, Gaikwad steps down the track and forces it to long on for a run. |
| 17.4 : Adam Milne to Dwayne Bravo, Shortish and on off, Bravo hops and steers it to point for a single. |
| 17.5 : Adam Milne to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Another short one, wide outside off, Ruturaj Gaikwad slaps it to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 17.6 : Adam Milne to Dwayne Bravo, SIX! That's a Bravo special! Never easy to play that but he plays it with absolute authority. Shortish and around off, DJ dances down the track and blazes it over wide long off for a biggie. Chennai are finishing strongly, 30 runs in the last three overs. |
| Trent Boult to bowl the 19th over. |
| 18.1 : Trent Boult to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Put away! Very full in length, around leg, Boult misses his yorker by a few inches and Ruturaj Gaikwad sweeps it through backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 18.2 : Trent Boult to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Fullish and around off, stroked through covers for a single. |
| 18.3 : Trent Boult to Dwayne Bravo, SIX! DJ is a master of inside-out shots! Once again Boult fails to nail his yorker, it's too full and around middle, Bravo shows no mercy and spanks it over extra cover. |
| 18.4 : Trent Boult to Dwayne Bravo, SIX! Bravo is going bonkers here. Short in length, on middle, a slower one, Bravo hops back and hammers it all the way over mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 18.5 : Trent Boult to Dwayne Bravo, A near-yorker this time, Bravo digs it out to covers for a run. |
| 18.6 : Trent Boult to Ruturaj Gaikwad, SIX! 24 off the over and Chennai are roaring! In an attempt to bowl a yorker, Boult delivers a full toss, Gaikwad picks it off his pads and dismisses it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 19.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Dwayne Bravo, Wide! Bravo makes some initial movement as he steps back. Bumrah runs in and bowls a full toss wide outside off. Bravo leaves and it's given as a wide. |
| Jasprit Bumrah to Dwayne Bravo, Shortish ball around off, Bravo plays a mistimed aerial shot down to mid off. They collect a couple. Great running between the wickets. |
| 19.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Dwayne Bravo, OUT! Bravo departs but he has done his job. Bumrah follows the batsman down the leg side with a short ball, DJ attempts to power it over the leg side but gets a top edge. It flies to extra cover where Krunal Pandya takes a simple catch. |
| 19.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! What a shot! Fuller in length, around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad leans into the drive, bends his back knee and puts it away through covers for a boundary. |
| 19.2 : Shardul Thakur is in next. |
| 19.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Ruturaj Gaikwad, A fine yorker from Bumrah, Ruturaj Gaikwad walks across but fails to keep it out. It goes off his boot towards the keeper and they take a leg bye. |
| 19.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Shardul Thakur, Spears in a very full ball on middle, Thakur whips it across the line to deep square leg for a single. |
| 19.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Ruturaj Gaikwad, SIX! Ruturaj Gaikwad finishes the innings off in style. Once again Bumrah errs in landing his yorker, it's around off, Gaikwad kneels down and smokes it over deep square leg for a maximum. Chennai finish on 156/6! |
| What a recovery! What a recovery that is! 108 runs in the last 11 overs, whoa! Chennai looked down and out completely at 24 for 4, effectively 5 as Rayudu went back to the dugout retired hurt. However, a youngster stepped up for them. He has played an innings of a lifetime. With every season, he just keeps improving but this has to be one of his best knocks. Take a bow, Ruturaj Gaikwad. He is solely responsible for his side to reach a total that is more than competitive. |
| After watching wickets falling at the other end, Ruturaj Gaikwad finally found some support. Ravindra Jadeja hung in there with him to build a stand that brought Chennai right back in the game. At the time when the two started, it was all about spending time in the middle and both did that initially. They added 81 before Jadeja fell. Chennai were still behind in the game at that moment and they needed someone to play a good cameo and Bravo did exactly that. Ruturaj Gaikwad stayed there till the |
