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Mumbai vs Chennai Live Commentary, Match 15, Indian Premier League, 2019, April 3, 2019

MI 170/5 (20)
Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings by 37 runs
CSK 133/8 (20)
Match over
Mumbai Indians Inning Chennai Super Kings Inning
0.0 : Hello and a warm welcome to Match 15 of the Indian T20 League between Mumbai and Chennai at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. We can see a sea of blue at the stadium. The hosts lost their last match against Punjab in Mohali and will be looking for their second win in this season. On the other hand, Chennai will look to make it 4 in 4. For Mumbai, Pollard's form is a concern. So is the rest of the batting. They are getting starts but not quite making them big. The last time the two teams met in this grou
WEATHER - It is hot and humid in Mumbai. Though with the sun set, the heat will not be that bad.
PITCH REPORT - Sanjay Manjrekar and Brendon McCullum are our pitch masters for tonight. He feels that Mumbai will love the pitch as there will be no spin on offer. McCullum says that it is an outstanding track and there will be pace and bounce on offer. Manjrekar also feels that the dew might come in later on.
TOSS TIME! All in readiness. Rohit flips the coin, Heads is the call from Dhoni and it has come down as Heads. CHENNAI WILL CHASE.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni says that it is one of those wickets where if you do not bowl in the right areas you will be punished. States that hence, it is important to let the opposition to put the runs on the board. Looking at the grass on the wicket, Dhoni does not feel this will be a rank turner but expects lot of changes and wants his team to adapt quickly. Informs that Mohit Sharma comes in for Mitchell Santner.
Rohit Sharma says that he too, wanted to chase, even though they lost to Delhi. States that Wankhede has always been a good batting track and given that in the last three games they have scores of 175-plus in each, he expects his side to do well here too. Informs two changes - Jason Behrendorff and Rahul Chahar debut for Mitchell McClenaghan and the unwell Mayank Markande. On Rahul Chahar, Rohit says that he was with the team last season and looks a pretty exciting prospect.
MUMBAI PLAYING XI - Rohit Sharma(c), Quinton de Kock(wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Yuvraj Singh, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar (debut), Jasprit Bumrah, Lasith Malinga and Jason Behrendorff (debut).
CHENNAI PLAYING XI - Ambati Rayudu, Shane Watson, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni(c and wk), Kedar Jadhav, Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Mohit Sharma, Shardul Thakur and Imran Tahir.
We are all set to begin. The players and umpires are out in the middle. Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock will open the batting for Mumbai. Quinton de Kock will be taking the strike. Deepak Chahar will start the proceedings for Chennai.
0.1 : D Chahar to de Kock, Starts with a beauty of a delivery. It was a jaffa. On a good length and outside off, de Kock looks to defend but it just misses the outside edge due to the away movement and bounce on this one.
0.2 : D Chahar to de Kock, Bowls on a good length and outside off, de Kock shoulders his arms to this one.
0.3 : D Chahar to de Kock, Length delivery outside off, Quinton cuts it to point.
0.4 : D Chahar to de Kock, On a length and outside off, de Kock plays it to point again.
0.5 : D Chahar to de Kock, On a good length on middle, de Kock looks to defend but gets hit on the thigh pad. It goes towards the off side. The batsmen take a run. The umpire gives it as a leg bye. Mumbai are off the mark.
0.6 : D Chahar to R Sharma, Full on middle, Sharma flicks it towards mid-wicket for a run. Just 2 runs from the first over.
Shardul Thakur to bowl from the other end.
1.1 : S Thakur to R Sharma, Bowls a yorker on middle, Sharma digs it out towards mid-wicket.
1.2 : S Thakur to R Sharma, On a good length and outside off, Sharma comes forward to defend but gets beaten on this one. There is some bounce and movement for the fast bowlers here.
1.3 : S Thakur to R Sharma, Length delivery on off, the skipper plays it to point where Raina does well to stop it.
1.4 : S Thakur to R Sharma, On a good length and outside off, Sharma looks to drive away from the body but misses it.
1.5 : S Thakur to R Sharma, On a good length on off, Rohit defends it off the front foot.
1.6 : S Thakur to R Sharma, Length delivery on off, Sharma pushes it towards covers for a run.
2.1 : D Chahar to R Sharma, Length delivery on middle, Sharma flicks it towards square leg where Shardul Thakur misfields and concedes a run.
2.2 : D Chahar to de Kock, FOUR! Fortuitous! Mumbai will not mind as they get their first boundary of the game. Outside off, moving away, de Kock looks to push through the off side but gets a thick inside edge which rockets past the stumps to fine leg!
2.3 : D Chahar to de Kock, OUT! Caught next ball! De Kock falls early. A short ball outside off, de Kock looks to pull but the ball goes off the inner half of the bat. Probably because it skidded off the deck. So instead of going to mid-wicket, the ball travels to square leg where Kedar Jadhav completes the formalities. Replays show that the bat twisted a bit as well. Early strike then for Chennai and who is the hero? Deepak Chahar - their go-to Powerplay man.
Suryakumar Yadav comes in at number 3, replacing de Kock.
2.4 : D Chahar to S Yadav, On a good length on off, Yadav plays it to covers.
2.5 : D Chahar to S Yadav, Good ball by Deepak Chahar. On a good length and outside off, Yadav defends it off the back foot.
2.6 : D Chahar to S Yadav, On a good length and outside off, Chahar looks to cut but gets an outside edge. It goes towards third man for a run.
3.1 : S Thakur to S Yadav, FOUR! Lovely shot. On a length outside off, Surya drives this on the up, through the covers and finds the gap.
3.2 : S Thakur to S Yadav, FOUR! BEAUTY! He is such a sight to watch. Overpitched from Thakur and Yadav drives it straight back to where it came from. Down the ground, past mid on. Consecutive boundaries.
3.3 : S Thakur to S Yadav, Short of a length delivery, Yadav pulls it through square leg for a single.
3.4 : S Thakur to R Sharma, FOUR! Rohit into the act now! Poor bowling from Shardul. 'Loose bowling coming in all sorts of packages', says Matthew Hayden on air. Short and wide outside off, Sharma flays hard and gets it wide of point for the third boundary of the over.
