IPL 2021 Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians highlights: CSK beat MI by 20 runs

Phase 2 of the Indian Premier League 2021 gets under way in the United Arab Emirates. And it begins with the tournament's El Clásico. The first match of the UAE leg of the IPL sees three-time winners the Chennai Super Kings take on defending champions the Mumbai Indians at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The last time CSK played in the UAE, things went horribly wrong for the otherwise formidable side. This is a chance for them to set the record straight. As for the Mumbai Indians, they must rediscover their mojo quickly if they want to push for a third consecutive IPL title. Stay with DH for ball-by-ball updates from Match 30.

With the win, CSK avengetheir loss against MI earlier in the season. The win also takes CSK on the top of the points table withh 12 points from 8 matches.MI with 8 points from 8 games remains fourth. Match 31 will see RCB face KKR. Join us for the coverage of that match. For now, it is time to say good night.

Player of the Match

CSK's Ruturaj Gaikwad wins the Player of the Match award for his unbeaten 88 from 58 deliveries.

Ruturaj Gaikwad:Obviously one of my top innings till now. With the pressure of early wickets and with the seniors in the dressing room, I just had to grind and get the team to 130, 140 and then 150 was possible. When Mahibhaiis around and with the CSK management, once they back you, you don't have to think much. The SL tour and the preparation coming here did help too. Initially, the ball was seaming and swinging so I had to take my chance against the spinners. Jaddu just came in and I had to take my chance and it came off well. Quinton was taking charge, and my drop at that stage could have been crucial, but luckily Deepak got him out soon after.

MS Dhoni, CSK captain:At 30 for 4, you want to put up a respectable score, I felt Rutu and Bravo got us more than what we expected. We thought of 140, to get close to 160 was tremendous. The wicket was two-paced, slightly slow to start off. Also it's difficult if you're batting lower down, if you don't get a chance to see what is happening, you want to go hard. Rayudu got injured, so it was tough to come back from there but we batted sensibly and finished superbly. It was sensible for one batter to bat right through to the end.

Kieron Pollard, MI's stand-in skipper: We must have got a partnership. You can do a lot of things differently in hindsight. Losing by 20 runs, I think that is the difference. Gave too many with the ball at the end. Their batters tried to continue the momentum throughout, we didn't do that. We could have learned from their mistake of losing too many wickets in the powerplay. We needed one guy to bat deep. We had a couple of soft dismissals. We can't let that happen at this level, but we still have six games to go.

Result

CSK beat MI by 20 runs.

MI 136/8 after 20 overs.

Bravo to bowl the last over. MI need 24 runs from 6 balls.

19.1Bravo to Tiwary, 1 run, full and wide from Bravo, Tiwary drives the ball through backward point for a single.

19.2Bravo to Milne, WICKET! Fullish ball wide of off-stump, Milne tonks the ball to deep mid-wicket where Krishnapa Gowtham takes the catch.

Rahul Chahar walks out to bat.

19.3 Bravo to Tiwary, 1 run, slow full ball wide of off-stump, Tiwary comes down the track and plays the ball to long-off for a single. With the single Tiwary gets his FIFTY!

19.4 Bravo to Chahar, WICKET! Slow full ball on off-stump, Chahar clears his front leg out of the way and slogs the ball straight into the hands of Raina!

Jasprit Bumrah walks out to bat.

19.5 Bravo to Bumrah, no run, yorker on middle and leg stump, the ball raps on the pads.

19.6 Bravo to Bumrah, 1 run, slow full ball on leg stump, Bumrah plays the ball to the leg side for a single.

MI 133/6 after 19 overs.

Thakur to bowl the nineteenth over.

18.1 Thakur to Tiwary, FOUR! Fullish ball wide of off-stump, Tiwary drives the ball through cover for a boundary.

18.2 Thakur to Tiwary, 1 run, full ball wide of off-stump, Tiwary drives the ball down to long-off for a single.

18.3 Thakur to Milne, 2 runs, slow full ball on off-stump, Milne works the ball to the leg side for a couple of runs.

18.4Thakur to Milne, SIX! Fullish ball wide of off-stump, Milne swings his bat and the ball flies over long-off fence for a maximum!!!!

18.5Thakur to Milne, no run, short ball on middle and leg stump, Milne looks to pull but fails to connect.

18.5Thakur to Milne, WIDE! Short ball way outside the off-stump.

18.5Thakur to Milne, WIDE! Another short ball way outside the line of off-stump.

18.6 Thakur to Milne, no run, full ball on off-stump, a swing and a miss from Milne.

MI 118/6 after 18 overs.

Chahar to bowl the eighteenth over.

17.1Chahar to Milne, 1 Leg Bye! Slow full ball on middle and leg stump, the ball raps on the pads and rolls around the corner, Milne takes a single.

17.2 Chahar to Tiwary, FOUR! Good length ball wide of off-stump, Tiwary powers the ball down to long-off for a boundary.

17.3Chahar to Tiwary, 2 runs, fullish ball wide of off-stump, Tiwary works the ball down to third-man for a couple of runs.

17.4 Chahar to Tiwary, DROPPED! Slow full ball wide of off-stump, Tiwary moves to off-stump and scoops the ball, the ball lobs high in the air, Dhoni and Bravo converge to take the catch but there is a miscommunication and Dhoni drops the ball.