| The man of the moment, Ruturaj Gaikwad comes up for a quick chat. Says that he is feeling tired but proud to carry the innings for his team and put a total to fight with. Adds that his job was to play long and carry the bat. The plan was to attack the spinners, he adds further. Mentions that you have to always start fresh and it's good to get off to a good start and hopes to defend the total. Shares that it's a two-paced surface and there is a bit for the spinners as well. |
| Mumbai will be very disappointed with themselves, they have just let Chennai off the hook completely! Their pacers were all over the opposition's batting line-up in the first 6. The two Kiwis, Boult and Milne were bowling with a lot of fire. However, the bowling side just let the game drift away in the middle overs. The spinners were not too effective and Pollard just did not attack enough. The bowling changes were not probably the best and this could well cost them the game. |
| All of that though has to be put behind now and Mumbai will need to bat well to chase this down. The wicket is not the easiest and Mumbai are missing two of their finest batters. Still, Mumbai have a lot of firepower in their batting ranks and Chennai do have a good bowling unit, especially the likes of Josh Hazlewood and Deepak Chahar can really do wonders on this wicket. This promises to be an exciting second half. |
| ... RUN CHASE ... |
| Chennai are in a huddle. They have got a lifeline in this match through a fantastic knock by Ruturaj Gaikwad. The youngster led a great recovery and now the Chennai bowlers will have to step up.â Quinton de Kock has a new opening partner in Anmolpreet Singh. Deepak Chahar is ready to bowl the first over. Here we go again...  |
| 1.1 : Josh Hazlewood to bowl from the other end! |
| 1.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Quinton de Kock, DROPPED! Ruturaj Gaikwad is the culprit! The hero with the bat puts down a big, big wicket. De Kock is not someone you want to drop! This is shorter and on middle, de Kock looks to pull, this goes off the inner half straight towards mid-wicket. Gaikwad looks to take it but the ball bursts out and goes behind for two. This is called returning the favour, Gaikwad was dropped on 19 by de Kock. Cricket is a great leveller. |
| 1.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Quinton de Kock, FOUR! Picks his spot brilliantly! Fine leg is very square and de Kock knows he just needed to get it fine and he does so brilliantly. This is well outside off. He moves towards the ball and scoops it towards the fine leg fence. Boundary. First of the chase. |
| 1.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Quinton de Kock, FOUR! That is why de Kock can't be given another chance. He is a top-class player and also in form! Fuller and outside off, he lofts it over extra cover for yet another boundary in this over. |
| 1.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Quinton de Kock, A single to end the over but the damage was done earlier on! On the pads, it is worked fine towards fine leg for one. 12 from the over! |
| 2.1 : Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, FOUR! De Kock is now dealing in boundaries! Fuller and on middle, de Kock times it back past the bowler and down to the long on fence for a boundary. |
| 2.2 : Review time! A huge appeal for LBW has been turned down. Chahar was celebrating while appealing. We will have to see if it is an inswinger or not. Seems to be missing off. |
| Suryakumar Yadav walks out to bat now! |
| 2.3 : Deepak Chahar to Suryakumar Yadav, Yadav is off the mark! A full toss on the pads, Chahar looks to go for the yorker but ends up serving a full toss, it is flicked to fine leg for one. |
| 2.4 : Deepak Chahar to Anmolpreet Singh, Nicely played! Fuller and on middle, this is worked nicely but to mid on. |
| 2.5 : Deepak Chahar to Anmolpreet Singh, Off the toe end! That could only mean two things, the wicket is getting slower or Anmolpreet Singh was too early into the shot. Shorter and outside off, Singh looks to pull, he is through his shot early, it goes off the lower part towards the off side for one. |
| 2.6 : Deepak Chahar to Suryakumar Yadav, A dot to end an over which started off with a boundary but just the 6 runs and a wicket from it! On off, Yadav guides it to point. |
| 3.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Anmolpreet Singh, Good length and on off, Singh plays it down to wide first slip. |
| 3.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Anmolpreet Singh, Attacks the stumps again, this is pushed to mid on. |