3.5 : S Thakur to R Sharma, WIDE! Bowls short down the leg side, Sharma looks to pull but misses it.
S Thakur to R Sharma, Full on off, Sharma drives it towards covers for a run.
3.6 : S Thakur to S Yadav, Length delivery on middle, Yadav flicks it towards square leg for a run. 16 runs have come from the over. Big over for Mumbai.
4.1 : D Chahar to S Yadav, Length delivery outside off, Yadav taps it to point.
4.2 : D Chahar to S Yadav, FOUR! Stand and deliver! We have a mid off, cover, cover-point and point. But Yadav still finds the gap. A length ball outside off, Surya stands tall and punches it sweetly, right where extra cover would have been. But there is no one there.
4.3 : D Chahar to S Yadav, MISFIELD, FOUR! Again, SKY has two boundaries in as many balls. On middle and leg, Yadav flicks it through mid-wicket. Ambati Rayudu gets to the ball and puts in a dive but cannot quite stop it. He then gets up and runs after the ball, dives near the boundary again and tries to sweep the ball back in with his left hand but fails again.
4.4 : D Chahar to S Yadav, FOUR! Hat-trick of fours for Yadav! Similar ball, too straight, on the pads and this time Suryakumar flicks it effortlessly wide of mid on. No dive or chase this time.
4.5 : D Chahar to S Yadav, Length delivery on middle, Yadav flicks it towards square leg for a single.
4.6 : D Chahar to R Sharma, On a good length on off, Sharma taps it towards short covers for a single. 14 from this over, make that 30 off the last 2!
Mohit Sharma time.
5.1 : M Sharma to R Sharma, Length delivery on middle, Sharma tucks it to mid-wicket. Suryakumar wanted the single but Rohit sends him back.
5.2 : M Sharma to R Sharma, On a good length on off, Sharma plays it to covers.
5.3 : M Sharma to R Sharma, On a length on middle, the skipper flicks it towards square leg for a run.
5.4 : M Sharma to S Yadav, On a good length on off, Suryakumar defends it off the front foot.
5.5 : M Sharma to S Yadav, Short delivery on middle, Yadav pulls it to mid-wicket.
5.6 : M Sharma to S Yadav, Play and a miss! On a good length and outside off, Yadav looks to guide but misses it due to the away movement on this one. Mumbai are 40/1 after the Powerplay.
Time for spin. Imran Tahir to bowl.
6.1 : I Tahir to R Sharma, Tossed up outside off, Sharma drives it towards covers for a single.
6.2 : I Tahir to S Yadav, Flighted delivery on middle, Yadav flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.
6.3 : I Tahir to R Sharma, Floated on middle, Sharma flicks it towards square leg for a run.
6.4 : I Tahir to S Yadav, Full on off, Suryakumar drives it towards mid off for a run.
6.5 : I Tahir to R Sharma, Full again on off, the skipper drives it towards covers for a run.
6.6 : I Tahir to S Yadav, Tossed up on off, Yadav drives it straight back towards the bowler. Imran Tahir gives a stare at the batsman.
Ravindra Jadeja into the attack.
Rohit has been caught behind! But has Jadeja overstepped? Referred upstairs....
7.1 : R Jadeja to R Sharma, OUT! Given out caught behind! Well, Rohit will feel aggrieved by that. Entire Mumbai camp will be. Replays show that when Jadeja landed his foot, his heel was on the line, in the air and then got dragged in. However, after numerous replays, the umpire has given it out. On the dismissal, it was slowly tossed up outside off, Rohit looked to push at it but missed. The outside edge was snapped by Dhoni in a flash. Controversial dismissal.
0.0 : Yuvraj Singh walks in at number 4, replacing his skipper.
7.2 : R Jadeja to Y Singh, Tossed up on off, Yuvraj gets off the mark with a single towards cover.
7.3 : R Jadeja to S Yadav, Floated on off, Yadav plays it to covers.
7.4 : R Jadeja to S Yadav, Floated on middle, Yadav plays it towards mid on. The batsmen cross ends.
7.5 : R Jadeja to Y Singh, Tossed up on off, Yuvi keeps it out.
7.6 : R Jadeja to Y Singh, Short and outside off, Yuvraj cuts it towards point and takes a run. Excellent start from Jaddu.
8.1 : I Tahir to Y Singh, Beautiful delivery from Tahir. Tossed up outside off, Singh looks to defend but gets beaten due to the away spin on this one.
8.2 : I Tahir to Y Singh, Short delivery on middle, Singh pulls it through square leg. The fielder in the deep does well to stop it. The batsmen pick up a couple. 50 UP FOR MUMBAI!
Yuvraj has been caught out at long off but the umpire is wanting to check whether the fielder touched the ropes...
8.3 : I Tahir to Y Singh, OUT! It is a clean catch and Yuvraj walks back too. Another big blow. Tahir has his second. Floated outside off, Yuvraj leans and lofts it over long off. At first, it seems like he will clear the boundary but then Ambati Rayudu is seen pouching the catch at the boundary line. He celebrates but the umpires ask Yuvi to wait. Replays are crystal clear that it is a clean catch.
STRATEGIC BREAK. Chennai are picking up wickets at regular intervals. Cannot say that any one ball was wicket-taking but such has been the day so far. There is already plenty of dew on the outfield, so Mumbai will have to keep on scoring - as anything less than 180 could be noncompetitive. KRUNAL PANDYA walks in at number 5, replacing Yuvraj. Left-hander replaces left-hander.
8.4 : I Tahir to K Pandya, Floated on off, Pandya defends it off the front foot.
8.5 : I Tahir to K Pandya, Tossed up on off, Krunal plays it straight back towards the bowler where Tahir does well to stop it.
8.6 : I Tahir to K Pandya, Flighted delivery on off, Pandya keeps it out.
9.1 : R Jadeja to S Yadav, Full and around middle, driven through mid off for a single.
9.2 : R Jadeja to K Pandya, Tossed up on off, Krunal plays it to covers.
9.3 : R Jadeja to K Pandya, Floated on middle, Pandya flicks it to the leg side.
9.4 : R Jadeja to K Pandya, Flighted delivery on middle, Krunal flicks it towards square leg.