17.5 Chahar to Milne, 1 run, full ball, Milne runs the ball down to long-on for a run.

17.6 Chahar to Tiwary, 1 run, fullish ball wide of off-stump, Tiwary hits the ball over cover for a single.

MI 108/6 after 17 overs.

Hazlewood to bowl the seventeenth over.

16.1Hazlewood to Tiwary, 1 run, full ball wide of off-stump, Tiwary drives the ball through cover for a single.

16.2Hazlewood to Milne, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Milne drives the ball back to Hazlewood.

16.3Hazlewood to Milne, 1 run, short ball on off-stump, Milne pulls the ball to square-leg for a single.

16.4Hazlewood to Tiwary, 1 run, fullish ball on off-stump, Tiwary hammers the ball down to long-on for a single.

16.5Hazlewood to Milne, no run, good length delivery on off-stump, Milne hits the ball back to Hazlewood.

16.6Hazlewood to Milne, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Milne hits the ball down to long-off for a single.

MI 104/6 after 16 overs.

Bravo to bowl the sixteenth over.

15.1Bravo to Milne, 1 run, slow fullish ball on off-stump, Milne drives the ball down to long-off for a single.

15.2Bravo to Tiwary, 2 runs, slow good length ball on off-stump, Tiwary lobs the ball down to long-off for a couple of runs.

15.3Bravo to Tiwary, 1 run, slow fullish ball wide of off-stump, Tiwary drives the ball to the man at sweeper cover for a single.

15.4 Bravo to Milne, 1 run, yorker on middle stump, Milne digs the ball out and takes a single.

15.4Bravo to Tiwary, WIDE! Slow full ball way outside the line of off-stump.

15.5Bravo to Tiwary, 1 run, fullish ball wide of off-stump, Tiwary drives the ball to sweeper cover for a single.

15.6 Bravo to Milne, no run, fullish ball on middle and leg stump, Milne works the ball to mid-on.

MI 91/5 after 14 overs.

Hazlewood to bowl the fourteenth over.

13.1Hazlewood to Pollard, WICKET! Good length ball on middle stump, the ball nips back in slightly and raps on the pads, the ball hits Pollard's back pad and Hazlewood bursts into a huge appeal, the umpire raises his finger, Pollard takes the review, the reviewshows three red dots, so Pollard has to walk back.

Krunal Pandya walks out to bat.

13.2 Hazlewood to Pandya, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Pandya drives the ball down the ground for a single.

13.3 Hazlewood to Tiwary, no run, slow good length ball on middle stump, Tiwary pushes the ball back to Hazlewood.

13.4 Hazlewood to Tiwary, 1 run, fullish ball on middle stump, Tiwary works the ball to backward square-leg for a single.

13.5 Hazlewood to Krunal, 1 run, fullish ball on off-stump, Krunal drives the ball down the ground for a single.

13.6 Hazlewood to Tiwary, 1 run, back of the length ball on off-stump, Tiwary pulls and sends the ball to the leg side for a single.

MI 82/4 after 12 overs.

Bravo to bowl the twelfth over.

11.1Bravo to Tiwary, no run, full ball on off-stump, Tiwary drives the ball to cover.

11.2Bravo to Tiwary, FOUR! Good length ball on off-stump, Tiwary hits the ball through cover for a boundary.

11.3Bravo to Tiwary, 1 run, slow low full toss, Tiwary drives the ball down to long-off for a single.

11.4 Bravo to Pollard, no run, slow full ball fired on middle stump, Pollard shows the full face of his bat to block the ball.

11.5Bravo to Pollard, no run, slow good length ball wide of off-stump, Pollard looks to drive the ball but the ball beats the edge of the bat.

11.5Bravo to Pollard, WIDE! Full toss way down the leg side.

11.6Bravo to Pollard, 1 run, slow full ball on off-stump, Pollard comes out of the crease and plays the ball down the ground for a single.

MI 75/4 after 11 overs.

Ravindra Jadeja to bowl the eleventh over.

10.1Jadeja to Tiwary, FOUR! Fullish ball and Tiwary thumps the ball down the ground for a boundary.

10.2Jadeja to Tiwary, 1 run, short ball on off-stump, Tiwary plays the ball down to long-on for a single.

10.3Jadeja to Pollard, 1 run, full ball on off-stump, Pollard plays the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.

10.4Jadeja to Tiwary, 1 run, fullish ball on middle and leg, Tiwary drives the ball down to long-on for a single.

10.5Jadeja to Pollard, SIX! Fuller ball on off-stump, Pollard swings his heavy bat and sends the ball flying over long-on fence!

10.6Jadeja to Pollard, no run, good length ball on off and middle stump, Pollard defends.

MI 58/4 after 10 overs.

Dwayne Bravo to bowl the tenth over.

9.1 Bravo to Kishan, FOUR! Slow good length ball on off-stump, Kishan looks to drive the ball, the ball takes the inside edge and runs down to fine leg for a boundary.

9.2Bravo to Kishan, slow fullish ball wide of off-stump, Kishan drives the ball away from his body and sends the ball straight into the hands of Raina at extra-cover.

Kieron Pollard walks out to bat.

9.3 Bravo to Pollard, no run, slow good length ball wide of off-stump, Polllard leaves the ball for the keeper.

9.4Bravo to Pollard, BEATEN! Slow off-cutter, Pollard looks to block the ball but the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

9.5Bravo to Pollard, no run, slow full ball on off-stump, Pollard works the ball on the leg side.