| 3.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Anmolpreet Singh, FOUR! Really good shot! Josh Hazlewood is probably not bowling the right line with the field he has. This is angled into the pads, Anmolpreet Singh whips it over square leg for a welcome boundary. This will make him feel a lot better. |
| 3.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Anmolpreet Singh, And this will make Josh feel a lot better! Extra bounce for him. Shorter and outside off, Singh slashes at it but misses. |
| 3.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Anmolpreet Singh, SIX! Over the fence! What a shot! Anmolpreet Singh is growing in confidence here! Angled into the pads, this is whipped over the square leg fence for another biggie. Yet again the line is wrong from Hazlewood. |
| 3.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Anmolpreet Singh, FOUR! 26 is what Josh has gone for in his two overs. Not what Dhoni would have wanted after a wicket fell in the last over. This is a top shot though, probably the best in the over. Length and on off, this is pushed through covers with great timing. Races away to the fence. |
| 4.1 : Deepak Chahar to Suryakumar Yadav, Good length and on off, this lands and moves away a little. Yadav looks to play it with a straight bat but it goes off the outer half to covers. |
| 4.2 : Deepak Chahar to Suryakumar Yadav, Outstanding fielding! Faf has saved three runs for his team! Fuller and on off, this is timed nicely towards mid off. Faf du Plessis there dives to his right and makes a partial stop. He takes the pace off that one and deflects it towards mid on. Just one taken. |
| 4.3 : Deepak Chahar to Anmolpreet Singh, On a length and outside off, Anmolpreet Singh pushes inside the line and misses. |
| 4.4 : Deepak Chahar to Anmolpreet Singh, Another really good drive! Length and around off, Singh strokes it on the up but straight to mid off. |
| 4.6 : Deepak Chahar to Anmolpreet Singh, OUT! TIMBER! Chahar could not have ended it better! Gets Anmolpreet Singh! Once again a batter starts to look good but then falls. The knuckle-ball does the trick. It is on off, Singh is through his shot early as he tries to flick. Misses it completely and the off pole is uprooted. 122 needed off 90 balls. |
| 4.5 : Deepak Chahar to Anmolpreet Singh, Singh is not comfortable against the short ones! Short and on middle, Singh looks to pull but misses to get hit on the body. Just the one run from the over so far, can he end it well? |
| 4.6 : Ishan Kishan is the new batsman. There is a bowling change as well, Shardul Thakur is inserted into the attack. |
| 5.1 : Shardul Thakur to Suryakumar Yadav, On a length, around off, Suryakumar Yadav stays back, uses his wrists and works it wide of mid on for a single. |
| 5.2 : Shardul Thakur to Ishan Kishan, Too full in length and outside off, Kishan drives it to the right of mid off and picks up a single to open his account. |
| 5.3 : Shardul Thakur to Suryakumar Yadav, A touch short and on off, Suryakumar Yadav stays back and defends it to the off side. Calm and composed. |
| 5.4 : Shardul Thakur to Suryakumar Yadav, OUT! SKY is brought down by 'Lord' Shardul Thakur. He serves it on a length and around off, Suryakumar Yadav aims for an aerial shot, tries to loft it over the infield on the off side but mistimes it badly. The ball balloons in the air, Faf du Plessis quickly moves across to his left from mid off and completes the catch with a tumble. The idea from Yadav was right but he just failed to transfer his weight into the shot. This is a body blow to Mumbai. |
| Saurabh Tiwary is the new batsman. |
| 5.5 : Shardul Thakur to Saurabh Tiwary, Fullish and close to off, Saurabh Tiwary presses forward and defends it to the off side. |
| 5.6 : Shardul Thakur to Saurabh Tiwary, FOUR! Saurabh Tiwary ends the Powerplay with a glorious drive. Fuller in length and outside off, Saurabh Tiwary unveils a well-timed stroke and pierces the gap between mid off and extra cover. Mumbai are 41/3, needing 116 more. |
| 6.1 : Moeen Ali to Ishan Kishan, Floated and full on off, Kishan drives it through extra cover for a single. |
| 6.2 : Moeen Ali to Saurabh Tiwary, Loopy and full on off, Tiwary drives through the line but fails to beat the diving cover fielder. |
| 6.3 : Moeen Ali to Saurabh Tiwary, Tossed up around off, defended off the front foot. |
| 6.4 : Moeen Ali to Saurabh Tiwary, The line from Moeen is on middle and leg, it's nudged behind square leg for a single. |
| 6.6 : Moeen Ali to Saurabh Tiwary, Tiwary gets forward to a full ball and pushes it past the extra cover fielder for one. Four singles from the over! |
| 6.5 : Moeen Ali to Ishan Kishan, Fuller and on middle, Kishan strokes it past the bowler to long off for a run. |