9.5 : R Jadeja to K Pandya, FOUR! Nicely played. Just using the pace! Full and outside off, Krunal gets down and reverse paddles it past short third man. A boundary after 30 balls!
9.6 : R Jadeja to K Pandya, Tossed up outside off, Pandya plays it towards point. The batsmen pick up a couple. Good running between the wickets.
10.1 : I Tahir to S Yadav, Flighted delivery on off, Yadav defends it off the back foot.
10.2 : I Tahir to S Yadav, FOUR! Terrific batting. Bowled at 104 kph, Suryakumar gets down and sweeps it ferociously past short fine leg. He is playing a beauty here, is Surya. If Mumbai are going to get a big total, he needs to be playing for a while.
10.3 : I Tahir to S Yadav, Full toss on off, Yadav drives it to covers.
10.4 : I Tahir to S Yadav, Tossed up on off, Yadav drives it towards mid off for a single.
10.5 : I Tahir to K Pandya, Flighted delivery on off, Krunal drives it towards mid off for a single.
10.6 : I Tahir to S Yadav, Tossed up on middle, Suryakumar flicks it towards square leg for a run.
Mohit Sharma is back on.
11.1 : M Sharma to S Yadav, Full on middle, Yadav drives it through mid on for a run.
11.2 : M Sharma to K Pandya, Full and outside off, Krunal looks to drive but gets it of the inner half of the bat. It goes towards mid on.
11.3 : M Sharma to K Pandya, Full again on off, Pandya drives it to covers.
11.4 : M Sharma to K Pandya, FOUR! Up and over! Intelligent batting from Krunal. Spots that mid off is up and he goes exactly over him, one bounce and into the fence!
11.5 : M Sharma to K Pandya, FOUR! Tough luck for Rayudu. This is a brutal hit from Pandya. Dropped short from Mohit, KP swivels and pulls it powerfully, straight to Ambati Rayudu at deep mid-wicket. He stops the ball on the bounce, but the power on the shot takes him beyond the ropes. He tries to recover and then push the ball away but at that time, he is outside the boundary. Now he comes inside and tries to push it away but by that time, the ball touches the ropes.
11.6 : M Sharma to K Pandya, Length delivery on leg, Pandya plays it towards mid on. The batsmen change ends. 10 from the over.
Dwayne Bravo time.
12.1 : D Bravo to K Pandya, Length delivery on middle, Pandya flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single.
12.2 : D Bravo to S Yadav, On a good length on off, Yadav defends it off the back foot.
12.3 : D Bravo to S Yadav, Length delivery on off, Yadav plays it towards point for a run.
12.4 : D Bravo to K Pandya, DROPPED! Mohit Sharma the culprit. Simple chance. Full and outside off, Krunal hits it towards mid off where Mohit Sharma should have gulped it but probably because of the dew, the ball pops out.
12.5 : D Bravo to K Pandya, Length delivery outside off, Krunal looks to go big but gets an outside edge. It goes towards third man where Kedar Jadhav comes running in but misfields. The batsmen think about the second but then do not run.
12.6 : D Bravo to S Yadav, Bowls a yorker on middle, Yadav flicks it towards square leg for a run.
Shardul Thakur returns. 2-0-17-0 so far.
13.1 : S Thakur to S Yadav, Full on off, Yadav drives it back towards Thakur who in his followthrough fails to collect. It goes past him towards mid off for a single.
0.0 : Krunal Pandya has been adjudged LBW! But he takes the review. Inside edge? Missing leg? referred upstairs...
13.2 : S Thakur to K Pandya, SAFE! Decision overturned! Snickometer shows a spike when the ball passes the inner half of the bat and Krunal gets another life. Full and fast from Thakur, around middle, coming in slightly, Krunal looks to flick it without moving his feet and gets hit on the pads. Thakur appeals and umpire Tucker gives it out. Pandya takes the review and technology saves him.
13.3 : S Thakur to K Pandya, Length delivery on middle, Krunal flicks it towards square leg for a run.
13.4 : S Thakur to S Yadav, Full and outside off, Yadav drives it towards covers for a run.
13.5 : S Thakur to K Pandya, Full again on middle, Pandya flicks it to mid-wicket.
13.6 : S Thakur to K Pandya, On a length on middle and leg, Pandya flicks it towards square leg. The batsmen cross ends. Just 4 runs from the over. Mumbai need big overs to cross 170.
STRATEGIC BREAK. 6 overs left then. Mumbai have been given a new lease of life with this Krunal-Surya partnership. Yadav seems to have mellowed down a touch but that is because Pandya has come out with full flair. In a partnership of 32, KP has 20. They should easily reach 150 from here but with the batting to come, 175 is not impossible to get. That will change the course of this game a bit. Here comes IMRAN TAHIR again. 3-0-14-1 so far.
14.1 : I Tahir to K Pandya, Tossed up on leg, Pandya sweeps it towards deep fine leg. The batsmen pick up a couple.
14.2 : I Tahir to K Pandya, SIX! BOOM! There comes the first biggie of the night. Floated around middle, Krunal gets down and swings this over long on! The stand moves to 40 from 35 balls.
14.3 : I Tahir to K Pandya, Full toss outside off, Pandya drives it wide of mid off for a single.
14.4 : I Tahir to S Yadav, Full on middle, Yadav drives it towards mid on for a run.
14.5 : I Tahir to K Pandya, Short delivery on middle, Pandya pulls it towards mid-wicket where it falls short of Suresh Raina.
14.6 : I Tahir to K Pandya, DIRECT HIT COULD HAVE HAD KRUNAL! Another piece of luck for Pandya. He comes down the track, takes it on the full and flicks it straight to Raina at mid-wicket again. Takes him on and is gone for all money. Raina prefers the direct hit and goes hard at the bowler's end but misses. The dive would not have saved KP.
Dwayne Bravo gets a change of ends. 1-0-4-0 so far.
15.1 : D Bravo to K Pandya, Full on middle, Pandya flicks it through mid-wicket for a run.
15.2 : D Bravo to S Yadav, FOUR! Excellent placement. Picked the gap to perfection. Surya knew that third man was up and he was up for it. Backed away to the leg side, the bowler followed him, cramped him for room but Yadav still managed to guide it square of short third man!
