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IPL updates: CSK beat MI by 1 wicket in thrilling opening match
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23:56 Bravo kept team in the hunt, scoring 68 off 30
CSK 169-9 (19.5 ovs) vs MI 165-4 (20 ovs) vs | Scorecard
CSK beat Mumbai Indians by 1 wicket in a thrilling encounter in the opening match of IPL season XI.
It looked like CSK were staring down the barrel as they lost wickets in clumps in the middle overs.
But Dwayne Bravo kept CSK in the hunt till the end, his lusty batting in the 19th over, taking 20 runs off Bumrah.
He was dismissed off the last ball of that 19th over and it was eventually Kedar Jadhav who completed the job with a six and a four.
Mustafizur comes in to bowl the last over as Jadhav comes back to bat.
The first ball is a slower one. No run.
Another two dot balls as Jadhav cannot penetrate the field. 7 off 3 balls needed now.
WOW! Jadhav hits a six over fine leg! The scores are tied with 2 balls to go.
Jadhav then just blasts the ball past the covers for a four. CSK beat MI by 1 wicket.
Wow! Bravo has brought this game close. Now CSK need 7 runs from the last over.
Death-bowling specialist Bumrah brought back into the attack.
And Bravo picks him up for 2 delicious sixes off the first two balls of the over.
Bravo then plays the ball to third man and he runs like a hare.
A dot ball and then Bravo just hammers the low full toss for a another 6.
He is now gone! He is not in control of the ball and is caught by Rohit. He is gone for 68 off 30.
23:37 8th wicket down for CSK
CSK 139-8 (18 ovs) vs MI 165-4 (20 ovs) vs | Scorecard
20 runs have come off the over.
McClenaghan comes back into the attack. Tahir takes a single off the first ball.
Bravo has picked two big sixes off him.
He then picks out the yorker and scampers for 2.
Bravo then comes down the track and hammers it over mid-wicket for a four.
He ends the over with a single to long-on to keep the strike.
23:32 Pandya gets another wicket
Chennai lose 8th wicket. Just four runs and a wicket come in the over.
Tahir is the new batsman in and gets off the mark with a single.
Bravo gets hit on the rib and he plays out two dot balls.
Hardik comes back into the attack.
Bravo swings his arms, just gets a single as the ball falls in no man's land.
Hardik then bowls a couple of wides.
Hardik then bowls a bouncer.
Pandya now strikes and Wood pulls, hands simple catch to Mustafizur at fine leg. Woods gone for 1.
23:24 CSK staring down the barrell
CSK 115-7 (16 ovs) vs MI 165-4 (20 ovs) vs | Scorecard
Umpire calls strategic timeout.
Bumrah continues and Bravo slaps him for a six over covers to start the over.
The next ball is a dot.
Bravo then gets a single down to long-on.
Wood gets off the mark with a single to third man.
Yorker and Bravo cannot send the ball past the fielder at backward point.
He then gets a single off the last ball of the over.
McClenaghan back in the attack and Bravo goes after him!
He plays the short ball over cover for a boundary.
He then gets a single to mid-off.
Bhajji then gets a single to the leg side.
Bravo then gets a single to deep backward square.
McClenaghan then bowls a wide on the leg side.
Bad shot by Bhajji, he plays like a tennis shot. He fails to read the slower one and hands the fielder a simple catch at third man.
A yorker to end the over as Bravo takes a single to keep strike.
23:13 CSK are 6 down now
Mustafizur continues and Brao takes a single off the first ball of the over.
New batsman Bhajji comes on strike and he gets three runs off the first two balls he's faced.
Bravo then gets a lucky four, a boundary down to third man.
Bravo then gets a single to cover.
Harbhajan gets a boundary off the last ball of the over, He cuts it past backward point and the fielder in the deep fails to stop it.
Bravo is the new batsman in as Markande continues.
Bravo gets off the mark off the 2nd ball of the over.
Jadhav then gets a single.
Bravo then dances down the track and hammers the ball over long-on for a six!
Jadhav is being checked here by medics for some sort of injury.