9.6Bravo to Pollard, FOUR! Short ball wide of off-stump, Pollard hammers the ball through cover for a boundary.

MI 48/3 after 8 overs.

Thakur to bowl the eighth over.

7.1Thakur toTiwary, no run, good length ball wide of off-stump, a swing and a miss from Tiwary.

7.2Thakur toTiwary, no run, good length ball on off-stump,Tiwarydrives the ball to cover.

7.3Thakur toTiwary, 1 run, short ball on leg stump,Tiwary pulls and sends the ball down to fine-leg for a single.

7.4 Thakur to Kishan, 1 run, fullish ball on off-stump, Kishan drives the ball to the man at sweeper cover for a single.

7.5Thakur toTiwary, 1 run, fullish ball on middle and leg stump, Tiwary works the ball behind square on the leg side for a single.

7.6 Thakur to Kishan, no run, slow back of the length ball on off-stump, Kishan attempts a cut shot but the ball beats the edge of the bat.

MI 45/3 after 7 overs.

Moeen Ali to bowl the seventh over.

6.1 Ali to Kishan, 1 run,

6.2 Ali to Tiwary, no run, full ball on off-stump, Tiwary pushes the ball to mid-off.

6.3Ali to Tiwary, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Tiwary defends the ball.

6.4Ali to Tiwary, 1 run, full ball on off-stump, Tiwary plays the ball to fine-leg for a single.

6.5 Ali to Kishan, 1 run, fullish ball on off-stump, Kishan drives the ball down to long-off for a single.

6.6Ali to Tiwary, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Tiwary drives the ball down the ground for another single.

MI 41/3 after 6 overs.

Shardul Thakur to bowl the sixth over.

5.1Thakur to Suryakumar, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Suryakumar plays the ball to mid-wicket for a single.

5.2Thakur to Kishan, 1 run, full ball on off-stump, Kishan drives the ball to mid-off for a single.

5.3Thakur to Suryakumar, no run, good length ball on off-stump,Suryakumar pushes the ball to mid-off.

5.4Thakur to Suryakumar, WICKET! Slow fullish ball on off-stump,Suryakumar attempts an inside out shot but he has not timed the shot well, the ball lobs in the air, du Plessis follows the ball and takes a good catch running backward.

Saurabh Tiwary walks out to bat.

5.5 Thakur to Tiwary, no run, fullish ball on off-stump,Tiwary defends the ball solidly to mid-off.

5.6 Thakurto Tiwary, FOUR! Fullish ball on off-stump,Tiwary punches the ball wide of the man at mid-off and fetches a boundary.

MI 35/2 after 5 overs.

Chahar to bowl the fifth over.

4.1Chahar to Suryakumar, no run, good length ball swinging back on, Suryakumar plays the ball to cover.

4.2Chahar to Suryakumar, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Suryakumar drives the ball to mid-off for a single.

4.3Chahar to Anmolpreet, no run, slow good length ball on off-stump, the ball nips away from Anmolpreet as he strides forward for a drive and beats the edge of the bat.

4.4Chahar to Anmolpreet, no run, good length ball on off-stump,Anmolpreet punches the ball to du Plessis at mid-off.

4.5Chahar to Anmolpreet, no run, short ball on off-stump,Anmolpreet is early in his pull shot, the ball takes the toe end of the bat and roll to point.

4.6Chahar to Anmolpreet, BOWLED! Slow full ball on off-stump, Anmolpreet looks to flick the ball but misses the ball completely and the ball hits the off-stump.

MI 34/1 after 4 overs.

Hazlewood to bowl the fourth over.

3.1Hazlewood to Anmolpreet, no run, slow fullish ball on off-stump, Anmolpreet drives the ball to Moeen Ali at short third-man.

3.2Hazlewood to Anmolpreet, no run, good length ball on off-stump,Anmolpreet plays the ball in the direction of the man at mid-on.

3.3Hazlewood to Anmolpreet, FOUR! Good length ball wide of off-stump,Anmolpreet picks the ball and sends it to deep backward square-leg for a boundary

3.4Hazlewood to Anmolpreet, no run, short ball wide of off-stump,Anmolpreet looks to cut the ball but fails to connect.

3.5 Hazlewood to Anmolpreet, SIX! Fullish ball on off-stump,Anmolpreet flicks and sends the ball soaring over deep square-leg fence for a maximum!!!!!

3.6 Hazlewood to Anmolpreet, FOUR! Good length ball on off-stump,Anmolpreet just stands in his crease and punches the ball through cover for a boundary!!!!

MI 20/1 after 3 overs.

Chahar to bowl the third over.

2.1Chahar to de Kock, FOUR! Fullish ball on off-stump, de Kock drives the ball down to long-on for a boundary!!!!

2.2Chahar to de Kock, huge appeal for LBW as the ball raps on the pads, Chahar is almost certain that he has got the wicket, but the umpire gives that as not out, Dhoni takes the review, the review shows that the ball is in fact hitting the wickets, the third umpire asks the on field umpire to overturn the decision, de Kock has to walk back!

Suryakumar Yadav walks out to bat.

2.3 Chahar toSuryakumar, 1 run, full toss on middle and leg,Suryakumar clips the ball off his pads down to fine-leg for a single.

2.4Chahar to Anmolpreet, no run, good length ball on off-stump,Anmolpreet works the ball to Bravo at mid-on.