| 6.6 : Shardul Thakur to continue... |
| 7.1 : Shardul Thakur to Saurabh Tiwary, Play and a miss! Thakur angles across a length ball outside off, Tiwary tries to drive but misses. |
| 7.2 : Shardul Thakur to Saurabh Tiwary, Back of a length, around middle and off, Saurabh Tiwary stands back to turn it on the leg side but closes the face of his bat late. It goes off the leading portion of the bat to covers. |
| 7.3 : Shardul Thakur to Saurabh Tiwary, Digs in a short ball around leg, Saurabh Tiwary plays a blazing pull shot down to fine leg for a single. |
| 7.4 : Shardul Thakur to Ishan Kishan, Pitches it up and outside off, Kishan plays a lovely drive and sends it to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 7.5 : Shardul Thakur to Saurabh Tiwary, Full and on middle, Tiwary uses his wrists and works it behind square leg for a single. |
| 7.6 : Shardul Thakur to Ishan Kishan, Beaten! Thakur bends his back to bowl a short delivery, around off and leaving the batsman, Ishan hangs back to cut it late but it bounces over his blade. Tidy stuff from Thakur. |
| 8.1 : Moeen Ali to Saurabh Tiwary, Flatter and fuller around middle, Saurabh steps back to play an inside-out shot but ends up dragging it off the inner half to wide long on for a single. |
| 8.2 : Moeen Ali to Ishan Kishan, Floated and full on middle, Kishan jumps down the track and lofts it over mid on for a single. |
| 8.3 : Moeen Ali to Saurabh Tiwary, A touch flatter and quicker through the air, on middle, Tiwary stays back and gently helps it towards short fine leg for one. |
| 8.4 : Moeen Ali to Ishan Kishan, Flighted and outside off, Kishan fetches it from there and sweeps it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 8.5 : Moeen Ali to Saurabh Tiwary, A slider, landing around middle and skidding in, Tiwary steps back and punches it in front of square on the off side for a run. |
| 8.6 : Moeen Ali to Ishan Kishan, Skidding back in from middle, Kishan gets back and whips it in front of square leg for one. 6 from the over! |
| 2.2 : Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, OUT! THREE REDS AND DE KOCK IS A GONER! That is why I am not an umpire because that was hitting flush on the off pole! The dropped catch does not cost a lot and Chahar has got rid of the big fish. De Kock was looking dangerous but falls now. Chahar goes full and on middle. It is a straight delivery. Holding its line a little. De Kock looks to flick by leaning across but fails to connect. An appeal is made, Chahar is celebrating but it's turned down. It is r |
| 9.1 : Dwayne Bravo to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! Almost drags it on. Bravo begins with his trademark slower one, on a length and around off, Kishan tries to drive through the line but it take the inside edge, beats the stumps and finds the fence at fine leg. |
| 1.2 : Strategic Time-Out! Chennai are on top at the moment! Yes, Mumbai need just 103 in 66 which is not a huge task nowadays but they are three down and the wicket does not seem to be the easiest. They will need one of these two to bat deep and someone to play a cameo like Bravo did. Chennai, on the other hand, will know they need to keep picking wickets. They will remember what Pollard did to them in phase 1 so they cannot relax. The next 5 overs will be very crucial. |
| 9.3 : Dwayne Bravo to Kieron Pollard, On a length and outside off, Kieron Pollard allows it through to the keeper. |
| 9.4 : Dwayne Bravo to Kieron Pollard, Beauty! Late movement, around off, Pollard pushes inside the line in defense and misses. |
| 9.2 : Kieron Pollard arrives. |
| 9.5 : Dwayne Bravo to Kieron Pollard, Fuller and around off, Pollard uses his feet and defends it quietly to mid-wicket. |
| 0.1 : Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, Good length and on off, de Kock pushes it to covers. Starts right on the money. Not a lot of swing for him though. |
| 0.2 : Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, On middle, de Kock pushes it firmly but to covers. |
| 0.3 : Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, Another good drive but for no runs! Fuller and on off, de Kock pushes it to mid off. |
| 0.4 : Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, Mumbai are underway! Length, this is an away-swinger but the line is a little too straight, de Kock works it through mid-wicket and takes two. |
| 0.5 : Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, Outside off, de Kock slashes at it. This one stays a touch low and de Kock misses. Good from Chahar. He saw de Kock walk across and went wider. |
