Total domination
That's that then. An obliteration of CSK that takes MI to 8 points from 8 matches. We leave you with a teaser from our end-of-game report.
Mumbai Indians put together a third straight win as they outgunned a Chennai Super Kings shorn of hitting power. The lack of batting showed in how they played a highly cagey brand of cricket, only targeting certain pockets and conceding match-ups without protest. It took them three overs to hit a boundary, then they went 27 balls in the middle overs without even attempting one, only to cap it off with no boundary in the 17th and 18th overs, bowled by MI’s best bowlers on the night: Jasprit Bumrah and Mitchell Santner.
Not only did MI manage a run-rate boost with the win that takes them to eight points in eight matches, they also welcomed Rohit Sharma back to runs. Rohit scored his first fifty this IPL – his previous highest was 56 – they put together their first half-century opening stand this IPL, and Suryakumar Yadav got the better of CSK’s spin threat with his various sweeps.
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Sealed with a six (and plenty more)
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That's how MI have ended the game, with 26 balls to spare. Suryakumar Yadav ends up unbeaten on 68 off 30, Rohit Sharma on 76 off 45.
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Fifty for Surya too
Suryakuamr Yadav has played all kinds of sweeps - behind square, dead square and then through midwicket - to negate the spin threat of CSK. He brings up his fifty off just 26 balls. MI are now thinking net run rate. They are 146 for 2 in just 14.2 overs.
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Fifty for Rohit Sharma
It has taken him eight innings, but Rohit Sharma has got to his first fifty of the season. It has taken him 33 balls, includes four sixes, and has out MI on their way to a win. At 112 for 1, they need just 65 off the last eight overs. R Ashwin is done for the night with figures of 4-0-25-0.
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Surya gets the better of Jadeja
Before this match, Suryakumar Yadav had faced 65 balls from Ravindra Jadeja for just 50 runs and four dismissals. No six. Just four fours. Now, though, he has got the better of his nemesis with a lovely extra-cover drive for four followed by a swept six over the short side. MI 88 for 1 in nine overs.
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Jadeja gets Rickleton
As soon as the powerplay ends, on comes Ravindra Jadeja to join R Ashwin, who has bowled two powerplay overs for just eight runs. Ryan Rickelton wastes no time in slog-sweeping him, gets a good piece of it, but is still caught at deep midwicket by Ayush Mhatre. It's 63 for 1 in 6.4 overs.
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MI keep running away from CSK
Five overs in the chase, and MI have now registered their best opening stand: unbeaten 56. Not just that, Rohit Sharma has raced away to his personal best this year: 31 off 16. It includes three sumptuous sixes.
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Ashwin vs Rohit
R Ashwin is brought on early. For a change, he has match-ups favouring him. One left-hand batter, and the other Rohit Sharma, against whom he has bowled 120 balls for 110 runs and three wickets. He runs through the fourth over, conceding just two. And yet, MI are 39 for 0 in four.
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CSK miss an early trick
Khaleel Ahmed and Jamie Overton open the bowling for CSK. There is some nip off the surface, Khaleel hits the pad of Ryan Rickleton, but they don't even appeal properly let alone review it. Rickleton would have gone had they reviewed. MI race away to 21 for 0 in two overs.
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Jadeja takes CSK to 176
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The Dhoni dismissal in the 19th over makes sure Santner doesn't bowl the 20th. And Jadeja loves the pace on the ball from Boult. He ends up with 53 off 35, but MI look pleased with their effort here.
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Bumrah gets Dhoni
Even when Jasprit Bumrah gets it wrong, he gets it right. A full toss on the pads, the kind Dhoni hits for sixes almost every time, but he has found deep square leg with this. Bumrah continues to dominate the contest against Dhoni. It's 156 for 5 with eight balls to go.
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Bumrah, Santner drag CSK back
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No boundary in those two overs. Bumrah not only got Dube out, he also brought together the proverbially criminal pairing of Dhoni and Jadeja when you can bowl spin knowing there will be no boundaries. CSK 151 for 4 in 18 overs.