2.5Chahar to Anmolpreet, 1 run, short delivery wide of off-stump,Anmolpreet goes for a pull, the ball takes the toe end of the bat and rolls to short third asAnmolpreet completes a single.

2.6Chahar to Suryakumar, no run, good length ball on off-stump,Suryakumar works the ball to point.

MI 14/0 after 2 overs.

Josh Hazlewood to bowl the second over.

1.1 Hazlewood to Anmolpreet, no run, good length ball on off-stump,Anmolpreet works the ball to the leg side.

1.2Hazlewood to Anmolpreet, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump,Anmolpreet cuts the ball down to third-man for a single.

1.3Hazlewood to de Kock, FOUR! Fullish ball wide of off-stump, de Kock shuffles to the off-side and scoops the ball down to fine-leg for a boundary.

1.4Hazlewood to de Kock, 2 runs, good length ball on off-stump, de Kock thumps the ball to square-leg for a couple of runs.

1.5Hazlewood to de Kock, FOUR! Fullish ball wide of off-stump, de Kock swings his bat and hammers the ball down to long-off for a boundary.

1.6Hazlewood to de Kock, 1 run, back of the length ball on middle stump, de Kock works the ball down to fine-leg for a single.

MI 2/0 after 1 over.

Deepak Chahar to bowl the first over of the innings.

0.1Chahar to de Kock, no run, good length ball wide of off-stump, de Kock pushes the ball to cover.

0.2Chahar to de Kock, no run, back of the length ball wide of off-stump, de Kock drives the ball to the man at cover.

0.3Chahar to de Kock, no run, good length ball on off-stump, de Kock drives the ball to mid-off.

0.4Chahar to de Kock, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, de Kock works the ball to square-leg for a couple of runs.

0.5Chahar to de Kock, no run, slow fullish ball wide of off-stump, de Kock looks to drive the ball but fails to connect.

0.6Chahar to de Kock, no run, good length ball on middle and off-stump, de Kock works the ball to the man at short mid-wicket.

Welcome back for the chase. CSK players are back on the field and they are in a huddle. MS Dhoni is inspiring his troop with his words in the huddle. The CSK players disperse on the field after a chat in the huddle. Out walks Quinton de Kock and Anmolpreet Singh to open the innings for MI.

CSK 156/6 after 20 overs.

Bumrah to bowl the last over.

19.1Bumrah to Bravo, WIDE! Slow ball way outside the line of off-stump.

19.1Bumrah to Bravo, 2 runs, slow short ball on off-stump, Bravo goes for a pull, the ball takes the top edge and falls in front of the man at long-off, Gaikwad pushes Bravo to complete a couple of runs.

19.2Bumrah to Bravo, WICKET! Slow short ball on off-stump, Bravo goes for another big shot but this time he has not timed the ball well, the ball lobs in the air and Krunal Pandya at cover takes an easy catch.

Shardul Thakur walks out to bat.

19.3Bumrah to Gaikwad, FOUR! Fullish ball on off-stump, Gaikwad plays an inside out shot to drive the ball over cover for a boundary.

19.4Bumrah to Gaikwad, 1 Leg Bye! Yorker on middle stump, the ball raps on the pads, de Kock manages to stop the ball but he cannot prevent Gaikwad in taking a single.

19.5Bumrah to Thakur, 1 run, yorker, Thakur plays the ball to the leg side for a single.

19.6Bumrah to Gaikwad, SIX! Bumrah fails to connect a yorker and bowls a full-toss wide of off-stump, Gaikwad goes on one knee and sweeps the ball over deep square-leg for a maximum!!!!!

CSK 141/5 after 19 overs.

Boult to bowl the nineteenth over.

18.1Boult to Gaikwad, FOUR! Fullish ball on middle and leg stump, Gaikwad sweeps the ball and sends it racing through deep backward square-leg for a boundary.

18.2Boult to Gaikwad, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Gaikwad hits the ball to the man at sweeper cover for a single.

18.3Boult to Bravo, SIX! Good length ball on off-stump, Bravo swings his bat and sends the ball flying over long-off for a maximum!!!!

18.4Boult to Bravo, SIX! Boult bangs the ball short and Bravo pulls to send the ball over deep mid-wicket for another maximum!!!!

18.5Boult to Bravo, 1 run, full ball on off-stump, Bravo thumps the ball to deep cover for a single.

18.6Boult to Gaikwad, SIX! Good length ball on middle and off-stump, Gaikwad hammers the ball and sends it flying over deep mid-wicket for a maximum!!!!!

CSK 117/5 after 18 overs.

Milne to bowl the eighteenth over.

17.1Milne to Bravo, 1 run, yorker on middle and leg stump, Bravo digs the ball and sends it down to long-on for a single.

17.2Milne to Gaikwad, no run, short ball wide of off-stump, Gaikwad cuts but the ball goes to the man at backward point.

17.3Milne to Gaikwad, 1 run, slow back of the length ball, Gaikwad thumps the ball down to long-on for a run.

17.4 Milne to Bravo, 1 run, slow back of the length ball on off-stump, Bravo plays the ball to the man at shorth third for a single.

17.5 Milne to Gaikwad, 1 run, good length ball away from off-stump, Gaikwad hammers the ball through point for a single.

17.6 Milne to Bravo, SIX! Short and wide from Milne, Bravo swings his bat and sends the ball soaring over the long-off fence for a maximum!!!!!

