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Mumbai vs Chennai Live Commentary, Match 27, Indian Premier League, 2021, May 1, 2021

CSK 218/4 (20)
Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings by 4 wickets
MI 219/6 (20)
Match over
Chennai Super Kings Inning Mumbai Indians Inning
0.0 : PITCH REPORT - Darren Ganga is down for the pitch report says one side of the ground is short and the batters would look to target that. Anjum Chopra joins him. She says that there is good grass covering on the pitch and it will stay true throughout the game. Tells that this wicket was used during a domestic game where over 300 was scored by the team batting first and that score was chased down. Adds that there will a little bit of dew post 8 pm but it shouldn't be a big factor for the team batt
Hello and welcome everyone! It is the clash of the titans in the Indian T20 League. 5 times champion Mumbai take on 3 times winner Chennai. Rohit vs Dhoni. It is always a big encounter when these two teams battle. In the last season, it was Chennai who won the first battle but Mumbai managed to take revenge. And they went on to win the tournament. Who will come out victorious this time around? An exciting clash is on the cards. Stay with us for the toss and team update.
Hardik Pandya is caught for a little chat. Tells that it is a matter of time that he gets going. Feels the process is more important than the result. Tells that every game is fresh and it doesn't matter if he scores a 100 or 0. Adds that they have great support as a team. Thanks the front-line workers and medical staff for all their hard work in such difficult times. Adds that he, Krunal and his entire family has been finding ways to help people. Adds that they have decided to donate 200 oxygen
Breaking - We have a news for all the Mumbai fans. James Neesham is set to make his debut for Mumbai.
TOSS - Both the skippers, Rohit Sharma for Mumbai and MS Dhoni for Chennai strides out for the flip of the coin. Up it goes and it lands in Rohit's favor. Mumbai will BOWL FIRST.
Rohit Sharma, the Mumbai skipper, says that the wicket looks good and it should stay the same throughout the game. Informs that there are two changes. Dhawal Kulkarni and James Neesham are in, Nathan Coulter-Nile and Jayant Yadav miss out. Adds that it is always a big game against Chennai and this game is no different.
Mumbai (Playing XI) - Quinton de Kock (WK), Rohit Sharma (C), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, James Neesham (In for Nathan Coulter-Nile), Dhawal Kulkarni (In for Jayant Yadav), Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult.
Chennai skipper, MS Dhoni, tells that they were looking to bowl first as well. Feels that the ground is not a big one and the wicket became better to bat on. Says that each and every opposition is a strong one and that's the beauty of the tournament. Adds that irrespective of the opposition, their preparations remain the same. Informs that they are unchanged for this game.
Chennai (Unchanged Playing XI) - Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (WK/C), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Shardul Thakur, Lungi Ngidi, Deepak Chahar.
Right! We are done with all the pre-game formalities. It is time for the action to unfold. The Mumbai players take the field following the two umpires. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis, the Chennai openers, stride out in the middle as well. Trent Boult will begin with the ball for Mumbai. All set for this exciting clash. Here we go...
0.1 : Trent Boult to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Boult is on the money straightaway! A length ball, just outside off, Gaikwad stays back and pushes it towards gully.
0.2 : Trent Boult to Ruturaj Gaikwad, FOUR! Oh my goodness! Such a glorious stroke! Full ball, outside off. Ruturaj Gaikwad gets on his front foot and creams it past cover. The ball races to the fence.
0.3 : Trent Boult to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Fuller ball, outside off. Defended off the front foot.
0.4 : Trent Boult to Ruturaj Gaikwad, OUT! TAKEN! Trent Boult strikes in the first over and he is delighted! Good length ball, lands on middle and nips back in. Ruturaj Gaikwad looks to run it through the leg side but closes the face of his bat a touch early. The ball takes the leading edge and goes straight to Hardik Pandya at point. He is not going to drop those. Early success for Mumbai and Chennai's in-form opener has been sent packing.
Moeen Ali is in at 3. He wouldn't have expected to come this early.
0.5 : Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, Good length ball, outside off. Left alone.
0.6 : Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, Beaten! Fuller ball, lands outside off and nips away. Moeen Ali goes for the drive but doesn't connect. 4 runs and a wicket from that over and Mumbai will be very happy.
Who will partner Boult from the other end? Dhawal Kulkarni to share the new ball.
1.1 : Dhawal Kulkarni to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Nicely done! Lands on off, on a length and nips back in. Faf du Plessis clips it down to the fine leg fence. There is a fielder in the deep but he has no chance.
1.2 : Dhawal Kulkarni to Faf du Plessis, Good length ball, outside off. Defended from the crease.
1.3 : Dhawal Kulkarni to Faf du Plessis, SIX! Ruturaj Gaikwad may be gone but Faf du Plessis is making his presence felt! He comes down the track and smokes this over the long off fence. The ball was in the slot and he played this to perfection.
1.4 : Dhawal Kulkarni to Faf du Plessis, Fuller ball, around off. Pushed to mid on.
1.5 : Dhawal Kulkarni to Faf du Plessis, Fuller ball, outside off. Faf du Plessis pushes it wide of long off. There was a call for the second run, but Pollard gets across and keeps it down to one.
1.4 : Dhawal wants a different field it seems. The fine leg comes in the circle. The mid-wicket fielder goes in the deep.
1.6 : Dhawal Kulkarni to Moeen Ali, Serves a length ball, on the pads. Moeen clips it to mid on. 11 runs from the over, courtesy of some excellent batting by du Plessis.
2.1 : Trent Boult to Faf du Plessis, Length ball, outside off. Du Plessis runs it down to short third man. The fielder there gets down in time to save 3 runs for his team.
2.2 : Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, Back of a length, outside off. Moeen Ali looks to go through the off side but gets the inner half of the bat. The ball goes to mid on.
2.3 : Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, SIX! Dispatched! Sublime timing! Back of a length, angled on the pads. Moeen Ali simply helps it all the way over the square leg fence.
Another meeting! Rohit, Pollard and the bowler get together.
2.4 : Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, FOUR! On the off side this time! Length ball, outside off. Moeen Ali hits through the line, over the mid off for a boundary.
2.5 : Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, They almost had Moeen Ali there! Short ball, outside off. Moeen Ali pulls it away towards deep mid-wicket. The ball lands well short of the fielder. One run is taken.
2.6 : Trent Boult to Faf du Plessis, Serves a length ball, on the leg stump. Faf du Plessis looks to scoop it to the fine leg fence but is beaten. The ball goes over the stumps.
3.1 : Dhawal Kulkarni to Moeen Ali, Length ball, on the pads. Moeen miscues his pull shot to long on for one.
3.2 : Dhawal Kulkarni to Faf du Plessis, Fuller ball, outside off. Pushed wide of the bowler and to long off for one.
3.3 : Dhawal Kulkarni to Moeen Ali, Shorter ball, on off. Moeen Ali sways across the line.
3.4 : Dhawal Kulkarni to Moeen Ali, Excellent yorker, on the pads. Moeen Ali is beaten all ends up and is hit on the pads.
3.5 : Dhawal Kulkarni to Moeen Ali, Fuller ball, around off. Pushed away to mid off.
3.6 : Dhawal Kulkarni to Moeen Ali, FOUR! The last ball spoils the over a touch! Full toss, on the stumps. Moeen Ali swipes it wide of mid-wicket. The man from long on runs across for it but the ball wins the race.
