IPL 2015, CSK v MI, Highlights: Rayudu-Pandya Heroics Help Mumbai Trump Chennai
Mumbai Indians clinched their fifth successive win by defeating Chennai Super Kings by six wickets at the Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. They first restricted them to 158/5 and then mounted an exciting chase. Catch all the highlights of the game.
Mumbai Indians won their fifth consecutive match in the Indian Premier League as Hardik Pandya and Ambati Rayudu chased down 159 in a thrilling fashion. After a fantastic start from Parthiv Patel and Lendl Simmons, Mumbai lost their way in front of some fantastic bowling from Ravichandran Ashwin but a late surge from Pandya and Rayudu ensured them a six-wicket victory.
Earlier, Chennai won the toss and elected to bat. They posted 158/5 after a brilliant partnership between MS Dhoni and Pawan Negi that steadied their ship after losing a heap of wickets in the middle of their innings. Chennai has now lost three out of their last four games.
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23:18: FOUR! That's it! Off the edge but doesn't matter. Hardik Pandya take a bow - three catches and three sixes! What a night for the young man!
23:16: DROPPED! Oh, I have lost count now! Jadeja now drops a skier from Pandya and even Dhoni can't hide his disappointment!
23:14: SIX! 25 runs from the over! Rayudu slams Negi straight to the sight-screen.
23:13: SIX more! Pandya to the party! Massive hit this - biggest of the lot!
23:12: SIX more! Flat batted it over wide long off! Wow, some shot from Pandya that!
23:11: SIX! Pandya goes big and launches Negi into the stands. 24 from 10 now.
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23:07: OUT! Finally, they catch one and it's the big one. Rohit Sharma (18) fails to pick the off-cutter and skies it to Raina at long on off Bravo. MI 125/4 (17.1)
23:05: SIX more! Nehra devastated. Rayudu picks him off for another boundary. 34 runs needed from 3 overs now.
23:03: DROPPED again! Or was it? McCullum jumps high in the air, touches the ball but fails to hang on. Phew! This match is on a knife-edge!
23:02: SIX! Rayudu swings and swings big. Goes down on one knee and swats Nehra over the long on boundary.
Wow . Faf drops a sitter!!! #DuPlessisDropsAnEasy #DontSeeThatEveryday. @IPL #CSKvMI
- Damien Fleming (@bowlologist) May 8, 2015
22:59: DROPPED! How many would we see in this game? Du Plessis - the man who takes blinders- drops Rohit Sharma's skier! What a reprieve for the Mumbai Indians captain. MI 108/3 after 16 overs.
22:55: 100 up for Mumbai. 58 runs needed off 30 balls but have a look at this Ashwin 4 overs, 17 runs, 2 wickets; Negi 3 overs for just 10 runs and Jadeja 4 overs for 27 runs - the spinners at it for Chennai, once again. Stifling the opposition.
22:45: Chennai are on top now. Champion team they are, always find a way to come back. Mumbai are now under the hammer. Rayudu-Rohit need to guide Mumbai here but it won't be easy because the men in canary yellow have sniffed blood!
61/0 in the power-play and 25/3 in the next 6 overs. #CSK calling the shots in their territory. #IPL #CSKvMI
- Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) May 8, 2015
22:42: RUN OUT! Chennai are turning it on! Pollard run out for just one. Brilliant piece of fielding from Dwayne Bravo! MI 86/3 (12.1)
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22:37: OUT! What a waste of a shot! Absolutely not necessary. Simmons follows Parthiv. Ashwin picks his second of the over. MI 85/2 (11 overs)
22:36: OUT! Parthiv (45) misses his fifty. Hits Ashwin straight to Du Plessis at long-on. CSK 84/1 (10.1)
22:33: FOUR! Swept away by Parthiv - the darts aren't helping Jadeja, the faster he bowls the faster he vanishes into the boundary.
22:26: Pushing the singles now the Mumbai openers. Chennai can't find any penetration in their bowling. The ball isn't swinging, not turning either! MI 73/0 after 8 overs. And while Mumbai and Chennai are fighting it out. here's what Chris Gayle is up to - partying hard!
But 1st...let me take a selfie pic.twitter.com/p9uLJRBnXh
- Chris Gayle (@henrygayle) May 8, 2015
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22:21: FOUR! Full delivery darted in outside off and Simmons uses the pace of the ball to glide it past short third-man. MI 67/0 after 7 overs.
22:20: Big appeal! Hits the pad first, Jadeja was very confident about that. Mumbai has got this chase nailed but the two left arm spinners of CSK would be the deciding factors. Parthiv Patel should look to stay the distance.
