Match 27: MI vs CSK
Mumbai Indians (MI) made their second consecutive victory in the IPL season after beating Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 4 wickets in Match 27 of the VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Saturday.
With a target of 219, MI openers Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock started off the match with an optimistic note striking at 10 runs per over in the powerplay. MI was successful in scoring 15 off Chahar in the 3rd over as de Kock smashed the first six of MI’s innings.
On the other hand, CSK, who were put in to bat first, lost Ruturaj Gaikwad in the opening over. Trent Boult then provided MI with an early wicket after the CSK opener was caught inside the circle. However, CSK did not allow the pressure to kick in after du Plessis and Moeen Ali clubbed a six each against Kulkarni and Boult respectively.
Further, Moeen added two more fours followed by a six against Bumrah with a flick of the wrists in the 5th over. The left-hander finished the powerplay with a four and CSK were 49/1 after 6 overs.
Rayudu and Jadeja then made a key partnership, with CSK approaching towards the end of the innings. Rayudu launched Chahar for a maximum in the 15th over followed by two huge hits down the ground against Kulkarni.
Bumrah conceded 21 runs in the 17th over. While Jadeja hit a four, Rayudu finished the over with 2 sixes and a four off a free hit. Rayudu scored 24 runs and finished off the innings with a four and six each thus making MI proud!
Match Info:
Match:MI vs CSK, 27th Match, Indian Premier League 2021
Date:Saturday, May 01, 2021
Toss:Mumbai Indians won the toss and opt to bowl
Time:7:30 PM
Venue:Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Umpires:KN Anantha Padmanabhan, Nandan
Third Umpire:Chris Gaffaney
Match Referee:Javagal Srinath
Mumbai Indians Squad:
Playing:Rohit Sharma (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, James Neesham, Rahul Chahar, Dhawal Kulkarni, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult
Bench:Nathan Coulter-Nile, Jayant Yadav, Piyush Chawla, Saurabh Tiwary, Aditya Tare, Adam Milne, Chris Lynn, Ishan Kishan, Anmolpreet Singh, Anukul Roy, Mohsin Khan, Arjun Tendulkar, Marco Jansen, Yudhvir Singh
Chennai Super Kings Squad:
Playing:Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Shardul Thakur, Lungi Ngidi, Deepak Chahar
Bench:Dwayne Bravo, Robin Uthappa, Cheteshwar Pujara, Karn Sharma, Imran Tahir, Jason Behrendorff, Krishnappa Gowtham, Mitchell Santner, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Hari Nishanth, N Jagadeesan, KM Asif, Harishankar Reddy, Bhagath Varma
CHENNAI SUPER KINGS INNINGS
(RUN RATE: 10.90)
| Batsmen | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | c Hardik Pandya b Trent Boult | 4 | 4 | 100 | 1 | 0 |
| Faf du Plessis | c Jasprit Bumrah b Kieron Pollard | 50 | 28 | 178.57 | 2 | 4 |
| Moeen Ali | c Quinton de Kock b Jasprit Bumrah | 58 | 36 | 161.11 | 5 | 5 |
| Suresh Raina | c Krunal Pandya b Kieron Pollard | 2 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| Ambati Rayudu | NOT OUT | 72 | 27 | 266.66 | 4 | 7 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | NOT OUT | 22 | 22 | 100 | 2 | 0 |
| EXTRAS | (nb 1, w 7, b 0, lb 2, pen 0) | 10 | ||||
| TOTAL | (4 wickets; 20 overs) | 218 | ||||
| DID NOT BAT: | MS Dhoni ,Sam Curran ,Shardul Thakur ,Deepak Chahar ,Lungi Ngidi |
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | Dots |
| Trent Boult | 4 | 42 | 1 | 10.5 | 10 |
| Dhawal Kulkarni | 4 | 48 | 0 | 12 | 7 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 4 | 56 | 1 | 14 | 5 |
| Rahul Chahar | 4 | 32 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Jimmy Neesham | 2 | 26 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| Kieron Pollard | 2 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-4 (Gaikwad, 0.4 ov) ,2-112 (Ali, 10.5 ov) ,3-116 (du Plessis, 11.5 ov) ,4-116 (Raina, 11.6 ov)
MUMBAI INDIANS INNINGS
(RUN RATE: 10.95)
| Batsmen | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | |
| Quinton de Kock | c & b Moeen Ali | 38 | 28 | 135.71 | 4 | 1 |
| Rohit Sharma | c Ruturaj Gaikwad b Shardul Thakur | 35 | 24 | 145.83 | 4 | 1 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | c MS Dhoni b Ravindra Jadeja | 3 | 3 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Krunal Pandya | lbw Sam Curran | 32 | 23 | 139.13 | 2 | 2 |
| Kieron Pollard | NOT OUT | 87 | 34 | 255.88 | 6 | 8 |
| Hardik Pandya | c Faf du Plessis b Sam Curran | 16 | 7 | 228.57 | 0 | 2 |
| Jimmy Neesham | c Shardul Thakur b Sam Curran | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dhawal Kulkarni | NOT OUT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EXTRAS | (nb 0, w 8, b 0, lb 0, pen 0) | 8 | ||||
| TOTAL | (6 wickets; 20 overs) | 219 | ||||
| DID NOT BAT: | Rahul Chahar ,Jasprit Bumrah ,Trent Boult |
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | Dots |
| Deepak Chahar | 4 | 37 | 0 | 9.25 | 8 |
| Sam Curran | 4 | 34 | 3 | 8.5 | 11 |
| Lungi Ngidi | 4 | 62 | 0 | 15.5 | 3 |
| Shardul Thakur | 4 | 56 | 1 | 14 | 4 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 3 | 29 | 1 | 9.66 | 5 |
| Moeen Ali | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-71 (Sharma, 7.4 ov) ,2-77 (Yadav, 8.4 ov) ,3-81 (de Kock, 9.4 ov) ,4-170 (Pandya, 16.3 ov) ,5-202 (Pandya, 18.4 ov) ,6-203 (Neesham, 18.6 ov)