15.3 : D Bravo to S Yadav, Full toss outside off, Yadav works it towards mid-wicket for a single.
15.4 : D Bravo to K Pandya, Full on middle, Krunal drives it straight past the bowler. It goes towards long off where Jadeja tries to collect but fumbles. The batsmen pick up a couple. 50-run stand between Krunal Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav.
15.5 : D Bravo to K Pandya, Short of a length delivery, Pandya looks to loft it but mistimes it. It falls in no man's land and goes towards mid-wicket. The batsmen take a run.
15.6 : D Bravo to S Yadav, Full on off, Yadav looks to drive but gets a bottom edge on this one. It goes towards short third man for a single. 10 runs have come from this over. 21 runs have come from the last two overs.
Mohit Sharma returns. 2-0-11-0 so far.
16.1 : M Sharma to S Yadav, Short and outside off, Surya slaps a pull shot to deep mid-wicket for a single.
16.2 : M Sharma to K Pandya, TOP EDGE, CATCH MISSED, FOUR! A length ball outside off, Pandya swings hard but gets a top edge. The ball circles around short third man but just eludes Kedar Jadhav. He runs back and then tries to pull it back with a slide but in vain.
16.3 : M Sharma to K Pandya, FOUR! Just over! Krunal is flirting with his luck. Outside off, Pandya looks to go off side but mistimes it over extra cover. Shane Watson leaps but misses.
16.4 : M Sharma to K Pandya, OUT! Caught! Third time unlucky for Krunal. Actually, it is the third time just in this over. Overall, it will be the nth time. Outside off, fractionally short, Pandya backs away and slaps hard but gets more height than distance. Ravindra Jadeja gets across from long off and takes it Australian style with fingers pointing skywards. Excellent knock from Krunal - injecting some momentum into the innings.
Brother replaces brother. Hardik Pandya comes in at number 6, replacing Krunal.
16.5 : M Sharma to S Yadav, SIX! BOSH! 6th League Fifty for Surya! Full and outside off, Yadav gets down and slog sweeps it over mid-wicket! Raises his bat to the crowd. Can he stay till the end? 170 is still on.
16.6 : M Sharma to S Yadav, Full on middle, Yadav drives it through mid on for a run. 16 runs have come from the over.
17.1 : D Bravo to S Yadav, Full on middle, Suryakumar drives it through mid on for a single.
17.2 : D Bravo to H Pandya, Bowls a bouncer, Hardik Pandya does well to duck under it.
17.3 : D Bravo to H Pandya, Full on middle and leg, Pandya flicks it through square leg for a run.
17.4 : D Bravo to S Yadav, Bowls a slower length ball outside off, Yadav looks to go big but misses it.
17.5 : D Bravo to S Yadav, FOUR! BRUTAL! Yadav is slowly opening his arms now. Bravo misses his yorker length by a fraction and that is enough for Surya. Bludgeons it down the ground. Ravindra Jadeja races across to his left from long on, dives full length and looks to stop the ball. But it hits him on his hand and deflects away.
17.6 : D Bravo to S Yadav, OUT! Gone! Caught. Surya cannot quite stay till the end. A length ball, around middle, Yadav looks to swing hard but gets hit on the higher part of the bat. Gets more height than distance and Ravindra Jadeja takes a dolly at long on. Decent knock from Surya but now, Mumbai have two new batsmen in the middle. 100th wicket in the Indian T20 League playing for Chennai for Bravo!
Kieron Pollard comes in at number 7, replacing Suryakumar.
Shardul Thakur to bowl the 19th. 3-0-21-0 so far.
18.1 : S Thakur to H Pandya, SIX! CLOBBERED! Where has that gone? To Pune from Mumbai! A short ball, outside off, Hardik pulls it over mid-wicket for a colossal hit!
18.2 : S Thakur to H Pandya, Oops... nearly a calamity of errors. Full and wide outside off, Pandya carves it behind point. There is a fielder in the deep and the batsmen get a single. Wait. There is more to follow. Dhoni collects, fumbles and now Pollard wants a single. Hardik responds and starts to run but MS recovers quickly. Dives and has an under-arm shy at the bowler's end but misses.
18.3 : S Thakur to K Pollard, WIDE! Bowls it wide outside off, Pollard looks to swing at this one but misses it.
S Thakur to K Pollard, Bowls a bouncer, Pollard does well to duck under it.
18.4 : S Thakur to K Pollard, Full toss outside off, Pollard looks to drive but misses it.
18.5 : S Thakur to K Pollard, WIDE! Bowls short down the leg side, Pollard looks to pull but misses it.
S Thakur to K Pollard, SIX! This one has gone too! A length ball outside off, Pollard uses his long levers and swings it over mid-wicket!
18.6 : S Thakur to K Pollard, Full toss on middle, Pollard flicks it through mid-wicket. 16 runs have come from the over. Much-needed one for Mumbai.
19.1 : D Bravo to K Pollard, Full on middle, Pollard smashes it over mid on. It fell just short of Jadeja at long on. The batsmen take a single.
19.2 : D Bravo to H Pandya, WIDE! Full and down the leg side, Pandya looks to flick but misses it.
D Bravo to H Pandya, Low full toss outside off, Pandya squeezes it towards point for a run.
19.3 : D Bravo to K Pollard, NO BALL! SIX! Error and then a blunder from Bravo. Pollard's turn to dance. A full toss and that too above the waist. Caribbean power on display as Pollard swings it into orbit above mid-wicket. Replays show that it might have been a harsh call. That was not quite above the waist.
FREE HIT TIME!!!
D Bravo to K Pollard, DROPPED ON THE FREE HIT! It does not matter in terms of wickets but Deepak Chahar has given Mumbai two extra runs. Outside off, short in length, Pollard looks to pull but gets a top edge. It is a simple catch for Chahar at deep mid-wicket but he puts it down. By the time he recovers and throws the ball, the batsmen take the third!
19.4 : D Bravo to H Pandya, SIX! The helicopter Pandya! Hardik is pumped up. Full and outside off, Pandya swings it cleanly over mid-wicket!
19.5 : D Bravo to H Pandya, FOUR! Excellent batting. Full and wide outside off, Hardik gets this over cover and makes it another boundary ball!