He has retired hurt and Chahar comes in to bat.
Play restarts and Bravo takes a single, leg bye signalled.
Chahar comes on strike and he is gone first ball!
Chahar is foxed by Markande as he tries to go after the bowler, misses the ball completely and is stumped.
23:01 Jadeja gone!
CSK 75-5 (12 ovs) vs MI 165-4 (20 ovs) vs | Scorecard
CSK in a terrible soup.
Mustafizur is back in the attack and after a couple of singles, he is then hit for a boundary straight down the track.
Jadeja then cuts the ball to cover point for a single.
Kedar then gets a single to long-off.
Jadeja tries to go after the bowler, goes down the wicket, misses the slower ball. He gets the ball at the toe-end, it goes straight up and down the throat of Suryakumar at mid-off.
22:54 CSK lose Dhoni for 5
CSK 67-4 (11 ovs) vs MI 165-4 (20 ovs) vs | Scorecard
11 off the over, a good one for CSK.
Markande continues and Jadeja takes a single to long off, off the first ball.
Jadhav then swings his arms, comes down the wicket and hits a six.
He then gets a single.
Jadeja then gets a single to the point.
Jadhav then plays the ball to long-off for a single.
Jadeja then gets a single to end the over.
Hardik continues and starts with a wide.
Jadhav plays a dot and then plays a single to mid-wicket.
Jadeja then plays the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a couple.
After a dot, he then comes down the wicket and gets a single to deep mid-wicket.
A dot ball to end the over.
22:45 In deep trouble as leggie Markande picks 2nd wicket
CSK 51-4 (9 ovs) vs MI 165-4 (20 ovs) vs | Scorecard
The breaks have been put on CSK's big hitting with the fall of 4 quick wickets. And umpire has called a strategic timeout.
Young leggie Markande has picked his 2nd wicket to have CSK four down.
Ravindra Jadeja is the new man in and my god he was foxed by the googly. Thankfully no damage done as he plays out the remainder of the over.
Markande continues and Dhoni and Jadhav take a couple of the first two balls.
This time, Dhoni was caught in the crease, the ball crashing into his back pad. The bowler goes up, umpire says not out , MI take the review and the video replays show the ball would have crashed into the middle stump.
Dhoni gone for 5 and CSK in a spot of bother here.
Bumrah comes into the attack and bowls two dots. Third ball is a no ball but no damage done. Free hit gone waste.
Jadhav then takes a single.
Dhoni then gets a couple and he ends the over with a single.
22:34 Pandya brothers strike
CSK 44-3 (7 ovs) vs MI 165-4 (20 ovs) vs | Scorecard
Leg-spinner Mayank Markande comes into the attack and gets a wicket off his third ball.
Rayudu is gone, plumb in front, LBW. Umpire raises his finger, batsman does not take review.
CSK lose their 2nd wicket.
Dhoni comes into the attack and gets off the mark with a single.
Jadhav then takes a single off the last ball of the over. Just two runs and a wicket in that over.
Hardik continues and Rayudu takes a single to long-off of the 2nd ball of the over.
Raina then plays the ball off his pads for a single to short fine.
Rayudu then picks out the slower delivery, that is a dot.
Rayudu then plays the ball to backward point and runs, Raina would have been a gonner if Surya had hit the stumps.
Raina is out now! Raina tries goes after the bowling, does not middle it and is caught by Krunal at mid-on.
McClenaghan comes back into the attack and Raina gets off the mark with a single.
Rayudu gives himself a room and whips it past cover point for a boundary.
He then gets a single.
Raina then clips the ball to the leg side for a couple.
McClenaghan then bowls a bouncer, Raina tries to cut it over point.
McClenaghan then ends the over with another dot.
8 runs come off the over.
22:16 CSK off to brisk start
CSK 31-1 (4 ovs) vs MI 165-4 (20 ovs) vs | Scorecard
Hardik Pandya comes into the attack, he is limping.
Watson and Rayudu start with a couple of singles.
Watson then just whacks the ball over covers for a six!