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Bumrah gets Dube, Dhoni comes in
And MI go back to Japsrit Bumrah to produce the slower ball that makes Dube hole out. It is 142 for 4 in 16.2, and in comes MS Dhoni. Now MI can even bowl Santner.
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Dube gets fifty
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It is a homecoming for the Mumbaikar, Shivam Dube. They have absorbed a lot of punches, but have targeted Trent Boult and now Ashwani Kumar. It was a surprise over handed to Ashwani, and both Dube and Jadeja have targeted that over. Dube gets to fifty off just 30 balls after having been 16 off 19. CSK 142 for 3 in 16 overs.
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CSK build momentum
From the time Trent Boult has returned, CSK have scored 45 in four overs. The last of those four overs has gone for 15. Despite a Bumrah over in those four. All thanks to Dube, who has now reached 37 off 27 with Jadeja still dealing in ones for a run-a-ball 17. CSK 118 for 3 in 15 overs.
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Dube gets going finally
Finally, during the 14th over, with a six off Hardik Pandya, both batters in the middle reach a run a ball. CSK are still just 103 for 3 in 14. Jadeuja is only 18 off 18, Dube 24 off 23. It seems, though, that Dube will look to force the issue now. With Boult bowling the 15th, MI have two Bumrah overs left in the last five.
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CSK stuck
26 Number of balls - at the end of the 11th over - that CSK have gone without a boundary. More importantly, it is also 26 balls without a boundary attempt.
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Jacks stifles two left-hand batters
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Mitchell Santner is bowling beautifully but Hardik Pandya has gone to Will Jacks the moment two left-hand batters get together. And Ravindra and Jadeja are not taking any risks either. It is 70 for 3 in 10 overs.
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Santner gets his man
He might have not appeal for the blw properly when he had Shaik Rasheed last over, but Mitchell Santner has done Rasheed even more comprehensively in the eighth over. At just 77.4kmph, this ball dips on him, drags Rasheed out of the crease in a forward-defensive, and then breaks past him. Eight overs gobe, CSK 63 for 3.
In comes Shivam Dube, and on comes Jasprit Bumrah for the first time. MI have Bumrah set aside for Dube and Dhoni today.
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Chahar gets Mhatre
Mumbai Indians give nothing full to Ayush Mhatre, but he keeps pulling and slapping the shorter balls with flair. There is a lot of Dwayne Bravo to his batting.
MI go with four straight overs to Deepak Chahar, who finally gets the better of Mhatre with a legcutter slower short ball, which he hits straight to long-on. Mhatre gets a pat on the back from Suryakumar Yadav as he walks back. CSK 57 for 2 in 6.5. In comes Ravndra Jadeja.
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Santner shows class
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Bowling the last over of the powerplay, Mitchell Santner displays his changes of pace, trajectory and line to consign CSK to their fourth-lowest powerplay this IPL. Just 48 off six overs, but Mhatre is looking good.
The last of those was a quick ball angled in, it hit the pad, but two sounds stifled their appeal. Replays show bat first. Rasheed would have been plumb had they reviewed.
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Another blockbuster debut
The 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi hit a sis first ball yesterday, and today we have a 17-year-old ayush Mhatre hitting 1, 4, 6, 6 off the first fou8r balls he has faced. All from Ahswani Kumar, who is uncapped, but Ashwani did take Ravindra out first ball.
A bit of Dwayne Bravo in his first six over wide long-on. Then a pull for another. But before that, a punchy off-drive on the up to hard length. Straight of mid-off for four. He is 17 off 4. CSK 34 for 1 in four overs.
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Scoreboard gets Ravindra
Lovely first delivery from Ashwani Kumar of course, but Rachin Ravindra is forced to play a big shot without even getting a sighter of the left-arm quick. He looks to go big downtown, but the ball is short of a good length and perhaps holds its length a touch to take the edge to the keeper. CSK 16 for 1 in 3.1 overs. Ravindra gone for 5 off 9. In comes the 17-year-old, Mhatre.
