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Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians, Match 44 Match Summary

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Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians Scorecard
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Match 44, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai , May 02, 2026
Chennai Super Kings Chennai Super Kings
160/2 (18.1/20)
Mumbai Indians Mumbai Indians
159/7 (20.0/20)
Chennai Super Kings beat Mumbai Indians by 8 wickets
  • Player of the Match
    Ruturaj Gaikwad
    67(48)
MI 159/7
Bat Top Batsmen
<a href=/cricket/players/117302-naman-dhir-playerprofile>Naman Dhir</a>
Naman Dhir
57 (37)
  • 4x4s
  • 3x6s
  • 154.05SR
<a href=/cricket/players/110567-ryan-rickelton-playerprofile>Ryan Rickelton</a>
Ryan Rickelton
37 (24)
  • 0x4s
  • 5x6s
  • 154.16SR
Bowl Top Bowlers
Bowler
Anshul Kamboj
ECON 8.00
4
OVERS
32/3
R/W
Bowler
Noor Ahmad
ECON 6.50
4
OVERS
26/2
R/W
CSK 160/2
Bat Top Batsmen
<a href=/cricket/players/108591-ruturaj-gaikwad-playerprofile>Ruturaj Gaikwad</a>
Ruturaj Gaikwad
67 (48)
  • 5x4s
  • 2x6s
  • 139.58SR
<a href=/cricket/players/135273-kartik-sharma-playerprofile>Kartik Sharma</a>
Kartik Sharma
54 (40)
  • 4x4s
  • 3x6s
  • 135SR
Bowl Top Bowlers
Bowler
Jasprit Bumrah
ECON 6.66
3
OVERS
20/1
R/W
Bowler
AM Ghazanfar
ECON 10.00
4
OVERS
40/1
R/W
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Double-header coming up - Sunday, 3rd May is all locked and loaded for a delicious double header. The day starts in Hyderabad as the Sunrisers Hyderabad host the Kolkata Knight Riders, at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, with the first ball set to be bowled at 3.30 pm IST (10 am GMT). For the evening game, action will shift to Ahmedabad as the Gujarat Titans take on the Punjab Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium with the first ball scheduled to be bowled at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT). But as usual, our buildup begins well in advance. So do join us early for that as well. Until then, we sign off, only to meet again. Cheers.
CSK outplay MI at AnbuDen - Well, another one-sided game between two of the most successful and decorated teams in IPL history. And on both occasions this season, it has been the men in yellow who have had the upper hand by some distance. The Super Kings will take a lot of confidence from this home win and will travel to Delhi for their next assignment against the Delhi Capitals on Tuesday, 5th May. As far as Mumbai Indians are concerned, they are not mathematically out of the playoff race just yet. The max they reach now is 14 points, which could still be enough, but they will theoretically have to move mountains from here. Winning all five remaining games is non-negotiable, and even then, other results will need to fall their way. They head back home for their next game against Lucknow Super Giants on Monday, 4th May and would hope that they click together as a unit in that game.
PLAYER OF THE MATCH - The captain of Chennai Super Kings, Ruturaj Gaikwad, receives the award for his match-winning 67* (48). Ruturaj Gaikwad says that it feels good. Adds that they started well in the first couple of overs with the ball but then let MI get the momentum. Mentions that they pulled things back extremely well with the ball and were chasing 20-30 runs less. While batting, it was just about utilising the Powerplay and one of the top 3 to stay till the end. On Anshul Kamboj, he shares that he’s keeping things simple and sticking to his process, almost thinking like a batter in how he approaches his spells. Noor, on the other hand, needed a bit of rhythm, and on these surfaces he becomes a real threat. Since the third game, he's made a few adjustments and has looked much better. On Akeal Hosein's absence, he says it was mainly about getting the balance right. The idea was to have an extra batter at No. 8 and add a left-handed option down the order, which is why Veer and Ghosh fit into the combination.
... Time for the post-match Presentation ...
CSK's emerging player - Kartik Sharma says that he just thought that he had to chase it down and stay till the end. Adds that the pitch was on the slower side and the ball was stopping a bit. Kartik mentions that he enjoyed each and every shot. Ends by saying that he decided before the game that if he scores runs in this game, he will do the gun celebration.
The captain of Mumbai Indians - Hardik Pandya reflects on the defeat. Hardik acknowledges that his team’s struggles extend beyond a single night to the entire season, noting that Chennai Super Kings outperformed them in every department. Pandya explains that while Mumbai initially aimed for a total of 180-190, they lost momentum after the first ten overs and failed to find a strong finish. Pandya attributes this to the difficulty of playing aggressive shots immediately, adding that the batters struggled to get under the ball during the final overs against a quality bowling attack. Despite the loss, Hardik defends his bowlers’ efforts, jokingly remarking that they couldn't have been more aggressive without throwing fireballs. Hardik concludes by crediting CSK for playing smarter cricket.