19.6 : D Bravo to H Pandya, SIX! A flat hit on the final ball! Full and outside off, Hardik leans into this one and slices it over backward point. It goes all the way! 29 from the over as MUMBAI FINISH ON 170/5!
Krunal Pandya is having a chat with Alan Wilkins. Krunal says that Mumbai will be definitely happy with the score, especially where they were at the halfway stage. Adds that the wicket is sticky and the ball is not coming on to the bat. Praises his brother and Pollard for finishing the innings nicely. Says that early on, the ball was swinging a lot and batting was difficult. On Hardik's knock, Krunal says that he is happy for his brother but also adds that he is not surprised because he has seen
45 from the last 2 overs. 88 in the last 6. Mumbai were 82/3 at the end of the 14th. Their flight suddenly took a U-turn since then. Sensational batting.
With the ball swinging a bit early on, Chennai managed to get 3 quick wickets but they were mostly due to ill-timed shots. Krunal Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav started to get a partnership going but the latter strangely seemed to slow down after a superb start. The 62-run stand stalled the wicket-flow but the runs were not coming either.
Probably, the dismissals of Krunal and Surya came as a blessing in disguise for Mumbai. For the 6th wicket unbeaten stand added 45 in just 12 balls! Unfathomable.
Have the last 2 overs given Mumbai an edge over Chennai? Or with dew already making its presence, are the home side 10-15 runs short? We will get to know in a while...
0.0 : The run chase is about to begin. Shane Watson and Ambati Rayudu open the innings for Chennai. Jason Behrendorff to bowl first up, to Watto. Here we go. 171 needed from 120 balls.
0.1 : J Behrendorff to S Watson, Behrendorff starts with a length ball outside off, Watson lets it go.
0.2 : J Behrendorff to S Watson, Back of a length delivery around off, Shane Watson punches it to point.
0.3 : J Behrendorff to S Watson, A length delivery on off, Watson looks for a drive but gets an outside edge which falls short of third man. Single taken.
0.4 : J Behrendorff to A Rayudu, OUT! Rayudu departs! A short of a length delivery on middle and shaping away. Rayudu was just looking to defend it but suddenly the ball gets big on him. The extra bounce takes the shoulder of the bat on its way to the keeper. De Kock takes an easy catch. The start Mumbai needed. Brilliant stuff from Behrendorff. Strikes in his very first over on debut.
Suresh Raina is the next batsman in.
0.5 : J Behrendorff to S Raina, A length delivery on off, Raina looks to defend it but gets beaten. Brilliant delivery that.
0.6 : J Behrendorff to S Raina, Another huge appeal for a caught behind! Not given this time. Gone off the pad. A length ball outside off, Raina looked ton defend but ended up playing outside the line. The ball came in, hit the pads and went to de Kock behind. No review from Mumbai and rightly so.
Lasith Malinga to bowl from the other end.
1.1 : L Malinga to S Watson, NO BALL! Malinga oversteps. On a good length on off, Watson looks to swing at this one but misses it.
L Malinga to S Watson, EDGE AND FOUR! Short of a length delivery outside off, Watson looks to pull but gets an outside edge. It goes above Rohit Sharma at first slip towards third man for a boundary.
1.2 : L Malinga to S Watson, OUT! Malinga gets his first. Big wicket for Mumbai. Short and outside off, Watson looks to cut hard but finds the cover fielder. It goes towards Pollard who plucks it very safely with two hands. Chennai need 165 runs in 112 balls.
Kedar Jadhav is the new batsman in.
1.3 : L Malinga to K Jadhav, Length delivery outside off, Jadhav lets it go.
1.4 : L Malinga to K Jadhav, Malinga bowls this one outside off again, Kedar fails to connect.
1.5 : L Malinga to K Jadhav, Full on off, KJ defends it watchfully.
1.6 : L Malinga to K Jadhav, A length delivery on off, Kedar keeps it away.
2.1 : J Behrendorff to S Raina, Length delivery on middle, Raina defends it.
2.2 : J Behrendorff to S Raina, Wide! This one way past the leg stump.
J Behrendorff to S Raina, SIX! That is Raina for you. A length delivery on off and Raina just lifts it above the point fielder for a maximum. Super shot that.
2.3 : J Behrendorff to S Raina, Beherendorff balls this full, Raina keeps it away.
2.4 : J Behrendorff to S Raina, Length ball on leg, Raina flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single.
2.5 : J Behrendorff to K Jadhav, Jason bowls this one outside off, Kedhar shoulders his arms on that.
2.6 : J Behrendorff to K Jadhav, A back of a length delivery on off, Jadhav defends it with ease.
3.1 : L Malinga to S Raina, On a good length on off, Raina looks to drive but it goes of the inner half of the bat to mid-wicket.
3.2 : L Malinga to S Raina, Again on a good length on off, Raina plays it to point.
3.3 : L Malinga to S Raina, Length delivery on middle, Raina nudges it towards square leg for a run. Pollard does well to stop it.
3.4 : L Malinga to K Jadhav, SIX! Amazing shot. Full on leg, Jadhav flicks it over square leg for a maximum.
3.5 : L Malinga to K Jadhav, Full on middle, Jadhav drives it to mid off.
3.6 : L Malinga to K Jadhav, FOUR! Nice shot. It was bowled full on leg, Jadhav flicks it over short fine leg where the fielder jumps but it goes over him for a boundary. 11 runs have come from the over.
4.1 : J Behrendorff to S Raina, Outside off, Raina looks to poke but misses.
4.2 : J Behrendorff to S Raina, On a good length on middle, Raina looks to defend but gets extra bounce on this one.
4.3 : J Behrendorff to S Raina, FOUR! Off the outside edge! Or probably, it was a good shot in the end. Outside off, Raina backs away and in the end, just guides it wide of the keeper to the third man fence!
4.4 : J Behrendorff to S Raina, FOUR! Excellent shot. Back of a length outside off, Raina backs away to the leg side and then lofts it over cover. Hardik Pandya gives it a chase from mid off, then stops but then starts to run again. In the end, comes second.
4.5 : J Behrendorff to S Raina, A great comeback by Jason, bowls this one full on middle and leg, Raina flicks it away, No run.