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Finally a boundary
18 Number of balls it has taken CSK to hit their first boundary. Deepak Chahar is already running his fingers on the ball, suggesting the movement has died down. CSK 16 for 0 in three overs.
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No boundary in the first two overs. Three of them saved with alert fielding. The ball has swung a little but it has not seamed or stopped. CSK haven't tried a single aerial shot so far.
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MI chase, Ayush Mhatre debuts for CSK
Mumbai Indians won the big toss at Wankhede Stadium, and decided to field first in the so-called El Clasico. MS Dhoni, the CSK captain, said the dew had already set in, which made it a no-brainer to chase.
A day after the 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi dazzled for Rajasthan Royals as the youngest player to play the IPL, Chennai Super Kings handed out a debut to Mumbai's Ayush Mhatre, now their youngest player at the age of 17 years and 278 days. It was also a T20 debut for Mhatre, who is yet to play T20s for his domestic team Mumbai. He made a big impression with 458 runs at an average of 65.42 and a strike-rate of 135.5 in his debut season in Vijay Hazare Trophy, the domestic 50-over tournament.
Mhatre replaced Rahul Tripathi, who has averaged 11 and struck at under a run a ball this IPL. CSK resisted the temptation of blooding in the former MI player, Dewald Brevis, whom they drafted in mid-season. Interestingly, they did name R Ashwin in their possible Impact Players. If Ashwin were to be brought in to bowl later, Anshul Kamboj would be the casualty.
Mumbai Indians made a forced change to their side. Karn Sharma split open his hand during the last match, which paved the way for fast bowler Ashwani Kumar. Their bowling-first XI didn't have the name of Rohit Sharma, who was expected to come in as the Impact Player later.
Chennai Super Kings 1 Rachin Ravindra, 2 Shaik Rasheed, 3 Ayush Mhatre, 4 Ravindra Jadeja, 5 Shivam Dube, 6 Vijay Shankar, 7 MS Dhoni (capt. & wk), 8 Jamie Overton, 9 Noor Ahmad, 10 Khaleel Ahmed, 11 Matheesha Pathirana
Possible Impact Players Anshul Kamboj, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Sam Curran, R Ashwin
Mumbai Indians 1 Ryan Rickelton (wk), 2 Will Jacks, 3 Suryakumar Yadav, 4 Tilak Varma, 5 Hardik Pandya (capt.), 6 Naman Dhir, 7 Mitchell Santner, 8 Deepak Chahar, 9 Trent Boult, 10 Jasprit Bumrah, 11 Ashwani Kumar
Possible Impact Players Bench: Corbin Bosch, Rohit Sharma, Raj Bawa, Robin Minz, S Raju
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Conditions at Wankhede
Boundaries are lopsided: 66m one side, 60m on the other. This is the same pitch that RCB scored 221 and had to dig in to defend it. Simon Doull and Michael Clarke see a dry pitch, but dew remains a factor at Wankhede. If the dew is not heavy and the pitch continues to remain dry, batting first might not be such a big disadvantage.
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Match-ups to watch out for
Khaleel Ahmed vs Rohit Sharma: 43 balls, 28 runs, 3 wickets, no sixes.
Japsrit Bumrah vs MS Dhoni: 61 balls, 60 runs. 3 wickets.
Ravindra Jadeja vs Suryakumar Yadav: 65 balls, 50 runs, 4 wickets.
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MI vs CSK redux
The funny thing about the return of the so-called El Clasico is that both the sides were captained by different men the first time these two teams met at the start of this season. Ruturaj Gaikwad's injury has ruled him out of the rest of the tournament, handing over the reins of the team to MS Dhoni, who returns to Wankhede, the site of India's World Cup triumph sealed by six in 2011.
Mumbai Indians were missing their captain Hardik Pandya because of a carried-over over-rate penalty. He is back now, and he is their highest wicket-taker this IPL. Also back is Jasprit Bumrah. They will start as the favourites, but the toss plays a big role at the Wankhede. Two of the three matches are won the team winning the toss, and the one when RCB defended successfully, they were given a right scare despite their total of 221 and despite MI needing 123 in the last eight overs.
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