Will Boult bowl 3 in a row? No. Here's Jasprit Bumrah.
4.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Faf du Plessis, Good start from Bumrah. A length ball, around off, Faf pushes it to the cover region.
4.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Faf du Plessis, A bit too straight this time. Du Plessis tucks it to deep mid-wicket for one.
4.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Moeen Ali, Good length and around off, this one is punched to mid off.
4.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Moeen Ali, SIX! SHOT! Moeen gets the wrists in the play again! A fuller ball, around middle and leg, Moeen uses his wrists, picks it up and deposits it over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.
4.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Moeen Ali, Angled in from middle, Moeen looks to work it on the leg side but misses to get hit on the pad. They sneak a leg bye as the ball goes to square leg.
4.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Faf du Plessis, Single to end the 5th over. 8 off it. Short and around middle, pulled to deep mid-wicket for one.
5.1 : Trent Boult to Faf du Plessis, Low full toss, Faf comes down the track and looks to hit it through the off side but the ball takes the inner half and goes to deep square leg for a single.
0.0 : Who will bowl the last over of the Powerplay? Trent Boult is back on. 2-0-16-1 for him so far.
5.2 : Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, Full and on the pads, Moeen misses his flick and gets hit on the pad. A leg bye taken as the ball goes on the leg side. There was an appeal from the bowler but it was quickly turned down.
Is that a run out? The dive seems to have saved the batter.
5.4 : Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, Play and a miss! Short ball outside off, Moeen looks to carve it ove the off side but misses to connect.
5.3 : Trent Boult to Faf du Plessis, NOT OUT! The bat is in. The dive saves Moeen. Moeen is safe! Full ball around off and middle, it is flicked to mid-wicket. Moeen wants a single but Faf sends him back. Suryakumar quickly gets to the ball and has a shy at the non-striker's end. He hits it as Moeen dives to make his ground. The ball deflects away to deep cover and they take the single. However, the TV umpire has been called for. Replays show Moeen was in.
5.5 : Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, FOUR! Moeen finds the fence this time. Poor work in the field there. He moves to 25 off 18 balls. Full ball on the pads, Moeen flicks it wide of deep square leg. The firelder, Krunal overruns to his left and fails to stop.
5.6 : Trent Boult to Moeen Ali, Good ball to end the over! A brilliant yorker on the toes. Moeen misses to flick and gets hit on the pad. 49 for 1 at the end of the Powerplay.
Strategic Time-Out! Chennai are off to a good start but Mumbai won't be too disappointed with their performance too. Ruturaj Gaikwad fell in the first over but Moeen Ali and Faf du Plessis have stitched a good stand. But now, we enter the middle overs and Mumbai will unleash Rahul Chahar. It will be interesting to see how Chennai plays him. They need these two to continue to give them a good platform. Here comes Rahul Chahar.
6.1 : Rahul Chahar to Faf du Plessis, Flatter ball, on off. Clipped away to mid-wicket for one.
6.2 : Rahul Chahar to Moeen Ali, Googly, lands on the stumps. Moeen Ali defends it from the crease.
6.3 : Rahul Chahar to Moeen Ali, Moeen Ali comes down the track and Rahul Chahar fires it outside off. Moeen Ali manages to push it to sweeper cover for one.
6.4 : Rahul Chahar to Faf du Plessis, Shorter ball, on the stumps. Clipped to deep square leg for one.
6.5 : Rahul Chahar to Moeen Ali, An appeal for caught behind but Moeen Ali is safe! Loopy ball, on the pads. Moeen Ali misses his sweep and the ball hits his pad and lobs up in the air. Quinton de Kock takes it and appeals but the umpire is unmoved.
6.6 : Rahul Chahar to Moeen Ali, Just a single as this is worked to deep mid-wicket. Excellent first over by the leggie, just 4 from it.
Will Boult bowl out? No. Rohit gives the ball to debutant James Neesham.
7.1 : James Neesham to Moeen Ali, Fuller ball, outside off. Moeen frees his arms and crunches it to cover.
7.2 : James Neesham to Moeen Ali, SIX! Just over the fielder! Shorter ball, outside off. Moeen Ali rocks back and pulls it to the mid-wicket region. Krunal Pandya runs to his right, jumps in the air but the ball goes over him and over the ropes.
7.3 : James Neesham to Moeen Ali, Fuller ball, on the pads. Clipped to deep mid-wicket for one.
7.4 : James Neesham to Faf du Plessis, Dropped! James Neesham drops a tough one in his follow-through! Fuller ball, on off. Du Plessis hits it straight. Neesham gets his right hand to it but can't hold on. The ball rolls away and they take one.
7.5 : James Neesham to Moeen Ali, Full again, outside off. Drilled to extra cover.
7.6 : James Neesham to Moeen Ali, Excellent yorker to end the over, on the off pole. Moeen Ali digs it out.
8.1 : Rahul Chahar to Faf du Plessis, du Plessis backs away to leg side and Chahar follows him with a flatter ball. It is pulled to deep square leg for one.
8.2 : Rahul Chahar to Moeen Ali, SIX! Wow! That was perfectly executed! Googly, on off. Moeen Ali picks it early, comes down the track and smokes it over long off. Moves on to 41 from just 29.
8.3 : Rahul Chahar to Moeen Ali, Chahar drops his length this time, outside off. Pulled to deep mid-wicket for one.
8.4 : Rahul Chahar to Faf du Plessis, Short and wide outside off. Faf du Plessis cuts it wide of sweeper cover for one.
8.5 : Rahul Chahar to Moeen Ali, Flatter ball, on off. Punched down to long on. Just a single this time.
8.6 : Rahul Chahar to Faf du Plessis, SIX! Dispatched! Poor ball and punished! I guess they have decided to take on the spinner. Short ball, on the stumps. Faf du Plessis shifts his weight to the back foot and pulls it deep over the mid-wicket fence. 16 from that over and these two are looking really dangerous now.
Who will bowl the 10th over? James Neesham will continue.
9.1 : James Neesham to Moeen Ali, SIX! Another one and that takes him to 49! Slower length ball, outside off. Moeen Ali picks the change of pace early and smokes it over the mid-wicket fence. 
9.2 : James Neesham to Moeen Ali, FIFTY FOR MOEEN ALI! This has been a fine, fine knock from him. Length ball, outside off. Moeen Ali goes for the cut but the ball takes the toe end of the bat and goes to the leg side. One run is taken.
9.4 : James Neesham to Faf du Plessis, Length ball, around off. Runs it down to third man for one.
9.5 : James Neesham to Moeen Ali, FOUR! That one traveled like a bullet! Fuller ball, on off. Moeen Ali drills it down the ground. The man at long off runs to his left and dives for it but he has no chance of stopping that.
9.3 : James Neesham to Faf du Plessis, NOT OUT! Faf du Plessis is back in just in time! Full toss, on the pads. Clipped away to deep mid-wicket. They come back for the second but the fielder makes a bullet throw at the keeper's end de Kock whips the bails off. Third umpire is called and the replay shows that de Kock has dislodged one of the bails before he had the ball. But the second bail is intact and while he takes that of du Plessis gets inside the line. Lucky escape for him.