Out of plans - The asking rate was never a concern for CSK as they kept the scoreboard ticking at a healthy clip. For Mumbai Indians, wickets were paramount, and they simply never came. The best bowler theory would suggest that in such situations, you back your ace to create something out of nothing, and with Bumrah kept away during the middle phase, MI may look back and wonder if an extra spell from their best bowler could have changed things. He was eventually introduced, but it was too late by then. Raghu Sharma showed promise on debut, getting good purchase and keeping things tight, but MI lacked the penetration to truly threaten. Gaikwad anchored the chase beautifully with a responsible fifty, and it was a great opportunity for someone like Kartik Sharma to step up and make it count, which he did in style with a half century of his own. In the end, the two made it look thoroughly comfortable.
A stroll in the park - For CSK this season, Sanju Samson's presence beyond the powerplay has been a key driver of their success, and his early dismissal within the restrictions once again left a gap that needed filling. The surface was a touch two-paced and the new ball kicked off the pitch enough to keep the batters honest. Samson was given a lifeline on 6 when Jacks put down a catch, but Bumrah came back to flush him out in the very same over. However, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Urvil Patel refused to let the momentum slip, counterattacking in partnership to put the Mumbai Indians bowlers under real pressure. Despite Urvil being dismissed by Ghazanfar, CSK were placed strongly at 62/2 in the Powerplay.
Not enough on the board - Mumbai Indians made a brisk start through Ryan Rickelton and Naman Dhir, who put on a fluent fifty-plus stand for the second wicket after Will Jacks fell early to give the innings a decent foundation. But the middle order failed to capitalise. Suryakumar Yadav got a start and could not convert, Tilak Varma never really got going, and Hardik Pandya struggled throughout his stay at the crease. Dhir's 57 was the standout contribution, but full credit must go to Chennai Super Kings for the way they fought back in the second half of the innings. Noor, Overton, and Kamboj collectively choked the scoring rate, while Ramkrishna Ghosh impressed on debut. It was Kamboj who stood out the most, returning a three-wicket haul and consistently hitting the right areas to drag things back superbly after the halfway stage. Mumbai Indians were left to rue a middling 159/7, which in all fairness, was never going to be enough.
Outbatted and outbowled - It has been that kind of season for Mumbai Indians. The tag of perennial slow-starters has followed them around, and this is now their seventh defeat in nine games. More concerningly, teams have been winning against them with overs to spare. Tonight can be singled out as a case where they simply could not post a big enough score, but the pattern runs deeper than that. They could not defend 243 against Sunrisers Hyderabad, and Punjab Kings breezed past 196 with a few overs to spare. The problems are mounting on both ends.
CSK do it with ease - It's yellow fever in Chennai and the home team has come up trumps against their eternal rivals, doing the double over the Mumbai Indians this season. Both their wins against MI have been comprehensive, and this win lifts the Men in Yellow to the sixth position. CSK improve their head-to-head record against MI, now 20-21, with MI just ahead by a hair's breadth. This is Chennai's third home victory out of five games this season and the walls are well and truly being fortified once again in Chepauk.
Over 18.1 : 160/2
4 Runs
  • 418.1
K. Sharma
54 (40)
R. Gaikwad
67 (48)
T. Boult
3.1-0-37-0
18.1
4
Trent Boult To Kartik Sharma
FOUR! Kartik Sharma finishes it off in style and fittingly hits the winning runs! CSK WIN BY 8 WICKETS. Trent Boult goes fuller and around off, Kartik switches his stance for the reverse scoop, holds the bat like a frying pan and hits it over the keeper's head for a boundary.
Over 18 : 156/2
4 Runs
  • 117.1
  • 017.2
  • 017.3
  • 217.4
  • 117.5
  • 017.6
R. Gaikwad
67 (48)
K. Sharma
50 (39)
K. Bhagat
2-0-22-0
17.6
0
Krish Bhagat To Ruturaj Gaikwad
Fuller and on off, Ruturaj Gaikwad uses his feet to drive it away but gets an inside edge onto his pads.
17.5
1
Krish Bhagat To Kartik Sharma
MAIDEN IPL FIFTY FOR KARTIK SHARMA! A fantastic knock from the youngster, and hopefully this is the first of many more to come. He has supported his skipper well here and this will give him and his team a lot of confidence going ahead. Short of a length and on middle, Sharma pulls it to deep square leg for one. He raises his bat to soak in all the applause.