CSK 107/5 after 17 overs.

Bumrah to bowl the seventeenth over.

16.1 Bumrah to Gaikwad, no run, slow ball on off-stump, Gaikwad fails to connect.

16.2Bumrah to Gaikwad, SIX! Slow full ball wide of off-stump, Gaikwad swings his bat and the ball flies way way back in the stands.

16.3Bumrah to Gaikwad, 1 run, slow back of the length ball on off-stump, Gaikwad works the ball to the man at short third-man for as single.

16.4 Bumrah to Jadeja, WICKET! Slow full ball wide of off-stump, Jadeja looks to play a big shot but only manages to get the toe of his bat on the ball, the ball lobs high in the air and Pollard at long-off takes an easy catch.

Dwayne Bravo walks out to bat.

16.5 Bumrah to Gaikwad, norun, slow full ball on middle and leg stump, Gaikwad works the ball to the leg side.

16.6Bumrah to Gaikwad, 2 runs, slow ball on middle stump,Gaikwad plays the ball to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

CSK 98/4 after 16 overs.

Pollard to bowl the sixteenth over.

15.1Pollard to Gaikwad, 1 run, slow full ball wide of off-stump, Gaikwad drives the ball down to third-man for a single.

15.2Pollard to Jadeja, 1 run, slow short ball on off-stump, Jadeja walks down the track and plays the ball to point for a single.

15.3Pollard to Gaikwad, FOUR and FIFTY FOR GAIKWAD! Short ball on off-stump, Gaikwad pulls and sends the ball to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

15.4Pollard to Gaikwad, no run, slow ball on middle stump, Gaikwad moves across his stumps to guide the ball down to fine leg but fails to connect.

15.5Pollard to Gaikwad, FOUR! Slow short ball on off-stump, Gaikwad thumps the ball down to long-on for a boundary.

15.6Pollard to Gaikwad, 1 run, back of the length ball on off-stump,Gaikwad punches the ball down to long-off for a single.

CSK 87/4 after 15 overs.

Rahul Chahar to bowl the fifteenth over.

14.1Chahar to Jadeja, no run, full ball on leg stump, the ball raps on the pads as Jadeja tries to sweep.

14.2Chahar to Jadeja, 2 runs, full ball, Jadeja runs down the track and plays the ball to mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

14.3Chahar to Jadeja, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Jadeja plays the ball off his back foot.

14.4Chahar to Jadeja, 2 runs, fullish ball on off-stump, Jadeja looks to drive the ball, the ball takes a thick outside edge and the ball runs through backward point as Jadeja takes a couple of runs.

14.5 Chahar toJadeja, 1 run, fullish ball on leg stump, Jadeja plays the ball to backward square-leg for a single.

14.6Chahar to Gaikwad, 1 run, short ball, Gaikwad pulls and sends the ball down to long-on for a single.

CSK 81/4 after 14 overs.

Bumrah to bowl the fourteenth over.

13.1Bumrah to Gaikwad, 1 run, slow fullish ball wide of off-stump, Gaikwad walks down the track and hits the ball, the ball takes a thick outside edge and runs down to third-man.

13.2Bumrah to Jadeja, no run, slow full ball wide of off-stump, Jadjea drives the ball to the man at cover.

13.3Bumrah to Jadeja, 2 runs, slow full ball on middle stump, Jadeja clips the ball off his pads down to backward square leg for a couple of runs.

13.4Bumrah to Jadeja, 2 runs, another slow fullish ball on middle stump, this time Jadjea plays the ball in front of the stumps to deep mid-wicket for another couple of runs.

13.5Bumrah to Jadeja, no run, back of the length ball on off-stump, Jadeja plays the ball to the man at backward point.

13.5Bumrah to Jadeja, WIDE! Short ball down the leg side.

13.6Bumrah to Jadeja, 1 run, slow good length ball on middle stump, Jadeja pushes the ball through off-side for a single.

CSK 74/4 after 13 overs.

Chahar to bowl the thirteenth over.

12.1Chahar to Jadeja, no run, googly, Jadeja plays the ball to mid-wicket.

12.2Chahar to Jadeja, 1 run, short ball, Jadjeja pulls and hits the ball down to long-on for a single.

12.3Chahar to Gaikwad, 2 runs, full ball wide of off-stump,Gaikwad sweeps the ball to deep backward square-leg for a couple of runs.

12.4Chahar to Gaikwad, FOUR! Short ball on off-stump, Gaikwad rocks back and cuts the ball through backward point for a boundary.

12.5Chahar to Gaikwad, no run, short ball wide of off-stump, Gaikwad cuts the ball to the man at backward point.

12.6Chahar to Gaikwad, 1 run, full ball on off-stump,Gaikwad sweeps the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.

CSK 66/4 after 12 overs.

Krunal Pandya to bowl the twelfth over.

11.1 Pandya to Jadeja, 1 run, short and wide from Pandya, Jadeja cuts the ball through cover for a single.

11.2Pandya to Gaikwad, SIX! Fullish ball on middle stump, Gaikwad walks down the track and smacks the ball down the ground for a maximum!!!!

11.3Pandya to Gaikwad, 1 run, good length ball, Gaikwad plays the ball to long-off for a single.

