- BATSMENRB4s6sSR3.5 Watson has Rohit holing out to Rayudu running in from backward point. Good length and on off stump, Rohit eyes up the leg side. Instead, he loses his shape and top-edges it hiiiiiigh into the night sky. Rayudu runs in and just hangs on to this skier. Watson roars in delight. CSK mark their return with two early strikes 20/22.1 Chahar wins an lbw appeal from umpire Chris Gaffaney. Lewis challenges the on-field out decision. DRS makes an appearance in the IPL. Is this swinging past the leg stump? Nippy inswinger from Chahar, pitches on middle and leg and swerves in to ping the pad as Lewis falls over the leg-side flick. The tracker suggests it would go on to clip the outside of the leg stump. Umpire's call it is and Lewis bags a duck on IPL debut 7/114.4 Tahir sets off on a celebratory run
to marine drive. Topspinner, sliding away outside off, Kishan has a mighty slog at it and only sends a top-edge to short third man 113/412.3 Watson has bounced out Suryakumar Yadav. Harbhajan who caught the ball at deep square leg lets out a big roar and fiercely kicks the ball away. Chest-high short ball on off stump, rushes the pull and the top edge is held by Harbhajan in yellow 98/3Extras4 (lb 2, w 2)TOTAL165/4 (20 Overs, RR: 8.25)Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Evin Lewis, 2.1 ov), 2-20 (Rohit Sharma, 3.5 ov), 3-98 (Suryakumar Yadav, 12.3 ov), 4-113 (Ishan Kishan, 14.4 ov)Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB DL Chahar 3 0 14 1 4.66 12 2 0 0 0 SR Watson 4 0 29 2 7.25 12 1 2 1 0 Harbhajan Singh 2 0 14 0 7.00 3 1 0 0 0 RA Jadeja 1 0 9 0 9.00 3 2 0 0 0 MA Wood 4 0 49 0 12.25 6 6 2 1 0 Imran Tahir 2 0 23 1 11.50 4 3 1 0 0 DJ Bravo 4 0 25 0 6.25 9 3 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR3.4 Hardik provides Mumbai with the breakthrough. Slower knuckle ball at 120ks from Hardik. Watson does not pick the variation. He is early into his pick-up shot and skies it to Lewis at long leg 27/16.3 Markande strikes with his third ball on IPL debut. Rayudu has a word with Jadhav and decides against a review. This is plumb. Flatter googly, breaks in, too full for the sweep. This would have crashed into middle stump 42/35.6 Caught Pandya bowled Pandya. Hardik tests Raina with a short ball on middle, the batsman backs away outside leg and flaps a pull to mid-on. Good overhead catch from Krunal. Raina has been bounced out again 42/28.3 Markande catches Dhoni on the crease. Umpire Gaffney shoots down the appeal but Mumbai choose to review. This is pretty plumb. Another skiddy googly, full and breaks back in to beat the inside edge and hit the back pad in line with middle stump. Dhoni did not pick the variation. This is cannoning into middle stump. The tracker returns three reds. Umpire Gaffney reverses his decision and sends Dhoni back. Where will CSK go from here? 51/411.6 Jadeja goes and with it CSK's hopes? Whippy cutter from Mustafiz, the line is wide of off, Jadeja gets more height as opposed to distance. He eventually toe-ends a catch to Suryakumar running in from long-off 75/518.6 Bumrah stays round the wicket but shifts his length. Bumrah ventures shorter and wider outside off, Bravo loses his timing and his head. He splices a catch to Rohit at extra cover. Bravo was aiming for the signature loft over extra cover but it got big on him 159/912.6 Markande lobs it up outside off and gets it to break back in. Chahar does not spot the change-up. He has a leg-side slog and misses. Kishan swipes the bails off in a flash 84/614.5 slower bouncer, slanting away outside the off stump. Harbhajan can only ramp it straight down the throat of Bumrah at deep third man 105/716.3 back of a length and veering down the leg side, Wood picks it up and hits it straight into the lap of Mustafizur at long leg 118/8Extras7 (lb 2, nb 1, w 4)TOTAL169/9 (19.5 Overs, RR: 8.52)Fall of wickets: 1-27 (Shane Watson, 3.4 ov), 2-42 (Suresh Raina, 5.6 ov), 3-42 (Ambati Rayudu, 6.3 ov), 4-51 (MS Dhoni, 8.3 ov), 5-75 (Ravindra Jadeja, 11.6 ov), 5-83* (Kedar Jadhav, retired not out ), 6-84 (Deepak Chahar, 12.6 ov), 7-105 (Harbhajan Singh, 14.5 ov), 8-118 (Mark Wood, 16.3 ov), 9-159 (Dwayne Bravo, 18.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB MJ McClenaghan 4 0 44 1 11.00 5 4 2 1 0 Mustafizur Rahman 3.5 0 39 1 10.17 8 6 1 0 0 JJ Bumrah 4 0 37 1 9.25 10 0 4 0 1 HH Pandya 4 0 24 3 6.00 12 1 1 3 0 M Markande 4 0 23 3 5.75 11 0 2 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Chennai Super Kings , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.30, Interval 21.30-21.50, Second Session 21.50- 23.20
Match days
07 April 2018 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Chennai Super Kings 2, Mumbai Indians 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 39 runs, 2 wickets)
- Over 2.1: Review by Mumbai Indians (Batting), Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batsman - E Lewis (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Mumbai Indians: 50 runs in 7.5 overs (47 balls), Extras 1
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 39 balls (Ishan Kishan 25, SA Yadav 29, Ex 1)
- Mumbai Indians: 100 runs in 12.5 overs (77 balls), Extras 2
- Mumbai Indians: 150 runs in 18.3 overs (111 balls), Extras 3
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (HH Pandya 8, KH Pandya 41, Ex 2)
- Innings Break: Mumbai Indians - 165/4 in 20.0 overs (HH Pandya 22, KH Pandya 41)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 42 runs, 2 wickets)
- Chennai Super Kings: 50 runs in 8.1 overs (50 balls), Extras 1
- Over 8.3: Review by Mumbai Indians (Bowling), Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batsman - MS Dhoni (Upheld)
- Chennai Super Kings: 100 runs in 14.1 overs (86 balls), Extras 4
- DJ Bravo: 50 off 25 balls (3 x 4, 5 x 6)
- Chennai Super Kings: 150 runs in 18.2 overs (111 balls), Extras 7
- KM Jadhav retired hurt on 14* from 83/5 to 159/9
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