| 0.5 : 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 |
| 1.3 : 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 |
| 2.4 : 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. |
| 2.6 : 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 : 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. |
| 4.5 : 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. |
| 5.3 : 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. |
| 5.6 : 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 |
| 11.2 : 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. |
| 11.6 : 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? |
| 11.4 : 11.4: 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. |
| 12.4: 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. |
| 15.3 : 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. |
| 15.5 : 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. |
| 16.2 : 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. |
| 16.4 : 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. |
| 17.6 : 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. |
| 18.1 : 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. |
| 18.3 : 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 : 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. |
| 18.6 : 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. |
| 19.2 : 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 : 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. |
| 19.6 : 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! |
| 1.3 : 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 : 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. |
| 2.1 : 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. |
| 3.3 : 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. |
| 3.5 : 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 : 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. |
| 4.6: 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. |
| 5.4 : 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. |
| 5.6 : 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. |
| 2.2 : 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 : 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. |
| 9.6 : 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. |
| 10.1 : 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. |
| 10.5 : 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. |
| 11.2 : 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. |
| 13.1 : 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 |
| 14.4 : 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 |
| 9.2 : 9.2: 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. |
| 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. |
| 18.1 : 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. |
| 18.4 : 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. |
| 19.2 : 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. |
| 19.4 : 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. |
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