11.3 Pandya to Jadeja, WIDE! Short ball down the leg side.

11.4 Pandya to Jadeja, FOUR! Fullish ball wide of off-stump, Jadeja just about manages to get his bat on the ball and runs the ball down to third man for a boundary.

11.5Pandya to Jadeja, 1 run,

11.6Pandya to Gaikwad, FOUR!

CSK 48/4 after 11 overs.

Chahar to bowl the eleventh over.

10.1Chahar to Gaikwad, 2 runs, fullish ball on off-stump, Gaikwad sweeps the ball to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

10.2Chahar to Gaikwad, no run, short ball on off-stump, Gaikwad reverse sweeps the ball but doesn't get the gap right.

10.3Chahar to Gaikwad, 1 run, fullish ball, Gaikwad drives the ball down to long-off for a single.

10.4Chahar to Jadeja, no run, short ball on off-stump, Jadeja plays the ball to mid-wicket.

10.5Chahar to Jadeja, no run, googly, Jadeja plays the ball to backward point.

10.6Chahar to Jadeja, 1 run, on leg stump, Jadeja plays the ball to square-leg for a single.

CSK 44/4 after 10 overs.

Krunal Pandya to bowl the tenth over.

9.1 Pandya to Jadeja, 1 run, short ball on middle stump, Jadeja works the ball behind square on the leg side for a single.

9.2Pandya to Gaikwad, 2 runs, fullish ball on off-stump, Gaikwad sweeps, the ball takes the top edge of the bat and falls in front of Bumrah at fine leg as Gaikwad takes a couple of runs.

9.3Pandya to Gaikwad, 1 run, good length ball on middle stump,Gaikwad plays the ball to the leg side for a single.

9.3 Pandya to Jadeja, WIDE and 3 runs, short ball down the leg side, de Kock fails to stop the ball as Jadeja takes 3 runs.

9.4Pandya to Gaikwad, 1 run,

9.5Pandya to Jadeja, no run,

9.6Pandya to Jadeja, no run

CSK 35/4 after 9 overs.

Rahul Chahar to bowl the ninth over.

8.1 Chahar to Gaikwad, no run, full ball on off-stump, Gaikwad strides forward and blocks the ball.

8.2Chahar to Gaikwad, 1 run, short ball on off-stump, Gaikwad cuts and takes a single.

8.3Chahar to Jadeja, 2 runs, good length ball on middle stump,Jadeja works the ball to the leg side for a couple of runs.

8.4Chahar to Jadeja, 1 run, fullish ball on middle stump,Jadeja drives the ball down the ground for a single.

8.5Chahar to Gaikwad, no run, slow ball through the air,Gaikwad tries to push the ball but the ball beats the edge of the bat.

8.6Chahar to Gaikwad, DROPPED! Short ball on off-stump, Gaikwad makes room to cut the ball, the ball kisses the thick edge of the bat and goes into Quinton de Kock's gloves. The MI wicketkeeper fluffs an easy chance.

CSK 31/4 after 8 overs.

Kieron Pollard to bowl the eighth over.

7.1 Pollard to Gaikwad, 1 run, slow full ball on off-stump, Gaikwad drives the ball to backward point for a single.

7.1Pollard to Jadeja, WIDE! Back of the length ball going down the leg side.

7.2Pollard to Jadeja, 1 run, back of the length ball wide of off-stump, Jadjea drives the ball through cover for a single.

7.3Pollard to Gaikwad, no run, slow good length ball wide of off-stump, the ball nips back in and beats the edge of the bat.

7.4Pollard to Gaikwad, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Gaikwad drives the ball through cover for a single.

7.5Pollard to Jadeja, no run, slow full ball on middle stump, the ball takes the inside edge of the bat before hitting the pads.

7.6Pollard to Jadeja, no run, slow full ball wide of off-stump, Jadeja drives the ball to cover.

CSK 27/4 after 7 overs.

Jasprit Bumrah to bowl the seventh over.

6.1 Bumrah to Gaikwad, 1 run, slow full ball wide of off-stump, Gaikwad brings his bat down in time and runs the ball down to third-man for a single.

6.2Bumrah to Jadeja, 2 runs, fullish ball wide of off-stump, Jadeja drives the ball wide of the man at point and gets a couple of runs.

6.3Bumrah to Jadeja, no run, short ball on off-stump, Jadeja goes on his back foot and defends the ball to backward point.

6.4Bumrah toJadeja, no run, short ball wide of off-stump, Jadeja leaves the ball for the keeper.

6.5Bumrah toJadeja, no run, short ball on off-stump, Jadeja blocks the ball, the ball hits the top of the bat and rolls to cover.

6.6Bumrah toJadeja, no run, another short ball wide of off-stump, Jadeja isn't bothered about the ball and leaves it for the keeper.

CSK 24/4 after 6 overs.

Milne to bowl the sixth over.

5.1 Milne to Dhoni, no run, good length ball on middle and leg stump, Dhoni looks to play the ball on the leg side but the ball hits the pads, Milne appeals but the umpire is not interested.

5.2Milne to Dhoni, 1 run, good length ball on middle stump, Dhoni plays the ball on the leg side and takes a sharp single.

5.3Milne toGaikwad, FOUR! Fullish ball on middle and leg stump, Gaikwad times the ball through the leg side for a boundary.

5.4Milne toGaikwad, no run, good length ball on off-stump, Gaikwad punches the ball to the man at extra cover.