9.6 : James Neesham to Moeen Ali, FOUR! Another one! This one almost went for maximum. Short and wide outside off. Moeen Ali carves it to the sweeper cover fence. The TV umpire is called in and the replay shows that the ball had landed just inside the rope before going over.
9.2 : Direct hit from the deep. This looks really close. Faf can be in trouble. De Kock has took the bails off with his hands. But looks like when the ball came in the mitts, even then Faf wasn't in. A tough call for the TV umpire to make. The umpire is taking his time. Replays show that Faf made it in by the time the second bail was dislodged. Third umpire confirms the same.
10.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Faf du Plessis, SIX! Even Bumrah is not safe against this onslaught! Length ball, on the stumps. Faf du Plessis gets into position and nails it over the mid-wicket fence. 100-run stand is up between the two.
0.0 : Jasprit Bumrah is back. Went for 8 in his first over. Mumbai need a wicket. Rohit has gone to his most trusted bowler. Let's see if Bumrah can get them the breakthrough.
10.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Faf du Plessis, Just a single as this is drilled away to sweeper cover.
10.5 : Suresh Raina walks out in the middle now.
Jasprit Bumrah to Moeen Ali, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Jasprit Bumrah gets the big wicket of Moeen Ali! Shorter ball, on off. Moeen Ali sways across the line and looks to run it down to third man. But the ball goes Quinton de Kock, who takes a good catch.
10.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Faf du Plessis, SIX! Two in a row! This is outrageous hitting! Shorter ball, on the stumps. Faf du Plessis pulls it to the mid-wicket fence.
10.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Ohh this is excellent by du Plessis! Full ball, outside off. Faf du Plessis runs it between the keeper and short third man for a boundary.
10.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Suresh Raina, No surprises here, a bouncer to welcome Raina. He does well to negotiate it. 
11.1 : Kieron Pollard to Faf du Plessis, Fullish and on the pads from Pollard. It is flicked to deep square leg for one.
0.0 : Will Neesham get another one after going for 18 in his last one? No, here comes Kieron Pollard.
11.2 : Kieron Pollard to Suresh Raina, Raina is up and running! Pollard bangs it short and bowls it on middle. Raina pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one.
11.3 : Kieron Pollard to Faf du Plessis, FIFTY FOR DU PLESSIS! His amazing form in the Indian T20 League continues. A length ball on the pads, he flicks it to deep square leg and gets to the other end. His 20th fifty in the tournament.
11.4 : Kieron Pollard to Suresh Raina, Full and on the pads, flicked to deep square leg for an easy single.
11.5 : Will we see MS Dhoni come up the order? No, here comes Ambati Rayudu.
Kieron Pollard to Faf du Plessis, OUT! TAKEN! Faf du Plessis has been removed now. It is Pollard who has provided them the big wicket. A lovely slower one from him. It is outside off, Faf moves inside the crease and looks to scoop. He though ends up miscuing it high in the air towards short fine leg. De Kock and Bumrah both try to catch but Bumrah manages to hold on. Could've been a collision there but Bumrah managed to hold on.
11.6 : Kieron Pollard to Suresh Raina, OUT! TAKEN! Another one for Pollard. He is turning it on for Mumbai here. Raina has been sent packing for just 2. What an over. Fuller ball around middle, Raina looks to power it over the deep mid-wicket fence but he fails to time it as well as he would've liked. Ends up hitting it high in the air and straight to Krunal at deep mid-wicket. Brilliant over from Pollard and a superb decision from Rohit to give the ball to him.
12.1 : Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, On the pads, Jadeja clips it to fine leg and opens his account.
0.0 : Chennai are in a spot of bother, who do they turn to now? Ravindra Jadeja it is. Also, Rahul Chahar is back on. 2-0-20-0 for him so far.
12.2 : Rahul Chahar to Ambati Rayudu, Flat and around middle, Rayudu punches it to long on to get off the mark.
12.3 : Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Floated on middle, Jadeja looks to flick but misses. Not given wide. Jadeja asks why. Gets no response from the umpire.
12.4 : Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Short and outside off, punched well but straight to the cover fielder.
12.5 : Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Flat and around middle, tucked to mid-wicket.
12.6 : Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Dot to finish! A tight over. Just 2 from it. Mumbai building the pressure now. On middle and leg, Jadeja goes down for the sweep. Fails to connect and is hit on the pad.
13.1 : Kieron Pollard to Ambati Rayudu, Full and outside off, driven to deep cover for one.
13.2 : Review time! Ravindra Jadeja has reviewed this LBW decision. Nothing on the Ultra Edge but it is pitching outside leg. Will be not out.
13.3 : Kieron Pollard to Ravindra Jadeja, WIDE! What happened there! Pollard slips this one way down the leg side.
13.2 : Kieron Pollard to Ravindra Jadeja, NOT OUT! Pitching outside leg. Jadeja survives. A length ball on the pads, Jadeja looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pad. A big, big appeal and the umpire raises his finger. Jadeja goes for the review quickly. Replays roll in. Ultra Edge shows nothing. Ball Tracker time. It is pitched outside leg. So, Jadeja is safe. Good use of the review.
13.4 : Kieron Pollard to Ambati Rayudu, FOUR! Timing, brilliant from Rayudu. Another length ball, this is just outside off, Rayudu punches it through covers, hits it wide of deep cover and bags a boundary.
13.5 : Kieron Pollard to Ambati Rayudu, Full and around off, played back to the bowler.
13.3 : Kieron Pollard to Ravindra Jadeja, Chance! Put down? Yes. Pollard, one of the best fielders going around. That should've benn taken. A slower one from him. Good length and around off, Jadeja just checks his shot. It lobs to the left of the bowler and it goes slowly. Pollard goes that side, gets hands to hit but fails to hold on.
13.6 : Kieron Pollard to Ambati Rayudu, Single to end the over! Around off on a length, it is tucked through mid-wicket for one. Another good over from Pollard. Should've had another wicket but Pollard failed to hold on.
Strategic Time-Out! Chennai were motoring along well but Mumbai have pulled things back in the last few overs. First, Jasprit Bumrah got Moeen Ali and then Kieron Pollard struck on consecutive balls to send back Faf du Plessis and Suresh Raina. They are new batsmen in the middle who are very much capable to finish the innings on a high. But Mumbai have a strong death bowling unit. It should be an interesting finish to this innings.
14.3 : Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Flatter ball, lands on leg and turns down the leg side. Jadeja misses his flick and the umpire calls it a wide.
Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Shorter and wider, outside off. Cut away to sweeper cover for one.
14.1 : Rahul Chahar to Ambati Rayudu, Flatter ball, on the pads. Rayudu clips it down to fine leg for one.
14.2 : Rahul Chahar to Ravindra Jadeja, Play and a miss! Short and wide outside off. Jadeja goes for the cut but misses.
14.4 : Rahul Chahar to Ambati Rayudu, SIX! Out of here! That has gone in the second tier! Shorter ball, on the stumps. Ambati Rayudu rocks back in his crease and pulls it deep over the square leg fence.
14.5 : Rahul Chahar to Ambati Rayudu, Quicker, flatter, on the stumps. Rayudu defends it back to the bowler.
14.6 : Rahul Chahar to Ambati Rayudu, Loopy ball, on off. Eased to long off for one.
Change in bowling! Dhawal Kulkarni is back on.
15.1 : Dhawal Kulkarni to Ambati Rayudu, Fuller ball, on the off. Rayudu clips it to long on for one.