17.4
2
Krish Bhagat To Kartik Sharma
Pitched up and on off, Kartik Sharma stays deep in his crease and drills it wide of long on. Tilak Varma moves to his left and dives to make a fine stop. Two taken. CSK just one hit away from the two points now.
17.3
0
Krish Bhagat To Kartik Sharma
Takes pace off again, back of a length and around off, Kartik Sharma is way too early through his heave and misses again. He just needs to calm down a bit.
17.2
0
Krish Bhagat To Kartik Sharma
A slower one, full and on off, keeps very low, Kartik Sharma tries to slog it over mid-wicket but misses.
17.1
1
Krish Bhagat To Ruturaj Gaikwad
Fuller and on middle, Ruturaj Gaikwad lofts it with a straight bat to the left of long on for a single.
This could well be the final over of the match. CSK need just 8 runs in 18 balls. A matter of a couple of hits, then. Krish Bhagat returns into the attack. Went for 18 runs in his first over.
Over 17 : 152/2
14 Runs
  • 416.1
  • 016.2
  • 616.3
  • 016.4
  • 416.5
  • 016.6
K. Sharma
47 (35)
R. Gaikwad
66 (46)
AM Ghazanfar
4-0-40-1
16.6
0
AM Ghazanfar To Kartik Sharma
A bit quicker, full and on middle, Kartik Sharma turns it to the leg side.
16.5
4
AM Ghazanfar To Kartik Sharma
FOUR! Kartik Sharma looks in a hurry now! Fires this one full and around off again. Kartik Sharma gets his hands through the shot and blazes it along the carpet through extra covers for four more runs. 150 UP FOR THE SUPER KINGS!
16.4
0
AM Ghazanfar To Kartik Sharma
Slows it up, full and around off, Kartik Sharma winds up for the slog but then tries to guide it away but misses.
16.3
6
AM Ghazanfar To Kartik Sharma
SIX! Oh, that's a sweet hit! Flighted, full and on middle and leg again. Kartik Sharma charges down the track to get to the pitch of it and smokes it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. CSK need just 12 runs to win now.
16.2
0
AM Ghazanfar To Kartik Sharma
Tossed up, full and on middle and leg, Kartik Sharma knocks it to the right of the bowler.
16.1
4
AM Ghazanfar To Kartik Sharma
FOUR! CSK are doing it in a canter now! Floated, short and outside off. Kartik Sharma moves on the back foot and slaps it hard, beating the dive of long off to his left for a boundary.
CSK need 22 runs from 24 balls now. The partnership between Gaikwad and Kartik reads 76. AM Ghazanfar (3-0-26-1) to bowl out. He replaces Jasprit Bumrah.
Over 16 : 138/2
9 Runs
  • 115.1
  • 115.2
  • 1 WD 15.3
  • 415.3
  • 115.4
  • 115.5
  • 015.6
R. Gaikwad
66 (46)
K. Sharma
33 (29)
T. Boult
3-0-33-0
15.6
0
Trent Boult To Ruturaj Gaikwad
Slower one, short and around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad goes for the pull but swings early and the ball arrives late.
15.5
1
Trent Boult To Kartik Sharma
Short and wide of off, Kartik Sharma cuts this to sweeper cover for a single.
15.4
1
Trent Boult To Ruturaj Gaikwad
Boult goes full again and bowls a yorker, on middle and off, Ruturaj Gaikwad pushes this towards mid off for a single.
15.3
4
Trent Boult To Ruturaj Gaikwad
FOUR! Stamp of authority with class written all over it. Pitched up, around off, Ruturaj Gaikwad shimmies down the track and presents a full face of his bat as he keeps it grounded and plays the straight drive to perfection, to the right of mid off, for a boundary.