5.5Milne toGaikwad, 1 run, fullish ball on off-stump,Gaikwad works the ball down to third-man for a single.

5.6 Milne to Dhoni, WICKET! Milne bangs the ball short wide of off-stump, Dhoni pulls the ball and the ball straight into the hands of Trent Boult at deep backward square-leg.

CSK 18/3 after 5 overs.

Boult to bowl the fifth over.

4.1 Boult to Dhoni, 1 run, short ball on middle stump, Dhoni goes on his back foot and punches the ball through cover for a single.

4.2Boult to Gaikwad, 1 run, good length ball on middle stump, Gaikwad gets an inside half of his bat on the ball, the ball rolls to the leg side as Gaikwadtakes a single.

4.3Boult to Dhoni, 1 run, short ball on off-stump, Dhoni pulls and sends the ball behind square on the leg side for a single.

4.4Boult to Gaikwad, no run, fuller ball wide of off-stump, Gaikwad drives the ball to backward point.

4.5Boult to Gaikwad, EDGE AND FOUR! Fuller ball on off-stump,Gaikwad walks down the track and goes for a big shot, the ball takes a thick outside edge and runs down to third-man for a single.

4.6Boult to Gaikwad, no run, good length ball on off-stump, the ball takes the inside edge and just misses the off-stump by a whisker.

CSK 11/3 after 4 overs.

Milne to bowl the fourth over.

3.1Milne to Gaikwad, no run, fullish ball on middle stump, Gaikwad blocks the ball.

3.2Milne to Gaikwad, no run, fullish ball on middle and leg stump, Gaikwad plays the ball to the man at mid-on.

3.3 Milne toGaikwad, FOUR! Short ball on off-stump, Gaikwad goes deep in his crease and pulls the ball behind square on the leg side for a boundary.

3.4Milne to Gaikwad, no run, good length ball wide of off-stump, the ball moves away as Gaikwad lifts his bat and leaves the ball for the keeper.

3.5Milne to Gaikwad, BEATEN! Good length ball wide of off-stump, the ball moves a bit, Gaikwad comes on the front foot to drive the ball but the ball flies past the edge of the bat.

3.6Milne to Gaikwad, no run, good length ball on off and middle stump, Gaikwad plays the ball in the direction of the man at point.

CSK 7/3 after 3 overs.

Another blow for CSK as Ambati Rayudu has walked back. Suresh Raina is the new man in.

Boult to bowl the third over.

2.1 Boult to Raina, no run, short ball on middle and leg stump, Raina plays the ball in the direction of the man at short leg.

2.2Boult to Raina, no run, short ball on middle stump, Raina ducks and leaves the ball for the keeper.

2.3 Boult to Raina, no run, fullish ball wide of off-stump, the ball moves away and flies past the outside edge of Raina's bat.

2.4Boult to Raina, no run, FOUR! Good length ball on off-stump, Raina makes room and moves his bat, the ball takes a thick outside edge and flies down to third-man for a boundary.

2.5Boult to Raina, no run, good length ball on middle and leg stump, Raina works the ball on the leg side.

2.6Boult to Raina, WICKET! CSK ARE IN TATTERS!!!!! Good length ball wide of off-stump, Raina makes room and slashes the ball. The ball hits the toe end of the ball and goes high in the air. Rahul Chahar settles himself under the ball and takes an easy catch.

CSK 3/2 after 2 overs.

Adam Milne to bowl the second over.

1.1 Milne to Gaikwad, 1 run, full ball wide of off-stump,Gaikwad works the ball down to third-man for a single.

1.2 Milne to Ali, no run, back of the length ball on middle and leg stump, the ball nips back in and raps on the pads. Milne appeals but the umpire says "Not Out"

1.3 Milne to Ali, WICKET! ANOTHER WICKET FOR MI!! Short ball wide of off-stump, Ali plays the ball away from his body. The ball flies to cover where Saurabh Tiwary takes an easy catch.

Ambati Rayudu walks out to bat.

1.4 Milne to Rayudu, no run, short ball which surprises Rayudu and Rayudu leaves the ball for the keeper.

1.5Milne to Rayudu, no run, short ball on off-stump, Rayudu pulls and the ball goes to the fielder at the leg side.

1.6Milne to Rayudu, 1 run, good bouncer from Milne which hits Rayudu high on the bat. The ball rolls down to fine leg as Rayudu takes a single.

CSK 1/1 after 1 over.

Boult to bowl the first over of the innings. On strike isGaikwad.

0.1Boult to Gaikwad, no run, full and straight from Boult and Gaikwad blocks the ball with a straight bat.

0.2Boult to Gaikwad, 1 Leg Bye, fullish ball on middle and leg stump, the ball raps on the pads and rolls down to third-man. Boult appeals but the umpire is not interested as Gaikwad takes a single.

0.3Boult to du Plessis, no run, good length ball on off-stump, du Plessis pushes the ball with a straight bat back to Boult.

0.4Boult to du Plessis, no run, slightly back of the length ball on middle stump, du Plessis plays the ball to point.

0.5Boult to du Plessis, WICKET! GREAT START FOR MI!!! Short ball wide of off-stump, du Plessis slashes the ball and the ball flies straight into the hands of Adam Milne stationed at short third-man.

Moeen Ali walks out to bat.

0.6 Boult to Ali, no run, good length ball slightly wide of off-stump, the ball swings away from Ali, Ali lfits the bat and leaves the ball for the keeper.