22:17: SIX! Beaten in flight, complete miscue from Simmons but the ball had enough bat on it to carry it past the long-off fence.
108 from 15 overs with 10 wickets in hand. Most days walk in the park. But spin could be a big factor for #CSK
- Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 8, 2015
22:12: FOUR! Flicks it past fine-leg. Nehra is suffering, Simmons having fun. 50/0 after 5 overs. This Mumbai chase has taken off and the openers look in sublime touch.
22:11: FOUR! Not happening for Nehra at all. Simmons steers this one past short third-man.
22:10: SIX! Into the stands. Nehra going for a few here - Simmons comes down the track and lofts him into the crowd.
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22:08: FOUR! That's a shot of a man in form. Walks down the track and lifts it over mid-on. Mumbai are off to a flier now. MI 35/0 after 4 overs.
22:06: FOUR! Another stunning shot from Parthiv - full in length, leans into it and drives through covers, pure timing.
22:01: DROPPED! Tough catch but you expect CSK fielders to snap them up. MI 23/0 after 3 overs.
22:00: FOUR! FOUR! Parthiv pulls, Parthiv cuts - Nehra too short!
21:55: FOUR! Lovely shot that from Parthiv - short of good length, stands up and punches it through covers.
21:50: Ashwin takes the new ball and delivers a fine over. Just three runs off it.
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21:35: RUN OUT! Dhoni misses the ball, runs for a bye and Negi is run out but what a splendid partnership this was. Mumbai looked good to restrict Chennai below 130 at one time but Dhoni and Negi really took the fight to them in the last five overs.
21:34: DROPPED again! This is a nightmare for Jonty Rhodes. McClenaghan drops Negi this time.
21:33: DROPPED! Negi skies it and Suchith drops it near the boundary. Serious hang-time on that.
21:31: FOUR! Fine leg up and Dhoni nudges that one past the short-fine fielder. Poor bowling from De Lange.
21:28: FOUR! Vinay drops shot and Negi slaps it over covers. This man is a powerhouse!
21:26: SIX! Dhoni pulls Vinay Kumar into the mid-wicket boundary.
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Adaptability is an imp yardstick to judge a player..Dhoni has realised that he isn't batting that well & hence happy to score ugly runs #IPL
- Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) May 8, 2015
21:22: SIX! Fetch that! Negi picks the slower one, clears his front leg and whacks McClenaghan into the crowd. CSK 133/4 after 18 overs.
21:19: FOUR more! Even better - backs away, makes room and scorches the cover boundary. Big over from De Lange.
21:18: FOUR more! Much more convincing this time - backs away, makes room and goes over covers.
21:16: FOUR! Strange shot from Negi - half-cut, half swat. De Lange too fast for him. Somehow manages to hit the ball to the point fence.
21:10: OUT! Fantastic catch. Du Plessis tries to play the scoop and Lendl Simmons time his jump perfectly, arches backwards and takes a beauty at short fine-leg to dismiss Du Plessis (17) off McClenaghan. CSK 104/4 (15.2)
21:05: Suchith throwing in darts now - hard and flat. The batsman can't get under it, mistiming it.
21:03: FOUR! Dhoni swats Harbhajan over mid-wicket. Chennai now stepping on the gas. CSK 98/3 (14 overs)
21:01: SIX! Du Plessis goes big and hoicks Habhajan over mid-wicket.
20:56: Dhoni and Faf du Plessis need to get CSK moving here. The Mumbai spinners are tightening the noose and this pair has to get CSK some quick runs.
20:51: SIX! Dhoni goes downtown. Dances down the track and lofts Harbhajan into the long-on fence. There was pressure building on CSK and that six would relieve some of it. CSK 80/2 after 12 overs
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20:43: OUT! Third catch for Pandya! He's catching everything tonight and the deep mid-wicket boundary is being peppered. Smith (27) holes out off Harbhajan Singh. CSK 65/3 (9.1)
20:38: OUT! One shot too many, as usual from Raina (10). Finds Pandya at deep-mid wicket off Suchith. CSK 64/2 (8.4)
20:36: FOUR! Down the ground and Raina nails Suchith straight to the sight-screen.
20:33: FOUR! Reverse sweep from Smith sends Harbhajan to the boundary.
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20:25: This is CSK's 150th game and guess what, Suresh Raina has featured in every single one of them! Some stat that! Mumbai pulling things back a bit, bowling tighter lines.