Full Commentary
18 OV
4 Runs
K. Bhagat to R. Gaikwad K. Sharma
  • 117.1
  • 017.2
  • 017.3
  • 217.4
  • 117.5
  • 017.6
17 OV
14 Runs
AM Ghazanfar to K. Sharma
  • 416.1
  • 016.2
  • 616.3
  • 016.4
  • 416.5
  • 016.6
16 OV
9 Runs
T. Boult to R. Gaikwad K. Sharma
  • 115.1
  • 115.2
  • 1 WD 15.3
  • 415.3
  • 115.4
  • 115.5
  • 015.6
15 OV
7 Runs
J. Bumrah to K. Sharma R. Gaikwad
  • 114.1
  • 414.2
  • 014.3
  • 014.4
  • 1 WD 14.5
  • 014.5
  • 114.6
14 OV
8 Runs
AM Ghazanfar to R. Gaikwad K. Sharma
  • 113.1
  • 113.2
  • 013.3
  • 113.4
  • 113.5
  • 413.6
13 OV
7 Runs
R. Sharma to R. Gaikwad K. Sharma
  • 212.1
  • 112.2
  • 112.3
  • 112.4
  • 112.5
  • 112.6
12 OV
10 Runs
H. Pandya to K. Sharma R. Gaikwad
  • 611.1
  • 111.2
  • 111.3
  • 111.4
  • 111.5
  • 011.6
11 OV
5 Runs
R. Sharma to K. Sharma R. Gaikwad
  • 010.1
  • 010.2
  • 110.3
  • 110.4
  • 110.5
  • 210.6
10 OV
7 Runs
H. Pandya to R. Gaikwad K. Sharma
  • 19.1
  • 19.2
  • 1 WD 9.3
  • 19.3
  • 19.4
  • 19.5
  • 19.6
9 OV
5 Runs
R. Sharma to R. Gaikwad K. Sharma
  • 08.1
  • 28.2
  • 18.3
  • 08.4
  • 18.5
  • 18.6
8 OV
11 Runs
AM Ghazanfar to R. Gaikwad K. Sharma
  • 17.1
  • 17.2
  • 27.3
  • 17.4
  • 07.5
  • 67.6
7 OV
7 Runs
R. Sharma to R. Gaikwad K. Sharma
  • 16.1
  • 06.2
  • 46.3
  • 16.4
  • 16.5
  • 06.6
6 OV
7 Runs
AM Ghazanfar to R. Gaikwad U. Patel K. Sharma
  • 05.1
  • 65.2
  • 15.3
  • W 5.4
  • 05.5
  • 05.6
5 OV
18 Runs
K. Bhagat to U. Patel R. Gaikwad
  • 64.1
  • 44.2
  • 14.3
  • 14.4
  • 04.5
  • 64.6
4 OV
7 Runs
J. Bumrah to U. Patel
  • 23.1
  • 03.2
  • 43.3
  • 03.4
  • 03.5
  • 13.6
3 OV
17 Runs
T. Boult to R. Gaikwad
  • 42.1
  • 22.2
  • 02.3
  • 1 WD 2.4
  • 02.4
  • 42.5
  • 62.6
2 OV
6 Runs
J. Bumrah to S. Samson R. Gaikwad
  • 01.1
  • 11.2
  • 11.3
  • 01.4
  • 41.5
  • W 1.6
1 OV
7 Runs
T. Boult to S. Samson R. Gaikwad
  • 10.1
  • 00.2
  • 10.3
  • 00.4
  • 40.5
  • 10.6
Match Info
  • Venue MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
  • Weather Clear
  • Toss Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat
  • Result Chennai Super Kings beat Mumbai Indians by 8 wickets
  • Player of the Match Ruturaj Gaikwad
  • Umpire Nitin Menon (IND), Kaushik Gandhi (IND) and Vinod Seshan (IND)
  • Referee Amit Sharma (IND)
Match Notes
  • Innings Break: Mumbai 159/7 in 20.0 overs
  • Mumbai 150/6 in 19.1 overs
  • N Dhir T20 fifty: 50 runs in 34 balls (4x4) (2x6)
  • Strategic Time-out: Mumbai 124/4 in 16.0 overs
  • Mumbai 100/3 in 10.5 overs
  • Strategic Time-out: Mumbai 77/2 in 9.0 overs
  • N Dhir dropped on 19 by S Dubey in 6.2 overs
  • Mandatory Power play (1-6): Mumbai 57/1
  • 2nd wkt Partnership: 50 off 24 balls between R Rickelton (33) and N Dhir (19)
  • Mumbai 53/1 in 5.2 overs
  • K Sharma T20 fifty: 50 runs in 39 balls (3x4) (3x6)
  • Chennai 152/2 in 16.5 overs
  • Strategic Time-out: Chennai 129/2 in 15.0 overs
  • R Gaikwad T20 fifty: 50 runs in 34 balls (2x4) (2x6)
  • 3rd wkt Partnership: 50 off 42 balls between R Gaikwad (22) and K Sharma (27)
  • Chennai 93/2 in 11.1 overs
  • Strategic Time-out: Chennai 85/2 in 9.0 overs
  • Mandatory Power play (1-6): Chennai 62/2
  • Chennai 55/1 in 5.0 overs
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