| 0.6 : Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, Tidy start from Chahar! On middle, on a length. De Kock works it nicely but to mid-wicket. Just two runs from the first. |
| 1.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Anmolpreet Singh, Really good start by Josh! Length and on middle, this is defended back to the bowler. |
| 1.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Anmolpreet Singh, A single now! Outside off, Singh guides it down to third man and gets to the other end. Anmolpreet Singh is off the mark! |
| 9.6 : Dwayne Bravo to Kieron Pollard, FOUR! Shot! Dhoni came up to the stumps before this ball to prevent Pollard from using his feet but the length from Bravo is short and Kieron doesn't need to venture out. He rocks back and whacks it through cover-point for a boundary. Spoils a very good over of his fellow countryman. 95 needed at the halfway mark. |
| Ravindra Jadeja is on now! |
| 10.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Saurabh Tiwary, FOUR! Smashed! Consecutive boundaries for Mumbai! Powerful hit. Tiwary will enjoy this match-up. Fuller and on middle, this is smashed down to the long on fence for a boundary. |
| 10.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Saurabh Tiwary, Sensible! Pushes it down to long on now and takes one. |
| 10.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Kieron Pollard, Fuller and on middle, it is whipped through mid-wicket for one. You want to be either too full to Pollard or behind a good length. If it is in that in-between range, he will hit you long. That was way too full. |
| 10.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Saurabh Tiwary, Another single! On middle, Tiwary pushes it to long on for one. |
| 10.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Kieron Pollard, SIX! This is what I was talking about. This is that in-between length. On middle, slightly fuller. Pollard whips it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. His first and Mumbai will hope, first of many. That was not from the middle of the blade but such is the power of this man, it has gone the distance. |
| 10.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Kieron Pollard, Better! Drags his length back and bowls it on middle, blocked. An expensive start for Jadeja. |
| 11.1 : Dwayne Bravo to Saurabh Tiwary, Fuller and outside off, this is driven nicely but to covers. |
| 11.2 : Dwayne Bravo to Saurabh Tiwary, FOUR! That is beautiful! Threads the gap wonderfully. This is fuller and outside off, there is a short cover, a cover and a mid off in place. Saurabh Tiwary hits it between them and it races away to the fence. Runs now flowing for Mumbai. |
| 11.3 : Dwayne Bravo to Saurabh Tiwary, Another single! A low full toss this time, it is hit down to long off for one. |
| 11.4 : Dwayne Bravo to Kieron Pollard, Solid! Good length and on off, Pollard plays it back to the bowler. |
| 11.5 : Dwayne Bravo to Kieron Pollard, Almost! Outside off and on a length. Pollard looks to cut but this one bounces extra. He is beaten. |
| 11.6 : Dwayne Bravo to Kieron Pollard, WIDE! That one slips out! Pollard takes a few steps down the track, Bravo looks to bowl a slower one but it is down the leg side. Wided. |
| Dwayne Bravo to Kieron Pollard, A single to end! On middle, this is pushed down to long off for one. 75 needed in 48. |
| 12.1 : Shardul Thakur to Kieron Pollard, Pollard had to hit that! On middle, he works it through square leg for one. Had he missed that, he would have been a candidate for LBW. |
| 0.0 : Breaking news -Â Virat Kohli to step down from the captaincy of Bangalore after this season. Their official handle has tweeted this news. |
| 12.2 : Shardul Thakur to Saurabh Tiwary, Outside off, this is slapped through covers for one. |
| 12.3 : Shardul Thakur to Kieron Pollard, Quick run! On off, Pollard pushes it to covers, calls early and takes one. |
| 12.4 : Shardul Thakur to Saurabh Tiwary, Dot! Fuller and on off, this is pushed to covers. |
| 0.0 : Shardul Thakur is back! He has a wicket to his name, can he get Pollard here? |
| 12.5 : Shardul Thakur to Saurabh Tiwary, Close! On middle, Tiwary looks to drive, he gets an inside edge on the leg side for one. |
| 12.6 : Shardul Thakur to Kieron Pollard, Just 5 runs from it! Fuller and on off, Pollard pushes it towards covers and a run is taken. 70 needed in 7 overs now. |
| Josh Hazlewood is back! He took a real pounding at the start. Can he come back strongly here? |