4.6 : J Behrendorff to S Raina, OUT! That is a stunner from Kieron Pollard! What an acrobatic piece of fielding. Short and outside off, Raina backs away and hits it hard over cover-point. For a second, it seems like it is a biggie. But out of nowhere Pollard throws himself upwards and catches it with one hand, not losing the ball as he falls on the ground! The Wankhede has become deafening. Chennai are rocked early. 33/3, chasing 171!
Mahendra Singh Dhoni walks in at number 5, replacing Raina. Meanwhile, Hardik Pandya to bowl.
5.1 : H Pandya to K Jadhav, A back of a length on off, angling in for Jadhav. Kedhar was looking to guide it to third man but changes his mind as ball angles in. Just keeps it away in the end.
5.2 : H Pandya to K Jadhav, A fuller length delivery on off, Jadhav drives but gets a leading edge onto the ground.
5.3 : H Pandya to K Jadhav, A great variation by Pandya. Brings this one in. Back of a length on off, Jadhav looks to flick it but gets an inside edge onto the pads.
5.4 : H Pandya to K Jadhav, Full length delivery, KJ this time flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.
5.5 : H Pandya to MS Dhoni, This is brilliant from Pandya, another good delivery. Pitching on off, angles in for Dhoni. MSD defends it staying on his crease.
5.6 : H Pandya to MS Dhoni, A back of a length delivery on off, Dhoni defends it. Just a single from Pandya's over. Brilliant bowling in display.
Jasprit Bumrah into the attack.
6.1 : J Bumrah to K Jadhav, Short of a good length from Bumrah, Jadhav just defends it from his back foot.
6.2 : J Bumrah to K Jadhav, FOUR! Extraordinary shot. A short ball, Jadhav plays a short-arm jab, pulling it wide of mid on for a boundary!
6.3 : J Bumrah to K Jadhav, NO BALL! Bumrah oversteps and bowls a length ball on middle, Jadhav flicks it through mid-wicket for a couple.
FREE HIT TIME!
J Bumrah to K Jadhav, FOUR! Bottoms up! Strong bottom hand in play. This is not a bad ball at all. It is almost a yorker but Kedar, with Herculean bottom hand power, whips it over mid on for a boundary!
6.4 : J Bumrah to K Jadhav, FOUR! Excellent batting! A short ball, outside off, cramping Jadhav for room but KJ arches back and deftly guides it over the keeper to the third man fence!
6.5 : J Bumrah to K Jadhav, A length delivery on off, Jadhav gets on his front foot straight to point.
6.6 : J Bumrah to K Jadhav, Length delivery outside off, Jadhav guides it to the point fielder. Dot ball to end the 15-run over.
STRATEGIC BREAK TAKEN. That 15-run over has given some respite to Chennai. Mumbai were 45/1 at this stage, so if the visitors just build a partnership and score normally, they should be ahead of what the hosts were around the 15th over mark. 122 needed from 78 balls, difficult without wickets in hand but if wickets are there towards the end... Meanwhile, here comes Rahul Chahar to bowl his leggies.
7.1 : R Chahar to MS Dhoni, Chahar starts with a short delivery on off, Dhoni cuts it to point. Dot ball.
7.2 : R Chahar to MS Dhoni, Length delivery on off, Dhoni taps it towards the point region for a single.
7.3 : R Chahar to K Jadhav, WIDE! Just way too wide. Jadhav was looking for a big cover drive but fails to connect and de Kock fails to collect. No extra run taken.
R Chahar to K Jadhav, Full on off, defended.
7.4 : R Chahar to K Jadhav, Length delivery on off, KJ pushes it to towards the cover region for a single.
7.5 : R Chahar to MS Dhoni, Short and outside off, cut through the covers for a single.
7.6 : R Chahar to K Jadhav, EDGED, FOUR! Mumbai have their hands on their head. Just a ball ago, there was a slip in place. Then, he was removed and the scoreboard moved. Full and outside off, Jadhav looks to drive but gets a thick outside edge which flies over the vacant slip region to the third man fence!
Jason Behrendorff returns. 3-0-17-2 so far.
8.1 : J Behrendorff to MS Dhoni, A fuller length delivery on off, Dhoni drives it towards the cover region for a double.
8.2 : J Behrendorff to MS Dhoni, Full on middle, flicked through mid-wicket for a single. 4000 runs for Dhoni for Chennai in the Indian T20 League!
8.3 : J Behrendorff to K Jadhav, Pushes this through mid on for a run.
8.4 : J Behrendorff to MS Dhoni, Jaffa! On a good length outside off, Dhoni walks into the shot and looks to push but the ball moves away and beats him.
8.5 : J Behrendorff to MS Dhoni, Down the leg side, MS misses his flick and the ball goes off his pads towards mid-wicket. A leg bye taken.
8.6 : J Behrendorff to K Jadhav, Around middle and leg, helped through mid-wicket for a run. Behrendorff is done for the night - what a debut - 4-0-22-2!
9.1 : R Chahar to K Jadhav, A yorker on middle, dug out back to the bowler.
9.2 : R Chahar to K Jadhav, Around middle, helped through mid-wicket for a single.
9.3 : R Chahar to MS Dhoni, Short and outside off, Dhoni chops it down to short third man where Lasith Malinga dives to his right and makes a half-stop. A run taken.
9.4 : R Chahar to K Jadhav, Short and outside off, cut straight to short third man.
9.5 : R Chahar to K Jadhav, On middle and leg, flicked through mid-wicket for one.
9.6 : R Chahar to MS Dhoni, The googly outside off, Dhoni reads it well and lets it go.
Hardik Pandya is back on.
10.1 : H Pandya to K Jadhav, A short ball, pulled through mid-wicket for a couple.
10.2 : H Pandya to K Jadhav, Full on middle, flicked through mid-wicket for a single.
10.3 : H Pandya to MS Dhoni, Full and straight, pushed towards mid on.
10.4 : H Pandya to MS Dhoni, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
10.5 : H Pandya to MS Dhoni, Outside off, punched through the covers for a run.
10.6 : H Pandya to K Jadhav, On middle and off, worked through mid-wicket for one.
Brothers bowling in tandem. Here is Krunal Pandya.