15.2 : Dhawal Kulkarni to Ravindra Jadeja, Slower length ball, on off. Jadeja waits for it and then flicks it to deep mid-wicket for one.
15.4 : Dhawal Kulkarni to Ravindra Jadeja, Digs this one shorter, on the stumps. Ravindra Jadeja offers no shot and the umpire calls it a wide.
15.3 : Dhawal Kulkarni to Ambati Rayudu, Good length ball, on the stumps. Rayudu backs away to the leg side and runs it to short third man. Just a single again.
15.4 : Dhawal Kulkarni to Ravindra Jadeja, Excellent yorker, outside off. Pushed to extra cover for one. Can Dhawal Kulkarni finish well here?
15.5 : Dhawal Kulkarni to Ambati Rayudu, SIX! Not if Ambati Rayudu keeps batting like that! Rayudu comes down the track and takes it on the full. Deposits it over the mid-wicket fence.
15.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to bowl the 17th over.
16.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, Yorker, on the pads. Clipped away to deep square leg for one. That brings Ambati Rayudu on strike.
15.6 : Dhawal Kulkarni to Ambati Rayudu, SIX! Oh ho! This is even bigger and better! Length ball, on off, Rayudu once again comes down the track and smokes it miles in the air. The ball goes way over the sight screen for a maximum.
16.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Ambati Rayudu, Full toss, on off. Rayudu drills it to wide long on for a run.
16.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! Deft touch of Jadeja! Shorter ball, off. Ravindra Jadeja waits for it and runs it between the keeper and short third man for a boundary.
16.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, Full and way down the leg side. Ravindra Jadeja misses his flick. Wided.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, Good length ball, on off. Jadeja runs it to short third man for a single.
16.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Ambati Rayudu, Well bowled. Full one, on the off stump. All that Rayudu can do is work it wide of deep square leg for one.
16.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Ambati Rayudu, Six!
Jasprit Bumrah to Ambati Rayudu, NO BALL AND A SIX! SIX! Dismissed from his presence! Bumrah bowls a length ball, outside off. Ambati Rayudu clears his front leg and deposits it over the cover fence. That brings up the 50 run stand between these two. No ball as Bumrah has overstepped. Free hit coming up.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ambati Rayudu, FOUR! Not where he wanted but that adds 4 runs to his tally! Full ball, on off. Ambati Rayudu frees his arms looking to go through the off side. Ends up getting inside edge to the fine leg fence. 21 from that over.
17.1 : Trent Boult to Ravindra Jadeja, Just a single as this is drilled down to long off.
0.0 : Who will bowl the 18th now? Pollard? Neesham? Dhawal? Or will Rohit go to Boult and ask him to break this stand. Trent Boult it is.
17.2 : Trent Boult to Ambati Rayudu, Full ball, on the stumps. Rayudu comes down the track and clips it to deep mid-wicket for one.
17.3 : Trent Boult to Ravindra Jadeja, Low full toss, on off. Ravindra Jadeja clips it to deep mid-wicket for one.
17.4 : Trent Boult to Ambati Rayudu, SIX! Dispatched and that takes him to 49! Shorter ball, on the stumps. Ambati Rayudu pulls it over the square leg fence.
17.5 : Trent Boult to Ambati Rayudu, FOUR! FIFTY FOR RAYUDU! What an innings this has been! Absolute carnage! Length ball, on off. Rayudu makes room for himself and thumps it to the long off fence.
17.6 : Trent Boult to Ambati Rayudu, Length ball, down the leg side. Rayudu misses his flick. Wided.
Trent Boult to Ambati Rayudu, SIX! Outstanding, outrageous, extraordinary! Call it whatever you want, it still won't do justice! Fuller ball, on off. Ambati Rayudu makes room for himself and carves it all the way over the fence at cover.
Who will bowl the penultimate over? Bumrah it is. Hasn't been his evening so far.
18.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, Full and way down the leg side. Wided as Ravindra Jadeja leaves it alone.
Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, Low full toss, on off. Jadeja pushes it to long on and brings Rayudu on strike.
18.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Ambati Rayudu, Full toss, outside off. Ambati Rayudu miscues his slog and the ball goes wide of long on. One run is taken.
18.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, Fuller ball, on the pads. Clipped away to deep square leg for one.
18.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Ambati Rayudu, Low full toss, on the stumps. Rayudu can't get under and it chips it towards long on for one.
18.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! Such is the format of T20 cricket! Even the best death bowler is going for plenty! Full ball, on the pads. Ravindra Jadeja flicks it down to the fine leg fence. That brings up 200 for Chennai.
18.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Ravindra Jadeja, Low full toss, on off. Clipped to deep square leg for one. Bumrah ends at 4-0-56-1. Yes, you read that right.
What will Rohit do now? He has got a few options for the 20th over. Pollard, Dhawal and Neesham. Who will Hitman trust? He has gone with Dhawal Kulkarni here.
19.1 : Dhawal Kulkarni to Ravindra Jadeja, Full toss, on off. Jadeja miscues it to deep mid-wicket for one.
19.3 : Dhawal Kulkarni to Ravindra Jadeja, Full and way outside off. Left alone. Wide given by the umpire.
19.2 : Dhawal Kulkarni to Ambati Rayudu, Excellent yorker, outside off. Rayudu drills it down to long on for one. 
19.3 : Dhawal Kulkarni to Ravindra Jadeja, Excellent bowling this. Full and wide outside off. Jadeja smacks it long on for just a single.
19.4 : Dhawal Kulkarni to Ambati Rayudu, Very well bowled. Full and wide outside off. Ambati Rayudu comes down the track looking to go big but misses. Can he finish well here?
19.6 : Dhawal Kulkarni to Ambati Rayudu, FOUR! Dropped and four! That sums up Mumbai's effort in the last few overs! Short and wide outside off. Ambati Rayudu cuts it aerially and it should have been an easy catch at deep point. The fielder drops it and the ball rolls to the fence. CHENNAI END AT 218 FOR 4!
19.5 : Dhawal Kulkarni to Ambati Rayudu, SIX! Poor ball and punished! Full toss, outside off. Rayudu moves across the line and pulls it over the square leg fence.
19.6 : The start for Chennai wasn't a good one as one of their in-form openers was dismissed for just 4, in the first over. However, Faf continued his form and so did Moeen. The southpaw took the aggressive route and took the bowlers on. The duo added 108 between them with Moeen getting dismissed in the 11th over after getting to his half ton. Faf too reached the milestone but soon joined Ali in the pavilion. Suresh Raina got out without doing much and 112 for 1 soon became 116 for 4. If Mumbai thought
Mumbai opted to bowl first after winning the toss and Boult with a wicket in the first over proved the decision right as he got rid of Gaikwad. However, after that, the bowlers were spanked all over the park. It was Pollard's 2-wicket over that brought them back in the game. But they failed to apply the pressure after Pollard was taken off as Rayudu smashed the other bowlers all over the park. Bumrah was taken apart in his 4 overs as he gave away 56 for his 1 wicket. Boult and Dhawal too weren't
Take a bow, Rayudu! What a sensational finish from him. 82 from the final 5 overs and Chennai have put on a mountain of a total. What a brilliant effort from them. They didn't start well and got going. They lost track again but Rayudu has finished things in a blazing style for them.