| 13.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Kieron Pollard, OUT! THAT NOT ONLY LOOKS OUT BUT IT IS OUT! Three reds and is that the game for Chennai? The one who took the game away from Chennai last time around falls at a crucial moment and Josh Hazlewood gets the big fish. A much-needed wicket for the Aussie. He would have been slightly low in confidence after the beating he took earlier on but has come back and has struck gold. Gets this one to jag back in really sharply. It lands outside off, on a length. Comes b |
| 0.0 : Pollard is a goner! He has been given out LBW but he reviews. That looks out. |
| Krunal Pandya walks out to bat now! |
| 13.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Krunal Pandya, Pandya is off the mark! On off, this is pushed to mid off for one. |
| 13.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Saurabh Tiwary, Another one on a length, defended. |
| 13.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Saurabh Tiwary, On the pads, this is worked through square leg for one. |
| 13.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Krunal Pandya, Just the one! Singles will only push the game away further from Mumbai! Fuller and on off, it is hit down to long off for one. |
| 13.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Saurabh Tiwary, Brilliant comeback over from Josh! Just 4 runs and a wicket from it. Shorter and on middle, this is pulled towards mid on. The game is slipping away. The required rate now is 11. |
| 14.1 : Moeen Ali to Saurabh Tiwary, Tiwary skips down the track but that is spotted. Ali shortens the length. It is pushed down to long on for one. |
| 14.2 : Moeen Ali to Krunal Pandya, Not a good delivery! On the pads, this is swept behind square on the leg side for two. |
| Moeen Ali is back! Really brilliant from Dhoni, gets Moeen on as soon as there are two-left handers in the middle. |
| 14.3 : Moeen Ali to Krunal Pandya, Just short! On middle, Pandya flicks, uppishly but short of mid-wicket. |
| Run out appeal and Krunal has started walking back! It is taken upstairs to refer. |
| 14.4 : Moeen Ali to Krunal Pandya, OUT! RUN OUT! Even the dive does not save Pandya and that has to be the game for Chennai as now, only the bowlers are left and the required rate has almost touched 12. Not sure where Pandya was trying to go. There was never a run available. Flatter and on the pads, this is worked to mid-wicket and Pandya takes off. He is halfway down and Tiwary sends him back. Bravo takes a step to his left, picks the ball up and fires it to Dhoni who whips the bails off. It is |
| 14.5 : Moeen Ali to Adam Milne, Milne is off the mark! On off, this is pushed down to long off for one. |
| 14.4 : Adam Milne walks out to bat! 63 needed off 32 balls. |
| 14.6 : Moeen Ali to Saurabh Tiwary, Two to end! On middle, Tiwary works it through mid-wicket. Two taken. |
| 15.1 : Dwayne Bravo to Adam Milne, A slower one, full and close to off, Adam drives it down through mid off and takes a single. |
| 9.2 : Strategic Time-Out. Two quick wickets and Mumbai are staring down the barrel. 60 needed in the last 5 overs. This was the stage when Chennai stepped up with the bat. They amassed 69 from the last 30 balls. Can the champs do something similar? Dwayne Bravo returns to bowl after the break. |
| Dwayne Bravo to Saurabh Tiwary, Slightly short, around off and angling away, Saurabh Tiwary stays back and smashes it down towards long off. A couple taken as Moeen Ali mops it up in the deep. |
| 15.3 : Dwayne Bravo to Saurabh Tiwary, Bravo goes fuller and outside off, Saurabh Tiwary squeezes his drive to sweeper cover for a run. |
| 15.4 : Dwayne Bravo to Adam Milne, Milne gives the charge and yorks himself. He somehow digs it out at the last moment and pushes it past the diving bowler to long on. Another single. |
| 15.5 : Dwayne Bravo to Saurabh Tiwary, Wide! Another attempted slower one but this time the radar of the bowler is wrong. Way too wide outside off, Tiwary allows it through. |
| Dwayne Bravo to Saurabh Tiwary, Very full and wide outside off, Saurabh leans and drives it through covers for a single. |
| 15.6 : Dwayne Bravo to Adam Milne, Well stopped by DJ! A near-yorker on off, Milne forces it back towards the bowler who dives across to his right to make a partial stop. |
| Bowling change. 53 needed off 24 balls and here comes Josh Hazlewood back into the attack. |
| 16.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Saurabh Tiwary, On a length and outside off, it's forced through point for a single. |
| 16.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Adam Milne, Angles it in, around off and on a length, Milne pushes it firmly but back towards the bowler. |