Watson then mistimes. He chips the ball to deep square leg and picks the man. Unlucky for him, he is caught by Lewis for 16 off 14.
Raina comes to the crease. The batsman crossed and Rayudu plays a dot.
He then plays a cracking drive off the last ball of the over to take 12 runs off that Hardik over.
22:09 Mumbai set CSK 166 for victory
CSK 19-0 (3 ovs) vs MI 165-4 (20 ovs) vs | Scorecard
Bumrah brought into the attack.
And he has started with a tight length here. He just gives three runs in the over.
9 runs come off the 2nd over.
Left arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman bowls the 2nd over and Watson welcomes him with a cracking boundary through covers.
Two dot balls and then off the 4th ball of the over, Watson gets a single to cover point.
Rayudu then plays a dot ball.
Rayudu then times the ball to perfection, a crisp cover drive to end the over with a boundary.
7 runs come off the first over.
McClenaghan opens the bowling for MI as Watson and Rayudu open the innings for CSK.
Watson gets off the mark with a single off the second ball.
Rayudu then gets a single.
Watson then gets another single.
A dot ball is next.
Last ball of the over and Rayudu crunches the ball over long on for a boundary, the first of the MI innings.
21:47 Krunal big hitting props MI past 160-mark
MI 165-4 (20 ovs) vs CSK | Scorecard
MI have done well to get the total following the early loss of openers Rohit and Lewis.
Ishan and Surya then batted smartly, mixing the big shots with some quick running between wickets to keep the scoring rate up.
Eventually, it was Krunal Pandya's (41 not out) big hitting in the last few overs, especially taking Wood to the cleaners that helped MI reach the total.
For CSK, Bravo did well to stem the hitting in the last over while Watson was the pick of the bowlers, picking two wickets.
Hardik Pandya looks to have injured himself badly, getting entangled with Bravo while trying to slide in to complete that last run.
He is helped out of the ground by the team medics.
Bravo comes in to bowl final over.
Hardik starts with a single -- a leg bye.
Bravo then bowls it wide, Krunal plays and misses.
Krunal then plays the ball straight down the ground for a single.
Wow! What a yorker! Pandya digs it out but falls down.
Hardik then plays the ball down to long-off for a couple.
With one ball left, it's another yorker and he manages to only get a single to deep-mid-wicket. Just five runs come off the over.
21:35 Bravo comes back to give only 3 runs
MI 160-4 (19 ovs) vs CSK | Scorecard
Hardik plays it well but it goes straight to Bhajji at deep square leg for a single.
Wood's attempted yorker is hit straight down the ground for a four. Krunal on fire here!
Same shot, same result.
That is then a dot.
Krunal miscues the shot, gets a bottom edge, the ball goes to mid-wicket but no one there to take a catch. He comes back for a couple.
Krunal ends the over with a huge six to backward square leg.
21:30 Krunal hammers Wood
MI 143-4 (18 ovs) vs CSK | Scorecard
Bravo continues and Hardik takes a single.
Slower ball and Krunal takes a single to mid-wicket.
Hardik then plays the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Bravo then fires in a yorker!
And then another dot. Fast off-spinner and Krunal plays and misses.
And again! Just three runs come off the over.
21:26 19 come off the over
Mark Wood comes back into the attack.
Short ball and slower one and Krunal just hoicks it over mid-wicket for a six!
He then takes a single.
Hardik then takes a single.
Wood bowls on the leg stump and Krunal just plays it past his pads for a boundary.
Wood then bowls a wide.
Krunal then plays the ball to long-on and they just scamper for a couple.
He ends the over with a boundary to long-off.
19 runs come off the over!
21:21 Tahir strikes in his 2nd over!
MI 121-4 (16 ovs) vs CSK | Scorecard
Bravo continues and Hardik nearly chops it on. He scampers through for a single.
Krunal plays and misses.
Krunal cuts and Wood misfields at backward point allowing the batsmen to steal a single.
Hardik then plays the ball to long-on for a single.
A dot ball later, Krunal plays the ball down to mid-wicket for a single.
Just 4 runs come off the over.