Moeen Ali is down for a chat. He says that the conditions are good and they batted well. Adds that they have to take the conditions into account and play accordingly. Says that Rayudu played an amazing knock when the situation was tricky. Adds that they will look to take early wickets as Mumbai has a strong batting lineup.
Right! Chennai have got a massive score on the board. However, the track looks superb for batting. Mumbai have a strong batting unit but it is not going to be easy. Early wickets will be key for Chennai. Let's see which way the game goes. Chase coming your way shortly.
Time for the chase! The two umpires stride out in the middle. Rohit Sharma, the Mumbai skipper, walks out to open the innings along with de Kock. Deepak Chahar to begin with the ball for Chennai.
0.1 : Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, FOUR! Mumbai and de Kock are away, away with a boundary. A full ball, on the pads of the left-hander. De Kock flicks it through square leg and opens the account with a boundary.
0.2 : Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, Good length and wide outside off, de Kock pushes it to cover.
0.3 : Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, Shortish and just outside off, de Kock looks to punch it through the off side but ends up getting it off the bottom of the bat. It rolls on the off side and they take a quick single.
0.4 : Deepak Chahar to Rohit Sharma, WIDE! Deepak misses the line for the right-hander. A full ball down the leg side. Rohit misses his flick. Wided.
Chahar loses his run up again! 2nd time in the over.
Deepak Chahar to Rohit Sharma, Gets the line right and beats Rohit with this shortish length. It is angled away. Rohit is rooted in the crease as he tried to cut. Misses and is beaten for the outside edge.
0.5 : Deepak Chahar to Rohit Sharma, Rohit is up and running with a brace. A fuller ball on middle, he clips it through mid-wicket and scampers back for two.
0.6 : Deepak Chahar to Rohit Sharma, Dot to end the opening over. Length ball around off, Rohit works it to mid-wicket.
Who will share the new ball? Sam Curran it is.
1.1 : Sam Curran to Quinton de Kock, Lovely drive but for nothing because de Kock finds the cover fielder. Sam begins his spell with an overpitched ball outside off, de Kock creams it straight to the cover fielder.
1.2 : Sam Curran to Quinton de Kock, FOUR! De Kock finds the fence this time. A full ball, outside off, de Kock reaches out and squeezes it through backward point. He hits it wide of deep point who runs to his right but is beaten.
1.3 : Sam Curran to Quinton de Kock, Length and around off, tapped on the off side.
1.4 : Sam Curran to Quinton de Kock, Full and around off, pushed to mid off for a quick single.
1.6 : Sam Curran to Quinton de Kock, WIDE! Good length ball, well outside off. Left alone. Called wide.
1.5 : Sam Curran to Rohit Sharma, Full and wide outside off, drilled to deep cover for a single.
1.6 : Sam Curran to Quinton de Kock, Good end to the over. A tight one from Sam. Just 7 off it. Good length and around off, pushed to the cover region.
2.1 : Deepak Chahar to Rohit Sharma, EDGED AND FOUR! Streaky boundary for Rohit. Fuller and just outside off, Rohit looks to slam it over mid off but the ball takes the thick outside edge and flies wide of first slip for a boundary.
2.2 : Deepak Chahar to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Deft this time. Nothing streaky about it. Length ball, outside off, Rohit waits and then guides it between first slip and short third man. Knew where the fielder was and hit it right between them.
2.3 : Deepak Chahar to Rohit Sharma, Around off on a length, Rohit is happy to block it off the front foot.
Third time! Yes, Chahar has lost his runup for the third time so far. Not sure what's wrong. He is holding his right leg.
2.4 : Review time! Rohit Sharma has reviewed this decision. There is a spike on Ultra Edge.
Deepak Chahar to Rohit Sharma, NOT OUT! There is a spike as the ball gets close to the bat. Well, well. Rohit wasn't sure about it but he will take it. Rohit survives. A fullish ball on middle and leg, Rohit looks to flick but his head falls over and he misses. Gets hit on the back leg. A massive, massive appeal follows and the umpire rasies his finger. Rohit has a word with his partner, a long chat. With just 3 seconds left on the timer, he decides to review. Replays roll in. A spike on Ul
2.5 : Deepak Chahar to Rohit Sharma, Full and on the pads, flicked through mid-wicket for one.
3.1 : Sam Curran to Rohit Sharma, Short of a length, outside off. Cut away to deep point for one.
2.6 : Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, SIX! How did that go all the way? Full ball, outside off, de Kock moves inside the line and scoops it behind the stumps. Didn't get it off the middle but clears the fence easily. 15 off the over.
3.2 : Sam Curran to Quinton de Kock, Low full toss, on the pads. De Kock clips it to fine leg for one.
3.3 : Sam Curran to Rohit Sharma, Good length ball, on off. Rohit miscues his pull and the ball goes back to the bowler.
3.4 : Sam Curran to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Edged and Four! Short of a length, outside off. Rohit Sharma comes down the track and swings hard at it. The ball takes the top edge and goes to the third man fence.
3.5 : Sam Curran to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Tell you what, he hasn't middled that one but it still goes to the ropes. Slower length ball, on off. Rohit Sharma miscues his pull and the ball goes past mid-wicket. Moeen Ali gives it a chase, dives for it but the ball wins the race.
4.1 : Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, Shorter ball, around off. Quinton de Kock miscues his pull and the ball goes to mid-wicket for one.
4.2 : Deepak Chahar to Rohit Sharma, Fuller ball, on the stumps. Clipped away to deep mid-wicket for one.
4.4 : Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, He is trying everything out there! Length ball, on off. De Kock plays the reverse-pull to short third man.
4.5 : Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, Short ball, outside off. Pulled away to deep mid-wicket for one.
4.3 : Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, Fuller ball, on off. Quinton de Kock pushes it to mid on.
4.6 : Deepak Chahar to Rohit Sharma, Full one, swinging on the pads. Clipped away to deep mid-wicket for one.
Sam Curran to Rohit Sharma, Low full toss, on off. Pushed to mid on.
Who will bowl the final over of the Powerplay? Dhoni gives the ball to Ngidi.
5.1 : Lungi Ngidi to Rohit Sharma, SIX! That is some way to welcome the bowler! Length ball, in the slot. Rohit Sharma whacks it over the long on fence. 50 up for Mumbai.
5.2 : Lungi Ngidi to Rohit Sharma, Short of a length, outside off. Rohit pulls it awkwardly to deep mid-wicket for one.
5.6 : Lungi Ngidi to Quinton de Kock, Slower length ball, outside off. Pushed to covers for one.
5.3 : Lungi Ngidi to Quinton de Kock, Length ball, outside off. De Kock cuts it away but Raina runs across and dives to stop the ball. A single is taken.
5.4 : Lungi Ngidi to Rohit Sharma, Back of a length, around off. Pushed down to long on.
5.5 : Lungi Ngidi to Quinton de Kock, FOUR! Dispatched! Short ball, outside off. De Kock pulls it to the right of mid on for a boundary.
5.6 : Will Chahar bowl out? Yes, he will.
6.1 : Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, Fuller ball, on off. Pushed to long off for one.
6.2 : Deepak Chahar to Rohit Sharma, Good length ball, on the stumps. Rohit clips it to square leg for one.
6.3 : Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, FOUR! Gift for de Kock and he accepts! Full toss, on the stumps. Flicked away to the square leg fence.