| Dwayne Bravo to Ishan Kishan, OUT! Caught at short cover! Interesting field from MS Dhoni and Kishan has walked into the trap. Bravo once again offers no pace and delivers it outside off, it's on a length and angling away, Kishan leans into the drive but does so aerially. Suresh Raina is alert and takes the catch easily. Kishan knew what the plan was and is very disappointed with himself. |
| 16.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Adam Milne, The Aussie goes short and the Kiwi brings out the pull shot. No timing though. It goes over square leg and they cross. |
| 16.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Saurabh Tiwary, On a length around middle, Saurabh Tiwary hangs on the back foot and smashes it over mid on for a single. |
| 16.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Adam Milne, Fuller and angling in on off, Adam pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 16.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Adam Milne, On a length and around off, Milne stays back and hits it firmly past the bowler to long off. A single is taken. Top over by Josh Hazlewood to finish his spell. |
| Deepak Chahar is back on. 2/9 in his 3 overs so far. 49 needed off 18 balls. |
| Chahar steams in to bowl but pulls up. Seems cramps. A bit of stretching and Deepak Chahar is ready to bowl. |
| 17.2 : Deepak Chahar to Saurabh Tiwary, FOUR! A much-needed boundary for Mumbai. Fractionally short and close to off, Saurabh Tiwary camps back and clubs it down the ground. It races away to the long off fence in a flash. 44 needed off 16 balls. |
| 17.3 : Deepak Chahar to Saurabh Tiwary, Well played in the end. Saurabh Tiwary makes a premeditated move across the stumps and Chahar follows him outside off with a very full delivery. Tiwary makes late adjustment and squeezes it through point for a couple. |
| 17.4 : Deepak Chahar to Saurabh Tiwary, PUT DOWN! MS Dhoni has put down the catch, that's a rare sight. This one is on a length and outside off, angling away, Saurabh Tiwary shuffles across the stumps for the paddle scoop but it takes the top edge. The ball loops in the air towards short fine leg, Dwayne Bravo is present there but Dhoni comes running in, probably calls for the catch but fails to hold on. Bravo is disappointed, that was his catch, he was right under that one. Could be a costly mi |
| 17.1 : Deepak Chahar to Adam Milne, On a length around middle and leg, angling down, Milne tries to heave but misses. He is hit high on the pads and the ball rests near the surface. They cross for a leg bye. Chahar limps back to his mark. |
| 17.5 : Deepak Chahar to Adam Milne, On a length around middle, Milne goes hard at it and mishits it through mid on for a single. |
| 17.6 : Deepak Chahar to Saurabh Tiwary, Fuller and outside off, lofted over covers for one. 39 needed off 12 balls. All on Saurabh Tiwary's shoulders now. |
| 18.1 : Shardul Thakur to Saurabh Tiwary, FOUR! Saurabh Tiwary is certainly keeping Mumbai in the game. Full in length and wide outside off, Tiwary drills his drive through covers and finds the fence. |
| 18.2 : Shardul Thakur to Saurabh Tiwary, Fuller and wider outside off, hammered down to long off for a single. |
| 18.3 : Shardul Thakur to Adam Milne, Fullish and outside off, Adam Milne tries to be adventurous. Attempts to be cute with his paddle scoop but it takes the inner half and rolls in the gap at mid-wicket. Two taken. |
| 18.4 : Shardul Thakur to Adam Milne, SIX! No need to be cheeky if you have the power! Thakur delivers it on a length and wide outside off, slower in pace, Milne latches onto it and launches it over wide long off. |
| 18.5 : Shardul Thakur to Adam Milne, Slower one, short and around leg, Milne shapes up to pull but fails to connect. Not called a wide. Thakur is lucky. |
| 18.6 : Shardul Thakur to Adam Milne, Wide! Shardul Thakur loses his grip and delivers it way wide outside off, Milne leaves. This one is called a wide. 25 needed off 7. |
| Shardul Thakur to Adam Milne, Wide! Thakur has lost his range. Another wayward delivery, short and way wide outside off, Adam tries to cut but misses. |
| Shardul Thakur to Adam Milne, DOT! Swing and a miss from the Kiwi. Fuller and outside off, the pace is right up there, 133 clicks, Milne attacks it with all his might but fails to connect. |
| Dwayne Bravo to bowl the final over. 24 needed off 6 balls. Saurabh Tiwary is on strike. |
| 19.1 : Dwayne Bravo to Saurabh Tiwary, Not the best result, Saurabh Tiwary is off strike. Fuller and outside off, it's driven square of the wicket on the off side for a single. |
