- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.4 and Simmons is gone too, another catch down the ground for Faf! Made some room, maybe Pandey anticipated it and pitched outside off, Simmons swung his arms wildly, didn't middle it and found du Plessis for a simple catch at the edge of the circle 12/30.4 golden duck for PP, Nehra has struck in the first over! This one was swinging in from leg stump, Parthiv looked to glance it off the pads but could not connect and was struck in front of leg. Finger went up in no time even though it wasn't really plumb 1/12.5 how does Faf always take such catches?! Third ball in a row Anderson did not middle, he pulled the back of length ball down the ground, got a leading edge right over the bowler's head and du Plessis ran from mid off to his left to dive backwards and catch it as if that's what he does every morning after waking up 6/214.6 fifty and out! Slower through the air and angled in, Rohit slams it down the ground and finds Bravo at long on for an easy catch 132/59.3 finally he falls, finally the ball finds a fielder! Short of length ball towards the stumps, Harbhajan cleared his front foot and threw his bat at it, got a leading edge and Jadeja ran a few steps to his right from fly slip for an easy catch 57/419.5 that's two in two, full toss gets a wicket now! Attempted yorker is a full toss on the pads, Pollard flicks it in the air and deep backward square leg takes a straightforward catch. Dwayne Smith the fielder 181/719.4 slower ball brings the fall of Rayudu! He picked the ball from around off, it was fullish, to the leg side and Jadeja took a simple catch around his left shoulder at deep midwicket 181/6Extras7 (b 2, lb 1, w 4)TOTAL183/7 (20 Overs, RR: 9.15)Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Parthiv Patel, 0.4 ov), 2-6 (Corey Anderson, 2.5 ov), 3-12 (Lendl Simmons, 3.4 ov), 4-57 (Harbhajan Singh, 9.3 ov), 5-132 (Rohit Sharma, 14.6 ov), 6-181 (Ambati Rayudu, 19.4 ov), 7-181 (Kieron Pollard, 19.5 ov)
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR7.6 another mistimed shot, another wicket for Harbhajan in the over! this was flat and well outside off, Smith slog-swept it to the leg side, got a top edge very high and Rohit took the catch going back a few steps from midwicket 115/27.2 straight down long-off's throat! Baz came down the track to take it on the full, did not succeed, and mistimed that one down to Vinay Kumar for an easy one 109/112.2 how do you bowl that, and how do you play that? Yorked on middle stump! pretty straightforward that one - straight on middle stump, as accurate as it could be on middle stump, and Faf's bat came down late to block it 144/314.5 he's taken a wicket, he's got the consolatory wicket of Dhoni! Slower offcutter from outside off, Dhoni marched down the ground and slapped the ball back to the bowler, who took it around waist height with both hands 166/4Extras11 (nb 3, w 8)TOTAL189/4 (16.4 Overs, RR: 11.34)Fall of wickets: 1-109 (Brendon McCullum, 7.2 ov), 2-115 (Dwayne Smith, 7.6 ov), 3-144 (Faf du Plessis, 12.2 ov), 4-166 (MS Dhoni, 14.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB P Suyal 3 0 28 0 9.33 6 2 1 2 1 SL Malinga 4 0 40 1 10 9 5 1 3 1 J Suchith 2 0 33 0 16.5 4 3 3 1 0 Harbhajan Singh 4 0 44 2 11 9 6 2 0 0 R Vinay Kumar 2 0 18 0 9 5 2 1 0 0 KA Pollard 1.4 0 26 1 15.6 2 3 1 2 1
Match Details
Toss
Mumbai Indians , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.30, Interval 21.30-21.50, Second Session 21.50-23.20
Match days
17 April 2015 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Chennai Super Kings 2, Mumbai Indians 0
Match Notes
- Mumbai Indians: 50 runs in 8.1 overs (49 balls), Extras 2
- Mumbai Indians: 100 runs in 13.1 overs (79 balls), Extras 3
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 23 balls (RG Sharma 22, KA Pollard 26, Ex 2)
- RG Sharma: 50 off 30 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Mumbai Indians: 150 runs in 16.3 overs (99 balls), Extras 5
- Mumbai Indians: 150 runs in 16.5 overs (101 balls), Extras 4
- KA Pollard: 50 off 21 balls (2 x 4, 5 x 6)
- Innings Break: Mumbai Indians - 183/7 in 20.0 overs (J Suchith 0, R Vinay Kumar 0)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 90 runs, 0 wicket)
- Chennai Super Kings: 50 runs in 3.6 overs (25 balls), Extras 3
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 25 balls (DR Smith 25, BB McCullum 22, Ex 3)
- DR Smith: 50 off 22 balls (7 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Chennai Super Kings: 100 runs in 6.5 overs (43 balls), Extras 5
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 43 balls (DR Smith 56, BB McCullum 43, Ex 5)
- Chennai Super Kings: 150 runs in 13.1 overs (81 balls), Extras 8
Match Coverage
All Match NewsTop order woes mask Mumbai's bowling conundrum
The spotlight has been on the batting position of Rohit Sharma and surprise moves such as Harbhajan Singh's promotion, but it is their bowling that has consistently hurt Mumbai Indians so far this season
Super Kings rough and tumble, Harbhajan out of the hat
Mohit Sharma and Dwayne Bravo's last-ball collision, Faf du Plessis' tumbling catch and Harbhajan ahead of Kieron Pollard in the plays of the day
Super Kings make mockery of 184 chase
Kieron Pollard and Rohit Sharma did their best to help Mumbai Indians set a challenging target for Chennai Super Kings, but a whirlwind opening partnership between Dwayne Smith and Brendon McCullum compounded Mumbai's misery