20:21: OUT! Mumbai relieved. McCullum (23) pulls and finds Pandya at deep mid-wicket off Vinay Kumar. Massive wicket for Mumbai, the Kiwi was going berserk. CSK 44/1 (4.1)
20:19: FOUR! Third one, on the legs this time, flicked away to square-leg.
20:18: FOUR more! Cuts and beats point. McCullum tearing Mumbai apart.
20:17: FOUR! Over covers goes McCullum. Vinay Kumar drops it short and the ball goes into the fence once bounce.
Just like the old times #CSKvsMI #IPL #MI #CSK pic.twitter.com/ax7Ab0vEwb
- IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 8, 2015
20:14: DROPPED! Would you believe it? MCCullum hits Suchith straight to Harbhajan who spills a sitter! How big a miss is that? And now FOUR! insult to injury this.
20:11: FOUR! Short and wide, Smith cuts it to point. CSK getting a move on. and FOUR more! Outside edge and flies to third-man fence. Big over this. CSK 23/0 after 3 overs.
20:09: SIX! That's how you get off-the-mark! Down the track goes McCullum and hoists McClenaghan for the maximum. Was about time.
20:05: FOUR wides! De Lang digs it in and it flies past Parthiv Patel who was never going to reach that! Mumbai is definitely not short of pace tonight.
20:03: Mitch McClenaghan has been a revelation for Mumbai and in the first over itself worked up some serious steam. Smith not too comfortable. 3/0 after 1st over.
20:00: Lots of mini battles in the game tonight - Pollard v Bravo, Ashwin v Harbhajan, Raina v Rohit, McClenaghan v McCullum - this match is set to be a cracker. The openers for CSK walk out and MI in their huddle.
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19:45: Here are some of the key stats of the game.
Here are some key stats from previous #CSKvMI encounters. #ApunKaSuperstar Infographics powered by @SportsMechanics pic.twitter.com/gZNtLvZ4eJ
- Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) May 8, 2015
19:40: Here are the teams for tonight.
CSK XI: D Smith, B McCullum, S Raina, F du Plessis, R Jadeja, MS Dhoni, D Bravo, P Negi, R Ashwin, M Sharma, A Nehra
- IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 8, 2015
Here's our playing XI which will take on CSK. Paltan, let's go out and paint Chennai blue! #ApunKaSuperstar #MI pic.twitter.com/39wLn2PuD0
- Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) May 8, 2015
19:30: Toss time - Chennai wins the toss, well there was a bit of a confusion but Rohit called it wrong. Chennai opt to bat. Ashwin is back in favour of Ishwar Pandey while, in place of Malinga, Mumbai include Marchant De Lang.
19:25: It's Bravo vs Pollard tonight and those two have had a few banters on the field throughout the years. By the way did you catch up with Bravo's new music release? - Here - Dwanye 'DJ' Bravo Turns Rockstar
#Mumbai Indians #MI with Lasith Malinga Win% 56.99 (won 53, lost 40) without Malinga Win% 61.54 (won 8, lost 5) #CSKvMI
- Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) May 8, 2015
19:20: Chennai 10 - 9 Mumbai - that's the head-to-head score. The battle between the two most glamorous franchises is set to take off in Chennai. Mumbai are in stunning form off-late while the Super Kings, although topping the table, hasn't been at their brilliant best. Which way will the pendulum swing tonight?
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After being terribly poor in the first half of the tournament, Mumbai has clicked into gear and now looks all set to grab a top-four spot. Their openers have found form and in the middle-order, Ambati Rayudu has emerged has a saviour. The right-hander now has been unbeaten in his last three knocks and out of those three, two have been match winning half centuries.
The bowling looks formidable with Lasith Malinga and Mitchell McClenaghan leading the pace-attack. However, in Chennai, Malinga won't be fielded due to the ongoing political problems and just when Mumbai needed a replacement, their hard-hitting all-rounder Corey Anderson is all set to make a comeback.
Chennai, on the other hand, have gone off-the-boil a bit. Although they bounced back after two consecutive defeats, the MS Dhoni-led canary yellow unit have failed to stamp their usual authority on the tournament. Their batting has been circumspect especially with Dwayne Smith misfiring at the top. Suresh Raina and Brendon McCullum have played their occasional blinders but have been far inconsistent.
The form of the captain too, has been a big worry for the CSK.
They bowling has done well. The rebirth of Ashish Nehra has augured well for Chennai but the injury to Ashwin is a big blow to them. Ashwin has missed a couple of games with a finger injury and will be accessed just before the game begins.
At the Chidambaram Stadium, CSK are a fierce opponent but on current form, Mumbai are all set to invade the Super Kings' fortress.