| Saurabh Tiwary has a word with Adam Milne. 23 needed off 5 balls. |
| 19.2 : Dwayne Bravo to Adam Milne, OUT! Caught in the deep! Dwayne Bravo delivers it on a length, slower in pace, as expected, Adam Milne tries to chance his arms, swings his bat across the line but it comes from the bottom half of his blade. Krishnappa Gowtham (sub for Ambati Rayudu) makes no mistake near the fence at deep mid-wicket. |
| Rahul Chahar is in next. |
| 19.3 : Dwayne Bravo to Saurabh Tiwary, Fullish and outside off, Saurabh Tiwary dances down the track but only manages to push it as far as mid off. Only a run. Fifty for Saurabh Tiwary but this game has slipped away. |
| 19.5 : Dwayne Bravo to Jasprit Bumrah, Bravo nails the yorker, on middle, Bumrah digs it out on the surface. |
| 19.4 : Dwayne Bravo to Rahul Chahar, OUT! Another one bites the dust! The Bravo-Raina combo has one more wicket. Slower one, full and around off, dipping in, Chahar tries to heave but there is no elevation on his shot. A simple catch for Suresh Raina at short mid-wicket. Jasprit Bumrah has walked out. |
| 19.6 : Dwayne Bravo to Jasprit Bumrah, CHENNAI WIN! Another slower one, full and on middle, Jasprit Bumrah flicks it across the line and Suresh Raina makes a half-stop at mid-wicket. They cross for a run. That's it, Chennai win by 20 runs! |
| This game appeared done and dusted very early once Chennai lost their four wickets inside the Powerplay. But Ruturaj Gaikwad took the charge and formed useful stands to keep Chennai afloat in their batting innings. A strong finish handed them a challenging total, not to forget Dwayne Bravo's scintillating cameo, and their bowlers turned on the heat. Mumbai also lost three wickets in the first six overs and it was a big task for them from thereon. Saurabh Tiwary held one end strongly but the w |
| Presentation time... |
| Kieron Pollard, the stand-in captain of Mumbai, says he felt it got away in the middle but things like this happen in cricket. Mentions that Ruturaj Gaikwad played really well and he batted them out of the game. Admits they did not finish off well with the ball. Tells that the wicket was a good one, there was assistance at the start and they did make use of it but could not continue. Further says that Chennai's batsmen tried to continue the momentum throughout which they didn't do. States that |
| That concludes the proceedings for this match. Chennai have jumped to the top on the points table now and this win against Mumbai will give them some extra boost. The next game on Monday, 20th September 2021 is going to see the clash between Kolkata and Bangalore in Abu Dhabi. The action will begin at 6 pm local (2 pm GMT) but you can join us in advance for the build-up. Cheers! |
| Excellent defense from Chennai and they avenged their last loss against Mumbai. This is only the second occasion in the history of this tournament that a team batting first was 4 down for 24 but still went on to win the game. Take a bow, Chennai. Take a bow, Ruturaj Gaikwad! |
| Dwayne Bravo also comes up for a chat. Says that it is a good feeling, against Mumbai, it is always like a final and starting off with a win is good. Adds he was just trying to protect himself in the final stages of the CPL and when he came here, he had one session of bowling and he felt good. Mentions that he bats lower down the order and for him it is about winning the moments, if there are 12 balls left, then he looks to capitalize on those 12 balls and if there are 11 overs left, he looks t |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad is chosen for the Man of the Match award! Says it is one of his best innings till now as they were under a lot of pressure and he had to grind, take it deep and create partnerships. States they targeted 120-130 but then 140 looked possible and then 150. Also says the Chennai team gives him a lot of confidence and they back him and it helps a lot. Further says that the Lankan tour also helped him. Shares the ball was moving around at the start so he had to go after the spinners |
| MS Dhoni, the victorious captain of Chennai, says that at that point of time when they were 24/4, they wanted something respectable on the board. He praises Gaikwad and Bravo's knocks to take them to 156 and calls it a tremendous effort. On the surface, MS replies that it was two-paced and was slightly difficult for the new batsmen at the start. Agrees that it was tough to come back from there but some sensible batting and a very good finish took them to a good total. Talks about the batting de |
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