Krunal Pandya comes into bat and he starts off with a cracking drive to the boundary. That is an excellent shot!
The last ball is a dot and strategic timeout is called.
Tahir comes back and he is making Pandya think here.
Pandya then gets a single off the third ball of the over.
Ishan plays a across the line, gets a top-edge and the is caught by Mark Wood. Ishan gone for 40 off 29.
Tahir gets his first wicket.
Mark Wood is brought back into the attack.
Pandya starts the over with a four. He follows that up with a single.
Ishan then gets a single.
Short ball and Pandya plays a clever ramp shot to get another boundary to third man.
He finishes the over with a single.
21:05 Surya out for 43
MI 101-2 (13 ovs) vs CSK | Scorecard
Just four runs and a wicket come off the over.
Hardik comes to bat at the fall of Surya and gets off the mark with a single.
Ishan then gets a single to fine leg.
Pandya gets a single off the last ball, plays the ball to sweeper cover.
Watson comes back into the attack.
Ishan plays the ball fine, gets no timing on it as he tries to pull but gets a single to fine leg.
Slower ball and Surya misses it.
Watson bouces, Surya then pulls and gives a catch straight down the throat of Bhajji at deep fine leg.
Watson gets his 2nd wicket and Surya goes for 43 off 29.
Bravo comes into the attack and Surya takes three fours off his first three balls.
The bowler comes back well to give just 2 off the last three deliveries but 14 runs come off the over.
20:53 Ishan on fire!
MI 83-2 (11 ovs) vs CSK | Scorecard
Tahir continues, Ishan hits it hard and straight down the ground and that is poor fielding from Bravo.
He then hammers the bowler for a six over mid-on!
Down the ground and Bravo is beaten again at long off for another four.
He then gets a single.
Surya then gets a single to deep mid-wicket.
Ishan then gets two runs to the deep to take 18 runs off Tahir's opening over.
Just 3 runs come off the over.
Mark Wood comes into the attack.
Ishan defends, no run.
Wood then bounces Ishan. No run.
Wood pitches it up again and Ishan pulls it to the deep for a single.
Surya then gets a single before Ishan gets a single off a leg bye.
Surya tries to swing his arms, no runs off the last ball.
20:43
MI 62-2 (9 ovs) vs CSK | Scorecard
10 runs come off the over and it's time for a strategic time out.
Bhajji continues and Surya starts with a couple.
He then gets another couple to deep cover. Good fielding at the boundary by Imran Tahir.
Surya and Ishan then take a single and the former then plays out a dot ball to end the over.
Surya just whacks it past covers to the long off for a four.
20:38 Bhajji starts well
MI 52-2 (8 ovs) vs CSK | Scorecard
Ravindra Jadeja is operating at the other end.
Surya starts the over with a single.
Wow!
Jadeja bowls over the wicket, a little wide and Kishan plays it to long off for a four!
Kishan brings up MI's fifty by just opening the face of the bat and playing it past Dhoni to the third man boundary for a four.
9 runs come off the over.
And for the first time in his IPL career, Harbhajan Singh turns out in CSK colours. And what a way to start.
He gives just four runs in his opening over.
20:31 MI lose two early wickets
MI 39-2 (6 ovs) vs CSK | Scorecard
Watson continues and Kishan starts the over with a single.
What a shot! Surya gets the ball in the middle of the bat, stands tall and punches it past mid-off for a boundary.
The ball doesn't come on to the bat, Surya gets a leading edge. No damage done.
He then plays the ball to deep backward square for a couple.
Surya finishes the powerplay with a huge hoick over deep mid-wicket for a six!
13 runs come off the over.
20:26 Watson strikes!
Surya Kumar Yadav is the new batsman in and wow he gets off the mark with a beautiful punch. What a drive and that is four!
MI 26-2 (5 ovs) vs CSK | Scorecard
He then plays out 4 dot balls.
Just the four coming off that over.
10 runs and a wicket come in the over.
Watson continues and he gets swing too and Ishan plays the ball down to third man for a single.