6.4 : Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, Short and wide outside off. De Kock pulls it across the line to deep mid-wicket for one.
6.6 : Deepak Chahar to Rohit Sharma, Slower length ball, down the leg side. Rohit Sharma misses his pull and the umpires calls it a wide.
6.5 : Deepak Chahar to Rohit Sharma, Beaten! Serves a length ball, around off. Rohit looks to defend it from the crease but is beaten.
6.6 : Shardul Thakur is on now.
Strategic Time Out! An excellent stand by Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock have put Mumbai in a comfortable position. Chennai needs to strike soon if they want to get back in the game. Mumbai would want these two to continue as long as possible.
Deepak Chahar to Rohit Sharma, Fuller ball, on off. Clipped wide of long on. The fielder runs across but fumbles while collecting it and that allows the batters to get back for the second.
7.2 : Shardul Thakur to Rohit Sharma, One more single! Full ball, on the pads of Rohit. He flicks it to deep mid-wicket and gets to the other end.
7.1 : Shardul Thakur to Quinton de Kock, Shortish and outside off, slashed to deep cover for one.
7.3 : Shardul Thakur to Quinton de Kock, Full and around middle, whipped to deep mid-wicket. They will only get a single.
7.4 : Shardul Thakur to Rohit Sharma, OUT! TAKEN! Shardul strikes in his first over. Dangerous Rohit has been removed. A full ball, outside off, Rohit looks to hammer it over extra cover but the bat turns in his hands and he ends up slicing it high in the air, towards the left of deep cover. Gaikwad moves that side and pouches the ball easily. Another scratchy knock from the Mumbai skipper is over.
Who will join Quinton de Kock in the middle? Suryakumar Yadav it is.
7.5 : Shardul Thakur to Quinton de Kock, Good length and around off, pushed on the off side for one.
7.6 : Shardul Thakur to Suryakumar Yadav, Nicely done! Length ball around off, Suryaumar punches it wide of long on for two to open his account. End of a successul over from Thakur. 145 needed in 72 balls.
8.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Quinton de Kock, Flat and around middle, flicked on the leg side for one.
8.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Suryakumar Yadav, Tossed up and outside off, Yadav sweeps it for a single as deep square leg does well to keep it inside the boundary.
0.0 : Ravindra Jadeja to roll his arm over.
8.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Quinton de Kock, On the pads, flicked to square leg for a single.
8.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Suryakumar Yadav, OUT! TAKEN! Jadeja has a wicket now! Big, big wicket. Chennai pulling things back nicely here. Tough catch but MS makes it look simple. This is just around off, slightly short. It lands and spins away. Yadav looks to drive but the ball takes the inside edge and goes behind. Dhoni takes it nicely and appeals. Suryakumar starts to walk. Jadeja making things happen again.
Will we see Hardik Pandya come up the order? No, here comes his brother, Krunal Pandya.
8.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Krunal Pandya, Full and on the pads, Krunal flicks it to long on for one.
8.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Quinton de Kock, Flat and around middle, de Kock tucks it to square leg and calls for two. 6 runs and a wicket from the over.
9.1 : Moeen Ali to Krunal Pandya, On middle and leg, Pandya looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pad.
0.0 : Change. Spin from both ends as Moeen Ali comes on.
9.2 : Moeen Ali to Krunal Pandya, Flat and around off, clipped to the left of the bowler for a quick single.
9.3 : Moeen Ali to Quinton de Kock, On off, tapped back to the bowler.
9.4 : Moeen Ali to Quinton de Kock, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Another one bites the dust now. It is Moeen who gets a wicket in his first over. Set de Kock has been prized out now. Full ball, around middle and leg, de Kock looks to work it on the leg side but he closes the bat face early and chips it straight back to the bowler. Moeen is not going to drop these. He catches it and lobs it in the air to celebrate. Three wickets in three overs for Chennai here.
Will Hardik join his brother in the middle or will we see Kieron Pollard come out? The big man, Pollard it is.
9.5 : Moeen Ali to Kieron Pollard, Floated around off, blocked.
9.6 : Moeen Ali to Kieron Pollard, Dot to end the 10th. Flat and around off, pushed to mid on. Just a run and the big wicket of de Kock. 138 needed in final 10.
10.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Krunal Pandya, Flat and around off, Krunal comes down the track and punches it to mid off.
10.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Krunal Pandya, Krunal tries to reverse sweep. He decides that way too early. Jadeja smartly bowls it on the pad. Krunal tries to adjust and sweep but fails to make a proper connection. It takes the toe end and rolls near the keeper.
10.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Krunal Pandya, Three dots in a row! Pressure is behind applied. Full and just outside off, Krunal drives it hard but finds the cover fielder.
10.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Krunal Pandya, Short ball, pulled to deep mid-wicket for a single.
10.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Kieron Pollard, Shortish and around middle, punched down to long on for one.
10.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Krunal Pandya, Floated around middle, pushed to long on for one. Just 3 singles from the over.
Shardul Thakur is back on.
11.1 : Shardul Thakur to Krunal Pandya, SIX! Stunning stroke! Length ball, on off. Krunal hits it through the line, all the way over long off.
11.2 : Shardul Thakur to Krunal Pandya, Shorter ball, outside off. Krunal goes for the pull but misses.
11.5 : Shardul Thakur to Krunal Pandya, Fuller and wider outside off. Krunal ends up slicing it to deep point for one.
11.4 : Shardul Thakur to Krunal Pandya, Good length ball, Krunal crashes it to deep cover. Ravindra Jadeja runs across, dives and keeps it down to a couple.
11.3 : Shardul Thakur to Krunal Pandya, Play and a miss! Slower bouncer, outside off. Krunal Pandya swings hard at it but misses.
11.6 : Shardul Thakur to Kieron Pollard, Yorker, right on the stumps. Pollard comes down the track and clips it to deep mid-wicket for one. 125 needed in 48. The required rate is over 15 now.
12.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Kieron Pollard, Calling that a drop would be harsh on Jadeja! Fuller ball, on off. Pollard hits it like a rocket down the ground. The ball goes through Jadeja's hands but there is a straight long on to keep it down to one.
12.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Krunal Pandya, Fuller ball, down the leg side. Swept away to fine leg for one.
12.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Kieron Pollard, SIX! MASSIVE! That was hit with some power! Fires one, on the stumps. Kieron Pollard gives himself room and smokes it cover fence.
12.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Kieron Pollard, SIX! That is even bigger! Fuller ball, on the stumps. Pollard smokes it over long on. 105 needed in 42.
12.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Kieron Pollard, SIX! Just over the fielder! Fuller ball, outside off. Kieron Pollard carves it over the leaping deep cover fielder for a maximum.
12.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Kieron Pollard, Flatter ball, outside off. Kieron Pollard gets the inside edge while looking to cut it.
13.1 : Lungi Ngidi is back on.
Lungi Ngidi to Krunal Pandya, Length ball, on the pads. Krunal Pandya looks to pull it away but gets the bottom edge. The ball rolls to the off side and they take on.
13.2 : Lungi Ngidi to Kieron Pollard, Slower ball, short of a length and outside off. Pulled away to deep mid-wicket for one.
13.3 : Lungi Ngidi to Krunal Pandya, Slower length ball, on off. Krunal Pandya is beaten for the lack of pace and ends up chipping it towards cover for one.