Trent Boult will be bowling the first over for MI.

The two umpires have made their way to the middle. CSK openers Faf du Plessis and Ruturaj Gaikwad follow the umpires. The MI players also make their way to the ground.

Right then. The action is set to resume. We are less than 10 minutes away from the first ball of the match.

Teams

Mumbai Indians: Quinton de Kock, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan(w), Anmolpreet Singh, Kieron Pollard(c), Saurabh Tiwary, Krunal Pandya, Adam Milne, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult

Chennai Super Kings: Faf du Plessis, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Josh Hazlewood

So big news from the toss is that Mumbai Indian's regular skipper Rohit Sharma misses out. Kieron Pollard is leading the team in Rohit Sharma's absence. Also, Hardik Pandya doesn't feature in MI's playing XI.Anmolpreet Singh makes his IPL debut in the absence of Hardik Pandya.

Kieron Pollard, MI's stand-in captain at toss:We weren't so sure, so happy that I lost the toss. Rohit is ok. Hewill be fine sooner rather than later, I'm just the captain for today. We started a couple of months back. Rohit misses out, Hardik Pandya is not playing as well. Anmolpreet makes his debut, that's about it, all others are regular players.

MS Dhoni at toss:We will bat first, looks like I good wicket. Setting a target will be a better option. It's the same for everyone. I can't say if it's a good break or not. This season, few players might say they enjoy the break. We'll try to do the basics right and focus on the process. Sam Curranis not available. Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Dwayne Bravo, and Josh Hazlewood are playing this game.

Toss

CSK captain MS Dhoni wins the toss and opts to bat first.

Pitch report:

A really hard pitch and the conditions are really hot. A good batting wicket on offer. The field is green and lush.Chasing would be a good option.

Impact Player for MI

Rahul Chahar: Leg spinner Rahul Chahar is MI’s top-wicket taker this season so far with 11 scalps. His wicket-taking ability in the middle overs has kept the opponents in check. Skipper Rohit Sharma would be relying on the spinner to deliver a win in the fixture.

Impact Player for CSK

Ravindra Jadeja: Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was in good nick earlier in the year. He had picked 6 wickets and scored 131 runs. Should Jadeja continue with his fine all-round form, then CSK will have no problem in booking a place in the playoffs.

Team News

No changes in the original squads of the two teams. England all-rounder Sam Curran arrived in the UAE only on September 15 and is yet to complete his mandatory quarantine period. Hence, he will be unavailable for selection for CSK. MI have all their frontline players available for selection.

Form Guide

CSK: L-W-W-W-W

MI: W-W-L-L-W

What happened in the reverse fixture earlier in the season?

The two teams featured in a high-scoring fixture at Arun Jaitley stadium in Delhi. Batting first CSK hammered a score of 218/4 thanks to fifties from du Plessis and Ali. MI struggled in the chase initially but Pollard, batting at no.5, blasted 87 from mere 34 deliveries to take his side home.

CSK vs MI Head-to-head

Matches played: 31

CSK wins: 12

MI wins: 19

MI Opportunities:

Ishan Kishan had a breakthrough season in the IPL last year when he blasted 516 runs scoring four fifties. The left-handed batter has struggled in the first of the season this scoring only 73 runs from five outings. The team would hope that return to the UAE also marks a return of form for the young batter.

MI Weaknesses:

The usually free-scoring MI batters struggled in early in the season. Only four batters, Rohit Sharma, Surya Kumar Yadav, Kieron Pollard and Quinton de Kock have registered a fifty each this season. If MI harbor the ambition of defending the title then the batters should be back in the form.

MI Strengths:

Like CSK, MI too will enjoy the luxury of an unchanged squad. Mumbai Indians were endearing a slightly rough season in India, but they would be loving to be back in the UAE. Last year, the pitches and the conditions of the country favored the MI players. The bowling was looking in good shape. Rahul Chahar has already picked 11 wickets. The pace bowling duo of JaspritBumrah and Trent Boult combined to pick 14 wickets.

SWOT for MI

CSK Threats:

The form, the player availability, and the position on the points table suggest that there is no imminent threat lurking around for the team.

CSK Opportunities:

CSK's old guns, skipper MS Dhoni and vice-captain Suresh Raina were not in the best of the forms in the summer. They would be hoping to be back amongst runs and contribute to the team’s success in the remainder of the tournament.

CSK Weakness:

Unfortunately, CSK return to a country where it experienced its worst IPL season. The UAE played host to the 8 IPL teams for the 2020 season too and it was here that CSK failed to finish inside the top-4 for the first time in its history. The team would hope that the stop-start season and return to the UAE don’t spell doom.

CSK Strengths:

The men in Yellow looked settled at top of the order earlier in the season. Openers Faf du Plessis and Ruturaj Gaikwad were in run-scoring form. du Plessis is the third-highest run-scorer of the season with 320 runs against his name. Gaikwad has scored two fifties. England all-rounder Moeen Ali, batting at no.3, had scored 206 runs at a strike rate of 157.25. Moreover, CSK has all its players at its disposal. While other teams have been forced to sign new players for this phase of the league, CSK’s squad is settled.

SWOT for CSK

Deccan Herald’s Dream XI: Faf du Plessis, Rohit Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Surya Kumar Yadav, MS Dhoni (c), Kieron Pollard, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult.

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