Rohit again just taps the ball down. He is struggling to get gong here.
Watson then bowls a big wide.
Rohit now gets good contact and that is the first six of Season XI!
Rohit then tries to play the ball down to third man but it's a dot
Watson strikes!
Rohit tries to go after the bowler, miscues it and the ball goes high in the air. Rayudu stays patient and completes a good catch to send Rohit back to the dugout for 15 off 18.
Ishan then gets a couple.
20:16 Evin Lewis out for a duck
MI 12-1 (3 ovs) vs CSK | Scorecard
Ishan Kishan is the new batsman in and the left hander is off the mark with a couple square on the on side.
He then gets a single to the leg side again.
Chahar doing well to get the swing and Rohit plays and misses.
Another good ball and Rohit has to be content with playing a defensive shot.
Rohir then swings his arms and the ball clears the infield. Rohit gets two runs.
Five runs and a wicket come in that over.
Chahar continues and is that a wicket! Ball hits thud into Lewis' pads and umpire raises his finger.
Batsman asks for DRS and MI lose their review. Evin Lewis gone for a duck!
20:10 Rohit off the mark with a boundary
MI 7-0 (2 ovs) vs CSK | Scorecard
Watson opens the bowling at the other end.
Rohit tries to go down the track but does not connect.
Slower ball, Rohit gets a bottom edge and the ball flies down to no man's land at long on. Two runs for the taking.
Rohit gets a life! He gets an edge and the ball falls short of Bhajji at first slip.
Rohit then plays out two dots balls. Just two come off the over.
20:06 Chennai win toss, to bowl vs Mumbai
MI vs CSK | Scorecard
Deepak Chaha opens the bowling for Chennai, while captain Rohit and Lewis open the batting for Mumbai.
And the bowler starts well, bowling the first ball with a good line, making Rohit play.
2nd ball Rohit tries to come down the wicket but does not connect.
Again a play and miss!
Rohit plays a slightly uppish drive and that is the first boundary of season XI.
Rohit then takes a single.
Lewis lets the last ball go and 5 runs comes off the first over.
Squads:
MI XI: I Kishan, E Lewis, RG Sharma, S Yadav, K Pollard, H Pandya, K Pandya, J Bumrah, M Rahman, M McClenaghan, M Markande
CSK XI: A Rayudu, S Watson, S Raina, K Jadhav, MS Dhoni, DJ Bravo, R Jadeja, H Singh, D Chahar, I Tahir, M Wood
19:36 IPL opener at Wakhede
CSK captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni wins toss and elects to field first in the IPL season XI opener at Wankhede Stadium on Saturday.
Mumbai will bank on skipper Rohit, who has kept the number of his batting position under wraps for this game, but his role will be crucial. Rohit has showed that when he gets going then no bowling attack can stop him in the limited over formats and he would hope for a big knock in the first game to boost his and the team's confidence.
The visitors would like to begin their campaign with a bang against their arch-rivals in the latter's backyard.
Although MI has a better head-to-head win record against CSK, a pragmatic Rohit Sharma says it's a new game and a new season and they will approach it such.
Teams (From):
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma(c), Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Mustafizur Rahman, Pat Cummins, Suryakumar Yadav, Krunal Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Rahul Chahar, Evin Lewis, Saurabh Tiwary, Ben Cutting, Pradeep Sangwan, Jean-Paul Duminy, Tajinder Singh, Sharad Lumba, Siddhesh Lad, Aditya Tare, Mayank Markande, Akila Dananjaya, Anukul Roy, Mohsin Khan, MD Nidheesh, Mitchell McClenaghan.
Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni(c), Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Faf du Plessis, Harbhajan Singh, Dwayne Bravo, Shane Watson, Kedar Jadhav, Ambati Rayudu, Deepak Chahar, KM Asif, Kanishk Seth, Lungi Ngidi, Dhruv Shorey, Murali Vijay, Sam Billings, Mark Wood, Kshitiz Sharma, Monu Kumar, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Imran Tahir, Karn Sharma, Shardul Thakur, N Jagadeesan.
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