13.4 : Lungi Ngidi to Kieron Pollard, SIX! Dispatched! That sounded so sweet!  Slower length ball, outside off. Pulled away over the mid-wicket fence.
13.5 : Lungi Ngidi to Kieron Pollard, SIX! Powerful stroke! He moves to 34 of just 12! Fuller ball, on off. Pollard smokes it over the long on fence.
13.6 : Lungi Ngidi to Kieron Pollard, Length ball, on off. Pushed to covers for one.
Strategic Time-Out! This game is headed to an exciting finish. The way Pollard is batting, he can take the game away from Chennai in the next couple of overs. Getting him out will be Chennai's biggest priority as Hardik Pandya hasn't looked at his best in this season and James Neesham is playing his first game. The arithmetic might favour Chennai currently, but as long as Pollard is out there, the numbers don't matter.
14.1 : Shardul Thakur to Kieron Pollard, WIDE! Thakur tries to stay away from the firing line but bowls it outside the tramline. Pollard tries to reach out and hit but misses. Wided.
13.6 : Will Jadeja bowl out? No, time for some pace as Shardul Thakur comes on. 2-0-16-1 for him so far.
14.1 : Shardul Thakur to Kieron Pollard, SIX! BANG! Massive! Pollard is on fire here. 6th biggie for him and he has turned the heat on opposition. Full and around off, right in the slot. Pollard says thank you very much and hammers it over long off for a massive six.
14.2 : Shardul Thakur to Kieron Pollard, FOUR! Slammed away! Full and wide outside off, he drills it through the covers and finds the fence. The fielder, Moeen should've stopped that but he fails. Runs coming thick and fast for Mumbai now.
14.3 : Shardul Thakur to Kieron Pollard, WIDE! Shardul once again tries to keep it away from Pollard but once again sprays it a bit too outside off. Wided by the umpire. Pressure.
Shardul Thakur to Kieron Pollard, EDGY FOUR! Pollard and Mumbai will take it. Fortune favoring the big man here. A length ball, Pollard once again tries to slog it on the leg side but ends up getting a thick outside edge. The ball flies to the third man fence. Pollard moves to 49.
14.4 : Shardul Thakur to Kieron Pollard, FOUR! FIFTY FOR POLLARD! In just 17 balls, fastest this season. What a knock. A short ball on middle, Pollard swivels and nails it over square leg and finds the fence. Superb knock. He needs to continue though.
14.5 : Shardul Thakur to Kieron Pollard, WIDE! Shardul once again bowls it wide outside off, Pollard this time tries to go after it. Makes no connection but it is wide outside off. Left alone.
Shardul Thakur to Kieron Pollard, Short and around off, pulled down to long on for one. 22 off the over so far.
14.6 : Shardul Thakur to Krunal Pandya, Single to end the over! 23 off it. Full and around off, stroked to deep cover for a single. 66 needed in 30 balls.
Will Lungi Ngidi bowl after going for 16 in his last over? Yes, here he comes.
15.1 : Lungi Ngidi to Krunal Pandya, SIX! Krunal joins the act now. Ngidi runs in and bowls it short and on the leg side. Krunal pulls it and it goes high in the air and over fine leg. Poor ball though. With fine leg inside the ring, this won't help.
15.2 : Lungi Ngidi to Krunal Pandya, Swing and a miss! Slower fuller one outside off, Krunal swings hard, only to connect with thin air.
15.3 : Lungi Ngidi to Krunal Pandya, FOUR! Poor bowling from Ngidi. He once again goes for the short ball. Down the leg side. Krunal pulls. He fails to middle it but it doesn't matter because he has managed to hit it wide of short fine leg for a boundary.
15.4 : Lungi Ngidi to Krunal Pandya, Full and outside off, drilled to deep cover for one.
15.5 : Lungi Ngidi to Kieron Pollard, One more single! Short ball, pulled to deep square leg for one.
15.6 : Lungi Ngidi to Krunal Pandya, FOUR! That went miles in the air but Gaikwad fails to hold on. A slower one and shortish in length. Krunal goes for the pull but is beaten for the pace. He ends up sending it high in the air to the left of deep mid-wicket. Gaikdwad runs that side and tries to catch but fails. And the ball bounces away to the fence.
Will Shardul Thakur bowl out? No, here comes Sam Curran.
16.1 : Sam Curran to Kieron Pollard, Yorker, right on the base of the stumps. Kieron Pollard mistimes his slog and digs it back to the bowler.
16.2 : Sam Curran to Kieron Pollard, A wide yorker this time. Pollard carves it to cover for one.
16.3 : Sam Curran to Krunal Pandya, OUT! LBW! Oh this young Sam Curran can bowl! He bowls an absolutely unplayable yorker on the stumps. Krunal Pandya misses his flick and is hit on the pads. The umpire has no doubt this one and raises his finger. Krunal Pandya knows that it is dead straight and decided not to review it.
Hardik Pandya replaces brother Krunal. He is not in a great form. But he has got the platform here. Mumbai need him to go big. Can he do that?
16.4 : Sam Curran to Hardik Pandya, Slower length ball, around off. Hardik Pandya is early in his front foot defence and is beaten.
16.5 : Sam Curran to Hardik Pandya, Fuller ball, on the pads. Clipped away to deep mid-wicket for one. Big delivery coming up.
16.6 : Sam Curran to Kieron Pollard, What an over by Sam Curran! Just two runs and a wicket from it! Fuller ball, on the pads. Pollard misses his flick and the ball hits his pads. Curran runs up to the ball to show a bit of aggression to the big man.
Who will bowl the 18th? It is Shardul Thakur.
17.2 : Shardul Thakur to Kieron Pollard, NOT OUT! Nothing on the Ultra Edge and Pollard is safe! Shardul doesn't want to bowl anything in the slot. He bowls one wide outside off, on a length. Pollard misses his cut and the umpire gives it a wide. Rayudu forces Dhoni to take the review. The replay rolls in and there is nothing on Ultra Edge. Pollard is safe and Chennai lose a review.
Shardul Thakur to Kieron Pollard, SIX! Down the ground! Don't bowl anything in his arc. Shardul does. Full and outside off, Pollard pumps it over long off for a flat six.
Review time! Dhoni was not keen but Shardul appealed. And Dhoni went for the review. Nothing on Ultra Edge. Chennai lose the review.
17.1 : Shardul Thakur to Hardik Pandya, Shorter ball, outside off. Hardik pulls it to wide of long on. Faf du Plessis runs across and does well to keep it down to one.
17.3 : Shardul Thakur to Kieron Pollard, FOUR! Bullet! That went like a bullet! Fuller, on off. Pollard drills it down the ground. The ball goes to the long off fence in no time.
17.4 : Shardul Thakur to Kieron Pollard, Shorter ball, outside off. Pulled to deep mid-wicket for a couple.
17.6 : Shardul Thakur to Kieron Pollard, Short ball, on the stumps. It goes way over Pollard. Wided.
Shardul Thakur to Kieron Pollard, Play and a miss! A dot. Very vital. Slower and fuller outside off, Pollard swings hard but makes no connection. 31 needed in 2 overs.