11.1 : K Pandya to K Jadhav, Full and straight, pushed back to the bowler.
11.2 : K Pandya to K Jadhav, The arm ball, around middle, Jadhav looks to sweep but misses and is hit on the pads. There is an LBW appeal but it is turned down.
11.3 : K Pandya to K Jadhav, Comes down the track and looks to flick but misses. The ball goes off his pads towards short mid-wicket. A leg bye taken.
11.4 : K Pandya to MS Dhoni, WIDE. Full and down the leg side, Dhoni looks to paddle but misses.
K Pandya to MS Dhoni, Played to the mid-wicket region by the batsman. Two runs added to the total.
11.5 : K Pandya to MS Dhoni, Full on middle, flicked through mid-wicket for a single.
11.6 : K Pandya to K Jadhav, A full toss on middle and leg, flicked to deep mid-wicket for a run.
Jasprit Bumrah returns. 1-0-15-0 so far.
12.1 : J Bumrah to K Jadhav, Full and outside off, Jadhav slashes but misses.
12.2 : J Bumrah to K Jadhav, Full on middle, pushed through mid on for a single.
12.3 : J Bumrah to MS Dhoni, Outside off, Dhoni swings hard and the ball goes off the inner half of the bat towards mid-wicket.
12.4 : J Bumrah to MS Dhoni, Short and outside off, cut through point for a run.
12.5 : J Bumrah to K Jadhav, Outside off, steered behind point for one.
12.6 : J Bumrah to MS Dhoni, Outside off, pushed straight to point.
13.1 : K Pandya to K Jadhav, Down the leg side, tickled towards short fine leg.
13.2 : K Pandya to K Jadhav, WIDE. Miles outside off, left alone.
K Pandya to K Jadhav, FOUR! Terrific shot. Full and outside off, Jadhav gets down and slog sweeps it over mid-wicket. Rahul Chahar chases it to his right, dives but the ball goes through. 50-RUN STAND.
13.3 : K Pandya to K Jadhav, Looks to sweep again but misses and is hit on the body.
13.4 : K Pandya to K Jadhav, A yorker fired on middle, pushed back to the bowler.
13.5 : K Pandya to K Jadhav, Outside off, hammered through the covers for a single.
13.6 : K Pandya to MS Dhoni, Full and outside off, pushed wide of long off for a run.
Hardik Pandya is back on. 2-0-6-0 so far.
14.1 : H Pandya to MS Dhoni, OUT! Dhoni falls to Hardik! Is that the end of the run chase? No one better than him to take it till the last over and then seal a win. A short ball, outside off, MS looks to pull but the ball skids on slightly. His pull is without venom and it goes straight to Suryakumar Yadav who makes no mistake. 84 needed from 35 balls now and sans Dhoni, it looks like a bridge too far.
0.0 : Ravindra Jadeja walks in at number 6, replacing his skipper. Where is Bravo?
14.2 : H Pandya to R Jadeja, A short ball, around middle, pulled through mid-wicket for a single.
14.3 : H Pandya to K Jadhav, Short and outside off, Jadhav backs away and cuts it behind point. The ball races towards the fence but Jasprit Bumrah races to his right and covers excellent ground. Keeps the batsmen to a single, though a couple was on offer.
14.4 : H Pandya to R Jadeja, OUT! Caught behind! Second wicket in the over and the wheels seem to be coming off now. Jadeja backs away to the leg side and Hardik follows him with a short ball outside leg. Jadeja swings hard but gets a thick outside edge behind. De Kock dives spectacularly to his left and takes a wonderful catch.
Here comes Dwayne Bravo. Too late to make an impact, in our opinion...
14.5 : H Pandya to D Bravo, A short ball, around off, watchfully fended out.
14.6 : H Pandya to D Bravo, WIDE. A wild bouncer down the leg side, left alone.
H Pandya to D Bravo, FOUR LEG BYES! Too full and misdirected. Down the leg side, Bravo misses his flick and the ball goes off his pads to the fine leg fence. Just 7 runs and 2 wickets from the over.
LASITH MALINGA is back on. 2-0-16-1 so far.
15.1 : L Malinga to K Jadhav, FOUR! Off the outside edge! Outside off, Jadhav looks to drive but the ball moves away a touch, takes the outside edge and flies out of de Kock's reach to the third man fence.
15.2 : L Malinga to K Jadhav, FOUR! Just using the pace. Full and down the leg side, Jadhav flicks it behind square leg and the ball races away!
15.3 : L Malinga to K Jadhav, Full and way down the leg side, flicked very fine but so is Bumrah at the ropes. Just a single.
15.4 : L Malinga to D Bravo, Full and on middle, flicked through mid-wicket for a run.
15.5 : L Malinga to K Jadhav, Full and outside off, Jadhav looks to swing hard but gets a thick outside edge which flies past the keeper to third man. A single taken.
15.6 : L Malinga to D Bravo, The batsman goes after a wide one but misses.
STRATEGIC BREAK. Not Chennai's night, is it? They were on top till the 14th over of the first innings. Have been behind the eight-ball since. 66 needed from the last 4 overs and it will take a massive bit of a miracle. JASPRIT BUMRAH returns. 2-0-18-0 so far.
16.1 : J Bumrah to K Jadhav, Full and down the leg side, Jadhav misses his flick and the ball goes off his pads to square leg. For some reason, they do not run.
16.2 : J Bumrah to K Jadhav, Short and outside off, Kedar slashes hard but misses. The pitch has had something in it all evening for the quicker bowlers. Extra bounce on this occasion.
16.3 : J Bumrah to K Jadhav, Outside off, dabbed towards third man for a single.
16.4 : J Bumrah to D Bravo, A short ball, around off, Bravo swings hard but misses.
16.5 : J Bumrah to D Bravo, Another short ball, swung towards mid-wicket for a single.
16.6 : J Bumrah to K Jadhav, Full and outside off, Jadhav swings hard but gets hit on the pads. The ball flies past de Kock towards third man. A leg bye taken.
17.1 : L Malinga to K Jadhav, OUT! Caught behind! Another one in the coffin. Malinga has his second. A length ball, outside off, Jadhav swings hard but gets a thick outside edge behind. He does not go initially but then de Kock appeals along with the bowler and Tucker sends the batsman on the way. A valiant knock from Jadhav, ran out of partners, poor fellow.
