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Kieron Pollard was in splendid form, helping Mumbai Indians (MI) defeat Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 4 wickets in Match 27 of the ongoing Indian Premier League, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday. Chasing CSK's 218/4, MI reached 219 for 6 in 20 overs, with Pollard sealing the game on the last ball of the match. The West Indies veteran was unbeaten after scoring 87 runs off 34 balls, packed with six fours and eight sixes. He also reached this season's fastest half-century, in only 17 balls. MI also got a fine start, with Quinton de Kock and Rohit Sharma scoring 38 and 35 runs respectively. Krunal Pandya also made a noteworthy contribution with 32 runs. Sam Curran took three wickets for Chennai, while Shardul Thakur, Ravindra Jadeja and Moeen Ali got a wicket each. Earlier, CSK scored 218 for 4 in 20 overs, helped by an unbeaten 72-run knock by Ambati Rayudu. CSK had good batting performances with Faf du Plessis and Moeen Ali getting half-centuries. Pollard was also in fine form with the ball, taking two wickets in two overs for MI. Meanwhile, Trent Boult and Jasprit Bumrah got a wicket each for MI. (SCORECARD)

IPL 2021 Match 27 Highlights Between Mumbai Indians (MI) vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) from Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi

Two runs, MI: 219/6 | MI WIN BY 4 WICKETS

OUT! James Neesham c Shardul Thakur b Sam Curran 0 (1)

OUT! Hardik Pandya c Faf du Plessis b Sam Curran 16 (7)

OUT! Krunal Pandya lbw b Sam Curran 32 (23)

FOUR! Kieron Pollard reaches the fastest half-century this season!

SIX! MI: 114/3 | NEED 105 FROM 42 BALLS

One run, MI: 84/3 | NEED 135 FROM 54 BALLS

OUT! Quinton de Kock c and b Moeen ALi 38 (28)

OUT! Suryakumar Yadav c MS Dhoni b Ravindra Jadeja 3 (3)

OUT! Rohit Sharma c Ruturaj Gaikwad b Shardul Thakur 35 (24)

DROPPED AND FOUR! CSK: 218/4 | TARGET: 219

SIX! 20 runs from the 18th over!

ANOTHER ONE TO END THE 16TH OVER!

OUT! Suresh Raina c Krunal Pandya b Kieron POllard 2 (4), CSK: 116/4

OUT! Faf du Plessis c Jasprit Bumrah b Kieron Pollard 50 (28)

One run, Faf du Plessis reaches his half-century!

OUT! Moeen Ali c Quinton de Kock b Jasprit Bumrah 58 (36)

One run! Moeen Ali reaches his fifty!

OUT! Ruturaj Gaikwad c Hardik Pandya b Trent Boult 4 (4)

Here are the playing XIs!

Playing the same side: MS Dhoni

James Neesham and Dhawal Kulkarni in playing XI: Rohit Sharma

Mumbai Indians win the toss, elect to field

Both sides eyeing a win!

Can MS Dhoni help CSK to another win?

Players have taken more responsibility this year: MS Dhoni

All eyes on Faf du Plessis!

Good evening and welcome everyone!

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