17.5 : Shardul Thakur to Kieron Pollard, Dropped! Faf du Plessis has dropped one! I repeat, Faf du Plessis has dropped one! Has he dropped the game? Looks like that, given how Pollard is batting. Shorter ball, outside off. Kieron Pollard miscues his pull and the ball goes high in the air wide of long on. Faf du Plessis runs across to his right, dives and even gets his fingers to it but drops. We have seen him taking tougher catches than this but such is the game of cricket.
17.6 : Will it be Curran for the penultimate over? Yes. Sam Curran it is.
18.1 : Sam Curran to Hardik Pandya, SIX! BANG! Hardik begins the over with a biggie. What a blow. A length ball, outside off, Hardik powers it over long off for a biggie.
18.2 : Sam Curran to Hardik Pandya, SIX! Oh that is massive! Length ball, on the pads. Pandya flicks it all the way over square leg fence.
18.3 : Sam Curran to Hardik Pandya, Fuller ball, on off. Drilled to deep mid-wicket for a couple.
18.4 : James Neesham, on debut for Mumbai, joins Pollard in the middle.
Sam Curran to Hardik Pandya, OUT! TAKEN! This time Faf du Plessis takes it! Is there a chance for Chennai to win this now? Fuller ball, on off. Hardik Pandya doesn't get under it and chips it to long off. Faf du Plessis runs in, dives and takes a good catch. 17 needed in 8.
18.5 : Sam Curran to Kieron Pollard, Yorker, on the pads. Excellent bowling and all that Pollard can do is clip it to square leg for one. Big delivery coming up now.
18.6 : 16 needed in the final over. Who will bowl the over? Till the time Pollard is there, Mumbai are always in the game. It is Lungi Ngidi. Hasn't been his neight. He has been smashed for 46 in his 3 overs. Dhawal Kulkarni has replaced Neesham in the middle.
Sam Curran to James Neesham, OUT! TAKEN! But it will be Pollard on strike as they didn't cross over! Fuller ball, on the stumps. James Neesham looks to scoop it to fine leg but ends up hitting it straight to Shardul Thakur at deep square leg. He doesn't drop that. 16 needed in the last over and Pollard will be on strike.
19.1 : Lungi Ngidi to Kieron Pollard, Dot ball! Yorker, on the stumps. Pollard clips it to deep square leg but doesn't take the one.
19.2 : Lungi Ngidi to Kieron Pollard, FOUR! Oh dear, that is so unfair for the bowler! An excellent yorker, on the stumps. Pollard squeezes it down to the fine leg fence.
19.4 : Lungi Ngidi to Kieron Pollard, Another dot ball! 8 off 2 now! Full toss, on the stumps. Pollard clips it down to deep square leg. Shardul Thakur goes for the catch but the ball drops well short of him. He doesn't take the single again.
19.3 : Lungi Ngidi to Kieron Pollard, FOUR! Poor bowling by Lungi Ngidi! Full toss, down the leg side. Pollard clips it down to the fine leg fence.
19.5 : Lungi Ngidi to Kieron Pollard, SIX! All the way! Lungi Ngidi bowls a full toss, down the leg stump. Pollard smacks it over the square leg fence. It isn't a waist high no ball so 2 required of the last ball.
19.6 : Lungi Ngidi to Kieron Pollard, POLLARD HAS DONE IT! Fuller ball, on the stumps. Pollard manages it hit it towards long on. It is not off the middle and it goes towards long on slowly. The fielders are deep on the boundaries. The man from long on runs in and throws the ball to the bowler's end but Dhawal Kulkarni has made it back in time. MUMBAI WIN BY 4 WICKETS! What a game! Hope you have your nails intact after this one.
Earlier in the game, on the back of some brilliant knocks from Moeen, Faf and Rayudu, Chennai posted a mammoth score on the board. First, it was Moeen and Faf who set the tone. Chennai lost the plot for a moment but Rayudu played an unbelievable knock to provide a brilliant finish. However, that target too was breached by strong Mumbai batting.
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Hardik Pandya comes up for a chat now. He says that he is pumped after winning such a game and adds that he might be pumped for the rest of the night. Says that when Pollard does someone like this, one is left speechless. Tells that he would have loved to finish the game. Adds that one of his sixes came off the bottom of the bat and still, went all the way. Feels that this game was very important and doing something like this is special.
Mumbai bowlers had a terrible day at the office. Apart from Pollard and Chahar, all the bowlers used were smashed all over the park. Pollard got 2 in his 2 overs but Mumbai failed to finish things off well with the likes of Boult, Bumrah and Dhawal taken to the cleaners. Bumrah gave away 56 in his 4 overs, the highest in his Indian T20 League career. However, their batters, led by Pollard, scaled down the mountain.
MS Dhoni, the Chennai skipper, starts by saying that it was a brilliant wicket. Tells that they knew it is going to be a close game unless Mumbai lose a few quick wickets. Feels he doesn't want to be tough on the bowlers and says if they had taken the catches, things would've got better for them. Feels since this may not hurt them much provided they are on top of the table but feels they will learn from it. Mentions once again that the wicket was really good for batting. Says when you have 14 ga
Rohit Sharma, the Mumbai skipper, tells that he has never seen a chase like this and terms the innings as one of the best by Pollard. Says that it was a good wicket for batting and a tough one for the bowlers. Feels they got off to a decent start. Says that they had a brief chat after their bowling where they had decided to go there and express themselves in the middle. Tells that Krunal and Pollard's stand was crucial. On Krunal coming ahead of Pollard, Rohit says that they back  Krunal as he
Right! That's all from this game. What an amazing game. We have got a double-header on Sunday, 2nd May 2021. The first game will see Hyderabad take on Rajasthan. The action will begin at 1500 local (1000 GMT). In the second game, Pant's Delhi will take on Rahul's Punjab and that game starts at 1930 local (1400 GMT). Do join us for both the games. For now, it is goodbye from our end. Please wash your hands and stay safe.
Kieron Pollard is the MAN OF THE MATCH, says that he wants to thank God Almighty. About his bowling, says that he wanted to slip in a couple of overs and he is happy to get two wickets. Says that he wanted to attack the spinners first and then take it to the pacers. Tells that every individual has to evolve and he has worked hard on his off side game. Further goes on to say that he did not take the single in the last over as he backed himself to get the team over the line. Says that the pitch wa
Kieron Pollard, you champion! What a knock! What a sensational knock! If there was one team that could've chased this total, it was Mumbai and if there was ever a batter who could have helped the team, it had to be Pollard. Wow. The stuff of champions from Pollard. Take a bow, big man! And Mumbai has stopped the Chennai juggernaut here.
Chasing the total, Mumbai got off to a flying start as the openers added 50-plus in the Powerplay. However, Mumbai lost Rohit, Suryakumar and de Kock in 3 successive overs and it looked like the chase will get derailed. But right then, Pollard walked in and took the attack to the opposition. With Krunal, he added 89 off just 41 balls and kept Mumbai in the chase. He lost Hardik too. But he continued. He was there and he was determined. And he did it for his side. Like he has done so many times.
It was a tough start for Chennai bowlers as the Mumbai openers were off to a flying start. However, Shardul got them the breakthrough and then they got two more in the next two overs. After that, came the Pollard mayhem. Every bowler was taken apart by the big man. However, even then, the target was a massive one. Curran bowled a superb 17th over where he gave just 2 runs and took a wicket. However, Shardul was spanked for 17 in the 18th over. Curran went for 14 in the penultimate over before t