0.0 : Deepak Chahar walks in at number 8, replacing Jadhav.
17.2 : L Malinga to D Chahar, Works this down the leg side for a single.
17.3 : L Malinga to D Bravo, That never arrived. A slow, slower, slowest, ultra-slowest ball from Malinga. Outside off, on a length, at 109.8 kph, Bravo reaches out to slap but is months early into the stroke and misses.
17.4 : L Malinga to D Bravo, SIX! CLUBBED! Bravo gets one into the stands. A length ball, Bravo swings it over mid-wicket for half a dozen!
17.5 : L Malinga to D Bravo, OUT! Caught down the leg side! That is a delivery from Malinga of the old. Those slinging yorkers. Bravo departs, becoming Slinga's third victim. A firing yorker, outside leg, Bravo is opened up, as he looks to dig it out but all he gets is an inside edge behind. Normally, those run away to the boundary. But not if there is an obstruction named Quinton de Kock. He flings himself to his left acrobatically and takes a stunner. That should be the end of the chase now and
Shardul Thakur walks in next, at number 9, replacing Bravo.
17.6 : L Malinga to S Thakur, Full and around middle, pushed back to the bowler. 7 runs and 2 wickets from the over, Malinga finishes with figures of 4-0-34-3.
18.1 : J Bumrah to D Chahar, Down the leg side, helped fine for a single.
18.2 : J Bumrah to S Thakur, On middle, pushed through mid on for a run.
18.3 : J Bumrah to D Chahar, FOUR! Nice shot. Outside off, Chahar leans and lofts it over cover for a boundary.
18.4 : J Bumrah to D Chahar, Outside off, a drive and a miss.
18.5 : J Bumrah to D Chahar, Backs away to the leg side, a swing and a miss again.
18.6 : J Bumrah to D Chahar, Pushes this through the covers for a run. Wicketless is Bumrah, but effective as well.
Hardik Pandya to bowl the final over. 3-0-9-2 so far.
19.1 : H Pandya to D Chahar, OUT! Caught. Third wicket for Hardik. A short ball, around middle, Chahar swings hard but does not hit the middle of the bat. Jasprit Bumrah keeps his eyes on the ball and runs to his left from fine leg, hanging on to a neat catch.
Mohit Sharma walks in at number 10, replacing Chahar.
19.2 : H Pandya to S Thakur, SIX! Not a bad shot at all. A length ball, outside off, Thakur swings hard, gets a bit high on the bat and manages to clear long off.
19.3 : H Pandya to S Thakur, FOUR! Beautiful shot again. Outside off, Thakur gives himself room to the leg side and punches it wide of mid off for a boundary!
19.4 : H Pandya to S Thakur, Chips this straight back over the bowler for a single.
19.5 : H Pandya to M Sharma, Outside off, short in length, Mohit slashes but misses.
19.6 : H Pandya to M Sharma, Wide outside off, another slash and a miss. MUMBAI WIN BY 37 RUNS AND REGISTER THEIR 100TH WIN IN THE INDIAN T20 LEAGUE!
Supreme display of cricket by Mumbai to get to the century-mark in terms of wins. Not quite in the game for 14 overs but then superior quality exhibition in the next 26. Hardik and Pollard's explosion towards the end with the bat left Chennai gasping for breath and then they were choked further by some excellent fast bowling.
Watch out for this guy - Jason Behrendorff. He made an impact for Australia against India in his debut T20I, getting Virat Kohli caught for a duck. Here, he made an impact on League debut, getting Rayudu in his opening over and then Raina later on. Being rocked at 33/3, Chennai looked for some stability and Dhoni and Jadhav provided that. But with the required rate mounting, the pressure eventually got to Dhoni and then, the side started to slip. Kedar Jadhav played a lone hand, scoring 58 but n
Mumbai sized up the pitch quite well. They had bowlers who could hit the deck hard and they prospered. Behrendorff struck early with his 2 scalps while Hardik Pandya provided the change in momentum, ripping through the middle order, taking 3 wickets. Towards the end, Malinga helped himself to a couple, finishing with 3 wickets overall.
Chennai skipper, Mahendra Singh Dhoni says that quite a few things went wrong for them. Adds that they started well, were on top till the 12th-13th over but after that, the death bowling was not that great. Defends his bowlers as they are ones who rely more on yorkers and do not bowl back of a length. On the team meetings, MS says that they rarely have team meetings. Says further that one needs to assess which were the boundaries that could have been cut off in this game. On the change of moment
Kieron Pollard now comes up for a chat with Kevin Pietersen. Praises the Pandya brothers for doing consistently well. On his catch, he says that he always tries to make a difference at whatever opportunity. On his batting role, Pollard says that it varies according to different situations. On him not bowling, Kieron asks KP to ask that to Rohit Sharma. Says that Mumbai dwell on momentum. Observes that in all the games, they have batted well, scoring above 170. Hopes to take this momentum into th
Victorious Mumbai skipper, Rohit Sharma, says that every game is important and after losing 2 games at the start, every match is even more important now. Does not want the headache of needing to win all the games towards the end. Praises his side for being on the money right from ball 1. On getting to 170, Sharma agrees that he did not think that was enough but it was a fighting total. During the break, he thought that if Mumbai could pick up early wickets, they could apply pressure and that is
HARDIK PANDYA HAS BEEN NAMED THE MAN OF THE MATCH FOR HIS 8-BALL 25 AND 3/20. Feels humbled by the praises being showered on him and is happy to have contributed. On missing cricket, Hardik reminds us that he missed the game for around 7 months and he kept practicing during that time. Adds that it felt nice tonking the ball. Wants to dedicate this award to his family and friends. Stresses that his only focus is to play the Indian T20 League and make sure that India win the World Cup.
So a team which had never lost this season earns its first defeat. Courtesy Chennai's loss, Punjab move up the table to take the provisional pole position while Mumbai go up to 6th, sneaking past Rajasthan. Next stop? Delhi, who hosts Hyderabad. Join us for that game from the Kotla on Thursday, April 4, 2019 at 8 pm local (1430 GMT). ADIOS! TAKE CARE!